Raizadas are ready for their home as moon starts to grace its presence. Nani was the first one walking towards the bus alongside with khushi. Suddenly someone tapped nani's shoulder, she turns and saw a lady in her daughter's age and the face also seems to be familiar.

Nani: May i know you?

Women: aap ratna ki maa haaina? ( you are ratna's mother right?)

Nani nods with confused face, "yes, you?"

Women: Maaji i am radhika remember ratna's friend, your neighbour.

Nani smiled after recognised her, radhika betiya tum? How are you?

Radhika: I am fine maaji. Aur aap? Where's ratna? I didn't see her after my marriage, i called her twice that too before 20 years. After i went abroad i lost contact with her. Is she here maaji? asked excitedly as she is going to see her best friend.

Nani smiles sadly, "Ratna is no more"

Radhika: What?? Shrieked shockingly. Sorry maaji when did it happen? Where're her children? She has one son and daughter right.

Nani: 14 years ago she died, yeah her children are with us.

Now all family members came there nani introduce all of them, when khushi turn comes she herself hurriedly introduced herself 'I am payal jiji's sister' Radhika smiles at her, finally she came to know about her, maybe she can ask her hand through ratna's amma. But she has to first confirm this with his son and granddaughter.

Radhika: Rajiv, Ruhi come here they came near her and she introduced them to raizada family.

Ruhi: Hi khushi aunty !

Khushi smiles and hugs her, "Hi!"

Nani: khushi betiya you already know her?

Khushi: haan nani, today morning only i met her. She helped me when i am to hit a stone.

Ruhi comes to nani & bend down to get her blessings, nani too blesses her and wishes her smilingly. Rajiv to get blessings.

Radhika: Now where are you maaji? Delhi or Lucknow?

Nani: Delhi, where is your bahu?

Radhika: She died in accident maaji, said sadly and further adds rajiv gets a transfer from Mumbai so we are in Delhi from past 3 months.

Mami: Hello hi bye bye...we are getting late sasuma, my makeup is getting spoiled, said while dusting her cleaned face.

Nani: Manorama warned sternly and turns to radhika 'come to home one-day radhika, aakash give your card there is contact number in the card you can call me"

Radhika: ok maaji, Namaste...greeted smilingly and take her blessings.

After greeting each other Gupta and Raizada family departs from there.

Radhika: What do you think about khushi? Asked to both rajiv and ruhi.

Ruhi: I love her, she is nice na dadi.

Rajiv: who is khushi mom?

Radhika heart started dancing hearing ruhi's reply but it come to abrupt halt after hearing rajiv answer, but she didn't care about that and continues,

Radhika: The girl who wears yellow salwar, payal's sister.

Rajiv understood his mom's plan and said, "No mom don't even about marriage"

Radhika: Next week we are going to their house, announced without hearing anything. Rajiv sighs and they too started for their home.

In bus,

Anjali: Ruhi, the girl seems to be mature haaina but cute.

Khushi: haan di, she is like a chirpy butterfly but see na in this young age she lost her mother, said sadly.

All agree with her. Soon they reach RM, nani requested Gupta's to stay in RM itself as it already becomes night.

At night 2 a.m khushi who was in the guest room feels thirsty but there is no water in jug, so she went downstairs. While climbing downstairs she sees a shadow walking from the main door. Her breath caught in the throat due to fear, slowly the shadow walk near the stairs. Khushi quickly hid behind the sofa and close her eyes. After some time she opens her one eye and sees the stairs. There arnav is going towards his room, What the? Where did he went this late or he come from office? Why did no one talked about him? Is it because of di? Is nani aware of his late arrivals? Why he is so thin? Is he taking his food and medicine properly? Who looks after him now as di is not in talking terms with him? Khushi you would have asked it to jiji before. Anyway, i will ask tomorrow, thinking this she retired to her room forgetting her purpose of coming down.

Next morning all are in the living room chatting, Gupta's planned to go to their home after breakfast. Arnav too comes down.

Shyam: Raanisahiba i want to talk to you.

Anjali: Haan tell me shyamji, why are you asking permission?

Family members also stopped their chatting and listening to what shyam going to tell.

Shyam detaily explained from the start of their marriage to arnav's kidnapping. Anjali who was hearing all this, going to faint, before arnav go near her aakash holds anjali. Anjali pushes aakash hand and go forward to shyam,

SLAP...

Shyam hold his cheeks and pleaded, "I am sorry raanisahiba, i am repenting, i truly changed. Please give me a chance raanisahiba"

Anjali turns towards arnav with tears in her eyes asking 'Is it true chotte?'

Arnav: di...he went to her and hugs her tight. That's it anjali broke down in his arms. After consoling her,

Arnav: di please don't cry, control yourself i am here di I'll look after all this. Please sit sometime and think rationally whatever decision you take i will support you di.

Family seeing all this keeping silence, mama is happy at least anjali talk to arnav, he is unhappy the way all are treating arnav but what can he do? When he talked about forgiving arnav to his ma she instantly refuses him and blames arnav. Khushi too happy seeing the distance reduced between arnavji and di. Suddenly something striked in anjali's mind, slowly she come out of the hug and face arnav,

Anjali: Is it true you marry khushiji by threatening and married for 6 months?

Arnav hangs his head down and slowly said 'yes'

Anjali yells, "What? How can you do this chotte? If you doubt shyamji you should have first come to me instead of that you forcefully married her. You have no rights to play with her life, you destroyed her life chotte. Is it what we taught you? Mamma will be ashamed of you today"

Anjali turns towards shyam, "We have to leave this house shyamji. If you truly repents then you have to take me to your house"

Anjali: Buaji, aunty i am sorry because of my husband and brother you have to face a lot in this society. Khushiji i am sorry. Khushi hugs her and mutters 'No di you don't have to say sorry, we all want you to live happily without any worries' anjali smiles at her and glares at arnav.

Anjali: Nani we are leaving today.

Arnav: No di you can't go like this.

Anjali sternly tells, "Till now you did what you want now i can look after my life"

Arnav is shocked. Khushi too, she doesn't want to be the reason for this sibling's separation.

Khushi: Di please, don't get angry on arnavji. He did all this for you.

Now again arnav shocked, she did not want to live with him, but why the hell she supports him now.

..to be continued..

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First part of my another story "My Second Love" is Up! Do have a look at it if you want to see a strong, arrogant khushi and loving arnav in different perspective.

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