In Payal's room.
Khushi turned around after he drives away from there. Payal raised her eyebrows seeing the cover in her hand which contains the gifts..

"Seems like your don celebrated your big day very grandly." Payal teased her making her blush. She made her sit on the bed and held her hand.

"What was his reaction when he came to know about your accident?"

"He got terrified. He was sad that I didn't inform him about it."

"That's obvious. Now show me your graduation gifts." Payal demanded.

"Here is it." Saying this she gave him the box full of chocolates to Payal.

"Aww... Don is so romantic. Where are the other gifts?"

"How do you know that there is other gifts too?"

"Have your boyfriend ever given you only a gift?"

"No, he haven't." Khushi smiled at her and showed her the lotus.

"Who would gift their girlfriend a lotus flower?" Payal asked seeing the lotus in her hand.

"This is the sample Payalia. My man gave me a garden full of lotus. A big garden full of lotus and water lillies."

"You like lotus?" Payal asked her.

"Yeah...there is also a story behind it." Khushi told her what happened in the past. She narrated how she got insulted for touching a flower.

"Damn Khush, he is mad about you. Seriously yaar, he did that for you. How can someone do such things??? You should put kala tikka Khush." Khushi smiled at Payal and raised her skirt to show her the anklet.

"OMG...this is beautiful Khushi. Do you mind if I touch it?" Payal asked her and Khushi shook her head, giving her approval. She touched the anklet and then looked at Khushi.

"You know that your man don't do anything simply, don't you?" Khushi nodded her head.

"Did he told you anything about the anklet?"

"No, he didn't."

"Well, it seems like real pearl and stones Khushi. I can surely say that it's not cheap."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, damn sure about it. Do you have the other anklet too?"

"Yup. I have it with me."

"I thought it was something like the one that we saw in the mall. I didn't knew that it cost this much." Khushi said getting worried.

"Why are you panicking Khush?"

"What if I loss this? Do you think that I should return it to him?"

"Do you think that he is going to accept it?? He won't. He gifted you this Khush. May be you can kept it in the locker."

"Laadgov....I mean he won't let me do that. He know that how much I wanted to wear one. If I do that he will understand it."

"Do one thing, talk with your don itself. Then you don't have to worry unnecessarily." Khushi nodded her head and looked at the anklet on her feet.

Later Khushi told her about their little date and how he surprised her.
"Payalia, why do you have to lie that you are moving to Kolkata? Soon my parents will know that you lied to them."

"It's not a lie Khushi."

"Means (Matlab)?"

"I wanted to say this to you earlier but couldn't. I thought I will tell you everything later, but the circumstances got changed. Well I'm moving to Kolkata. I got a job there and have to join next month." Hearing this Khushi got shocked.

"I thought you were making an excuse."

"Khush even though I'm going, that doesn't mean that our friendship is going to end. We will remain as bestfriend Khush. You are my bestie and I'm not a fool to lose your friendship."

"I will miss you Payalia, I hope that we will remain as bestfriends." They shared a long hug which made Khushi to revisit her past. How her friends ditched her when they got new friends. She feared that Payal will ditch her when she will get new friends in Kolkata.

After spending time with Payal, Khushi went to her home. She got her prosthetic leg repaired back. After her exam Khushi started to work as a maths tutor and did freelance painting.

Two weeks after, Khushi is damn excited to wish him on his birthday. She can't wait for him to open the gift she have given to him. She hoped that he will like it.

Meanwhile, Arnav came to his room after the training session. He kept looking at the gift packet she gave him. He is excited to find out what she have chosen for him. It's been long since someone being this much excited about his birthday. That feeling itself is overwhelming to him.
Both of them reminiscences their college moments.

Flashback

【I couldnt help myself from thinking about this song while writing about their flashbacks. Kind addicted to this song and it suite perfect for my Arnie and his new feelings. I hope you all will hear the song .】

Idhazhin, Oru Oram sirithai anbe
Beauty, you smiled with the corner of your lips
Nijamaai, idhu podhum siripai anbe
Truly, That’s enough for me, please smile
En naadiyai slirka vaithaai
You shocked my pulses

Two weeks after Khushi fell into his arms. Arnav used to roam around her class to get a glimpse of her. Khushi sensed someone's eyes on her but don't know who is behind her.

Arnav stood in front of the mirror trying out his dresses.
'Am I going for an interview? It's too formal.' He tossed the shirt and took a tshirt.

'This one looks good.' He thought and looked at the print on the tshirt which says 'Born Sinner'.

'Born Sinner, well I don't want to scare her away. Let's pick something decent.' He rammed through his wardrobe and found a decent grey tshirt.

En iravellaam velicham thandhaai
You gave brightness to my nights
En aan-garvam marandhindru,
un munne paniya vaithaai
You made me forget my ego and
made me bow in front of you.

"May be I can pair this with that grey jacket." He told himself and tried to find his jacket.
'Where is that damn jacket?' Arnav thought and tried to find.

"Hari Kakka, Hari Kakka." Arnav called his house help Hari Prakash who knew him from childhood.

"What happened, Arnav bitua?" Hari Prakash asked him.

"Have you seen my grey jacket, kakka?"

Arnav asked him, who is the only person to have access to his room except Nirav.

"No, I haven't seen it."

"I'm looking for that and I can't find it." Arnav said getting agitated.

Hmm, did you lend it to your friends?" Hari asked him. Arnav stopped for a moment and remembered something.
"That f**ker took my jacket. Kakka, thanks for the help." Arnav said and took his phone to call Shyam.

"You a**hole, I'm coming to your house within half an hour to get my grey jacket." Arnav said to him as if his life depends on that jacket. Shyam nodded his head not understanding why he is yell

ing at him for a simple reason.

Arnav get ready and went out totally ignoring his father and stepmother. When he started his bike, he heard someone calling him.
"Arnav bitua." Hari ran towards him.

"What is it kakka? Did that man send you here?" Arnav asked placing his helmet back.

"I came here to give you this." He said forwarding the umbrella.

"Kakka, I don't need it." Arnav said to him.

"But still you can keep it with you, can't you?" Hari requested. Arnav shook his head and placed the umbrella in the backpack of the bike.

"I will be late today. No need to keep food for me kakka." Arnav told Hari as he put on the helmet. Hariprakash nodded his head and watched as he rides away.

Hari Prakash came to work with Mallik's
when Arnav was just four year old. He have seen him going through everything. He always loved Arnav like a son and cared for him. He was the one who have seen Ratna's suicide and Arnav's path of self destruction.

"Devimaiyya, keep my Arnav bitua safe." Hari Prakash prayed and went inside the house.

************

Arnav reached Shyam's house and got his jacket. He went to the college and waited for her to come. He don't know why she isn't looking at him and today he is determined to make her look at him.
Shyam and Kunal looked at eachother and then at Arnav not understanding why he is wearing these clothes when it's damn hot.

"Are you okay ASR?" Shyam asked Arnav.

"I'm good, why?" Arnav asked feeling irritated. He has been waiting for a long time and there is no glimpse of her.

"Well, nobody would wear this clothes in this hot season." Kunal said pointing at his dress. That's when Arnav realised the folly he made.

"I'm wearing my dress. You guys can keep your mouth shut and let me concentrate on my job." He said looking at the college gate.

"What job?" Kunal asked him.

"Nothing, and Shyam, don't you think that our college looks so dull today? It's like there is no one here." Arnav told his friends while the college got filled with students.

"Yeah, don't know why they give leave to all first year students while we have to attend the classes." Shyam cursed the management.

"What? What about math...I mean all the departments gave leave to their first years?" Arnav asked getting shocked. He took all these pain to get ready and now she have holiday today.

Sollu nee I love you
Nethaan en kurinjip poo
Tell me, I love you
You are my kurinji flower
En kaadhal endrum true
will make sure you never feel blue
My love is forever true – and
will make sure you never feel blue

"Yup, all the juniors." Kunal told him.

Arnav felt frustrated while sitting in his class. At noon, he left to her place and roamed near her house to get a glimpse of her. After staying for an hour, he finally graced with her face making his soul to calm down. It is like his existence depends on her and he had a constant urge to see her. Once he got his fill, he went back to college.

Oh ellaam maranthu un pinnaal varuven
I will forget everything and follow you
Nee sammadhithaal, naan nilvaiyum tharuven
If u accept, I will even give you the Moon
Un nizhal tharai padum dhooram nadandhen
I walked at a distance from your shadow
Andha nodiyayai-thaan kavidhayaai varaiven
And will draw that moment as a poem

********

Few weeks after Arnav dropped her home.
Arnav along with his friends and college mates entered her class.
Shyam stood in front of the class and started talking.

"Tomorrow we will be having a class on environmental conservation. It will be held in management department block. Some of you have given name for the programs. Those who have given the names should come to hall at 10 in the morning."

Arnav came forward and looked at the class as he glance at her.
"The following students should be attend the program." Saying this he read out a list of students ending with her name. Khushi got shocked hearing her name.

Oh penne en kanne
Oh girl, my dear girl,
sendhane vaa munne
m

y sweet honey, come before me
en uyirukkul peyarai vaithaai
You've put your name in my soul

'When did I gave name for this program?' She thought.

"Excuse me, I want to ask something." Khushi said getting up.

"What's it?" Pranav from physics department asked her.

"I didn't give my name, then how am I in the list?" She asked him.

"What's your name?" Arnav asked her making look at him sternly.

"Khushi Gavriel." She told him and understood who did it.

"Well your name is there and be in the hall at 10." Arnav said and went outside.
'That laadgovernor, he must have added my name.' She thought and sat on her seat.

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Next day,
Arnav and his friends entered the hall and sat on a few seats behind her on the opposite row. He could see the side of her face from there.

Khushi could sense his eyes on her. He saw her peeking at him and he smiled a little. She turned her head around and saw him smiling at her. Khushi turned around and smiled closing her eyes.

En naadiyaiu slirka vaithaai
Y

ou shocked my pulses
En iravellaam velicham thandhaai
You gave brightness to my nights
En aan-garvam marandhindru, un munne paniya vaithaai
You made me forget my ego and
made me bow in front of you.

"Why are you smiling?" Akash asked Arnav.

"What?? You are hallucinating Akash." He dismissed Akash and peek at her.

Oh penne en kanne
Oh girl, my dear girl,
sendhane vaa munne
my sweet honey, come before me
en uyirukkul peyarai vaithaai
You've put your name in my soul

Flashback Ends

They always felt an unknown connection between them which pulled them towards eachother.
Khushi is in front of the laptop looked at the clock to strick 12'O clock. As the minute and second needles halted at 12, she video called him. As soon as he took the call, she started to sing happy birthday song.

After wishing him properly, she asked him to open the gift she gave him.
Arnav took the packet she gave him and opened it.
He found a small book in it along with a small note. He read the note and took the small book. As per the instruction, he flipped the book and saw their caricature figures moving.

The Caricature version of Khushi kissing a caricature version of Arnav was the theme.
Something like this :

It is drew in a way the image of Khushi
kisses him after wishing him. Arnav smiled and checked out the flipbook few more times. After that he went through each and every pages. He can see the effort she put into the flipbook. She watched his live reaction and couldn't understand what's going through his mind.

"Arnav, did you like it?" Khushi asked him as he looked at the screen.

"Thanks for the kiss baby. I don't know you would give me a kiss like this on my birthday. Nobody have taken this much effort to celebrate my birthday after my maa. I liked it a lot. You are very talented." He said admiring her.

"That's just a sample. Come back soon, I want to celebrate your birthday properly. I wish I could send you more gifts." She leaned closer to the screen.

"You can give me something right now." He said with a smirk. Khushi send him a flying kiss in return.

"Well I like this, but it's not the one I wants."

"Then???"

"Don't you know what I want?" He asked her. Khushi nodded her head understanding what he want her to do.

She adjusted the screen and took the teddy bear he gifted her. She sat in front of the screen caring her toy Arnie. Slowly she started to hum a song for him.

Mainu Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
I have drowned in Your love
Haan Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
Yes I have drowned in Your love
Mainu Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
I have drowned in Your love
Haan Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
Yes I have drowned in Your love
Aisa Kyun Hota Hai
Why does it happen like this
Tere Jaane Ke Baad
After Your departure
Lagta Hai Haathon Mein
It seems as if in my hands
Reh Gaye Tere Haath
The touch/sensation of Your hands still remains
Tu Shaamil Hai Mere
You are a part of my
Hansne Mein, Rone Mein
Smile and my tears
Hai Kya Koi Kami
Is there anything left
Mere Paagal Hone Mein
For me not to be crazy
Mainu Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
I have drowned in Your love
Haan Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
Yes I have drowned in Your love
Mainu Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
I have drowned in Your love
Haan Ishq Tera Lae Dooba
Yes I have drowned in Your love

Khushi let out her feelings through the song knowing how much he liked her singing for him.
"Happy Birthday Arnav. Be happy like this." She said with teary eyes.

"You are making me feel like I'm ragging you. Wipe your tears baby." He tried to lighten up the mood.

Khushi wiped her tears and smiled at him.

That's when she heard a loud noise from his background. She heard his teammates shouting happy birthday to him. Arnav too get startled hearing the loud cheer. They noticed that he is on call and keep quiet for him to finish the call.

"Your teammates want to celebrate your birthday. Go and have fun. Don't be a laadgovernor." She encouraged him.

"You sure?"

"Yes, don't make them wait. Once again Happy Birthday to the best boyfriend in the world."

"Go and sleep baby, don't stay awake. Will call you in the morning." Khushi gave him a flying kiss and cut the call.

Arnav walked out of his room and found his teammates standing outside with a small cake. They all wished him and made him cut the cake. Aman knew with whom he was talking. He is aware that Arnav have a girlfriend.

Next day, Arnav called her and she wished him again. Khushi went to synagogue and prayed for him. She contributed a small amount of money to an organisation which work for orphans and aged people.

When she told him about it, he felt proud of having her in his life. Eventhough he rolled his eyes when she mentioned about the prayers. He can't wait to celebrate his birthday with her.

Precap : Birthday Celebration