Tuesday 4 September 2012

Chapter Three

"Awww! My pyaara chotte is in love!" 
Anjali whispered to Arnav so Khushi wouldn't wake up.
"Shut up Di." Causing Anjali to pout.
"Oh come on Arnav be less stubborn for this topic atleast?"
"No."

Anjali kept driving, the aunty's house was far away from Raizada Mansion, 
which made them reach late.

"Ey, wake up Khushi. We're here!" Anjali demanded Arnav.
"Ok Di." 

"Ey Khushi, ut! Utto!"
[Wake up!]
Khushi's eye's sprang open to the sound of Arnav's voice, the moment she woke up
she said his name, she was still sitting in his lap and she started to go red in the face with embarrassment.

"Oh shit! Sorry Arnav!"
"For what?!"
"Mein tumare gohd mei sogayi..."
[I slept on your lap...] Khushi said quietly.
"Uffo! Pagal bachi! thats okay!"
[Uffo, stupid girl]

---

The two could hear Anjali giggle as they were walking up the entrance stairs.
Raizada Mansion, was huge. It was beautiful, it was like one of those fairy tale
houses which most people would wish for. 

It had white marbles floors, just before
the door there was a red mat saying 'welcome' Khushi was looking all around and was
amazed at how much Raizada Mansion had changed over the summer holidays.

"Kya hua?" [What happened?] Arnav put his head on her right shoulder. 

He loved doing that to Khushi, it was a sign of him teasing her, or just simply being cute, Khushi liked that feature of him too, but they were never able to disclose their feelings to each other.

"Oh Nothing, just shocked at how much your place has changed, idiot!" 

She tapped him on the head like before, Arnav touched his head and started rubbing it, going ow,
pretending he got hurt.

Khushi rolled her eyes.

The trio entered the house, with full blast of AC coming up to them.
She didn't even wait a minute till she fully got into the house, 
she saw Naniji and she ran.

---

"KHUSHI BETIYA?!" Everyone sitting in the hall looked at her and were full of joy.
"Nani ji! Mami ji! Mama ji!" She addressed everyone she saw.
They all got up and kept their arms open, she went entered the area they were in and
bashed hug nani ji first, then mamiji, the mamaji.

"I missed you all so much!"
"Hum be app ko bohoth yaad kiye!"
[We all missed you loads too!]

"Uffoo! I forgot the jalebi's!"

Khushi was always a fan of jalebi's.

"Oh don't worry Khushi, we knew you'd say that, we made some for you!" 
Anjali came up from behind, which made Khushi jump up and down, Arnav was in a trance, again.

"Hey..." Arnav butted in.
"Now that you've met them, wanna come up and see how much my room has changed?"

Everyone looked each other in awe, but they excused the young couple and they went upstairs.

Khushi entered Arnav's room, it was big and beautiful! It had two huge windows
which let in a lot of sunlight. 
The sunglight was going in Khushi's eye's until a shadow came in front of her.

It was Arnav's hand.

Arnav stared at Khushi's face while she was trying to cover the sunlight.
She put her hand just at the right position and said; 
there in success, and then stared at Arnav, to see him looking right back.

Khushi felt her self blushing again, so she looked away, and forgot there
was a mini step to Arnavs room, she tripped and started falling backwards, she was 
scared out of her life. Until she got caught, by none other than Arnav.

---

They stared into each others eyes like before in the car.
Khushi and Arnav both fell a spark.
She didn't know what she was feeling as her heart beat was becoming faster.

Arnav knew the feeling though. He could hear her heartbeat faintly.

"Um.." Khushi snapped back to reality but was still in Arnav's arms.
But Arnav didn't hear her and he was still holding her.

Khushi thought to herself, whats happening to her. 
Why is her heart beating fast.
She knew it was unusual. 

"Ar-ar-nav?" She asked in a shy tone.
"Oh um..I..Uh...Sorry Khushi." He put her back on her feet.
The two were just standing there awkwardly for a minute.

"Hey so, come on, lets talk!" Arnav wanted to make the situation less awkward.

"Yeah sure!"
Khushi agreed immediately.

Khushi like usual loved to jump onto Arnav's bed cause it was so springy, so she did, they both sat down, and started talking about school, their friends, they finally came to the topic about how people tease them to go out.

---

"Why do people say that? As if its true..." Khushi said awkwardly.
"I know right..?" Arnav also replied awkwardly. 

Khushi had realized she had feelings for Arnav, not from the first day  of school, but forever, she'd always feel good when she was around him, and wouldn't mind sharing her darkest secrets with him.

"But it is true." Arnav whispered to himself.

"Chotte!"
"Khushi betiya!" Everyone was calling the two down for lunch.

They went down stairs and were sitting next to each other.
Arnav couldn't help but staring at Khushi from the corner of his eye, as did Khushi.

"Khushi, I have something to tell you after we eat." he whispered.
"Ok, sure." She replied back.

Everyone was wondering what they were talking about, but they were also wondering whether Arnav was going to confess.

Anjali signaled to Arnav to tell Khushi about his feelings, she was making gestures with her hands saying; COME ON CHOTTE! DO IT! I DARE YOU.

Arnav was replying in a negative though.
Anjali pouted her lower lip as much as possible, 
so Arnav agreed to confess, later.

Many thoughts were going on in Arnav's head, like what he should say or do to confess his true feelings towards Khushi.

They ate and ate until there were full up to their throats.
Arnav and Khushi went back to the room, and started to get back to their previous topic, about them.

But before that, Khushi reminded Arnav of what he wanted to tell her.

"Ok Khushi, don't be shocked."
"Ok.."
"But I..."
"I what Arnav?"
"I um, like you."

Khushi's mouth dropped.

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