
Chapter-24
When Payal said last lines, Arnav felt Khushi's grip tightening on his hand, one
look at her face and Arnav knew the ever so smiling face is hiding so much pain
inside her.
Arnav pulled Khushi close to himself and told Payal to continue.
Payal smiled ,she is happy that Arnav is supporting her.
Payal: when we reached there we saw that Khushi's chachi is treating her like
servants. She was scolding her because Khushi was hungry and she ate some snacks
without asking her, so she gave her punishment that today she'll not get her
dinner, and told her to do some house. c****s.
When khushi was doing it a toy of her Chachi's child got broken so she got this angry that she started beating her without caring that she's already hurt and her foot is bleeding.
And that was enough Babu ji stepped in between stopping her aunt to hurt Khushi further, her Aunt was shocked as she didn't expected us to be there, she started making excuses but we had seen everything with our eyes.
Later babuji discussed it with her chacha ji about it , but his indifference behavior confirmed that he's already aware of it. one thing was sure khushi was not safe there, and her pleading that she don't want to live with her Uncle-Aunt was enough for babu ji to decide that we'll take Khushi with us.
So babu ji claimed for her custody, we got it as Khushi's aunt didn't wanted to keep
khushi with them. So its decided that Khushi will live with us till she turn 18,
after that its her wish.
When we came back Lucknow with Khushi, she was so silent. one day suddenly lights went off, and we got to know that fear of darkness is Khushi is too
much. when asked got to know that she was little scared after her parents death but
her after that her aunt used to shut in storeroom full of darkness in the name of
punishment, so Her fear got more worse.
Slowly with us Khushi started coming out of her shell, then babu ji admitted her in
Best school in town with me because khushi was really brilliant in studies, time passed our school got completed, i decided to do
college by distance education.
Whereas Khushi wanted to study further, Khushi got admission in best college in Mumbai, babu ji was so happy but he was worried because of money that problem also solved by Khushi as she got admission on scholarship, Babu ji was so proud of her.
Though bua ji was not so happy but she kept quiet due to babu ji.
But before Khushi can leave for Mumbai, Babu ji told her about her being Khurana's
Heiress, .
Turning towards Anjali and eyeing all Raizada's,
Payal: but you know what she said, that now She is daughter of Shashi gupta and she's happy with that, she don't want to claim anything. We are her present
and future she don't want to think about past and Anjali ji you are blaming her for
trapping your brother, if she wants she can claim on her property and get it now.
But my Khushi is not behind money, she gives priority to Relations more than money.
All Raizada's was too stunned to react when Arnav asked the question which was
nagging him.
Arnav: but Payal, then why Khushi behaved like an uneducated?
Anjali(as if getting the chance): simple chotte! because she's making stories...
Arnav: Di!! please be quiet.
Anjali: but chotte...
Arnav cutts her off and
told Payal to complete it, making Anjali more frustrate.
Payal: because of me,,
Arnav: what?
Payal: yes Arnav ji! Khushi behaved like that because of me...
Arnav: How?
Payal: because...
To be continued...
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