Arnav joined his dad's office the same day and was getting ready to leave when Khushi arranged his clothes on the bed and waited for him to come out of the bathroom.
When Arnav came out, she went near him and gave him the shirt to wear. Arnav said "Why did you take out this shirt? I have already decided what clothes to wear. Please don't do anything for me." He was about to leave when Khushi caught his hand saying "Arnav, but this is your favorite color blue and you will look very nice in this shirt. Please wear it. Ok, if you don't wear it then I will help you in wearing this shirt." He caught her hand and said "Stop. You want me to wear this shirt na? Fine, here I have worn it. Happy?" He wore the trousers and the shirt, took his bag and left the room.
Khushi was happy that Arnav at least started interacting with her.
Khushi thought of learning to cook Arnav's favorite dish butter chicken for dinner and so she downloaded the recipe from the internet and went to the market to buy fresh chicken. She was new to buying any food stuffs and had never even witnessed her mom cooking non vegetarian food in the house as her mom used to make her and Sunaina to remain out of the kitchen fearing that they would get burned. Kasturi had only taught Khushi and Sunaina how to clean vegetables and cut them while Sunaina being elder to Khushi by 4 years knew how to cook vegetables and make rotis as well.
Khushi took 2 hours to buy fresh chicken and the smell in the market made was nauseating for her. She was not sure if the chicken she purchased was good or not but Gauri had told her to choose chicken that was soft.
Khushi came home and went to the kitchen to make her dish. She was quite nervous while cleaning the chicken as it was weird for her to remove the blood and cook it. Gauri came to help her but she insisted that she makes it own her own. She followed each and every step written in the recipe she had downloaded and it took almost an hour to make butter chicken after adding spices as well. She smelled it and tasted it to see if it's good and she was satisfied with the smell and taste.
Khushi then started preparing biryani and it took her another hour to complete the dish which made her feel exhausted but the excitement also was within her as this was the first time she prepared dinner for Arnav and wanted him to like the food. She remembered Gauri's words that "The best way to a man's heart is via his stomach."
She thought of making the day more special. She chose to wear the gown she had worn for his birthday first time and decorate the room with flowers, candles and make it a romantic candle-night dinner. She played soft English music "Nothing's gonna change my love for you..." She sprayed perfume all over the room so that she can create a beautiful atmosphere.
It was 7:00 p.m. and Arnav would be home anytime. Khushi dressed up and applied makeup the way Arnav used to tell her to do. She decided to leave her hair as Arnav loved her long and silky hair. She waited for him expecting him to come earlier and wished that this day would be the most special day of their life.
It was 8:00 p.m. and Khushi thought to call up Arnav's office to inquire if he had still left office or not. The receptionist told her that Arnav sir is in a meeting and she had no clue when would the meeting end.
It was 9:30 p.m. and Khushi kept waiting for Arnav. Gauri came in and told her to eat some snacks before that as she had not eaten anything since morning. She was only preparing for the food all day because of which she missed lunch as well.
Gauri called up the office and found out that Arnav's meeting was still on. Khushi assured her that if Arnav does not come by 10:30 p.m., she would have the food herself so that Gauri would not get tensed about her health.
The time was 11:00 p.m. and Khushi was still hoping that Arnav would be home soon. The receptionist had left and Arnav's phone was switched off. She put her head on the table and did not realize when she fell asleep.
Arnav came home at 1:30 a.m. with Vikram. He went to his room and noticed Khushi sleeping with her head on the dining table. He saw the food laid on the table and felt sorry for Khushi as he had not informed her that he would be late and she was waiting for him since a long time. He went near her to wake her up and on hearing some noise, Khushi woke up and looked at Arnav. She smiled and said "You're home?" She looked at the food and said "Ah.. the food must be cold by now. I am sorry as I just fell asleep and did not know when you will come home. I'll just heat the food."
Arnav stopped her with his hand and said "No need. I already had dinner in the office during the meeting."
Disclaimer: The character names in the story are fictional characters and owned by the creators of the show "Iss Pyaar ko Kya Naam Doon" on Star Plus.
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