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He just finished reading her e-mail. To say that he was happy, it was underestimate! his heart was dancing in happiness.. Finally her weird brain think about it rationally, at least the word "Love" crossed her mind about the reason of his behavior and actions with her!.

God, he felt that his wait was for ages till she "even thought" that he love her ..

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He felt bad for her confused state, he wished if he can go to her now and tell her about his love, but he will not! Wasn't she the one who told him it is much better when a girl knew that someone is love her, before hearing those words from him!

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Reading that she will try to avoid him, annoyed him, he can understand her, but he will not let that happened! He did not believe that finally she tagged what he is doing with "Love" and he can never let things back to square one.

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But there is one thing hurt him: reading that she thought about "Lust" as a possible reason of his behavior. Yes, He desires her sexually, but it wan't pure lust, it was out of his love. And there is many aspects of his love toward her other than the sexual aspect, which is too is important!

He hated the thought, that she about of his love, as a just a Lust, and that because he pecked her and showed openly his want to kiss her !!! while she ignored all the other thing that he tried to show her!

" Unbelievable" he mumbled!.. what if he talked about another things he wish to do with her, she would definitely judge it as a lust without giving him a single chance!

Maybe what he have done yesterday was an overdose for someone like her, but she should understand that it is love, love, or love..

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Dear Khushi,

Glad to hear about your father, and I hope that his health will improve very soon.

Do your best. and I promise you to come if you will be appreciated.

About the P.S, you are mature enough to know what he want. All what I can tell you, I too wish to kiss the girl I love and do with her many other things, any man wish to do with the girl he love!.

Regards,

Your mysterious friend

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Her mysterious friend was wishing to do with his lady love, the same of what Arnav ji want to do with her.!

She read his e-mail, and her pressed her hand against her heart. The thought that "Arnav ji"- The Rakshas loves her, was something she never had imagined before, something hard for her to believe.! If some one said that he hates her, it would be more believable, before she discovered his other side!

She recalled all what he did since the moment she moved to the Raizada mansion, and her heart started throubing. She exhaled and inhaled several times trying to calm her heart down.

She was closing her eyes tightly, when he felt a hand squeezing her shoulder. She opened her eyes and turned to see "Mohan ji".

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She was walking in the side walk, walking away of her college, absent minded. This day was very stressful day for her.!

She was walking purposelessly, It was the time to back to the Raizada mansion, but she didn't want to! , She don't know what else would that Rakshas will do to her, she is already confused She even thought that he " love" her!!, and she was sure that he will do many other things that will confuse her more!.

" Khushi!" She heard that familiar voice, that she was hearing the whole time in her mind, even when he was not with her!. She turned to see the face of who never left her mind for a second!.

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He was in his car, he came to take Khushi from the college to the home, determinant to never give her a single chance to ignore or avoid him. He was waiting in front of her college since 30 minutes until he finally saw her.

He can sense that she was unwell, distracted, and that he was the last one she wanted to see.

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" Come .. we will go the home together" He ordered her. She took a deep breath, She know that arguing with him, will not result in anything. She opened the door and sat silently.

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He drove the car, there nothing but silence between them. He wanted to start a conversation but he didn't know what to say, and also, she seems not in mood to talk! She looked very distracted and tensed. Was all this because of him and what he did yesterday?! He wondered and sighed in frustration.

He stopped the car for the light traffic. He turned to her to see her looking at the window, he can see her smile. Wondering what was making her smile in this state, he looked at the window, and saw a guy and girl in front of a flowers booth. The girl was smiling, and smelling a red rose, which most probably, the guy who was standing next to, her lover, gave it to her.

He gazed back at Khushi, Who was still smiling warmly while looking at these lovers.

Khushi was like any girl, dreams of love with a roses, teddy bear, candles, and songs in the background. And Arnav, who was, previously, considering all these a ridiculous things and nonsense, found himself wanting to get down from his car, and bring a rose for Khushi.

He was seriously thinking to do that, if it would draw a smile on Khushi face, like that. He was about to open his door, when he heard a horn sound, alerting him that the traffic light had turned to green.

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They reached the Raizada mansion when it was the lunch time. They entered together, continuing the silence between them.

" Chotte, Khushi ji .. you reached at the right time. Come and let's have lunch together" Anjali said.

She looked at the dining table, where all of them were sitting, and where Arnav has walked toward. Nothing than what happened under this table was in her mind at that moment. How can she sit there again, and that next to him, just like yesterday.!!

She put a fake smile and said: " Thank you Anjali ji ..I had my lunch with Sareetha ji when we were in the college." She said before walking up the stair, leaving behind her a frustrated Arnav.

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He finished his lunch, and Khushi's smile while seeing those lovers kept haunting him! He will do anything to see her smiling like that, again !.

He was standing in front of her room's door. Few beads of sweat formed in his forehead. He was nervous. How should he do it ?! What he should say ?! what would be her reaction, will she accept it happily, or she will reject it as it seems that she was in a very bad mood, because of him? .. will she understand the sign behind it, or it will confuse her more !?

He took a deep breath, before knocking the door of her room.

She opened the door, rubbing her narrowed eyes, as if she has just woke up , or saw her trying to avoid any eye contact with him, which increased his nervousness. but he said:

" I .. haven't got a chance to thank you.. for taking care of me yesterday.. so .. Thank you" He said while extending his hand, which was holding a white tulip rose.

She looked at the rose then at him with a wide eyes, whereas he was waiting for her reaction.

Finally, She took it hesitantly looking at his nervous face. a small smile formed on her lip as she said:

" thanks for ..this" she said, smelling the odorless rose.

He waited till she re-entered her room, and closed the door. He was pleased and satisfied after seeing Khushi smiling, because of him. Also, he felt that she liked the rose, the first thing he gave her.!

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She walked inside her room. Holding the white rose in front of her face. It was not her favorite type of roses, nor her favorite color, and it was odorless rose with out a fragrance !. but that doesn't matter!. What matter that her Rakshas. her Rakshas gave her a white rose!.

The phenomena of the " Dahk Dahk" that she was suffering from, recently, was there, again, and the usual " Why-questions" started to take over her mind, till she shake her head roughly!

He said it was a "Thank you" rose. thought she feel that behind the rose there was another reason, but she don't want to think about all these things, confuse her self all over again, ruin her mood and these unexpected beautiful moments. Her Rakshas gave her a rose while he was almost" blushing" and she should just enjoy this moment!

" Blushing!!" She giggled as she remembered his face while he gave her the rose, and she wondered, How can he blush when he was giving her a "rose", while he kissed her, and said what he said yesterday, very shamelessly! " he is weird"! She laughed as she shake her head again, don't want to allow herself to think and analyze it again!

She put the rose on the pillow, and lied down on the bed, to take the afternoon nap. She was staring at the white rose, touching it petal softly, with a warm smile, till her eyes closed because of the sleepiness, ignoring all her worries and confusions, at least temporarily..

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" Khushi ! .. wake up, it's 5 already !"

She heard Payal saying, she opened her eyes slowly, the smile still in her face. "Arnav ji's" white tulip was the first thing she saw as she opened her eyes. She remembered how he gave it to her and a bunch of delightful emotions tickled her heart.

She stretched out her arms while sitting in the bed. She took the tulip and touched it softly.

" Wah wah.. a beautiful rose !" Payal said while sitting next to her. "Who gave it to you ?!" She asked and winked at her.

Khushi continued touching it, the smile refused to leave her lips. " Arnav ji' " She said unconsciously, still not fully awake..

" WHAT .. It's one of Arnav ji's tulip that he was growing recently?!!"

Khushi jumped and became fully awake , as she heard Payal yelling, covering her mouth with her hands, while her eyes were popped.

" How dare you temper with Arnav ji plant and pluck a rose from his garden?!.. He will kill you if he knew about that!! ... believe me you don't want to know what he said to Anjali ji when she once plucked some roses for his garden, and that when she is his dear sister !!!!!" Payal said, angry at her sister , scared about Arnav's reaction if he knew what her sister dared to pluck a rose from his dear garden !!

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Khushi's eyes widened, and was emotionally flooded after hearing what Payal said.!

He gave her a rose.

She came to know that he was the one who planted it, not as typically bought it and gave it to her.

and also, he gave it to her though he don't allow anyone to take roses from his garden, even his dear sister!.

She was static, trying to absorb and understand what he did ! So he gave her a rose that he, himself planted in his garden, though he don't allow the others to take from it!. she confirmed to herself

She squeezed her eyes shut as her heart's pluses increased rapidly. it seems that some dots started to connect. She realized nervously.

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She opened her eyes when she felt " her rose" being pulled away from her hand by the angry Payal.

"We should hide it before anyone see it with you, and then Arnav ji will become angry and for sure will scold you very badly" Payal said, as she walked out of Khushi's room, hiding the rose under her pallu..

" Jiji.." Khushi just realized that the rose had been taken for her, she felt that she was missing a very precious thing!. She called Payal and followed her, wanting to stop her from taking, the first thing, that "Arnav ji" gave her..

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