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Shimla

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Guest House

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Arnav woke up from his sleep with a smile lingering on his lips... He rushed to take a shower and get ready. He smiled looking at his face in the mirror... His Kuhu loves his stubble. So he kept it like that... After all it's all about her... His heart is thumping in his chest out of excitement... He is going to meet his Kuhu after a long time, precisely 10 months..."How did I survive without her this long?" He wondered...

Only his heart knows, the torture it went through without his Khushi. He hardly remembered a day in his stay at London where he had a sound sleep. Those were literally sleepless nights for him. Not even hearing her voice was pure torture for him. He tried calling her at least once a day but the call never got connected... Now everything is coming to an end. His Kuhu will be with him forever. They will have a happily ever-after life together in their Choti si Duniya... He walked out of the room...

Arnav : Ramu Kakka get everything ready when we come back, Ok...

Ramu : Haan Beta... Everything is ready. You just bring our princess, beta.

Arnav smiled at him.

Ramu Kakka is the caretaker of the house. Within a few years Ramu Kakka became an integral part of Arnav's life. Ramu Kakka consider Arnav as his son.

Arnav walked out of the house and got inside the car. The car went out of his mansion gate...

Arnav looked out of the window enjoying the sights and his thoughts went back to his life in this city years back...

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Flashback

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Phone Conversation

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Khushi : Aaru ,Pakka na that you will reach there on time..

Arnav : Offo Khushi.. I will be there on time.. Pakka.. This is the hundredth time I am telling you..

Khushi : I know Aaru.. Am sorry.. It's because of my excitement I am like this.. I can't believe that the great ASR is my love now..

Arnav laughed hearing it...

Arnav : I guess I know it already... And madam will be there to receive me na?

Khushi : Of course... How can I lose the golden opportunity to see the great ASR?

Arnav : Ohh.. I see.. So I am ASR now... What did you say, chance to see? If you didn't remember my sweetheart, yesterday we were together...

Khushi : You are ASR for others... Not for me... And about yesterday, I didn't meet ASR .. I met my Aru only. You are my Aru na?

Arnav : Of course my Sweetheart... Only yours.

Khushi : I know that...

Arnav chuckled : Happy to know that, Khushi..

As the function was postponed, they got enough time to know each other through their daily never ending phone calls and messages... In one month they became so close that both of them confessed their love to each other. For both of them it was love at first sight.

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Function day

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Shimla College of Fashion Designing.

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College Dean welcomed Arnav and walked him over to the auditorium where the programs are conducted... Arnav's eyes were roaming around for a glimpse of his girl. But Alas!! She is nowhere to be seen... He felt dejected. Yesterday she promised that she would be there to receive him. From morning, he has been eagerly waiting to see her.

Arnav inaugurated the Arts Club, and he gave a speech as well. After the inauguration, programs started. Arnav felt restless and dialled Khushi's number again. From morning, he is trying, but her phone is unreachable.

Dean : Sir, it will be our honour if you stay back and enjoy the programs too.

Arnav : Mmm, Ya.. Where is your Arts Club secretary who came to invite me?

Dean : Ohh.... Khushi.. Her mother is not well, so she was not able to come. I called her ashram, and she said she would come as she has to perform.

Arnav felt like he got his breath back. She will come, his heart and mind chanted together..

Arnav leaned on his chair and closed his eyes. Then he heard the voice which forced him to open his eyes and saw his Angel looking at him with utmost love...

She is in a beautiful red lehenga, and he felt like he is seeing his bride in front of him. He cannot take his eyes off her. Suddenly music filled the auditorium and she started singing..

《 Aapki nazro ne samjha, pyar ke kabil mujhe
Your eyes have found me worthy of your love

Dil ki ae dhadkan thaher ja, mil gayi manzil mujhe
oh, beats of my heart stop now I have found my destiny

Aapki nazro ne samjha
Your eyes have found me

Ji hame manzoor hai, aapka ye faisla
I accept you are this decision

Ji hame manzoor hai, aapka ye faisla
I agree with your this decision

Kah rahi hai har nazar, banda-parvar shukriya
My every glance is saying oh my love thank you

Hanske apni zindagi me, kar liya shamil mujhe
you accepted me into your life with a smile

Dil ki ae dhadkan thaher ja, mil gayi manzil mujhe
oh, beats of my heart stop now I have found my destiny

Aapki nazro ne samjha
Your eyes have found me

Aapki manzil hun mai, meri manzil aap hai
I am your destination you are my destination

Aapki manzil hun mai, meri manzil aap hai
I am your destination you are my destination

Kyon mai toofa se daru, mera sahil aap hai
why should I fear storm when you are my destination, or Support

Koi tufano se kah de, mil gaya sahil mujhe
Someone should tell the storm that I have found my destination, support

Dil ki ae dhadkan thaher ja, mil gayi manzil mujhe
oh, beats of my heart stop now I have found my destiny

Aapki nazro ne samjha
Your eyes have found me

Pad gai dil par mere, aapki parchhaiya
your shadow has fallen upon my heart

Pad gai dil par mere, aapki parchhaiya
your shadow has fallen upon my heart

Har taraf bajne lagi, saikdo shahnaiyaa
in every direction now, hundreds of musicians play music

Do jahaa ki aaj khushiyan, ho gayi haasil mujhe
today I received the happiness of both the worlds

Aapki nazro ne samjha, pyar ke kabil mujhe
Your eyes have found me worthy of your love

Dil ki ae dhadkan thaher ja, mil gayi manzil mujhe
oh, beats of my heart stop now I have found my destiny

Aapki nazro ne samjha
Your eyes have found me 》

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The song ended and all the students started hooting and clapping. Arnav too clapped and looked at his Khushi who was looking at him. He smiled. She gave a cute smile and then the curtain fell. Arnav felt restless. He wants to see her, hold her dearly. He felt like her song was for him. Arnav took his phone from his pocket and dialled her. Within two rings she took the call.

Khushi : Aru..

Arnav : Can I see you please ,doll...

Khushi : I will come in a minute, Aru darling... She giggled...

Arnav : Pagal... He chuckled...

After, sometime Khushi ran towards him.

Khushi : I am so sorry that I couldn't be there to receive you.. My mother's BP shoots up so we took her to hospital. I tried calling you but the network sucks...

Arnav : I know baby. Dean told me that. I asked for you. How is she now?

Khushi : She is fine now.

Arnav : You look so beautiful in this dress Khushi. And the song was beautiful. You have a euphonious voice, my Kuhu...

Khushi : Kuhu?

Arnav : Yes, Kuhu means Koyal.. So from today you are Kuhu for me.

Khushi smiled at him shaking her head.

Khushi : I never thought that the Akdu ,haughty ASR is expert in giving nicknames? She teased him..

Arnav : Only you should know all my secrets.. Baby, can we talk in private?

Khushi : OK.. Let's go to the garden.

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After sometime..

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Khushi looked at Arnav who was looking everywhere but her.

Khushi : How is the garden? Liked it?

Arnav : Huh.. What?

Khushi : Did you call me to give you company to watch these plants?

Arnav : Yes... No.. No ... I mean .. I want to say something very important to you, Khushi..

Khushi : Tell me na, she held his biceps and leaned on his shoulder...

Arnav : I am going tomorrow!!!! He dropped the bomb and saw her face turning pale. She looked at him, her eyes pooled with unshed tears.

Khushi : Why?... She stammered..

Arnav : An emergency came baby. That's why, he said to console her...

Khushi : I know.. Work is important na, she said biting her lips to control her sobbing..

Arnav felt miserable seeing her crying.. He just pulled her into his embrace.. Her head lying on his chest. His one hand on her head and the other around her waist and held her tightly..

Khushi was shocked by his sudden hug. Later she relaxed and hugged him back.. After sometimes she felt wetness on her shoulder. Khushi pulled herself from the hug and looked at his face to find her man's face etched in pain.. She cupped his face and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes...

Khushi : Aru.. What happened?

Arnav : I am sorry. If it was not important I would have never gone leaving you here.. I tried my best to avoid it.

Khushi : It's OK, Aru.. I understand.. It was a shock for me.. The thought of not seeing you every day made me react like that.. I am sorry... You know me na, baby..

Arnav cupped her face : I know you very well that's why I am tensed... We will be in contact na bacha... We will call every day.. Every time... Don't worry unnecessarily. I am just a call away... OK..

Khushi just nodded her head...

Khushi : When will you come back?

Arnav : Soon Sweety.. Akash cannot handle the issue alone.. He needs me there..

Khushi : I know.. And haan you should always call me.. Every hour like we do now... If you don't call me on time, I will catch the next bus to Delhi.. Finding AR is not difficult for me... Remember that always.. And.. Don't even dare to talk to any chudails who roam around your office and ready to throw themselves on you... Then... Haan particularly stay away from that Evil Ravenna... She demanded..

Arnav : Evil Ravenna?

Khushi : Haan that evil stepmother of Snow White who always asks the magic mirror who the most beautiful woman on earth is.. Don't you know the fairy tale of Snow White?

Arnav : No.. I know only one Snow-white and she is standing in front of me..

Khushi smiled hearing it..

Arnav : By the way which is that Evil queen in my office?

Khushi : Lavanya!!!!

Arnav loudly laughed hearing this...

Arnav : I liked the name...

Khushi : You don't need to like that name... You should like my name only...

Arnav pulled her and caressed her cheeks and pecked on her forehead..

Arnav : Don't you trust me sweetheart? He said with fake sadness...

Khushi : Haww!!! When did I say that? I trust you more than myself.. But I don't trust those chudails... Specially that Lavanya.. That's it. I never met her but the way she talks to you... chii...

Arnav(amused) : When did you hear her talking?

Khushi : Yesterday.. You went to your room to take some file na then she called... She was literally seducing you with her saccharin coated words..

Arnav (laughing) : Saccharin coated words!!! Did you talk to her?

Khushi : Mmm.. I said, go and seduce someone else.. This is wrong number..

Arnav started laughing... After a long time he controlled his laugh and looked at Khushi to see her sulking...

Arnav : Kya hua my Snow-White? Why are you sulking?

Khushi : Nothing.. Will you try to be away from them? She asked with a cute puppy face...

Arnav : I will do as you please, my highness.. Happy? Always remember this "No one can take your place in my life."

Khushi squeezed and pulled his cheeks and kissed his cheeks..

Khushi : Do you know? You are the world's best boyfriend..

Arnav laughs : Yeah... Now I know...

His line of thoughts was broken by the screech of the engine.

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Driver : Saab we reached your destination...

Arnav smiled hearing it... He took out the bunch of blue roses he bought on his way. Blue Roses are Khushi's favourite.

Arnav got out of the car and walked towards the entrance of the Ashram where his Khushi resides.

A lady walked out of the office seeing him ..

Lady : May I help you?

Arnav : I am here to meet Khushi..

Lady : Who Khushi? Wait.. I am new here so not familiar with most of them..

Arnav : Can I meet Ragini Devi Ma'am..

Lady : I am so sorry sir.. She passed away a few months ago..

Arnav was dumbstruck hearing it..

Lady : Sir .. Can I know in which standard Khushi is studying..

Arnav : She completed her graduation Ma'am..

Lady : Sorry sir.. After the demise of Ragini Devi Ma'am, The management changed, and they didn't allow any adult to stay in Ashram.. I will check with the admin whether they know about her whereabouts...

Arnav panicked hearing that his Khushi was out alone in the city.. He cursed himself for allowing her to stay back according to her wish that she wanted to attend her exams in her college only before shifting to Delhi..

Arnav sat there with his thudding heart...

After, sometime the Admin with the lady walked out of the office..

Admin : ASR... Khushi shifted to hostel forever when the rule changed... Since Raginidevi Amma's demise, she never has contacted us... Ragini Amma was everything for her... We thought Khushi was with you.

Arnav : No.. I was out of station.. I will go and meet her at the hostel.. Thank you.. Bye.

He literally ran towards his car and got inside it and the driver started the car..

Arnav : Oh god.. She was all alone here... How did she meet her expenses? Did she get a job?

Arnav's heart : Where were you when she needed you the most?

Mind : He has an empire to look after.

Heart : Is it more important than Khushi?

Mind : No.. But .. Mind stammered.

Heart : Hope she is safe..

Mind nodded its head..

He reached the hostel..

Arnav ran inside the property...

Receptionist : ASR!!!!!

Arnav : I want to meet Khushi...

Receptionist : Sir!!! Khushi vacated from here..

Arnav : What??? When ???

Reception : Some six months before...

Arnav : Six months!!!! He murmured... He then turned to the receptionist, again.

Arnav : Where did she go?

Receptionist : I don't know, sir..

Arnav : Call Jiya.. I want to meet her..

Reception : She is also not here, sir.. But she visited the manager two, three days before..

Arnav : What!!! Don't you have any details?

Reception : No sir.. The manager may know.. But he will come tomorrow only.. If you provide your number I will ask him to call you..

Arnav : You give me his number... She gave him manager's number...

He walked out of the hostel dejected.

Arnav doesn't know what to do.. Where to go? He again tried Khushi's and Jiya's number .. But both were switched off...

Arnav : Are they in danger?? Where did Khushi go after they vacated? Where and whom to ask? God!!! Please keep my Khushi safe...

After roaming around the whole of Shimla searching for Khushi, he reached his guest house at night...

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Guest House

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Ramu Kaka : Beta!!! You came.. Where is Khushi betiya?

Arnav silently walked towards Kakka.

Ramu Kakka : Kya hua beta? Didn't her mother leave her with you?

Arnav : She is missing, Kakka... For six months.. No one knows where my Khushi is.. Even Jiya is missing... I don't know what to do... He explained everything to Kakka..

Arnav hugged the old man who is a father figure to him.. He cried his heart out complaining about Khushi being irresponsible... The old man who considers Arnav as his own child patted him on his back and tried to console him...

Kakka : Beta.. Don't cry.. Khushi beta will never go anywhere without informing you..

Arnav : Then where is she Kakka? I know I was late but... She ....

Kakka : Beta!!! Khushi beta must have gone for sightseeing or anything.. She must have lost your number...

Arnav : My number is by heart for her Kakka... She will never forget it..

Ramu : Nothing hoga beta.. Maybe she moved to another city for a job.. If they are not in Shimla then, only that's the possibility.. You know Khushi bitiya na.. She needs you for everything.. Then how will she leave you?

Arnav : No kakka.. My Khushi will never leave me.. This is something serious.. She never contacted me.. Never used the Credit card which I gave her.. If she needs money, she will use it na..

Kakka : Maybe she doesn't want to use your money, beta...

Arnav : No Kakka.. She never differentiates between her and me.. I am scared, Kakka.. What if something had happened to her? Six months, Kakka.. She has been missing for six months, he said between his tears...

Kakka : Did you contact the police, beta?

Arnav : No Kakka.. I don't want to involve the police... I hired a PI instead...

Kakka : Betta!!! Khushi bitiya's Devi Mayya will keep her safe.. You don't worry.. PI will get her information soon.. You have something and sleep beta... You look exhausted...

Arnav : I am not hungry, Kakka..

Kakka : Don't say that.. I know you haven't eaten anything till now.. Do you want Khushi beta to scold me? Do you want her to worry when she sees you tomorrow?

Arnav smiled and nodded ' No' in between his tears.. She will kill me if I skip a meal, Kakka... He chuckled thinking of his Khushi..

Kakka smiled : I know beta.. You go and change.. I will get you something light...

Arnav dragged himself towards his room..

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Arnav's Room

Arnav entered his room... Suddenly he felt hollowness in his heart... He had been roaming around the city in search of his Khushi, since morning... He is losing his sanity.. He doesn't know what to do now .. Arnav felt like he lost everything.. There is no use in living further if he fails to find her.. Without her, he doesn't want a life... She is his life, his breath, his everything.. What if he lost her?? He drowns in the sea of melancholy..

《《《 Tanha si ho gayi hai zindai uske bina

Jee raha hoon jaise ruh ke bina

Dhundti hai usse ankhein har jagaha

Par milte nahi hai uske nishan

Sab kuch ho kar bhi abhi kuch nahi hai mere pass

Dubara mehsus karna chahta hu tumhare hone ka ehsaa 》》》

Ramu Kakka entered the room with his dinner. Arnav had no interest in having food but Kakka forced him to eat... In the meantime he tried calling the hostel manager but his phone was unreachable... He hoped that Khushi would be with Jiya.. And Jiya went to the hostel two days before.. So they are somewhere safe..

After numerous attempts the phone got connected..

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Phone Conversation

"Hello"

Arnav : Hello.. This is ASR speaking..

Manager : Sir.. What happened? Why did you call me this late? How is Khushi bitiya?

Arnav : Khushi!!! When did she leave the hostel?

Manager : Jiya and Khushi together left the hostel some months before sir.. I thought she was with you..

Arnav : No.. I was out of station.. The receptionist said that Jiya came to meet you..

Manager : Haan.. She came to collect the extra fees she paid. She was in need of money.. I gave her.. She was in a hurry.. When I asked, she said she wanted to catch the bus to Delhi and literally ran from there...

Arnav : Thank you... He dropped the call and sat on the cold floor, leaning on his bed... He took out his wallet and opened it and caressed Khushi's picture...

Arnav : Where are you, Jaan? Where will I find you? If you were out of the town, why aren't your phones on? Where are you Khushi? If you are in Delhi, why don't you come to me? Did anything happen to you? No... No... You are safe... I know that... I can feel you... But why do I feel like you are far away from me? Your thoughts are far away from me?
Jiya's phone too is unreachable. Where am I gonna search for you? Can't you just wait till I come? I know I'm late... But still.... Let me find you... I'm going to punish you.. (He Chuckled...) You very well know na that I cannot punish you... Haina Jaan? But this time I'm going to punish you for sure..

After sometimes he dozed off due to exhaustion...

"Khushiiiii ".... Arnav screamed and opened his eyes, panting...He looked at his surroundings... He found himself in his room sitting on the floor... Arnav recollected his dream.

Arnav's self talk : What was that dream? Bus accident!!! Why I saw my Khushi on that bus..? Oh, God! !!!! I don't know what to do now... No... no.. Arnav don't go there.. She is safe.. She is safe.. He chanted.. Khushiii!! Jaan... Please come to me.. Please... I am dying here..

Arnav looked at her picture again..

Where are you Jaana? Where will I find you? Oh God!!! . What will I do now? He cried sitting on the cold floor of his bedroom of his guest house.. The house which was getting ready to welcome the Queen is mourning with the devasted King who is sitting on the floor in Shimla's chilling weather...

Arnav felt helpless... He wants to see his Kuhu fit and fine at this moment. Only the sight of her can ease his burning heart.. Where are you? Khushiiiiiiiiiii !!!!! He screamed. The chilling night witnessed the distress of the man who has the power to rule the world...

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At the same time in Delhi

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"Aru"!!!!! Khushi screamed and woke up from her sleep... She was panting.. She looked here and there.. Khushi realized that she was in her room.. Suddenly she felt her throat dry.. She took the water bottle from the side table and drank it.

Khushi Self talk : Who is he, Aru? How do I know his name?  Why is he crying and screaming my name? His chocolate orbs held a lot of agony... It feels real than any dream... I heard that painful scream... I want to see him and console him and ask him not to cry... Why is he crying? Why can't I bear seeing him crying? Why am I suffering that pain? What's happening to me? Hey Devi Mayya.. Whoever it is please give him his happiness.. She prayed not realizing that she is his only happiness...

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Thanks to my dear friend ULKA.. Starry0502 for the beautiful poem..

It's the longest update I have ever written..

Hope you like it... Waiting for your feedbacks..

Thank you so much to all my dear readers, who read, voted and commented on my previous Chapters and my other stories.. It means a lot to me...💕

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