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We have scored half century.. It's 50th chapter...
Not Proof read ..Ignore the mistakes..
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Chapter 50: Love Letter
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage"
~ Lao Tzu
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AK Fashion...
Afternoon 5 p.m.
Arnav's Cabin..
" I love you.. I am crazy for you Khush..." Arnav whispered in daze..
" I love you too Arnav... My sweet rakshas.." Khushi replied back..
" Hamesha..." Arnav touched their forehead and breath over her..
" Forever.." Khushi replied instantly...
Arnav was playing with the paperweight on his table while a ghostly smile was playing on his lips remembering the beautiful moment he had spend with his girlfriend, his Khushi, in the store room of AR few hours ago..Arnav could not help but laughed himself remembering how he is behaving all teenager around Khushi nowadays and how Khushi had became red when he openly flirt with her in the corridor of AR today.. Early morning they were caught by Shyam in this same cabin when he was about to kiss Khushi, then in store room their cosy moments of togetherness and few stolen kisses, afterwards too Arnav did not let go any opportunities to get close to Khushi, either with the excuse of discussing some project or about not finding some important files.. Arnav could sense that Khushi got embarrassed yet she did not able to deny him with his advances.. and at this time Arnav successfully able to conclude that, it's not only him but Khushi too is sailing in the same boat like him.. They both are helplessly in love..
Arnav looked at the watch and to the other side of the glass window where Khushi was busy reading some files.. Arnav clearly remembered that he had insisted Khushi to finish the work within 4:30 p.m. , so that they both can go out, spend some time together but to his dismay, his girlfriend clearly denied telling him that she is busy with work and later she has to go early as she will baby sit Advay..
" Damn it.. I will be damn if I let that little charmer snatch my girlfriend, Khushi is mine.." Arnav murmured to himself and looked at the clock again.. It's almost another half an hour passed and still Khushi is not showing any sign of call the day off..
" Enough.. I have enough.. It's almost 2 hours I did not talked with her, hugged her, cuddled her or kiss her with my heart content.. and it seems Khushi is too happy avoiding me..." With that thought the over possessive Arnav Singh Raizada exist from his cabin and stormed in Khushi's cabin next to his..
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AK Fashion house...
Afternoon 5:30 p.m.
Khushi's Cabin..
Khushi was pretending to read a file for long.. She was actually trying to avoid Arnav.. No, they did not fought or there is no misunderstanding between them but Khushi is feeling so embarrassed with Arnav's behaviour.. This is afterall their office, not only the employees but the friends and family members everyone got a glimpse of Arnav's clinging behaviour towards her today..The way Arnav was flirting with her openly, made Khushi shy and embarrassed.. She wanted to take slow steps in their relationship but knowing Arnav and the way he is fussing over her and leaving no chance to drool over her, Khushi felt it's difficult how to handle Arnav.. So, she politely declined Arnav's offer though internally she wanted nothing but to spend time with Arnav, but she is scare of her own feelings, own conflicted feelings.. Before Khushi could think further she felt someone barged in her cabin and the impatient footsteps made it clear who was the intruder.. Without looking at him, Khushi quickly focused her attention to the file..
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" Hi.." Arnav said smiling ear to ear but Khushi conveniently ignored..
Arnav took few steps near Khushi's table and again said, " Hello... office hours is over.. let's go.."
But Khushi pretended to not listen and continued with her work and that's something touched Arnav's wrong nerve.. He can tolerate anything but not Khushi's ignorance.
" I said let's go home" This time a little irritation with impatience was clearly visible in Arnav's voice.
" No" Khushi challenged him with fake anger in her eyes, " I will finish the file and then go to straight to Aman's house.."
" To baby sit the little brat?" Arnav asked while furrowing his eyebrows..Khushi did not reply fuelling Arnav some more.
" I am your boyfriend..."Arnav said while coming close to her. "for the last time. LET'S. Go . Home."
" No" her tone got higher and her eyes Throws challenges.
" Khushi" Arnav warned yet Khushi ignored him. They both were behaving illogical but probably love can reduce anyone to anything, logic does not work..
" Khushi" Arnav nagged like a child, only difference that he was a grown adult, a very irritating adult.
Khushi ignored him again and that was it. Huffing and puffing in annoyance Arnav finally reached Khushi's desk and turned her chair around to make her look at him. He placed his hands on either side of Khushi's chair and leaned in.
" Never. Ignore. Me... I have lost 6 years of our togetherness and now, I will not tolerate any distance.. You are coming with me, right now and we will spend some times together.." both of them were too busy being childish to notice their sudden proximity at this point.
" No.. Today I will spend my time with Advay.." Khushi looked in Arnav's eyes and challenged.
" Fine" Arnav whispered, " Suit yourself" he said before he picked Khushi up and hung her over his shoulder.
" Arnav....." Khushi yelled and screamed at him to let her down but Arnav conveniently ignored her, like she ignored him.
"We are even now.. You ignored me and now face the consequences.." Arnav murmured to himself.
Arnav grabbed Khushi's bag with one hand, while his other hand was keeping her in place over his shoulder. Khushi protested as much as she could but Arnav ignored. She slapped his shoulders, punched his back, probably getting her anger on him out for making a show infront of everyone and Arnav let her do anything but did not leave her.
The office premises was almost vacant as it was a Saturday evening, only few canteen staff and guards were there.. None of them say anything but their shocked expression was enough to make Khushi more angrier..
Arnav reached his car, while holding Khushi on his shoulder, opened the door and threw her in, after adjusting the child lock so she does not run away.
" What the hell?" Khushi yelled "you cannot keep manhandling me Arnav Singh Raizada... I will... complain.. You..." before Khushi could produce more words she was silenced by Arnav's rough lips..
Arnav holds Khushi in his tight yet secure embrace and keep kissing her passionately.. Khushi was stilled for few moments, then resisted but soon their tongue fought for dominance and in a daze of passion Khushi bites hard on Arnav's lips making it bleed a little..
" Ouch... easy tigress.." Arnav broke the kiss while licking the bloodstain on his lower lips..
" You deserve this.." Khushi murmured while softly caressing his cheek.
" For Loving you madly?" Arnav asked while inhaling Khushi's jasmine scent..
" No.. For being such a possessive and obsessive lover.. Did not you realize you made a show for everyone? What will everyone think about us? What impression they will have about you? You are a renounced businessman Arnav.." Khushi said still remembering the look of the employees and the guards faces.
" What they will think? They will think that their CEO is taken and madly in love with HIS WOMAN.. and I truly don't give a damn what the others think about US.. what matters is that You are with me, you have forgiven me.. I just.. I just cannot stay away from you anymore Khushi.. I.. I love you so much that it hurts.. If it was my choice then, we would have been already married and I would kept you with me 24 x7.." Arnav said with so much intensity and passion that Khushi gulp down.. His passionate gaze was making her unnerve..
" Don't worry, I will never force you something which you are not ready for..I will wait .. But just one request, don't ever ignore me or keep a distance with me.. The surrounding does not matter anymore Khushi.. It's you, who is everything for me.. This business, empire, the fame it's nothing.. You and only you matters to me.." Arnav whispered in Khushi's ear making her shiver in her place..
" But you are neglecting your business Arnav.. Today you cancelled one meeting to spend time with me in the store room.. What kind of nonsense is this? Soon your rival will make it an issue, if AK loose it's.." Khushi did not able to complete as Arnav put a finger on her lips..
" No.. It will never happen.. I PROMISE.. I will make you more proud by taking this business in more height, but just one condition.. Never leave my side..I cannot even explain you Khush, about what I am feeling for you.. Your single ignorance, even if it was not serious, used to make me mad.. I lose my rational mind.. so, I request you, help me to keep my sanity, stay with me, near me, close to me.. Because YOU ARE MY SANITY Khush.. I... I...I love you so much.." Arnav confessed again while his voice became thick with emotions.. His eyes tears up and a lone tear escape from his eyes..
Khushi was too overwhelmed to say a word, but when tears slips from Arnav's eyes Khushi threw away all her prejudice.. Arnav is so right, nothing matters anymore.. The people around, the surroundings... Nothing... What matters is, THEIR TOGETHERNESS.. SHE AND HER ARNAV... slowly holding Arnav's face in her tiny palm, Khushi sucked the tears on Arnav's cheek forcing Arnav to close his eyes, "From now onwards, you will always find your Khush with you, beside you.. I promise, no more running away..." Khushi said smiling with tears..
" Promise.." Arnav whispered locking his eyes with his lady love.
" Promise.." Khushi replied and placed her tender soft lips on Arnav's awaiting one, making him surprise.. Soon, the madly in love couple indulge themselves in a much needed passionate kiss...
Few hours later...
" Arnav please.. Now drop me at home.." Khushi almost pleaded Arnav who was lying in Khushi's lap totally oblivious about the surroundings. They were sitting in the backseat of the car.
"So soon?" Arnav replied casually while playing with Khushi's hair.
" Soon?? My dear Mr CEO, it's already 10:30 p.m. Kuhu had already called me twice." Khushi said while caressing Arnav's cheek..
"That Hitler friend of yours.. well, tomorrow is Sunday, no office.. Please spends few more times with me.." Arnav's pouted making Khushi laugh aloud.
They looked at each other and remember the last few hours they spend together. After the passionate kiss in the car, Arnav had drove them to a nearby park.. Then parking the car there, they roamed around the Delhi street, hand in hand together.. Arnav had occasionally stole few kisses, teased her, cuddled her.. They laughed their heart out, eat street food, even Khushi run in a occasion and Arnav chased behind her in the street.. Khushi hopped few street shop and Arnav forcefully buy bangles and earring for Khushi in every possible colors and make her wear them by his own hand.. Arnav was behaving much like a teenage boy who was in a spree to impress his girlfriend by any means.
The moments were blissful..
They were happy together..
" It was wonderful.." Khushi finally broke the silence still looking at Arnav's eyes.
" The most precious moment of my life.. Actually every moment spends with you is precious." Arnav said smiling at Khushi.
" Now.. Let me go.." Khushi again requested to her stubborn boyfriend who nodded his head in a No...
" Please..." finally making a puppy face Khushi forced Arnav to rethink about his decision.
" Well, I can think about it, if you listen to me.." Arnav said in most innocent way, his eyes were now focused on Khushi's lips. Khushi very well knew what is coming next but she pretends to remain unaware..
" What??" Khushi fluttered her eye lashes, " Two can play the games."
" Pamper me...Make me feel love" saying so Arnav slowly pulled down Khushi's face and then their lips met for slow, tender yet passionate kiss..
When after another half an hour finally Khushi stands before Aman and Kuhu's flat biding bye to Arnav, she was blushing like hell, remembering the way Arnav had made her feel the whole day and how he took promises to meet tomorrow at Shantivan.. A beautiful smile appeared in Khushi's lips when she accidentally touched her lower lips.. They are swollen and reddish with Arnav ministration.. Khushi still felt pain, sweet ache on her lips.. Before entering in the flat Khushi stopped and turn back only to watch Arnav was still standing there with a wide grin on his face.. Shaking her head finally Khushi call of the day not before waving her hands to her wide grinning boyfriend "Mad Singh Raizada"..
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Next Day..
RM...
2: 00P.M.
Shantivan was buzzing with happiness with the constant chatter of the occupant. Today onwards the preparation of Lavanya and NK marriage has been started.. Today the girls team Kuhu, Khushi, Anjali, Lavanya and the heavily pregnant Payal went for shopping and now they are having their lunch in RM with chattering and sharing the fun.
Khushi was feeling so light today. Her life is finally coming back to track.. Since the time she had forgiven Arnav and gave another chance to him, life is nothing but blissful. "Arnav", this name simply brings joy in her face..Khushi was listening every conversation but her eyes were craving for a simple glimpse of Arnav.. She was surprised to see everyone but Arnav present in the living room. It was so unlike Arnav.. Khushi knew that Arnav knows very well Khushi is here, but still why he is not showing up.. As if hearing her unasked question, Anjali clears her throat and whispered, "Chote is in his room and very busy doing something.. You must check on him Khushi.. I don't know what my crazy brother is doing.. He even asked for his breakfast and lunch to be served in his room.."
"Strange.." Khushi thought, it's so unlike Arnav.. He always crave for family time and now he has arrested him in his room since morning..
Without further any delayed, Khushi slowly took her steps towards Arnav bedroom.. Finally entering his room her eyes welcomed the empty room.. Khushi was surprised and went towards the poolside and finally met with the man in question..
Khushi frown looking At Arnav from distance.. He was writing something very seriously. Khushi looked at the poolside floor which was covered with white crumble papers all over. Before Khushi could pick up any of the paper, she was starlet by Arnav's over excited voice..
" Khush.. you are here.." Khushi looked at the man whose eyes were twinkle in joy and he was in front of her in a fraction of second.
" What you are doing here alone? Everyone is in living room.. Besides, you made this poolside so dirty.. Loads of papers, is this the way to do office work?" Khushi could not help but ask to see the surroundings.
" I was not doing any office work.. I was .. writing letter.." Arnav said suddenly not meeting Khushi's eyes.
" Letter?? Which letter?" Khushi was clueless about what is Arnav talking, besides the way his cheeks became red.. " Are you blushing Arnav? Like seriously?" Khushi was shocked to be understatement.
" I am writing.. Well look at this.." Arnav slipped his hand in his pocket and picked something out. It was the same papers that he was so focused on few moments before.
Arnav handed it to Khushi, " I tried it for you."
It was a letter, carefully Khushi opened it. She looked back up at him, " You wrote a letter for Me?"
Khushi looked again at him and then focused her attention back on the letter. She could sense his nerves already, Arnav Singh Raizada was nervous. Khushi smiled at the thought and started reading the letter.
"Dear Khush,
I don't know how to write a love letter, believe it or not I have never written one before. I did not think I would ever be whipped enough to actually write one, but then I met you.
I am not good with words. I have been never good at expressing myself but for you I am about to try. I want you to read it all before you scrunch it up and throw it away out of anger or thinking it as a silly act.
I was a very happy go lucky child Khushi.. My parents and family pampered me to death and may be this is the reason I became a rebel or became a coward. I was not mature enough to face the outer world alone. When I went to Harvard, I never intended to spend a reckless life but I was not strong enough to control myself form the web of cruel world.. May be my one of the biggest weakness was believing people to easily or may be taking few relationship for granted, like Aman true friendship.... Slowly I drifted into the world of darkness, I passed every day with a hope that everything will be okay but with each passing second My world become a very dark place Khushi. I was ashamed, regretful and coward... I did things I was not proud of...I lived in such a dark world that light became foreign to me. Darkness became my comfort zone.
But then you came into my life and you flipped my entire world upside down. You locked yourself in my mind since the first time I laid my eyes on you. You said things to me that other people were too afraid to say, you made me feel things I did not think I could ever feel. You changed me so much that the person I was before I met you seemed like a complete stranger to me. I did not even realize just how hard I fell for you.
Honestly, you scared the shit out of me. With you I was someone else, I did not have control over my own self...It all seemed too good to be true, I was waiting for life to disappoint me, I was waiting for you to disappoint me. Because a man like me can never deserve a woman like you.. I was waiting for someone to tell me that all this was a sick joke and that you are not real. You could not be, you were too perfect to be real.
I was so scared of losing you that I ended up pushing you away. I was scared that if I lose you I would not survive.. So before you could hurt me, I chose to ignore my hearts call and believe what other and my cruel mind told me. I believe the lie over you, I believe my mind over my hearts call.. Because deep down I was afraid, afraid to lose myself in your love, at the same time, afraid to lose you to someone..
But I am not afraid anymore. I am not afraid to love, I am not afraid to hope because for the first time after years I see hope for a bright future for myself, with you. For the first time I see a ray of light in my world. I..."
The letter was not complete, so Khushi looked up from the letter to Arnav. He was staring at her.
" I deserve every bad thing that has ever happened to me but you don't. You don't deserve to be hurt, you don't deserve to feel pain." Hot tears rolled down Khushi's cheeks, she stared at him without a blink.
" I was a jerk to you but Khushi my love for you was genuine.. What I lacked was trust.. I.. am so sorry, I was a weak and coward. But I am not the same Arnav anymore, I want to fight for my love. I will do everything to be with you" Arnav walked closer to Khushi. " I am not afraid anymore of darkness, because I know no matter how dark and long the tunnel is, there is always light at the end of it. You are my light Khushi and I need you in my life forever, with me." He smiled, gently caressing Khushi's cheek.
" Your hand writing is terrible." Khushi chuckled with tears still rolling down her cheeks.
"Hey." Arnav looked offended. "I tried so hard with that." Khushi rolled her eyes but Arnav's next word stop Khushi's breath..
"Will you marry me Khush?"
To be contd...
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Author note:
Hello, lovely people over here...Hope You all are doing well.. Here is the next part of this FF, Chapter 50 "Love Letter".. Hope it's upto the mark... there is more coming...
Waiting for your precious opinion about this chapter..
Next update will be late.. I am a little too busy with my real life..
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Be safe...keep everybody safe...
Pray for all...
Our unity can help us to overcome the situation...
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Love,
Your Story teller
Mamree
20.11.2020