Arnav and Khushi were
childhood buddies. Khushi was from a rich family and Arnav was from a
normal middle class family. They were separated after Khushi’s 12th
standard and by that time Khushi had developed her liking for Arnav and
Arnav had slowly started understanding the world and the economy class
discrimination. After they were separated for Khushi’s education abroad,
Khushi tried contacting him through many sources he never responded.
Now Khushi has completed her studies and Arnav has struggled and completed his masters in Fashion designing and working for a small fashion house called Adam’s Fashions. Khushi has returned to India and taken over as MD for Gupta’s Wearhouse one of the best fashion houses. Adam’s Fashion has bid for a contract to design few clothes for Gupta’s new Summer collection and it’s the day of contract handover. Arnav with lot of hesitance has come in for the conference with the owner and friend Aman Mathur. All are sitting in the room waiting for Khushi now Arnav’s thoughts drift back to his flashback.
Arnav came to Khushi at school when they were in 10th std and he was dressed as a vampire with a mask for a fancy dress competition and grabbed her from behind. She never panicked and turned towards him and opens his mask
Khushi – Better luck next time (giggling at him)
Arnav – Kya chutki dar nahi laga time. (What yar…you weren’t scared?)
Khushi - (Khushi snakes her hands around his neck) Muje patha tha ki tum ho (I knew it was you)
Arnav – Kaise ? (How?)
Khushi – Bas patha chal gaya (Just like that I got to know)
Arnav – Achha teek hai (Smiling naughtily) Wish nahi karogi muje? (Oh ok fine. Will you not wish me?)
(Khushi always gave him a friendly hug before doing anything to wish him but lately she started observing her cousin sister and her fiancé Akash getting cozy {due to their little carelessness} and she wanted to be same way with Arnav. So this time she hugged him little tight than usual and Arnav sensed a difference)
Arnav – Khushi…..(She makes the grip tighter and he is all confused)…kya huva? (What happened?)
Khushi – (breaks the hug and looks at him) Arnie….
Arnav – Hmm
Khushi – (Gets closer and gives a wet peck on his lips. Blushing to the glory) All the best (She just runs away from him leaving a surprised Arnav back who is almost shocked with what happened)
(Arnav is back to present and smiles with the instance which he got in his mind and suddenly starts thinking off her status now and wishes in his mind)
Arnav – Hope wo muje na pehchane (Hope she doesn’t recognize me)
(Khushi enters the conference room in a business formals)
Khushi – Good Afternoon gentlemen (A smile on confidence). So we are here to reveal the contract winners for our summer collection. Since we are planning a bigger event this year we would share the contract between 3 vendors. And 3 vendors are Jha Collections, Trends Today and Adam’s Fashions. Congratulation to all winners and Thanks for all others for bidding, better luck next time. We still have all your sample designs so would contact you back when required. So lets all move to the lunch hall at ground floor. (Looking at her secretary Sheetal). Sheetal please escort them to the hall
(Khushi walks off the room. Arnav is relieved that she never recognized him)
Arnav (to himself with a sigh of relief) – Thank god pehchani nahi (Thank god..she dint recognize)
NEXT DAY AT ADAM’S FASHIONS OFFICE
(Arnav enters Aman’s Cabin where Aman is looking at their designs)
Arnav – Kya huva Aman.... bohoth tensed lag rahe ho aur phone pe bhi parishan lag rahe the. (What happened Aman..you look tensed and you sounded to be worried over the phone too)
Aman – Arnav, yeh designs mein kuch clarifications mange hai Gupta Wearhouse walo ne aur aaj hi meeting ke liye bulaya hai..tho mein wahi designs dek raha tha…kahi humne kuch gadbad tho nahi ki (Looks with a confused expression at Arnav) (Gupta Wearhouse team has asked for some clarification on these designs and they have called for meeting today itself. I was just checking out if we have done and goof up on these designs)
Arnav – Aman don’t worry. I will handle them. Where is the meeting and when?
Aman – Hilton pe 10:30 baje (In Hilton hotel at 10:30)
Arnav – Teek hai…already 10 baj gaye mein nikaltha hun. Tu tension math le. (Ok…its already 10 now…I will start. You don’t worry)
(Arnav leaves from there and reaches the Hilton Hotel. )
HILTON HOTEL RECEPTION
Arnav – Gupta Wearehouse meeting?
Receptionist – Room number 143.
Arnav – What? I mean a meeting in a room?
Receptionist – Yes Sir.
Arnav – Ok Thank you
Receptionist – Welcome Sir
Arnav – (To himself) Strange…Room 143
(Again his thoughts drift to flashback as he walks towards the lift lobby)
(Now Khushi is 17 and is about to complete her 12th in 1month. Last night Payal had discussed about her honeymoon plans with Khushi and her family planning of having 2 kids and lot of other dreams after marriage. These things made Khushi dream her life and Marriage with her best friend Arnav. There was no one at Khushi’s home as each one were busy with Payal’s marriage preprations. Since she got some privacy she wanted to reveal her liking to Arnav. She called Arnav to her home. She was wearing a nice simple ghagra and choli which is backless.)
(Arnav comes to her house and rings the bell. Khushi’s house has Automatic door operating system installed. Khushi sees him through the security monitor and asks him to come to her room directly. Arnav enters the room and Khushi is sitting in front of the mirror and setting her hair. Arnav smiles)
Arnav – Dulhan tumari behen ko banna hai aur tum itna saj daj rahi ho. (Your sister is going to be the bride and you are getting dressed up so much)
(Khushi just smiles back at him and locks her room. Arnav is alerted now)
Arnav – Kya huva Chutki? Darvaza kyon band kar rahi ho? (What happened Khushi? Why are you closing the door?)
Khushi – Muje tumse kuch important si baath karni hai (I want to talk to you something important)
(She is looking at his eyes making him conscious now. He sits properly on the bed where he was lying lazily on it before)
Khushi – Arnie muje dek ke tume kya lagtha hai? (Arnie..What do you feel seeing me?)
Arnav – Yeh kaisa sawal hai khushi? (What kind of a question is this Khushi?)
Khushi – In kapdo mein dek ke tume mere liye kuch feel nahi hotha? (She wants to find out what is in his mind) (Seeing me in this dress aren’t you feeling anything?)
Arnav – Saaf saaf bolo Chutki. Kya poochna chathi ho? (Tell me properly Khushi. What do you want to ask?)
(Khushi is closing the gap between them slowly)
Khushi – Arnie…muje patha nahi kya poochna hai tumse. Par muje hamesha tumare saath rehna hai. Accha nahi lagtha jab wo tumari class mate Lavnya tumare peeche bike mein roz lift lethi hai tho. Aur jab be Jiji and Jija ko saath mein dekthi hunt ho muje bhi tumare saath hone ka mann kartha hai. Aur… (She is blabbering all this in one go. Kind of breathlessly) (I don’t know what I want to ask you. But I always like to be with you. I don’t like when your clamate Lavanya takes lift from you every day. When I see my Sister with Brother in law I feel like being with you and...)
(Arnav stops her by covering her mouth in his palms. Both are standing closer now. He slowly pulls her in a hug making his grip on her bare waist)
Arnav – Shhhhh (Slowly releases his hand and makes her head rest on his chest). Kya hogaya hai aaj tume aise ajeeb sa kyon behave kar rahi ho? Mein hamesha tumare saath hi tho hotha hun (What has happened to you today? Why are you behaving so differently? I am always there with you right?)
(Arnav deliberately ignoring her jealousy part of Lavanya and her sober feeling of wanting him)
Khushi – Mera mathlab….aise saath nahi. (I mean…not together like this)
Arnav – Phir kaise? (Then how?)
Khushi – Wo jaise Payal Jiji aur Akash Jiju aage se rahenge waise (Like the way Payal and Akash are going to stay going forward)
(Arnav was shocked he was never dumb to not understand what Khushi just said but he was realizing the status difference between the two familes and he assumed that Khushi’s family would never accept this relation so he decided to keep quite and not to declare his feelings. He slowly broke the hug and made her stand away still hold her sholder and started speaking in a emotionless tone)
Arnav – Chutki listen….yeh sab shadhi ka mahol dek ke aise kayal athe hai aur mein ek akela ladka hun jiske saath tum itne kareeb ho isilye aisa feel ho raha hai tume. (Looking at the wedding preparations you tend to get such feelings and since I am the only guy you are close to you are getting such thoughts)
(Khushi never expected such a cold reply from him after being with him from childhood and growing up with him at every stage of her life. She was still. Arnav was observing her silence and sad face he continued)
Arnav – Tum samaj rahi ho na mein kya keh raha hun? (Are you getting what I am trying to tell you?)
Khushi – Bas Arnie…. ?(She is asking back to confirm…but he never had the courage to say a no again so he kept quite)… teek hai tho tume lagtha hai muje bas lag raha hai han? Aur tume tho kuch mehsoos b nahi hotha mere paas hone na hone se na?(So you feel that these are just my thoughts right? And you never feel any difference between me being close to you or far awayright?)
(Arnav is silent again just looking at her sad face and eyes are dwelled up with tears. He wanted to stop her from crying now but he chose to keep quite)
Khushi – Bolo Arnie...(Tell me) (She again came close hugging him tighter) don’t you feel anything when I hug you like this (She slowly lifts her head and kiss his lips lightly) kiss you like this (Khushi is still searching for an answer in his eyes. He is still not reacting to her confession which made her get angry) Tum aise kyon ho? Kya tume koi faraq nahi padtha? Mere kareeb ane se? Mere choone se? (Why are you like this? Its really dosent matter to you? When I come closer to you when I touch you?)
Arnav – Nahi (That is all he could say with all that emotions being buried under his straight face)
Khushi – Teek hai. Tho Faraq nahi padtha?…(Ok. So it dosent matter to you?)
(Khushi’s anger was raised to a other level. She confirmed the door is locked with the code and came back looking at Arnav. She threw her dupatta on him while returing to the place where he was standing from the door. Arnav did not understand what she was upto now. She untied her lehnga dori make it fall down. She undid her top and threw it aside on the bed. Arnav was all tensed now imaginging her next move.)
Arnav – Stop it Khushi…just stop it….
(Khushi knew he called her name only when he is angry or frustrated)
Khushi – Kyon gussa araha hai (She removed her bra walking further)
Arnav – Paas math ana Khushi (Don’t come closer Khushi)
Khushi – Tume koi farq nahi padni chayiye Arnie (Why, it shouldn’t be bothering you) (She took off her last piece of cloth too. Standing just an arm distance away from him)
Arnav – You are disgusting Khushi. Kya Karne ki koshish kar rahi ho?? (What are you trying to do?)
Khushi – Wahi jo tum kar nahi pa rahe (The samething which you are unable to do)
Arnav – What do you mean?
Khushi – I mean what I said. Tum apna pyar maan nahi rahe lekin mein manvane ki khoshish kar rahi hoon. I know you love me. Bas ek baar apne muh se bol do. Warna (You are not agreeing your love towards me, I am just trying to make you realize it. I know that you love me. Just say it one yourself Arnie otherwise..) (Saying this she comes still closer taking his hand and was about make him touch her forcibly. But he lost his control and jerked his hand)
Arnav – Do you even know what you are trying to do? Just listen to me carefully. I don’t have any feelings for you and I am not going to repeat it for you again and again.
Khushi - Joot math bolo Arnie. (Don’t lie)
Arnav – Arey mein kyon joot bolun. Aur koi feelings hothe bhi na aaj jo harkath tumne ki hai yeh sab karke, mein kya koi bhi ladka apne feelings ke bare mein dobara sochtha aur apna pyar ka izhar nahi kartha. (Why should I lie? And even if I had feelings all these things which you did today would have made any guy think twice over his feelings towards you and definetly wouldn’t have confessed his love to you) If you can strip in front of me just to make me confess the feeling which I don’t even have then you could have stripped in front of any damn guy to make him agree what you feel is right and all this concludes one thing Khushi that you…don’t have a character.
(It was mere deliberate statement Arnav was making to stop her from doing anything further and making him go weak which would have definitely lead to his verbal confession. But this statement did hit Khushi on her nerves and heart making her numb. She had never expected something like this. She just grabbed her bathrobe from the cupboard and wore it. Unlocked the door with the code and lead Arnav outside the room and locked back. All that Arnav could hear was her cry and he left the place. That was the last day he had seen her before previous day’s meeting)
(Now his senses came to present and he was standing outside the room number 143.He knocks the door and Khushi opens the door and to his surprise wearing the similar kind of a Ghagra choli)
Arnav (to himself) – Not again
Khushi – Come in… (She walks inside)
Arnav – (Walks insides and starts the conversation) I wanted to find out what is the clarification required on the designs.
Khushi – Muje tumse kuch aur baath karni hai Arrr…niiiiiieee (She said that mockingly) (I want to discuss something else with you…)
Arnav – Sorry
Khushi – Calm down Mr Raizada. I was just kidding
(She gives a naughty smile and brings the designs and starts her discussion which was genuine. They both made some changes and finally got the designs fixed according to the requirement. Once the talks are over. Arnav gets up)
Arnav – Ok then these are finalized. We shall present the sample dresses in 1 or 2 days.
Khushi – Sure. Thank you (Arnav starts walking towards the door..) And congratulations on your engagement Arnav
(This was a shocking moment to Arnav. He was surely engaged to Lavanya due to circumstances she had created by faking a pregnancy by consummation during Arnav’s drunk state. But how could Khushi know about it who came to India just couple of days ago. He did not want to think abou it now)
Arnav – Thanks… (He hurriedly walked away from that room not wanting to face Khushi)
(All the further conversation with Arnav and Khushi remained very professional. Khushi could still sense some uneasiness in Arnav whenever she made a reference to his marriage or Lavanya. She was no more that innocent Khushi so was tracking Lavanya’s reality. Meanwhile her family was forcing on her marriage and she agreed to settle down with Nandakishore who was the family choice…Finally she was able to collect all the evidences against Lavanya to prove that her pregnancy was not due to Arnav infact by Shyam whom she had secretly married and was involved in this prank only to ruin Arnav’s peace of mind and destroy his career. She packed everything in a small box and gift wrapped it.)
KHUSHI’S ENGAGEMENT DAY
(Khushi was not ready for this new relation with some other man as she always had Arnav in her mind and heart as a life partner. She was feeling uneasy to do this for the sake of her family. This was surely hurting her inner feelings and values. She was caressing the evidence gift again and again. She called Arnav with a heavy heart)
Khushi - Hello, am I speaking to Arnav
Arnav – Chutki??? (Suddenly realizing what was he addressing her as..) I mean Khushi??
Khushi - Han mein. Wo aaj meri mangni hai card nahi de payi tho socha personally invite kardoon. Tum..Sorry Aap zaroor ayiyega (Ya its me…Today is my engagement, I couldn give you the card earlier so thought of inviting you personally. Please do come)
Arnav – Mangni??? (Engagement) (His voice did drop for a moment but he composed back his tone) Sure I will. Kaha aur kitne baje?
Khushi – Mere Ghar mein shyam 7 baje.. (My house…. at 7 PM)
Arnav – Ok I will be there
Khushi - Thanks (She cut the call)
(No reaction from Arnav made Khushi feel worst at the moment)
Khushi (To herself) – Mein Charecterless nahi hun Arnie….mein tho bas apna pyar aur barosa jatha rahi thi…tum ne aisa kaise soch liya ki mein har ladke ke samne …(I am not characterless Arnie… I was just proving my love and trust on you…how could you just say that I can strip in front of any guy)
(Tears dwelled up started flowing thinking of all the blunt dialogs Arnav spoke 8 years ago in the same room. Her chalin of thoughts were broken when there was a knock at the door. She opened the door)
Khushi –Jiji tum? (Sis you?)
Payal – Han mein… 2 ghanton mein rasme shuru ho jayengi tho jaldi tayyar ho ja. (Yes me…In next 2 hours the rituals will start. Get ready soon)
Khushi – Ji (OK)
(Payal leaves as she has to help in other arrangements)
AFTER 1 HOUR
(Khushi got ready. She was setting her hair and the flashback played in her mind. She could never come of that accuse made by Arnav in all these 8 years…)
30 MINS LATER
(Arnav enters Khushi’s house after 8 long years. He could connect each and every corner of the house to their sweet memories at many stages of life since child hood. Payal saw him and came)
Payal – Arnav (She smiles)
Arnav – Jiji (Sis)
Payal – Kaha the tum itne din… meri Shaadi mein bhi nayi aye…kair aaj tho tumari chutki ki sagai hai tho yeh sab hum baad mein baath karenge (Arnav just smiles) accha tum zara dekna wo tayyar huvi ki nayi guests athe hi honge. (She wispers) Darvaze ka code tumara birth year hai.. zara dhyan se…wo kis haal mein hai pooch ke kholna (She winks and moves away) (Where were you all this while..you dint even attend my marriage? However today its your Chutki’s engagement so better we discuss all this later. Please check if she is ready. The code for the door is your birth year. Open carefully after checking in what state she is in)
(Arnav walked towards the room with a heavy heart remembering his accusing the last time he came there)
Arnav – (To himself) Khushi I am really sorry. Muje wo sab kehna pada lekin mein utna harsh nahi hotha uss din tho tum sabko chod ke mere saath rehne ki zid karthi aur tumar gharwale uske liye manthe nahi shayad.(I should not have told all that to you but if I hadn’t been harsh that day you would have demanded to stay with me all the while and your family wouldn’t have like it) I just dint want you to go through all that fights to just be with me as mine.
(He reached her room. But somehow he sensed something will go wrong around. His heart was alerting him)
Arnav – Khushi…(No response. He knocks the door…Still no response)….Khu… (She opens the door). Wo jiji bol rahi thi mein check karoon ki tum tayyar ho ki nahi (Sis asked me to check if you are ready or not)
Khushi – Accha huva…I wanted to speak to you as well come in…(Arnav was hesitant to step in…)… Don’t worry meine characterless hona band kardi hai. Aap andar a sakthe hai (Don’t worry I have stopped being characterless. You can come in)
(Arnav could sense her emotion and the impact his one statement had on her…he came in)
Arnav – Its not like that…
Khushi – (just smiles and hands over the evedance packet to him) This is for you.
Arnav – It has to be gifting you
Khushi – Doesn’t matter.
Arnav – Kya hai isme? (What is there in this?)
Khushi – Khud deklo (See it yourself)
(Arnav opens and checks everything and realized the trick played by Shyam and Lavanya. Khushi was feeling dizzy who was standing next to him and Arnav sensed she was about to fall and caught her and made her lean on him sideways.)
Arnav – Kya huva? (What happened?)
Khushi – Abhi kuch nahi huva hai (nothing as of now)
Arnav – Matlab? ( thant means?)
Khushi – Thodi …dher mein…hoga (It will happen in a while..) (Her words started stumbling)
Arnav – Chutki (Pats her cheek)….meri taraf deko (Look at me) (He tried making her look at him but she started losing her conscious) just look at me damn it
Khushi – Mein Characterless nahi hun…(I am not Characterless)
(That was the last thing she could utter before she fell on him completely unconscious. Arnav for that moment felt he lost everything he had. Still he tried waking her)
Arnav – Chutki…Chutki… Don’t do this….What happened to you? This is not funny….
(He felt this is not going to work out and just carried her down in his arms where everyone were waiting)
Arnav – Jiji Chutki achanak behosh hogayi (Sis..Chutki fell unconscious suddenly)
Payal – Lekin kaise (But how?)
Arnav – Patha nahi…mein city hospital le ja ra hoon aap sab log ajayiye jaldi (I don’t know..I am taking her to city hospital.. you all come there soon)
(He rushed her to hospital….everyone did reach after them. Doctors confirmed that she consumed excessive sleeping tablets and treated her to removing the effect of tablet. They informed she would gain conscious in an hour. By this time NK comes and tells everyone that she loved Arnav and with the fear of getting into a relation with a other man she tried this. He came to know all this by her dairy which she left in his room the previous day. Everyone were shocked and questioned Arnav as to why they did not reveal this before so that everything would have been normal. Now he realized his mistake for assuming things based on economic status. He apologizes everyone. Doctors announce that she gained her conscious)
Akash – Arnav go in. She needs you to be there than all of us
Arnav – I cant do this bhai..I don’t know what to tell
Akash – Go in and you will know what to tell. You need to just need to open your hear for her
Arnav – Ok
(He comes in the ward…looks at her still lying flat, tired)
Arnav – Chutki
(Khushi just looks at him…he comes closer and sits beside her and caras her forehead)
Arnav – Kyon kiya aisa (She was silent) tume patha bhi hai in 3 ghanthon mein muj pe kya beeth rahi thi (he holds her hand in his and kisses it) (why did you do like this? Do you even know what I went throught in these 3 hours?)
Khushi – Arnie…
Arnav – Hmm
Khushi – Tum khush hojathe na agar mein mar (You would have been happy if would have di)
(He closes her mouth lightly and stopped her utter the word completely)
Arnav – Chup….bikul chup…jab deko apni man mani karthi rehthi ho. (Quite….completly quite always you do things according to your wish) Don’t ever…ever think of doing such things.
Khushi – Waise tumne muj jaisi characterless ladki ko bachaya kyon? (By the by why did you save a characterless girl like me) (Again tears started flowing down and this time Arnav wipes them)
Arnav – Chutki ab bas karo…. (Chutki…stop this now)…you very well know I dint mean it. I just told it one day and you are reminding me that again and again.
Khushi – Kehne ke baad tumne mud kar deka taq nahi…8 saal ….har roz wahi dialog goonj raha tha…aur aaj jab meine mangni ke liye bulaya tab bhi tume koi faraq nahi pada (After telling that you never looked back at me…8 years..every day the same dialog was haunting me…and today when I called you to invite to my engagement…it never affected you)
Arnav – Accha tue sunna hi hai..tho sun lo… Han muje faraq padtha hai…agar tum paas hothi ho tho…agar tum muje choothi ho tho…tab bhi ab bhi aur age bhi…lekin muje laga meri aukad nahi hai…isliye (he was getting all emotional) (Ok if you really wanna listen then listen…it does matter to me when you come closer..when you touch me.. even that day…even today and everything in future too…I just thought your family status will create an issue)
Khushi – Ok wo sab chodo….Tho ab bolo….(Ok..leave all that now…tell me)
Arnav – kya bolu (what should I tell you?)
Khushi – That you love me…
Arnav – (He smiles at her stubooness to make him say it)… I love you.. khush? (Happy?)
Khushi – Its not Khush it Khushi…. Finally you said that
Arnav – Abhi you prmise me that you will never do such stupid thing in life again
Khushi – You promise that you will be with me always.
Arnav – Han rahoonga hamesha (yes I will Always..)
All Family members- Hamesha (always)… (mocking and smiling at them)
(And after all this confession Arnav and Khushi lived happily ever after)
Now Khushi has completed her studies and Arnav has struggled and completed his masters in Fashion designing and working for a small fashion house called Adam’s Fashions. Khushi has returned to India and taken over as MD for Gupta’s Wearhouse one of the best fashion houses. Adam’s Fashion has bid for a contract to design few clothes for Gupta’s new Summer collection and it’s the day of contract handover. Arnav with lot of hesitance has come in for the conference with the owner and friend Aman Mathur. All are sitting in the room waiting for Khushi now Arnav’s thoughts drift back to his flashback.
Arnav came to Khushi at school when they were in 10th std and he was dressed as a vampire with a mask for a fancy dress competition and grabbed her from behind. She never panicked and turned towards him and opens his mask
Khushi – Better luck next time (giggling at him)
Arnav – Kya chutki dar nahi laga time. (What yar…you weren’t scared?)
Khushi - (Khushi snakes her hands around his neck) Muje patha tha ki tum ho (I knew it was you)
Arnav – Kaise ? (How?)
Khushi – Bas patha chal gaya (Just like that I got to know)
Arnav – Achha teek hai (Smiling naughtily) Wish nahi karogi muje? (Oh ok fine. Will you not wish me?)
(Khushi always gave him a friendly hug before doing anything to wish him but lately she started observing her cousin sister and her fiancé Akash getting cozy {due to their little carelessness} and she wanted to be same way with Arnav. So this time she hugged him little tight than usual and Arnav sensed a difference)
Arnav – Khushi…..(She makes the grip tighter and he is all confused)…kya huva? (What happened?)
Khushi – (breaks the hug and looks at him) Arnie….
Arnav – Hmm
Khushi – (Gets closer and gives a wet peck on his lips. Blushing to the glory) All the best (She just runs away from him leaving a surprised Arnav back who is almost shocked with what happened)
(Arnav is back to present and smiles with the instance which he got in his mind and suddenly starts thinking off her status now and wishes in his mind)
Arnav – Hope wo muje na pehchane (Hope she doesn’t recognize me)
(Khushi enters the conference room in a business formals)
Khushi – Good Afternoon gentlemen (A smile on confidence). So we are here to reveal the contract winners for our summer collection. Since we are planning a bigger event this year we would share the contract between 3 vendors. And 3 vendors are Jha Collections, Trends Today and Adam’s Fashions. Congratulation to all winners and Thanks for all others for bidding, better luck next time. We still have all your sample designs so would contact you back when required. So lets all move to the lunch hall at ground floor. (Looking at her secretary Sheetal). Sheetal please escort them to the hall
(Khushi walks off the room. Arnav is relieved that she never recognized him)
Arnav (to himself with a sigh of relief) – Thank god pehchani nahi (Thank god..she dint recognize)
NEXT DAY AT ADAM’S FASHIONS OFFICE
(Arnav enters Aman’s Cabin where Aman is looking at their designs)
Arnav – Kya huva Aman.... bohoth tensed lag rahe ho aur phone pe bhi parishan lag rahe the. (What happened Aman..you look tensed and you sounded to be worried over the phone too)
Aman – Arnav, yeh designs mein kuch clarifications mange hai Gupta Wearhouse walo ne aur aaj hi meeting ke liye bulaya hai..tho mein wahi designs dek raha tha…kahi humne kuch gadbad tho nahi ki (Looks with a confused expression at Arnav) (Gupta Wearhouse team has asked for some clarification on these designs and they have called for meeting today itself. I was just checking out if we have done and goof up on these designs)
Arnav – Aman don’t worry. I will handle them. Where is the meeting and when?
Aman – Hilton pe 10:30 baje (In Hilton hotel at 10:30)
Arnav – Teek hai…already 10 baj gaye mein nikaltha hun. Tu tension math le. (Ok…its already 10 now…I will start. You don’t worry)
(Arnav leaves from there and reaches the Hilton Hotel. )
HILTON HOTEL RECEPTION
Arnav – Gupta Wearehouse meeting?
Receptionist – Room number 143.
Arnav – What? I mean a meeting in a room?
Receptionist – Yes Sir.
Arnav – Ok Thank you
Receptionist – Welcome Sir
Arnav – (To himself) Strange…Room 143
(Again his thoughts drift to flashback as he walks towards the lift lobby)
(Now Khushi is 17 and is about to complete her 12th in 1month. Last night Payal had discussed about her honeymoon plans with Khushi and her family planning of having 2 kids and lot of other dreams after marriage. These things made Khushi dream her life and Marriage with her best friend Arnav. There was no one at Khushi’s home as each one were busy with Payal’s marriage preprations. Since she got some privacy she wanted to reveal her liking to Arnav. She called Arnav to her home. She was wearing a nice simple ghagra and choli which is backless.)
(Arnav comes to her house and rings the bell. Khushi’s house has Automatic door operating system installed. Khushi sees him through the security monitor and asks him to come to her room directly. Arnav enters the room and Khushi is sitting in front of the mirror and setting her hair. Arnav smiles)
Arnav – Dulhan tumari behen ko banna hai aur tum itna saj daj rahi ho. (Your sister is going to be the bride and you are getting dressed up so much)
(Khushi just smiles back at him and locks her room. Arnav is alerted now)
Arnav – Kya huva Chutki? Darvaza kyon band kar rahi ho? (What happened Khushi? Why are you closing the door?)
Khushi – Muje tumse kuch important si baath karni hai (I want to talk to you something important)
(She is looking at his eyes making him conscious now. He sits properly on the bed where he was lying lazily on it before)
Khushi – Arnie muje dek ke tume kya lagtha hai? (Arnie..What do you feel seeing me?)
Arnav – Yeh kaisa sawal hai khushi? (What kind of a question is this Khushi?)
Khushi – In kapdo mein dek ke tume mere liye kuch feel nahi hotha? (She wants to find out what is in his mind) (Seeing me in this dress aren’t you feeling anything?)
Arnav – Saaf saaf bolo Chutki. Kya poochna chathi ho? (Tell me properly Khushi. What do you want to ask?)
(Khushi is closing the gap between them slowly)
Khushi – Arnie…muje patha nahi kya poochna hai tumse. Par muje hamesha tumare saath rehna hai. Accha nahi lagtha jab wo tumari class mate Lavnya tumare peeche bike mein roz lift lethi hai tho. Aur jab be Jiji and Jija ko saath mein dekthi hunt ho muje bhi tumare saath hone ka mann kartha hai. Aur… (She is blabbering all this in one go. Kind of breathlessly) (I don’t know what I want to ask you. But I always like to be with you. I don’t like when your clamate Lavanya takes lift from you every day. When I see my Sister with Brother in law I feel like being with you and...)
(Arnav stops her by covering her mouth in his palms. Both are standing closer now. He slowly pulls her in a hug making his grip on her bare waist)
Arnav – Shhhhh (Slowly releases his hand and makes her head rest on his chest). Kya hogaya hai aaj tume aise ajeeb sa kyon behave kar rahi ho? Mein hamesha tumare saath hi tho hotha hun (What has happened to you today? Why are you behaving so differently? I am always there with you right?)
(Arnav deliberately ignoring her jealousy part of Lavanya and her sober feeling of wanting him)
Khushi – Mera mathlab….aise saath nahi. (I mean…not together like this)
Arnav – Phir kaise? (Then how?)
Khushi – Wo jaise Payal Jiji aur Akash Jiju aage se rahenge waise (Like the way Payal and Akash are going to stay going forward)
(Arnav was shocked he was never dumb to not understand what Khushi just said but he was realizing the status difference between the two familes and he assumed that Khushi’s family would never accept this relation so he decided to keep quite and not to declare his feelings. He slowly broke the hug and made her stand away still hold her sholder and started speaking in a emotionless tone)
Arnav – Chutki listen….yeh sab shadhi ka mahol dek ke aise kayal athe hai aur mein ek akela ladka hun jiske saath tum itne kareeb ho isilye aisa feel ho raha hai tume. (Looking at the wedding preparations you tend to get such feelings and since I am the only guy you are close to you are getting such thoughts)
(Khushi never expected such a cold reply from him after being with him from childhood and growing up with him at every stage of her life. She was still. Arnav was observing her silence and sad face he continued)
Arnav – Tum samaj rahi ho na mein kya keh raha hun? (Are you getting what I am trying to tell you?)
Khushi – Bas Arnie…. ?(She is asking back to confirm…but he never had the courage to say a no again so he kept quite)… teek hai tho tume lagtha hai muje bas lag raha hai han? Aur tume tho kuch mehsoos b nahi hotha mere paas hone na hone se na?(So you feel that these are just my thoughts right? And you never feel any difference between me being close to you or far awayright?)
(Arnav is silent again just looking at her sad face and eyes are dwelled up with tears. He wanted to stop her from crying now but he chose to keep quite)
Khushi – Bolo Arnie...(Tell me) (She again came close hugging him tighter) don’t you feel anything when I hug you like this (She slowly lifts her head and kiss his lips lightly) kiss you like this (Khushi is still searching for an answer in his eyes. He is still not reacting to her confession which made her get angry) Tum aise kyon ho? Kya tume koi faraq nahi padtha? Mere kareeb ane se? Mere choone se? (Why are you like this? Its really dosent matter to you? When I come closer to you when I touch you?)
Arnav – Nahi (That is all he could say with all that emotions being buried under his straight face)
Khushi – Teek hai. Tho Faraq nahi padtha?…(Ok. So it dosent matter to you?)
(Khushi’s anger was raised to a other level. She confirmed the door is locked with the code and came back looking at Arnav. She threw her dupatta on him while returing to the place where he was standing from the door. Arnav did not understand what she was upto now. She untied her lehnga dori make it fall down. She undid her top and threw it aside on the bed. Arnav was all tensed now imaginging her next move.)
Arnav – Stop it Khushi…just stop it….
(Khushi knew he called her name only when he is angry or frustrated)
Khushi – Kyon gussa araha hai (She removed her bra walking further)
Arnav – Paas math ana Khushi (Don’t come closer Khushi)
Khushi – Tume koi farq nahi padni chayiye Arnie (Why, it shouldn’t be bothering you) (She took off her last piece of cloth too. Standing just an arm distance away from him)
Arnav – You are disgusting Khushi. Kya Karne ki koshish kar rahi ho?? (What are you trying to do?)
Khushi – Wahi jo tum kar nahi pa rahe (The samething which you are unable to do)
Arnav – What do you mean?
Khushi – I mean what I said. Tum apna pyar maan nahi rahe lekin mein manvane ki khoshish kar rahi hoon. I know you love me. Bas ek baar apne muh se bol do. Warna (You are not agreeing your love towards me, I am just trying to make you realize it. I know that you love me. Just say it one yourself Arnie otherwise..) (Saying this she comes still closer taking his hand and was about make him touch her forcibly. But he lost his control and jerked his hand)
Arnav – Do you even know what you are trying to do? Just listen to me carefully. I don’t have any feelings for you and I am not going to repeat it for you again and again.
Khushi - Joot math bolo Arnie. (Don’t lie)
Arnav – Arey mein kyon joot bolun. Aur koi feelings hothe bhi na aaj jo harkath tumne ki hai yeh sab karke, mein kya koi bhi ladka apne feelings ke bare mein dobara sochtha aur apna pyar ka izhar nahi kartha. (Why should I lie? And even if I had feelings all these things which you did today would have made any guy think twice over his feelings towards you and definetly wouldn’t have confessed his love to you) If you can strip in front of me just to make me confess the feeling which I don’t even have then you could have stripped in front of any damn guy to make him agree what you feel is right and all this concludes one thing Khushi that you…don’t have a character.
(It was mere deliberate statement Arnav was making to stop her from doing anything further and making him go weak which would have definitely lead to his verbal confession. But this statement did hit Khushi on her nerves and heart making her numb. She had never expected something like this. She just grabbed her bathrobe from the cupboard and wore it. Unlocked the door with the code and lead Arnav outside the room and locked back. All that Arnav could hear was her cry and he left the place. That was the last day he had seen her before previous day’s meeting)
(Now his senses came to present and he was standing outside the room number 143.He knocks the door and Khushi opens the door and to his surprise wearing the similar kind of a Ghagra choli)
Arnav (to himself) – Not again
Khushi – Come in… (She walks inside)
Arnav – (Walks insides and starts the conversation) I wanted to find out what is the clarification required on the designs.
Khushi – Muje tumse kuch aur baath karni hai Arrr…niiiiiieee (She said that mockingly) (I want to discuss something else with you…)
Arnav – Sorry
Khushi – Calm down Mr Raizada. I was just kidding
(She gives a naughty smile and brings the designs and starts her discussion which was genuine. They both made some changes and finally got the designs fixed according to the requirement. Once the talks are over. Arnav gets up)
Arnav – Ok then these are finalized. We shall present the sample dresses in 1 or 2 days.
Khushi – Sure. Thank you (Arnav starts walking towards the door..) And congratulations on your engagement Arnav
(This was a shocking moment to Arnav. He was surely engaged to Lavanya due to circumstances she had created by faking a pregnancy by consummation during Arnav’s drunk state. But how could Khushi know about it who came to India just couple of days ago. He did not want to think abou it now)
Arnav – Thanks… (He hurriedly walked away from that room not wanting to face Khushi)
(All the further conversation with Arnav and Khushi remained very professional. Khushi could still sense some uneasiness in Arnav whenever she made a reference to his marriage or Lavanya. She was no more that innocent Khushi so was tracking Lavanya’s reality. Meanwhile her family was forcing on her marriage and she agreed to settle down with Nandakishore who was the family choice…Finally she was able to collect all the evidences against Lavanya to prove that her pregnancy was not due to Arnav infact by Shyam whom she had secretly married and was involved in this prank only to ruin Arnav’s peace of mind and destroy his career. She packed everything in a small box and gift wrapped it.)
KHUSHI’S ENGAGEMENT DAY
(Khushi was not ready for this new relation with some other man as she always had Arnav in her mind and heart as a life partner. She was feeling uneasy to do this for the sake of her family. This was surely hurting her inner feelings and values. She was caressing the evidence gift again and again. She called Arnav with a heavy heart)
Khushi - Hello, am I speaking to Arnav
Arnav – Chutki??? (Suddenly realizing what was he addressing her as..) I mean Khushi??
Khushi - Han mein. Wo aaj meri mangni hai card nahi de payi tho socha personally invite kardoon. Tum..Sorry Aap zaroor ayiyega (Ya its me…Today is my engagement, I couldn give you the card earlier so thought of inviting you personally. Please do come)
Arnav – Mangni??? (Engagement) (His voice did drop for a moment but he composed back his tone) Sure I will. Kaha aur kitne baje?
Khushi – Mere Ghar mein shyam 7 baje.. (My house…. at 7 PM)
Arnav – Ok I will be there
Khushi - Thanks (She cut the call)
(No reaction from Arnav made Khushi feel worst at the moment)
Khushi (To herself) – Mein Charecterless nahi hun Arnie….mein tho bas apna pyar aur barosa jatha rahi thi…tum ne aisa kaise soch liya ki mein har ladke ke samne …(I am not characterless Arnie… I was just proving my love and trust on you…how could you just say that I can strip in front of any guy)
(Tears dwelled up started flowing thinking of all the blunt dialogs Arnav spoke 8 years ago in the same room. Her chalin of thoughts were broken when there was a knock at the door. She opened the door)
Khushi –Jiji tum? (Sis you?)
Payal – Han mein… 2 ghanton mein rasme shuru ho jayengi tho jaldi tayyar ho ja. (Yes me…In next 2 hours the rituals will start. Get ready soon)
Khushi – Ji (OK)
(Payal leaves as she has to help in other arrangements)
AFTER 1 HOUR
(Khushi got ready. She was setting her hair and the flashback played in her mind. She could never come of that accuse made by Arnav in all these 8 years…)
30 MINS LATER
(Arnav enters Khushi’s house after 8 long years. He could connect each and every corner of the house to their sweet memories at many stages of life since child hood. Payal saw him and came)
Payal – Arnav (She smiles)
Arnav – Jiji (Sis)
Payal – Kaha the tum itne din… meri Shaadi mein bhi nayi aye…kair aaj tho tumari chutki ki sagai hai tho yeh sab hum baad mein baath karenge (Arnav just smiles) accha tum zara dekna wo tayyar huvi ki nayi guests athe hi honge. (She wispers) Darvaze ka code tumara birth year hai.. zara dhyan se…wo kis haal mein hai pooch ke kholna (She winks and moves away) (Where were you all this while..you dint even attend my marriage? However today its your Chutki’s engagement so better we discuss all this later. Please check if she is ready. The code for the door is your birth year. Open carefully after checking in what state she is in)
(Arnav walked towards the room with a heavy heart remembering his accusing the last time he came there)
Arnav – (To himself) Khushi I am really sorry. Muje wo sab kehna pada lekin mein utna harsh nahi hotha uss din tho tum sabko chod ke mere saath rehne ki zid karthi aur tumar gharwale uske liye manthe nahi shayad.(I should not have told all that to you but if I hadn’t been harsh that day you would have demanded to stay with me all the while and your family wouldn’t have like it) I just dint want you to go through all that fights to just be with me as mine.
(He reached her room. But somehow he sensed something will go wrong around. His heart was alerting him)
Arnav – Khushi…(No response. He knocks the door…Still no response)….Khu… (She opens the door). Wo jiji bol rahi thi mein check karoon ki tum tayyar ho ki nahi (Sis asked me to check if you are ready or not)
Khushi – Accha huva…I wanted to speak to you as well come in…(Arnav was hesitant to step in…)… Don’t worry meine characterless hona band kardi hai. Aap andar a sakthe hai (Don’t worry I have stopped being characterless. You can come in)
(Arnav could sense her emotion and the impact his one statement had on her…he came in)
Arnav – Its not like that…
Khushi – (just smiles and hands over the evedance packet to him) This is for you.
Arnav – It has to be gifting you
Khushi – Doesn’t matter.
Arnav – Kya hai isme? (What is there in this?)
Khushi – Khud deklo (See it yourself)
(Arnav opens and checks everything and realized the trick played by Shyam and Lavanya. Khushi was feeling dizzy who was standing next to him and Arnav sensed she was about to fall and caught her and made her lean on him sideways.)
Arnav – Kya huva? (What happened?)
Khushi – Abhi kuch nahi huva hai (nothing as of now)
Arnav – Matlab? ( thant means?)
Khushi – Thodi …dher mein…hoga (It will happen in a while..) (Her words started stumbling)
Arnav – Chutki (Pats her cheek)….meri taraf deko (Look at me) (He tried making her look at him but she started losing her conscious) just look at me damn it
Khushi – Mein Characterless nahi hun…(I am not Characterless)
(That was the last thing she could utter before she fell on him completely unconscious. Arnav for that moment felt he lost everything he had. Still he tried waking her)
Arnav – Chutki…Chutki… Don’t do this….What happened to you? This is not funny….
(He felt this is not going to work out and just carried her down in his arms where everyone were waiting)
Arnav – Jiji Chutki achanak behosh hogayi (Sis..Chutki fell unconscious suddenly)
Payal – Lekin kaise (But how?)
Arnav – Patha nahi…mein city hospital le ja ra hoon aap sab log ajayiye jaldi (I don’t know..I am taking her to city hospital.. you all come there soon)
(He rushed her to hospital….everyone did reach after them. Doctors confirmed that she consumed excessive sleeping tablets and treated her to removing the effect of tablet. They informed she would gain conscious in an hour. By this time NK comes and tells everyone that she loved Arnav and with the fear of getting into a relation with a other man she tried this. He came to know all this by her dairy which she left in his room the previous day. Everyone were shocked and questioned Arnav as to why they did not reveal this before so that everything would have been normal. Now he realized his mistake for assuming things based on economic status. He apologizes everyone. Doctors announce that she gained her conscious)
Akash – Arnav go in. She needs you to be there than all of us
Arnav – I cant do this bhai..I don’t know what to tell
Akash – Go in and you will know what to tell. You need to just need to open your hear for her
Arnav – Ok
(He comes in the ward…looks at her still lying flat, tired)
Arnav – Chutki
(Khushi just looks at him…he comes closer and sits beside her and caras her forehead)
Arnav – Kyon kiya aisa (She was silent) tume patha bhi hai in 3 ghanthon mein muj pe kya beeth rahi thi (he holds her hand in his and kisses it) (why did you do like this? Do you even know what I went throught in these 3 hours?)
Khushi – Arnie…
Arnav – Hmm
Khushi – Tum khush hojathe na agar mein mar (You would have been happy if would have di)
(He closes her mouth lightly and stopped her utter the word completely)
Arnav – Chup….bikul chup…jab deko apni man mani karthi rehthi ho. (Quite….completly quite always you do things according to your wish) Don’t ever…ever think of doing such things.
Khushi – Waise tumne muj jaisi characterless ladki ko bachaya kyon? (By the by why did you save a characterless girl like me) (Again tears started flowing down and this time Arnav wipes them)
Arnav – Chutki ab bas karo…. (Chutki…stop this now)…you very well know I dint mean it. I just told it one day and you are reminding me that again and again.
Khushi – Kehne ke baad tumne mud kar deka taq nahi…8 saal ….har roz wahi dialog goonj raha tha…aur aaj jab meine mangni ke liye bulaya tab bhi tume koi faraq nahi pada (After telling that you never looked back at me…8 years..every day the same dialog was haunting me…and today when I called you to invite to my engagement…it never affected you)
Arnav – Accha tue sunna hi hai..tho sun lo… Han muje faraq padtha hai…agar tum paas hothi ho tho…agar tum muje choothi ho tho…tab bhi ab bhi aur age bhi…lekin muje laga meri aukad nahi hai…isliye (he was getting all emotional) (Ok if you really wanna listen then listen…it does matter to me when you come closer..when you touch me.. even that day…even today and everything in future too…I just thought your family status will create an issue)
Khushi – Ok wo sab chodo….Tho ab bolo….(Ok..leave all that now…tell me)
Arnav – kya bolu (what should I tell you?)
Khushi – That you love me…
Arnav – (He smiles at her stubooness to make him say it)… I love you.. khush? (Happy?)
Khushi – Its not Khush it Khushi…. Finally you said that
Arnav – Abhi you prmise me that you will never do such stupid thing in life again
Khushi – You promise that you will be with me always.
Arnav – Han rahoonga hamesha (yes I will Always..)
All Family members- Hamesha (always)… (mocking and smiling at them)
(And after all this confession Arnav and Khushi lived happily ever after)
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