Chapter 2

Chapter 2 : It Hurts

Shyam fell into the pool with a splashing sound.

"If you ever tried to touch me again I will make hell out of you" Khushi hissed out and left the room.

Shyam stepped out of the pool, fire blazing in his eyes.

He walked in the room took out a towel from Arnav's wardrobe.

Towel drying himself, all he could think was his insult and revenge.

"Khushiji, this was not right. You will have to be mine, either by hook or by crook. Even Saale Sahab is not here to save you from me" He said to himself, that leering smile back on his face.

~~***~~

Khushi was in the kitchen busy frying a mountain of jalebis.

Her mind was of full of turmoil and she was scared.

"What if Shyam again tries to get close to her? What will she do? How will she deal with him? Should she talk to Payal? Or Anjali?" Her mind raced.

'Chal maiya ke bhavan bhavan, chal maiya ke bhavan' her loud ringtone broke her chain of thoughts.

She took the phone in her hands and checked the caller identity.

"Arnavji" She couldn't believe what her screen said.

Arnav is calling her? Pure, unadulterated happiness broke loose on her face as she received the call.

"Hello, Arnavji. How are you? Did you reach Scotland? When are you coming back? I.." She talked rapidly, her heart swelling with joy.

"Cut the crap, Khushi" Arnav's cold voice rang in her ears; making the reality hit her, hard. He was still angry with her; in fact he still hated her.

"I haven't called you to hear your drama. I only want to warn you that in my absence you don't even dare to hurt Di. If you and Shyam try to play some of your cheap games on her I will not spare you and him. So don't mess with Di. I don't want you anywhere around her until I get back there. Do you understand?" He asked, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"You called me to warn? Really, Arnavji? How can you even think that I will harm Di? I thought you will ask whether I am fine or not, If I am okay or not, but all you have to say is this?" She asked, tears brimming in her eyes, all hopes crashing right there.

"What made you think I'll ask those things to you? You still think you deserve my care, or anyone's care for that matter? You slayed the trust Di had upon you. You killed everything. And now you expect me to ask how are you? I don't care, Khushi. So let's not waste my time anymore. Even though it's silly to expect this from you but yet, please show some humanity for Di and do not hurt her with any of your dramas" He finished; his words and her expectations of being forgiven.

Yet she couldn't come to terms with it. But she will try, till her last breath. So she went on,

"Arnavji, please listen to me. You have to. Please come back. I can't live here alone. Shyamji is trying to..."

And the line went dead. He had disconnected.

She broke into tears. He called her inhuman? Why can't he trust her? Is she really that bad?

There were no answers to her questions. So she cried, more and more.

She was hurting.

~~***~~

"Shyamji is trying to..." The words haunted him. What was she talking about? Is he trying to plan something against his Di? Or Khushi?

It was only him who knew how badly he wanted to believe her. But how could he? He had seen it all with his own eyes. They were hugging each other. Shyam's hands were around her shoulder. And then she pushed him away in anger, asking him to leave Anjali. And be with her? Wasn't this what she had meant?

Shyam had told him. He loved Khushi. His Khushi. And his Khushi loved Shyam. So now why she wants him to come back? She should be happy and joyful about his absence.

But she didn't sound happy. Her voice was like she was breaking. What does it mean?

Why this has to be so complex? Why for once he can't be happy? Why can't Khushi love him?

Why can't he hate her? Why can't he get over his love for her?

Damn! He was trapped in this struggle of hate and love.

He was hurting.

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Pearl_Oyster2019-03-11 13:08:39