ARSHI SS: MY LOVE, MY LIFE

Part 2 Love in Heart

PART -2

Arnav's POV

I finished my work fast that I can reach home before the Jhas arrive; I know today's meeting will not be pleasant one. I had done the PI on the Jhas and the result was not good. But I have to prove their true faces to kushi so that she can understand the reason behind my refusal. I felt as if she has asked for my life when she announced that she was in love with Shyam, I was just 14 when I first met her.

I was sleeping peacefully after watching a chick flick on childhood love and how their love lasts forever, when I heard the commutations coming from the living room I descended the stairs and saw my father helping a very injured Shashi Kaka to the door and my mother about to call out for me. She asked me to look after Kushi while she accompanies dad to the hospital since she can donate blood to Shashi Kaka; I saw kushi for the first time, she was practically sinking in the huge cushioned one seater trying to peek at her father holding the arm rest of the sofa. I went near to her and scooped her in my arms she was petite for a 5 year old and feed her with warm milk fruits and biscuits. She slept on my shoulders and refused to let go of me and cried harder when HP tried to take her from me, so I brought her to my room and laid her in my bed and got in with her; she cuddled into me and fell asleep. Seeing the small girl sleeping peacefully in my arms I was remained of the leads of the film I watched the day before, and that moment she became mine for the entirety.

I felt sorry for her when Shashi Kaka died but I was more worried about her leaving me; when my parents told me that she will be staying with us from then on I felt so happy to have her beside me. From then on she was my first priority, even she would come running to me to solve her problems may it be the dancing tooth when she was six to the projects in her college. I had considered her as mine and felt disgust when she tried calling me Bhai so I took an oath from her to call me as Arnav and Kushi being Kushi had given into my demand with a sweet smile and a kiss in my cheek. But my father's death brought a drastic change in my life; I had refused to attend a foreign college since I could not stay away from kushi. When my father died I was in the final semester of my MBA which consists of internship and project since I was already working for my own company it was not hard for me to take over the business. Maa was shattered with the death of Papa and was inconsolable while an 11 year Kushi found it extremely difficult to accept that she can never see her Pupha again.

I started to depend on Kushi to provide the comfort in my life and with Ma slowly coming in terms with the loss of Papa everything came back to the old self. Kushi was an open book to Arnav and I knew that I was in love with kushi I himself couldn't remember when I fell in love with her but never expressed my love for she was still in her teens, she will be turning 20 in a week and I was waiting for this day for years now to propose her. I went on an international business trip for 3 long months Kushi was in her final semester and was busy with her studies and project; so their conversation was minimal and to the point since both were very busy. When I came back a week before I got the biggest shock of my life when kushi told me that she is in love with Shyam Jha. I know that I will never let my kushi slip out of my hands as I know that she too loves me from the bottom of her heart but couldn't recognize it yet. I knew how confusing this whole thing could be to figure out it took me an year to discover my true love for Kushi as there were many feelings embedded in it as we grew up together.

I had mastered the art of masking my emotions so with an expressionless face I told her that I have to take a background check on Shyam before coming to any conclusion. Kushi too happily accepted for the same for she knew I could never say no to her. But deep down she wanted me to show a little emotion in my face and speak out with her, I knew that from her face. The PI came with very satisfying information for me, Shyam loves the money that he thought that he will get from marrying her and not kushi. Whole of his family is money minded and shyam has many affairs. I confided my mother that the family is not up to the mark and asked Kushi to Bring them home, I know that Shyam will definitely fall into my trap.

I know that I'm being manipulative but everything is fair in love and war today is the day to work towards my ultimate goal, winning Kushi's love.