*{COMPLETED}*Arshi SS- CHECKMATE/ Epilogue@pg-45 on 29-MAR-2016 - Page 22

Here is most awaiting Epilogue( a big sorry for delaying) 😳

Aman saw car slowly fall from the hill and rolled till the pit of hill and then it caused a blazing fire. And turned back to back to his car and took the driving seat.

"plan 1 accomplished" Aman said smiling to person who was sitting next to him start the car "now for plan 2"

Other person doesn't said anything to him expect leaning on seat, closing his eyes to block out all the world.

Few hours later

After flicking different channel he stop at his desired channel where it showing all police car, ambulance and as car had shown below the hill and as it was in disastrous conditions and reporters stated that "The CEO of Riazada industries Arnav Singh Riazada had accident, because as police said there were no suspicious circumstances found, and further more they refused to talk anything..." he smiled but interrupted by knocking sound.

"Sir" servant said to him" mam came to conscious"

he nodded, switch power off the TV with remote.
He open the door looked saw, she was staring at TV as video was showing his truth.

"Khushi" he took her name.

She looked at him with hurt; her tear was rolling down one by one from her eyes. She got up from bed and walked toward him.
Before he could understand he held his stinging cheek where she had given him one tight slap showing all conflicts of emotions pain, betrayal, and anger.

~Flashback~

Akash gasped looking at Arnav laying figure then the person who was smiling at him, and indicate other men to take the body from here.

"Woh...that was great buddy" he exclaimed then Akash "you should get Oscar for remarkable acting".

Akash immediately pushed him.

"Woh...chill buddy, it very rude pushed a limp person" balancing himself in one leg .

"I have done what you said and here is your paper" Akash said gritting teeth and flung on his face, "leave them"

He smirked "anyway you are going back jail, what you will do meeting with them..."

"RISHAB" Akash instantly grabbed his neck "Dare you do anything to them, they are innocent, I have done everything you said, now leave them"

"Ahh...ha...Already on your head fake rape case charged" he cautioned "and one more will be attempt to murder, then whole life you will have spent in jail, so don't think of it also" Rishab said removing his collar from Akash's grab. "I wanted to make them suffer, but that will too cruel, and by the way Khushi won't like it you know how much she loved them, but I promise they will be in good hand after you go to jail. But before that I really want to salute for every effort you had done to expose me, and more than that, it was really interesting seeing you every time defeated"

"But I have made biggest mistake I would have killed you with my own hand rather than exposing you in front of bahi" Akash spit out, every time he tried to expose him somehow Arnav used to get tangled in all the incident, even in penthouse he use Khushi as bait but unfortunately he was unsuccessful, yeah he didn't care her life at that moment because she was playing with Arnav's emotions. "Why ?bahi picked you from roadside and consider you as own brother and made you equal business partner, then why? Only for the Property"

"You are wrong property was never my intention, I only wanted to destroy only Riazada name, family, happiness, and Yes property was my last to do list. See 1 by 1 I have succeeded on it" Rishab tsk "Khushi's brother came to Riazada house with the intention to destroy this family he almost succeeded in destroying them but at the end of moment he truly fall in love Aanaya which he was faking for long time. Now he was ready to forget revenge when we were so near. But I couldn't let that happen" Rishab angrily shouted "whatever he left, I finished it. I sold every information of Riazada company's and then your sister dignity become mockery in front of whole world..."
Akash almost punched him before that Rishab's man hold him "You bloody bas****, because of you she tried killed herself"

"I am really sorry about that, I just wanted to destroy the Riazada name, never thought such a strong will girl will suicide" He pretended to sad.

Akash jaw quivered remembering what they went through at that moment "still your revenge wasn't enough"

"that was just started, I wanted to see all of you on roadside, and at the end Khushi helped a lot for taking vengeance of his brother dead. As Arnav made easy for my plan, when he left khushi's brother almost dead on the street, and I used my little trick taking his life and rest is history"
Akash eyes widened with shock that he was one who took khushi's brother life.

"Why?"

"Ahh...that's good question. Why?" Rishab walked toward him "it was little secret between me and Arnav, and he knew who I was but I never thought he will kept whole family in dark. Do you think he was so that foolish to let me in your life, I have waited for years to enter in your life and that accident made everything easy, though I lost something but it plan succeeded" he looked at one limp leg after that accident it never could walked properly "Then it took me years to gain his trust. Whatever he was he offering because he was sympathy toward me, which I hate it. Because in the first place everything Riazada belong to me. Mine! Rishab Riazada's. But you people stanch my all rights from me." he shouted every word. Akash looked confused attaching his sur name with Riazada "Armaan Riazada's eldest son, I should be the call legal of the heir of Riazada, but because of your mother I was always known as illegitimate"

At that point everything started to make sense to Akash. Who Actually Rishab was? His mother broke the relationship with his father after 15 years, when she came to know about this illegitimate relation before their marriage. Their happy family shattered in a moment. His mother left his father house. Slowly their mother became sick. That was time when Arnav all the responsibility came on his shoulder, he was just 14. He just sacrifice all this happiness raising his brother and sister, he was like father figure to them, which his own father failed fulfill it.

"So all this time bahi knew who you were?" Akash still couldn't believe that Arnav new it and kept everyone in dark "Why?" he asked himself but said out loud.

"he didn't want to his family suffer humiliation in front of world introducing me as his illegitimate brother" Rishab spat out last words like a venom.

"but see now no Raizada will exit anymore, I destroyed everyone, Arnav soul had reached to sky, your sister is already mad who doesn't know who she is, and you" he chuckled "you will spent rest of your life will be in jail"

He signed his men take Akash out his sight. Akash started screaming and trying to get out of hold.

~Flashback End~

Rishab hold his stinging cheek where Khushi had given slap.
"Khushi" Rishab tried to touch her, she backed away from him.

"You. You killed my brother?" Khushi tear rolled down "Arnav was innocent, And all this time I thought he killed my brother. No...no..you make believe he killed my brother. I trusted you with my life and you betrayed me. why did you do this? Why? Khushi screamed "because you wanted your revenge with them that's why you used me. Arnav who trusted me with anything...I ..I destroyed their happiness with my own hand. He will never forgive me. Arnav.." suddenly her eyes widened with thought as he was hit, she started to pass through Rishab to go Arnav, immediately he stopped her
"where are you going?"

"Don't touch me" Khushi jerked out his hand "I am going to Arnav, I will tell him everything what you did"

"Where you will find him, ha, below 20 feet of the hill, you want to see what I did to him, come" he dragged her in front of the TV where the news was flashing again and again of Arnav's accident.
"No...no..." Khushi nodded her head, tears rolling down one by one "it can't be, He is alive... he can't do it..." she turned her face to Rishab, hold his collar of the shirt and shook him "He is alive right, he is not dead, TELL ME HE IS ALIVE, YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM, TELL ME"

"I killed him, and stop this acting of your, as if you ever cared for him" Rishab removed her hand.

"YES I CARE, I LOVE HIM, MAIN PYAAR KARTI HO UNSE" she screamed and fell in her knee crying loudly.

Rishab was standing as shock expression as he could believe Khushi's word.

When her sob decreased, she rubbed her eyes "I am going to police, don't ever think of stopping me saying me you will drag me with you. because this time I am not afraid of any punishment. I have wronged listening to you, and I should be punished for destroying innocent live and helping a devil like you."

"who said I will stop you" Rishab smirked and sit on sofa, Khushi started to leaving the house but stopped on her track what Rishab said "Before living this house don't you want to meet Mahirah for last time"
Mahi ?How could she forget about her?

"what you did with Mahi?" Khushi yelled at him
"Till now she is safe and sound, but if you tried to leave me or this house then you know..."

"You c...can't" khushi's voice quivered with anticipation with fear "you are lying, she is not with you"

"oh Khushi, don't tell me, you didn't hide them in Arnav's penthouse. Because he will search the whole world but not in his house. But I am not Arnav, and I know you can't see them hurt especially Mahirah, your blood run on her, right" he got up from seat and came near her "but I am helpless..." he hold her cheek digging his nail making her winch "If you ever thinking of leaving me or trying to act your smartness...then I will be not holding any responsibility of any accident happen with her." Khushi tear rolled down "just remember one things, I never want to hear Arnav's name from you again, If you want to love than love me no one else" he pushed her making her fall on the floor "Now stop your all this your crying... "

"I want to meet her" Khushi said raising her head

"I know you will demand this but 1 condition today we will get married" Rishab said, not giving her chance to talk "ahh..ha don't even think of arguing with me. If you want to meet with her get ready."
he called a maid to take her.

Slowly all jewelry they start removing nuptial tread, vermillion which she was wear by Arnav on their marriage, she was such misfortune woman who couldn't mourn her husband death.

*****

"What the hell you are doing out there, **** off" Rishab screamed out on the mobile and disconnect it. he looked at the pandit who was preparing for marriage still they got the time. He gave maid ordered to get Khushi ready he will be coming back in few minutes.

*****

After an hour the maid her seat on the mandap, maids looked at each other as with sad expression seeing the bride's condition . As Khushi was doing rituals like a dead person, neither she saw or understand anything. Whatever Pandit said and sitting next to person made her forcefully made stand and sit whatever it was required. At last when the pandit pronounced them Husband and wife. Khushi felt like her breath had taken from, As if her all the sin she did, came back as a demon to turn her life into hell forever.

"Who the hell are you?" Rishab shouted.

Khushi looked at Rishab who was looking at her angrily.

She blinked once, trying to understand what was happening as she was so much shock to think anything all this time. Suddenly her eyes widened in shock if Rishab was standing few feet away from her than who was standing next to her, just now whom she got married with all the rituals.
She turned her face to groom whose face was covered with flower veil.
He took away the mask from his making Khushi gasped.
"Arnav" Rishab eyes widened in astonishment "I saw your car falling from hill. How come you are alive?"

"Damn...Damn...Damn, Good question? How am I alive?" Arnav smirked getting down from the mandap and stopped in front of Rishab, when kidnapper called him and while coming he met accident and that person none other than Aman, he told that he was helping Akash to reveal the truth about Rishab, as the picture he had shown to Arnav about khushi's and Rishab engagement it was fake, because he knew the Rishab will do some mistake but instead of Rishab he was fallen in his trap. What was when Arnav had mistaken Aman and khushi's relationship. Though Arnav didn't believe 100% to his word, because what he had seen. When he met Akash and hugged him. But that was totally unexpected what Akash told him as if his whole earth had taken from his feet. But he should thanked to Aman that he gave one pen to him where small video camera was set and placed in Akash coat pocket at the first when he hugged him. Then Rishab's revealed all the truth by himself, and car accident was all trick to show him.

Rishab gritted his teeth and pulled out the gun and hold it in front of Arnav making Khushi gasped and "if you alive first time, it doesn't mean it will happen for second time."

Before he could pull the trigger, police immediately restraint him. He almost tried to come out like a caged animal.

"have you ever heard " victory goes to player who makes the next- to- last mistake" Arnav paused "and you know what your mistake was, you lost your queen in the game. And you know what I did, I came to your side gain my queen back again, so here is my "Checkmate Mr. Rishab Riazada"

"Riazada" Rishab sneered at the word "only this surname could change my and my mother's life, without this my and her life turned into disaster, have you ever been in that position where society put through such humiliation, make you feel to kill you rather than living in this society, have you ever been though where your own father was alive, still you are known as bas**** son." Rishab's tear fall remembering those cruel word from the society he and his mother had heard every single day "My and my mother's life could change if your mother had never come between them."

"your accusation are wrong," Arnav immediately defended "my mother had no idea of his previous relationship, if she had known it before she would never married to that person."

"Your whole family knew, your grandfather knew but still he refused to accept this relationship"Rishab screamed "You also knew. what you did, instead of accepting you was ashamed to accept it"

"I wasn't, I had given you that place in the family which our father didn't justice with you. I always consider you as my brother and make you equal what Akash was. If you want see check our balance I have given you more than us, I had that property what our father had written in my name because I never wanted that property at first it was always your right."
Again his father came to them to ask forgiveness from his mother, but she wasn't alive anymore. But father wanted to repent for doing mistake, so he transferred all his property to Arnav instead of that other son. Arnav refused to see his face because of him their mother suffered so much and property was out of topic.

"And my mother found about your mother, she left him and his everything behind at that instant and how could you blame her. All this property you are looking at it all my hard work, we hadn't taken one single penny from our father, If you have suffered than we had suffered also for his sin. If you want to blame anyone, he is one should blame for everything. I tried to give you everything Rishab, a grandmother, a brother, a sister a nephew, a family but a surname I couldn't. If ever that was in my hand I have given to you... But..." his voice broke with pain what three families been through because of one man.
When inspector dragged Rishab, Arnav saw a Rishab eye's filled with remorse but it was too late. Aman put a supporting hand on Arnav's shoulder. Aman didn't say any comfort words to him, whatever he would say he won't understand his pain.
"Papa"
Arnav looked toward the excited voice who was running toward him all excitedly.
"Mahi" his face grin broke seeing his daughter and bend to his knee hugging him.
"papa, Mahi missed you" Mahi said hugging him all her might
"I missed you, too" Arnav kissed on her hair.

"I don't want to go there again, you know how much Mahi missed you?" she broke the hug and show him spreading her hand "this much" and hug him back "don't leave me again there"

Arnav hold her tightly feeling her back, as if his life came back to him again "I won't do that again, never again" each word he said and placed a kissed on her head.

"love you, papa" Mahi said placing her head on his shoulder.

"papa love you too"

Mahi immediately pushed him, pouting her face "but Mahi loves papa more than two, more more, more" then again hugged him.

"hmm, Mahi loves papa more" Arnav smiled as tear fall from his eyes. before Mahi could see his he immediately wipe out.

After few minutes Mahi called out "mama" "papa leave me" Mahi tried break free Arnav's hug but he hold her tight "papa mama is crying, leave me" as Mahirah saw Khushi was crying "papa"

After few seconds of struggling in Arnav's arm, he slowly loosen his hug to let her go.

"Mama" Mahi stood in front of Khushi " why are you crying?" she said wiping one of her tear "did you miss Mahi like papa?"

Khushi bit her lips for breaking into anymore tears and nodded.
"Mahi missed you" Khushi immediately took her in hug and broke into tears.
"please don't cry mama" Mahirah tried to pacify but her painful sob increase.
When Khushi sob decreased "Mahi we are leaving now" Arnav declared without looking at Khushi.

"yes papa" Mahirah squealed and took khushi's hand started to move but Khushi was still, not moving her place.

"what happen, mama?" Mahirah inquired

"I..I can't " her voice quivered looking at Arnav as he wasn't looking at her.

"why? but aman uncle said papa and you got married, and after marriage mama papa lives together, right papa?" Mahirah explained what Arnav had explained to her before marriage. Arnav looked at Mahi and nodded.

"come mama" Mahirah dragged her, Khushi leg went automatically behind her. but one thing was never unnoticed by Khushi as Arnav came behind them.

when they stood front of car, Mahirah make both of them seat behind with her.

*****

As Khushi placed Mahirah on bed "where are you going mama?" Mahirah hold khushi's fingers.

"today we will sleep together, you, me and papa" as soon words left Mahirah mouth Arnav stopped doing his work. Ad Khushi already lying on the right side of the bed Mahirah in the middle keeping place for him.

"papa, come" Mahirah patted next to empty side of the bed.

"Mahi" Arnav smiled "you sleep, papa have some work to finish" he looked at file

"no, no today no work, now you have to sleep with Mahi, I have missed sleeping with you" she forced him, when she made that pout face Arnav got trapped on his daughter trick.

Khushi looked at Arnav from that place till the house he never looked once at her as if she doesn't exist here. The thought almost make her heart clenched. Mahirah took both goodnight kissy and she also gave them too. Mahirah took Khushi hand place it on her stomach then took Arnav hand placed it above her, Khushi felt his hand became stiff and as if it will burn any moment from her touch but when Mahirah place her hand above them, he gulped hand, trying not to create any scene in front of his daughter for whom he could do anything.

Arnav looked at Mahirah and Khushi as they both fall sleep he slowly took out his hand from Khushi not disturbing Mahi and took Mahirah's other hand holding in his hand and closed his eyes.

After few minutes later Khushi opened her, she looked at her hand and Mahirah hand as Arnav already had took his hand. A sob escaped from her, but immediately bit her lips from preventing to wake up anyone.
Her one game had destroyed all the happiness.

*****

"I am sorry, what he had done" Armaan apologized to Arnav.

"Sorry for what" Arnav looked at man who was sitting front of him bowing his head down "if you came here to ask the forgiveness on the behalf of Rishab, then you came to wrong person. because instead of asking me, you should ask Rishab's forgiveness. You had done most injustice to him and his mother. before my mother died she told to you marry that women and who had waited for you 25 years for one wish that one day you will give her rightful right. But you had never given the right to her or Rishab. see what your mistake had done." he paused remembering all those painful moment "if your talk is done you can leave now"
Before Armaan could leave Mahirah came running to Arnav.
"papa, see what I did?, I braided my hair by myself" Arnav smiled taking her in arm, looking at her messy hair state and behind she made small twirl and clipped it .

"wow, my princess had become big girl" Arnav praised her, peaking her nose.

"Is she Aanaya's daughter? "

Arnav turned back to Armaan who was looking at Mahirah.

"Your 10 minutes is over, you should leave now?" Arnav sternly said

.
"who is he, papa?" Mahirah enquired looking at Armaan.

"No one" Arnav left his study room toward Aanaya's room.
As Aanaya was sitting quietly, room was not mess at all. As doctor said she was improving a little, though never be fully the same person again. Even some time she will say a word.

Mahirah get down from his arm and got up at bed and start showing her hair to Aanaya.

Arnav sat behind Mahirah for cautioned if she start hitting her again.
Aanaya tried to hold mahirah's hair, Arnav stopped her. two times she tried to do the same thing then he just let her do it, as she started caressing slowly mahirah's hair as if she liked it.

"mali..ma..Mahi" Aanaya said.

"ha, bui" Mahirah responded to her word "ohh.. sorry its ma right no bui, right papa"

"hmm" Arnav nodded kissing her head, they never thought Aanaya would ever to give birth to Mahirah after months of coma, it was miraculous Mahirah survived after so much of complication.
Arnav was the one who took the care of Mahirah, he had taken both mother father responsibilities from her diaper changing to making her food even though he kept nanny. Because Aanaya wasn't capable of taking care of herself and looking at her child out of world.

Many times Arnav tried to make Mahirah say to Aanaya 'ma', but instead of that she would call him that word. Whenever Arnav tried to make any relation with Aanaya and Mahirah it never worked, if ever Mahirah would cry Aanaya will be start hitting her as if sound was most painful to ear. Slowly as the time passed Mahirah started calling him 'papa' and Aanaya as 'bua' or 'bui' mostly because of new nanny because they never knew the relation of Mahirah and Aanaya. However Mahirah was always known as Arnav's daughter.

*****

A month had passed in Arnav's behavior didn't change, it was always there as if was invisible in his life, his life she laughed at herself, now she don't belong there anymore. as soon she will alone in the room, her tears will make through her eyes all things of the room will be witnessing her painful sob. His coldness was cutting through her heart.
"Arnav" Aman called Arnav "this is urgent meeting you need to be in office"

"Akash will handle it, I had gone through everything" Arnav handed the file to Akash, than looked at Mahirah and Khushi who was sitting on hall playing with her kitchen set and preparing fake dishes.
"bahi, this meeting needs you, please attend this one, Mahirah and Aanaya will be fine" Akash said almost pleading as it has been almost a month he hadn't leave Mahirah or Aanaya out of his sight.
"I am not leaving them alone anywhere" Arnav firmly replied looking at Mahi who was still playing. Arnav got up took Mahirah in arm who squealed in delight and showing her all the dishes she had prepared. Arnav took her and left to Aanaya room. Akash angrily left with file. and Aman looked at Khushi with sad expression who was still sitting on that place looking at her hand where she and Mahirah was playing.

"He is..."

before Aman could explain Khushi cut him "No need for explanation, I understand" she gulped down a sob which was threatening to come out. Because she wasn't unaware what Arnav was doing.

Even Arnav wasn't any peace every night. Every time he would check Aanaya's room whether she was there or not and will be holding Mahirah tightly as if any moment if he close his eyes they will vanish out of sight. Even he had increased security guard.

Because she was unworthy to trust again. Each day was becoming difficult for her to breath here anymore even he hadn't said her to leave this house, but she he was suffering more than her. She couldn't let him do that anymore, if leaving him will bring everything like before than she will do it. For him.

*****

Khushi looked at Arnav who was tickling Mahirah and smiling with her.

"stop papa, Mahi doesn't like it" Mahirah said between her giggle.

"really?" Arnav paused "then why Mahi is smiling so much?" he started giving her again.

"no, no, mama, stop papa" she called out khushi's help.

Khushi walked toward them, when Arnav saw her coming he slowed down at her presence. Mahirah tried to jump on khushi's lap but Arnav hold her and looking at mahirah's hair.

"mama" Mahirah held her hand toward Khushi.

"You can go to your work, when you come back again you will find her here, I won't take her anywhere" Khushi assured looking at Mahirah to Arnav, she held her hand toward Mahirah waiting for him to leave her. Khushi bit cheek inside her mouth as tear formed her eyes. She won't harm her own brother's daughter. She prayed Just once. Just once trust me again.

Slowly Arnav leave her let Mahirah go, Khushi took her in lap. As Arnav just walked out of the room and Khushi smiled, she really smiled as he left for office.

*****

Khushi stood in the study room, Arnav as he was sitting behind the table never looked once at her.
After few minutes of silence Khushi opened her mouth "I want divorce" for one second she felt whole world freeze with one word 'divorce'. This was not thing she wanted to say. She wanted asked her forgiveness even though she doesn't deserve it but that word she didn't want to say. She opened her mouth to take back what she said but nothing came out. She just waited for his any kind of reaction of her word, there was nothing at all from him. The only thing he did was sighed. He opened the right drawer and took out paper place it right front of her and kept the paper.

"Here is it." Arnav looked at her. Khushi shivered with that one look, her hand turned into fist as she was afraid to even know the meaning of that look.
He got up and left the study room.

Khushi gulped and took one step forward to take a look at the paper what Arnav had placed.

Her heart wished it wasn't that paper what she was thinking. She held her breath until the paper she saw. She blinked twice as her eyes got blurred, when she left her breath her tear started falling. He said his last goodbye.

*****

"Can't Mahi go with you?" Mahirah asked Khushi with sullen face, seeing her packed suitcase.
"Mahirah" Khushi pulled Mahirah on her lap kissing her cheek "No, Mahi can't go"
" but why mama?" Mahirah rest her back on khushi's chest, folding her hand with Khushi.
"be...because" Khushi voice quivered with the thought, how would she explain a four year daughter that she can't stay here anymore "papa will be alone here, you know papa cannot live without Mahi for too long"

Mahirah kept silent and she was making invisible pattern with her finger on khushi's hand as she was deep thought.

"when you will come back again?" Mahirah asked her question directly as she knew something was wrong.

"You know Mama will be very busy, so it might be little late, but I will call you every day" Khushi gulped her last word her tear fall before letting Mahirah understand she wiped out.

"Mahirah" Akash said entering the room "Go Aman uncle is calling you".

Mahirah looked at Khushi waiting for her approval, Khushi smiled signing her to go.

"So you are leaving?" Akash said as Mahirah left the room "Good".

Khushi kept quiet his taunted answer, she knew he never liked her.

when she didn't answer, he walked in and stood in front of window where Arnav always stand "you know when our mother left our father, she became sick bahi started to look after her, and looked after us too as our mother couldn't do that. He never make us feel we don't have father. Even he took care of Mahirah as his own daughter never making her realized she wasn't his daughter. He looked after everyone's need. But he forgot one thing." he turned to Khushi "He forgot his own need. Even We never realized he has also his own need. But when you came into his life he started living for himself. Now he..."

Khushi completed his sentence "Now he doesn't need me, he was better without me, why would he need me?"

"Why would he need you?" Akash repeated her question "have you ever thought why bahi let you come again? It wasn't just for Mahirah. Just one month he ignored you, it was hurting you and you wanted divorce. What about your months of betrayal, breaking his trust, playing with his feeling. He is hurt, Khushi, he might not complain but he needs you" he finished not getting any response from her.

When he left Khushi broke down into tear.

*****

"papa" Mahirah called Arnav who was sitting on beside Aman "see what I am playing"

Arnav came sit in front of the chessboard, as aman put it.
Arnav looked at it and thought his life had become like chess.

Mahirah immediately hopped on Arnav's lap "Me and papa will play" she announced excitingly. Arnav started to place the pieces in the right place.

"You don't have queen, Arnav, You can't play" Aman joked

Arnav looked at the board the queen was missing, like in his life "Yes, my queen left, now king cannot play" he joked too, aman immediately understood he indirectly talking about his life.

"Your queen is here"
All looked at khushi's direction as she bend and pick something.
There was something changed in her look, As she step forward a determination look was there.

A determination of winning back her king.

"Mama you will play king queen with us?" Mahirah asked her "how you will play? you are going."

Khushi smiled at her and sat beside Arnav and taking her from Arnav lap "no Mahi, mama is not leaving. How can mama leave? A king is incomplete without a queen" Khushi place the queen on the chessboard and looked at Arnav who was staring at her.

"Yippee" Mahirah squealed "Papa, mama is not leaving us" she hugged Arnav and pulled Khushi to join them, Khushi hesitated then slowly she hugged them. pulled a hand on Mahirah's back and other hand on Arnav's back.

Khushi waited for a ten seconds to Arnav reciprocate the hugged, she hope started to broke as Arnav didn't do it, she started detached from them suddenly she felt a hand on her back and other hand on mahirah's back where Khushi rested her hand. Khushi smiled and immediately tighten her hugged and started crying. She got everything back. She got her king back which once he was defeated with one word "Checkmate" and but his one last move turn the whole game.

*****

Thank You Note

Thanks for taking patience and reading this story as I took long time to update epilogue after 3 months but guys I wrote it *Patting myself* as I literally lost the interest to write the story . This wasn't any romantic kind of, but this is way I have planned.

I want to appreciate all those reader who had guessed correctly (Sorry I didn't mention your names, I have to go through whole thread again, I literally doesn't have patience to do that as you know my all files got deleted which I have written). Few who guessed correctly at first then then they change later *😉* it's okay. And those who guessed wasn't correct still thanks to you guys.

Love you

Fatima