Part 21 RC

"To ask your hand for marriage," Arnav said.

Khushi dropped her jaw and then gritted her teeth.

"Before asking for my hands from my family elders, you should ask for my acceptance," she said with a sarcastic expression.

Arnav turned towards her.

"Why? Don't you like me?" He asked simply that surprised Khushi.

"Who will like a ROWDY like you?" She asked with attitude.

"I agree NAIVE girls don't like me but you... because you are a ROWDY... ROWDY BABY..." he said a with a smile.

"Me....? Rowdy? Dare you..."

He moved towards her which made her move backward.

"Then what? You fight for everything... even with a Rowdy like me. If you dare fight with a Rowdy then who you are?" He tapped bet nose.

Khushi was stopped by the wall behind her back. She stood leaning her back on it.

"Not only the Rowdies but also the police fight with Rowdies... and haan... GOOD people like me don't like Rowdies" She said with a casual facial expression that brought a smile to Arnav's face.

"You know what, REAL Rowdies also don't like me. They are trying to finish me. Then who am I?"

"Who are you?" She questioned him not wanting to answer his question.

"I'm leaving it on you..."

"Whoever you are... I won't marry you" she said looking somewhere.

"Really?"

"Really..." She stressed.

"Let's see," he said with a lopsided smile

"What will you see when nothing is going to happen?"

Arnav leaned a little towards her. Khushi flinched back.

"I think you have forgotten where you are now" Arnav smirked.

Khushi gritted her teeth.

"What do you mean? So what if I'm at your place? What will you do? I'm here for my sister. Don't think I can't go from here. I will leave this place if I want"

Arnav folded his hands.

"Really?" He asked raising his eyebrows.

"What will you do if I leave this place?" It was a mere challenge.

"Try..."

"Don't be overconfident. Do you think you are a big head...? Can't anyone be smarter than you?" She asked mockingly.

"Ok... I will agree you are smarter than me if you leave this place. But, in case, if you can't, what will you do?"

"I will do whatever you say"

"Are you sure?"

"Mmm"

"Think once... I can ask you to do anything. After all, I'm a Rowdy..." He chuckled.

"I have already thought well"

"Ok... I will give you one week. Try to leave this place"

He took a step away from her and stopped.

"One more thing... I will get you back here even if you leave this place. So, think before doing anything"

"Whhhhhhhy?"

"This is the challenge between the two of us. I don't want to bring our family into this issue" Arnav said.

"Our family?" Khushi frowned.

"If Akash and Payal get married, won't we become a family?"

Khushi raised his brows.

"Akash is happy because you are here. I don't want to disappoint him anymore. It will make his health condition down." Arnav said.

"Okay. challenge accepted. Even though I leave this place for the challenge I will come back again" Khushi said.

"Good... I like your spirit but for your kind information, you can't leave this place"

"I will take care of it but you don't forget, if I win, you should do whatever I say"

"So, there is something, you want me to do... Right?" He teased.

"So?"

"Means, you have expectations of me... "

"Noooo..."

"Okay, I will get to know that clearly when you ask me what you want me to do"

Khushi smiled at him sarcastically.

"Bye, sweetheart" he tapped her nose again.

Khushi rolled her eyes.

Arnav came out of her room carrying a smile on his face. He walked to NK's room straight away. His face changed into a serious one. There was no smile on his face. NK saw him ending his room.

"Nannav... Do you think about what Akash said about the attack? I think..."

Cutting him,

"Payal and Khushi may have enemies... Right?"

"Yes, Nannav... They must have enemies... Maybe, unknown enemies..." NK said.

"If my guess is right, they are KNOWN enemies only but Payal and Khushi have not identified them yet"

"Is it? That means, have you gotten some clues from Khushi?" NK asked curiously.

"Yes... I had a talk with Khushi. She said about her family and family friend. I have some strong doubts about some people"

"That's great, Nannav... What we are going to do about it?" NK asked to start the process.

"Get our team ready. I directly will be connected with them" Arnav said.

"Means?" He sulked.

"I will instruct them"

"Ok... But what do you want them to do?"

"I want them to go to Lucknow, first. After that, I will instruct them"

"Ok, I will send our EAGLE team to Lucknow," NK said.

"Do it..." Arnav said.

"Yeah..."

NK was about to go,

"One more thing, NK" Arnav stopped him.

"Yes, Nannav?"

"Be careful with Khushi. Keep an eye on her" Arnav smiled.

"Why Nannav? Anything serious?"

"We have a challenge."

"Challenge? What challenge?" NK asked surprisingly.

"She challenged me that she is going to escape from this place"

"Whaaaat? She is truly crazy..." NK chuckled.

"Absolutely... Think about all the sources for her to escape and block it" Arnav said.

"Done"

NK left the room.

On the other hand, Khushi was thinking about the plan of escaping. Something clicked in her mind. That was the ONLY source to escape from there. She didn't think much as she got the idea so simply. The AMBULANCE. The same way Akash went to meet Payal. To do that, she had to go to the behind building where the ambulance coming often. She got ready to escape through the ambulance. She planned to go to the behind building when the ambulance comes. But before that, she wanted to visit the behind building first. Without knowing about the place how could she implement her plan?

Khushi knew Arnav would have tightened the security because he would not like to lose the challenge. He would have ordered the guards to keep an eye on her. So, she tried to be normal. She watched TV acting cool. After a while, she walked to Payal's room, after sanitizing herself. She sat with Payal.

As she expected, the doctors came to Payal's room for the regular check-up. Khushi silently moved out. She looked here and there cautiously. Closing the door, she kneeled. She started crawling towards the behind building, without carrying about her knee pain. She slowly pushed the door and peeped in. There was no one at the entrance. Slowly raising, she moved forward.

Khushi saw a big hall on either side. There were many beds in the left side hall. People were being handcuffed to the beds whereas the right side hall looked like an experimental lab. RESEARCH CENTER had been written on the wall of the hall with bold golden letters.

Khushi shrank her eyes thoughtfully. Was this what Arnav mentioned as RC? Was that about this Research Center? What were they getting researching here? That was when she remained of about Arnav's studies... was not he a genetic graduate? But what was this research center about?

She hid behind the wall, seeing the person who was wearing a white coat. She slowly moved towards the left hall hearing a moan. She peeped inside the hall and ran her eyes. Her eyes moved from one bed to another. She got a lifetime shock seeing someone who she knew well. She could not believe her eyes. The person was none other than Nishan. The same guy who tried to throw acid on a girl the other day... Ishan was Nishan's brother. Was not Nishan searching for him? They chased her for Ishan only. How did he come here? He was in some untold trouble it seemed.

Khushi jerked hearing,

"Hey, who are you?" She turned behind and found Ram standing. Ram was the one who was sent to RC by Arnav when his wedding got fixed.

"You?" Ram frowned.

"What are you doing here? Who permitted you to enter this place? You should not come here. Come on"

"What place is this? What's happening here? What research you guys are doing here?" Khushi asked.

"Listen, sister, you are ASR's guest. That's why I'm respectfully asking you to go back to your place... Or else..."

"Or else? What will you do?" Khushi asked fearlessly.

Before Ram answered her,

"He won't be talking to you calmly" came from the entrance of the RC.

Khushi looked behind and saw Arnav standing with a calm expression. It seemed he didn't get affected by her RC visit. But, his calm expression did something in Khushi's stomach.

To be continued...