Next week
Arnav sighed thinking about the upcoming trip, it's not any business trip. This trip is planned by his friend group and they want him to join with Khushi.
They have met few times with Khushi, and his friends was tough but Khushi handled everything so amazingly. He laughed thinking about their Love story made up by Khushi Gupta when his friends asked about it, however crazy that girl is, never fails to surprise him with her brains also.
Khushi: "Hello"
His trance broken by the person in thoughts herself, who chirped entering inside his cabin.
Arnav: Khushi! He sighed.
Arnav: Done with shoot?
Khushi: Yea! The dresses was so beautiful, especially the red one. I didn't had the heart to change it, she pouted and Arnav chuckled.
Arnav: You'll get to wear dresses like it many times, infact more beautiful than that one.
Khushi(sighed): I know, still I liked that one.
Leave it! Tell me why did you called me?
Arnav: Khushi pack your bags because we're going for one week holiday with my friends.
Khushi: What?
Arnav: Yea! Any problem??
Khushi: No. I mean they're weird!
Arnav(eyebrow raised): Excuse me?
Khushi: Nk and Payal are sweet and easy to mingle whereas Lavanya is too smart and little difficult to handle, about Akash! What should I say about him? He can't see anything beyond his business and society.
Arnav: What's wrong in it? How'll he run his business if he wouldn't concentrate on it?
Khushi: I didn't mean that. Work is important but so is family, have you ever seen him talking with payal lovingly, giving her the attention and affection she deserves. Payal stays quite that doesn't mean she don't feel hurt, even in two meetings with them I have seen the disappointment and longing in her eyes. So how being their friends you all didn't and Akash he is her husband, if he has his duties towards his business, so he should also understand his responsibilities as husband. Providing her with expensive jewelleries and clothes, giving her this high class lifestyle is not everything.
Arnav: I get your point Khushi but we can't interfere in there personal space, it's their life.
Khushi: Really? So why were they poking their noses in your life?
Clearly, because they're your friend and it's not wrong if you try to mend their relationships before it breaks.
Arnav stays quite thinking deeply
Khushi: Anyways, I'll be ready, tell me where I have to come and what time?
Arnav: I'll pick you up from your house tomorrow in morning. Khushi nodded and left from there.
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Next morning Arnav with Khushi was ready for the trip, they drove to destination planned which was Arnav's farmhouse.
Nk, Lavanya, Payal and Akash was already there, and as they greeted them all gave teasing smiles except workaholic Akash who was busy in his phone.
Arnav: What ? Why are you smiling like fools?
Lavanya: You're late.
Arnav: Yea we got busy in some work.
Payal: I can understand which work, she winked at Khushi who frowned at her but Arnav understood what does they mean and look at them with wide eyes.
Arnav: It's nothing like what you're thinking, ok? She was feeling hungry, so we stopped in our way.
Lavanya: Come on ASR we are not kids and you guys can romance to fullest, we don't mind.
Arnav: F**K
NK: What? You were doing that in car?
Arnav: What the!
Shut up you Idiot.
Arnav looked at blushing faces of Lavanya and Payal before looking at Khushi who was standing scandalized. He holds her hand and walked inside with embarrassed Khushi cursing his shameless friends.
All were enjoying their beverages near swimming pool, girls were sitting on the edge, their legs dipped inside the pool water where men's were inside the pool standing near their partners.
Arnav: Khushi? You are ok?
Khushi: Yes yes! I am ok... Ok. She said nervously and it didn't took much time for Arnav to understand this.
Arnav: Then why are you so nervous?
Khushi: I am not habitat to all these, I mean... She said signing towards alcohol and and open PDA of couples around her.
Arnav(sighed): I can understand Khushi, but this is how people's stay in our world. You yourself wanted to be part of it, with time you'll get habitual to it.
Khushi(smiling): I don't need to! I am not here for forever, I have to leave once everything will be sorted.
Her voice held sadness which Arnav failed to notice because he was rather affected by her words.
Arnav kept quiet, somewhere Khushi going away from his life doesn't feel good to him. He know it was all planned and meant to happen but he also know he was attracted to Khushi from the time he first saw her in his office. Now after all the time spent with her, playing this couple drama they have come closer, he don't know it's just attraction or he had become habitat of her presence but thought of her going away frustrates him.
Khushi looks at Arnav as he sipped his drink lost in his own thoughts, she know her going away wouldn't affect him but somewhere her stupid heart believes that it'll. She was attracted to Arnav from there first meet only but it was natural, she thought. After all who wouldn't fall his strong personality, killing charms and his husky voice was just too much to ignore but she has realised with the time spent with him to become his Ms. Right , to show his friends, she has actually started liking him or may be ... Loving.
Sighing at her own stupidity she looked at other side, he can be her Mr. Right but her being his Ms. Right can be just dreamed about, it's really foolish to expect it to turn a reality. He is a billionaire, having girls begging for his one look and she is just a normal girl, why would he ever make her his Ms. Right.
Payal: I understand what you want to say but somewhere I have compromised with this life, Khushi.
Khushi: and till when do you think this compromise will keep your relation going?
Khushi and Payal was now talking with each other as they cooked for dinner and Khushi was trying to know more about Payal and Akash relation, so she can help them.
Khushi: For a marriage to work it is for both partners to work on it but whatever I can see it's only you. Till when you think you'll be able to do it?
A time will come when this relationship will start suffocating you, loneliness will be your partner.
Payal looks here there in deep thoughts, many emotions displaying on her face.
Khushi: Look Payal I don't mean to scare you, but I think you should do something for your relation before you both start feeling suffocating in it.
Payal: I understand Khushi. Thank you!
Khushi: No need! What are friends for?
Come on now let's arrange the dinner I am feeling so hungry.
Both laughed and started arranging dinner before calling everyone.
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After dinner all the couples were ready to leave for their room when they stopped hearing Arnav.
Arnav: Khushi your room has been arranged, it is just beside mine. You call me if you need anything.
Lavanya: What? She's not staying with you?
NK: Exactly! We are here to enjoy our holidays and which couple stay in different rooms?
Khushi looks uncomfortably at all of them, Lavanya looked at them doubtful but before she can ask more questions, Arnav answered.
Arnav: Lavanya! Khushi is not comfortable with live- in arrangement and I don't think she needs to compromise here just because she is my girlfriend now.
Payal: He is right Lavanya.
Khushi you go and relax, see you tomorrow.
Akash: Good night everyone! I have to attend a online conference. Khushi rolled her eyes as Akash left.
Others also left wishing night to others.
To be continued...
it's turning long, so I'll add Part C. ๐ณ
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