Chapter 67: Chapter 67

Arhaan's P.O.V.

When Khushi left with them, Abeer spoke up, “Arhaan, talk to Lavanya. That you are married now and that even to her friend.”

Being all irritated, I spoke up, “Why would I? Who is she that I need to clarify myself!”

Abeer spoke up again, “Arhaan, she is Khushi vabi's friend.” only to get me utter, “Not mine though.”

Abeer got silent then and I took out my phone and texted Khushi to call me arriving at Preety’s place. Then I called Api as she was asking for talking to Abeer.

When their talking got finished, I kept holding the phone in my hand expecting Khushi’s call. But nothing came though I kept waiting for a while. Neither her call nor her text. I was getting restless here.

Seeing that, Abeer spoke up in a teasing tone, “Someone is getting restless!”

When I glared at him, he just looked aside. Mahin got back to hospital after almost 1 hour but still there was no response from Khushi.

I kept calling her only to get ignored. She wasn’t replying my texts also. I was getting confused what was going on in her mind!

Seeing me, Mahin spoke up, “What happened, Arhaan?”

I got uttering without my realization, “Khushi isn’t answering my calls.” only to get him utter, “I have dropped them safely yaar. Maybe she is taking rest or something. She will call you. Wait some time”

“It’s getting more than one hour, Mahin.” uttering this, I realised who were in front of me.

Abeer spoke up smilingly, “Arhaan, just relax, okay? Vabi will call you.”

Then we three kept talking on random things but in between, I kept looking at the phone screen.

Like this, it got almost midnight but when Khushi still didn’t call me, I called her again.

But got the same. She didn’t answer it. Then I called Preety. She answered the call when I called her for the second time and the call was about to get cut off.

As soon as she answered the call, I spoke up, “Preety, where is Khushi? Why isn’t she taking my calls?”

I could feel she was hesitating but got uttering at last, “Vai, Khushi has fallen asleep.”

Hearing her, I again spoke up, “Preety, what happened? Is something wrong?”

Preety got silent hearing me only to get me utter, “It’s okay. You can tell me.”

She cut off the line saying, “Vai, I will make Khushi call you tomorrow morning. I think you two should talk to each other.”

As the line got cut off, I kept sitting being all confused. Mahin spoke up then, “What could have happened in this short time? When I dropped Preety and Khushi to Preety's place, they seemed to be all okay. Then what happened after that!”

Abeer got uttering then, “Lavanya was there. Talk to her. You might get some clue what's the matter. I have her number.”

Hearing Abeer, I spoke up, “How come you have her number?”

Making an irritated face, Abeer spoke up, “Is it even important now? Talk to her.”

Being all clueless, I called Lavanya not bothering the time.

She answered the call but before she could say something, I got uttering, “Lavanya, it’s Arhaan here.”

Being all excited she spoke up, “You really did a call to me. I can’t” but interrupting her in between I spoke up, “Cut the crap and tell me what ridiculous thing did you tell Khushi?”

Hearing me, she got silent for a moment and when I uttered quite rudely, “I am asking you something. Answer me.”, she got uttering, “I didn’t tell her anything.”

I uttered being all clueless, “Then why isn’t Khushi answering my calls!”

Lavanya got uttering then in a confused tone, “But why are you calling her in the first place?”

Being unable to handle it anymore, I blurted out, “Khushi is my wife, damn it. Though I still didn’t confess it to her but I love her. You get that?” and without waiting for her to answer me, I cut off the call.

Then I found Abeer and Mahin giving me an all shocked look only to get me utter with the same tone as earlier, “What?”

They answered together, “Nothing.” and glanced to each other. Without bothering that, I got near the sofa and sat on it.

While gossiping, Abeer and Mahin fell asleep at some point but I couldn’t get to sleep not even for one moment all night. As I was just getting afraid thinking of my dream that Khushi would leave me.

I never thought I would spend a sleepless night like this that too for a girl.

When it was morning, I called Khushi for once again but still she didn’t answer it, I looked at Mahin who was awake already. Then saying, “I need to talk to Khushi.”, I forwarded towards Preety’s place getting her address from Mahin.

When I reached Preety’s place, Khushi was sitting outside of the mansion in a bench with Preety. I felt like Preety was trying to convince her about something and Khushi was doing nothing but shedding tears.

When I got near them, Preety left from there saying, “You two should have a talk.”

Khushi immediately got up and wiping off her tears, she kept avoiding my gaze. I saw her phone was right there on the bench.

Then I spoke up, “Khushi, why are you ignoring my calls and messages?”

Without bothering to answer, she just kept avoiding my gaze to my irritation only to get me utter all sternly, “Look straight at me and answer. I am asking you something. Why are you trying to avoid me?”

Khushi spoke up hesitantly, “Arhaan, I heard Lavanya loves you. If you also feel the same, you can go to her. I won’t stop you.”

Hearing her, I got paused for a moment and then uttered, “This was the reason you started avoiding me? Just this was?”

When she looked at me, I uttered again, “Khushi, it looks like you are just looking for a reason to get free from me and our marriage. Then say that straight to me. Why are you trying so hard for that?”

While shaking her head she spoke up, “That's not it, Arhaan. I thought”

Getting all worked up and I uttered, “What thought did you have, haan? What rubbish is going on in your mind? Who the hell told you that I love her? Lavanya?”

Hearing my voice, she got her head down as she shook her head.

She looked at me at some moment with a confused look as I went on blurting out, “Then how did this get into your mind that I love her when I kept telling you that I don’t believe in love! Though the case isn’t the same now. I have started believing in love and that's only because of you, Khushi. I wanted to talk about this to you that night that I love you. For some reason I thought you also started loving me but I guess I was wrong.

If just a say from someone that she loves me is enough for you to leave me, then it can't be called as love.

Am I this worthless to you that you didn’t even think of fighting for me! Forget fighting, you didn’t even bother to know it from me, Khushi.

If just something like this is enough for you to leave me, then okay. Leave. I won’t stop you or force you to stay with me..just go.”

Maybe it was the first time, I got uttering this much straight.

Saying all this, I turned to leave being all hurt and sad. I thought I could never leave Khushi but when she was using this silly reason to avoid me like this, I couldn’t get hold of my temper anymore.

Blurting out my mind, I was leaving despite my wish. I was forwarding leaving Khushi behind with slow steps as deep inside I was waiting for Khushi to stop me. I was waiting for her to get hold of me...

Khushi’s P.O.V.

Since I heard Lavanya uttering about Arhaan, “I love him.”, I couldn’t get to utter anything. Preety kept telling me to talk to Arhaan but I couldn’t get myself to do it.

Arhaan kept calling and texting me but all I kept shedding tears staring at the phone screen. When Arhaan called Preety at mid night, I forbid her to receive the call but giving me an irritated look, she answered the call at last.

I passed the night while crying almost all the time as I was thinking Arhaan was just taking care of me and my problems out of responsibility when he was in love with someone else.

I kept thinking Arhaan was calling me to get straight with me about this matter and being all afraid to lose him, I couldn't get to answer the call. As I knew if he really ended up saying that, I would have nothing to do but leave him. I was getting afraid to be all alone like my past time. Those memories started flashing in my mind only to get me cry harder.

In all this I forgot how was Arhaan.

It totally got out of my mind that he didn’t even believe in love then how could this be true.

In the morning when Arhaan spoke up all these, I kept thinking all this while I was just assuming things on my own when the truth was totally opposite.

When Arhaan started taking steps to be away from me, I got paused for some moments thinking what to do.

But when I started feeling like everything was getting finished for me, my mind got uttering, “Stop him, Khushi before it’s too late.” only to get me come back to earth.

I ran to Arhaan as I got uttering, “Arhaan, stop. Please don’t leave me.”

He got stopped but didn’t turn to me. Then I went forward and stood in front of him. Arhaan just kept standing without uttering anything.

I got uttering then, “I am sorry. I thought you were just taking care of me as I was your responsibility. I never thought you would also fall for me. Since I started having feelings for you, remembering your past words, I started getting afraid, Arhaan. Afraid to lose you, afraid to face the wrath of earlier you. Afraid to be all alone again. I am sorry. I should have talked to you.”

As I kept saying all this, tears started rolling down my cheeks. Arhaan got closer to me then. With a little bit of smile, he wiped off the tears and cupping my face, he spoke up, “It’s okay. But don’t do this for any second time. If something gets bothersome to you, talk to me rather than going on with imagining all by yourself. Try asking me before you assume, okay?”

When I nodded at him, he left my face and took a step back from me as he uttered in a complaining tone, “By the way you still didn’t say it!”

I kept giving him a confused look as it took me some time to understand what he meant.

With a little bit of smile I got uttering then, “I love you, Arhaan.”

Hearing me, he smiled heartily as he got closer to me once again and spoke up cupping my face, “I love you too, Khushi.”

Then kissing on my forehead, he hugged me. I also hugged him back but tightly like I was trying to believe it was happening like really......