Chapter 22

Aafreen

@aafreen48

EPISODE#21

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As they all returned from their camp...

All of them were busy in studies and other activities as it was their last year of school plus SSC board exams was on their heads!

Half the term was over followed by a very exciting annual day event!

The annual day that heald once in a year to give away the certificates to the talented ones and for the dancers and singers in the school to show their talents!

After arnav and khushi's ishq shava dance at the camp...

Everybody from the class literally forced arnav and khushi to dance on a romantic slow song as it was them who had a great dil-logical chemistry!

After a lot of pleas from the principle herself they decided that they would do it!

As they performed on 'LAbon ko labon pe sajao' song which was so romantic that they disagreed together!

But the priciple warned them of the circumstances so they had to agree!

They surely wanted to avoid each other but atlast they could not!

They started practising on it!

Khushi in her room at home was trying to control her heartbeats as she remembered their practise on the romantic song...

Why does it feel that he was asking her something...BAs kar khushi kuch bhi sochti hai...apne anti-boys-campaing-till-18 bhool gayi kya? I cant fall for him!I cant!

Suddenly her phone rang and she forgot everything as it was her daddy calling who went to Canada with her mom for a business trip!

SHe answered the phone to to come across an unknown voice that almost scared her!

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While on the other side Arnav swas calmly seated on the swing in his huge balcony-cum-terrace looking at the full moon...

Arnav "Jealous are you?..PAr jab khushi hasti hai na toh sach mein mujeh lagta hai ki chaand bhi uske saame pheeka hai!Mujeh pata hi nahi chala akb main khushi se itna attract ho gaya!She deserves a super loving guy in her life!Lekin kisi aur ka naam uske saath judne se mujhe farak padhta ahi yeh maine aaj jaana hai!bohot jald..main tumhe propose karunga khushi..lekin usse pehle main apne aap ko uss layak banaunga aur phir tumhara haath tumhare parents se maangunga..phir dkhte hai tum kaise mujhe bhaag sakogi!! Tab tak ke liye enjoy KKG!" He smiled and closed his eyes thinking of his soon to be khushi...

He soon left for khsuhi's house as it was her birthday in 10 minutes...

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Voice :Hello?? is this khushi kumari gupta speaking?I am the sheriff from canada..I need to speak to khushi?

Khushi :Yes I am what happened sheriff?who boarded on the india to canada flight along with some more people has died in the accident as the flight was burned with a blast...can you please come here and complete the formalities please?

The phone dropped from khushi hand...

As khushi stared into the space in front of her blankly...

Her parents...

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Payal,karishma,geet,karan,rahul were in the living room of khushi's house waiting for khushi to come out as they have decorated the living room for their birthday!

Arnav was on his way to her house!

It was still five minutes left for the clock to struck twelve when they decided that khushi is not planning to come down so they will go up and suprise her!

As soon a sthey opened the door with a bang they all exclaimed together "SUprise Hppy birthday khushi kumari gupta...You are 15 now!"

They thought that tehy will meet a happy jumping khsuhi of excitement...

But all they saw was a blank khushi staring into nothing...

They started to panick...

Geet dropped all the balloons on the floor and reacher her.."Kya hua khushi what happened?TUmhe khsuhi nahi hui kya?"

Payal "Khushi tu kuch bol kyu nahi rahi hai?"

Karishma "Dekh ab tu kuch bolegi nahi na toh poora 1kg cake hum tere moo mein thoos denge woh bhi bina warning ke..."

Karan also came in front and saw khushi's mobile alying on the floor...

He saw that there was a call on hold...

He went out and answered it ...

Shock would be an understatement for him...

His best friend khsuhi who was no less than a sunshine has lost the only thing that she cherished and was selfish to share it!

He controlled his tears and went back to khushi's room

He saw that all were still trying to pacify khushi but she was not at all responding...

He called all the friends out leaving khushi alone in her room...

He explained to them what happened earning shocked and somber expressions of his friends...

KAran :Listen guys we have to be strong for her..its not the time we should cry..we have to make her cry as she is not respondign at all!

They all didnt noticed a totally numbed arnav at the door of the apartment who dropped the fluffy white teddy bear he brought for his khushi remembering her childish demands ...

He didnt talk to anyone ...he rushed to her room which didnt go unnoticed by their friends...

He stood outside her room looking at her keenly...

He remembered her childish talks and her naughty pranks...

Her unstoppable talks and her unprdictable stories...

Her clumsyness and her shy blushing face...

ANd what he saw now was a blank and numb khushi was sat there on her bed unmoving...

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TO BE CONTINUED!!

I know I know...sadness overcomed here! but let me promise you..it will be all happy shappy again!