Always Mine "Obsession It Is; Love Or Lust?"

Part 3

Past continues........

Arnav looked at the clock 9 A.M. where is she? He thought. She always arrives before him but what had happened today. She is not here. He looked at the clock again to see it is striking 9.10 A. M. she is never this irresponsible?

Aman knocked his cabin and came inside "ASR, here your today's schedule"

"Where is Khushi?" pausing Aman "it is her work to brief me on my schedule. She is late"

Aman "She is not late ASR. She is on leave."

"Leave?"

"Yeah she had sent a mail to you, me, and HR regarding this. She also called them back minutes before to inform them about the same."

Arnav logged on his mail account and there as Aman said was a mail from Khushi. He read the mail and became concerned, he had been noticing from the past few days she had been so low. There was no complaint regarding her work, it like always was perfect but he could see the spirit in his secretary missing.

Dismissing Aman he looked at the mail again. It stated she is not well and taking leave today. Worry filled his mind but he tried to work.

Two hours later, frustrated he closed his laptop shut. He could not concentrate on his work. His mind and heart thought about one person Khushi

Taking his mobile he contemplated whether to call her or not. What will she think? And why does it even matter to him he was never this concerned for any employee other than his family? But it does matter to him, this concern for Khushi. Unknown to him she had become integral part of his heart. He could lie to others but how could he lie to himself. He should think about Lavanya who told by his family is his love, should think about the future of their relationship but here his mind and heart is running behind Khushi. He could not get her out of his mind. All he thinks and sees is her, Khushi. What had she done to him? Why was he getting attracted to her? And it is not fading day by day but instead his attraction for her is becoming strong. It is making him mad for her. This craziness he is having for her. What is wrong with him? He never behaved for any girl before like this. and he is sure he would never have behaved this way for Lavanya. It is like Khushi opening a new side of him, a Arnav he is never aware of. Is it lust? Is he lusting after his secretary? Is it true?

His finger came to halt by Khushi's name in the contact list. Not thinking anything further he dialed her number. The first time there was no answer. The second time no answer. The third time again same response. And it repeated for sometime before at last she attended his call and he blasted "Where the hell were you? Why did you take so much time to attend the call? What the hell were you doing?......." he fired her question after question but got only silence in reply. Frustrated he yelled one last time "Why are you silent...damn it?"

"Arn.....Sir" his breath hitched at her voice, it felt like she had been crying for hours or may be still crying and he had shouted at her from the second she answered his call.

"Khushi....." all he could hear from other side is her sniffing "Khushi, kya huwa?"

"Ku...ch...nah...in. Sir ca..n....I....t..alk....to...you...la...ter....Please" before he could reply her she had cut the call. Damn he cursed himself. There she is suffering and he had added to it. And she is crying.

Not able to stand for a minute he left the office informing Aman he is leaving early instructing to take care of the office and not to disturb him. Minutes later his car was racing on Delhi road towards Khushi's apartment building.

Khushi looked shocked seeing him in-front of her. Hour before she got his call, never she thought she will be able to see him today. Not because she would not be able but because she could not. She is too emotional to face him today. From past few days she had been low thinking about today and from last night she had been crying thinking her fate and cursing it for she is alone on this day.