RAHAT

Kyun Khuda ne, di lakeerein, jisme zaahir, naam nahi tera...
Likh raha hoon dard saare, yun toh shayar naam nahi mera...
Itna bhi kya bewafa koi hota hai... yeh soch kar raat bhar dil yeh rota hai...
Asal mein... tum nahi ho mere... tum nahi ho mere... Tum nahi ho mere... nahin ho mere...

The beautiful smile on her face upon watching the video broke my heart, I was a selfish person, I had always been a selfish person, I always wanted everything for myself, unless my brother wanted it. But Khushi wasn't a thing, she wasn't something I could give it to him or keep for myself, she was a human being, she deserved the right to make her choice, so I had to tell her the truth, so she could make her choice, Arnav and I dint have to toss her around for each other.

The only person I could do anything for, the only person I loved and cared for, my brother, Arnav. The one who broke his own heart so I could keep mine happy and safe.

I hated Tina! If she hadn't involved me in that stupid bet, I would have never felt anything like this for Khushi and her and bro could have been happy, everything between them was perfect until I developed this stupid feelings! Stupid Tina!

But hey, I hadn't lost to her, she might have thought she won and even though this wasn't any game right now, I might have lost Khushi, but I still won against Tina.

Thanks to this tape, and the videographer, if I wouldn't have watched it, I would have never known that bro loved Khushi, I mean it was unexpected. Arnav had never really looked at a girl that way, never ever. But this girl was Khushi, she was perfect for him, why wouldn't he have looked at her like that, why wouldn't he have fallen for her.

I just wished he would have told me how he felt about her... gladly I noticed his strange behavior that day I was taking them for the ice cream and when I saw him shut his laptop like that, I knew he was hiding something and I had to find out what.

It wasn't difficult to sneak into his room when we got back that day, I just had to stall him for a couple of minutes which our parents did when we came back, wanting to talk to him about something, I got the perfect chance to sneak into his room, all I had to do is open the laptop and the tape was in front of me. I was glad I decided to sneak in because otherwise, I wouldn't have seen the video, I wouldn't have known he kissed Khushi, and for Arnav to kiss a girl, it would happen only if he was in love with her.

He was in love with Khushi. I Just took forever to notice it, I mean it was there, the way they both looked at each other every time, I was stupid not to have known sooner, but better late than never.

I knew then that I had to do something otherwise this two people were just going to stay silent and ruin everything, plus this was my only chance to make Tina lose, I couldn't wait to see her damn face.

I planned everything overnight and knew how I was going to make Khushi confess, only she confessed to me without me having to do anything, so I might have planned all this but she was the real hero of her own story, at least she told me she dint want this even before she found out that Arnav was the one that kissed her at the masquerade ball.

When I watched the clip I thought since I said I was in love with Khushi, maybe they both were doing it for me, but knowing Khushi I knew she wouldn't agree to do this if she knew Arnav loved her, and the little things that happened after that clearly showed that they both dint know a thing so I had to do something and that was why I planned for her to watch this clip, without it she was never going to believe that Arnav was in love with her.

I was no hero though, like I said I was a selfish person and maybe if there was another person in question here instead of my brother, I don't know if I could have done what I did. No wonder Khushi never loved me, she was right, I wasn't her type, Arnav was.

He was the selfless one, just like her, because he chose to let her go, for me.

"Rahat. This... Arnav kissed me." Khushi looked at me, she was smiling and crying at the same time, her voice was all shaky, I knew she must be having a lot of emotions right now.

"Yeah he did." I smiled as I walked towards her.

"Oh My God. He kissed me. I don't know how to react." She said, the tears still rolling down her eyes yet the smile on her face.

"He loves you Khushi." I said as I put my hand on her cheek and wiped off her tears.

"But Tina?"

"There was nothing between Arnav and Tina ever, I mean I always wanted for something to happen and Tina too is like obsessed with him, but bro hasn't ever looked at her that way, she has always been a good friend to him and that was it. You know bro right, you know he's nothing like me, he hasn't even touched a girl, like ever, and he kissed you, do you know what that means?" I said.

I know I might hate Tina now, but before, I always thought one day or the other something was going to happened between her and bro, but now I know why it never happened, because she was just as selfish as I was and bro was different from her, he was nothing like her and he deserved better, he deserved someone like Khushi.

If someone told me that I was going to be happy about Arnav and Khushi when she came to the interview I would have thought they were stupid and laughed at them, but now, I knew they were perfect for each other.

"Where is Arnav, I want to see him, I want to talk to him, I want to tell him how much I love him. I can't believe this... it's like a dream, I hope It's not a dream." She looked at me nervously, she looked so happy too.

The cheerfulness was back, it had been missing for a while but now it was back and I was happy to see it, maybe this is what they call love, stupid things like this that seem to make you happy for no reason.

You see this, this stupid little things of hers made me fall for her. Yup Rahat, you would never be able to go back to your old ways. Damn it Khushi!

"My job is done here, go find your idiot Arnav now." I said as I walked away from her immediately, it was as if something was pricking my heart. Why was my chest feeling so heavy?

I rushed back into my room, shut myself inside and looked at my reflection in the mirror trying to take in deep breaths to calm myself down when I noticed a tear drop down my eyes. What the hell! Since when did Rahat Raizada cry?

Holy Shit Khushi.

Kaash tum phir laut aao... mit jaaye saare ghum yeh jo mere...
Asal mein... tum nahin ho mere... tum nahi ho mere... tum nahi ho mere...

ARNAV

It was time and Rahat and Khushi were nowhere to be seen, I mean I expected such stupidity from Rhata but not Khushi, she was just here, where had she disappeared so suddenly? Mom sent me to call Rahat while I told Kabir to find Khushi. I headed upstairs and passed by my room when I noticed the door was open, I must have left it mistakenly open.

I walked towards the room, grabbed the handle almost closing it when my eyes fell on Khushi who was standing in the middle of my room looking lost. What was she doing in my room?

"Khushi, do you need something?" I asked as I walked inside.

"Yes Arnav." She nodded as she looked at me and I noticed her moist eyes. She seemed sad. Why was she sad? Did Rahat do something stupid again? Oh God! What was I going to do about my little spoilt brother?

"Did Rahat do something to hurt you?" I asked nervously, if she said yes, I was going to punch Rahat, seriously I told him not to hurt her!

"No." She replied as she walked towards me. "You did."

"Me? What did I do Khushi?" I looked at her in confusion, I dint know what she was talking about and I couldn't stop wondering why she was standing in my room crying on the day of her engagement, why were things like this?

She took another step closer to me and I felt my heart jump. She shouldn't be this close to me, it was wrong, she was going to be Rahat's fiancé. Oh God.

Before I could step backwards, or say anything to stop her from moving any closer to me, she grabbed my face, and kissed me on the lips leaving me shocked. What was happening?

I wanted to give in, trust me I really wanted to, but I wasn't this kind of a person, I would never do this, not to my brother not to anyone else, so although it broke my heart, I stepped backwards pushing her away from me.

"Khushi!" I looked at her in shock.

"I am the one supposed to be shocked and mad at you Arnav! Why dint you tell me that you were the one that kissed me at the masquerade ball that night?" I asked.

"It wasn't important... You are with Rahat, you should worry about him not me." I said looking towards my laptop that was on, I made sure I got rid of the video, how did she find it?

"Are you always this stupid or what Arnav? Don't you see it, I don't want to be with him, I've always wanted to be with you. I never wanted to get engaged to him, I was just stupid I thought it would help me get over you and I agreed to it.

I did all this because I thought you loved Tina, but what was your excuse, why wouldn't you tell me this?" She looked at me accusingly?

"How am I supposed to Khushi, I thought you loved Rahat!" I said in my defense.

"How can I love him Arnav when all I can ever think of is you? Even when you kissed me at the ball that night, I dint know who it was but I still thought it was you, because I love you Arnav, not Rahat. I have always loved you, only you." She said sadly as she fell down on her knees.

Oh God, I dint know what to do. I bent down and cupped her face and looked her into the eyes.

"I am sorry Khushi. I dint know. I just..."

"Even after all this, all you can say is sorry?" She was so cute when she was fierce and mad.

I wanted to tell her how much I loved her, but I couldn't bring myself to say those words, the truth was she was here today for her engagement with Rahat and Rahat still loved her, so how could I do this to my brother? How could I hurt him like this?

"Rahat loves you Khushi." I said in defeat. I was stuck, I loved Khushi but I loved Rahat too, I couldn't afford to hurt either of them.

"Seriously Arnav?" She looked at me angrily, like she wanted to punch my face. I know I was being stupid but what about my brother? He might be a bad boy, he might do terrible things but at the end of the day he was my brother, and I loved him.

"Khushi I can't hurt him."

"And you can hurt me?"

"I don't want to hurt either of you." I said sadly. Why was I stuck in a situation where I was supposed to make a choice between my brother and the girl I loved, I dint want to make a choice, I wanted them both.

"You know this is the moment where I get mad and walk away but I am done staying away from you. This stupid feelings make me weak for you Arnav so that is why I am telling you this, because I've already done stupid things and I think I can ignore your stupidity too.

When I say I love you, it means I freaking love you!" I shouted angrily.

"So no matter what you say or do, I would never get engaged to Rahat okay? But to stop the war you are having in your mind, Rahat knows. He is the one that showed me the video otherwise I wouldn't have known that you are the one that kissed me. He knows what I feel for you and what you feel for me, is that enough or do you still need me to get mad?

"Rahat did all this?" I looked at her in shock. How did he know? Oh My God, he must be so hurt right now.

"Yes, because us, the two smart people were being idiots so the idiot had to be smart." She rolled her eyes making me smile. I sighed, I had kept this with myself long enough, it was time to let it out.

"I love you too Khushi." I smiled at her.

"Oh yeah? What took you forever to say it?" She pouted, trying to hide the smile, making me smile too. And for the next few minutes, we just sat there staring at each other with stupid smiles on our faces.

"You know I still need to confirm whether it was really you who kissed me that night?" She giggled.

"Is that so?" I smirked as I moved closer, putting my palm on her cheek and then slowly brushing my thumb on her beautiful lips, I couldn't wait to kiss them so that's what I did.

I bent over and claimed for her lips, slowly parting them with my tongue, I kissed her softly, slowly, and I swear it felt so intense. She grabbed my shirt and brought herself closer to me, pushing me to lie down on the floor as she came on top of me kissing me back, and I dint want to stop, I wanted to stay here and kiss her forever but there were a lot of things to be done.

"Yup now I am sure." She smiled pulling apart, I smiled in returned as I grabbed her waist and helped her sit up and then I stood up too.

"As much as I want to stay, I need to go talk to Rahat, so can I?" I asked.

She smiled and nodded as I helped her stand up, before I could go out of my room, I wrapped my arm around her holding her into a tight hug for a while.

"Okay, wait for me here, I'll be back." I smiled as I rushed out of my room, I needed to make sure my little brother was okay. I dint know where the three of us stood after this, I dint know what was going to happen about the engagement that was supposed to take place but first I needed to make sure Rahat was fine, I could deal with the rest later.