Oh Yes, Thats Love - Season 2
Chapter 1 - A Little Bit of Time...And a Little bit of Fate
13 Months and 5 Days Later...
Emptiness.Its a feeling which shakes one's being to the core, or rather just pulls out every damm thing from the bottom of your heart, making it devoid of any emotion or rather it would be correct to say making it devoid of just everything. Its a feeling not many of us would choose to experience, but sometimes just sometimes, Life doesnt give us that choice, now does it?
And instead It Just shoves it right in our Faces by replacing the heart that was once filled with Love, with nothing but itself, with nothing but Just Emptiness.
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Present Day - Boston 9 AM
Khushi woke up with a start , and shut her alarm, and dragged herself out of bed, with minimal amount of energy. She walked to the bathroom, to see her eyes as puffy as they had been for the past 13 months and 5 days to be precise. She splashed cold water , ice cold water on her face, to bring herself back to the reality of today, back from the dream , her heart dared to dream every night, to dream about the possibility of being with Him. The one she had truly loved, and she still did...she would always love, she couldnt think of the word Love without him. It was the fact of her Life, the fact she had been running to face, the fact which stood clearly amongst the tears in her eyes, that Arnav Singh Raizada was, is and would always be the Love of her Life.
She closed her eyes as fresh tears brimmed her eyes, and flew like waterfall, as she recalled the memories of the past, the memories of their time spent together, their love, their closeness, the times they had spent in each other's armes making dreams for the future together.The word Future brought her back to reality, as she recalled, that The Future, which did not belong to them. for they could not be together, due to the harsh realities of their linked past, the reality which when had seen the day of the light, had just simply destroyed everything, not that she hadnt beleived that it couldnt, because she had always thought that their Love was stronger than that, but her beleifs were made to wash under the spray of reality, reality that was shown to her by His family. They knew he loved her to death, and would never let her go until she chose to walk out of his life, and she didnt know in what treacherous moment did she allow them to convince her that their Chotte was better of without her, that they could not see their Chotte live in guilt all his life, making up for something, the crimes he never commited, and her presence in his Life would constantly remind him and torture him with the thought that it was his family, who was responsible for ruining her Life. And that he would never resurface from the past and nor would she be able to be a part of the family, that brought her only disaster and hurt, and then when the murderer of her parents, Atull Mallik had stood in front of her, she had felt the rage she had never felt before, and that had led her mind to think whatever they had been telling her to be true, and she had indeed questioned herself, that will she be able to live with someone, who constantly reminded her of her past, and when she had received no answer from within, she had to take the decision, the decision, that she knew broke her heart probably even more, than it broke his, she couldnt tell him the truth though, the truth about the conversation that had happened between her and her family, because she knew he loved his family to bits, they were the ones who had supported him through thick and thin,and she knew if she told him anything,he would rebuke evrything in the world for her, and so she had to, take the other way out, the way which wasnt a complete lie, was half the truth, that she didnt know, if she could do this anymore, with the truth standing right in her face.She wiped her tears as she recalled, his words,the broken voice, which was breaking her too-
Flashback
"Please, Khushi, dont do this to Us, I love you, I love you so dammed much, Isnt it enough?I cannot undo the past, but i promise for a brighter future, Khushi you know i cannot live without you.."
And she felt her own heart break as she recalled her own words -
"I know Arnav, I know you love me, and i love you too, but no I cannot say if its enough, because I honsetly dont know whether its enough, so it would be better, if we just assume that we never met to begin with in the first place..."
Flashback Ends
The look , the shattered look on his face, told her in that very moment, that she had awakened the worst, she knew in that very moment that Arnav Singh Raizada would never forgive her for showing him dreams only to shatter it, she knew he would never forgive her for walking out on him, when she knew he probably needed her most,she knew that even if today, she wanted to go back in his life, she couldnt,because he was going to give her exactly what she had asked him- Seperation.
She heard Zoya's voice calling her, and she quickly rushed into the shower,feeling that emptiness take over her heart again,the emptiness she herself invited in her life, by breaking his heart and hers.
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Zoya looked at Khushi, as she tried to hide her dark circles with the concealer, and she felt her own heart ache, as she recognised the pain her best friend and soul sister had been fighting all this while, wasnt it just similar to the pain she had been fighting all this while too, because she knew how horrible it felt, to be away from the one you love, she knew how it felt, when one has to opt to shatter the heart, the heart one has promised to love and treasure all their life, because hadnt she done just that, to the man, she knew loved her in way no one ever could.She had killed herself in the process though,the day she had to break their relationship.It wasnt because the past had come in the way ofcourse, she knew Asad loved her way beyond holding up her fathers grudge against her, it was right when they had sorted everything when the blunder had struck, and she had been forced to take the decison, the decision that ruined her Life.
No One ,just No One except Khushi, knew the reason why she chose to walk out of Asad's Life.Shiver ran through her spine, as she recalled the words, the words, which changed everything -
" I will destroy your Life, just like I destroyed your mother, but no I wont kill you, i will not make it that easier for you, if you ever chose to step into my husbands life, I will harm the one you love, just like I have done to his family,I will ruin him , you know accidents happen, and it will not take me a minute to frame a murder to be an accident,I dont care if I am behind bars,because i will not go there, before ruining you, so If u want Asad alive,and this isnt a threat, its a final warning,walk out of here, walk out of my husbands life,I know he is looking for his daughter, and you will never reveal to him that you are his daughter,and even if he has a clue, please make him believe otherwise before its too late, do that Zoya Farooqui, or else Asad will be dead, I will make sure that he will take his last breath in front of your eyes, and that you will be unable to do anything about it..."
She hadnt beleived her words ofcourse, until the next day, she had just in time, saved him from being run over by the truck, and right then she knew that this wasnt any joke, and she knew she had to walk out of his life, just because she loved him way too much, she couldnt risk her presence in his life,because it could kill him,and she couldnt live with that, she could live away from him, thinking that he was safe and sound somewhere, but not live in the world where he didnt exist, and so she as she hugged him to herself in that moment she decided to break his heart, along with hers.
She had come home, only to find Khushi in tears, and when she told her about her decision, she had to fill in her about hers, promising each other never to reveal to anyone else, the reasons behind their decisions, that they knew were going to ruin everything.She fought her tears as she recalled his words, the shattered voice -
Flashback
"Zoya, I cant beleive you are leaving, you cant, how can you, i thought everything was sorted, you know i dont hold anything against you..."
"I know you dont Asad, but lets just be practical here, this is way too complicated, and i have been thinking again and again, and i think we both should go our own ways, trust me you would be better off without me..."
"The hurt was evident in his voice as he asked -" And who are you to take this decision alone, Zoya, we are in this together..."
"We were in this together Asad, but not anymore, i have made up my mind, and you cannot force me...", she replied fighting her own tears
And she shivered as she recalled the coldness in his voice in those last words - " I never will Force you, Zoya,looks like there isnt anything to say anymore?"
"No , there isnt"
Flashback ends
Khushi smiled at Zoya meekly, and saw her fighting her tears as she changed the topic -
"Zoya, lets go, we are getting late, Tannu and Rehaan would be waiting for us at work..."
"Yes, ok, lets go, allah miyaan whats wrong with you, i was waiting for you only", she faked a smile, as she felt that emptiness take over her being,the hollow hole in her heart, which belonged to Asad Ahemed Khan, because now that he wasnt in her Life, the only thing she ufelt was that, Just Emptiness.
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Present Day - Delhi- Shantivan- 9 AM
Arnav Singh Raizada sat by the poolside, sipping his coffee,and going through his files, when he saw his Di walk up to him, with HP behind her with the tray of his breakfast, and he gave a weak smile as he gestured her to sit in front of him, as he heard her speak -
"Chotte, please have breakfast, i do not understand why you dont join us downstairs..."
"Di, you know I have work to do, thats all.."
"Is that all, Chotte?"
"Yes, why do you ask?"
"I ask, because i know you, i can read beyond the mask, i can read tha pain you have been hiding in your heart, i understand Chotte, but Khushi, you have to give her the benefit of doubt, you gotta understand, it really was too much for to take in, dont hate her Chotte, you know she really was deeply in love with you.."
He masked his pain,but he knew it was clear in his voice as he said - " i do not wish to speak about this di.."
"But you have to chotte, i cannot see you like this anymore, its been so so many months, you seem to have gone to a shell even worse than before.."
"Di, please...", and he walked out, collecting his coat,and rushed to his SUV and got behind the wheel, as her thoughts returned to his mind, yet again, just like she haunted him day and night, he tried his best to get her out of his system, but little did he know that the roots of her love were so deep that he felt the ground shake beneath his feet once she left, it was as if like Some Emptiness had taken over his heart, and he felt bitterness take over, as he recalled his Di's words, and her questions, what could he tell her, when he himself didnt know why Khushi walked out on him, the excuse for the truth didnt seem like the sole reason, because her eyes and words, both, even her actions spoke a different thing altogther, when he had been in the hospital, and everything seemed in control, yes there was a lot of damage done, but he had felt that it was under control, until that one fine day, when she met him and told him, that she was leaving, for good, calling off everything between them,breaking his heart into a zillion peices.Pain seered through his heart as he recalled their last conversation at the airport -
Flashback
"Please, Khushi, dont do this to Us, I love you, I love you so dammed much, Isnt it enough?I cannot undo the past, but i promise for a brighter future, Khushi you know i cannot live without you.."
And he heard her speak, her voice devoid of any emotion, at all, as if it were all so easy for her -
"I know Arnav, I know you love me, and i love you too, but no I cannot say if its enough, because I honsetly dont know whether its enough, so it would be better, if we just assume that we never met to begin with in the first place..."
And that was it, just like that, she walked out on him, probably forever.
Flashback Ends
He pulled the breaks on his car, as he parked his car into the parking lot.No he could never forget the pain Khushi gave him, he couldnt, she had stepped right on his heart for no fault of his, broken it into a zillion pieces and walked off, vanishing into thin air,she never called, she never got in touch, she changed her no, he knew coz his traitor of a heart had made him try to get in touch with her, in his emotional moments, but all he got was Nothing.
He knew he still loved her, and he loathed himself for it, because now that she had gone, all that he felt was,Emptiness for every single second for 13 months and Five days, and the hollowness that came with it pained his being to the core , and for that He could never Forgive Khushi Gupta.
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Khan Mansion - Present Day -10 am
Dilshad looked at his son, eat his breakfast quitely, as he scanned his eyes through the newspaper, and then grabbed his phone to check his emails, and it was only then she spoke to make a conversation -
"Asad, you will come home early wont you?Najma and Imran will come in the evening.."
"Yes, Ammi, I told you, I will..."
"Good, you havent slept again, havent you?"
"Ammi...??"
"I am your mother, you cannot fool me, I know you spend all night, almost, staring into nowhere from your window or probably looking at Zoya's pictures in your laptop.."
"Ammi, please i do not wish to discuss this further..."
"Why Asad, dont misunderstand her , i know that bitterness in ur eyes, when you speak of her, you know how the situation was, something must have happened for her to do what..", and she stopped in the middle as she saw her son go all stoneface and stare at her with anger, when she finally heard him speak -
"Do what Ammi, just walk away, breaking my heart,even after i told her, i told her it didnt matter to me, the past didnt, although i knew it is her father who is responsible for all the sufferings we had to go through, i was ready to overlook every damm thing, just because I loved her Ammi, and what did she give me in return , Nothing, JUst Pain, the least she could have done was explain why she did what she did, but no, she just chose to ruin evrything, without talking to me, and i consider that a deception Ammi, whatever we were , we were in this together, she had no reason to make any decision on her own, she didnt..", he let out in sheer anger, and walked off, seeing his mother wipe her tears silently.
He was to meet Arnav for a meeting, he knew his best friends state was no different than his.Khushi had walked out on him suddenly too, although he knew it was a little mre of a shock to Khushi, but he knew her, and he had thought she wouldnt have done what she did.BUt he stopped his thoughts bitterly, as he reminded himself, that he assumed in Life to know a lot of things, like he had assumed to know Zoya, the girl whom he had handed over his heart, his soul, his being, only to be axed and run over, and left behind.13 Months and 5 days had passed, and never did Zoya try to get in touch with him, not once, she had just walked out, leaving him behind with an aching emptiness, that had shaked his existence, just like how she had entered his Life like a Cyclone, and changed everything, when she left like the cyclone she had been, there was nothing but complete eerieness and silence around.Sheer pain went through him as he recalled their conversation-
Flashback
"Zoya, I cant beleive you are leaving, you cant, how can you, i thought everything was sorted, you know i dont hold anything against you..."
"I know you dont Asad, but lets just be practical here, this is way too complicated, and i have been thinking again and again, and i think we both should go our own ways, trust me you would be better off without me..."
" And who are you to take this decision alone, Zoya, we are in this together..."
"We were in this together Asad, but not anymore, i have made up my mind, and you cannot force me...", she said in a voice so cold and detached , without meeting his eye, and he felt his heart break,as he comprehended her words, force?She was using his Love as a synomom for Forcing the relationship on him, and that really broke him apart, or rather tore him apart
And he heard himself reply in a voice as cold as hers - " I never will Force you, Zoya,so looks like there isnt anything to say anymore?"
"No , there isnt"
And thats It, those were the words she Left him With.
Flashback Ends
He brushed her thoughts out of his mind, as his chauffeur pulled into AR.
He hated himself for still longing for her.
He hated himself for still being in love with her.
He hated his broken heart to still only yearn for her with eery little broken peice.
He hated the Emptiness Zoya had left him behind with, and for whatever reason it may be, he would Never Forgive Zoya Farooqui for that.
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In The Skies -
Devi Maiyya silently wiped her tear, before it fell, she didnt want Allah Miyaan to catch her crying,and she spoke seriously -" Seriously, Allah Miyaan, remind me again, why did we do this to them..again..?"
Allah Miyaan looked at her and replied - " You know we had too, coz there were certain loops which have to get closure, before their love stories do, it saddens me too, but.."
Devi Maiyaa sighed - " I know i know...Its About A Little Bit of Time.."
"And A Little bit of Fate..", Allah Miyaan completed her sentence.
Devi Maiyaa smiled - " They will be alright wont they be?"
Allah Miyaan- " Ofcourse they will be Devi Maiyaan..."
Devi Maiyaan smiled - " I know its been a long long time, but i know they just gotta hang in there, we are working to get this on track...and i am sure we will, wont we..."
Allah MIyaan sighed in releif, finaly seeing a smile on her face -" Exactly my point,you do know we cannot leave things undone,we are God's now arent we, its tough job at hand..."
Devi Maiyaa and Allah Miyaan looked at the files of pending cases that needed their attention.But they knew It was now time to get started on this Raizada-Gupta,Khan-Farooqui case once again, their story's had just Started with The Second Act, and they both smiled to themselves, because unlike the players of their story felt in this moment, their story was no where near a, Tragedy.
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Disclaimer - The conversations between Devi maiyaan and Allah Miyaan and the Gods are totally a figment of my imagination and for entertainment purpose..as I use them to pass on a message in relevance to the chapter in my FF.I do not mean any religious Offence to anyone...and nor do I wish to hurt anybody's sentiments...I believe in God and I respect all religions equally.Thank You.
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Tada!! Let me know what you all think, I have started it afresh with A leap, and what exactly happened to separate the four has just been shown in glimpses of thoughts in this chapter, however the detailed version of what actuallyhappened and how after Arnavs accident in Season 1 of chapter 31 of OYTL will be shown in the future chapters in the Form of Flashbacks...
Happy Reading Everyone😊
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