PART THREE
She wanted someone to hold her when the walls crashed around her but, she found herself alone and in the dark. From the tears rose a new person, someone hardened not with time but by fate. Lot many times had she lost, cried and recovered but it was pay back time now. She was no longer the care free child, someone who laughed and sang, she was now cold and composed. She was here to set everything right. Nobody hurt her family and lived with it.
A car stopped near Khushi and she embarked upon a new journey. She thanked Lavanya for all her help and filled her in with all that she had pieced together about Shyam. Lavanya escorted Khushi to her new home, La's previous residence. She tried convincing Khushi to return home but when her words fell onto deaf ears she quit. Khushi needed time to devise a plan to expose Shyam, prove her innocence and make sure her jiji's wedding continued.
Flashback
La was shocked to hear of Khushi leaving and she could not figure out what could have gone wrong. Contemplating several aspects she entered her room to receive a call from an unknown number. It was Khushi, she pleaded La to not tell anyone about her and asked her for help and said she would explain everything when they met. As a good friend she had sneaked out of RM to meet with Khushi. Even in the dim lights from the car dash board and faint street lights she could see that Khushi had changed. She was not the same cheerful persona that she had grown fond of over time.
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As La observed Khushi closely during Khushi's recollection of Shyam and the reason she left home, she saw a different Khushi. She did not have a twinkle in her eyes and the smile on her face was replaced with a cold ruthlessness and determination which she had seen only in one person before, Arnav Singh Raizada.
She believed Khushi instantly, she did not have a reason to go against her and she would help Khushi in her revenge. At RM she would fill her with insider information and make sure Payal remained safe. When Payal would stumble upon the truth, La would fill her in apart from the fact that she knew where Khushi was and prevent Shyam from wrong doing.
They needed to expose Shyam and for that they needed proof. She never had photographs of her engagement to prove that Shyam had been at fault but she decided to look into his work, his mis deeds would be spread all over his past she was sure. A few old clients could help and the information would be easy to procure as he was a govt. lawyer. All data was well arranged in govt. archives.
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La was a business woman she understood those ways far better than family affairs. She got to work next day morning creating suspicions in Anjali's mind over Khushi 's engagement being the reason for her escape.
She rushed to a visibly upset Anjali sitting in the mandir and started talking how much she missed Chamkili.
"Di, i dont want to get engaged without Chamkili, can we postpone it for atleast a while? I think she will come back soon, please Di".
Anjali, "I don't know, La, because Chote wanted a quick engagement, talk to him first."
"Di, you know, Khushi was so upset yesterday, she did not even say a proper good bye before she left. I think it is because of her fianc, Di."
"Why do you say that?"
"After the pooja she got a call and after that she has been so upset. I had a talk with Payal and she told me Khushi has broken off her engagement with the Shyam person. Maybe he is a jerk, Di."
"But why did she have to run away?" a teary eyed Anjali asked.
"Maybe he cheated on her, Di and when she found out about it, threatened her. Ohh, poor Chamkili. What if that guy is mad Di, you know like an obsessed lover or may be a criminal."
She continued, "Di, she did not love that man, she got engaged to him because she thought that her Babuji wanted it. She only did it for his happiness."
Why did she not come to us? We could have helped her?"
"Di, Chamkili, would not ask for help, she would not have liked it, you know her na. I hope Chamkili is fine, Di. I miss her."
As they got up, they saw Arnav standing a little far from the mandir, fists clenched and a sadness in his eyes. "Di, i am leaving, i have an important meeting." with that he stormed out of the house.
La knew Arnav was listening in and so the last part was for his benefit. He needed to know the truth. His eyes held a sadness that was missing when she had left the house, which she noticed today.
Arnav would also be a great accomplice if she needed to expose Shyam and protect everyone, but first he needed to stumble upon some facts.
La had two motives and one quest:
1. Prove Chamkili's innocence and expose Shyam.
2. Bring ASR and Chamkili together.
She knew the tricks Chamkili played and now was the time to put them in action.
She did not know whether Chamkili felt the same way, but she would find out soon. Also, one more thing was essential, a little make over.
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Shyam steered clear of both the families for a few days. Fearing Khushi would have told on him to her family and expecting them to barge into RM and even if she had not he thought it was not a time to play.
Thistime was enough for La to arouse suspicions for Khushi's fianc without directing attention. La was a business woman, she had not become a part of the best fashion industry because of her good looks, she had the brains to design. She knew when to play her cards, when it was time to deal and fold. Ferocious and wicked!
Shyam's absence from the scene also guaranteed one thing, she did not have to worry about Payal finding out and dealing with her at the moment.
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