ARSHI: MY LIPSTICK GIRL

PART - 24

Garima wanted to ask about Ram. So, she called Kushi but here, Kushi was busy with La. Don’t mistake. They were fighting.
“Let’s wait and watch”, La said with a smirk.
La was enjoying Kushi’s irritated face. Kushi frightened whether Arnav would exactly bring La’s favourite lipstick or not. That was the fight for.
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After Arnav went, Kushi was giving her heavy smirk at La. La wanted to punch that face but can’t.
“Oh my sweet Kushi, I don’t mind getting it either from Arru. It’s good you sent him.”
“I didn’t send him. It was you”
“No, it was you who suggested. I don’t know whether you will have my favourite color lipstick but ARC has”
“Ahan, but he doesn’t know that, right?”. Kushi again gave her smirk moving towards La.
La moved towards Kushi and said face to face, “Care to bet? And also, you can ask him to bring a lipstick for you too”
Aakash knew how Kushi’s anger would be and so he tried to stop but he heard, “Stay away”. Aakash went away.
“I don’t need that. So, what’s the bet but it’s should not include my sweethearts, that’s the deal”
“Okay, not an issue.”
La knew what would irritate her. “The bet is you should not call Arru as Sir. Okay?”
“It’s not fair, it’s between us. Did he tell you this?”
La nodded her head.
“Fine I am ready”, Kushi accepted the deal.
“Let’s wait and watch”
Saying so, both of them turned to the other side and that’s when Arnav gave his entry. He was stunned.
“I was not here only for few minutes but what happened?”
“Did you tell her that I call you sir?” Kushi asked with an anger filled voice.
Arnav nodded her head gulping the saliva.
“How can you tell her what’s between us?”
Arnav saw La with a glare but La didn’t react much as she thought she had helped him with the bet.
“Am sorry for my behaviour. Leave that, did you bring the lipstick” Kushi asked in a calm voice.
“Yes, I got it. Here you go, La. Your favourite color”
Kushi saw La who was giving her winning smirk.
“So, I won the bet. Ready for it?”
Kushi bit her teeth and nodded yes.
“What bet?”
“If you got my favourite color, then she must not call you as sir”
Arnav’s face brightened hearing the bet, “Really?” Arnav saw Kushi.
“Arru, I have helped you and so, you owe me another”
“Definitely”
“So, Kushi, call Arru as you wish?”
“Why should I call him?”
“But the bet?”
“You said I should not call him sir, right? So, I will not call him”
Saying so, Kushi went away with a winning smile. This time, La saw Arnav glaring at her.
“It was better to be called by her but you spoiled it. I don’t owe you anything”
“But that dinner plan?”
“Forget it”
Arnav went away leaving La behind with a pity face, “Kushi, you are too brilliant. Wait and watch, I will win next time”

The next day, Ram made a call to the land owner and paid the mortgage fee but didn’t talk anything about the land. Garima made a call to Kushi but she was busy in her office. Kushi went to ARD and continued her work. After the work, Kushi took the scooter and went for the part time job. Arnav was searching for her and saw her scooter was also not there. He went home and searched for Kushi but she was not there.
“Maa, where is Kushi?”
“She went to see Garima”
“Oh”
Arnav went back to his room and remembered yesterday’s incident. Automatically, a smile appeared on his face thinking how brilliantly Kushi handled the bet. It was just a small bet. Yesterday, in the room, Arnav wanted to talk to her. But Kushi was asleep. He knew Kushi was in anger for losing the bet but little did he know that Kushi was angry in him for telling about the ‘sir’ to La.

Kushi wanted to continue her part time job to return the amount but how can she go. So, she said that she is meeting her mother to Ratna and thought of going to her part time job. She felt guilty and so she decided to meet her mother first and then go to her job.
“Kushi beta”
Garima’s voice sounded so happy seeing her daughter.
“How are you ma?”
“I missed you, Kushi. How are you? Are you happy there? You would be as you love him”
Kushi just smiled.
“Kushi, why didn’t you take my call?”
“Maa, I saw you calling me yesterday but I was busy with something and I didn’t see your call”
“Oh! today you were busy with your office work?”
“Yes maa” Kushi said giving a cheeky smile.
“Seems like you will forget me soon?”
“No mumma. If you want tell me I will stay with you forever. It’s because of you I left you and so, don’t blame me. What if you come there to live with me?”
“It’s not good for me to stay there. Understand that’s it’s an old-unwritten rule for us”
“Why did you call me?”
“I wanted to ask if everything is fine with the company?”
‘Has she come to know anything?’ Kushi thought.
“Why ma?”
“No, Ram came and asked me whether you came there. And also, he said why didn’t I inform him”
“What did you say?”
Garima saw her face and answered, “I said that you wanted to surprise him and also, you missed your father”
“Oh!”
Garima saw her reacting cool only after that.
“Kushi, am I missing something?”
Kushi knew that her mother has sensed something.
“Ma, I will handle everything. You don’t stress yourself”
“Kushi, how will be if you are not telling anything to me”
“Ma, I promise I will say after I come to know about everything”
“Okay, beta now tell me how is your life going?”
“It’s good ma”
“Is he leaving you by 5 or still you are in office at 8 WITH HIM?” Garima teased her. After five minutes, Kushi left and went towards the medical shop.

It was 7:15 pm. Arnav called Garima to ask about Kushi.
“Arey, Arnav bituwa. You too should have come with her. I think she came home.”
Arnav was shocked. He totally forgot about part time job. He went out taking his car. La saw him going out but didn’t care as it could be about work.
Arnav called to her phone again but she didn’t take.
“Damn you, Kushi. Where the hell are you?”
He was hell worried. He called La finally and asked her whether Kushi came home. La panicked hearing his voice.
“Arru, did you check in that medical shop?”
“Oh my, I forgot”
He cut the call and went to the medical shop in a jiffy as it was near.
He stopped the car in front of the shop and searched for Kushi but she was not there. It was 7:40 still he didn’t get her. Just then he saw Kushi getting up. Seems she wans bending down to get something. He got down and marched towards her.
“Come out Kushi”
Seeing his rage, the owner said, “Hey, who are you to behave with my employee”
“She is my wife, damn it”
Kushi came out and Arnav pulled her and went to the car.
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To be continued…

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Dated: 25-01-2020

Yours,

Lily