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Chapter 11

Piya opened the door to let Khushi in. She felt a tug in her heart seeing her condition. Her face was all red due to constant crying.

The feeling of going away from the person you love, that too deliberately, was not at all easy.. at least not for Khushi.

"I should pack my luggage" Khushi mumbled, lost in her own world.

"I will help you" Piya caught hold of her hand, trying to cheer her up.

"Nahi Piyu" Khushi shoved her hand aside, "I want to be alone for some time."

"But Khush" and before she could stop her, she was gone.

*

Khushi locked herself up in her room. Sliding down on the floor, she cupped her mouth hard to control her loud sobs. Her throat ached, adding to the pain of a broken heart. She felt miserable.

How can he feel suffocated in her presence?

She has always been his well-wisher.

How can she hurt him?

She closed her eyes tightly and let out a deep sigh.

She had to be strong. Her decision of leaving him was perfect. Though she will not be happy without him, but the fact that he will be happy without her, would give her a reason to live.

She slowly got up from the floor and wiped her tears. She walked into the washroom and splashed handfuls of water on her face.

After getting her clothes changed into more comfortable ones, she took out a big suitcase to pack all her stuff. She took out her clothes from the cupboard, and cleanly placed them in the suitcase.

She smiled as she took out that small bag from the upper corner of the cupboard, which held all her precious things safely. The things which she admired.. the things which reminded her of all the happy times which once existed in her earlier life.

She safely placed that bag in her suitcase and turned to take out some more things from the cupboard, when all of a sudden, her gait became unsteady and she felt dizzy. Blinking her eyes rapidly for some seconds, she held her head tightly, hissing as severe pain rose over.

"Kaaki? Humari Maa kahan hai?" (Kaaki? Where is my Maa?) Khushi cried loudly, holding Arnav's mother's face between her small hands.

"Khushi bacha" Jayanti caressed her face, tears flowing uncontrollably from her own eyes.

"Bolo na Kaaki. Humare Maa-Baba kahan hai?" (Speak Kaaki. Where are my Maa-Baba?) Khushi again cried.

"Woh nahi aayenge ab" (They will not come back) Arnav's father spoke in a barely audible voice, enough to be heard by Khushi.

"Kaaka yeh kya keh rahe ho aap? Maa ne hume kaha tha ki vo jaldi aa jaenge.." (Kaaka what are you saying? Maa had told me that they will come back soon) Khushi screamed as gush of tears flowed down her eyes.

Khushi ran in front of her Maa and Baba's photo and joined hands in front of the photo.

"Maa please vapas aa jao. Please Maa. Hum promise karte hain ki ab kabhi apne joote andar nahi layenge. Hum kabhi aapse jooth nahi bolenge. Kabhi shararat nahi karenge. Bas vapas aa jao" (Maa please come back. Please Maa. I promise that I'll never bring my shoes inside. I'll never lie to you. I'll never be mischievous. Just come back) she cried loudly, moving a hand on the photo.

"Khushi bacha. Come with us" Jayanti pulled her with her.

"Kaaki. Maa ko bolo na vapas aa jaye. Please. Hum nahi jee sakte unke bina" (Kaaki. Tell Maa to come back. Please. I can't live without them) Khushi hugged Jayanti's legs.

"Khushi bacha" Arnav's dadi came forward and lifted Khushi up in her arms, patting her back to ease out her pain.

Khushi was in her Nani's home in Lucknow. Her parents had left her with her Nani, as they had to attend a wedding in Bangalore for a week. Fatefully, on their way back to Lucknow, the train was hijacked, and her parents died a miserable death.

Arnav's father came to know about it before Khushi's grandmother, and he travelled to Lucknow with Arnav's mother and dadi, to bring Khushi to their mansion.

A loud cry escaped Khushi's mouth as the depressing scene flashed in front of her eyes, making her headache worsen.

She just threw whatever she had in her hands carelessly on the bed, and held her head tightly with both her hands.

"Aah" she hissed, closing her eyes tightly.

"Dadi woh dekho bandar" (Dadi see there is a monkey) Khushi jumped playfully on the car-seat, pointing towards a monkey, which she saw in the way from Lucknow to Delhi.

"Arrey waah" Subhadra tried to sound normal.

"Kaash maa bhi hoti toh woh bhi khush hoti" (If maa would have been here, she too would have been happy) Khushi's voice choked, as she patted Jayanti's shoulder sitting on the front seat.

"Kaaki maa-baba kab aayenge?" (Kaaki when will maa-baba come?) she asked, her happy face turning into a sad one.

"Jaldi aa jayenge, beta" (They'll come soon, beta) Jayanti lied, clutching both her hands together.

"Fir hum unko bhi batayenge ki humne bandar dekha" (Then I'll tell them that I saw a monkey) Khushi's face again shined with happiness.

How developed is a 7-year old's mentality? She doesn't even have that conscience to understand the meaning of death. If people say that her parents will return back, she will agree to wait for them.. maybe forever.

Her head ache became more severe. She gave up every bit of strength she had, and collapsed on the floor.

"Arn--" "Aah" she tried to scream but no voice came out from her mouth.

She knew Piya could help her, but she didn't had any strength left to call out for her.

Arnav's face revolved in front of her eyes. Her kaaka-kaaki..her maa-baba.. her dadi.. her Piyu.. her Arnav.. all revolved in front of her eyes, but she didn't find anyone near her. She felt ALONE.

"Amitji. Kya hua? Gaadi dheere kijiye na please" (Amitji. What happened? Slow down the car please) Jayanti screamed, as the car became out of control.

"Brakes.. brakes nahi lag rahe" (Brakes.. Brakes are not working) Amit screamed, trying hard to press the brake pedal.

Khushi had slept in Subhadra's lap out of all her exhaustion, and was in such a deep sleep that she didn't knew what was happening.

"Amit beta" Subhadra screamed, as a speeding truck came in their way.

*CRASH*

'Hum ne nahi maara Kaaki ko' (I didn't kill Kaaki) Khushi mumbled, as her vision blurred, blurring to complete darkness.

She laid there, unconscious, oblivious to happenings of the world.

*

'I am not able to work. I have to stop her. At any cost I have to stop her' he said to himself, moving a hand in his hair.

'Khushi'

"Dadi. I'll come home late today" he said on phone, rushing to the parking area of AR.

'You cannot leave me Khushi'

'I know I have been bad to you'

'But I can set things right'

He drove as fast as he could, a sudden urge growing inside him to see her, to hold her in his arms close to him. Something was getting bad - his heart said this.

He parked his car in front of her apartment, and sprinted towards the front-door.

His heart beat insanely, making him yearn for her more.

After saying all that shit to her, he expected her to come to him very easily. He didn't expect any kind of punishment! Mr. Arnav Singh Raizada was so foolish !

Piya opened the door for him, and a confused expression formed on her face.

"I'm Arnav" he stated and sided her, to enter into the house.

"What--" Piya tried to be angry.

"Where's Khushi?"

"She is in her room. But you can leave because she'll not meet you"

Arnav looked around for her room, "Where's her room?"

"Why don't you understand?"

"Tell me where is her room?"

"There" she pointed towards a closed door.

Arnav ran towards it and banged on the door several times, "Khushi?"

"Its locked" he said to Piya.

"Yes. She said that she wants to be alone"

"Khushi?" Piya herself called out for her.

Arnav gestured Piya to get aside, and he moved back. In one go, he broke the bolt of the door and it opened wide.

A gasp escaped his mouth as he saw Khushi laying unconscious on the floor, adrenaline rushing inside him.

"Khushi?" he took her in his arms after kneeling down, "Khushi can you hear me?"

"OMG Khush?" Piya followed him inside the room, "Yeh kya ho gaya?"

"Khushi get up" he slapped her cheeks lightly, "Khushi" "Khushi utho" "Khushi"

He touched her neck and then her forehead, "WHY THE HELL IS SHE SO COLD?"

"Arnav-- hospital" Piya stammered, tears forming in her eyes.

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Darr lag raha hai na?

OK so something to clarify:- Everything in the flashback is the truth which really happened. Arnav point of view is still left to be told.

I read some comments on the previous update that this story is ending with the next chapter. NO! Itni jaldi thodi na khatam karungi main. Don't even expect it to end before 7-8 chapters more 😈

Chalo now please like and comment.

Remain hooked coz the next one will make you cry 😳

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Sanjana