PART 7. PLAN No. 6. BEVDE WAALA PLAN!

Continued from last update

"... Aur is tarah teen hafte tumhaare papa humse aise aise tareeqe se maafi maange ki poocho mat!", Khushi chattered on as her sleepy audience struggled to stay awake, "Par sab time inka plan fail! Phir aaya humaara birthday! Asli waala! Aur phir jo hua... Hey Devi Maiyya!"

"Party? Woh bhi akele?", Naaniji asked aghast, "Naahi! Naahi! Hum ee ka ijaazat naahi denge!"

Naaniji looked away as Khushi looked at her pleadingly.

It was the day of Khushi's real birthday and just an hour ago she had gotten a phone call from her friends who wanted to take her clubbing as a celebration for her birthday. For last few days, the plan was to call all of Khushi's friends and have a party at home but when the idea came from her friends in the noon Khushi could not say no. And now for the last hour Khushi was trying her best to convince Naaniji to let her go to the party.

"Par kyun? Kyun Naaniji? Hum kyun nahi jaa sakte?", Khushi asked as she pouted.

Arnav looked up from the newspaper he was reading and Khushi gave him a glare, still miffed at him for giving a botched apology to her. Arnav quickly went back to his newspaper. He was sitting on the one sofa while Naaniji sat on the other and Khushi stood in front of Naaniji but far enough that she was able to look at Arnav from her peripheral vision.

"Humne keh diya na? Toh bas! Keh diya! Aapan wahaan nahi jaayengi!", Naaniji glared at Khushi for the first time in Khushi's life.

"Jaane dijiye na Naani!", Arnav piped up making Naaniji look at him in surprise and Khushi look at him incredulously.

Yeh akdu humaari madat kar rahe hain? Yeh kaise ho gaya?, Khushi wondered.

Arnav shrugged at their looks, "Jaayegi nahi toh poora mahina mooh latka ke ghar bhar ghoomti rahegi! Aur iski wajah se saare ghar waalon ka bhi mood off hoga aur Di ke latakta chehra dekhke mera mood bhi kharaab hojaayega! So it is better that she goes! Upar se... yeh jaayegi toh ghar mein thodi der toh shanti hogi! Waise bhi bahut baat karti hai yeh!"

Khushi's jaw dropped open as she stared at him in shock. Wahi toh hum sochein ki yeh akdu humaari side kyun le rahe hain! Uff! Dekhlenge aapko Mr. Akdu Raizada!

Naaniji shook her head as she spoke up, "Baat ko samajhne ki koshish keejiye Khushi bitiya! Hum aapke khushiyon ke aage nahi aana chaahat hain! Lekin pichli baar jo hua uske baad..."

"Pichli baar?", Khushi piped up as she looked at Naaniji in confusion.

"Naaniji tumhaari send off party ki baat kar rahi hai Khushi!", Arnav's quiet voice brought clarity to Khushi's mind and her eyes widened as reaction.

Comprehension filled her eyes as she looked at Naaniji with worry. She ran to Naaniji and knelt in front of her. She grasped Naaniji's hands tightly, "Naaniji! Hum samajh sakte hain aapke darr ko! Lekin us baat ko hue arsa hogaya! Aur yeh college ke dost nahi hai jinhonein humein akele chod diya! Yeh toh humaare saath kaam karne waale log hai! Yeh log peeke insaan ko bhoolne waala log nahi hai! Yeh sab toh humaari care karne waale log hain! Aur hum bhi toh samajhdaar ban gaye hain! I will be careful! Please jaane dijiye Naaniji!"

Naaniji stared at her for few minutes and then she shook her head, "Nahi bitiya! Humaar dil nahi maan raha aapan ko bhejne ka! Iss club waali party ko toh aap bhool hi jaao!"

Khushi bit her lip in worry "Par Naaniji? Please! Please humein jaane do!"

Naaniji shook her head.

Again Arnav's quiet voice piped in, "Naani! Aap kisiko iske saath kyun nahi bhejte! She can party aur aapki bhi pareshaani khatam!"

Khushi looked at Arnav, surprised that he actually wanted to solve her problem and then looked at Naaniji with hope.

Naaniji thought for a moment and then nodded, "Theek hai! Par aapan saath jaayega kaun? Hum ya manohar ya manorama iss umar mein toh club nahi aa sakat na?"

Khushi bit her lip as Naaniji thought for a moment and then smiled, "Haan! Hum Aakash bitwa aur Paayal bitiya ko keh dete hain ki aapan ke saath chale jaayein! Un logan ki bhi outing ho jaayegi aur humka bhi aapan ki chinta naahi hogi!"

"Sorry Saali dear! Sorry Daadiji! I cannot go and neither can Paayal!", came Aakash's voice and all turned to see Aakash coming down the stairs.

"Kyun bitwa? Ka hui gava?", Naaniji asked as she stood up.

Aakash sighed, "Paayal ki tabiyat kharaab hai Daadiji! And I am taking her to Doctor! Aate aate time lag jaayega!"

Khushi sighed too, "Phir toh party cancel! Kyunki Naaniji, Maamiji, Maamaji, Aakash Jeeju aur Paayal Jiji toh nahi aa sakte humaare saath! Aur Anjali Di toh Shyam Jijaji ke saath Lucknow gayi hain!"

She pouted sadly as she sat in a nearby chair.

"Ek minute! Hum sab kisiko bhool rahe hain!", Aakash piped up making Khushi and Naaniji look at him with hope.

Aakash grinned, "Bhai! Woh jaa sakte hain!"

"What?", came a shout as Arnav Singh Raizada stood while glaring at his younger brother.

Khushi looked at him worriedly while Aakash continued to smile, "Haan bhai! Why don't you go to this party? Khushi is safest with you and you would also get a break from your work. And the best part, Daadiji will be assured that Khushi is safe! Sab khush!"

"NO!", Arnav growled as he looked at his brother.

"But bhai...", Aakash tried to explain but Arnav refused to listen, "No!"

"Chote!", finally Naaniji shouted, "Aakash ka idea ek dum badhiya hai! Aapan jaa rahe hain! Aur yeh humaar aakhri faisla hai! Samjhe aap?"

"But Naaniji...", Arnav was cut off by Naaniji, "Humka aur kuch nahi sunna!"

Arnav huffed in annoyance and then glared at Khushi, "Now why the hell are you standing here and staring at me? Go! Get ready! Lets go to that damn party of yours!"

Arnav spoke with so much venom in his voice that Khushi gave him her sharpest glare. And if Khushi's glare had the power to burn, Arnav would have turned into ashes.

Khushi grinned as she hugged her office friends happily. Khushi and Arnav had just reached the club where Khushi and her friends had planned to celebrate her birthday and the moment she entered the club, Arnav walked off to brood in a corner while Khushi went to find her friends. And now her friends dragged her off to the dance floor where they joined the dancing in full swing. After half hour of dancing, one of Khushi's friends called for the pre-ordered cake and soon Khushi was cutting the cake while everyone clapped and sang birthday song. She fed the pieces to her friends but when it came to giving cake piece to Arnav, she handed the piece to her friend and asked her to hand it over to him. Poor friend! She was Arnav's employee and well versed with his anger and hence, shivering in her boots the girl went to hand over the cake. And when Arnav took the piece while glaring at her, she squeaked and ran off.

"Mujhe samajh mein nahi aata ki tu boss se itni naaraaz kyun hai? Woh toh tere achche dost haina?", a friend asked after an hour passed and they took a break from dancing. All the girls surrounding Khushi nodded wanting to know the story behind the tension brewing between Arnav and Khushi. Khushi sighed as she explained the story from her fake birthday till Arnav's last attempt at asking forgiveness. After hearing the story, all her friends made appropriate noises and shook their head except one. She simply questioned Khushi, "Why don't you forgive him?" Khushi huffed, "Kyun maaf karein? Ek toh dhang se maafi nahi maangte aur upar se humein ghussa dilaate hain! Aur kya bharosa ki woh kuch dino baad phir se apni baaton se humaara dil na dukhaayein? No! I am not forgiving that fellow!"

"But agar tujhe pata chale that he is really sorry toh kya tu ASR Sir ko maaf karegi?", another friend questioned. Khushi nodded, "Haan! Maaf karenge kyunki I miss my friend and I miss our fights but how will I know sach bol rahe hain ki jhoot?"

All pondered at the puzzle for a while when finally a friend piped in, "Alcohol! Kya Arnav Sir drink karte hain?" "What?", Khushi was aghast, "Nahi nahi! Arnavji kabhi drink ko haath nahi lagaate unless koi corporate party ho aur tabhi bhi ek hi glass lete hain! Abhi bhi mocktail pee rahe hain! Sharaab nahi!"

"Toh kyun na hum sab milke unhein sharaab pila dein?", the same friend piped up making everyone's eyes wide, "KYA?" "Haan!", the friend uttered, "Kehte hain ki aadmi sharaab peene ke baad jhoot nahi bolta, sirf sach bolta hai! Toh kyun na Arnav Sir ke mocktail mein sharaab daal dein aur phir unse sawaal poochein?" All girls were in shock.

"Pata hai uske baad kya hua Arushi? Uske baad jo hua uff... Arnavji ne sharaab peeke jo mere dil ki haalat ki... Hey Devi Maiyya!", Khushi reminisced while Arnav outside the room smirked. Tumhein lagta hai ki tumhaari uss plan ki wajah se maine sharaab pi aur woh sab hungama kiya lekin sach toh yeh hai ki...

Arnav was walking from the restroom which was very close to where the girls were sitting when he heard one of Khushi's friend say, "Toh kyun na hum sab milke unhein sharaab pila dein?" He stopped in the tracks in worry. Sharaab? What are these girls planning? Aur aisi ladkiyon ke saath Khushi ghoomti hai? He continued to hear the further discussion and his eyes widened at their plan. They were going to get him drunk to get some truth out of him. What truth? He was intrigued by the plan and scuttled to take his seat near the bar just as one of the girls came to the bartender and told something to him. Rest of the girls along with Khushi came and took a seat a bit closer to observe his reactions. Soon his drinks were spiked and he acted as if he was drinking them but he threw them in a nearby plant when the girls were not looking.

Aur is tarah maine tumhein ullu banaaya Mrs. Raizada! Arnav mused as he heard Khushi continuing with her tale, "Aur phir tumhaare papa sharaab se milaayi hui drink peete gaye aur peete gaye aur phir..."

Once the girls were sure that Arnav was drunk enough, they sneaked to take a seat by him with Khushi sitting closest to him, "Hello Arnavji!", Khushi spoke with a smile. Arnav, who was drunk by now (we are listening from Khushi's point of view, remember! And according to Khushi, Arnav is fully drunk by now!), looked at her with narrowed eyes and then he smiled widely, "Khushi! Meri sweet sweet Khushi! How are you?" His voice was slurred and he swayed in his place. Khushi looked at her friends with wide eyes and then nodded at her, informing her that it was time to ask the question.

"Arnavji! Kya aapko sach mein pachtaava ho raha hai ki aapne humaara dil dukhaaya?", Khushi asked softly. Her friends held their breath as they waited for Arnav's answer. Arnav looked at her innocently and then turning his finger into hook, he beckoned her closer. Khushi bent forward and Arnav whispered, "Why should I tell you? Main tumhein kyun bataaun?" He gave her a pout as he pulled back. Khushi blinked in surprise. What was she supposed to reply to that? Hey Devi Maiyya! Khushi took a deep breath, "Kyunki agar aapne jawaab diya toh shaayad hum aapko maaf kardein!" She bit her lip as she waited for Arnav to reply.

Arnav grinned at her widely, "You know what! Main tumhaare saare sawaalon ka jawaab dunga", Khushi and her friends grinned at that, "LEKIN... lekin mujhe kya milega?", Khushi and her friends' grin fell flat at that. Khushi looked at her friends in worry as Arnav waited for her answer. After few minutes, Khushi hesitantly replied, "Maafi?" Arnav shook his head as he continued to sway drunkenly. He looked at her with drooping eyes, "That's it? Meri sachchai ki bas itni hi kimmat? Not fair!"

Khushi huffed in worry. Now what to do? She looked at all her friends in worry and they all looked back at her in same way. Finally Arnav spoke up, "Ek cheez hai jo agar tum mujhe dogi toh main tumhein tumhaare sawaal ka jawaab dunga!" Khushi looked at him with wide eyes, "Kya?" Arnav pouted, "Ek dance!"

"KYA?", Khushi stood up in shock and her friends had to yank her down to not attract any attention. Arnav smiled at the gobsmacked expression on Khushi's face and nodded, "Ek dance karo mere saath and I will give you my answer! Karogi mere saath dance?" Saying this, Arnav stood up and grabbed Khushi's hand. Khushi again gave her friends a glance and they all nodded. Khushi still looked unsure and remain seated. She looked at the dance floor which was dark with dim lights flashing around and back at Arnav. That is when Arnav frowned and tightening his hold on her, he walked off to the dance floor dragging a reluctant Khushi with him.

The music started just as they reached the dance floor. Arnav stopped right in the middle of the floor and turned to look at Khushi who looked back at him with shock. Suddenly, realizing where they were standing, Khushi turned to walk off to the tables only for Arnav to grab her hand.

Tu

Mera Aasmaan Sa Lage

Kyun

He pulled her towards him and she slammed right into him.

Uda Uda Sa Phirun

In Hawaaon Mein Kyun

They stared into each other's eyes.

Oh... Tu

Mera Raasta Sa Lage

Kyun

Khushi's tried to pull her hand away but Arnav's grip was stronger.

Juda Juda Sa Phirun

Teri Raahon Mein Kyun

Arnav stared at struggling Khushi with smile on his face. His eyes tried to take in her every expression as Khushi continued to struggle against him.

Sondhi Hai Dhaani Hai

Baarish Ka Paani Hai

Khwaahish Puraani Hai

Tu Hi Tu

He cupped her cheek with other hand making her still at his touch.

Jheeni Hai Bheeni Hai

Chai Mein Cheeni Hai

Pyaale Mein Peeni Hai

Tu Hi Tu

She looked back at her hand and started to struggle as he again stared at her with a tender and loving smile on his face.

Meethi Bhi Lage

Thodi Khaari Lage

Chatkhaari Jara

Par Pyaari Lage

Tu

From her cheek, his hand slipped to her waist as he pulled her close making her look at him in shock.

Mera Aasmaan Sa Lage

Kyun

Uda Uda Sa Phirun

In Hawaaon Mein Kyun

Slowly they started to sway to the music.

"Khushi!", Arnav muttered, "I like you! Really like you! Do you like me too?" Khushi was beyond shock now.

Before Khushi could answer he turned her around and swung her out and in making her slam right into him. Her hair fell on her face and he slowly pushed them making her feel her heart beat up faster. She looked away but he nudged her face making her look back at him.

Tera Iraada Karta Hoon

Din Raat Tujhpe Marta Hoon

Dil Mera Tera Aadha Hai

Simple Sa Vaada Karta Hoon

He started to sway in the place making her sway too. His arms around her waist made her feel as if her whole body was on fire.

Tera Intezaar Hai

Dil Taar Taar Hai

Aaja Keh De Zara

Ke Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar Hai...

He kissed her cheek and she took a sharp breath as an array of feelings hit her and made her knees feel weak. She looked at him in shock.

Tu

His hands moved up from her waist to her neck making her shiver at his touch.

Mera Aasmaan Sa Lage Kyun

He slowly cupped her cheek with one hand making her heart beat faster.

Uda Uda Sa Phirun

In Hawaaon Mein Kyun

He pushed her hair back with other hand.

Oh... Tu

He stepped closer and her eyes flicker to his lips and back to him.

Mera Raasta Sa Lage Kyun

He bent ahead and she closed her eyes in anticipation.

Juda Juda Sa Phirun

Teri Raahon Mein Kyun

Suddenly someone pushed Arnav and Khushi came out of her trance.

Tu

She pushed Arnav away as he looked at her in confusion.

Tu

She ran off the dance floor while he continued to stand there.

Tu...

Khushi finally reached her table where her friends were chatting with each other. No one had noticed her and Arnav's last interaction due to dim lights and Khushi was thankful for that. She looked back at where Arnav must have been standing but he had vanished from the middle of the dance floor. She looked ahead and heaved a sigh of relief. Khushi and her friends remained in the party till midnight as Khushi tried to forget what had happened on the dance floor. When her friends finally decided to call it a night, Khushi felt her heart beat faster. How was she supposed to face Arnav again?

As one by one, Khushi's friends started to go, Khushi realised that she had to face Arnav if she wanted to go home. She looked around for him but he was nowhere. Hey Devi Maiyya! Arnavji kahaan hai? She called his phone only for the driver to pick it up and tell her that as Arnav was drunk he had called for the driver and he came here to pick them up. Khushi asked about Arnav and was told that Arnav was already in the car.

Soon Khushi came to the parking lot and got into the car. As the car started, she looked at Arnav sitting beside her with his eyes closed. Suddenly, his hand grasped hers and he placed his head on her shoulder. Her eyes widened at his move and she looked at him. In a slow voice, he mumbled, "Khushi! Khushi please mujhe maaf kardo! I miss you! I miss talking to you! Baat na sahi, jhagda toh kar lo! I miss fighting with you!"

Khushi realised that Arnav was still drunk and she remembered her friend's idea. Taking her chance, she asked, "Kya aapko sach mein pachtaava hai humaara dil dukhaane ka?" Arnav nodded and looked at her with bleary eyes, "Please Khushi! I am genuinely sorry!" Khushi sighed softly as she realised if he asked forgiveness when drunk means he was really sorry. She nodded, "Theek hai! Humne aapko maaf kiya!" Arnav smiled at her just as the car reached their home. As Khushi got out of the car, she helped Arnav get out too and soon both entered the house. They walked towards the stairs and just as they were to go to their rooms, Arnav grasped Khushi's hand and pulled her towards him. He placed a kiss on her forehead and walked off leaving a shocked Khushi behind.

In her room, Khushi sat as she wondered what had happened in the dance floor and what happened in the hall too? Why Arnav kissed her on cheek on the dance floor and why he kissed her on her forehead right now? And was he really going to kiss her on her lips? Khushi did not understand anything. Finally, Khushi gave up thinking and decided that Arnav was drunk and hence, he was doing such things. Ignoring her beating heart and butterflies in her stomach, Khushi hit the bed.

"Aur uss din ke baad se tumhaare papa aur hum phir se friends ban gaye!", Khushi announced to Arushi.

Outside Arnav smirked. Mere drunkard plan ne humaari phir se dosti bhi karwaayi Khushi aur mujhe bonus mein do kiss dene bhi mil gaye! Kaash dance floor pe kisi ne dhakka nahi diya hota! Or else on your every birthday we could have celebrated our first kiss day!

SONG DETAILS:

Song is from the movie Ajab Gazabb Love (Year 2012) sung by Mohit Chauhan.

PRECAP:

Arnav goes shirtless! Do I need to say more?

Thanks for reading, take care and have fun,

Kalpana

P.S. Have you seen the Maaneet Banner of Kya Pyar story? That banner was the inspiration for this update! Maan drunk and danced with Geet in GHSP and that pic in the banner is a pic from that dance sequence.

Kalpana_Writer2015-01-11 09:00:11