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ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ...!!
ᴘʀᴏʟᴏɢᴜᴇ
"Khushi, get ready fast, we've a press conference before the cake cutting." Arnav said while adjusting his sleeves, standing in front of the mirror. As he said, he didn't get any response from her, he looked at her through the mirror and saw her still sitting on the same position, she was lost in somewhere.
"Khushi?" He turned at her.
"I'm not going anywhere Arnav." She said looking at him, she had no emotions on her face.
"Oh c'mon Khushi, don't start it again. It's our wedding anniversary." He again turned at the mirror and started dressing up properly.
"Wedding anniversary? Really Arnav?" She sarcastically laughed. "What wedding are you talking about? That marriage which based on a business deal, that according to you actually. That marriage, where we're behaved like a normal couple in front of the world but behind the four walls we're completely unknown to each other. Are you talking about that marriage where.. my husband spend his nights with someone else..!! Are you talking about that marriage?" Her voice had rage in it, though her eyes were teary.
"Enough Khushi." He threw the comb on the floor angrily. "What's your problem?" He asked in rage holding her arm tightly, she moaned in pain. "You're getting everything from this marriage, no..? Then live your life and also let me live no??" He free her arm with a push. "... And one more thing Khushi, she isn't someone, I love her."
Meanwhile Khushi's eyes filled with tears, it's not easy for a wife whose husband loves someone else. "I'm not getting everything Arnav." She said looking at the floor and then looked at him, "I don't need this money, this wealth. I need you." She said holding his both arms, her eyes were expressing well, she's deeply hurt, but who cares..!! Wiping her tears, Khushi continued, "I know this marriage was based on business deal. But Arnav, I started loving you." As she said, he didn't express any emotions.
"You know that I love Sheetal. I cleared you everything before." He replied looking away.
"I know. I'm not forcing you to love me. Okay, let's not talk about me. You claimed that you love her then why did you marry me, Arnav? My father came to you with the deal, right? You could have deny that. One side, you claim to love her and other side, you're expecting me to attend our so called wedding anniversary.. Why so??" Her voice was so calm.
"Khushi, I'm least interested in answering you. And this party.. Maa organized this. So, go and get ready. We're running late." He replied turning away.
"No Arnav. This time you've to answer me. You can't run away." She again made him turn at her. "Why are you doing all this? Why are you hurting me so much? What's the use of carrying on this loveless relationship? You got the contract, then why don't you divorce me now..? Just because of your reputation, you are still keeping me bind with you, right..? Arnav, I love you and that's why your ignorance, your closeness with Sheetal hurts me. Now I feel suffocated being in this relation. I know, you can't be mine ever. Then why are we doing all these drama..!! Pretending to be the perfect couple. I want divorce Arnav. I know you can't love me and I can't share you with anyone. So, I don't care what your family thinks, I don't care what society thinks. I just can't live with you anymore. You have to take one way, either me Or Sheetal." She said angrily at him as well as hurt.
A year back, Arnav lost a contract for which he faced losses, so he seek collaboration with Khushi's father, in return her father asked to marry his daughter, Khushi. But as his business was at stake, he accepted the proposal. After their marriage, Arnav told her about his love life that he loves someone but keeping faith in God, she was carrying the relationship. Khushii was the perfect in every relationship except being a perfect wife. Arnav never gave her the rights of a wife. But he always fulfilled every duty being a husband and so her mental state started changing, Arnav was good human being and that goodness forced her to love him but his closeness with his girlfriend started affecting her and that brings major difference between Arnav and Khushi, and now situation was running out of her hand, and so she decided to quit it.
Khushi's sudden outburst, made him furious. "Enough is enough." He shouted back. "You might not care about my family, but I do and it's a good moment for them, so don't spoil it. Within 30 minutes, meet me at the venue." Saying this, he was leaving the room when she yelled crying, "Yeah.. Go.. Go to that Sheetal.. I.. I don't care.." She threw the pillow at him, furious on her action, Arnav walked out from the door shutting the door behind. Seeing him left, furious Khushi messed the room and collapsed on the floor crying, "I don't care, you go..!!"
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Arnav was anxiously waited for Khushi to arrive as the media were asking about her to Arnav. "Akash, did you call her?"
"Yes bhai. But she isn't receiving my calls." He replied worried.
"Damn.. I warned her." He ran his finger into his hair in frustration.
"Chotey, where's Khushii?" His mother questioned.
"Maa, she.. She must be getting ready. You know, how girls are.." He replied faking a smile on his face.
"Yeah.. Call her and ask her to come early. Guests has started arriving." Giving a nod to his mother, Arnav excused from there with Akash.
On his way, he was trying her number but it wasn't reachable. "If she create a scene today, i'll not spare her." He was furious at her for her irresponsibility. "Try her number again." He asked Akash to do.
Akash was just going to call her, when his screen flashed Khushi's number. "Bhabhi's call."
"Receive it and ask her to come soon." He said furious.
"Hello?" Akash received the call and got shock. "What? Okay. We're coming." Akash hang up the call and looked at Arnav tensed.
"What happened?"
"Khushi.. Khushii bhabhi.." He stammered in nervous.
"Akash speak out." Arnav exhaled.
"Bhabhi is in hospital. She met with an accident." Akash shared the news, he got from an outsider.
"What?" Arnav looked on shocked as he recalled their fight before coming to the party.
3 weeks later,
As the car entered in the hospital zone the media surrounded the car. "Akash, just make sure, media shouldn't get to know anything about that night." Arnav said sternly before coming out from the car.
Once he walked out, media started questioning him, "Mr. Raizada, finally after 2 weeks you came to meet your wife. Why? Is there any differences between you two that stopping you from meet her."
"Mr. Raizada, what happened on that night? Why didn't Mrs. Raizada reach at the party? How did she met with the accident?" They were throwing their questions but the security guards and Akash stopped them from approaching to Arnav while he walked in.
"Chotey?" His mother greeted him.
"Maa? Did you meet with the doctor?" Arnav asked directly without having into any other conversation.
"Arnav, she couldn't remember anything." His mother replied upset.
"I know. Akash told me." He stated.
"She even doesn't remember that you're her husband." Arnav simply gave her a nod when the doctor came, "Mr. Raizada.. Your wife is stable now but still she couldn't gain her memories back."
"Hmm.. How long can it take to remember?" He asked.
"Don't know.. Sometimes it takes months or sometimes years. You know it's strange that she could remember her parents but couldn't remember her married life. She has forgot that one year which she spend with you.. This happens, when you were in trauma, when some disrupt memories haunting you.. And that time, if anything hits on your brain badly, then your brain blacks out those memories. Those moments are in her memory but brain doesn't allowing her to memories them." Doctor explained him about the disease to Arnav while he just heard him calmly and then asked, "Is it curable?"
"Of course. Try to make her remember the good moments. But make sure, she shouldn't take much stress on her brain, it can damage her. Don't force her to remember anything, reliving the moments with her, she will slowly regain her memories." Doctor suggested. "Now go, she just be waiting for you."
Arnav nodded while going to leave but stopped and looked at his mother saying, "Media shouldn't get to know anything okay?"
Getting a nod from his mother, he walked away. On his way to her cabin, Arnav was remembering doctor's word about how to cure her..! Good moments? They hadn't any good moments, all those moments were bitter full for her. With those thoughts in his mind, he entered in the room.
Once he entered, he didn't find Khushi anywhere when he heard some chirping sound from balcony. He walked there and saw Khushi was standing on a stool and trying to torn a flower from the tree. He slowly walked to her when suddenly her feet slipped, she was about to fall but at the same time she felt a strong arm protecting her from falling. She opened her eyes and their eyes met, this was the first time when Arnav directly looked into her eyes and seeing her once he realised how innocent she's looking.
"You? I'm sorry. Do I know you?" Her voice broke his trance when he looked away still holding her in his arms.
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