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Part-14:
"Sorry bitiya...can't help you right now...you know we are having some crisis these days...sorry...if you need anything else i can help you...don't hesitate to ask okay??"
"We haven't open any charity here...whenever one needs money...show up shamelessly..."
"This is the end of the month...I am having difficulties to cope with the expenses..."
"Give all your money to these orphans...but before that kill me and bury your son..."
"I am continuing my life with my pension...how will I help you??"
"I will definitely give you a job...but you know...I want to be happy...won't you make me??"
"I am sorry...but your qualifications are not enough...though you have something...which can be enough to get this job..."
"Sorry Khushi...but I needed money...so I had to do this...please...try to make him happy...you know...you don't have anything else..."
"Khushi...you listening me?? Khushi...Khushi...", Khushi looked at him with her big almond eyes...when Arnav called her...then she averted her gaze from him...was looking here and there...her eyes were teary...but blank...she was trying to stop her tears by gulping again and again...when Arnav called her again...
Arnav: Khushi...you okay?? Look I...(cut by Khushi..)
Khushi: No Arnav-ji...I am fine...its just...(she stopped...words were forming in her throat...she looked down...and sighed...)
Arnav saw her expressions...he didn't want this...because...the ruthless Arnav Singh Raizada can't say words of condolence...he is not only famous for his bad temper...but also for his selection for words...he is very bad with words...and he doesn't want to show her that...his ruthless side...at least not now...she is not just any random fangirl...or publicity seeker cheap model...or any random employee in his company who tries to grab his attention with her sweet talks and short dresses to get promotion...or those high class escort who will sleep with umpteenth times to enrich their bank account...
This is Khushi Kumari Gupta...daughter of Shashi Gupta...who helped Arnav Singh Raizada when he was only Arnav...not even Arnav Malik...Shashi Gupta was the man who made Arnav the great Arnav Singh Raizada...the only person in the whole damn world to whom the great ASR in debt to...and he will repay it...till his last breathe...no matter what...no matter how...Shashi Gupta helped Arnav...now Arnav will help his family...with the power of Arnav Singh Raizada...
Arnav hold Khushi's hand again...pressed it with palm...when she looked at him again...
Arnav: Its okay...(with slight smile...when he heard her next question...)
Khushi: You are really sure...you don't need anything from me??
Arnav: What??
Khushi: Yeah...Raizada trust is taking care of my mother now...just because you asked them to...so there must something you want from me...
Arnav: Khushi...
Khushi: There is no free lunches in the world Arnav-ji...
Arnav was shocked...he just didn't understand a word utter from Khushi's mouth...he looked at her confused and little irritated...this girl is just impossible...here he was trying to return all the favor he got from Shashi Gupta...and this girl is asking him what he wants?? Why would he want something from her?? He is Arnav Singh Raizada...he has everything...and if he wants something he doesn't need to do all these...he can get in his own way...
Anger was taking over his mind...so he simply asked his question...
Arnav: What can you give me??
Khushi looked at him with wide eyes...she didn't know what will she give him...and what will he need...till now she has only sold her body to buy help from people...not people actually...those buyers of her...but what will she give him?? What will he demand?? Asking him that question was not a good idea at all...but its not her fault...its the way her life has been till now...but now...
Arnav: What?? You were saying that I must be in need of something thats why I am helping you with your mother's treatment...now say...what you have??
Khushi looked down...she didn't know what to say...tears were forming in her eyes...and she was trying hard to stop them...she looked at him again...concern...care..anger...irritation...confusion...lots of emotions were playing hide n seek in his brown deep eyes...then she understood that he was here only to help her...and wants nothing in return...he just wanted to help...but she was confused enough to deny that...no one has helped her till now without offering her something in return...but how can this man be so generous...why is he being like this...she doesn't need it...actually she is allergic to this kind of act...
Khushi stood up again...tears were threatening to come out...and now she just can't hold it anymore...
Khushi: I should go...I am sorry...(her voice was cracking..)
She took her belongings and within a blink of eye she left...she was out of the cafe...tears were mercilessly rolling down her cheeks...life can't be so cruel...she can't expect anything good in her life...she was walking down the dark street...she couldn't see anything...actually she was not concerned about her whereabouts...she just wanted to run away...from that person who wanted to help her...HELP HER...and in return nothing...not a single humiliation...she can't accept it...she has lost everything...every damn thing in her life...now why would someone come in front of her out of nowhere...and says to her that he is going to make her life easy...is that a joke??
Khushi was wiping her tears again and again...she was not even trying to stop her tears...its of no use...then she felt someone gripped her arms and pulled her...she collided with something hard...she looked up...and then saw those brown caramel eyes...
Arnav was really angered when Khushi asked him what he wants from her in return...then he saw her fighting with tears...he saw her confused face...then an expression which seemed like that she wanted to admit something but she wasn't able to do so...he felt like she was fighting with her own...he saw her regretful eyes...and when she said sorry and left from there the reason seeped in him...he understood that she was actually fighting with herself...the way he fought with himself...when he had nothing...when he lost everything...when asked help from anyone and they treated him like a beggar...Khushi was in the same shoe...he is offering her help because he took help from Shashi...it is always like this...everything in this world is like this...Give and Take...she was saying the right thing...no FREE lunches in the world...
Arnav paid the bill and rushed out of the cafe...he couldn't see her around...then he asked some people around there and then traced her...she was walking mindlessly...without any knowledge where she was going...because he saw it was a deserted narrow street...and dark also...he strode behind her...and then grabbed her arm...pulled her and turned her face to him...and he saw those eyes...those hazel teary eyes...the moon light was giving him the access to see deep in her eyes...and he just couldn't understand why these eyes are so similar to those...he could feel her shivering...she was sobbing really hard...tears were kissing her cheeks...he felt the same pain in his chest what he felt that night seeing that girl crying...for a second he really wondered...if these are two same girls...again...he thought that before when he saw her at orphanage...and today...its like every damn instinct of him is shouting that this girl is her...but No...she can't be..!!
Arnav's chain of thoughts broke when he felt something soft and warm on his neck...her hair...silky dark brown hair...Arnav looked down to see her head resting in his chest...her forehead resting on his chest hiding her face behind her both palm...and she was sobbing bitterly...as if she just lost a battle...she just lost her all strenght...he didn't know what make him do this...but he couldn't control himself anymore...his hand left arm and moved to her back...his one hand placed on her waist...and other on her head...and he started caressing her hair...a warmth crept in him...he pulled her closer...made the hug little more tighter...kissed between her hair on her head...
Arnav: Sshh...Khushi...its okay...
Khushi heard him...she couldn't control and started sobbing more...she removed her palm from between them and slide her both hands to his back...and tightened her grip...as if her life depended on this simple hug...when Khushi saw those brown caramel eyes looking at her...she felt she could get lost in those eyes...and no one will ever find her again...from the beginning of their meeting she felt some warmness emitting from him...the way he was talking...the way he was looking at her...the way he told her that he wants to help her...the way he actually helped her through the Raizada trust...she just can't express how she felt...she was angry...on her life...on her fate...why now...but then she again saw those eyes...she couldn't control and fell on his chest...she really wanted that warmth which she saw in his eyes...and when he moved his hand around her...she just wanted to be lost...she cried more...and more...why now...why now...and she couldn't help but asked him...
Khushi: Why now??? (her voice was breaking...her breathing was heavy..) Why now??? Arnav-ji why now??
Arnav: Khushi...lis..(cut by Arnav..)
Khushi: When I have nothing to lose anymore you came...why now?? (with each word from her mouth her grip tightened around Arnav's body...)
Arnav: You have lost nothing...its never late Khushi...(he was caressing her hair...when she pulled her from the hug..and looked at him with her big red teary eyes...still flooded with tears..)
Khushi: Bauji...Amma...I have..
Arnav cupped her face with his both hand...wiping tears with his thumb from her cheeks...
Arnav: Nothing will happen to your Amma..okay?? I won't let anything happen to her...
Khushi: Why are you doing this?? (with her broken voice...)
Arnav: I need to do it Khushi...not for you...not for you Amma...but for Shashi uncle...for a father...for me...don't ask anything more...(with a calm and warm voice..)
Arnav pulled Khushi for a hug again...and held her head on his heart...he closed his eyes...opened them and looked at sky...moon was playing hide n seek with them...once it was going behind the cloud then again peeking out from there...Arnav sighed heavily...
Khushi was still in tears..but her sobs were stopped...she was hearing the rhythm of his heart beat closing her eyes...how much she seeked this comfort for a long time...but no one ever offered her...neither she could ask from anyone...but this particular man whom she met in an orphanage hardly for five minutes giving her that much needed shoulder to lean and cry her heart out...then she heard his voice...
Arnav: Khushi...
Khushi came out from her trance...and then she realized that she was hugging him for a long time...and it was embarrassing...she pulled herself from the hug...and looked down...avoiding his eyes...she started to fidgeting with her bag strap...Arnav saw her activities...and smiled inwardly...
Arnav: Before you start your apologizing part...let me tell you its okay...I don't mind it...
Khushi stared at him...gave him a watery smile...
Arnav: Lets go...
Khushi nodded and they started walking side by side towards the main road...when they saw the street light...Arnav stopped walking...Khushi stopped after some step realizing he was not walking...she turned to see him...before she could ask him anything...
Arnav: Lets go for a drive...
Khushi looked at him with disbelief...was he really asking her for a drive...but why?? and why her??
"Sorry bitiya...can't help you right now...you know we are having some crisis these days...sorry...if you need anything else i can help you...don't hesitate to ask okay??"
"We haven't open any charity here...whenever one needs money...show up shamelessly..."
"This is the end of the month...I am having difficulties to cope with the expenses..."
"Give all your money to these orphans...but before that kill me and bury your son..."
"I am continuing my life with my pension...how will I help you??"
"I will definitely give you a job...but you know...I want to be happy...won't you make me??"
"I am sorry...but your qualifications are not enough...though you have something...which can be enough to get this job..."
"Sorry Khushi...but I needed money...so I had to do this...please...try to make him happy...you know...you don't have anything else..."
"Khushi...you listening me?? Khushi...Khushi...", Khushi looked at him with her big almond eyes...when Arnav called her...then she averted her gaze from him...was looking here and there...her eyes were teary...but blank...she was trying to stop her tears by gulping again and again...when Arnav called her again...
Arnav: Khushi...you okay?? Look I...(cut by Khushi..)
Khushi: No Arnav-ji...I am fine...its just...(she stopped...words were forming in her throat...she looked down...and sighed...)
Arnav saw her expressions...he didn't want this...because...the ruthless Arnav Singh Raizada can't say words of condolence...he is not only famous for his bad temper...but also for his selection for words...he is very bad with words...and he doesn't want to show her that...his ruthless side...at least not now...she is not just any random fangirl...or publicity seeker cheap model...or any random employee in his company who tries to grab his attention with her sweet talks and short dresses to get promotion...or those high class escort who will sleep with umpteenth times to enrich their bank account...
This is Khushi Kumari Gupta...daughter of Shashi Gupta...who helped Arnav Singh Raizada when he was only Arnav...not even Arnav Malik...Shashi Gupta was the man who made Arnav the great Arnav Singh Raizada...the only person in the whole damn world to whom the great ASR in debt to...and he will repay it...till his last breathe...no matter what...no matter how...Shashi Gupta helped Arnav...now Arnav will help his family...with the power of Arnav Singh Raizada...
Arnav hold Khushi's hand again...pressed it with palm...when she looked at him again...
Arnav: Its okay...(with slight smile...when he heard her next question...)
Khushi: You are really sure...you don't need anything from me??
Arnav: What??
Khushi: Yeah...Raizada trust is taking care of my mother now...just because you asked them to...so there must something you want from me...
Arnav: Khushi...
Khushi: There is no free lunches in the world Arnav-ji...
Arnav was shocked...he just didn't understand a word utter from Khushi's mouth...he looked at her confused and little irritated...this girl is just impossible...here he was trying to return all the favor he got from Shashi Gupta...and this girl is asking him what he wants?? Why would he want something from her?? He is Arnav Singh Raizada...he has everything...and if he wants something he doesn't need to do all these...he can get in his own way...
Anger was taking over his mind...so he simply asked his question...
Arnav: What can you give me??
Khushi looked at him with wide eyes...she didn't know what will she give him...and what will he need...till now she has only sold her body to buy help from people...not people actually...those buyers of her...but what will she give him?? What will he demand?? Asking him that question was not a good idea at all...but its not her fault...its the way her life has been till now...but now...
Arnav: What?? You were saying that I must be in need of something thats why I am helping you with your mother's treatment...now say...what you have??
Khushi looked down...she didn't know what to say...tears were forming in her eyes...and she was trying hard to stop them...she looked at him again...concern...care..anger...irritation...confusion...lots of emotions were playing hide n seek in his brown deep eyes...then she understood that he was here only to help her...and wants nothing in return...he just wanted to help...but she was confused enough to deny that...no one has helped her till now without offering her something in return...but how can this man be so generous...why is he being like this...she doesn't need it...actually she is allergic to this kind of act...
Khushi stood up again...tears were threatening to come out...and now she just can't hold it anymore...
Khushi: I should go...I am sorry...(her voice was cracking..)
She took her belongings and within a blink of eye she left...she was out of the cafe...tears were mercilessly rolling down her cheeks...life can't be so cruel...she can't expect anything good in her life...she was walking down the dark street...she couldn't see anything...actually she was not concerned about her whereabouts...she just wanted to run away...from that person who wanted to help her...HELP HER...and in return nothing...not a single humiliation...she can't accept it...she has lost everything...every damn thing in her life...now why would someone come in front of her out of nowhere...and says to her that he is going to make her life easy...is that a joke??
Khushi was wiping her tears again and again...she was not even trying to stop her tears...its of no use...then she felt someone gripped her arms and pulled her...she collided with something hard...she looked up...and then saw those brown caramel eyes...
Arnav was really angered when Khushi asked him what he wants from her in return...then he saw her fighting with tears...he saw her confused face...then an expression which seemed like that she wanted to admit something but she wasn't able to do so...he felt like she was fighting with her own...he saw her regretful eyes...and when she said sorry and left from there the reason seeped in him...he understood that she was actually fighting with herself...the way he fought with himself...when he had nothing...when he lost everything...when asked help from anyone and they treated him like a beggar...Khushi was in the same shoe...he is offering her help because he took help from Shashi...it is always like this...everything in this world is like this...Give and Take...she was saying the right thing...no FREE lunches in the world...
Arnav paid the bill and rushed out of the cafe...he couldn't see her around...then he asked some people around there and then traced her...she was walking mindlessly...without any knowledge where she was going...because he saw it was a deserted narrow street...and dark also...he strode behind her...and then grabbed her arm...pulled her and turned her face to him...and he saw those eyes...those hazel teary eyes...the moon light was giving him the access to see deep in her eyes...and he just couldn't understand why these eyes are so similar to those...he could feel her shivering...she was sobbing really hard...tears were kissing her cheeks...he felt the same pain in his chest what he felt that night seeing that girl crying...for a second he really wondered...if these are two same girls...again...he thought that before when he saw her at orphanage...and today...its like every damn instinct of him is shouting that this girl is her...but No...she can't be..!!
Arnav's chain of thoughts broke when he felt something soft and warm on his neck...her hair...silky dark brown hair...Arnav looked down to see her head resting in his chest...her forehead resting on his chest hiding her face behind her both palm...and she was sobbing bitterly...as if she just lost a battle...she just lost her all strenght...he didn't know what make him do this...but he couldn't control himself anymore...his hand left arm and moved to her back...his one hand placed on her waist...and other on her head...and he started caressing her hair...a warmth crept in him...he pulled her closer...made the hug little more tighter...kissed between her hair on her head...
Arnav: Sshh...Khushi...its okay...
Khushi heard him...she couldn't control and started sobbing more...she removed her palm from between them and slide her both hands to his back...and tightened her grip...as if her life depended on this simple hug...when Khushi saw those brown caramel eyes looking at her...she felt she could get lost in those eyes...and no one will ever find her again...from the beginning of their meeting she felt some warmness emitting from him...the way he was talking...the way he was looking at her...the way he told her that he wants to help her...the way he actually helped her through the Raizada trust...she just can't express how she felt...she was angry...on her life...on her fate...why now...but then she again saw those eyes...she couldn't control and fell on his chest...she really wanted that warmth which she saw in his eyes...and when he moved his hand around her...she just wanted to be lost...she cried more...and more...why now...why now...and she couldn't help but asked him...
Khushi: Why now??? (her voice was breaking...her breathing was heavy..) Why now??? Arnav-ji why now??
Arnav: Khushi...lis..(cut by Arnav..)
Khushi: When I have nothing to lose anymore you came...why now?? (with each word from her mouth her grip tightened around Arnav's body...)
Arnav: You have lost nothing...its never late Khushi...(he was caressing her hair...when she pulled her from the hug..and looked at him with her big red teary eyes...still flooded with tears..)
Khushi: Bauji...Amma...I have..
Arnav cupped her face with his both hand...wiping tears with his thumb from her cheeks...
Arnav: Nothing will happen to your Amma..okay?? I won't let anything happen to her...
Khushi: Why are you doing this?? (with her broken voice...)
Arnav: I need to do it Khushi...not for you...not for you Amma...but for Shashi uncle...for a father...for me...don't ask anything more...(with a calm and warm voice..)
Arnav pulled Khushi for a hug again...and held her head on his heart...he closed his eyes...opened them and looked at sky...moon was playing hide n seek with them...once it was going behind the cloud then again peeking out from there...Arnav sighed heavily...
Khushi was still in tears..but her sobs were stopped...she was hearing the rhythm of his heart beat closing her eyes...how much she seeked this comfort for a long time...but no one ever offered her...neither she could ask from anyone...but this particular man whom she met in an orphanage hardly for five minutes giving her that much needed shoulder to lean and cry her heart out...then she heard his voice...
Arnav: Khushi...
Khushi came out from her trance...and then she realized that she was hugging him for a long time...and it was embarrassing...she pulled herself from the hug...and looked down...avoiding his eyes...she started to fidgeting with her bag strap...Arnav saw her activities...and smiled inwardly...
Arnav: Before you start your apologizing part...let me tell you its okay...I don't mind it...
Khushi stared at him...gave him a watery smile...
Arnav: Lets go...
Khushi nodded and they started walking side by side towards the main road...when they saw the street light...Arnav stopped walking...Khushi stopped after some step realizing he was not walking...she turned to see him...before she could ask him anything...
Arnav: Lets go for a drive...
Khushi looked at him with disbelief...was he really asking her for a drive...but why?? and why her??
**The new update...Sorry for being late...I didn't mean to...but I didn't have any option...as my exam got postponed due to some political issues in our country...so apology...hope you'll like it...
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