Part 48 Gut Instinct again

Buaji asked Khushi to do Harti. She nodded ok and took the plate to do Harti. As she didn't expect, Arnav came forward and clutched the plate to do Harti with Khushi. Khushi looked at him perplexed as she didn't expect the great Arnav Singh Raizada would like to do Harti who had not had faith in God. From when ASR started doing such things? She smiled at him with gratefulness as she knew he was doing that for her.

They circled the plate together. Buaji and Garima smiled at each other with joy and satisfaction but Arnav didn't notice their joy-filled faces as he felt something in his heart. It didn't give him a good vibration. His inner-self told him something and it indeed had a bad vibration.

What did his Gut Instinct want to tell him? Did it alert him? He wondered, how could he get the same feeling now also? He looked at the DM's idol perplexed. Was that a gift he got from God?

Khushi kept the plate down and extended a laddoo towards him. he bit it slightly and fed the remaining to her. Khushi ate it delightedly.

Gupta women asked him to have breakfast with them and Arnav had no intention to deny it. Though he accepted their request, his mind was not on the breakfast but only on his instinct. Was something going to happen? Was Shyam planning to knock them down? Or, he was trying to step into RM again? If he came to RM, what would be Anajli's reaction? What else? She would like to be with him. The only problem that made him nervous was this. What would he do if Anjali demanded Shyam's comeback?

Buaji tried to keep one more Poori on Arnav's plate but Khushi stopped her.

"Buaji, Arnavji should not eat oily items. Don't compel him" she said.

"It's ok, Khushi, nothing will happen if I eat them once"

"Why should you take a risk Arnavji?"

"It's ok, Khushi..."

Taking the poori from Buaji, Arnav ate them.

After finishing breakfast, Arnav and Khushi took Gupta's leave. Arnav started the car.

"Thanks, Khushi," he said for saving him from Buaji by lying about the handbag.

"Thanks for?"

"For everything..."

Khushi looked at him perplexed. She saw their car traveling in some other route.

"Arnavji, are we going somewhere else?"

Arnav nodded yes but didn't say where was he taking her. So, she didn't ask him where were they going. If he wanted to tell her, he would tell her. She knew that. however, she was going to know the destination. So, she stayed quiet but curiously.

Khushi was surprised when Arnav stopped the car in front of the temple in which they got married. Khushi looked at him with confusion.

"Let's go..." Arnav got out of the car and came to Khushi's side, just like how he did on their wedding day but this time, he opened the door and waited for her to get out of the car, instead of pulling her harshly.

Khushi got down, looking at him. She followed him as Arnav walked to the temple. Khushi stood in front of DM's idol and prayed as usual. Arnav waited for her to complete the prayer. She opened her eyes slowly. In no time, Arnav filled her partition with vermillion, giving her mixed feelings.

"Khushi, I'm taking my words back..."

"What words, Arnavji?"

"Don't you remember what I said on our wedding day?"

"I don't want to remember them again, Arnavji. I'm happy with you now. I don't want to pollute my heart by remembering them again..."

"But, I have a reason to make you remember them again. I said I would never consider you as my wife, I would never give you the right of my wife, the mangal sutra, and vermillion has no meaning. I'm sorry for that."

"Arnavji, I told you not to think about something that's already passed"

"It might be passed... but, how would you have felt when I said such bitter words? I literally broke you down. Yet, you saved me, putting your life at risk"

Khushi tried to say something but Arnav stopped her showing his palm.

"This is the same place where I behaved inhumanly. That's why I brought you here again to apologize to you... in front of your Devi Maiya..."

Khushi looked at him surprisingly. What happened to her Arnavji? Why would he talk irrelevant to ASR? Devi Maiya? Like really?

Seeing her looking at him widening her hazels, Arnav understood what was running in her mind.

"What are you thinking?"

"Do you believe in God?"

"I believe in you. if you believe in God, she must be true" he said making Khushi emotional.

A soft smile appeared on her face. She could not believe Arnav really said that. Did he believe in God because she believed in God...!

"Did you stop writing your own destiny?" She asked smilingly.

"I'm still writing my destiny but I know I don't write it on my own but your Devi Maiya making me write holding my hand"

Khushi wanted to touch Arnav's forehead to check if he was all right.

"Arnavji, I hope you are not talking all this in the effect of fever..."

"Fever? Do you think I'm blabbering?" he chuckled.

She nodded no hurriedly and again nodded yes slowly. Arnav rolled his eyes smilingly. Khushi admired his smile forgetting herself. Arnav flicked his fingers and made her flinch.

"What are you looking at my face?"

She nodded her head from left to right and looked down.

"Shall we go?"

Khushi nodded yes and looked at DM's idol spilling a pleasant smile. She closed her eyes again and joined her hands.

"Thank you, Devi Maiya... I know it's all because of you. You must have done something silently. This is the outcome of your blessings. Likewise, please make everyone in RM happy. Make Di's life right. She is broken down. Give solace to her heart. Make everything perfect...!" She opened her eyes and saw Arnav smiling at her.

"You know what Arnavji, I believed one day you would come to the temple"

"Really?"

"Yeah, that day you bought doves for the little girl..."

"Were you there?"

She smiled.

"That was the first time, I saw something different in you..."

"You must have been surprised to see wetness in the arrogant man's heart... am I right?"

Khushi again wondered. How did he know? Was her birthday a package of wonders? She didn't know what else going to make her wonder more.

"Shall we go?"

Khushi nodded ok. Arnav looked at DM idol and again he felt something in him. He felt like, DM's smile hinting something to him.

"Is something coming to shake me?" he asked inwardly, looking at her.

At the same time, a cloth on DM's idol slipped down. Arnav gulped down. So, something was coming...! Arnav Singh Raizada become alert. It was clear that he had to face something terrible. He walked to the car thinking about what it would be. He started the car getting confident. Whatever it was, he would handle it.

RM

Arnav stopped the car in the parking lot and got down. His restlessness increased beyond his control even though he was ready to face anything.

At the same time, the ordered handbag reached RM. Arnav himself received it. He gave it to Khushi who looked at him questioningly.

"Happy Birthday, Khushi...! I wish you will get all the happiness in the world"

Khushi became emotional hearing that. in no time, she hugged him, closing her eyes. Arnav was stuck for a few seconds to reciprocate her hug. He smiled pleasantly and wrapped her in his arms.

"Are not you going to open it?"

Khushi nodded yes and broke the hug. She opened the box and was bomb shelled to see a handbag in it.

"Arnavji, I just said Buaji to..."

Cutting her,

"It's because you don't want her to think I'm disinterested,"

She nodded yes.

"And now, it's my turn to make your word true. I hope you like it"

"I like anything given by you"

He pecked her forehead lovingly.

"Come..." They walked in.

Arnav saw everyone gathered in the living room. They looked restless.

"What happened, Nani?" Arnav asked.

That was when his eyes fell on the person who was sitting on the couch. He didn't know what was he feeling in his heart seeing his Dhadi in RM.

"Dhadi..." he muttered and advanced her robotically.

Subhadra Malik stood up with an attitude like always.

"What a surprise... you here?"

"Felt to see you all..." she said with her head up.

"Finally..." he smiled and looked at Khushi. He gestured for her to come to him.

Khushi came to him with confusion because she didn't know he had a Dhadi as no one spoke about her ever before.

"Dhadi, she is my wife..." Arnav said and saw the shock on her face.

"Khushi bitiya, get her blessings" Nani said.

Arnav and Khushi bent down to touch her feet but Dhadi pulled her leg before Khushi touched it. It pricked Arnav. Without uttering a single word, Dhadi walked throwing a loath look at Khushi but Arnav's voice stopped her.

"Dhadiiii..."

Not only Dhadi but everyone looked at him.

"What's the meaning of pulling your leg not letting her touch it?"

Dhadi was stunned as she didn't expect him to question her in front of everyone.

"I can't give my blessings to someone who is not worthy of it"

Arnav gritted his teeth. He looked at Khushi and said,

"Khushi, listen...! Just because she is my Dhadi, don't try to coax her. Keep your distance from her. According to you, no one called Dhadi is exciting in RM..."

He looked at Raizadas,

"If anyone makes my wife feel low, you guys will see the worst side of me... be careful...!" he shouted throwing a heat-up glare at Dahdi, making the whole RM shiver.

To be continued...