THE HIDDEN SECRET - Page 11

Arnav:No dad!!!! Never.

Aarav and Nandhini were shocked.They couldn't believe their ears.Nikhil's and anu's eyes were getting filled thinking of their daughter's future.

Arnav continued'..

Arnav:No dad you don't have to plead me.I would never leave my kushi alone to face the world.I'll always stay by her side forever.I'm ready to marry kushi.I know that my kushi is too small in fact I'm too but don't worry I'll never leave her.He moves towards Nikhil and anu

Arnav:mumma dada don't worry she'll be happy with all of us.I'll never let even a tear come out of her eyes.

Nikhil and Anu were very happy.Their dream was coming true.They hugged arnav and kushi then

Aarav: Nikhil and anu don't worry your princess would be safe and happy with us.As Arnav said wewouldn't let even a thorn prick her.

Then slowly Arnav pulled a very numb Kushi with him.Nandhini took a sindoor dabba and gave arnav.They stood in front of the idol and slowly arnav filled kushi's mang with vermillion.All thje while reassuring her with his eyes.Nandhiniremoved her sasumaas mangalsutra which she always carried with her and gaveit to Arnav who tied it aound Kushi's small neck.Then they were hugged by Aarav nandhini and then Nikhil and anu.Slowly Nikhil and anu closed their eyes forever capturing the happy moment for the last time with a smile on their lips.

Arnav and kushi kept on crying seing the dead forms of their parents.Even Aarav couldn't control. Nandhini and Aarav hugged the kids together and they cried in a group hug.The funeral was done as per the rituals and Aarav gave fire to the pyre.Kushi was stillnumb she hadn't eater even a little and this was worrying everybody.After all people left they left for their home which was nomore the same happy place.Kushi who was in Arnavs embrace all this while never left his side.But even he couldn't persuade her to eat her food.But then slowly Nanadhini carried Kushi in her arms and Aarav fed her.Later she slept keeping her face on nandhini's chest.She slept with dried tears and snuggled more into nandhini to get her warmth.Their heart wept more thinking of this lil girl who lost her parents.It was a fact that kushi was more attached to aarav and nandhini but we know that nobody ca fill the void made by our real parents.Even Arnav's little mind was affected badly seeing all these disasters at such a small age.That night all 4 of them slept in Aarav's and Nandhini's room.Kushi had woken up many times that night screemoing and sweating bady after seeing nightmares.Aarav and nandhini hadn't closed their eyes even for a second.They themselves couldn't accept the demise of their dear Nikhil and anu.They promised themselves and the deceased souls that they would take care of these 2 innocent lives come what may.Kushi was hugging Nandhini as if she was clinging onto for her dear lives.Nandhini hugged her tightly.The sun rose and spread light all around embarking the beginning of a new day.But everyone in RM knew that life wouldn't be the same anymore.There as no laughter and naughtiness in RM anymore what prevailed was only silence'.deadly silence.Arnav and Kushi hadn't gone to school for nearly a week.Aarav had been working like a mad man shouting instructions to find out the murderers.The office staff saw a new avatar of their boss.The ever so cool boss had become a ruthless businessman who was nothing but a cyclone which would consume anything that came on his way.The staff missed their Nikhil sir the cool boss.

It had been 2 weeks since the incident.The security around RM had been tightened.No outsiders were allowed to enter the road around the mansion without security check.Nandhini had enough eventhough she herself couldn't come out of her grief she knew that it was high time she set things right.Aarav had been burying himself into work.Kushi was constantly having nightmares and had become very weak that she depended on Nandhini for everything.The ever so active arnav was very silent and had widrawn to his room.She knew that if Nikhil and Anu were alive they would't let all this happen.She made a decision to put everything back to normal.

That day in the evening while everyone came down for tea nandhini announced :Tomorrow onwards I want everything back to as it was before.Even Nikhil and Anu wouldn't want us to remain like thisWe are going to bring backour happiness as before

Everybody agreed.The next day the sun rose to a new dawn.Things were kind of back to how it was before.Once again laughter was heard in RM.Things were going well.Khushi had been shifted to Arnav's room and the two were very happy with each other.Kushi didn't know the seroisness of the marriage thing but she knew that she was gonna spend he whole of her life and that she was not supposed to love any other boys for which she was more than happy.Kushi's name was officially changed to Kushi Arnav Singh Raizada and Arnav had stopped fliting with others and became very happy with kushiBut back in India someone was not satisfied his next target was Thr malik daughter.He wanted to marry her to his son sop that he could get 50% of the company shares.He decided to kidnap Kushi.

One day when Arnav and Kushi were coming back from school some armed men stopped the car and tried to take away kushi but arnav had tactfully released kushi and had escaped.When they reached home they met a very scared nandhini and a anxious aarav who hugged kushi as soon as they saw her.Over the years the bond between Arnav and Kushi had strengthened.The previous one was not the last attempt on Kushi's life many more unsuccessful attempts were made despite the strong security arrangements.But she was always saved.Years passed by Kushi was now in class 7 and Arnav in 10^th grade'''