Part 3 Proposal

Taking the paper, Khushi left the place hurriedly. She stopped hearing,

"One minute..."

She turned behind and found Arnav calling her. She blinked her eyes, parting her lips.

"Are you in urgency?" He asked.

She nodded no hurriedly.

"Actually, it's a letter"

Khushi gulped down.

"I wrote it to give it to you as I didn't expect us to fix an outing"

She nodded with a smile.

"By the way, what are you going?"

"Forensic officer..."

"Wow... that great..."

Khushi smiled.

"That means you would also be busy"

"Certainly not... but yes" she blabbered.

Arnav chuckled.

"Will meet tomorrow"

Khushi nodded ok.

"Bye"

"Bye..." Khushi said disappointedly. She expected him to ask for her phone number but he didn't ask for it.

She stood for a while hesitatingly. She made up herself, taking a deep breath and she called him.

"Arnav..."

Arnav looked at her and raised his brows.

"Can I get your number?" She asked, trying hard not to show her hesitation.

He smiled and pointed at her bag in which she kept his letter. He stepped back smilingly and left. Khushi hurriedly opened the letter and found his phone number at the bottom of the letter. She fed it on her mobile hurriedly. She straightened herself, sensing a TAP on her shoulder. She saw Payal standing behind and sighed in relief. Payal lifted her brows questioningly. Khushi nodded her head from left to right shrinking her nose. Payal nodded REALLY? Khushi bit her lip and nodded yes. They burst out laughing.

"Why didn't you tell me you have feelings for Arnav?"

"Now also I don't say so..." She said controlling her smile.

"You didn't say but your eyes, face, action, everything is saying..."

"Is it?" She bit her nail.

"I would have helped you to talk to him if you had told me about your feelings"

"How could I do that when I'm not sure about it? It's awkward to take the proposal forward without knowing about the opposite person..."

"But, you waited for him, right?"

"It's my own decision. I thought this was just an infatuation but after he went to the UK, I felt so restless. I thought as time passed, I would be all right. But, whenever my parents spoke about my wedding, I remembered him. I could not hold myself from comparing the Groom candidate with Arnav. It may sound so funny but made me thoughtful. I could not think of anyone in his place. At the same time, I was scared about his rejection. I didn't want to do anything without knowing his heart"

"OK, what are you going to do now? Going for a DATE?"

Khushi nodded yes with a cute blush.

"Enjoy..."

Khushi smiled.

"Ok, I'm leaving. Akash is waiting for me"

"Ok, bye"

Payal left the place. Khushi walked towards the parking lot. Payal came to Akash.

"Shall we go?"

"Didn't you go with Khushi?" Akash asked.

"With Khushi? Are not you going to drop me?" She asked shockingly.

"Arnav is here after a long. I would like to be with him for a while. I have no problem if you wait for me"

Payal sighed.

"Ok, I will go with Khushi" Taking her phone, Payal called Khushi who just got into her car.

"Haan, Payal?"

"Khushi, could you drop me?"

"Sure... come to the parking lot"

"Ok... coming" She disconnected the call and looked at Akash.

"Thank God, Khushi has not left yet. I'm going with her. Enjoy"

"Thank you, Payal..."

"I can understand. That's why I'm going now but don't expect the same from me after our wedding" She said strictly.

"No no... I will not bring you anywhere after our wedding"

"Haannnn..." Payal dropped her jaw.

He laughed.

"Who is going to seek your permission? I will go on my own..."

"I just kidding, Payal"

"I know..."

They saw Arnav and Aman coming.

"Bye, Aman, Bye Arnav... I'm leaving" Payal said.

"Don't you go with her?" Arnav asked Akash.

"How will he leave when you are here after a long?" Aman said.

"Payal, I'm not responsible for this. It's completely his decision to be with me" Arnav said, raising his hands smiling.

"No problem, Arnav. Let him enjoy until our wedding..."

"What after that? Won't he get your permission?" Aman asked.

"No way..."

"Poor boy...!" NK said, who just came there.

"What will you do if Khushi says the same to you, ASR?" Aman asked Arnav.

Arnav smiled.

"She is not even talking to him freely... then how will she put conditions?" NK said.

"Don't be in the illusion, Arnav. Payal was also the same at first... now see, how she ordering me" Akash countered and got a hit from Payal.

At the same time, Aman got a call.

"Eeee..." Aman became annoyed.

"What happened?" Arnav asked.

"Commissioner's call"

"Attend it"

Aman attended the call.

"Yes, sir"

"Aman, another murder happened in Noida... go to the stop immediately"

"Yes, sir" Aman disconnected the call, looking at his friends.

"I have to go, guys... it's urgent"

Arnav nodded ok.

"I'm sorry, ASR"

"That's ok. Duty comes first. We will meet later"

Aman nodded yes.

"I'm going"

"Bye"

He rushed out in the blink of an eye.

"Ok, I'm going. Khushi is waiting for me" Payal said.

"Wait, Payal..." Arnav stopped her.

Payal looked at him.

"Akash, we will meet when Aman is free. Take Payal with you and drop her home now"

Akash nodded ok.

"I will drop you Nannav" NK said.

"You carry on. I will go"

"Are you sure?"

"Yup..."

"Ok, see you" NK strode.

"Let's go, Payal," Akash said.

They walked to the parking lot. Payal thought something and stopped.

"Arnav, could you do me a favor?"

"Yeah, tell me"

"Khushi is in the parking lot. Could you tell her I'm leaving with Akash?"

"Sure" Arnav walked to the parking lot smiling.

In the meanwhile,

Khushi started her car and turned the AC on as she had to wait for Payal. She thought to read Arnav's letter before Payal came. Taking it, she read it.

Hi, Khushi,

You may wonder, why I'm writing this letter after so many years. I should have written this letter a long ago... I so wanted to... but, I could not. I'm not going to give excuses for my silence. I just don't want to. I know you also had a crush on me... just like how I had on you... maybe, more than you had on me. I thought it was just an attraction. As time passed, I realized I was wrong. I don't want to beat around the bush anymore. I LOVE YOU. I will be happy if you accept my proposal. I don't know what your present condition is. You can tell me your decision. Take your time and think. Your decision can be anything, just ring me. There is my number at the bottom of the letter. Hope I will get a sweet answer from you.

Yours Lovingly,

Arnav.

Khushi folded the paper while folding her lip. She wanted to hop from the Earth to the Sky. She laughed like a mad, keeping the letter close to her chest. She saw Arnav coming. She kept the letter in her bag hurriedly and took her phone to pretend to check it. She thought he came to the parking lot looking for someone. She looked at her phone and observed him through the corner of her eyes. She jerked hearing a knock on the door. She saw Arnav standing with a smile. She got out of the car hurriedly.

"Payal wants me to convey a message to you"

"Oh..."

"She went with Akash"

"Whaaat? She asked me to wait"

"Yeah... Akash wanted to be with us but our program changed as Aman got to go..."

"Oh..."

"Payal will call you later"

"That's ok"

"Mmm"

"How did you come?" She asked.

"By cab"

"What about now?"

"Will book a cab"

"If you don't mind, I can drop you"

"Why will I mind?"

"Shall we?" Khushi smiled.

Arnav nodded yes. Khushi started and Arnav took the seat next to her.

"Where are you staying?"

"Hotel the Royal Palace"

"Mmm"

Khushi started the car and drove towards the Hotel the Royal Palace.

"When did you join the job?" he asked.

"Last year..."

"What did you do before that?"

"Working for a detective agency"

"Oh... wow..."

"There is nothing to feel proud of. I didn't have much work other than forensic work."

"Means?"

"There was a big ego clash in the agency. The seniors didn't give a chance to the juniors. That's why I resigned the job"

"Oh..."

After a few minutes, there was no interaction.

"Won't you ask anything about me?" Arnav asked.

"You completed MS in the UK. You are working as a Criminology Professor a Scotland University. You are the KEY professor of your department. That's why you didn't get time to spend for yourself. You have no one other than your Nani who is presently staying in an Ashram. She refused to come to Scotland with you"

Arnav raised his brows.

"We often talked about you" She smiled.

"WE mean Payal and you, right?"

"Yeah..."

"It seems you are updating"

Khushi smiled looking at the road.

They reached the Hotel the Royal Palace. Khushi stopped the car and looked at Arnav.

"Thanks..." he extended his hand for a shake.

"My pleasure" She shook hands with him.

Arnav gripped her hand and said,

"I love you so much"

To be continued...