Chapter 29: Chapter 29
Khushi’s P.O.V.
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After going through a great deal of thought and deciding something to tell Arhaan, I got ready to meet him at the coffee shop in the afternoon. When I was about to leave the house, Abbu entered.
Seeing me, he asked, “Where are you going?”
When I kept silent for a moment, he uttered in a deadly tone, “I am asking you something.”
I uttered in a lower tone while hesitating, “Actually, Arhaan wanted to meet me. So I was”
Cutting me off between my say, he spoke up, "So you thought of going to meet him!”
Hearing his tone, I again got silent and he spoke up again making me all shocked, “Don't you dare step out of the house now after whatever you have done already. From now on without asking me, you won't do anything and before you get married, you won't get out of the house. Get this clear and fix this to your mind.”
With teary eyes I was about to leave but got stopped as I heard him uttering, “Wait.”
When I turned to him, he forwarded his hand and spoke up, “Give me your phone. I need a phone number.”
I gave him my phone and I thought he would give me back my phone so I kept standing there while staring at him blankly when he just shouted at me again, “What are you waiting for? Go back to your room.”
Then I left from there with teary eyes.
Author’s P.O.V.
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When Khushi left, her father sat on the living room and called Areesha through Khushi’s phone.
Cutting the call, he started thinking whether Arhaan would really agree to this. He didn't let Khushi meet him knowing he might say otherwise.
He was lost in his thought when Kowshik entered the house.
Seeing him sitting there like that, Kowshik got near him and spoke up, “What is it, Abbu? You seemed to be lost.”
He got startled at first then getting hold of himself, he uttered, “I was thinking of Areesha.”
Kowshik spoke up, “Areesha? Are you talking about Mrs. Areesha Zaman?”
While nodding at him, his father spoke up, “Yes. The way she talked yesterday seemed like she was quite serious about Arhaan and Khushi's marriage. And today Arhaan wanted to meet Khushi. That means she talked to him about this.”
Kowshik uttered with a confused tone, “But Abbu don't you think it may create problems?”
While shaking his head, he spoke up, “No rather it may be quite helpful for us.”
With a confused look, Kowshik uttered, “Do you even know Arhaan to say this?”
Mr. Malik replied confidently, “No. But Muhib is there with Arhaan. I know him very well. So don't worry. Just keep an eye on Khushi if this marriage really gets fixed.”
After that, they talked about some random things and then forwarded towards their respective rooms leaving Khushi's phone there.
After sometime, the phone started ringing but there was none to answer it and the phone kept going on ringing there for a while.
Areesha’s P.O.V.
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I was happily preparing evening snacks while wishing the meeting of Arhaan and Khushi to go well.
Then my phone started ringing. Seeing the caller ID, I answered it immediately and spoke up hopefully, “How’s the meeting Khushi? Hope it went well.”
But I got shocked when someone else uttered from the other side of the line, “Mrs. Zaman?”
While trying to figure out who could be it, I uttered, “Yes but who?” and heard him uttering, “It's Zahir Malik. Khushi's father.”
I was still confused why would he call me and that even using Khushi's phone so I didn't utter anything except, “Yes, uncle. Tell me.”
He answered quite hesitantly, “Look, Mrs. Zaman, I didn't tell you to get Arhaan married to Khushi. You said it yourself. If that's what you really meant then we should proceed officially. Come to our house if you want to meet her. And if you don’t want that, then just let it be. Please don’t do otherwise.”
I got totally silent at that and after some moment, he again uttered, “I will wait for your reply.”
Before I could say something, he cut off the line then. I was lost in my thought and didn't get to know when Muhib came there until he slightly shook me.
I looked at him getting startled and he spoke up, “What happened that you are in this deep thought?”
I spoke up blankly, “Muhib, you know I thought if Arhaan gets to meet and know Khushi then he will like her eventually. But now the situation is quite different.”
He asked me making a serious expression, “What happened, Areesha?”
I told him everything but before he could say something, we heard Arhaan uttering from behind, “Okay, then. Let's go to her house. I really want to meet her now.”
Getting shocked, I turned to him and spoke up, “Arhaan, I didn't know it will turn out to be like this. But I don't want to force you. If you don't want to then I can”
Interrupting me, he spoke up, “No, api. Let's go to her house. I wanna meet her. Tell her that we will be there tomorrow.”
Saying that, Arhaan left for his room and I gave a puzzled look to Muhib who was silent all this time.
Arhaan's P.O.V.
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I was already annoyed enough for coming to meet Khushi and to make it worse, she wasn’t on time.
Holding my temper, I waited for her almost half an hour. Then I called her being impatient of waiting only to get no response from her.
I forwarded towards home angrily while regretting of my decision to come here to meet her and my mind started chiding, “I told you not to come.”
Entering home, I heard Api saying all that to Vai. I got paused for a moment. Then I really felt like meeting her. I really wanted to know what did she think of me exactly!
That night I helped her and making that an excuse, all this are going on happening. Now I really want to know what is she doing that things are just going on like this.
Thinking this, I spoke up my mind and completing my say, I got to my room.
Api tried to talk to me regarding this at dinner. But interrupting her, I spoke up, “Weren't you the one convincing me for this till now? Then let's go.”
Hearing me, Api got silent.
Next morning I left for office saying, “I will be home early today. Then we can go there in the evening.”
Api was quite confused at my behaviour but without bothering that, I left for office.
Evening Time at Khushi’s House
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We were sitting in the living room of her house. Her father and brother were talking to Vai and Api and I just spoke up whenever they asked me something.
Esha already was with Khushi as she went to her room while jumping happily saying, “I am bringing Aunty here.” as soon as we entered the house.
After sometime, Khushi came there with Esha in her arms. I didn't know why but I kept staring at her for a moment.
Everyone was talking to each other except Khushi and me. Then I spoke up interrupting their conversation, “I want to talk to Khushi alone.”
While hesitating, her father spoke up, “Sure. Khushi take him to your room.”
Khushi stood up immediately as if she was waiting for this and spoke up, “Okay.”
I went to her room following her and when I entered the room, she tried to speak up something but without bothering that, I forwarded towards the balcony.
She followed me and before she could say something, I spoke up, “What do you think of me? What do you know about me to be like this? Do you think this way we will get married and live happily ever after? If this is your plan, then let me tell you, nothing is gonna be like this. And that night”
Interrupting me, she spoke up, “You just helped me out, I know that.”
Hearing that, I just yelled at her, “Then you why on earth you are being like this?”
She spoke up while giving me a pleading look, “Arhaan, please hear me out for once.”
While making an annoyed face, I uttered, “Yeah. Speak up. I really want to hear your reason.”
She spoke up with the same pleading look, “Arhaan, I know you aren't liking whatever is happening and believe me, the feelings are mutual. I know that night you did everything to help me out of that situation. Then can you do this once more for the last time, please? Help me so that I can help you get out of this and end this once for all.”
I was staring at her being utterly confused not getting anything of her word and spoke up, “What do you mean?”
When she completed her say uttering another line, I just made it to utter, “What?”