MY IMAGINATION

Part 2

Arnav remembers the dhabba scene and how Khushi had cleaned lassi from his lips.He does the same.Khushi sat there like a statue not knowing what to do.She was enjoying this new feeling but was scared too, not able to understand what would happen next.Her hair staid had fallen on her face and she tried pushing it back with a jerk, but it stayed.Arnav noticed it and bent over and removed it behind her ear.He did not want to remove his hand from her face.It felt so soft and live under his touch.He could sense that Khushi was going through the same feeling.Suddenly Anjali calls Khushi and they move apart and Khushi runs down to the hall.Arnav follows her as he still has not come out that feeling.Payal is ready to leave and Akash says that he will drop them.NK jumps up and says that he would accompany them as Khushi would get bored sitting between the two love birds.Arnav says that he has some work that side and would drop both of them.Akash looks at Arnav pleadingly and Arnav asks him to accompany them.Akash opens the door of the car for Payal and asks Khushi to sit in front with Arnav.Khushi is hesitant as she is reminded of the way Arnav had removed her hair lock and those eyes of his which had loads to say but she was not sure what to read in them. Arnav opens the door for Khushi and she sits quietly.Arnav comes to his side and ties his seat belt and notices that Khushi cannot tie her belt.He bends down towards her to take the belt and tie

it for her.Khushi moves back but Arnav deliberately and slowly takes the belt and puts it for her keeping his eyes fixed on her.They drive in silence as both r engrossed in their thoughts.They arrive at the Gupta house. Arnav opens the seat belt for her.Akash and Payal have already got down from the car.Khushi is about to get down when Arnav places his hand on her shoulders and says that he wants to talk to her.Khushi turns to look at him and asks him what when Payal calls her and Arnav just opens the door with his usual "What the".Khushi smiles.Payal asks them to come inside but since Arnav was not able to talk to Khushi says he has some work and leaves.

Buaji and Garima look at the mehndi on their daughters hand and ask them to take rest as they have a hectic a day head what with the sangeet.Khushi goes to bed but is not able to sleep.She looks at her hands and traces the A written on it.Not sure whether it is really hers or not.A tear rolls down her eyes and falls on the A.She keeps looking at it and her mind races back to the rm when Arnav was feeding her.Thinking about the events of the day she falls sleep.

Arnav goes to his room and tries to work on his laptop.The lunch plate had been removed but he sees some black saw dust on the table.He is about to hell at OP to come and clean the same when he bends and touches it.He realises that it is the dried mehndi which had fallen from Khushi's hand when she had tried to put her hair lock behind.He wants to see Khushi's hand with the mehndi but more importantly whether Khushi still had A on her hand or not.He kept tossing and turning and wondering why he wanted to see that A to badly.

The next day dawns with bright sun and the excitement in both the houses as they prepare for the sangeet.