IAL Chapter 10: Confrontation

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Chapter 10: Confrontation

 

As soon as Arnav came home NK tried to talk to him.

 

“Nanav, Nanav, I really need to talk to you.” NK said as he hurried behind Arnav.

 

“Not now NK!”

 

Arnav ducked in to his room and slammed the door in NK’s face before he could say anything else.

 

Damn it Nanav! Why do you have to be so stubborn?

 

NK decided not to poke the angry dragon and left from there. He anxiously stood by the front door and waited for Khushi and her family to arrive.

 

A voice came from behind him and it startled him. “Oi hoi, NK bhai. Who are you waiting for?” asked Anjili in a teasing tone.

 

“Khushiji.” NK said without thinking.

 

Anjili’s smirk grew. “Really? And why are you waiting for her?”

 

NK hadn’t noticed the teasing tone as his mind was elsewhere. “Because I need to talk to her about something.”

 

Before Anjili could tease him further, Akash came up to them with a frown on his face.

 

“NK bhai-”

 

“Not now Akash. Just drink some herbal tea and get ready. Payalji’s nearly here.”

 

Akash gaped at the blunt response NK gave him. Anjili decided to take Akash away form there.

 

“Let’s go Akash. NK needs to talk to Khushiji about something very important.”

 

NK was getting really impatient and just as he was about to call Khushi, she and her family walked through the front door. The Raizada clan, except for Arnav, came to greet the Gupta family. After greetings were exchanged, NK more or less dragged Khushi to the poolside.

 

“Nanheji, what’s going on?” asked Khushi.

 

“You tell me.” NK said in an accusing tone.

 

Khushi was confused. “I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

NK turned to face Khushi and she could see that he was serious, more serious than she’d ever seen him.

 

“Khushiji, I want you to tell me the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Can you do that for me?” Khushi nodded in response. “Good. I don’t know what’s really going on here and I want to find out. Please keep in mind that I’m not going to judge you no matter what you say. I know that love is blind and everything and I’m sure you have a perfectly good explanation for what I saw.”

 

“Nanheji, I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

NK lead Khushi to his room and pulled out the camcorder. At first, Khushi looked more confused than ever but when he played the tape, she understood everything.