TILL I MET YOU

chapter 54

Arnav stares at khushi for a while and she isnt budging from her place at all

ARNAV; khushi have you gone deaf...can't you hear me??

KHUSHI: the whole town can hear you...

ARNAV; well then get inside the car...
She does as obliged but decides not to mention the note she just received to him..

Later that night arnav is working late on his assignment and notices khushi who has just come back from gossiping with his sister...but instead of going to bed like she usually does she settles infront of him...

KHUSHI: what are you doing?

ARNAV; have you lost your vision once again...what does it look like am doing?

KHUSHI: can i assist you?

ARNAV: no

KHUSHI; come on ..can i assist you?

ARNAV; no

KHUSHI: cant you say anything but no

ARNAV: try asking again

KHUSHI: can i assist you?

ARNAV: no..

KHUSHI: well can i at least watch do your work

ARNAV: its past your bed time..go sleep and don't bother me...

KHUSHI: fine continue with your work...

She gets up and glances at the watch and sighs she has a long way too go..yet she has to keep awake...
She plucks in her headsets inside her phone and starts singing out loud on the bed

ARNAV; if you want to sing why not do it somewhere else..khushi am busy

KHUSHI: its my room...i can do whatever i want...(she throws a pillow at him but he catches it in mid air

ARNAV: i know its your room but i don't want to listen to your croaking voice so shut up and let me work

KHUSHI: how dare you call me a frog...you monkey

ARNAV: i apologise i shouldn't have said that...i just insulted those poor frogs...even they sound better than

...before he can finish his sentence a pillow hits him across his face

KHUSHI: next time its a hammer...

ARNAV; just what is your problem...

KHUSHI; am not sleepy and instead of giving me company your busy with your laptop...if you don't feel pity for me then at least feel pity for us...

ARNAV: us..

KHUSHI; your excluded...i mean the child am carrying and me..

ARNAV: so what do you want me to do...tell you a bed time story so you can go to sleep

KHUSHI;yes..

ARNAV; excuse me...

KHUSHI; I want you to tell me a bed time story...now..

ARNAV; no

KHUSHI; your going to have to do it..because that's what we want and by we... i mean your baby and i...you can take this as practice...and am not taking no for an answer

ARNAV; what the

KHUSHI: cant you do this much for your child

ARNAV; fine...but after i finish rounding up my work

KHUSHI; works for me...take all the time you want...(she says glancing back at the clock...mean while she strives to keep herself awake by pacing around the room making arnav irritated)

ARNAV; lay down first...(he says as he walks towards their bed)

KHUSHI; okay...(but wait what if she actually falls asleep...)

KHUSHI; no..i will sit

ARNAV: didn't you say that you wanted to sleep now lay down or let me sleep on my own

KHUSHI: fine...(she goes back to bed and arnav wraps his arms around her)

KHUSHI; tell me my story

ARNAV; i cant believe your making me do this..so here it goes there was once a witch and

KHUSHI; and

ARNAV; and she trapped a guy and got married to him

KHUSHI; i have got a feeling i wont like this story

ARNAV; is it my story or yours?

KHUSHI: fine go on

ARNAV; the witch used to torture her husband everyday and wouldn't let him sleep...and would make his ears bleed with her songs..so one day the husband got a magic knife and

KHUSHI; what the hell that witch is me right? How dare you..that story is a flop...(she says hitting him across his chest)

ARNAV; let me sleep..

KHUSHI; no not until you learn how to tell a good story...i will teach you how they do it...there once lived a beautiful princess who could be anywhere she wanted except in love...are you listening

ARNAV; yeah am just closing my eyes and listening..good story go on

They are disrupted by a knock on the door
KHUSHI; go and open it

ARNAV; why should i

KHUSHI; its your room

ARNAV: Its your room too...

KHUSHI; it was your room first... am not moving an inch..

ARNAV: wow so its your room when you want it to be

KHUSHI; just go open the door...

He opens the door only to find anjali holding a cake infront of him...

KHUSHI: Surprise...(she screams on noticing its just turned 12:00 am...)

ARNAV; what the..

ANJALI; happy birthday chote

ARNAV; you two are aware i don't celebrate my birthday

KHUSHI; Well that was before you met me...now hurry up and cut the cake and also make a wish...come on...i stayed up yesterday night baking that cake for you...so please don't waste my efforts...

ARNAV; do i even have a choice

ANJALI; no now come on...

He does as obligied though he finds these all very childish...
But if it makes these two women happy then he is also happy...but how long will this happiness last????