IPKKND FF : 1963 ~ The Past again..[Segment 3 posted on Page 11] - Page 3

"And Best Businessman of the Year Award goes to..." Mr. Alex, opened the envelope and pulled out the card that had the winner's name on it.

"Oh My!! Once again, it's the one and only, Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada." exclaimed Mr. Alex, and the whole hall roared with huge applause.

A man, dressed in a black Dolce&Gabbana suit, there stood Arnav Singh Raizada, owner of the multi-millionaire business empire. A huge name, in the fashion industry. His name, itself defines royalty, elegance and power. The only son of Mr. Raguvendra Singh Raizada and Mrs. Sophia Singh Raizada.

With a smile on his face, Arnav stood and hugged his Dad, who congratulated him on his success. The next was his best friend, his P.A., his secret keeper, his childhood buddy, Aman Nanda. Shaking hands with few of his colleagues, Arnav proceeded towards the stage.

Walking towards the stage, to grab his award, Arnav remembered his journey from a rich spoil brat to a successful businessman. Remembering his early days, smirk formed on his handsome face. Even he had not imagined that there would come a day, when he would be this much successful. And it's the fourth time in a row, he's honored with Best Businessman of the Year Award.

Talking about Arnav's conversion from a brat to a businessman, the whole credit goes to his wife, the love of his life, Lavanya, Mrs. Lavanya Singh Raizada. The moment she entered his life, she made him realize that as a son of a business magnet, he has huge responsibilities, towards his family, their family business and much more.

After giving a short thanking speech, Arnav made his way towards his father and took his blessing by touching his feet. Both Son and Father, accompanied by Aman, proceeded towards the Raizada Mansion, to be a part of the success party. Raizada Mansion, was one of the huge mansions in London.

In the car, where Arnav's dad and Aman were involved in a conversation, Arnav was looking out of the car window. He was looking nothing at particular, till a mansion, an old mansion captured his attention. He wanted to explore that mansion and as if, the God wanted the same, their car broke down, screeching to a halt. Arnav heard Aman cursing, his Dad asking the driver to check what's wrong with the car, Arnav, in a trance, came out of the car and started taking steps towards the mansion.

"MahiSagar Mansion" he read the nameplate. The name, itself was like a mystery. It's like two different names joined together, Mahi and Sagar. It feels odd yet known. It felt that MahiSagar are a part of him, could it be?

"Arnav..!" frowned Aman.

"Huh.." jerked Arnav, turning around he saw Aman and asked, "What was the problem with car? Got it fixed or not?"

"Problem..with the car..!" shrugged Aman. "Dude, you only asked the driver to stop!. We called you so many times, you were not listening at all. You were just moving towards this weird and creepy mansion, like you were in trance." said Aman.

"What??" Arnav frowned in disbelief. "You are joking right! When did I asked the driver to stop?"

"Dude, you need to sleep. My dear sleep deprived buddy, you are hallucinating now. Come lets go." said Aman and walked towards the car and Arnav followed.

Before sitting inside the car, Arnav again looked at the mansion and in a low voice, he uttered, "Mahi..."

Khushi opened her eyes, with a jerk. She felt her heart pounding. Wiping the sweat off her face, she looked at Payal and Aakaash who were seated besides her, sleeping calmly. They were in airplane. After a little argument, Khushi finally decided to leave India and start afresh in London with her Di and Jiju.

Somewhere deep inside her heart she envied them. Envied, cause they could sleep calmly, unlike her, who get these weird dreams and vision all the time. Why her? She question the millionth time. Her father had always said that her visions, that she can see past, present and future just by touching a thing, was a boon, a God's gift. She was born to help others and this what she has been doing till now, but what's a boon for others, it appears to be a curse to her.

She was sad, that she left her home, the one where she had lived her childhood, but somewhere she felt tranquil. She felt as if, her life would get a meaning now. She will get all the answers to the questions she had been asking from God. London may have, the answers to the mystery of her life.

As sleep was miles away like London, Khushi wore the earphones and started watching a movie. Hoping that starting afresh in London, may prove to be life changing decision.

"Congrats Arnav.." Mrs. Raizada hugged him and kissed his forehead.

"Thanks Mom" Arnav replied. His eyes wandered around in search of someone. seeing her son's antics, Mrs. Raizada teased, "Lavanya is with some guests Arnav. She's inside waiting for you, I guess!"

"Mom.."Arnav smiled sheepishly. Moving inside, he was welcomed by huge applause and echoes of Congratulations. Lavanya came forward and hugged him tight, congratulating him.

Arnav too hugged her back. Soon, a cake was brought, a huge cake, exactly of the shape of the award he got. Arnav was not much interested in partying now. It always felt incomplete somewhere. Even being surrounded by huge crowd, Arnav always felt incomplete, as if an important part of him was missing.

He glanced at all the people present in his success party, his colleagues, his friends, Aman, his Mom-Dad, his wife, Lavanya...they all looked happy and were busy mingling with others. He so much wanted to be a part of this, but why, why he couldn't be?

Taking a glass of wine, Arnav moved towards the garden. Waling slowly, Arnav sipped his wine. With the last sip, his wrist caught his attention. His left wrist had a mark, it was a birth-mark.

A birth-mark, a symbol of eternal love. It was not a tattoo, it was engraved in his skin. It looked like;

This symbol, this heart like symbol meant eternal love. It was always a thing of attraction for others, even for his family. Why he had this symbol engraved, how and what exactly was the reason behind this? No answer. Arnav smiled lightly, the only thing, that came into his mind was "Mahi.."

"Mahi.." Arnav frowned, moving his gaze away from the engraved symbol. "What's with this Mahi, the MahiSagar Mansion and my birth mark?" question Arnav to himself.