Warrior

98

Once I was in the car, Dev pulled away, heading out to the golf course. Since I wanted to just get it out of the way, I pinched my nose and gulped the contents that was in the tumbler, and it was definitely no potion at all! Sludge maybe, but definitely not a potion! When I finished it, I put the tumbler in a cup holder and grabbed a bottle of water that was already placed in another cup holder, and chugged that shit.

"Thanks for keeping this ready," I said, waving the bottle at Dev.

"No problem, ma'am," he smiled back into the rear view mirror.

Letting out a sigh, I molded myself into the seat and rested my forehead in my hand.

"I'm sure you'll figure it out. You're smart Khushi, I know you are. Whatever it is that's bothering you, I suggest you think everything through - from the beginning of it up until now, think it all through. Maybe that'll help you."

Sigh... well, I guess now's the time to do it.

Think back to the beginning....

The beginning, huh? To think that was only a few months ago... yet it somehow feels even more than that. But if we're going to go back to the beginning, then... then I guess it would have to be the day that Arnav and his parents came over.

Yes, that's exactly where you should start! Everything with Arnav, after all, started from there.

Hmm... that was the first time I ever saw Arnav. Sure, his pictures have been shared in the papers and what not, but we all know at this point that I never cared. I mean even a little after that, I still didn't, to the point where I was oblivious of his tattoos-

You're jumping the gun, focus!

Right, right, first day... first day....

My family sure was crazy that day, Amma especially with the whole hiding me upstairs thing. Then we finally went down and....

I must admit, the dress was banging!

Baby sis does have good taste, I'll give her that... she was definitely more excited than I was- heck, everyone other than me was. I wasn't even really caring to pay attention when we were going to join the others, I was more focused on the pool!

But then you saw him.

But then I saw him. If I remember correctly, he wore... a white button down, navy blue waistcoat, and jeans, as well as... loafers?

That is correct, one point!

Shut up! ...I also was thinking about him doing business with us instead of taking the whole rishta thing seriously.

But we got the best of both worlds, so to say.

You would think that.

Well, don't you as well? Arnav now has a 10% claim in Rupam and will you deny that things have been good with Arnav?

Well... no, things have been good. I mean, maybe so much didn't happen between us that day, but... okay, well not much happened the next time I saw him either at the golf course, other than the fact that I discovered that he has tattoos.

Which now even contains an image of you as a valkyrie.

Sigh... that's true. At the time it was just surprising cause I didn't expect him to be the type, but then again who am I to judge who can and can't have tattoos? It was still shocking regardless. I mean him in the black short sleeve polo with his bulging muscles and tattoos showing off....