Some broken sound brought their back from the shocked state. They turn to see NK standing there with his broken mobile.

Arnav: Who are you unc...?

Nk didn't give time to arnav to complete his sentence and without wasting time he marched towards him to engulf in a tight hug.

NK: Nannav how are you? Did you forget me? I am your friend NK.

Arnav: Friend..... but i didn't remember anything, asked after clueless of not knowing him.

NK: It's ok yaar...you call me NK....we both always stay together.

Arnav: Maa, you didn't tell anything. May i know him before? He needed an assurance from his maa as he cannot trust anyone.

Radhika stammered and tells "Yes beta, he is your friend"

Arnav held out his hand for NK and asks sorry as he forgets him. Nk hugs him and sighs, after seeing arnav calling his siblings as uncle and aunty he can't even imagine him in that position "NK uncle oh, no!" how odd it sounds. So he hurriedly cut him off and introduces him as his friend. Meanwhile, anjali wakes khushi. They are not in the state to speak.

Arnav: Maa i am sleepy....can i sleep, he asked cutely by rubbing his eyes. Anjali, aakash are smiled seeing him like this after leaving their awkwardness. While khushi, NK and radhika awwed at arnav, it is a rare sight of ASR. If he is ASR then they will be blown out of the room by his anger now.

Radhika: Yeah beta, sleep. You have to take medicine before that, said sternly after seeing the reaction of arnav who is making faces hearing the word medicine.

One by one left the room after arnav slept. In living room,

Aakash: We have to act fast and create the situation where bhai remembers everything. I cannot able to see bhai in this condition.

Anjali: You know when he called us aunty, uncle my breathe stopped. It's all our fault if we didn't push him out of our lives in our ignorance this day wouldn't come. I cannot see him like this. Aakash do something and bring my old chotee..please......she broke down in aakash arms.

Aakash: Di please....

Shyam came there and took anjali to their room. Still, now he didn't speak one word, he is burning in guilt. Because of him today the great ASR is in this state. But what can he do? If he has a time machine then he surely replaces all his bad deeds to good ones. But alas he had none and he can't even help arnav. Someone says "One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud" But here he can't even lit a little light then what is the use of his repentance. Comparing to arnav he is not even repenting 1% of what arnav suffers. Now, his only option is to take good care of anjali and supports her in this bad phase of her chotte. He has to act as a pillar for anjali and he keep doing that.

Khushi run towards her room, locked the door and started crying bitterly leaning with her back on the wall. Her whole body shooks with her sobs. Her heart and mind are started fighting,

Heart: It's my fault. How could i agree for another marriage? Why couldn't i give him a chance? How can i be blind to not see his repentance?

Mind: It is not your fault. He is at fault. He can't even open up to you. If he had been clear about his feelings then he must have said that to you and clear your fear and insecurities.

Heart: Nahi, if i had given him a chance to speak then he may be confessed it to me. It's my fault. How many times he called me, but i didn't even attend it for courtesy.

Mind: You are angry on him, so obviously it is normal to avoid his phone calls. Anyone who is in your place done the same.

Heart: No, you are guiding me wrong. At least i should have spoken to him when he visit me daily and try to woo me.

Mind: So you do not agree with me.

Heart: Yes i am always right. See what happened to arnavji after listening to you.

Mind: So you are saying i am the reason for your separation.

Heart: Yes you are the reason, hereafter i don't listen to you.

Mind: Is it? If i am wrong then you could have sensed the danger for your arnavji before his accident like you sensed his kidnapping, said mockingly.

Heart: Yes, why didn't i sensed before? When he is kidnapped i feel restless but now nothing sort of this happened. "Is i am fallen out of love"

Mind: No, you still love him. but your ego came in-between and destroyed everything.

Heart: I am not having any ego. He is the one who has full of ego.

Mind: Don't fool yourself. If he is rude, arrogant, egoist then you are also not less than him. When shyam cheated you, you keep silent why? just because of your babuji and jiji life. Arnav too did the same to protect his di. When you believe shyam repentance then why can't you look at arnav's face whom you claimed to love. You always do things which arnav don't like and ready to fight with him at any given chance like you eat jelabi. It is your ego that ruling you.

Heart: He could have atleast asked my side of the story before forcing me for marriage. How could he believe shyamji?

Mind: Why could he believe you? When you didn't drop any hint regarding his brother-in-law behaviour. He have the right to know about him, but you decide to hide it.

Heart: Don't blame me. If i said about shyamji to him then he may not be believed me.

Mind: If he didn't believe you then why did he trying to throw shyam out.

Heart: He believed me after his kidnapping, not before that. If i said beforehand then he may accuse me as a golddigger, low-status blahhh...i can't able to take his harsh words.

Mind: He is not the only one in that house right. You could have tried to speak to aakash, he is not like ASR who come to conclusion without knowing anything. Naniji is there, mama is there, you could have told anyone of them, they would have believed you.

Heart: Par..

Mind: Leave it. Don't cry over spilt milk. What do you want now? Decide that first. Are you going to marry rajivji or arnavji?

Heart: cried, No way i am going to marry any other person than arnavji. Arnavji will be the only one who has right on me.

Mind: Then why are you sitting and crying here. Go take care of your arnavji. He needs you, you have to bring him back to his original form.

Heart: determinedly, "Yes i cannot see him like this. I fell in love with the rude, arrogant laadgovernor. I'll bring him back at any cost.

Finally, khushi decided to work on her only mission- bringing her arnavji back to ASR. Yes, she will bring him back and asks her forgiveness.

Next morning, no raizada have guts to go in front of arnav. If they go then again he calls uncle, aunty 'oh that's horrible to hear. They are not able to see this side of arnav. So radhika and Nk went to arnav room taking his breakfast.

NK: Hai nannav...good morning, while radhika preparing coffee for him.

Arnav: Good morning, said cutely.

NK smiled at him and capturing these golden moments in his heart when ASR wished him back sweetly, it's one of a rare sight. Ruhi come running towards arnav,

Ruhi: Good morning uncle...

Arnav bewildered hearing uncle, "Hey i am not uncle, I am bhai"

Nk senses what arnav thinking and hurriedly sent ruhi out.

Arnav: NK who is she? How old is she? Why she is calling me uncle? She seems same age as me.

Nk: Her name is ruhi, 5years old. Radhika aunty relative, said without thinking.

Arnav repeats 5years old and went into thinking mode.

Radhika: Beta drink this coffee, handing him the coffee cup.

Arnav: Maa, i have a doubt. Ruhi and I are of same age right.

Radhika: Yes beta, said not knowing why he is asking this.

Arnav: Then why i am big. She also 5years old but she looks small. If we stand beside each other then we look like father and daughter.

Radhika and NK are not in the state to answer his question, they are busy figuring out how to handle this new arnav. He always asks a complicated question. He is always ASR who shut his opponent mouth with his questions. In this state also he is doing the same.

Arnav: Maa tell me. Why i am big? Is i have any disease?

Radhika: come out of her musings, No beta. It's god wish. So don't ask questions now. Drink this coffee.

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Hope you guys like this update. ASR will be back in next update so be ready for another emotional ride.

My second love and A OS is updated in OS book, so check it if you guys missed that. Here is the link.

My second love- https://www.wattpad.com/433527004-my-second-love-3-he%27s-in-love%E2%99%A5

OS- https://www.wattpad.com/429235409-oneshots-5-marriage-fake-or-fate

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