Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai?
Khushi next day came out of her room in her old self, dressed in bright colors. But the main change was that, the disappearance of the worry crease on her forehead. She head her chin high and with pride she came ready for office. Sasi and Garima were very happy to see this.
Sasi: Garima, I am very happy. Our Titaliya is back.
Garima: Haan Sasi ji. I think she is out of the grief of her friend’s death.
Sasi: Hmm. Be careful that you don’t talk about that again.
Garima: ji.
But Ashwin was the only one who frowned in doubt.
Ashwin: Amma Bauji, jiji shares everything with us. But till today, she never discussed about this friend and her mysterious death.
Sasi: I also gave it a thought Ashu. But Its better if we don’t ask her about it. She was already at the verge of depression in past month. Thank god she dint get into depression. She will say when she feels like. Lets leave her in her way. Her happiness is important.
Ashwin: Hmmm… You are right bauji. But in her Happiness mostly you forget me.
Garima: Hain?
Ashwin: I have class and you people dint even think of giving me breakfast while Amma always feeds jiji.
Khushi: Ashu, you have grown like a saand, and still you want Amma to feed you?
Ashwin: If I am saand then what are you jiji? You are also grown up na?
Khushi: You call me a saand? You are dead. Ruk.
Saying they started their running chasing game.
Elders laughed at him and they made both of their children sit in dining table and they fed them the breakfast.
Khushi: Amma, fed bauji too.
Ashwin winked at Khushi.
Ashwin: Yes Bauji, you too feed amma.
Both fed each other.
Sasi smirked at his blushing wife.
Khushi and Ashwin: Oho, Hey meri Zohra jabeen… Tujhe malum nahi
Sasi: Tu Abi tak hai haseen aur mai Jawaan.. Tujhpe qurbaan meri jaan meri Jaan
Garima: Hey Devi Maiyya!! As you grow old you are growing naughty too.
Sasi: You call me naughty? Remember the next morning of our marriage.
Garima’s face was beet red.
AShwin And Khushi: Oooohhhhh… Next day to marriage?
Sasi coughed and Garima hid her face in Sasi’s crook.
Sasi: Huh!! Titaliya, come lets go? Are you not getting late for your office?
Ashwin: nice Escape.
He whistled.
Khushi laughed and left for office with her ever happy father.
The gupta house’s happiness came back to its routine after a month.
Khushi with same pride entered the office and settled herself in her cabin.
Arnav entered after sometime and wished her. She stood up and continued her work.
After sometime, Khushi knocked his cabin partition.
Khushi: May I come in sir?
Arnav: Yes.
Khushi: Sir the files for your meeting and deposit cheques are ready. If you sign them HP will deposit. And I will feed the data in computer and send it to your computer.
Arnav Checked everything and signed them. Suddenly he said without looking at her.
Arnav: Looks like that day has affected you. May be you are angry. But Why? That’s what is confusing me.
Khushi clenched her fist and closed her eyes, controlling herself.
Khushi: Sir, if this is over, I will go and complete the designs that should be presented in fashion week.
Arnav took a closer look at her and nodded his head.
Khushi went in her cabin and started her work. She was happy that he dint dig into it. But she knew it was not permanent. He will question her again. She made herself ready to dodge again.
Arnav got busy with the Fashion week so much that, he mostly stayed out of office. So he dint get a chance to talk with Khushi and Khushi was also busy with her designs and other works for the fashion week. One side Khushi was happy as she dint have to go through his interrogation. On the other hand she was getting restless as she dint get to see him.
Meenu: Yes kesa Ishq hai?
But once he returned from fashion week, Arnav’s resolution got its form.
Khushi: Sir, you will have to sign these vouchers and letters.
But Arnav was not in a mood to let her. He wontedly developed a topic and kept talking with her.
Khushi understood that he is developing a conversation, so she immediately intervened.
Khushi: Sir, you sign these. Till then, I will get the other designs and files ready.
Saying she flee to her cabin.
Arnav: For how many days you will escape Khushi? I will get my answer. I want to know what I did that you are ignoring me so much.
This way another week went.
Meenu: Waste of time… Arnav.. Apne Dimag pe zor daaliye na.
One evening when Khushi was enveloping the letters to be sent, Arnav came to her cabin.
Arnav: Khushi, I still cant find, why you got angry that day. What was my mistake?
Khushi just did her work.
Arnav got angry. He neared her in 2 long strides and caught her upper arm. He jerked her.
Arnav: Khushi When I am talking to you, see me and answer me Dammit.
Khushi very calmly got out of his holds and looked straight into his eyes.
Khushi: I think I said before that there will not be any discussions on this topic.
Arnav(Gritting teeth): What the!! I want to Know what mistake I did. But wait, I dint do anything. It was you who did. You were the one who starred at me like you were going to eat me up. Your eyes..
Khushi: don’t say that my eyes teased you. See Mr. Raizada, my eyes are like that.. Badi badi.. gol gol.. Big like gol gappe. Understand?
Arnav laughed at this. Khushi fumed seeing him laughing at her.
Meenu: Pagal larki. You never leave a chance to bring you food into heated conversations. First jalebi. Now gol gappe… Poor Arnav.. he will have stake all his property to feed you
Khushi: What is so funny?
Arnav cupped her face and looked into her eyes with so much tenderness.
Arnav: Your eyes are so beautiful Khushi. Not like gol gappa.. but like honey. Anyone will drown into this honey river easily. That is what your eyes are capable off. They can lost sleep and disturb in dreams.
Khushi stared at his eyes. She lost herself in his tender soft touch. God know how long they stood like that. This time Arnav’s phone rang bringing them back.
Arnav: Hello. Aman. Call me after sometime.
Meenu: Pehle is Aman ko goli marni chahiye!!
He again turned to Khushi to see her in a very vulnerable state.
Arnav: Khushi?
He tried to hold her face but Khushi backed off.
Khushi: Dur rahiye humse.
Stay away from me.
Arnav: Listen..
Khushi: I said stay away from me.
But before she or he can say further Ashwin entered the cabin.
Ashwin: jiji?
Khushi smiled at her brother.
Meenu: Yeh correctly isi waqt pe kese pahuch jata hai? Aman se trainingwa li hai ka?
Khushi: Ashu? Bauji was to come na?
Ashwin: He went home earlier. Good that I came. Else I would have not known about your very good boss.
Arnav raised his brow at Khushi and Ashwin.
Khushi: Huh!! Lets go now. Mr. Raizada, I have got all your letters typed. And designs will be complete soon. Good night.
Saying she dragged out Ashwin who was glaring at Arnav and moved away from Arnav who was still with raised brow.
Meenu: Hai re Nandakisore!!! Yeh kesa Cold War Hai? ISS WAR KO KYA NAAM DOON?
