CHAPTER 20 - YOU!

Khushi fell her on bed, and buried her face on her pillow, as she cried her heart out.

“Why? Why am I feeling bad to see you with another girl? Why did you call her ‘Sona’? Why did you touch her Mr.America? .. I don’t like to see you with another girl.. you’re just MY best friend.. haan, I told you to stay away from me.. but I myself can’t stay away from you.. you’re just like a part of my life.. I can’t handle you avoiding me now..” she talked with herself crying like a baby.

Arnav watched this from the door of her room, he felt bad that he made her cry, but why is she so stubborn? Can’t she realize once and for all that she loves him and not Rohan?

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Shashi’s room:

“Garima I think I did something wrong!” said Shashi with a worried face.

“What?” Garima asked, sitting beside him.

“I think our Princess loves Arnav and not Rohan, she doesn’t want to get married to Rohan..” said Shashi.

“Kya? What are you saying? Are you even in your senses?” Garima asked shocked.

“I know what I’m saying, and I’m so angry at myself for not seeing this before, when Rohan asked for marriage with Khushi, I thought she would be happy with this decision because she is his best friend and Khushi also likes him a lot, and now Rohan beta loves her also, I thought she would be the happiest to get her best friend in form of her husband.. but what I forgot, is about Arnav beta.. in this short time, Khushi has developed a strange connection with Arnav, you see Khushi never trust outsiders so quickly, but she becomes comfortable with him hain na?”

“No, Khushi and Arnav beta keep fighting all the time like kids, I don’t think they love each other..” said Garima nodding sideways.

“What we used to before marriage also? Fight all the time till the family decided to get us married!” said Shashi sarcastically, “Dumbo!”

Garima widened her eyes and slapped his shoulder, “Okay, now? If Khushi loves Arnav beta, then we can’t let her marry with Rohan.. and Rohan’s parents must be coming also.. how will we do this?”

“First we need to check if Khushi really loves Arnav beta, if it’s confirmed, then we can go ahead.. I will say sorry to Rohan and his family, but I can’t let my daughter spoil her life in getting married to someone she doesn’t have feelings for..” said Shashi, and Garima nodded agreeing with him.

Mandir..

“DM why is this happening with me? My life suddenly changed.. I was so happy with my family, until that Mr.America came and turned my life into a heaven and then Rohan came back, and my life became such a mess.. I don’t even know what I feel now.. I’m marrying my best friend, but I don’t think like that for him.. I don’t have feelings for Rohan DM, but how can I stop this marriage? How can I break Mumma and Papa’s heart? They had such a smile on their faces, what if I tell them I’m not ready yet for this marriage? I don’t love him.. will I fall in love after marriage?” said Khushi talking with DM.

“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you know it’s there..” said a little kid, smiling.

Khushi looked at her and smiled, “Who told you this?”

“Mumma!” the girl replied. Then a woman came near them smiling, she looked at Khushi, “I can see you’re having problems in identifying your love! So I send my daughter to help you, it’s said that when kids explain something, it’s easy to understand!”

Khushi looked at her blinking her eyes, “How do you know?”

“Experience! Some years back, I was in same situation like you, luckily I choose the right path and the result is this beautiful girl in front of you!” the woman said.

Khushi smiled, then looked at the lady with pleading eyes: Then please help me choose the right path also, help me see what I can’t..

“You can’t see it, but I can.. and just I can’t feel it, but you can .. it’s your feelings, so you have to close your eyes and understand your own feelings!” the lady said, and her husband honked, calling her. She picked her daughter and went from there.

Khushi stood still pondering over her words, she closed her eyes for a while. Arnav .. came on her mind, and her dhak dhak started.

She opened her eyes feeling numb, is she in love with Arnav?!

“DM am I love with Mr.America? Why am I thinking about him all the time? Please give me hint!” Khushi prayed.

This time, the flower fell hard on Khushi’s forehead, Khushi hissed and pouted rubbing her forehead.

A baby boy hit on a baby girl’s forehead, “Dumbooooooo..” he went running away from there, leaving the baby girl crying on the middle of the temple. Hearing her crying, he came back to her.

Khushi watched this, the boy consoling the girl and saying sorry to her. He even kissed the girl’s cheek making her slap him.

Khushi giggled as she remembered of her relationship with Arnav is exactly like this, he calls her Dumbo, fights with her, but in the end he consoles her, he cares for her, he LOVES her!

Khushi widened her eyes, realizing what she thought right now, “Oh my DM… Mr.America loves me.. that’s why he’s having so much problem with me marrying Rohan.. he is jealous of Rohan.. that’s why he said I’m Dumbo but still he’s bearing me.. because he loves me..”

She hit her forehead thousand times calling herself a ‘Dumbo’, and then looked at DM’s idol, “Even you DM called me Dumbo hain na? That’s why you hit me with your flower.. but I’m really a dumbo! Why couldn’t I realize it’s not Rohan but Arnav who I love! .. Before Arnav came into my life, I always chose Rohan but after he came, Rohan wasn’t the best in my eyes, he was. Rohan wasn’t the best fashion designer, but he was for me. When it his fashion show, I went for him leaving Rohan because I couldn’t break his heart. When he met with an accident, I was feeling the pain, when he talks sweetly to Anika, Sonia and Meera, I get jealous. I love to spend time with him, and not with Rohan anymore.. and when he kissed me..”

She blushed at the last, remembering their kiss moment, “Urghhhhhh I’m such a dumbooooo..” she covered her face with her palms.

“I’m not Dumbo!” said the baby girl fighting with the baby boy.

“You’le dumbo, but you’le my dumbo..” he said smiling, and hugged her tightly.

Khushi smiled staring at them.

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Khushi reached in her house, with a smile adorning her face but at the same time worried on how would she stop this marriage, will she be able to break her parent’s heart but this time she has a purpose for doing so? She only hopes they understand her situation, but first she needs to talk to Arnav.

She was walking through the corridor when she heard some whispers, she looked at the side and found Rohan and Meera talking with each other hiding in a pillar.

“What are you doing here?” Rohan asked to Meera.

“Why does it matter to you? We have broken up and I don’t see the need to give explanations to you, on what I do or not..” said Meera glaring at him.

Khushi widened her eyes shocked, she quickly hide on another pillar next to the one Meera and Rohan were, and tried her best to hear their conversation which would help her somehow in breaking this marriage.

“Oh, so you’re dating ASR now..” he asked clearly in jealousy tone.

“I don’t need to share what relation I share with ASR with you..” she said and walked to leave, but he pulled her back, “Yes you need Meera.. I don’t want you to date him!”

“Just leave me okay.. don’t forget you’re getting married to Khushi now..” she said.

“I didn’t forget anything, I just want you away from ASR.. got that?” he said angrily.

“It’s my life, and I do what I want..” she shouted back.

“Your life is my life dammit.. you’re mine only!” he said pulling her near him, their lips almost touched.

Khushi closed her eyes with her palms, talking to herself, “Thank you .. thank you so much for loving each other.. you both are clearing my way!”

She went from there before getting noticed by them, and bumped with Arnav on her way.

“WHAT THE..” he shouted frowning, “Dumbo.. you’re walking with closed eyes!”

Khushi nodded sideways, she placed her palms on his lips and pulled him with her to her room. She closed the door silently and faced him.

Arnav raised his eyebrows, “Did you kidnap me?”

“YES!” she said smiling happily.

“Dumbo really.. you kidnapped me to your room!” he rolled his eyes, and she pouted.

“Just stop calling me dumbo please.. I have already been called that by DM in Mandir also, and I only called myself that many times.. that I’m tired! Don’t call me anymore, otherwise I will have to change my name in ID card, to Dumbo only..” she said.

“Not a bad idea..” he commented sarcastically.

“Okay.. I’m really Dumbo but this time, I’ve done something ‘Not dumbo’ ..” she said sadly.

“You’re dumbo, but you’re my Dumbo!” he said caressing her cheek, with his thumb. Khushi smiled brightly hearing this.

“Can I tell you something?” she asked. Arnav nodded wondering what magic did Mandir to her today, that she was so happy.

“There’s something cooking between Rohan and Meera..” Khushi said, and Arnav was like “What the…”, “Haan, both were dating Mr.America.. I heard them talking now..”

“So?” he asked.

“So..” she smiled asking him to continue through her eyes.

“So??” he asked raising his one eyebrow.

“You’re dating her now?” Khushi asked gritting her teeth.

“You’re marrying him now?” he asked.

“I don’t love him neither I want to marry him!” she replied, making him smile that at least she confessed she doesn’t have feelings for Rohan. Now he would do anything in his hands, to stop this marriage.

“I’m not dating her, she’s just a friend!” he also replied honestly, making Khushi’s heart jump in happiness.

“Who do you love then?” she asked trying her best to control her smile, her excitement, her feelings!

“I love the girl in that mirror..” he said pointing to the mirror.

Khushi pouted, she looked at the mirror and saw herself, then she blushed.

“Got the answer, or I’ve to explain?” he asked smirking.

“I’m not that Dumbo!” she said and beat him on his chest, Arnav wrapped his arms around her waist, “And who do you love?”

Khushi stare into his eyes, “YOU!”

Rabba vee.. Rabba vee..

Arnav didn’t know if he should be happy about this or get angry on her for realizing too late.

“Arnav..” she touched his shoulder, not getting a reply for him. Arnav looked at her, he pulled her into a tight hug, Khushi also hugged him back.

“Arnav please don’t let me marry with Rohan.. I don’t want to marry him..” she whispered. Arnav broke the hug.

“Now it’s don’t let me marry with Rohan! All this while I was blabbering nonsense to you na?” he asked glaring at her, “Now your parents already fixed engagement date, they’re preparing for everything, Rohan’s parents are also coming here now.. it’s all messed up now!”

He turned his back to her, thinking how he would manage things now. Khushi looked down sadly, she took baby steps to him, and hugged him from behind.

“Don’t get angry with me.. Hum tumhare hain Sanam! (I’m yours love!)” she said closing her eyes.

Arnav turned to her, he cupped her face, “I’m not angry with you.. I’m just worried how will we break this marriage, without hurting anyone.. if it was for me, I would make you mine long ago, but it’s about you and your family!”

Khushi whispered, “Rohan and Meera! Both will help us, you think Mr.America, if both love each other, then how can I marry Rohan? In this way, Rohan’s parents won’t get angry with my parents, and Mumma and Papa won’t have any problem in getting me married to you!”

“Plan is good, but I need to confirm it if both love each other or not!” he said nodding.

“They do.. they were almost kissing.. I saw them in corridor..” Khushi said pouting, “Don’t you trust my words?”

Arnav chuckled.

"I do...... don't worry I will sort everything soon now u r with me now and nobody any snatch your from me HUM TUMHARE HAIN SANAM ""

THE END