My precious

18. Chasing the curve ball

Khushi was released from the hospital after two weeks. She is healing well physically but her spirit is very low. She is hardly eating. That is the only concern of her doctors. Karan is always around her. Trying to cheer her up, forcing her to eat. But he knows Khushi is very stubborn. Her broken heart will take time to heal. She loves her job with everything. This job was the reason she is living till now. Her only thread to sanity. He saw it first hand, how passionately Khushi used to go to missions & wanted to serve the country.

Khushi was broken hearted. The light in her eyrs dimmed. Karan looking at her, who is sitting in the balcony on her wheelchair. Her father is also sitting with her. They r silent. Karan let out a big sigh & went back to the arrangement of their flight to go back to home. He hopes his dear friend will heal soon mentally & physically.

Khushi endured so much in her life. Heart break over a boy who never ever loved her robbed her self confidence brutally. She survived somehow But now, now she doesn't know how to get up again. She is felling empty. She doesn't want to go back to Delhi. Everything hurt so much. Head office didn't say anything about her future, just wished her to get back on health soon. She is afraid of everything falling apart. There is a surprising development too. Someone is calling her every other day. They don't talk much though. As she doesn't know what to speak. She feels awkward. In the beginning, she used to feel irritations upon receiving that phone call. Now It's something she looks forward too. Even his breathing over the phone calm her down. That's why people say old habits die hard. She knows in her head that she shouldn't rely on him much. He gonna behave like a asshole anytime. That he feel pity for her that's why he calls her or maybe his parents forcing him too. He doesn't say much other than 'Tum theek ho?' in his husky voice. Somehow it's enough for her. She is on last thread of her sanity. Karan is always with her. She feels guilty & grateful. Guilty because she knows what Karan feel for her. Unfortunately she will never be reciprocate it despite how much she try. Her whole heart belongs to someone else. Grateful because in her bad time Karan stood strong for her & endured with her. He never let her give up. They are going back to Delhi tomorrow. All arrangement is done. She will be on leave till she get back on her legs. Now the therapy is the most challenging. Also the impending wedding. Arnav is still stubborn to go through the wedding as soon as possible. She tried to make him understand that they doesn't need to now as she can't do the mission now but that stubborn mole isn't hearing any words. He wants to done with it. His reasong is he cleared his calendar for this so he won't buzz. So the wedding will be placed on next Friday.

Khushi's father looked at his daughter who is in deep thought. He saw woories on her pure face. He knows his baby girls is struggling mentally. He softly called her. When she looked back he said 'let's go back. U need rest. Tomorrow gonna be hectic." Khushi noded. & wheeled herself in her room with her father's help she laid down on bed. Her father caressed her head softly till she fell asleep.

Next Day

Khushi, her father & Karan is on flight. That is 12 hours long flight. Army head quarter made sure to find a flight for her with all medical necessities. One doctor is also flying with them. They made sure she would be comfortable in her journey. That's why it took longer than regular time to arrange the flight. Khushi had read books, watched movies & slept on the whole flight. Everyone was relived to see her in her usual activities. But Khushi knows how much pain she is hiding. She looked at the clouds through window. Wished she could fly like this. Her wistful sigh is the only sign of pain she is going through. She is very good at masking her emotions now. That everyone fall for her nonchalant attitude.
At 2 a.m the flight landed on delhi airport. They all r bone tired. Khushi is so tired that only thing she now wished for is her bed. It took 30 mins to check out. But for her it felt longer. They came out from the airport. She expected their car will be waited on the front door but when she didn't see it she was surprised, also annoyed. But her annoyance faded away & surprise took over when she saw who standing before her. Arnav! She gasped. Arnav looked at her from head to toe calmly. He didn't say anything. His eyes isn't even readable under the sunglass but when he looked at Karan it felt like steam coming out of his ears. Karan choose tk ignore him. Khushi's dad asked 'Arrey Arnav! Why r u here? I thought Garima would come with the car!'
Arnav replied indifferently 'No uncle, It's not so safe for aunty to travel so dad told her that i would receive u all.'
Khushi is disappointed but didn't show it. Arnav opened the car door for them but khushi couldn't sit on her own so as Karan was trying to help her up from wheelchair & sit in the car aArnav swept down & took her in his arms. He doesn't know why he feels so possessive about her now. But he hates it when he see other men trying to touch her. Karan looked at him venomously. He hates this arrogant jerk. If he could he would punch this guy's arrogant face with all his might. Khushi's tiredness just flew away watching the scence unfolding before her. She was wondering, 'what is going on here?'