ARSHI: MY LIPSTICK GIRL

PART - 7

Aakash: What are you saying, Kushi? Are you mad?

Kushi: Aaku, I...

Aakash: Stop it, Kushi. Don't play pranks on me.

Kushi: Do you think I am in a situation to play a prank on you?

Aakash: no, I won't believe you. You are lying.

Kushi painfully looked at Ratna with tears. Ratna was broken to see Kushi like this. She saw her two sons have hurt her.

Ratna: Aakash, calm down. Listen to me.

Aakash: No, mom. You don't talk. You will support her only.

Kushi: Aakash...

Aakash: No, we are friends.

Kushi didn't know how to explain him.

Ratna: Kushi, just go home. You have got enough for a day. Take care.

Kushi: But aunty...

Ratna took her out of the room leaving the brothers behind.

Ratna: Don't think I am pushing you out of the house. I would never do that but now it's needed. Everything will be sorted out well. Kushi hugged Ratna crying on her shoulder. Ratna patted her back lovingly and Kushi waved her bye and went.

Arnav: Aakash?

Aakash: Yes?

Arnav: Why did you react so much?

Aakash: Please don't ask me. I am tired.

Before Ratna could come and advise him, he went to his room and shut the door. Ratna went in and saw only Arnav standing silently.

Ratna: Where is Aakash?

Arnav: Ma, leave him alone. He will be fine.

Ratna: I have not come to pacify him.

Arnav: Ma, it's not fair.       

Ratna: Nothing is fair, Arnav. You both have hurt that child. Do you think it's easy for her?

Arnav: Ma, I am sorry for my deeds. Don't take it again.

Ratna: Fine, I will never.

Ratna went back and Arnav sighed.

Arnav went to his room and was thinking about the recent incidents. He felt very sorry for her. He sighed and went to take shower.

Aakash was frustrated on Kushi. He was damn angry on her.

Aakash: How can you Kushi? How can you love me? You know I like a girl but why are you doing like this? Kushi, you have got a lot of nerve to speak like that. But why and how and when?

He fisted his palms and hit on the bed.

Kushi went to her room directly and laid on the bed with a thud. She cried within the pillow so that her mother couldn't hear her.

Kushi(crying and weeping): How could you do this to me? Aakash? You said that you like me and now why did you do this? I love you Aakash. I will ever and forever love you. Please I want you, I want to live with you. I know about you. you have never shouted at me.

She sat on her bed and wiped her tears.

Kushi: Yes, something must have happened and so you would have been tensed and you would have reacted this way.

Kushi again started to weep and laid on the bed, sniffing. The nerves in her eyes were deep red and her nose turned to dark pink shade. Weeping, she slept. When her mother later knocked the door for dinner, she simple denied saying she had so much in Ratna aunty's house. Her mother thought she had enough food but little did she know that she had enough of heartbreaks.