Hey dearies…

I'm here with a teaser for the next update. But before that, I would like to share some of my views with u all, regarding the story…

PLEASE DO READ IT WITHOUT SKIPPING.. IT'S A HUMBLE REQUEST...

Khushi is very clear right from the beginning, that she doesn't want to punish her husband & inlaws. She wants to make them realise their mistakes, the hurt they have caused to her due to their ignorance, thoughtlessness & its repercussions. She wants to make them realise her worth & then never dare to take her for granted again. She wants to get back everything, which was snatched from her, with full rights & respect. She is not in for a revenge, but yes she definitely is paying back to them, for what they did with her, but in her own way. It's her husband & her family, whom she loves with all her heart & they are quintessential for her life. Just because they erred, she won't go away from her own husband & family. She will stay amidst them & get everybody back on track. She is already working on it & is succeeding as well, with the help of her KKK brigade.

Coming to Arnav.. He has erred. Terribly erred. But his wife has made him realise his mistakes & he did learn them, in a hard way though. He has tasted the bitter taste of his own medicine, of hurting his wife for his worthless ego & taking her for granted. He was on the verge of losing her & that has opened his eyes, for forever this time. Agreed that his mistakes are huge, but not unforgivable. He is genuinely regretting for everything he has put Khushi through, due to his big fat male ego & impulsiveness. If he is repenting, redeeming & is trying to rectify all his wrong deeds, then he deserves a chance because at the end of the day, one thing can't be denied, that he loves Khushi very much & so does Khushi.

If Khushi wants to stay in this marriage willingly, then she has to give Arnav a chance to right all the wrongs. She can't keep on holding on to her hurt & anger. She can't keep on ignoring all his genuine attempts of rectification, of wooing her, of winning her love & trust back. Seeing his efforts for amendments, she has to start from somewhere to forgive him & that's what she is doing. But at the same time she is reminding him of all his misdeeds towards her, time & again. She has not forgiven him completely yet, as she has her own reservations. The intensity of her hurt is much deeper, so it will take time & more of Arnav's efforts to completely wipe it off.

But we can't deny that somewhere Khushi herself is responsible for all the heartbreaking events she faced. Her selflessness, kind heart & ever so forgiving nature, are the root cause of her messed up life. She too has learnt a good lesson from all these happenings, that sometimes it's good to become a bit selfish & non forgiving for our own happiness. Also these incidents got that same strong, feisty & self esteemed Khushi back, who was lost after the snakewa's exit & the bitch's entry.

Ok... now enough of my words of wisdom 😜

Now enjoy the teaser…

"Arnav & sing??" Sheetal raised her eyebrow. "You are delusional Khushi." She laughed at Khushi, mocking her. "Arnav can never sing. I can bet with you on that because I know him much better than you do. Singing & dancing is not his cup of tea. He isn't cut out for all this things. In fact that's the reason, he always used to avoid attending any kind of gatherings & functions back in Harvard, so that his friends would not force him to sing & dance, which he dislikes." She said with a proud smirk.

"You are absolutely right Sheetal." Everybody's heads turned towards the direction of the voice. There, the man in question, was himself standing at the door. His eyes on his beautiful wife.

He entered the room without moving his gaze from his wife's face & came & stood near her.

"Arnav can never sing." He repeated Sheetal's words & her proud smirk widened.

"But Khushi's Arnavji can." He replied, wiping the smirk from Sheetal's face.

He held Khushi's hands gently in his. Khushi was just looking at her husband in anticipation & so were the others.

"Teri meri, meri teri, prem kahani hai mushkil,
Do lafzo mein ye, bayaan na ho paaye.
Ek ladka, ek ladki ki, ye kahani hai nayi,
Do lafzo mein ye, bayaan na ho paaye.

Saara din bit jaaye, saari raat jagaye.
Bas khayal tumhara, lamha lamha tadpaye.
Ye tadap keh rahi hai, mit jaye faasle,
Ye tere mere darmiyaan jo hai saare.

Teri meri baaton ka, har lamha sabse anjana,
Do lafzon mein ye, bayaan na ho paye."

There was a pin drop silence in the room. Everybody was standing slack jawed & was looking at Arnav unblinkingly. Nobody was able to believe, that Arnav whom they have never heard even humming, just sang a song. Though it wasn't remotely close to be called singing but still, he sang.. er.. kind of sang, was nothing less than an eighth wonder.

Everybody was looking at each other in shock & Sheetal was about to faint but Arnav & Khushi, they both were transferred to the night, when they had danced together for the first time on this same song. Their sizzling chemistry had set the stage on fire & the same fire had aroused many unsaid feelings & desires in both of them.

Khushi was just staring at him with moist eyes. She was overwhelmed by remembering that night, when he had saved her from losing the challenge which he himself had placed. Otherwise he could have easily won. But he had come to her help going out of the way, as dancing was not his forte. But still, he had danced with her & had made her win. Even today, just for her, he sang a song which he never did before, that too the song which holds a significant value for them.

Arnav understood her emotions as he wss going through the same.

"Sorry.. I know. It was not that good. But I tried for my Khushi & see, nobody fainted. So it wasn't that bad either." He joked making her smile, through her tears.

She clapped for him, smiling happily.

Everybody except Sheetal, joined Khushi & the sound of loud clapping was reverberating in mami's room.

Sheetal was gritting her teeth furiously.

"I didn't know, my Chhote can sing as well." Anjali said smiling, cupping her Chhote's cheeks.

"Come on dii. That's not a big deal." Arnav removed her hands & tried not to blush.

"NK babua.. Caal the policewa immediately." Mami said out of the blue, shocking everyone.

"Why maasiji??" NK inquired, confused.

"Becaj he ij not our Arnav bitwa. He ij hij double rolewa. Our real Arnav bitwa can neber sing. Hello hi, bye bye." Mami reasoned animatedly.

Arnav rolled his eyes & everybody laughed at his expense.

NK saw Sheetal glaring at Khushi.

"So, miss SHIT-AL." He called her & she looked at him horrified, hearing him call her that way.

"Oh sorry. I mean Shital." He touched his ears apologizing fakely, pretending it to be his usual slip of tongue.

Sheetal fake smiled.

Akash, mami & Anjali believed his excuse but nani, Payal & Khushi knew better, so they couldn't help but guffawed & somewhere Arnav too felt that NK said that deliberately & seeing the three ladies guffawing, he was sure of his doubts. He too couldn't help but chuckle.

"Sheetal.. this isn't the Arnav you knew back then. But he is Khushi's Arnavji, who can do anything for his Khushi. Sing & dance as well." NK taunted the already burning Sheetal.

But she wasn't the one to accept defeat easily.

"Ok.. I agree that Arnav sang, as I myself witnessed him sing, but Arnav & dance?? Not possible at all because Arnav has two left feet, when it comes to dance & I'm ready for any bet on that." Sheetal said over confidently, holding her head high.

"Deal??" NK grabbed the opportunity immediately, forwarding his hand towards an over confident Sheetal. "If you lose, then you will have to do, whatever I ask." NK explained the deal.

Seeing his confidence, Sheetal hesitated a bit, but now she can't back out as it would mean embarrassing herself. But somewhere she was confident that Arnav can never dance. So she accepted the deal with NK.

"I accept." She agreed, shaking hand with his.

Everybody tried to stifle their laughter as they knew Sheetal has landed herself into a big trouble.

"But if I win, Khushi will have to do, whatever I say." She kept her own nasty condition forward.

Arnav was about to say something but Khushi interrupted.

"I agree." She said looking at Sheetal, who was giving her looks like, you-are-going-to-regret.

But Khushi just wished her. "All the best Sheetal."

"So Sheetal.. Be ready to lose. I will be right back." NK said & left the room, but not before winking at his KKK team, who winked back at him.

All these was noticed by Arnav sharply.

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"Khuuuussssiiii.." Arnav purred, trying to stabilize his wobbly steps. "You are.." He hiccupped. "So beautifuuuulllll.. my dar" He again hiccupped "my darling" He completed, looking dreamily at his wife's beautiful face, who blushed hearing the endearment.

"Arnavji.." She whispered, suspicious of his appearance & tone.

He moved towards her smiling like a besotted fool. Stumbling, balancing he reached his wife.

He tried to touch her nose with his index finger of his right hand. But couldn't touch it, as his finger would everytime cut through the air because his inebriated eyes were showing him two Khushis & that's why, he couldn't touch the real Khushi's nose.

"Khuuuussshhhiii.. Your.. your nose.. I.. I want to touch your" He again hiccupped. "your nose, but I.. I can't." He complained annoyingly, due to one more failed attempt of touching her nose.

Khushi smelled alcohol as he came near & she understood the scenario. She then held his hand & made his index finger touch her nose.

"Hehehehe." He laughed happily like a child as if he got his favourite candy.

"Laal… Ho… gai.." He teased her as usual, touching her nose & was about to get disbalanced, when Khushi held him through his shoulders.

"Khushiiiiii… My...Khushiiiii…my sweetheart… I...I loooooovvveee you." He slurred in his tipsy tone & hugged Khushi.

Seeing his bhai, all romantic with his wife, a drunken Akash too pulled up his sleeves.

"Paaaaayaaaalll…" He tried to copy his bhai.

"My dal.." He hiccupped. "My dalllliinnngggg." He was more intoxicated than his bhai.

He smiled foolishly looking at his wife & was about to move towards her, swaying in his steps. But one sharp stare from Payal & he stopped in his steps, covering his mouth with his palm.

He hiccupped loudly & then laughed at himself.

"Payaaaalllll… Shweethalt.." His romantic nerves were bouncing to come out seeing his romantic bhai. "Payal.. I.. Looooovvvveee.." But he couldn't complete as his wife was now glaring at him with raging eyes & flaring nostrils.

He immediately rushed towards his bhai on unsteady steps.

"Bhai." He called Arnav who was busy inhaling his wife's jasmine fragrance, which got mixed with the strong smell of alcohol.

"BHAIIIII." Akash shouted in his bhai's ear, startling him.

"WHAT THE." Arnav retorted angrily, rubbing his ear, moving back unwillingly from his wife's arms. 

He narrowed his eyes at Akash. Khushi was holding him by his arm, not letting him fall.

"Bhai.. She isssss…. scaling me." He complained his bhai like a kid, pointing at his furious wife.

Arnav glanced at Payal. Indeed she was looking scary in anger.

He gulped fearfully but tried to appear brave. Afterall he has to protect his ASR's reputation.

"Be a man Aka.. Akash." He patted Akash's shoulder encouragingly. "She is your.. your wifffeee. Go to.. her." He hiccupped & pushed Akash towards Payal.

Gathering some courage, Akash looked at his wife, who was now standing with her hands on her waist. Her red, angry eyes clearly stating I-will-kill-you. On top of that, his tipsy mind was showing him more scary image of Payal standing in front of him, with her saree pallu tucked at her waist & a big broom in her hand, ready to beat him to a pulp.

He ran back to his bhai, who was busy admiring his wife, hardly managing to keep his drowsy eyes open.

"Bhai.. Bhai.. I won't go.. with.. with her. I.. I.. will stay with.. with you.. in.. in your room tonight bhai." Akash requested making a puppy face.

Now this got him his bhai's attention.

"WHAT THE." Arnav turned towards him.

"No.. You will go to your room… with your.. your wife & I will go to my.. my room with my…. Khuuuusshhiii.." He replied, clearly denying to Akash's arrangement. How can he stay away from his Khushi??

"But bhai.. She will.." Akash again pointed towards Payal who was now gritting her teeth at her tipsy husband.

Akash immediately hid behind Arnav.

"Bhai.. She will beat me.. with.. with that broom in her.. hand." He expressed his fear, peeping a bit from behind his brother, to look at his angry wife to immediately hid back again.

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Pls don't expect the full update too soon because right now I'm drafting, YAMS & LAFB..

Ok…Now a small questionnaire.. Hope u all would answer…

1- Are u all happy with the pace of the story??

2- Are u all happy with the development of the characters??

3- Do you all feel, I'm doing justice with the story??

4- Do you all agree with my views, I presented in the beginning of this part??

5- Lastly, anything u want to tell ur poor writer 🤯

 Complaint/request/demand/praises

(apart from updating regularly because I know, it's gonna b almost everybody's demand, so I have already told it to myself on all of ur behalf 😜)

Waiting for ur reviews on the teaser & ur replies to my questions ☺️

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Kavita ❤️