Part 30
Khushi stopped and slowly turned around.Arnav was on the stage,with a microphone in his hand.He gazed at her "I am sorry Khushi..I know I hurt you a lot and I am ready to admit it in front of the whole world..please Khushi,forgive me.I promise to never leave you or..or make you cry.Please Khushi" he begged.His voice was full of emotions which Khushi noticed.The crowd was quiet,probably waiting for her reaction.Khushi stared at Arnav,ready to burst into tears but she held back.Her heart told her to forgive him but her mind told her to ignore him.It was a battle between her heart and mind.Not knowing what to do or how to react,Khushi turned and ran out.Arnav closed his eyes,refusing tears to spill.Slowly opening them,he turned to the crowd who were widely staring at him.He sighed "Thank you for coming ladies and gentlemen.I hope you enjoyed the show...I would like to dedicate this show to my wife,Khushi Singh Raizada...Good night" Everybody clapped while he left the stage.
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It was midnight.Arnav sat in a park on a bench,alone.He had a beautiful red rose in his hand.It was the only thing he was staring at.He closed his eyes and leaned against the bench "I am so sorry Khushi for hurting you..if I had known it wasn't you and I had listened to my heart,none of this would have even happened.I let Shyam fulfill his promise and broke mine...I listened to my brain and thought what I saw was you and true..I am sorry Khushi for breaking your heart..maybe it's best you find someone way better than me..who will always trust you and love you" Arnav lightly caressed the beautiful rose "You beauty is nothing compared to this rose..your heart is much brighter than the sun...your tears are like acid on my heart" Tears fell from his eyes.
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Arnav didn't come home that night.Khushi grew worried from then and kept on calling him but he never answered.She left thousands of missed calls,messages and voice messages.He never answered.Khushi didn't know where he was and that increased to her worries.She couldn't even go out looking for him because Hari Prakash left for his home and Aarav would be alone.There was no way she was going to take Aarav outside where it was so cold.Khushi sat on the recliner,Arnav slept on "Arnav,come home" she whispered.She didn't know when she fell asleep on the recliner.
The next morning,Arnav still hadn't come home.To top it off,Aarav wasn't leaving her alone so she could go out and search for him.Khushi continued with the unanswered calls,messages and voice messages.No reply.She hadn't even changed from her red sari.Khushi felt like she was going to burst into tears from frustration and worry "Where are you Arnav?"
Finally,it was night at 10:00 and it was when Arnav came home,unharmed.Khushi gritted her teeth seeing him.She stomped her way towards him,ready to yell and scream but stopped when she heard him "I am sorry Khushi...for keeping you trapped in this contract,this house and using our son...I know you won't forgive me and you have all the rights..you don't have to stay here anymore..you are free to do whatever you want" he gulped "If you want to leave...you can"
Khushi remained expressionless.Clenching her fists,she yelled "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU? YOU'VE BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST NIGHT! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MESSAGES I SENT AND HOW MANY TIMES I CALLED YOU! I SENT THOUSANDS OF VOICE MESSAGES AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN REPLY TO ONE OF THEM!" Arnav flinched.Khushi then decided to acknowledge his words "Looks like you finally gave up on the impossible..YOU KNOW WHAT! I am happy that you are finally freeing me from this burden,this burden of staying at your house,being your wife,and pretending to be happy in front of your family members when really I AM NOT! I AM LEAVING AND I AM TAKING AARAV WITH ME...AND YOU CAN'T STOP US THIS TIME" She said pointing her index finger at her "YOU KNOW WHAT...I DON'T EVEN CARE IF YOU DECIDE TO MARRY LAVANYA OR ANY OTHER RICH,HIGH CLASS GIRL" Khushi stared at Arnav who did absolute nothing.He just stood there,with his head hung low.He remained quiet.Carrying her head up high,Khushi slammed open the closet and tore all her clothing out,including Aarav's.Shoving it into a bag,she zipped it up and put a now awake Aarav into a stroller.Khushi pushed the stroller out the room and took it to the main door where Arnav stood still "Good bye Arnav Singh Raizada" she said gritting her teeth "I wish I could say it was nice knowing you but that would be lying and I don't want to teach that to Aarav" Without a single glance backward,Khushi left with Aarav.
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Khushi wiped her tears with her hands and gave a small smile to a now sleeping Aarav.She sat on a bench next to another girl,not knowing what to do or where to go.She had told Arnav she was absolutely happy he had freed her but she knew she was lying.She had yelled many things at him and he hadn't said a word.Khushi stared at nothing in particular.Suddenly the girl next to her turned.She patted Khushi's shoulder.Khushi turned towards her and gasped as she took in the girl's appearance.The girl looked exactly like her.Khushi reached out her hand and touched her arm,wondering if she was just an imaginary picture.The girl was solid.The girl smiled at her.Glancing at Aarav,she looked back at Khushi and asked "Are you actually going to let Shyam win?"
Khushi scrunched her eyes "W-what do you mean a-and who are you a-nd w-why do you look like me?"
The girl smiled "My name is Maya Sonal and I used to be a bar dancer...I am guessing Shyam was an enemy to you"
"I guess you could say that but do I know you?"
"No"
"Then why do you have the same face-" asked Khushi confused.
"I had plastic surgery to have the the face as you"
"But why would you do that?"
"Because I was paid...looks like ASR hasn't told you anything but anyways I'll tell you" Khushi nodded,still confused "As said I believe Shyam was enemies with you and ASR.You see as I said I was a bar dancer and that's how Shyam met me.Since my face resembled with yours,he paid me a huge sum of money to do his job and got my plastic surgery done to get me to look exactly like you" Khushi gasped "When your husband left for Florida and was at the airport,I came up to him pretending to be you.I went with him to Florida and surprisingly he kept his distance away from me,like he knew I wasn't you...anyways I guess you could say I gave a really bad impression of you to him and he believed all of it"
"What did you do?" Khushi asked urgently.
"I told him I aka you cheated on him,not once but always"
Khushi widened her eyes "And he believed it?"
"Actually I kissed a random guy to make him believe me"
Khushi looked away,realizing what had actually happened.She recalled Maya's words surprisingly he kept his distance away from me,like he knew I wasn't you "He knew in his heart it wasn't me" Khushi whispered.Maya nodded.Khushi turned to her "Wait why are you telling me now all of a sudden?"
Maya smiled and leaned back on the bench "I guess you could say I always believed in love and always loved seeing two lovers together and happy...seeing your love life being messed up because of me makes me feel guilty"
Khushi gave a small smile but then immediately frowned "I can't forgive him...he was about to marry Lavan-"
"No he wasn't" interrupted Maya "He was planning to cancel the wedding"
"Then why did he agree to it in the first place?"
"Because he wanted to forget you because..." Maya stopped.
"Because he thought I cheated on him and broke his heart" Khushi whispered completing her sentence.Maya nodded "Wait,then how did he realize it wasn't me?"
"I met him in the jewelry store"
Khushi widened her eyes in realization.In the car,after they were done with their shopping,Arnav seemed lost in thoughts and barely payed attention to anything going around him "I have to go back" Khushi whispered and stood up "Thank you Maya for telling me...if it were someone else,they would have probably never told me"
Maya smiled and nodded "Now shall I help you with your bags?" Khushi nodded.
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Maya left after dropping Khushi to Raizada Mansion.Khushi looked around and didn't see Arnav.She went upstairs and took Aarav with her along with their bags.Entering her and Arnav's room,she threw the bags near the closet and put Aarav in the cradle which was still in their room.Khushi went to the living room but Arnav wasn't there "Arnav" she called out but no answer.For some reason her heart was beating a bit too fast.She looked towards the kitchen.Somehow it gave her a feeling that she didn't want to go there and if she did,she would regret it.Khushi took her chances and made her way to the kitchen.Entering it,she looked around.Everything seemed in order.Scrunching her eyes,Khushi turned around but immediately stopped.Khushi turned around as fast as she could and felt like her breathing stopped.Her heart felt like it was going to stop beating "ARNAV" Khushi screamed in horror.
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Edited by khushiforever - 11 years ago
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