The night before the wedding Khushi could not sleep, She was staring at her hands where his name was written with the mehndi, once again his concerned gaze flashed in her head but next moment a pair of angry eyes take place of that gaze. Her heart was fearing as something unexpected is going to happen. Little she knew was that the worst is going to happen tomorrow
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Arnav once again confirmed all the arrangements on phone, now he was just waiting for tomorrow
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At last the big day arrived. Khushi was feeling extremely nervous, she was sweating and shivering at the same time. She did not know when Anjali and Payal held her and take her to the Mandap, she was doing everything like a robot. Her trance broken when she felt his hands applying sindoor to her head, she flinched back and doing so some of sindoor fell on her nose. If this was a normal marriage then she would be happy at it thinking her husband will love her very much but she stopped believing in fairy tales now. She felt his hands again wrapping around her neck and as he made her wear the manglsutr she felt as some rope has been tied to her neck and she found it difficult to even breathe. She felt suffocating but she cannot do anything now, it was her choice, to be imprisoned by him for the rest of her life.
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After all the rituals performed Anjali takes Khushi to Arnav's room. As she stepped in she looked around, it was the room where she used to come even not caring about Arnav's anger and from today it will be her room also. Anjali made her sit on the bed and asked her if she is alright or need anything, she just nodded to no but she was feeling hungry as she haven't eaten anything properly from yesterday but she don't want to worry Anjali at this time. Anjali left from there, after about 15 minutes she get down from the bed and came in front of dressing, she was about to remove her earrings when she turned scared feeling some movement at the door. She thought it was Arnav. He was locking the door and as he turned Khushi froze at her place and fear overtook her
"Jee …. Jeeju aa … aap …. Yah……" Before she could complete the next he did to her shocked her to the death. She felt disgusted as he pressed his lips with hers, tears came down to her cheeks and she mustering up all her strength pushed Shyam away. As he fell back on the floor she quickly moved to the door and tried to unlock it but her trembling hands were making it difficult for her. Meanwhile Shyam getting up went to her and pulled her towards him, she did not realize in the fear that finally door was unlocked. Now she was just looking at him with fear and tears running down her cheeks
"Jeej …. Jeeju ….ye …..yeh ….aap …ky ….kya …….." She moved her head back as she felt his breath again on her face and struggled to release from his grip
"Main janta hoon Khushi ke na tum Arnav ko pasand kerti ho na woh tumhain ….. but I like you aur aaj main tumhain bataoon ga ke how much I like you" With that he pushed her to the bed and she moved back on the bed till her head hit the head board of the bed, she was feeling helpless. Shyam came to her and her heart stopped as she felt his hand on her lower body at her lehnga.
"Arnav" She closed her eyes and helplessly she just called out his name and only then someone entered in making Shyam stop from what he was doing
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Arnav was with Anjali as she was asking him to be polite and nice to Khushi and he was just thinking how he can just accept her as his wife. Like many other people he too was counting their age difference and now he was regretting his decision to marry her but now he could do nothing. Just few more days and then making some excuse he will send Khushi away from this house in some hostel so she could at least complete her studies. Finally Anjali asked him to go to his room once again reminding her to behave nicely. He nodded and made his way to the room. Every step he take it was like some heavy load was burdening his shoulders. Reaching in his room he exhaled before opening the door and as he opened the door the sight in front of him made him freeze at his place
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Shyam was shocked to see him, how can Arnav enter in when he himself locked the door. Khushi quickly pushed away Shyam and ran to Arnav, before he could came out of the deathly shock he felt her clutching on to his shirt and next moment she was hugging him. Shyam on the other hand was smirking finally composing himself. Arnav fisted his hands in control
"Hum … Jeeju ….. humain nahi …. Pata ….hum …. Aap ka intezaar …. Per Jeeju ….. humain laga aap ……" She was stammering in sobs and Arnav was not listening to her, he was just glaring at Shyam as if today he will kill him
"Saale sahib ab toh aap ko yakeen aa gaya na ke Khushi bhi wohi chahti hai joh hum chahte hain" It took a moment for him to decide as he heard Shyam. He parted Khushi from him and held her hand tightly, before she could understand anything he dragged her with him from stairs to the living room and then coming outside he pushed Khushi out of the door
"DON'T YOU EVER DARE TO COME IN HERE AGAIN" Khushi could not believe what she just heard. Did he just throw her out of the house!
"Main ne kaha that um se ke Shyam se door rehna, per tum …… tum ne usse room mein bulaya kyun ke tum ……."
"NAHI" Before he could complete she strongly denied him, "Aap hamari baat toh sunain hum ……" She hold his hand while he roughly pushed her hand away making her fall
"You don't exist for me anymore Khushi"
"Nahi Arnav Ji please aisa mat kahein hamari baat ……." For the first time she called him by just his name and in what circumstances! She came to him but he closed the door on her face
"Nahi hum ne kuch nahi kiya …. Jeeju khud wahan aaye the ….. aap hamri baat toh ….."
"JUST GO AWAY KHUSHI" She heard him yelling from inside through the closed door and her hands which were knocking on the door stilled
After all these years she spent in front of him in this house this was the trust he has in her! She always knew that he disliked her but at least he should have listen to her also before believing Shyam. Of course she was not trust worthy and after all who is she to be so important, his so called wife a relationship which he never an perhaps will never acknowledge. She threw a last glance at the house before stepping out promising herself that she will never come back here again
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As Arnav stepped in he found Shyam standing right in front of him smirking,
"Saale Sahab Khushi ko ghar se nikal ke aap ne mera kaam aur aasan ker diya hai, ab hum joh chahein uss ke saath ker sakte hain"
Arnav grabbed his collar and punched him hard on his face making him fall, "Tum kuch nahi ker paao ge …. Jub woh yahan rahe gi hi nahi …. And if you ever try to hurt her or Di first you have to face me"
Arnav left for his room leaving an angry Shyam behind
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Khushi was walking along the road side, her tears were now dried in her eyes only left were the tear marks on her face. Past years were reeling in her head when she ever dare or tried to be unfaithful to her family or to let the name of her family down but after all this what she get in return suspicion and mistrust!
"Who is Rahul?" He suspecting her
"But don't forget you belong to Raizadas" He warning her despite the fact she will never let her family down
"Anjali Di ne tumhain hamesha behan ki tarha pyar dia hai aur tum unn ke husband ke saath iss ………" But this was something unbelievable to her, Shyam how could he do this to her, she always considered him like an elder brother and what he did today, if she want still she could never erase this memory from her mind. She brushed her hands to her lips as if throwing off the feeling of his lips on hers, now she was rubbing her lips harshly causing her lips to swollen, tears again floating in her eyes as she screamed aloud then she felt the pain rising through her left arm, it was unbearable she held her left arm tightly with the other but the pain sheerly passed to her heart, now she was clutching to her chest tightly finding it difficult to even breathe. She didn't realize that when she came in the mid of the road. The pain was rising and she was feeling helpless, her body failed to fight with it infact she herself don't want to fight with it, the one thought in her mind was to die and with this very thought in her mind, next moment she was on the ground
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-Sumeela
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