" Meera what happened yaar??" Arnav frowned seeing Meera ignoring him since she woke up.

Anjali was placing plates in the table, they arranged for the kids, and other table for elders.

" You're ignoring her, that's why" Anjali said taking one more plate from Shyam's hand.

Arnav smacked her shoulder: When did I ignore you Meera??I'm always here..

Meera looked away pouting: Now that Khushi, came in your life you're always behind her, and forget about our group.

Arnav giggled: You're jealous rabbit? Seriously, I just can't believe what I heard from you right now..

Payal folded her arms: But she is right, you were supposed to spend time in our group yesterday, how can you forget we always have a special-time for us??

Akash nodded pressing his lips.

Anjali: Why are you scolding my chote? Let him enjoy with new friends..

Arnav smiled hugging Anjali: I knew it, you're the only one who can understand me. They all are bandars only. I have a solution to end this problem. We can bring Khushi to our group, right? In this way I will be with all of you.

Meera nodded: Now that's better...

Khushi joined everyone to have breakfast. Arnav smiled and went to sit beside her: Good morning vanilla..

Khushi smiled: Good morning bandar..

Arnav: Shiii I gave such a nice name to you, and you call me bandar?? That's shooo bad (Arnav said in a baby voice)

Khushi giggled, then rubbed her chin thinking another cute name for him: I can call you laddo, right??

Arnav widened his eyes: Laddo, omg I love laddo.. perfect name. Ignoring this name topic, today you're all smiley smiley. Can I understand this as you're

following my example?

Khushi nodded sipping her juice: From now on, you will see a different Khushii!!!

.......... Rabba vee.. rabba vee.........

Arnav was still lost staring at Khushi, Khushi whispered near his ear: Arnav are you imagining a new Khushi?

Arnav smiled faintly.

Sheetal looked angrily at both. She purposely wanted to slip making the juice in her hand fall on Khushi's dress, but Meera helped her at the right time: Uhh hoo,

Sheetal it's better you see where you're walking.

Sheetal faked a smile: Thanks for saving me.

Meera nodded, Arnav turned to them: Heyy mumma good morning..

Everyone sited on the table laughed. Anjali widened her eyes: Choteee.. why are calling Sheetal like that??

Arnav innocently said: She called me baby yesterday Di. What will I call her then?? Mumma right..

Sheetal made a crying face being called mumma by her crush is the worst thing ever.

Khushi raised her brows: But Arnav there is that another type of baby, you were saying that day. Maybe she is calling you that..

Sheetal smiled nodding vigorously. Arnav glared at Khushi, he whispered: Don't do that. I'm trying hard to make her leave me, and you're doing this..

Khushi stuck out her tongue: I know, that's why I'm doing this.

Shashi smiled looking at Arnav and Khushi: " This boy will save my daughter from this jail"

Lavanya came near Khushi: Khush after breakfast...

Arnav cuts her off: Fish after breakfast your friend is going to stay with my group. And you're also invited.

Lavanya glared at Arnav: I'm not talking with you, and don't call fish every time. I will call you shark. (Looking at Khushi) we have to go..

Khushi nodded, making Arnav pout.

" Where are you both going then? We can join you guys" Arnav's face lit up in happiness again.

" Actually me and Lav, love to give gifts to kids, and we packed some to distribute among the little ones here, so we wanted to do it after breakfast.." Khushi said.

Arnav chuckled: Fish is there some secret in this, how stupid, I would know it anyway, I stay with these kids all day now.

Lavanya sigh hard: Mr.Shark we like to do it alone.

Khushi held Lavanya's hand: Let it be na, they are our friends also.

Arnav nodded looking at Lav as if she is mad.

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" Sare jahan se accha Arnav bhaiya hamara" kids were running behind Arnav chanting.

" What the.." Khushi looked at them weirdly.

Arnav stopped running and gazed at Khushi: What??

" It's not sare jahan se accha Arnav bhaiya hamara, it's hindustan hamara.." Khushi said, already her brain was informing her that only Arnav, can do such madness.

All kids laughed. Arnav smiled: I do this to encourage them, and see they don't get tired at all, while running. My name inspires them..

Khushi giggled: Ohh really? It's you who don't get tired, not them. Leave this mad man kids, come with didi. we will play a lot today..

All kids went running to Khushi, Khushi raised her brows smiling at him. Arnav pouted, around him there was not even a kid!!

" Pihuuu you too" Arnav looked at her in disbelief.

" Sorry, but I want to play" Pihu said sheepishly..

" Let's play hide and seek kids" Khushi said happily. Everyone hid, and it was Sheetal's turn to find them.

Sheetal was cursing all of them: Monkey, Who plays such games now man?

Khushi was running excitedly to hide from Sheetal, when she bumped with Arnav. Arnav immediately held her placing his hand around her waist, Khushi's

hand found support around his neck.

* Rabba vee... rabba vee...

" Woh.. I.. was.. running.. hmm.. sorry" Khushi mumbled her things unable to maintain the eye contact with Arnav now. Arnav was lost in her eyes, that he

didn't pay attention to what she was saying.

Khushi looked around her, then frowned confused: Ahn??? Where are we? (glancing at Arnav) Arnav I think we are lost..

Arnav still was in his own world, Khushi's back started hurting now because of her position.

Khushi tried to get out of his hold, that's when Arnav woke up from his dream land.

Arnav also looked around the forest: What the.. what are we doing here? Where is everyone??

Khushi scratched her head pouting: I think we ran too fast, and in trying to hid from Sheetal we went this long.

Arnav nodded agreeing with Khushi: Don't worry, I'm with you.

" You're with me, that's the thing to get worried.." Khushi said.

Arnav was left with open mouth: That's mean. Imagine if some animal comes here, I'm the one who will save you okay?

Khushi: Let's go fast laddo, otherwise it will get late. I think we came from left side.

Arnav nodded sideways: It was right side.

Khushi placed her hands on her hip: It was left side Laddo.. listen to me.

Arnav also imitated her: It was right side vanilla.. listen to me..

Khushi crossed her arms pouting: Fine, you go your way, I will go the way I think it's right.

Khushi started walking towards the left side. Arnav stood there thinking: " If some animal comes and eats her, noo I can't let something bad happen to her"

thinking this, he ran to reach Khushi.

Khushi placed her hand on her mouth dramatically: Ohhh DM.. Arnav Singh Raizada is scared of animals, Sheetal was right, you're a baby only..

Arnav glared at her: I'm not baby, it's just I think you're right, it was left side only.

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3 hours later:

" Anjali bitiya did you see Khushi?" Garima asked smiling.

" Nahin aunty, in fact Chote also is nowhere to be seen" Anjali frowned looking around her to spot both, she was thinking where could both go, when they were

playing together hours ago.

" Actually her fiance wanted to talk with her" Garima said, worried where Khushi could go, did she ran away?

" Kya hua Di" Meera came to them seeing their worried faces.

" Meera did you see Chote? or Khushi?" Anjali asked resting her hand on Meera's shoulder.

Meera nodded sideways: But why? They must be somewhere around playing with the kids.

Anjali and Garima nodded.

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" I'm hungry" Khushi declared for the fourth time, and stood there looking at Arnav with a tired face.

Arnav smiled sarcastically: When I said it was right side, you didn't listen to me, now pay for it. This place doesn't seem to have an end, pakka we are in a wrong side.

Khushi angrily attacked him: Who said for you to follow me then??

Arnav shouted back: I was scared to leave you alone. What if something happened with you?

Khushi stared at him astonished with his words.

Khushi pouted: But I'm really hungry..

Arnav shut his eyes tired of her complaints: Aree meri ma, eat me now, you only say I'm laddo.

Khushi giggled, then made a baby face: Please find food for me..

Arnav sigh: Where??

Khushi smiled sheepishly looking up, there was a tree that bears mangoes, but it only had two or three mangoes barely visible, but only Khushi could see that, since she was so hungry.

Arnav was like what-the: Now I have to climb this tree.

Khushi nodded, blinking innocently. Arnav climbed the tree cursing himself from going behind her, when they were hiding from Sheetal.

" This Sheetal name only brings problems in my life" Arnav mumbled angrily.

" It's good that you know it's Sheetal, and not me" Khushi added.

" Hahahaahaa..." Arnav laughed trying to catch the mangoes.

Khushi frowned looking at him: Why are you laughing??

Arnav: Hahha.. butterfly is tick..tickling my feet.. hahaahaahaha...

Khushi also laughed seeing his situation, she looked at his feet to watch the scene, but cried dramatically looking at him shocked: A..arnav.. niche dekho

(look down)

Arnav: Hahaha I know it's butterfly Khushi, If I look down...haha.. your mangoes will fall..

Khushi: A..a..rnav.. it's a snake..

Arnav stood like a statue hearing this from Khushi, he gulped glancing quickly to see what's down, he immediately shut his eyes seeing a snake there.

Khushi: Don't move Arnav.. she will bite you otherwise..

Arnav mumbled: Instead of calming me down, you're making me more scared Khushi. Please naagin (snake) go away from here.. please .. acha you want me to sing for you like in movies.. I will..

Before Arnav could continue, the snake left from there.

"Ouch.." Arnav winced in pain.

Khushi: Arnaaaav.. I said for you not to move.. come down now.

Arnav came down, not able to bear the pain, as he reached, Khushi immediately helped him, making him lean on a tree to rest.

" Ahhh that bad snake.. before listening to my song she left me.. ahhh.. I won't leave her next time.. ahhh.. Devi Mayaa.. I'm coming to you now.. yeh lo (take

this) your mangoes, in order to make you alive, I will die now.. oyeee take care of my kids okay.. " Arnav was mumbling alone.

Khushi slapped his cheeks, not so hard: Shut up. Stop saying such things, you will not die. You just hurt yourself in fear of that snake, (looking at his wound), it's bleeding.

" Of course, I sprained my leg also, because of the bad position I was in. That snake did not even bite me, but this bad tree hurt me" Arnav pouted.

Khushi tore her duppata, and dressed his wound ignoring his comments every now and then.

" I will really die today" Arnav sigh closing his eyes "For a vanilla what what I have to do.."

" Arnav shut up, for such a little thing you're making a big deal of it" Khushi giggled.

" Little thing? A snake was playing in my feet, and you say it's a little thing" Arnav looked at her in disbelief.

" Okay sorry, it's such a big deal.. " Khushi smiled, helping him walk.

" Go to right side now" Arnav commanded. Khushi nodded chuckling, although she was feeling sad for him, but his way to deal with serious things, is so funny.

Even with pain, he was making her feel happy and not scared of being lost.