IPKKND//15th September WU - Lies & Loss.

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Khushi spots Lakshmi on the road, eating some leaves. She runs at a fast pace (ie. Indian style running), and picks up Lakshmi before she can run away. Khushi begins lecturing Lakshmi, who gives her an irritated bleat. Khushi relents, and starts the trek home.

Meanwhile, the RM ladies are in Nani's room. Anjali is on the phone, and Nani is sitting with Fakshmi (fake Lakshmi), wondering why the goat seems so different. Sensing Nani getting suspicious, Mami makes a show of needing some rest.
Anjali gets off the phone happily, and Mami notes the happiness. Turns out the snake wants Anjali to wear a certain necklace. Anjali moves off to get the necklace, and Mami decides to leave as well. She mentions for Lavanya to leave as well.

Nani is petting Fakshmi when she notices a patch. She rubs the goat, and a powdery substance coats her fingers.
"Miss Kashyap!"
Mami & Lavanya are caught. They turn around guiltily.

In her bedroom, Anjali is looking for the certain necklace. She opens the case, but hearing Nani's yells, doesn't make notice that the case is empty. She throws the case on the bed, rushing towards Nani.. not realising her phone is ringing either. (Three guesses who it is.)

Back in Nani's room, Nani is berating Lavanya & Mami. She is not old that she wouldn't realise that this wasn't Lakshmi. She knew Lavanya has a loose character, but to stoop this low? Anjali comes in, and Mami tells Anjali that Nani seems to think that the goat isn't Lakshmi.
Before Nani can go any further, Jai Prakash comes in and says that Lakshmi's here. Nani says that this isn't Lakshmi, but Jai Prakash says that Lakshmi is here.

Turns out she is. Nani lets Fakshmi go, and quickly embraces her Lakshmi. Khushi walks in silently behind the goat. Nani turns to Lavanya and says that she hopes Lavanya realises the difference between herself & Khushi. Lavanya lied, and brought in a different goat, whereas Khushi dutifully looked for Lakshmi.
But before Nani can humiliate Lavanya any further, Khushi stops her, and says that it was her fault. Khushi is the one who said to bring in another goat until Lakshmi could be found. Lavanya said not to, but Khushi was adamant that this was the right thing to do.

Everyone is shocked. Nani is upset, and asks for everyone to leave. Mami & Lavanya leave straightaway, and Anjali follows. Khushi looks down, and gets up to leave. Nani stops her.
Nani says that she doesn't like liars, and she never expected Khushi to turn out to be one. Khushi apologises, but Nani isn't referring to her lie about the goat switching. Nani is referring to Khushi saving Lavanya from humiliation. Khushi stays silent.

Outside the room, Mami refers to the incident as being something out of a horror film. She needs tea sent to her room, and Anjali says she'll get it done. Mami walks off following Anjali. Lavanya is standing there when Khushi comes out quietly. She sees Lavanya, but says nothing.
Lavanya calls out for her, and asks Khushi why she did what she did. Khushi says that it's her job to make Lavanya into someone that Nani can appreciate, and so her & Arnav won't have to leave the house. Arnav is standing there listening.

Lavanya is shocked, and decides to call Khushi by her name. She holds out her hand, and Khushi shakes it. She tells Lavanya that now they're friends, Lavanya can call her whatever she wants. Lavanya smiles, and getting a phone call, she leaves.
Khushi turns the other way and sees Arnav. A moment passes between them, before Khushi notices the blemish on Arnav's face. She points towards it, and Arnav doesn't know what she means. She finally says that there's something on his cheek. He rubs it silently when Lavanya comes and rubs it for him. Khushi walks away, looking back at the couple thoughtfully.
(In the background, Lakshmi is nosing at Khushi's bag.)

Back in her room, Anjali notices her husband calling repeatedly. She picks it up, and apologises for not answering - she got caught up with Nani's issues. He asks her if she's worn the necklace yet, and she smiles. She turns to the case on the bed and opens it. She's shocked.
She begins tearing up, and saying that the necklace isn't there. She's upset, but he's smirking. Hanging up, the snake asks Khushi for forgiveness for committing such an act - but it was necessary.

Anjali is frantically looking for the necklace, so much so that she walks outside, and Mami finds out. Everyone starts getting worried, and turns the house upside down in haste to find the necklace.
(TBH, I sorta skipped these parts because it was dragging on - there's only so much looking a person can do.)

Finally, Nani comes inside and asks what's going on. Mami says that Anjali lost her necklace, and so the last place to look is in Khushi's bag.

Meanwhile the snake is still standing outside smirking, and decides to call Anjali again, murmuring that they should have found the necklace in Khushi's bag by now. But before he can call, he hears Bua lugging up groceries and huffing as she nears the house. He slips into his babua persona, and helps Bua.
He tells her that she should have told him to get the stuff, but Bua waves it off. She then sees his smirk, and wonders why he's smiling so. He turns and says that today is a good day for him.

Back at RM, everyone looks expectantly at Khushi. She willingly opens her bag and sets each item out on the coffee table. She removes the last of the items, and continues rummaging around in her bag, saying there's nothing there... but she stops suddenly.

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Thank you!🤗

-Noorie