"Ok,
goodnight," Khushi said picking up all the paper and trash that was on her
bed.
"Goodnight, see you tomorrow," Arnav said walking out the door and closing it behind him.
"Phew, that was a close one," Khushi sighed in relief to herself. She changed and went to sleep; while Arnav put the gifts under the tree, then came back to his room and slept.
*Next Day*
"Khushi wake up!!" Geet said loudly knocking on her door. She knocked again. Khushi heard the noise and slightly opened her eyes. She stretched her arms and yawned.
"Ki hoya (What is it)?!"Khushi asked.
"Arre oht ja (Oye, wake up),"Geet said. Khushi pulled the comforter off herself then swung her legs to the edge of the bed. She sat up and slid on her slippers. Khushi walked to the door dragging her feet and rubbing her eyes.
"What is it?" she asked opening the door.
"Hurry up! Let's go downstairs!" a very happy Geet said.
"But why?" Khushi asked constantly blinking her eyes trying to wake up.
"Oye! Cheta pul gaya (Hey, did you forget)? It's Christmas today," Geet said.
"Ok, I'll be down. Let me change and get ready," Khushi said.
"No need to change, everyone always comes in the pajama's. We open present and eat breakfast, then everyone goes to get ready," Geet said, "See, I'm still wearing my night clothes and just wear something comfortable," she said motioning to herself.
"Ok fine, I'll just go brush my teeth then come downstairs," Khushi said and then closed the door. She looked down at herself and noticed that she was wearing a pair of leggings and a tank top. She decided to ask Geet for a sweatshirt to wear on top if, so it was a bit less revealing.
She went over to the nightstand and picked up her phone then texted Geet.
Hey, do you have a sweatshirt I can borrow?
Khushi went to the bathroom and was about to open it, but after what had happened yesterday morning, she decided to knock. Knock Knock.
She was about to knock again but the door opened again. Arnav was standing there in front of her with his toothbrush in one hand. He was wearing a pair of sweat pants, with a white t-shirt; his hair was a bit ruffled due to the sleep.
"Oh sorry, let me know when you're done. I need to brush," Khushi said and was about to close the door but Arnav interrupted.
"Khushi you can come in," Arnav said, "There are two sinks in here, so you can use one and I can use the other."
"Ok," Khushi said and grabbed her brush from her handbag. She was walking back to the bathroom when her phone screen flashed. Khushi picked it up and checked it, it was a text from Geet:
I have one, but I'm going to wear it. Sorry.
She walked into the bathroom and started brushing. After she was done, she pulled her hair up and ties it into a ponytail. She looked at Arnav and noticed he was about to leave.
"Arnav," she called.
"Yea?" he said looking back at her.
"Um'do you by any chance have a sweatshirt that I could borrow?" she asked.
Arnav looked at her from top to bottom; obviously she needed a sweatshirt because there was no way that he would let her go out like that in front of his friends.
"Yea, come to my room and I'll find it," he said and walked into his room. Khushi walked after him. Arnav opened up his bag was looking through it. He took out a few clothes and then took out a black sweatshirt from the bottom.
"Here, I hope this is ok, although it's from college and has my last name on the back," Arnav said holding up the sweatshirt to her.
"Yea its ok, thanks," Khushi said taking the sweatshirt from his hands. She put her arms in it and then pulled it over her head. Then she fixed the bottom of it so that it fit her. It was little bit big, but very comfortable. Khushi could smell Arnav's cologne in it and liked the smell.
Arnav looked at Khushi in his oversized sweatshirt and smiled, she looked cute. The sleeves were a bit long, slightly handing a few inches from her hands; the length was long on her and completely covered her bum.
"Let's go Arnav," Maan said walking into Arnav's room and then glanced up to find Khushi there also, "Khushi, you're here?"
"Yea, I needed to borrow a sweatshirt and Geet didn't have one, so Arnav gave me one," Khushi said. Maan looked at the sweatshirt and noticed it said "Raizada" on the back. That was Arnav's college sweatshirt and he never let anyone borrow it, not even his friends. But Khushi was probably an exception now.
He decided to tease Arnav a bit, "But Arnav you never let'" but Arnav interrupted him before he could continue, "Let's go, isn't that what you were here to tell us."
Arnav walked out the door and Khushi followed him, having a smiling Maan follow both of them out. When they reached downstairs, everyone was already in the living room. They also sat down with them.
"Ok, so time to open presents now," Geet said. The servants had already placed the gifts on the middle table.
"Grab the ones with your name on them," Maan said. Everyone spent the next half an hour shuffling around boxes to each other and opening presents. Khushi just watched them because she didn't expect to receive a present since she didn't know anyone.
"Here," Maan said handing her a box.
"But what is this?" Khushi said.
"A present for you," Maan said, "Just like Arnav and you had bought presents for everyone else, and they also bought presents for you also."
"Oh," Khushi said taking the box from his hands. She looked up at Arnav and he nodded his head telling her to accept it. Everyone was sitting there thanking each other and talking. The ones that Khushi had gifted presents to came up to her and thanks her. By the time they were done, Khushi had received a box of chocolates, a makeup set, a pair of bracelets from the other ladies. And a jewelry set from Maan and Geet. The servants picked up all the trash from the gift opening and threw it away. They all decided to play a game afterwards before eating.
"Let's play truth or dare!" Geet exclaimed.
NO! Let's not play that!" Khushi said.
"Why are you scared? Huh?" Maan asked.
"What?! No, I don't get scared!" Khushi yelled back
"Ok, so let's play," Maan said.
"Fine, let's go," Khushi said. Maan brought a bottle from the kitchen and everyone sat on the sofas in a circle. They first spin of the bottle landed on a girl who Khushi had talked to earlier.
"Ok, so truth or dare?" Geet asked
"Truth," she said.
"Who was your first crush?" Geet asked.
"Um, it was actually me husband," she said then linked her arms with the guy who was sitting next to her and all the girls went awww. The game continued and everyone played along. Finally the bottle landed on Khushi.
"HAH!!" Maan said. He knew that Khushi had always hated this game because she would be dared to do something that she wouldn't want to do or be asked a question she didn't want to answer. Maan looked up at his wife and winked.
Geet nodded and then asked Khushi, "Truth or dare?"
"Um'.truth," Khushi said hesitantly.
"Ok, so um'." Geet said trying to think of a good question, "'.who was you first kiss?"
Arnav who hadn't really been paying attention to the game earlier now looked up at Khushi. The thought of Khushi being with someone else before him and kissing made him jealous and anger boiled in him. And all this was noticed by Maan, who smiled to himself.
"'.woh'." Khushi said but didn't complete her sentence. She looked down on her lap and was very embarrassed; she never had a first kiss yet, and she didn't want to say that out loud.
"Ok if you can't answer that then do the dare," Maan said and Khushi nodded.
"Kiss Arnav," he said.
"KYA?!" Khushi exclaimed. Arnav looked at Maan and said, "WHAT THE?!"
"Goodnight, see you tomorrow," Arnav said walking out the door and closing it behind him.
"Phew, that was a close one," Khushi sighed in relief to herself. She changed and went to sleep; while Arnav put the gifts under the tree, then came back to his room and slept.
*Next Day*
"Khushi wake up!!" Geet said loudly knocking on her door. She knocked again. Khushi heard the noise and slightly opened her eyes. She stretched her arms and yawned.
"Ki hoya (What is it)?!"Khushi asked.
"Arre oht ja (Oye, wake up),"Geet said. Khushi pulled the comforter off herself then swung her legs to the edge of the bed. She sat up and slid on her slippers. Khushi walked to the door dragging her feet and rubbing her eyes.
"What is it?" she asked opening the door.
"Hurry up! Let's go downstairs!" a very happy Geet said.
"But why?" Khushi asked constantly blinking her eyes trying to wake up.
"Oye! Cheta pul gaya (Hey, did you forget)? It's Christmas today," Geet said.
"Ok, I'll be down. Let me change and get ready," Khushi said.
"No need to change, everyone always comes in the pajama's. We open present and eat breakfast, then everyone goes to get ready," Geet said, "See, I'm still wearing my night clothes and just wear something comfortable," she said motioning to herself.
"Ok fine, I'll just go brush my teeth then come downstairs," Khushi said and then closed the door. She looked down at herself and noticed that she was wearing a pair of leggings and a tank top. She decided to ask Geet for a sweatshirt to wear on top if, so it was a bit less revealing.
She went over to the nightstand and picked up her phone then texted Geet.
Hey, do you have a sweatshirt I can borrow?
Khushi went to the bathroom and was about to open it, but after what had happened yesterday morning, she decided to knock. Knock Knock.
She was about to knock again but the door opened again. Arnav was standing there in front of her with his toothbrush in one hand. He was wearing a pair of sweat pants, with a white t-shirt; his hair was a bit ruffled due to the sleep.
"Oh sorry, let me know when you're done. I need to brush," Khushi said and was about to close the door but Arnav interrupted.
"Khushi you can come in," Arnav said, "There are two sinks in here, so you can use one and I can use the other."
"Ok," Khushi said and grabbed her brush from her handbag. She was walking back to the bathroom when her phone screen flashed. Khushi picked it up and checked it, it was a text from Geet:
I have one, but I'm going to wear it. Sorry.
She walked into the bathroom and started brushing. After she was done, she pulled her hair up and ties it into a ponytail. She looked at Arnav and noticed he was about to leave.
"Arnav," she called.
"Yea?" he said looking back at her.
"Um'do you by any chance have a sweatshirt that I could borrow?" she asked.
Arnav looked at her from top to bottom; obviously she needed a sweatshirt because there was no way that he would let her go out like that in front of his friends.
"Yea, come to my room and I'll find it," he said and walked into his room. Khushi walked after him. Arnav opened up his bag was looking through it. He took out a few clothes and then took out a black sweatshirt from the bottom.
"Here, I hope this is ok, although it's from college and has my last name on the back," Arnav said holding up the sweatshirt to her.
"Yea its ok, thanks," Khushi said taking the sweatshirt from his hands. She put her arms in it and then pulled it over her head. Then she fixed the bottom of it so that it fit her. It was little bit big, but very comfortable. Khushi could smell Arnav's cologne in it and liked the smell.
Arnav looked at Khushi in his oversized sweatshirt and smiled, she looked cute. The sleeves were a bit long, slightly handing a few inches from her hands; the length was long on her and completely covered her bum.
"Let's go Arnav," Maan said walking into Arnav's room and then glanced up to find Khushi there also, "Khushi, you're here?"
"Yea, I needed to borrow a sweatshirt and Geet didn't have one, so Arnav gave me one," Khushi said. Maan looked at the sweatshirt and noticed it said "Raizada" on the back. That was Arnav's college sweatshirt and he never let anyone borrow it, not even his friends. But Khushi was probably an exception now.
He decided to tease Arnav a bit, "But Arnav you never let'" but Arnav interrupted him before he could continue, "Let's go, isn't that what you were here to tell us."
Arnav walked out the door and Khushi followed him, having a smiling Maan follow both of them out. When they reached downstairs, everyone was already in the living room. They also sat down with them.
"Ok, so time to open presents now," Geet said. The servants had already placed the gifts on the middle table.
"Grab the ones with your name on them," Maan said. Everyone spent the next half an hour shuffling around boxes to each other and opening presents. Khushi just watched them because she didn't expect to receive a present since she didn't know anyone.
"Here," Maan said handing her a box.
"But what is this?" Khushi said.
"A present for you," Maan said, "Just like Arnav and you had bought presents for everyone else, and they also bought presents for you also."
"Oh," Khushi said taking the box from his hands. She looked up at Arnav and he nodded his head telling her to accept it. Everyone was sitting there thanking each other and talking. The ones that Khushi had gifted presents to came up to her and thanks her. By the time they were done, Khushi had received a box of chocolates, a makeup set, a pair of bracelets from the other ladies. And a jewelry set from Maan and Geet. The servants picked up all the trash from the gift opening and threw it away. They all decided to play a game afterwards before eating.
"Let's play truth or dare!" Geet exclaimed.
NO! Let's not play that!" Khushi said.
"Why are you scared? Huh?" Maan asked.
"What?! No, I don't get scared!" Khushi yelled back
"Ok, so let's play," Maan said.
"Fine, let's go," Khushi said. Maan brought a bottle from the kitchen and everyone sat on the sofas in a circle. They first spin of the bottle landed on a girl who Khushi had talked to earlier.
"Ok, so truth or dare?" Geet asked
"Truth," she said.
"Who was your first crush?" Geet asked.
"Um, it was actually me husband," she said then linked her arms with the guy who was sitting next to her and all the girls went awww. The game continued and everyone played along. Finally the bottle landed on Khushi.
"HAH!!" Maan said. He knew that Khushi had always hated this game because she would be dared to do something that she wouldn't want to do or be asked a question she didn't want to answer. Maan looked up at his wife and winked.
Geet nodded and then asked Khushi, "Truth or dare?"
"Um'.truth," Khushi said hesitantly.
"Ok, so um'." Geet said trying to think of a good question, "'.who was you first kiss?"
Arnav who hadn't really been paying attention to the game earlier now looked up at Khushi. The thought of Khushi being with someone else before him and kissing made him jealous and anger boiled in him. And all this was noticed by Maan, who smiled to himself.
"'.woh'." Khushi said but didn't complete her sentence. She looked down on her lap and was very embarrassed; she never had a first kiss yet, and she didn't want to say that out loud.
"Ok if you can't answer that then do the dare," Maan said and Khushi nodded.
"Kiss Arnav," he said.
"KYA?!" Khushi exclaimed. Arnav looked at Maan and said, "WHAT THE?!"
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