"Par.. hum unhe kaise.. jab bhi woh humhare paas aate hain.." (But.. how can I .. whenever he comes close to me..)
"Toh tumhare dil ki dhadkane tez ho jaati hain (then your heart beats faster).. I know Khushi." She looked at me, wide-eyed with shock. I smiled and said, "Remember.. Devi Maiyya sent me.. I know everything." Khushi nodded and looked away.
"Ok, let me tell you something". I grinned as I took her hand in mine. "Next time he comes close, stop listening to your heart, stop thinking. Just look at him. Move closer and kiss him."
Khushi left my hand quickly, "Kya..? par hum.. unhe.." (What? But I.. him..)
I exhaled out of frustration. "He is your husband. Haven't you heard him say".. I tried to make my voice rough like Arnav's, and with the same expressions as Arnav, I said, "Biwi ho tum meri.. haq hai tumhara... mujhpe". (You are my wife.. you have the right.. over me)
Khushi raised her eyebrows and looked at me. She gulped and then looked away.
I sighed again. "You know what, forget it. When you see him, think of jalebis". Khushi looked at the table, imagining a plate of jalebis in front of her. "How would you eat a jalebi?" I tried to control my laughter, seeing Khushi moisten her lips and gulp. "Now think that Arnav is a ... "
"Jalebi?" Khushi stared at me, as though I had gone crazy.
I burst into laughter. "Ok, maybe that was too much. Sorry. Let me try again". I moved close to her and touched her shoulder, then looked at the wall in front of us. Khushi looked confused and followed my gaze.
I said, in a dreamy voice. "It's simple, Khushi. Your lips ... his face. All you have to remember is that in order to win, you should reduce the distance in between. If you do, then YOU win, HE loses. Understood?" She nodded slowly, still staring at the wall.
I turned to her. "Remember the time when you kissed him on the poolside. You didn't think about it. You kissed him and you won the challenge, right?" She smiled and nodded.
"Good." I sighed happily with a smile on my face. First lesson, done.
My thoughts were interrupted when Khushi started saying, "par jab hum Arnavji ki hoth dekthi hain tho.. (But when I see Arnav's lips.. )" My eyes widened with shock. So this girl is naughty after all, I thought with a naughty smirk on my face.
"Khushi", I shook her out of her daydream; I am sure she was thinking about Arnav's luscious lips! Sigh! Khushi looked at me, surprised as though she had forgotten I was there.
"Khushi, relax. Why don't you start with his cheek or his forehead. Let's think about his lips, later." She nodded and then looked at me, her eyes wide.
I was confused at first. Then I realized what I had said.
I stammered, "I mean.. YOU can think about his lips later."
Khushi eyed me suspiciously, then smiled and nodded.
Khushi started saying something, but I thought to myself, shaking my head, angry at myself. Stupid female, did you just tell Khushi that you think about Arnav's lips? Shame on you.. control yourself!
Suddenly my eyes widened, as I heard the howling wind. I looked up and saw Khushi's hair fly. Khushi realized it too, and her eyes widened. We both looked at the door, I stood up and ran into the kitchen. Khushi looked at me, as I ran out, her mouth open wide.
Just then the bell rang. I peeped into the living room, as Khushi opened the door. It was Arnav!
My eyes opened wide, my heart started beating wildly. I gulped and blushed as I realized I was drooling. I moved back into the kitchen and thought, Oh god, how will I control myself? Arnav is in the next room. I hit my head with my hand. Stupid female, stop it. You are here to help Khushi, not to flirt with Arnav. Focus!
I bit my nails, thinking, I wonder what is happening out there. Will Khushi kiss him? Should I look into the living room? I looked at the time. 7:59pm! I looked up, smiling and said a silent prayer, Thank you Devi Maiyya. I took out my laptop and sat down on the kitchen floor. As the laptop booted, I stood up and looked around. I saw a plate of jalebies sitting on the counter. I took the plate and sat down on the floor again.
I opened up Google Chrome and chose the live stream from my bookmarks. The page started loading, but the stream wasn't working. I refreshed the page and checked the time. Dammit, why does the live stream always not work right before IPK. Why, DM, why?? I can't wait for half an hour to watch it on Youtube, please. I need to know what's happening, now!!!! I curled my hands into fists in frustration and was about to scream, when the stream started. I opened my eyes wide, as I watched Arnav talk to Khushi.
"Tum meri patni ho Khushi. Buaji aur yeh ghar mere liye bhi kuch maayne rakhte hain (You are my wife, Khushi. I care about Buaji and this house as well)", Arnav was saying, as he grabbed Khushi by her arms and pushed her against the door. Khushi raised her eyebrows and stared at Arnav.
I watched as her eyes darted from his eyes to his lips. I opened my mouth wide, picked up a jalebi from the plate, my eyes still glued to the screen and bit into the jalebi.
"What are .. "Arnav asked, angrily.
My eyes opened wide and I choked on the jalebi, as Khushi leaned closer and kissed Arnav's cheek.
Arnav's eyes opened wide and he stared at Khushi. Khushi moved away from him and looked at him scared.
Khushi gulped and I coughed, still choking, hitting my head multiple times, so that I could swallow the jalebi that got stuck in my throat.
"Khushi?" Arnav said her name, softly. "Tumne yeh kya.. (What did you..)". Before he could complete the sentence, Khushi had put her arms around his neck and started placing kisses on his cheeks and forehead.
I opened my mouth wide and put my hands in the air. Yes, I did it! Go Khushi, you go girl! I cheered!!!! I took another piece of jalebi and bit into it, still looking at the screen, smiling like an idiot!
Suddenly, Arnav put his hands on her face and stopped her. Khushi's eyes widened with shock, as she realized what she had done. My eyes widened and I moved closer to the screen, still biting into the jalebi in my hand.
Arnav had a naughty smile and a twinkle in his eyes, as he brought his face closer to hers. My heart started beating wildly. I bit into the jalebi again and gulped.
Khushi's lips trembled and she started breathing heavily, as she saw his lips moving towards hers. Khushi felt like she would faint, her heart was beating wildly. She looked at his lips and then at his eyes and pulled away.
"No", I screamed, half a jalebi in my hand. Khushi ran out of the room and into the kitchen.
As I heard her, I closed the laptop and stood up. Khushi stood next to me, panting, and put a hand on her heart to control herself. I put the piece of jalebi in my mouth and put my other hand on her shoulder.
"Khushi", my eyes opened wide as I heard Arnav call out Khushi's name. Before I knew it, Arnav walked into the kitchen. Khushi and I looked up at him; he looked at us. Both of us were blushing and looking terrified.
Part 4 (Pg 27)
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Hehe.. hope you guys enjoyed that.. 😆 Dont forget to leave your comments! I am writing this just for you, so I want to hear back from you.. please give me some feedback, silent readers!
I am thinking of finishing this over the weekend, that way we will have something to enjoy while waiting for Monday's episode!!! Trust me, keep reading. You will not regret it! 😳
Thank you sarithaipkknd, for giving me the idea about youtube! @cupcakez, I am planning a session for Arnav too .. that's coming soon! 😆
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