Maha-Update: I Don't Need Proof: Part 8A
"Hello Bhai?"
"Akash?"
"Yes bhai, where have you been? Why couldn't you wait for Payal and I to come back from our honeymoon (not sure if this was mentioned before or not). Do you know how worried Payal Ji was?"
"You still call her Payal Ji?" I chuckled getting a bit off topic.
"That's not the point!"
"Akash it's too dangerous for us to come over there. Shyam, that Shyam is evil. I explained to you in my letter na? You know what you have to do."
"Yeah, so sending Di along with the rest of the family on a yatra. Payal and I will stay back with the excuse of being tired from our honeymoon travel. That Shyam won't go cause he has other business to attend to, so yeah, everyone at home is safe."
"Alright and disguise my name on your phone and when you speak to me don't use my name got that?"
"Alright bhai, he's coming, I have to go!"
"Alright take care!"
I put the phone down and smelled pakoras being made. My feet immediately followed the smell and found it's source to be the kitchen. It was ma and Khushi making pakoras.
"I thought the plan was to stay underground, but if such amazingly delicious smells escape then people will be attracted themselves." I said hugging his ma from the behind.
"Tumhe bohot pasand hai na?"
"Ji." He smiled as she put a pakora into my mouth.
"Aah!! Hot! Hot!"
Khushi quickly grabbed a glass of water.
"Arnav! Koi kaam tumhe teek se nahi hota! Kya kar rahe ho!" she yelled at him. I smiled seeing her concern. When helping me remove the half of the pakora that was outside my mouth, Khushi's hands felt immense heat. "Hot! Hot!" She yelled as she quickly dropped it into a plate. I was about to laugh,
"Don't you dare!" She said annoyed. She quickly took her thumb to her mouth and sucked on it like a little baby.
I leaned in, "You know it burned my tongue too."
It took her a moment to register what he really meant. "Arnav! Besharam! Ma ke samne! Hato!" She pushed me away and saw that ma's back was to us and luckily did not see anything. She returned to the counter and was surprised by my quick peck on her cheek.
"Itna to banta hai!"
She looked at me in anger/annoyance/love. She gave up on trying to make sense to me and just simply pleaded me to leave her alone. I accepted defeat and walked away with a pouty face.
Khushi followed into their room after a little while with a tray of cooled down pakoras. She fed each and everyone lovingly to me. I was in my favorite position- lying down, head on Khushi's lap, her beautiful tresses caressing my face, her hands in my hair. Her eyes were locked with mine, it felt like time had stood still. I stared simplicity, elegance, and natural beauty in awe. I was so lucky to have her as my wife.
My hand involuntarily made their way up to Khushi's cheek and caressed them. She took her hand to pulled mine closer to her ear allowing it to explore her face all over again. I couldn't help but pull her closer until I was able to claim her lips and pleasure them with mine. I was in heaven every time I was with Khushi. Eventually we broke apart upon hearing my phone ring.
"Hello?" I asked annoyed.
"Hello Arnav Sir?"
"Yes Aman," I immediately stood up.
"Shyam has just left for home. He is planning on going to the warehouse, the one I told you the other day about. You have the address right?"
"Yes. Ok thank you." I looked at Khushi as soon as I hung up.
"Khushi, it's time."
She nodded her head.
*Ring Ring*
"Hello?"
"Bhaiya! Woh Shyam aye the aur jaldi main nikal bhi gaye, aur unhone ek pistol bhi li thi! Please Bhaiya, samal ke jaana."
"Thank you HP,"
I disconnected.
"Kya kaha unhone?" Asked Khushi.
I didn't know what to say, I didn't want to scare her by telling her he took a gun with him. "Kuch nahi, woh abhi abhi ghar se nikala he. Hume chalna chahiye."
I led her out the door and grabbed a rickshaw and got there as fast as possible. Now the only plan was to make Shyam confess in my presence. It was risky but there seemed to be no other option. I turned on the little device that enable us to hear whatever Shyam was saying in the car.
"Yes, I'm meeting with Dubey and his gang. They will track down the two's locations and kidnap that Khushi for us. She is one beauty, we'll at least a crore for her."
I was sickened by his thoughts, I almost wanted to break the little device but Khushi held me back. She was sickened too.
"Oh, I also asked them to bring that piece of scum, no other has given me as much trouble as that Arnav. I will shoot him with my own hands. I have the gun ready in case I encounter him sooner and then we will present it as an accident or suicide case." He laughed.
Khushi looked up at me in horror.
"Saheb, apki jaga aa gayi. 20 rs. Please." I handed him the money and prepared myself for Khushi's wrath.
"You knew he was planning to kill you right? Right?" She grabbed my collars.
"Khushi, I-I-I..."
She kissed me out of the blue and that was by far the most passionate kiss we've ever shared. She broke away only when she absolutely needed to, to catch out breathe.
"Arnav," She began crying. "Please Arnav, he'll kill you. He'll kill anybody, just like he killed my babu-ji." She wept.
"Please, let's amend the plan. Please Arnav." She begged. I looked into her red bloodshot eyes. I couldn't. "If you've ever loved me Arnav please." She begged.
"Remember, you said how the smell of the pakoras brought you there yourself, maybe he will come by himself and admit everything if I go in front of him. Please." She cried.
"Arnav, I've already lost my babu-ji, I can't lose you. If something happens to you, I will not be able to survive." She clutched my shirt. I couldn't take it any longer. I cradled her face in my hands. "But Khushi, what if something happens to you?" I said trying to make sense to her.
"Nothing will happen, he can't do anything. I'm his 1 Crore Check remember?"
The thought sickened me. "But what if he tries to..." She covered my mouth before I could finish.
"If your love for me is true, if my soul is intertwined with yours, he can do NOTHING to me." She said.
"Fine." I agreed in defeat. I hugged her as tightly as possible until Mr. Chaudry and his police force came.
"Thank you Inspector Chaudry."
"Not to mention it, if you are innocent, it would be my pleasure and good fortune to help you." He shook my hand.
"The entire place is under surveillance and guarded. I'm going to start assigning my officers positions, please hurry up with your plan. We don't have much time."
"Alright."
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The creep had arrived. He entered and was watching his workers transport all of their goods to their new location. I watched in disgust at how the girls were forced in to the den. Some of them looked barely 16.
I looked at Khushi and whispered, "Are you ready?"
"Yes."
I hugged her tight and held her close, as if my life depended on it. I looked at her with tears in my eyes, she was sacrificing herself for me. I only loved and respected her till date but today, today I worshipped her kindness, her care, her beauty, her elegance, her presence, her love, I worshiped her and only her. I kissed her with all my might letting every emotion I felt for her be expressed in that kiss.
"Alright, this is it Khushi. Whatever happens, always remember, I love you." I looked at her with glossy eyes.
"I Love You Too." She said as she entered hell.
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"Kaun hai, Shambu zara dekho?" ordered Shyam hearing a noise.
"Hum hai." Said a Khushi walking in slowly and gracefully.
"You, finally you have come!" He said grabbing her wrist. My blood boiled. I was watching from the monitor upstairs.
"Yes, I found out that I had misjudged you, someone who has always loved me the most." She said falling to his feet. Shyam gave a crooked smile. I wanted to punch the bast*rd in the face right now but I held back my anger.
"Finally you understood Khushi," He said grazing his dirty hands down her arms. She shivered slightly, it was hard to tell but nothing about her could be hidden from me. I couldn't believe she had to do this because of me.
"Today I want to become yours Shyam ji, tan se aur mann se." She said as she reluctantly laying her palm on his face.
"Of course." He got up holding her delicate face like a hungry animal. He had no sense of how to treat a woman, that pig! Khushi's face was too delicate for something like that.
"But maybe we could have some more privacy." She suggested.
"Of course!" Guards, you all can go home tonight. "I'll be right with you Khushi." He said whispering something into his right-hand-man's ears, "Tell Goel ji that I have the girl ready, we'll be shipping her off to the brothel tomorrow but I haven't had a taste of young flesh in a while, let me enjoy her tonight and I will ship her off tomorrow." He whispered. My hands clenched into fists, this was it. Khushi had to carry out the next and most important step of our plan before he tries anything.
"Here, Khushi." He led her to a tent. I switched cameras.
Khushi, it was now or never. She was taking one of the biggest risks of her life, but she knew that I would be there to save her. Our plan officially started.
Khushi walked to an end of the tent, "Well, aap humse pyaar kate hai par woh Arnav Ji, woh bhale hi humse pyaar nahi karte ho lekin woh apse bohot zyada strong and attractive hai."
"What!?!"
"I mean it takes a man guts to go to someone's house and kill them. But I'm sure Arnav ji's hand probably didn't even shake once while committing the crime, and honestly speaking, I admire him for that. I never really loved that Shashi Ji anyways, never considered him a father."
I listened in awe, it was killing me to watch her have to say that, but like she said lure the prey into the trap. Just a few more moments and this torture will end.
As expected Shyam grew furious, "Well Khushi Ji, I killed Shashi, I am the brave one, I am the strong one, I am the one you should admire."
"Really, I don't believe you. How did you do that?"
In anger Shyam blurted everything out, "I was kidnapping you when that Arnav showed up, I aimed for him the I ended up piercing the knife through Shashi's body!"
Khushi closed her eyes in disgust. Then she opened then angrily. Shyam confused at first finally got the memo.
"YOU...!!" He started.
"Got you." Khushi said quietly. Then she started running out for her life. I ran downstairs as fast as I could.
She ran into my arms and cried her heart out. Shyam watched with a twitching eye.
"Your games over Shyam, we recorded your confession of crime. It's over, give up. You've lost." Khushi said. She looked at him with venomous eyes. She wanted to murder him.
"Not so fast Kushi." He said twisting her arm.
That was it, How DARE he touch my Khushi! I was about to attack when, "No Arnav, nope. One step forward and she will go meet her Devi Maiya." He laughed putting his gun to her head. "And you all too, guns down." He said pointing to all the police officers that had surrounded him with his gun. "No one moves, yeh tumne teek naahi kiya Khushi ji, I will make sure to make you mine tonight." He said dragging her out.
"I can never be yours Shyam ji, I'm already his. And NOTHING you do will change that."
I ran after him. He's already ruined enough, not anymore. I ran into the police jeep, got in and started driving. I didn't give a damn about anything right now. Tears in my eyes blurred my vision but I kept going. He drove her to another place which looked like a den as well.
She was being dragged inside by her hair. My blood boiled and I rushed inside. It was a den for his weapons, bombs, missiles, etc.
"Let. Go. Of. Her. NOW!!!!" I roared. Khushi's eyes were teary.
"Don't even THINK about running back to him or else, I will shoot him." Shyam said pointing the gun towards me.
No, no, no, NO! He knew Khushi's weakness, he knew Khushi would do anything if I was concerned.
She looked at me in helplessness. "Arnav go away from here."
I took a step forward.
"ARNAV GO!"
I took another step.
"Arnav, no, please go away from here, I can't LOSE YOU! ARNAV PLEASE!"
"Khushi, I know what I am doing, please trust me. Nothing will happen."
I pulled Khushi over to my side. "Khushi run!"
"What?"
"KHUSHI I SAID RUN!"
"No Arnav, I can't leave you alone here."
"Khushi, I've listened to everything you've ever said now for once please listen to me Khushi. Go Khushi, trust me I will be fine. Remember what you said, if your love for me is true, if my soul is intertwined with yours, he can do NOTHING to me."
Khushi nodded with tears in her eyes and ran.
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Outside, Khushi had called the police with shaking hands. They were coming any moment. She couldn't wait any longer. She was praying to her devi maiya when the warehouse burst into flames.
"ARNAV!!!!!!!!" Khushi yelled in bewilderment.
*Rabba Mere, Kya Hai Teri Marzi?*
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That's it for now, tell me what you think. This was the most important update of all time for this SS. I hope you liked it. Trust me, I was disgusted myself writing the whole Khushi-Acting-Like-She-Wanted-Shyam but it was necessary for the story as in the end, they won.
I've also updated the rest of my works, hope you enjoy them as well. Trying hard to bring versatility in my writings because same genre will be boring.
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