ARHI HER LIFE...FOR GOOD OR FOR WORSE Ch 10 (64) - Page 8

Chapter 3

She was not used to this. She had no one in her life who would support her and fight for her with others. She was the one would who would take care of other's emotions, but had none who would understand her feelings. She would kill her own dreams to make her loved ones dreams come true. In that process, she had forgot the fact that she had her own life. And so she was overwhelmed with different emotions as he stood in front of her.

"Who the hell are you, mister? This is between us, so stay away from it." NK shouted at him and Khushi watched him stepping aside, letting NK face her. "What do you want to talk to me, Khushi? And I thought it's about us. So, how come you have this man with you?"

She was not surprised with his words. NK had changed a lot. He was not the one she knew from her childhood. "Did I ask you the reason for bringing that woman with you?" she asked as cool as she could manage, controlling her tears. She didn't want to waste her time talking to them. She took a deep breath, "Look, NK. It had been a year since we got married. You are enjoying your life and I have my own life, too. I have my own dreams. I want to have a man in my life who would treat me as a normal human and be with me in my every stage. Moreover, I can't increase hopes in our families. I don't want us to play this husband-wife drama anymore. Please think a way out."

"Listen, that is not as easy as you said"NK snapped at her, "Many issues are to be considered. And get this clearly, Khushi, we are not husband and wife. You have nothing to say as a married woman – no mangalsutr, and no sindhoor in my name. So, stop thinking yourself that we are still married." With that, he left with his girlfriend, without looking at them.

Khushi fell on the floor, crying. She was unable to take this anymore. She let Arnav pull her into his arms and hugged him tightly. She was tired of being a play toy for everyone. She had been trying to ignore all those tantrums but they just keep on coming back to her life. Her life was not hers. She was a slave for the people who were in her life.

"What's my fault, Arnav?" she asked him, "what did I do that I deserve this kind of treatment. I know we had no relationship between us but we still are married couple in front of this society, in front of our families. Why am I the only one to get hurt at the end? He loves her. His mother wants me for him. He wants me to help him. My parents want me to be with him. He wants to live with her and not leave me."

He patted her and let her cry on her heart's content. "Leave everything, Khushi." He said after a while, cupping her face in his palms, "Leave every f**king thing. Close your eyes and think with a peaceful mind. What is that you want? How do you want to mould your life? Do you want them to destroy your life? Or do you want to lead it? Why did you burst out in such a way when that scum bag pointed at me and not even a word when it came you?"

She nodded and closed her eyes, focusing on her heart, and all she found was a pair of molten bronze eyes staring back at her.

"Leave…!"Khushi hissed as he stared at her for a while, before leaving her and got up.

"I understand, Khushi. But keep one thing in mind; we are the only one who will be with us till the end. And trust me; this would be the last time I talked to you. From the second you asked me to leave, it will only be a colleague relationship that we would share. Now, tell me. You want me to leave?"

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