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Hi All,
I tried to incorporate changes in my writing style, based on the feedback I got. I may not have been successful yet, but beleive me, the below looks 100% different thatn how I had penned it earlier (in terms of writing style).
I hope the MU in my story is not as toothless as the MU in IPK world.
Chapter 4: One Blow - Two Love Birds Down.
Kushi promptly turns around and starts walking. But Shyam jumps in front of her forcing her to take several steps back. As per his plan, Shyam grabs Kushi's arms and spins her around, so her back is to the entrance of the terrace. Kushi instinctively slaps Shyam and shouts at him not to touch her.
Before Kushi could turn around to leave, Shyam blocks her.
"I will announce that I am leaving Anjali and I will do that in front of all guests, and will declare my love for you, so I can prove my love to you. It will create havoc and Paayal marriage might get stopped or postponed and you know that is not a good thing. So, if you do not want me to do that, you need to just hear me out. All I want is a chance to explain to you that, what I did was wrong, but I did not do it out of spite, but out of love. Please let me explain my reasons. Even after that, if you think, I still hurt you on purpose, and you do not want to have anything to do with me, I will try and forget you."
Kushi's instincts were telling her to run from there. All her senses were screaming at her to not trust him. But for some reason, she believed Shyam will create havoc if she doesn't listen to him. She had already slapped him and she can easily take care of herself if he misbehaves. So, against her own better judgment, she decides to hear out Shyam.
Arnav by this time has reached the study and does not find anyone there. He walks back searching for Kushi in the main hall filled with guests. He comes across HariPrakash.
"HP. Have you seen Kushi."
HP is usually scared of Arnav and hence tries to run away as fast as possible.
"Yes, Arnav Babu. I asked her to go to the terrace".
"Why did you do that HP."
"Because Shyam Babu asked me to tell her to go there."
Before Arnav could ask anything else, HP bolted from there. Arnav makes his way to the terrace, still practicing in his mind how he was going to propose to Kushi. The smile on his face made him look radiant and he never felt happier. He felt light on his feet. He felt happy and peaceful. As he reached the terrace, he stopped in his tracks as he saw Kushi's back and Shyam standing in front of her. He could hear what Shyam was saying clearly.
"Kushi, it was my mistake to fall in love with you. I know I shouldn't have done anything with you as I am married. As I said earlier, I will not go in front of everyone and tell anyone I am leaving Anjali for you. Instead, I want explain the situation in detail. I take the full blame for what ever happened between us. I should not have crossed my boundaries of my marriage and I should not have crossed my boundaries with you.
I do not know why I did what I did. Call it a lapse of judgment. I know you think, I should leave Anjali because of my deceit and cheating behavior. But, I just came to know, that Anjali is pregnant. Yes. Kushi. Anjali is pregnant. We have not told anyone. I could not be happier. This is the blessing I have been waiting for.
That is why, you will have to trust me when I say, I do not have any more dreams of being with you. I can never dream of leaving Anjali. Especially, now that our family will be complete. This baby is going to bring so much joy to me. But it also scares me a lot.
It is scaring me a lot, because, I am always afraid that you will someday spill the truth. And everything will be finished. I will not be able to tolerate that. Can you please promise me you will never force me to tell Anjali the truth and you will never tell Anjali or anyone else the truth? Please promise me Kushi.
If not, I will be forever having this guilt for what happened between us and I will go insane and might blurt out the truth in front of anyone. If you forgive me and promise me, I will be at peace and I will move on to eagerly plan for the arrival of my child and forget everything that happened in the past. Can you please, Kushi."
Shyam grabs Kushi's hands (palms) and holds them in his and looks at her pleadingly and begs her again., "Please Kushi."
Kushi was stunned. Stunned at what came out of Shyam's mouth. Stunned to hear Anjali is pregnant. Stunned no one knows this. Stunned that Shyam actually sounds genuine. Little did she know, Arnav was watching all this and hearing all this, and what he heard puts her in the worst possible light.
Kushi in her stunned silence has not realized Shyam holding onto her hands, practically in a loving way.
Shyam catches Arnav's angry and hurt face from the corner of his eye.
"I need you to promise me Kushi. I know I hurt you. But Kushi, if you truly love me, you will make this promise. You will not jeopardize a sweet innocent child's future because deep in your heart, you believe I shouldn't be with Anjali. Will you Kushi?"
Arnav heard enough. His heart just had a million needles pierced into it one by one. He could hardly breathe. His rage and his anger increased his blood pressure. He felt like he was suffocating, hallucinating and fainting. He wanted to scream a blood curdling scream at Kushi. But nothing came out. All that came out were long streams of tears. He felt he would die any moment. He catches Shyam looking at him and unable to feel the hurt, which was intense and deep and debilitating, Arnav goes from there and goes into his room.
Kushi realizes she was right all along, and should have run from there, especially when Shyam said, "if you truly love me." That was not sitting well with her and before she could open her mouth, Shyam seeing Arnav leaving from there, let's go of Kushi's arms and grabs Kushi and forcibly hugs her.
"I will never stop loving you or wanting you, Kushi."
Kushi is beyond livid and with all her might she pushes Shyam and slaps him across his face twice.
Shyam looks at her lecherously.
"This entire drama was to teach you how easy it is for me to manipulate anyone. See how easily you almost believed I wanted bygones to be bygones, Kushi. I can manipulate you, Anjali, Nani, Buaji, everyone. You have witnessed that many times and yet fell for it again.
Hell, I can even manipulate the great Arnav by threatening to leave his precious Di. You better think twice, before you ever raise your voice like you did in the kitchen or you raise your hand to slap me.
From today, you will show me respect, you will address me respectfully and you will treat me the same way you treat Anjali. If you treat me differently so as to raise any suspicions in anyone about me, just remember this terrace scene. Let this play in your head repeatedly, so you never forget the fact that, crossing me, equates to multiple ruined lives - Yours, Anjali's, Arnav's, and an Innocent Kid who is still to come into this world."
Saying that he takes the 3 steps separating them and Kushi stumbles back and trips and falls down. Kushi is at a loss for words. Kushi felt like her gut has been punched and kicked and she wanted to scream but all that happened were tears streaming down her cheeks. She looks up at the sky as if to ask Devi Mayya, How can this happen to her. How can she be so gullible and so stupid?
Shyam takes a picture on his phone.
"Ah! This picture will come in handy for me to remind you of what I am capable of, if any when you cross me. Beware!"
Shyam leaves Kushi and goes away hoping against hope that when angry, Arnav forgets logic. He could see glimpses of the angry Arnav coming out. He has taken a big gamble on trying to bring that side of Arnav out. He wanted Arnav to go into such a rage and in that anger will throw Kushi out forever and never think of her again. Shyam hopes and prays, his plan, which is the only thing he could come up with, in this short amount of time, gets him the results he wants.
He hoped, Arnav will develop immense hatred for Kushi. That is why like a lawyer, he chose his words carefully. He needed to fool Kushi and Arnav at the same time. It was a big gamble. It did cross his mind that the powerful Arnav might make his life hell. But Anjali is pregnant and he can easily threaten Arnav that he will leave his precious Di.
For such a powerful man, like Arnav, his weakest spot is his Di. Shyam's face registers an evil satisfaction.
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