Waiting For You - ArHi FF - Thread 2 link in Pg148 - Page 14

Originally posted by: srat

Interesting start.. Khushi has a husband and child wonder how this will pan out.. do not Like Lav at all ...but do like Arnav as a doctor, hope this plays an important role in the story.. Aman as his ever

faithful friend. Shyaam appears to be decent and I like the fact Arnav has parents in this one and a shady Daadi hmmm

thanks...
arnav had parents who had a happy married life...

hi guys....

thanks for reading my ff and giving me such lovely comments...
you people hate lavanya...and i can understand why...
dont worry...i will give lavanya a send off in chapter 2...
i will be updating the next chapter today...

bye for now...

WAITING FOR YOU

CHAPTER 2

Arnav chose a battery operated two foot bike for Ankit. He picked it because he knew that it would rile up di and Payal. Adithya had one such bike and he had hit a lot of items within his reach and broken them. Finally, the bike reached its end a few days back.

Aman looked at his selection and asked, "Are you going to get this?"

He smiled and said, "Yes."

"Di zaroor marogi tujhe." [Di is going to kill you.]

Arnav asked the salesman to pack it for him while Aman searched for another toy.

"Aman, main cash counter ke paas wait kartha hoon. Tu jaldi aanaa," he said as he walked backwards to the counter. [Aman, I'll wait near the cash counter. Come soon.]

"Give me two minutes."

Arnav gave him a thumbs up and turned around to walk towards the counter. He had not seen the girl who had been walking in his direction and the girl, who had been busy with the books in her hand, hadn't noticed him either. They collided and the books and the toy fell from her hand. It was the same girl in the white salwar he had been admiring a few minutes before. His reflexes made him reach out to her and hold her waist to stop her from losing her balance. She held on to his coat with her right hand. He looked at her closed eye lids and his lips curved into a smile.

His erratic heartbeats under her hand brought her back and she opened her eyes. She pulled her hand from his coat as if he burned her. He looked at her in confusion. She tried to push him away but he held on to her.

"Are you okay?" he asked her.

She nodded.

"You sure?"

She nodded again.

As soon as he removed his hand from her waist, she stepped away. He didn't like the sudden distance between them.

"I am sorry," she told him. "I didn't see you."

When he heard her voice, he felt like he was in another world.

She pointed to the place where her fingers had crushed his coat and said, "I am sorry about that too."

He looked at his coat and said, "It's alright. I wasn't watching either."

She knelt down to pick the toy and the books that had fallen down. Arnav followed her and helped her with the books.

"Thank you," she told him.

She walked away from him and he felt as if a piece of his heart was moving away from him.

Without his knowledge, his legs took him to the cash counter and waited for Aman, who joined him a few minutes later with a limited edition G. I. Joe pack.

Aman had seen the whole scene with the girl. Even though he desperately wanted to talk about it with Arnav, he bit his tongue and controlled himself. The way Arnav reacted told him that he was a goner. His friend's thoughts were still around the girl in white. He let him alone with his thoughts and switched on the radio. The radio jockey spoke something about Salman and then a song was played. It was 'pehla pehla pyaar hai' from 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'.

As soon as the song started, Arnav thought about the way she felt with him. She fit in his arms perfectly well and he couldn't stop a smile from playing along his lips.

"Arnav, are you smiling?"

The smile froze and he said, "No, why would you think that?"

He turned the frequency in the radio. The song which played was 'aankhon mein teri ajab si' from 'Om Shanthi Om'.

Arnav fumbled with the music player and hit the power button.

Aman laughed and said, "Aaj tera din nahi hai. Kyun itna koshish kar rahe ho?" [Today is not your day. Why are you trying so much?]

They remained silent for the rest of the journey.

Arnav parked the car in the garage and said, "Tum andhar jao. Main dho minute mein aathaa hoon." [You go in. I'll come in two minutes.]

Aman nodded and went inside.

Arnav fished out his phone from the coat pocket and dialled Lavanya's number.

"Hi Lavanya!"

"Hey ASR!"

"Did you get the dress you were talking about?"

"No, ASR," she said in a sad voice. "The store is closed. I have to go there tomorrow."

He took a deep breath and said, "Listen, use my card tomorrow and you can even shop up to the credit limit. After that return the card to me and we'll just have a hug, a handshake and never bother either of us again."

"ASR?" she asked in confusion.

"I am done with you, Lavanya. I am talking about a clean split without making things messy."

"Lekin, ASR,...." [But, ASR....]

"Lavanya, don't use that crap with me. Hum dhono ko achchi tharaa se patha hai yeh relationship kya matlab rakthi hai. [Both of us know what this relationship means to us.] It is equal to nothing. And I don't want to extend this nothing for a longer time. It is time we carried on with our lives. So, don't stretch the line of my patience by behaving like a possessive girlfriend which you are definitely not." He paused for a second and said, "I want my card back tomorrow. Goodbye."

"Bye, ASR," she said with a hint of sadness.

"Don't waste that on me, Lavanya. And don't say something you don't really mean."

He disconnected the call and was about to open the boot of the car. He stopped when he saw his elder sister standing near the entrance. She stood like a statue.

"Aap aaj kahaan chale gayi? [Where did you go today?] I waited for you in the morning, di."

When she didn't reply, he turned around to look at her. She stood still with a shocked expression on her face.

He walked towards her and touched her shoulders.

"Di....!"

She didn't move.

"Di, kya hua aapko?" [Di, what happened to you?]

She didn't respond.

"Jiju," Arnav shouted. "Jiju, jaldi aayiye." [Jiju, come soon.]

When Shyam, Aman, Akash and Payal heard him shouting, they rushed to the garage to find out the reason. They found that Anjali was the reason behind it.

Shyam touched her shoulders and asked, "Anjali, are you fine? Kya hua tume?" [What happened to you?]

Anjali's eyes focused on her husband. Happiness and joy spread across her face.

None of them understood what happened to her.

"Chote broke up with Lavanya," she shouted to the gang in front of her.

Aman and Shyam looked at Arnav in disbelief.

"Arnav?" Shyam questioned him.

"Shyam, mujhse poochiye na. [Shyam, ask me.] I heard him speak with Lavanya. He broke up with her."

Arnav looked at his family and friend. They were very happy. He wondered whether they had been sad when he told them about Lavanya. Somehow, breaking up with her was not a bad thing after all.

"Di, you frightened me."

"Aur tumne hum sab ko achchi si shock diya." [And you have given us a very good shock.]

He rubbed his stomach and said, "Di, bhook lagthi hai. Andar chalein?" [Di, I am hungry. Can we go inside?]

They went inside while Hari Prakash arranged dinner.

Arnav gave Ankit the bike he had bought. As expected, di and Payal gave him a murdering look. He shrugged his shoulders.

When they looked at Aman, he said, "Mujhe kyun aise dekh rahe ho? Mera gift tho yeh hai." He gave the G. I. Joe set to Ankit and said, "Bike sirf Arnav ka idea. Mera tho bilkul bhi nahi." [Why are you looking at me like that? My gift is this. The bike is Arnav's idea. Not mine at all.]

"Arnav, why did you get this?" Payal asked him. "You know how many things they break, don't you?"

Ankit pulled her dupatta and said, "Maa, bade papa ko math daanto. Mujhe bike bahut pasand hai." [Maa, don't scold bade papa. I love this bike very much.]

Adithya supported Ankit and said, "Haan. Math daanto mera mamu ko. Mamu tho best hain." [Yes. Don't scold my mamu. Mamu is the best.]

"Aagaya Arnav ka bodyguards," Akash said and twisted their ears. [Arnav's bodyguards have come.]

Akash was a year younger than Arnav but he called Arnav by his name.

Adithya and Ankit escaped from Akash and hid behind Arnav.

Shyam, who was still thinking about the break up, asked, "Waise, Arnav. Is there a particular reason behind your sudden decision?"

Before Arnav could reply, Aman sang the song they heard in the car.

"Teri nazaron ne dil ka kiya jo asar,

asar yeh hua,

abb in mein hi doob ke ho jao paar,

yehi hai dua."

Everyone looked at him.

"Kya hua?" Aman asked them. "Ghane kya mann kiya. [What happened? Just wanted to sing.] That's it. Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Yeh ghana kyun?" Anjali asked him. [Why this song?]

"We heard that in the car, hai na, Arnav?"

"Yeah, di. Radio mein." He turned to Aman and said, "Aman, raath bahut ho chuki hai. Don't you have to go?" [Yeah, di. In the radio. Aman, it is late. Don't you have to go?]

"Mera ghar mein mere lava koi nahi hai. Tho jaldi kya hai?" He looked at the dishes on the table and asked, "Waise, di, aaj aapne khaana banayana?" [There is nobody in my house except me. So what is the hurry? Anyway, di, you cooked today, right?]

"How did you find out, Aman?"

He opened the lid of a container and inhaled the smell.

"Khusboo, di." [Fragrance, di.]

They had dinner together and chatted as if there was no tomorrow. Shyam was the only one who had tuned out to their conversation. His lawyer brain was working on full speed mode and he knew that there was some reason behind Arnav's break up with Lavanya.

After dinner, Aman followed Arnav to his room.

When they were out of everybody's earshot, he asked, "Arnav, do you mind if I ask you something?"

"If I say no, will it stop you?"

"I can't guarantee you that."

"So, carry on. What do you want to ask?"

"Before asking, I'll tell you something. According to me, you should have waited for a few days before breaking up with Lavanya."

Arnav looked at him in shock.

Arnav tapped his friend's forehead and said, "Mister Alien, what did you do to my friend?"

"Alien?"

"Men In Black wala. An alien used to sit inside the brain and control the body. Tu Aman nahi hai. Mere dhosth ki body ki andar chupe huve alien ho." [You are not Aman. You are an alien who is hiding in my friend's body.]

"Arnav, it is not funny."

"Yeah, I agree. It is not funny. Where is the person who wanted to kill me for not breaking up with her?"

"Actually, I came to speak about your 'pehla pehla' waali."

"Kaun 'pehla pehla' waali?" he asked as if he didn't understand anything.

"You know what? Forget it. I am leaving."

Arnav slumped down on the recliner and said, "Achch.... Achcha.... Tell me what you really wanted to say."

"Do you know whether there are other people in her life?"

"Other people matlab?"

He sat on the bed and said, "Boyfriend, husband, etc, etc."

"Shaadi nahi huyi," Arnav said confidently. [She is not married.]

"And how do you know that?"

"Indications nahi hai. [there are no indications.] She is not married."

"What if she is in a live in relationship?"

"Woh yeisi ladki nahi hai." [She is not that sort of a girl.]

"Aur Arnav saab, aapko yeh keise patha chala?" [And, Arnav Sir, how do you know this?]

He closed his eyes and thought about her. The innocence he had seen in her eyes came back to him.

"Uski aankhen." [Her eyes.]

Aman gave him a teasing smile and said, "Achcha.... Uski aankhen?" [Alright.... Her eyes?]

There was an annoyed expression on his face, when he said, "Why do you want to know all this?"

"Just wanted to know what you will do if you find out that she is committed?"

Aman's question made him think. What if she really was committed? He pushed those thoughts aside and thought that he would think about it when the time came.

"You are enough to kill my dream, Aman," he accused him.

Aman looked at the clock and yawned.

"I had a long day and I am tired. I'll see you tomorrow."

Aman's apartment was three houses away. His mother passed away when he was born and his father died due to a heart attack the previous year. Arnav's family was like his own family and they meant everything to him.

There was another important person in his life. Her name was Shreya. She worked in Health Care along with him and Arnav. She was a gynaecologist and he was madly in love with her. He waited for the day she would accept him in her life.

At the same time, the girl in white walked to her apartment. The road was deserted. The night air was cold and she pulled her dupatta closer to keep her warm. The dark, cold and lonely atmosphere reminded her of the day when she had stood alone in a similar road. Just thinking about the day made her shiver. She shook her head to clear her thoughts.

Her phone vibrated and the display said that the called was from 'Jo'. Jo, also known as Jyothi, was her best friend.

"Hello Jo!"

"Hey Khushi! Keise ho tum?" [Hey Khushi! How are you?]

"I am fine. How are you and Prem bhaiya? How is Lucknow? Are the kids bothering you?"

"Khushi, dheere dheere. Pehle kis sawaal ka jawaab doon?" [Khushi, slow slow. Which question should I answer first?]

"Jo...?"

"I am fine and so is tumara Prem bhaiya. Lucknow is great and the kids are having fun."

"Is Vaishu okay?"

"Haan, baba. Vaishu is okay. She is near me. I'll pass her the phone. Talk to her."

Jo passed her the phone and said, "Maa hai."

"Maa," Vaishu shouted.

"Looks like meri pyaari si beti bahut khush hai." [Looks like my lovable daughter is very happy.]

"Haan, maa. Lucknow is very nice. Aur Rahul bhi. Woh mera khayal raktha hai. Jo aunty aur Prem mamu bhi mere khayal rakthe hain." [Yes, maa. Lucknow is very nice. And Rahul too. He takes care of me. Jo aunty and Prem mamu also take care of me.]

"I love you, Vaishu."

She kissed the phone and said, "I love you too, maa."

"Maa ki yaad aayi?" [Did you think about your mother?]

"Nahi," she said slowly. [No.]

"So my Vaishu is enjoying without me."

"Finish your work soon, maa. Then we will enjoy together." After a second, she said, "Maa, Prem mamu wants to speak with you. I love you, maa."

She passed the phone to Prem, Jyothi's husband.

"Khush, keise ho tum?" he asked her. [Khush, how are you?]

Prem always called her Khush.

"Main theek hoon, bhaiya. [I am fine, bhaiya.] Just two days have passed and I am already missing her."

"Don't worry. A week and a half more. It will move fast."

"Hope so, bhaiya. Is your work over?"

"Theen chaar din mein ho jayegi. Khush, tum Vaishu ke baarein mein zyaada fikar math karo. [It will be over by three or four days. Khushi, Don't worry too much about Vaishu.] She is enjoying this place with Rahul. They are fine together."

"Thanks, bhaiya."

"Bade bhai ko thanks kahogi kya?" [Will you thank your big brother?]

"I love you, bhaiya."

"I love you too, Khush. Take care of yourself. I'll call you tomorrow."

Aman and Shreya, huh, interesting... RESERVED FOR MORE.

readin ur works i almost forget dat asr used to be dis rude jerk...

intriguing... arnav is in love, khushi has a daughter but is not married but she was in white...

adopted?

it was a gr8 chapter and special effects fom aman 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 were amazing

Fabulous update, so Arnav and Khushi had a small encounter, which was sweet. I'm so happy he broke up with the gold digger Lavanya and Anjali's reaction was so funny. Awww I'm loving Arnav and aman's friendship they have got an amazing relationship. So has khushi got a daughter or is she adopted, eager to find out. Continue soon and thanks for the PM xx