Fear of Falling in Love (Completed)✔️

36 Targetting Khushi

Part 36 Targeting Khushi

"You don't like the word LOVE. If I stay here, I will fall in love with you... That's what makes me scared" Khushi said making Arnav thunderstruck.

The air around Arnav stopped. The surroundings went darker... except the one... the girl who was the reason for the darkness but she looked brighter than ever before in Arnav's eyes. Arnav gulped down hard, not knowing how to react to it.

"I'm sure you will start hating me if I love you. I could not tolerate your hatred Arnavji. Will you say that you won't hate me?"

Arnav was blankly staring at her. Could he say, I won't hate you even though you love me? Or, could he say, you are right, I will surely hate you? How could he? Could he hate Khushi for any reason? no way...

"I don't know when I had the feelings Arnavji. I realized it when a girl touched you. Even though you don't like it I felt a kind of restlessness in my heart. I know it's nothing but jealousy. Why would I feel jealous, if anyone touches you? What right do I have in you? Why would I feel so? Maybe, I would have had the feelings because I'm the only girl who is close to you. If I stay here, I will try to get closer to you. Then it will be hard for me to resist my heart, Arnavji. That's why I want to go away from you. I should do that authentically. Then only I can save myself from my jeeja. That's why I want to marry NK..." she said in a go.

Arnav was standing like a statue with a rocky expression. Though Khushi said she would fall in love with him it was clear that she had already fallen in love with him. Her statement about her feelings showed it clearly.

She loved him but she wanted to go away from him because she didn't want him to hate her. What would he do now? Should he let her go from him? Should he let her marry NK only because she loved him? what the hell situation was this?

"Don't mistake me Arnavji... I never felt so comfortable with anyone as I feel with you. I know you too feel the same with me. It doesn't mean I can expect you to love me. I know it's next to impossible because I know what LOVE means to you. I know how much you hate the word LOVE. I don't want to trouble you. I don't want to poke my nose into your private space. I can give you the assurance that I will be a good wife but I don't do that because I don't want to force you into something you don't like... I respect your feelings a lot Arnavji as same as I respect you. That's why I would like to marry NK."

Arnav closed his eyes helplessly. He felt like, his legs and hands were chained up with a heavy iron chain. He didn't know how to break the chain that was tangling his neck.

Arnav walked silently and stopped hearing,

"I know you will stop talking to me from here on"

He looked at Khushi and blinked his eyes slowly.

"Go to sleep, Khushi" he walked out.

Both of them didn't sleep that night. Both were in different turmoil. The reason for their lost sleep was the broken truth. Khushi didn't sleep because she opened up her heart to Arnav. Arnav didn't sleep because he got to know what was there in Khushi's heart. Arnav could not believe Khushi was in love with him. He never felt it in her gesture.

She didn't love NK yet she was ready to marry him only because she didn't want him to hate her. She would think he hate her if he didn't talk to her. That would make her stronger in her decision of marrying NK. What would he do now? How should he behave with her? She would feel bad if he didn't talk to her. at the same time, he didn't know what would she think if he talked to her like before. Arnav was in a crucial condition.

He never wanted to be needed by someone. He never wanted to be loved by anyone that hurt so badly. He never wanted anyone to find what was there in his heart.