Part 24
"Arnav ji...?"
Arnav looked at Khushi, standing in front of him. And by the looks of her, he knew she has heard everything. He closed his eyes to control himself before he started walking towards her. He took her hand in his.
"What are you doing here, Khushi? I had told you to sleep, right?" Arnav looked at her disturbed face, there's no way in hell he was going to worry her over his problems.
"Come ..." He started taking her towards the room.
He entered the room and leaving her hand, he locked the door. Avoiding her questioning gaze he took her towards the bed.
Khushi sat on the bed and looked at him.
"Arnav ji?" Khushi kept her hand on his.
"Khushi sleep..." he laid down on the bed and turned his back to her.
Khushi stared at his back for few seconds before inching close to him. She sat beside him and leaned over to look at him. He was not sleeping but his eyes were closed. She kept her hand on his shoulder and bending little, she rested her face against his.
"Arnav ji?" Khushi called, but he remained still. She kissed his lips and ran her fingers in his thick hair. "Arnav ji, you can share anything with me. I am always there for you. I will never leave your side. I..." she looked at his closed eyes. "I heard everything, Arnav ji... and... I think you should have not shouted on Di. ... I can understand your cocern but ... But Di is also not wrong ... Agam ji..."
Arnav opened his eyes and looked at her.
"He is not my brother, Khushi. He is not and Di... She is telling ..."
Khushi made him sit beside her and took his hand in her.
"Arnav ji... you know... Our baby is very lucky ..."
Arnav looked at Khushi.
Khushi lifted his hand and kept on her tummy.
"He has a father like you, who loves him, takes care of him, is waiting for his arrival. But everyone is not lucky like him, are they?"
"No. Everyone is not lucky. Some children have fathers like Arvind Mallik. Who cheat his family." his jaw tightened.
Khushi looked at him, his face reflecting the pain in his heart.
Arnav rested his head against her shoulder and snacked his arms around her waist.
"He was never a good father, Khushi, neither he was a good husband. Still we loved him, because Mamma told us to. I never saw the love in his eyes which I would see in Mamma's eyes. And on that day ... on Di's wedding night, we came to know about that other woman and Mamma...Mamma left us... He was not guilty ... He didn't killed himself out of guilt ... He killed himself because he didn't had the courage to face everyone ... he ... He is not my father .. I just hate him ... I hate him... I hate that other woman ,... I hate that Agam..." Arnav buried his face in her neck, hiding the few tears that had slipped from his eyes.
"He is at fault ... Agam ji's mother is at fault ... But what about Agam ji, Arnav ji? Do you think he is at fault? How is he at fault, Arnav ji?"
Arnav lifted his face to look at Khushi.
"I don't know who is at fault. I don't want to know. I just want Di to stay away from that man. I don't want anyone from my family to meet him. He is nothing to us and I will never accept him. Di needs to understand this..." Arnav looked at Khushi. "Khushi, promise me you will never meet him, he is nothing to us. Promise me, Khushi?"
Khushi looked at him. Her mind traveled back to the conversation between her and Agam ji. She can still feel the pain reflecting from his voice.
"Arnav ji..."
"Promise, Khushi. I just need your promise."
"But...Arnav ji... he ... he is your broth.."
"He is NOT MY BROTHER!!" Arnav caught her shoulder. "Can't you understand? " his angry eyes looked at her.
"Arnav ji, listen to me..." Khushi tried to cup his face but he held her hand.
"Khushi, I am asking for something.."
Khushi closed her eyes.
"Arnav ji, let it rest for few days. We will talk aft..."
"No afterwards, Khushi. I am telling you, you will not meet him. And that's final. No one from my family will meet him."
"But why, Arnav ji? He is your brother. He is not at fault. How is he at fault for his parent's sins. You can't blame him... He..."
"HE LOVES YOU DAMMIT!!!" The thin thread of patience he was hanging on, snapped.
Khushi's shocked wide eyes looked at him.
"Arnav ji...?"
"YES! He loves you.The way he looks at you. The way he admires you. The way his eyes..." Arnav caught her shoulder once again. "You can remain oblivious to the world but I can't. His mother snatched my Mamma's love and he, he ...he..."
Khushi stood on her knees and cupped his face.
"No Arnav ji, no one can take me away from you. No one. Stop worrying ... " She hugged him. "Do you think I can live without you? Not even for a second, Arnav ji. I can't. I will never leave you..." Khushi pulled away from the hug and looked at him. "Arnav ji, you...you might have misunderstood..."
"No Khushi!I have seen in his eyes. There's no misunderstanding! I know... I can see that... he... he ..l...o...ves you. I know Khushi... "
"Shhh... If atall he...he... But I don't have any such feelings for him. You know that I love you, don't you? I love you, Arnav ji..."
Arnav cupped her face.
"I know, Khushi. I didn't meant that...I...I just don't want to loose you. I ... I am just afraid of loosing you, Khushi.." he hugged her, confessing his fear. "I... I can't loose you...I..."
Khushi hugged him tight.
"I will be always with you, Arnav ji. Always. No one can take me away from you. I love you..."
Arnav relaxed in her arms.
"I love you too, Khushi. I love you too..." he kissed her hair.
Arnav stealed a look at his Di, who was sitting in front of him, buttering her toast. She has not exchanged a word with him and he knows why. But he is not going to give in this time.
"Khushi, drink your milk today. And if I saw you throwing the milk in the sink then you can kiss goodbye to your jalebis. I will not allow you to even touch them , let alone gobbling it down..."
Khushi made a face looking at the milk.
"Di, today we will trade something else. If I drink that milk, then you will wish Arnav ji, Good morning Chhote and your Chhote will wish you, morning Di" Khushi grinned and looked at her Di.
Anjali looked at Khushi.
"No. We are not trading. You will drink the milk and I will do no such things."
Khushi sulked and looked at Arnav ji, who was being oblivious to everything and driking his coffee. Khushi huffed and taking her milk glass, she left the dinning table.
"And dare you throw that in the sink!" Anjali shouted behind Khushi.
"First you both start talking!" Khushi shouted back.
Arnav looked at his Di.
"Di...see...I am sorry for my behavior but...But I am not going to accept that man. And I want you do the same."
"You can do anything you want. But you can't dictate me what I should do." Anjali got up from the chair.
"Di?"
"What?"
"Di, I said you will not meet him. He is not our family."
"I am going to meet him and once I meet him, I will give you my feedback regarding him being our family or not."
"Di, you will not meet him!"
"I will, Chhote!!"
"Di.." he looked at her face. "Di, you have changed..."
"You are right. I think seeing orphans and listening to their sad stories had did the thing for me" Anjali flunk his words back at him and left the dinning area to meet her half brother.
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Edited by shona_arhilover - 11 years ago
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