Th #1 ArhiFF:Dreams Do Come True:Parts 1-18 - Page 14

Khushi walks into the living room where the rest of the Raizada family was along with her Jiji. She smiles at how easily her sister is getting along with her in-laws. She sees Anjali Di teasing her, while nani pulls her leg. Khushi started to get tears in her eyes as she had hoped that her sister would get a good family and her married life would be wonderful. She could not have asked for a better man than her Jiju Aakash, as he was one of a kind. He is a sweet, gentle, caring and loving guy who will always keep her Jiji happy no matter what. Manoroma notices Khushi standing by the stairway and says, "Hello, Hi, Bye-bye ye lo, Khushi bitwa is up from her nap." Everyone turns around to look at her and smiles at her. Khushi wipes the remnants of tears around her cheek and walks towards them. She greets them and sits down beside her sister. Payal looks at her with a sweet smile and asks, "Did you have a good sleep?" Anjali smiles at her and also asks, "Ha Khushi how was your sleep? I hope everything is okay and you are not feeling sick." Khushi shakes her head and with a smile answers both of them, "Hum bilkul theek hai Jiji," She looks at Payal and then looks back towards Anjali, "And no Di, I am not sick was just a bit tired from the journey is all." She then looks down and mutters to herself so that no one would hear, "I would be even better if I did not bump into that Laad Governor while coming down." However, Payal with sharp ears heard her and elbows her in the arm, "Khushi I told you to be nice." Khushi looks at her sister and gives her a fake smile as to saying that she will try, but no promises.

Payal shakes her head knowing too well that her sister will indeed create some sort of ruckus while being here. She just prayed to god that it won't be so drastic and that the Raizada's don't end up not liking her. Anjali sees the worried look on Payal's and wonders what is wrong, "Payal is everything okay?" Payal looks at Anjali and nods her head assuring her that all is good, when in fact she was just worried about what Khushi would do to her brother Arnav. Anjali gets everyone's attention and then tells them that they have a lot do before the engagement party. She assigns everyone their tasks and asks them to get started as now they only have 14 days left starting tomorrow. Anjali looks over to Khushi and smiles at how bubbly and lively she is. She is the right choice for her chote. Her mother did indeed choose right, she will be the one to bring happiness and joy in her brother's life and take away all the pain and suffering. Though, she had no idea on how she is going accomplish this task as it is Arnav cannot stand one sight of her and vice versa. She somehow had to come up with a plan so that both Arnav and Khushi are always with each other. It was dinner time and all of them were seated at the dining table, when Payal asked Anjali if Arnav bhai would be joined them or not. Anjali tells her that chote has a habit of eating late and will have his dinner in his room later on. Khushi shakes her head and mumbles, "No wonder the Prince of Darkness likes to be alone, he even eats his meals by himself." She shakes her head and proceeds to eat her dinner as her stomach was grumbling.

Day 1

The next day, everyone was busy with getting their tasks completed. There was so much to do, with such little time. She sees Arnav walking down in his pristine black suit with blue shirt and tie. He had his laptop bag in his hand and was busy barking orders on his Bluetooth to someone on the other line. She felt really sorry for the other person on the other line as they had to take verbal beating of this Laad Governor early in the morning. He looks up and sees Khushi walking out of the kitchen with holding a plate of jalebi's in on hand and with the other munching a jalebi. He kept on gazing at her as she looked like an angel. She was wearing her light blue suit, with her hair open and smiling. All of sudden, she stops on her tracks as she feels the cool breeze, she looks up while holding a jalebi in her right hand and the plate on the left. She sees Arnav and looks into his dark, chocolate brown orbs. She starts to feel weird in her stomach and could not figure out why she was feeling this way. Arnav on the other hand had his eyes transfixed on her face. He did not why he was so drawn to her; he curses himself that he will not fall into this. He finally breaks out of trance when he hears his sister voice calling out to him, "Chote come and have breakfast." Arnav walks up to his sister and says, "No di, I have to get to office, as I have an important meeting early in the morning." With that being said he walks out and gives a one last look at Khushi who still had dazed look on her face and finally blinks as she sees him walk out. Anjali tries calling out after him, but to no avail as he was already out the door.

Anjali shakes her and says, "Yeh chote bhi na, he knows that skipping breakfast is not good for his health, but does he ever listen to me." She turns around and looks at Khushi who by that time had come over to the table and had placed the plate on it. Anjali then looks at the medication bottle on the table and slaps her head, "Oh no! He did not even have his medication." Khushi now sees the worried look in Anjali's eyes, "Di, will it be bad for his health if he does not have his medication for today?" Anjali with a concerned look nods her head, "Yes Khushi, if he does not then his sugar level will drop and he can faint." Khushi shakes her head thinks that he is indeed a Laad Governor as he does not care for himself or others that love him. Anjali then looks at Khushi's face and gets an idea in her head to get both Arnav and Khushi together, "Khushi why don't you go by the office with his medication and take some food for him." Khushi's eye pop out and instantly yells out, 'What me?" Anjali nods her head, "Ha, I mean look Aakash has to take Payal today to pick out the jewellery and I have to run some errands here in the house, the rest of the family members have their tasks and that only leaves you." Khushi blinks her eyes and fidgets with the end of her duppata and did not how to turn down Anjali as she was so nicely asking her. I mean sure she was worried about the fact that he did not takes his medication or breakfast, but that does not mean that she will go over to his office. I mean knowing full well of his temper he will surely burst down on her, and she did kind of promise her sister that she will try her best to behave nicely and civilly in front of him. Anjali comes up to her, hands the medication and some food for her to take over to the office. She tells her that the driver will drop her of at AR office. Khushi nods her head and smiles. "Also, you are in charge of the decorations so it is good that you are going to the office, chote has the contacts for the previous decorates we used and you can get that from him. Besides he wanted to be the one to finalize the decorations, so this way both of you can work on it together." Anjali tells her with a playful smile and pats her cheek. Khushi with a surprise look on her face as she heard Di tell her that she has work with that Laad Governor with the decorations. She knew one thing which was that he has a mind of his own and any input from her would be put aside. But with a determined face she also made up her mind, which is in no way is she going to let that stupid Prince of Darkness keep her out of planning her Jiji's engagement party. With that being said she makes her way towards the office.

Nani comes out of her room and asks Anjali where everyone is. She tells her that all of them busy with their tasks and then tells her about the plan she got with sending Khushi over to AR in the false pretence of sending chote's medication, though she could have easily sent that over with the driver, but this was the best plan of action to get these two together. Nani laughs at her and says, "Clever girl. Now there is ought to be some fireworks at the office when they interact." Anjali nods her head with excitement written all over face. Khushi prays to her Devi maiyya to help her out and give her strength as she was about face the Prince of Darkness. She steps into the office and instantly the cool breeze blows over her. Arnav feels her presence as he feels the shift in the air, but shakes his head as he crops it out to be probably having mental breakdown or not having breakfast this morning. He begins to think that what she would be doing at the AR office and begins to read the report on his desk when he hears a knock on his door, "Come in." He says without glancing up, Lavanya enters the office and says, "Excuse me ASR." Arnav glances up at her and nods with his head for to go on. "The model that we wanted for our Indian photo shoot is coming in today for the shots." She tells him nervously and waits for his answer. He nods his head, turns the page on his report and asks, "What time?" Lavanya takes in a deep breath and answers, "Any moment ASR, but before she can begin with shoot she has sign the contract and you had insisted that you wanted to be there when the model signs it." Arnav glances up towards his assistant and says, "Yeah I did. Leave the contract with me so that I can take a look at it." Lavanya walks a bit towards his desk and places the contract file on his desk and begins to walk out. "Oh and call me once she arrives." Arnav tells her in a stern voice. Lavanya turns around and softly replies, "Yes ASR." She walks down from his office and sees a girl who looked out of place for this office and walks up to her. She wonders that she could not be the model for hire from that agency, she gives her a once look over from top to bottom. She shrugs her shoulders and guesses that it probably could be as the shoot did say Indian wear and well she certainly has got the looks for it. "Umm Hello Ms. Chamkeli, I guess you are finally here." Lavanya tells Khushi with a soft smile. Khushi wondering who she was talking glances behind her and then back at the tall, skinny woman in front of her. "Ji what do you mean I am finally here?" Khushi was confused beyond her wits as she had never ever met this woman and she was saying that she finally made it here. Lavanya shakes her hands in the air and says, "Whatever Chamkeli just come with me and let's get you fitted into the outfit for the shoot." She grabs Khushi arm and yanks her along with her to go the back of the office where the shoot was going to happen. Khushi puzzled as to what this woman had just said outfit, fitted, shoot? Lavanya finally walks into the dressing room with Khushi and says, "There is the outfit why don't you change into it and I will call ASR so that you can sign the contract." With that being said she closes the door before Khushi could even interject her. Khushi is left alone in the dressing room with a baffle look on her face and says, "What is going on here? This place is a mad house; I came to give that stupid Laad Governor his medication." She turns around, looks at the beautiful red sari in front of her and smiles as she runs her hand through it, "Beautiful." She murmurs, puts in front of her and looks at herself in the mirror. After a few moments, she slaps her forehead and says, "What am I doing? That woman thinks I am here to do a photo shoot, when I am not and who is this ASR she keeps on talking about?" Lavanya knocks on the door and enters, "What are you waiting for? Listen I have already called ASR to come down and he does not like to be kept on waiting, so chop chop get on changing." She pushes Khushi inside the bathroom and takes in deep breath, "Models and their dramas." She mumbles to herself.

Lavanya heads back outside and notices the photographer's assistant setting up the shoot area. She turns around and sees her boss gliding towards her with a straight face. He had the contract file in his right hand and the phone in the other. He comes to a standstill in front of her and asks, "Where is she?" Lavanya smiles a bit tensely and answers, "She is changing into the outfit and will be out shortly." Arnav nods his head and walks more into the shoot area to inspect if everything was set-up okay. This was the shoot for the yearly calendar and this year was traditional Indian wear. He wanted to have this shoot go smoothly without any disturbance. Khushi was finally wearing the red sari and looked at herself in the mirror. Her long tresses were left open with a little clip in the middle. She had very minimal make-up on and looked very simple. She sighs and decides that she has talk to that lady and let her know that she has mistaken her for someone else. Lavanya had a look for fright on her face as she sees Khushi walking out dressed in the sari. Lavanya had the phone pressed on her right ear as she was just given the news from the agency that the model they booked for has come down with a severe case of food poising and was not able to make it to the shoot. Lavanya lowers her phone down and gulps down the saliva forming in her throat, she had mistaken this girl for the model when she was not and now ASR was also here. She now knew for a fact that she was a total goner and ASR will surely fire her a**. Khushi was about to open her mouth when she hears, "TUM!" Upon hearing his voice she looks behind Lavanya and sees the Laad Governor standing there with his annoyed face. He looked at her with anger, but then really looked at her. She was wearing his designed sari in red his favourite colour. The sari hugged each and every one of her curves at the right places. Her petite waist looked delicate with a little a bit of skins showing, to say that he was mesmerized but not he was a complete goner because she truly took his breath away this instant. He realizes what he was doing, closes his eyes and shakes away his thoughts. He opens them and steadily walks up to her, "What the.." he points at her, "Is she doing here?" He then looks at Lavanya and waits for an explanation as to why this Khushi Kumari Gupta was wearing his designer sari, thought it did look quite exquisite on her. He looks at Lavanya with fury and yells, "Explain to me Ms. Kashyap as to why she," points at Khushi again, "Is wearing the outfit for the shoot?" Khushi just about had it from this irritated Prince of Darkness snaps and speaks, "Listen first of all stop yelling at her and second stop pointing the damn finger at me." She tells him off with rage in her voice. Arnav's gets even angrier at the way Khushi yelled at him and was about blow a gasket on her. On the other hand, Lavanya could not believe this little Chamkeli who had the guts to yell at ASR like that in front of his staff. Arnav just about had it with her yells with fury, "Don't you dare talk to me like that!" His nostrils flaring up and his face full of rage, "Do you understand?" Khushi closes her eyes as this what she wanted to avoid the fight with him. Lavanya calmly explains to ASR that she was the one that mistook Khushi to be the model for the shoot. She takes full responsibility on her part and apologizes to him. She also tells him that she will understand if he wants to fire her from job and begins to walk out. Khushi sees this and could not believe that the Laad Governor was not stopping her. She hits him in the shoulder to get his attention and he stares at with seething anger. "What the.." before he could even finish the sentence Khushi interrupts, "Yeah yeah tell me your what the's another time, but right now stop her." She points at Lavanya who was walking way with her head down and trying her best stifle her cry. Khushi was feeling really bad for her and turns towards Arnav, "Look we all make mistakes we are after all human beings." She looks at him and continues, " I mean I am sure even you have made mistakes in the past," Arnav looks at her and tries to digest her words, "So she mistook me for someone else, it happens but that does not mean that for a small mistake like this you will fire her." She looks at him again with both of her hands placed on her hips. Arnav could not believe the nerve of this girl standing in front of him giving him advice on how to handle his own employees. He shakes his head and gives her deadly look to which she does not back down and gives him the same look.

He looks at the direction where Lavanya was going and yells out, "Stop Lavanya." Upon hearing his voice she turns around and wipes her tears away. Arnav gestures her with his hand to come towards him. Lavanya comes and stands right beside Khushi and waits for him speak. Arnav takes in a small breath and asks, "What happened to the model we hired for the shoot?" Lavanya fearfully answers him, "She has fallen ill and will not be able to come in. I got the call from the agency right after she walked out of the dressing room." She looks towards Khushi. Arnav nods his head and says, "So we are back to square one and have no model for the shoot." Lavanya nods her head in agreeing, but then looks towards Khushi who was still in the outfit and she had to admit it was like the sari was made for her. She calmly says, "ASR why don't we have her," she points at Khushi, "Model for the AR Calendar." Arnav just about had it with his assistant addressing her as her and finally tells her, "Lavanya she has a name and it is Khushi Kumari Gupta." Khushi smiles at Lavanya and brings her right hand to shake. Lavanya extends her hand also and apologizes to Khushi for all the misunderstanding. Khushi waves her hands off and tells her not to worry, "Bare bare shehro mein itni choti choti bataien hoti hain." She laughs out loud and Arnav stares at her with a warm look in his eyes. He loved her smile; it was so intoxicating to him. Lavanya then turns her face towards ASR and sees the look on her boss's face, she calls out, "ASR..what do you think?" Arnav looks at her and wonders what she was talking about, "Think about what?" Lavanya tells him steadily, "To have Khushi do the photo shoot as she is already wearing the outfit and as it is we won't be able to book the photographer again." He nods his head and asks Khushi, "Look the model we hired is not able to come and we have a deadline to meet." Khushi grins at the way the Laad Governor was asking for help from her. She stops him mid sentence, "If you are asking for a favour from me then it is going to cost you." she tells him with a mischievous smile on her face. Arnav knew it and tells her, "You will be paid for the shoot the same amount we were offering the other model." Khushi knew that somehow he will end up with the money idea in his mind, "I don't want the money." Arnav loses his mind and asks, "What the hell do you want Khushi Kumari Gupta?" Khushi smiles at him with twinkling eyes, "When the time is right I will ask for it, she looks at him in his eyes and extends her right hand out, "Deal Mr. Raizada." Arnav not able to grasp the audacity of her accepts the deal. He thinks to himself as to what he has got himself into by agreeing with a deal from her without knowing any facts. Khushi then opens her purse and pulls out his medication, "I came here to deliver your medicine. Anjali Di said you forgot to have them this morning, so please have them or and also eat something." She gives it to him and looks at Lavanya who taking her to get her hair and make-up fixed. Lavanya then asks her, "Do you know ASR?" Khushi gives her a perplexed look at the acronyms she used for his name and answers, "Unfortunately yes I know that stupid Laad Governor." Lavanya mouths 'Laad Governor' to which Khushi replies, "Long story will explain some other time Lavanya ji." She smiles at her and waits for Khushi to get ready. "Wait then how do you know him though?" Lavanya was curious to know as no girl has ever stood up to ASR and lived the day. Khushi smiles at her and answers, "His brother Aakash and my elder sister are getting married, hence that is how I know him." Lavanya finally understanding as to why he spared her it was because she was practically family, "Oh wow. So you are family then." Khushi closes her eyes and says, "Yeah he is a member of the family that is always on edge with a chip on his shoulder." Lavanya laughs at the description Khushi gave about ASR as it is she was right, but she liked the Chamkeli. Arnav who was walking towards them does not hear what they were discussing says, "Lavanya go and change the contract into her name and bring it down so that she can sign it." Lavanya nods her head and walks towards her cabin. Arnav looks at her and asks, "You sure you want to do this?" I mean your picture will be advertised publicly to the market, not only in India but international as well." Khushi takes in a deep breath and answers, "Yes I am sure. Besides I am doing this for Lavanya ji and well for you." Arnav gives her confused look as to why she would be doing any favours for him asks, "Why?" Khushi gives him a cheeky smile and says, "I told you when the time is right I will ask for the payment and you cannot say no." Arnav looks into her eyes and answers, "I don't like owing people favours so yes I will not back out." Khushi smiles as she hears the photographer tell her that the shot was ready, "I surely hope that you remember Mr. Raizada." With that being said she walks towards the area where the shot was taking place. Arnav smiles to himself and says in his head again what I have gotten myself into with that one. He stares at her with a smug look and sees her having fun. Though, Anjali's plan somewhat worked it did bring Khushi close to Arnav as he had started to feel something for her, but Khushi on the other hand was still oblivious to her feelings for him.

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