Arhi FF: Comeback Arnavji Part 17

Muskaan came back to Sid’s cabin. She saw his peaceful expression and sighed. Sid looked at her. “Hi!” he smiled. “So , how are you feeling now?” muskaan asked. “Empty! As usual!” he whispered and looked away from her. She knew what he was talking about. She held his hand. None of them said a word. They looked out of the window and saw the sparkling stars. It was peaceful , yet scary.

Khushi and arnav lay in each other’s arms. “I am glad you are here with me right now!” arnav whispered and looked up at her. “I am always gonna be there for you arnavji…believe me!” khushi smiled. “I love you , arnavji!” khushi whispered. Arnav was shocked to hear this and looked at her unexpectantly. “What…what did you say?” he asked. Khushi became aware of her confession and flushed. “Nothing as such…nothing!” she said and was about to get up when she noticed that arnav held her hand back. “Maat Jao!” he cried like a baby. Khushi sat beside him and cupped his face in her hands. “Arnavji , I will never leave you alone….believe me!” she tried to assure him.

Arnav took her hand and placed it near his chest, where his heart lies. “This is what you do to me Khushi!” he said and kissed her cheeks lightly. “Jaab tum mere paas hoti ho , meri dharkane teez ho jaati hain!” he exclaimed. Khushi became emotional and hugged him tightly. Arnav too hugged her back. “I promise you Khushi , I will try to protect everyone close to me , especially you and your child!” he thought to himself. They broke the hug reluctantly and looked into each other’s eyes. Just then arnav’s phone beeped with a message. But he kept his gaze on her. “Arnavji…?” khushi whispered. “Hmmm?” arnav sighed. “Aapka phone…!”  she stuttered. “Hmmm!” he was lost in her beauty. “Arnavji!!!!” khushi shaked him to bring him out of his reverie. “Yaa…what?!” he asked. Khushi pointed towards the phone.

Arnav checked it. It was text from Muskaan.

“Sid’s fine. And WIDE AWAKE! Was asking about you! He is out of danger!”

Arnav told khushi. They were both happy. They decided to go and meet Sid next morning. But they didn’t know that muskaan will be giving them a heart attack later that day.

“WHAT???!!!!” Sid yelled. “Muskaan grinned. “Yep…I’ve decided! Aab un dono ki shaadi karwa hi dete hai!” she winked at him. Sid slapped his forehead. “Dude…arnav doesn’t remember anything! Why will he agree to marry khushi anyways?” he asked. But to his surprise , muskaan’s grin widened. “I mixed some of his medicines in his food!” she exclaimed. “So?” Sid enquired. “So my dear boyfriend , aaj raat usko kuch toh yaad aahi jayga!” she smiled. “You are so unbelievable!” sid huffed. “I know right?” she grinned.

Sid shifted aside to give her some space in his space. Muskaan lied down beside him. “Are you sure your ok with me lying here…I mean I can always get up and go , you know?!” she said. “I am more than happy to have you beside me!” sid whispered and kissed her forehead. Mukaan kept her hand over his chest and almost leapt out of shock after feeling Sid’s high paced heartbeat. “Sid?” he asked. “Hey , your responsible for that girl!” sid grinned. Muskaan smiled and kept her head on his forehead as they both fell asleep in no time.

As arnav made towards his bed , he felt a bit uneasy. As if , someone should be lying with him , beside him , hugging him. “Something’s so familiar about this house! I always feel it but ignore it , but now..!” he thought and lied down on his bed. He soon fell asleep.

“Aap ASR ho , ya unke saar pe chaara 102 bukhaar?!”

“Ghoom phir ke aap hi humare samne aa gaye , humara naya saal barbad karne!”

“Aap mein aur kya tachniki kharabi hain?”

“aaahhh….stop!” arnav yelled and sat up on his bed. He was sweating even when the AC was on. He looked up at the clock. It was 3 o’clock. Everyone would be fast asleep by now , he thought. He looked at his phone and was about to dial muskaan’s number when he remembered that she was in the hospital and might be very busy by now! He kept the phone near his pillow and went off to sleep again but this time….

“Toffee se meethi hain , churan se khatti hain , Khatti meethi hain teri kahani , Anjali di hain sabse sayani!”

“Papad ka tukda hain , jab dekho  ukhda hai , deta hai aapni di ko aasu motte motte , who hain gusse wala , humare chotte!”

“Humare chotte!”

“CHOTTE?!”

“Dii….” Arnav yelled again and got up. He remembered Anjali. Her way of talking to him and the way she looked at him. “Can it be possible that she is my….” No. This has to stop. What is he thinking and what is wrong with him? He quickly got up and made it to khushi’s room. He had to find out who the person was too. But he calmed down instantly when he saw her sleeping figure. He face , bathing in the moonlight and her little red nose , made her look out of this world. Arnav felt short of breath. He kept on looking at her , when suddenly khushi noticed the movement near her and opened her eyes. She looked up at arnav with sleepy eyes but soon sat up. “What happened arnavji? Is…is anything wrong…where is chotte?” she asked frantically. “Hey hey…relax! Junior is with Aditya tonight….and it’s me! I…can’t sleep!” he sighed. “What? Why? Are you ok? Should we call muskaan?” she asked. “No…no she might be busy and…can I stay here? With you?” he asked.

Khushi was startled. “Umm…ok!” she said as she didn’t know what else to say. Arnav smiled nervously. “umm…great uhh…I’ll sleep on the couch!” he said and was walking away when khushi held back his hand. “Umm…if you don’t mind , you can lie down with me!” she whispered. She looked at arnav’s face and thought maybe she pushed him too far today. Hurt with his shocked expression , she let go of his hand and sighed. But to her surprise , she saw him walking to the other side of the bed and sitting there. “Thanks!” he smiled nervously and kept his head on the head rest. Khushi smiled and closed her eyes. “Hey khushi?” arnav whispered. “Yeah?” she buzzed. “Can I , can I hold your hand? If you don’t mind that is…!” arnav asked nervously. Khushi smiled and nodded. She extended her hand towards his and entwined her fingers with his. They went off to sleep blissfully with each other’s company , and with their entwined hearts.

It was 6 o’clock in the morning. Sid was wide awake and the nurse was checking his pulse. But she kept on smiling at every now and then as muskaan was fast asleep beside him , she was sleeping like a baby. Her hand holding him tightly and feeling of her body against his , made him feel complete. “I could look at her all day!” he smiled at the nurse. “She is a very nice person , God bless you both with happiness!” the nurse smiled and went away. Sid nudged her head and looked at her. She looked even more beautiful without make-up. Her lips looked so soft that he felt a sudden urge to kiss her but he restrained himself when the doctors told how she worked during her off-shifts too.

He soon saw arnav and khushi entering his cabin. “Hi!” he smiled at both them. Arnav felt a bit uncomfortable now as he conscious. He knew that he was the reason why Sid had this accident. Sid noticed his uneasiness. “Hey ASR , I am fine…trust me! And anyways I am your bodyguard , so it was my duty to get hurt instead of you!” he smiled casually but arnav still couldn’t forgive himself. “Aww…muskaan is looking so cute!” khushi smiled. “We used to call her ‘Miss Kitten’ back in Australia!” arnav smiled. “Should I wake her up?” khushi asked. “Naahh….let her be here…she is tired and…” suddenly he felt something rough against his skin. It was the bandage on muskaan’s shoulder.

“What the…?” he exclaimed. “I’ll explain…” they saw Dr. Helen standing outside. “Helen….?” Sid asked. “You’re here?” he exclaimed. “Yes I am…!” she sighed and then narrated the whole story to him. Sid was furious. But when arnav kept his hand on his , he calmed down a little. “I can’t believe this! Shyam tried to kill her?” he whispered and sighed. Khushi caressed muskaan’s hair. “She is so brave that she doesn’t fear her death and went on to fight with that monster all alone!” she sighed. “She loves everyone so much that she has taken the fact literally that she is gonna die!” sid cried. Muskaan took a deep breath and stirred in her sleep. “I swear Arnav if anything happens to her I am gonna rip this world apart!” Sid spat. His eyes glistened with tears. Arnav and khushi sighed. They both felt the same way as Sid did. “You really love her isn’t it?” khushi asked sid. “With my life , she is my life…I breathe her every minute , every second!” Sid and hugged muskaan even more tightly.

They soon changed the topic and talked about Sid’s health. But arnav excused himself and went into Anjali’s cabin. As he stood near the door , he felt the pain , an unusual pain. He closed his and took a deep breath.

“Humara bacchha….humme humara baachhaa wapas chahiye…”

“Di!” arnav whispered and opened his eyes. He looked at anjali’s sleeping figure and went inside. He sat near her. “Anjali bhabhi , please wake up , I…I am having some strange dreams off late…about my…supposedly sister. And…I have a feeling that you…please wake up!” he sighed and looked at her one last time before going out of the cabin.

As arnav went back to Sid’s cabin he saw that muskaan was wide awake now. “Woah! Good morning chicken!” arnav teased muskaan who stuck out her tongue at him. “I didn’t know that you slept so much…?” arnav enquired. “Stop teasing me dude…or else I’ll start!” she winked at arnav and eyed khushi , indicating him about what she was going to tease him. “Ok enough both of you…gosh ASR you remember how she sold her party tickets in the neighborhood last year?” he laughed. Arnav was evidently embarrassed and so was muskaan. “How?” khushi asked. “She put up a clause with the ticket that whoever would buy 4 tickets , arnav and I would take those girls on a date!” Sid said and laughed. “What?” khushi smiled and then laughed. “Ya and you know that worst part khushi? The girls were after us like a police is after a thief and we literally had to convince them that we were Gay and were in love with each other!” arnav shook his head.

“Yeah…aur uske baad mereko bohut maar paari….” Muskaan frowned jokingly. “Oviously , pure neighborhood mein badnaam karke rakhdiya tha tumhne….!” Arnav laughed. “Yep and we didn’t talk to her for 4 days…!” Sid laughed. Khushi literally fell down hearing this. “Oh My God…this was hilarious muskaan!” she laughed. “Hilarious?” both the boys spat out together. “The girls literally wanted to have a one night stand with us…goodness!” Sid was horrified. “But look at the brighter side guys , we got to raise so much of money for our friend as he needed the money for his dad’s operation…!” muskaan smiled. “Yeah aur agar zayda kuch hojata na , toh hum dono bhi hospital pohuch jaate….!” Arnav said. “Point to be noted , actually!” muskaan winked at him.

“So , when are you getting discharged?” arnav asked Sid. “Hmm….i don’t exactly know! Muskaan?” he looked at her. “In about 3-4 days…I guess!” she said. “Wow…that’s really cool!” khushi smiled. “I wonder when di will get up though?!” khushi sighed. Arnav looked up immediately at the mention of anjali. “Don’t worry khushi , she will be conscious soon!” muskaan smiled and looked at arnav. Arnav memorized muskaan’s word as a little child memorizes their nursery poem. “She has to…she has to open her eyes soon! I need answers!” arnav thought.

Arnav and Khushi went out to bring some food for all of them. “So , how are you feeling now?” muskaan asked. Sid looked into her eyes. There was something different about them. “I think I am feeling better with you here!” he sighed. Muskaan blushed. And seeing this Sid was surprised. “Are you ok? I mean your blushing?!” he asked. “I am fine…stop it!” she blushed again. She lied down with him again and hugged him from the side. “Hmm…bohut pyaar araha hain mujhpe aaj?” sid exclaimed. “Yaa…if love is there , it will show right?” she smiled and looked up at him. “What…are?” sid was now really confused. “Well , get well soon and I might just tell you!” she winked and got up from the bed. She was about to leave the room when sid called out to her. “Muskaan?” “Hmm…?” she asked. “Happy Birthday!” he smiled.

“It’s 1^st November already?” she asked. “Yes it is!” she heard arnav say. She turned around and saw arnav. He hugged her. “Happy Birthday Smiley!” he exclaimed. “Thanks arnav!” she smiled too. Khushi also wished her.

“So sid , what’s my gift?” she asked. She sat near him in the bed. Sid got up and leaned towards her. Their eyes were locked to each other. “I love you!” Sid whispered. But before muskaan could answer khushi came in between. “Ahem ahem….enough of romance Sid , I think you need rest!” she winked at him. Muskaan and arnav laughed. “Yeah Sid , visiting hours are over anyways….we will come in the afternoon!” Arnav said. “Well , you both can do whatever you feel like , but she’s staying here!” sid said as he pointed towards Muskaan.

“And why is that?” arnav asked. Sid laughed. “Dude…she works here! Remember?” he said. “Yeah arnav , though I don’t have any operation today , I need to make notes so I’ll have to stay here!” she said. “See, that’s my girlfriend!” sid winked at her. “Ok , if your okay with it then , why shall I have any problem?!” arnav smiled. “Just be back home before lunch time ok?!” khushi asked her. “Ok!” muskaan smiled. Arnav and khushi left.

They soon reached home but were horrified to see Junior ASR crying. “Hey what happened kid?” arnav asked , his voice full of love and concern. Junior ASR hugged him. “We have the Parent Teacher Programme tomorrow!” he said. “But everyone teases me that I don’t have a father. I don’t like it when the aunties talk all rubbish about my parents!” he cried and took khushi’s hand in his while still hugging arnav. “But who will go this time then?” NK asked. Before aakash and aditya could interfere , arnav stood up. “I’ll go with him and khushi!” he said. Everyone was astonished. But Junior ASR was really happy. “Really? You would go with me and my mom?” he asked cheerfully. “Sure thing son!” he exclaimed. The ‘SON’ word just slipped from his mouth. But to him , it felt as if he was right to have called Arnav his son.

Khushi and all the others became emotional. Especially Nani. She came up to arnav and kissed his forehead. “Thank you so much dear!” she cried. “The pleasure is all mine Naniji…!” he exclaimed while his gaze was fixed on khushi. NK and aakash smiled at each other. Even aditya was pleased. “Ok enough of emotional drama , I am hungry guys can we please at least have the breakfast…khushiji?” he asked. Khushi nodded silently and went up to the kitchen. Arnav saw her face and thought of talking to her about his sudden decision.

“Khushi?” he called her. She looked at him. They were in the kitchen and no one was around. “If I hurt you with my sudden decision then I am really sorry khushi but….” He stopped. Khushi looked up at him expectantly. “But , I really want to be there for him and especially…you!” he said as he cupped her face gently and wiped away the tears. “Please don’t cry khushi….kyunki tumhari eke k aasu mere dil ko hazar baar chot pochati hain!” he exclaimed and away her tears. And soon his lips came crashing on hers. It was a gentle and soothing kiss. Khushi was elated at his action. As they deepened the kiss , they didn’t realize when they fell short of breath. Khushi blushed profusely and didn’t even have the courage to look up. Arnav looked her red cheeks and lips and was about to ravish her again when they heard a giggle.

As they turned around , they saw their own son , giggling at them. “ASR , mom I was looking for you both , and you two are here? Let’s go, I am starving!” he said as pulled khushi with him. Khushi wiped away her tears and went with him. But she did turn around to give her arnav a last glance before she left the kitchen , which apparently took away his breath.

HAPPY READING! <3