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Prachi
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Take 8
Next Day - 3 PM
Arnav's POV
I pulled in to the parking lot, of this services bay, on the highway.It had some resturants,and cafes,and we had been on the road for three hours,and we all needed a break.
Diya immediately jumped out,and stretched her arms,and Aman looked at her amused as he said - "seriously, you aren't even the one who was driving..."
Diya rolled her eyes at him as she said - "oh please, im just stretching my muscles...thats all..."
Aman grinned,as he saw me looking at the road,and he said teasing me - " oh watching out, for her aren't you?? I think she was right behind us wasn't she??
I nodded - " yeah a couple of miles apart maybe..."
Aman looked at me as he said - "you really like her dont you??"
I smiled - " yeah, i do..."
Aman smiled - " as happy as I am, for you,and i know she likes you too, but Arnav, its just what maybe 11 days more, what after that, you are going to go your way,and she her's , your lives are in two different worlds,and not to forget, two different countries..."
I nodded - "I know what you mean, but honestly i don't want to think about that for now..."And i hid the fact that the thought of not having her around after 11 days made me really uneasy.
Aman looked at me - " you don't??since when do you put a break on that.."
I smiled - " since now, for a change i want to go with the flw, where a girl is concerned..."
Aman - "look, im just worried, I dont want the two of you to hurt each other, thats all..."
I nodded - " thanks, but i dont think, i will, i mean i cant hurt her, in anyway Aman..."
Aman asked - " yeah, but what about her?"
I thought for a minute,but then i remembered last night and I said - " i dont think she could too...you know what, don't worry, trust me"
And right then , I noticed Khushi pull in the parking lot,and I couldn't help but smile.This girl did that to me, she was making me smile way too much,and I couldn't complain, I was happy about it.
I watched Dita and George step out,and they gave me a smile,and walked with Diya and Aman inside the restaurant.So everyone was busy playing cupid in between me and Khushi, giving us a lot of space and time.I was quite liking the fact that my friends,and her friends, were both quite understanding about the situation.
I smiled at her as i said - " hey...glad i pulled in for a break,or you would have driven all way up to Auckland and I would have to wait another couple of hours until I saw you...",and I kissed her on the cheek.
She grinned,as she kissed me on mine and she said - " oh cmon Arnav, its just been what, three hours,but you are charming when you do that..."
I faked acting clueless - " do what??"
She held my hand,as she said,and we started walking inside - "flirt with me..."
I smirked - " so are you saying, you dont like it?"
She grinned - " I never said that..."
We walked in hand in hand, and joined our friends,and I swear to God, when her hand left mine, I absolutely hated the lack of warmth.
20 Minutes Later
I took a bite of my sandwich as I heard George ask - " so tonight in Auckland,and then we all our on our way to..."
Dita grinned - " wellington...and I'm so glad we matched our itenaries..."
Diya grinned - " they were quite similar anyway, me and Dita discovered that apparently, we had looked up at the same website for travel advice...so...im excited,but its a short stay, before we finally head south"
For the first time ever, I really thanked the God's for this co-incidence,coz if it hadn't been for that, I might have never met Khushi.I believe in God,but i never did believe in co-incidences, that much,but now maybe I do.
I looked at Khushi across, who gestured me to pass her the ketchup,and i did, our hands touched,and our eyes met, the chemistry in between us for really starting to get freaking obvious,and i found that absofreakinglutely awesome.
She finally said - " Yes, and i will see you guys a day later, for I am taking a little detour..."
I looked at her shocked, a day without Khushi, I anyways had like what 11 days,with her, this would make it ten.No way,and before I could ask anything I heard Dita say - " oh , please, Khushi havent you changed your mind yet...??"
Khushi gave me a small smile,as she said - " no what, no ways,that is one of the main reasons why we are taking the Northern Rail,from auckland to wellington..."
Dita rolled her eyes - " oh we are, because its like the most scenic route,and the train journey would be fab..."
Diya looked at Aman as she said - " yeah, im excited about it too, thank God Dita made me give up on the driving.."
George finally said - " oh Dita, cmon, let her be, you know she's wanted to do this forever, and just because we dont want to, it shouldn't stop her..."
Khushi smiled -" exactly,its just a day...chill..."
Ok, so now, i really needed to know what this was about and so I asked - " wait, what do you mean? what detour??"
Khushi explained - " ok so, I have been like the biggest fan of The Lord of the rings,the hobbit,oh I love it, and Im going to get off at Hamilton, from where its just about a 50 mins drive to Matamata,and then a 20 minutes bus ride, and I finally reach the middle -earth, the HObbiton,the Shire? Does it ring a bell?
I had no idea what the hell was she talking about,and nor did Aman and Diya,but i heard Diya speak - " yeah, the movies, iv seen one of them...what about it..?"
Khushi's eyes twinkled with so much excitement as she explained - " oh so, its shot here, the movie, i mean all the parts of the Shire, in New Zealand, they have a movie set, its called Hobbiton, but its not just a set , its like a small village,so i plan to take a tour, stay a night at the farmstay,and then ill just hop on the train back on, the next day, and see you guys In wellington..I know none of you guys are a fan,and this is obviously by default a must visit for all of us fans, I cannot not come this far and not visit the Middle- Earth..."
Ok,So this was about some movie, i thought.Too bad, i never had any time for that.But not seeing Khushi for a day, didn't sound good to me.
So I asked - " so you going alone??"
Khushi - " yeah, like i said, I know none of you are..."
I said instantly - " Ill join you..."
She gave me a small smile as she asked - " you will??"
Aman and Diya gaped at me in shock as they asked - " you will??",and then Aman asked - " but you have no interest in any of this, do you have any idea about it all, why would you want to waste a full day in the cultural capital, for this..."
Khushi - " Hey, Arnav, its my thing, its alright, ill be just fine on my own, you don't have to..."
I smiled as I stated - " I want to Khushi, from what you just explained,sounds like an excellent piece of studio work,id like to see that...",and then i turned to Aman as I said - "this holiday is all about exploring my new interests, so how will I know,I like something, if I dont let myself explore..."
Aman gave me a small smile as he said - " ok, no worries..."
I asked Khushi - " so ,what do i need to do to make the booking...?"
She smiled at me - " you don't need to, ill take care of that..."
I smiled - " thanks..."
Now , I felt really better, a full day again with Khushi, alone, was something that really calmed both my mind and heart.
As we started to leave, everyone made their way towards the car, and Khushi held my hand as pulled me aside as she asked - " hey, what was that about??"
I asked confused - " what??"
She shot me a confused look - " you do know, i can look after myself, ill be fine,you dont have to...i knew from the look you had on your face, that you have no interest whatsoever, ok tell me, do you even know anything about The Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit? you crazy what?"
She started to walk away,and I immediately held her hand, and pushed her back into the wall as I said ,caging her in between my arms - " Khushi, i know I dont have to, because i know, you can watch out for yourself,and travel alone, but like i said, I want to, because I dont want to miss out on a day, with you, this holiday isn't going to be fun for me, if you aren't going to be around, trust me...I am not going to Wellington without you,and now that i have told you the real reason, I hope you won't mind..."
Im sure the look i had on my face, reflected that my decision had been made,she looked into my eyes,she smiled,as she asked - " you mean that??"
I asked confused - " mean what??"
She smiled - " that its all about because, you dont want to miss out on a day with me??"
I nodded - " ofcourse, why else do you think,i'd opt to visit, what did you say it was...the middle earth, the shire"
She grinned - " you have no freaking idea about what it is? dont you?"
"yeah, i don't..."
Khushi cupped my face tenderly,and my insides started their summersault again as she said - "its beautiful,it really is, I'm sure you will enjoy...ill tell you all about it..."
I felt my cheek bask in the warmth of her hand as i asked - " so now, are you going to make the arrangements, for me..."
She smiled - " absolutely...now that i think of it, i wouldn't want to miss out on a day with you too..."
I grinned - " look i know, everyone is waiting for us...but i do guess we can steal a few minutes for...", and i leaned in towards her, and she tip toed,and she looked into my eyes as she whispered - " for what..."
I could only whisper - " for this..."and sealed her lips for a kiss.
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Auckland - Sky Tower
The Sugar Club - 11.00 PM
Khushi's POV
I watched Dita- George,and Aman - Diya, dance ,and I smiled to myself,they all looked so so much in Love.Arnav, had gone to freshen up, the washroom, so i was just sitting by myself,and I was glad, gave me some time to think about what I was feeling.I couldn't beleive, tomorrow,actually for like full two days, i was just going to be with Arnav, i was excited about it, but nervous too, because now, it was getting really crazy with all these emotions brimming inside of me.Just when i think i cant feel more emotion for him, i end up feeling something more, and it really was making me nervous, i was falling for him really hard,and maybe even he was ,but I didn't want to hurt him, and i didn't trust myself on that, because i always ended up driving people away,when they started to tread in too close to my heart,and Arnav had not just treaded,he had freaking trespassed and walked right into my heart,and I had let him in,as if I had unlocked that lock i had around for myself,just for him.There was a funny thing about emotions, that I now realised, until you keep them out, all is good, you let loose, and all they need is a freaking second or maybe maximum a minute to creep in and create havoc,and i had already spent 4 days which = to some 5760 minutes, thinking and feeling something for Arnav,and i had unleashed a havoc of emotions inside of me.Now how could i just ask him, to give me back the keys of my heart,and the question here, was, did I want him to hand it back.No, i didn't.
I was loving every bot of what i was feeling as much as it scared me, i was loving it, and so i smiled and buried the worry-Khushi part of me back inside,and I waited for him to come back.
It had been a good evening, so far, we had all dined at this amazing revolving restaurant at the SKY Tower which gave us a complete view,and now, we were here at the Club,chilling and enjoying our last night in Auckland.
I was still in thought,when I heard a snap of finger beside my cheek and I looked back in a jiffy to see Arnav,and he bent down as he said in my ears - " comes lets dance..."
I looked at him and said - " No no, lets sit..."
The music was loud,so he moved closer towards my ear,making me shiver as he said - " oh , cmon, one dance..."
I looked at him ,and leaned in to his ear as I said - " Im, not very good at that..."
He smiled as he whispered - " why don't you let me decide that Khushi,and I guess theres only one way to find out..."
I smiled,as i gave him my hand,and we walked to the dance floor,and it was a coincidence or something, right then a soft slow music started playing,and all couples got up close,and he automatically held me closer by the waist,and pulled me in towards him,as he smiled he was going to make me dance with him no matter what, i realised.
I gave him a small smile,as i started to sway with him, slowly, I was wearing one of my favourite black dresses of all time,it had these slits that crossed it in the middle,baring parts of my back and midriff,it was sexy,and it made me comfortable because it had my arms covered,i always wore something to cover my arms, for obvious reasons.
Right then, I felt his fingers caress, the part of my back that was bare, and I felt a sudden jolt of lightening go through my body,this man was making me feel a million things, both emotionally and physically.He gripped my waist,and our eyes locked, as his thumb brushed my navel, and i swear to god, i felt like as if he had cast a spell on me,and it was right then i felt him softly touch my arm,my left arm,and then he brushed his hand down my left forearm, my artificial limb,and I looked at him,and i was sure he could see the shock in my eyes,as he slowly kissed my hand, my left hand, my artificial hand.
It was my artificial limb, it was freaking impossible to feel his touch on it through steel,but the emotion that I felt,by him kissing my artificial hand,was insane,and it ran deep into my heart.No one , just no one had ever so tenderly touched my artificial limb like that, no one had ever kissed my artificial hand. And i had no freaking idea, why he did that, it threw me totally off guard,and I stepped back immediately from his embrace,shocking him, because i saw the look of disappointment flash in his eyes,but I couldn't be there in front of him, right now.I couldn't, and so I quickly excused myself,and made my way out, towards the balcony, to get some fresh air.
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Arnav's POV
Ok, so i had absolutely no idea, why she ran off like that.One minute, we were cast under this spell,and i could feel all that sparks going off in between of us, and then I had really wanted to hold her hand, and i always held her right hand until now, and I had really felt like, so I had acted on impulse,and kissed her on her ledt hand, her artificial one, i obviously knew, she was nt going to feel any of it, through the metal, but still I had wanted to, so I had, because it was a part of her,and I just wondered if that had thrown her off guard, and so I just went after her.
I went to the balcony,this was a club,so it was obviously crowded, with a lot of people, standing, drinking and talking,and enjoying the breathtaking view.Ut my eyes weren't interested in any of that, for they were looking for Khushi.I finally spotted her at the further end,she was looking out,into the skyline, she had her back towards me.I quickly walked towards her,and I asked standing next to her - " whats wrong??"
She didn't look at me,she continued to look into the skyline, couldn't blame her, the view was amazing,and so i said - " ok, so if, you really wanted to come out for the view, you should have just said so..."
She turned to me as she said - " look, i need to go...", and she started to walk away.
I held her right hand and i said - " Khushi, don't walk away when I'm talking to you, i hate it..."
She gave me a look and the confusion and the worry on her face worried me and so i asked, touching her face - " hey, whats wrong? talk to me??"
She got my hands off her face,ok so what the hell was up with her, and she looked out towards the skyline again ,ok, now for the first time ever i was started to get angry here but I said controlling my anger - " whats wrong with you? will you please talk to me?? you know you just cant go all silent on me, im not going anywhere , until you tell me whats up with you..."
She finally looked at me and she said - " Arnav, maybe this was a bad idea..."
I looked at her confused,what the hell did she mean - " what do you mean?"
She looked at me as she said, i couldn't read her eyes, and it was making me angry because i really wanted to know what was on her mind - " I mean, this Arnav, you and me, It was a bad idea..."
Ok, ouch, now that hurt.
And I asked,sure that it was evident in my voice - " what?? you ought to be outta your mind...", and i pulled her by her arm,closer to me, and i asked - " I know you feel something too, then...why are you saying all of this? Khushi , whats wrong...??"
She didn't take her arm away, that felt good,and she looked at me as she said - " I told you, i have a knack of driving people away...look, you should stay miles away from me,and I should stay miles away from you, i think its for the best..."
I looked at her shocked and hurt - "what the f**k Khushi? you cant possibly mean that? you may have a knack for it, but please don't push me out like that...what are you so scared about??"
She looked me as she said, gesturing to my face - " this, exactly this, of hurting you, i know i will, I always screw up, I always do that, and you are making me feel way too much, you are making me feel so much emotion, like i have never felt in all of my freaking my life..."
I looked at her confused - " so thats a good thing right??why are you so worried, what happened to going with the flow??"
She stepped closer to me as she said- " thats the freaking problem, going with the flow, too many emotions playing a havoc on my mind,I cant handle this..."
She was scared, and overwhelmed with everything she was feeling,and I wanted to tell her that I was feeling the exact same thing ,and so I stepped closer as I said - " so you are going to shut this out? shut out whatever you feel, you are no one to tell me what to do, and specially about whether its about staying away from you, because too bad Khushi, I dont want too...and I won't,and i will not let you shut me out...this isn't just about you, i also feel dammit..."
She looked into my eyes as she asked - " why did you touch my forearm like that? why did you kiss my hand, i mean, my artificial hand...did you honestly think i could feel anything thrugh steel.."
I shot her a confused look, we were so close, and all i wanted was to kiss her, but she was being very unreasonable at the moment and so I just stated the truth - " because, its a part of you dammit, i wanted to, and so i did, you know unlike some people, i do believe in flowing with what I feel..."
I knew she could sense my anger, and i looked away towards the skyline as I heard her whisper softly - " i obviously couldn't feel anything through steel, but the emotion...",and she slowly took my hand ,making me turn to her ,and she kissed my hand,and then she placed her hand over her heart as she continued - " but the emotion that I felt,when you kissed me there, that scared the freaking hell out of me, no one, just no one has ever done that ever before, Arnav..."
OK,now I finally got what this was about.She was scared and overwhelemd,and it was a sensitive way too sensitive thing for her,and i didn't want to scare her, but i had just followed my emotion. I instantly pulled her into a hug,and she hugged me back,and I just held onto her, for a while, and then I let go, and I cupped her face slowly as i said - " like i said, i wanted to Khushi, its a part of you, i like all of you, which very much includes your hand of steel..."
She finally smiled,and that felt great,and she put her forehead on mine as she whispered - " im sorry, i didn't mean..."
"I know", I said, kissing her forehead,and I whispered - " please dont ever say, that you and me are a bad idea,because you know what I know it isn't, and even if you feel so, i dont care...because deep down,i know it isn't and i know thats what you truly feel...and just so you know, you are making me feel all the emotions ,that i haven't felt in all my freaking life too..."
She smiled and put her hands around my neck as she whispered - " so then, this isn't a bad idea after all..."
I pulled her closer by the waist, my hands started to caress her bare back,and i knew it was back, that spell in between us,and I felt my other hand,caress her bare midriff,and i felt her shiver in my arms,and I slowly bent forward and whispered against her lips - " it never could be...",and i finally kissed her.
I felt her move her lips on mine, and the way she started to respond to my kiss, drove me insane, for their was so much urgency, so much passion, it was as if she was trying to tell me that she was really sorry about what she had just said, she was really sorry about trying to shut the door on me.And so I just gave in to the moment, and started to kiss Khushi even more so deeply,and I knew it would be really long before I could let go,because i wanted to pour in every emotion that I was feeling into that kiss,and like I believed in going with the flow about what i feel, i did precisely just that.
And the minute i felt her pull me closer to herself,as close as what was humanly possible, i knew one thing for sure, that any thing could be a bad idea in this whole wide world,but not her and me.
Arnav and Khushi, could never,ever be a bad idea.
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