Chapter 48
PART-2
PS: please ignore grammatical errors. Didnot get time to edit second time. Also,Iam facing one India forums update issue from long time, as i update words gets mixed up. I need to manually gave a space in between the words. ..Takes up my 45min time for this long update.
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4PM
“Such a pressure on so called your GOD!.”
“pressure sai kaam ho jayega”
“Confuse ho jayega”
“Shutup” She stared back at him…“How much time more?” Khushi questioned back…
“30km more……..”
Arnav took one internal diversion to his left following the police constable jeep which was ahead of his. His phone started ringing. Looking at the name of the caller, he immediately took to his extreme side left and stopped the vehicle.
“I need to take this call.” He spoke to Khushi in hurry, came out of the car and walked few distance.
Khushi in turn looked at him in surprise the way he reacted seeing the caller’s name. She wondered that he had taken many personal and work-related calls in car, in her presence. But, this time for certain he did not wanted to converse in her presence. She questioned herself. “Was it his father Manohar or Anjali? Offcourse, must be Anjali, that’sy he did not look comfortable to talk infront of me.
With Anjali’s name coming in, the old memories rushed. Khushi speculated if by any chance Arnav came to know that it was Anjali who created false allegation on her.? May be thatsy he has come in guilt and helping me? Just that he don’t want to speak on that..? But how would he..
“Any brother would support his sister. I mean he just heard how you spoke to Anjali.So it was obvious he would get angry on you, especially when he adores his sister so much. I mean I don’t feel anything wrong on Arnav part” She pondered over payal words on how she felt Arnav was right in his part on defending Anjali.
Khushi felt suddenly embarrassed. May be payal was right. If someone had pointed my sheetal akka, I would not have taken any word. He hasn’t listened to how Anjali spoke. How could he immediately trust me?.He was obviously hurt at that moment. Should I apologize to him. ?. Leave it khushi, now there is no point bringing the old matter. Maybe he has moved on. Or maybe not the right time to open the matter- kanya kumari sai jammu chala jayega hamara chota sa discussion..(southtip to north up)
She gazed back and he was still on the call standing few fts away.
“Arnie. Sorry, but its hell impossible to convince them. We can’t take the recording without going anything legally. Lavanya is a celebrity, we cannot consider her like any normal person. If it goes out in media, the conditions would impact even you. Questions will arise.I would suggest, lets go alternate way.”
“hmm. I understand. I knew it would not be easy. Bribe her assistant. Go to any way,”
“hmm, that anyway we are in process of following. By the way, sources said, they saw Anjali yesterday night coming out of her apartment”
“Anjali?!!” Arnav was immediately furious. He clutched his fists. He had warned Anjali to shut the contacts from Lavanya for the things she has done and how she was being target of depression and disorders.
Arnav kept the call after certain brief discussion. He was furious as he entered inside the car. Khushi was able to sense that. She wanted to dig the reason behind, but she reserved the moment. As he started the engine, his phone rang again. This time it was from Shanghai. He took the excuse and came again out of the car. Khushi was left more confused.
“Yes Mike.”
“ASR, the employee who had given false allegation on Khushi has resigned from your vendor company. He no more works for them”
“What? All of a sudden.?”
“Right. On immediate notice. We tried to contact him, bribe him, but he did not even agree nor did tell anything on why he put allegation on khushi”
“Obviously. Lavanya might have shed enough currency to shut his mouth” he thought
“Pressurize that guy. Pressurize to the extent that he should open his mouth. Screw him. In a 2 days. I need the result!”
He cut the call, there was so much happening all surrounding to him.
“Iam sorry. Any issues? What happened?”Khushi asked, looking how well lost he was as he came back in car.
“huh? Nothing”he replied and started the engine. He gazed at her again, as he remembered that false allegation put on her. She cried hard to trust her, but he did not believe her. Offcourse everything she spoke to Anjali was still somewhere ringing in his ears. , but now looking at her…he wondered if somewhere Karan was right?
“Arnie. , she might have spoken out of counter reaction of Anjali words. Something might be triggered. She might be innocent.”
He looked back at her from his eyes corner, He pondered whether she might not have any clue that company have set an enquiry. She has been found guilty free. Did they old company drop any mail to join back or she did not bother to check her mails?. Arnav remembered how few weeks before so much happened in their AR office for blaming Khushi for breaching the contract. He felt sad n equally upset, that it all happened due to Lavanya. A good employee has been targeted, just F**king because she thought iam in relationship with her.?
Did her company approached to rejoin for work? Did she even check her mails? Did she know we all know the truth now? What she is planning for her finances. Anjali has blacklisted her. Khushi did not even dam cared about anything, but she has to work, she has to face the consequence and take up the challenge Should Iask . .? Well,again the past things which did not looked good came surfacing even now…. Maybe she is under so much stress now. May be should discuss that later.
He shifted the gears, accelerated the engine further, and finally reached towards the age-old home, located deep inside village in much shabby place.
“I would wait inside the car..” Arnav told her as he stopped his vehicle..There was no point of him to go and meet khushi’s bro -in law parents. But for some strange reason Khushi wanted him to accompany. She was feeling low, but she did not dare to call him along with her. She turned towards Arnav again while going. Arnav looked busy texting in his phone. Khushi went inside the old age home with police. It was such an old, untidy building. Not well maintained. As Khushi waited for Shyam’s parents to come, she observed how the hell they all looked different during their sister marriage time. She wondered why shyam never later bought them to Bangalore. Why did he put her in age home? Because he wanted to flee? She initially felt so pity on them.
Khushi waited in office area and it was just after few minutes police called her inside to meet them.
Shyam’s mother was quick to recognize as she entered. “Khushi beta? Tum?”.
Khushi had literally any mercy left in her heart, imagining what his son has done to her sister.
“kaha hai sheetal akka? Kya kiya jiju nai unke sath? She fired the question directly on point.
Shyam’s mother did not tell anything, she was so holding on his son. Khushi cried, pleaded infront of them. They still did not bother to tell anything. But it did not take great deal of effort for police to bring things out from them. In the process, the shyam mother finally disclosed that, initially they did torture sheetal for not getting pregnant. She accepted the fact that she would torment sheetal to the core so that she should suicide by herself with no options left, But to their disappointment sheetal did not do. They would try hard to convince shyam to do something about her. They even forced Shyam to go for second marriage, so that he would get dowry and later he could setup his business.
Khushi stood speechless, shaken with what she was hearing.
“What did he do with sheetal? Did he kill her?” constable asked.
Khushi looked at constable in shock.
“NO. He did not. I don’t know what plan he had in his mind. He would not reveal anything. But he was giving certain medicine.”
“Which medicine?” police were quick to ask. policemen later noted the constable to send a note to police department to enquire in shyam village what medicine he was purchasing.
“”One day, he said he had his distant friend who is interested in sheetal and they would keep her as servant .Shyam wanted to be rich, he wanted to go to dubai. I had planned to do his marriage once he come back. “
Khushi came near to her and shouted in loud voice. “How can you approve of all this, being a women itself!!” Lady officer had to warn Khushi not to shout.
“what happened next, why are you here then? He did not visit here again?’ officer enquired
“ He had promised his frend who had kept sheetal, that they will also take care of us. They would send money. But no one sent anything. Shyam came after few months. He wanted more money to setup some business. He wanted to sell our village property. We resisted. He did notl isten. That night, he bought us here and left us, without next informing anything. He said we will be taken care here. And he never visited us since then. Iam saying truth, I don’t know where he is, he never tried to call us anytime, nor came thereafter to meet us..” SHyam’s mother finally broke as she spoke last sentence. Khushi literally held her tears. She kept clutching her all fingers with so much of pain rooting inside.
“What is his friend name? where did he send sheetal to?”
“I don’t know , he never tell or shares his plan in detail. Trust me we don’t know where sheetal is. But we are sure he didnot kill nor push her in prostitution. He mentioned his friend was landlord and they would take her as maid. I know only this much”
“Di. I cant believe you met Lavanya, inspite of me telling all about her”
“Oh common Arnie. She was good friend. I wanted to pick her and go for Amb’s Bachelorette party.. By the way you had someone stalking on me?”
“NO. But on Lavanya!” Arnav finished.
“Seriously? I cant believe this, you are doing that” Anjali was suddenly nervous.
“I mean you know how Lavanya was being targeting every women I meet, I want to know whom she is using to deal with all those”
“Whats the use Arnie. Leave. She is your past. Don’t bother what she has done. She is totally in depression as you said. ”
“Servant?” Khushi asked in surprise. “How did he convince akka? I don’t believe if he convinced her to work as maid”
“I don’t know what he told. May be something different. But he convinced. She went happily with him:”
Police person had come out after they had done with question.
“And you might be happy right,?. You sold my sister. What kind of women you are?.” Khushi talked furiously infront of her.
As Arnav was talking, he saw policemen coming out.
“Di , I will call you back”
“Sure. An advice Arnie. F** Lavanya. You don’t need to waste your energy spending on her. She has become a hell patient. Just forget her..”
“Will see that later. I will keep the phone”
“Maaf kar do Khushi beta..” Shyam’s mother spoke.
“Maafi? You know for a minute I felt sad, pity when I saw you people here in this shitty old age home, but you even don’t deserve this place too. Please don’t get reborn as human, specially not as WOMEN, because you are shame on that word.”” She fired the sentences with tears in her eyes and then went to go when she turned to reply them again “if anything happens to akka ,I will make sure YOUR SON and YOU both rot in jail,”
As she came out wiping her tears. , she saw policeperson having discussion with Arnav. Khushi wiped her tears and walked to them. Constable mentioned, they will update them if they would further get any news on her.
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Arnav took a reverse and then started the car.Khushi eyes’ then fell on that old age home, with that all words of shyam’s mother popping out.. She was lost brooding on her words about everything her sister emotionally suffered all alone and how she was being all happy enjoying inshanghai.
Looking her being lost, Arnav asked about the meeting she had with shyam parents.
“Did you get any more information meeting his parents? Any other clue?”
Khushi suddenly came out of her thoughts.
“What happened?”” Arnav questioned her again
‘”It may be first time in my life, I have cursed any elderly women badly, but now.”Khushi then explained what she heard from shyam’s mother. Arnav listed to her patiently. He increased speed as he listened to what Khushi kept saying.
“How come any mother could do this? I mean shei s itself a woman? How can she think so cruel about other women? I mean literally selling them to someone, torturing her, forcing son to marry second one?. Oh god, how much my sister would have suffered.”
“This is the common case we hear right in India, women torturing her daughter in law for dowry, and many such silly things, Itis really shameless” arnav replied
Khushi was silent. “But constable mentioned that something she spoke about working as maid?”.
“I think her mother lied.” Khushi spoke in quick. And continued after a pause. “I mean I can’’t trust my jiju since how he took her photos in kamaptipura,. But really, who would have such an heart to agree to his son intention. I mean what if her husband would have done the same, sell her off and fleed the place?. Such a shanty women. ”
“Always told you , women are not to be trusted”
Khsuhi looked at him disbelief and turned aside.. Arnav increased the speed and continued “There is no surprise for sure. They simply say a mother, a women have a spiritual heart , but no. If a mother can leave his own child, he can even torture another women to hell”
Khushi wondered what he was speaking suddenly. Arnav kept increasing the speed. There was a warning beep sound coming, but he least noticed.
“You are taking the point to somewhere else mr Raijyada. Not all women are same, I mean ,, you are taking wrong example. I know you hate women, but its wrong to say that a mother can leave her child, I cannot support that.”
“Because MY MOTHER has left me. If women can leave her child, then she is capable to fall to maximum low… Arnav applied a sudden break , a very harsh sound he could experience in that village patchy roads. He was burning in agony. Women talks, mother talks disturbs him. He opened the door boiling down inside. Khushi was left in shock as she heard his statement. She did not understand what she should reply for that.
A minute later, she opened the door and came and stood alongside him.
“Iam sorry. I did not know”
Arnav did not reply.
“You want to share something?”
Arnav remained silent. She stood there in that stillness. She knew it must be something difficult for him
“Come lets go” Arnav spoke after few minutes., when he was all settled within himself.
As Arnav started engine, Khushi chose to remain quiet. He looked for his mobile , there was no signal. As they hardly covered 5kms, Arnav saw police jeep standing. Policeman were waving hand to stop. Khushi too looked in surprise. Arnav slowed down and stopped just behind the jeep. Constable approached near them. Arnav and Khushi quickly came out of the car.
“We got to know about your sister”” police spoke, as he saw Khushi.
“What?” she asked in happy surprise
“We have got the news that, shyam had taken your sister to KUMPTA village.”
Khushi looked confused. “KUmpta village?”
“To some landlord , for some maid service.”
“”MAID? It means shyam’s parents said the truth. ?” Khushi asked
“Look so..We need to fetch more details now.. Buti n any case, its better you be at hotel. Anything will inform you..”
“NO. I am coming with you to kumpta!”
“See madam, you cannot accompany us every where.We don’t allow. Arnav Sir, please cooperate in our process.” Policeperson looked towards Khushi and then towards Arnav.
“I think they right Khushi. Let them enquire, any update, they will inform.”
“NO.” She said directly to Arnav and then turned towards police person “Sir, I wont join you, neither will interfere in your search process, I will go my way, but I cant sit peacefully. Now since I know my sister is in kumpta village, I can’’t go back to hotel”
Policeperson explained that this is not a direct process, since the village comes in different muncipal ,they need to invoke a statement. They would call and ask kumpta village official to first do enquiry. They would fax them photos, and that the department of kumpta will update.
Khushi felt helpless. Again a delay.
“Atleast can you please tell me who is that friend of shyam ? I mean that Landlord?”
“Someone by name THAKUR” policemen mentioned. Khushi and arnav both registered.
“Sir how far is kumpta from here? “ khushi was quick to ask the policeperson. Arnav raised his eyebrows. He already knew for sure, what is running in her mind
“4 hours from here by car”
Khushi in sudden turned towards Arnav, Arnav looked baffled towards Khushi. Policeperson took off their leave and went off assuring they would soon give an update. Arnav was moving towards vehicle , when he saw Khushi standing still.
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MUMBAI:
Karan was feeling again guilty of not taking Arnav words seriously. He was right, I should have informed police. Sheetal just remembers moments of her rape in kumpta village. Karan was helpless..
He decided to visit the station at any cost. Butmore than he thought, about the time he had seen her in Kumpta village. He remembered how Thakur uncle’s manager -Pillai kept her. He did not dare to ask his uncle about this girl, for the fear what he would think about him. He simply went in search of her without conveying him anything. I now should seriously ask thakur uncle. Apart from manager, someone should also know who bought sheetal., from where she came…
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“Khushi, Get in.”
“Mr Raijyada, Can you do one last help, please arrange for me one vehicle.”
“Offcourse, If you get to know any news about your sister in kumpta, you can leave early morning. ”
“Morning? Not a chance. I was requesting can you arrange for me an extra car now.”
“Now. Have you gone mad? Police are going to search. Didn’t they tell, they will update you. Sun is already setting.“
“That’s not an option. I have to go. Will you arrange or not?”
Khushi, please understand. “It Is 5. You will reach by 9. And exactly where you are going to search. You are not even aware of that village. Plus you don’t your phone charged.”
“I will enquire with name Thakur. It is simple”
“Reaching by 9pm? You have witnessed how you faced the men yesterday night?. Be practical. Lets go hotel. By tomorrow morning, I guess you will come to know address and everything.”
Khushi turned her face in disapproval and then faced him again to reply back. She was definitely not convinced of going back..“ Since I now know now that my sister is there in that village, Iam not going to stay in any place, but reach kumpta at earliest. I will look for some vehicle reaching the highway. “
“You are such a adamant women and a kiddish!.Think practically. What if you wont find ýour sister there? How ugly the things can turn?”
Khushi got frustrated suddenly. She has travelled all alone from Bangalore and now knowing her sister is just 4 hrs away, how can she go back at hotel. Arnav was giving various N reason, but Khushi was adamant. Hungry stomach, hungry mind, less fuel in the body, and it makes the people irritable so irritable, frustrated with everything. That was the condition of Khushi more or less the same. She spoke something which left him fuming.
“Oh Really?! Tell me MR raijyada, instead of my sister, if it was your sister?. What if she had been lost like this? Would you had shown the same patience till tomorrow morning? Will you say yourself a kid?”” She spoke suddenly out of sudden frustration. Arnav suddenly fumed with Anger, the way she compared. “Don’t cross the limits”
“It hurts right. I am not crossing any limit. I just told you, how important is my sister right now.. Iam just doing what I think is right. And no one else has any right to question MINE. My sister is my priority right now. Iam going with or without your help”
Arnav was angry with the way she compared. But still considering what all she is going through, he controlled his emotions and again tried to convince her that it is not a great idea to just go searching from one place to another without any solid proof. This time he lowered his voice and tried to convince her in bit affectionate way. He really did not like the idea of going to some random village without any proof. Khushi was getting annoyed with the way he was asking her to stay back at hotel.
“MrRraijyada, Can you tell me one thing? Why are you so concerned about me? Why so much affection? Tell me, ? Without any personal gain, no one does anything. This was the sentence you told me right few minutes before. ?So what is your motive?. I know, I have heard actors sleep. Do you have anything such thing in mind? You want to sleep with me? Any revenge? Because I think, you thought you were successful with every girl, but not with me right?”
Arnav clutched his fingers hard. This remark, he least expected . He was shocked to what she just asked him.
“Shut up!. Don’t you speak anything more!.”
Khushi shivered with his commandment of tone. “How dare you question me like this? I helped you, because I genuinely cared somewhere you might require some help. But I guess, your cheap mentality won’t go. Keep your middle class mentality aside!”
“Look “ Khushi opened her mouth to speak, when he stopped her.
“Do whatever you want!. You know I always thought you bit different, but women are women! You are free to do whatever you want. Go hell and I would not care. Leave right now!
He unlocked his car and was above to open the door when he listened Khushi loud voice again
“Why should I go to Hell? And how the hell should I go from this place? No vehicle, no people”
Arnav looked angrily, ignored her and sat inside.
Khushi suddenly ran towards the front door and suddenly opened and sat inside.
“What the!. Get down. I don’t want you to see you again. GET DOWN NOW!”
Khushi bit shivered with the pitch of his voice.
“NO!. I had told you I would come by Auto, but you did not let me in. Now how should I find any vehicle?. I came in your car, now you need to drop me next village where I can find any vehicle. And iam serious..
Arnav was above to open his mouth to shout again, but Khushi was quick to continue “See Mr raijyada, I have not eaten anything, nor you have. Why to fight. I am feeing already weak. Just drop me to next place, village or whatever comes. Straight and Simple. Thatsi t.”
Arnav was burning with fury. He accelerated his vehicle and started droving in max speed.
As the stillness grew, heart becomes silent, brain rest, blood pressure reduces, muscle relaxes, it’s the moment you think,you should have controlled your words which you spitted out in fury. But the damage was done. Khushi felt guilty for asking him such thing. I trust him, but what made me to ask that stupid question. What was I proving.? I am so stupid. He must be feeling so . chey.. She cursed herself. He looked so much livid.
It was just 5 kms they travelled, when there was sudden beep sound, which Arnav finally noticed.
“F***K” Arnav muttered in shock.
Khsuhi looked at him in surprise not understanding the reason. She ignored. He quickly took the mobile to check the map, when he noticed there was still no signal. Hardly 7 km and car stopped out of sudden with low fuel indicator.
“F**k!” “”F*K”, “F**K” Arnav pressed his hand hardon steering wheel.
“What happened? Why did the car stop?’ Khushi asked.
Arnav did not reply, because he was burning with rage. He did not expected this to happen. How could he ignore the previous low fuel warning?
“Will you say something?” Khushi asked.
“Petrol’s got over!.”
“Kyaaaa?”
“Dammed” Arnav again hit his hand on steering wheel. “I had asked the driver to set the car in proper condition. These drivers are so careless”
Khushi’s eyes zoomed out in shock. She swallowed a hard lump. She did not dared enough to say, but somehow told him that driver must have tried. He took his phone to call his PA to arrange for other vehicle, but for his bad luck there was no signal.
“F**K” He muttered again. “There is no signal too!”
“F**K” This time Khushi muttered in suddenly realizing the impact. Arnav turned to look at her side this time..
Arnav then got down from car. Searched for signal. But there was no range in that isolated muddy road.
“What should we do? “ Khushi asked.
“SHUTUP. Dont speak !” Arnav shouted . He then rested his palm pressing on his forehead.
A moment later Khushi walked towards him when she saw him standing so helpless and upon that she had asked him so stupid question.
“Iam sorry” She spoke standing few ft away, clutching her fingers.
Arnav did not bother to see her , nor did he respond anything..
“I am sorry. I should not have spoken like that. I do trust your intention of helping me, but it just that, since the past conversions were not that good between us, there was something bothering me. Wo muje ….I don’t know I was suddenly so stressful. People were speaking something in shooting location and then all tension of searching my sister. I don’t know what happened.”
Arnav did not see her still.
“Iam sorry.”
“I am sorry”
“Get in the car. Let’’s wait if we can find someone coming.. We can take their help” Arnav finally replied still without gazing at her. He turned to go, when he could sense that soft hand holding his wrist. He turned back in shock.
“Iam really Sorry. I mean it” Her eyes were moist.
Arnav then held her wrist which she was holding on his hand tightly and then tried to take it off fro his hand.
“Iam sorry. Please” Khushi sill tried to hold his hand tightly. Arnav looked at her straight deep into her and out of sudden he held her same wrist and dragged her closer towards him. A closer to his breath. He could equally feel her breath. He looked deep in those wet eyes.
“I don’t need to take this much struggle if I want to sleep with someone. I would never go this deep down low. People die to spend a moment with me!. I don’t!. Get that Straight into your head. And take that thing from your head that you might be beautiful so that Arnav singh raijyada is helping you. NO!. I don’t have any feelings nor anything for you! Get that clear!”
Both looked into each other’s eyes. Some where even the honest person can lie to himself. A lie which at some point everyone tells to themselves that they did not fall in love, nor they are in love. Because no one knows what love is right…? Because everyone has different definition. Khsuhi remembered that evening how he almost came forward to kiss her. That moment of flashback, even arnav remembered. But no one spoke on it.
“Iam sorry. I know Iam not beautiful, I was I was…. she stabbered to put her sentences... I was bit silly. “ She finished. The first drop of tear fell on her cheeks finally. And does not the history is the proof, that these hazel eyes can melt the hardest of heart.
“SORRY” As he heard her saying sorry again, he slowly removed his grip.
“FINE. I have HEARD it. Don’t worry I would make sure, you get a vehicle. You are free to go anywhere.”
Khushi did not reply this time. She went and waited inside the car. Arnav stood out for few seconds, checking his mobile for signal and looking if he could actually find someone. Frustrated, he opened the door and sat inside the car. He looked at Khushi, who had her eyes closed and was resting. Nothing was falling in place for her.
Arnav looked a while towards her and then gazed towards road to keep an eye if any vehicle he could spot.. The sun was in its final stage to set and rise somewhere else.. There was a long silence .Quietness. Stillness…
“I was just 8 years old, when my mother left me” Arnav suddenly spoke after a defined moment of calmness. Khushi slowly in surprise looked towards his side. His gaze were fixed on road. “I cried, pleaded her, requested her, but she did not stop that day. She went away just like that leaving me, leaving the whole family. I waited next day in front of door, I would sit infront of phone, but neither did she call nor she visited me. I did not believe that it was just over. For days , I kept thinking how in the world, a mother could leave his son, a person with whom you literally spent your whole day in and out.. I was made to believe Mother is a form of divine soul. But even that divine soul could betray. With passing of days as I learnt the truth, I detached myself from all emotions. It was making me difficult. Memories were haunting. It was just dad and my sister who made sure I was not left alone. I indulged myself in theatre work, software coding, science, sports ,. I developed interest in everything other than in Women. I had become so tough to think of their emotions, .. I guess lot of hatred I had already developed by then..I may have been clicked with many women, but iam not nor would anytime get emotionally attached to anyone.
Khushi was thunderstruck. We may sometime imagine that people who have all the luxury but are still somewhere left alone deep inside the ocean. Who could know Arnav who was heart throb of so many was actually fighting an internal battle within himself trying to evade the memories, to which he was still not capable to come out, because deep inside he had loved his mother to the very large extent. Luxury is terms of money and materialistic thing is not certainly a real luxury? She wondered. But what would Khushi reply.
“And the memories still haunt you right?””She finally spoke . This time Arnav turned to her in confusion.
“Iam sorry. That night on Great wall of china, I heard you speaking in sleep. “
“I get that horrible dream each and every night. I just hate her so much.”
“Iam sorry again, but don’t consider me wrong, but I cant still believe if any mother could leave her son, until she had any undetaining reason. There must be something on her part, I mean kuch majburi hogi, kuch ..i mean there will be always other side of story too right..”
“SHE left having an affair!. She left my dad, me n my sister and went with that Bustard friend of hers!. What undetaining reason you need!”
Khushi was left again in shock on hearing that. Now she did not feel to support or say something on behalf of his mother. On what grounds simply she should defend her was her instant thought. She had seen Manohar and he was Gem of a person.
“Where did she go? “
“I don’t know”
“In India?”
“Think so. Don’t know”
“You never tried yourself to meet her?”
“No”
Arnav was lost in his thoughts process that he did not had any fair idea that he was replying to all khushi’s queston.
“” Btw what was her name. I mean just like that, all your business are in AR group names. So I wondered.”
“Devyani Raijyada.”
Life is so strange sometimes., but Past is Past. It is better to shut off the bad memories. . It bring nothing good, but the pain” Khsuhi spoke .
Arnav was silent for a moment and then spoke again. “My hatred for women did not lessen. Girls, women they surrounded me in every phase of life, not because of love I guess, but they knew I had money. I was dam rich. It was visible.”
It was only after a while, arnav spoke by himself again. “I had clear terms with Lavanya that I don’t believe in love,relationship, things were made pretty clear, Iam not someone to believe in love and commitments, but she made her own world of love. Things were clear. What should I do, if someone fall in love. I never promised that. She turned to be over possessive. I just broke it off. If you cant understand who Iam, then no point in staying with me..”
Khushi looked more interested. She listened in so patiently when the Lavanya matter popped up. She had asked him many times about his breakup, but he never told her.
“But Mr raijyada, Ithihas gava hai. It is natural. People get attract, fall in love if you spend time. You may be heartless, but Lavanya..” She spoke suddenly , took off her tongue for the word heartless..
“Iam sorry. I meant.. people will believe in love” She soon corrected.
“ I lately discovered she was suffering from depression and type 4 some sort of jealousy disorder”
Khsuhi was left now in shock as arnav continued.
“And the most shocking part was, she was considering every other girl I get linked or meet as her target. Her possessiveness that no one should come close to me. Lately she discovered about you, as our pics got clicked. She wanted to destroy you and your family. She was responsible for sending goons to your home. She was responsible for that false breach of contract and those allegations made on you”
Kushi eyes zoomed out, as she heard him telling every detail of Lavanya. She was left with no words to actually discuss. It was something more than shocking news to digest.
“I still suspects somewhere she has been involved in missing of your sister. I have requested for her phone calls to be tracked, but haven’t got the permission stil. I mean , I cant go in public and show off her face. If the matter comes in media, even you will be be unnecessarily dragged. But I still suspect, she would not let you leave peacefully. You know, and that’s all because of me. Because she saw us both together, with ME. “And thats reason, I want to help you. Because I wont let Lavanaya play this’. To hurt you, or anyone just because of that silly disorder”. Arnav finished and then looked at Khushi. And then back at road. Khushi turned aside. She did not had any words to reply. It was so much to take in for her suddenly. From where to start, what to ask.
“And she was responsible for that office issue, client breaching”. Arnav stressed that work part again.
“She told this?” Khushi asked.
“hmm”
Khsuhi remembered, she heard Anjali speaking onto phone someone on the same matter.. Was it lavanaya she wondered.
“But I think it is just Lavanya not alone. Even your..””
Khushi paused suddenly . She cant take now Anjali name.. al of sudden. Arnav wont believe and she don’t have any proof to submit. She changed the subject matter at sudden.
“Depression? Disorder? But Lavanya,actress she looked so smiling, always cheerful, positive thoughts. She has huge fan followers in Instagram. I mean, how could she..” Khsuhi stopped suddenly.
“Everything is fake. What is seen and shown is never the truth. And that’s the reason see I don’t like to part of social media. I like the truth. I cant fake the things”
As they sat silent for few seconds more,, they realized now that no one passed through that road. No vehicle, no passer by.
“No one passed by this road na. Even while going I could not see anyone.”
“Don’t know. May be activities at day time”
“Koi bhoot voot to nahi hai na?” she asked in confusion, making a strange face.
“Whaat?”
“I mean had seen in movies…like this dusty muddy road , big tress, and then suddenly some voice would come, turns out be ghost..…”She looked outside in all the corners.
“huh?” Arnav asked in serious confusion remark.
“some devil….”
“Do you think anyone would dare…when the greatest is sitting beside me?”
“Not funny”
“I would just walk few kms, let me check if signal would come. Strange that no one is passing here”
“I will come. I cant sit alone””
They got down from car and walked few mtrs.
“Mila network?”
“why does every odd thing happen when it is you?”
“ab maine kya kiya?”
“I fear if need to spend night here.”
“Ye china nahi india hai..kuch jugaad mil jayega…..Beijing mai kaise jugaad kiya?””
“”Thatsy I fear. Great wall of china pahuncha diya.
Khsuhi turned to look at him making her eyes sharp. “network aaya?”
“NO”
“Waise muje maaf kiya aapne? I am sorry I should have not spoken to you like that . I mean I hungry, bit stressed, so much confused, worried…””
“”leave it””
“but my question was valid, but the way I asked I guess it was not right”
“Down to zero level”
“I said Sorry. maaf kiya?”
Arnav was silent
“Nahi kiya? 10 times sorry kahu?”
“Stop!!. Silly.. Ok fine,..”
They walked..sun had set…No hint of nearest reaching highway nor any village to get caught. The muddy ghat road was horrible.
“There is still no one. This coast part of Karnataka gets scary when the sun sets in. I mean long tress, that voice from deep inside the woods…”
“Scary?”
“You are not scary?” Khushi asked.
“No. Infact Iam relieved, Iam with someone who has pepper spray, knows all that fighting steps..”
“Stop bullying me.”
As they walked….
“One request. Will you please accompany me to kumpta village?” Khushi asked after thinking lot and cris cross questioning her brain to maximum..Arnav turned to look at her in surprise. There was that small ray of light , even after sun had set.
“Why? Don’t want to go alone?”
“I would have!, but aapke car ke wajah sai all plan flopped... I would have got one vehicle if everything went normal.. Abhi pata nahi kuch nahi samaj aa raha. Its already sunset. Akelai it will be laten ight..”
Arnav remained silent
“Please. Bola na”
“I would ask my PA to accompany you””
“bhaav mat dijiye ok?”
“What is that bhaav?”
“I mean Attitude.”
“Seriously?
“Please?”
“I really cant tolerate you.”
“please?””
“’lets see , first let the signal comes, I need to make call, arrange for vehicle,, let we reach some highway road..let find some vehicle, then I will think”
“Bhaav..”
“Offcourse. I have lots of attitude!. Don’t have even a slightest doubt!”
Khushi made a face and turned aside. She was trying to rearrange her hairs and was tieing it wil clutch, when it just go broke off all suddenly. “pch. I guess today’s day is not at all good” she muttered. Arnav saw at her and then saw those long hairs falling on her shoulders…They eyes met and then that discomfort suddenly… They turned aside.
“I can see you now bit relived..”
“sab bahar phek diya na acha lag raha hai”’
“puking?”
“vomiting' of internal questions”
“hmm , But I meant. positive thing right, ,that your brother in law what is his name
“shyam” Khushi replied.
“yeah shyam, he did not sell off your sister to mean prostitution, sorry, but I mean practically, that would have been such a worse thing.”
Khushi looked at him in surprise, “he continued “I mean, I agree what he did was just ridiculous, but not that more dangerous”
“he sold her to work there”
“But think of another angle, you are lucky, what if it was kamaptipura type of. I mean into much worst place. ?”
“hmm.. yeah, I hope it is just that. I mean Iam now that bit relaxed that she is not in such area, not raped or all that thing, but still iam worried, if everything was ok, she would have contacted me or anyone. Why she didn’t call me”
“may be she got scared and pissed of you”
“Iam serious”
“May be, I guess she was fearfull of losing her marriage. May be …she tried, you were in Shanghai, and also you guys changed house…may be she thought not to be burden..like what you mentioned yesterday her thoughts…..anyway Only she can answer”
“how can she be..”
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door that we we do not seethe one which has opened for us.”
“You have been like a film hero now… ”
“Iam a film HERO”
“ I meant to say..”
“You underestimated my profession!”
“I mean..i know you are hero. but I meant to say, saying dialogue delivery, I guess you got so used to speaking all these words..”
“could be..Yeah.. it was part of my some scene….mm..you remember? Oh how could you remember..you never watched my shows..
Khsuhi was silent…
“No right?”
Khushi was silent..
“Network mila?”” Khushi asked.
“You know, that our Ngo activist Shanti devi. She is your huge fan. I mean she is what 55+”
“So you mean to say 50+ women should not like me.”
“No I did not mean that way. She was literray had her eyes stuck on you!”
“So still, 50 + should not find me sexy?”
“I mean…don’t bother”
Arnav gave a lopsided smile.. “But how do know?”
“3 days before in mall when you were here for that event, she was there to watch your event. She looked so lost seeing you live from 1st floor..”
“That’s so sweet of her” but ….“Wait a minute..you saw her seeing me?..So you were there at my event?”
“I was there in that mall”
“You came to see my event?”
“No. Had come to meet one agent. Just read your adv board when I came in”
“ah.. you saw me?”
“Kind of. Was in first floor”
“So you saw me?”
“kind of””
“means?”
“I mean I knew you were there. I heard you speaking to public..your fans..”
“Oh I see... So you heard me speaking?
"kind of""“Network aaya.?”
“No. my watch will beep if network comes. ……You need to walk fast we have just walked barely few km..”
“Iam just tired”
“Told you to have something..”
“See, because of that fast, at the end of the day I came to know my sister is in KUMPTA village… I knew god will surely show me the way .”khushi lifted her head to look up at the sky and then continued. “Few more hours…who knows I may see my sister today itself…I might have dinner together with her”
Arnav did not replied. He just looked at her innocent face but She has such a hell of guts.
. Bas ab network aa jaaye.. aaya?”
“Nope!” “Don’t worry. Everything will be alright. You will meet your sister today. Hook or crook. “I would like to see your bro in law. Will send his image to someone I know in crime branch.”
“Sure. I would give you both of their photos…Thanku again”” she spoke in soft tone.
“I don’t know where I heard Kumpta village….Village name sound so familiar …Landlord name was thakur right? policemen mentioned..”
“Yeah..”
“why I feel everything as connected..like I have heard and then I don’t remember. It is happening with me lot sometimes”
“Soak few almond overnight, have empty stomach first thing in morning. Then every alternate day , have bhendi fry..”
“”huh?” Arnav questioned I surprise..
“Memory Loss!. You said na..you have not recollecting many such things”
“Heights!”
“Home remedy!.”
“My brain has gone nuts with you!”
“Maine kaha tha I will go alone.”
“whatever”
“Network aaya?”
“No!”
“F**K”
Arnav looked at her in surprise.
“Not bad. Ms Khushi Gupta..”
“shit. Thanks to your company, Iam literally hearing the same word from morning”
“Tng… Network . Signal.”” Arnav replied..
“Really. Thank god”
“Tumhara “F” word kaam kar gaya shayad””
“Sab bhole nath (Shiva god) ki kripa”
“Now who is bhole nath..?” ..anyway ..Let me first make a call to my PA. Need a vehicle.... …..
.There always exist 2 types of people…Someone trying to hide a Lie.. Someone trying to hide a Love…and it is never easy…
..To be continued..
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Hey friends,
so how was it?
I know AMan, sheetal, anjali, Shani devi..everyones you are waiting...waiting for the truth to come out, but as one of my reader commented- Conversions are necessary to make the bond stronger..
Heart to heart conversions are important, before every other person they would face together..
See you soon,
love, tc till then
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