ArHi OS: Roses and Thorns

This is based on the pre-cap they showed with today's (2 May, 2012) episode... I just couldn't resist!

The entire front yard was filled with beautiful flowered rose bushes. Every colour imaginable was there, just in her front yard. Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada didn't know whose gift these were, but she loved it. She twirled around in circles.

And then, she saw him. Standing just beyond the fence, looking at her, with a beautiful smile on his handsome face. Such an odd, yet enchanting sight – Arnav Singh Raizada smiling.

"Aap muskura rahe hain?"

"Haan... Main aaj bahut khush hoon..."

"Kyun?"

"Hmmm...Ek surprise hai tumhare liye..."

"Ji?"

"Aankhen bandh karo..."

She shut her eyes... A grin on her face... A small smile played on his lips...

He drew something from behind him. Stepped lovingly towards her, caressing her face with his left palm.

And he stabbed her, with a short, sharp knife.

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Screaming, she snapped out of her daydream, stepping closer to the counter. Gripping it for support, she rocked back and forth, her thoughts concentrated on her dream, and muttering under her breath.

"Nahi nahi... woh Laad Gorvernor khud aisa thodi na karenge... woh kisi aur se kaam karwaenge, apne haath gande nhai karenge. Haan... Hume dhyaan rakhna hoga... Ki hum unke saath akele na ho... Nahi... Hum kahin bhi akele nahin jayenge... Kisi ko hamesha apne saath rakhenge... Par..."

"KHUSHI!", a male voice screamed from somewhere behind her.

"Aaa!!! Aap? Kya chahiye? Humne kuch nahi kiya... hume math mariye!" she muttered, extremely fast.

In two strides, Arnav was in front of her.

And, he pulled off her dupatta, and threw it on the floor.

"Yeh aap kya kar rahe hain?"

He pulled her to himself in a bone-crushing hug.

"Pagal ho kya? Dikhaya nahi deta? Maine pehle hi kaha tha...ki aag se doori rakho... Par kahaan kisi baat sunti ho?"

"Tumhare dupatte mein aag lagi thi. Aur tumhara dhyaan kahaan tha Khushi? Agar tumhe kuch ho jata to?"

"Aapko kya farak padta? Aap toh waise bhi hume chattees ghantoon ke andar raaste se hatane waal the, na?"

"What the – ?"

"Haan haan... What the mat kijiye. Humne aapki baat suni thi."

"Aur aaj subah se toh aapka bartav kitna ajeeb hai! Is liye humne aapki diary padhi thi. Aur dekhe humne. AR yaani aap. 36 yaani chatees ghante. Aur K, jise croskiya tha... Yaani hume kaat diya."

"Tum pagal ho! Woh mere kaam mein bare mein tha!"

"Uss mein Lavanya-ji ka kya lena-dena hai?"

"God. Khushi. Mein uske agent ko 36 ghanton ki warning de raha tha! Tum bhi na... pagal ho."

"Toh phir humse shaadi kyun ki? Huh? Batao!"

"Woh – "

He was cut across by Buaji coming in, worry evident on her face.

"Arre O Sanka Devi... Yeh kahe chillaye rahi hi?"

"Kuch nahi Buaji... Iski dupatte ko aag lagi thi... Par kuch nahi hua... Yeh teekh hai..." Arnav responded.

"Titiliya... Kitani baar kahe tumhse ki kauno kaam karte waqat poora dhyaan lagayi ke karo? Tumhe kono nahi hua, na? Arnav bitwa, ise aaram karne ke liye tumra kamre ma le jao... Huma kaam khatam karenge."

"Ji Buaji. Chalo Khushi."

He lead Khushi, who was wordlessly digesting everything he'd said a few minutes back.

He sat her down on the bed, and sat down with his laptop.

A peaceful silence reigned over the Gupta household. For now.

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