Chapter 50
[MEMBERSONLY]
Chapter 41
A second chance...
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Their moment of solitude was interrupted when khushi's
phone buzzed in her pocket and she untangled her heady lips from that of
Arnav's. It was Payal. For a moment she panicked and then picked up the call.
Payal's voice was that of relief. Her dad was okay. He was through the struggle
between his life and death for Diya's timely intervention had spared the bullet
from blowing his heart to smithereens. It had hit him just below the shoulder
and somehow hadn't caused that much damage as it was meant to do. One more
relief.
Arnav noticed her reaction and asked, "Your dad okay?"
She smiled and nodded, "we need to go to the hospital."
"Of course," he smiled, "our romance can wait. We have
whole life for that, don't we?"
"You really want me to answer that?" Khushi laughed.
Arnav grinned, "not really coz I already know your answer, Ms. Gupta."
"Really Mr. Raizada?" she winked. "I don't think so..."
"You shouldn't have said that, Gupta..." Arnav grinned,
pulling her closer to him, "coz after making sure your dad's going to be okay
with me escaping with his daughter, you have no idea what I am going to do..."
"Can't wait," Khushi smiled and holding hands, together,
they made their way out.
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Arnav couldn't stop grinning. The looks of his family
when he walked out with Khushi were epic and priceless. He could go through
with that entire thing again to see his sister standing there; with her mouth
open in a perfect o. it was really amusing and hilarious. NK was all smiles because of course he had worked out
the truth. Lavanya and Akash were also happy. It just warmed his heart to see
Lavanya had moved on and truly accepted his reality. That girl had strength. But
it was Anjali's and Vinay's reaction that was making him feel like doubling
over with laughter. Both just stood there, unblinking, unable to believe two
facts. One: that he was back and second, he was walking out hand in hand with a
girl. That too the person who had declared that she hated the sight of him.
"What's
up, Di?" he asked loudly as he approached his sister, "fused out?"
Anjali
was still staring at him and Lavanya took up the charge of speaking, "she is in
shock."
"That I
can see," Arnav grinned and held her by her shoulders, "I will explain
everything once we go to the hospital. Chale, Di?"
Anjali
let herself get ushered by Arnav while Khushi walked behind them, grinning like
an idiot all the while. Diya tapped her on the shoulders and muttered, "you and
hottie Singh Raizada? What luck Di"
Khushi
glared at her sister, "Shut up..."
"What?"
Diya mock glared at her, "you have no idea how much I envy you right now."
"Envy
me?" Khushi clutched her heart, "here I thought my sister would be happy that
she would be able to see her obsession on a daily basis."
"You
have a way with your words, don't you?" winked Diya and hugged her sister
sideways. She was so happy that Khushi was finally hooking up with a dude and
the cherry on the cake was the fact that the dude was none other than Arnav
Singh Raizada.
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Payal
came running to Khushi, muttering, "he is fine," but before she could come any
closer to her, Diya dragged Khushi and went to the ICU. Payal stood mortified
as the rest of them piled inside the hospital. Akash stared at Payal. Her
expressions conveyed hurt and guilt, and even though he wasn't a big fan of
this woman, he felt a slight twinge to see her being ignored by her family.
None of them were talking to her. But he knew something was seriously wrong
because he had never seen Diya behaving this coldly with anyone.
Lavanya
noticed him staring at Payal and teased him, "a change of heart, ha, AK?"
"Will
you just shut up," Akash hit her on the head, "I am just wondering what she has
done this time that Diya is treating like she is worthless."
"Who knows,"
Lavanya shrugged, "Khushi also seems angry. I trust Khushi. She wouldn't react
this way if the matter wasn't serious. May be they are angry because she turned
up so late over here when Khushi who was like 300 miles away came faster than
her."
"May
be..." and he was about to say something else when he noticed Chris staring at
Lavanya. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, "La... looks like someone's totally
into you."
Lavanya
followed his vision and her heart thudded when she felt that penetrating gaze
of Chris. Good god, this man had the power to turn her insides into goo with
just one gaze. Why was he making her feel so helpless. She swallowed hard when
he tilted his head and motioned her to come outside. She could see AK smiling
amusingly at her. Cursing, she followed Chris outside.
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"Yeh ho
kya raha hai?" Anjali asked for the nth time and Arnav just smiled at her. He
was enjoying his sister's banter way too much. It was heart warming to see her
so happy and excited about her brother being with someone he loves. But she
still couldn't figure out what was the meaning of that smile on Arnav's face.
She was itching to ask him that and her expressions trying to control herself
was hilariously adorable to watch. But the thing that caught his attention was
Vinay's expressions looking at Anjali. Those tears of joy were impossible to
miss. His eyes held so much of love for Anjali. Arnav could see how happy and
relaxed he was to see the original, happy go lucky Anjali. Whatever he had done
was to see her smile like that.
In fact,
whatever had happened fifteen years ago was because of that unquestionable love
of Vinay. His approach was wrong, no doubt, but his intentions weren't. He just
wanted to punish the rogue who had threatened his love and defending the person
you love was never wrong. Now that he came to think of it, Vinay in a way was
instrumental for shaping Arnav and Khushi's life in a positive way. To become
something in life, to achieve something, hard work was inevitable. A beautiful
sculpture had to endure the pain of the tools. Without struggle, there was no
happiness.
He
remembered what he had thought a few days back when he came to know that Khushi
is his Chippu. They were separated for a reason. That intense love they had for
each other would have destroyed their lives if they hadn't been separated.
Because it was not the age for them to be together. It was their age to become
something and Vinay played a role in making that happen. To push them into the
line of fire probably was Vinay's biggest role to ensure that they created
something to be proud of with their lives. And they had...
As this
revelation was hit, Arnav wondered whether he had dragged this issue too much,
hurting everybody around him. Because all is well that ends well and Vinay's
intention was not that of making Arnav suffer...
Should
he give him a chance?
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Chris
felt tongue tied. Lavanya's questioning gaze bore into his soul, piercing it. Somehow
he had no voice to talk to her, tell her why he had called her here. She stood
there, questioning him silently and he just fidgeted with his jacket, thinking
how best to answer her.
"What
have you called me here for?" she asked again. Chris looked at her, swallowing
hard. His mouth was dry. He felt so stupid, of not being able to see what she
meant to him. With Lavanya, conversations became easier, lighter, humorous and
only Chris knew how important it was for humour to be a part of his life. It
helped him mask the tragedies of his life. With Lavanya, he could just speak
his heart out and stop worrying about her judging him. Whatever conversations
they had post her arrival to Ratnagiri were a sure shot sign of how they
respected each other and most importantly adored each other. But he still
couldn't answer her. Shit!
"I am
asking you for the last time," Lavanya said exasperatedly, "I am not in mood
for this silence. I can't handle this silence anymore. Please tell me why you
have called me here."
"I dunno
what to say," Chris finally broke his silence.
"Fine..."
Lavanya almost yelled, "I am leaving."
"Please..."
he caught her hand, "please just hear me out."
"What
the hell is your problem, McKinley?" Lavanya bit out, "I am tired of this games
with you. I am not getting one straight answer out of your mouth. It kills me
every single time. I can't handle this."
"My
problem is you," Chris answered smoothly, all the while staring at her adorably
angry face. Hell, she looked damn sexy when she was angry.
"Really,"
Lavanya was beyond annoyed, "so I am a problem?"
"Yes..."
Chris smiled. Looking at her annoyed gave him a strange sense of confidence.
"You are my problem. You don't let me be in peace. Your black eyes haunt me day
and night. Your smile drives me crazy. Your dreams don't let me sleep. You are
my problem."
"Oh
really?" she bit out in anger, "I don't let you sleep? I..." and then she just
stopped, as she finally realized what he meant. Her eyes met his in disbelief,
searching for some truth in what he meant and his eyes shone. He took two steps
towards her and crashed his lips on hers, finally sealing their fate
together...
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Khushi came
out of ICU, grinning ear to ear. Her dad had woken up and was glad to see her
after such a long time. He noticed her smile and asked her the reason and
Khushi being Khushi blurted out everything to the man she considered her idol. Shashi
was the only one who knew every little thing about Khushi and he was beyond
happy on discovering that her childhood friend was alive and back. He wanted to
meet him but the nurse came in and said it was time for him to go back to sleep
again. Ah! Such luck.
Arnav noticed
her coming out and her eyes met his. Both smiled together as Khushi walked
towards the group, "he wanted to meet you but the nurse forbade him. You should
have seen his face; it was like a child's whose mother snatched the candy away
from him."
Arnav laughed,
"Quite an interesting character. I must say damn resilient too coz he had the
patience to deal with a menace like you..."
"I wasn't
exactly a menace, you know..." Khushi pouted in annoyance.
"Oh
yeah, I forgot..." Arnav smiled, "that was a behaviour specially reserved for
me."
"I was a
menace then?" with her hands on her hips, Khushi strangely reminded Arnav of
Mrs. Weasley. That comparison was too much to handle, "I wish you had red
hair..."
"Red
hair? Why on earth would you want me to have red hair?" Khushi asked in confusion.
"You
forgot?" Arnav closed his mouth in comical shock, "how can you forget the first
book we read together?"
A smile
crept on her face when she remembered the time Sr. Avantika had given them
their first copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was a memory
to cherish for a lifetime. Both had read the book together, literally together.
Khushi sleeping on Arnav and reading it while Arnav held the book in front of
them. Everyone in the orphanage knew where to find them. As always, they would
be in their favourite place by the stream near church, sitting on the ledge and
reading their books. Harry Potter books marked their childhood...
"You in
your anger remind me so much of Mrs. Weasley," Arnav chuckled, referring to the
famous temper of the two women. Khushi and Molly. It was one of their standing
jokes.
"Shut up..."
Khushi chided, laughing... "have you read all the books?"
"Yep..."
Arnav smiled, "can't give up Harry Potter for anything..."
Everyone
else was staring at them while these two happily discussed reading Harry
Potter. Akash was like, "bhai... what is happening?"
Arnav just
looked at him and smiled. Anjali was annoyed by this smile, "Chhote, what is
happening?"
Arnav looked
at Khushi and winked, "I believe we have a lot to catch up, Ms. Gupta. Don't you think it is time?"
"For our first official date," Khushi smiled, "yes, Mr. Raizada... I believe this is the
opportune moment..." and both burst into laughter and walked out, waving their
confused family a hearty goodbye...
PRECAP:
First date and another surprise :D
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Comments (33)
where r u dear?its been such a long delayno updates 😭 plzzzupdate sooon
9 years ago
NOTE: Sorry for the delay. Update tomorrow or by day after. Look forward to it. This time for sure :) Sorry for being this late.
9 years ago
Very nice chapter. When will u update next.
9 years ago
Finally they know their childhood love & adult life love is the same...really awesome
9 years ago
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
9 years ago
Story get so amazing i should read again
9 years ago
Awesome chapter...thanks for the PM
9 years ago
awesome update.. so happy for Arnav-Khushi.. finally they are together.. waiting for their first date.. loved the update.. thanks for pm 😊
9 years ago
that was tooo good...I can imagine everyone just gaping at them with their mouth wide open not having any clue what this two was on about ,,,,, but when they had started talking about their childhood and reading books together and sr.avantika Anjali should have figured it out that whom her brother was taking too... it felt so good now the happy days are here... everyone deserves this second chance ...
9 years ago
Awesome update.It was day of confessions and declarations.Everything will be fine soon.What will happen to Payal? Will she be punished for what she did?Looking forward for their first date.Thanks for update and pm.
9 years ago