Part 16 They were ready

Govind became furious. More than him, Linga was...

"Beta, you should not talk like this. He is your father... He knows what will be good for your future. The boy can't be trustworthy. What if he cheats on you? What if he sells you?" Linga tried to manipulate her but Khushi replied to him calmly.

"How could he cheat on me? When you are capable to keep your eye on him, how could he sell me? Won't you keep tabbing him just like you are doing now? You can do that but you won't... because you don't want to... because you don't mind about my happiness but your mind is only about your caste..."

Govind and Linga were losing their temper. Govind took a step forward and stopped hearing someone calling him from outside. He saw a woman in her early forties standing at the gateway. Govind knew who the woman was. She was Meera, a human rights commission officer who was residing in the same area. And he also knew she had no good image in that woman's mind. But why did she come to his place?

"Yes madam?" Govind asked.

"Where is your daughter?" She asked rightfully.

Govind frowned. Why did she enquire about his daughter?

"She is here only. Why did you ask about her?"

Meera walked in without their permission.

"I saw the program in which she complained about you."

"Complain? What program?"

"You brought her from her husband forcefully because she is a minor..."

"Of course, she's a minor"

"Then why are planning for her second marriage when she is still a minor?" she raised a question.

Govind and Linga looked at Khushi shockingly. Meera advanced to Khushi and touched her cheek which was slightly swollen.

"She said you guys are manhandling her. No one has the right to hit anyone even though she is your daughter. We can file a case against you for torturing her." Meera warned them.

"No, madam, we didn't torture her. She is our child and..."

Cutting him,

"Madam, please save my husband. He is under life threat" said Khushi, making them thunderstruck.

"You don't have to worry. SI Rudra will be transferred from Burari asap." Meera said.

Linga was shocked to the core listening to them.

"I will be visiting you every day until you become a major. Ok? You can tell me anything that goes wrong" Meera said.

Meera turned towards Megla who gulped her fear down.

"Behave like a mother... Is this how you treat your daughter?"

Megla looked down but definitely not with regret.

"Take care," Meera said.

Khushi nodded ok. Meera left the place after throwing a warning glare at them.

The trio turned their gaze toward Khushi. She walked in without giving heed to their glare.

Linga pulled Govind outside. Megla followed them.

"This is going out of our control..." Govind said wrathfully.

"I didn't expect Khushi could do something like this to stop us..." Linga said disappointed.

Govind was about to say something, Linga's phone rang and stopped him. The call was from his brother Rudra. Linga somewhat understood the reason for his calling. He attended the call.

"What the hell are they doing at home? Why did they let her call the channel? Do you know how my Senior officials pressuring me?"

"We didn't expect this Rudra. In fact, we are also in tense. A human rights officer warned us too"

"Whaaaat? Human rights commission officer?" Rudra was shaken.

"yes... we are in a crucial situation. We have to handle the issue carefully"

"What will you do? Everyone got to know about us. We can do nothing until she is a minor... and we can definitely do nothing after she becomes a major" Rudra said wearily.

"We will surely find a solution to this problem soon. We have forty-five days"

"You should not wait until forty-five days. Do something before that" he disconnected the call.

Exactly at the same time, Govind got a call from Shiv Shankar. Govind attended it with fear.

"What the hell is happening there, uncle? Why Khushi is doing such things? Does she think I will stop the wedding if she does such stupidity?" he hauled.

"This is unexpected for me too. I don't know what to do"

"Do what I said..."

"Whaaaat?" he asked hesitating.

"We can't arrange the marriage until she became nineteen. But you can send her to America. No one could question us. She will definitely do something to escape from us if she is in India. So, send her to America. I will take care of her."

Govind felt relieved as well as happy. He thought Shiv Shankar would call for the wedding but he had another plan to marry Khushi.

"I will make all the needed arrangements to send her to America," Govind said, delightedly.

"Do it as soon as possible" he disconnected the call.

"Shivshankar wants Khushi to come to America," Govind said.

"That's a good idea. I will arrange for her passport" Linga said.

Govind nodded ok.

"With whom will you send her to America?"

Govind became thoughtful. That was a million-dollar question. With whom he could send her?

"Send your wife with her. Shiv needs someone to control Khushi" Linga suggested.

"You are right. Khushi won't obey Shiv"

"Give me the particulars of Khushi and Megla. I will get their passports as much as possible"

"Ok..."

"Khushi should not know about this arrangement. Be careful" Linga warned.

"I will take care of her," Govind said.

Within two weeks, Khushi and Melga's passports were ready. Govind was fully set to send Khushi to America.

To be continued...

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