Chapter 8(English Version)
We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude-Charles R. Swindoll
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"Hello, hi bye bye" manorama said to her husband putting her sunglasses on head "U shouuullld sea, khushi"
"What she did now" Manorama husband said irritatingly
"What she did, no?" she said prolonging the word, "Ask what happen-and, today breaking neuzz , in morning Anjali betiya made khushi like how beauty powlar did full to change" her husband rolled his eyes because of her drama "today khushi key hair, dress everything shame to shame look like Arushi"
Suddenly he tried to warned manorama from saying her word "now stop it"
She ignored him "no, farest you listen too me, like serial palastic sujery does hero, heroine, like that, khushi became shame to shame Arushi...." Her voice stuck, she looked at her husband, he gave a nod as, now you handle, didn't I warned you before she gulped seeing Arnav in front of her. Arnav already strictly forbidden Arushi's name in this house. Obviously everyone talk about her but not in front of him. Arnav was going to say suddenly stopped by the Karan's voice
"U still play with doll, cry baby, crybaby" who came holding khushi's doll, when she tried to take it from his hand, he got down from stairs "Cry baby, cry baby"
And Khushi came behind him from stairs with rubbing her tears cutely "main crybaby nahi ho, aur meri gudiya wapas karo"
Suddenly Karan hit with Arnav became statue over there with fear, because he thought Arnav was going to shout at him. But he didn't get any response from him.
Arnav was staring at khushi, she wasn't the same girl whom he bought in this house who had bruised mark and so much thin. Now all bruised mark had gone, she was now much healthier than before. Moreover she was wearing polka dots with white and black, on waist black strap and big fabric red rose on it and hair were tied in high pony tail, which was dangling left and right.
One word came from his lips, that was "Arushi"
Everyone gasped hearing her name from him except khushi.
Khushi said something to Arnav, but He didn't listen what she said, he was just staring at her
"scold him" Khushi said more loudly to bring Arnav in the reality and rubbed her tear with back of palm "scold him, like how you shout at me".
And Karan was almost going to get verge of heart attack. They all know today will be karan's last day in this house.
"scold him ,he trouble me a lot " she said in hiccup and pointed at karan, her nose and cheeks had turned into pink.
Everyone got shocked seeing khushi audacity, though the way she said it was so cute and adorable , but that also to Arnav.
Arnav just staring at her forget his anger to shout at karan, even Arnav didn't take karan's name he start aplorizing and handed the doll to her "sorry, sorry, sorry, mera ma, no no sorry babydoll, no sorry princess, Oh GOD what the hell i am saying" he just forgot khushi's name due to fear
"Khushi" Piya said in his ear
"Yeh khushi, I really sorry khushi, i am holding my ear, sorry, it will never happen sachi, promise" he was just blabbering. Arnav left from their without saying a word.
"Chotte" nani called him, but he didn't wait
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At mansion, night
"He didn't scold him" khushi complained to Anjali, who was braiding khushi's hair and whole day Anjali wasn't home, she was outside with her husband "U said he scold everyone, but he didn't" she pouted her lips, cutely.
Anjali finished her hair and made khushi turn to look at her "Its nothing like that, he had some work, that why he went early, otherwise karan had got nice scolding from him" duo smiled at karan's condition what would happen to him "Why do you want to me scold Karan, let me call him, than i will nicely scold him?"
"Nahi" khushi stopped her "Karan neh mujhse sorry kaha, aur phir kabhi nahi karega"
"Accha"
Khushi nodded.
"chalo, tumhe nind ay rahi hain" she made her slept, and put the blanket over her.
"di" khushi called her back
"I know you wanted to listen story" Anjali looked, khushi she nodded her head smiling "which one?"
"That beast onw"
"But why that one?" Anjali asked her,
"Hmm" khushi was deep thought, she was trying form a word but couldn't say it "I like it" she said quickly,
"Ok" Anjali smiled, though it wasn't her story, lav said this story to khushi "Once there was beast, who use to leave alone and everyone fear him,but one day mistakenly a princess came to him, she was very sick, everyone thought that he will leave her like that, but nothing happen like that , the beast saved her.." Anjali looked at khushi who listeing with concentration "When the princess got well, he send her to her house, but nobody except the princess. she became alone. there were some enemy behind princess, who wanted to kill the princess, now she became alone who will save her from enemy. But at that moment the beast came and saved her. But to save the princess, the beast have to marry her. So they got married and saved her from enemy and took her to his house." Next was anjali's made up story "But beast was very sad with princess, who always shout her, and she used to cry a lot. but one day she came to know that he was not like that, he had a lot of pain, he never shared with anyone which turned him to rude. thats why he always shout at princess. " a tear falled from anjali's eys, she turned to looked at khushi who already was sleeping. she wiped it out and left her room quickly. Few more tear rolled down, she wanted to go to her borther for complain and screamed at him and ask him why? Why? he never said to them anything when he knew everything. Why did he suffered alone and hurt himself? And khushi, he knew about her from before.
When shaleen came out of his room, he was Anjali was sitting on the ground, tear was falling. He ran to her, made her get up and helped her to get their room. He was trying to comfort her, after knowing the truth she was broken so much, today entire day he took her outside of the house to her forget. Moreover she will decide whether she will tell the other family member or not.
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At office
Arnav's completed his project and made sure everything was perfect. He looked at watched it was almost 11.30pm and because of tiredness he lean on the chair and closed his eyes. The morning incident was still fresh in his mind, for second he felt Arushi was standing right in front of him, when Karan said Khushi's name he felt as if someone had splashed him with cold water. Even when manorama said he didn't believe. All these month she was staying he always avoided her, even he shouted at her but never noticed her properly. May she might have similar behavior to her but can't be exactly identical like her, it is just illusion of his own mind which is playing with him, nothing else he kept saying this mantra, to make believe his mind. Somewhere his heart knew he was ignoring the truth.
~~~Flashback~~~
Few minutes Arnav just stayed outside of the room, he just hated to go inside the room. He felt almost animosity with this place, everything and even with him. He wanted to destroy everything whatever comes in front of him. Past few months he had searched her like crazy man, everywhere. Now He was hopeless, he can't! He just can't see her like this. Once he entered, he saw her was laying on bed, her body is attached in medical wire, he felt with one step thousand of needles were pricking. He couldn't measure it how much it pained him, to see her in this bed. Her beautiful white skin were marked with blue and black bruised, under her eyes dark circle had formed, she had lost weight, she was pale due to losing blood. He felt someone was stabbing with knife, may be it wouldn't that much pain, how much it was paining now, it was like an eternity. A tear rolled down from his eyes ,took the seat beside. He wanted to take her pain away, give her all the happiness she devserve. He held her hand and lightly kissed on the bak of the plam.
Arushi opened her eyes, tired to smile at him and with the thumb she tried to rub his tear. Arnav hold her hand more tightly to his cheek, to fell the warmth, just to take way her pain.
"Ar..."
"Shhh" Arnav hushed her from saying a word "it will pain"
Arushi looked at Arnav, he was still thinking about her pain, who gave him so much pain.
Her tear rolled down "Arnav" she said his name.
"Please" he begged with shaky voice
She understood what he was asking, he begging her give her all the pain, to return back to him, he will fill her life with happiness. There was so much depth of love in it, but it was late, so late she can't go back, she can't even turn back the time. She destroyed everything with her hand. Now she didn't left anything. She wanted to shout at him to tell him to hate her, she deserve his loathness, not his love. Few more tear rolled down from her eyes.
"How are they?" she asked
"Everyone is fine, everyone is waiting for you" he said,she might be change her mind
She nodded her head she can't do it, it is too late. Even she took promise from him not to tell anything about her to them. Tear followed down her cheek. Arnav was holding his tear back
Suddenly their noticed went to door, a 4 year girl entered in the room. She came to Arushi, tried to get up in the bed but couldn't because in one hand she was holding doll. Arnav left Arushi's hand and helped that girl to get up in bed though in this process she might not hurt Arushi.
"Khushi" Arushi smile at her intervention.
With her tiny little finger she rubbed Arushi tear "Plz don't cry, mom dad is also crying, eveyone is crying, even i am feeling to cry" tear formed in little girls eyes, because her parents was crying so much outside, she had never seen them crying like that, they said Arushi was unwell.
Arushi hold her cheek as consolation "Don't cry, You are a strong girl na"
She nodded obediently
There was few moment silence "Is it paining a lot?" she slightly touch Arushi with her little finger at the bruised which was black, not causing her pain "I will tell devimaiya, to make you well soon,and you can go home soon, then no one will cry. "
Arushi tired to smile at her innocent word "Will you do a work for me".
She nodded
"If i am not there, will you tell devimayiya that, to fill his life with happiness. Arushi asked khushi with broken voice, pointing to Arnav
She looked at Arnav then, then back to Arushi, asked her without getting Arushi's word "Are you going somewhere"
Arushi's pressed her lip tightly to gulp her tear, nodded her head. Arnav got up hurriedly and turned his face to hide his tear which he couldn't hold anymore.
~~~Flashback end~~~
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Edited by fatima_FM - 10 years ago
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