SS: ARSHI-Perfect World

Hi everyone.. I had imagined such a scene in IPKKND.. but had not penned it.. After I heard of it go off air abruptly, I wanted it to end with something like this.. Hope you guys like it.. Let me know what you feel about my writing.. This is short story.. May want to end it in 6 parts.. depends if appreciated will elaborate it more.. By the way I have not come up with a title for it yet.. Suggestions are most welcome.. Tentatively I ll call it ARSHI-Perfect World.. Sit back, relax and enjoy.. 😉

ARSHI-Perfect World

Part 1

Khushi came inside her bedroom after finishing up her daily shores. It was a cold December night. Winter in Delhi only enhanced romance in lives of this couple. She was already missing his warm embrace. She was surprised to see no light in the room. She thought "Where is Arnavji..?". Last she noticed him was after dinner he leaving to their room. She said to herself "Then where did he go..?". She went to poolside to check if he was there. She stepped out to see him but could not find him. Suddenly she felt a strong pair of hands circling her waist from behind. She felt a familiar sensation and she knew it was him. She gasped, closing her eyes she slid her hands over his. She felt it strange that even after being with him since so many months and spending so many intimate moments together she always felt his touch causing every time new havoc to her senses.

Arnav was just blowing air at the crook of her neck and enjoyed seeing his effect on Khushi. He released her and, held her shoulder and turned her around to face him. She had her eyes still closed. He lifted her face by placing his index finger at her chin. She opened her eyes and looked into his eyes. Time just stopped ticking for both of them whenever they looked into each other's eyes. What was it that she always felt so lost in those chocolate caramel eyes? Why was it that he could only see unconditional love in those hazel eyes? He leaned in further to kiss her quivering lips. She felt shy and turned her face and he ended up kissing her cheek. She moved from there but he held her wrist and pulled her to envelope her in his arms from behind.

Khushi: A.. Ar.. Arnavji, what are u doing..?

Arnav: I am romancing my wife in our bedroom. I don't think it's a crime.

Khushi: Chodiye humein. Aarav dekhalega.

Arnav: So what..? Let him also see how much his parents love each other.

Khushi just felt even shyer. He smirked and lifted something from the poolside table and handed it to her.

Khushi: (squeaking) yeh kya hai..? tohfa (gift)..? humare liye..!!!

Arnav just smiled and jestured her to open it. Khushi unwrapped the cover and found the saree that she had worn on Diwali last year. Yes, the same red saree that after seing her in it Arnav had fallen head over heels for her. She just blushed and moved to the washroom to change.

Khushi came out of the washroom she was looking breath-takingly beautiful, even without any make-up or jewellery. Her simple mangalsutra around that swan-like neck and sindoor across her forehead only added to her glow. Arnav held her hand and led her to the poolside again. She wondered why..? The scene across poolside was unbelievable. It had lanterns decorated all around and then there was a make-shift bed. Arnav slowly led a confused Khushi to the bed and laid her down; Her head resting on his arm and their fingers entwined.

Khushi: Yeh sab kya hai Arnavji..?

Arnav: remember I had promised you that I will count stars with you..?

Khushi: (eyes welled up) I know you never break your promises.

Arnav: (overwhelmed with emotions) I just want to spend this entire night with you just talking about us. Sometimes I wonder what would have I done with my life had I not met you? What if I had never seen you? Would I have atleast lived? Before I met you mein saansein toh leta tha, magar kabhi bhi zinda nahi tha. (I used to breathe but was never alive). It is only after you that I realized what it is to live your life with someone besides you all the time and just for you. Thank you Khushi for being the ANGEL in my life. (now his eyes also welled up).

Khushi: (to lighten the moment, in a teasing tone) "hum angel..? aur aap..? Rakshas..?"

Arnav: nahi Laad Governer, aur who bhi sirf tumhara.

They both laughed their hearts out. Arnav realized that being with his pagal wife he too had learnt her antics.

Arnav: remember our first meet at the Fashion show in Sheesh Mahal..?

Khushi: Haan, I had got so scared of you. But how could you think that I was some model who was hired to ruin your show..? hum kisi bhi angel se aapko model lagte hai kya..?

Arnav: I never paid attention to any model on the ramp there. It was just that I sensed you on the stage and my heart just yelped out of my chest. I dint realize what it felt then seeing you, but my anger just took the better off me and I punished you for no fault of yours. I broke your dori. What youmust have thought about me then? That I am such a jerk.

Khushi: haaw.. To tell you the truth I had thought of you as a person with no values and may be your family and upbringing also was the same. But I was so wrong then.

Arnav: but not completely wrong. To some extent I was an introvert. And.. By the way I have something for you.

He gave her a small red box. She opened it and found something that shocked her inside out.

Arnav: Khushi..? Kya hua..?

Khushi: Yeh.. yeh toh..

Arnav: Haan.. they are the pearls of your dori..

Khushi: (tears beaming up in her eyes) Why did you keep them..? and that too so safely..?

Arnav: I don't know Khushi.. I just found them after you left that day. Couldn't stop myself but to think only about you. Hence I picked them. But till today I have no answer as to why did I keep them so safely..? I can only say that its yours hence it affected me. But you shouldn't have come there Khushi, I hurt you so much that I..

Before he could complete his words she cut him in.

Khushi: accha hi huwa ki hum waha aaye warna hum aapse kabhi nahi milpaate.

Arnav was amused at how his wife could take such positivity from the worst nightmares. He leaned in kissed her forehead. She pressed his hand that had entwined in hers in appreciation.

Arnav: then your first day of job at AR Designs. I let you fall from the first floor. Not even for a second I thought that I would pull you back. Because I always felt that your proximity was just annoying me. Then I made your life practically a hell at office and aa..

Khushi: (Holding her hand at his mouth asking him to stop) why are you saying all this now?Is it important to remind all this?

Arnav: no Khushi let me tell you today what I always felt for you but couldn't say. You always complain about me being a man of less words right..? But not today. So let me..

Khushi nodded her head in a YES gesture.

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Part 2:

Arnav: then your first day of job at AR Designs. I let you fall from the first floor. Not even for a second I thought that I would pull you back. Because I always felt that your proximity was just annoying me. Then I made your life practically a hell at office and aa..

Khushi: (Holding her hand at his mouth asking him to stop) why are you saying all this now?

Is it important to remind all this?

Arnav: no Khushi let me tell you today what I always felt for you but couldn't say. You always complain about me being a man of less words right..? But not today. So let me..

Khushi nodded her head in a YES gesture.

Arnav: I sent you to AR guest house to work from there. But I dint know that it was in a ram- shackled condition then. The moment I learnt about it I was so worried about your condition that I cursed myself for taking such a harsh decision on you. You dint let me explain anything then and fell unconscious. When I picked you in my arms there and dropped you home you had unconsciously snaked your arm around me. That was the first time you had held on to my collar for support. Both of us had not realized it then that one day it would have been only your RIGHT to hold on to me like that.

Khushi then smilingly held on to his collar again asking him "AISE..?" Arnav just smiled and kissed her fingers.

Arnav: then you left the job and I felt like I was losing something. Some emptiness was engulfing in my heart. I dint realize what it was that I felt so attracted to you.

Khushi: Aur uske baad hum Teej ke din mile aur aapne saara sindoor humpe gira diya.

Arnav: Mera suit bhi to kharab hogaya tha. By the way it was you who always ended up colliding with me. You are such a clumsy and accident prone lady.

Saying that he hit her forehead with his index finger. Khushi had her mouth open in a perfect O shape. Arnav just could not control himself but to kiss her little nose. And anger just faded her. She side-hugged him tighter.

Khushi: you broke my fast that day. And I confess although I dint know why but I was jealous seeing you with Lavanyaji. I could not even register that it was plain jealousy. My heart and mind were confusing me like hell.

Arnav: same here Khushi. A war was raging between my heart and brain too. You were all the time clouding my thoughts. So I decided and made up my mind that I would not think about u,

and just got Lavanya home only to keep my mind off you. But my heart never left you even for a second.

Khushi: aur humari kismet toh dekhiye, I was again standing infront of you'

Before she could continue he cut her off'

Arnav: not infront of me but in my cupboard. (smiling as he remembered that sight of Khushi hiding in his cupboard and then closing her eyes when he found her), By the way Khushi, what were you doing in there..?

Khushi: (pouting her lips) I was trying to hide from you..

Arnav: (laughing) hiding from me..? That too in my room and in my cupboard..!!!

Khushi: (hitting his chest lightly) Hasiye maat..! Aapne humara haath kitni zoor se padka tha. I was so scared of you then. But still I took up the job to train Lavanyaji.

Arnav: It was hell for me trying to avoid you then. You were practically living in here the entire day. If I would see you I would get angry and when I couldn't see you then I would get more frustrated. I dint know where this was all leading to.

Khushi: Janmashtami..!!!

Arnav: What..?

Khushi: Ha.. you asked where it was leading to..? It was Janmashtami then..

Arnav: (To himself) Pagal..

Khushi: Hmmm..

Arnav: Kuch nahi.. Actually you tricked me to come to the puja that day..

Khushi: and you punished me for that. You left me in the middle of the road in dark. How could you..?

Arnav: but I did come back to get you from there. You were nowhere to be found. Then I saw you at your home doing your antics.

Khushi: (confused) you had come home that day..?

Arnav: Haan..

Khushi: Humein to pata hi nahi chala.. kab..?

Arnav: how would you know Khushi.? Tumne toh pi rakkhi thi.. (u were drunk).

Khushi: I was just trying to cheer up my jiji.

Arnav: I know. You are so very like your name Khushi..!!! HAPPINESS. Always trying to spread it across your surroundings no matter what you have gone through at that moment. I am sorry Khushi that I burst on you on my parent's death anniversary when you were only trying to console me. I dint try to think even once that you were only trying to share my pain.

Khushi: hum aapka dard samjhate hain Arnavji, kyunki hum bhi uss dard, uss takalif se guzar chuke the.

Arnav: haan Khushi, but I dint realize it then. Then when I wanted to apologise to you the next day, you dint turn up the entire day. I was so restless, felt very heavy hearted. Later when I wanted to apologise to you at the party I again ended up hurting you.

Khushi: but you did tell me sorry after that. That was for the first time I saw you feeling someone else's pain other than for Anjali Di. For the first time I saw Arnav and not ASR. Not only that you again apologized the next day too. I was on seventh sky that The ASR asked for forgiveness twice in 24 hours. Just when I felt like you were turning to become soft to that day only you blurted out all of your anger on Lavanyaji. Why..?

Arnav: I was angry on her because she was listening to you too much those days. She wanted marriage and you filled it in her. Slowly she was turning out to be just like you. And I hated myself that I was getting attracted to you unknowingly. And so blew it up on her.

Khushi: poor thing she even left the house then.

Arnav: but you brought her back. And you also managed to change my mood.

Khushi: haan.. it was a very tiresome idea for me.

Arnav: Tiresome..?

Khushi: Aur nahi toh kya..? First I had to convince Lavanyaji to return and then had to buy all those plants to convince you and seting them up in your garden was a big risk. I was wondering what if you dint like the changes in your garden, then you would definitely end up killing someone that day.

Arnav: Khushi..? How did you manage to buy so many plants that day..? I mean they are all so expensive.

Khushi: (stammering)Aa.. woh hum.. thode savings the.. aur..

Arnav: Tell me the truth..

Khushi: Actually I sold my mother's bangles.

Arnav: Why did you do this Khushi..?

Khushi: Aapki Khushi ke liye.

Arnav was over whelmed by her gesture. He kissed her wrist and thought himself to be the luckiest person in the world for having got such a selfless person like her as his companion for a lifetime. He secretly thanked her Devi Maiyya also for giving him his KHUSHI. Meanwhile she noticed tears forming in his eyes and she kissed his eyes one by one to soothe his pain. He smiled seeing her do such things for him.

*To be continued..

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its a great one , please continue

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Hi everyone..

Today u literally brought tears in my eyes starting this story in such manner covering each every of arshi in such beautiful conversation where they are spilling their heart out. Amazing is the only word I could tell. Plz do continue will waiting eagerly to read it.

It's amazing... do continue plzz..😊