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Here is the next part of this FF.
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A/N :
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Not Proofread. Please ignore the typos and mistakes.
Continued from the last part
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ARSHI ROOM :
They (Arnav and Khushi) were lying on the bed spooning each other. Khushi's back was pressed against Arnav and held her by her waist tightly. They were surrounded by serenity. They both wanted to speak but preferred this tranquility for the moment. It gave them a different feeling.
( All the pics downloaded from google. Imagine Arshi in place of these couples )
After some time, Arnav opened his eyes leisurely and kissed her head softly as if she's a glass doll. Khushi grinned timidly. Her hold on his hand got tightened. "Khushi, baby"! He whispered through his hair. "Hmmmm", she breathed. "I am sorry jaan for ruining it for you"! His voice was filled with guilt and regret. She frowned, "what was he talking about? What ruining"? She thought.
When he said nothing, she turned around and looked at his face attentively. "What's the matter, Arnavji, and what's that supposed to mean that you ruined it for me"? She asked him carefully. Arnav got up and sat with his back leaned on the headrest, taking Khushi along, and she snuggled up next to him, holding him by his waist.
Arnav looked at her innocent face and sighed, thinking of the way to reveal all the secrets to her. He wondered whether he should say everything or not, but chose to disclose everything. He regained his senses when Khushi shook him, "Arnavji! What happened? Why are you so quiet? You're scaring me now"! She got all panicked.
Seeing his face panicked, he brushed his cheek softly and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of, Khushi. I'm there, aren't I? What I meant was that I never wanted to propose to you this way". She blushed while remembering her 'I love you, god dammit', but what was that supposed to mean? She thought and scowled at him mentally, but didn't say anything except, "huh"?
He looked at her face, puzzled. He couldn't understand the look on her face. Was she upset or scowling at him, mentally? He shrugged his shoulders and intended to begin with the beginning, which was their childhood. "Khushi, what I was about to say, please try to listen calmly and analyze everything, okay"? Her heart jumped a beat in fear but tried to stay as calm as possible. She knew something bad was coming, but she also knew that her Arnavji was there with her at every stage.
Before he began, Khushi stopped him, "Arnavji, before you start anything, can I ask you something?" He looked at her perplexed, but still managed to nod. His heart skipped a beat, thinking what was she going to ask. "Arnavji when I... I told you ab....abo.....about my feelings, although you seemed surprised but not in a negative way. I... I... mean, you sounded surprised, but not shocked. You should be shocked and upset with me, right? You...you understand, right, what I meant to say? I... I.... I...mean"....
Arnav took a sigh of relief and thanked the stars that she, herself, gave him the cue to start. He kissed her cheek, grinning and felt proud of himself when her cheeks turned red instantly and said, "I understood baby, I know you're confused about many things. In fact, about everything. And that's why when you confessed, I decided to share the truth because you are entitled to know everything about OUR life".
Khushi listened attentively but didn't say anything, just nodded her head. "Khushi, remember, you asked me something about what I called you back in Gupta's"? She furrowed her brows and remembered. "Yes, you called me baby-jaan, but when I asked you, you asked me if I had lost my memory? Laad governor kahika!"
"What the! Laa...lad...laad, what"? He asked, amused. "No. .no... nothing", Khushi stammered, believing him to be angry. Arnav lifted his one eyebrow like, 'oh really'! "What nothing? I clearly heard you say some laa..laa...some governor", he asked bewildered, for he was not familiar with such a word. "Laad governor", she whispered and glanced at him, sheepishly.
"And what does it mean, baby-jann"? He teased her when he now understood that it must have had something to do with a certain mockery, and now he was enjoying his state. She shook her head vigorously as if she had no idea what it meant. But one gleam of his glare, she mumbled, "Wohh that means, kha...h...". "Kh..kha...kha...what? Khamba"? He raised his eyebrow amusingly.
Khushi shook her head sideways, "No, it's khadoos", he laughed, throwing his head. He laughed so hard at the look on his face that a tear slipped through the corner of his eyes. She looked at his face with love. "He looked so handsome, so young. Yeh toh haste hue bilkul laad governor nahi lagte". She thought in a daze and ogled him shamelessly. She regained her senses as she watched Arnav stop laughing and stare at her intensely. She gulped, seeing the same intense look.
Arnav brushed her cheek sensuously, "really, Mrs. Raizada"! He whispered in her ear. She shuddered as her fiery breath blew across her face. Her eyes shut automatically and nodded her head, lost in his touch. He smirked, seeing his effect on her. But then, he remembered about 'talk' and controlled himself from devouring her again. He just kissed her forehead warmly. Khushi opened her eyes and looked at him bewildered, but sat straight when she saw him thinking something seriously.
"Arnavji, what happened"? She called him softly. "Huh...haan khushi"? She caught him off guard. "You were talking about something"? She brought him back to reality. "Hmmm! So, I guess now you remember, I dodged that subject on that day, right"? She nodded with confusion, not knowing where all this was going. "Today, I'll tell you the reason"? Before he moved forward, "you know Arnavji, I didn't know why, but I felt very nostalgic when I heard the name. I mean, I had flashes where someone named Nan...anna...or something, I didn't remember the name correctly, called me that", she said, lost in her thoughts.
Arnav listened intently and thought, 'today you will have all your answers, meri jaan'. "You know the nickname, but not the one who gave it to you"? He teased her, tried to remind her of something or anything about their past. She looked at him, startled, and tried to remember who called her by that sweet name and got some flashes.
Flashback Starts
A cute little plump girl, dressed in a little pink dress, interrogated a boy, pointing at him like a big girl and the boy was enjoying her antics. "Nannav! Bhy yuuu alwyz call me baby-dolly? I habe no balbi doll. Di haz, but che nevl gabe me. One dy I akch hel to gib me balbi, che an amma na biit me with ot (hot) ilon lod, you kno"? ["Nannav, why have you always called me babydoll? I don't have a Barbie doll, but di has. One day, I asked her to give me that doll, Di and Amma na beat me up with a hot iron rod, you know"? ]
She got sad, while remembering the incident. Tears filled her large, innocent eyes. Arnav was furious to know that her supposed mother and sister had beaten her for a doll. He brushed her tears out of her chubby cheeks and said, "Stop crying, my doll. You, yourself, is a barbie doll. You don't need another. Alright? And for your answer, I called you like this because as I said, YOU are a doll, and you're MY baby. That's why, baby-doll. Now you understand my investigating queen"? And pinched her cheek, to which she frowned cutely at him but nodded as if understood everything he said.
Flashback ends
"Yes...yesssss.... I remember... I remember. That was nannav", she clutched his arm and told him with wide eyes. "But who was this nannav? Arnavji asked me about him, that means, he knew about this nannav. And what did this nannav have to do with them and their life now"? She murmured, musing in her own thoughts. Arnav grinned happily, seeing her able to recall at least his name, with which she called HIM. His eyes twinkled when he heard her murmuring.
"He has everything to do with us and our life, Khushi". He told her, which snapped out of her thoughts. "Huh...what"? She asked, amused. "I said, YOUR nannav has everything to do with US and OUR life, baby"! He cleared her confusion. "How"? She whispered. She looked at his grinning face, puzzled, then something clicked, and she looked at him with wide eyes, "Nannav...nann...Arna...Arnav" she was astounded.
"Yo...you...are nannav, right! Arnavji"? She stared at him, stupefied. His eyes got clouded with unshed tears, felt breathless hearing 'Nannav' from his Pari's mouth after so many years. He nodded and hugged her tightly. His voice choked with intense emotions. She didn't know what to think or say. He was Nannav, her childhood friend? She came back to her senses when she felt her shoulder getting wet. She realized that her Arnavji was crying. She tried to break the hug and see him, but he didn't let her. So, she embraced him as tightly as possible, and this soothed him a little.
They were lost in each other. They knew they had to talk. There were many more secrets to reveal, but right now, soothing each other was more important than anything else. Everything can wait.
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That's it for today.
I don't know how it came out. Please bear with me if it's not up to the mark.
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Dipanwita86
01/01/22