Part27 Mahi's words

"He is not Karan but Sumer."

Arnav looked at Mahi stunningly. That means, is not Aman Sumer? Arnav believed that Aman must be Sumer as he is giving extreme support to Arnav. He knows Aman is with NK in the room now. He was sure that Aman won't come to the temple because Aman knows that the young man will not appear in front of Arnav if he comes to the temple. If Aman is not Sumer than who is Sumer?

"My friend Aman is not Sumer?"

"No" the young man nodded his head left to right.

"I thought my friend Aman is Sumer."

"What you think can always be true?" he questioned whereas Arnav sighed.

"I missed seeing his face."

Mahi smiled.

"Don't think in the haste. Relax... you will get to know who he is."

"Ok... I will meet you tomorrow evening." He said hurriedly.

"We will meet IF (he stressed) you come tomorrow." Mahi smiled.

Arnav frowned.

"What does it mean Mahi? Can't I come tomorrow?"

"Who knows? Nothing is in our hands and nothing is permanent in this world. How I could say what will happen tomorrow?"

"You know Mahi... you know very well what's going to happen," Arnav said confidently.

"God bless you Arjun... Go..."

Arnav nodded yes and left the place. Aman and NK became curious, seeing Arnav. They looked at each other as Arnav was not looking happy.

"What's the matter ASR, you look tensed?"

"Yes, I'm."

"But why? Did the young man say anything?" NK questioned.

"I met Sumer near the temple but I couldn't see his face in the dark."

"Whaaaat?" Aman shouted in excitement.

"I thought Sumer is Aman," NK said.

"I too thought the same," Arnav said.

"Why ASR?" Aman questioned.

"Because you promised me that you will be with me."

Aman chuckled.

"Yes, I promised you. I don't think it's necessary to be connected to your previous birth to make a promise. I have more connectivity than that."

"What?"

"Friendship... I'm your friend ASR... helping you is my duty because a friend in need is a friend indeed. "

Arnav hugged, him nodding yes.

"ASR... did you think who he could be?" Aman asked him.

"Mahi said he saw Sumer with me in the market the other day," Arnav said thinking.

"I and Aman were with you that day," NK said.

"No... Shyam was also there with me." Arnav raised his eyebrows...

"That means Shyam is Sumer...." Aman said unbelievably.

Arnav nodded yes.

"I can't believe this," Aman said.

"I too can't believe this...he fought with me...asked me to leave Khushi... And... he is the one who took a vow to make us together in the previous birth." Arnav chuckled.

"We should not come to the conclusion without knowing his intention. We should trust the young man." NK said.

"We should watch Sumer than..." Aman said.

"How could we? He may think of us wrong if he gets to know that. He is already not on good terms with us." Arnav sighed.

"Don't worry Arnav. Everything will fall in the right place when the right time comes." NK said.

"We should start talking about Khushi in front of Shyam... then we can see his reaction."

Arnav nodded ok.

"Why are you so thoughtful ASR? I can see a disturbance on your face."

"Mahi said something is going to happen tomorrow... My intellectual says it won't be good."

"Arrey... your path is cleared and why are you bothering more?" Aman asked.

"I don't think so... if my path is cleared, why Mahi should give me a hint about something which is not related to me?"

Nk and Aman nodded yes.

"I think Villain of the story is going to be revealed," NK said.

Arnav nodded yes thoughtfully.

Arnav couldn't sleep that night. He was toasting on the bed, thinking about Shyam. How could he be Sumer? Didn't he directly oppose him the other day? Then how he will help him? Thinking all these, don't know when he slept. He woke up late the next morning. Today, Khushi's mother will be discharged from the hospital. NK would have gone to the hospital to help them. Thinking that he went to the washroom. When he came out, he saw NK sitting with Aman.

"Have not you gone to the hospital?"

"No yaar... Khushi called me from the hospital. Garima aunty is getting discharged in the morning itself. So she doesn't want me to come to the hospital. She said she will come with Akash and Payal."

"Ohh..." Arnav said thinking deep.

"We will go to Khushi's house today evening to talk to Garima aunty," NK said.

"Before that, you go there and receive them," Arnav said.

"Ok..."

Payal and Akash went back to their house after dropping Khushi and Garima at home.

NK sensed Khushi's extreme happiness. Why not? Her mother got her vision back and she is going to married to Arnav. Villagers started visiting Garima and looked at her amazingly. They introduced themselves. And few people called Garima's name and asked her to tell their name by identifying their voice. And Garima easily recognized.

In between these dramas, Khushi prepared lunch hurriedly. She wanted to see Arnav and thank him for spending money on the operation.

"Amma, I will just come, giving them lunch."

Garima nodded yes plainly. Khushi rushed to Arnav's room. Arnav stunned seeing her as he didn't expect her today.

"Your lunch...." She said in a gauzy tone.

"How is your mother?" Arnav asked while taking the bag from her hand.

"She is fine."

"I will come to meet her in the evening."

Khushi nodded ok,

"Thank you..." Khushi said.

"You are welcome."

"Why didn't you say me anything about the operation?"

"You would not have taken my help if I had told you....that's why."

"Will you lie to me?"

"I didn't lie I just hid the truth. I would not have hidden if you had asked me."

"I never thought my mother would see me..."

"Are you happy?"

"Limitlessly... my mother is going to see our marriage... Thank you so much." She said emotionally.

Arnav faced a tough time not to show his anxiety on his face as he remembered Mahi's words. Don't know what is going to happen in the evening.

"Take care of your mother."

"Jee... I will be waiting for you in the evening."

Arnav nodded yes, smiling at her. Khushi left happily with a lot of dreams. Arnav sighed.

Evening

Arnav went to Khushi's house with Aman. Garima welcomed them and asked to take a seat. They were about to sit, they saw NK rushed inside the house, panting hard. His eyes were teary.

Arnav looked at him frowning.

"What happened NK....?" Arnav asked.

Khushi and Garima also were gazing at him.

"Payal was slipped in the bathroom... her head got hit on the water trough... she ... she..." he chocked.

"Whaaaaat?" Arnav exclaimed.

His answer almost killed all of them.

"She is dead..."

To be continued...

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The whole village was at Akash's residence, crying for Payal. We already know she slipped in the washroom and got hit on her head.

NK was helping in the rituals, running here and there. Arnav was standing with Aman whereas Shyam standing a little aloof from them, observing the rituals. Arnav couldn't stand Khushi's outburst. She was continuously crying, looking at her sister's lifeless body. Garima's stance squeezed their hearts.