Chapter 22: A Compromised deal

Dhruv: What is this khushi...yeh sindoor? He get terrible and confused by getting view of red color in her partition. He can't believe her inevitable behavior and her silence rising his temper. Anjali is yet in dilemma and supported him placing her hand on his shoulder by sensing him rose in anger.

Khushi: Bhaiya woh..main...! she stammered and looked down sobbing cannot manage to met his eyes.

Dhruv(In a sharp tone): Answer me khushi..I am asking you something..what is this non sense? He grabbed her arms and raised her chin to looked at him hurriedly.

She don't have words to say. What she will say that she is again being forced by that monster and this time to tie a knot with him. She is hating herself for being like that.

Her lips were quivering to blunt anything. Her one wrong move and everything would be ruined. Her brother will be shattered. His questioning look are making her vulnerable but how can she tell him the truth? She wanted to blunt everything and hold his hand hesitantly to narrate everything but then glance at anjali innocent face who is holding him protectively. Both are made for each other I cannot separate them. Bhaiya will hate her. He will never marry her whose brother tainted me.

Anjali: Khushiji please tell us..what is going on here? She is looking at her helpless.

Khushi glance at dhruv and spoke in a choked voice.

Khushi: ''Bhaiya, arnav and I..we are married!'' Both gasped cannot able to digest her words and looked at each other in shocked expression. He step back in dejection.

Khushi instantly hugged him and began weeping badly. There is only numbness from his end. She looked back into his eyes by getting no response from his side. Never in the entire world he had imagine his gudiya would do something like that and marry against his will. A hurt is clearly visible by his gesture. In her every step he is always be there with her but today he is feeling a stranger to her.

Khushi: Bhaiya please say something..scold me, beat me but please don't keep quiet...bhabhi you tell him to talk with me? She begged him but he is stood still plainly.

Anjali: ''Khushiji apne bhaiya ke saath shaadi kar li par kyu? Itna bada kadam kyu uthya..akhir aise kya ho gaya ki apne..'' (Khushiji you married my brother but why? Why you took such a big step without letting us know..what had happen that you..'') She looked at dhruv face that is all red due to anger and wounded. She can realized well how much he is hurt by her. Anjali went near him to sooth his pain but he snapped back and turned at khushi.

Dhruv: Today I realized I have failed to fill the space of ma, papa.I tried so hard to keep you happy and gave you all joy and happiness but today you proved me wrong. He stated in disappointment. Tears rolled down on khushi's cheeks.

Khushi: ''Bhaiya please don't say like that..you are everything to me..amma babiji havn't love the way you love and took care of me in their absence..for a single moment you never made me remember I'm an orphan, I always feel protected around you. I am so lucky and proud to have such a caring and lovely brother whose first priority is only me''.

Dhruv: ''Then why you marry so hurriedly without thinking once about the consequence..do you think once how would have been felt?'' His voice get bitter. She look down have no words by his any queries. Anjali smile looking at the brother and sister lovingly.

Anjali: Dhruv we should be happy that your siblings get married after all we wanted that only, right? Our only wished to make them settled and happy and that's all happened then why you are so sad?

Dhruv: But how can they marry without my permission..do I am no one to her?

Khushi: No bhaiya don't say like that..I am sorry..please forgive me. She spoke in teary yet painful voice.

Anjali: ''Its enough now..whatever happen finally you became my bhabhi in every senses''. She giggled to lighten the atmosphere but seems nothing worked.

For the first time, she disappoint her brother. He is the main reason of it. Khushi clenched her fist loathing him.

''Yeh sab us arnav singh raizada ke vajese hua hain..ek mere bhaiya hi the mere pas aj unko bhi uske humse chin liya...aj hum apne aap se se vada karte hain jitne dukh tumne hame diye hain usse kahi jyada hum tumhe denge..vo har cheez jo use pyaari hain cheen lenge..barbaad kar denge tumhe!'' (All this happen because of that arnav singh raizada..i have only my brother that is precious to me and he snatched him even..i made promise to myself the pain that you gave me I will revert back to him in a dreadful way..the thing that is dear to you will snatched it away..i will destroyed you completely) She exclaimed firmly in a determined tone.

Anjali took dhruv inside by giving assurance look to khushi. She closed the door and goaded him to sit for a moment.

Dhruv(Banging the desk furiously): I don't want to listen anything? Leave my way anjali, he getting frustrated and about to got up when she pull him back.

Anjali: What are you doing dhruv..she is supposed to recover from all her sorrow and tried to move on in her life.. don't do anything that would again pull her back into depression. Didn't you seen her face how much she is in trauma. Why you spoke such harsh words to her?

Dhruv: ''Then what you expect me to react..I should congratulate her for marriage, he gulped mockingly. ''how can she do like that?'' He get dishearten.

Anjali: ''She loved you a lot and whatever happen now we can't change the fact that she is married to bhaiya. Don't you want her to settle in her life?'' He wobbled a bit and glance on amma babuji picture that is hanging on walls and trying to ask them did they happy with her decision? He then remember the promise they take from him on their last breathe to always protect khushi from all evilness and fulfill all her wishes without pray.

Dhruv(Turning at her): You are right anjali..i am thinking too much. I just want my gudiya happiness, nothing else matters to me..if she is happy with this decision then I don't want anything..now my all worries regarding her future is vanished.

Anjali(Holding his hand): ''Don't worry dhruv..my bhaiya is very kind hearten and humble person..he will always make her happy I have full faith on him''.

''Are you sure as I don't know him personally...I am giving my gudiya responsibility by having trust on you...she is very precious to me if he dare to hurt my gudiya I won't leave him. You know how much I love her''. She embraced in his arms and grinned by his possessiveness.

Anjali: ''You know what that's why I love you so much and wanted to be yours as soon as possible''. She plant a soothing kiss on his cheeks and both adore each other sweetly.

Dhruv: ''I love you anjali...don't know what kindness I did that I got you as my life partner'' she blushed by his compliment.

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Arnav was driving his car aimlessly in a lonely streets remembering her painful face that stabbed his heart cruelly.

What happened so suddenly that I reacted like that..how can I forced her into marriage..why she is affecting me to such an extend? She is so happy in her tiny world and I ruined everything. Do I have no right to get a single chance to amend my mistake? Why her hatred pricking me so much? He increased the speed and began driving in the highest speed avoiding the phone calls that is coming every now and then. Suppressing all unwanted thoughts, he reached the airport to board the flight.

That is the only way to surpass her pain..If he stay in front of her she would never be able to come out from her grief and sorrow. Its better he would go away from her life. He can't see her married to someone else so he decided to went away somewhere. The continuous ringing of mobile made him more frustrated. He cut the call seeing anjali calling again and again.

Why bhaiya is not picking my call? Anjali getting agitated. She continuously trying his number.

''Bhaiya please phone uthao'', she sighed concernedly. Various weird thought crossing her mind while arnav on the other hand waiting for last announcement for departure. Inner voice is saying something is going to be wrong. He is feeling as if he is going to lose something. He marched ahead slowly and steadily toward the entrance that's when he felt someone hand on his shoulder. He shrugged off without giving looking at the person and about to took strides further but next word of someone stop him to move ahead.

''Running away from me?'' His eyes popped up in surprise.

Khushi tum? She gave him cold glare and snatched the ticket from his hand furiously giving a deadly look. Without breaking the trace she shrugged it into pieces and throw it on his face.

Khushi(Cunningly): ''It's not easy to get rid of me so easily Mr raizada''. she grabbed his hand and dragged him toward the exit.

Arnav: Khushi what you doing, I am asking you something..how come you here and..? She doesn't gave any damn to his query and leave him reaching outside.

Khushi(Stern tone): ''Aman informed me about your arrival..you cannot run away by ruining my life so easily I won't let this happen. Lets go back my home..bhai and bhabhi asking for you?'' He get confused by her behavior. And before he open his mouth she spoke.

''Don't you ever imagine that I develop any soft corner for you..there is a valid reason for everything..I bring one proposal for you..listen to me very carefully''.

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Anjali and dhruv reached mandir by receiving text message from khushi to direct went there as it is already getting too late. Nk went out of station for some urgent work so anjali called her mother to reached in the alter soon.

Her happiness is no boundary knowing his son is getting married. Firstly she didn't believe then anjali narrate everything what had happen. Sumitra decided to inform nk once he is back and rushed at the mandir immediately to give blessing to the new couple.

Dhruv: ''Anjali I was not getting positive vibes about this marriage..don't you think everything is happening in a hurry''. Worry was killing him from inside.

Anjali(Holding his hand): Relax dhruv..you are thinking too much..nothing went wrong whatever occurring is for good..devimaiya ke marji ke bina kuch bhi nahi hota..shayad yeh unka koi ishara ho. (There must be devimaiyya sign, let it be.) He nodded lightly joining hand in front of idol and prayed for his gudiya's future. He jerk in a sudden remembering something.

Dhruv: Did you tell about her past to arnav? I don't want any complication in their marital life...i won't be able to survive if something bad happen with her again. She is smiling by his continuous panicking..he is more than a brother to her. She feels proud getting him in her life and keep assuring him. Sooner arnav car halted outside the mandir and both stepped inside exchanging look at each other.

Anjali(Rushing toward him): Bhaiya where were you..? I tried your number so many times? He keep numb and stare at khushi reluctantly.

Anjali: ''There is entire life to adore bhabhi, what is this bhaiya.. You are not giving any attention to me'', she pouted and introduce dhruv to arnav. Arnav look at him hesitantly fidgeting with his palm.

What if he recognize him? Dhruv went near arnav while anjali pulled khushi in excitement to talk with her. But she is tensed to leave arnav alone with dhruv.

Dhruv(Greeting him):''Mr arnav, nice meeting you..so where do you work..i don't know anything about you..my princess getting married to you and I have no single detail about you not even about your background, isn't it strange...'' He opened his mouth to say everything but khushi one single glare stopped him.

Dhruv: ''Anyways I trust anjali that's why won't bother you much but remember one thing, khushi is very precious to me..always make her happy..it's not easy for a guy to marry a girl who is already being the victim of rape..you have really a kind hearten and humble person probably that's the reason khushi agreed in an instant to marry you..she had suffered a lot in her past days I really hope you would give her better life in future.. thanks for accepting her''!

He began feeling guilty by knowing he blindly trust and wanted to tell him everything that he is sole reason of khushi dark past but khushi's one glare stop him.

Arnav: ''I promise I will not let her shed a single drop of tear and gave her every happiness she deserves'' He exclaimed with sincerity in his tone by dazing at khushi.

Khushi heard everything from far looked on disinterested by his fake words.

Khushi: ''What an cunning actor he is..fooling around people so calmly and pretending to be innocent and down to earth in front of all...pevert kahika..he not even left his own sister and mother.'' Giving a disgusting look she sat in front of holy-fire. Dhruv gave him dazzling smile and gayatri gesture them to start rituals without wasting much time and dhruv made her sat next to arnav. Panditji began chanting mantra. In between arnav steal glances at khushi who is leaning in a straight face. Arnav and khushi exchange garlands and started taking seven sacred round around holy fire. Khushi closed her eyes controlling herself preventing herself from shedding tears but can't hold back more when he tied neptial thread around her neck. A silent sob escape her mouth but she didn't let her visible sensing everyone's eyes upon her.

''Amma babuji apke hatyaare ko hum saja jarur diayenge.. yeh hamara apse vada hain!'' (Amma babuji I will punish your murderer..its my promise!'') She take an oath to herself glancing at him firmly.

''I will eradicate all the bitterness and fill your life with my love..destiny have given me one last chance. My love remove all your hatred from your heart!'' He smiled audibly seeing her gaze upon him. He can guess she is making a plan against him but he embrace all her hatred and turned it into love very soon.

Precap: Arshi suhaagraat!!

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