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ARSHI OS #1
Arnav mistreats Khushi the entire day he yells at her for everything, and makes her cry every time. By now she is completely depressed and believes that Arnav truly hates her and doesn't care about her, even a bit. Then something happens that changes her perspective about that very thought.Khushi was working inside the kitchen, but her mind was somewhere else. She couldn't stop thinking about how much everyone hated her. Tears trickled down her cheeks but she quickly wiped them as she saw anjali coming in. Anjali ji, and her Di were the only people who still loved her. Nani ji, mami ji, bua ji and ama ji had forgiven her but she knew that they didn't love her eithershe could never forget their extremely hurtful words.
"Are khushi ji aap yaha akle, humahe bula liya hotan, hum apki thori si madad kar dete" anjali spoke in her sweat and kind voice.
"Sochiya ga bhi mat, aap koi kaam nahi karangi"
"Per khushi ji (she singhed) ak chote kam hai jo aap bhi, wase chote ke aane ka waqt ho gaya hai, ku na hum dono khuch bate kar laye, nahi to jab wo aagaye, aap to uske saath busy ho jayngi" anjali giggled.
" Rukiya hum apke liya kursi late hai." Khushi spoke poiletely and then quickly went outside.
As khushi came back she saw anjali walking backwards, she was about to hit the handle of the pot, which will make the HOT tea fall on her. She quickly let go of the chair and pulled anjali forward. But in doing so she accidently hit the handle, dropping the hot tea all over her-self.
"Khuuusshhii jiii!!!!" Anjali shouted in a panicky voice.
"AAAHHH" khushi screamed as loud as she could.
At the very moment arnav entered the house. Hearing his sister's scared and his wife's hurt voice he ran towards them, as fast as he could.
What he say next almost killed him. He ran inside and saw his sister talking on the phone, asking for a doctor or an ambulance ASAP. The words scared him, it took him all the courage to turn around to see his wife standing near the stove/gas her sari dripping wet. Her stomach, her lower arms and her hands oozing blood in places and turned black and blue. He then looked up at her hoping it wasn't his wife, not his khushi hoping that this was all just a dream. Then he saw her eyes closed, the extreme pain visible on her face. Tears falling like waterfalls. Then he saw her loosing conscious. He ran towards her and in a quick second picked her up, carefully, not touching her badly burnt skin. Seeing her like this, in his arms, hurt. Hos heart started sobbing. " Ho.. How ... Did ... this happen?" He asked anjali trying to fight back the tears and pain he felt for her. Reminding himself of what she did to his sister. " Its all my fault, I was walking backwards the pot was supposed to fall on me but poor khushi ji, she came in and pulled me and..." She started crying even more loudly, " an... and.. she got hurt." That was all, arnav couldn't take it anymore. The tears that he was trying so hard to hold back came rushing down. 'She is in pain.' His brain kept repeating. He carried her to the living room. In two seconds the ambulance came and rushed towards khushi, as one of the guy was about to grab khushi from arnav's hold. Arnav glarred down at the man with anger, pain and worry clearly visible in his eyes. " Don't touch her, as long as I m alive, I can carry her like this even for forever, I don't need a pathetic stroller.
" Yes. Mr. Raizada."the man knew better than to argue with the great ASR.
" Nothing should happen to her, do u hear me nothing can happen to her!" Arnav growled at the pediatric out of the fear of loosing his wife, his life, his Khushi.
On the way to the hospital, so many thoughts were going through arnav's mind. How could I never trust her, I claim that I loved her then why didn't I trust her. She is the one who's hurt and it's all because of me. Khushi, I was so blinded by the hatred that I couldn't see your pain. "But aur nahi khushi mujhe tumhara darde dikhai de raha, aur uski vajhe bhi." He holds her closer to his heart where she truly belongs.
Outside the hospital, arnav is insisting to not let go of Khsushi so the doctors let him hold on to her till they reach the ER. "Mr. Raizada please put Mrs. Raizada down on the stroller since you aren't allowed to go any further."
"No I don't want to let her go."
Suddenly the entire gupta and raizada family came running into the corridores, hearing the last bit of conversation Anjali went towards the doctor "chote please let bhabhi go"
"Di I don't want to, I can't" Arnav sobbed while looking at his wife's face.
"Don't u want her to get better"
Hearing those words arnav looked down at unconscious khushi, right now she needs a doctor not the person who always hurt her; he quickly but very carefully placed khusi down. Before leaving he turned back and bent down.
While stroking Khushi's face and her hair, he barely whispered in her ear 'Nothing is gonna happen to you. Do u hear me? Your gonna be just fine. Please be fine, if not for my sake for u family's and for your Babuji. Please please please khushi I m begging you don't leave me alone.
Once Khushi is inside the ER and door closes. Arnav falls down on his knees and start crying loudly. All the bad things that he did to her or said to her, replayed in his mind. All of sudden he stops crying gets up and walked outside the hospital he sees a glass door. Very angrily he hits his hand against the glass and the wall again and again and again. But what he didn't realize was that someone was following him. " Choteee! Chote yeah aap kya kar rahe hai. Anjali says while trying to stop him. " I'm punishing myself." "Per khu chote."Anjali says while finally stopping him. "Ku ki mane khushi ko dard ponchaya." Listening to this anjali quickly hugs arnav and they both start crying.
It took almost 5-6 hrs. for the operation and the entire time, arnav stood outside the door not moving inch heck he barely blinked. Finally the doctor came out. " Doctor how is she ?" were Arnav's first words in the last 6 hrs. " How is my wife?"
"Mr. Raizada your wife is completely fine, and out of danger. The operation was successful. Fortunately the burns won't scar as they were only 1st degree, but it will take her 2 to 3 weeks to get better. Meanwhile you have to take good care of her and pursue her to rest. "
A tear fell down his eyes. A tear of joy. Arnav turned around in excitement he ran and hugged nani and anjali " di.. Di.. Nani... Apne apne suna khushi, voh theek hai" then he turned back around " doctor use hosh Kabh ayga?" "Mr. Raizada unhe hosh aa jana chahiay tha, par na jane ku Unhe Hosh nahi aya? Asa lagta hai jase voh jina hi nahi chajti Per koi baat nahi unhe agle 24 ghanto mein hosh aa jay ga." Khushi, trust me you will want to live, and you will love your life.
16 hrs. Later
Khushi wakes up to find herself all alone in the hospital. "Apko hosh aa gaya mrs. Raizada." Nurse goes outside and calls everyone. Here khushi was thinking that she was all alone and no one was even a little bit bothered by her state. Her eyes started tearing up. Once everyone rushed inside she looked at their sad yet excited faces; she could tell that they were all crying but why? Davi Mayia me? Kya yeh sabh hamarhe liye ro rahe the? then the nurse came in running too, "Mrs. Jha there are too many people here, only one at a time please." everyone starts throwing question at the nurse. Seeing this khushi smiles a little bit again.
"Please" nurse spoke in a firm voice. "Nani hum yaha khushi ji ke paas rukh jate hai aap sabh bhar jaye" anjali suggested while looking at khushi and single handed cupping her face/chin.
Before leaving one by one everyone goes near khushi to tell her to take care and makes a sweet gesture weather its is holding her rand, rubbing her head, patting her. After everyone left anjali went to the close where as Khushi got busy in her thoughts. Everyone loves me, they all care about and more importantly everyone has forgiven me. But no... Not everyone, not him, he he h..he still hates me a lot. Tears came rushing down. He doesn't care about, even if I'm hurt and in a hospital. It doesn't matter to him weather I'm alive or not.
Anjali turns around to face khushi smiling, glad that everything is fine now, "oh ho hun.. Hum chote ko to phone karna bhool hi gaye." Ek minute hum bas abhi ata hai stands outside the door for a better signal. Kya is ka matlab yeh hai ki unhi pata hi nahi, isiliye shayd agar pata hota toh yaha hota, yeh kya khushi kumari gupta singh raizada apne aap ko jhootha dalisa (false hopes) mat do, un he pata bhi hota toh bhi nahi ate." She murmurs. And at the same time someone comes, khushi lookes up to see its the nurse.
"Good evening Mrs. Raizada abh kasi hai aap ki tabyet."
"Theek hai dhanyavad" khushi barely whispers because of the weakness.
"Hun.. weakness huh.. Koy bhat nahi dheere dheere vo bhi theek ho jaygi."
Nusre walkes towards her monitor to check her vitals and picks up the chart to read it.
"Vase bhura mat maniya ga par aap bhot lucky hai." Nurse said.
Khushi looks at the nuse with a confusing look.
"Aap bhot lucky hai ku ki apke pati apse bhot pyaar karte hai."
Khushi gives her another confusing look.
"Pahale toh aap ko apni bho mein le kar aye or neeche nahi ootra keh rahe the ki jab tak voh zinda hai poor zindigi hi app ko utha sakte hai. Phir jab unki bahan ne neh kaha toh hi chora. Voh docotr per chila rahe the ki aap ko khuch bhi nahi hona chaiyhe phir jitne deer aap ka opertaion chal raha tha vo bus bhar kahre the chup-cup ek bar bhi nahi heele. Phir jab doctor ne kha ki operation successfully tha vo bhut khush hue thai. Par jab aap ko hosh nahi aaya to vo aap ke pass bhathe rahe. Last 16 hrs. se voh aap ka haath pakar ker ake hi baathe the aur baar baar bol rahe thi... Khushi mujhe maaf kare do... Mujhe chore ke mat jana.. Mahe tumhara bina jee nahi payonga. Voh to.." Then all of sudden the nurse's pager goes off " oh I have to take this, trake care Mrs. Raizada."
The nurse leaves.
"Khushi mujhe maaf kar do, mujhe chore kar mate jana, main tumhare bina jee nahi paonga." These words kept playing over and over in her mind. " Un..unhe faraq parta hai ( with a pause) unhe hamrahi fiqar hai."
All of sudden the doors slam open and runs inside the great ASR.
Khushi looks at him carefully, his blood shot red eyes showing the lack of sleep and the amount he cried. He wasnt wearing his blazer his shirt was tucked out, his hair was a mess and he was sweating all indicating how fast he ran here.
Arnav couldn't believe it khushi was in front of him conscious. He couldn't take it anymore. He slowly walked towards the bed and stood still infront of her legs. "Khushi" he spoke so softly it ran chills up and down her spine." "Arnav ji" she whisper. The moment her weak and hurtful voice fell on his ear. Arnav fell on khushi's feer and broke down. "I'm so sorry khushi so sorry ugh ugh I hurt u so much, (chokes) you were right I don't deserve anyone's love. I'm not worthy of it. I didn't trust you, I should have belived you but I was so god damn blinded my the pain and the hate." He kept crying. Khushi couldn't see him like this anymore. "Arnav ji," she struggles to speak she tries to get up. "What happened khushi, are you okay, do you need something, do u want me to call the doctor?" Khushi shakes her head not trusting her voice.
Arnav bends forward, wipes the tears from khushi's face, leans a little more touching his forehead with her's and says, "I am sorry Khushi I m so sorry, sorry for everything I did, for how I behaved, for the things I said and most importantly for not trusting. I won't say that I didn't mean to hurt because then ( there was a pause and tear fell down his cheek) I did mean to hurt you, because I thought that u were trying to hurt my di. But I can tell u one thing it wasn't easy at all bcz by hurting you I was only hurting myself. It caused me a lot more pain then you. But I could never figure out why though until now. I hated to hurt you. I hated to make you cry. I felt so helpless. But I cam promise you one thing I'll never ever do it again. There was always a part of me that wanted u to be innocent. I hate myself for not believing you. I hate myself but I ..m khushi I love you. I do. I love u a lot. I'm in love with you. I'm so sorry khushi. With that being said arnav started sobbing loudly.
Khushi had never seen him cry like this never not even when his sister was hurt, and he was crying over her... He cares about me... He trusts me... He is sorry... He..h..he loves me. Once that thought struck her mind she quickly, hugged him. Without thinking even once, he hugged her back in a suffocating hug. Arnav cried loudly and khushi tried to console him. She very gentle rubbed his back. And then all of sudden arnav let go of her and stood up and looked at her.
"you really think I believe you, just because u got hurt trying to save my di, I can see through all your phony acts. Stop pretending Khushi, I hate you." This is what she expected him to say but when he finally spoke his words shocked her.
"Khushi answer me, did I hurt you, is it paining he said while grabbing her hand gently, do u want me to call the doctor?" He was worried sick about her. She gently shook her head trying to fight back her tears. This isn't a dream its all real, he truly does love me.
"Well I'm gonna go call him anyways I need to ask him somethings, I'll be back in less than a min."
Khushi watched him leave, once at the door he turned around, and spoke in his softest and sexiest voice ever, "Khushi u don't have to be afraid of me, don't be afraid that any moment I'll turn back into the hating Arnav because that will NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I'm still gonna be ASR who is possesed about his businessesN family and his sister. But now that ASR is going to be the most posseive towards his wife. There might be times when I'll yell at you or get mad at you but that will always be for ur own good. For you I'll always be Arnav who will love his wife un-conditionally always and forever.
Saying that Arnav smiled his million bucks smile and walked our leaving a khushi with showering love, butterflies in her stomach and tears of joy in her eyes.
After that day khushi's life was never the same. She lived a life that each girl dreamed of. Khushi and Arnav's love grew by every passing day. He kept his promise and never hurt her again. Even though they had there everyday nokh-jokhs which only made their love stronger.
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