Horizons of Love✓

Part 38

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Next morning,

Arnav woke up much later than usual. Aman had informed him around 7 that the critically injured one was also out of danger now. He searched for Khushi, she ll feel better with this information. She was in fragile state last night, must be hell- worried after 'killing' good for nothing goons! 

He had just called HP to enquire about her when he saw her walking in with pooja plate. Okay, so madam was chatting with her bff at temple. And  here, he was looking  for her in whole damn house. He should have guessed it.

As he opened his mouth, Khushi stuffed a tiny peda in his mouth.

"Yaar bata kar jaya karo na! 15 minute se dhoondh raha hoon."("Should have informed me before leaving na. 've been searching you for fifteen minutes ")

"Humein laga aapke uthne tak vapis aa jayenge.  Par vahan time ka pata hi nahi chala. Aapko pata hai mandir poora khali tha. Bahot maza aaya!", Khushi answered with a dreamy look, still lost in temple bells.("I thought, I would be back before you get up but then lost track of time there. You know, I had whole temple to myself today. I had so much fun!")

Arnav rolled his eyes at that. What's with women in this house and their obsession with temples and satsangs. His wife is over the moon bcoz temple was all empty. What a pious young lady!  Well, this is truth of his life - temple, jalebis and not him are blind bet in Khushi's case. He almost felt sorry for himself but shrugged these thoughts away and asked the most important question, caressing her face, "Feeling better?"

Khushi nodded as they went back to their room, discussing the updates. He was relieved that she wasn't white as a ghost like yesterday night,  looking much better now, not numb, passive person, who had drawn blood for first time in life. And in her words,  credit of sorting her thoughts goes to her 'Devi Maiyya- her best friend, magical guide of her life'.

Khushi took his hand and inspected the wound for nth time since last night, almost paranoid about it, "I know I shouldn't say this, its wrong but now I am feeling glad that I hit them so badly. You know, this gang has 8 cases of murder, 20 cases of robbery and 45 cases of burglary against them. In one of the robbery cases - they killed a young family of three who were on two-wheeler. The child was just 5!"

"That's what I was trying to tell you yesterday. Killing someone in self-defense is not a crime and such unscrupulous ones deserved every bit of it.  I 'll make sure they languish in jail for rest of their lives.......Khushi, I am in awe of quick wit and to be honest, a little less worried about your trip"

Yeah, he himself was feeling a lot calmer though he hadn't yet, gathered himself around the fact that this innocent, child-like woman is a lethal weapon, so dangerous, with a solid presence of mind to call security, dial 100 and search for weapon. She could have simply sat inside car, crying for help and doing nothing - an act that  would be filmy but not feminine at all.He shuddered at the same time thinking that he would have had stitches, bandages all over his head, had even one of her strong shots landed on him.