Arshi FF:I love you,I trust you!(Discontinued!) - Page 17

Arnav opened his eyes, startled, feeling a hand on his shoulder. He looked up at a young woman in a white coat. He jumped up, "Doctor, Khushi.. how is she?" The doctor smiled and touched his arm. "She is fine. Thanks to Devi Maiyya. Khushi lost a lot of blood and the wound had also gotten infected; we thought we might lose her, but your wife is very strong. She was determined; she wanted to live; she fought for her life." Arnav smiled, tears rolling down his cheeks. "She will take a few weeks to recover, but she will be back to normal after that." (So here is the thing, I did some research and normally if you take a bullet in your stomach, it takes months to heal and one or two years for the pain to go away. I'm keeping the injury really vague, so that we can assume that Khushi will be released from the hospital in a few days and she will be back to normal in a few weeks.. for the sake of the story.. I know I always say I will keep the story real, but please forgive me this time!) "Doctor, can I see her?" Arnav asked, quickly as the doctor smiled and turned around. She looked at Arnav and smiled, "Yes, once we move her to a room. She is sleeping now, but she will wake up in an hour or so." As the doctor walked away, Arnav walked backwards and collapsed into the chair. He put his head in his hands, and cried; his heart brimming with happiness.

Arnav sat by the side of her bed and took Khushi's hand in his. He closed his eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks. "I'm sorry Khushi, I'm really sorry". He apologized for every time he insulted her, grabbed her roughly and made her cry. He said sorry for throwing her out of his room on their wedding night and for not believing her when she told him about Shyam. "I'm sorry sweetheart, you are lying here, fighting for your life, because of me, because I didn't trust you and left you all alone, crying. I should be the one who should be suffering. After all that I did to you, I deserve to die!" He bent down and put his head on her hand. He looked up suddenly, his eyes wide and red from crying; her fingers were moving. He stood up and his lips trembled as he watched her eyes flutter. "Arnavji", she whispered. He moved closer. "I am here, Khushi, by your side, just like I promised." He caressed her hair and she slowly opened her eyes. She looked into his eyes and a tear rolled down her cheek. She stammered as she said slowly and softly, "If something were to happen to you, I would have killed myself. I cannot live without you, Arnavji. Please, please don't say sorry". He took her hand in his and kissed it, tears running down his face. He sat down, caressed her hair gently and said, looking into her tear-filled eyes, "Khushi, I tried so hard to hate you, to run away from you, but I couldn't. Every time I was away from you, I wanted to come back to you. Every time I hurt you and I saw you cry, it killed me and I just wanted to take your pain away. When I thought I lost you, I thought I will stop breathing. When I was locked in that dark room, I used to imagine you right next to me; you brought light into that dark room, you gave me hope and that hope helped me survive all these days; the hope that one day, we will be together once again and I can take you in my arms and show you how much I love you". He bent down, kissed her forehead and touched his forehead to hers. "Arnavji", she said softly. He lifted his face and looked into hers. "I tried so hard to not love you, but I couldn't, no matter how angry I was at you. I still loved you, no matter how much pain you caused. Please don't say sorry". He smiled and nodded his head. "Arnavji", she said his name softly. He moved closer to her, "Yes, Khushi". She whispered, "Can you hold me close?" He moved closer and tried to lift her head, but she winced in pain. He said suddenly, "Khushi, I'm sorry". She looked at him and smiled, "I'm fine, don't say sorry." He smiled and said quickly without thinking, "Ok, I'm sorry I said sorry". They looked into each other's eyes and a second later, they burst into laughter. She winced in pain. He bent down and gently kissed her wound and she smiled.

A nurse came in to check on Khushi. As she left, Khushi looked around the room. "Arnavji, no one else is here. Good! I'm glad you didn't tell anyone, else Di would worry unnecessarily and she should not be concerned about anything now". Arnav had tears in his eyes, hearing Khushi's words. She had been shot and still she was worried about his Di and Di.. he remembered how Anjali had tried to convince him that Khushi didn't love him. His thoughts were interrupted, when Khushi continued, "But they must be worried, because I haven't been home since last night. Oh no, Arnavji, what if Nanheji tells everyone about the kidnapping and worse, about Shyam. Where is my phone? We should stop Nanheji because Di cannot know about Shyam and about your kidnapping". A tear escaped Arnav's eye but he quickly moved closer to her and caressed her hair. "Sshhh.. Khushi. Don't worry. I will handle everything. You get some rest." She looked into his eyes and nodded; then she saw his bruised arm. Her eyes widened and "Arnavji, you are wounded and look at you; you look so tired. Have you eaten anything? You are diabetic. You should take your medicines after food. Call the nurse; I will ask her to take a look at you". Arnav smiled and moved closer to her. He put a hand over her mouth and she raised her eyebrows. He softly said, "Shut up, Khushi. You get some rest and I will go get my wounds checked out and eat something, ok?" She nodded her head and then looked at his hand that was covering her mouth. He smiled and took his hand away. She said softly, "Arnavji?" and he said, "Hmm..". She smiled and said, "You might want to take a shower too. You smell weird." He raised his eyebrows and then burst into laughter; she was still the crazy Khushi that he fell in love with. He nodded, caressed her hair and kissed her forehead. She smiled and closed her eyes.

An hour later, NK stopped by Khushi's room with fresh clothes for Arnav and inquire about how Khushi was doing. Arnav asked him about the situation at home. "Di is fine. She has been crying a lot and to make things worse, Jeeju has been saying things against you, Nanav, saying how you don't love her, even after she brought you up like a son. He is slowly turning the whole family against you, Nanav. We need to do something soon. Di still accepts that you love her; but she thinks Khushiji is using you and turning you against her. What do you want me to do, Nanav?" Arnav listened to NK and exhaled deeply. He shook his head and turned to NK, "Nothing for now, NK. Just keep an eye on Shyam. The doctor said that Khushi can go home after two days. I will stay here with her until then. In fact you shouldn't come to see us. You should act as though you believe Shyam, else he will be cautious around you. We need someone in the house who can watch his every move carefully. But we need to be careful; I don't know what his plan is or why he did all this." NK nodded. "I understand, Nanav. I will watch him carefully". He put his hand on Arnav's shoulder. "But call me if you need anything. I will call you in case Shyam does something suspicious." Arnav nodded and smiled. "Thank you, NK. I appreciate.." NK hugged him. "Nanav, I just want you and Khushiji to be happy." He stood up, looked at Khushi and walked out of the room.

Part 6 : A new beginning