The Heart Knows #3 - IPKKND ff-Thread 4 link Pg144 - Page 27

Originally posted by: adventure_roks

thanks for the long comment...enjoyed reading it...
arnav is not in trouble, i hope...but he will be back in the same chapter...

and sorry to disappoint you...i m bring sheetal in...but only for two chapters...i can guarantee u one thing...arnav and khushi will not have a misunderstanding or a fight because of her...

Originally posted by: vks11

thank you for the update. You are a great story writer. waiting for the sequel too.

Originally posted by: crazy4ArnavSR

Comments for Chap-48

Liked how both are taking guilt upon themselves for what happened last night. Little act it might have been...but i liked how first thing Arnav does in morning is to arrange lime juice and coffee for her...while when arnav felt dizzy she offers tht coffee to him.

The sudden departure of Arnav to London??? Khushi having bad feeling...Ahh...what r u upto now? Don't tell me u r gonna put him in an accident or something? However...i m keeping enough faith in u...tht u won't get him kidnapped! *keeping fingers crossed for Arnav*

Little scene of 'Papa ko manana hai Rose' was beautiful...

And then...off course the "most AWAITED CONFESSION". Well...tht was really unexpected. Until the last moment i coudln't even get an idea...it is coming! Wow...the surprise element did wonders! And now a big shout for the confession- YAAAYYY!!!!

I loved the lines-

"You want to know why I never hug you? Do you want to know why I don't hold your hand?" "The answer is simple. If I hug you, I will never ever hug any other girl with the exception of Khushi. If I hold your hand once, I will never let you go, it will be till the end of the journey. Love and marriage mean a lot to me, Anjali. No moving apart in the middle. If I hug you, every cell in my body will hold on to you and never let you move away."

I think u can add these lines too to the Anjali's realisation scene.

And then...i liked the answer siddhu gave to her 'Damaged'...

"What did you say? Damaged? If I thought you were damaged, I wouldn't be standing beside you. Why the hell can't you understand that you are anything but that? Where is the Anjali I fell in love with?"

"Have some self respect, Anjali."

In all... i liked the update off course!

P.S. I know Khushi had an Off...still i think the two pair of eyes u mentioned must be Khushi and NK... *keeping Fingers crossed*

Remember i told u once...i m very poor at guessing...yet thought of giving it a try this time. 😉

Originally posted by: sarun_maniac

hey thanks for replying,but u didn't tell me whether my guess about the two pair of eyes were right or was i wrong?

Nani saw Siddharth and Anjali in the living room and went to speak with them. She was oblivious to what had happened. When Siddharth saw her, his expression softened and Anjali wiped her tears before nani noticed.

"Aap log jaldi aagaye," nani said. [You guys came early.]

Siddharth said, "Haan, nani. Meeting khadam ho gayi. Isi liye." [Yes, nani. Meeting was over. That is why.]

"Why don't you and Khushi bitya have dinner here and then go?"

"Nahi, nani. Khushi ke saath kuch kaam hai." [No, nani. I have some work with Khushi.]

"Jaana zarrori hai kya?" [Is it important for you to go?]

Siddharth looked at Anjali and then at nani. "Zaroori hai, nani. [It is important, nani.] We'll come tomorrow."

Nani accepted.

Khushi and NK watched them from the kitchen. NK didn't know he had tears in his eyes until his vision blurred. He blinked them back and saw Khushi. She looked at the two with complete adoration, respect and love.

"Khushiji, aapko yeh sab patha hai kya?" he aksed her. [Khushiji, do you all this?]

She blinked her tears back and nodded.

"Nannav ko bhi patha hai?" [Nannav also knows?]

"Arnav, Jia and Aman. Until they sort this out between themselves, don't tell anybody else."

He gave her a thumbs up sign and said, "Sure, Khushiji. If di gets a happy life, who is going to say no."

When they heard that Siddharth wanted to leave, Khushi said, "I have to go, Nanheji. Looks like they need some time alone to gather their thoughts."

"Kal milenge, Khushiji." [We'll meet tomorrow, Khushiji.]

"Aap mujhe sirf Khushi bhulaayiye na. Khushiji ajeeb lagtha hai." [Please call me Khushi. Khushiji is strange.]

"What will Nannav say?" he asked in shock.

"Nannav ko mein dheklungi." [I'll see to Nannav.]

He thought for some time and finally said, "Okay. Ek condition pe.[On a condition.] "

"Kya?" [What?]

"Aap bhi mujhe NK bhulayiye." [You call me NK.]

"Zaroor, Nanhe….. I mean, NK. Ab mujhe jaana hoga. Bye." [Absolutely, Nanhe…. I mean, NK. Now, I have to go. Bye.]

"Kabhi alvida na kehna, Khushi." [Never say goodbye, Khushi.]

"Your hindi is improving, NK."

"Aap ki shilpa se."

She looked at him in confusion. "What….?!"

"Kripa…. Shilpa….," he explained with a smile.

She tried to strangle him. "NK….!!!!!"

He held the tip of his ear with his right hand and said, "Sorry. Sorry."

Khushi went to the living room and NK followed her.

"Chalein, Khushi?" Siddharth asked her. [Shall we go, Khushi?]

"Okay."

The drive to Siddharth's house was filled with silence. Khushi knew that Siddharth would be silent only if he was upset. Even though she could not see him worried, she did not have a choice. She decided to talk to him later.

After dinner, he settled in the living room to watch television. He flipped through all the two hundred and eighteen channels nearly thrice and then finally zeroed in on Tom and Jerry in Cartoon Network.

Khushi brought Salt and Pepper to the living room and placed their bowl of milk in front of them. She sat on the couch near Siddharth and looped her hand around his. She placed her cheek on his left biceps and watched Tom chase Jerry to his heart's content. A few seconds later, he put his arm around her.

"You saw, didn't you?" Siddharth asked after a while.

"I didn't mean to but I did."

"Maine kuch galat nahi bhola na?" [I didn't say anything wrong, did I?]

"Nahi. Kuch bhi galat nahi." [No. Nothing was wrong.]

He took a deep breath and asked, "Arnav ka phone aaya?" [Did Arnav call?]

"Not yet."

He looked at the wall clock in the living room and said, "His flight should have landed thirty minutes ago."

"Maybe he will call after checking in."

She nodded. But the same uneasy feeling was there. She tried not to think about it.

"Kya soch rahi ho?" Siddharth asked her. [What are you thinking?]

"Nothing. Having an uneasy feeling from the time I returned from the airport."

"My sweetheart can't stay away from DJ for even half a day," he teased her.

"Siddhu," she whined.

"Kya 'Siddhu'? I am telling you the truth."

"After that fashion show, when you left me and went to Delhi, it felt as if a piece of my heart was moving apart. Par, this time, it is more like something is not right."

He hugged her closer and said, "Nothing will be wrong. Even if it is wrong, I'll make it alright."

"I know," she said without a second's thought.

They watched the cartoon for sometime with their thoughts far away from them. The clock chimed twelve and that was when they realized that it was midnight.

They moved away from each other and stretched themselves.

"Bahut raat ho chuki hai," he told her. "Go and sleep." [It is very late. Go and sleep.]

Her eyes fell on her phone and he noticed it.

"Maybe he was tired. He will call you tomorrow."

She hugged him and he put his arms around her.

"Sleep well, sweetheart."

"You too, Siddhu."

They walked to their respective rooms.

Before he went to his room, she called him. "Siddhu!"

He turned.

"Di will say yes."

He stepped closer to her and kissed her forehead. "Good night, sweetheart."

They changed and got into bed. Sleep was the last thing in both their minds.

Khushi was worried about Arnav not calling her. Still the first thing in her thoughts was Siddharth and his worried face. It was the same with Siddharth. Even though he was disturbed with what Anjali would say, the foremost thing in his mind was Arnav. He wondered why he hadn't called Khushi.

Finally, the day took its toll on them and their eyes closed without their knowledge. It was around three in the morning when they fell asleep.

When Khushi woke up at seven in the morning, she checked her mobile to see if Arnav had called. There were no missed calls.

"Why haven't you called me?" she asked nobody in particular.

She had a quick bath and went to the kitchen. Siddharth was already up. He was pouring milk in a bowl full of corn flakes.

He heard her foot steps and looked up to see her. Her face told him what he wanted to know. Arnav hadn't called her.

His face told her that he was worried over what Anjali would tell him as day's passed by.

The best thing about them was they did not need to pretend that everything was fine. Even if they did, they would sense the inner turmoil. So, they were true to each other.

"Breakfast?" he asked her.

She nodded.

After breakfast, they went to office together. Anjali was not there and they hadn't expected her either. They pretty well knew that she needed time alone. When it came to work, both of them gave their hundred percent effort. They did not let their personal issues spoil their work.

By the end of the day, things hadn't changed for better or for worse.

Khushi decided to call Aman and ask him about Arnav's whereabouts. She called him but he didn't attend her call.

"What's wrong with everybody?" she muttered.

Aman noticed the missed call in his phone and called Khushi.

"Hi Aman!"

"Hi Khushi!"

She dived straight into the topic.

"Did Arnav call? Do you know where he is?"

"He called, Khushi."

"He did?" she asked in a voice which was coated with both happiness and sadness. She was happy that he had called and at the same time, she was sad that he hadn't called her even after his repeated assurances that he would speak with her.

"Yeh, Khushi. He did."

"Is he okay?"

"The deal is taking some extra time, Khushi. Looks like the people are a bit difficult."

"Do you have his number?"

He hesitated for a micro second before he said, "He called from a public booth, Khushi. We can't call him back."

"If he calls you, can you tell him that I need to talk with him?"

"Of course, Khushi. I'll tell him."

"Thanks."

"No need to thank me. You take care."

He pressed the disconnect button and stared at the phone for a while.

"Damn, I hate lying," he muttered under his breath.

"Then why are you lying in the first place?" Shilpha, Arnav's secretary, asked him.

"Do you know where our boss is?" he asked her. "Cause I don't know."

"So?"

"So, he hasn't called his wife and she is worried. I lied to her that he called me just to make sure that she isn't worried too much."

"Why don't you call the London office and ask where he is?" Shilpha suggested.

"London office?" he asked. "Why should I call our London office when I know that he didn't go to London in the first place?"

"What?" Shilpha asked in shock. "He didn't go to London. Then where is he?"

"He wanted everybody to know that he went there. I don't know what his real destination was."

"Let's cross our fingers and hope he calls soon."

He nodded.

It was the same story for two days. Everybody was worried as Arnav hadn't called. Aman tried to convince Siddharth, Akash and NK with his lie. Akash and NK decided to wait. Somehow, his convincing had not gone well with Siddharth.

Siddharth knew that Aman was hiding something. He planned to corner Aman and ask him for the truth. Before he could, he got a call from Jia. She had to go to Mumbai as her father had had a heart attack. Siddharth wanted to go with her as he knew her father very well. At the same time, he didn't want to leave Khushi behind.

"It's alright, Siddhu," she told him when he told her about Jia's father. "I will be fine. You go with her."

He didn't have the heart to leave.

She sensed his hesitation and said, "Siddhu, promise. I will be fine. Jia needs support now. Go with her."

Akash and NK promised him that they would take care of Khushi.

Anjali, who hadn't spoken with him since that confrontation, said, "We'll take care of her, Siddharth. Don't worry about her." She paused for a second and said, "Just make sure that you don't forget to call her."

He nodded. The burden in his heart reduced a little bit as he heard the same friendliness in her voice.

Before leaving, he hugged Khushi and said, "Take care, sweetheart. I'll be back in two days."

"Sure?"

"Just two days. No more than that. And I'll call you everyday."

Nani made Khushi stay in Shantivan as she knew that it will not be good for her if she stayed alone in Siddharth's house.

Khushi took two of Arnav's shirts and lied down on the bed. She wore one of his shirts over her night suit and hugged the other one.

Anjali and NK came to check on her a few hours later. When they saw her cuddled on the bed with Arnav's shirt and tear lines on her cheek, they didn't know what to do to lessen her distress.

"I am going to scold Nannav when he returns, di," NK told Anjali. "Dekhiye di, Khushi kitna pareshan hai." [See di, how worried Khushi is?]

"It has never happened before, NK. Whatever his work was, he would call us and tell about his whereabouts. This time, he has crossed his limits."

They left Arnav's room and went to theirs.

A few hours later, Khushi woke up due to the dream she had been having for the past two days. It was more of a nightmare in which Arnav was alone and crying. Khushi got up and pulled the recliner to the poolside and sat on it as she gazed on the three stars.

Her phone rang. The call was from Siddharth. It was as if he sensed that his sweetheart was worried.

"Soyi nahi ab tak?" he asked her. [Didn't sleep yet?]

"I was asleep but woke up."

"I'll be back tomorrow."

"You said two days?"

"I thought so. But the doctors told Jia that she could take her father home. All three of us are returning tomorrow. I'll be there in the evening."

"I'll be waiting."

"What are Salt and Pepper doing?"

He spoke a lot of random things to keep her distracted for a while. She eventually dozed off hearing his voice. When he heard her regular breathing, he knew that she was asleep and disconnected the call.

Siddharth, Jia and her father returned to Delhi. Jia took her father, Pratap, to her apartment. She already had plans to bring her father to Delhi after furnishing her apartment. His heart attack speeded up the process.

After dropping Jia and her father in her apartment, Siddharth went to Shantivan. He went to Khushi and Arnav's room to see her. She was in a worse state than he had left behind. The second she saw him, she threw herself in his arms and hugged him.

"I missed you, Siddhu."

"I missed you too, sweetheart."

He held her and comforted her until she moved away.

Nani persuaded Siddhart to stay in Shantivan and asked Hari Prakash show him the guest room. He stayed with Khushi until late night and tried to keep her occupied in a game of chess. After the game, she cuddled with Arnav's shirt and went to sleep in Siddharth's lap. After ten minutes, he laid her head gently on the pillow and kissed her forehead. Then he went to the guest room to catch up with some sleep that he had lost during the previous days.

Khushi woke up half an hour later as she missed Siddharth's warmth. She went to the poolside and laid down on the recliner.

At almost half past four in the morning, Arnav entered his house. Hari Prakash opened the door for him and was happy to see him.

"Arnav bhaiya, aap aagaye?" When Arnav didn't reply, he said, "Sab log bahut pareshan the. Khushi bhabi aur Siddharth bhaiya bhi yahaan hai." [Arnav bhaiya, you came? Everyone was worried. Khushi bhabi and Siddharth bhaiya are also here.]

The name 'Khushi' made him look at Hari Prakash.

"Khushi kahaan hai?" [Where is Khushi?]

"Aap ka kamre mein." [In your room.]

"Di so rahi hai kya?" [Is di sleeping?]

"Haan, bhaiya." [Yes, bhaiya.]

Arnav climbed the stairs and went to his room. He opened the door and searched for Khushi. The bed was empty. When he was about to leave the room to talk with Hari Prakash, his eyes feel on the pale figure sleeping on the recliner in the poolside.

She was wearing on of his shirts and hugged the other one. The sight in front of him reminded him that he had hurt her a lot by not talking with her even once. When he went closer to her, he noticed the tears on her cheeks which hadn't dried. He knelt beside her and wiped her tears.

His touch woke her from her sleep.

She looked at him and blinked a couple of times to get a grip on the situation. She didn't know whether she was dreaming or he was real. She touched his cheek and he pressed his face against her palm.

She realized that he was for real. Without wasting a second, she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him. Tears flowed non stop from her eyes and she was not able to say anything.

Arnav needed her hug as much as she needed his. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight. Neither of them spoke for a long time.

When her tears subsided, he said, "I love you, jaan."

"Tum ne ek phone bhi nahi kiya," she told him. [You didn't call even once.]

He removed his hands from around her and kissed her forehead.

"From next time, you have to take me with you."

He nodded.

"Promise me that you will take me everywhere."

He pressed her hand on his chest directly above his heart and said, "I promise. I'll take you everywhere I go."

"I missed you a lot."

"I am sorry, jaan. Work thoda zyaada ho gaya. [Work was a bit too much.] It was a bit tiring. The people gave me a difficult time."

That was when she noticed his pale face. It was just like the face which stared back at her from the mirror for the past three days.

She kicked aside her tears and asked, "What have to done to yourself? I told you to take care, didn't I?"

"I was worried about the deal."

"Is the deal worth it?"

He nodded. "Yes, it is."

She hugged him again and said, "I love you, baby. Phir kabhi yeisa math karo. Tumare bina main marjaungi." [Don't do this again. I will die without you.]

"Marne ki baat math karo, jaan [Don't talk about dying, jaan] ," he told her as he rubbed her back. "I won't do it again. This is the first and the last time."

She moved away from the hug and asked, "Did you eat your medicines properly?"

He didn't reply but she got her answer.

She made him sit on the recliner and placed her cheek on his chest while he placed his over her head.

Siddharth entered their room to check on her. When he saw Arnav kneeling near the recliner, he took long steps towards the two. Arnav and Khushi saw him and got up. He pulled the two of them and engulfed them in a bear hug.

The returned the hug with the same affection and love.

"Don't ever do this again," he warned Arnav when he removed his hands from around them.

Arnav nodded.

They dragged him to the dinning table and Khushi prepared breakfast for him. Siddharth woke up NK and Anjali. Nk woke the rest of the family.

"Why did you do this, chote?" Anjali asked him. "You could have called uss once. If not us, atleast Khushi."

Arnav hugged his sister and said, "Sorry, di. It will not happen again."

Nobody asked him about where he was except Aman. When Arnav reached office, Aman went to his cabin and decided to talk about it.

"Where di you go, Arnav?" Aman asked him.

He took a deep breath and said, "Not to London."

"I know you didn't go to London. I want to know where you went. You didn't call your family even once. Not even Khushi. Do you know how worried everybody was?" He looked at Arnav's face for a few seconds and said, "You are not better than them. What is bothering you?"

"Aman, if I need someone to talk to, I'll call you. Till then, concentrate on your work. We have lots to do."

Aman shook his head and left. He knew that Arnav wouldn't talk about it unless he really wanted to.

Originally posted by: adventure_roks

the guess...sorry...i missed to add it while typing...
khushi is correct...the other one is nk...

Originally posted by: sarun_maniac

oh no need to be sorry atleast you replied back.i was just curious and wanted to know whether i was right anyway thank you for clearing my doubts.plz update soon will be waiting for your update.