Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

12. Gravity...

And Arnav knows he cannot give her the truth – so his head now works to cover up his emotional outburst as he now pushes her against the wall to the side on reflex caging her in between his arms, holding her hands to her sides, gently but firm enough so that she wouldn't run away as he whispers his gaze now hovering over through her expressive eyes – " finally, your eyes are talking to me...in the language ...I understand.....Khushi....you really are confused...I know? you gotta why's in your head. I will answer you – bit by bit – but how about I start with the last bit – you asked?? Once again , you are asking me, what is it that I want from you in the moment...are you sure...you want the truth?????"

And Khushi is too emotionally shaken to cover up her eyes right now as she musters – " damm you, freaking Asteroid Singh Raizada...Damm you..."

That makes Arnav raise an eyebrow at her – " oh, so I am an asteroid now??"

Khushi snaps back at him now – " indeed...dammit...you are....and yes....give me the answer to that to begin with atleast....give me answers...dammit...just give me my answers..."

And Arnav can't help the flow of words out of his mouth as his eyes lock with her intense overwhelmed one's again – " I want you...dammit...what else do you think I am here for...I am here ...for you....I want you back into my life...in every freaking capacity.....Khushi....I am sure you sensed that yesterday itself deep down....didn't you?????,"and with that his gaze lingers on her lips again – intensely.

Khushi gapes back at him all shaken and frazzled bu still standing statue-ed within the circle of his arms, like a happy prisoner as she asks – " what did...you...jus...t...say???????"

Arnav says now loving that her eyes were finally all bare to her – " I want you...Khushi...give me one chance...please??second chance? To win your trust again...I am here to stick around..Khushi. I won't ever leave..again...Will you give me another chance? Say you will think about it??atleast?? But before that...freaking tell me...whose Samarth to you in present today, before I lose my mind.....all I first wana know is if you are single at the moment...dammit...."

And Khushi succumbs to stammering the truth out finally at that – " Yes, I am...okay! I am single, at the moment.Samarth's just my friend, dammit...Arnav...like he was...all those years ago...that's all...he's always been just my friend...you think..if there were anything more on that from my side, I'd not be having a ring off his name on my finger...our families want our alliance for years now...but....I couldn't just do that to him....i cant hurt him that way....he's such a close friend of mine...I could never hurt him..or myself...in the process...of ever giving anything beyond friendship...in between of us a shot....I dated a couple of times..okay..just like you have...after me.....but I never dated Samarth...coz I just couldn't hurt him thay way...that's the reason why I broke up with the guys,I dated...too..because it felt so freaking ethically wrong...to just...be with anyone...when...all....I thought...of....was....,"and she paused – at that before the word – YOU – slipped out her mouth. But it was too late – perhaps? For – Asteroid Singh Raizada had already sensed it. It was in his eyes. And Damm – her own eyes for freaking failing with their curtain up in the most needed moment of the hour.

Arnav feels relief rush through him all over – now as he hears that. His heart gushes with emotion at the knowledge that Khushi was indeed single at the moment, but at the moment – momentary concern with shades of envy also pour in as he asks now letting the concern take over – "those guys? You dated? Did they treat you well????????? Did they freaking treat you well? Respect you?? did they ever yell at you? treat you bad??? fight with you?????for god forbit, if they did...I'd hunt them down..and beat the hell out of them...Khushi...you answer this first....dammit...I need to know....."