5 Shashi's Question


Part 5 Shashi's Question

AR

Arnav's mood totally got destroyed by the witty woman Sheetal. He couldn't concentrate on work in the office. Taking the coat from his seat, he left his cabin. He saw the receptionist attending a call. She jerked hearing Arnav's high pitch tone.

"Why the hell did you send her to my cabin? Didn't I say anyone needs an appointment to meet me? I won't mind fire you if you don't follow my instructions here on." he shouted at the receptionist and the whole AR shook.

"I just went to submit the attendance register to the manager sir..." the receptionist shivered, keeping the receiver in her hand.

"Go to hell with your lame excuses." He left the office furiously.

In the meanwhile

RM

Ratna was sitting in the living room, all fed-up, thinking about Sheetal's AR visit and Aman's words according to that matter. That's when Arvind entered RM with Shashi. Shashi gave a box to Ratna.

"One of the fast moving sweet items of GUPTA SWEETS..." He said while giving it to Ratna.

She nodded ok plastering a smile.

"Ratna, are you alright?" Arvind asked her as her smile didn't reach her eyes.

"Sheetal went to AR to meet Chotte, it seems," Ratna said couldn't hold herself.

"Whaaaat! But why?" The shock is visible on his face.

"I don't know why she is so adamant to meet him. She came here in the morning. I shouted at her not to come here again and not to meet Chotte. But she didn't mind about it." She said disappointed.

"Did Aman call you?" Arvind asked.

Ratna nodded yes stressfully.

"Chotte must be distressed... isn't he?"

"Haan... Aman said Arnav threw her out of his cabin..."

"We have already broken all the ties with Virat. Then why she is crossing his path again?" Arvind asked annoying.

"I'm not sure... but when Yasodha was alive, she used to tease her that she will snatch her handsome husband one day..." She said.

"Do you think she wants to marry Chotte?" Arvind asked.

"Maybe..."

"What the hell..."

"I don't want her as my bahu...what if she has venom in her heart to take revenge on Chotte?" Ratna asked fearfully.

"I was about to ask you to get her as your bahu if she likes Arnav but when you have this doubt in your mind, marrying her to Arnav won't be good for anyone," Shashi said thoughtfully.

"Ratna is not wrong Shashi... we can't predict anything accordingly," Arvind said.

Shashi understood that Arvind is repenting for making Arnav marry his business partner Virat's daughter.

"Haan Bhai, because of Chotte, her father got paralytic attacked... Sheetal loves her dad very much... she used to say she will never get married and she is going to be with her father..." Ratna said connecting the dots.

"Haan... I too have the same doubt... but don't worry Ratna. Chotte will never agree to marry her..." Arvind said.

"I know that... I'm worrying about Chotte. He will be disturbed if he sees Sheetal because he will remember the past whenever he sees her."

"But... why not you leave it on Arnav? What if he thinks different? After all, it's his life..." Shashi said.

Ratna and Arvind looked at him horrified.

"If he likes her, why did he send her out of the office?" Ratna caught the point.

Shashi nodded thoughtfully. Ratna's phone ring got their attention. She attended it.

"Haan Aman beta...?"

"Mom, ASR left AR. He must be coming home. He shouted at the receptionist for allowing Sheetal to his cabin. Just keep it in your mind what I said. Don't ask him anything." He notified her.

"Ok... I won't ask him anything." Ratna disconnected the call.

"What Aman said?" Arvind questioned.

"Chotte left the office. He may come home."

"Ohh..."

"He said Chotte is furious and advised me not to ask him anything regarding," Ratna said to warn him. She doesn't want him to ask Arnav anything.

"Then I have to leave. I don't want to embarrass Arnav." Shashi said.

"Please don't go Bhai. He will compose himself seeing you, at least." Ratna pleaded.

Shashi nodded ok.

"I will bring you something. Then Chotte won't get doubt." She rushed to the kitchen.

Ratna prepared tea quickly and came to the living room, taking that tea tray. They had tea, looking at the entrance again and again expecting for Arnav.

As they expected, Arnav entered into RM just like a cyclone. He took a flower vase and raised his hand to break it. He stopped seeing Shashi with his parents. He ran his eyes on the trio who were looking at him. He kept the flower vase on the stand again as Shashi was looking at him with shock. He faked a smile on him and went to his room.

"Chotte, are you alright?" Ratna asked hesitatingly.

Arnav nodded YES while walking and left the place.

Ratna sighed in relief as her guess worked. He went silently, seeing Shashi. Or else, he might have broken something. But they understand seeing his stony face that how much he is anxious.

Arnav closed the door and threw the coat on the floor. He sat on the recliner and leaned on it, closing his eyes. Why the hell his past is chasing him brutally? Can't he just come out of it?

Sheetalllll.....

Her sister showed her true face and ruined his life as much as possible... and now, Sheetal is all set to ruin his remaining peace...

......

"Thank you, Bhai..." Ratna thanked Shashi for being with them.

"That's ok. I have to go." Shashi was about to stand,

"How are Garima and children?" Arvind asked.

"Haan Bhai, I have not asked you about them as I'm tensed about Chotte," Ratna said with repentance.

"That's ok, Ratnaji. They are fine..."

"It's very long I had seen them..." Ratna said.

"Yeah... They attended Chotte's marriage. After that, we didn't get a chance to meet them." Arvind said.

"But, Khushi didn't attend Chotte's marriage. I saw her at the inauguration of your sweet shop. She should have been a big girl now right?" Ratna asked.

"She completed graduation this year," Shashi answered.

"Ohh, really? Does she become that big girl? That's great. What is she going to do next?" Arvind asked with concern.

"She has been decided to help us in the shop."

"Shop? But she can find a job related to her studies..."

"Yeah. She realized that I and Nanne are struggling in the shop alone. So, being a good girl, she wants to join us to help us." Shashi smiled.

"So sweet..." Ratna said.

"I have to go. Nanne is alone in the shop." Shashi stood.

"Keep coming Shashi. You are the only support for me." Arvind said and Shashi nodded yes.

He left from RM.

"How fast time is running... I can't believe Khushi completed graduation." Ratna said.

"Yeah... she was roaming, wearing a knee-length gown on the inauguration day of their sweet shop." Arvind smiled.

Ratna nodded yes, smilingly, bringing the small girl into her memory.

"Let me check what Chotte is doing," Ratna said.

"Didn't Aman say don't ask him anything?"

"At the same time, what will Chotte think if I don't ask him anything? He is already alone... I can't let the distance between us get increased."

Arvind nodded yes. Ratna went to Arnav's room and knocked on the door. Arnav opened the door after a few knocks.

"Chotte... you came soon?"

Arnav nodded yes.

"Do you want anything?"

He nodded NO.

"Won't you say anything?"

"What do you want me to say, mom?"

"Nothing..." She said sadly and left the room.

He used to be rigid in the past four years when he was in jail. He doesn't think there will be any use in telling about his thoughts to anyone.

Arnav went to the washroom and stood under the shower to cool his nerves down. But the heat which was eating him was not that category to cool down with water, no matter how long he stands under the running water.

GH

Shashi came home winding up his work. NK will be a little late. He is the one who locks the shop every day. Shashi had dinner with Garima and Khushi.

"Garima, I have some work. You go to sleep." Shashi said while eating.

"Yeah... you have to clear the accounts... right?" Garima asked.

Shashi nodded yes.

"Khushi, you are going to your friend's HOUSE WARMING function tomorrow morning right?" Garima asked.

Khushi nodded yes.

"Has Nanne agreed to take you to the function?"

"Yeah, he said he will go to the Indira Nagar to purchase GHEE, dropping me in my friend's house."

"Ok..."

After finishing dinner, Garima went to their room. Shashi sat in the living room and checked the account. Khushi came and sat before him.

"Babuji, I will help you. Tell me what to do."

"Garima said, you are going to your friend's house tomorrow morning? How will you wake up if you sleep late? "

"That's ok, Babuji. Give me..."

Shashi gave the accounts notebook to Khushi.

"We have spent twenty-eight lakhs for materials and four lakhs for worker's salary last month. And this is our income. Check our profit out."

Khushi started calculating with the help of a calculator.

Shashi removed his phone and called Arvind. He attended the call.

"Hello, Shashi..."

"How is Arnav?"

Khushi's hand which was about to write the total amount stopped.

"Did he eat anything?"

"............."

"You should make him eat."

".........."

"I can understand..."

"........."

"Ok...I will come to RM tomorrow."

Shashi disconnected the call and looked at Khushi who was gazing at him.

"What happened, Babuji?" She asked couldn't hold herself.

"Arnav is upset. He didn't eat anything it seems."

"Why?"

"Yasodha's sister met him in the office and asked him to marry her it seems."

"Doesn't he like her?"

"How could he like her beta? She is his wife's sister... he has been lost his life because of his wife..."

"Why are you saying that he LOST is life? I agree he lost his past. Doesn't mean he lost his whole life. He has not even started his life yet, Babuji..."

"Girls will not be ready to become a second wife, right? Tell me one thing; you take Arnav's side all the time... you understand his past and present conditions so much, are YOU (he stressed) ready to marry him?"

Shashi cornered her. Khushi swallowed hard. She was looking at Shashi not answering.

"Before giving me the answer, keep it in your mind that I'm not asking this for an argument. If you say YES, I will surely get you married to him because I'm serious about it"

Khushi looked down biting her lip.

"No hurry. Take your time and tell me." Shashi smiled.

To be continued...

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