Arshi SS- The Moment Of Truth.

Part 2.

"Baat karo mujh se."

"Kis bare mein??"

"Just anything Khushi.. Just talk to me."

"You believe there is anything between us now to talk about??"

Taking a deep breath Arnav stared at her reflection through mirror. It's been 15 days of their remarriage. They were together, they were living in same room, each morning her face was the first thing he has found, each night he had gone to sleep only seeing her face.. Then what was that void still present between them, as if threatening him to eat up everything he had tried to save!!

Taking two steps towards her, Arnav pressed his lips against the crook of her necks.

"Let's make love!!"

"As you wish."

He had never thought he would once ask this to Khushi and she would reply in that way. But he did not step back, sometimes our body becomes an easier medium to express that feeling that our lips hesitate to speak. And he knows that fire, that desire between them. He hoped that love making would ease their hollowness to some extent.

Picking up in his arms like always he waited for her to clutch his collar like she does always. He did not move an inch, after almost 2 minutes as if understanding his silence Khushi slowly held his shirt collar in her grips.

Making her lay down in bed, he softly pressed his lips on her hair.

"I love you."

"Hmm.."

Her replies have become extremely short that he doubted there might come a day she will become silent only.

He pressed his lips on her eyes sucking her eyelids..

"Please stop ignoring me.."

"I ignored my family for you."

His lips travelled to her cheeks.

"I can't.. can't live without you."

"Wrong.. You have lived 28 years without me.."

He looked up into her eyes, her eyes were blank. For a moment he found the reflection of that emotionless, plastic ASR in her. Her eyes held questions, replies of which were not present with him.

Was he that wrong when he gave Khushi the chance to decide between two people in her life??

15 years of his life, the feelings if rejection and being unwanted, the silent cries his heart cried at night, broken marriage of his sister, their struggle to find a new and healthy life, the image of two young kids sitting by roadside for two days before Nani's arrival and saving them!!

Can he forget everything, just like this??

But still.. It left a question mark on his emotion, on his commitment towards this woman in his arms who thinks he is a selfish monster who only knows to have his way by any means. She has always made him believe in heart connection, then why her heart has stopped receiving him, accepting him!!

Pressing his lips against hers Arnav held her tightly, as if promising himself that he will make her forget everything except their never dying feelings for each other.

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"Khushiji.. You remember Mr.Dash. (pause) His son's birthday is today and we all are invited."

"I don't think I can join you Di. I'm not feeling well."

A concerned Anjali touched her cheek turning her around,