Part 26 Fast Action

Arnav became furious knowing the matter of Dev's Bail.

"How did it happen, Aman?" He asked, heated up.

"His friend came to the court and stated that the explosives were his. He said he got the explosives to dig WELLS in his field. He showed the license too..."

"How did he get the license without our knowledge?" he shrank his eyes.

"It's because he doesn't belong to our district but the next district sir. They have a strong bond between them, it seems..." Aman said nervously.

Arnav closed his eyes with frustration. This was not what he expected. He thought Dev Sinha would never be able to lift his head after this case but he turned the table with the loophole of law.

"Sir, Dev Sinha will not be quiet. He is already angry with you and now he has more reason to be angry with you because you fixed his daughter's marriage with Akash. I already told you that he is trying to get Payal married to the famous politician's son..."

Arnav became thoughtful.

"Where is Payal now? Did she shift to Khushi's house from the women's hostel?"

"I think she would have shifted to GH by now"

"Do what I say"

"Yes, sir..."

Arnav removed his mobile and showed him something. Aman looked at him with confusion.

"I want this... immediately," Arnav said.

"Ok, sir..."

Aman took his mobile and dialed someone.

"I'm Aman, collector's PA talking, I want you to get something immediately," Aman said what he wanted.

"Give me two days' sir... I will give you"

"I want it today itself. It's very urgent"

"Sir, it's an advanced device, sir. In our district, people don't even know about it... that's why we don't have the stock. If you order, I will bring it..."

"But, it's an emergency... we can't be waiting for two days"

Arnav understood it would not work. So, he dialed his friend Prince who was a cybercrime inspector. He attended the call.

"Hi, dude..."

"I want you to come here," Arnav said.

"Me? But why?" he was surprised.

"I need something very urgently... bring it for me"

"What do you want?"

"I sent you its details. Check WhatsApp"

"One minute..." Without cutting the call, Prince checked it.

"Ok...To give it to you, why should I come there? I will send it with someone because I'm very busy with a case," Prince said.

"Make it right now,"

"Arrey, give me time to buy it, dude,"

"Ok... go ahead..."

Arnav disconnected the call and called Akash. He attended the call.

"Hello, sir,"

"Akash, come to the collector's office and meet me tonight," he ordered but did not show a hurry. He didn't want to frighten Akash.

"Sure sir,"

"Where is Payal?"

"She is at Khushi's place, sir,"

"Did she shift?"

"Yes, sir. Khushi stubbornly took her to GH"

"That's good, bye,"

Arnav disconnected the call and leaned on the seat.

"I think Akash didn't know about Dev's Bail. He sounded cool."

"No one would have known, sir. I got a message from the public prosecutor right after the judgment. It will take time for them to complete the formalities, sir. After that only, the news will leak out,"

"Mmm"

Arnav called Akhilesh, Akash's father. He attended the call.

"Namaste, sir"

"Namaste... when are you going to fix the wedding?" Arnav asked.

"Sir, I was supposed to call you to talk about it..."

"oh, tell me"

"Coming Friday is an auspicious day. Shall we fix the wedding on that day?"

"Yeah, sure...I will be there on time"

"Thank you so much, Sir"

"Welcome," Arnav disconnected the call. He looked at Aman and said,

"The day after tomorrow is Akash and Payal's wedding"

"Dev Sinha will not let it happen, sir. He will try to abduct Payal from Khushi's house"

Arnav nodded yes.

"Why should not we send her to Akash's house?"

"It was enough for Dev to play his game. He will kill Akash with his family without missing the chance"

"Then, what will we do sir? Shall we get police protection?"

"Do you think he will be controlled by the police force? He will however abduct Payal. Let him do it..."

Aman frowned.

"Sir, he will take her somewhere where we could not reach her"

"We will...! He will definitely take Payal by hook or crook, whether she is in the police protection. If we give him a chance to abduct her from the police protection, he will become a HERO. Why should we make him a hero?"

"But, it's all about Payal's life, sir"

"She will live her life with Akash... no one will do anything to her"

Aman was scared to see his confidence. He didn't know what was there in his mind.

Arnav waited for the man who was sent by the Prince. As he calculated, he reached the office after one and a half hours. He handed the thing to Arnav that was sent by Prince.

"Thanks..." Arnav said.

The man left the office.

Arnav wanted Akash to come to meet him. That was when he got a call on his mobile. He smiled seeing the number as it was from Khushi. He attended it with the same smile.

Aman wondered to see him smiling. The man who was tensed like hell a few minutes ago smiled because of Khushi's call.

"Hello..."

"Arnavji, Arnavji..." She said nervously, leaving the SIR behind which made him amused.

"Tell me JI" he smiled.

"Dev uncle got a bail"

"Mmm"

"He will not allow Payal to be at my place. He will try to take her from my house"

"Mmm"

"Their wedding is fixed on Friday. Akash told us about it a few minutes ago"

"Mmm"

"He will kill all of us if he gets to know about their wedding preparation," she said fearfully.

"Mmm"

Khushi sighed, hearing his MMMs.

"Sir, please tell me something..."

"No... I won't... until you call me ArnavJI like you did before..."

Khushi got stuck.

"Sir, I just..."

"Nervous?"

"Jee..."

"That's why the true feelings came out that is in your heart"

"Sir, we will deal with our issue later..."

"Really?"

"Mmm..."

"I have arranged everything... Trust me. Their wedding will happen as per the plan"

Khushi sighed in relief.

"Thank you, sir"

"This is not done... you said we will deal with our issue later. I arranged everything. Then why are you calling me SIR again?"

Khushi was silent.

"Khushiiii...." Arnav heard Garima calling her.

"Sir, Amma is calling me... I will talk to you later"

"Mmm"

Khushi disconnected the call and huffed in relief.

"What did he say, Khushi?" Payal asked nervously who was sitting next to her.

"He said, he had made all the arrangements"

"Thank God..." Payal hugged Khushi happily.

"Wait... nothing is done yet... we can be relaxed only after your wedding"

"If OUR collector is in, it will happen by hook or by crook"

Khushi smiled at her confidence. Her smile vanished at Payal's question.

"Don't you like him, Khushi?"

"When did I say I don't like him? Who won't like him? I like him soooo much"

"Then why are you not accepting his proposal?"

"What to say, Payal? I don't know why I could not just accept his proposal"

"What do you mean?"

"You know what? I too love him... I want to be with him... I want to marry him... I want to spend my life with him but I'm scared to let him know that"

"What's there to be scared that, Khushi? He loves you. He told his parents about you and they were so fine with your proposal. Then why are you thinking a lot?"

"What if my parents think I went to meet him with purpose? I don't care about anyone but my parents, Payal. We are doing social service with good intentions. I don't know what will be the public's reaction if I marry him. Won't they think I TRAPPED him?" She said feeling helpless.

"So what if the public thinks so? How long will they talk about you? However, he will get a transfer in one and a half years. After that, the new collector will take charge. I'm sure, people will forget you. This is your life, Khushi. Just because of some silly reasons, don't miss the chance of being a wife to a nice man"

Khushi was silent.

"It seems his mother liked you very much..."

"She spoke to me nicely..."

"Then, no doubt she liked you"

"I too think so"

"Accept him, Khushi..."

"They said they would come to GH to ask my hand from my parents. I will accept the proposal if it happens"

"Be ready... he will be at your doorstep anytime... He is Arnav Singh Raizada after all..." Payal smiled.

Khushi bit her nails.

They both had no idea Garima was listening to their talks who was dumbfounded.

To be continued...