#2 ARSHI *Gift of the Gallows(ch 30 pg147) - Page 15

Khushi was roaming with Arshi in arm around RM, she saw Nani talking to servant

"HP what happened ?" he was having tray in his hand

"Bhai said he dont want to dinner" HP walk away

"for how long he will not eat ,since yesterday her had not eaten anything" she walk angrily towards his room

" Auntie ji he had jalebi, your ganda papa is going to get scolding now " she winked at Arshi and walked behind nani to watch "shhh dont make noise " baby giggle and pat on her face

"Arnav for how long you will not eat ?" Nani shouted as she entered in room

"Nani please " he was sitting on floor and fixing the mangalsutar

"how it is broken ?" Nani became serious

" i dropped it, see it is fixed now " he show her the thread

"why you are not having anything?" she run her hand in his hairs

"Nani i am not feeling like to have , anything" he could feel Khushi, he without looking at door smiled

"lair , he is so greed he had the piece of jalebi " she murmur , baby made sound in her voice" i asked you to keep quiet " she giggle more loud and pull her earring "AHHH" she screamed

Arnav rush out" what happened ?" she clench his shirt "Arshi leave mama ear " he very carry fully free her earring from Arshi tiny hand , he slap Arshi on her back " gandi bachi you hurt ma " he shouted and taken her from Khushi arm and passed her to Nani ."take her away " he hold her hand and pull her with him , she was not getting why he was reacting like this , he had hit Arshi and he was not at all caring for her weeping

" i am fine" she was not able to stand his closeness, his breath was brushing all over her face , he very carefully taking off her earring. "she is crying"

Arshi was crying on top of her lungs

"shut up " he shouted , and at once Arshi stopped "see what you have done to Ma? " he pointed at her earring,Arshi put her hand in her mouth and a tears roll down her eyes

"she cannot understand Arnav"Nani said calmly

"Nani she should understand that " he wipe the earlobe and apply medicine on it ,she was crying like anything Khushi as trying to free herself but he was standing too close ,she was not getting way to escape

" sambhalo iss ko" Nani made Arshi sit on bed and walk out

" what are you doing? for my one drop of blood you have hit her , and now making her cry " she shouted and pushed him with full force,Arshi was lying looking at them

she picked up Arshi " mera baby , papa na mara " she caress her back she was sobbing and hide herself in her chest ," i will hit your papa" she beat on his chest she still sobbing " papa is ganda , we will not talk to him " she made her drink water .Arnav look at her , she hide her face more in Khushi , not allowing him to see her

"i am sorry " he kissed her head and walk out of room , he get ferocious lion when anyone hurt Khushi, he dont care who the person is , he was hitting his hand on the chair rod

"No your papa want attention "she look at her ear in mirror , he had taken off both the earrings"May be she uses to snatch his wife too, he missed her" she look out he was sitting and his eyes was closed

Nani walked in with HP and tray

"Khushi beta you have dinner with Arnav " she gave her Arshi feeder

"Auntie here " she look at Arnav

"first of all i am not your auntie , you call me Nani , and secondly may be he give you company , as he has refused to have dinner with family " she said and look at Arnav "Arnav make sure Khushi have dinner properly " she walked out

Arshi was lying on their bed drinking milk ,

Arnav walked in without looking at her he taken out dinner in one plate and sat next to her,Khushi moved her face on other side. he switched on TV and shuffel channel , he stopped on her favorite show. he without looking at her started narrating her story , she didnot want to look at him ,she turn her back towards him .

"Arshi ask ma to have dinner " Arshi was placing her feet in his lap and head in Khushi , he brought bread piece near her lips bread brush her lips" if you want to know what happened with hero you have dinner " he blacked mailed her , she look at him in shock

" i dont want to know" she moved his hand , he had that piece of bread

"soch lo, i am telling you the story is very interesting" he brought other piece of bread close to her lips

"bola na nahi khana "Arshi taken out feeder from her mouth and started biting nipple

"see if you will not have Arshi will too not have her milk" he tickle in her tummy she giggle

"first you tell me what happened to hero " she turn towards him

"no first you have " he bring bread please close to her lips she try to take it from his hand , he hold her hand and made her eat , he didnot look at her as he very well knew she must be in shock , he was looking at Arshi

"see ma eating now you too finish it" he placed feeder in her mouth ,she started sucking it

" i can eat myself " she stopped him and try to take plate

" nani brought one plate , if you will take the plate then you have to feed me " he stuff bread in her mouth , she beat him Arshi started laughing

" oh you like ma hiting papa " he tickle her

" i want to ask you few things " she finish her mouth and look at him

"what ?" he was scared she dont ask about the marks

" what happened that day ,after we reach hospital?" she asked him without looking at him

"which day" he ignore her

"the day when nani got shot, i remember that guy give that kid the guy, i was asking him not to give him, but the guy didnot listen me and he asked the kid to fire in air , Kid was too small ,as he fire he got jerk and fallen back ,and he fired again few times,i snatch the gun from his hand "she closed her eyes she was sweating Arnav moved Arshi from her lap and slide close to her, he wrap his arm around her shoulder " i ran to Nani , she was wounded ,i was frighten .i started shouting , everyone run away, your driver came ,he said the car wheels are flat ,he will stop car "she paused

"what happened then " he was inquisitive to know what his maa last words was

"i had gun in my hand , nani look at me , i said i didnot fired , she said she know ,she was bleeding badly . at that time she asked me take off her Kangan , as i was rubbing her hand , when i did she placed at my wrist .i was not getting what she was saying , she took your name and said Arnav ,she hold my hand" she paused

"what happened then" he was shivering , some how holding himself not to cry

"show Arnav, she was just repeating that " she look at him he was all pale "What happened ?"

"Go to your room please , can i stay few mins alone ?" he left her ,she at once picked Arshi up and walked out ,"what happened to him?why he was all pale ?" she walk to her room

Arshi was in mood of sleeping , she laid to rest with her.

"Maa my name was the last words on your lips "he started crying bitterly ," Maa i let you down , i didnot saw the kangan " he scratch his hairs , his heart and head both were aching , he was not able to control him self . time passed

Khushi look at time it was 1 ,she was twisting and turning on bed ,she was not able to sleep , why she was not getting ?she punch the pillow and turn side way she saw her neckline and the mark " i am sure Arshi did it , that is why he became so angry" Flash back

when she shouted at Arnav on having the Jalebi piece he walked to Arshi and tickled her

"paa karo papa ko " he offer her his cheek , and on that she bite him with her tiny teeth "oye paa bola tha" he rub his cheek and she naughtily smiled at him "be careful she bites at time " he said and pick Arshi up "Ma ko acha wala pa karo " he brought her close to Khushi , Arshi cupped her face and gave a wet kiss on her face" see she always bite me , Gandi bachi "he kissed her

Flash back end

Everyone was asleep , he had check Khushi and Arshi,he didnot had strength to go to their room , he walk to the worship place ,He kneel down and cried " i am a loser , Maa lift me now any time Khushi will leave me, she has right to leave me ,what all i have done with her she deserved to leave me" he had being crying for hour but his heart still has alot of burden , he was not getting what to do to ease his pain , he very well knew he may not be able to sleep without her . everything was making him cry ." i will tell her the truth , she should hate me, maa asked me to look after her but i " he warp his arm around his knee and cried

Khushi again failed to sleep she sat

" i should run away from here , as i am scared of the day when he will start treating me as his wife" she pat her head " both father and daughter are asleep , it is the best time to run away from here ,as when they are awake they will not let me leave " she quickly step out of bed and pack her bag ,she on tip of her toes walked down to living room , she saw a light coming from the corner of the room and the room echo with uncontrollable sobbing, she kneel down and crawl to the place . She saw him sitting wrapping his arm around his knee and crying .

She hide behind the pillar as he raised his head "Khushi what you want?" he said while wiping his tears

"how he know it is me ?" she had a hiccup ,she hide more behind the pillar , he walk to her and kneel down in front of her ,she was covering her face with her hands , he moved away "what you want ? are you hungry " she nodded her head in no and hide her bag behind her

"Oh " he saw the bag" i and Arshi tease you too much " he said sadly .she nod her head in no" this is not right time to leave home " he picked her up in his arms and his back and walk upstairs " you can go in morning ".

"how you knew it was me?" she look at him ,he didnot reply made her rest "why you were crying?" she look at him

"because that lady was my Maa , and she died " he sank next to her bed and cried , she at once sad and look at him

"she was not nani" she look at him

"NO she was my mother , you took her death so serious you went in coma " he placed his head in her lap and cried badly ,she was not getting what to do .

"shhh please dont cry , i really try to save her "she run her fingers in his hairs wipe his tears "please Arshi will get up " she caress his back . dont know what force was pulling her towards him , she have never seen any man crying , the way he was crying made her shiver badly ."i am sorry i could not save her " he had choke badly she kept on rubbing his back

"you tried , my mom died in your lap , what i did i am a loser" he said slowly hold his head in his both hands

"what happened?"she panic

"you sleep " he tries to get but fallen on bed .

"Arnav "she lean over him ,pat his face "what to do now ? anybody home "she scream no top of her voice ...

Do tell me did Arnav did right to tell her the truth ?