Part 67 Wrathful Arnav

Nikita was horror-struck, seeing Khushi in the same room. there was nothing hard to understand that she heard everything. So, Khushi would have known who she was. Before Khushi said anything, Nikita ran from the room, taking her bag. Khushi chased her.

"Nikita stop... don't run"

Nikita didn't listen to Khushi. But, Khushi's shout woke up everyone in RM. All of them came out of their respective rooms to know what was happening and what made Khushi shout.

Arnav was the one who came out first as he had not slept but waiting for Khushi. he was curious to know what Khushi was supposed to tell him after the dinner. He saw Nikita running and opening the main door.

"Nikita..." Khushi shouted before she went out.

Arnav came to Khushi.

"What happened, Khushi? Why did she run out of the house? Who is Nikita?"

Khushi showed her palm asking him to wait to bate her heavying breath.

That was when they heard,

"Khushi bitiya, who is Nikita?" Nani came, with sleepy eyes.

"That's what I'm also asking her, Nani," Arnav said.

"Nikita is none other than Rani," Khushi said in between her gasp.

"I didn't get you"

"Rani is not her original name but Nikita"

"How do you know?" Arnav questioned.

"I heard her talking on the phone..."

"I didn't get anything... why did she lie? Why did she not say her original name?" Arnav again questioned.

"Because she was here to know something about us"

"Whaaaat doooo yoouuu mean? Did she come here to stalk us?" Arnav asked unbelievably and furiously.

Khushi nodded yes.

"Who the hell is she?"

"She was the one your mother wants you to marry"

"What are you saying, Khushi bitiya?"

"Yes, Naniji. Didn't aunty bring her photograph that day asking for my recommendation for the marriage?"

"But, why did she come here? To separate you from Chotte?"

"She was here to know about our relationship progress, Naniji, and also to get a place in his life..."

"What the...."

"But she understood it won't happen"

"It doesn't matter, Khushi"

"I heard her telling aunty about our relationship in a good way"

"So?"

"Arnavji, she is left"

"What if she is not? What if she didn't understand what you mean to me? What if she tried something on me that made you misunderstand me?"

"I won't misunderstand you, Arnavji"

"It doesn't mean I should leave it..."

"What are you going to do about it?"

"Mrs. Amrita should know what I'm capable of"

"Arnavji, please... it's all over..." she clutched his hand.

"If I let it go now, she will try to do something again. if she doesn't, then Mr. Avinash will do that. I don't want it to happen" Arnav slowly removed her hand.

He walked out of RM. Khushi looked at Nani worriedly.

"Let him go, Khushi bitiya... this is not done. Being his mother, she should have felt good about his marriage. She knew how he had been... then how could she think of spoiling his life?"

"She might have thought this marriage is forced on him"

"It's not her concern... it's Chotte's life. He is not a kid not to decide what he wants... In fact, they left him alone when he was a kid. Then, why should they care about him now? Chotte is not wrong. What if the girl created a misunderstanding between you and Chotte...?"

Khushi was about to say something but Nani stopped her showing her palm.

"You may not take Chotte wrong but what about the acrimony? Won't you be felt it?"

Khushi went silent.

"Chotte will come. You go and sleep" Nani walked to her room.

Khushi didn't go to their room. she sat on the couch in the living room and waited.

In the meanwhile,

Nikita ran out of RM. She stopped the taxi that was crossing RM and got it.

"Janakpuri..." she said looking behind in a checking manner.

"Three hundred rupees, Madam..." the taxi driver demanded.

"I will give you thousand rupees... go fast," she said.

The cab driver started the car and geared it up.

She called Amrita on her phone again. Amrita looked at the phone who just came out of the washroom, changing into a night dress. She attended the call.

"Tell me, Niki"

"Khushi got to know everything"

"What do you mean?" She asked shockingly.

"She heard my talks with you"

"But how?"

"She was in the store room when we talked"

"But, why did she come to the store room? didn't you see her coming?"

"She was hiding behind the sofa."

"Whaaat? Hiding?"

"She should have got suspicion; I suppose"

"What did she say?"

"Before she said anything, I skedaddled from RM"

"But why?"

"What do you want me to do then? Do you want me to get insulted for stalking them?"

"You should have known what's her reaction"

"I don't bother about Khushi's reaction but Arnav's... he would have killed me if I had not skedaddled from RM"

"Did he get to know about who you are?"

"By now, he would have been..."

"Do you think, Khushi would tell him about us?"

"I don't know that but Arnav saw me running out of RM"

Amrita rolled her eyes with annoyance. She knew what risk she was in. Arnav won't leave this issue easily. She had to face the beast now.

"Arnav will come to you..." Nikita said.

"I will take care of him"

"Don't act smart, aunty. Leave the place and go somewhere" Nikita disconnected the call.

Amrita became nervous. Usually, Arnav treated her like trash. And now, she got into voluntary trouble. She didn't know what would happen now. As per Nikita's report, Arnav started getting into Khushi so much. If it was so, Arnav would be more aggressive than usual. He won't mind throwing her away from his life forever. She was scared to face Arnav. she started pacing here and there. She waited for her husband Suraj to come. Then only she could conclude anything.

But, before Suraj came, she heard a bang on the main door. The servant of her house opened the door and saw a man standing like an angry lion. The servant didn't know who the man was as he never had seen him before.

"May I know who are you?"

"Where is she?"

"She? Who?"

"Mrs. Amrita Malhotra"

The servant was about to say something, but he stopped, hearing,

"Gowri Shankar..."

they looked at the stairs where Amrita standing. She gestured for him to leave. Gowri Shankar left the place silently. Arnav was spitting fire through his eyes on her.

"I wonder, what made my son remember me in these hours... anyhow, welcome Chotte..."

"I'm not here to get treated by you... how dare you sent a girl to destroy my happiness?"

"Whatever I do will be for your betterment and happiness"

"Who are you to decide what is my happiness?"

"What is your happiness, Chotte?"

"I don't owe to answer you... I just came to warn you not to poke your nose into my life"

"You are my son, chotte..."

"Shut up... just shut up... you should have thought that before going behind a man minding only your happiness. You lost the rights on me long ago. Mind your business... or else..."

"Or else, what Chotte? What will you do?"

"I will kill you..." he sneered.

"This is what you got from that girl. If it is Nikita, she would have patched up you and me. This is the difference between Nikita and Khushi"

"I don't want to get patched up with anyone who threw me once. My wife and Nani are enough for me. I don't mind who is not with me... My wife will fulfill all my needs"

"You know nothing about her... she tried to trap her sister's husband you know. She spoilt her own sister's life and pretended like an innocent"

Taking two long steps, Arnav tangled her neck.

"Mind your tongue.... I already told you, I won't mind killing you if you utter one more word about Khushi" Arnav howled.

Amrita coughed. Arnav pushed her neck wrathfully and was supposed to leave the place. He stopped as something clicked in his mind. He turned towards her who was clutching her neck.

"Who told you about Khushi?" Arnav asked shrinking his eyes.

Amrita was horrified, realizing the mistake she had done.

"Someone told me..."

"Who told you?" he shouted.

"I... I don't know"

Arnav looked here and there and found a ceramic flower vase on the tea table. Taking it,

"Tell me, who the hell told you about Khushi" he raised it to hit her.

"Her Jeejaji... Jeejaji..." she said, blocking the hit with her hands.

Arnav stood, widening his eyes. Did Shyam do that?

"What did he say?"

"He said, she tried to trap him. When she got to know he won't get trapped, she turned the table opposite to him and made her sister believe him wrong"

"He said and you believed it... Won't you ever use your brain?"

"She is cheating on you"

"You will soon get to know who is cheating on whom"

He threw the vase on the ground and it broke into pieces. He left the house deciding what to do next.

To be continued...