Understanding Khushi (Chapter 40)

Chapter 40

Khushi: Have the two of them come?

Arnav: yes, right on time.I had sent the car.

Khushi: why did not you wake me up?

              Where are they?

               Why did not they come to see me? Ask for me? Meet me?

               Why are you not answering me……………..what happened?

Arnav: I will speak only when you allow me too.

Khushi just pouted.

Arnav: I came here to wake you up. Yes they came back a while. I told them

             that you  were sleeping. And sleep is very essential for you. And……

Khushi: and……………………………………….

Arnav:and I purposely did not call them here to wake you up with a surprise

             because,I did not want them to witness the trails of my personnel life

             and see my wife in this attire. Only I see you with or without bedsheet

             and they do not need to know our bedroom secrets. Now get ready fast

            you shall meet them at the breakfast and from now on everyday you will

             have them with you, near you. If you want I can help you with getting     

            ready………you know I would love to……..

Khushi: pagal hog aye hain aap Arnavji !

Khushi pushed him out.While his teasing had silenced khushi.And Arnav left her to get ready.  

Khushi got ready and was headed downstairs. The scene downstairs overwhelmed her heart. All were sitting on the sofa and poorvi was saying some thing and everyone was listening to her with rapt attention. And the expression on Poorav’s and Arnav’s face after a few seconds told her that she was talking of something nonsence. But Nanheji seemed all engrossed while Anjali di was too laughing.

Arnav felt she was there and the moment he turned around, and all heads turned and another kind of warmth filled all five pair of eyes. In next second Poorvi had jumped over Poorav too grasp Khushi in her embrace. Poorav followed her. The two sisters were all emotional and tears were flooding their eyes. As they parted to wipe each others tears, Poorav embraced the two of them in confines of his arms, one in each arm and pulled them closer. They remained like that, Poorav equally dividing his attention between his two sisters.

The moment broke when his eyes caught eyes with Arnav’s. Arnav too held his di closer to him. Anjali too clung to him, both brother and sister understanding the moment. Their trance was broken by a grumbling NK who like a child complained “Anjali di this is not fair you always hug nanav and akash and leave me alone. Or yeh aapka papad ka tukda takes away all your time, care and attention. “Anjali opened her mouth like a gold fish in astonishment at his complaint. “  Arnav was quick to fire back and said “dekha di. He has always been jealous of me and it has never been the other way. Anyways let us go for breakfast before he eats our ears with his hindi and khushi and poorvi drown this house in tears.” All chukled and Anjali glared at him.

Poorav parted from Khushi and Poorav and said “you two please stop crying. Good times are back. We are together and shall always be.”

With that they all headed to the breakfast and the breakfast was filled with Khushi fussing over Poorav and Poorvi while Anjali fussed over Arnav and NK again complaint about being ignored and hence ended up being spoonfed the cornflakes by Anjali.

After ending their lovely breakfast.    

understanding khushi (chapter 39)

Chapter 39

Anjali was moved by his maturity and whereas Arnav looked amused. But focus was on Anjali’s response and there she said “aap dono mere chote ki complaint kar rahe ho, but I agree with his decision. And if I can live with him then why should not you live with her. What is wrong? Dekho Poorav and Poorvi we have already considered you a part of our family, toh tum dono bhi manlo and indeed everyone in our family will be so thrilled, rahi baat chote ne jo  decision liya hai toh, I support him. So give up kyonki yeh Arnav Singh Raizada hai or apni family ke bare main jab yeh decision leta hai toh koi bhi kuch nahi kar sakta. So welcome and I am so happy “with that Arnav responded “Di, yeh dono pakka, khushi ke hi bhai behan hain, kal raat itna strict warning ke baad bhi, yeh dono uski tarah zidd asani se nahi chodte.”

Anajali and all settled and Anjali ordered for coffee and tea while servent pulled in their luggage. Before they could ask about Khushi Arnav said “Khushi is still sleeping. She got a bit too tired last night. It got late too.” Poorvi pipped in “it is ok jijaji, let her sleep. Don’t wake her up. She has spent so many nights worrying for us. It is good to see her so relaxed and carefree.”

They all chatted. Arnav was one who spoke less and he sat and listened and he observed that Poorav was not a miser in speaking, but spoke with reserve while Poorvi was chatter just like khushi. Another thing he observed that both Poorav and Poorvi liked NK and got well, they gelled well and instantly clicked, giving him hope of a future pair in making. 

After a bit of chit chat Arnav left the four to mingle more. Arnav sneeked inside room.Khushi was still asleep with a cute pout but was now in light sleep.He looked at her and sat on the couch not removing his eyes from her. After a while Khushi shifted a bit and still with closed eyes started to search for Arnav on the bed. After an unsuccessful search, she frowned and opened her eyes and looked around and her eyes too stopped at his face which had a small smile on it. She too had that smile radiating but she showed her displeasure by hiding that smile conveying that she does not like to wake up alone like this and she always needs to have him beside her first in the morning. Arnav understood her demand as if word by word and proceeded towards the bed while she looked on. He slid on the bed beside her, pinning her with his arms, still she did not smile back, and he firmly wrapped her in the white linin bedsheet and pulled her closer to himself and embraced her inside his arms tightly and she snuggled into him willingly and said “I am sorry jaan. I just woke up and you were sleeping so peacefully that I did not feel like waking you up.” With that he kissed her on her forehead and she said “It is ok. I was just kidding. But it is true that I like to see your face first in the morning when I wake up and last at night too before going to sleep.” With that one bye one she kissed both his eyes.

After a few seconds Arnav pulled back and sat up taking Khushi with him. She was pulling up the bedsheet obviously closer to herself. Arnav saw her doing that, he simply pulled her closer to himself and wound his arms on her stomach from behind and rested his chin on her bare shoulder and lingered small kisses from her chin to her shoulder blades and Khushi was melting. Khushi shifted her head back to rest on his shoulder to provide him with more access involentry. Later while rubbing his stubble along her column of neck he murmured “Khushi you cannot be shy like this. I have seen all. There is nothing more to hide between us. Waise you have a stunning body, all for only me.” With that he made her wear her nighty and pulled her up into his arms and carried her to the washroom and asked her to get ready and while leaving said “Waise Poorav And Poorvi were so happy when I old them that you lazy head was still sleeping“ khushi’s smile extended.