Chapter Four
Khushi stood there stunned for a moment. She had been caught in her weakest moment with her guards completely down. As soon as she heard the door close behind her she grabbed her clothes and started wearing it with visibly shaking hands. She peered outside the door and seeing the room empty she made a mad dash towards her bedroom. She closed the door behind her and started panting heavily.
Why? Why was life always so cruel to her? Although at first she did not recognize the guy when she came to her senses she did recognize him alright! How could she not when there was a giant picture of him and his sister in the living room.
Khushi, being herself, had already conjured up a dream about how she'd meet him for the first time. She'd introduce herself, he'd think she's a nice girl, she'd convince him to get married, help him choose a bride for himself, oversee all the preparation for his marriage, his wife and she would hit it off and be the best of friends, she'd be the first one to hold his baby and place it on Nani's lap and nani would cry happy tears and also thank Devi Maiya for bringing Khushi in their lives. Because if not for Khushi her chotte would be still unmarried.
Now what would she do!!! She can never go in front of him ever again. Hope he likes the pictures and chooses one girl from all the pics. Phir she can be best friends with his wife while she hid from him and get to hold his baby first because frankly by then he'll have forgotten all about this incident.
This thought did cheer her up a little.
...
"Nani what the hell are these!!"
Arnav threw the pictures on the table in front of nani.
"Chotte ye kya tareeka hain baat karne ka!!!" she glared at him.
She turned to look at the thing he threw in front of her... Crumbled and half torn pictures of the girls panditji brought for chotte..
Oh no Khushi what have you done! She mentally chided the silly girl.
To Arnav she said "So!!"
"Nani all you have to say is so"
"yes so"
"Nani I'm telling you for the last time I am not at all interested in marriage.Nothing you do will ever change my decision. No blackmailing, no tears, nothing. If you don't stop all this right now I am going to leave this house and settle elsewhere. I respect you a lot but I'm not going to let you dictate my life"
"Chotte how will you lead your entire life alone?''
"You need not worry nani I'll manage"
"At least for Anjali bitwa..."
"Don't bring di into this. I've spoken my word. This has to stop or else I'll start packing my bags"
Khushi listened to all this from the kitchen and left to bring something from the pantry.
Arnav made a move towards his room but came back immediately.
"woh nani, is there someone living with us ?" he asked
Nani became a little scared knowing chotte's infamous gussa. Wanting to spare the poor girl who had already been through so much already she said "woh I brought a poor girl from Lucknow"
Not knowing how to ask about her and not wanting to share the details of last night he left from there.
...
Whoever that girl was didn't make any appearance infront of him. Not in the dining room, not in the drawing room nor in the corridors but she entered his dreams every single night. Not her physical attributes but the image of her sitting in the bathroom, crying silently while shivering was a sight he could not erase from his memory. It reminded him a little of himself.
He wordlessly looked around him when he dined, his eyes sought her when he passed the living room on his way to and from office but she never came in front of him.
...
"Nani sorry"
"kyun bitiya?"
"mere waje se aap ko daat pari"
Nani cupped her cheeks "aree it's nothing bitiya. This is how chotte speaks. It's not as if he is intentionally rude but life has made him harsh. I am his nani I don't mind but I'm worried about his future, that's all"
"Seems like this plan failed...don't worry nani I'll come up with a better plan" she smiled and clapped her hands.
"bitiya Will you promise me something."
"aap ke liye jaan bhi hazir hain nani" Khushi said dramatically.
"don't interfere in chotte's life... Don't ever do what you did yesterday. I've grown very fond of you. You are like my own granddaughter. I don't want chotte to scold you or say something that hurts us both. Promise me you'll not try to interfere in chotte's life?"
"I promise nani but I still believe I could have gotten Arnavji married in a month" Khushi sighed.
Nani smiled at this innocent girl infront of her. She is so naive. If only chotte would marry someone like her. Khushi is perfect of NK. She'd keep him happy. She is so much better than his previous wife Saiyu!!
...
"Men are born cheaters. They simply can't be trusted" said Fari disgustingly
"Why are you saying this all of a sudden?" Khushi asked startled.
"woh Sharma Uncle, our next door neighbor, he has an extremely beautiful wife and two chotte chotte kids and just the other day I caught him looking at the bai, well actually staring at the bai's cleavage when she bent down to pick up a penny she dropped" Fari spat disgusted "I'm telling you Khushi I will never ever get married"
Khushi smiled at Fari, her new best friend well actually her only best friend. They met at devi maiya's mandir and totally hit it off from there. She was the same age as Khushi, very cheerful, bubbly and spent her whole time watching tv.
"Not all men are like that Fari"
"oh really!!!" she replied skeptically
"Just look at Arnavji. He doesn't even want to get married. I think he is a huge bhakt of Hanumanji" Khushi smiled.
It has been a week since the bathroom incident and Khushi has managed to avoid Arnav at all cost. She did however pray to god everyday for his soonish marriage.
"Arnavji as in Arnav Singh Raizada!!!" Fari snorted "Don't you ever open Page 3 ??"
Khushi shook her head negatively.
"Well in that case we need to open your eyes don't we? Chal lets buy a newspaper"
Khushi was shocked to see a picture of Arnav hugging a girl who was quite skimpily dressed.
Arnav Singh Raizada caught in action!!! Yet again!! it read
Seeing her wide eyes and open mouth Fari chuckled.
Getting over her shock Khushi beamed in happiness "that's great!! He's in love.. I hope they get married soon"
"You are so naive Khushi!! He's with different girls every other month. He'll never marry any of them. I read an interview where he was quoted saying "I don't believe in the institution called marriage. It's what society expects from us. I'll never marry"
"Hmm" Khushi replied. She couldn't stop thinking about what Arnav said all the way back home.
...
Whoever he was hugging was also apparently very famous. When Khushi opened the TV in the evening they were showing the picture of Arnav kissing that girl in the lift and phir they showed him with his previous linkups. They were calling him the most eligible bachelor in Delhi and comparing between the girls and discussing who had the potential to become Mrs. Raizada.
Khushi changed that channel soon as it was time for nani to wake up. Thank god nani didn't watch the news or read page3.
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Edited by SamiyaIPKKND - 12 years ago
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