Chapter 7

Suzie

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PART 7

April, 2017

AR branch, Maryland,

New York, USA

October, 2016

Riya Farmhouse,

Mumbai outskirt, India.

"Riyu. Babe, come on wake up." A Man said trying to wake Riya up.

It's 10:15 already in morning and Riya is sleeping without any clothes under the warm fluffy blanket while Man sitting, only in bathrobe, beside her trying to wake her up.

"Arghh!! Please let me sleep." Riya whispered in her hoarse sleepy voice with eyes still closed, snuggling more into the blanket as slight cool breeze of October touch her face.

"No. Please Jaan, get up. Its already very late I also have to catch my flight at one O' clock. You also have to pack my stuff. Please Riyu get up." Man said shaking Riya slightly to shoo away sleep.

Riya groaned saying "Urghhh... Arjun please sone do na mujhe. Raat bhar tou nhi sone diya tumne abhi tou please sone do."

Arjun sighed feeling bad for waking her up when she is damn tired but still he knew her very well, so he softly explained "Riyu, I know you are tired Jaan, but you have to get up.10 bajh chuke hain."

Riya sprang up to sitting position on hearing '10 bajh chuke hain', her sleep long forgotten as she started shouting "WHATT?? IT'S 10 ALREADY?? Why didn't you woke me up early. OMG.. Aryan ko uske playschool bejhna tha. I've to do your packing. Sneha ko change krna tha. And YOU WOKE ME UP AT 10, Arjun."

Arjun smiled inwardly knowing her too well this was coming and she didn't disappoint him either. He said while calming her down by pecking her forehead "Relax Jaan, why I am in this world? Just to love you and our kids and take care of all of you. Right? Riyu, maine tumhe raat bhar jagaya so that I have atleast my half fill to stay in US for week away from you but that doesn't mean I'll make you suffer in all this Jaan, and I also want to spend sometime with kids so I woke up early, switched off your alarm and prepare light breakfast along with Aryan and his lunch box. And took him at his school with Sneha, who was sleeping that time. After that we came back leaving Aryan at his school and I changed Sneha's diapers after bathing her and fed her bottle milk. Now she is sleeping. So relax. You just have to freshen up and pack my stuff after having breakfast. Okay?"

Riya smiled brightly, nodding before pecking on Arjun's lips out of immense love. After freshen up, they quickly had their light breakfast made by Arjun and start packing Arjun's travelling bag for a week in US alone.

They came here at farmhouse three days earlier just to spend some family time alone and will be staying here for next week till Arjun came back from his US office trip.

They lives in US only just after one month of their wedding because of incident with Arjun's so called family, much to Riya's reluctance. As she didn't want Arjun to leave his family just for her but he made it clear that he operates his work from US only, so they only came back India after Aryan's birth to celebrate their first kid's birth as well as their first anniversary by touring and enjoying India's warm weather. Arjun, on that trip only, bought this farmhouse in the name of Riya as an anniversary gift, much to her opposition. But didn't told anyone about it except Riya and his best buddy Sam, who was in US those days only because of his office. After three months living with other Rawtes ,much to their annoyance but no one said anything, they went back to US. They visit India once in every year for few months and stay at their farmhouse for week or two to spend alone time together in India. After Sneha's birth they had to visit India for one year for Arjun's one important deal, in which mostly every third week they went to farmhouse for family time. 

Soon Arjun got succeed in that particular deal and they again left to US, but just after 2 months they've to came India back on so many insistence of his Chachi ( Mrs Anjana Rawte), much to Arjun's reluctance.

So here after 14 days of coming back in India, they are right now at their farmhouse to spend family time alone as till now Chachi didn't allow them to leave Rawte Mansion for a day and she so lovingly treat them always ready to grant whatever they ask, took good care of her along with kids as her own. Though this upside down change stunned Riya but she accept it openly. Her life was just a beautiful fairy tale. But now Arjun's presence is very needed in AR Manhattan branch as some kind of fraud happened there. They thought to go back together but there seat wasn't available more than one in direct flight. So he had to leave first after one week Riya and kids will.

Rawte Mansion,

Thane,Mumbai.

After saying goodbye to Arjun, Riya with kids sat in car to reach Rawte Mansion but there wasn't anyone so she directly went to her and Arjun's room.

But at evening she got a big shock of her life. As Anjana and every others came back they started abusing, taunting her and her kids, which broke her alot. When she tried to threaten them saying Arjun will finish them off. They mocked her and said he left her as he got bored of his this flings. But Riya didn't take it to her heart, knowing Arjun and his love very well. They threw Riya along with kids out at 8 PM of night only with her handbag and Sneha's baby bag saying Arjun wouldn't came back to her and she didn't own any place at his property.

Main street of Thane,

Mumbai.

8:15 PM

Riya stood on footpath of street with tear filled eyes in dark hour of night with her kids as she tried Arjun's numbers twice- thrice but no reply. She was walking with a tight hold on Aryan's hand while Sneha was sleeping on her shoulder when a biker stop infront of her and look at her with lustful gaze which frightened Riya, who silently praying, turned to other side with fast steps when a car stopped beside her. Again with frightening thought, Riya tried to run fast still holding Aryan's hands when someone yelled her name "RIYA!!?"

She stopped abruptly hearing a familiar male voice. Turning back to assure herself that it's true. It's him. She cried falling on her knees, in happiness of being assured about their security as well as in helplessness of not getting her love's response and assurance.

Man rush beside her, shocked seeing her weeping badly falling on her knees. He hug Aryan, who was also crying due to fear, and rub his back to calm him down whereas placed his one hand on Riya's shoulder before getting up taking Aryan in his arms while making Riya stand, he made them sit inside his car.

Soon he drove little away from that frightening place and finally asked "What happened?" Not before making them eat something still sitting in his car. Then Riya told him everything from starting, from Anjana's insistence till now. "My life ends here. No Arjun no love no family, nothing. With no money and place where will I go with my kids.? How will we survive Sam Bhai.? I..."

Though everything shocked him to the core and made his blood boiled in outrageous rage, anger and hatred to even kill someone but he calm himself to support his sister like bhabhi. He said "Shut up Riya. I'm with you nothing is gonna happen neither to you and kids nor to your love. First of all, farmhouse isn't someone's else neither of Arjun, its only yours so let's go there. I'm here to take care of you all. Okay? So relax." 

Though then she had relaxed but was started living in denial after that. From then Sam took care of them like his own as always.

Riya took 2 and half months to get out of her denial.

Riya came out of her thought, feeling a slight shake which was made by Arjun to bring her out of her Dreamland. After that they sat there eating while Riya just kept watching the duo father and son's conversations between her each morsel, lovingly.

TBC...