True Colors : ARHI FF Thread 1 - Page 42

Arnav had been in no mood to pick up the call. He was having a wonderful time with Khushi after a long time. He wished he had never brought the mobile to the bedroom. It was Khushi who had heard the phone ring.

"Arnav pick up your phone," she had woken him.

He had buried his face deeper into her silky hair. The phone rang again and Khushi then became fully awake. She turned around to look into her husband's face only to see it close to her face, his eyes dark with passion. "Khushi I think the baby needs rest now. I can't make love to you again. Did you wake me up for that?" he asked smiling wickedly.

The phone rang again at the exact moment. Khushi jabbed a finger on his cheek and said "Mr Raizada stop dreaming. It's your phone I wanted you to pick up and that's why I woke you up."

"Awww! " Arnav said groaning; "I'll come back and continue," giving her a lingering kiss before answering the call.

And then all hell broke loose. "It's about Di Bhai. We received a call from a hospital. Di is in a hospital. Apparently she attempted suicide…"

Khushi watched as Arnav's face turned white and the phone almost slipped from his hand. Alarmed Khushi took the phone from his hand and heard the details from Akash. Anjali di had consumed sleeping pills and was struggling for her life at the hospital. Shyam was apparently missing from the scene. Akash informed her that the rest of the family was unaware of the developments and it would be best to keep it that way.

Khushi took down the address of the hospital and turned towards Arnav. His eyes were staring blankly ahead and he was muttering "I pushed her towards this…"

Khushi shook him gently. "Arnav. Let's go to her. I will ask your secretary to book the next flight for us."

She was not even sure he heard her. He stood up, still in a daze,"I did this to her…" he said.

Khushi felt his pain. His Di was still his world. She did not know how to console him.

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Suddenly Arnav told her, "Khushi I don't want you to come. I want to do this alone…"

Khushi was stunned. How could Arnav say this? She wanted to see Di and be with her.

"Arnav I want to come and see her and be with her…" Khushi insisted<"If it's because of the baby…"

"No. I just don't want you to come there. I have my reasons," he said cryptically.

Khushi had tried in vain but Arnav had been stubborn. When he had left, he had not spoken more than two words to her.

Khushi was terrified she was losing her Arnav again….

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Anjali's eyes fluttered open to see Arnav. His tear stained eyes gazed into hers full of concern, "Di! Di…" he cried like a baby.

Anjali looked at him tenderly. So much for her thought that Chote had outgrown her love and hated her for what she had done to him and Khushi.

The doctors had saved Anjali. Arnav had been with her for three days now watching over her. He had not called Khushi except to tell her that he had reached safely.

He felt guilty about Di. He knew he was responsible and his love for Khushi had made him act selfish. He felt guilty about loving Khushi more than Di and taking sides. In his entire guilt trip, he forgot that Khushi did not have a role in any of this.

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Fleetingly Anjali had told him how she had found out the truth about Shyam. She told him how she had traced Kamala, Shyam's partner in crime.

She had found a bank passbook of Shyam that contained details of some money transactions with Kamala. Anjali had wondered Shyam paid his client rather than the reverse happening, because Shyam had told her Kamala was a client.

Anjali had traced Kamala and contacted her. Kamala had been reluctant at first to reveal anything till Anjali had promised to give her lots of money and keep mum to Shyam about her revelations.

Kamala had finally given in and given Anjali all the details of Shyam's misdeed. How he had tricked Khushi's family into believing he was not married. How he had swindled money from her. How he had plotted the engagement to Khushi.

Anjali had been so broken after this that she had written a note and consumed sleeping pills, having no reason to live...

After listening to Di Arnav once again felt a stab of guilt that he had let his Di go through all this alone. Shyam the rat had read the note and had gone missing.

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The doctors told Arnav that he could take her home in a few days. However, she should be kept away from all things which could make her want to kill herself again.

Arnav decided then and there that he would take Di back to his Mumbai flat and not to her home or to his home in Delhi.

When Khushi's call came Anav told her, "Khushi I am not coming home anytime now. I am taking Di to my Mumbai flat because I want to keep her away from the family and you and anything which causes a relapse. I am sorry Khushi, but you have to manage alone. I will ask Nani to come and stay with you."

Khushi stood mutely listening to Arnav….