The next day..

Anjali hurriedly walked to reach at her work place.

While on her way, she bumped with Shyam.

"Ohh.. I'm so sorry .. I'm sorry.." she said without looking at the person, she knelt down to pick her purse.

"It's okay.." he said.

Anjali gulped hearing his voice, she now realized who the person she bumped with is.

Shyam stood thinking whether to help her or just go away.

Anjali stare at her purse not having courage to look at his face.

Without any reaction on her part, he went from there without saying anything else.

Anjali looked at him going, "You're the only person who helped me the most, when I needed.. And I don't know with which face I should look at you.. Sorry isn't enough.. I know.."

She bit her lower lip controlling herself from crying. She stood up taking her purse from the ground, and crossed the road.

Shyam stare at her going from far, he was just waiting for her to go.

"Why? Why am I doing this? Urghh.. Shyam you have to move on okay.. Just forget her once and for all.." he scolded himself going to his shop.

Chotu, his friend came running to him with a smile spread on his face.

"Shyam bhaiiii.." he called Shyam, laughing and jumping in joy.

"What happened Chotu?" Shyam asked confused.

"A beautiful girl with her father came to ask your hand in marriage.. They are talking with your mother now.. I know it should be the opposite but what can I do? Maybe she likes you so much.. Bhaiii I'm so happy for you.." Chotu said everything in one go.

"What???? Who??" Shyam widened his eyes.

"I don't know.. I just know bhabhi is very beautiful.." Chotu smiled.

Shyam patted his back, "Go and handled the shop.. I'll.. I'll just come.."

Saying this, he went running back home, hell confused!!

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Arnav came back home after his jogging.

Nisha came to him, with a glass of water, "You look tired Arniie.. Drink water.."

Arnav pushed her to a pillar with sharp eyes and trapped her with his arms.

"Can you tell me what's wrong with you Nisha?" Arnav asked.

"Wha..what's wrong with me??" Nisha looked at him scared.

"Whatever you're doing.. I don't like.." Arnav said.

"I'm not getting you Arniie.." Nisha gulped.

"Look Nisha.. From the past few days you're behaving strangely.. I can see that.. From my best friend Nisha and this one here.. I can see a lot of differences.. I don't know why or what you're doing? But you know.. And also keep in your mind, that whatever you're doing I don't like it at all.. Don't forget.. My friends know me as Arnav, but those who are out of this zone, know me as ASR.." he said.

Nisha kept staring into his eyes trying to read if he got to know about her feelings for him.

Khushi reached with a glass of water for Arnav, but found Arnav and Nisha in a not so good position.

She didn't like a bit seeing her husband close to Nisha.

"Arnav.." she called him softly.

Arnav left Nisha, and turned to Khushi.

Khushi left the glass of water on the table and went running away from there.

"Khushi wait.." he called her but she didn't paid attention to him.

Arnav glared at Nisha, and went behind Khushi.

*Arshi's room:

Khushi sat on the bed clutching her dress, tears rolled down on her cheeks.

Suddenly she felt a fear of losing him. She felt he would leave her for Nisha. She felt like indeed Nisha's words were true, she was his best friend so he would love her only, while for her, she only knows Arnav for some months. Was this true??

If it's true, then why does he make her feel like she is the only one in his life.. Why does he hurt her everytime??

Arnav reached their room, he sat close to Khushi.

"What happened Khushi?" he asked, he knows what she must be thinking, still he wants them to reach at a level of comfort with each other, that she doesn't have problems or reluctant of sharing such things with him.

"Nothing.." she wiped her tears looking away.

"Nothing? Then why are tears coming out of your eyes? You know these tears are very important for me.. I love your tears, but at the same time I hate them.. It's like a coin, they have to faces.. I love them because they show me what's in your heart.. And I hate them, because when they come it means your heart is crying.. And mine is breaking in pieces.." he whispered.

Khushi cried more, "I'm .. scared..of losing you.. Nisha is trying to separate us.. And you.. You.. were.."

"I were?" Arnav asked raising his eyebrow.

"You were close to her.." Khushi looked away crying.

Arnav made her look at him, he cupped her face.

"Do you even have an idea of how much I love you?" he said, no.. he finally said it!!

Khushi who was till now looking down, lifted her eyes to meet his.

Her heart beat once .. Dhak dhak... then twice.. dhak dhak..

She was trying to register what he said just now to her. Did he really said that? Yesterday only she said she would wait for that day, which she supposed to be a month, or even more than that.. But he said today at such an unexpected moment.. She wasn't really prepared for this..

Arnav look into her eyes, he himself didn't believe that he said those magical words to her.. But suddenly he felt like letting her know how much she means to him, he felt that only these three words were missing in their relationship, and without "I love you" any trouble could affect their relationship, like Nisha did now.. If he didn't tell her that he loves her now, she would come on conclusions by herself.. Now he told her, and he feels like she would understand that no one can take her place in his life.. But the next moment, the fear of losing her came to him, now he told her how much she means to him, will something happen that will make her leave him? Did he do the right thing by telling her his feelings? Will she ever leave him like his parents, Nani and Anjali? His heart was divided with two feelings..

"How fool I am? How could I forget Arnav's confession to me? He himself told me that I'm his wife only.. Urghh.. This Nisha made me doubt my own husband.. I hate her.." Khushi thought.

She threw herself on Arnav, hugging him tightly, "I'm sorry.. I'm really sorry.. I trust you Arnav.. I committed a sin na.. You should punish me.. Please give me any punishment you want to.. DM must be so angry with me.. I doubted my husband.. I'm sorry Arnav.. I won't believe in others now.. I will only believe in you.. I'm sorry.. I'm such a fool.. Please forgive me.. DM will surely give a punishment for this.. I know it.. something bad will happen to me now.. I'm so scared.. I'm sorry Arnav.."

Arnav first wanted to hug her and say it's okay, later when she said about DM he smiled, but her absurd belief that something bad will happen to her now because she doubted him, made him utter "What the..."

He broke the hug, she started crying like a baby..

"Are you that angry with me? You don't even want to hug me!!" Khushi asked him.

"No.." Arnav wiped her tears with his palms.

She pouted, "You don't want my hug??"

Arnav was like "What the.." he was saying "No" because he isn't angry with her and here she understand her things alone.

He pulled her into a tight bear hug, "I'm not angry with you! But keep one thing in your heart, not in your mind.. I'm not with you because Nani wanted us to be married.. I'm with you because I want to.. And if I want to, means there is no reason why I will go behind others.. Understood my Jalebi?"

Khushi nodded her head, "I know.. I don't know why I fell in her trap.. It will not happen again.."

"Khushi do you know why Nisha is behaving like this?" Arnav asked, he sensed she knows it.