PART 11 (A). AM I IN LOVE? YES I AM!
Previously on Kya Pyar Karoge Mujhse...
Saying his piece, Arnav walked out of the room and into a nearby room, just as Khushi reached the floor and turned towards the baby's room. She walked into the room and smiling, she lifted the kid into her arms, "Aao Arushi! Hum tumhein baaki ki kahaani sunaate hain! Toh hum kahaa the..."
"Haan! Hum dono Lavanya ki visit ki baat kar rahe the, right? Haan! Toh Lavanya aake gayi lekin humaari zindagi mein toofan bhar gayi! Hum Arnavji se door rahe, bahut door lekin Devi Maiyya kya hum dono ko alag rakhti! Ek din jab hum baarish mein bheeg rahe the wahaan tumhaare Papa aaye. Humne unhein dekha nahi lekin zor se bijli kadki aur hum darr ke maare girne lage. Us waqt tumhaare Papa ne humein sambhaala! Aur jab agli bijli kadki toh hum toh jhat se tumhaare papa ke baahon mein aagaye! Aur beta, tum toh jaanti ho na ki kitna safe lagta hai tumhaare papa ke arms?", Arushi giggled as if saying she understood what Khushi meant. Khushi grinned, "Haan! Tum bhi badi safe mehsoos karti ho na apne papa ke baahon mein!" She winked at her daughter and swung her around making Arushi giggle more.
"Us din Arushi!", Khushi muttered as she looked out of the window lost in her thoughts, "Us din tumhaari mummy ko apne pyaar ka ehsaas hua; ki use Arnav Singh Raizada se pyaar hogaya hai! Ab tum soch rahi hogi ki humne apne pyaar ka izhaar kiya hoga aur humaari aur tumhaare papa ki shaadi hogayi hogi, right? But unfortunately aisa kuch nahi hua! Zindagi kuch alag hi mod par le gayi humein! Jaanna chaahogi kya hua?" Khushi asked and then she smiled.
Two and half years earlier...
The day after rain romance...
Khushi woke up with a smile on her face. She sat up on her bed and continued to smile. She stretched her hands and then looked around sleepily. What a beautiful day it is! And I feel so happy today! But why am I feeling so happy today? Suddenly, Khushi's eyes opened wide as everything that happened in the day before came crashing into her mind. Arnavji! Baarish! Pyaar! Hey Devi Maiyya!
Khushi looked around with trepidation. How? How can she be in love with Arnavji? No! It cannot happen! Nahi Devi Maiyya! I can't be in love with Arnavji. Nahi! Humein iss khayaal ko apne dimaag se nikaalna hi hoga! I have to banish this thought! It is weird! It is crazy! It is impossible! With the promise to forget the conclusion she derived under the rain, Khushi got up to start her day.
An hour later, a fresh looking Khushi came out of her room to have breakfast only to crash right into Arnav. She almost fell backwards only to be grabbed by him. She gasped as his hand splayed across her lower back. She looked into his eyes which looked back at her intensely. Suddenly, a phrase floated into her mind. You love him! She jerked her head down wanting to avoid his eyes only to come across her hand which was gripping his shirt tightly. She removed her hand right away and stepped back, feeling a slight disappointment when Arnav moved his hand from her back. She looked down feeling a bit awkward.
"Dekh ke nahi chal sakti kya?", Arnav roared eerily reminiscent on their first meet.
Khushi looked up and her eyes flashed, "Nahi! Andhe hain! Aur haan! Behre bhi hain! Aur kuch?"
She huffed and walked off all the while muttering, "Aajaate hain subah subah ladne ke liye! Inko aur koi kaam nahi hai kya?" She continued to mutter till she reached the dining table and sat down.
Suddenly, someone sat right by her and she turned with a smile to talk to them only for her smile to fall when she realised that it was Arnav sitting by her. You love him, a voice whispered in her head. She turned right away and looked down the plate. Hey Devi Maiyya! Yeh yahaan kya kar rahe hain? She bent down and prayed that he changed his seat but that did not happen. Instead, his arm kept on brushing hers, his hand touched hers for a minute too long when she was passing him dishes and his eyes looked at her intensely whenever her eyes fell on him. And every time all this happened, her heart would whisper to her, You love him'. She ignored the voice and tried her best to ignore Arnav sitting by her while focusing on her breakfast.
The moment her breakfast was done, Khushi ran out of the place as fast as she could. She so did not want to feel Arnav close to her anymore. You love him, another whisper followed as she ran to her room. Just as she reached her room, she stumbled a bit and her leg twisted making her fall down. She winced as it started throbbing and she slowly pressed her ankle. As she focused on stopping the pain, a memory came into her mind. She had sprained her leg and Arnav had lifted her up in his arms. She remembered the tender way he had lifted her and how gently he had placed her on the sofa. She smiled softly forgetting her pain. As the memory passed, another memory tugged at her. She remembered hiding in his arms when both of them were stuck in the lift. She got up from the floor and walked to the bed, still lost in her memories of Arnav. She sat on the bed, and pulling her pillow close she hugged it as she remembered being in his arms in the club on one of her birthday parties. She shyly smiled as her memory took her to the time when Arnav had made her tea when she was studying. She fell backwards on to the bed as she wondered whether it would be that bad to fall for Arnav.
Nahi! Khushi realised. Falling in love with such a strong and caring man was not that bad. Infact, it must have been the best thing happened to her! She hid her face in the pillow as she blushed. She was in love with Arnavji! She grinned in excitement. She was in love! The most important feeling in the world was love and today she was the proud owner of that feeling. I am in love! She felt like squealing. She wanted to shout to the world. She stood up and spun around shouting, "I love Arnavji!" Suddenly, she stopped and winced. Hey Devi Maiyya! Kisi ne suna toh nahi! She ran to the door and looked out. She heaved a sigh of relief when there was no one there. She came into the room and grinned again as her eyes fell on a photo frame on her bedside. It was from the party she attended few days before she joined AR. Naaniji sat in the middle, with Khushi sitting by Naaniji's left and Paayal by Naaniji's right. And right behind Naaniji stood her grandsons; Arnav behind Khushi and Aakash behind Paayal.
Khushi grabbed the frame and placed a kiss on Arnav's face and then blushed softly. As she stared at the photo she remembered the night and that reminded her of the song playing the background when she had crashed into Arnav. She blushed as she remembered crashing into him. She did not know when she started singing the same song played that night.
Dil Mera Pooch Raha Hai Tujhse...
Khushi took a deep breath as she imagined being back in the hall at the same party.
Kya Pyar Karoge Mujhse...
Haan Haan Haan
Mujhse...
As she stepped into her imagination she saw Arnav standing in front of her asking her for dance with his hand out. She smiled excitedly as she grasped his hand and allowed him to pull her close to him. He smiled at her and spun her around. Her eyes were locked into his and neither of them was ready to look away. She felt as if they were the only ones in the room. He spun her close and dipped her making her heart skip a beat.
Thud!! Khushi fell on the floor and she looked around in confusion. She was back in her room and there was no Arnav around. Khushi let out a loud laugh as she realised that she had taken her imaginary dance with Arnavji as real and had dipped herself down. Of course there was no Arnav holding and so she fell. She shook her head at her own stupidity and got up only for her eyes to fall outside the window into the lawn. Suddenly, in front of her, the day turned into night, it started raining and there stood Arnav and Khushi shivering in rain. Khushi started singing as the couple in the rain hugged each other.
Ek Pal Mein
Na Jaane Naa Jaane
Barson Ka Afsaana
Kaise Banaa
Anjaana
Kal Tha Jo Anjaana
Aashiq Meraa
Ban Gayaa...
The image outside the window vanished and the night turned back into the day. She shook her head and moved towards the window near the door which was facing the inner part of the house. She hoisted herself on the window frame from inside her room and swung her legs.
Saanson Ke Ghar Mein Basaaungi
Khushboo Banaake Main
Tujhko Sanam
Chaahungi
Tujhko Hi Chaahungi
Maine Toh Lee...
Hai Kasam...
Chaahat Pooch Rahi Hai
Tujhse
Khushi closed her eyes while singing and suddenly she felt Arnav kiss her on her cheek. She opened her eyes in a flash and looked around. There was no one around. She looked behind her, inside the house but there was nobody there too. Khushi giggled as she realised that she had imagined Arnav again. She imagined Arnav standing in front of her and shyly sang to him.
Kya Pyar Karoge
Mujhse
Haan Haan Haan
Mujhse
The imaginary Arnav came close to her and suddenly started singing making her eyes go wide open.
Dil Mera Pooch Raha Hai
Tujhse
Kya Pyar Karoge
Mujhse
Haan Haan Haan
Mujhse
Khushi nodded and Arnav came close to her. Khushi closed her eyes with excitement as she realised that Arnav was about to kiss her only for the excitement to shatter when she heard Aakash shouting, "Khushi! Where are you?" Khushi's eyes opened and she huffed in annoyance. Her imaginary Arnav had vanished again. Aakash again called and she jumped off the frame and walked out of the room all the while mumbling in annoyance, "Achcha khaasa first kiss imagine kar rahe the! Beech mein bula liya! Yeh Jijaji bhi na! Uff!"
Present...
"Ab humein kya pata tha Arushi, ke Jijaji kis liye humein bula rahe hain! Agar pata hota toh hum apne kamre ke andar hi poora din chupke baithe hote! Baahar hi nahi aate! Kyunki us din humaari zindagi poori ulat palat gayi thi!", Khushi sighed as she talked to her sleepy looking daughter.
Meanwhile outside Arnav frowned. Why was she thinking that her life had turned upside down that day? Woh din itna bura bhi nahi tha! Infact it was one of my best days! I still remember everything that had happened that day. Arnav sighed as he got lost in his memories.
To be Continued...
PRECAP:
The same update from Arnav's point of view!
SONG DETAILS:
The song is from Kucch Toh Hai (2003) and is sung by Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam. The first part of the song was played in the first chapter; the remaining part is played in this chapter!
Thanks for reading, take care and have fun,
Kalpana
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