TS: The
One That Got Away
They were meant to be together.. But maybe in another lifetime!
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Rosewood, a suburb town in Pennsylvania.. In a
pair of black leggings, simple tank top.. A girl sitting on the first steps
outside a beautiful house.. Her long black hairs fell on her shoulders like
silk... Her name was Khushi.. Khushi Kumari Gupta...
Her
lowered eyelashes bored into her diary, her only confident... And suddenly they
raised up at the screeching car halted into the alley... Her body felt
paralyzed at the same instant..
Her heart was stopping..
But she managed to bring a faint smile on her lips when Lavanya jumped off the
passenger seat excitedly... La ran to Khushi and took her best friend into her
arms... 3 Long years of separation was unbearable for La.. Though Khushi was
the middle class girl who worked very hard to achieve success and La was the
princess of a huge house like castle, both were like sisters in the past..
Inseparable sisters!
Khushi held her
tightly.. Happy to see her best friend after long.. But her eyes.. These big
almond eyes.. Were only searching for her own serenity, the longing wish to see
the one whom she promised to forget about and move on.. For the happiness of
that one girl who considered her a sister.. And now eager to see him, Khushi
felt dug into guilt to betray her own conscience towards her best friend.. And
when he stepped out of the car, Khushi’s heart stopped.. The atmosphere she got
herself used to was changing again.. Here Arnav Singh Raizada was again
standing in front of her, after 3 long years of agony.. He removed his
sunglasses and looked straightly towards the same girl who once was his life...
Both stared at each
other, lost in their memories as if they felt being back to their teen years..
Slowly Arnav stepped forward without breaking the eye lock with Khushi..
Remembering the first
time he set his eyes on her... He was the flirt.. the stud of the camp fire
while she was the supposedly boring inexperienced girl hiding in some corner..
His heart felt heavy as he visualized their violent face off.. Her hard slap
and resulting into the most passionate kiss into his car.. Who would think that
this innocent looking girl was wild enough to take him at their first meeting..
As he reached next to
the girls, a smiling La pulled back and Arnav came closer and gave Khushi a
casual hug.. Khushi let her face rested onto his shoulders for a few seconds
but they both knew this was not meant to last.. and they stepped back.. an
hesitant smile on both faces.. this one smile could fooled La.. but not each
other.. He could read her face.. She had not move on like she promised to him
before his wedding to La! A wedding.. or better say a venture of two rich
families.. a joint venture between Raizada and Kashyap, the two most important
bank of US.
The three turned towards
the entrance when a surprised old lady stepped out of the house.. On the spot,
La screamed in enthusiasm.. “Granny”! Both La and Arnav rushed into the open
arms of Granny.. Though she was Khushi’s only parent left, Granny was as
important for Arnav and La. After a warm reunion between the granny and her
kids, the old lady dragged them into the house and ordered them to sit around
the dining table before she walked away towards the kitchen..
The smell of the all times
cookies of Granny spreading out from the kitchen brought more memories to the
three friends.. La was impatiently waiting for her favorite cookies while her
nonstop chatterbox kept on! When suddenly La reminded Khushi of their get
together, their study time which mostly turned into party time.. La was
excitedly reminiscing their fun moments together unconscious of the mind state
of her perfect husband and her best friend..
Khushi lowered her
eyes... The gaze of Arnav never left her for a second.. Under the dining table,
Khushi closed her fists in frustration.. Trying hard not to burst out.. At a
time, Arnav used to sit next to her, holding her hands secretly under the table
and teasing her with his naughty eyes.. But today, it was all over.. When
Granny came with a plate of hot cookies, Khushi choke back her tears and
excused herself before running towards her room onto the first floor.. La was
about to follow her when granny stopped her.. She reassured La that it was
normal for every girl and she might need some time alone.. La smiled to Granny
and nodded in acknowledge.. After their cookie time, Granny instructed them to
go to the guest room and get ready soon.. The couple headed to their room to
prepare themselves for the reason they came back to Rosewood.
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Precap
