Chapter 42: Pursuing Truth

 Meera: What happen darling...you wanted romance right? Then come na..I am ready for you.. She gave a sarcastic laugh before increasing the speed.

Neev: Are you mad, Meera..aaa are you doing..stop the car..we will die...stop..stop stop..

Meera: Yes you're right. I am mad...Itni asani se tumhe maarne nahi dungi..abhi toh tumhe apni haar ek paap ka hisaab chukana hain, Mr Neev Khrauna.. (how can I let you die so easily..not until you pay for each and every crime,)

Neev: What are you talking about? I think Arnav's love get over your head and it affect your brain cells. (She smiles agreeing with him)

Meera(turning into Khushi): Tumne khushi ka pagal pyaar dekha hain Arnav ke liye ab tum uski nafrat dekhoge..tumne mujhse mere pyaar..mere Arnav ko mujhse dur karne ka paap kiya hain..itni asani se nahi chodungi..sirf tumhare vajese aj maine Arnav ko hurt kiya..nahi chodungi (You have only seen Khushi's mad love for Arnav, but now you will see her hatred. You did a horrible sin of separating me from my love, my Arnav..only due to your shameful deeds, I hurt him..) She said within her mind and took him toward his desired destination- close to hell.

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''She hates me..she hates me more than she ever loved me..she never love me..'' Her confession was fake..all those moments we shared meant nothing to her..'' The bitter truth too harsh to digest. Collapsing on the floor, Arnav breakdown into tears and scream out her name, devastated and disheveled. Staring at her pictures that is spreading everywhere in the room, he smiles with his heart wrench to imagine her spending rest of her life with another man. But it is good for her. Staying with me is nothing but a punishment for her. I don't deserves her love. She gave me all the love but I never value her. She gave me several chance to get back but I lost them. My most horrible crime was that I question her character when she was carrying my baby. I don't deserve any love. How could I accept her to love me back. I am a monster. Everyone should hate me. Our little doll..she doesn't deserve a father like me. She should hate me..she should loath me like her mother. Only because of me, Khushi is not willing to accept her. I deserves a punishment for separating a mother from her daughter..I should die..I should die..

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Khushi: ''I love you more than my life Arnav...Last night there is nothing happened between us..it was a lie..A trap to expose Neev Khurana. I'm sorry for hurting you..I promise I will be back once I am done with him and this time no-one dare to poison our relationship..No-one..wait for me, Arnav. Do wait for me.'' She felt a soothing sensation while sending message through her heart uttering his name.

''Arnav..''

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'' Khushi..'' His chest started vibrating as an unknown sensation erupt him.

''Did she call me..?'' A hope arise, but the next he brush off those unwanted thoughts and slap himself.

What a fool I am! Why would she call me? She must be with Neev and happy to start a new beginning of her new life. With me, she never got any happiness. At-least someone is there who shall loves her more than I ever did.

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''No-one ever loves me more than you. Khushi sirf Arnav ko hain aur hamesha Arnav ki hi rahegi..kitni pagal thi main jo yeh soch rahi thi tum mujhse nahi Ananya se pyaar karte ho..tumne kitne baar mujhse kaha par main gusse aur nafrat mein andhi ho gayi thi..apne arnav ke sache pyaar ko nahi dekh payi..'' (What a dumb I was. I thought You love Ananya but I never trusted you..how many times you try to make me understand the gravity of truth but I was so blinded by hate. Why I misjudged you?)

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''My sins are too grave to amend it..she is in pain..I have to heal her..'' Arnav whisper her name with painful sob. ''She had suffered enough. She will only get rid off this pain once she saw me dead..This is the only way to bring back old Khushi..'' His eyes glinted in shine as he took the knife and decide to end his life for her happiness.

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''Mr Neev Khurana..I won't spare you..5 damn years I spend hating the love of my life..You kept me away from my Arnav. I doubt his love..I humiliate my Di..I hurt my family..You have to pay for each and every crime..'' Fury rushed inside her body bringing out devil inside her. She increases the speed of her car feeling horrible for trusting a snake over Arnav.

Neev: WATCH IT...How you are driving...! (His heart sank to comprehend where they were heading.) Where are you taking me..this is not the way toward the wedding hall..

She passed a cunning smile before focusing on the way.

Meera: Come on Neev. Pyaar mein toh ashique jaan bhi de sakhte hain tum mere liye itna bhi nahi kar sakhte..? ( A person in love can even sacrifice their life, won't you do this to me) She spoke making an innocent face.

Neev: Mee..r..a plee..se..you know..I love..you ..a lot..and I can..do anything..for..you.

Meera: That's the spirit my boy. That's what I wanted to see.

He look on puzzle not understanding her intention. But the moment she lower the speed, he feel relaxed and then happiness took over him noticing her parking the car in a secluded area. He began coming close to her wanted to claim her rosy lips. Her blood boils seeing his dare. Her grip tightened around the steering. With a sudden jerk, she apply the brake

Meera: What's so hurry..Firstly I need something from you.

Neev: I am ready to fulfill your needs. I know that raizada is not capable to satisfy you...''

Meera: SHUTTT UP..!

Neev: What? (He was taken aback by her outrage.)

Meera: ''Nothing..'' Grabbing his collar, she drag him out of the car and push him with a force leading him to fall flat on the rough floor.

Neev: What the hell, Meera. This is not the way to treat your fiance. Show this attitude on Arnav. He bear your tantrum but I won't tolerate your shit. I am not like Arnav who pamper you like a queen.

Meera: Even if you try you will never become like my Arnav.. (She mumble in an inaudible voice.)

She continue shooting daggers at him. That's when Neev got a call. He excused and talk for a while discussing few things with his manager and Khushi stood still splitting venom through her gaze. Once done, he hung the call and walk to Meera.

Neev: That's my manager. Priest will arrive within an hour. We have to get ready for our D-day and you have to look the most beautiful bride. Come..let's go..I will make you ready with my own.

He held her hand insisting her to let's go to the venue as everyone has started arriving. He can't wait to make her his bride. But when she didn't move, he got frustrated and unable to mask his evil side for long. His desperation is clearly visible.

Neev: ''What are you waiting for? Won't you marry me?'' He suspects something is terribly wrong with her by the way she is passing murderous glare to him.

Meera: ''Ofcourse I will!'' Her reply content him. ''In one condition''

His contentment was only for time being as the next moment she threw the bomb over him. She fetch the gun from her handbag and give it to him. What shock him the most she asks him to prove his love by shooting himself with this gun.

He get froze in shock and began gulping in fear.

Meera: You have 5 minutes.. From your performance I will decide if you are really liable to be my groom or not!

Neev(In his thought): Only Arnav handle this mental case. This bloody mistress showing me attitude now. Where her attitude had gone while warming Asr's bed and being his ready-mate mistress.

Meera(Mockingly): What happen my desperate fiancee. You love me right. Then come on shoot yourself and prove your loyalty. This gun has one bullet out of 6 and rest of them are empty. If your love is true, you will survive otherwise your luck.. (She said casually, waiting for his action)

Neev: Are you mad?

Meera: Yes I am.. (With a deadly grin)

Neev: How could you ask me this..What if I die..

Meera: If your love is true. You won't hesitate to do this for me..

Oh god. Where I got stuck! This psycho woman is totally mad. If I deny her, she would never marry me and my plan to have her will remain a dream. What if she again go back to that Raizada. That's the last thing I want. I waited several years for this day. No woman crave me like she did. She made me wait for 5 years. I can't lose this chance. I have to handle her with patience.

Meera: You are testing my patience, Neev. Meera Shergil don't like such people who don't value the time and made me wait. (Sighing deeply, she continue) Look I left Arnav for you who is crazily in love with me. If I would have ask him, I am sure he wouldn't made me wait for a single second and fulfilled my wish and other side it's you..so disappointing.

Neev: This is too much..how can you compare me with that bastard. He had spoiled your life by doing all the worst things. Did you forgot all his sins? He had raped you, torture you, betrayed you for another woman after making you his mistress and after having you, he even kill your child and then sent you to mental asylum. (Meera clench her fist as tighter as possible hearing this.)

Meera: At present we are talking about you. Don't dig the history of Arnav Singh Raizada. I know what he did. But one cannot deny the fact that not once but many times he risk his life to prove his honesty and loyality. I want to see what you can do for me as I choose you over him.

Neev: Now you find him loyal! Fantastic. Meera..I truly love you more than that Raizada but not in a cost of losing my life because I wanted to spend my entire life with you. (She drew a chuckle hearing his last phrase )

Meera: To gain Meera Shergil is not easy. You have to pass this test else forgot you can ever have me. Waise bhi you are not the only option for Meera Shergil. There are many waiting in que for my single nod and ready to do anything for me. Remember Arjit Kapoor- my another die hard fan. I think he is still interested in me. 

Neev: But he loves your best friend, Ishita.

Meera: So what. If I want anything I grab it. Arjit is not the only man who proposed me. Before him, many came and go. But I choose you. Because you are my close friend and did many great things for me. Okay I will give you some moments to think.

With that, Meera move back and stood still while he look on ghostly. Not in a state to think what to do.

She waiting for his reply folding her hands for about 5 minutes. By getting no response, she finally spoke.

''It's sad. You failed to impress Meera Shergil. So Marriage plan cancel....Good bye..'' Saying this, she began walking toward the opposite direction where her car is parked.

This insult is too much to handle. He hissed getting mad..hell mad. A monster surpass him. He spotted her walking away. Dashing angrily, he reached and grab her waist from behind pulling her aggressively close.

Neev: ''Enough of your bloody non-sense. How dare you to reject Neev Khurana..'' With a shocked expression, she glanced back to see new side of him for the first time. She had never seen him like this. It hurts to realize she trusted the wrong person and misunderstood Arnav. Thanks to that one well-wisher who helped her to reach the truth.

After Chahat's kidnapping fiasco, Meera started developing doubt on Neev. From then, she began her research on Neev Khurana history. He was a well known police officer in the past. During his training period, she got to know he had many affairs and what shock her when the name of Ananya varma come into the picture. They were having a serious affair 8 years ago, then why did she went behind her Arnav and marries him. On top of that who is Meera shergil? Why Neev gave his wife identity to me. Who is Arzoo mother? All those puzzles had disturbed her. More she try to solve this puzzle more it was getting complicated. But one day, a ray of hope enlightened in the form of that one well wisher who helped her sending some clips of Neev. In those clips, he was hanging out with different girls. If today she is standing close to truth- only because of that one well wisher who not only hand over proofs against Neev but also show her light. Then one day Ananya come before her and told about Neev involvement in her past fiasco. At first she felt very angry meeting her. She can't trust her at all. Ananya is Arnav's first wife and she cannot let her take away her love that is now hers. Her presence had made her remember how badly Arnav broke her heart. Her constant messages and calls irritated Meera. As a result, she decided go deep into it through her sources to inquire about Ananya and Arnav's marital status. Why she call herself my sister? What is her motto and why Arnav come to London if he has a wife in India. And last night when.. (Coming back to senses, she found Neev Khurana disgusting hands over her.)

Meera: Leave my hand! (She grew agitated)

Neev: You should be thankful I am giving you a chance to be my wife else no man ever marry a prostitute who had been used by countless men..

Meera: Shut your fucking mouth and leave my hand.. (She worn while struggling into his steel grip.

Neev: Your such kind of arrogance is not acceptable..understood..

Meera: Oh really, what will you do..?

Neev: You want to know? Okay then let me show you then..

With that, he lifted her off the ground and walk toward his car. On reaching, he open the glass door and about to get her inside when he got one kick which is enough to push him apart.

Meera: I am not a weak Khushi to whom anyone can come and try to molest. My name is Meera shergil who knows how to protect herself.. (With a fierce attitude.)

Neev: Kamini teri itni himmat.. (How dare you bloody..)

He grab her neck against the glass door pushing all his weight over her and took control over her.

Meera: So you wanted to have my body..? (He pass a evil smirk) How disgusting you are..I consider you my friend but you..

Neev: I don't need your crappy friendship. I just want you.. Better you submit yourself and let me have you otherwise I fuck you so hard, it will bleed you to death..

Meera: Such a piece of shit you are.. (She said and throw the split over his face.)

That's it. He lost his remaining sanity.

Neev: Till now you haven't seen the shit of me but now I will show you what a real Neev Khurana is. 

He clasp her hair dragging her inside the car, but it is getting tough to handle her as she is continuously punching him using her legs and hands. At the same time, she started screaming breaking his eardrum.

''Keep your tongue under control..'' He frown making her stand and then pull her both hand behind her waist locking her within his arms before throwing her on the back seat. Coming on top of her, he hover upon her. Her eyes widen in shock.

Meera: HOW DARE YOU..LEAVE ME..

Bringing her mouth close to him, he leaned forward with his finger brush her delicious lips. All the past incidences roll back to her.

Neev: Shut the fuck up you sexy bitch..You have really did a terrible mistake rejecting me..now I won't marry you. I will have sex with you and then every day a new man will come to fuck you so that next time you won't dare to humiliate me. Every time you disgrace me, put me down, I remained silent because I wanted to win your love. But that was my mistake. A prostitute like you doesn't deserve respect or love. You have to pay for every single insult I bare due to your arrogance. Now what are you waiting. Get rid off your clothes and entertain me like you did your ex-customer Arnav..''

Meera: You are such a dirt..Shame on you. You have a daughter and you are doing all this act with me.

Neev: I least bother about Arzoo. She is just a pawn to reach you. I thought her attachment with you will help me to win your love but that irritating kid of mine is good for nothing. She is just like her mother. Anyways. Don't waste my time and let me taste you.

Meera: You are a shameful creature. A dirty disgusting man. You have no emotions even for your own daughter..

Neev: So what. The biggest slut is calling me a dirt. What an irony!

Her protest made him hell mad and when she attack his face with her sharp nails, he lost his sanity and ready to show his evil side. Using her dupatta, he tied her both hands.

Neev: Never in my life I have seen a wide tigress like you. There is definitely something special in you that every man wanted to have you. Firstly Rishab, Then Arnav and now I am your new target.

Meera: Dare to say a word about HIM..

Neev: Aww why it is pricking you now. You yourself dump Arnav for me. Well for your kind information, let me tell you that your Arnav hadn't married Ananya neither Chahat is their daughter. She is yours. Your and Arnav's illegitimate daughter.

She become motionless hearing that and stop struggling.

Neev: It's strange na. A man who care about no-one, who gave no damn importance to any relationship, who used woman like tissue paper, falls crazily for you. Will you believe he had spends all his life punishing himself thinking himself responsible for you death- in the loving memories of his beloved mistress. (He laughed out aloud) Not only that, he gave his name to your child without marrying you and raised her and pour out all his love to her. Poor motherless kid. (Her heart clenched with a stabbing sensation) He gave your name to that irritating kid. On the other hand, that coward Ananya is good for nothing. I trap her in one murder case so that she has no other place than going back to Arnav. I thought after staying under same roof with him, she will succeed to trap him in her love but no! That man is so crazy about you, he never let her enter his bedroom. He just wanted you back in his life. Even after showing your fake dead body, he wasn't ready to believe you were dead. He didn't stop loving you and that had irked me more. I pressurize Ananya but she didn't bend and like a loyal sister, she took care of your daughter like a mother. Upon that Arnav didn't move on or allow any woman to get close to him. Such a fool he is. How can a man love only one woman. 

Khushi close her eyes in pain with more tears rolling down. He continues further enjoying her pain.

Neev: You know Khushi aks Meera Shergil. The fact is that you were the only woman who is the mother of his child. But I am glad you believed me over him everything shit I said against him. I trapped Ananya in a murder case to add more fuel and poison your mind against Asr. While Ananya become so helpless, everything thought she is culprit and began accusing her. For the sake of her reputation, your Arnavji gave her Mrs raizada tag as he loves you and Ananya is your sister. Lateron, I made you believe Asr killed your daughter and they are a happily married couple.

This new set of revelations leave her in shock. She get shattered beyond words. Somewhere she had believed that Arnav was innocent but never imagined he had suffered to this extent without her.

Khushi is my daughter? I am her mother. She is our baby. My child. He gave my name to our daughter.

Khushi close her mouth with happy tears rolled from her face. She started recalling all the incidence starting for the first time she met her in her school, her fierce and dominating nature like Arnav. Soft and patient like me..everytime chanting DM name like me. That birthmark on her legs..why I never noticed all the signs given by DM???

Arnav told me the truth but I never trusted him. Why I never believed him? Why? He is my Arnavji! He only loves me. Only me. He hadn't marry Ananya. He is mine..completely my Arnavji. He waited for me 5 years..he loves me so much..he fulfill all the duties of a parent and nourished our daughter all alone and how badly I treated him! DM shall never forgive me hurting two souls. (She sigh feeling awfully vulnerable.) I have a family..DM didn't deceived me. Every-time I cursed my idol thinking she did injustice to me which resulted that I stop worshiping her. I am sorry Devimaiya..I am really sorry..You give me everything I dream..A lovely partner..a beautiful daughter..a wonderful family, but I didn't value them. I hate myself..I just hate myself.

Neev: So Miss Khushi gupta..how you are feeling now knowing about my game plan..amazing na! (He laugh adding more fuel to her wounds. Her hands clench in a tight punch)

Roughly she undid the knot freeing herself from his clutches. Apply all her energy and strength, she kick his stomach by which glass get broken and he fall off from the car. she wipes off her tears and come out from his car and slant her head to view the monster laying near her feet with fire emitting from her eyes.

YOU DID A HORRIBLE CRIME HURTING MY FAMILY..SEPARATING ME FROM MY ARNAVJI..FROM MY BABY..I WON'T SPARE YOU!

To be continued!

Precap: Will Khushi able to meet Arnav on time.

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