Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki: Episode Discussion Thread - 24
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai - 06 Aug 2025 EDT
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Chapter 1: The beginning of the end
Khushi abruptly stopped running. Where was she? Her feet hurt terribly. That's what you get for running in a saree & high heels, she cursed herself. She looked around...where was she? It looked like a small plaza...then she noticed all the spray painted words on the shops' windows. Okay, so it was a ghetto plaza. Great ...she was about 1 hour away from the haveli, she had no roots of transportation in which she could reach home safely & for all she knew, she was stuck in some ghetto plaza. Can this get any worse?
*Whistles* "Heyy sexy!"
Oh...so it can get worse. Khushi scanned the area for a big, heavy object. She wasn't one to get scared. Her parents had passed away in a car crash when she was 16. Her mama & mami took over her parents' money & property and adopted Khushi. But they never loved her. Her parents' death had taught her many life lessons at an early age...it was strange, the mama & mami who once used to hover around her & buy her expensive gifts then referred to her as 'burden' once they had her parents' money transferred to their name. Khushi would've run away from their "love & care" if it hadn't been for her cousin Payal. Payal & Khushi were the bestest of friends. But once Khushi was 18, she moved away from there. Khushi hated loneliness, but if there was anything she despised more than loneliness, it was being dependent or as her mami called her ... "burden"
Khushi spotted a rod which had fallen off one of the buildings in the plaza; she ran over & grabbed it. Turning around, she yelled "Stay away!" But to her despair, it wasn't just one or two people, there were 5 thugs standing in front of her with grins on their faces.
"So. Screwed." Khushi muttered under her breath. She swiftly hit the closest goon on the head with the rod & ran. Stupid heels, she cursed. One of the ruffians caught up to her, she swung the rod around hitting his bald head. "Take that you nincompoop!"
The thug probably had stars around his head but he still managed to snatch away her rod. Khushi took off her heels & threw them back one by one hoping they would hit one of the jerks. She started picking up random things & throwing them back hastily, begging Mata Rani that it would stall them. She looked back, it seemed to have work! She couldn't see any of those 5 dopes. She breathed a sigh of relief & turned to find 3 of the big men looking on at her with revenge written all over their faces. The biggest one grabbed Khushi's neck. In return, Khushi bit his arm & fled all over again.
She turned around to watch their progress. Was she a slow runner or were they incredibly fast?! Just then she bumped into someone.
Arnav saw her taking off her heels & throwing them back. "What the?!? What in the world is she up to now, he thought. Then he saw 3 of the biggest men he had ever seen casing her. Ohh God! He quickly took out his gun from the car & went after them.
She bumped into him. He watched her expressions turn from scared to some what relieved. Arnav pointed his gun at the 3 airheads. "Run!" he ordered them. "As fast as you can."
Khushi looked on with disbelief written all over. "Let's go Khushi." He had to literally drag her to the car, why was she so shocked? Oh yeah, he had a gun in his hand.
"You carry a gun with you?" she asked when she had recovered from her state of shock.
"Yeah...it's not real though."
"What?!"
"The gun? ...It's fake. You know...toy gun. It not mine, I swear. Those little kids from the haveli left it here."
Normally, she would have laughed or made fun of him. But it wasn't "normal" anymore...not after that conversation.
Khushi remembered his words & silently cried. She had always supported him when no one was by his side...she had done so much for him. How did he forget so easily? Did she mean nothing to him? He pretty much thought she was characterless...right?
She wiped away her tears. That's it, she was DONE! Done with the heartaches, done with the one-sided love, done with his daily putting her down, and done with HIM!
Did I behave too harshly with her? She's not even talking; she's never been this quiet, he thought. Okay so maybe he had been rude, but he just saved her life, that counts for something right? That arrogant woman didn't even say thank you...nor did she say sorry for what she did!
Now that Lavanya had left him, he felt alone. He needed a friend...but neither his family nor his friends liked Lavanya. They were all probably content with this situation. Only one person would have helped him through this tough time...Khushi. But he had lost her too. Or maybe she never was a friend!
"Arrey Nani! Give Lavanya a chance! She's not as bad as you think she is. Please Nani just think it through? For me?" Khushi's words played in his head.
No...if she wasn't a friend, she wouldn't have helped him convince Nani. Okay so clearly he had uttered too much rubbish to her...but he had also saved her life. So the score's equal right?
When they reached the haveli, Arnav decided he was just going to have to speak with her.
"Khu-" Before he could finish saying her name, she was out of the car.
He sighed & got out.
Okay Khushi, remember! Don't let Payal Di find out how you're feeling. Don't let your problems lessen her happiness! She's getting married soon & you have no right to lessen her excitement, you get that?
After giving herself the pep talk, Khushi entered the haveli with the freshly printed wedding cards that Arnav & her had went to fetch. She opened the beautifully printed card..."Aakash weds Payal" Khushi read with a soft smile on her lips.
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