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PART 4 -TRY ,TRY ,TRY .He got out of his SUV.Where was she?
He ran towards the steps of the Mandir,his eyes surveying the are,looking around hoping to catch a glimpse of the colorful clothes she usually wore.There was no sign of her.
Maybe he should ask the pandit? He was sure to be on a first name basis with her.
''Excuse me,Have you seen Khushi...Kumari Gupta?''
''No son she was here a while ago,but she left abruptly without even taking the prasad.''
She had left without taking the prasad?That was so unlike her.
''Um,allright..then.'' He said going down the stairs and towards the car after refusing the prasad in the kindest way possible.
What should he do now?Where should he look for her?He tried her phone again and it rang again and again but nobody picked up again!
Chal Maiyya ke bhavan bhavan BHAVAN!Chal Maiyya ke bhavan bhavan BHAVAN!
He turned around-he had heard that horrible tune before! And sure enough,there on the floor,next to the Devi Maiyya's statue,lay Khushi's bag with her phone next to it.
Did this mean she was here then?
He walked over as quickly as he could and picked the phone up.It was definitely hers!
He saw half his name flash on the screen-the rest of the screen cracked.
What had made her drop her phone in such haste that she had destroyed it?
Something was definitely wrong and something told him this 'S' was a huge part of this fiasco.Did 'S' stand for Shyam after all?
He picked up the bag with his empty hand and made his way towards the SUV.Just as he was opening the driver's seat a flash of a blue cloth lying on the road caught his eye.
He walked over to it and picked it up.
''Khushi...?'' he said realization dawning on him.He noticed that the dupatta was ripped,and lined with tire tracks.
Chal Maiyya ke bhavan bhavan BHAVAN!Chal Maiyya ke bhavan bhavan BHAVAN!
Arnav looked at Khushi's phone's cracked screen.It said 'Jij' which he was guessing stood for 'Jiji' . He switched off the phone.He didnt know what to say to Payal at the moment and he didnt have much time to deal with family drama's right now.
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Shyam stopped at the red light and looked back at her .The love of his life,Khushiji.
She was sleeping peacefully now.He couldnt wait to be married to her !
And then there was the suhaag raat.He grinned in anticipation.
They would be married soon.It was only hours away!
He was truly sorry about the place he was taking her though...it wasnt as grand as she deserved .But he had to let go off his crippled cash cow for a while.
And besides,did it matter WHERE they went?As long as they loved each other?He pulled the car to a stop and got out.
''Rise and shine,Khushiji'' he said,lifting Khushiji and shutting the car door with his leg.The signboard in front of them read - ''Happiness Motel'' .Happiness,yes.That would soon be his.His Khushi was with him now.
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Khushi woke alone.It was dark all around her.
''Jiji?''
she called out searching for her sister on the bed beside her.Jiji wasnt there.
Where was she? She knew how scared Khushi was of being alone in the dark.
Suddenly,a wave of nausea took over her as she willed herself to breathe in and out deeply...as it all came back to her.
She had gone to the Mandir when somebody had caught her from behind.She was just about to scream when...?
She couldnt remember anything else!
What had happened?!
Now she realised this wasnt her home.Where was she?!And what had happened to her?!
There was a window to her right and she could tell it was late in the evening probably six or seven.
She was frantic as she tried to make sense of things.But she couldnt!
She screamed and a door slammed very close by...frighteningly close by!
She was startled as the lights came on.
''Shh..Khushiji,its just me,see?''
He said as she saw his face and his sickly smile.She wanted to puke again.
''Shyamji?!''
''Yes,its me Khushiji.Dont worry.'' She screamed.
''Dont worry Khushiji.No one's here just us.You dont have to worry about hiding your love for me anymore!'' He said as he took her hand in his his lips moving forward to kiss her hand .She snatched her hand away.
''How dare you?!Let me go! I want to go home!''
He ignored her .God she was a good actress! She must not believe him yet.It must seem surreally good to her -them being alone at last with no one in between.
''Look at this Khushiji.Isnt it pretty? It's what you'll be wearing for our wedding!''
He said he sick smile brighter than ever.
''WHAT?! Our marriage?!I'm not marrying you!''
''I told you no more pretenses Khushiji.'' He said moving forward to kiss her.
Maybe he could prepone suhaag raat a little? They were to be married anyhow and he couldnt resist with her being so fiesty.
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'S' had to be an insider.An enemy in their own flanks.If he was indeed Khushi's fiance this meant that Arnav knew him?
The mehendi had been a cozy little function and only the closest and best of friends and relatives had been invited by both sides. Arnav's blood boiled .
'S' had no idea what his life was going to be like after he was found- which he certainly would be!
He picked up Khushi's bag.He knew a gentleman never peeks inside a ladies bag but damn that for now! There might be clues leading to her .Or so he hoped.
He opened her bad and started taking things out one by one careful not to let anything fall.
First came the bottle of Chawanprash then the two boxes used for sweets...jalebis?Then there were peanuts and jeera goli...well LOTS of different types of goli's really .
What the?!
Didnt she think of anything besides digestion and food? Unbelievable he muttered to himself.
He had no time to ponder over this matter though.He lifted his phone uo and dialled the most used number on his phone..the one set on speed dial.Aman.
END OF PART 3 .
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