ARSHI FF: Na Bole Tum, Na Maine Kuch Kaha...

CHAPTER 05: Chup Chup Ke...

Khushi blushes and she too wishes to thank him, so rather than sending him a blank message she sends him a love heart instead ‘♥’. 
She immediately receives a text back with two hearts ‘♥♥’. 
She understood that he was waiting for her reply and all she could do was simply smile...












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02 DAYS LATER






Khushi was stood there excitedly waiting for the one who had designed her dress. She stood there nervously in a Mehndi color lengha with pink and white patterns. She had a matching red dupatta pinned to the side, revealing her milky stomach. Her hair was loosely French plaited to the side, with simple jewelry and simple makeup. Her eyes were frantically looking for him as she scanned the room...

Khushi's Lehenga

Payal: “Sorry Khushi, Arnav is not here. You know since it’s the Mehndi, so strictly no boys allowed” She teased as the Raizada members walk toward her, "I know how disappointed you must be...” She giggled at Khushi’s flushed face. 

Maya: “Chalo, enough teasing. Let’s get your Mehndi done” She smiled.

Payal: “This design is good”







Dadi: “No this one is better”







Maya: “Hmm yeah this one is nice” They were all selecting their Mehndi designs as the rest of the members were dancing joyfully.








Khushi sneakily stood up and placed Arnav’s design in the Mehndi designer’s hand, and quickly sat back down again. Finally they all decided on their own Mehndi design including Khushi’s when they see that Khushi’s mehndi is half way done...

Khushi's Mehndi

Payal: “Oh, this Mehndi design is better actually. Good choice, Khushi” She smiled at her.







Dadi: “What’s with all the gloomy faces? Why is there no singing and dancing?”

Buaji: “Haiiii Nandkishoreee! Chalo, what’s a Mehndi with no dancing? Titaliya, you start!” She said pointing at Khushi. Khushi had always imagined her Mehndi to be like this so there was no hesitation....

Khushi grabbed all her cousins and they stood with their back to the audience...










Khushi danced to ‘Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna’ pulling Dadi and Buaji along. By the end of the dance, even Maya and Anjali were dancing happily. They were all busy dancing when Khushi felt two pairs of eyes on her. She had a feeling ‘He’ was watching her. Her eyes scanned the whole room but couldn’t find him. Disappointed, she went and sat down staring at her Mehndi.









A few minutes later, she noticed that everyone was quiet. She looked up to see Payal dressed with a blazer on top of her sari and matching office shoes. She asked her with her eyes; asking her what she was doing and was ghastly surprised when Payal pulled her up and started singing.









Saathiya...
Saathiya...
Pagle se dil ne
Yeh kya kiya...











She pulled Khushi romantically and started acting like Arnav.










Chun liya...
Chun liya...
Tujhko devane ne
Chun liya....










She made Khushi spin and land in her arms.

Dil toh uda uda re
Aasman mein badalon ke sang
Yeh toh machal machal ke
Ga raha hai sun nahi si dhun











Khushi laughed at Payal’s acting, so she decided to help her out. She pulled Payal into a dancing position for couples, and started singing and moving romantically towards her...











Badmash dil toh thag hai bada (Badmash dil toh thag hai bada)
Badmash dil yeh tujh se juda (Badmash dil yeh tujh se juda)
Badmash dil meri sune na zid pe ada.. (Badmash dil meri sune na zid pe ada..)












Everyone laughed, and clapped them on...Ruhi ran up to her Di and also pretended to be flirting with her making Khushi smile. 












Badmash dil toh thag hai bada (Badmash dil toh thag hai bada)
Badmash dil yeh tujh se juda (Badmash dil yeh tujh se juda)
Badmash dil meri sune na zid pe ada.. (Badmash dil meri sune na zid pe ada..)











They both finished with Khushi and Payal in each other’s arms with Ruhi in the middle, laughing.






Payal: “So what if Arnav is not here? You’ve got me, na?” She laughed and winked at Khushi.






Ruhi: “Me tooo!” She said eagerly and giggled










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The function had ended with smiles. There was a lot of singing and dancing, and even eating. Garima fed Khushi with her own hands, with tears in her eyes wondering about how much she’s going to miss her when she’s gone...







Garima: “Chalo, let’s go get you changed” She said as they both walked up the stairs. “Oh! I don’t even have the keys. Khushi wait here. Let me go get the keys”








Khushi was just about to walk ahead when she realized something was stopping her from doing so. She turned around to see her dupatta stuck in the door. She realized she couldn’t even do anything, because her Mehndi was not yet dry. She then turned around and tried to pull it with her head, but fails.








She then feels a strong gush of wind behind her, as if someone was calling her. The sudden breeze brushed against her, and she felt as if ‘He’ was there. She subsequently got Goosebumps all over her, positive that he was behind her, but she had no courage to turn around.








He walked up to her and removes her dupatta carefully from the hinge of the door. He slowly but steadily walks towards her and puts his end of the dupatta over her head, and uses his fingers to trail it all the wait down to her shoulders. He sees a blush rising up through her neck as he laid his breath seductively on her neck. 

He could smell a musky floral scent all around him, as he puts his hands on her shoulders to turn her around and see her face. He readies his hands to turn her around when he hears footsteps. He quickly leaves her shoulders and disperses into the room. 







Khushi stood still with her eyes closed, breathing in his scent which was all over her...







Garima: “Khushi? What happened? Did you get scared? I mean I rushed here as soon as there was a power cut” She said anxiously. Khushi denied with her head leaving her in thoughts. Garima left Khushi in her room to change whilst she went to go find her sangeet outfit.







Khushi walks up to the mirror and starts talking to herself: “Did I imagine him? But it felt so real?” She pondered deeply but broke out in a smile when reality struck her, “Dupatta? It was real! It was real!” She jumped up realizing her dupatta was on her head. “He was there, I didn’t imagine him. He really was there” She smiled as she held her dupatta closely to her heart as she once again breathed in his scent. 







She ran to her draw, and pulled out his photo in a hurry. She stared intensely into his eyes, outlining his face with her fingers. She once again went back into the memories of minutes ago and imagines him there. She starts breathing heavily as she once again feels his fingers lingering on her shoulders. However, her chain of thoughts was interrupted by a beep on her phone.







She see’s that she has once again received a blank message from him. She shy’s away thinking about what she should reply. She then leaves her phone, too shy to text back and returns to looking at his photo.











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Arnav: “Why isn’t she texting back? Did she feel bad? What if she didn’t like me meeting her like that? Oh no!” he was walking restlessly up and down his room thinking about her reaction. He again sends her another blank message and becomes calm when she replies back with a ‘...’

He understood that she was feeling shy and so he leaves her message there. They both go back to their earlier memories as they drift off into their dreamland...














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NOTE: Hi lovely people, how are you all..? Yes yes I know I had gone missing again suddenly but what to do I had exams going which ended yesterday and I got the notice suddenly like 05 days before exam. So with so little time my Dad didn't let me use laptop until exams got over so I couldn't do anything. Anyways it has been brought to my attention that this story has resemblance with a Maaneet story and I know as the story would progress many would find resemblance with some or the other story...so I wanna make a clarification:
  




This story actually started 03 yrs or so ago but since my co-writer just went M.I.A, it was left unfinished and when I started writing decided to finish it off. The similarities are just co-incidence because we both used the cheesiest and cliques stuffs ever seen in serials and read in book. Like the take Chap 04 for e.g. I mean in every show how it is that the hero and heroine are about to meet yet they don't see one another stuff like the handkerchief idea was somewhat from a hindi movie 'Sirf tum', the hero-heroine were always around each other yet didn't recognize. In this story I used every possible cheesy clique ever seen and so if any scene or story-line is similar with that Maaneet story or any other story, then its just co-incidence, maybe they too tried to have a clique story...possibly if you read a lot then maybe you come across many other stories with similarities in different forums and all. But that doesn't mean like I'm copying them or she is copying me...it just happens when so many stories are written around. And if it was copy then my co-writer would've said something in the beginning because trust me she reads a lot...it was us both brainstorming ideas of clique and cheesy, did we came up with all these.

But still if anyone has complains then please tell me and I'll just remove this story from here because I can't do any changes in the story line or make changes in chapters till 20 because they're already written and posted. Now please don't think I'm try to throw a tantrum or offending anyone, I just don't want any problem again. So that being said, I wanna wish all Happy new year and hope this new year beings lots of happiness to all😁😁 😁😁

ARSHI FF: Gustakh Dil... (Stubborn Heart)

CHAPTER 16: Dard (Pain)

Sitting on the lonely bench of the deserted park behind the temple, Khushi questioned herself as the office scene played inside her like a broken record as cried saying: “What have I done..? How could I do this..? Jaane anjaane humne Arnav ko unke pyaar se door kar diya and became the reason of his pain. I never wanted that to happen... How could I be so selfish not to have seen that, I mean I’ve seen Arnav-Lavanyaji together before when I was working in AR and how Arnav brought Lavanyaji to live with his family to get her approved by his family, so after all that how could I think that they didn’t love each other? That’s why Lavanyaji is so hurt and sad... How could I be so obvious to this? My parents taught me that true love means giving and scarifying for your loved ones and here I became so selfish and blind in my love that I didn’t see how much hurt the man I love is from losing his love? How did I become the reason for the separation between two people in love? I’m a bad... very very bad person! But not anymore, I’ll make things right which I’ve messed... I would make everything right; I’ll make sure Arnav gets his true love, his Lavanya back. I’ll go away from his life... away from him so he could be with his love. I know at first he’ll feel bad for me but that’s okay I’m sure Lavanyaji with her love would make him forget all about me... then everything would be back the way it should be.” wiping her tears determined said to herself, “Yes, I’ll do the right thing and leave from here forever...”

But thought of going away from Arnav made her heart stop as another round of tears rolled down from her eyes thinking that her love would forever remain unrequited, only console was that she was doing for the happiness of the man she loved... to give him his love back she was stepping aside, cried over her ill fate of unrequited love.












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Arnav was damn worried as he drove hurriedly to RM as he needs to get to her as soon as possible knowing her state of mind isn’t good, he needs to clear her misconception or whatever is been fed her. He very well knew she didn’t go Lakshmi Nagar. She wouldn’t have gone with Nani, Mami, Anjali and Payal who out gone out to some function of their ladies club, no one was at home except the Prakash brothers and police also hasn’t been able to find her. Right now he was most worried about her being emotionally hurt and she might harm herself in a disturbed state of mind if something happens to her he won’t be able to live.









Reaching RM he jumped out of the car as he stopped at the driveway and rushed inside, calling out loudly looking around fanatically: “HP! HP!”






He saw instead of HP, Anjali walked out of the kitchen towards him smiling replied: “HPji isn’t at home Chotte, he has gone to market. But what are you doing at home at this time Chotte?”







Arnav was surprised seeing Anjali home as he thought she might also be gone to the function with other ladies, he questioned her: “Di you’re at home... Weren’t you supposed to go at some ladies club function..?”







Anjali replied standing in front of him: “Yeah but I feeling nauseous and  well didn’t feel like going anywhere, so stayed at home instead...” giving him a tired smile knowing hearing this her Chotte would get hyper enough to forget everything and start hovering over her which is exactly she wanted. She had thought if she couldn’t directly poison Khushi more than she would do it indirect way portraying that he didn’t care much about finding her even after the sudden disappearance.

Arnav looked at his sister who stood in front of him with pale and tired face giving him a smile which seemed like with too much effort to put on. At any other situation, he would be hovering over his Di but today was just not the situation...right now he just couldn’t think beyond finding his wife. So instead of going to ‘concern-brother-mode’ like usual when he sees his sister even a little unwell, he was still in his ‘desperate-husband-searching-his-wife’ asked her worriedly: “Di has Khushi come home?”

Anjali was little taken back seeing her brother’s lack of concern for her, but none-the-less replied: “No Chotte... why has something happened?”



Arnav worriedly replied: “Di, I can’t find Khushi anywhere... god knows where she went to.” going fanatic with concern for his wife which irked Anjali a lot not being used to Arnav’s ignorance about slightest matter concerned to her.







She was about to say something but Arnav’s phone started ringing as he pulled his phone out and immediately answered it: “Hello Mishti...” hoping it to be Khushi’s call.

But to other side came voice of Aman: “Hello ASR, it’s me Aman.”







Arnav pulled the phone off his ear to glance at the caller-id and then put it back to his ear replied: “Yeah Aman, bolo...” his disappointment laced in his voice.







Aman felt his friend’s disappointment answered: “I just called the commissioner and he said that they couldn’t find any trace of her.  He told me to ask you if you have any idea where she might go in her distress, it would help them rather than doing a blind search.”







Arnav running a hand through his hair replied: “No I don’t have any idea.”  







Aman suggested: “Why don’t you check Bhabhi’s things maybe you’ll find something.”







Arnav instantly agreed: “Yeah, maybe could get something there... I’ll just check it now.” rushing towards his room still talking on the phone.

While Anjali was left ignored which had gotten her frustrated and also not being able to hear what Aman was telling Arnav was irritating her. But could get one thing that they haven’t found Khushi yet which was enough to satisfy her for now. So she happily sat on the couch of lounge area switched on T.V. than going after Arnav to see and wishing that Khushi never returns.







Arnav entering his room with still on phone with Aman spoke: “Aman she is going to be fine, right..? I’m so worried its more than 02 hours she is missing...” as he started searching through the drawers of the bedside table.   






Aman tried assuring him: “Bhabhi is going to be fine ASR, we’ll find her. By the way, I had something to talk to you?”







Arnav asked: “About what?” as he moved to search in their walk-in wardrobe.







Aman carefully said: “I doubt Bhabhi getting so disturbed is only due to today’s incident... I meant whatever she saw today wasn’t the sole reason, I think there is something more.”







Arnav paused for a moment asked: “What do you mean?”







Aman explained: “After you left office, I saw Lavanya with her two minions and when I went near them they were talking about some courier... but they stopped when I asked them. I’m having a suspicion that they did something more than today’s act.”

Arnav who had gotten back searching through Khushi’s side of the wardrobe in hope to find something; said: “Courier..? What courier..? Could they have sent something to Mishti?”

Aman replied: “I don’t know, see if you could find something.”







Arnav frustrated moved to next set of drawers speaking on phone: “Damn it! I’ll kill them for messing up with my life.” in the process he knocked off few dresses from the shelf which he bends to pick and found a big brown mafia envelope too. 



Arnav carefully put the clothes on the shelf carelessly and examined the envelope to see it was addressed to Khushi but had no sender’s addressed told to Aman: “Ah Aman, I guess I found which courier they might be talking about.” 







Aman curiously: “What?”







Arnav replied: “I just found an envelope hidden in-between Khushi’s clothes I guess she hid it from me... and this has no sender’s address.”







Aman: “Open it”







Arnav: “I’m, wait a second.” as he held the phone between his ear and shoulder than emptying the content to see received a fatal shock on finding the photos inside. After that, he read the letter which boiled his blood and also scared him that Khushi is hurt and doubting at him.

Aman impatiently prompted from the other side: “ASR, are you there? ASR what is in the envelope..? Hello ASR?”







Arnav got back to his sense as he clutched the phone tightly in his hand replied Aman gritting his teeth in anger: “Inside it mine and Lavanya’s photos along with a letter which says utter rubbish about me. And this letter was posted 05 days back when Mishti fell sick... mean this letter was the cause of her distress.”

Aman: “Well shit man!”







Arnav gritting his teeth said: “I’m seriously going slaughter the person behind this...” feeling the rage bubbling in him.







Aman tried calming him said: “ASR calm down, we need to find Khushi Bhabhi first right now; we’ll deal with this courier later. Bhabhi must be shattered right now and we need to find her soon... can’t you think of any place she might go?”







Arnav getting back to the urgent matter said: “Let me think...” as he thought of few possibilities and spoke, “Well chances are she might have gone to temple or park, she would want a calm soothing place to pour her sorrows.”







Aman: “Well then we could search the parks and temples she goes and is nearby that area she might be....”







Arnav nodded in agreement said: “Yeah search in Lakshmi Nagar temple and parks also the nearby areas and also near AR Office, I’ll check the other ones.” stuffing the contents back inside the envelope and shove it in his pocket as he needed it to talk about this to Khushi clarifying things between them regarding it.








Aman: “On it Boss, I’ll inform the police... I so want to go searching for Bhabhi but someone is needed in office also in your absence.” signing sadly for not being able to join the search party.







Arnav: “No Aman you stay in office cause you’re needed there right now, I’ll call if I need help.” as he rushed out of the room.



Anjali saw Arnav come running downstairs still on the phone as he passed her but ran out ignore her presence altogether made her anger reach to new heights at that moment. While rushing to his car he continued speaking: “Okay Aman I’ll stay in touch with you and let me know if the police give you a call with any information..." as he got into his car and drove out of RM premises. 

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Arnav rushed out of RM to his car and he started the engine as he drove off out of the main gates. His mind was swirling with so many thoughts which were making more worried about Khushi and a desperate need to reach: “God, I was thinking it was only what happened today made her stressed but I never expected something like this... no wonder she is so upset. But why didn’t she tell me anything about that courier..?” and with that what followed were more dreadful lines of thought, “What if she started doubting me..? What if she regrets marrying me... for loving me..? No, it can’t be I know my Mishti and she would never think so low of me... But she is hurt... What if she believed it..? She thinks I’m a cheat and two-timing her, and if she decides to leave me forever... What am I gonna do..?”

His thoughts going haywire, to even imagine a life without Khushi made him suffocate like he couldn’t breathe anymore, almost going into a panic attack he assured himself: “I’ve to find her as possible... I can’t lose her, I can’t let her go!” and still driving he tried calling her but didn't get a response much to his disappointment.

Hours have passed with him driving all around the city searching for Khushi like mad but she hasn’t been seen anywhere. Even the police couldn’t find her yet as he dejectedly walked out of another temple not finding her even there too and got into his car. It was dark now and with each passing minute, his tension was increasing what if something happens to her, as he closed his head in disappointment and suddenly a flashback of a conversation floated to him. He could almost hear her voice saying to him: “Whenever I get upset and want to be alone for crying my heart out, I go this park at the back of that big white Mahadev’s temple...” it was topic of one of their conversations in the evening about what they do when they get too upset while learning more about each other.










Arnav jumped opening his eyes and he quickly dialed Aman's number, saying to him: "I think I know one place she could be Aman and I'm going there right now..." ending the call and started the engine and drove to this new destination in hopes of finding Khushi there. 









He drove as fast as he can and within 15 mins reaching the temple jumped off the car. He ran inside to check first inside the temple if she was there, not finding her there he dashed to the back of the temple leading to the park. When he entered the park, it was deserted and no one seemed to be present and his shoulder slumped in defeat, he didn’t to where to find her anymore and everything seemed pointless without her by his side as darkness surround him as he turned to leave.

There was a moment caught his eyes at the corner of the park which would get into notice immediately to anyone, with curious and hopeful steps he walked closer to the corner bench. As neared his heart started racing like he ran a marathon and there he saw sitting on the bench with her legs folded near her chest with her arms wrapped around her knees was a crying Khushi. 

He felt like he just got his breath back and he breathed out a softly: “Mishti...” making her look up startled, her eyes red, swollen with tears filled which were showing her pain and then stare at him wonder if he is really here or another of her imagination. 

PRECAP : Heart to heart conversation between Arnav-Khushi.