#2 ArShi FF - I AM WITH YOU || Ch 24 on Pg 115 [Sep 3] - Page 3

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CHAPTER 12

Lavanya's heartbeat rose as they were nearing Khushi's home. She had not received any reply from Arnav. She just hoped that Arnav had seen the message. She could do nothing but pray for Khushi's safety. Karan could clearly see Lavanya's fear, but there was nothing he could do to make Lavanya get rid of it. He too was worried for Khushi now. He was thinking of some way to stop Ajinkya from reaching Khushi's home or atleast waste time to delay it.

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Amar was worried for Arnav. He called his son to check what was going on.

"Where are you beta? You left so suddenly before saying anything..." asked Amar.

"Don't worry Papa, I am fine... I will tell everything later. I will soon be back with Dada and Khushi..." said Arnav and disconnected the call.

Amar didn't understand what exactly was happening. He just hoped Arnav was alright.

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Arnav reached Khushi's bungalow. He could see Akash's car parked near the gate. Arnav parked his car towards the back side of the bungalow such that is could not be seen from the front side. He got down the car and stealthily came to the front side making sure he couldn't be seen from the bungalow. He wanted to make sure that Ajikya and the others were not there yet. There was no other vehicle near the bungalow except Akash's car. Arnav just tried to get an idea of what was going on inside the bungalow. He could see the front door was closed. There were no sounds or noises coming from inside. Now Arnav was pretty sure that Ajinkya had not arrived yet. Arnav was about to open the gate and go in when he heard a car coming by. He quickly ran to hide behind a huge banyan tree near the gate and observed the car. The car came to a halt about fifty meters away from Khushi's home. Arnav could see two men getting out of the car. Then he could see two more men getting down. He looked keenly but Ajinkya wasn't among them. The pain in Arnav's head had increased now. He could feel his heartbeats thudding in his head. But Khushi's safety was more important now. Arnav tried to ignore the pain and paid attention to the men. He could see the men walking towards the bungalow while looking around. They are searching for the bungalow... thought Arnav staying alert and thinking about the action he needed to take. The men stopped suddenly and entered another bungalow and were welcomed there heartily. What? So those aren't Ajikya kaka's men... thought Arnav as he heaved a sigh of relief. Without thinking much, Arnav quickly opened the gate and went in.

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"Please stop the car!" said Karan suddenly and the driver applied the brakes.

Ajikya turned to Karan angrily as Lavanya watched in confusion. "What!" asked Ajinkya irritated.

"I need to go to the washroom! Now!" replied Karan trying to seem as genuine as possible. Lavanya could make out that Karan was lying just to waste time. Ajinkya didn't seem convinced. "Please! It's urgent" pleaded Karan. Finally Ajinkya agreed. Karan entered a nearby restaurant to use the washroom. "Be back soon!" said Ajinkya loudly as he watched Karan's back.

Karan entered the washroom thinking what to do next. He stood near the wash basin thinking about something that could delay Ajinkya more. But nothing was coming to his mind right now. He knew Lavanya had sent message to Arnav. He just wanted to give them as much time as possible to get out of the place safely.

It was more than ten minutes since Karan was gone. Ajinkya was angry now. He sent one of his men to look for Karan and bring him back. Karan saw the man coming from a distance. He quickly turned on the tap and showed as if he was washing his hands. "Let's go!" said the man. Karan nodded.

Karan suddenly stopped at the counter to buy water. "Two bottles of water please..." he said as he took out his wallet from the pocket. He wished they took more time to give the bottles but that wasn't the case. He paid for the bottles and was about to leave but stopped again. "What is this? I want cold water!" he said to buy time. He returned the bottles and had to wait some time for the cold water bottles. The man and Karan then returned to the car.

Before Ajinkya could ask the reason for the delay, Karan began telling Lavanya, "I had to wait as the washroom was engaged. And I also got water for everyone!" he said. Ajinkya took a bottle from Karan's hand and thanked him for it. They left after everyone had had water.

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"Ready?" asked Akash as Khushi came out after changing. She nodded. "Great... Let's leave" he said.

Khushi took her purse and the keys. She was about to open the door when she heard a hard knock on the door. She skipped a beat. Akash came to her telling her not to worry. He looked through the eye hole and was totally surprised to see Arnav. He opened the door and before he could ask anything, Arnav immediately got in and shutting the door behind him.

"Ajinkya kaka and his men are on their way here!" he said. Khushi was shocked. She was about to say something but Arnav didn't let her speak. "We will talk about it later" he said, "Right now we need to get out of here immediately!"

Khushi was scared and she didn't know what to do. She was not able to understand how Ajinkya knew she was here. "Khushi, what are you thinking?" Arnav asked shaking her. "Pack your things... NOW!"

Khushi quickly ran up to her room and dumped everything into her bag. Meanwhile Arnav pulled the curtains to cover all the windows so that nothing could be seen from outside. Akash carried the bag down. "Let's leave!" said Arnav.

Just then they heard the door bell ring. There were loud knocks and bangs on the door. They heard Ajinkya's voice, "Open the door, Khushi!! I know you are in there!"

Khushi gasped in fear as her eyes widened hearing Ajinkya's voice. She was scared to the core. She was about to say something when Arnav quickly held her from behind and placed his palm across her mouth. "Just stay quiet" he whispered in her ear.

Not getting any reply from inside, Ajinkya ordered his men to break the door. Khushi, Arnav and Akash could hear loud thuds on the door. The window glasses vibrated on the strong impacts. Khushi could feel her heart into her mouth. Was this the end of her fight for justice?

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