YOU BELONG WITH ME!!! PART-12B

“Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.” ―David Byrne

Everyone went shocked hearing Khushi’s name from Arnav. But one of the bodyguards immediately disclosed that why Khushi was with him during that mishap. Later sensing Khushi’s mental condition, Shyam also requested doctors to admit her.

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Almost 12h Arnav again opened his eyes. This time his condition was much better than earlier. His pulse rate was quite stable. As usual after gaining the full consciousness he once again asked for Khushi.

“She’s is fine. As she was in shock, we had to admit her. Now she’s sleeping. We will let her see you after she woke up. No need to worry about her.”

Arnav still insisted to see her but cooled down when Shyam explained him every detail about Khushi. Arti like usual all melodramatic mothers, continued to cry until she got a threat from the doctor. Arnav also didn’t react after watching his father beside his mother as he knew that only he could enable to provide the much needed comfort to his distressed mother.

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“How could he go there? Mom. Why the hell did you let him go?”

Sheetal was sitting on her bed like a stone statue. She didn’t even bother to answer Akash’s continuous queries. Hugging her stiff body from sideways Akash asked again softly,

“Mom, Please, atleast say something. You have already made a big mistake by letting him go. Now you…”

“Akash, I can’t stop him. Arnav is his life. After so many years, still I don’t have any right over him. Arti will be a winner, always. She gave him, Arnav which I failed. I ….”

Covering her face with her palms, she broke into weeping.

“I am scared beta. Once again, I am going to lose. Avinash can do anything for. What will I do if he decides to stay with them? I…we…”

“No Mom. Dad can’t do this to us. He has to stay with us. Those Raizadas harassed him every possible way. He can’t forget those so easily. He has to stay with us.”

Then Akash thought for a while and added

“Mom I have a plan and I am 100 percent sure, it will work like a magic.”

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Next day when Khushi woke up, though she was still under the influence of sedative yet the first word she uttered was ‘Arnav’. But from the next second, she began to behave like an over agitated, stubborn, almost insane child. She continuously asked for letting her see Arnav. Garima and Sashi went extremely tensed. Even Anjali & Shyam also tried their best to calm her down but eventually failed. Then, after collecting permission from doctor, they took her to Arnav’s cabin. Surprisingly at the door of his cabin, Khushi suddenly halted in her track. She intently watched him who then seemed to be busy in talking to his family. With a sudden gust of breeze, then he felt her presence and looked back at the door. In accordance, their eyes met. Time as if went stalled at that moment. Confusions, love, pains, forgiveness, all these emotions were almost radiating through their eyes. Arnav utter softly,

“Khushi”

“Huh” She responded in a hypnotized manner.

“Tum thik ho?” And that was the last hurdle of Khushi’s outburst. Directly looking at him, without answering, she whimpered and said,

“I…I am sorry. Please forgive me. Pl…”

Anjali hugged her from sideways with watery eyes and informed,

“Khushi, Don’t worry. Bhai is perfectly fine now. That bullet just hit at the back of his shoulder and it had already been removed.”

But Khushi continued,

“I am sorry. Believe me… I…” She couldn’t tell more as her sobs almost clogged into her throat.

Automatically, Arnav tried to propped himself up to stop her. But in that process he himself got hurt again and screamed in pain. This time Arti went livid and rebuked both of them scathingly. Reaching to Arnav’s side, she ordered,

“Stop it now! Both of you. Khushi, go back to your room, NOW!! Whatever had happened, you had no clue about that. So, stop blaming yourself. Anjali, take her to the cabin. She needs rest.”

Anjali tried to help Khushi to move out from that cabin. But she stood like a statue without tearing her eyes from Arnav’s woebegone face. After receiving heated scolding from elders, atlast Khushi turned back to leave but her head spun dangerously. Her vision got blurred instantly. Before she could hit the ground two strong arms held her strongly. Next moment, she sensed vaguely to be lifted by those strong arms and heard,

“Where’s her cabin? She needs a doctor.”

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Akash Singh Raizada was a man with few words, great poise, focused with sharp brain. Even after being an extremely popular guy among high society women/girls he never appeared as a play boy as his cousin or so called brother. He always sternly maintained his focus to regain his mother’s long lost pride that he never even indulged into any affairs. But fate had another plan for him. Incidentally, when he entered Arnav’s cabin, the first sight was awaiting for him, ‘an extremely beautiful girl was about to hit the floor’. Before he could think anything, within a whisk of a second he had to rush towards her and scooped her ‘lightest as well as softest’ body within his arms. Then, ignoring everyone’s concerned voices, especially almost livid Arnav’s, scooping her in his arms he walked into assigned cabin. Meanwhile he roughly instructed a nurse to inform a doctor.

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Khushi found it hard to open her eyes. She felt relieved seeing her loved ones around her bed.

“How are you feeling, young lady?” A senior doctor asked her softly.

“I..I am fine.” She answered reluctantly and asked for her grandmother. Garima patiently answered her all questions about Arnav’s well being.

He’s fine. No need to worry about him. It will take time some to heal his wound. So he will be here for sometimes. But you are getting discharged today.”

Sedatives were still acting on her. So, she fell asleep after sometime without showing any tantrum. Nobody could realize then, one person was fuming with jealousy; standing at the corner of that room. Akash Singh Raizada, who came with a plan, incidentally came across one of the weakest and most beautiful parts of Arnav’s life, ‘Khushi’. He didn’t take much time to realize how to put forward a massive blow in destiny’s favorite child Arnav Singh Raizada’s well guarded, successful life. Looking at the sleeping nymph in front of him, immediately he modified his whole plan.

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It was almost one month past when Arnav and Khushi last saw each other. Everyday especially after his release from the hospital, Arnav was getting impatient for Khushi. He found it extremely difficult to spend a day without her. Whenever he asked about her, he received only one (fine) or at max three words (I don’t know) as answers. Meanwhile Khushi was suffering from similar anxiety. Instead of requesting uncountable times, no one let her come outside her house. Few days she heard about Lavanya who was staying in RM. She understood her position in Arnav’s life and never bothered to go RM except collecting news about his condition.