Arshi FF:I love you,I trust you!(Discontinued!) - Page 39

"Arnavji, I am tired. I am going to sleep for a while". Khushi said as Arnav placed her on the bed. Arnav nodded helped her lie down. He sat down next to her and caressed her hair, until she fell asleep. He kissed her forehead and said softly, "Khushi, don't worry I will make everything right, I promise". Arnav got up from the bed and walked to the wardrobe, to pick up a towel. As he took a towel out, something fell at his feet. He bent down and picked it up; his eyes filled with tears seeing the object. He took it in his hand and walked to the recliner. He leaned against his recliner and looked at the object in his hand; he closed his eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks. When he opened his eyes, his face was furious. He placed the object on the table, opened his laptop and started looking up details about Anjali's bank account. Shyam had withdrawn a huge sum of money, but as cash, so Arnav could not get any more information about that. Arnav then checked Shyam's phone bill for the previous month; Arnav's eyes widened. Shyam did make a lot of phone calls. He said softly, "Maybe this could lead us somewhere, Khushi." He turned to look at Khushi, who was sleeping peacefully. He smiled and got up from the recliner and walked to the bed. He crawled into the bed next to her and slowly moved her body into his arms. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes.

Khushi opened her eyes, feeling thirsty. She tried to get up and realized that she was in Arnav's arms. She looked at his face and smiled. She touched his face and then he moved his face closer to her, still in a deep slumber. She leaned in closer and pressed her lips softly against his. She moved away, blushing and then whispered, "I love you, Arnavji". She moved his arm aside and slowly sat up on the bed, her hand on her tummy. She looked around for a glass of water and found a jug on the table next to the recliner. She got off the bed and walked to the recliner, her hand on her tummy, because it still pained when she moved. She poured water into the glass and as she took the glass in her hand, she noticed something shining in the moonlight. She took the shining object in her hand and her eyes filled with tears ' it was a rakhi. Tears poured down her cheeks as she looked at Arnav sleeping peacefully. Arnavji must be depressed that he is fighting with Di, that he was rude to Di earlier today. Khushi remembered what he had told Anjali few months back, when she had been angry at him, after he had shouted at her, "I am arrogant to the world, but never to you. It is okay for me to be angry at everyone, but not to you. I don't care about the world; you are my real world, Di". Khushi closed her eyes. I can't do this to Arnavji.. no.. he loves his sister and his family.. who am I to come in between them.. how can I force him to choose between his family and me.. no, I cannot see his pain anymore' I.. I cannot see him suffer.. Khushi, the rakhi still in her hand, walked to the bed and sat on it. She leaned towards him and kissed his forehead. She looked at the clock on the wall; it was almost 5am. Khushi got off the bed, walked to the door, opened the door and stepped out. She turned around and stopped to take one last look at Arnav. A tear rolled down her cheek; she bit her lips and slowly closed the door.

Khushi kneeled down in front of the temple, letting out a squeal of pain as her stomach hurt. She put her hands together in prayer and her eyes filled with tears. "Devi Maiyya, thank you for helping me bring Arnavji back home safe and sound. But now, he is in pain and again, it is because of me. Everyone is suffering because of me. What do you think I should do? Stay back and let everyone suffer more.. or.. leave..?" She put her head in hers hands and sobbed. Suddenly she felt something soft against her arm. She looked up to see Laxmi; she smiled and hugged the goat. "Laxmiji, at least you still love me. Thank you Laxmiji. But now I need to leave. I am sorry, I wish I could stay with you. But I can't see Arnavji in pain. He is angry with his family because of me; but Laad governor kahin ka, he is trying to hide his pain from me. I know he is suffering even though he is trying hard to hide it. I can feel his pain; I can see it in his eyes. I cannot do that to him. I love him Laxmiji. I know he needs his family more than he needs me. I need to leave so that he and his family can finally have peace in this house. This is best for him; this is best for everyone." She wiped her tears and looked at the smiling goddess. "Please take care of Arnavji for me. I know he will be hurt initially, but somehow please help ease his pain. I won't be able to live knowing that he is in pain. I won't be able to live.. without.. him.." Tears rolled down her cheeks. She shook her head and wiped her tears. "No, Khushi. Be strong. You want him to be happy. You want his pain to end, his suffering to end."

Khushi slowly tried to stand up, but she winced, feeling an excruciating pain in her stomach and sat down on the floor. Then she felt a hand on her arm; Khushi looked over her shoulder to see Nani standing behind her, with tears in her eyes. Nani helped Khushi stand up. Khushi looked at Nani, her lips trembling and eyes filled with tears. "Khushi bitiya," Nani said quietly and she hugged Khushi. Khushi hugged Nani back and broke into tears. "Don't cry, Khushi bitiya. Please forgive me. I knew you would never do what everyone accused you of doing. I am sure son-in-law misunderstood something. I know you, and you cannot betray the people you love, Khushi bitiya". Nani pulled away from the hug and wiped her tears. "And what is this talk about leaving? That is not like you, bitiya. You are not a coward; you are our little lioness who will stand and fight, not admit defeat and withdraw from the battleground. If you have done nothing wrong, bitiya, you have no need to fear. Did you not even think for a moment how Arnav would feel if you had left? He would have been heartbroken, bitiya. He loves you and he trusts you, Khushi, that is why he is supporting you. Finally he has started believing in love and in marriage and relationships and if you leave, it will break him, again. He still hasn't gotten over his mother's death, but your love changed him, made him the Arnav we all once knew. If you were to leave him too, then we will lose him again, bitiya. He needs you in his life more than he needs us, Khushi". Tears rolled down Khushi's cheeks hearing Nani's words and she hugged Nani again.

Suddenly there was a sound of running feet; Khushi pulled away from the hug and looked up to see Arnav running across the corridor and down the stairs. He was about to run to the front door, when he saw Khushi and Nani. "Khu.." he started to scream, but instead he ran to them, took Khushi in his arms and held her in a tight embrace. He took her face in his hands and said, stammering. "Khushi, I saw the rakhi lying on the bed.. I thought.. I thought you.. don't you ever do that to me, ever again, ok. You scared me." He hugged her tightly again. Nani smiled and touched his arm. "Arnav bitwa, take Khushi bitiya back to your room. She needs rest." Arnav pulled away from the hug, finally realizing that Nani was standing next to them; Khushi leaned against his chest. He opened his mouth to say something but Nani continued. "Arnav bitwa, I apologize on behalf of everyone for the way we have been acting. I know that Khushi bitiya is not capable of cheating anyone; her heart is pure and she only knows to love others. Arnav bitwa, I promise you that no one in this house will dare say anything against her now. Take her and go. You need some rest too, bitwa. You both have had a rough few days".

Arnav took Khushi in his arms and carried her to their room. He placed her on the bed and kissed her forehead. He opened his mouth to say something, to scold her for thinking of leaving him, but he stopped seeing how Khushi was struggling to keep her eyes open. Arnav smiled, got into the bed with her and placed the blanket over her to cover her. "Arnavji", he heard her whisper. "Yes, Khushi", he asked, leaning close to her. "Can you hold me?" Arnav smiled and put his arm around her; he pulled her close to him. She put her head on his chest, an arm around him and her leg in between his legs and closed her eyes. Arnav kissed her forehead, smiled seeing how peaceful she looked with her body pressed against his and he closed his eyes.

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