IT'S COMPLICATED

CHAPTER-5

Khushi got up feeling thirsty...she saw Arnav practically sleeping on her...smiling she started moving her fingers in his soft hairs...

"Stop...Don't... just back off..."

"Hey...who are you? It's our matter just leave..."

"No...you can't disrespect a woman...leave..."

"Shut up...Ask her why she wasted my time when she didn't want to buy anything...I know all these classless people, just showoff what they don't have...if she didn't have money to pay then why she is even here..."

"Just shut up...did she call you? No right...she was just checking...you were the one annoying her...just leave before I complain against you..."

The salesman left the place irritated...

"Everything is fine...please calm down..." before he could say something more Khushi ran out of the place...that was the first time she met Arnav, in a shopping mall where she visited with her parents. They were busy talking with a friend...meanwhile getting bored she was just checking shirts for her father though keeping her eyes on them time to time...that's when the salesman started showing her branded shirts and asked her different questions...she got startled...her fear didn't let her answer any of his questions and she landed herself in trouble...

"Excuse me...you dropped your kerchief..."

"Ji..." she turned but stilled seeing him...he was the same stranger who helped her at the mall two weeks back...

"Oh...Hi...remember we met at the mall"

She nodded her head...

"Take this...I think you dropped it"

"It's not mine..."

"Oh...you were standing beside it so I thought it may be yours..."

Khushi looked forward nervously...

"I am Arnav..." he forwarded his hands for a shake...she stared him blankly...their eyes connected...

"Are you waiting for someone?"

She didn't know if she should answer him or not but oddly she was not feeling the same fear for this stranger...

"I...I am looking for...for my Buaji...I can't find her anywhere..." came her nervous reply...

"Relax...she must be here only..."

Suddenly a girl bumped into her back only to make her jump in fear...and she fell straight into his arms...she clutched his shirt tight in her hands...Arnav held her by her shoulders

"Relax..."

That brought back her senses...she hurriedly left his shirt...

"Sorry...that...that girl..."

"It's ok...leave it... let's find your Buaji..."Khushi looked at him and she didn't know why but started following him towards the college...

"Where you last saw her Ms.?"

"Khushi"

"Huh..."

"My name is Khushi...Khushi Gupta..."

"Nice name...so Khushi where you last saw your Buaji?"

"Outside my classroom..."

"You attend college with your Buaji?"