[nocopy] part 17
After a brief silence Shyam spoke
"You think mere words would do Kushi?I want signed papers!"
"She wont sign neither will my brother!"Anjali told him "I will not let them"
"No, I am serious" Kushi told shyam "Our Marriage is valid for six months only"
This time the real meaning hit everyone present there, which was evident by a collective gasp followed by audible "what" and then All hell broke loose, Everyone started asking them why they went for a contract marriage.
"You mean you both did a contract marriage?" Shyam asked with unbelievable tone but gleefully
Kushi nodded. Anjali slowly came near Arnav.
"I dont beleive this! why did you?" she whispered with shock, then as if it hit her, she moved back with a "No"
Arnav looked defeated unable to meet his sister's eyes
"Di! we will talk later about this" Kushi tried to pacify her
"Why did you agree to this Kushi" she whimpered. Her legs were giving away.
"Di" Arnav rushed to her so did Payal and Akaash, they made her sit on the couch
"I want to see the contract papers" Shyam declared unaffected by the commotion
Kushi turned to look at him with pure contempt
"How heartless can you be?"
"Heartless? I have a heart which beats for you!" he gave her a sugery answer
"Get out before I kill you" Arnav growled moving closer to him. Kushi caught him before he reached Shyam
"I want to see the contract papers" Shyam told again
"I dont see any reason for showing that to you!" Arnav told him
"Then Anjali will make to the news headlines tomorrow... Or do you prefer Kushi making headlines linked with my name? I am wondering how much the newpaper guys will pay me for these bits of news...Juicy spicy... Arnav singh Raizada's sister and Wife scandal"
This time Arnav did loose his cool, But with Akaash and Kushi holding him, He could only manage to kick the glass table towards Shyam, the glass shreds scattered all over the place.
"This will not help at all Arnav" Shyam laughed cooly
"Show it to him Arnav Ji, Lets get it over with all this" Kushi pleaded.
"wait! before that Answer me first" Kushi turned to look at Nani, while the latter came near Arnav
"Just few minutes back I was saying you have done a noble act and now you throw a bomb shell on me why? tell me why did you get married only for 6 months? whom are you cheating? us or yourselves?" Naniji asked him
when he didnt answer she turned to kushi
"I know you well, I know you know the value of this constitution of marriage then why did you agree to this? there should be some reason... why keep us in dark tell us!"
"Answer sasuma Kushi!" mamiji asked her "why did you both elope to get married only for 6 months?"
"Tell us Kushi" Garima spoke "I am sure there is a reason behind it?"
"We have seen much for this evening Kushi, give us that reason as well, let out everything! why this six month clause?"
But Kushi couldnt answer aswell..
"cant we talk about this later?" Payal meekly asked the gathered family members, she sensed that Kushi and Arnav reminded quiet for a reason and the reason was menacingly standing in front of them. Kushi shot a glance of gratitude towards her sister.
"Dont you understand Buaji?" Shyam jeered "yet it is all simple.. its called LUST! Listen Buaji, this guy wanted to live this your daughter for 6 months use her and throw her away on streets... and how much did he offer you Kushi? you could have told me I would have offered you more?"
But Shyam didnt know what hit him, Arnav flung and threw himself over him giving him blow over blow before he was finally stopped by Mamaji and Akaash.
While he kept on shouting
"I will kill you dammit, leave me", they pulled him away towards the other side of the couch, Anjali started with fresh tears, she had known he was cheating on her, but she was nevertheless shocked to the see the real face of her husband's evilness for the first time.
Shyam grinned at Arnav's loss of control wiped the blood off his lips.
"My Offer is still valid kushi! " Shyam told her "If you want to walk away with me right now...I am"
"Dont make me finish off what my Husband is threatning to do" Kushi seethed with anger picking up a large shred of glass peice broken from the glass table in her hand.
"Oh my my... this is what I love in you Kushi.. such a"
"You pig! dont you understand? leave this place now!" Payal screamed.
Akaash ensured that Arnav's anger burst had subsided before coming towards Kushi and removed the glass shred from her hand carefully.
"Leave shyam, Your empty threats wont work... we know how to handle this" Akaash told him.
"you mean I am giving empty threats? how about going like this to the police station? or how about going to the news channels?"
"go! do whatever you want... I will see to it that your will suffer for this- you will beg for mercy Shyam!" Arnav shouted
"well then be it... " Shyam turned to go
"No wait" Kushi called out finally
she turned to Arnav
"we are getting into more trouble by denying this Arnavji" she pleaded while he looked at her helplessly. then she called HP and asked Arnav to hand over the key to the locker to him and asked HP to fetch that file down.
while Shyam read the contract with greed, Arnav kept looking at Kushi and Anjali kept sobbing, the family members were exhausted with the events of the evening.
"Very Clever clause Arnav" Shyam told him finally "You will decide after 6 months whether you will continue or terminate this maariage, that is on both of your affirmation, there will be immediate termination or continuation of this marriage which also means you both need to affirm the termination for the divorce to get it confirmed.
You know what, I would still prefer you both to sign on these papers, your marriage will end by another 5 months and Mine and Anjali's if we sign today it will end by 6 months... so Anyways I will have an edge over you, If you go back, you know me, I will do what I say I will do..."
"I am not signing any paper Shyam and we are not going to terminate our wedding what so ever.. go to hell"
"Dont you care about your Wife's reputation? Oh you have already spoiled it...but what about your sister? "
Kushi could no longer hold it.
"You want us to sign isnt it? where do you want us to sign?"
"thats a clever step Kushi, I like this"
"wait bhabhi!" Akaash called out " We will do it after consulting with our Lawyer"
"Ok, then I will give you two days time, the third day morning I will go to the news channels...and This," he shoved his divorce papers in front of their eyes "I shall give it once I get those papers" with that he turned and left the place.
Payal immediately went to Kushi, as she started to break down for the first time that evening, with exhaustion and agony
"We havent got our answer yet" Naniji started again "Dont you both think we deserve to know?"
"Dont you understand yet Naniji?" anjali's voice broke out, sore from sobbing
"it is a well laid plan of my brother, to save me... exactly followed to point, accurately planned to make sign the divorce papers..." she told coming closer to him "But didnt you think for a second about ruining her life chotey? and your happiness? you didnt value your life at all and you sacrificed this girl's too? How could you?"
Arnav was silent, He couldnt answer her, Yes it was indeed his plan, but he never knew that his plan will back fire because he had read one factor in it wrongly, and he was paying for it now...
"And you?" Anjali turned to Kushi "Why did you agree to this? didnt you think for a second about your life? No, I can never forgive you both for such a big sacrifice.. even if it is for me, how can you both throw away your life like this? He is my brother but why did you agree Kushi?"
it was at that moment, Arnav realised the magnanimity of Kushi's sacrifice, she had trusted him implicitly with love, and he let her down. Kushi sensed he was almost in the verge of breaking down, she also saw the family who were all broken by the events of the evening and once again became the one who would cheer them all up, most of all she wanted to save Arnav from the silent torture he was going through.
"Oh Anjali ji" she broke out with a goofy smile "please dont get so worried, We had planned it alright, because thats is the only way to make him sign the divorce papers without any hitch..Now we have this, the day you are free of him, we both will get married again.. In front of the whole family... isnt it Arnavji? we had planned it all along"
This seemed to work, they all turned to Arnav for confirmation, and he himself was looking at Kushi unbelievably while she asked him to affirm that they will indeed again get married.
He nodded to them and then they all left peacefully, and while she climbed up the stairs, Kushi felt Arnav taking her hand in his and when she turned to look at him he asked
"Tell me it is true Kushi..tell me whatever you mentioned downstairs... tell me you meant it"
"Arnavji?"
"My life is meaningless otherwise!" his voice broke with a lump in his throat.
she smiled sadly at him and nodded.
"but we will think about it later.. shall we? now we have other priorities" she told with finality and clasped his hands still more tightly before she started climbing up the stairs
to be continued.
Edited by abavi - 12 years ago
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