The Heart Knows #3 - IPKKND ff-Thread 4 link Pg144 - Page 38

Originally posted by: arshil0895

so u mean to say dat u want to hate me... 😲 😲 my condition
agrhhh after taking my persious posession u ditch me 😭 😭 😭
u took salt nd pepper nd left me alone nahi 😡 😡 😡
but me happy abt ki my babies r wid u
😉
ok...
nw dont dare to think abt hating me
nahi to i would spam ur pm inbox nd ask other to do also

then i would 😲 [:D/] 🤣

spam my pm inbox...that is a terrifying thought...🤢
even if i do, i wont hate you...😃

Originally posted by: arshil0895

CHAPTER 49 : THE MYSTEROUS PHONE CALL
an application to writer my dear friend
sweet buddy,
with due veneration,
and deep contemplation,
in a shock condition,
in a written composition,
i give u information,
about khushi cloth (arnav's shirt as night cloth ) and her weak condition,
is beyond explanation,
therefore with great concentration,
it will cause your consideration,
to grant him arnav nd sid his anjali without hesitation nd melodrama,
for coming updates without complecation,
as per your produces constitution,
in addition to avoid fighting suitation ,
hence is my petition,
for the necessary permission,
thank you in anticipation,
i close my APPLICATION.
lots of pyaar aisha.

oh my god...!
it was just awesome...

Originally posted by: sarun_maniac

thank you.are u going to update today?

yup...m gonna update today...

Originally posted by: arshil0895

[/B][B] u
r u nt updating today

i m updating today...

waitng for the next update..

THE HEART KNOWS

CHAPTER 50 (A)

Arnav was reading the contract details of their latest deal when Khushi entered his cabin. He looked at her and a smile crossed his face.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Raizada," he greeted her.

She slumped on the couch and said, "Mrs. Raizada is angry with you. That is why I came here."

He raised one of his eyebrows and said, "Achcha? Khushi mujhse gussa nahi hai?" [Really? Khushi is angry with me?]

"Woh bhi thodi si gussa hai." [She is also a little angry.]

"Tho uss anger ko kam karne ke liye kya karna chahiye?" [So what should I do to lessen the anger?]

"Gussa main hoon. Aur tumara sawaal ka jawaab bhi main hi doon? Unbelievable." [I am angry. Should I be the one to answer your questions? Unbelievable.]

"Help me a little, Khushi," he pleaded like a child.

She turned her face and pointed to her cheek.

He smiled.

He got up from his chair and went towards her. He sat beside her and hugged her. He pulled her closer and kissed her cheek, her eyes and her forehead.

She placed one of her hands on his cheek and said, "I love you."

"I love you, too."

She placed her head over his chest and hugged him.

"Are you still angry?" he asked her.

"Nahi," she replied. "Un logon ne tume bahut pareshan kiya?" [No. Did those people trouble you a lot?]

"Kis ke liye?" [For what?]

"For the deal."

"Yeah. A little."

"Sab theek ho jayega." [Everything will be fine.]

He felt guilty for not calling her even once. He didn't plan for it. He thought that he would finish everything and return soon. Somehow, it had not happened.

"I am sorry, jaan."

"Baar baar sorry bolna bandh karo. [Stop saying sorry everytime.] It's okay." She paused for a while and said, "When I returned from the airport, I had a strange feeling that something was not right. And then you didn't call me and I was very frightened."

"I am here with you right now."

She hugged him tighter and said, "I know. Patha hai? The last three days I have been having the same dream everyday. It was like a nightmare and I was not able to forget it."

"What was it about?" he asked her as he lay on the couch and pulled her over him.

She heard his steady heartbeat and she said, "It was about you. You were sitting in some dark place and…."

She stopped in the middle.

"And?" he prompted.

"And you were crying," she finished slowly. "I couldn't bear it. The pain I saw in your eyes was so intense that it brought tears to my eyes too."

She lifted her head and looked at him. His eyes were closed.

She touched his cheek and asked, "If something is bothering you, you will tell me, won't you?" Before he could reply, she said, "Because it is not good to keep things within you."

His phone rang. Shilpha called him to tell him that he had to attend a meeting with a client. He asked Aman and Akash to attend the meeting.

"I am with you, jaan. Hamesha."

"Hamesha."

"And if something is bothering me, I will tell you." He kissed her nose and asked, "So, tell me about everything that happened when I was not here."

That was when she remembered about Siddharth's confession.

"Siddhu ne di se sab kuch kehdiya," she told him. [Siddhu told everything to di.]

"Kya? I mean, sach mein?" he asked in shock and surprise. [What? I mean, really?]

She told him about the whole incident and he listened to every word and noticed every little reaction of hers. He had missed her during the past three days. He promised himself that whatever the situation was, he would never ever leave her or hurt her for something which was never her mistake.

"Di ne kuch kaha?" he asked her. [Did di say anything?]

"No. I don't know what she is thinking. It is not easy to forget everything and move on, Arnav. But still Siddhu is worth the risk. Actually, he is not a risk. He is sure to give her the best life that she deserves." She kissed his cheek and said, "Just like I have."

They stayed in each other's arms for a while. Khushi had to leave as she got a call from Siddharth's office saying that the client needed her to do some changes. She told him that she had to go.

Before leaving, she kissed his forehead and said, "I love you, baby."

"I love you too, jaan."

It was five in the evening and Arnav couldn't sit in his office any longer. He called Akash and NK to take care of the work and went home. In the morning, when he started for office, Anjali and nani were a bit disappointed with him for not calling them even once.

"Chote, you are early?" nani said.

"Just a bit tired, nani. Di kahaan hai?" [Just a bit tired, nani. Where is di?]

"Room mein. Anjali bitya ne aaj office gayi nahi." [In her room. Anjali bitya didn't go to office today.]

Before he went to Anjali's room, he apologized to nani and mami.

He knocked the door and went in. Anjali was doing something with her mobile.

"Di….!"

She looked up from the mobile.

Her eyes went to the clock and she asked, "You are very early today?"

"Aap se kuch kehna tha." [I had to tell you something.]

He sat in front of her on her bed.

"Lekin uske pehle tum batao ki tumne kyun ek phone bhi nahi ki? London mein telephone booths nahi tha kya? [But before that tell me why you didn't call even once. Weren't there telephone booths in London?] And even then, you called only Aman."

He lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't go to London, di."

Anjali's eyes widened. To say she was shocked would be an understatement.

"You didn't go to London?"

He shook his head and said, "And I did not call Aman. In fact, I did not speak with anybody."

"Aman ne kaha…."

"Aman said that as he didn't want to increase your worries. He was the only one who knew that I didn't go to London. Like you, he is oblivious to all the other things."

"Where did you go, chote?"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I'll tell you later."

"Tume kuch hua nahi na? [Nothing happened to you, right?] You are alright, aren't you?"

He held her hand and said, "Main theek hoon, di. Mujhe kuch nahi hua." [I am fine, di. Nothing happened to me.]

"Don't ever do this again. Understand?"

"Promise, di. Agli baar yeisa nahi hoga," he said and hugged his sister. [Promise, di. It will not happen again.]

When she felt that her brother was fine, she moved away from the hug and looked at him.

"Di, have you thought over what Siddharth told you?"

He dropped the second bomb and it was Anjali's turn to be shocked again.

"Tume yeh sab patha hai?" [You know everything?]

"Haan, di." [Yes, di.]

She remembered about the time when Arnav wanted to call Siddharth as 'bhaiya' and Khushi had said no.

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

"Khushi and Siddharth have no secrets, di."

She was silent.

"Siddarth bahut achche hai, di. There has been no one else other than you in his life. He is not like Shyam. He will stay with you till the end. He will make you happy. But still, I will not rush you into making any decisions. You have just now come out of your shell and I can see that you are happy being independent. When you feel that you need someone to share your life with, then I can assure you, di. There is nobody better than Siddharth."

After a long pause later, she said, "He wasn't there when I needed him, chote."

He narrowed his eyes. "Kab, di?" [When, di?]

"I was the only girl he spoke with in college and I thought that what we shared was something different."

Arnav wondered whether it meant that his sister had also liked Siddharth from the beginning.

"Then when I needed him the most, he wasn't there. Dadi told me about Shyam but I did not like being forced into a marriage. When she told that our parents would have liked it, I couldn't deny any longer. A couple of days before marriage, I went to college to meet him. I wanted to talk to him. Talking with him has always been the best stress buster and he would give wonderful solutions for everything I asked." Her eyes teared up when she said, "He wasn't there when I went there before the wedding. He wasn't there when I needed him. Now, it is frightening me. I have come out of one mess and I don't know what to do. It is true, chote. I have an odd feeling whenever he moves closer with other people."

This time, Arnav was shocked. It meant that Anjali had liked Siddharth all along but hadn't been able to realize her feelings. If only Siddharth had been there during her last visit to college, both of them would have been happy together. Last visit…. He had to clear her doubts.

"Di, do you know why Siddharth wasn't there?" he asked her.

She shook her heard.

"His mother had an accident. She battled for her life but lost it. Siddharth was the only son and he stayed with his father. He realized that life was short and he planned to tell you his feelings. When he returned to college, your classmates told him that you were married. He didn't deliberately leave you, di. Circumstances made him choose his father. But he did come back."

Anjali eyes watered and her tears travelled down her cheek.

Arnav hugged her and said, "You should have told me about him, di. I would have brought him to you."

"You didn't believe in love and marriage at that time, chote."

He looked in her eyes and said, "Di, I didn't believe in love and marriage. I believe in your happiness." He paused for a second and said, "You could have tried to understand the meaning behind what you both shared, di."

He wiped her tears.

"It is not late, di. You can choose what you wanted in the first place. He will never hurt you. I will tell you again, di. Nobody is forcing you to do anything. Decide what you really want. Even if you say no now, Siddharth will still be waiting for you."

"I need some time to think, chote."

"You have all the time you need."

"Di, if you decide to say yes, warn me before telling him."

"Why?" she asked with a confused expression.

"I am comfortable calling him Siddharth and jiju will be a little difficult. When you warn me, I'll take one of his photos and practice calling him jiju."

She smiled inspite of her tears and said, "Tum pagal ho gaye ho." [You have gone mad.]

"Khushi ka asar." [Because of Khushi.]

"Arey, don't try to make Khushi the reason behind your craziness."

"I love you so much, di."

"Love you too, chote."

THE HEART KNOWS

CHAPTER 50 (B)

After his conversation with his sister, he retired to his room. He removed his tie and his waist coat and threw them on the bed. The past three days caught up with him and he was very tired. He settled on the recliner and looked at the moon's reflection on the pool.

He remembered the mysterious conversation he had with a mysterious person. The person did not give him a name and he did not show Arnav his face.

****

Arnav sat under a tree and gazed at the three bright stars in the sky. His thoughts were disturbed by a voice.

"Arnav….!"

He turned to see who called him.

The person who called him wore a white kurta and pyjama. He had a shawl wrapped around his face so that only his eyes were visible.

"How are you, Arnav?" the man asked him.

"Who are you?"

"Main naam nahi de saktha hoon. Lekin zaroor keh saktha hoon ki main tumari dushman nahi hoon." [I cannot give you a name. But I can surely say that I am not your enemy.]

"Dhost ya dushman…. I just don't care."

Arnav was about to walk away when the man's voice stopped him again.

"Tumara aankhon mein dard dekh saktha hoon. Mehsoos bhi kar saktha hoon. Sirf kam nahi kar paonga." [I can see pain in your eyes. I can feel it too. I just cannot lessen it.]

"I didn't ask you to do anything, did I?" he asked in a cold voice.

His voice did not deter the man.

"I have been following you for eleven years."

Arnav had enough of it and was about to leave the place.

"I stopped following you when Khushi entered your life."

The name 'Khushi' stopped Arnav.

He turned to face the man and asked, "How do you know Khushi?"

"Just like how I know you," he answered enigmatically. "When Khushi came into your life, I left. I knew that she would bring happiness to you and your family."

"Listen, I am not in a mood to listen to your crazy talk."

"It has been three days since you came here. Go back, Arnav. Go back to Delhi. Your happiness lies there. Try not to come back here. It will only hurt you and your family more."

Arnav clenched his fist and said, "Don't tell me what I should do and what I shouldn't."

The man continues as if nothing happened. "Let the past lie in the past itself. Usse yaad karne mein kuch fayda nahi hai." [Let the past lie in the past itself. It is no use remembering it.]

He took a deep breath and said, "Tell me. What do you really want? Are you one of those soothsayers?"

The man let out a laugh and said, "I would like to call myself your guardian."

"If it is money you want….?"

The man interrupted him. "Har cheez ko paison se kareed nahi saktha. Jaise tumara dard. Paison se dard ko kam kar sakthe ho kya?" [Not everything can be bought with money. Like your pain. Can you decrease you pain with money?]

"Fine, Mister who-ever-you-are. I am listening. You have spoken a lot and I don't think I have understood anything. Tum kuch meaningful kehna chaogi ya main jaa saktha hoon?" [Do you want to say something meaningful or can I leave?]

"Let me come to the point. Your father is not worth it, Arnav."

"I stopped considering him my father a long time back."

"Arvind Malik is not worth your anger or your hatred. Don't spoil your life by trying to connect the dots between Garima and Khushi. Khushi is innocent. She doesn't know anything about this."

"Khushi meri biwi hai and I know her. You don't have to give me her character sketch." A pause later, he couldn't help asking, "If you knew about Khushi's mother and him, why didn't you stop him?"

"Kuch sawaalon ka jawaab itni aasaani se nahi milti." [Answers for a few questions are not so easy to get.]

"If you can't answer my questions, then why are you here? I must be really crazy as I am listening to you."

"Main tumara har sawaal ka jawaab nahi de saktha. Lekin main yeh zaroor keh saktha hoon ki Arvind Malik ne sirf Garima ki zindagi barbad nahi kiya. The list is pretty long." [I cannot answer all your questions. But I can surely say that Garima was not the only person's life Arvind Malik spoiled.]

"How do you know him?"

"In Lucknow, everybody knows everyone else."

"He is dead and so are his problems. Why are you talking about all that to me?"

"Children have to pay for the sins committed by their parents. Not just children, a lot of other people have paid for Arvind's sins. Now, it is time to forget the past, live the present and think about the future. I know why you threw Dyanchand out of Sheesh Mahal. I can understand it and if I had a chance, I would have supported you. Ab tume uss revenge drama ko bhool kar aagey badna chahiye. [Now, forget the revenge drama and move forward.] Don't give Dyanchand a chance to hurt you."

"Are you trying to tell me that a coward like Dyanchand, who would fight with people weaker than himself, is going to come after me?"

The man smiled. Dyanchand was indeed a coward.

"I agree. Dyanchand is a coward. But he is a Malik and he shares the same ruthless blood. If somebody stands behind him, he will strike back. It is not that he will. It just means that it is possible. Don't worry, Arnav. If at all anything happens, I will be standing in front of you without this shawl covering my face."

"Why should I trust you?"

"You trust me already, Arnav. If not, you wouldn't be standing here and listening to me."

"I have gone crazy," Arnav muttered to himself and raked his hand through his hair. In a louder tone, he said, "I have to go. I have had enough for today."

"Bye, Arnav. Take care of yourself." Before Arnav walked away, the man called him again and asked, "Khushi keisi hai?" [How is Khushi?]

The man's eyes glistened with unshed tears and it didn't go unnoticed by Arnav.

"Do you know her?" he asked the man.

He nodded.

"She is fine."

"You love her, don't you?"

Arnav didn't know why but he was comfortable around the man who hadn't give him a name or shown him his face.

"If you think you know everything, then why do you ask?"

"Take care of her. And remember. You are not a Malik. You are Arnav Singh Raizada."

The man walked away. Arnav had enough tension as it is and he didn't follow the man.

****

Khushi entered Arnav's room and found him on the recliner. She called him to catch his attention. He was in his own thoughts and he did not turn.

She walked to the recliner put her arms around his neck. Only then he returned to the present and focused on Khushi.

He covered her hands with his and leaned back to look at her.

"I have been calling you for a long time," she told him.

"I was thinking."

"About me?" she asked with a teasing smile.

He pulled her and she fell on his lap. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her ear.

"What if my answer is no?" he asked her.

"Then who were you thinking about?"

"About someone I met yesterday."

She pushed him a little and looked at his face.

"Ladki? Ya ladka?" [Girl? Or boy?]

"Ladki hoti tho?" [If it is a girl?]

"I will give you such a hug that you will never remember her or anyother girl again."

"Agar ladka tho?" [If it is a boy?]

She pulled him closer and whispered in his ear, "I'll tell everyone I know, including your office staff, that you are interested in men."

Before he could react, she got up from his lap and moved away.

"Khushi, ruko," he said and tried to hold her hand.

She dodged and ran around inside the room and over his bed.

"Shall I tell them, Mr. Raizada? Just imagine. Aap ka reputation ka haal kya hoga?" [What will happen to your reputation?]

"Khushi, stop it. I met a man who must at least be around fifty years."

"Chi chi. Arnav, tumara taste kitna karaab ho gayi." [Chi chi. Arnav, your taste has become too bad.]

She was standing on the bed and he tried to catch her. She got down from the other side and attempted to run away from the room. He was aware of her plan as he had seen her eyes dart towards the door. He took few quick steps towards her and held her waist.

"I'll tell you who I am interested in, Khushi Raiza Singh Raizada."

Her cheeks turned red and he noticed it in the mirror.

"Tumari gaal ko bhi patha hai ki mujhe kis mein interest hai." [Your cheek also knows what I am interested in.]

She turned around and hugged him tight. He laughed at her action and his laugh only made her hide her face in his chest.

"I love you so much when you blush like this, jaan," he whispered in her ear.

Her lips curved into a smile. She kissed his cheek and ran away from his room.

First!!!!!😊.