ArHi OS: Unanswered Questions (part 21 page 88) - Page 49

I loved the update. It was very well written. I could really feel their pain. I can't wait for the next part. Please continue soon.

aww.. poor thing!! what happened to khuhsi? does she feel f she is away from them anjali would be fine?? :( it was such a emotional update!!

loved it :)

Oh no! Please God NO! She's not leaving him is she? No!
I came across this ff this morning and I just finished reading. Please as add me to your pm list

I know it is after a very long time, sorry

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Part 20

"Why didn't she look back? Why did she hug me like that? The day was too overwhelming for her, she must be tired," he reasoned with his heart that was bent upon making fearful suggestions.

-_-_-

"How will I do it? Can I live like this?" she kept on asking herself, now that she could see what lay ahead, for however much she tried, she couldn't, for the life of her, imagine otherwise.

-_-_-

Her mind was numb, she was unable to think anything, she had been given tranquilizers, so not only her speech but her thoughts were also slurred. She was thankful the blankness that enveloped her mind.

-_-_-

Khushi sat on her bed, leaning against the head rest, hugging her knees to her chest, head resting on her arms wrapped around the knees. Replaying all the scenes of the past few months, her heart alternated between elation and desolation. Elation at how she had fallen in love and he love had been returned, desolation at what lay in store for tomorrow.

Desperation rose inside her as she stood up and paced in the room trying to suppress the despondence that rose from the pit of her stomach and threatened to engulf her. She wrapped her arms around her as she tried to block out the thoughts that kept presenting themselves. For the life of her she couldn't wipe off the image that had been etched on her mind that night. Anjali Di hadn't glanced at her once, had closed her eyes and turned away when she had addressed her. Her lashing out at her, calling her a s**t hadn't been as painful as this, a complete indifference to her presence. At that, Khushi had felt invisible, a nothing. She had never allowed herself to be bogged down by anyone's attitude, the mantra of her life had always been that no one defines me, no one makes me feel worthy or worthless but today, she had been unable to shake off the feeling that had surfaced at Di's coldness.

Quietly she went to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea, she needed to soothe her rattled her nerves. it was as if her mind her registered the news of some impending storm that she had no inkling of. Her hands shook as she put the kettle on the stove, as a result she had to be extra careful lest she dropped something and everyone woke up. For right now, she couldn't talk to anyone before breaking down. As she poured out he teas she remembered, not long ago when Arnav had come in the kitchen while she was making tea and challenged her for the Sangeet and her eyes welled up. She went out in the terrace and sat on the stairs slowly sipping the tea.

Slowly, gradually, one by one tears started to fall, as she recalled the letter Arnav had written to her, how she had welcomed him, how he had expressed his love. And now, now his Di didn't care a bit for her and his whole world was his Di. He loved her, yes, but where she stood in the equation that involved him, Di and her, she didn't know. Will he ever be able to come to her if Di disapproved? And she couldn't think any longer. One thing she knew very well, that before he deserts her, she would walk away quietly with her dignity intact. And that's why she had said her final farewell to him.

Shayam! That snake, why did he exist at all? Anger rose inside her and she wanted to strangle him to death with her own two hands even before Arnav got to him. Khushi twiddled with her cell while she Shayam, recalling his long list of treacheries. Then as if on auto she looked at the cell and looked for a certain number in the contacts list and pressed the green button and waited for the call to be received at the other end

-_-_-

Arnav was pacing the room, he had poured three cups of coffee down his throat and he was dying to smoke a cigarette. His mind was in a turmoil, Di was in the hospital, he didn't know what she knew, how much she knew, whom did she hold as culprit, Shayam was out lose, as much as he wanted to he hadn't been able to lay so much as a finger on him and now Khushi, the way she had walked away had disturbed him. Had she said goodbye forever? The thought seemed to have suck life right out of him, he grabbed his keys and went out.

-_-_-

The call was received and she heard him say, "hello"

For a while she couldn't muster up even a word until he heard him say again as he realized who he was talking to, "Oh Khushiji aap! What made you call me? The remnants of the love that was between us?" he ended with a lewd laugh that set off Khushi on the task for which she had called him. She stood up angrily and hissed into the cell, "Shut the f**k up! You bas***d, Son of a b****h, What do you think that by lying to Anjali ji you can get away with your treachery? Your duplicity? You just wait and see what happens to you, you mongrel, go die!" she stopped to breathe and turned around to come face to face with Arnav who quietly took the cell and pushed a few buttons.

Now they could both listen to what Shayam Jha was saying, "Ha ha ha Khushiji, your spirit only fans my love for you and I don't think you intended for this. I must say Saale Sahib's influence has been good, I don't mind a little bitching from my woman, oh only if you were here……." Arnav cancelled the call as he took her in his arms.

Her resolve to stay away from Arnav dissolved into nothing as she wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest, breathing in his scent, finding strength with his arms around her, finding solace against his frame she leaned on.

With his chin on her head, he asked, "Why did you say goodbye?"

With her head still buried in his chest, she said, "I think Anjaliji will never accept us!"

Hugging her tighter, "that's not her decision to take!"

Swallowing the lump of tears in her throat, she said, "Will you go against her wishes?"

Holding her lightly by the shoulders, he moved her to look at her face and asked, "Do you think what's between you and me is so fickle?"

Drowning herself in his beautiful eyes she said, "What if she doesn't believe in the truth and holds me responsible?"

Sitting on the stairs, he made her sit between his legs and lifted her chin with his index fingers and said, "She is my Di, she will be strong once she knows, and if she isn't, we will help her Khushi,"

"How will she know the truth? Didn't Shayam convince her to believe the worst of me?" she reminded him and he just pushed a few buttons on her cell and played the last part of the call he had recorded.

-_-_-

It was way after midnight that Anjali woke up breathless, her heartbeat skyrocketing and that sent the nurse on duty rushing to get Dr. Ashitoush who was on duty that night.

She had dreamt of the events of the past few days, events that had disturbed the peace that she had infused in her life, events that had left her shattered and broken. She started to sob uncontrollably at her life that had gone bleak.

It was this scene that Dr. Ashitoush walked into.

"Mrs. Jha everything ok?" as he motioned the nurse to take her vitals.

Anjali stayed quiet as the nurse went about her job, "everything is ok sir" she informed the doctor.

"Well Mrs. Jha do you want me to call your home?" Doctor Ashitoush asked.

"Umm can I you hand me my cell, I need to make a call," she asked him.

"Sure!" he said as he slid open the drawer and gave her the cell.

Anjali took the cell with shaking hands, her weakness overpowering her. With a lot of effort she was able to find and dial the number she wanted to and looked at the doctor and nurse. They took the cue and shuffled out of the room.

Anjali waited patiently for the call to be received but it was dropped. Taking a deep breath and fighting the tears she dialed again. This time she heard his irritated voice as he said, "What Rani Sahiba, you know I am out of the city and still you are disturbing me in the middle of the night!" Shayam almost shouted for he hadn't yet recovered from the call Khushi had made.

"Think of this as the last time I am disturbing you, Mr Shayam Manohar Jha!" Anjali spitted out vehemently.

"What happened Rani Sahiba?" he spluttered, knocked out by her tone.

"Reality came knocking at my door! And now don't you dare set foot in Shantivan," Anjali said mustering up all her energies and cancelled the call.

"How will I ever be able to look into her eyes?" rued Anjali as she fell back on the pillow and fainted.

I'm first wow

Oh...u r back...its a long way u have updated...but it did not disappoonted...loved it...
Oh yeah...anjali did not hav the courage to meet her eyes...thats y she have nnot glanced and.her...
And khushi she really left arnav...

thank god anjali believes khushi