" Khushi.. Khushii.. One more fish.. We are winning it.." Lavanya exclaimed excitedly.

Khushi smiled giving the basket to Lavanya to fill it.

Arnav smiled: Wow Lavanya.. This fish is so biiig.. He can't be your brother, only your grandpa..

Khushi shook her head in disbelief.

Anjali rolled her eyes, looking at her husband: You're good for nothing. We still haven't caught one fish yet.

Shyam: Fishing isn't that easy, its not that I will sing here " kabootar aa aa" and he will come..

Anjali attacked him making Shyam step back in fear: The music is "Kabootar ja ja". And they are fish, not birds, that's why they are running away from you.
You're singing for others.

Shyam pouted.

Meera side hugged Arnav: Yaaay we will win this competition for sure..

Arnav nodded sideways: We will not..

Meera: Why Arniee?

Arnav: Because I want to see a smile in someone's face.

Meera raised her brows: Seriously? Arnav Singh Raizada is accepting defeat..

Arnav laughed: Kabhi kabhi jeetne ke liye kuch haarna bhi padta hai ... aur haar kar jeetne waale ko baazigar kehte hai..

Meera: What will you win in this?

Arnav smacked her head: You're such a fool (Meera glared at him).. See, if I lose and Khushi wins, she will be happy and I will get to see that ohh so pretty smile on her face and automatically a smile will appear on my face, it means I
will also be happy, so I'm the winner!!

Arnav looked at Khushi's side smiling.

Meera looked shocked at him, then patted his shoulder. Arnav frowned: Kya hai?

Meera patted his shoulder again: Monkey.. You found your dream girl..

Arnav raised his brows turning to her: Pagal ho kya?

Meera nodded sideways: See Khushi is the girl, who smiling brings a smile to your face. Exactly the way you wanted. Remember??

Arnav looked at Meera, then at Khushi..

* Rabba veee... Rabba vee....

Nani shouted: Time's up!!!

After counting and checking the amount of fish each group managed to catch.

Khushi and Lavanya were declared as winners.

Arnav clapped for them, Khushi smiled proudly looking at him: Dekha, this is the difference between you and me, I worked hard to win, and you were
relaxing there..

Arnav raised his brows: Tell me one thing, do you only see me as your enemy or what?

Khushi: Haan you're very irritating. Bandar..

Khushi left from there, Arnav: I shouldn't let her win. Pagli.. She calls me Bandar, Meera calls me Monkey. I have to be careful, one day I will wake up with monkeys here..

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9pm:
" So that princess was being badly treated by her mother.." Khushi was telling stories to the kids, sitting on a open place with all of them..

" Ayeee you're teaching them history?? Teach us loveology too please.." Arnav came and sit with the kids, looking at Khushi as if she was a teacher.

Khushi glared at him: I wasn't taught that at school..

Arnav: Ohh but it doesn't need to go to classroom, loveology happens in school corridors only and college also.. You tell us, how many boyfriends you had?

Khushi: Excuse me, why should I tell you?

Arnav: You won't tell me?

Khushi nodded sideways.

Arnav came near her: Are you sure?

Khushi stood up getting scared of his moves: What will you do?

Arnav smirked: Tell me..

Khushi: No. It is my life, why should I tell you? Who are you to me?

Arnav: Mein tumhara Bandar hoon..

Khushi looked weirdly at him: Mera nahin, tum sirf Bandar ho..

Kids laughed seeing their fight..

Arnav: Batao na.. why are you so silent type, can't you share such things with us?

Khushi: I didn't love anyone, happy??

Arnav busted out laughing: Really? You never dated anyone? How can this be possible??

Meera rolled her eyes standing behind them: It can be possible, because you also never dated anyone Arniee..

Arnav turned to Meera cursing her, Khushi smirked: Bandar.. you only know how to lie right?

Arnav smiled sheepishly: Vanilla, it's just..leave it.. see na, our jodi is pefect, we never dated anyone till now. Awesome right?

Khushi remembered NIKHIL in her mind, her eyes reflected sadness now and Arnav felt it as soon as he shared an eye lock with her..

She looked away avoiding his gaze, as if ignoring him he wouldn't notice that she was hiding something from him..

" Good night kids" Khushi looked at the kids smiling, before she could turn Arnav held her hand softly.

Khushi gulped feeling his touch, apart from Nikhil, Arnav is the only man who could touch her.

Although she hates Nikhil's touch but has to accept it.

" Don't touch me" Khushi turned to him, shoving his hands away.

" Are you made of gold that I can't touch you?" Arnav retorted, feeling bad the way she distanced herself from him.

" Heyy guys stop fighting now" Meera intervened, " Let's go to where Di is" Meera walked, expecting the both to follow her steps, but Arnav and Khushi
were busy staring at each other.

" Meera, you go" Arnav said, holding Khushi's hand again.

Khushi widened her
eyes: Leave my hand Arnav, now..

" Relax Vanilla, I want to show you something, chalein?" Arnav smiled..

" Haan haan" kids shouted excited to see what is Arnav going to show to Khushi.

Anjali came there with a frown on her face: What are you all doing
here?? It's time to sleep. let's go kids..

All children pouted going back to their tents with Anjali and Meera.

Anjali: Chote seems to like Khushi, right?

Meera nodded: Right, he even forgets his friends when he is with her..

Anjali smiled side hugging Meera: Don't feel bad, you know it very well, wherever he goes, he never forgets his Meera.

Meera smiled faintly.

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Arnav opened his palms smiling, indicating Khushi to look at his palms. The moments she looked, the frown on her face was replaced with a smile..

" Firefly.." Khushi said still gazing at it.

" Acha laga" Arnav asked happily, once again seeing that smile, that doesn't come out so easily.

Khushi nodded: It's beautiful..

" Now look there.." Arnav pointed with his index finger..

" Wow just wow.." Khushi exclaimed clapping, she was so excited like a kid seeing those insects flying there and bringing an awesome sight to watch..

" Vanilla, you're really strange. Who is the real Khushi, the silent one or the one I'm seeing now?" Arnav asked standing behind her with his hands on his pocket.

Khushi stopped, Arnav: No, don't stop enjoying. Let me see this side of yours too..

" This side of me, doesn't have any space in my life" Khushi turned to Arnav..

" Can I ask you why?" Arnav asked.

" Why?? Because I'm living a life I don't want to" Khushi replied.

" You have everything Khushi, you're rich, you have parents and you're beautiful" Arnav said innocently, trying to figure out why isn't she happy even though she has everything a person would wish for.

" Let it be, no one will ever understand my situation. " Khushi sat on the ground, Arnav joined her.

" Okay, ek din I will understand you. Let me introduce myself in a better way now" Arnav smiled taking out candies for both.

Khushi took one, looking at him. Arnav: Arnav Singh Raizada, you know my name still I'm telling you just to feel the impact of my name (Khushi chuckled), Monkey and Arniee for Meera, Chote for Di, and dear bitwa for mami, mama and Nani. I lost my mother Ratna Singh Raizada because of my father, you know my father never loved my mother, he just married her because my Dada wanted that, and after marriage he started betraying my mother, had an affair with his lover, the one he wanted to marry. My mother knew it, but she never
said or complained about anything, until one day I was returning from mandir with Nani, and we went to her room, only to find her dead body there (Arnav's
eyes turned red, Khushi was shocked hearing his story), then it didn't affect my father at all, he continued living his life and married his lover, both are in
London now, I guess. And he left us alone with mama and mami, Nani. They helped us a lot, you know, it's only because of them we are here fit and fine. We
joined college, and I found that pagli, Meera. She is my best friend for a long time now. Meera and her family are very close to me, Di and Akash. Haan, there is Payal also, my bhabhi, Akash and Payal still didn't marry but I love calling her bhabhi, I know they are made for each other, they are together since college days. (Looking at Khushi) Do you know why I'm telling you all this? (Khushi nodded sideways) I lost my mother, and my father is less affected with that, at that time I wanted to be exactly like you Khushi, silent type, isolated
from everyone but then I thought why should I let him win? He is happy in his life, I will also show him that I can be happy in my life without him. And there is you, I don't know what is happening in your life, but whatever you're doing, you're showing that person or thing that you're weak, you're letting them win and destroying your life. Do think about this, it's useless being sad because of
someone else, we only have one life Khushi, enjoy it to the fullest..

Arnav left, Khushi was lost in thoughts now.