Part 39 The Photo

In the meanwhile,

Garima opened the door, hearing a calling bell sound. She was surprised to see Shashi standing with a smile. He had something in his hand.

"What are you doing here? Don't you go to the office today? What's this in your hand?" She shot the questions one by one.

"Garima, give me a chance to speak... then only I could answer" he smiled.

"Ok, tell me"

Shashi walked in not answering her questions. He kept the thing on the dining table that was in his hands.

"Unwrap it," he said.

Garima tore the paper and became excited to see that.

"How is it?" he asked.

"Wow...it's so amazing"

"Didn't Khushi often ask us about her photos? See, if we fix it here, she will be happy and will not ask about her childhood photos anymore"

"What an idea!"

"Let me fix it here"

Shashi fixed it on the wall of the living room.

"Is it ok?" He asked.

"Yeah... how cute Khushi is...!"

"Yeah... do you remember when we captured the photo?"

"Exactly after two months, we found her"

Yes, it was a photo in which Khushi was with Shashi and Garima.

Shashi looked at Garima smilingly and asked,

"Did anyone come here?"

"Here? No... no one came..."

"Oh..."

"Why? Will anyone come here?"

"Yeah, my friend will come to invite me to his family wedding. He said he would come today. I thought he might have come"

"No... not yet. Won't I tell you if anyone had come?"

"Yeah... you would have... but, I thought you have forgotten in the excitement of seeing our photo"

"Might be..." she smiled.

"OK, I'm going to the office. I just came from the office on permission to keep it at home"

"Did you come home on permission to keep this photo?" Garima asked unbelievably.

"If we want to make Khushi trust us, we should do something like this. That's why I did that"

Garima nodded yes.

"I'm going"

"Ok..."

"If my friend came here, treat him well"

"Is it necessary for you to tell me that?"

"Not at all, you may send him back not letting him IN if I'm not at home. That's why I said that particularly"

"I will take care of your friend"

"Ok, bye"

Shashi left GH with satisfaction. If Arnav was serious about his relationship with Khushali, he would trust his phone call. If Arnav trusted his phone call, he would definitely come to GH. If he came to GH, he would see the photo in which Khushi was with them. If he saw the photo, he would get to know who the real Khushali was. It was enough for him to understand who Khushi was to him. Shashi went to the office, completing the task.

A2

Khushi hated herself for being useless. She wanted to tell Arnav that she was Khushali but what after that? Arnav would get to know his father cheated on him. he would get angry... maybe, he would stop talking to Arvind for lying to him in Khushali's matter. If it happened, how could she face Arvind every day in RM? Arvind especially told her that Arnav should not know the truth. He would get disappointed with her for breaking the promise. Ratna might also become upset with her for breaking the bond of the father and son. Then how could she be happy with Arnav? She didn't know how to handle this sensitive issue.

On the other side, Arnav thought Khushi didn't want to accept him, it was because of his rude behavior. If it was so, he knew how to make her accept him. Before that, he had to confirm something. He wanted to check the phone call whether it was true or not. What was waiting for him in Gupta house? What proof did the unknown man talk about? If Khushi was Khushali, Gupta house would surely have some proof. He wanted to check it without wasting time. If he got proof, Khushi could not avoid him after that. Her excuses would not work with him.

He got ready to go to Gupta house. That was when his cabin door was knocked. He leaned on the seat, thinking that it must be Khushi, and said,

"Come in..."

But to his disappointment, it was not Khushi but Hilma. The very next moment he saw her, he fisted his fingers gritting his teeth.

"Hi, Arnav..." she advanced him.

"What are you doing here? Who let you in?" He asked heated up, and stood up pushing the seat behind.

Hilma was taken aback not expecting his wrath. She thought Arnav would not lose his patience in the office. So, she could get a chance to make him believe she was his wife.

Taking the intercom, he pressed the reception number. The receptionist attended the call.

"Why the hell did you send this woman to my cabin without my permission? Is my cabin an open street to enter ANYTHING?"

Hilma was shocked to hear him addressing her as ANYTHING instead of ANYONE. That meant he didn't even think of her as a living thing. That was the high of the humiliation.

"No, sir, she said she is your fiancé"

"Finance my foot... did I say I'm engaged?" he roared making the A2 office shake.

Himla moved a step back as his anger was too much for her to handle.

"I'm sorry sir..."

"If you send any stupid person to my cabin next time, you will be fired... understand?"

"Yes, sir..."

Arnav disconnected the call and looked at Hilma like an angry lion.

"Are you my fiancé? How dare you say so?"

"Why won't I dare if I'm Khushali?"

"Khushali and you? Don't you have shame to steal someone's position?"

"I'm... I'm not stealing anyone's position..."

"I will show you the real picture when I prove you are not my Khushali... find a way to run away from me. If I caught you, you will see the hell on the earth" he roared.

Hilma was taken aback. She saw A2 staff looking at Arnav's cabin as his tone was echoing all over the office. She felt insulted. She understood trapping Arnav with Khushali's name was not going to happen. She left the place hurriedly, bowing down, not wanting to see the employee's gaze.

Arnav sat on his seat all frustrated. The girl who stole Khushali's name was claiming him as her husband shamelessly whereas the girl who was his real Khushali was not ready to accept herself as Khushali. Taking his phone, he looked at his and Khushali's wedding photo. He felt like choking. Why the hell this life was so hard? He made up himself thinking about the astrologer's words. He should have to struggle to get his Khushali. But he didn't know he would struggle to get her even after finding her. He thought he would face the problem in some other way but here, Khushali herself would become a problem... but it would not last. It was only until he got the proof. Yes, he had to go to Gupta House. He kept his phone on the table. Taking a water bottle, he drank water to cool his heated-up mind down. He leaned on the seat closing his eyes.

On the other side,

Khushi was stunned by Arnav's outburst. She didn't expect him to behave with the girl who introduced herself as Khushali. What this man was made up of? How was he so confident that Hilma was not Khushali? She could not understand.

At the same time, Anajli who came to the office shocked to hear Arnav's high-pitched angry tone. What was happening there? She saw a girl rushing out of Arnav's cabin. Who was the girl? She headed to Arnav's cabin, without even meeting her husband Aman. She entered his room, without even knocking on the door.

"Arnav..."

Arnav opened his eyes and looked at her jerking. He composed himself to see Anajli.

"What happened, Arnav? Who was the girl?"

"Forget her..."

"You shouted at her and made the whole office shiver and you want me to forget her???"

Arnav was silent.

"Ok... if you are not interested, you don't have to tell me" She turned to leave the cabin but stopped hearing,

"Anju..."Arnav called her.

She looked at him plainly.

"She came with an alliance"

"Alliance?" Anjali lifted her brows.

Arnav nodded yes.

"Ok, if you don't like her, you could have handled her smoothly instead of insulting her"

"She came here in the name of my Khushali"

"Whaaaat? Khushali?"

"Yes... she says she was Khusahli"

"Yet, you got angry? But why?"

"It's because she was not Khusahli"

"How are you so sure?"

"I know... she is not Khushali"

"Did you check her with some questions?"

"I didn't check but she herself recited everything accurately"

"Then you should trust her, right...?"

"That's why I don't trust her. She was seven years old when she went missing but this girl said everything that happened to us. How could it be possible? It doesn't make sense, Anju"

"What if she is your wife?"

Arnav nodded a clear-cut NO. Anjali sighed.

"My instinct can't be wrong Anju"

Anjali didn't know what to say.

"I have to go out. You go and meet Aman"

Anjali nodded ok.

Arnav walked out. Anjali saw his mobile on the table.

"Arnav..." she called him.

He looked at her.

"You missed your phone"

Taking it, she forwarded it to him. While taking it from Anjali, Arnav's finger touched the sensor and his phone got unlocked. Anjali's eyes widened to see the photo of a cute girl who was in wedding attire. She pulled the phone back and looked at the photo shockingly.

"Is not she Khushi?" she asked, making Arnav shocked.

"Whaaat? Is she Khushi? How do you know?" Arnav asked restlessly.

"Yes, I saw her childhood pic at her home. I'm sure she is Khushi" Anjali said making Arnav stun.

To be continued...