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Areesha's P.O.V.

Arhaan cut off the line and I uttered under my breath, "What should I do with this boy!"

I just don't get what's the problem he finds with Khushi. The girl seemed really nice to me but my brother somehow took her on his bad dictionary.

I know it's rare to heard something good words from him of a person and if the person is a girl, it's rarer. But for Khushi, he is becoming extreme day by day. I wonder what will happen when these two will come face to face.

My chain of thought got interrupted when I felt Esha hugging me from back while uttering, "Mummy, I am up."

With a smile, I took her in my arms and uttered, "Finally, the morning of yours came!" and she just gave me a toothy smile and got down from my arms and went out of the room running.

I started running following her while shouting, "Esha, get freshen up first princess."

After a while I sat on the living room being tired of running and she then spoke up still being at a distance, "Mummy, when will Aunty be coming today?"

"She won't be coming today." as soon as I uttered that she came close to me and asked while pouting sadly, "Why?"

"Because you are being naughty and not listening to me. Your Aunty don't teach naughty kids."

"Okay, Mummy. Let's go and get freshen up." I was shocked at her behavior but tried to get good use of it as I spoke up, "Okay. Let's go and after that you will take your breakfast like a good girl, okay?"

She replied smilingly, "Okay, Mummy."

I also smiled at her cute antiques but kept wondering whether Khushi would come today.

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Khushi's P.O.V.

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Opening my eyes, I found myself on the chair. It was already half past 1 by noon. I rushed inside my room. Taking my clothes, I got into the washroom and took a quick shower.

After that I made ablution and said my prayer. Then I forwarded towards downstairs. When I was on staircase, I saw kaki coming up with a tray. Seeing me, she spoke up, “You are up! I went to your room but found you asleep on the chair. So I thought of bringing your lunch there.”

I replied, “It’s okay kaki. I will eat sitting on the dining table.”

She nodded and put my food on the table. While taking my food, I looked at kaki as she was staring at me smilingly.

She was about to leave from there but stopped as I spoke up, “Kaki, how did Ammi die?”

She looked at me sadly as she spoke up, “She met an accident dear.”

I asked her in lower tone, “How old was I then?”

“You were 8 years old then, dear.” She replied in a concerned tone only to get totally silent hearing my next question as I spoke up, “If I was 8 years old, then why don’t I remember anything about that time?”

She kept silent hearing me for a while and then spoke up, “Khushi, it’s okay if you don’t remember anything of that time. Don’t pressurize yourself over it.”

Before I could say anything else, she left from there and kept herself busy in her work. Normally whenever I eat without Abbu and vai, Kaki stayed close to me to check on me whether I need something but today she didn’t even look at me.

I didn’t understand what happened to her. After lunch, I got upstairs and rested for a while. When I heard the Asar Azan, I went towards washroom to make ablution. After prayer I got ready to go to the park to meet the kids. After spending a good quality time with them, I got back home.

When I was done with my Magrib prayer, my phone rang off. I got near the phone and received the call immediately as it was from Mrs. Areesha.

But right after answering the call, I heard a sweet voice of a little girl.

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Arhaan's P.O.V.

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I was working on my laptop when my phone rang off. Glancing at the phone, I received the call smilingly but before I could say anything, Esha spoke up, “Mama”

Her voice was not cheerful as always. Being concerned, I spoke up, “What happened, Princess?”

She answered with the same voice, “Mama, Mummy lied to me.”

Being confused, I asked her, “What did your Mummy say, sweety?”

“Mummy said if I be a good girl and listen to her, then Aunty will come. I listened to her like a good girl but aunty didn’t come today.”

Hearing her, I again asked her, “Which aunty, princess?” only to get irritated at the answer as she spoke up, “You didn’t know aunty! Khushi Aunty.”

I tried to convince her also and said, “Princess, it’s good that she didn’t come. She isn’t a good girl, Princess. You shouldn’t get tuition from her let alone hanging out with”

But she didn’t let me complete and spoke up while crying, “No mama. She is good and I will get tuition from her”

“Okay okay princess. I will talk to her. She will come to teach you every day, happy?”

“Okay” she replied happily and I could hear Api’s voice then as she spoke up, “What happened, Princess? Why are you crying?”

I heard Esha replied cheerfully, “Mummy, mama said that he will talk to Aunty and tell her to come to teach me every day.”

Then I again heard Api’s voice as she spoke up, “Okay Princess. Now give me the phone. I will talk to your Mama.”

Esha spoke up cutely, “Mama, talk to Mummy.” and then I heard Api’s voice again, “Arhaan, what are you doing?”

“I am in the library Api.” I replied casually.

As I heard api saying, “Okay. Take your lunch on time.”

“Okay api. I will talk to you later” saying this, I was about to cut off the line when I heard her saying again only to make me irritated, “And listen, you don’t need to call Khushi. You will only yell at her. I will talk to her.”

“Okay okay and besides I don’t even want to talk to your Khushi also.” saying this, I cut off the line and found Abeer staring at me.

When I glared at him, he spoke up without bothering my book, “Who is this Khushi?”

“Abeer, cut the crap and focus on your work.” saying this, I focused on my work.

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Areesha’s P.O.V.

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Arhaan cut off the line and I uttered under my breath, “Should I really call Khushi?”

Esha came to me and started whining as she spoke up, “Mummy, I will talk to Aunty, please”

With a sigh, I dialed Khushi’s number and gave the phone to Esha.

A few moments later I heard Esha saying with pouting sadly, “Aunty why didn’t you come today?”

I didn’t know what Khushi said but Esha smiled heartily and said, “Okay. You will come tomorrow, right?”

“Thank you, aunty. Now talk to Mummy.” saying this, she handed me the phone and went out running.

When I spoke up, “Hello”

She replied apologetically, “I am sorry Areesha ji. Actually when Arhaan ji called me, I was disturbed and without my realization, I just”

Interrupting her, I spoke up, “Khushi, you don’t need to apologise. I know Arhaan was at fault. He always has been like this. I shouldn’t have made him to call you. I am sorry.”

She replied sadly, “No Areesha ji. It’s okay. He just loves you a lot. That's why he behaved like this.”

I spoke up then, “I know he loves me a lot but that doesn’t give him the right to yell at someone. Anyway let it be. Are you coming tomorrow?”

When I heard her saying, “I will come tomorrow Areesha ji.”

Letting out a sigh, I spoke up, “Khushi, is it a problem if you call me Api?”

She got silent for some moments and then she spoke up, “I will come tomorrow Api.”

I smiled at that and spoke up, “That’s great to hear. See you tomorrow Khushi. Allah Hafiz.”

Cutting off the line, I started thinking, “What possibly Arhaan happened to find faults with a nice girl like her!”

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Author’s P.O.V.

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As days went on Khushi got closer to Areesha and Esha whereas Arhaan got angry and irritated just at the mention of her name.

Arhaan kept thinking and convincing himself it’s a matter of few days until he comes back then he will get rid of this girl somehow.

Whereas Khushi was still trying to reach at a decision whether she would leave with Preety for abroad as her family kept ignoring her as usual.

After getting the colder behavior from her brother, Khushi tried to talk to her father but likewise her father also yelled at her, “Cut the crap Khushi and stay in your limits.” and went away.

And like always she cried herself to sleep hugging her mother’s photo frame most of the days.

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15 Days Later

Preety was leaving for abroad and Khushi went to see her off at the airport. Leaving the airport, she started walking by the road side without having a destination in mind.

Then a young man came to her and spoke up, “Ma’am, please give me some money. My sister is very ill. I need to buy food and medicine for her. Please help me.”

Right then she saw her brother passing through the road in his car smilingly.

As bitter memories made their way to her mind, she just yelled at the person begging for her sister, “Stop this nonsense. There is nothing like brother and sister. Just get lost from here.”

Saying this, she started taking steps ahead with watery eyes but her mind started chiding, “It’s not right, Khushi. Remember 'Areesha and Arhaan'. They are also brother and sister. So don’t do this.”

Wiping off her eyes, she looked behind to find that man. But he wasn’t there anymore instead he found someone giving her a death glare....

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