"What the!" Arnav was forced to wake up from his deep slumber.
He looked around disoriented searching for the source of noise, turning ON his bed side lamp; he looked around and than his eyes fell on the figure standing in one corner of his room. Khushi? Khushi Kumari Gupta was standing in front of him, wearing a light blue sundress and flashing her 1000watt smile at him..
"What the..." but before Arnav can continue, Khushi cut him off.
"No...no Arnav ji, no foul words...haven't Di taught you that. We should never use foul words." said Khushi, pointing her finger at Arnav ji, smiling broadly.
"Do hell with your manners, Khushi!! Just tell me what are you doing here?! And that also at this odd hour!! Have you lost it?!" blustered Arnav, this Khushi Kumari Gupta will be the death of him one day.
"Oh! Don't worry about that, Arnav ji. Everyone is asleep. No one will come to know that Khushi Kumari Gupta is in Arnav Singh Raizada's room. So just chill." Khushi tried to cool the alarmed Arnav ji.
Arnav looked at Khushi, disbelievingly. Is she for real? She is standing here in his room disturbing his sleep, flashing her all 32 teeth at him, at this unpleasant hour, and asking him to just chill? Just great! This is bloody great!
"Khushi I think, finally you have lost it! There's NO DOUBT THERE, do you hear me? Standing in my room, pass midnight and asking me to just chill? You are unbelievable! Just unbelievable!!" Arnav tried to show his anger.
Khushi sighed and went towards his bed. She settled herself beside him and started again.
"Arnav ji do you remember what have I told you earlier this evening when we had met in backyard?" asked Khushi.
"What? I can't remember anything in particular..." said Arnav, genuinely not able to grasp anything.
"WHAT? You don't remember anything? I knew it, I sooo knew it. You never pay attention to whatever a say. You always do it, right? I knew it! I just hate you! I hate you." cried out Khushi, hitting Arnav on his chest with her small palms.
Arnav caught hold of her small palms and glared at her.
"It's enough, Khushi. For God sake act your age. Why do you always behave so childish. We are no more kids. Why it is so difficult for you to understand? You can't come barking in my room in the middle of the night just like that. What if someone finds out?Don't you have a ounce of brain. Oh! I forget, you don't have. You..." Arnav's blustering stopped abruptly when he saw a big fat tear descended down Khushi's pale cheek.
Arnav looked at her tear stricken face. His hold on her wrist loosened. Arnav brought his fingers to Khushi's cheeks and wiped the tears from there.
Khushi looked at Arnav ji, sniffing. He was silently pleading her to stop crying through his eyes. This was something they have learned to do over the year. They don't need words to understand eachother. They, just have to look at eachother's face and they would know what the other wants to say, what their heart wants to say. But Khushi averted her eyes from his face, adamant to not give in this time. Here her whole life is at stake. This Laad Governor just forgets what she had told him. just like that. He can't do that. She was so serious and he had not paid any attention. This was serious.
As serious as Khushi Kumari Gupta can get, that is!
Arnav saw her. He knew that she has taken her message but still she was continuing with her crying business. And that made him feel little more guilty. He again wiped her tears and adjusting himself on bed, he dragged her on his lap.
With Khushi's still sniffing face buried in the crook of his neck, Arnav began.
"Khushi I am sorry for shouting at you. But you see, it's not nice to come to my room at this time of night. What if someone sees you? What will Garima aunty and Shashi uncle think? What will my family members think? You should think before you do something. You can't act all childish all the time, you are 20, you should act like one. But now as you are already here, now say what were you saying about something we had talked in the backyard. I am sorry, I admit that I have not listened to you properly. You see I had just returned from the office and than our phone came asking me to meet you at backyard. And I was little tiered, so I am sorry. Can you please repeat that again, I promise I will listen to whatever you want to say with utmost concentration, promise!" Arnav completed with a promise and realized that unconsciously he was rocking Khushi back and forth. He smiled, this Khuhsi Kumari Gupta can make him do things which he has never imagined himself to do.
Arnav pulled from the hug and lifting her chin to meet his eyes, he again asked through his eyes to speak.
Khushi again hugged him and took her initial position.
"Arnav ji I want to marry you!" Khushi said against Arnav s neck, casually as if talking about weathers.
"What?!" Arnav pulled back from the hug.
"I want to marry." Khuhsi repeated again, sniffing.
"I heard you the first time. I meant what is all this? First you come here in middle of the night and than you say that you want to marry me? Khushi you are seriously unbelievable! And why are we having this conversation at the first place?" asked Arnav, unable to make any sense of what Khuhsi is doing and saying.
"Arnav ji, you don't love me, right?" Khushi asked innocently as more tears descended her cheeks.
Arnav sighed. He is the biggest fool on earth. Yes he, Arnav Singh Raizada is the biggest fool, to fall in love with this innocent creature in front of him. Yes, He loves Khushi Kumari Gupta with all his being, with all his heart, with all his soul. He again looked at her face which was expecting him to say something. And looked at her face, glowing in the moon light coming through the glass windows. And looking at her face he remembered the first time he had met this innocent angel. He was fourteen year old when he has come here to Delhi to live with her Nani after his parent's sudden death in a car accident .
He had just gotten out of the car which had came to pick him and his Di from the Delhi domestic airport to see a little girl talking with the watchman of RM, who was sitting on a plastic chair outside the gate of RM. She was pointing her small fingers at the watchman and was trying to make the watchman understand something and the watchman was nodding his head at her, all serious. He looked at his Di, she was also looking at the girl, and he saw her smile for the first time in the last few days. And that was the first time he has thanked Khushi Kumari Gupta, when he even haven't known that the name of the girl was Khushi Kumari Gupta, which was followed by many. He slides his fingers in his Di's and she looked at him, smiling at each other they moved forward to enter the premises of RM. But hearing what the little girl was speaking, both Arnav and Anjali halted in their track.
"See, Shantivan watchman uncle, it's not nice what you are doing, ok?" little Khushi said to her Shantivan watchman uncle.
"Preeti is my friend and I will fight for her! She is my best friend and Khushi Kumari Gupta's friends get what they want, I will never see any injustice inflicted towards her, do you get me? You have two kids, right? One boy and one girl! Rahul and Preeti. Both are your kids, right? Or have you adopted, Preeti? Say na, why are you not saying anything, say something. Say say. Or you are not getting anything I am saying?" asked Khushi to in her babyish voice, one hand pointed at the watchman and the other on her hip and trying to glare with her big hazel eyes.
"No No, Khuhis bitiya both are my own kids I have not adopted anyone, they are my kids." replied the watchman.
"Even if you have adopted, Preeti, you can't deny anything she wants. And here she is your own kid and you are doing this to her. How can you be this partial towards her. You send Rahul to school than why not Preeti. Why is that that you send your Son to school but not to your Daughter? You know she is so interested in studies. She takes my books and tries to read what is written in that but she can't because his father is not sending her to school. And may I ask why is that?" asked Khushi folding her hands on her chest.
"Woh...woh...Khushi Bitiya, you see..she is a girl...and what will she do with all the studies? Once reaching the marriageable age, she will be married off and than she will look after the household and her husband and kids, and she don't need studies to do that. And most important thing is that I can't afford the expenditure of two kid's education. And you see Rahul will have to earn for his family in future and so I thought that it will be good that I send Rahul to school." the watchman finished his side of misery.
Little Khuhshi had disbelieve written all over her face.
And Arnav and Anjali stood there to see now what this little girl will counter with.
"What?! You can't afford the studies of two kids? Than why have you asked two kids from Devi Miya, if you can't afford that? And what do you mean by what will preeti do with all the studies? She will decide what she wants to do! Your responsibility is two provide equal education to your both kids! And rest is upon them, they will decide what they want to do. But chalo ab aapse galati hogayi hai to ab kay kare? Ok! See I will talk to Nani and tell her to increase your salary, ok? But promise me that you will admit Preeti to the same school where Rahul goes, ok? I will ask, Preeti tomorrow and if you have not finished with her admission by tomorrow than I will complain to Nani about you, ok? You will admit Preeti to school, right? Promise me? " said Khushi and extended her hands to take the promise.
The watchman placed his hand on Khushi's little hand and promised her with a smile of gratitude.
"And if you will break your promise than your nose will become red, permanently. So don't break the promise, ok?" said Khushi in her innocent voice.
"Yes, bitiya. I will not break my promise! I will do what you have asked for, tomorrow itself. Now happy?" asked The watchman.
"Yes, very! Ok now bye! Amma has told me to bring haldi from the nearby grocery shop as all servants are busy, so I will take your leave. Bye!" Khushi waved her hand, turned around and sprinted from there to collide with a wall.
"Ouchhh..." Khushi let out a ouch while rubbing her forehead and looked upward to see that it was not a wall but a boy. And the first thing she noticed in him was his ocean like eyes.
"what are you doing, standing here. See I got hurt because of you." Khushi expressed her displeasure and instead of the boy the girl beside him replied.
"Ohhh...we are sorry, cutie-pie. Let me see. Is it hurting" Anjali expressed her concerned while examining the girls forehead.
Khuhsi smiled seeing the concern in the girl's eye, standing in front of her.
"No no it's fine. It's not hurting now" replied Khushi with a smile.
Anjali smiled at the girl and thought of introducing them to the girl
"Hi, little Angel. I am Anjali and this is My brother, Arnav" introduced Anjali.
"Oh! Hi, Anjali ji. Hi, Arnav ji. I am Khushi Kumari Gupta" Khushi introduced herself proudly
"Oh! Hi, Khushi!" said Anjali.
Khushi smiled at Anjali and looked expectedly at Arnav to follow Anjali but he remained quiet, and at that time Khushi was least bothered about his greeting.
"I have never seen you guys here before.." Khushi expressed her confusion.
"We are new here, we have come to live with our Nani, Deviani Raizada.." replied Anjali.
"Oh! You guys are going to live in Shantivan, so you guys know Akash Bhai and that idiot Nk?" asked Khushi.
Anjali laughed at Khushi.
"Yes we know Akash and Nk, but idiot?" Anjlai asked her eyes laughing.
"Yes, that he is! Idiot! Always annoys me! It's his hobby to annoy me , I just hate him. " said Khushi, her face giving away how much she dislikes NK.
Anjali again laughed at Khushi.
"So you guys are guest here?" asked Khushi.
"No we are going to live here permanently" relpied Anjali.
"Oh! That's great, than we will meet again. I come to Shantivan to play with Akash Bhai and that annoying NK comes along. So I will meet you guys in the evening, ok?"said Khushi flashing her beautiful smile.
"Ok! Bye, meet you than" replied Anjali.
"Bye, Anjali ji. Bye, Arnav ji, meet you guys soon" Khushi waved her hand and sprinted to reach the grocery shop.
Anjali smiled at the disappearing form of Khushi and than turned around to see Arnav staring ahead in the direction where Khushi had ran.
"Chhote, chale?" asked Anjali. Arnav smiled at his Di and they both entered the premises of Raizada Mansion.
And at that evening Khushi had gone to Shantivan all excited to play with her Akash Bhai and also to meet the two new addition in the family. She had instantly liked Anjali Di but a certain Mr. Arrogant boy has ignored her, HER, He had ignored Khushi Kumari Gupta?! He was not aware of what a cyclone Khushi Kumari Gupta is. And thus Khushi has made her mission to make this arrogant boy her friend. And mind you. Khushi Kumari Gupta gets what she wants. And thus over the year she has befriended Arnav ji and unknowingly they have become more than just a friend.
Khushi's choked voice brought Arnav to the present.
" you don't Love me! I knew it! All the gossips of your link ups in news all this years were true. You were fooling me. I know that. " and than Khushi started wailing.
Arnav put his palm on her mouth to stop her from making that annoying sound. "Khushi stop wailing, please! I love you. I do. Please stop crying. I love you more than my life. Now please stop crying. Please." pleaded Arnav.
Khushi looked at her Arnav ji, stiffing and hiccupping. His palm was still on his mouth. She gestured him through her eyes to remove his palm from her mouth and Arnav obliged.
"So why you took so long to reply, ha? Were you calculation all the pros and cons of declaring your love for me? Why you always involve your Harvard brain in everything, ha? When you are with Khushi Kumari Gupta, you should always think from your heart, do you get me? A.L.W.A.Y.S.!" declared Khushi Kumari Gupta, fighting to become a Raizada soon.
"Ok! From next time I will just do that, ok? Now please can you just go from here, please?" asked Arnav.
In return of Arnav's please Khushi only gave a smile, a smile which he is well familiar with. A smile which simply conveys that she will do anything but not what he is asking for. And now Arnav Singh Raizada was very afraid. Like very!
"Khushi, don't you dare give me that look, ok? I just hate that smile of yours." said Arnav, glaring at Khushi.
"Oh ya? Is it? Well, than I am sorry, Arnav ji but I am going to do just that." replied Khushi, her eyes shimmering with mischief.
"Khushi? What will you take to leave from here? you are not aware how mercilessly everyone is going to tease us, if they come to know about your late night adventures." said, Arnav, all serious.
"OH! Arnav ji! Don't worry about them. They will do that anyway. But you answer my question. You will marry me or not?" Now Khushi was all serious.
"Khushi?...ok, I will talk to Di and Nani, tomorrow, ok? Now go from here please" Arnav tried to lift Khushi off her lap to let go of her but she resisted and circled her arms around Arnav's neck.
Arnav glared at Khushi. Now she is being impossible.
"See, Khushi. You are testing my patience here. You very well know how little patience I have." Arnav glared at Khushi.
Khushi too galred at him.
"No, I will not go. I want to marry you, now!" Khushi tightened her hold around Arnav's neck.
"Khushi, it's ENOUGH!! Now you will listen to me. You go back to your house, to your room, to your bed and SLEEP!!" shouted Arnav.
"NO!" Khushi shouted back.
"YES!"
"NO!"
"YES!"
"YES!"
"NO!"
"Caught ya!!" smiled Khushi.
"Now, you yourself told that you don't want me to go. So I will not go!" said Khushi.
"Khushi, sweetheart please, please can you go from here. See its nearly 4 am now, anyone can see you" Arnav tried to deal little sofly.
"No I will not go! Try as much you want but I will not go. I want to marry you and I will!" Khushi was adamant.
"Khushi I told you that, I will talk to, Di. NOW WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO DO!" Arnav patience snapped.
Khushi let go of Arnav's neck and slowly stood on her feet. Her eyes downcast as she began again.
"You never take me seriously. You always think that I am an idiot. You don't know what happened today!" said Khushi in a small voice.
"What?! What happened today?" asked Arnav, curiosity getting better of him.
"You no na Buaji is here at our place?" asked Khushi, now looking at Arnav ji.
"Yes! I know that! Than what?" asked Arnav.
"You know today, Buaji and Mami ji went to one kitty party organized by Mami's one friend. And there they fought" said Khushi.
"What?! What do you mean by fought?" asked Arnav.
"They fought! Someone told Mami that her Banarsi Saree is beautiful and some other woman told Buaji that her saree is more beautiful. And they fought to decide, actually who's saree is more beautiful." completed Khushi with a giggle.
"What?!" asked Arnav disbelievingly.
"Yes, Arnav ji. They fought! Well that's not the problem. But the problem is that we got our Pyaar Ke Dushaman , Arnav ji!" said Khushi, all dramatic.
"What?!"
"Yes! Buaji and Mami ji are now our Pyaar Ke Dushmaan, Arnav ji! So now we need to do something before they both came in between us. Now they have become Dushmaan, so now they will not allow us to get married. They will try to separate us. Haven't you seen movies. This is how everything starts." continued Khushi, pacing the room.
"What?"
"YES, Arnav ji! Now we don't have any choice but to elope!" Khushi continued with her drama.
"What?!"
"Chalo jaldi karo Arnav ji. We have to run before anyone sees us. Jaldi!" Khushi went and dragged Arnav ji by his Arms.
"What?!"
"uffo, Arnav ji! Stop that what what...here the matter is so serious and you can only say what what, not even What the!" said Khushi trying to move Arnav, put he remained stuck on his place.
Arnav looked at Khushi. This has to be a dream. This has to be a bloody dream. This Khushi Kumari Gupta has come here in his house to elope with him. Is she serious? No she can't be!
"Khushi, this is again some prank of yours, isn't it?" asked Arnav hoping against hope.
"What?! No Arnav ji! I am serious! Isn't it exciting? I have always dreamt of eloping with you. And see now we got the reason for eloping. We have got our Pyaar ke dushamn, Arnav ji. This is serious!" Khushi said, stressing more on serious.
Arnav looked at Khushi, disbelievingly.
"Are you serious?!! You idiot! Do hell with your Pyaar Ke Dushmaan! " clamored Arnav.
"Uhhh? Arnav ji! I will not go anywhere! We will get married and that also today itself!" Khushi said stubbornly.
Arnav glared At Khushi.
Khushi too glared at Arnav ji.
Arnav has no idea, how to get out of this situation.
But our Khushi Kumari Gupta has an idea how to make Arnav ji give in.
"Arnav ji, listen! See if we eloped today than YOU will be SAVED from all the rituals of the marriage, you see. No Sangeet, No Mehendi, No haldi, absolutely nothing! So you see eloping now with Khushi Kumari Gupta will be a profitable deal" Khushi said, if you have to deal with Arnav Singh Raizada than talk in the language he very well understands.
Arnav looked at Khushi. And thought of what she had just said. No Sangeet, No Mehendi, No haldi, absolutely nothing? Really? Yes, if he will elope with her now than he will be saved from all the month long rituals of marriage, which he so despise. So eloping with Khuhsi, now doesn't seem a bad idea.
"Hmmm...ok...but I don't agree with your Pyaar ka Dushamaan thing! I am eloping because I don't want to go through all that annoying rituals." Clarified Arnav.
"OK OK, Arnvaji! You are ready that's enough for me! I care damn about the reason here!" said Khushi and went towards the wardrobe and took out a black suit and ushered Arnav ji towards the bathroom to get ready.
And thus Arnav Singh Raizada and Khushi Gup...to no Not Gupta, Khushi Singh Raizada stood outside the door of Raizada Mansion. Arnav in his black suit, a garland hanging in his hand. And Khushi with her knee length blue sundress with garland around her neck, a pinch of vermilion on her parting and a mangalsutra hanging on her neck, flashing her gorgeous smile and gesturing through her eyes to open the door.
Arnav sighed and rang the door bell of RM.
This day couldn't have been better, thought Arnav when he saw that who has opened the door.
"Hi, Nanav what are you doing so early in the morning, in your black suit, with a garland in your hand? Mandir gaye the ka Arnav Bitwa?" asked NK, raising his eyebrows at Arnav.
"NK? Can you please open the door, fully?" Arnav asked, simply.
"Oh ya ya, why nooottt? WHAT THE! What is this Chudail doing here?" asked NK seeing Khushi standing there beside Arnav.
NK looked at Khushi and his eyes caught the new addition in her attire and he nearly fainted.
"No no, Nanav. You have not done what I am thinking. You have not done that right?" asked NK hoping against hope.
"Oh ya you idiot, we have done just what you are thinking!" said Khushi, flashing her all teeth at NK.
"Nahiii!!!!!!!!!!!! Ma!! Dadi! See what your Arnav Bitwa did!!!!!!!! Anjali DI!!!!! Just look at your Chhote!!!!! See whom he has married?!!!! Hai re Nandkishore!!!! Somebody please pinch me!! Nanav married a Chudail!!! " NK's Dramatic announcement echoed in the hall of RM with NK running all over the house.
"Wow, Arnav ji! That was really a grand welcome" said Khushi looking at the running form of NK.
"Shut up, Khushi! Came!" Arnav caught hold of her wrist and dragged Khushi inside.
And now the the newlywed couple were seated in front of a very serious looking Nani, a smiling and laughing Anjali, Mami lamenting over the fact that her all the plans of buying a new jewelries and Sarees for her Arnav bitwaa's Marriage were down the drain, Akash waiting for some explanation, and NK? NK was weeping on Aakash's arms lamenting that his Nanav has married a Chudail.
"So, Arnav Bitwa any explanation? Can we know, why this sudden rush?" asked Nani.
"I will tell you, Dadi! This Chudail has done some jaadu tona on Nanav!" said NK weeping silently.
"Teri toh! Chudail kisko bola. Wait I will show you" Khushi got up from the couch to attack, soon to be dragged by Arnav to her initial place.
"Nani, see I know that you all are mad on us! But I don't have any explanation for this! You guys think what you want to think! We just wanted a simple wedding. And so we had." Decalred Arnav.
Khushi looked at the members of Raizada family, guiltily.
She has not thought that everyone will be so upset my her this move.
But Anjali understood the look which Khushi was giving and so she thought of taking the command.
"Hmm...Nani. jaane di jiye na...Bacche hai galti hogayi, isbar maaf kar dijiye. See the brighter side, na! see Chhote has finally married. We wanted this, right? So let it be! At the end we got what we wanted. Everyone Knew that they both were going to marry anyways!" Anjali tried to control the situation.
Nani was again going to resist but one look at Khushi's face and her all resistance fled. She knew, one more resistance and big fat tears will start taking their route. So despite of being upset she nodded her head and was rewarded by the a beautiful smile of Khushi.
And soon everyone witnessed the same scene at Gupta Mansion. But it was little easier there, as Khushi's Amma and Bauji knew what Khushi is capable of doing if she sets her mind at something!
And so after all the inquiring and interrogation session, Arnav and Khushi were in the room with Arnav on the bed and Khushi laying half on Arnav ji and half on bed, hugging him close.
"Arnav ji that was so fun! Aapko Mazaa Aaya na? See now we are married!" said Khushi, cheerfully.
"I am happy that whatever it was, it saved me from going through all that rituals." Replied Arnav.
"Hmmm" Khushi replied, half asleep, last night's all eloping game has tiered her out.
Arnav pulled from the Hug and saw that her eyelids were dropping. So he laid her down on the bed and tucked her inside and blanket and soon his beautiful wife was fast asleep.
Arnav lightly pecked Khushi's lips and laid beside her. He placed his palm in Khushi's and took her in his arms and closed his eyes.
And Arnav and Khushi slept in each other's arms, dreaming about their beautiful future. Promising that they will be beside eachother, hamesha...forever...
So, Guys? How was it?😆 i myself don't know what I have done there. So please comment and tell me what do you think about this. just came after giving my exam in the afternoon and typed this. So if you didn't liked it than it's ok :) And NK here is not Akash cousin, he is his real brother. just thought of clarifying, so you guys don't get confuse :)
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