14 Framed
Part 14 Framed
Khushi never felt bad about not confessing her love to Arnav, but now, she did. She thought she could have confessed her love to Arnav. If she had done that, she could have questioned him RIGHTFULLY and learned who Anu was. He might also have told her about Anu. But now, she was helpless. She could not ask him about Anu.
Khushi could not believe what Dhruv told her about Arnav and Anu's relationship could be true. At the same time, she couldn't ignore it because of Arnav's behaviour in the matter. Why didn't he tell her if Anu was only his friend? Didn't he know how restless she was about their relationship? Then, why was he dealing with her in this way? She couldn't conclude.
It had been a week since she met Arnav. He didn't show up. As they belonged to different departments, their exams were held on various dates, so she didn't get to meet him. She didn't feel like disturbing him as he had already told her he would not be available. But she cried when she thought about the possibility of Anu being Arnav's girlfriend.
RM
Arnav came downstairs to have breakfast. Dhruv saw him coming. That was when Arnav got a call. He answered it hurriedly as it was from Anu. Dhruv heard it, hiding.
"Haaan, Anu..."
"Arnav, Dad agreed to my marriage with Victor."
"Is it?" Arnav was excited.
"Yeah... Thank you, thank you so much. It's because of you. He would not have agreed if you hadn't talked to him." Anu shouted in joy.
"Thank God, he agreed. I was so tense, you know."
"I know... And also know you are upset with me for trying to commit suicide."
"Then? Is it a way of approaching it? Do you know what our condition was?"
"What could I do if my father were so stubborn?"
"I told you, I would handle your father. Didn't I?"
"That's why I gave up the idea..."
"Mmm..."
"Thank you so much, Arnav. I don't know, but my father greatly respects you."
"But, you would have broken it by your suicide stunt,"
"I'm sorry yaar..."
"I will not forgive you for your stupidity..." He said strictly.
"No... You will... I know you. You will not keep a grudge in your mind for your beloved one..."
"Stop buttering me. Because of you, I gave my exams with tension."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, thousands of sorry..."
"You and your sorry..."
"Ok, ok, I want to meet you..."
"When?"
"Today,"
"Today?"
"Yes. I want to meet you today"
Arnav became thoughtful.
"Why? Are yoy busy today? Do you have any important work?"
"Yes, I want to meet an important person today," he smiled, and that smile described who he would meet. Dhruv guessed it must be Khushi, and he was correct.
"Okay, I, too, want to introduce someone special to you," Arnav said with a lopsided smile.
Now, Dhruv confirmed that he was only talking about Khushi.
"Someone special? Who is that?"
"You will get to know when I introduce her,"
"HER? You mean girl?"
"Anu, if I mentioned 'HER', it must be a girl..." He teased.
"Who is she? Is she your girlfriend?"
"Not just a girlfriend but something more than that..."
Dhruv gritted his teeth in annoyance.
"Wow... Have you fallen in love?"
"Yup... I have badly fallen in love,"
Dhruv fisted his fingers.
"When did that miracle happen?" Why didn't you tell me?"
"I thought to tell you after I confessed my love to her."
"Haven't you confessed it to her yet?"
"Nope..."
Dhruv's face lit.
"But why?"
"I liked the feeling... It's a kind of hide and seek..."
"Did she know you love her?"
"She knows... We both know one another's feelings, but we never confessed it verbally..."
"What kind of love is this?"
"It can be any kind... But I love it... She is so possessive about me... Just like how I'm about her..."
"Oh... Are you possessive about her? Interesting... But how are you so confident about her love?"
"She never allows anyone to be close to her except me..."
"Just because she is close to you, how could you think it's love? She might have thought of you as her best friend... Just like me..."
"Anu, don't I know the difference? How she looks at me is enough to conclude her love for me. She even lies on my lap, you know,"
"Is it?" Anu wondered, but it burnt Dhruv's stomach.
He could not tolerate the truth that Khushi was closer to Arnav to the extent of lying on Arnav's lap. They seemed closer, and their love was more profound than he thought.
"Come to Gandhi Park. I will be waiting for you..."
"Gandhi park? When?"
"In an hour..."
"In an hour?"
"Yes, after that, we will meet your dream girl. What say?"
"Ok... We will go to her house from the park." Arnav smiled.
"I'm going to tell her how crazy you are about her..." Anu said.
Arnav smiled.
"Come fast..."
"Yeah, I'm coming. I will be at Gandhi Park in an hour..." Arnav disconnected the call, smiling, and headed to the dining area.
But Dhruv skimmed from RM and dialled Khushi. She saw his number. Though uninterested, she could not ignore it and attended the call.
"Hello..."
"Khushi, I know you would not have believed entirely what I said about Arnav. But now, I can SHOW you how he cheated you"
"How could you show me? How?"
"Come to Gandhi Park. I will prove you..."
"When?"
"Now..."
"Ok... I will come," she said, disconnecting the call and leaving GH.
Gandhi Park
When Khushi reached the park, Dhruv was there waiting for her.
"Hi Khushi..."
"Why did you call me here? What were you talking about?"
"You will get to know that in a few minutes... Come,"
He took her to the other side of the park and stood behind a fountain. From there, they could see the park entrance. Khushi waited nervously.
"How long should I wait?" She asked, losing her patience.
"If you want to know the worth of waiting for Arnav, you must wait."He said, and Khushi was perplexed.
At the same time, Arnav entered the park, removing his helmet. Khushi stood, holding her breath. He ran his eyes in the park, searching for Anu. Dhruv pulled Khushi behind the fountain, not wanting him to see them. Arnav removed his phone and dialled her number as Anu was not there. She attended the call.
"Where are you? I reached the park..."
"I too almost reached... Look at the entrance..."
Arnav looked at the entrance, keeping his phone to his ear. He smiled, seeing Anu coming. Khushi looked at the girl.
"She is Anu..." Dhruv said.
Khushi's eyes widened in shock. Was she Anu? She was beautiful, with a small, round face. Was Arnav there to meet her? She was shocked when Anu rushed to Arnav and hugged him. Arnav reciprocated smilingly. Her eyes brimmed. Arnav never hugged her, no matter how close they were. She decided that Anu couldn't be his friend. She couldn't bear the truth that someone in his life was more important than her.
She headed for the back entrance as she didn't want to be there anymore. Dhruv followed her.
"See, this is what I told you...!"
Khushi came out of the park without responding. She stopped an auto and was supposed to sit in it, but Dhruv stopped her.
"Please, don't lose your temper. I can understand your condition. I don't want to leave you alone. Please come to Rm..."
"RM? No..."
"Arnav will not return RM soon. You know that..." he said, looking at Arnav, who was talking to Anu, which pricked Khushi. He knew their plan: They would go to GH to meet Khushi and might wait there for her.
"It's ok... I'm going to my friend's place...Bye..." She sat in the auto and let the place.
Dhruv smirked, looking at the phone he had removed from her pocket, stopping her from sitting in the auto. Dhruv and Arnav had one last exam the next day, so they would not meet Khushi tomorrow. As the best phone was with him, Arnav could not contact her either. That time was enough for him to set things, he supposed.
He went directly to his father's office to meet Shashi. He was in his cabin. Shashi smiled at him.
"Hi Dhruv..."
"Hi uncle..."
"How are you? How did you give your exams?"
"Great, uncle... One last exam is tomorrow..."
"Oh..."
"I came to ask you something, Uncle."
"Yeah, tell me."
"I would like to marry Khushi, uncle. I love her so much..."
Shashi was surprised. Did Dhruv love Khushi? He was glad because he liked the Raizada clan. He always worried about Khushi's future. He wanted her to get lovely in-laws. Sudhakar and Anjana would look after her. He supposed.
To be continued...
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