Khushi stayed at the cafe, long after Payal had left. She thought if she was really doing the right thing. Had she guarded herself so much that her own heart was out of reach to her? Could she give herself and Arnav a chance? Or she'd get her heart smashed like the last time?
I would never know it. From where I am standing, I can't even think of living with Arnav, not without degrading his image in front of whole world. There is no hope for me Payal, I have to leave him at some point.
Placing few notes on the table, Khushi picked up the files, slung her purse on her shoulder and made her way out of the cafe.
Few steps ahead only, she felt her head spin. Her vision grew blurry. At once she knew what is happening. She was drugged. Someone had mixed it up in her coffee.
Walk fast! You can't afford to slow down. Get yourself safe in the car!
She tried to walk as far as she could with blurred vision. "Drive the car fast!" She told the driver and slid inside.
Pulling the zip of her purse harshly, she took out her mobile ready to dial Payal. Her hand could barely hold the device and her heart picked up its speed. She knew what this means. She could pass out any second. Fighting the drug running in her blood streams, she dialled Payal's number but disconnected it the next second.
Payal would never be able to come to me. Then who? Arnav! AR is nearer.
"Arnav..." Her voice was scratchy.
"Khushi!" He was delighted to get a call from her. "What happened?" His voice took an edge of worry.
"Coming to AR. Someone drugged me. Not in senses." She told him as good as she can without passing out.
"Wha ...what?...just come straight to AR. Don't...please don't stop anywhere in between. Don't panic...keep breathing and drink water. Don't pass out.! He spoke in a single breath.
"Keep talking to me...Khushi, baby, are you listening? "
"Hmm"
"Speak Khushi...where are you? Look outside and tell me what you see and f**k! Tell the damn driver to get you here fast!
"Driiive ffa..fast"
"Good...now keep your eyes open and look out. What do you see? Tell me!"
"Arnav...I am sca...scared".
" Khushi. Sweetheart, just listen to my voice and don't think about anything. You know I love you right? I won't let anything happen to you till I am alive on this earth. Its my promise to you.." She heard sound of engine starting, at the same time her eyes locked on the rearview. Her fear got true. Her heart beat speed up more if it was possible. Her vision started fading quickly, the fear rushing the drugged blood into her at faster rate.
"I am on my way to you now okay? Tell me where you are now exactly I'll meet you in the way and..."
"No!!" He was rudely cut by khushi's shriek. " You can't come to me. " Adrenaline rushed through her viens, giving her enough strength to just speak. " Arnav someone is following me. You can't come here. It could be dangerous."
"Someone is following you? Like f**k I'll just sit here when you are in danger! Khushi Singh raizada you are my life, and I happen to love it" Arnav sped through the lane, the speed of the car crossing 120km/h in a matter of minutes.
" Arnav, I can't, I won't have anything happen to you because of me. You said you love me, so please if you really do, don't come here. "
" I love you and that is the last thing you could use to stop me! Now tell me the f**king location you are at now!"
Khushi spared a look at the car and saw it turning on the right and that was when she noticed she almost reached AR. Even before the relief could seep into her, she gasped.
"Khushi! Khushi! What happened? Tell me!" Came Arnav's anxious voice.
Khushi felt her vision clear rapidly, the nausea receading. She felt her body begin to burn, new kind of haze started to appear in her eyes. Her body was aching. No! Please, not again!
"Arnav I am just nearing AR building" Her voice turned husky.
"Yeah, I see you! Tell the driver to park the car on the side."
Khushi did just that, and in no time she heard a screech, then her side of the door opened with rude jerk and in a second she was in safe in the arms of her husband. Yes, safe from the people that were following her but who could save her from herself?
She kept her eyes close, all the while Arnav kept whispering in her in ears, that she's safe, he could never let anything happen to her, he loves her. And she kept mum, fighting the urge, the fire that is building inside her body. Arnav must have called a doctor. She will be fine! Nothing will happen! She kept chanting in her head.
Arnav took her in his car, and she felt herself being pulled on his lap, that made it worse. But she couldn't say anything! So she clenched her teeth and gripped his shirt tight in a fist. She felt him run his hands on her arms and back, comforting her but it was having opposite effect on her. She has to wait. She just couldn't succumb to it.
Khushi opened her eyes when she felt herself being laid on the soft comforter. She opened her eyes ready to see his office, but she saw herself in a lavish room.
"Its my apartment. " Arnav sat next to her filling up the glass of water. "It was not safe to take you to my office." He helped her sit and made her drink the water.
"Doctor..." Khushi spoke her first word to him.
"I called him. He'll be here in no time. Till then you should keep your body hydrated."
"Arnav..." He kept his index finger on her lips, "Shh, we'll talk about this later. I just want you be okay first. Rest of the things can wait."
Khushi felt her body react violently to his touch. Her body burned, shivers ran through her whole skin. That was the last feeling her mind, that was continuously fighting with the drug felt and then her body was in full control of the drugs. No conscious thought in sight, Khushi just could feel the need that pulsing through her aching body. She wanted, needed this ache inside to go away. It was killing her.
Her pupils dilated, nipples hardened pushing through her kurti. Khushi wrapped her fingers around his wrist pulling his fingers way from her lips.
Her eyes took in the concern in his eyes for her. She'd never looked at his eyes this closely. He has the most beautiful she had eyes laid eyes on. They were chocolate brown and deep, deep as his name. He was her own ocean. Like an ocean his concern for her has no limits. He could go to any length for her. It was all written in his eyes, his beautiful eyes.
She touched them, lightly skimming her fingers over them. His eyes fluttered close at the light touch of her fingers. She cupped his jaw in her hands and leaned closer to him.
Arnav felt her breath close to his face. He opened his eyes to find her so close him. He was mesmerised by her touch. It gave him peace he never knew. No one has effected him ike this, but his wife. She was his love, and he dosen't need anything else in his life.
"You have very beautiful eyes. I have always admired them." Khushi stared intently in his eyes. She look hypnotised to Arnav. And then suddenly it clicked. Fury like he never felt consumed his whole body. He will kill them with his bare hands. They bloody dared to drug his wife. The drug which is making her aroused. Now, this fury have to be tamed down for he has a very aroused, vulnerable, wife.
Holding her from the waist, he slowly urged her to lay down. " Khushi, you should rest till the doctor come. Just lay down for a while."
Khushi's hand gripped his muscled arm, twisting in pain, a moan of need breaking from her lips. "Arnav..." She breathed heavily. "Please..." Her eyes scrunched close, "please make this ache go away. Its killing me!" Eyes filled with tears Khushi looked at Arnav pleading him.
"Shh baby. Its nothing. The doctor will be here soon and you will get the medication for this." Arnav touched their forehead. "Its killing me to see you like this. I promise khushi, I will destroy whoever have done this to you. Just hold for a little while."
Suddenly Khushi turned and turned herself in a foetus position. "Arnav...arnav! Do something! Please!" Her scream reverberated in the apartment.
Arnav turned her to him. Holding onto her face he spoke, "What I am about do, I will not forgive myself for it. Just know this Khushi. It's going to kill me but I can't see you in pain. Forgive me." He whispered and then he was kissing her. With his lips slanting over his, he took her hands brought them around his neck.
Khushi clinged tightly to him, her moan of pleasure was like knife twisting in his heart. Arnav couldn't believe that he have to do this while his wife was drugged. He felt like he is taking advantage of her. He steeled his heart. Just kiss her Arnav, kiss her to distract her.
Arnav poured his everything in this kiss. His love, his apology, his guilt, his anger. He broke the kiss. Breathing heavily he started at her swollen lips but his eyes suddenly moved down, down where her legs had moved to wound around his waist.
He shook his head. No! And then he was standing at side of the bed with a confused Khushi looking at him. The doorbell rang, at the same whimpered. "That must be doctor. You will be fine sweetheart. " Dropping a quick at her forehead, he ran and opened the door and took the doctor straight to his room all the while giving him information about Khushi and what he has suspected to be given to her.
When he entered the room with the doctor, Khushi was whimpering with her arms clutching around her, tears of helplessness running down her eyes. Her eyes sought his and let out a heart wrenching sob at his sight.
He was there with her in a minute. Holding her hand in his, he tried to sooth her as the doctor gave the injection to her to stabalize the effects of the drug. He had already told Arnav that before not knowing what drug has been given to Khushi, he couldn't treat her. He have to take her to the hospital. For now she will be sleepy heavily and would not feel even the slightest effects of the drug.
Soon her hand went lax in his hold and she went into a fitfully sleep. Arnav gently swiped the tear stains from her face.
"Mr. Raizada can I talk to you for a second?" The doctor motioned outside the room.
Arnav nodded and let him out of the after brushing a kiss over khushi's for head.
"What is it?" Arnav asked.
"Arnav, I have known your family from a long time. That's why I am telling you before hand. When we'll take your wife to the hospital, I have to inform the police about this. This could get out in the public and can be interpreted very wrongly. The paparazzi may or may not tell the truth. They can very effectively point your wife to be druggy. So, I am giving you a choice, should I or should I not call the police. For you I could do this out of the protocols. This could end very badly. She had been given a rape drug." The doctor finished looking at the young man in front of him, who was very much in love with his wife."
"I understand what you are saying. I'll handle it. Police will get involved in it but not in the way you are suggesting. It will all be done out of the public eyes. Don't call the police, just treat her. And I'll tell mom and dad about it, you don't have to."
"Okay then, Let's get her to the hospital."
Arnav took her to the hospital in her car with the doctor following him behind in his own car.
While khushi was being treated, Arnav called his dad and told him to come to the hospital with his mom. When his dad asked why and if anything happed to him, Arnav brushed it off and requested him to come fast. Seeing the desperation in his son's voice he took his wife and set out to go to the hospital.
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"So, Are you ready to meet my family. I should warn you, my brother is very protective of me? Anjali sipped her coffee enjoying this cool evening in the open restaurant with her boyfriend. Oh, his she loves teasing him.
"Please Anjali, at least you should not be the one to say this. After all you have been fallen for my charm, haven't you. Do you thing your family or your dearest brother won't." Shyam bestowed his most charming smile, hiding the inner feelings of how naive she is.
" I very well know your charming personality, shyam. It worked on me, I'll see if this charm of yours could also work on my family and if haven't forgotten, I have one more person to interrogate you. My bhabhi!"
A dangerous glint came into his eyes. "You don't know Anjali, how much I want to meet your bhabhi." Looking at her confused face, he covered it effectively. " I want to tell her how you have eaten my ears with your appraisals about her, making me jealous of her for taking my place in my girlfriend's mind." He finished with a wink at her.
"Oh shut up--"
Anjali's rang cutting whatever she was going to say. "One second." She took out her mobile from her pocket. "Its dad." She slid the her thumb to the right on the screen picking the call. "Hey Dad!"
"Anjali! Beta! Come to the city hospital now."
With sudden thud in her heart, anjali stood up with fear running in her veins. "Hospital! Why dad! What happened! Are you okay? "
Shyam stood close to her, curious as to why the senior Raizada would be at hospital.
"Anjali calm down! I am fine. Its your brother that have called us to the hospital and before you freak out about your brother is fine. At least that what he has told me. So come fast okay?"
"Yeah dad, i'll be there soon." She cut the call and turned to shyam. " I have leave to shyam. Bhaiya has called dad to the hospital. I think something has happened to him." She said while picking her purse and walking out to the parking lot.
"Should I come with you?" Shyam looked at her, concerned etched all over his face.
Anjali shook her head. " Now is not the time. I'll talk to you later okay? I just need to be in the hospital fast."
"I understand. Just be careful."
"I will."
As anjali drove off shyam called his man. "Tell me you've got her." He asked in a menacing voice.
"We had successfully drugged her, but she ran to her car and drove off. We followed her long but someone stopped next to her car and took her with him." The man replied.
"You won't get you money, useless shit. Can't do a single thing right. Now this has become more f**king complicated than it was before. f**k off now." Shyam seethed. So this where anjali is going. Khushi Singh Raizada, how long will you be safe from me?
A/N: Completing this chapter was an uphill task for me. I hope you all liked this update. Please don't forget to share your thoughts on this update by commenting.
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