Khushi says in a reassuring voice as she holds Arnav's face gingerly in her hand, "That's wrong!.. Neither has my love for you lessened,.. nor has my trust in you broken." Arnav asks with a little smirk on his face, "How can you be like that?" '. his eyes proud.. affectionate' admiring' Khushi says with a pleasant face, "Because of you!" Both look at each other with affectionate eyes for a few moments.. then Khushi takes a long breath in and says chirpily, "Regardless, you are the one who says that I am a unique piece in India!" "In the world!" Arnav corrects her with a flicker of smile on his face .. in a soft voice. A broad happy smile spreads on Khushi's face. She reaches for Arnav and holds him on both his shoulders.. gives him a gentle squeeze as she says, "Alright' now stop thinking about all these things' Come!.. Come!" She grabs his hand and leads him out of the room.
Later on:
As Khushi walks Sheetal as she limps slightly to the lounging area, members of Raizada family watch them affectionately. Just before Khushi is about to get Sheetal settled on the sofa, Sheetal complains, "I was better off in my room! I can't do all this walking.." Khushi tries to console her, "Sheetal ji, the doctor said not to run around but you must walk a little bit! That's when your leg will get better. Now sit down and relax!" Khushi helps Sheetal sit down. Everyone else sits down but NK, he says, "Khushi ji, don't worry. I am here! I will take good care of Sheetal ji!" Sheetal gives him an apprehensive look. Khushi prefers to say nothing. Just then the sound of footsteps attracts their attention. As Khushi and Sheetal both look in the direction of the sound of footsteps.. Arnav walks in and asks Sheetal, "Are you okay?" His face straight but soft.. his eyes gentle yet show concern. Sheetal nods in positive. Arnav's concerned gaze stays on her face for a while.
"Payal bitiya, has Aakash returned from the office yet?" Nani ji asks. Payal answers, "No, Dadi ji! He is pretty wrapped in the US project these days!" Just then the door opens and Aakash enters the house. "Here you go! He has come!" Manorama says with a smile. Arnav looks at Aakash with much gentler eyes as he comes and sits on the arm of the sofa.. leans over to Nani's head and hugs her sideways gently' Nani reaches his face with a gentle caress and asks, "What's the matter, dear?" Aaaksh pulls his arm from around Nani and says with a mellow face that turns brighter soon, "Dadi' that.. actually, it's a good news! The US deal that I was working on, has been finalized!... " His next sentence comes as a shock to Manorama, "So, I will have t go America for some days! I have to set up the plant with Papa!" "Hello Hi Bye Bye! What's happening?" Mami says in a worried voice, "Your Mama went to America.. and calling our dear son too there! What about me?" she starts crying. "Arey, Ma!" Aakash gets up, puts his bag down and sits in front of Mami' Holds her hands and says to her, "Ma, it's just a matter of few months' I will keep coming to meet with you and Dadi." Manoram's heavy heart reflects through her tears and sobs.. Nani ji gives a squeeze to his arm and says in a heavy voice as her eyes well up, "Aakash, every house is cheerful because of the kids! I will miss you a lot once you are gone!" Aakash smiles gently. Payal watches them with moist eyes. Anjali gets up and walks up to Mami as she burst into tears.. says, 'Nani, US is not that far.." She gently holds Aakash's face in her hand and says in a heavy voice, 'Whenever we would miss Aakash, Aakash would be on video conference. Right, Aakash?" "Of course!" Aakash says as everyone looks at them with a heavy heart and moist eyes.
"Hey, Khoon Bhari Taang' Payal!" Mami calls.. as she controls her tears, "Come here!" As Payal walks over Mami says, "See, I cannot go there because my hands.. legs get numb in the cold there'" Arnav looks at Mami with affectionate yet sarcastic eyes'as she continues to talk, "..and I like Aakash bitwa to keep walking and talking not just laying around on the bed! So, you need to go there and look after Aakash and his Papa! Understand?" "But..Ma ji, I..?" Payal says.. Mami interrupts, "Yes, I understand... that you will have a problem there' because..your English is not as fluent as mine!" Mami and her ways of showing love! It made me emotional.. "But... the matter of fact is that.. it has not even been a years since you and Aakash got married' he will miss you! You go with him! Alright?" As this sinks in, Khushi's heart gets heavy' her eyes moisten.. she gets up and hugs a somber looking Payal.. then tries to be courageous, "Jiji, you are going to America.. not on the moon!" Arnav's heart goes out to Khushi as he watches her being brave and console Payal instead, "..and anyway, whenever you miss me.. take the next flight and come back.. and then return quickly.. because, Jijaji will miss you!" Khushi affectionately pinches Payal's cheeks.. Payal nods with a light smile on her face' Nani ji looks at the two sisters with affectionate eyes. Payal reaches for Khushi's face.. cups it in her hand and says in a heavy voice, "Take care of yourself!" Arnav jumps into the conversation as the head of the house now.., "Don't worry, guys! I will make sure that Aakash's work gets done at the possible earliest!" Mami nods in an agreement with tearful eyes.
Then Arnav looks at Khushi and asks, "Where is Aarav?" Sheetal answers, "By poolside'" she tries to get up when Khushi says, "Sheetal ji, you stay seated. Arnav ji will look into it!" Arnav's face shows displeasure again... sorts of he feels being pushed into something he does not like.. but Khushi looks at him with almost instructing eyes.. he simply says, "Sure!" and leaves. Khushi's worried gaze follows him.
Arnav comes by poolside to Aarav watering the plants in his garden. Watching him, a flag goes up in Arnav's mind as he wonders, "It's strange! How can he be so similar to me?" He walks over to Aarav and says in a gentle voice, 'Don't worry, big guy! Your mom will be alright in a few days'. There are so many people to take care of her in this house.. she'll be fine!" "There is iball in some days
... Mumma thinks that we should go away from here!" Aarav says in a mellow voice. Without showing any affection, Arnav says ina casual voice,
"If you don't want to then don't go!" "But then
... if you don't want me to stay here, then how can I stay here?" "But I never said that!" Arnav says. "You did not try to stop me!..." Aarav says as he looks up to him, "I know why' because you don't like me!" A flicker of smirk appears on Arnav's face as he says, "Aarav, I like you very much!" Then he reaches for Aarav, gently places his hand on his shoulder as he says, "And.. why are you thinking like this?" "No, you are lying!" Aarav says, "When I met with you, I thought you were not that bad' but, I was wrong!"
Wow! A five year old.. talks so mature! "Then I thought that you started liking me' But, no! You don't! I know it.. I am not as important to you even today.. You are very bad.. very bad! I hate you!"
Arnav kneels down, holds Aarav by his arm and says, "Aarav, it's not like that!" "If it is not like that then why didn't you stop me? Not even once! Why can't I leave with my Dad, just like other kids?" Surprised.. taken aback Arnav listens to Aarav carefully as images of his discussion with Sheetal flash back into his mind.. "If you tell Aarav about his Dad, it will calm him down!"..and Sheetal had responded with, "I can't tell him.. this step will affect so many lives.." Arnav is surprised that despite all that Aarav just said what he did! Aarav says as Arnav looks at his face keenly, "I hate you!" Arnav looks Aarav deep in the eye and then asks in a soft voice, "You know about this?" "Yes, I do!" his answer shocks Arnav' to his surprise, Aarav says, "Mumma has told me all about it. But she said that I should not tell you anything' because you don't want me!" Arnav's face turns compassionate in a jiffy.. he reaches for Aarav and pulls him into his embrace. He holds him close.. gently rubs on his back to comfort him as he says in a very soft voice, "I am sorry, Aarav!.. and.." But before he can say anything else, Aarav pushes him and pulls out of hug.. says, "You are lying!.. You left me alone... at the group home... " Those words grab Arnav's attention.. stunned he listens to Aarav, "Mom came to see me. But.. why did you not come?" "Group home'?" Arnav blurts.."You are lying! You know it all! You left me at the little kids home!" Arnav's mind starts registering everything that comes out of Aarav's mouth as he says, "Mumma missed me! She brought me back. But.. why do you hate me? She said if I did as she said then you will start loving me! Mumma was wrong." Arnav's eyes moisten as he listens.. his heart goes out to Aarav' at the same time he remembers how Sheetal made up the story of him and her being together on the graduation night that led to Aarav's birth. He moves ahead and pulls Aarav into his hug. He holds him close and says in a very emotional voice, "I am sorry Aarav' I should have known. Now I will make everything alright! Everything will be fine!" Arnav holds Aarav in his hug and soothes him, "Really sorry!" Happily Aarav pulls out of the hug and says chirpily, "Means.. I can stay here? I don't need to go away?" Arnav caresses Aarav's face gently and says in a soft voice, "You don't have to anywhere!" Excited Aarav hugs him back, "I love you, Dad!"
Sheetal moves to the corner of the room .. makes sure that no one is around before she answers her phone, "Yes!... Aarav is absolutely fine! How many times will you call me to ask the same thing? I said, Aarav is alright! Don't bother me by calling me repeatedly." As she shuts the phone off, she says to herself, "These group home people' have made my life miserable!"
Brainiac Arnav's mind starts planning now.. he says to Aarav in a gentle voice,
"Big guy, you have to promise me something! Don't tell anything about our secret talk to Mumma, okay?" "But why?" asks Aarav. Smartly Arnav says, "Because I want to give a surprise to Mumma!" "Okay, I won't tell anything to Mumma about our secret talk!.. I promise! Man to man!" It brings a smirk to Arnav's face' He looks at Aarav's little hand up in the air waiting for his high five.. Arnav completes the high fives and the hand hold ritual' a smile of relief fills Arnav's eyes.
"Sheetal ji, if you want to go somewhere, please, let me know! I will help You!" Khushi says as Sheetal limps back to the sofa' "Don't try to go alone like this... Come!" Khsuh helps Sheetal sit down as the Raizada ladies look on. "Perfect!.. Yeah! " Aakash finishes his phone call. Just then Arnav walks in with Aarav, holding his hand. "Tickets are done.. for tomorrow morning!" Everyone looks a bit gloomy' All of a sudden Arnav says, "I have an idea! Since Aakash and Payal are going away for a few months, we should have a party this evening! What say?" Aakash says, "Just family members?.. Perfect!" Nani ji grants permission with a smile.. Anjali seems in agreement with her light smile. It does surprise Khushi, "What's the matter?" she wonders, "Arnav ji' in such a great mood!.." She raises her eye brows and then curls her lips as she thinks.. "Talking of having a party on his own!.. This is a miracle!" Next moment her fearful heart jumps into thinking, "What a miracle? .. This is the effect of his feeling intoxicated with happiness now that he has got his son!" Arnav looks at her.. Khushi tries to give him a broad smile..
"Arnav, we will be leaving this evening!" Sheetal says. 'No..No,.No. No way!" Arnav says in straightforward words, "You and Aarav are not going anywhere! I have planned a few things with Aarav. I have to teach him basket ball!" 'And, yes, drums too!" Aarav adds excitedly. Khushi looks at them with a smile. "Right!.. Then I have to take him to the races' museums.. parks. . malls.." Arnav adds with a flicker of smile on his face. 'You will take me to all these places?" Aarav asks with hopeful eyes. "Of course, I will!" Arnav says, "And if you want to see any other place then that too!" A happy smile brightens Aarav's face. Khushi's face reflects that happiness as well. "NK, get the preparations for the party started! I have a meeting' when I come back I'll see you guys!" Arnav instructs. NK gives him Thumps Up! Then Arnav looks at Khushi and says, "And yes, there is a surprise for everyone!" Excitedly Anjali asks, "Chhotey, what's the surprise? Tell me!" Arnav smiles with affectionate eyes and says with a smile, "Di, if I tell you then it won't be a surprise! Wait and watch!" Anjali shrugs her shoulders, curls her lips and shows her fake frustration. Nani ji smiles at both of them.
Sheetal tries to get up, "Ah'" Khushi gets up to help her but Arnav rushes to be by Sheetal's side, "You want some help? Come!" he says as he grabs Sheetal's hand and helps her walk up the stairs. Khushi's heart sinks as she sits back down and thinks, "What's the matter? He is being so generous towards the son and the mother both!. And I.. the poor one.. gets to cut the fruits!... and what's about this surprise.. that Arnav ji was talking about?" Her fearful heart jumps to conclusions, "Hey, Devi Maiyya, does he want to welcome the mother as well with the kid now in his life?"
Thank you, Khushi! Finally you realized what danger Sheetal posed to your marriage! I have been trying to tell you this so long! Khushi starts biting on her nails nervously as she tries to shake off the negative thoughts from her mind, "No..No! Khushi.. how can you think of this!.. Arnav ji will never do this to me! But.. what if' he did do this then?" Khushi's mind is in turmoil.
Payal walks in just then as Khushi keeps biting on her nails nervously, "What are you doing, Khushi?" Payal asks with worried face.. that startles Khushi, "Nothing, Jiji!" Payal holds her hand affectionately and says, "You know, I will miss all this craziness of yours a lot!" Khushi hugs Payal with a heavy heart.
Arnav brings Sheetal upstairs to her room. He settles her down on the bed.. as she sighs he asks with a concerned face, "Are you okay?" "Thanks!" Sheetal says with a mellow face. Arnav hesitates for a moment before he says in a soft voice, "Sheetal, I am sorry!" Slight surprise shows up in Sheetal's eyes as she looks up to Arnav and he says apologetically, "I was not with you when you needed me!.. I should have been there!" "It's okay, Arnav! It's not your fault! Just the circumstances were not under our control!" Sheetal says. "But now, they are!" Arnav says with eyes that depict clear conscience
... "And I promise.. I will fix everything today! I just need this one day! Whatever mistakes I have made in the past.. they will all be corrected!" "Okay.." Sheetal says in a mellow voice
... Arnav's eyes twinkle as he watches Sheetal's face before leaving the room. As soon as Arnav walks out of the room.. and evil smile appears on Sheetal's face' she takes her foot out of the footwear and starts unrolling the pressure bandage.. as she says to herself, "Arnav Singh Raizada! You wanted only one day!.. but I have waited for this one day of yours for many months!" She stands up.. throws the bandage on the bed and stands on her foot.. no problem! Walks up to the window and says, "After all, this is what I wanted! .. that.. you correct all your mistakes from the past
... that you never made!" With an evil smile she says, "Finally! I am about to get the sweet fruits of my patience!... Well done, Sheetal! Well done!" Sheetal claps and compliments her own self.
As Khushi starts going towards the stairs she notices Arnav coming down the stairs..
there is a jump in his step... smile on his face and twinkle in his eyes... Khushi gets worried, "Hey, Devi Maiyya! Laad Governor is smiling!.. What storm is on the horizon now? (Earthquake..)
... Protect me!" She closes her eyes and prays. As soon as Arnav comes closer to her she says chirpily, "What's the matter, Arnav ji? You are smiling on your own today!" The mischievous lover in Arnav wakes up' he briefly thinks about Sheetal and says with a smile, "Actually, Sheetal told me a very good joke!" "Oh
... chutkula'" Khushi says with a smile
... "No, joke! She told me in English!" Arnav says as he smiles happily.. as he walks away
... a little twinkle of sarcasm shines in his eyes
... that is meant for Khushi to notice.. and without fail his intention works
... Color drains from Khushi's face.. she barely digests what just happened, when Arnav turns around and calls, "Khushi!" She turns around. Arnav says, "If Aarav or Sheetal want something' just make sure that they are comfortable.." Khushi nods
... "And..tell Hari Prakash to cook their favorite meal!" Khushi shows him the tray in her hands and says, "This is for Sheetal ji only!" Arnav makes a sweet face and says in a sweet and soft voice with a smile, "Thank you!" As Arnav walks away' Khushi's anger mounts.. and frustration too...
The plan of the mischievous lover in Arnav works...
Khushi makes Jalebis in the kitchen.. says with frustration mixed anger, "Yes.. yes! Now he remembers just the two of them.. why should he worry about me now? Khushi, get ready! Looks like it's time to leave Shantivan..." She tells her scared heart. Just then Buaji and Garima walk in through the main entrance. Buaji stops and sniffs' then says to Garima, "Haye re Nandkisore, is Khushi bitiya making Jalebis? The smells says so!" Both of them rush to the kitchen worried.. Indeed, Khushi is busy making Jalebis! Worried, Buaji says, "Haye re Nandkisore' why are you creating a mountain out of Jalebi after Jalebi? Did something happen, my butterfly?" her voice fills with concern. "No, Buaji! I am making these for Jiji. Where in America is she going to get the Jalebi made by me?..." Then she asks, "When did the two of you come?" Garima says, "Just now.." Just then Payal walks in, "Amma!... Buaji!" She hugs Garima first then Buaji. "Babuji did not come?" she asks. "He is resting at home!" Garima says, "Try to meet with him before you go to the airport! He will feel better!" NK walks in, "Okay, guys! I am sorry to interrupt but you all will have to help me!"
Later in the lounge area:
NK holds strings of flowers as he says to Anjali, "Di, I am thinking of putting these flowers up there on the wall! .. and also these lights'up there.. to decorate.. it's cool right?" "Yes, perfect!" Anjali agrees. Buaji's criticizing eyes evaluate Sheetal as she reads a magazine while others help NK. Buaji leans over to Khushi and whispers, "Haye re Nand Kisore, isn't she Arnav's friend?.. why is she staying here?" "Out of helplessness, Buaji!" Khushi says. Buaji says with lots of frowns on her forehead, "Looking at her clothes.. it does not seem like she is helpeless!" This fuels Khushi's anger further, she thinks, 'Great! After all, Arnav ji found a girl who looks like the heroines from the English movies he likes!"
Anjali says in impatient tone, "You know, I can't wait anymore! What surprise is Chhotey going to have?" Nani ji says, "Yes! Even I am waiting!" Khushi's scared heart says, "And here I am.. scared! Don't want that surprise that is scaring the heck out of me!" Just then walks in Aarav into the lounging area. As he walks in he slips and falls.. "Aarav!" screams Khushi as she rushes to him. Sheetal looks up from her magazine... Nani ji reflexively moves forward, worried, "Arey, bitwa!" Aarav sighs in pain... Khushi gets to him, "Aarav,. Are you alright?... are you hurt badly?" Khushi places her hand on Aarav's knee.. where he holds there. Sheetal thinks for a few moments and then realizes that she should rush too.. As she walks up to Aarav limping, she says, "It's okay!" That startles every Raizada lady in the room... their gazes settle on Sheetal as they find her reaction weird. Khushi says to Aarav, "Aarav, come with me! I will apply some ghee and turmeric on your wound! Come!" Sheetal says with narrowed eyes and a smile, "It's okay, Khushi! Aarav is a strong boy! Nothing is wrong with him!" "No, Sheetal ji! No problem! Turmeric and ghee will help lessen the pain and heal the wound sooner!" Sheetal throws her eye brows and shrugs her shoulders in a dismissive manner as she says, "Okay!.. Thanks!" Khushi wonders, "How can Sheetal ji behave like this? She does not care a bit about Aarav! She can see that Aarav is hurt.. still says that nothing is wrong!" Sheetal picks her magazine up and starts reading.
"Come on!" Khushi says to Aarav as she takes him away towards the kitchen. Sheetal's eyes have a shrewd look when she looks at them and thinks, "It's great! Khushi, get used to it! .. because, I just want money! Once I have my money then I will go away so far from here that you will have to do all this!"
Mami ji checks on her list as she supervises the packing process, "Have you kept Desi ghee?" "Yes, Ma ji!" Payal says in a mellow voice. "Okay!" Mami says as she checks it off on her list' tears fill to the brim as she says, "Anyways, the food for Aakash bitwa must be cooked in Desi ghee' butter!" Payal nods.. Mami adds, "And you eat that too!" That brings tears to Payal's eyes.. ,"You will gain some strength, Khoon Bhari Taang!" She breaks into tears as she says, "Take care of my sunflower like son... and your own self too.." As she cannot control her tears, Manorama takes off crying... Payal puts the steel box in her hands on the table by the side of the duffel bag.. her eyes full of tears.. goes to do something in the bag when the box falls on the floor making a loud noise..
As she goes to pick it up, Arnav comes and picks up the box, hands it to her, In the process he keeps his iPhone on the table. He asks, "Is everything ready?" "Yes!" Payal says. He is about to leave when Payal calls, "Arnav ji.." He turns around.. Sheetal watches them from up above the stairs.. Payal hesitates, "You'" Arnav knows what she wants to ask, he says immediately, "I will take care of Khushi! Don't worry!" and takes off. "Khoon Bhari Taang, come here, please!" Mami's voice beckons Payal.. she leaves.
As Sheetal limps towards the kitchen, Arnav's phone that he forgot on the table rings. "Dr. Saxena".. it says. First call is missed.. Sheetal picks up the phone, calls "Arnav.." she is halfway when the phone rings again and her eyes catch the caller's name' She wonders, "Call from Aarav's diabetes doctor
.... At this time?" She looks around
... since no one is watching she decides to answer the call.. when all of a sudden a hand comes and grabs the phone out of her hand
... It's Arnav! He answers the call, "Yeah, Doc! Oh.. okay!... That's great!" Sheetal's eyes go wide with suppressed fear as Arnav answers the call. He finishes the call and says to Sheetal, "It was the call from my doctor' my sugar levels are under control." Relieved Sheetal says, "Oh..okay!" As he walks away, Sheetal heads to the kitchen for water. Arnav stops and looks at her.. thinks to himself, "Just few more hours, Sheetal! Then.. all your truth' your real intentions.. I will bring in front of everyone!"
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