KHUSHI

I arrived hoe all excited for tonight, I just wanted to do something special for Arnav and spend some quality time with him, since we started dating, we hadn't spent much time together, so I was all set to prepare for today.

When I walked in the house, I found Sid seated in the hall, I couldn't stop wondering why he was here. He stood up when he saw me and smiled as he came rushing towards me.

"Hey Khushi, I've been waiting for you." He said as he hugged me.

"Who let you in?" I asked breaking the hug.

"You step mom." Sid replied, I don't know why I had a bad feeling about it, me and her never got along, in fact she hated it when guys came here so why did she even let Sid in?

"Okay anyway you have to leave, I have plans with Arnav tonight." I said.

"Your plans are for tonight, I'll leave before he comes, he won't know I was here, let me just stick around you for a while."

"Why?"

"Just... I like your company Khushi."

"Fine." I sighed as I headed upstairs, I don't know why Sid was here, if Arnav found him here he was going to be mad and I dint want that. I dint like this whole secret friendship, if I wasn't doing anything wrong what was the point of me hiding it from Arnav?

I shut the door and headed to take a shower, I really had to think about this, I had promised Arnav to really try and make us work and I dint want to do anything that could ruin us and Sid seemed to be strange, he wasn't like before, he had changed a lot, he was acting quite strange also.

Once I was done taking shower, I wrapped a towel around my body and walked out just to find him seated on my bed, I mean what the hell.

"What are you doing in my room?" I asked angrily. Where were his manners?

"I came looking for you, I knocked but you dint reply so I just came in." He said as he stared at me from top to bottom, it was quite uncomfortable.

"Well if you dint find me in the room and heard the shower you knew I was in the shower, so you should have gone out and waited for me instead of waiting for me here." I said.

"Why are you so angry Khushi, it's not like I haven't seen you this way before?" He asked as he stood up and started walking towards me.

"And you've become hotter since I last saw you." He stopped in front of my and put his hand on my cheek looking at me in a really romantic way.

"I really miss you Khushi, and I really miss us. Right now all I want to do is kiss you." He bent forward, and brushed his thumb lightly on my lips. I inhaled a deep breath.

I know there was a time we dated, we had history so I might have this kind of feelings but this wasn't right. I should not allow him this close to me. I dint want to make the same mistake twice, I had promised Arnav.

As he moved his mouth closer to mine, I made my decision and pushed him away with all the strength I had.

"I told you I was in a relationship Sid!" I shouted at him.

"So what? You did sleep with another guy when you were in a relationship with me, nothing stopped you then, what's stopping you now?" He asked angrily.

"Arnav's love is stopping me. Maybe whatever that happened with you at that time was wrong, I agree I made a mistake but you cant judge me by my past Sid. I am a changed person, I love Arnav, he loves me, I cant do this to him.

I cant lie to him about our friendship, he trusted me when I couldn't trust myself, how can I break his trust like that? And you know what I think I'd rather be alone than have a friend like you.

You know if you really wanted to be my friend, then you shouldn't have advised me to lie to Arnav and be friends with you, instead you should have told me to assure him that nothing would happen between us.

If you really were my friend, you wouldn't have tried to kiss me knowing I was with someone, this is just plain wrong Sid. I don't know what you think about me, but I'm definitely not that kind of a person so do me a favor and leave!

I don't want to see you anywhere near my house or near me ever again. Everything that was between us is over!" I shouted. I was really mad, how could he just try to manipulate me like this? And how did I not even realize it until now?

What would have happened if I'd have actually let him kiss me? Damn it could have broken Arnav's heart. I never wanted to break his heart, what was wrong with me seriously?

"I said leave!" I shouted at him once again.

"Fine I will leave, but if you think that you can stay loyal to that Arnav of yours you are wrong Khushi, you dint stay loyal to me, what makes you think you can be loyal to him? You don't have loyalty in your blood Khushi, one way or the other you are just like your father!" He said as he walked away, at that moment I wanted to go punch him really hard but I decided not to, I dint want anything to do with him anymore, it was better if he got out of my life for good.

I got dressed and walked out and found my step mother in the hall, today I really wanted to kill her, why did she allow that Sid in? She had always had problems with me bringing guys so why did she allow a guy in here? Did she have something to do with all this?

"You Woman! What the hell were you trying to do?" I asked angrily as I headed downstairs, she just smirked at me as if she was really proud of what she had done.

"Just trying to show you that you are just like me Khushi." She said.

"What do you mean?"

"All this while you hated me because your father cheated on your mother with me, so I just wanted to show you that you too can cheat on your dear boyfriend, in the end you are just like the woman you hate." She said.

"You know even after all this years you amaze me. At least unlike you I dint take someone's life."

"I dint kill you mother Khushi."

"You Did! For the world it might be suicide but for me you killed her. And today you tried to come between Arnav and my relationship so you know what I am done being patient, I am done listening to my father, you and I can never live in the same house, so pack you bags and leave, I need you out of this house in half an hour."

"Who are you to throw me out of the house, I am your father's wife."

"And this house is on my name, I can even throw him out, who the hell do you think you are? I'm going to get ready for Arnav, when I come out of my room, you better be gone, and I am not joking. If you don't leave I'll call the security and have them drag you out of the house.

You already took my mother away from me, I won't let you take Arnav from me!" I shouted as I headed back to my room.

I sat down and inhaled a few deep breaths to calm myself down so I could prepare for tonight, I just wanted to do something special for Arnav and nothing was going to stop me from that. He had done a lot for me and although I had become a bit selfish I was no more going to be selfish, I had to appreciate him for being there for me always even when I couldn't be there for him.

*****

"Hello, is anyone there?" I heard is voice, I had made sure that all the lights were turned off when he came in. As soon as he stepped in, I turned on the lights.

"Hey baby." I smiled at him.

"Hey. What's up, and why is your house so decorated?" He laughed as he looked around. I hadn't really decorated it much just a bit, I was trying to plan a house date and dint want it to look like it was actually in the house, you get me?

"Just me trying to plan a date." I giggled.

"Well I like it so far." He smiled as he walked towards me and kissed me on the forehead, I swear forehead kissed were the best thing ever.

"So what is so special today?" He asked.

"You." I smiled as I wrapped my arms around him and held him into a tight hug. A lot could have happened today, my step mom and Sid might have actually manipulated me and right now I could have lost Arnav, but all thanks to his strong love, I just couldn't do anything wrong to him. I was so glad I met him, he changed me a lot, in a better way, to become a better person and I couldn't have asked for me.

"So I have a lot planned tonight but can we sit and talk before that?" I asked.

"Sure." He nodded immediately, I grabbed his hand and pulled him to the sofa as we both settled down. I remember I promised him that I was always going to talk to him and share everything with him, and I was going to keep my promise. Just because I got rid of Sid dint mean he dint deserve to know the truth.

I had to tell him the truth and that's what I was going to do, I knew he would understand me, and I knew he would understand that I could be stupid and make mistakes but I would never cheat on him. He always believed that about me, but today, because of him, I could believe it too.