Part 38
She screamed when she was suddenly pushed against the wall.She flinched when a lighter was lighted.Slowly,Khushi opened her eyes to meet eyes full of hatred.She gasped realizing who it was "D-Dad?" she whispered,confused "W-What are y-you d-doing h-here?"
Mardav glared at Khushi.He didn't say anything.He held the lighter close to her arm and burnt a small part of her skin.Khushi yelped,trying to push it away "STAY STILL!" he yelled.
Khushi whimpered,scared "W-What a-a-are y-you t-trying -t-to do?" she asked when she saw him picking up a big jug.
"I thought it was obvious" Mardav said casually "I am trying to burn you"
Khushi widened her eyes.She realized what was in the jug.Petrol.Khushi pushed him away and ran.Mardav was right behind her.Khushi could barely see in the darkness of the house and winced as she fell on her knees,spraining her ankle.Her heart beat accelerated when she heard loud foot steps coming towards her.She knew it was Mardav.He seemed like he was in no hurry.As if he knew she was already on her knees.Khushi held the on to her nearest support.A small table.She managed to hobble behind a big couch.As Khushi sat behind the big couch with her arms hugging her knees close to her chest,she thought about Aarav 'What if he got to Aarav before me?' she thought,scared more than ever.She could still hear Mardav's foot steps a bit far from her.Using all her energy,Khushi crawled to her bedroom and shut the door.She tried to find Aarav in the dark.She felt her way around the room and let out a sigh of relief feeling Aarav's cradle.Khushi picked a half sleep Aarav in her embrace.
The door suddenly burst open.It was still dark so Khushi was sure Mardav couldn't see her or Aarav.Khushi crawled under the bed with Aarav "Khushi" Mardav called out in a harsh voice "Come out from wherever you are...I am sure you don't want your husband to find his home burnt"
"Arnav" Khushi barely whispered.How had she forgotten him?She couldn't even call him now.Aarav was now fully awake and looked at his surroundings.He let out a whimper when his eyes met darkness.He let out a cry "No Aarav" Khushi whispered as gently as she could.He stopped realizing his mother was with him but the damage was done.Khushi screamed when Mardav grabbed her sprained ankle and pulled her out.He pulled her up and threw her on the bed.Aarav slipped out from Khushi's hold but was gently thrown on the soft bed,creating no damage.Khushi immediately sat up and looked around to see Mardav which was just impossible "D-D-D-D-Da-d" she whispered.
"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" he yelled.Khushi winced and a tear slipped.Aarav began crying "A child?Yours?You yourself are a child and you already have a kid.Wonder what he'll become when he grows up..A murderer or a terrorist..but there really is no difference"
Khushi snapped her eyes to darkness but from his voice,she knew exactly where he was.It angered her that he thought of her child in such a horrible way "How dare you" she yelled "My son will be the best and I know it"
"SHUT UP" he yelled "You're a murderer from the second you were born!You killed my wife!"
Khushi sobbed "I was a child...I know..you must have loved her a lo-"
"Love" he scoffed "What are you talking about?She was my slave...if I knew her pregnancy had complications,I would have never let her give birth to you because that would mean losing my maid"
"So you were only thinking about your benefits!" Khushi confirmed,horrified.
"Of course..I thought about replacing her with you but you were so stubborn..No matter how much I hurt you physically,you kept adamant...and when I was about to get you married off to that Shyam,you suddenly just disappeared in thin air..and so did my would-be money" Mardav gripped Khushi arms and shook her "Do have any idea how much 50 crores is?"
Khushi pushed him away "You sold me heartlessly"
"So you wanted me to sell you heart fully?"
"What" Khushi whispered "I never wanted you to sell me..I just wanted a father's love..that's all"
"I'll give you a father's love" he said suddenly over too sweetly "But right now I have to go"
"Wait" Khushi stopped "Why did you want to kill me"
"For my lost money"
Khushi heard his foot steps fade away and wondered 'Is that it?My father will finally stop hating me?' Khushi picked up Aarav in her arms and hushed him from his crying.She felt really hot for some unknown reason.Khushi turned around and screamed.The house was on fire!And her room was beginning to be a part of it.Now she realized it was way too good to be true.Her father stops hating her.She should have known.To top it off,her mother wasn't really a wife but a slave for free.Khushi suddenly didn't feel so good.She felt a turmoil grow in her stomach.Aarav was crying.Khushi wanted to get him and herself out by jumping out the window but she couldn't.Her eyes were closing.Khushi fell to the floor and Aarav rolled out of her arms.The fire was growing but Khushi felt too weak to even move an inch.Her eyes closed and the everything just turned black.
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Arnav jumped through the window and panicked seeing Khushi unconscious with a crying Aarav beside her.A fireman climbed up next to him and picked Aarav up.Arnav picked Khushi up.They both went out of the burning house.The ambulance and police were already there.The police held an angry Mardav "If anything happened to Khushi,I will not spare you" Arnav threatened him.He sat in the ambulance with Khushi and held Aarav in his arms.They went to the hospital.
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Arnav sat outside Khushi's room waiting impatiently.He held an awake Aarav in his arms,scared.What if something happened to her?What if something happened to their child?He hoped it was nothing too serious "I knew I shouldn't have gone through with this plan" he mumbled.It was David's plan to remove all the bodyguards and leave Khushi defenseless until Mardav doesn't come.They had put cameras around.Arnav didn't want to do it but it was a risk he was forced to take for Khushi's permanent safety.He just hoped all was well...
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Edited by khushiforever - 11 years ago
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