Six

4 years ago

BlackNWhite

@desidillse

Anjali and Khushi realized a knock on the door, "it might be your target Mrs. Raizada", it was Arnav.

The excited Anjali asked Arnav," Where it is?" leaving the room, as she understood the meaning of proximity and privacy between a newlywed husband and wife.

Arnav showed a velvet box, "Here, it is", looking at the velvet box, she applauded the choice of Arnav and left, leaving the husband and wife in their room.

Arnav entered inside when Khushi was ready with her knife if he was about to force her. But he put down the box near her, "This is for you"

She looked at it obliviously and opened it, it was a huge choker with gold diamond and ruby work. It amused her that why it gave to her because of design that looked ancient, not brand new.

Khushi asked with shivering lips knowingly, "What is it?"

"My mother's gift for my wife," it wasn't doubtful, "So he has literally accepted me as his wife, and forgotten Lavanya a part of his life," but before she could jump to any conclusion, Arnav put locks over her surety, "You are my wife for everyone, but not me", which shocked her and trembled to the spine.

Arnav has decided to leave, but she stopped him because she wanted him to unfold the truth, "Then why did you marry me", and slapped him.

"I did it for my family's safety,", he replied, gritting his teeth and observed her, "Which you had kept on a stake"

"What do you mean?", the confused Khushi tried to exaggerate more information from him.

Arnav bawled at her, "My sister is pregnant and I don't want any mess around her," at which she cried fake.

She fetched his collar, "Then what do I do? Where would I go"

"Get ready for the reception, and pretend as my wife", he ordered her, arching his brow as if it was easy to do for a girl.

He has become a riddle for which she wasn't able to solve the first and only thought struck her, "Kahi ise mere bare mein bata to nahi chala? No, it isn't possible"

"Pretend?", She tried to let the truth skim out and slapped him again, "I am someone else's, don't hurt me she will get hurt", he pinned her to the wall and held her with the neck.

She was a trained police officer this hurt was nothing for her but she fake choked and insisted on water. He quenched her thirst with a glass of water and assured her, "I am not lying"

"Who is she?", she roared like a wounded lioness.

"My no more wife, Lavanya Singh Raizada", he proudly declared and left the room, but when he uttered this, it left her numb in shock. Khushi was one time confused and the echoing silence in the room but umpteenth questions in her heart and mind, which were eating him up from inside.

The hot tear rolled over her cheeks as she was not at all believing him. Every single word of that night was a memory for her, of her best friend's but his words were a disaster again. She rooted down to the floor.