Chapter 1

He was pacing around the room. "What should I gift Khushi this year? It has to be more special then, the previous years. What can I give her? Let me check my cupboard."

He checks his cupboard. All he could find his a change of five rupees. He open his wallet his kurtha packet and sees a old and torn ten rupees note.

"What can I give her with this money?", sighs Arnav and sits on his folding chair which is near by.

Arnav Singh Raizada, only once experienced what is poverty? That is when his Chacha throwed him and his sister out of Sheesh Mahal. He promised himself that he will show the world, who is he and true to promise, he became the most richest person in the world. Then, after meeting his world changed. From, arrogant and cruel ASR, he became Arnav to Khushi who tamed him with her love.

She was all selfless, loving, caring and honest. Never once in this 25 years of their marriage, had he seen her anger, rude. Even when he doubted about her having an affair with his jeejaji, Shyam. She forgave him and even rescued him when he was kidnapped. He hurt ,even after that, by telling that she was the reason for all the wrongs in his di's life. She still forgave him. He didn't deserve such an angel. Their remarriage!! She proved her love was true and waited for him in the altar.

She was the angel sent by his mom from heavens.

Khushi telling him that they are going to be parents. Doctors, informing them about her carrying twin boys. The delivery day. The baby naming ceremony. The first day of the school of their kids. Their kids, going abroad for higher studies. After returning about their love and how Arnav and Khushi accepted them and did their marriage.

 How their daughter-in-laws started fighting? How they poisoned their sons mind and divided the property?  How Arnav and Khushi became burden for their children? How they were sent to orphanage?

Everything, everything was running before his eyes. His eyes are wet, he didn't realise it until he felt a hand wiping his tears.

"What happened Arnavji?", said Khushi who was standing before him with her walking stick.

"Nothing  darling. Just remembering how we were together? It's going to be 25 years marking our togetherness in one week."

"How fast the time went by?"

"Yes, I never knew the time going because you were with me darling."

He embraced a blushing Khushi which makes her look like a new wed bride. Can anybody believe if they say that they are completing 25 years of their marriage?

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After a night of thinking, Arnav decided to get a silver Devi Maiya idol for Khushi. He have six days time so, he can earn the amount and get her the idol as the gift.

So, he started for job hunting from the next day but nobody gave him the job owing to the fact that he is an old man. He tried at many places for next five days but never got the job.

A day before, he was depressed as he couldn't afford to get money for gifting Khushi.

 He saw the time from his watch and came to know only four hours left for their silvery jubilee Anniversary.

"What should I do? Only four hours left. I have to gift Khushi."

 An idea lit up his brain.

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Four hours later:

"Khushi, Khushi... Get up"

Khushi opens her eyes and she couldn't see anything properly.  She got up slowly, Arnav helped her to wear her spectacles. She saw her arnavji standing before her.

"Khushi! Today I would like to introduce you to my angel whom my mom sent from Heaven for me."

Khushi didn't understand anything. Arnav continued "come on, she is waiting. Don't you want to see her."

She just nodded not knowing what else to say.

Arnav took her to the mirror and showed her reflection and said, "She is my angel sent by Mom, Khushi. I love her a lot. Without her, I am no one. And today, shows the completion of 25 years of togetherness in love, pain, sad, happiest moments of our life. It's our marriage anniversary. Happy anniversary Khushi."

He kisses her forehead and slowly pecks her lips. They stood there in each other embrace and feeling each other presence.

He broke from the hug and made her sit on the bed and went near a drawer. He opened it and took a gift. He went and gave it to Khushi.

"What is this Arnavji?" "shsh... Khushi, my gift to you dear."

"But..." Before she say any further, he kept his finger on her lips and nodded his head horizontally.

She opened the Gift and saw a beautiful, silver Devi Maiya Idol in it.

She smiled at it and hugged Arnav silently, thanking him.

Then, she asked him to go to cupboard and open the third drawer. He did as she said. He saw a gift box in it. He looked back at Khushi confused.

She titled her slightly, saying him to open it.

Four hours back:

"What should I do? Only four hours left. I have to gift Khushi."

 An idea lit up his brain.

That is, to sell the watch. His watch is given by his Di on his last birthday before her death few years back.

He don't have anything else as his to gift Khushi, so, he decided to sell it.

He went to mortgage shop and sold it for 5,000 rupees and then, went to a jeweller's shop. He brought a small Devi maiya Idol and came back.

Khushi observed him being sad for few days. When he return in evening, he was depressed.

 So, she followed him and saw him mortgaging his di's watch. And she knew why he is doing it?

She with the help of pension money given to old age people, brought the back the watch.

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Arnav's eyes are wet seeing the gift in his hands. He understood what would have happened? How the watch became his gift? He again, looked at Khushi. She was standing nearing him, now.

He, suddenly, hugged her silently thanking her. Thanking his mom, for sending this Angel in his Life.

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