Is This Love Chapter 4

 Chapter 4

Khushi ran as quickly as she could to her room and locked the door blushing and breathing heavily. It had been so difficult to stay quiet and unexcited in the whole ride home. She wanted to smile, laugh, cry, shout. She couldn't believe that Arnav had said all that to her!!

Was she dreaming?

She sat down in front of devi maiyya's idol and started praying.

Khushi: hey devi maiyya'meri madad karo. Usne kaha hai ki main unhe soch kar batau..kya batau?(hey devi maiyya help me out. He asked me to think and answer him. What should I say?)

Payal: kya batana hai Khushi? (what do you have to tell Khushi?)

Hearing payal's voice made Khushi almost jump.

Khushi: kuch nahi jiji'who bas hum toh aise hi..(nothing jiji'nothing important)

Payal: (smile) acha chal aaja khana khaale(okay. Come and have your dinner)

But how could she possibly eat?

Her stomach was full with the butterflies!

*AT SHANTIVAN*

Arnav came in smiling and this was a great shock for everyone. Especially Anjali.

Anjali: chotey aap theek toh hai?( Chotey are you alright?)

Arnav: (smiles again) yes dii 'im fine.

Anjali: hume nahi lagta'(I don't think so)

Arnav: why dii?

Nani: kyunki chotey aaj kisi par chilaye nahi isiliye..(because you didn't shout at anyone today)(she says suppressing her giggle)

Anjali: haan chotey..kya baat hai?(yes chotey. Whats the matter?)

Arnav: nothing dii..(he says almost blushing giving Anjali a slight idea that something is up)

Arnav goes to his room thinking that maybe he should freshen up and work to keep himself a bit distracted from khsuhi's thoughts but everytime he wanted to do so he ended up closing his eyes and smiling remembering her state when he had confessed'

Wait a minute!

It just clicked him!

Arnav Singh Raizada had confessed his feeling to Khushi Gupta!

Now that the realization struck him he desperately wanted to talk to her. So without giving it a second thought he dialed her number.

Khushi's heart skipped a beat as his name flashed across her screen. She picked it up at once.

Khushi: hello?

Arnav: hey'(smiling)

Khushi: ji'uh..kahiye? (yes. Please speak?)

Arnav: mere bare mein soch rahi thi? (Khushi's mouth formed a perfect "O" and Arnav smirked)

Khushi: nahii toh (no I wasn't )

Arnav: acha? (okay?)

Khushi: ji haan'.woh hum toh'haan'hum toh who salman ji ke bare mein soch rahe the'(she smiled)'(no I was thinking about salman ji)

This made Arnav furious and'

Arnav: Khushi ! what the!! Who's this salman? You didn't tell me about him!

Khushi: (smiled inwardly looking at the possessiveness and jealousy) arnavji! Humari baat toh suniye'(smiles)' salman khan ji humare favorite actor hai ' woh Dabangg waale! (arnavji listen to me 'salman khan is my favorite actor'he was in Dabangg!)

Then arnav realized this was the same stupid actor his sister Anjali adored!

What was up with these girls, anyway?

Ugh!

Arnav: yeah! Whatever! Ab meri baat dhyaan se suno..(now listen to me carefully)

Khushi: kahiye'(yes speak)

Arnav: tumne kuch socha? (did you think about it?)

Khushi: (decides to irritate him a bit) kis bare mein? (about what?)

Arnav: (clenches his teeth) humare bare mein dammit!! '( about us dammit!!!)

Khushi gasps listening to his harsh tone but she can see how desperate he was.  She still couldn't believe this was happening to her.

Was he actually interested in her?

 Did he mean all this?

 She needed to ask him so she gathered up the courage and asked him.

Khushi:umm' Arnavji can I ask you something?

Arnav: (his anger vanished and concern took over when he heard her little worried voice) what happened Khushi? Im so sorry baby ' was I too harsh? Im sorry'

"BABY?????" the Arnav Singh Raizada just called her baby? And did he just say "SORRY!" to her!!

Shocked was not the word to describe her at that moment'

Khushi: ji'who..hu..hum bas yeh..poochna chahte the ki kahin aap'(I wanted to knowthat are you..)

Arnav: haan..(he was getting desperate)

Khushi: mazaak toh nahin..?(are you joking with me?)

Arnav wanted to scream at the top of his voice.  Here he was trying to make the most serious decision of his life and she thought!

She thought he was JOKING????

What was she made of?

But then it hit him that she was so innocent. She was not at all used to this. He cannot just force himself on her like that.

He calmed himself and spoke in a low voice trying to be as gentle as he could.

Arnav: Khushi' this is real. I am real. You are real. This feeling is real. And my confession is real. I don't know about love yet because we never had the chance to explore this attraction. I am being very honest with you and you can take all the time in the world that you need. I don't want a hasty decision.

He breathed trying to gather his words and bring it out right and continued.

Arnav: Khushi. I want you happy, I want me happy and if ever there is a "us" then I want "us" happy! There is something so special about you that I feel you are the only one'. FOR ME!

Khushi couldn't help but cry at the gentle and honest confessions he just made. He was serious! How could she ever doubt him?! She felt like cursing herself. If Arnav was in front of her she would have hugged him tightly and never left him. She thanked her stars for bringing Arnav in her life. She was sobbing gently making Arnav concerned again.

Khushi are you alright?

All she could manage was a "thank you Arnavji !"

Arnav thought he should give her time so he mumbled a "sweetdreams" and hung up.

Khushi couldn't sleep that night!

How could she after all that happened?

This was too good to be true!!