Nk's POV
I m in Naina's house. Umm, she has invited me for coffee, or to be clear, I got myself invited for a coffee. How can I ignore such a beautiful doctor?
I don't know why I am blushing. I have dated so many girls in my life but I never blushed for anyone. Something is wrong with my heart. I stop blushing once Naina is here. She hands me a cup of coffee.
Naina, "Nk you said you wanted to talk"
I sip the coffee, n speak. "I wanted to know how you met Khushiji, I mean Nannav has no idea about this, n Khushiji will be hurt if I ask her. That would remind her the bitterness"
I see Naina gulping her throat.
"It was a coincidence. The first meet wasn't a good meet. I could have killed her if I hadn't pressed the brakes. It was a dark night. I was late to home. The streets were empty. I was driving, n suddenly I saw a woman in front of my car. I pressed the brakes hurriedly. The car stopped just a cm away from her. I got down the car to check if she was alright. She was scared. I could say that by her face. N then she fell down, she had fainted. I was extremely scared, then I took her to my house"
"This way you became friends" I ask her. She nods her head.
"Dadi was surprised to see Khushi. I had splashed some water on her face n made her lye under the fan. After a few mins she woke up. She didn't speak anything. Dadi gave her some tea. We tried to make her talk, but she was all quiet. I didn't want to force her to speak. Finally after a few hours she spoke. I asked her address, n she said she has no home. That's when i started realizing her weird behavior. She looked like someone who was I'm immense pain. I casually talked to her, she replied only what's necessary. I told her she can stay with me. She agreed, after refusing for a 100 times. The next day, she started opening up her story when I requested her. I am a doctor, n by her behavior I had known that she was mentally depressed. I cleverly made her share her pain. I n dadi were moved to tears when she told us about the inhumane treatment from your family. N the police issue. How can someone be so heartless? N her jerk husband. Since that day Khushi became close to me"
"Sweet of you" I say.
"Things were good until Mr.Raizada arrived my house. He got to know about Khushi. I was extremely angry when he came here. But then he was so desperate to take Khushi with him that I gave up. N even Khushi agreed to go. I hated him, but I couldn't deny that he loves Khushi" I look at Naina.
"I know" I say.
"I just hope things get alright" she says.
"Yeah. BTW coffee was good" I praise her.
"Thanks, dadi made it" she winks.
"Ohh" my smile vanishes. I expected her to blush on my compliment, but dadi made it.
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Arnav's POV
I m in the station. Khushi is waiting outside. I need to meet Di. Now, what's this new drama? I can't believe that Di could kill him. I still can't believe it. The police let's me meet Di for five minutes. She is sitting in a corner. My heart wrenches looking at her deadly state.
"Di" I call her softly.
She looks at me. Her face is drenched with tears. I feel extremely bad. I gulp my throat when she walks towards me. She holds my hand amidst the bars.
"Di..did.. U.." I try to ask her.
"Chotte save me. I didn't kill him. I didn't Chotte. Believe me, I didn't. They tell that when I could do an accident, why couldn't I kill him? No chotte, accident n murder r different. I didn't kill him. Trust me" she says nodding her head in a no, she is crying badly.
"Di relax. I will not let you be punished. I trust you." I am worried since she us pregnant. Di isn't lying. I can say that by looking at her. I trust her. Maybe she is trapped.
I had tried to bail her, but my bail was rejected because it's a murder case. I need to hire the best lawyer for Di. I need to save her. My time is over. I need to leave now.
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Few days later,
Khushi's POV
I am very much worried for Arnavji. He hasn't slept properly the previous night. He is worried for his Di. He told me what Mrs.Jha said. I believe him. I don't hate Mrs.Jha, but I dislike her, n even though I dislike her, I believe that she can't kill anyone. She isn't so courageous. I know that by her nature. Yeah she is the main reason for my pain, but she never hurt me directly. That confuses me more about Mrs.Jha.
We r going inside the court. I hold Arnavji's palm to ensure him that everything would be alright.
I see the Raizadas. They r quite worried for their daughter. The police comes with Mrs.Jha. The prosecution and the defense also enter the court. Arnavji has a talk with Mr.Roy, the defense lawyer. I don't know who wins the case, but I just want my Arnavji to be happy. He will definitely be not, if Mrs.Jha is proved guilty.
The judge enters. We all stand up, to greet him. He sits down, we sit. The holy book, Gita is brought, they make Mrs.Jha vow. N the fight begins.
The famous prosecutor, Mr.Kapoor is fighting the case. He opens the case, n explains the judge.
"Your honour, this is a murder case of Mr.Shyam Manohar Jha, a lawyer by profession. He was found dead in his house on 21st May. Somebody had stabbed a knife on his stomach and he was killed. And on that knife, we have got Mrs.Anjali Jha's fingerprints, who is none other than his wife. So Mrs.Jha will you explain, why did you kill your husband?"
Mr.Kapoor had strong points against Mrs.Jha. I wonder how Mr.Roy will win the case.
"I object your honour. The prosecutor has no valid proofs against my client. My client's fingerprints were found on the knife because she was removing the already stabbed knife from his stomach. The prosecutor has no eye witness."
"Mr.Roy, I can prove that she is a bloody murderer. She has the motive for murder. Your honour, Mr.Shyam Manohar Jha was not a faithful husband. He had married Mrs.Anjali for her property. Her brother, ASR, the business tycoon, has crores of property n to conquer them, Mr.Shyam married her. His betrayal doesn't end there. He was also behind Mrs.Khushi Raizada, ASR's wife. He had stayed in her house as a paying guest, n also tried to marry her. But Mrs.Raizada got to know his true colors n broke her relationship with Shyam. Shyam had also kidnapped Mr.ASR for his property n tried to kill him. When Mrs.Jha got to know the ugly truth of her husband, she killed him."
"No I didn't kill him. I didn't do anything. I didn't kill him" cries Mrs.Jha.
"Your honour, my client has not killed her husband. She is innocent. Somebody has trapped her. The proofs given by the prosecutor is not enough to prove my client guilty. N regarding the motive for murder, even Mrs.Khushi Raizada had a motive for murder. I want to ask a few questions to Mrs.Raizada"
"Permission granted" says the judge.
I m shocked. He thinks, I killed Shyam? Such a filthy blame on me. I look at my husband. He is equally shocked. So is Mrs.Jha. I can hear my husband cursing the lawyer. Maybe he never expected his lawyer to drag me in this issue. But Alas! His first target was me.
I stand up and go. He comes to me.
"Namaste Mrs.Raizada" I don't reply.
"So Mrs.Raizada, what kind of person was Shyam?"
"He was a cheat, he betrayed all of us. He also tried to kill my husband"
"Point to be noted your honour, he tried to kill her husband, that's one reason" I blankly look at Mr.Roy.
"Are you doubting on me?" He smiles.
"Its my duty, Mrs.Raizada. OK, so how did you marry Mr.Raizada?"
"I object, your honor. The defense is asking irrelevant questions" says the prosecutor. The prosecutor is more into my side than the defense. How irony!
"Your honor, this question is related to the case" the judge permits him to question me.
"I n Arnavji got married in a temple"
"Reason? I mean did you marry because you loved each other?"
"No, he thought I n Shyam had an affair. He wanted to save Mrs.Jha's marital life."
"Point no.2, Mrs.Jha was the reason for marriage. Not only that,your honour, the whole Raizada family turned up against her when she told the truth about Mr.Shyam. The family broke, n they blamed Mrs.Khushi for Anjali's broken marriage. They kept her away from the family. Even ASR had been concentrating more on his Di, rather than his wife. She started feeling lonely. N that became a reason for Mrs.Raizada to hate Mrs.Jha.The family's partial treatment was a reason for her to hate them. N to seek revenge, she went to Shyam's house killed Mr.Shyam with a knife, cleaned the knife. She knew Mrs.Jha would visit him, so she cleverly made it look like Mrs.Jha killed him."
"This is a lie. I didn't kill him" I say looking at the lawyer. I see Arnavji, who is giving murderous look to Mr.Roy.
"Isn't this true that you had been to depression?"
"Yeah but.."I try to protest.
"She agreed, your honor. Mrs.Raizada is a mentally ill patient" I am tongue tied. How can he call me that? Tears roll from eyes.
"Stop it!!!" My husband roars. "She is perfectly alright" he says angrily.
"Mr.Raizada, stay calm." The judge warns him.
"Your honor, I would like to call Dr.Naina, Khushi's psychiatrist"
"Permission granted"
Naina walks.
"Dr.Batra, is it not true that you r treating Khushi?''
"Yes it is true, but her health has improved n now she is perfectly alright. Khushi has not killed Shyam."
"How can you be so confident?"Mr.Roy says.
"I object, your honor. The case is against Mrs.Jha, n not Mrs.Khushi. The defense is giving a new turn to the case" the prosecutor argues.
" Your honor, I can prove that Mrs.Raizada is the murderer"
"She is not. Because the day Mr.Shyam got murdered she was with us, in her paternal house, celebrating her birthday"defends Naina.
I see Mr.Roy getting pale. Putting false allegations on me doesn't prove his client innocent.
"Done Mr.Roy? Your honor, its a clear cut murder. Mrs.Jha is the culprit"
"No I didn't kill him" she protests.
"If you didn't kill him, then how did your finger prints come on this knife?"
"I had got to know that he was a cheat. Initially I hadn't believed but later I had asked Amanji and sent detectives to investigate. They confirmed that he betrayed me. That day he had called, I confronted him. He requested me to come to his house, he wanted to talk to me. I refused. He didn't listen. Later I decided to go to his house to end the matter, but when I went there, he was stabbed. I just removed the knife, n bcoz of that my fingerprints came on the knife. I didn't kill him" she cries.
"Its a lie, you r lying"
"She isn't lying Mr.Kapoor. From Mr.Jha's house we have found this earring, which belongs to Mrs.Khushi"
He calls me again.
"So Mrs.Raizada, you say you didn't kill him, then how come your earring is found there?"
"Mr.Roy, this isn't my earring. Yes I have the same kind, but I have both the earrings with me, safely. You can investigate my room. When you have done so much homework, how come you didn't know that Mrs.Payal also owns the same kind if earring? Mrs.Gupta had gifted them to both of us. Isn't it, Mrs.Payal?"
I see Mrs.Payal sweating nervously. Mr.Roy calls her.
" Do you identify this earring?"
Mrs.Payal nods her head.
"What was this doing in Mr.Shyam's house?"
"I don't know" she says worriedly.
"Its because you had been there to kill him"
"No..I ..didn't" she is sweating badly.
"Where were you when he was killed?"
"I was in home?"
"Really? But your mother in law said that you had been to market."
"Maybe"
"Say clearly. Were u in home or market?"
" I don't remember"
"Ohh. But as far as I know, you were in Shyam's house to kill him. You had not been to market"
"No its a lie"
"The knife has been sent for reexamination, n here comes my assistant with the report"
Mr.Roy starts reading the report.
"Your honor, Mrs.Payal has been clever enough to wipe her fingerprints from the knife, but alas every criminal does a mistake. N at the edge, you left a bit of your fingerprint"
Mrs.Payal bows down her head.
"Yes, I killed him" she confesses. We are all shocked.
"Thank you Mrs.Raizada, n I m sorry , you had not left any fingerprints, I just told that to trap you. Now please tell everyone, why did you kill him?" Orders Mr.Roy.
"I killed him because I wanted revenge from this woman. I hate her" she says pointing towards Mrs.Anjali Jha
"What did I do Payalji?"
"You are sole reason for the partial treatment that I n Khushi r receiving from the family. What was our mistake if you couldn't bear your husband's betrayal. Your family treated us worse. They never thought that it wasn't our mistake. N my sister had to suffer the worst. My mother in law forced me to go against My Khushi. She said if I n Khushi have to stay in Rm, then I need to stay away from Khushi. I didn't want her to throw my sister out of RM. So I behaved worse with Khushi. I m sorry Khushi, forgive me. I did that for your sake. Things became worse. My sister was treated worse than a dog. Once I was even forced to give her stale food just because this woman entered the kitchen. I was afraid of my mother in law. She can do anything, she can even send my sister to jail for no reason. That's why I had to give her the stale food that day. It was my mistake too, if I had cooked Akash's lunch in time, then Khushi would have got the fresh breakfast. But my husband was too blind in his mother's love that he started blaming me that I just cared for Khushi. Instead of punishing us, why couldn't the family make Nrs.Jha understand that it was her husband's fault n not Khushi's. Why the blame on us? Why dadiji? You said you love all your daughters equally. Then why were we not treated well? Why did Khushi undergo depression? Why only Anjali has to be happy, not others?"
Jiji did that for me? I am shocked. Tears flow from eyes. I am hating Manorama Raizada the most. Jiji is heartbroken, I can say that.
"That's when I vowed for revenge. She is responsible for Khushi to go to depression. The whole Raizada family, including me, are responsible for her pain. I wish I had never come in my mother in law's words. It was better if Khushi was thrown out rather than living in that home jail. I m sorry Khushi." She continues, "that's why I made a plan, I killed Mr.Jha n put the blame on Mrs.Jha so that she suffers a lot.I knew about the call from Shyam. I wanted the Raizadas to suffer looking at their bitiya in jail."
"But I never hated you or Khushiji. Payalji I never tried to hurt you both" Mrs.Jha says.
"Your honor, she might have not hurt us, but she never protested for the wrong things that happened in the house. She is the reason for our sadness. She might have not killed anyone but she broke my sister's heart into millions if pieces. If she had only trusted us that day, then we would have been happy today. All thanks to her blind trust on her husband. Thanks Mrs.Jha, thank you"
Mrs.Jha is crying.
I see jiji gulping her throat. I look at Arnavji tearfully. He holds my Palm n says me to be calm. They will punish jiji. arnavji is also shocked to know the truth. Mr.Akash has his palm on his face. He is also crying. Mrs.Manorama has her head down in guilt. Mrs.Devyani is crying.
I wish they had realised their fault earlier, then jiji would have never done this.
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