Chapter 3

 

Arnav went to office at mid noon after taking a long nap he felt fresh. While leaving for office he didn't see that man, it did feel something inside his heart. The moment he entered the office he felt the different air around him, but he brushed it while chancing in to the ASR mode. The office looked the same nothing changed, two long steps he climbed the stairs and reached his cabin. Some black and white combination, those colour gave him peace. The uneasiness inside him grew more, he doesn't know the reason when times move on he felt restless. By the time of evening he complete the back to back meetings with the clients and felt relived. He looked around for his PA who is missing from the time of his arrival he wants to discuss his tomorrow schedule, so he called ash to inquire about it. After making call he moved from his rotating chair to the glass panel which is covering one side of the wall, so that he can see his whole office by standing inside his cabin. 

During the phone call ash told him, he is talking to his PA about tomorrow meeting time, so he will send her to his room as soon as he gives the details. But down there she was standing and having the conversation with ash, he can't believe his own eyes. How is that possible, there the girl who stabbed him in the heart on the name of love is standing down in his own office. Fury or rage we can name anything we want by looking at the arnav face it's full an of red, the blood shot eyes which made him look like a person who ate orange color chilly. The only thing his mind was shouting at him, was to march down to drag that girl and throw her out from his own office. The little blood drop from the impression of his nails in the palm show how much he hates her but the state she is in made him to stop in his place. He didn't move his eyes from her, still she made him to go weak on his knees. The beating of his heart can be heard by the person who is standing other side of the glass door. Slowly he oped his cabin door, at the exact moment that girl looked around the office as if she felt his presence. Arnav smirked, still khushi can feel his presence around her without looking at his direction.  

Khushi, the girl who he thought loved him dearly left bcz he is an empty pocket. She is the girl for whom he learned about roses bcz her favorite flower is rose. She is the one for whom he waited hours of his time in park so that they can talk for half an hour. It's because of her he left this country and his di. She is the same girl who told him life is nothing without money, and she is moving on to the next guy who is having money. But now everything is different here, he is her employer, and she is his employee. The smirk in his face glowing brightly as he watched her with the eagle eye, down that girl look upside down to the khushi he knew. She used to look like a rainbow, he always teased her “he should wear coolers when looking at her” full of vibrant colours but now she is color less. The kajal on her eyes is gone, big jumka is replaced by small stud and the beautiful sound of her dancing glass bangles are missing only a black leather watch is in that place. He can clearly see the dark circle around her eyes, the pale pink color saree with matching blouse and the rosy lips is the same without lipstick.  Twinkling light in here eyes is missing, dark and sadness is filled inside her.  Happy go girls is completely gone, he can say that for sure. 

Then one thing happened where he saw khushi took two steps backwards in fear when ash waved his hand in front of her eyes to bring back to their conversation. This little incident made him to ask “what happen to her, what made her like this to fear? she is not the one to fear very easily” then Aman word clicked in his mind “widow “.  He saw them both taking steps towards his cabin, he removed the over coat he needs time,time to think and digest all the details what he saw with his own eyes.  The call was made to ash by arnav, telling him that he need ash in the office alone and now. Ash left Khushi and made his way towards arnav office. Ash felt fear when arnav mentioned alone "what is his bhai comes to know about gay matter"?, but soon he felt relieved when Arnav ask about the new personal secretary details who have allotted work under him. Comfortable on the chair ash started to tell what all he knows about her. "The most common type girl who he had ever met in his life. Her name is Khushi Gupta and a beautiful designer but don't know how to live the life because she donated her show topper dress design to someone else on one condition that she will be leaving office at 7:00 p.m every day, maybe in laws problem. She doesn't attend any office party or program and don't prefer dancing, singing, no make-ups, no flittering with guys and no sweets just plain food every day typical boring type girl”. Ash complete the details in a one go . 

Arnav mind was diverted into his past life, ash words stopped entering into his ears. This is not the same girl whom he had loved maybe still doing it but not ready to accept it. That Khushi love to dance, sing and eat lots and lots of food and sweets, her favorite is jalebi. She is not the one to ignore guys she does not fear them she always faced them with courage. By the end of the day a tornado was going on his mind he is not ready to accept the completely different girl. When, he left her he came to know that she started dating some rich guy. On the day before his flight to US he saw her last time there she was proposed by a guy who look fancy and rich.  What if they both married then why should she work he has lots of money, lots of question were running in his mind. khushi was orphan he knows only that she refused to share the past with him so does he. Arnav can't take so much, he went pub to drink just like his dad who drinks to forget about his so-called wife and ruined business.