Part 31 Solution

Khushi frowned to see Sulthan calling her. She attended the call.

"Bhai... is everything all right? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"The matter is serious. That's why"

"What's the matter Bhai?"

"I want Collector sir's number"

Khushi was stuck.

"Collector sir's number?" Khushi was bewildered.

"Please Khushi, it will save someone's respect and also the family's. Please"

Khushi hesitated because anyone would reach him through his PC only. She didn't know what would he say if she gave him his personal number.

"Please, Khushi. I would have come to your home directly because the matter is serious but it would not have seen right. That's why I call you"

"I will tell him the matter if you tell me. You can trust me, Bhai"

"I'm sorry... it's very important and secret. I can't tell you. Only Collector sir can be concluded into it. He has to..."

Khushi sensed his voice nervous. So, she decided to give Arnav's number.

"Could you note it down?"

"Yeah, tell me"

Khushi told Arnav's number. Sulthan wrote it in a cigarette packet.

"Thank you..." he disconnected the call.

Khushi was perplexed. What would be the matter that Sulthan was so tensed?

Sulthan called Arnav without wasting time. Arnav received the call.

"Who is this?" Arnav asked frowning as it was his personal number and very few had the number.

"Collector sir, I got your number from Khushi," Sulthan said.

"Khushi?"

"Yes, because the matter is serious. That's why I got it from her"

Arnav was confused. He just called her and Khushi said nothing about it to him.

"What's the matter?" Arnav shrank his eyes. What was the matter that Khushi should not know?

"Sir, somebody is planning to humiliate you and Khushi"

"Whaaaat?"

"Yes, sir... the matter about you and Khushi will be posted on social media by someone. It will not be a DECENT one. They started the process already. They ordered me to implement it. Somehow I managed to delay the process. Please save Khushi's respect if you respect her. Please do it, sir"

"Who is planning?"

"You know them very well but it doesn't matter at all. What matters is, that they will do it hook or by crook. If not tomorrow, they will do it the day after tomorrow but they will definitely do it... that's why I called you"

"How did you manage to delay the process?"

"The person who was supposed to do it just left the town. I saw him going somewhere with his bag and I didn't stop him..."

"If you didn't stop him, then how did they do it?"

"He will come back for sure... because the person who called him is so powerful" Sulthan hinted and Arnav understood who it was.

"Did Khushi know the matter?"

"No, sir. I don't believe she could bear it. I don't want to stress her. That's why I took this issue directly to you. Please do something... what you did for this district so far does not at all matter... what you are going to do in this matter is the real challenge for you. If you fail, Khushi will not be alive..."

"I will take care of it. Thank you for informing me"

"It's my duty"

Sulthan disconnected the call and deleted the number. He came to Arjun's house and knocked on the door. His mother opened the door.

"Who are you?"

"I'm a servant of Dev Baba. He asked me to bring your son" he asked as if he didn't know Arjun was not at home.

"My son? He just went to Delhi to give an interview"

"Oh God... Delhi... when did he go?"

"Fifteen minutes ago..."

"Could you please call him and stop him?"

At the same time, Sulthan got a call from Dev. He attended it.

"Did you meet him?"

"I'm at his house only but he is not at home. He went to Delhi for an interview"

"Whaaat? When?"

"Half an hour ago"

"Where is his mother?"

"She is here"

"Give the phone to her"

Sulthan passed the phone. '

"Look, Arjun should be here at any cost. I want him to do me a favor. If he doesn't come here, you can't live in this district"

"No no... I will call him" She gave the phone to Sulthan and dialed Arjun's number from her phone. He attended it.

"Arjun, Dev Baba wants you to come back"

"Why Amma? I'm going to give an interview..."

"We can't question him. He wants... that's all... come home... now"

"Amma, please, tell him, I will meet him in two days"

"He spoke to me all heated up. He won't listen to us. Don't you know him? He won't let us live"

"Ok," he disconnected the call disappointedly and sighed.

"He is coming," the woman said.

"I will wait" Sulthan waited for Arjun.

When he came home, Sulthan took him to Sinha's residency. Arjun was highly disappointed with Dev because he missed the interview.

"Don't be angry, brother. Don't WE know Dev Baba? He will do what he wants...! He doesn't care about another's life," Sulthan sighed.

Arjun was silent.

"Is it a good job?" Sulthan asked.

"Very good job,"

"Don't know why he is so bent on spoiling other's life," Sulthan murmured but, it was audible to Arjun.

They reached Dev's residency. Dev told him what he should do.

"No one should know who did that. The matter should be secret. When did you finish the work?" Dev asked.

"It's difficult to create a fake ID because this matter is serious. Cybercrime police will easily track me if I make a mistake. It takes time,"

"How long?"

"Two days"

"Mmm... try to make it fast"

"Sure"

Arjun stood up. Dev gave him ten thousand rupees. Arjun took it with disinterest.

"Sulthan, drop him home," Dev ordered Sulthan who was satisfied hearing Arjun's reply. Two days were enough for Arnav to decide what to do. In two days, he would do much more to defeat Dev.

"Jee, Baba"

Sulthan started the bike and they left Dev's residency.

"Is that such a hard work?" Sulthan asked.

Arjun was silent. It was not so hard for him. He would do that within a few hours. Yet, he didn't want to do that as Dev's wish.

Sulthan dropped Arjun at home.

In the meanwhile,

GH

Khushi waited for Arnav to call her. She didn't know why Sulthan asked for his phone number. What the matter would be? What so urgent and secret that he wanted to tell that only to Arnav?

She picked up the call when her phone rang. It was indeed Arnav's call.

"Sir... Did anyone call you?"

"Many people called me. Whom you are asking about?"

"Sulthan..."

"Sulthan?"

"Yeah, do you remember the girl we saved who met with an accident?"

"Yeah, I do..."

"Her father is Sulthan. He is working for Dev,"

"Yeah, you told me,"

"Did he call you?"

"Someone called me and told me something important but I don't know if he is Sulthan because he didn't say who he was,"

"Oh..."

"Won't you ask me what he said?"

"If it is a matter to share with me, you will tell me..."

"Mmm...Shall we marry?" Arnav asked.

Khushi was thunderstruck. Marriage?

"Marriage...? But why all of a sudden?"

"However, I'm going to marry you one day. Then why not now?"

"I don't know what to say"

"Don't you want to marry me?"

"Why are you talking like this, Sir?"

"Khushi, please leave the SIR behind and start calling my name... it feels like, I'm talking to my staff" he laughed.

Khushi smiled biting her lip.

"Tell me are you ready to marry me? I want a straight answer"

"Mmm"

"Really?"

"Mmm"

"Nice to hear... I too am eager to marry you. To know your opinion only I called you... Good night" Arnav disconnected the call.

Khushi looked at the phone confusingly. It was ok if he called her to know her opinion. It didn't mean he should disconnect the call right after he got to know that...! She pouted and covered herself with a duvet.

The next morning

Khushi came out of her room, wiping her face with a towel. Garima gave her tea and she drank it sitting with her parents freely as Arnav said he didn't talk about their wedding to her father.

They heard a calling bell sound. Garima was supposed to go to open the door, but Shashi stopped.

"You sit..." he went to open the door and got stuck to see the great Collector standing.

"Sir... you...!" Shashi was dumbfounded.

"I need to talk to you"

"Please come in, sir,"

Shashi gave him space to enter. Arnav got in, making Garima and Khushi stand up in shock. Khushi was dumbfounded seeing him at her house. She gulped down hard.

Arnav looked at Shashi and said,

"I would like to marry Khushi," Arnav looked at Khushi who became a statue just like her parents.

Shashi and Garima looked at each other.

"You know me... I would not get into anything without thinking. I love Khushi and want to marry her...I hope you won't COMPLICATE it..." he said calmly.

To be continued...