Something in You Calls Me (Complete)

Chap_20. Diabetic

Maya got flickering her eyes between the bowl of sweets and Arnav. Arnav got uttering again, "Khushi, what are you thinking? Give me the bowl."

Maya was about to say something but got interrupted as that uncle got uttering between, "Khushi? Didn't you say your name is Maya?" and looked at Maya.

Maya tried to handle the situation and spoke up, "Yes but he calls me by Khushi only." while trying to get somewhat blushing and all.

Arnav mentally groaned being restless but didn't utter anything. The man smiled at them and spoke up, "That's lovely. Anyways pass the sweets to him."

To his utter surprise, nodding at that man, Maya passed the sweets to Arnav who was so sure that she wouldn't do that.

A memory of Khushi popped into his mind.

That day at night when he got back from the office, Khushi was studying. When he forwarded to get freshen up, Khushi left the room to get ready his dinner.

He was about to go downstairs but stopped hearing the ringing of Khushi’s phone. It was Abeer.

He and Preety were going through a lovers’ quarrel and for seeking help to sort out, he called Khushi.

If it was the earlier Arnav, he would have cut off the line saying cut the crap and all but being the new one, he went on yelling at him first for hurting Preety.

Then while suggesting him some sort of things, he settled on the chair Khushi was sitting a little ago.

Feeling somewhat hungry and being focused on the conversation, he was about to take a spoonful of kheer (Sweet dish) from the bowl kept for Khushi on her study table by Areesha but Khushi came there shouting, “No.” like the earth was coming to an end.

His hand stopped midway being utterly confused. Abeer got worried from the other side and kept uttering, “Arnav, what happened?”

Reaching a damn confused Arnav, Khushi snatched the spoon from his hold, “Have you gone mad! That’s a sweet dish.”

Khushi’s words from then kept coming into his mind, “Arnav promise me even if I ask you to eat sweet, you won’t. Ever.”

Without answering her, Arnav shot back, “Will you ever ask me to do that?”

Khushi replied immediately, “No but..”

Arnav shrugged off, “Then why bother promising something like that!”

Glancing at the sweet dish that was right in front of him on the table kept by Maya, Arnav smiled sadly.

He hesitantly forwarded his hand for reaching the sweets. Holding one as he got it near his mouth, he got staring at Maya.

Arnav kept staring at Maya while the memory kept replaying in his mind.

Finding Arnav staring at her like that, Maya spoke up, "Arnav, the sweet is really amazing. Just taste it."

Okay then.

Thinking this in his mind, he shoved the sweet into his mouth in one go.

He was so lost in the thought that there was no way she was his Khushi, he couldn't get to understand whether the sweet was affecting him in some way.

Seeing the unpleasant expression on his face, that man spoke up, "Dear, what's with your look? Didn't you like the sweet?"

Arnav was all silent and the man spoke up again, "Maybe you like it to be really sweet. Actually, I am diabetic so it's sugar free."

This word hit Arnav and only then he did realize it was really sugar free.

Maya spoke up, "Sugar free but the taste is amazing uncle." and taking one, she shoved one into her mouth.