She approached him. "Kahan gaye ti aap?"
"Excuse me?"
"Aapko koy andaza hain kya ki hum kitne pareshaan thi?!"
Arnav raised his eyebrow higher.
"Where were you? Huh?! Where were you?!"
Arnav just looked at her.
"Say something! Kahan thi aap?! I got so fricking worried!"
"Mere liye?"
"Haan aap ki liye!"
"Really," and he approached her.
Khushi's eyes widened and she stepped back. She realized what she had been saying and felt a bit embarrassed. Arnav thought it was cute how a little blush crept on her cheeks. Khushi stepped back and leaned against the table.
"Careful Khushi."
It surprised Khushi how he was caring for her.
"Chote?"
Arnav turned and him and Khushi looked at Anjali. Anjali approached him and lectured him, while Khushi crept away.
"Relax Di," Arnav said. "It's not that big of a deal, I was at a meeting. My phone was off, and then when I turned it on, it was on silent. But it's a good thing I left." He sneakily glanced at Khushi. "Now I know that people worry about me."
Khushi stopped and looked back at him. Arnav gave a light smirk and Khushi turned away, leaving the poolside.
"Come Chote - the chai is getting cold."
Anjali left, leaving Arnav there, smirking to himself to how Khushi had reacted.
*~*
Khushi had joined everyone else in the dining room. They were about to have their chai, when Khushi popped up from her seat. When Khushi had gone to reach for a tray, she noticed her mehendi and the A on there.
"What's wrong Khushi," Payal asked.
"...A?"
Everyone scrunched their eyebrows.
"M-matlab aylo Jiji!"
She handed her a tray with a cup so Payal could take it up to Manorama.
Meanwhile, Arnav was coming down the stairs, checking his Voicemail. He pressed a button and heard Khushi's voice:
"Wait a minute, why should I? I was the one who said I don't want to see his face. So why am I worrying? ...but I didn't ask him to disappear. Hai DM! Please do something! ...Arnavji, please come back... I'm sorry."
"What the," was all Arnav could say.
At that point, Khushi started to run towards the kitchen and Arnav looked at her as she went running.
