Chapter 8B: I Don't Need Proof
"ARNAV!!!!" Khushi screamed as she ran for the building before the just arrived policemen stopped her.
"Mam aap andar nahi jaa sakti." Said a police officer.
"Nahi! Mera Arnav abhi bhi andar hai!! He's still there!! Why don't you people do anything???"
"Mam, we have called the fire house, they should be here and before they come we cannot take any action."
Khushi looked at him in disgust. "Yeh vardi phad ke phek do! You can't help a civilian who IS DYING IN THERE? Let me go!" She struggled when another and larger blast occured.
Khushi continued to struggle against the police officers before everything went black.
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Khushi's eyes started to flicker.
"Doctor!! Inhe hosh aa gaya!!" screamed Garima on the top of her lungs.
Buaji on the other hand caressed her face. "Ut Gayi Titaliya? Kaisi ho tum?"
Khushi was taken aback by this loving gesture. What were they doing here in the first place? She pushed her hand away.
"Aap? Yahan kyun aye hai?" Khushi said looking away.
"Bitiya, hume maaf kardo. Humse bohot badi bhool ho gayi." Garima folded her hands.
"Amma, I can forgive you as a daughter but I cannot as a wife. Anyone who has disrespected my husband can recieve no respect from me. Better you ask Arnav for forgiveness."
Garima and Buaji looked at each other helplessly.
"Arre haan! Arnav ji kahan hai? Where is he? Teek toh hai na? Where is he I want to meet him!" Khushi said as she started to get up.
"Bitiya, tum abhi abhi teek hui ho. Thoda aaram karlo, baad main Arnav se mil lena." said Garima desperately convincing Khushi.
"Nahi, I'll feel better ONLY after I see him so if you excuse me."
"Arre woh um Arnav has gone to the police station to give his statement, he'll be back soon." Buaji quickly thought.
"What? Are those people crazy? And you two! How could you let him go? Here you're not letting me get off the bed and I was a mere spectator who fainted, and he was IN the bombing, he must've gotten so terribly hurt an yet you all let him go! What is wrong with you people?" She ridiculed.
"We're sorry, we'll make sure we don't repeat our mistakes again." Said Garima helping her lay
down again.
"Alright but inform me as SOON as he gets back."
"Teek hai." Garima and Buaji said as the walked out.
Khushi let out a soft smile realizing that now their problems were over. She picked up a newspaper and smiled at the headline. "BUSINESS TYCOON ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA NOT GUILTY"
She started to read, "On Sunday March 18th 2012, Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada and his wife recorded a tape confession of former lawyer Mr. Shyam Manohar Jha. He was found guilty of murdering Mr. Shashi Gupta but Mr. Raizada and his wife were also able to expose his past deeds. It is truely sad when someone from our government offices would turn out like such. Truely, it is a shame for the Indian Government to have to face such a day. Sadly, Mr. Jha will not be punished for his deeds as severly as he deserved to as he died in the bomb blasting also taking place on Sunday. Someone like him deserved a painful death. Also over 40,000 girls have been found at his various locations of various ages. The police are trying their very best to get these girls to their homes safely. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Raizada for saving these girls from further abuse." Khushi smiled at this noble deed they did. Truely, it's disgusting how these girls had gone through so much at such tender ages. "But between all this hapiness, there is also a truely sad news. Another sacrifice was made a brave civilian yet again for the truth to prevail." Khushi started to breathe faster. What BS was this? She continued reading, "Yes it is very sad indeed that Mr. Raizada had to lose his life to prove his innocence. He will never be forgotten and we hope that his family takes this incident well and overcomes it as soon as possible."
The newspaper fell from Khushi's hand. This can't be true, what the hell was this? Is this some kind of a joke? She picked up another newspaper and read "IN A FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, BUSINESS TYCOON LOSES HIS LIFE" and another one "ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA INNOCENT" she read on and EVEN this one mentioned his death.
What was this? She got up and was outraged. She called for Garima and Buaji.
"Amma, Buaji, what is this? What crap are these papers writing? Why didn't you do anything about them? This is not funny!" She yelled.
The two looked at each other helplessly
"Bitiya, why don't you sit down for a moment." Said Garima bringing Khushi back to her bed and seating her down.
"But why would they write this? Yeh sab jhoot hai na?" She looked at Garima will tearful eyes.
Her silence was scaring her. "Boliye na Amma, yeh sab jhoot hai na?" She asked even furiously.
After noticing that Garima was not going to answer she yelled at Buaji, "Yeh kuch bol kyun nahi rahe hai? Buaji yeh jhoot hai na?"
Khushi looked at the two nervously. "WHY ARE YOU TWO SO QUITE?? BOLO NA, KI YEH SAB JHOOT HAI! BOLO NA!" She cried in desperation.
Garima looked over at her daughter and cupped her face. "Khushi bitiya, Arnav babua bomb blast main maara gaya." She said as softly as possible.
As soon as Khushi's brain processed Garima's words and made sense of them she clutched her mangalsutra.
"Yeh nahi ho sakta." she said her voice barely above a whisper.
Buaji cried, "It's true titaliya."
"Nahi, nahin, NAHI! Yeh HO HI NAHI sakta. He can't just leave me like that, he promised to always be at my side and Arnav Singh Raizada never breaks his promises. You all are mistaken."
Garima couldn't take the madness of her daughter anymore. She pulled her to a room and opened it. Covering her nose with her pallu she led her to a body.
She pulled a bit of the cover of. The body was badly burt, impossible to recognize, "THIS IS YOUR ARNAV, HE IS DEAD, MIL GAYA SABOOT?" She questioned.
Khushi couldn't believe it. She encircled the body. No. It was not him. Her heart wasn't beating at a 1000 bpm like it did when Arnav was around. There wasn't the same feeling in the air. Nope. It wasn't him.
"Yeh Arnav nahi hai." Khushi said as she wiped her tears. Her face expressionless as she walked out.
"Bitiya, tum ye kya bol rahi ho. He was tested, this IS Arnav."
"I don't need proof to believe that my Arnav is alive. I'm breathing aren't I? I'm alive aren't I? Isn't that enough proof? If something were to happen to him, I wouldn't be here in front of you talking and breathing. Our hearts are one and if he dies, I die." And with the that she head out to find her husband.
***
"Mrs. Raizada, I really don't know what the point is but if it makes you happy here." said Inspector Khanna handing her the keys to the bombing site.
"Thank you and woh Inspector Chaudry nahin hai?" asked Khushi looking around for the inspector that helped the two out last time.
"Woh," Khana smiled, "Unka transfer ho gaya hai."
"Oh..." Khushi said still not fully convinced. She doesn't know why but she felt there to be something wrong with this Inspector Khanna. She just couldn't put her finger on just exactly what.
"Yeh main apko kal wapis kardoogi." Said Khushi as she walked out.
"Nahi, actually I need it back today. Can you drop it off at my house when your done. Here is the address."
"Alright but why do you need it back? And that too after duty." Khushi asked curiously.
"Stop asking me questions and just do what I say." Commanded Inspector Khanna.
"Alright sorry, you will have this back by 8pm today.
Khushi got up and headed off to the site that changed her life.
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PRECAP:
"Hum abhi mare nahi hai Khushi Ji, bhagwan ne hume aapke liye hi zinda rakha." smiled that creep.
"Wrong Mr. Jha, bhagwan ne tumhe issiliye zinda rakha kyun ki tumhe intni aasaam mot shobha nahi deti." Khushi said looking at Shyam disgustedly.
*BANG*
"He Devi Maiyaaa!"
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