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Love- Will destiny bring them closer
Chapter 3
Khushi came back with Shyam, Payal, Aman and Muskaan. After reaching the apartment, they settled in the living room. Khushi was silent throughout the journey.
Muskaan and Payal went to kitchen to get something to drink and eat. Shyam and Aman were sitting along with Khushi in the sofa. Khushi was staring into the space with a blank look on her face. The four were looking at her with worried expressions. They all felt a pain in their heart seeing the poor soul suffering.
The Khushi they knew would have been jumping up and down in happiness hearing the news that she heard today. But the girl sitting in front of them was not showing any emotion, forget about being happy. They felt their own heart breaking seeing her condition. Wish they could do something. But they were helpless.
Muskaan and Payal came back after getting drinks and snacks. They settled on either side of Khushi. All four of them exchanged worried glance. Taking a deep breath, Muskaan slowly kept her hand on Khushi's shoulder. Feeling the touch, Khushi came out of her trance and looked at her. Smiling softly, Muskaan gave her the fresh juice.
Khushi looked at Muskaan and then at the glass. She opened her mouth to say something but then some thought crossed her mind and took the glass and started drinking slowly. Others also finished their drinks in silence. Everyone could feel the thick air around themselves. Khushi continued to stare at the space while others looked at each other contemplating how to start a conversation.
Shyam (sighing): Choti, what are you going to do? Hmm... um I think we should tell everyone about your pregnancy.
Khushi's eyes shot open at him. Her heart twisted in pain. She closed her eyes. Sure she know who the 'everyone' was. But the question is - is she ready? Or rather does she want to tell about her pregnancy to them. A thousands of things started running around in her mind. She felt dizzy. Her past started running in front of her eyes. The pain was becoming unbearable.
Her breathing laboured. She tightly closed her eyes. Others saw the change in her. Muskaan and Payal hugged her from both sides soothing her. After sometime she calmed down. Opening her eyes, Khushi looked at the four people in front of her. Even without having any blood relation with her, these four had stood by her through everything that she went through.
Khushi reached forward and grabbed Shyam's hands.
Khushi: Bhai, I... I... (She choked. Taking a deep breath she evened her breathing) Bhai, I am sorry but I don't want to tell about my pregnancy to anyone. I don't want anybody else to know about my pregnancy.
Others looked at each other in worry.
Shyam (shocked): Choti...
Khushi: Bhai, please. I can't. I can't tell them. (Tears slipped down her face)
Shyam: But Choti, I think you should tell them.
Khushi: No Bhai. I can't. I can't take it anymore Bhai. I don't want them to hate my baby like they hate me. I am ready to take all the hate that they have for me. But I won't be able to take it if they hate my baby because of their hate for me.
Khushi broke down crying. Others were looking at her with shocked expression. They don't know what to tell her.
Payal: Look Choti, nothing like that will happen. Nobody will hate your baby.
Khushi: No Jiji. I won't be able to take it if they hate my baby. Once even I also used to think that nobody will hate me. But now I know I am being hated so much. It kills me Jiji to think that the people who are everything for me hate me. I don't want my baby to have same fate like me. I don't want anybody to hate my baby. Please Jiji, I don't want anybody to know about my pregnancy. I want you guys to promise me that you won't tell anyone about my pregnancy.
Muskaan: But Anu...
Khushi: No Muski, please you guys promise me that you won't tell anyone about my pregnancy.
They looked at each other and nodded.
Others: Okay, we promise that we won't tell about your pregnancy to anyone.
Khushi: Thank you. Hmm I am feeling tired. I will go and rest.
Others nodded their heads. Khushi got up and went upstairs to her room. Freshening up and changing into some casuals Khushi laid down on her bed. She closed her eyes. Immediately a handsome face with chocolate brown eyes came into her mind.
She felt tears pooling behind her closed eyes. Her hands went to her lower abdomen where her baby was growing. Once again her heart constricted in pain. "I am sorry. Please forgive me. I love you." A lone tear rolled down the sides of her cheek from the closed eyes. Soon she drifted to sleep.
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In Mumbai
Arnav Singh Raizada stood in front of the beautiful mansion in one of the posh areas of Mumbai. "Raizada Mansion" The name plate at the side of the entrance read. He entered the mansion. It was the first time he was coming to India and it was the first time he was seeing this mansion which his family owned. The mansion was empty. Nobody lived there except the caretaker and few servants. His whole family was back there in London.
Om Prakash, the caretaker of the house came and took his luggage to his room. He went to his room. It was furnished as per his liking. It has a poolside with a garden just like his room back in London. He quickly got freshened up. OP had already made his dinner. After having his dinner, he came back to his room and started working in his laptop.
A few hours passed by with him working. It was almost midnight. But still sleep deprived him. He couldn't sleep. It had been like for the past few weeks. Whenever he tried to sleep her face would come in front of his eyes. All those memories would come back to him leaving him in pain. How much ever he try he couldn't just erase her from his thoughts.
So he worked so much till he couldn't even keep his eyes open. So that when he will close his eyes he would straight away fall asleep but still he could sleep only for few hours because she would come in his dreams and then he will wake up.
He sighed. There was nothing he could do. He knew that even if he try he couldn't just get her out of his thoughts. She was the most important part of his life. He loved her beyond anything but the pain she caused him was so much that he couldn't help it. Closing his eyes he drifted away to her memories.
Flashback
A beautiful girl in her late teenage was giggling and running towards the peak of a hill. She was so beautiful that if at all she comes out in open at night, the moon will shy away and hide behind clouds seeing her beauty. She had very rare hazel eyes with tinges of blue in them. She had cute button nose and small soft pink lips. Her hair is straight and long reaching almost upto her mid thigh.
She was wearing a tank top with a coat and jeans. Her hair is left open to play with the air. Her face is devoid of any make up but still glowed in her natural beauty. Her eyes held happiness and joy. A small smile is playing on her lips. She looked out of the world in her happy go lucky nature.
While running up she turned around and shouted with a mischievous yet happy smile, "Come on Arnie, come fast. Don't be a lazy bum." She laughed and began climbing the hill once again.
Arnav looked at her with her with a annoyed face. Sure her smiling face always melted him. He will do anything for her one smile. But now he was annoyed. They were climbing this stupid hill for god knows how long. But she was not stopping and also making him climb it along with her.
Arnav (frowning): Come on Angel. At least tell me where we are going. We have been climbing this mountain for god knows how many hours and you are not stopping.
Angel looked at him and chuckled.
Angel (smiling): Oh Arnie. Don't be a spoil sport. And by the way it is a hill not a mountain. Also we almost reached there just a few more steps then we are almost there.
Arnav: Angel, at least tell me where we are going.
Angel: You will see Arnie. Come on it will be amazing. I assure you it is worth it. Now come fast we have to reach there soon otherwise we will miss the most amazing part.
Finally after climbing for few more minutes they reached the top of the hill. The view in front of them was breathtaking. There was a beautiful lake in front of them. On the other side of the lake was mountains. Sun was setting or rather hiding behind the mountains. Arnav looked at the scene in awe. He had never such a beautiful scene in his entire life.
Arnav: Angel, it is so beautiful.
Angel: I told you na that it's worth it.
Arnav: True. But I have seen something more beautiful than this.
Angel (frowning): And what is that.
Arnav: Wait I will show you.
He took out his phone and showed her something. Soon her frown turned into smile.
Angel: Arnie, it's my photo.
Arnav: Yep. Your smiling face is more beautiful than all these sceneries, Angel. And I can do anything to keep that smile on your face. Because it is the beautiful thing for me in this world.
Angel: Thank you, Arnie. You know what you are the best. I am really lucky have you as best friend. I don't know what I would have done without you. I really really love you.
Arnav (hugging her): Aww Angel I love you too. But I am the lucky one to have you as my best friend, Angel. You are the best thing that has ever happened in my life.
Angel (mischievously): That I am. Otherwise who will make friendship with such an idiot like you. The great Akdu Singh Raizada. (She laughed).
Arnav: So you are saying that I am idiot and Akdu. Huh.
Angel (smiling): Yep.
Arnav: Angel...
Laughing she started running down but Arnav soon caught her and yanked her towards himself. She collided with his chest and looked up smiling.
Arnav (smiling): Whatever you say Angel you can't deny the fact that you are stuck up with me for lifetime. Even if I am idiot, Akdu, rude, whatever. You have to bear with me for lifetime because you are my best friend and you will stay with me for our whole life.
Angel (faking sadness): Do I have a choice?
Arnav (shaking his head at her drama: Nope. You will remain my best friend forever.
Angel: Forever.
Arnav: Forever.
Smiling he hugged her tight. She also wrapped her hands around him keeping her head in his strong chest feeling safe and happy.
Flashback ends
"Angel" Arnav screamed out loud opening his eyes. Looking around he realized that he had dozed off while thinking about her. He was sweating all over. He got up and went to washroom. After freshening up he again started working not bothering about the time.
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In another part of Mumbai before few hours
It was late evening. All the members of Agnihotri Mansion were sitting after the engagement ceremony. All the guests had already left. Only Agnihotri, Sarkars and Kirloskars were present. Aastha was gloomy throughout the function. Everyone noticed it.
But even after trying a lot nobody couldn't do anything about it. She remained to be like a lifeless doll throughout the function who didn't have any emotion. She did what others asked her to do. But her heart and mind were not with her. She was anxious throughout the day. She couldn't help but feel that something big is going to happen that is going to change her life forever.
Sure her engagement with Indrajit had happened which was one of the worst things that had ever happened in her life. But she also has this nagging feeling that her life is going to take a very big turn but what she couldn't pinpoint. Even after the engagement the feeling didn't left her. Making her feeling true, a black Mercedes entered the gates of Agnihotri Mansion.
Shlok Agnihotri came out of the car and looked at the house in front of him. He was coming back to this house after twenty years. After twenty years he was going to meet the people whom he loved, his family. This house brought a lot of bittersweet memories in his mind. A lot of things had happened in his life in this house. Closing his eyes he shook his head getting rid of those memories.
No. He can't fall weak. He is back for some reason. To complete that he had to stay strong. Taking a deep breath he came in front of the front door and rang the doorbell.
As soon as the doorbell rang around the mansion, Aastha's breathing quickened. Before anybody could get up to open the door, Aastha got up and ran towards the door. Standing in front of the door, she took a deep breath before opening the door. Seeing the person standing in front of her, her breath hitched.
Others stood up from their seats seeing the person standing in front of them after twenty years.
So how was it. Well this chapter was almost about Arshi. I know many of you are disappointed because I am focusing on Aastha and Shlok. But trust me it will be for only initial few chapters. I will say their past and then the story will focus mainly on Arshi. For Arshi I have planned many things. So please wait for that. Also please comment. I am getting very low response to my story. So I am very disappointed. Please trust me, this story's focus will come to Arshi soon. For that please comment and encourage me. Thank you.
Also my college started so I won't be regular from now. And the happy news is I cleared my first year MBBS (which is very tough) with first class. So I am happy. But now I have my studies. So I will be little busy but I will try to update soon. Also my other story "Love am I not worth it" I will update it soon. I have seen the comments on that. But I am really sorry for not updating. I will try to do it soon.
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