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I am Back ... with Chapter 6 Part C... to be precise Part C1 .. he he he 😆
LOL... Sorry .. Part C2 coming up tonight itself... I PROMISE!!!! I had to come up with C1 as it is an important one for the storyline... i would have continued... but the post has already become quite big .. big enough as chapter itself... so by the time you finish this part... i will post C2...
Yanjai!!!
Chapter 6 part C1
Continued from Part B pg 23
Same night :
Arnav enters the guest room where Aakash was already present and sorting the bed for himself..
Arnav: Aakash
Aakash: Bhai?
Arnav: Aakash mujhe tumse kuch baat karni hey...
Aakash: Bhai...woh i am really sorry bhai... maine bina soche kushiji ko...
Arnav: aouh no aakash..(smiles) its not abt that...
Aakash gets relaxed after that smile...just waits and watches arnav's expression change... he could see lines framing up on his brothers forehead
Arnav moves to the right to face the french windows...
Arnav: (after silence for few seconds) Di ke baare mein...
Aakash looks at him... but chooses not to disclose anything from his expressions... unaware of what his brother had come to discuss abt...
Aakash: um.. Di? umm.. haan bolo Bhai...
Arnav: Aakash ... raizada pariwaar ke tum woh doosre insaan ho .. jisko patah hey ki Di ke saat kya hua hey...
Aakash look up at Arnav in a stunned manner ... the words said to him echoing in his ear...he is too shocked to say anything...
Arnav turns to look at him...
Aakash: toh... toh... is matlab... bhai.. aap?
Arnav just nods in silence ...
Aakash's legs go week and he just manges to sit on one side of the bed...
Arnav lets out the entire bit .. of what happened during the wedding ... how he tried to tell anjali and what took over him next.. .. worst of all how he had wronged Khushi that led them to get married the way they did...
and now how he got to know of the truth...
Aakash appeared completely broken down ... with tears welling up in his eyes... for how things had shaped up in the family... his Di... his Bhai... and most of all for the innocent SIL of his...
She had always made him feel lighter and happy just by her very presence... and now ... after knowing what she had done just so tht her jiji and jija will be happy ... made him feel proud that she belonged to his family ... his BHABHI...
Arnav: ek baar Di ka baccha is duniya main aajay.. uske baad main uska aisi haalat kar doonga.. ki woh sapne mein bhi soch nahin sakta...
Aakash: usne hamare saath.. Di ke saat aise karne ki himmat bhi kaise ki...usey toh aise din dikhani hey ki woh apne hone par bhi afsos karne lage(gritts his teeth)
Arnav: i know aakash.. main bhi usi din ka intezaar kar raha hoon...
(brings on a lighter expression)par ussey pehle mujhe apni galti sudharni hey... (gazes at a far end)
Aakash realizes what he is talking abt... gets up and kneels in front where arnav is seated puts his hands on arnav's shoulder)
Arnav(looking at aakash):i need khushi back Aakash... main kuch bhi karne ke liye taiyyar hoon... bass ... (covers his face with his hands)
Aakash notices the grief that his brother is undergoing...
Aakash: Bhai... aap fikar math karo... hamari taraf se jo bhi hoga .. jaise bhi hoga ... main usmein apan 100% doonga... aapne aur khushi bhabhi ke wajah se aaj main aur payalji saat mein hey... aur ab aap dono ko milane mein koi kasar nahin chodoonga...
Arnav smiles and thanks him...
Arnav: I think its too late ... you must sleep...
walks up a lill and turns back...
Arnav: aur haan ... i am not insisting ... but you can decide if you think payal ko abhi yeh sab batana ho...
Aakash: dont worry bhai.. sahi waqt aane tak main payalji se kuch nahin kahoonga...
Arnav nods : ok.. good night ...and Thanks again...
Aakash: Anything for you bhai... (smiles and watches arnav leave)
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In Payal's Room
Khushi lost in deep thots... Payal turns around to find khushi still wide awake...
Payal: Kya hua khushi...tu ab tak soyee nahin?
Khushi tries to face her sis and then sits up ...
Khushi: Jiji...woh buaji ne phone kiya tha ki panditji se unki baat hui thi...
Payal listens to her carefully...
Khushi: aur unhone kaha ki humare amma babuji ka shradh parso nahin asal mein kal hey... woh thithi dekhne mein galti hui thi toh isiliye panditji ne ...
Payal: Haan toh theek hey na khushi ... sahi waqt pe patah toh chal gaya na...ismein pareshaani ki kya baat hey...
Khushi: pareshaan toh hum honge hi na jiji... humare amma babuji ka shradh hey ... aur hume pooja mein baitna hey... par shradh yahan iss ghar mein.? kaise jiji? aur humne yeh baat kisiko bataye bhi nahin...
Payal: Par kyon khushi.. ab tumhari shaadi hui hey iss ghar mein.. toh...
Khushi looks saddened 'shaadi toh hui hey jiji... par sirf dikhane ke liye ... aur woh bhi kuch hi mahino ke liye' she thinks in her mind...
Payal: Khushi... kahan khoyee hui ho...
Khushi: huh! um .. nahin jiji... ab tum toh mamiji ko jaanti ho ... agar is baat ka patah chala toh poora ghar sir pe utha lengi... aur hum nahin chahte ki is aise din koi man mutav ho...
Payal nods in silence .. completely understanding where Khushi is coming from...
Khushi: toh isiliye humne buaji se kahan ki shradh unke yahan hi rakhengey... aur woh bhi is baat se sehmat hey...
Payal smiles: chalo phir theek hey
Khushi: par jiji hum ghar se kya kehkar niklenge? agar bataya toh bhi aafat nahin bataya toh bhi... yahi baat sochkar toh pareshaan hu...
Khushi turns to look at her sis ... who is also carrying a worried look now... then realizing that she is unneccessarily bothering her ill sis...
Khushi: oho!! hum bhi na... bilkul pagalaye gaye hey... pehle se hi tum bimaar ho .. aur hum hey ki apni pareshaani leke baith gaye... tum fikar mat karo jiji.. hum kuch sochenge...
kuch nahin toh subah subah anjali ji se keh denge ki aaj subah hi patah chala ki shradh hey ... aur jaldi mein nikal jaayenge... toh zyada pooch taach ka sawaal hi nahin uthta...!!!
Khushi's expressions suddenly changes and she looks very haapy...
Khushi: arrey haan!! yahin toh karna hey... hum yahee karenge... (folds her hand )shukriya Devi maiyya...aapne bachali...
Payal: tu bhi na... sahee mein... buaji tumhe aise hi nahin 'sanka devi' kehti...
Khushi hugs payal... and both lie down to sleep...
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Arnav walks down to the hall with his files and laptop...Talks to Aakash regarding some office related stuff...
Spots Payal coming down.
Payal smiles and walks past...
Aakash: Theek hey bhai... i'll see to it that its done..
Arnav nods..
Arnav: Um Payal...
Payal stops and turns back to face him...
Arnav: Ab tumhari tabiyat kaisi hey?
Payal: ji ab behtar hey...
Arnav: Okay... ummm khushi ko zara bula sakti ho pls.. ussey kuch baat karni hey...
Payal looks confused and gives him a perplexed look..
Payal: Khushi? woh toh Ghar gayee hey...
Arnav gives the his trade mark 'what the' look but before he speaks...
Payal: usey shradh ka saara kaam jo sambhalna tha... aur pandit ji ko bhi shradh ka kriya khatam kar doosri jagah jaana that .. toh isiliye sawere hi nikal gayee,...
Arnav is not able to understand much outta this... n still has a blank look...
Payal notices this...
Payal: usney aapko bataya na ki uski amma babuji ka shradh hey...
Suddenly the entire situation dawns on him ...
Arnav: oh haan .. offcourse... main bhool gaya... um kal raat ko usne bataya tha...
Payal smiles and carrys on...
Arnav lost in some thots .. carrying a disturbed look...walks to the car where aakash is waiting ... stops on seeing him...
Arnav: um ,...aakash...
Aakash looks up ...
Arnav: aakash .. mujhe buaji ke yahan jaana hey... toh tum office chale jaana .. i'll join you in few hrs...
Aakash: Kyon Bhai? koi problem?
Arnav: ouh no no ... nuthin...(looks into another direction)woh Khushi ke parents ka shradh hey... so...
Aakash: kya? Par khushi ji ne kuch bataya nahin...(turns to him) aapko bhi nahin?
Arnav (just looks at aakash with a dejected look and looks else where again)
Aakash understands what arnav is going through...
Aakash: (looks down sidewards) aouh... samjha...(takes a deep breathe ... looks at him ... and pats on his shoulders)
dont worry bhai... sab theek ho jaayega...
Arnav just nods ...
Aakash: you should go now...(smiles)
Arnav: ya... aur haan ghar mein kissi se is baare mein baat math karna... i am not sure ki khushi ne sabse kya kaha hey...
Aakash: got it...
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@GH
All the arrangements for the ceremony in the house is done...
The pandit is seated and is doing his bit ...
Panditji: Swargwasi mata pita ke kriya karam poora karne ke liye .. unki beti aur damad aakar baith jaaye...
Khushi looks saddened and looks here and there
Garima: Khusi bitiya ... thanik damadji ka phone lagake ko dekh.. kya patah agar unka kaam khatam ho gaya ho aur...
Buaji also nods in agreement...
Khushi: (in a stern tone)... kya amma .. humne kaha na... woh unka koi zaroori meeting hey aaj... aur hum nahin chatey ki apna zaroori kaam chodke aajaye...
aur phir yeh sab itni jaldi mein ho gaya...agar pehle hi bataya hota toh kuch intezaam karke aajate...
She walks up to the place and sits down..
Garima and Buaji looks disappointed...
Panditji: Beti tumhare pati ko bhi bulao... ab yeh saari kriya karam, damad hone ke naate unko hi karna hey...kahan hey woh?
Khushi: (she is lost and looks here/there and then looks up to pandit to ans)woh ... woh panditji..
Arnav: Hum yahan hey panditji...
Garima .. Buaji and Khushi... all turn at once in that direction...
Music in the BG ... Khushi's shocked eyes meeting Arnav's
Garima and Buaji looks happy
Arnav continues to stare with his narrowed eyebrows and eyes ... his eyes conveying ' ...when will you understand... that i am ur husband for real'
Khushi.. breaks the eyelock and faces down...
Arnav walks up and sits beside Khushi... they share an eyelock again until...
Panditji: Yeh lo beta .. pani se apne haat sparsh kar lo... (puts some water in his hand...then hands over a flower to him)
khushi... watches him do all of it.. and is looking at him with an expression of both sadness and disagreement
Panditji: Ab main jaisa jaisa kehta hoon ... waise hi tum bhi kaho... (looking at khushi) Beti tum apne pati ka hath pakdo...
Khushi turns to look at arnav from panditji...
she did not seem to give away.,.. and looks down...
Arnav looks at her waiting for her to do as per the pandit... but realises that she is not ready for this...
With his left hand he holds her right palm...
Khushi looks at her hand which is now in control of her husbands... and looks up to meet his eyes surprised at his behaviour...
He lifts her hand and brings it closer to his right so that she holds on to his hand... ready to follow the instructions...
The ceremony completes ... and arnav gets ready to leave...
Buaji: Babua ... samay nikaal ke tumhe yahan aatey aur yeh sab karte hue dekh mann ko tassali hui ... (with tearful eyes touching khushi's cheeks) beti hone ki bawajud ee har saal apne amma babuji ka shradh... (stops her voice chokes.. gulps and looks at arnav and smiles) par ab isko apna jeevan saathi mil gaya hey ... jo uske har sukh dukh mein uska saat dega...
Garima also tearful and cosonles Buaji...
Khushi eyes full of tears ... is very saddened by Buaji's words ... looks at Arnav and not bearing to listen to more of it ...walks away to the room and shuts the door sobbing...
Arnav watches her and it pains to him to see her in such a state...
He so wanted to go to her ... hold her is his arms and console... but very much aware of the situation...controls his tears and himself...
He turns to the elders takes leave from there...
Sits in the car and before driving off ... he looks at window of the room where khushi is ... closes his eyes and takes a deep breathe...
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@RM
Arnav returns home late in the evening after a hectic day at office...
He informs anjali that he will retire to his room as he is very tired.
After finishing the daily chores along with her sister... Khushi gets into the room and closes the door...
Arnav comes outta the bathroom after freshening up wipping his hair with the towel...and sees khushi sorting her clothes in the cupboard...
Arnav: (in a low tone) Khushi...
She does not respond...
Arnav: Khushi tumne mujhe pehele bataya kyun nahin?
She moves from the cupboard toward the dressing table still not responding...
Arnav: Khushi ... (walking behind her ...)
Khushi main tumse kuch pooch raha hoon...
She removes her jewels one by one in anger and turns to leave walking past him...
Arnav drags her by her shoulders, not hard as he always did just ensuring she faces him...
Arnav: main tumse baat kar raha hoon khushi(controlling his anger looking into her eyes)
She frowns and looks down breathing a little heavily...
Arnav: (jerks her and screams)dammit khushi answer me...
She looks at him with anger and tears almost welling up... and pushes his hands on either sides ...
Khushi: (screems)Bass Keejiye
Arnav watches her react...
Khushi: bass keejiye yeh naatak...(moves backward)
Arnav narrows his eyebows ...
Khushi: Apke is behuda natak se humare maa baap ko toh baksha hota!!!(screeming with tears flowing down her cheeks)
Arnav shocked at her words ...
Khushi: Kya samajh ke aaj yeh sab kiya? aur yeh sab karke kya saabit karna chahte hey aap? (continuing the high tone)
Aap apne parivaar ko ya mere parivaar ko dhoka de sakte hey... (raising her tone )par unko nahin jo yeh jaante hey ki yeh sab DHONG hey DHONG...(breathing heavily)
Yeh HUMARE AMMA BABUJI ka shradh tha .. HUMARE!!!... aur jab hum aapki patni hain hi nahin... toh kis naate se aapne yeh shradh karne ki sochi? Boliye!!!
(points a finger at him with anger)aapko unka is tarah apmaan karne ka koi haq nahin tha MR. RAIZADA
Arnav in total anguish...
Arnav:(comes forward to hold her) Khushi...(but is stopped)
Khushi: (instantly reacts)Paas aane ki koshish bhi math karna...
(lowers tone) aaj tak aapne humare saat jo bhi kiya ... hum chup chap sehte rahe... (nods her head)..par aaj aapki is harkat se bahut thes pahunchi hey hume...
(cries and moves backwards)..
Arnav is almost in tears... and not able to see her in such distress...
Arnav: Khushi ... meri baat suno...main...
Khushi: hume aapki koi baat nahin sunni...(tries to move away)
Arnav: (holds her back by her shoulders)Tumhe sunna hi padega..
Khushi tries to free herself but in vain
Arnav:(gritting his teeth) Maine wahin kiya jo sahi tha...
Khushi looks into his eyes ... and stops trying to get out of his hold...
(eyelock continues for sometime and khushi pulls herself out when his hold loosens a lill
Khushi: sahi? yeh sab aapko sahi lagta hey? humare swargwaasi maa baap ka mazaak udana aapko sahi lagta hey?
Arnav: Oh stop it Khushi(in a louder tone) tab se suna jaa raha hoon... jo mooh nein aaye boli ja rahi ho .. boli jaa rahi ho...
aur yeh sab aaj jo hua woh ... woh... (gritting his teeth and walking close to her) dammit maine koi natak nahi kiya ... samjhi tum...
Khushi: Accha?!? toh batayenge zara yeh natak nahi to kya tha? jab hamara rishta hi ek natak hey ... toh phir yeh natak kaise ahin tha?(in louder tone)
Arnav: (louder than her) usi tarah jis tarah tum meri maa ke kangan pehni rehti hi... bilkul ussi tarah...
Arnav watches her go silent ... and takes advantage of this...
tumhare hisaab se yeh sab maine natak samjh ke ki hey na? toh tum kya kar rahee ho khushi? apne baaki gehnon ki tarah .. in kangan ko bhi utaar kyun nahin deti?(comes closer and holds her again)kyon pehne rehti ho...ha?
khushi stares in his eyes looking stunned at his question and looks down...
Arnav:(jerks her and in a husky voice)bolo khushi...
Khushi(looks back at him): woh ... up...k kkyonki... (not sure if this has to be answered ... she still wishes he does not insist on she answering... how could she tell him that it had never been a show of pretence from her end... how much she loved him...how much these kangans meant to her... what was dear to him would automatically becomes hers too... )
(Arnav hoping she would give in and blurt something... anything... he looks at her in anticipation that she would confess... and then he can easily take on from there... no more of hiding from each other)
Arnav: bolo...
an eye lock...
khushi:(tries to gulps her fear down)hum..
they hear a knock on the door... both are jolted out from there thoughts ... and look in the direction of the door...
reluctantly he lets her off... and opens the door.
HP: Arnav bhaiyya... woh naniji aapko bula rahee hey...
Arnav: Haan theek hey .. tum jaon ...
turns and looks at her ... khushi looks at him too with a saddened face ... he then walks out...
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After a while he returns to the room and closes the door behind him...
Arnav( looking around): Khushi?... khushi!!
he does not find her and it dawns to him that she must have gone off to bed in the usual place...
he rushes towards the poolside... and finds her fast asleep...
Arnav: Khushi...
He goes near her... and is tempted to shake her lightly... but folds his fist... not wanting to disturb her from sleeing ...
his heart was crying for her ... he wanted to carry her and take her inside... but again she may react if she wakes up...
He watched her sleep so peacefully .. her face ... her angelic face... so pure ... so magnificient... reflecting the innocence that had made him fall for her ...
he wiped off the tear on her cheek gently ... and let a drop out from his own eyes...
Arnav: I am sorry(whispered)... i sorry khushi...
He then looked up at the sky... where her 2 stars twinkled ... he closed his eyes and faced down...
in his mind he said 'yeh aap jaante hey ki aaj jo maine kiya woh ek naatak bilkul nahin tha... aur aaj agar aapne sach mein mujhe accept kiya hey toh... toh aaj main aapse kuch maangna chahta hun... kya aap mujhe apni manzil paane mein meri madat karenge?' he looks down at khushi... and looks up again only hoping the ans is a YES...
The stars twinkled down at him...
~~~~~~~~~TO BE CONTINUED~~~~~~~~~
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Edited by arushi_fan - 13 years ago
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