#2 FF: Spending nights with Mr. Raizada(Ch7-Ch11) - Page 46

They kept walking in the endless limit of road. As if their feet knew their destination and dragged them to a mansion where Khushi lived with a beast.

Both stood there, hand in hand, looking at the dark mansion, looking like a young couple in search of their sweet home. They then turned towards each other, their eyes begging for some more time together…after all, both were going through same situation. But, she need to leave, before his begging eyes stop her. She untangled her hand from his and cupped his face from side.

"Just some more time Arnavji and everything's gonna be alright", Khushi consoled him. Arnav passed a faint smile and nodded in agreement. She smiled back and turned towards her mansion…thoughts of his problems never leaving her mind. She knew she would get out of her problems soon, but, what about him?

Observing her tensed face while she turned around to go, Arnav thought of lightening her mood. He took a deep breath and then called out, "Miss Gupta"

Khushi turned towards him and saw his pretended, yet, adorable smile. He then, scratched his head and asked..

"Btw, what excuse did you make to your husband for hanging around at my place?"

Khushi rolled her eyes, gave her adorable smile and then looking at her feet, informed him,

"He's out of station. And, probably won't return before a day or two…so I can come to work without any fear or excuse."

Both giggled softly like kids.

"I should leave now! Take care and if any problem sprung up, I am just a call away! Okay", he assured.

Khushi nodded in yes and then waved to him, while turning towards her mansion. Arnav too waved her back and made his way towards his house…preparing his mind to deal with the killing silence and brimming anger of La

Khushi clicked open the door and went inside. It was dark, which was obvious in an empty mansion. She put the keys on side table and switched on the dim lobby light. It was late and she was feeling sleepy. While rubbing her eyes, she walked towards her room. As she passed by the hall, she heard squeaky voices emerging from there. Trying to figure out in dark room, she somehow noticed the rocking chair, oscillating slowly. She rolled her eyes and went towards the chair to stop it from oscillating, whose voice was irritating her.

She reached her destination and as she held it to stop it, she felt it little heavy than usual. On observing it properly, she noticed a figure sitting on it. Horrified to find an unknown, broad creature sitting inside her house, she backed off and thoughts of Arnav started covering her. Before, she could take out her mobile to call, the creature, got up from the chair and with a lighter, bought some light near his face…enabling Khushi to recognize, now-no-more-stranger.

As she saw the face come into light, her eyes widened with shock and her heart raced due to fear. Through the light came, brutal beast….her husband, Shyam manohar Jha. Horrified, she moved back as he came towards her and unfortunately, wall came her way and to add more to her unfortunate,Shyam paced up his speed and trapped poor Khushi, b/w him and wall.

Khushi was trembling with fear and most important of all, she feared about him spotting her with Arnav. He came near her, and blew up his lighter. He then trailed his lighter at the outline of her face stopped it at her chin.

He gave his ugly smile and asked,

"Where were you my honey?"

"Don't call me that! I have told you so many times!", she rebuked.

"Even I have told you not to return so late at home," he said while trailing lighter at the next half of her face.

"I…me..", she stammered.

"What I…me…My honey…?", he said, still lingering lighter on side of her side face. Sweat developed on her forehead as he kept lingering the lighter.

"Hm…honeybee, you are sweating!", he said while wiping her forehead, with his other hand.

"Sweating means, you are scared…my honeybee is scared?", he continued with an evil grin struck on his face.

"I…I…I wa..was wi..with my fri..friend", Khushi stammered.

"Ahan! So.. (He held her wrist) your friend is female or (he tightened his grip) male?", he growled.

"M…a..F..e..mal…", she stammered again trying to control her tears due to pain he was causing.

"Say it Honeybee!", he growled even more louder and increased the tightness of his grip and twisted her hand simultaneously.

"Ahhh!!! FEMALE!", she yelled in pain and lied to him.

He continued twisting her hand, making tear drops ooze out of her eyes.

"Good!", he said and then dug his nails inside her delicate wrist skin.

"Ahhh!!! You bl**** jerk! It's paining! Leave my hand you dirty d**", she yelled out again in pain and started struggling to ease out her hand from his grip.

He stopped his nail digging process but his grip was still tight. He then, dragged her towards the other room in the mansion.

"Where are you taking me? Tell me!", Khushi shouted while Shyam dragged her to the destination he had thought for Khushi

"Tell me!", she shouted, half in pain…half in anger. Khushi's eyes widened as she saw the door of the room where Shyam took her and stood there grinning.

"Mistakes can only be remembered and lessons could be learnt from it only when you are punished for that! So, Mrs. Khushi Jha, time for punishment", he growled yet again and with full force pushed her inside the Dark Store Room.

Due to force, she fell down and hit her head on nearby table.

"Ahh!", she wailed.

"Now remain in this dark! Probably, this is the best lesson for you!", he barked and began closing door. Khushi anyhow got up and cried out,

"Pls Pls Shyam! I am scared of dark! Pls I promise, I won't be late again! Pls!", she begged. But, he didn't hear a single plea of hers and closed the door of store room.

After the door was closed, Khushi found herself surrounded by horrifying darkness. The sound of rats, the growl of wind, which was blowing outside, was scaring her more and more. She quickly sat on the place where she was standing…tear drops leaving her eyes every now and then. Suddenly, she felt something pass by her feet and she shrieked out loud again..

"Ahh!! Shyam! Pls pls, I am sorry! Pls let me be out of this place. You can give me any other punishment…I would take it! But pls, let me be out!"

But her begging was returned with silence. Shyam didn't say a word, nor came to take her out of that hell. Khushi shifted little back from her position, when her hands suddenly felt a small metallic body.

Like Archimedes rejoiced on his discovery…Khushi's face too gleamed with same happiness when she found her cell, which slipped out of her while Shyam pushed her inside.

"Ar..Arnavji!", was the first person she got in her mind and after wiping her tears dialled his number. Suddenly…

"No…No…I can't call him!", she quickly cut the call.

"Already, he's in trouble. If I tell him, he will come running here! And, I don't know, what this Shyam would do with him! No! I can't", she said to herself, while her thumb still pressed the red button of her cell.

She lifted her legs and rested her head on the knees which rested on her chest and while caressing his name on her cell screen she remembered what he said…

"Don't worry Khushi, I will take you out of this dark soon!"

"Please take me out of this hell Arnav! Please, do something", she said softly, somewhere believing that he would hear her and come running to save her, soothe her through his words! Thinking about him, she drifted off to sleep.

While she slept off, she was unaware of the fact…that Arnav's heart did hear her pleadings. There at Arnav's house, he, as usual was lying in his guestroom...when some unusual restlessness arose in his heart. He didn't know the reason and kept tossing from one side to other. It was 3am, when he finally felt heaviness in his eyes and he too drifted off to sleep.

As the sun rays penetrated through windows of store room, it illuminated her depressed form, which was in same position as it was, the last night. Sun rays touched her swollen eyes, waking her from her nightmare. She jerked her head up and looked here and there. Seeing the Sun, finally come, she heaved a sigh of relief. She was almost wet due sweating caused as a result of long stay in this dark, hot, suffocating room.

She looked at her hands, which still clutched her cell tightly. As she opened her fist and pressed a random button of her metallic friend, she found his name. A name, which somehow, became enough for her to spend that dreadful night! ~Arnav~

She then, glanced at the door, which was already opened for her. She got up, wiped the drops of sweat on her forehead and walked towards the door. On walking she heard someone sweeping and finally her maid came into scene.

Instantly, she burst into laughter, as the memories of last night nautanki that she did along with Arnav came flashing to her mind! Her maid looked at her with utter confusion, thinking her mistress has lost it due to last night treatment that her master may have given to his wife. Khushi stopped for a while…then again, started laughing. While, she continued this process of stopping and laughing, her maid quickly swept the area near her and rushed to the kitchen.

After sometime of laughing alone, her eyes were pretty wet and her stomach was now aching due to over dosage of laughter. She then controlled herself and came out of the store. She looked here and there for the beast and finding his absent from the house, a big broad smile beamed on her face.

"Thank God! At least, he was not the first person whom I saw after waking up. Otherwise, my day would have ruined completely!", she said to herself.

She glanced at the wall clock. Her eyes widened as she saw the time.

"8:30!!!!!!!", she did a face palm.

"Sheesh! I had to reach office by 8 and it's already 8:30! All because of that bl**** jerk!", she thought to herself and quickly ran to bathroom for quick shower.

After bathing she came out and dressed herself in cream colored skirt and white cut-sleeves shirt. After that she covered herself with sky blue colored saare, so that, if by chance, Shyam sees her, he should not know that she works. After covering herself properly, she picked up her bag and rushed towards the main door. She was happy, that Shyam hadn't returned as yet.

"I will call Arnavji! I hope he's resting and not working! He never takes care of himself! And, his wife…that lady doesn't have time to even ask him if he's ok or not!", she kept blabbering to herself while walking towards the door.

Her happiness & blabbering was unfortunately short lived. As soon as she opened the door, she saw that beast again, hands raised to ring the bell. Seeing Khushi dressed well and with a bag he said..

"So my honeybee is going again!"

"I…I just…",Khushi stammered.

He gritted his teeth and growled…"Where the hell are you going without my permission?"

"I…am…", she said in a trembling voice.

He held her left forearm tightly, imprinting his long fingers there and yelled, "You always hover from one nectar to another! Sometimes, do a favour of staying at home and learn cooking! Already you are liability to me! At least do something, cook something good, so that I don't curse myself for earning and wasting money on a beggar like YOU!"

Khushi looked up with teary eyes. She wanted to shout back on him. Tell him, who the hell he is to call her beggar when he himself is living on her dad's money! When he himself is a sold piece of human, who sold himself at the price that her dad promised to give if he marries her! He himself, don't have any self-respect and without her dad's money he's nothing…but a beggar…or even worse than that!

But, she composed herself, cz she knew that if she said a single word, he would lock her again and won't let her go. And, she wanted to go out of this hell. Out of his clutches…to a world that makes her happy, makes her feel independent, makes her feel respected and wanted…to her boss, who was her boss-cum-friend.

Khushi, gripped her bag tightly and then shouted, "I am going to cooking classes only! Even I am fed-up of your everyday taunt that my cooking is not good!"

Shyam raised one of his eyebrow and gave an evil smirk.

"Good!", and shifted aside to make way for her. She sighed with relief and quickly went out of the house. Suddenly, he called out again,

"Honeybee! I believe, you won't forget last night's treatment!"

Khushi frowned and walked towards the bus stand, cursing him all the way to her office and forgot about calling Arnav.

As she barged into the cabin, she saw him engrossed in his laptop, typing something. Khushi was already angry and seeing him working, her anger knew no bounds.

Arnav sensed her presence and looked at her. He got up and smiled and raised his hands to wave her a "Hi" But, is it an easy task to talk to Khushi when she's angry..

"How dare you to drop here in office?? Didn't I tell you to rest at your home?? Of course, why would you listen to me? Hum aapke hain kaun…right?? I don't; say anything that doesn't mean you are going to do whatever you want! You think you would do whatever u want! You think people around you are not affected on what you do! Listen, one thing Mr. Arnav singh Raizada, I know you have your own life but that doesn't mean you are going to make the world dance on your finger! Did you get THAT!!", she took out all her anger on him.

Poor Arnav stood at same place, his hands dangling in air, brain trying to register what actually Khushi said…while Khushi stormed towards his table and drank the whole glass of water.

Precap : Daiyya Ho meets...😉