ArHi SS! Escape Velocity [Completed] - Page 76

Ahhh!!!!! It's the dream he had right!!!! So they knew each other!!!!!🤪

Their relationship has developed well over the last few updates! The hospital memories I feel are going to help a lot with this case! This epidemic is really interesting to me! Arnav is completely right when he says science is against him! It's sad that some people who have illnesses have to not only worry about themselves but also passing it on to their children.

Looking forward to more!

Wow cool update
So Arnav n khushi used to stay in same area when they were young
N they have also realized they were friends although Arnav used to tease n annoy the c**p out of khushi lol. Maybe sharing what they remember they can fill in blanks.
Wondering if they should go n talk to Anjali she seems to remember things Mayb she'll remember khushi
Is their a connection between Arnavs mother n the kids . Is the killer a kid that Arshi knew at the hosp? Epidemic is that a cover-up?
Also looks like Dr Sharma was involved can't wait till Arnav n khushi go to meet him
Also like how Arnav n khushi have already started to become close n bond loved the hand kissing scene in car
Anyways thanks for pm can't wait for more plz keep the pms comin

what did they do to the kids? some military experiment hushed up as epidemic?

Whats with Dr. Sharma, whats he is hiding? Anyways we will get all the answers in future updates but Khushi - Arnav connection was total surprise. Hows it gonna affect their current situation will be a thing worth watching 😊 Story is getting interesting day by day, looking forward to the next one!

Originally posted by: susanbones

I m completely hooked to this ff...

Man this is getting so damn interesting...

I think they were conducting a psychological experiment in the army base which targeted memories. Such experiments would prove to be fruitful to the military and the town was really an obscure one in the foothills so there was not much risk of getting discovered. I think arnav s mom was pregnant when she was influenced by some sort of stimulating chemical or radioactivity which hampered her mental stability and memory. Maybe that's why she remembers anjali and not arnav. And I think khushi too suffered a similar fate but I think she was affected more directly.

That maybe the reason both of them were admitted in a hospital and were being treated for epilepsy like seizures. I think the killer maybe khushi s twin or elder sibling and that's why he is mentally connected to her.

The experiment seems to have some kind of a genetic influence too. Arnav and killer also have something's in common like both of them are violent aggressive hot headed physically strong emotionally stunted and intelligent...such traits are ideal for military.

This is pretty good. It would have made a solid storyline given how you have covered almost all aspects of behavioral issues and probable causes as to why things are the way they are.

However:
- Radio activity would have too many drawbacks and their effects would be obvious by now.
- Arnav is fairly smart and level headed else he wouldn't be in police force. As per him is having anger management issues of late due to stress. So the question of mental stability is ruled out.

Rest - am gonna ignore :D

Originally posted by: suma.2911

maybe they should do hypnosis on him too. Then he might remember something about his mother. What happened to his mom? Was she also a part of the experiment or did she try to stop them/came to know what they were doing to Arnav and so they did something to her memory?

Although, I must say one thing. I could not make the jump from them being friends to being more intimate than friends suddenly. Maybe because the focus has been on other things and not on their intimacy...

- That's a good idea - to go under hypnosis and try to find some answers.
- When I write thriller, I ensure that I leave bread crumbs enough to pick on the hidden things. And not every time they are going to give you answers. Some are there just to throw you off from my tail so that you are confused :=)
- Am done with romance in this FF. It doesn't make sense to me. I just added it in the last chapter for the sake of completion and now I wish I hadn't. So the genre is now just - thriller.

Were these kids hospitalized together as subjects of an experiment? I have to go back and re-read I feel like you laid out some clues (or I'm just hooked). Oh what a story you've created.

Oh can't wait for the story to unfold...my mind is giving dumb thoughts ...anyways thank you .

Chapter 12: It's in blood…

"It's unfortunate to meet you under these circumstances Ms Khushi." Dr Sharma said pointing at sofa. Khushi simply nodded and looked at the surrounding. "Today is my day off at the hospital and I wanted to meet you in my clinic as there are lesser disturbances here as required by the procedure."

"This is ACP Arnav Raizada, by the way." Khushi introduced the two men. Dr Sharma looked momentarily taken aback but he recovered quickly. Arnav and Khushi exchanged a glance which said 'He knows'

"You are quite a pair – a thriller writer and a police officer." There was unperturbed fondness in Dr Sharma's voice.

"You almost sound proud," Arnav observed.

Arnav had decided earlier that he would simply sit and observe the doctor and participate as less as possible in any conversation.

"Let's begin, shall we?" He said once Khushi had settled on sofa resting on her back. She nodded at the doctor and glanced on last time at Arnav before closing her eyes.

She opened her eyes an hour later sweating and incredibly scared of something. Arnav was restraining her rebellious figure. She calmed down taking several breaths as per the doctor's instruction.

"Is everything alright?" She asked after the doctor certified her to be okay. Arnav had collapsed on a nearby chair and was screening her thoughtfully.

"How much do you remember now?" Dr Sharma asked.

"I remember parts of my childhood. I remember my parents. I remember being hospitalized." She said tonelessly.

"In your memory, where were you?" Dr Sharma asked.

"I was in a small room with a boy of my age. We were solving puzzles. I think I am five or six years old and the puzzles look hard but the boy and I are having fun in solving it. We aren't close to solving it by the end of five minutes and suddenly noise of a clock ticking becomes very, very loud. It's as if only he and I can hear it. The boy becomes angry and starts attacking the puzzle we are working on. I try to calm him but he doesn't listen to me. I know he is my friend but he is very scary at the moment so I start screaming too. My screaming seems to rile him more so he pushes me down and cover my mouth with his hand and yells at me to shut up. Three men and a woman come in and the woman carries me away. I am crying and I can see the boy being restrained and he is crying too. He is no more angry but simply confused." Khushi explained glancing slightly at Arnav. Arnav received the message and closed his eyes briefly.

"What happened after that?" The doctor asked missing this small communication.

"I am in a hospital sort of facility. There is another boy in my room. I am told that he is going to be my new friend. We became friends, solved puzzles and played together. We found a dead bird on the windowsill of the room where we worked. He kept the bird in his pocket and got to our room. He peculiarly looked at it day in and day out as if he was fascinated by the unmoving bird. It started to smell so he kept the bird in a hollow tree trunk. We didn't know why the beautiful blue color was slowly deteriorating. One day the dead bird completely disintegrated. So…he…" Khushi swallowed and closed her eyes tightly.

"What did he do?" Dr Sharma asked already anticipating a response.

"He killed a cat and I didn't stop him because I was curious too. We hid the cat in same tree trunk and observed it. It was our little secret. The boy and I were best friends I think. I could almost predict his moves, what he was thinking etc. When the first boy came back and riled me up with his cold words, I wanted to…do the same thing to him as my friend did to the cat and put him in tree trunk and observe him…wither away."

"Why did you think that?" Dr Sharma asked.

"I don't know. I think we were curious I suppose." Khushi said bleakly.

"Is that all?" The doctor asked.

"That's pretty much all. I did talk when I was under, didn't I?" She asked sarcasm crept into her voice.

"You did Ms Khushi but there is a difference in talking about it post session." Dr Sharma said inducing nonchalance in his voice.

"You are probably right," Khushi said lightly. "I do have a question though," she said. Dr Sharma nodded her to continue. "Do you think it's wise to go the place where all this has happened and see if it triggers any memories?" Arnav looked up and saw the gleam in her eyes. She was baiting the doctor!

"I don't think that's a wise idea Ms Khushi. There may be overwhelming amount of information which your current personality cannot handle. You realize the things you said just now, correct? Your brain may have masked the past once the morality of your actions were explained which made you forget your past so that the guilt of your thoughts and actions won't weigh you down." Dr Sharma explained patiently.

"I do agree with Khushi doctor given how I feel that I am a part of this too," Arnav spoke. Khushi looked at him but he was studiously ignoring her gaze.

"I don't recommend this Ms Khushi, Mr Arnav. But if that's what you want," Dr Sharma said helplessly.

"You do realize that I remember you very clearly now," Khushi said flatly. "You were there, administering medicines."

"Are you sure it was me Ms Khushi?"

"Yes she is and so am I. You treated my mother when I lived with my parents there." Arnav said. "But what I don't understand is why are you helping her to remember which can potentially destroy you?"

"It's the guilt, isn't it?" Khushi responded. When doctor didn't say anything, she continued. "What did you do to us doctor?" She asked her voice hard.

"I didn't do anything Ms Khushi, Mr Arnav. You were all born that way." The doctor said softly. Arnav and Khushi looked at each other.

"What do you mean?" Khushi asked slowly.

"The rage, anger, sociopathic tendencies, psychopathic tendencies, narcissism, sadism – they were already in you, it's in your blood, in your genes." The doctor said defeated. "Using the profile of your parents, we invoked the same behavior from time to time in you to see if you can successfully overcome the natural instinct or fail."

"I don't understand," Arnav said confused and saw that same confusion was on Khushi's face too.

"You were brought in from different parts of the country, children of serial killers, murders, hit-men etc. who left a family behind. The children weren't easy to find but the local law enforcement agencies helped us and at the start of program, we had about seventeen children who were roughly around the same age." Dr Sharma said.

"You wanted to study us – to see if nature overpowers nurture." Arnav said stunned at the revelation.

Note: I don't want to drag the story anymore and that's why a major plot is revealed in today's update. Could have made the doctor not reveal anything and they go to their childhood place and investigate blah blah but I didn't. Not sure why but it felt incredibly overrated and has been done million times before and that would drag the story further. That's the reasoning behind my decision.

Enjoy the update!