Chapter 69: Chapter 69

Author's P.O.V.

Everything got settled down between Abeer and Preety.

About the engagement, it got decided to hold after two weeks and marriage will be happened when Preety will get finished her MSc course.

When Arhaan got back to his place along with Khushi, it was almost evening.

Getting freshen up, Khushi said her prayer whereas Arhaan kept noticing her every movement very closely.

After prayer, Khushi found Arhaan staring at her. Finding nothing else to say, she spoke up, "Coffee?"

Arhaan nodded at her with a little bit of smile and Khushi forwarded towards the Kitchen to make the coffee.

Arhaan then called Areesha to let her know all this. Hearing all this, Areesha spoke up, "That's a great news, Vai."

Arhaan got uttering then, "Yes, Api. Abeer is so happy."

Areesha spoke up then all smilingly, "What about you two? Is everything alright between you two now?"

Arhaan thought for a moment what to say and then uttered, "Yes, api. Everything is alright. We will be back by" interrupting Arhaan at this point,

Aressha spoke up, "No need to hurry, Vai. I mean after two weeks Abeer Vai is getting engaged. You obviously need to be there. Besides Preety is Khushi's friend. If she can't attend the engagement, she will feel bad. So till then stay there. And don't you worry about your work. Muhib will handle that."

Arhaan tried to get utter something but got stopped as Areesha got uttering again, "No but Vai. Think this as your honeymoon trip and enjoy. Allah Hafiz." and cut off the line without bothering to wait for a moment.

Right then Khushi entered the room and handed over a cup to Arhaan. Taking the cup, Arhaan got uttering, "Api is telling us to stay here till the engagement."

Khushi got uttering in a confused tone, "What will we do here till then?"

Arhaan spoke up without even realising the meaning of the words, "She wants us to consider this as our Honeymoon trip." only to make Khushi get nervous and blushing hard.

Only then Arhaan got realization of the meaning of the words seeing the expression on Khushi's face.

But Arhaan got staring at Khushi as her cheeks were getting all red in blush and it was for the first time of him seeing Khushi like that.

After dinner, Khushi said her prayer and got on the bed whereas Arhaan got seated with his laptop to send some important documents to Muhib.

It didn't take Arhaan much of time but when he turned to bed, Khushi was sleeping already.

When actually she wasn't.

Arhaan got on the bed and lied down. He kept staring at Khushi's hand which was on his side and wide open but as soon as he touched her hand, she got moving a little which was enough for Arhaan to understand that she wasn't sleeping rather pretending.

But without bothering to call Khushi, he just kept staring at her.

After sometime Khushi opened her eyes assuming Arhaan had fallen asleep but to her utter surprise, he was all awake and staring at her.

Arhaan got uttering when she found Khushi getting nervous, "Khushi, you know that day when you went jogging with Muhib Vai, I woke up having a nightmare where you left Mahmud Mansion and even me. I kept searching you every where in the house but you weren't there anymore. I was hurt and scared Khushi thinking I lost you. Don't do something like this ever. If you don't want, I will never cross my limit. But please don't leave me. All I just need you right beside me. That's enough for me."

Saying this much, Arhaan was about to move his hand away from Khushi's hand but Khushi got hold of it tightly then.

Arhaan then turned to Khushi as she spoke up, "That's not it, Arhaan. You are getting me wrong."

Arhaan turned to her fully and spoke up then, "Then speak up, Khushi. I don't want you to get nervous for anything. If you are not okay with anything, all you just need to say no for that. That's it."

Khushi got uttering then, "Actually I thought if I" only to get cut off by Arhaan as he spoke up in between,

"Khushi, I told you to talk to me. Don't bother going on thinking something all by yourself. You know you don't have to be so careful around me. Just blurt out whatever comes to your mind about anything."

Khushi kept staring at Arhaan for some moments and then sat on the bed as she asked Arhaan, "Why were you sleeping on that couch that day? Were you angry on me or just didn't want to be with me?"

Hearing Khushi, Arhaan also got seated and uttered, "Khushi you know what? You are very bad at guessing. Don't bother doing that. And about your question I wasn't angry or something. Besides I wasn't intending on sleeping on the couch. I was just thinking what's the matter with you and while thinking, I didn't know when I fell asleep on couch."

Khushi spoke up with a little bit of smile, "I was thinking of confessing my feelings to you."

Arhaan spoke in a confused tone, "You should have done it then. Why didn't you do that by the way?"

Making Arhaan more confused, Khushi uttered then, "I did but you rejected." as he uttered then, "What! When?"

Khushi answered, "In my imagination" only to make Arhaan let out a sigh. Then he got uttering, "Khushi, please don't go on with your imagination ever. That's just not your thing."

They went on talking about their lives from the very beginning. Hearing Arhaan’s side Khushi also felt the pain as she remembered the accident where she lost her mother, the only family she had back then.

Khushi also talked about her past only to get Arhaan hating more her father and brother. But when she told him that her brother held her responsible for the death of her mother, he just uttered, “That’s ridiculous! How come that’s your fault?”

Hearing him, Khushi got silent whereas a drop of tear rolled down her cheek. Wiping off the tear, Arhaan hugged her securely.

That night they poured out their hearts to each other and went on talking till late at night.

They didn’t get to know when they fell asleep but when Khushi got awaken in the morning she was in Arhaan's arms.

Seeing that, Khushi looked at Arhaan’s face only to find him sleeping peacefully. A smile crept on her lips and she hugged him back. She was about to fall asleep again but right then her phone started buzzing reminding her fazar time. She got out from Arhaan's arms carefully not disturbing his sleep and forwarded to say her prayer.

Little did he know Arhaan was awaken already. He was awaken when Khushi let go of her hold on him at first being awaken.

He wanted to know what Khushi would do as he thought Khushi would come out of his hold as soon as she got awaken but when she hugged him back, he was utterly happy.

After prayer, Khushi poured her heart to Almighty ALLAH and thanked him for blessing her with such a caring and loving husband whereas Arhaan just kept staring at her adoringly.

When Khushi was done with her prayer, folding the prayer mat, she turned to Arhaan.

He was already staring at her. Khushi just smiled a little. Arhaan spoke up then, “Wanna see the early morning of London?”

Khushi nodded and Arhaan got up at once. Uttering, “Get ready then.”, he forwarded towards the washroom.

Though they got out to see the early morning in London but ended up roaming about all the beautiful and historic places in London for the whole day. Khushi was so excited to explore London though it was not the case for Arhaan but Khushi only.

Arhaan wasn't very fond of exploring places or it could be also that the places of London were explored by him already but Khushi's all excited and smiling face was enough for Arhaan to continue with the trip.

But roaming all around wasn’t the core reason for Khushi’s excitement but Arhaan. As he was with her, she was feeling like everything turned to be all beautiful.

She never thought life would be like this for her one day. She never had anyone by her side to whom she could speak her mind.

Almost all the time she went against her heart while battling within herself and screaming silently.

But now all the things she got through in her life seems to be worth it as she got to have Arhaan about whom she was sure that he loved her to the core.

After being all tired, they got back home when it was late in the evening.

Getting freshen up, they got downstairs in the living room. Khushi kept talking how happy she was today and excitedly she was describing the sites, they visited.

Arhaan was just silently staring at her without bothering to disturb her in between.

When Khushi felt his intense gaze on her, she got silent for a moment and then uttered, “I will make something for dinner.”

Smiling at her, Arhaan forwarded towards their room saying, “I have some work to do.”

When Khushi was done with making their dinner, Arhaan wasn’t back yet in the living room. Khushi forwarded to go to the room to call him. But when she was about to enter the room, Arhaan got out.

Taking their dinner, Arhaan sat in the living room whereas Khushi got upstairs to say her prayer. After prayer, she thought of Seeing Arhaan in the room but he wasn’t there.

Being confused, she got out. She thought he must be in the living room then but no. He was nowhere to be seen. She looked all around but when she didn’t get the sight of him, she got scared and shouted, “Arhaan? Arhaan, where are you?”

But still there was no response.

She got back to their room again to search him but he wasn’t there. She was about to get downstairs again when she caught the sight of the guest room. The door was slightly open and light was on in that room.

With slow and steady steps, she forwarded towards the room while uttering, “Arhaan, are you there?” only to get stopped at the entrance seeing all around being utterly shocked....