This is a Short Story related to Arnav and Khushi's contract/hate marriage track.
On their wedding night what if Arnav couldn't bear to let Khushi sleep outside in cold Delhi air? Can there be a different end to the torturous night? Can he really ha...
The next morning Khushi is seen in her makeshift bed with a pencil held as a weapon and a notebook titled "Laad Governor ko satane k 100 tareeke". Teeth-grinding, she was heard complaining that she didn't sleep whole night and "aaha!.. look how he is sleeping aaram se in his giant bed".
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"You told me, didn't you, that I have to honor this marriage for six months? Now I'm promising you, Mr Raizada, that you'll soon tell me to leave this house yourself!" nose flaring blowing her bangs she declared.
But suddenly why?..Kaheki Ms Gupta has misunderstood Laad Governor, that he orchestrated the whole ploy of Mami accusing Payal of trying to kill her and thus throwing her Jiji out by switching his diabetes tablet with what she had to give Mami. She is used to all this pain, his games, but he tried to take it out on Payal too?.. when she had complied with all what he asked of her? Now she will show him..! Hmph.
She started the day with disrupting his sleep, do kabza on his bathroom, occupy half his wardrobe, listen to Rashi Bhavishya on his flat-screen TV- loud because she is not sure if Lakshmi-ji can hear it properly, stick shirtless Salman khan pic on the walls of his room, decorate his room with fairy lights, put Devi Maiyya at his desk, and finally cover half his bed with a tinge of pink!
By the time Arnav could fathom what struck him, he had already lost half of his entire personal space to her...even his own person ..ardhangini - the better-half we say (only for 6 months? Future will tell).
Entering his room, he is completely flummoxed, having no idea what to do with her, how to deal with this attack strategy of hers... even if he knows what it is she is trying to do.
Utterly irritated when he asks "Kya samajhti ho tum apne aap ko Khushi Kumari Gupta..". Khushi throws her mangalsutra in his face "...Singh Raizada" and establishes her haq - "aadhe saal k liye aadha kamra, aadha bistar, aadha poolside humara", singing her way through delightedly - sounding awful and totally happy. tehee.. (Mausam suhana ASR?)
And then her batti lighted - "Aap kahan soyenge!" she asked bated breath. dhak dhak
Her smile slips, melting into fear as Arnav approaches, features set in determination. He stalks up to Khushi, leans close, grinds his teeth menacingly, and .... grabs his duvet, "Nevermind.." he says as he chose to sleep on the green recliner. *Exhales* Khushi..
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Their routine changed again, this time the atmosphere feels light, frothy, full of normal marital bickering. He doesn't know what brought about this change of attitude in her but he will take it any day over the tears.
Both are getting acutely aware of each other's presence, seeing each other in all kind of bedroom looks.
Arnav sometimes arrives early from his jogging and patiently waits for Khushi to come out of the bathroom. These few moments in the mornings have become special to him, his guilty pleasure - the guessing game. Khushi comes out wearing a royal blue churidar today. Hmm, he knows which one she must have picked underneath it.
