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Khushi tries to contact Arnav but he keeps cutting the call. She continues on her mobile and the house phone and he won't pick up. He is in the car driving and pleads Khushi to stop calling. It's almost like the last straw and he is teetering on the edge of breaking. Anjali sees a worried Khushi and tells her what is going on with Arnav because obviously she doesn't know.
Anjali tells her it is their mother's birthday tomorrow, she would have been 56 (a little too close to home for me) and she explains all the things they did such as going to the orphanage, giving alms and clothes and then to the temple. Arnav never took part he always wanted to be alone. Khushi asks wouldn't it be best for him to be with family? Anjali agrees. And she says he shares everything but his pain and this pain never would he ever share it. Then she breaks the news that Arnav is going to London today in three hours and Khushi's eyes go wide, he never even told her.
Khushi is even surer now that even if he is in pain she must tell him the truth. He must know her truth before he leaves for London. She grabs her wallet and runs to meet him. She must convince him of her truth.
Shyam is going crazy looking for the papers and dismantles Arnav's room.
On the way to the airport she insists that Shyam meets her to tell Arnav the truth or he won't get the papers.
He is still searching the room when he hears Anjali coming. Straightening the room quickly, as Anjali walks to the room she is thinking she should be with Khushi she must feel bad that he left without telling her. I so wanted Shyam to get caught! She enters the room and Shyam tells her he was looking for a file. She wants to call Chote but is distracted by Hari Praksh and Shyam is saved again. I honestly did not pay much attention to this part because I despise him so.
Khushi is frantically awaiting her auto ride to complete at the airport. She jumps out hands the driver the money and goes without receiving her change.
Slowy but steadily Arnav is in line to go into the airport. He gives his entry ticket and sojourns in, London waiting, with a forlorn look on his face. Not only is the next day his mother's birthday but he is leaving with things so unsettled with his wife. He has so much distrust in his heart, such confusion between love and hate and he wants to believe her but he just can't. The frantic Khushi must see him and speak to him, her eyes full of worry and fear that she won't get to him on time. She is compelled as she pushes and weaves in and out between other passengers to get to the front of the line. The security officer asks for her entry ticket and tells her where to go to get one. She races out and goes to the window and finds her wallet empty, unable to purchase a ticket she left the change behind at the auto driver. She runs back just hoping she will see Arnav and maybe they will make an exception...but he won't and she whispers his name,
"Arnavji..."
And he hears her, turning around, a gust of wind, a familiar romantic lullaby Rabba Ve is heard in the BG, he sees his Khushi, hands on the glass eyes brimmed with tears. His heart stops, his lip slightly elevates just a hint of a smile, a relief she is here and she opens her mouth breaking the spell,
"Arnavji, I must talk to you, just one minute I must tell you something." His face changes into the mask of no emotion, ah yes he remembers now,he doesn't want to hear it. He turns to leave and she dials his phone, he dismisses the call as he is looking at her tear stained face. The doors of the airport and his heart close on her once again. But Khushi is fighting for her life, for her man and their relationship, her pride, her family, her honor, her morals; she calls again and he places the phone up to his ear and she frantically rattles what she wants to say but mentions Shyam's name and within the instant the phone is removed from his ear like it is on fire and CLICK...DISCONNECT. Disconnect from his heart and brain. He doesn't want to hear it and especially anything about that snake jijaji. Khushi in desperation repeats over and over as she is banging on the window,
"Arnavji, listen to me, one minute, listen to me, one minute!"
MY HEART IS WRENCHING, MY STOMACH CLENCHING IN PAIN FOR THESE TWO.
Sure I know he is leaving to film a movie, I know he has to go for 40 odd days and I am damn frustrated too, but leaving this way? My heart can't take it. I feel awful for Khushi and her pain and for him for losing the opportunity to be happy in his relationship... trusting his wife, but alas not to be.
She tries to bypass the guard as she yells out for him but is held back as Arnavji walks away. Her shoulders lift and as she lets her last breath out, for that is how it feels, in all her despair she watches him walk away. He walks as if all the weight of the world is on his shoulders and slightly turns his head over his shoulder for a last glance of her but doesn't.
She is calling to him not by words but by heart and he is straining to listen.
Standing outside of the airport Khushi tries to recover, head down, sniffling and she looks up and standing before her is her husband. Her eyes go wide. Thank Devi Maiiya!
"You didn't leave. You stayed back?" she asks him.
He barks back, " You made me!" Hmm, compulsion? He has no words, seems a bit tongue-tied, frustratingly a small shake of his head. "Why are you doing this?" And she just lets it flow, "How could you think this? How could you leave like this? Why would you think of Shyam with me?" Just at the very mention of his brother-in-laws name he closes his eyes, steam escaping from his ears. "I don't want to hear this," through gritted teeth.
It must kill him inside thinking of his love in the arms of another man. Kills him. Can't even think about it, it repulses him so much.
She grabs his passport and ticket. She begs him to stay one more minute to prove her innocence; someone is coming. She calls asking where is he? He is on his way..it's going to take some time. Shyam time...snakewa. The truth will be revealed, she says. He tries to reach for the passport and she begs him just a little more time, hiding it. Here comes ASR, he steps forward, grabs her by the arm and then snatches the passport away from her. It's time for his flight. She is begging him please and she tells him she can't stand that he thinks about her this way, she can't stand it and he counters with it is I who can't stand it. He swallows hard..so much said in those few words. This is killing him just as much as it is she. He leaves.
She is devastated. Standing there all alone feeling defeated. He thinks so poorly of her; she can't take it.
And then there he is again, standing in front of her giving her 10 minutes to prove herself innocent after that he's gone. He wants this!!! She shakes her head, a cloud of hope in the air, and she makes a call. It's going to take time, Shyam says as his auto has pulled up across the street. Snakewa!
Travelers are rushing pass Khushi to go inside airport and jostling her about when he steps forward and cages her in with his arms and body. Up close and personal, protecting her from outside forces. Seems like he cares about his wife and it was quite touching to watch this hurt, angry man caring so much. Her bloodshot eyes gaze into his, as he is now the object of everyone's bumps. Yes, he cares Khushi, don't feel defeated. She quietly says to him with tear filled eyes she knows why she is leaving today if he only stays back...He interrupts her with three minutes left. A little uncomfortable and vulnerable perhaps this too much right now, he doesn't want to deal with it all.
"Flight 0B359 for London..."it's time, too late. The 10 minutes are over, you asked and I gave and it's done. I am leaving.
One more minute, one minute she goes to call and he yells Stop it Khushi, stop it now!" No one will come. He only waited, he holds his breath gaining strength to tell her the truth. He wanted her to prove her innocence! He hoped for her not to be in the wrong! He has told her this truth. He cares for her!
Now tell me the truth Khushi no one was coming right he asks her and her tears come again. Yeah, right he says.
He starts to walk away she grabs him buy the shoulder begging for him to listen to the truth. He asks her why as he brushes her hand off his shoulder.
Oh these two, what a pair. They both want to tell each other truths but both not really listening and saying anything.
"Why, Khushi?"
She answers, "Why? Because it makes a difference because it is you, I wouldn't care if it was anybody else but you...if you go away like this I won't be able to breathe..."
Looking into those tear filled eyes he wants so much to believe her, he almost does. You can see his yearning for her but his spell has been broken by an announcement calling for him to come to the gate. Oh! Those eyes say so much and so little when need be...he turns to leave her and she grabs hold of his, hand.
She begs him don't go and he takes her hand away but Khushi holds tight until her fingers can't grasp his hands anymore. Your going she asks him and he says yes he is going and walks away. She runs after him and is held back by the guards and he walks forward to his gate to catch his flight. And there she stands holding the glass watching him leave, tears rolling down and feeling defeated.
Every step he takes is a remembrance of their most intimate moments (teri meri dance, Diwali moments, hospital hug, payal return, tangled fairy lights, holi confession, Khushi's bed as she held his neck shirt so tight and his Ranjha speech) of all the moments he supported her. He never let her feel defeated. He was always there. He is Khushi's support. He knows this. He knows her. He knows her truth.
He stops and wonders why is it so hard to leave her?
Because truth is truth.
He turns, as if to go back to her and is stopped by a tap on his shoulder.
"Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada?"
"Yes..."
Outside the plane lifts off and she watches grief stricken,
Meanwhile on board they are discussing the missing passenger.
Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada.
Defeated and Kidnapped?
Edited by cinthiann1758 - 11 years ago
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