After one week
Early in morning, after preparing breakfast for everyone with Maya aunt and Pinky, Khushi walked in Arnav's room to see if he needs something. These days she is spending time with this family, she has started treating everyone as her own, she's a chirpy and happy go lucky girl who doesn't take time to make someone a part of her world, and the love she's getting from this family makes her feel comfortable and happy around them.
She opened the door and raised her eyebrow confused seeing Arnav in his suit, "Are you going somewhere?" she asked closing the door and walked near him.
"To a meeting!" he replied curtly and engaged himself in tying his tie.
"Let me help you!" she said and readily snatched the tie from his hand smiling, she draped it around his neck.
Khushi pouted wondering what the next step to knot a tie is, she never tried and had no idea how to do it, but then she was Khushi and wanted to help him at any cost.
"I should have let him do this alone.. I'm sure he knows it and I will look fool only.." she thought faking smile to Arnav, who looked at her weirdly.
"Let it be if you don't know!" he said taking the tie with his fingers. Khushi slapped his hand, "I know how to do it.. problem is that you're very tall.. So I can't reach you properly.."
"Oh really.." he smirked.
"Yes really.. Then what you think? I don't know how to knot a tie.. I'm Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada and I can do anything!" she pouted.
"Wait.. I have a solution for this also!" she said and walked to the balcony and Arnav stood wondering what is his wife up to now. Wife.. he has become habituated with this word now.. Dadi, Maya and Pinky never forget to remind him that he has a wife and has to take care of her now. Even though this marriage is fake, their life as married couple is turning out to be true.
Khushi came back with a stool smiling; she placed it on floor and climbed on it.
"Now see how will I tie it.." she said confidently and took his tie but again her mind blocked.
Arnav face palmed, "Get down..". She pouted and climbed down the stool, "I don't know how to tie still I wanted to help you!"
"Then what was the need for this drama?" he asked sarcastically.
"Because you would make fun of me.." she looked away cutely.
Arnav pulled her near him, Khushi widened her eyes and held his shoulder for support, "What are you doing?" she stammered.
Rabba vee.. Rabba vee..
Arnav draped the tie around her neck, "Teaching you how to knot a tie!" he said huskily.
"First Mrs.Raizada you have to drape it around your neck in a way that the wide end stays on right side and the small end on the left.. Understood?" he asked.
Khushi nodded cutely looking down paying attention to his explanation.
"Then this wide end should come under this small end to the left side and now across the small end to the right.. hmm?" he asked while doing it for her.
"Hmm.." Khushi nodded her head again.
"Now continue with this wide end and go up into the neck loop from underneath and then down through this loop we just made in front.." he said, "Now I will just pull the wide end to tighten it.."
He finished adjusting the tie for her.
Khushi smiled, "Wow it's so easy but it's suffocating me now.. Please take it off me.."
"By the way now I think I should change this tie.. it's not matching my suit.. I will take this blue one.." Arnav said and took the blue tie from his closet and started tying it.
After he was done, he walked to leave. Khushi opened her mouth with wide eyes, "Arnav jiiii.. come back here.. Take this off me.. Arnav jiiiiiiiiii... aye... DM.. I will die.. it's so hot yaar.. Arnav jiiiii.. please help me.."
Dadi rushed to her, "Kya hua Khushi bitiya?"
"Arnav ji tie this tie on me Dadi ji.. it's suffocating me now.. please help me take this off!" Khushi said complaining.
"Arey.. yeh Chote bhi na!" Dadi shook her head in disbelief, then smiled sheepishly to Khushi, "Woh.. bitiya I also don't know how to tie this.. neither take it off.."
"Kyaaaaaa.. matlab.. I will stay like this whole day!" Khushi cried.
"I've an idea.. Let's cut this with scissor.." Dadi smiled and walked to look for scissor.
"Nahin Dadi ji.. Let it be.. This tie is his favorite, I can't do this.." said Khushi caressing Arnav's tie gently with her fingers.
Dadi smiled lovingly at her, caressing her husband's tie. Arushi walked in and asked what happened, Dadi explained to her.
Arushi clenched her fist thinking that Arnav knot a tie for Khushi, so for sure they were romancing in between.
"I know how to take it off.." Arushi faked a smile.
"Oh.. thank DM.. please help me na!" Khushi sigh in relief smiling. Arushi walked near her smirking evilly, she held the tie and start tightening it instead of helping Khushi.
Khushi's smile slowly fade away, she started finding it difficult to breath: Wh..what are..you..do..doing?.. Lea..ve.. me ...Arushi.. I can't.. breath..
Dadi frowned, "Arushi what are you doing? She isn't breathing.. Leave her.."
Arushi tightened it more angrily, "That's what I want.. That she leaves my Arnav!"
Suddenly Arushi fell on the floor after being pushed by someone, she looked up shocked and saw it was Arnav.
Arnav quickly took the tie off Khushi, and patted her back. Khushi was coughing badly, she rested her head on his chest and shut her eyes tightly.
Arnav hugged Khushi close to his heart, he caress her hair whispering sweet nothings to her.
"Arnav tum.. I was just kidding with her.. I will not kill her.." Arushi stood up and looked at both.
Arnav broke the hug with Khushi, and gritted his teeth, "How dare you try to hurt my WIFE?"
"Hey relax.. I was just kidding.. I didn't know she was so weak!!" Arushi rolled her eyes.
Arnav raised his hand to slap her but Khushi held his arm and nodded sideways, "It's okay Arnav ji.. I'm fine.."
"This is my last warning to you Arushi.. Stay away from Khushi otherwise you'll see my worst side.." Arnav glared at her.
"NOW GET LOST.." he shouted. Arushi stepped back with moist eyes and left from there running.
"I will talk to her mother.. She will not step in this house till you both are here!" said Dadi and also left the room.
Arnav poured water on a glass and handled it to Khushi, "Are you mad to accept help from Arushi? You know she hates you.."
"You also hate me but you wouldn't kill me!" Khushi replied.
"Who said that I hate you?" he asked. Khushi gulped the water staring at him, "You don't?"
"No, I don't hate you!" he said and took his bag, that's what he forgot to take and when he came back to take it, he was shocked with the scene in front of him, he immediately rushed to save her.
Khushi's eyes twinkle in happiness hearing this from him, she sat on the bed, "Do you know tomorrow is holi? We'll play a lot.."
Arnav rolled his eyes, he can't believe this girl. A minutes ago, she was crying and on verge of losing her life and now, she forgot everything and thinking about holi.
"And tomorrow is your last day here!" he announced.
Khushi face fell, "What? Am I so bad that you will throw me out of here? Kyun kar rahe ho aisa?"
"We both are going back to Delhi tomorrow Khushi!" he said.
Khushi gulped, her past came flashing in her mind and tears started making way to her cheek, "I don't want to go.." she whispered slowly.
