OS: Hangover

The door bell rang and a half sleeping Khushi shot her eyes up and got up from the recliner with a jerk. Before going out she had a glimpse of the clock that showed it to be 5 in the morning.

"Arnavji!"

She ran down before someone else wakes up and opened the door to see the three brothers holding their heads and looking pale and tired.

The many questions she wanted to ask just flashed away having a look at her husband.

"Arnavji? Are you alright?"

But he was so tired he didn't even answer her and then she noticed their condition.

Arnav wasn't wearing his blazer and basket anymore and neither it was in his hands. His shirt was half open and even not buttoned properly.

NK was wearing another shirt than his sweatshirt when he left. She was sure he was wearing a sweatshirt. There was something that was different as she eyed her Akash jeejaji. He wasn't looking as usual. Despite his clothes were the same when he left, everything was fine but still there was something!

Ah! Where were his specs? He wasn't wearing them.

In the process of noticing the differences she forgot to let them in and just stood there looking at them.

"Erm...won't you let us come in?"

His serene and cracked voice brought her thoughts and she stepped aside clearing the way for the trio.

All three of them straightaway just made their way to their respective rooms without even looking at each other.

As Arnav didn't say anything Khushi followed him to their room where he let himself fall on the bed.

"Where were you?"

She jerked in annoyance as he again ignored her inquiry and closed his eyes. How dare this Laad Governor ignore her like this?

She sat beside him and observed him as he dozed off. He didn't even change his clothes.

Well this is too far, he didn't even take off his shoes!

And like a typical Indian idol wife she took off his shoes, covered him and slept next to him on her side.

She will have to inquire tomorrow when he's completely in his full senses.

Next Day

Khushi came back in her room after having breakfast and helping HP cleaning the kitchen.

He was still in bed! Since they've come all three are only sleeping. Akash and NK also didn't come to have breakfast just as him. He was still resting.

"Hmphf!"

It's time he wakes up. She can't control herself anymore. She wants to know about yesterday night. They were away the whole night and their phones were not reachable. Payal and her were so panicked when the clock stroke 12 and their husbands were still missing. But they had made up not to say anything then. It would just make them worry and take away their peaceful naps.

"Arnavji wake up! You have slept enough." She pulled the quilt aside and shook him.

"Please Arnavji get up." Khushi tried to pull her husband up as he finally opened his e sleepy eyes to peek through. His hand again went up to hold his head as he slowly tried to get up.

She saw him having difficulties and immediately moved closer and helped him.

"Are you alright?" She asked worriedly finding her husband in this situation.

He slightly nodded and stood up without her help.

"Where were you yesterday night and where is your phone?"

Rubbing his eyes he yawned once.

"I...I don't know. I can't remember anything." He replied in his husky voice looking here and there and trying to remember something.

"You can't remember?" He then watched her as she observed him. She narrowed her eyes as he raised her brows looking at her.

"Don't look at me like this. Have a look at yourself once. Where is your coat? And how are you wearing the shirt?"

He looked down at his shirt as she declared innocently yet annoyed.

"You get freshened up at first. I will keep your things in the bathroom."

Saying that she turned to bring his belongings from the cupboard and he opened the buttons of his shirt that annoyed him now how it was hanging at the one side.

Khushi turned to him only to let everything fall whatever she was holding in her hands.

"Hey Devi Maiya!" Her eyes widened and her mouth formed an oval shape when she saw him.

"What happened?" He asked not understanding her reaction.

"You-your chest..." She replied with her finger showing at his chest.

"What?...The f**k!" He first asked and later completed his sentence after looking down at his bare chest.

Not one, not two but many...

"Lip Stick marks?!" She glared him angrily not sure if asking or informing.

"Khushi I swear I don't know about these." He tried to defend before his crazy wife explodes.

"So that's why you can't remember anything! Isn't it?" He couldn't believe she was suspecting him. Actually it's not wondering but he hoped she would have a little bit trust in him to believe his words.

There she shook his head and was on the verge of crying watching those red marks on his body.

"Khushi, no please don't cry."

He tried to wrap her in his arms and console her. Despite of her struggle he hugged her and stroke her hairs. But soon he wished he wouldn't have done this. Cause just then Khushi saw something looking out of the pocket of his pants and she brought it out to get another shock.

A tear rolled down her cheek as she held the small packet in her hand in front of his face.

"And this? How will you explain this?"

He closed his eyes trying to remember the night and at the same time digest the fact that there was a condom package in his pocket.

"Khushi listen to me!" He said calmly holding her arm.

"What is left to be heard? Lip Stick marks and this-" Khushi said disgustingly and threw it away.

"This doesn't mean anything Khushi."

He tried to calm her down, but in vain.

"Arnavji I'm not that much naive not to understand the use of it. I know what that means. How could you do this to me?" A hurt Khushi asked.

"Wait a minute! You're blaming me? Whereas you forced me to go to NK's party!"

"Yes, I told you to go to his party. Not to sleep around with other girls." She replied causing him to shout.

"I didn't sleep with anyone damn it!"

"How can you say that? You don't remember anything!?" Her suspicion only increased and she wasn't going to leave him today.

He clenched his teeth in anger and fisted his hands ready to hit something if she continues with that. Why can't she believe him?

But to be honest he knew he can't expect her to believe him whereas he himself wasn't sure.

'Why can't I remember anything? What happened yesterday at NK's party?'And there it hit him!

NK was with him! He must be knowing what happened.

So he immediately rushed out to his room without telling anything and Khushi stood there stunned. 'Where is he going now?'

Not knowing anything else she wiped off her tears and left the room to follow him.

"NK! Wake Up!" Arnav shook him in order to get him up. And really NK got up and sat on the bed.

"Nannav?"

"NK, what happened yesterday night?" He directly started with his interrogation but seeing NK's expression he somewhere knew he has to fear the worst.

"I don't know...My mind is blank. I can't remember anything. But why are you asking? You were also there."

"Ya right because the last thing I remember is that we sat in that hotel and I drank a little bit because you guys were insisting." He informed him and got somehow the same thing back from him.

"I actually also remember that only. I didn't drink much."

"Oh f**k!" NK yelled as his arm.

"What the hell?! When did you do this?" Arnav asked regarding his almost full tattooed arm.

"I don't know. Shit, I have a problem!"

"Ya you have a problem! Explain me this!" Arnav wailed pointing at his chest.

"Erm Nannav, how can I explain this? You and Khushi ji must-" He spoke suppressing his laughter.

"Oh shut up NK! It's not from Khushi." He cleared before his cousin brother thinks of something else.

"Oh..."

"And to worse the matter, there was a condom in my pocket damn it!" It couldn't be said if he was telling him or yelling at him and blaming him for that.

"Ok Nannav, you have a bigger problem than me." He locked fast.

"You bet! Khushi is suspecting me!" He apprised unknown to the fact that she was standing at the door and listening to them.

"NK, it was your party! So find out the truth about last night! Got it?" He left warning NK who was already in deep thoughts.

Khushi turned with a puzzled expression and walked away from his room.

'So Arnavji really don't know about anything. Even Nanheji can't remember. But what if Arnavji really...?'

She shook her head and smacked herself on the head for thinking negative.

'No no Khushi. You trust Arnavji! He loves you and would never cheat on you. But then those...'

She tried to console herself but in vain. Again her thoughts wander to those evidences and she humphed in confusion.

"Khushi?" Payal called her sister as she saw her coming towards looking down. She seemed to be deep in thoughts.

"Jiji?" Khushi looked up to find her sister watching her and something came across her mind.

"Jiji, is Jija ji fine?"

"No, he's having headache and can't remember anything about last night. He doesn't even know where he left his specs." Payal replied to her general question.

"Same is with Arnavji and Nanheji. They both also can't remember anything." Khushi sadly let her know of their memory loss.

"How can this be? Did you drink so much?" Payal curiously questioned.

"How can I know this Jiji? I didn't attend their party!"

"But Khushi, these weren't alone there. Remember Nanheji told that there will be more friends of him! May be they know something." Finally their headlights burn and they saw a way of finding the truth.

"You're right Jiji. And Arnavji mentioned something about a hotel. The hotel staff must be knowing what happened yesterday."

Khushi left with excitement and went towards her room. The boys are not sober enough to think clear but she is!

"Arnavji!" She entered the room with a smile that let Arnav look at her in confusion. Wasn't she angry at him moments before and crying.

Here she is happy and smiling now!

'Unbelievable' Arnav thought regarding her mood swings and eyed her as she came and stood in front of him leaving a bit gap.

"Arnavji, you can't remember anything. But the hotel staff surely must be! So call there and ask them."

Ah! His childish insane Khushi is not that much dull.

"Ok, thanks!"

"Please tell me they knew something." NK pleaded as Arnav cut the call. It was getting on their nerves that all his other friends who were present yesterday didn't remember anything like them and some just weren't picking up.

"They said we were all drunk and some guys of us had a fight with some boys and we all were thrown out. But...the thing is that we were talking of going in a...strip club!" He told in front of Khushi feeling ashamed.

"O God, strip club? But which strip club? There are so many in Delhi!"

"Right, there are so many in Delhi!" He said confirming NK's assumption and then both immediately looked away as Khushi gazed them with big eyes in disbelief.

"Wait a minute!" NK ran in a hurry to get something.

In the meanwhile Khushi kept staring at him whereas he kept looking here and there.

"Look Nannav, I found this in my pocket. May be this is that club." He showed him a card that had no phone number but only its name and address.

"But we have to go there. It has no phone number!"

"I will come with you." She didn't ask but let them know at NK's statement.

"But Khushi-"

"No. I can't let you go there alone." She stubbornly declared before he could deny.

And there they were in a street that looked as normal as the others. But probably it was so because all the clubs are open at night only.

Arnav parked his SUV and they got out of the vehicle.

"Hey boy!" A man called looking in their direction and both the men at Khushi's side looked puzzled if he was calling them.

"How's the tattoo?" He asked with a wide grin coming closer.

"How do you know about that?" NK asked hoping he would know something.

"Ha? You yourself came in my shop and let yourself tattooed by me and now you're asking how I know about it?"That guy gave him a 'are-you-nuts?' look whereas Khushi was amazed.

"Oh! Sorry actually I can't remember anything. Can you please tell us everything you know about yesterday?" He asked pleasing with a smile.

"So you can't remember anything?" He questioned to get it confirmed with a nod.

"Hmmm, I suffer a short term memory loss. May be some money for my operation would help us all." He said rubbing his fingers.

"But man, we can't wait till your operation. We have serious problems." But NRI Nand Kishore of course didn't get him and got started.

"What the f**k? Boy, I don't really need an operation!" That man then told in annoyance.

"But why-"

"NK, let it be!" Arnav cut him off as he handed some notes in that man's hand.

"See, he understood me!"

"Speak up now!" Arnav ordered pissed off by there conversation.

"You were five or six guys and really drunk." He started finally.

"You and one other boy had a bet about letting yourself tattooed. I still can't stop my laughter. You cried like a baby. Auch, you were missing your Mama!" He laughed out loud much to NK's embarrassment who hid his face looking down.

"And you." He eyed Arnav with a pleasant smirk.

"You were standing outside and many girls had rounded you."

Khushi twitched her nose and again started with her glaring.

"Then?" Arnav asked him straightaway.

"Then a guy in yellow puked in my shop and didn't stand up. You took him with you in this club." He informed pointing at that club not so far.

"Ok thanks!" Arnav thanked and they were about to go further when the man spoke again.

"And if it helps, I saw you two and another tall guy leaving this club at about 1 today morning. You hired a taxi and were yelling at that driver to take you home. That poor man!"

He again burst in laughter and entered his shop again leaving them not so dumb now.

"That's it Nannav! Today morning, that's why we woke up in that park."

"I guess that taxi driver must've left us there." They concluded not feeling proud but vice versa.

"Hey Devi Maiya! What all did you guys do? Nanheji, never ever in my entire life I will let you go anywhere to attend a party." She said pointing a finger at him and twisting her mouth.

"I anyways didn't want to go. But you insist saying Nanheji is giving a farewell party for his friend and I shouldn't deny."

"How was I suppose to know that you will drink so much that you won't even remember in the morning what all you did?" She blasted at him as he blamed her and NK then finally interfered.

"Khushiji, Nannav! Please stop fighting and focus!" He pleaded both as they started middle in the street in front of so many people.

They knocked at the door of that club but nothing happened. But NK just pushed it lightly and the door was already open and there was a sign that prohibited women to enter. So Khushi went back in the car and the cousin brothers went in.

Going inside it was empty. Only there was a woman cleaning the floor and a man behind the bar counter.

"It is closed! Come in evening." That boy shouted without looking up and continued assorting the alcohol bottles in the shelf.

"We are actually here to know something." Arnav told calmly and then the guy looked up.

"Oh, look! There you guys are back!" He smiled seeing them.

"You rocked yesterday ha! Never ever in this club I saw that someone gave so much money away. The girls must be rich in the while. And yours especially."

Arnav looked puzzled as that guy winked at him. But at the same time a fear rose in him understanding the meaning of what he just said.

"And you NK, my friend was asking for your phone number. Call him!" That guy winked at NK with a teasing grin.

"You know my name? And who friend?" He inquired sounding as cool as possible.

"How can I forget your name? You took off your sweatshirt, danced with the girls on stage singing 'Tere liye hi to signal chod chad ke, aaya main NK sari lakdi tod tad ke'" Not only that guy but also Arnav had to laugh at his turned lyrics.

[This lyrics is purposely cause this is what he sang! XD]

"But still it wasn't better than 'Bas yahi barbad main be baar karta hoon, aadmi hoon aadmi se pyaar karta hoon.'" This time it wasn't the one false word in the text but the songtext itself that made him laugh nonstop.

"You both looked cute kissing each other." He said in between his laughter.

"Who both?" NK was extremely worried now.

"You and my friend Shakti!" He said to NK who started sweating now.

"Seriously, never take drugs again. You guys don't get it!"

"Drugs?" Arnav was shocked to hear that.

"Ja, your one friend had so much drugs with him. He told me he mixed it in your drinks. That's why you were going crazy."

Arnav and NK couldn't believe what they just heard. So that's why they couldn't remember anything and did so much crazy things.

Talking about crazy, Khushi flashed in his mind and with her today morning's fight.

"You mentioned something about a girl before. What's the matter with her?"

"What should be? She took you in that room behind and I heard her saying afterward that nobody was as good as you till date. She was really pleasured."

The guy obviously didn't know how much hurting the truth was. He was having his own fun reminding yesterday night but not these two.

"And don't worry. You used condoms, in fact I gave you them."

They were glued to the ground.

NK was feeling awkward and embarrassed after what he all told and Arnav was just broken knowing he really slept with a girl other than Khushi.

"And ya, here are the specs of your friend. He drank sitting here and then threw up on a girl's boobs. He shouldn't come across her way again. She swore she will kill him the next time she sees him."

NK took Akashs specs and slowly they walked towards the door.

"It must have been a crazy night. I really kissed a boy! How will I face my future wife?" Not being sure how to feel about that NK took it in a humorous way.

"Well, let's just take it as experience, laugh over it and never ever do it again. What say, Nannav?"

"JUST SHUT UP!" He was expecting his mood to be down at the moment but didn't think he would shout at him then and there.

"It's all just because of you. What kind of people are you friends with? Drugs!" An annoyed Arnav yelled.

"Chillax Nannav, I didn't know about anyone taking drugs!"

"That won't make it better. It won't turn the truth. I slept with a hooker. I betrayed Khushi."

"What the eye doesn't see, the heart can't grieve over." Arnav raised his eyes looking at him who let out a common phrase.

"Don't tell her anything. She needn't to know the truth. Just tell her nothing happened." He advised as a good friend knowing how much it would hurt Khushi as well.

"I've already betrayed her by sleeping with a hooker and now you want me to lie her?" But Arnav didn't take it that way and walked out followed by NK.

They reached the car and saw her sitting inside awaiting them. She sighed as they finally came.

"Nannav, you go. I will come with a taxi." NK said stopping a bit far.

"Why?" He actually understood his intention but still asked formally.

"You and Khushiji need to be alone." Arnav nodded and got in.

"Why isn't Nanheji coming?" She asked as he started the car. She didn't get any answer but only a killing silence.

"Arnavji, is everything alright?" She asked after a while and he slowed down at a lone road.

"Khushi, nothings alright!" He got off and stated in uneasiness.

"What happened Arnavji? Did you got to know about yesterday?" She also got off and went to him.

"Khushi, I slept with another girl. I betrayed you!" Air stuck in her throat as he confessed the mistake.

"Yesterday night, NK's friend mixed drugs in our drinks and because of that we ended up doing things we shouldn't have." He explained it and looked at her with regret visible in his eyes.

"I know this is not an excuse for that. I'm really sorry."

"I can't forgive myself, so I don't expect you to forgive me." He continued closing his eyes not being able to look in her eyes.

"Arnavji, please let's go home." She silently sat in the car and let him know of it.

"Hey handsome!"

NK jerked as someone tapped him from behind and he turned to see a guy wearing a pink top and white trouser with shining pink boots ogling him.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Shakti! That's not fair, you already forgot me? Don't say you don't like me anymore or have found some other one. I will kill that guy." He pouted making patterns on his chest above the shirt.

NK remembered that guy in the club mentioning a Shakti who he shared a kiss with.

"You know, you are a great kisser. I love that wild animal in you. Rrr" He said closing the distance between them as NK stood still.

But not any longer, he started moving backwards.

"Erm...dude, I-I was not in my senses yesterday night. Actually I'm not how you think myself to be." NK tried to clarify moving away but he always stepped closer.

"No problem baby, we will still have fun. Just try me." NK squeezed as Shakti tapped his bum and winked.

"No, no, no!" He ran away as fast as he could but was still followed by that guy.

"I love you NK baby, come back."

"Khushi please, say something." He pleaded her to speak as they reached Shantivan.

Throughout the whole drive Khushi didn't say anything, nor cried neither yelled at him. He was worried why was she behaving like that. He wanted her to shout at him and tell him how much he hurt her and not behave like this.

To his surprise she hugged him at once and left him even shocked.

"I'm sorry Arnavji!" That was not what he was expecting but vice versa.

"Why are you saying sorry? I need to! I cheated on you. I should be the one to plead for your forgiveness."

"You weren't yourself right?" She asked generally.

"Arnavji you know I trust you. You could've lied to me but yet you still told me the truth and left it on me if to forgive you or not. You didn't even ask for forgiveness. Because you are sorry and regretting it." She explained the reason of her decision.

"I love you Khushi. Believe me, I wish I never go to that party." He hugged hug her tighter and meant what he said!

"I'm at fault! I forced you to go. You didn't want to. So somewhere it's my own fault."

"Khushi, I'm glad that you're ready to forgive me for something that is not forgivable. But please don't be so polite to blame yourself for something that is not your fault. You're the nicest person I know but there's a limit for everything." He lectured still holding her in his arms and kissed her head.

"Ok, so are you expecting me not to forgive you?" She asked innocently pulling back.

"Can I do anything to make it up to you?" He asked cupping her cheek with a hand.

"Seriously?" He asked to confirmed if heard right.

"Yes!" She approved it straightly.

"No nonsense?" He again questioned.

"Arnavji! You said you will do anything!" She said in the meanwhile annoyed.

"Ok...you will get your big mustache." He humphed giving in.

"Like Bankelalji!" She smiled wide folding her hands and looking forward for the day.

"Ya...like Bankelal." He rolled his eyes wondering from where his Khushi gets such crazy ideas.

She wants him to grow up big mustaches like Bankelal! W*F?!

Well, he can't deny. He wanted his punishment and it is his punishment.

Thank God, the hangover is over and they know that they came to know what happened in the night.