Part 20 Roar

Manju brought Sheetal to Kapoor Villa. Fatima saw Manju bringing Sheetal home. She was alarmed. Why did Manju bring her home? Did Manju meet Sheetal somewhere else or Sheetal went to school? She rushed to them.

"What happened Manju? Why do you bring Sheetal home?" she asked panicking.

Manju brought her in and pushed her on the floor furiously. Sheetal sat on the floor dizzily.

"I have never seen such a devilish woman in my life. She came to school in a drunken state and insulted Arnav in front of our staff."

"What do you say, Manju?" Fatima was furious.

"Poor Arnav, I don't know how much he has to tolerate her tantrums... I am going to ask him to divorce her"

"Arnav would have done that long ago. He is hesitating to do that only because..."

Cutting her,

"Kapoor's properties are on his name... so what? Why should he care about it? He should keep the property for himself... that is the punishment for Sheetal for making his life hell..."

"I have no problem if Arnav is ready to do that but what after that?"

"It doesn't matter Fatima... It doesn't matter what he will do after that. But, he doesn't have to tolerate this b**** anymore. What did he gain doing things for this b****? Nothing but insult... how dare she come to the school to insult him when I am there?"

"Was Khushi there?" Fatima asked nervously.

Manju gulped down hard and nodded yes.

"She was suffocating like hell... could do nothing. That's why I slapped Sheetal..." Manju said gritting her teeth.

"But why Arnav was silent?"

"I too can't understand anything..."

"Let him come I will ask him"

"Ask him to throw this b** out of his life" Manju left the house controlling her anger.

........

Khushi came home with a heavy heart. She saw her house door be opened. She was perplexed. She thought Suman must be sleeping as he did night duty. Getting inside the house, she locked the door. Suman was watching TV. Her lunch bag was on the tea table. She looked at her lunch bag and then at Suman.

"I came to your school... " Suman said understanding her look.

"When did you come?"

"I came to your school to give you lunch. I know you would not have eaten anything for breakfast... so thought to prepare something for you for lunch"

"Then, why didn't you meet me?"

"When I came to your school a big riot was running there. An arrogant drunken woman was shouting at her poor husband"

Khushi was bewildered. Was Suman there at that time?

"Yes, I was there at that time... that's why I came back without meeting you because I know you would not have had the mood to have your lunch"

"I was so angry you know," Khushi said.

"Then, why did you stand with teary eyes rather than slapping her hard?"

Khushi looked at him stunningly.

"I am happy at least someone did that instead of you but I would have been happier if you had done that"

"How could I have done that?"

"Why could not have you? You are a newcomer to your school. Seeing your principal getting insulted by someone, you could have defended him. You could have even slapped her. Then you could have said, you don't know who she is... because the woman did not mention Arnav as her husband but only servant..."

"But everyone where around us..."

"So what? Only Arnav knew who you are..."

"What if in some days everyone got to know?"

"Do you think so?" there was a smile crawled on his lips.

Khushi closed her eyes helplessly.

"Do you feel weaker?"

"Like hell Sumi... I even cried in front of Arnav that I never wanted to do"

"That is what you Khushi... The girl who not only wanted to share her happiness with her Arnav but also wanted to share every grief with him...That is what you did..."

"I am scared Sumi... I can't see Arnav vulnerable. He is undergoing pain no one can imagine... My Arnav is dying Sumi..."

Suman was constantly looking at her.

"Why not you get transferred to somewhere else?" Khushi asked.

Suman smiled folding his hands. Khushi rolled her eyes wearily.

"You know very well you can't be peaceful even though we leave Lucknow. Then why are you trying to manipulate yourself, Khushi?"

Khushi closed her face with her palms.

"Chill, Khushi. Every problem has a solution. So is this..."

"I don't think any solution can give us peace of mind"

"It will... if you marry Arnav..."

Khushi was shocked to the core.

"Yes, Khushi, that is the only solution this problem has"

"Have you gone mad? Are you talking with your sense? Do you have any idea what you are talking about?"

"Of course, I am in my full sense and I know very well what I am talking about"

"No, this is not done... what people will say?"

"Let them talk any rubbish, who cares?"

"I do... I care, Sumi..."

"No, you should not... Just care about Arnav. Why would we care about people who have much work to do? Try to be like Sheetal..."

"Whaaaaat? You became mad..."

"Yes, Khushi, we are mad... she drinks well because she likes to drink. Sleeps with many people because she never minds about people. She always does wrong but never cared about anyone. Then, why should you? You are not going to do anything wrong... Sheetal won't be crying if Arnav marries you... You and Arnav will be happy with each other..."

Cutting him,

"But you?"

Suman smiled.

"You taught me to tackle this society, Khushi. I can swim in the dirty water called society..."

"No, this is not right..."

"It will be right. We should make it right"

"No Sumi... I am not fine with it... Arnav will find his way. He will be alright in some days... I don't want to talk about it anymore"

Khushi went to her room taking her bag. Suman smiled at her retreating figure.

Night at Kapoor Villa

Baby Khushi slept earlier as she had to wake up earlier the next morning because it was Independence Day. Arnav asked her to sleep earlier not only for that but because he had another purpose too.

As he expected, getting out of her hangover, Sheetal came downstairs, getting ready to go somewhere. She stopped for a few seconds and then walked as if a man called Arnav didn't exist.

"One-minute madam" Arnav's voice stopped her.

She looked at him as if nothing had happened. Arnav ran the video his school peon captured for him. Yes, that was the help, he asked the peon to do for him. He showed it to Sheetal whose face became dark seeing the video. She gulped down hard when Manju slapped her hard.

"So, madam Sheetal, you came to insult me in front of my staff right?"

Sheetal was silent.

"You showed what you can do. Shall I show what I can do?"

"What will you do?"

"Divorce..."

"How can you do when my properties are in your name?"

"If this property is yours, then why are they in my name?"

"It's my idiot father who wrote the will like that"

"He didn't mention anywhere in the will that I can't divorce you... It's me, who considered you and your daughter..."

Sheetal was shocked to the core. Yes, Arnav mentioned baby Khushi. Arnav understood the meaning of the shock on Sheetal's name.

"What do you think, I love your daughter as mine? I just am looking after her just like how I am looking after my school children. It does not mean I will spoil my whole life for a child who is not my daughter..."

Sheetal was thunderstruck. She always thought baby Khushi was Arnav's weakness. She thought she could achieve anything using baby Khushi. She thought until baby Khushi was with Arnav, he won't think of divorcing her.

"This video evidence is enough for me to get a divorce from you. I even consulted with my lawyer about it. He said this is enough to get the divorce. And, no one could get a penny from me because I am the sole owner of the properties"

"You can't do like this..."

"Why can't I do it? When you can insult me by coming to my school, why can't I do what you don't want?"

Sheetal swallowed down hard.

"What do you think of me? Am I impotent? Do you think I will keep mum letting you do what you want?"

"Actually, it was not intentional... I don't know how I ended up in the school"

"You can say anything but I am not in the mood to believe them because I know you. I have been tolerating you so far but not anymore... When you are ready to destroy my respect in this society... I won't hesitate to destroy every dream of yours... I will see how you will get a penny from me from here on..."

Sheetal stood, getting shocked over the shock from Arnav. She underestimated him as a lamb... But his ROAR told her who really he was.

To be continued...