Arshi TS - Size Zero, Does It Matter?
Shot 3(A)
That Night...
Arnav was almost in tears, guilt gnawing every bit of him. He had wronged her, called her names, faked love, insulted her, killed her soul, wrecked her, and what not!! Yet she never held grudges, she never hurt Anjali, she wished to help him, she wants the best for Anjali, she is hurt, yet she puts Anjali's pain and her mental health as her first priority...
Khushi has been sweet and innocent all the time, but, he was a fool. Back in college, owning her had become a bet, a challenge for him. He was indeed smitten by her, but he had brushed it away as just mere attraction. Who knew that her absence would leave a void in his life, that nobody would ever be able to fill.
Back in college, Arnav had made sure that he made every single mode to woo Khushi. Ofcourse, she was innocent, but definitely a tough nut to crack, since she was not ignorant or gullible. It almost took 2 years for Arnav to win her trust and her heart. In these two years, he had grown close to her and also emotionally attached to Khushi. He had understood a lot about her, she was simple and independent and found happiness even in the smallest things of life. For instance, she was happy with visiting an orphanage near her house every weekend rather than throwing lavish parties. Well, this was quite shocking for Arnav since he had asked his gang of 'friends' to collect details about her daily activities and his friends took almost a month to gather all the details.
Shit!!! She was one independent woman... She visited the orphanage every week, played with the kids and even tutored them. She volunteered at a charitable art gallery every alternate day. She paints, sings, writes, and even designs clothes for her father's fashion house - K's Fashions. Well, she is definitely an all rounder, a woman every man would wish for, one who every red blooded man desires, well, not for her body, but, for the caring attitude and sense of calm people felt in her presence.
This attracted him even more. All his life, he had always been the center of attraction for all girls whom he had met. And, for once, when one girl on whom he was secretly interested did not reciprocate his feelings, his ego was bruised. He vowed to make her fall for him at any cost - even if that meant staying in the orphanage with her, playing silly games with those children, or visiting old-age homes, listening to an oldie blabber about his/her teenage stories. Shit, once he even assisted her in showering the animals in an Animal shelter. Only God knows how hard it was fr him since he was repelled by dirty mongrels. Initially, he did everything to catch her eye and win her heart, but, soon, he started losing himself in her.
He loved it when she smiled while helping a kid solve a tough Math problem...
He loved it when her hair would fall over his face when she drove her scooty and he was sitting behind her... Well, that's right. Arnav Singh Raizada, who had loved travelling only in fancy cars, started looking forward to these small trips with her in her scooty.
He loved it when she pouted when one of the kids at the orphanage won her in a game of chess(well, he knew that she lost on purpose, cuz she was a National level Champion in Chess)...
He loved it when she smiled because of him - a simple act of love or kindness made her smile...
He loved it when her eyes searched for him in any crowd...
He loved her face adorned with a beautiful blush whenever he flirted with her...
He loved it when she made it a point to cook his favorite food and made sure that she packed a small dabba extra for him...
He loved it when she held his hands when she was whelmed that he had decided to sponsor one of the kids at the orphanage...
Shit, he loved every single thing about her. She was the only person to induce jealousy in him. Yes, you heard it right - Arnav Singh Raizada was jealous when he had found NK, her friend proposing to her. He was so angry and upset that he refused to even listen to her response. In the evening, when she had met him at their usual hangout, and told him about NK, he was damn furious that he just held her arms tight, pulling her dangerously close, whispering,
"DON'T you dare accept anybody Khushi... Remember, you always belong to me..."
Her eyes showed a tint of terror and also questions.. Questions that unnerved him.
"Why?", her voice came out as a meek whisper.
"Because I LOVE YOU DAMN IT", he pushed her away and turned the other side, unable to face her.
"Yes Khushi, I love you. I don't know how or when I fell in love with you, but, all I know is that, you are the missing part of my incomplete life. I know that I will be happy only with you. I don't know if you feel the same Khushi, but..."
Before he could say anything more, he felt two delicate hands hugging him from behind. To say he was shocked, would be an understatement, for the words that he heard next made him faint with happiness.
"I love you too Arnav", came the sweet voice of Khushi, her tears wetting his shirt.
He turned around and held her chin, making her look at him, "Say it again..please.. Tell me it is not a dream..."
She just giggled and hugged him, burying her face in his chest, whispering, "I love you Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada. I love you so much"
His arms went around her, engulfing her in his warm and protective hug. They stood in each other's embrace, failing to notice a pair of eyes brimming with anguish and jealousy.
"I will never let him have you Khushi. It is either me or nobody in your life" Abhi seethed in anger and jealousy.
After the warm hug, the love birds fell into a compassionate silence. After their declaration of love, Arnav escorted her back home and waved her good bye. That night, the two souls texted each other till late hours and the in the wee hours of morning, slept in bliss, unaware of the storm about to hit their lives.
Next Day, Khushi had a spring in her step, she dressed up with extra care, making sure that her Arnav would like it. The same was the case with Arnav. He made sure that he wore Khushi's favorite outfit and used her favorite perfume on him. Arnav had asked Khushi to come an hour earlier since he wanted to have a cup of coffee with her before he began his day. As Khushi hurried past the empty classrooms on her way to the canteen, she was suddenly dragged into an empty classroom. Before she could register what exactly was happening, a strong palm had sealed her mouth. She opened her tear filled eyes only to look into the eyes of her predator... Abhinav, Anjali's boyfriend.. He had subtly flirted with her often, which she had brshed away, but, the madness in his eyes scared her today. And that was the exact moment, when Arnav and Anjali had made appearance into the classroom, which was unnoticed by Khushi, but Abhi had seen it and his devil mind had wanted to frame Khushi and humiliate her for choosing Arnav over him.
"ABHI..."
"KHUSHIII... Why can't you leave me alone? How many times do I tell you, am not interested in you.. I love only Anjali..." screamed Abhi, his lips twitching into a wicked smile.
Khushi was shocked, "Chodiye humein... How dare you Abhi!! First you drag me in here, and then you manhandle me and then you accuse me!! Wait till I reveal your true face to Anjali and Arnav. And how dare you cheat them with your sweet words and smile!! I'll make sure that Anjali stays away from you... I.. I..."
Suddenly she was pulled and slapped hard.. So hard that she almost she fell down... Raising her eyes, she found Arnav Singh Raizada, his eyes filled with anger and hatred. Behind him stood a sobbing Anjali, hugging Abhi. "How dare you Ms.Gupta! How dare you try and trap Abhi! You are after him even after the whole school knows that he loves Anjali.. What kind of a woman are you!!"
"Ar.. Arnavji?? You... You trust him over me? After all that we shared?" her eyes filled up with tears, her voice was choking.
"After what? After what Khushi Gupta? "
"How could you be so foolish Gupta? Have you seen yourself in the mirror recently? I mean, how did you ever think that I, Arnav Singh Raizada, the hottest and fittest guy in this college, would fall in love with a rolling potato like you? Every single minute I spent with you was only because of our parents are business partners and also because of this stupid bet with my friends. I knew that you were an emotional fool, but I never knew the extent of your foolishness."
That minute, her eyes became hollow... Her eyes that were usually so expressive, suddenly had no emotions in them. For a minute, Arnav wanted to believe that she was innocent, but seeing his darling sister shedding tears, he was mad with Anger. And the victim of his ever famous anger, was Khushi Gupta.
Anjali was uncontrollable, shaking with rage and insecurity, she dragged a hapless Khushi like a ragged doll and pushed her out of the classroom. By now a small crowd had gathered in front of the room, whispers were passed.
With the last bit of strength that she had, Khushi said in a meek voice, "Anju, please don't trust him.. Pl..", her sentence was left half way since Anjali had rewarded her with another slap, the intensity of which made her fall down. Nobody dared to help her and face the wrath of the Raizada siblings.
"How dare you Khushi? How dare you try to ruin my life by defaming Abhi? I never knew that you were such a cheap parasite. Had I known it, I would not have befriended you at all." lashed out her icy voice.
"Just because I rejected you, doesn't mean that you go around breaking my sister's heart. You cheap wh***... I wish that I never see you again ever in my life." thundered his voice.
That was the day, anybody at Model School ever saw Khushi. Nobody had seen her after that, nobody except NK, who had been a constant source of support and protective friend. Infact nobody had seen both Khushi or NK after that.
She was one perfect woman. He would never deny it, but,in his immaturity, he had let go of the only woman whom he ever loved. But, now he had got another chance to gain her forgiveness. Well, she can't be as heartless as him to hold grudges against him. With these thoughts in mind, he slept in peace, knowing that his Khushi was somewhere behind this mask of 'Dr. Gupta', unaware of the turmoil in his Khushi's mind.
Khushi on the other hand was unable to sleep, since she was worried about the Raizada siblings again. Well, she was quick to forgive, but, she was never going to forget the humiliation she had faced, the pain she had to undergo, the depression, the helplessness... That particular experience had taught her not to trust anybody so soon. She mentally made a note, to stay away from Arnav Singh Raizada. She had to stay here for Anjali, she had forgiven her. Infact, she had even forgiven Arnav, but she was unable to trust them again. She was lost in thoughts and suddenly she heard Anjali whimpering in her sleep. Khushi, well aware of the situation, placed her palm over Anjali's forehead and whispered to Anjali, "You are safe Anjali... Nobody can harm you.. It was never your fault..." Anjali was crying silently in her sleep. Her mind had never allowed her to forget all the experiences. That night, Anjali did have a nightmare, but it was not as severe as it used to be. Anjali had sobbed inaudibly for about a minute or so and then magically relaxed into Khushi's arms. Khushi knew that Anjali was under trauma and depression and thus, she started making a note of the various methodologies she was going to adopt while helping Anjali fight her past and move on.
From the next day, Anjali's treatment started, and so did Arnav's mission to 'Wooing Khushi'. He started finding every single opportunity to hold her hand or sit beside her or be close to her. A month had passed and Anjali was responding well to Khushi's treatment, but, Khushi never responded to Arnav's attempts in earning her love. She was indeed hurt with his words and his actions, she had forgiven him long ago, but she was not ready to trust him anymore. She had even said the same to him, but, he was not the one to be deterred by this.
One fine day, she was irritated with all his antics and she lost her cool. He was again trying to get close to her while 'helping' her get something from the topmost rack in her closet, by lifting her by her waist.
She simply pushed him away and screamed, her eyes tearing up...
"Why can't you leave me alone Mr.Raizada? Can't you understand one simple thing? I don't want your love or sympathy or pity. I told you that I have forgiven you, the why can't you leave me alone. Why do you want me now? Why not then? Why are you ready to trust me now? Why did you not trust me then? Is it because I am not fat and old-fashioned anymore? Or do you feel that keeping me as your arm-candy will add to your fame? You still value only the body and the physical aspects of a woman. You'll never change Arnav.. You can never.. You disgust me with all this Mr.Raizada." unable to control herself, she fell down to the floor, sobbing.
Seeing her in this state, made Arnav's heart bleed. How did he forget the insults and abuses hurled at her! Has he reduced her to ashes? Does he even deserve her? Will he ever be able to fix her? Will she ever love him?
With these thoughts in mind, he sat beside Khushi and took her in his embrace. Khushi, tried pulling away first, she tried resisting and pushing him away, but, he did not budge even an inch. She hit him with her fists and sobbed harder.
"I am sorry Khushi.. I was a monster.. I killed you soul... I... I loved you back then... Trust me Khushi, I did... I love till now, and I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER... Initially I considered it as a challenge, but, when I was with you, I found my true happiness. You... You made me happy in the true sense.. You loved me... You taught me love... You taught me life... You taught me to be strong... I really am sorry Khushi.. Am sorry for what I did.. I did not know... I was a fool... I became a soulless monster when I saw Anjali crying. I could not..."
"You could not trust me Arnavji... You did not trust me... You badmouthed me... How could you? Even after all that we shared? Why Arnavji? Why did you do this? How I wish I could hate you! But, still I love you! It is paining again.. Every single word that you said has haunted me. Finally I was trying to move on and the I had to meet you again.. Why is it always me! How I wish I could die now.. I..." she was unable to say anything further, for her lips were sealed by her Arnavji's.
She wanted to fight him, push him away...
NO...
SHE CAN NEVER TRUST HIM...
She tried pushing him away, but he knew her well and bit her lower lip, making her gasp.
Taking full advantage of it, he explored her sweet innocent mouth.. He was kissing her like a possessed man... His hands, just holding her close, never once did they roam into the forbidden territory.
Khushi on the other hand was shivering, partly due to her own emotions, and partly due to the havoc created by Arnav's passion..
Finally, she broke apart due to lack of air, her eyes were closed and she was panting. She knew that she would never be able to face him. He cupped her cheeks and gently kissed her forehead and her eyes...
"Khushi please... Never speak about your death... I don't want to lose you.. Please Khushi... I can never live without you... Look at me Khushi... please"
She opened her eyes slowly, her tears falling down her cheeks. What she saw, made her almost faint...
Here was Arnav Singh Raizada crying.. Tears were flowing down his cheeks, refusing to stop...
To be continued...
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Edited by Lola163 - 6 years ago
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