Chapter 169
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Now, I would like to dedicate this chapter to "friendship bonds" all over the world, in light of the cheery bond shared between "Sanaya and Akshay" which always was intact offscreen but never got the chance to be showcased onscreen in "Kushi and Akash."
Chapter 247: A Pinch of Revelation
Knowing his wife's pressing queries would be incoming, as soon as the family assembly was dispersed, Lord Arnav took precaution and left for a late evening ride on Shadow.
Unaware of his flight, Kushi searched for him all over the Castle, even earning Lady Manorama's snide comments about her "tramping upon the quiet and peace" of the Castle.
Finally, succumbed by her own travails and exhausted by the excitement of the emotions that surged within her, Kushi found refuge on the steps of the Castle, her longing gaze fastened upon the gates of the Castle hoping to see her husband return from, what she had learnt late from Om Prakash, his suddenly-decided ride on the black horse.
It so happened that Lord Akash had been out in the stable at that very moment to inspect some of the saddles that the stable-boy had suggested on being replaced. Having examined the worn saddles and informing the stable-boy of the required number of replacements to be made the next day, the Second Lord had stepped out of the stable and headed for the Castle when he spotted the lonesome figure sitting on the front steps of the Castle, the doors of which were shut to the dusk.
Kushi smiled on seeing Lord Akash approach and he nodded in greeting.
"What are you doing out here alone, Kushiji?" he inquired warmly.
"I'm waiting for his return," said Kushi and, of course, it was understood who the he' was.
Lord Akash, finding it a polite necessity to give company to the solitary wife of his brother, slid to the spot on the steps beside his sister-in-law.
For a moment, they only sat in silence, watching the gold rays of the sun dim upon the sky.
"It's strange, isn't it?" Lord Akash broke the silence finally.
"What is?" Kushi looked at him casually, repeating a ritual of dialogue she had shared with her sister a few hours ago.
Lord Akash's eyes read the gold light of the garden, "How brother has changed over the few months he met you."
Knowing not what to reply with, Kushi only watched the fading light of the sky, waiting for him to speak further.
Lord Akash looked at her, "Take today for instance. Why, I was myself shocked when I heard of his plans to adopt Ram and buy the Factory back from Mister Sena."
Kushi did a double take, "Buy the- buy the factory from Mister Sena?" Kushi leaned forward, afraid to believe, "Are you perchance talking about the mill in the North Village?"
"The very one," nodded Lord Akash, a pleasing smile on his face, "And guess whose name is on the ownership deed of the factory."
"Arnavji's?" Kushi realized she was struggling to breathe. It was too many unbelievable news a young girl's heart could harbour in a day.
"No," said Lord Akash, "Your father, our Babuji's."
"What?" Kushi shot up.
Lord Akash was surprised by her reaction, "Didn't you know? I thought he must have consulted with you before doing all this."
"Who, him?!" Kushi pursed her lips, "He makes his lordly decisions solely and to his fancy. But Goddess Mother!" Kushi pressed a hand to her heart, "These latest decisions of his are making my heart race and my mind dizzy."
Lord Akash chuckled, "Well, then, no doubt brother intended to keep his decisions secret meaning to surprise you." Lord Akash too stood up, "He cares a lot for you, Kushiji."
Kushi gazed at her brother-in-law, gratitude and affection shining in her eyes, "So I have come to know..."
"But don't take all the credit on yourself," Lord Akash winked, "Di has a voice in the whole think, I confess."
"What do you mean?" Kushi blinked, confused.
Lord Akash smiled, "You would not be aware of it because Brother is himself oblivious of it." The Second Lord gestured to the gates of the Castle, beyond which stretched the vast lands of Arhasia, "Are you perchance aware of the Harvest Festival in the North Village?"
"Indeed, I am," Kushi nodded, her mind wandering somberly to the memory, "I happened to have created an awkward festival of myself in last year's celebration."
Lord Akash didn't notice her expression and continued his tale, "Well, there is something called the Wish Ceremony conducted in the Temple at the time of the Festival and it became a sort of ritual for Brother to go there on behalf of Di."
Kushi stared at Lord Akash, her mind lingering on the image of the two keys that resided in the box in her chamber upstairs.
"On behalf of Di?" Kushi repeated, trying to grasp the truth, "You mean to tell me that Arnavji went for the Wish Ceremony to-"
"-To offer upon the Wish Tree a persistent Wish of his Di," completed Lord Akash, nodding importantly, "And after all these years of praying and wishing, it has finally been fulfilled."
Kushi blinked uncertainly, feeling the ground weakening under her feet, "Fullfilled...? What was her wish...?"
Lord Akash had a warm look in his eyes as he replied, "Every year, Di made a wish for her brother to have a wife who would teach him to love again."
Tears filled Kushi's eyes and Lord Akash, reading the emotion wrongly, held her hand, "Forgive me, Kushiji, if my words have caused you pain. I only-"
"My lord," Kushi bowed her head, "Your words bring me only one kind of pain. That of utmost ecstasy which is almost divine..."
Empathetic, Lord Akash smiled and affirmed her statement with a wisdom of his, "It is true what you uttered presently, Kushiji, about it being almost divine. True marriages are made in strange ways: Payal and I wedded because we fell in love at first sight. But you and Brother married during your days of antagonism, because it was destined that you would love each other."
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