Part1

ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA entered in to RM totally wet. There is no one in the living room. He directly went to his room. He doesn't even care to change his wetted clothes. He sat in the pool side chair thinking something. He didn't know when his sister came in and watching at him with painful eyes.

Anjali(touching his shoulder): chotte..

Arnav: Di, didn't you sleep yet?

Anjali: you know very well, I won't sleep till I see you have your dinner.

Arnav: I'm not hungry.

Anjali: I know you are not. But you should have your medicine chotte. For that you should have your dinner.

Arnav: ok. I will have. You go.(he knows his Di would not listen anything)

Anjali: are you sure? Arnav nodded and Anjali left.

This is their daily routine since two months. Anjali knows why Arnav is like this. But he stopped his heart and poured out now a day. There are no words to console him. He is tired of that kind of words. He doesn't want to hear anything. Instead, it felt like shouting as much as possible, wants to break everything in front of his eyes. He hates himself for being helpless.

Anjali entered in to Nani's room rushed to hug her in no time she started crying while saying...

Anjali: Nani I can't take it anymore. I can't see chotte like this. Please do something. (she broke the hug) Enough Nani . Enough is enough. We should do something to bring back my chotte. I don't care what will be the consequence are. Without trying how can we say it might be wrong?

Nani: Anjali bitiya do you think am I happy? I'm also thinking the same. Even if we plan to do such things do you think that chotte will leave us to do so??!!!

Anjali: I don't care for his agreeing. And no one can stop me. I won't hear to any one

Nani: if you take such a decision I'll be with you. No matter what happens. Tell me what you want me to do.

GH

Garima's phone rings...

After seeing caller id she picks the phone with a painful smile. It's actually Anjali..

Garima: how are you beta??.........

Anjali: don't you know what the condition here is. Surely not happy.

Garima: (with teary eyes) I know the situation there betiya. But I'm already tied up here. Don't you know about your Uncle?

Anjali: Till how many days you are going to give us the same excuse aunty? (shyam entered the room and he took the phone from Anjali's hand ...)

Shyam: Namaste auntyji, this is shyam.

Garima: Namaste Beta. How are you?

Shyam: when my RS is crying how can I be happy? And you know very well her happiness lies in Arnav. (Garima has no word because she knows this already.) Aunty, please don't take me wrong. What can we get, without doing anything? Please join your hand with us. Not for us. At least for Khushi. Don't you know her?

Garima(feeling hurt): Do you think I'm happy here? Do you think ,I don't want khushi to know the truth?

Shyam(hesitanly): Aunty...

Garima(sighed): tell me ,what do you want me to do.

Shyam: please try to bring khushi to RM tomorrow. It's Akash and Payal's first wedding Anniversary. You can use this as an excuse for Uncle.

Garima: I'm not sure. But I will try. She cut the call and wiped her tears. She turned to see khushi standing with confused face.

Khushi: Amma who was that?

Garima:( panicking) ohhhh

Khushi: you called someone Beta and talking about some truth. Who was that? Tell me Amma. why I'm feeling like you are hiding something from me?

"BETA". She heard .she turn and see Shashi Gupta standing. She rushed to him and hugged.

Khushi: Babuji why is everything very difficult for me like this? (She started crying and broke the hug with full anger.) Tell me Babuji what is all this. Can't you understand my suffering? I'm getting mad and you two are maintaining silence?

Garima: she is my niece. (Shashi glared at Garima with anger)

Khushi: what? Do you have relatives? That too, this much closer one? Why didn't you say anything about their presence? Why they didn't come to meet me?

Shashi: Because I don't want them near you anymore.

Khushi: Anymore? why Babuji? Don't you think, changes can bring me back? How many days should I live like this? Till my death?

Shashi(angrily): khushi... I don't like them. I don't want such people in your life.

Khushi: who are you to decide? Whom I want in my life or not? (Pin drop silence)

Shashi: I'm your father.

Khushi(screaming): why should I believe you? Showing some photos and degree certificate are not enough. I believed you because I had no choice. But seeing your weird behavior is making me think in a different manner. If you are my feather then why are you caging me like a prisoner? Am I that worst in my past? Why are you not letting me go out of this house? I'm tired. I'm getting mad sitting inside the same house thinking who really I'm. ( she is hurt. She thought that this is her life. But now she came to know about her life, it was not what she thought. She never thought there might be something hidden like this. She is feeling betrayed, it made her outburst like this.)

Shashi: Beta please understand. It's all because for your good only. I don't want you to stress yourself. I'm scared what if someone makes you think much and it's not good for your health. Please don't think, I'm caging you.

Khushi: Babuji don't you think its better being confused than facing the reality which was related to me? Being unknown to my own self is hell Babuji. Let me struggle. Who knows what will happen in future. By God's sake let me face the world. Please let me feel the pain and heel it myself.

Shashi and Garima both are watching her in surprise. They are seeing their child like what really she was. She was always wise to handle the situation. It's the same happening now. After very long two months they are really happy to see khushi like this.

Shashi(sighed): what you want me to do?

Khushi: let me meet everyone related to my past. Just permit me to be with them. Please. She pleaded.

Shashi: ok. You can meet. Khushi smiled and hugged him.

Khushi: thank you Babuji. I'm sorry. I hurt you.( She is same. she will never change.)

Shashi: it's ok beta I can understand. Now go and take rest.

Khushi: Amma when will you take me to your niece's place?

Garima looking at Shashi, Tomorrow there is a small function. We will go.

Khushi: thank you Amma. She kissed Garima and left to her room.

Shashi(in stern voice): I agreed to meet them. Not that I agreed everything. Don't think I will change my decision. Remember them, that they have my promise and no one should say anything to her.

Garima nodded and left towards Khushi's room. She wanted to talk to her. She wanted to say that she was right.

Garima: khushi what are you searching in cupboard.

Khushi: I'm searching for good cloths to wear tomorrow. I had seen in the movie, how would be the party.

Garima smiled at her daughter's curiosity. Why not? This is the first time she is going out instead of Hospital.

Khushi(exitedly): Amma tell me about the family. You told me she is your niece. Means is she your brother's daughter right? I have uncle and aunty too?

Garima( became sad): no khushi my bhaiya and bhabi are no more in this world.(khushi can feel the sadness in her mother's expression)

Khushi: what happened Amma?

Garima: I will say that another day. And about the family, you will come to know when you meet them.

Khushi: Suspense?

Garima(chuckled): kind of. But I want to say something khushi. KEEP YOUR EYES AND HEART OPEN. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MANY MORE UNSPOKEN THINGS. I was scared about you. But now when I saw you fight for your RIGHTS made me proud of you. NO MEMORY LOSS can't change you. You are our pride khushi.(she kissed her in forehead) now sleep peace fully. Don't think much. Let it go by its own flow. Everything will be alright.( she left)

Though Garima said don't think much. But KHUSHI and without thinking? No way. She was in deep thinking. What was that her Mother said? " KEEP YOUR EYES AND HEART OPEN. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MANY MORE UNSPOKEN THINGS." Is it any hint? Why her Babuji hates these people? But looks like Amma is totally opposite to Babuji? Let's see. She is curious to know what will be her tomorrow....????

To be continued.....