Part 68 About Gut Instinct

Khushi was thinking about what Arnav said. Mrs. India and her? She pouted. Arnav was teasing her... she supposed.

Arnav saw her biting her nails, sitting on the bed. He came and sat next to her. She looked somewhere with a pout.

"What happened? Why are you looking unhappy?" he dashed her shoulder with his gently.

"It's because you are teasing me a lot these days"

"When did I tease you?"

"Didn't you say I will become Mrs. India?"

Arnav looked at her raising his brows.

"Do you think I teased you?"

"Then what? Mrs. India and me?"

"Why? Are not you fit for Mrs. India contest?"

Khushi looked at him and bit her nail again as he looked serious.

"What?"

"Are you serious?"

"Damn serious. My gut instinct says you will become Mrs. India"

"Go, Arnavji... you became bad" She walked out.

Arnav sighed. He didn't know how to make her believe him.

Raizadas gathered in the dining. Khushi brought a bowl and kept it on the table. She looked at Arnav with anger. Arnav rolled his eyes.

NK noticed it and asked,

"What happened, Nannav? Why is Khushiji spraying fire on you?" he asked teasingly.

"She misunderstood me. That's why she is angry with me" Arnav said a little louder.

"Why did she misunderstand you? what did you do?"

Arnav was about to say something, but stopped as Khushi said,

"Arnavji, don't say anything regarding"

Arnav raised his brows and others looked at her wondering.

"What's the matter Chotte? Why Khushi bitiya looks heated up?" Nani asked.

"Naniji, please don't ask him about it, please" Khushi pleaded.

All of them were taken aback.

"Why Khushiji?" Anjali asked.

"He is teasing me a lot di"

Arnav looked at her shrinking his eyes.

"It seems Arnav bituwa is not just teasing her but annoying her..." Manohar said smiling.

"Di, I asked her to participate in Mrs. India's contest" Arnav broke the egg.

Khushi dropped her jaw and pouted.

"See, Di, this is how he is teasing me"

Raizadas didn't know what to say.

"Why do you think he is teasing you, Khushi? He would have told that as he knows your potential..." Came from an unexpected person... Dadi...!

Khushi gulped down.

"Even Dadi understood me..." Arnav smiled.

"Haan Khushiji, Chotte believes in your talent," Anjali said.

Khushi bit her nail with fear.

"Khushiji, Nannav is right. You are so beautiful...!" NK said.

Arnav looked at him tilting his head.

"I mean, she is fit for the contest..." NK grinned.

"But, Mrs. India's contest is the biggest event Nanneji," Khushi said nervously.

"But, participants are from the Earth only, not Aliens. All are human just like you" Arnav said.

"You don't understand, Arnavji..."

"What I don't understand?"

"I may look beautiful in your eyes but not for everyone"

"Oh..." a few of them teased.

"Please don't tease me guys," Khushi said wearily.

"Understand one thing. Mrs. India's contest is not only about beauty. It had many aspects. It needs talent too. Don't you have talent?" Arnav asked.

"But I don't think I can win"

"It's not necessary to win. Just participate... come out of the shell. Then only you will get to know how talented you are. It will give you confidence" Arnav insisted.

"Khushi bitiya, if Chotte says confidently, I think you can," Nani said.

"But, I know nothing, Naniji"

"When you came to Delhi and joined AR, did you know everything regarding the job?" Arnav questioned.

Khushi nodded no.

"But, you learned. Likewise, you will learn..."

"Honestly, I don't know why you want me to participate in this. I don't have the guts but I will do it because you wanted to..."

Arnav smiled.

They came to their room. Khushi stopped Arnav clutching his hand.

"Arnavji, what made you want me to participate in the contest?"

"My Gut Instinct"

Khushi sighed as she could not understand anything. He made her sit on the bed and sat next to him.

"Khushi, do you remember how our first meeting happened?"

"How could I forget it, Arnavji? I can't forget the event which happened in Sheesh Mahal and the glare you threw at me" She said controlling her smile.

"Yes, it was an unpleasant meeting. I locked you in a room and not let you go home. Because of me, Payal's marriage stopped"

"Arnavji, why are you rewinding our flashback now?"

Arnav smiled and continued.

"You joined in AR. Only to win you and to show myself superior, I tortured you a lot but I didn't send you to the guest house intentionally. I really didn't know its condition was worse but you misunderstood me and resigned the job"

Khushi didn't know why he was remembering such bitter happenstances.

"Then you came to RM to train Lavanya. Within a few days, you won Lavanya's heart and became her friend. I wondered how it was possible for you because Lavanya was a prestige freak. She won't let people near her who are not up to her standard"

Arnav took her hand and clutched it in between his palms.

"You know what Khushi, I was so jealous seeing you..."

"Jealous? But why, Arnavji?"

"Because you are what I wanted to be..."

Khushi raised her eyes.

"I was so naughty when I was a small boy. I made Akash stick to a chair with the help of glue"

Khushi chuckled.

"Really?"

Arnav nodded yes.

"I liked to tease people. Yet, everyone liked me... just like, people like you. Whenever I saw you, I longed to live like you... tension-free... doing whatever you want...! But, I'm hiding in a shell called STATUS that I don't like"

Khushi stopped questioning and listened to him as that was the first time, Arnav Singh Raizada spoke about himself.

"I got attracted to you but, I didn't know it was love because I could not believe I fell in love. But it felt different. I felt it only for you. Lavanya is a nice girl. She understood that there was no space for her in my heart and decently backed off"

"Do you know what she told me before leaving?" Khushi asked.

"What?"

"Take care of ASR. He may not understand what he wants but you are an understanding girl. You can understand that"

"Really? She said something to me too"

"What?"

"Love is bigger than hatred... bigger than everything. Don't let your love go away from you, ever...!"

"She is a nice girl" Khushi leaned on his shoulder.

"Mmm... I too thought she would create a big scene but she gently left. But, I trusted Shyam a lot but he was a snake"

Khushi raised her head and asked,

"Why are you thinking about him now, Arnavji?"

"Agree or not, our story will not be completed without him. Because of him, I forcefully married you... tortured you..."

Khushi closed his mouth.

"Enough Arnavji... it's enough..."

Arnav removed her hand from her mouth.

"Let me tell you something, Khushi"

"Whaaat?"

"When you saved me from the goons, you fell into the valley"

She nodded yes.

"You have died," he said looking into her eyes.

"Whaaaat?" She frowned.

"You died getting hit on your head"

"What are you saying, Arnavji?"

"This is our second chance"

"I didn't get you"

Arnav elaborated everything to Khushi who was listening to him with disbelief.

"If it is not you, I would not have believed it, Arnavji"

"Why?"

"It's because you won't frame such a story... Devi Maiya, second chance, Gut Instinct... I just can't believe this. Is this all really happened?"

Arnav nodded yes.

"Did you really ask Devi Maiya for a second chance?"

Arnav smiled.

"Is your love for me that deep?"

"Don't you know?"

"I know your love is so deep but not to this extent"

"To my surprise, my Gut Instinct is continuing... it alerted me when Dadi came to RM... when I met Sheetal... and now, it says you will become Mrs. India"

"Is it true?"

"Yes, but you should not be casual just because my Gut instinct said. Improve yourself. Make yourself fit for everything and stand firm. People should fear to taunt you... ok?"

"Yes, Boss" She leaned on his shoulder. Arnav pressed his cheek on her head smilingly.

To be continued...

Note: Hi, Guys, the next part will be the last part of GI.