ARSHI SS: OPPOSITE AttRACTs Ch 02 Pg 54 15/07 UPT - Page 34

"Akash, I just cant believe this. Is she a psyco? I mean who the hell ask that kind of question man?" Arnav angrily burged into his room throwing away his jacket on the bed.

"I will not spare that rat, akash" he said in a frustrating ton while loosening his tie.

"woah! Woah! Bhai, relax dude. well I have never seen you react like that" akash said picking up his coat and hanging it neatly inside his walk in wardrobe.

"and no one in my life has asked such a humiliating question akash, woh samajti kya hai aapne aapko? And I will be getting married to payel not her so how dare she asks me such a question?" Arnav fumed while akash was shocked by arnav's anger. His brother was a short tempered man no doubt but he was never fussy over such an issue. What made him so mad he wondered. Is it the question or is it the person who asked him taking him off the guard.

"Chotey!" anjali called his brother walking towards his room.

"Not now di" Arnav said unfastening his belt.

"Chotey! What happened to you? why were you so grumpy when you came down after meeting payel?" anjali asked running her finger through his hair.

"tumhe woh pasand nahi ayi?" anajli asked worrying.

"Nahi di" Arnav nodded his head out of frustration holding his waist.

"Nahi?" anjali frowned looking at him. She thought payel is the girl whom Arnav will never refuse. Her looks, her simplicity, her tameness everything was just perfect. She was a girl with few words and so was Arnav. Then why did not he like her anjali wondered.

"Di, she talks crap and bull shit"

Anjali was more shocked. "She talks? And that to crap?"

"Uski bolti kab bandh hoti hai Di, jab dekho chapar chapar chapar".

The little did anjali know that Arnav was talking about Khushi.

"Chotey! Its ok. You don't have to marry her if you don't like her. At least calm down now". She looked at akash and asked him to handle Arnav.

"Shaadi? Are you mad di, Khushi is the last person with whom I would like to get married. She is….she is just…..eeerrrhhh!"

"KHUSHI?" anjali wrinkled her nose narrowing her eyes.

"Haan Khushi di!" Arnav said in anger. "naam bhi mat lijiye uska". He practically dismissed his siblings and headed towards his cupboard.

"Chotey! Tum Khushi se nahi payel se mile gaye the. Aur meye Khushi ki nahi payal ki baat kar rahi hoon. Whats wrong with you? Yeh Khushi kahan se beech mein agai?" anjali asked worried.

Arnav halted in his tracks and looked towards anjali. "Why the hell was he talking about Khushi? Maybe she has gotten into his nerves with that silly question of hers that's why. But come on man he went to meet payal not Khushi and his di was talking about payal not Khushi. Then why he was talking about Khushi not payal.

"Errr! Enough" he thought mentally. "di can we talk later? I am really pissed at the moment", Arnav went inside the bathroom slamming the door behind, vibrating the door jam leaving behing his flinching siblings.

"Akash, meine chotey ko itna gussa mein kabhi nahi dekha" anjali sank on the bed worring for her younger brother.

"Relax di, bhai will be fine just that Khushi has asked some stupid question to him that's why he is annoyed", akash said picking up a nice navy blue shirt for Arnav.

"Question? What question?" anjali aksed akash.

"Di, she asked whether Bhai is Virgin or not" akash turned red while telling it to Anjali.

Anjali who was floding arnav's discarded shirt suddenly stopped hearing such a thing from Akash. "she…she asked him that?" anjali asked akash widening her eyes unable to believe that some one can ask something like that to Arnav unless she is totally mad.

"anjali bursted out in giggles and slapped akash playfully on his shoulder. "no wonder why chotey is so pissed. But you know Khushi has a point. Payel has every right to know about what Khushi has asked", anjali admitted.

"Umm! she is nice by the way", anjali said thinking about that chirpy cute girl.

"Di, bhai admit kare ya na karey, she is very beautiful. Such a sober lady. Her eyes are so beautiful and her hair so long".

"Long? Akash kiska baat kar rahe ho?" wondring over Khushi who has mid length hair.

"Payel ji ka" akash said without a hazitation.

"Hey bagwam, tum do no ko ho kya gaya hai? I was referring to Khushi not payel. Uff!

Akash bit his tongue and scratched his head.

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Payel pulled Khushi's eyes and slapped her on her shoulder, "tu pagal hai? How can you ask such a thing to Arnav ji?"

"Why? Why cant I ask jiji? I know you would have never asked him that so I asked", Khushi said flatly putting her hand on hips. "and did you see his face drain when I asked him? I am sure he is a pakka playbody under his oh-so-sofisticated mask. I can see that in his eyes jiji". Khushi spatted out angrily. "And he did not even bother to answer me", Khushi huffed and sat on the bed.

"Khushi, girls don't ask such questions, and specially in arranged marriage you know?" payel said beside her holding Khushi's hand.

"arrange marraiges mein to aur puchni chahiye di, kya pata usse koi bimari ho", Khushi said in a concerned tone.

"Shut up khush. Raizada's are reputed people. And Dad knows them from long and Arnav ji is a clean man. There had never been any link up with any girl", payel said soothing Khushi's hands.

"Di you don't know these laad governer's they marry innocent girls and then they keep mistress abroad", Khushi released her hand from payel hand and got up thinking why Arnav did not answer her question. She was more concerned because in a flicker of moment she saw something in his eyes, some kind off desire or something she was unable to comprehend hence she was forced to ask. She thought if he can look at his prospective sister-in-law like that, then what kind of a man he was. But she herself couldnot deny the sexual awareness he felt when she asked him the question. The hair behind her neck stood erect and her skin pricked with strong goose bumps, the way he watched her so intensely before living the room in anger. What was it, she thought for a moment, which made her numb.

"Tu khamokha tension le rahi hai, and waise bhi mom and dad will decide what they want to do. I don't have anything to say in this matter and you better keep shut and behave yourself. Imagine what he thought of you? Jaise he is looks nice and suttle" payel blushed furiously thinking about him.

"Nice? And Suttle?" Arnav Singh Raizada is anything but nice and suttle" Khushi growled.

"Arnav ji?" payel frowned. "I was talking about Akash ji" she blushed again taking his name.

"Akash ji? Di hum Arnav Ke barein mein baat kar rahe hai" (we are talking about Arnav)

"Ak…erm…ya Arnav" payel fumbled with her words cursing herself for having a fashination towards Akash, forgetting that it was Arnav who was her prospective groom not akash.

"akash ji is so nice, so unlike his brother" Khushi said and immediately payel's mood lit up.

"I would have preferred him over Aranv".

"You…you liked Akash?" payel said in a low voice thinking her little sister liked someone whom she was fantasizing for the moment and felt horrible. "should I talk to mom and dad about it for you?".

"What? Are you crazy di? Me and Akash ji? A big no no. He is nice to talk to and he has a great sense of humor, but no I don't want someone like Akash ji".

Payel sighed hearing Khushi's opinion about akash. Akash was tall and handsome with fair complexion. Looked much more suttle then Arnav whose anger was always on his nose. Akash was more of a talkative person than Arnav. Arnav was broader than akash and Arnav's facial features was much more sharper. He looked not less than a greek god.

"Anyways I don't think Arnav ji is going to say yes after what you have done Khushi".

"good for you atleast you don't need to leave with that arrogant, proud, snobbish man".

"Looks like he has a huge effect on you khush", payel said turning away from Khushi to get her plate which Khushi left it in the middle when her parents scolded her to asking such stupid question.

"Effect?..." she fumbled over the word. No doubt she was affected by this presence but in what why she did not know. That's was the reason she couldnot stop talking about him rest of the evening. "I don't like him di, you cannot marry him…I mean you shouldnot marry him", Khushi words haulted when their mother came in and spoke.

"That option is not their anymore my girls, anjali ji ka phone aya tha, she said Arnav has agreed for this marriage", Garima said blessing payel.

Khushi was blank for few moment and before she could protest garima said, "and tu itni pareshaan mat ho, I know you love you jiji a lot and you don't want her to leave this house, but she is a girl and like every girl she has to leave this house one day, and you time is not far away. I will ask damad ji to find a suitable boy for you".

Khushi felt her eye pricking with tears hearing about payel. She truly loved her sister. She was like her second skin. And thinking about her being away from Khushi, she couldnot take it in a good way. She knew she will miss payel a lot once she leaves the house. Khushi almost chock thinking about the empty bed that she will have to be in after payel's bidai.

Khushi quickly hugged payel and started crying. "jiji, even I want to go with you. I cannot stay without you. I don't want to stay without you jiji".

"Pagal ladki" garima said pulling her away from payel and hugging her tightly. "and who will be with us?" garima said as her lips trembled".

Payal and Khushi were their parents two eyes. They were like a compact family. There was so much love and togetherness. Just like the Raizada family.

Khushi looked at payal and said "so what he had agreed to marry you, but he have to answer me the question I have asked him".

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Arnav tossed and turned on his bed. He just couldnot stop thinking about that crazy girl and her question. "pagal hai…watch out Khushi kumari gupta urf choti…you are dealing with Arnav Singh Raizada, not some random guy. You better behave youself in future as I am going to be your brother-in-law and you are going to be my saali…adhi gharwali" Arnav grimed. "the war is on sweetheart". Arnav closed his eyes smuggled up with his pillow.

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"you don't know what you have got into Mr Arnav Singh Raizada. You have to answer me. Itni jaldi haar nahi manungi", Khushi said hugging payal from behind and then closed her eyes.

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Precap: Payel and Arnav's first date… Khushi and Akash to join them…