Crazy But Compassionate (Completed)
8 Easy Arnav
Part 8 Easy Arnav
Khushi rushed to Arnav's cabin. Shilpa stood, looking at her in horror.
"Hey, you... Are you mad?" she shouted.
But Khushi was not in the mood to listen to anything but to prove herself. Shilpa chased her and tried to hold her, but she was late. Khushi knocked on Arnav's cabin door, before Shilpa stopped her and got,
"Come in..." from Arnav.
Khushi tried to get in, but Shilpa pulled her.
"What are you doing? Have you gone mad?" she asked irritably.
"Didn't you doubt me? How could I let you doubt me? That's why I'm trying to prove myself."
Shilpa tried to say something, but they heard,
"Who is that?" from Arnav.
Before Shilpa said anything, Khushi said,
"Khushi, sir..."
"I said, come in. What are you doing there without getting in?" Arnav asked.
"Shhh... shut up and leave. I will manage..." Shilpa said.
"But..."
"Do... what... I... say..." she said, gritting her teeth.
Khushi pouted and nodded. She was supposed to leave the place, but Arnav opened the door and saw Shilpa holding Khushi's hand.
"What's happening here?" he asked, looking at their hands.
"Sir, did I play with you?" Khushi asked.
Arnav frowned.
"Played? What rubbish?"
"Yeah, exactly rubbish. That's what I too am saying, but Shilpa ma'am is not ready to trust me." She said, making a face.
"What is she saying?" Arnav asked Shilpa.
"Nothing..."
Arnav looked at her clutch in Khushi's hand.
"Why are you holding her hand? Leave her..."
Shilpa left her hand. Arnav looked at Khushi and asked,
"Get in..."
Khushi nodded ok and got in. Without expecting his invitation, Shilpa also went inside.
"What's the matter?" Arnav asked, leaning on his back on the table.
Khushi moved a step back, and Arnav noticed it.
"She scolded me for playing with you..." Khushi said.
Arnav looked at Shilpa, raising his left brow.
"No, I mean, I asked her to be respectful with you..."
"Yes, she wants me to be distant from you...see, now also I maintain the distance from him..." Khushi pointed out the distance between her and Arnav.
"Is this what your training method is?" Arnav got heated up.
"I just..."
Arnav took the receiver and called Aman.
"Come to my cabin..." he disconnected the call.
Aman came to Arnav's cabin and saw Khushi and Shilpa there.
"Yes, ASR?"
"From now onwards, YOU(stressing) train Khushi." He said, looking at Shilpa, who was shocked.
"Yes, ASR..."
"But, this is against the rule..." Shilpa said.
"You don't teach me the rule. I'm the BOSS. You often forget it..."
"What's wrong that I did that you changed the rule?"
"Anyone should get a pleasant atmosphere in the workplace. I don't think you will give it to Khushi. She is appointed as my PA, and you wanted her to be distant from me. What will she do if we go out for a conference? Do you want her to follow me in another car?" Arnav asked.
"It's not a big deal. I know skating, and I can follow your car wearing my skating shoes..." Khushi said seriously.
Shilpa looked at her weirdly. Arnav and Aman controlled their laughter.
"See... she is even ready to follow me with her skating wheel, taking your words seriously," Arnav said, and Aman chuckled.
"Don't laugh, Amma. It's true..." Kushi said.
Arnav and Shilpa were stunned, hearing her calling Aman, Ammu.
"Why are you calling him, Ammu? Don't you know the meaning of respect?" Shilpa sneered.
"She is my sister's friend..." Aman answered.
"Oh, that's why you selected her without even asking a question?" she asked sarcastically.
"Excuse me, madam... It's not me but Arnav, who selected her..." Aman replied.
"Yes, I selected her... so what?"
Shilpa looked at Arnav, who gaped at her carelessly. Shilpa was disappointed as he didn't show interest in answering her. She left the cabin with disappointment.
"You can continue with Aman..." Arnav said.
"Yes, sir..." Khushi walked out.
"Isn't she really crazy?" Aman asked, and Arnav chuckled.
"Just imagine, how would it look, if she followed your car, wearing skating shoes?" Aman asked.
Arnav laughed.
"By the way, why does Shilpa behave so silly?"
"It's because she is silly..." Arnav sighed.
"I don't think so. She shows extreme interest in you. That's why she asked Khushi to keep her distance from you."
"Yeah, she irritates me a lot nowadays. I don't know what to do..."
"Is it you who doesn't know how to handle her?"
"It's not a big deal to terminate her. I just don't want to go to that extent."
"I think she will push you to that extent..."
"I would not have any choice if she had done that."
Aman nodded.
"Take care of Khushi and teach her how not to use her skating shoes..." Arnav said smilingly.
Aman nodded laughingly and left. Arnav nodded his head from left to right, smilingly.
In the meantime,
When Khushi came out of Arnav's cabin, Shilpa pulled her aside. Khushi jerked.
"What do you think of yourself? Will you talk about anything if you are Aman's sister's friend?"
"I will talk about anything, even though I'm not Ammu's sister's friend."
"How dare you! Do you know who I am?"
"Assistant manager... our MD asked me not to deal with you anymore..." she said carelessly.
"When did he say so?"
"Didn't he ask Ammu to teach me from here on?"
"He just asked Aman to teach you. It doesn't mean you should not deal with me..."
"I will surely deal with you if our MD wants..."
"Don't act smart. You can't survive earning my enmity."
"I never consider anyone as my enemy. If you think so, I can't help..." Khushi said with no hesitation.
"Don't fly high. Keep your distance from Arnav."
"Why?"
"Just do what I said."
"Why should I? Is he your husband?"
Shilpa wanted to say YES. But what if Khushi again went to his cabin and asked him about it? So, she changed her mind.
"Don't talk unwantedly..."
They saw Aman coming out of Arnav's cabin and saw them. He sensed something was wrong between them. Shilpa left the place. Khushi walked to his cabin.
"Did she say something?" Aman asked.
Khushi was silent.
"Don't bother about her..."
"You said not to bother about her, but she was fully set to make me bother, it seems..."
"She is like that. She wants to be in the upper hand here."
"Not only that, she wants our MD to be in her control... I suppose."
Aman looked at her sharply.
"She warned me not to get close to him. I think she is obsessed with him."
Aman nodded.
"Is it?"
"Mmm..."
"What about our MD?"
"What do you think?"
"I think nothing..."
"You found out Shilpa's obsession. Likewise, try to find out Arnav's interest too..."
"Is it a task?" she asked teasingly.
"Kind of..."
"Is Shilpa his relative?"
"No, they studied in the same school..."
"Oh... you?"
"Same college..."
"I see... why didn't she study in your college?"
"She studied abroad..."
"Oh..."
"What did she ask you to do?"
"She gave me a file and asked me to go through it."
"Ok, do it. If you have any doubt, ask me.
"Ok..."
Khushi sat on a chair and went through it. She asked her doubts, and Aman cleared them.
Lunch Break
Khushi headed to her cabin to have lunch. That was when she saw Sowmiya banging on the reception table. She hissed in pain. Her toenail was broken and started bleeding. Without thinking of anything, Khushi rushed to her. Arnav, who headed to Aman's cabin, frowned to see her rushing like that. he saw her kneeling in front of Sowmiya, who was stunned by her action.
"Sit..." Khushi said.
Sowmiya sat on a chair. Khushi checked her wound.
"It's ok, Ma'am, please don't touch my leg," Sowmiya said, embarrassed.
Without minding her plea, Khushi removed her handkerchief and tore it. Using half of the portion, she whipped the blood and tied the wound with another.
"Let's go..." Khushi said.
"Where, ma'am?"
"Where else? To the hospital...you need a TT injection. Otherwise, it will septic..."
"It's ok, ma'am. I will go to the hospital in the evening."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, sure..."
"Did you have lunch?"
"Going to..."
"What did you bring?"
"I didn't bring anything today as my mother went to a housewarming function. I will eat in the canteen."
"No need. We will share my lunch..."
"It's ok, ma'am..." she hesitated.
"My mom cooks well...you don't need to fear..." she teased.
"No, no, I didn't mean it, ma'am. I already got the token from the canteen."
"Are you sure?"
"Yup..."
"Ok, don't forget to go to the hospital."
"Sure, ma'am..."
Khushi headed to her cabin and got stuck seeing Arnav smiling at her.
"Have you started your social work here too..." he asked, putting his hands in his pants pocket.
"She is injured. How could I ignore?"
"Do one thing: carry a first-aid kit with you. It will be useful for you..." He said teasingly.
"Good idea. I too often think about it. By the way, don't our office have a first-aid kit?"
"Of course, we have. It's there..." Arnav pointed at a shelf.
"You can use that from next time. If you want more things, give the list to Aman. He will fill them in the first-aid kit." Arnav said smilingly.
Khushi nodded ok, chuckling.
"Have you had lunch?"
"Going to..."
"Did you bring it from home?"
"Yeah, always... my mother will not let me eat outside food. She wants me to keep fasting rather than eating outside food..."
Arnav chuckled.
"Don't you cook?" he asked.
"I tried two or three times... but always added extra salt. So, my mother stopped the experimenting..."
Arnav laughed.
"Yeah, it's too risky to have over-salted food..."
"But my mother cooks well..."
"Is it?"
"Yeah... would you taste?"
"What will you eat if I taste your food?"
"I will eat in the canteen with Sowmiya..."
"No need. You can eat my food..." Arnav said, looking at the driver who arrived with his food.
He took the bag and handed it to Khushi. Taking it, she said,
"Wait..."
She rushed to her cabin and brought her lunch bag. She handed it to Arnav.
"Thank you," he said as he took it to his cabin.
Khushi opened his lunch bag and frowned, seeing food with a slight spice. She ate it hesitatingly, but they tasted good. So, she finished it.
On the other side, Arnav was amazed to see her lunch. That was with rice, two kinds of vegetables, a pickle, a sweet, and a juice. He chuckled and ate them. He never preferred such food. Yet, he liked it. He finished lunch and called the attendant. He came to his cabin. Arnav ordered him something. He nodded ok and rushed out.
Khushi washed his boxes and came to his cabin to give him his lunch bag. Arnav smiled at her.
"How was the lunch?" he asked teasingly, knowing she wouldn't like it.
"Not bad..."
"Is it? But your food was so colourful and varied..."
"My mom is like that. She treats us like she is a five-star hotel chef."
Arnav smiled.
"What about your Mom? Won't she compel you to eat verity of food she cooks?" she asked.
"She would have compelled me if she had been alive..."
Khushi was stuck.
"She is no more..."
"But, this food?"
"My Nani and Mami are looking after my needs..."
Khushi sensed a trace of sadness in his voice.
"You are so lucky to have such relatives. You know, how toxic my relatives are? They won't tolerate it if I'm happy, but you are not like that. You have some genuine people, it seems..." she tried to cheer him up, and Arnav understood that. He nodded.
"Do you like my food?"
Arnav nodded.
"Shall I bring you lunch daily?"
"It's ok... I don't want you to eat my spice-less food." He smiled.
That was when the attendant came with a bag. Taking it, Arnav gave it to Khushi. She looked at him questioningly.
"Take it..."
Taking it, Khushi checked it. She rolled her eyes, seeing a sweet box and a juice bottle.
"I think you have them after lunch. Today, I had it. So, I asked to buy it for you."
"I will not melt away if I don't have it for one day..."
Arnav chuckled.
"Take it..."
"You too take it..." she extended the box.
"No, I just had the sweet from your lunch box. It's enough."
"Ok... thank you," she came out of his cabin and saw Shilpa going to her cabin.
She intentionally rushed to Aman's cabin and said to Shilpa to hear.
"Ammu, taste this sweet. Our MD gave it to me..."
"Arnav?" Aman frowned.
"Do we have any other MD?" Khushi asked teasingly.
Aman chuckled and nodded.
"Why did he give you sweets?"
"It's because he had my lunch that had sweets. His lunch box doesn't have one. So, he bought it... especially for me..." she said, flaunting.
Shilpa was frozen. She could not believe Arnav exchanged his lunch box with Khushi. She didn't know why he was so easy with Khushi and rigid with her.
To be continued...
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