Part 45 Sheetal is in trouble

Arnav was driving the car towards the school. He saw Khushi murmuring something.

"What are you blabbering?"

"I don't like the woman," she said angrily.

"As if I like her very much..." Arnav smiled.

"Thank God, you didn't like her. Or else, I would have killed you. How haughty she is...! Her haughtiness didn't even lessen after being behind bars... what kind of creature she is?"

Arnav rolled his eyes.

"How did you tolerate her tantrums so far?"

"I didn't even care about her... then why would I care about her tantrums?"

"Does she have the possibility of getting released?"

"Very less... because this is about drugs. She won't even get bail I suppose"

"Thank the Lord..." she murmured.

Arnav looked at her smilingly.

"Didn't you apply for divorce?"

"Already signed... Roy will submit the papers in the court today"

"What if she doesn't agree to the divorce?"

"She will definitely agree. Why would she deny it? She got all the properties back. If my guess is right, she will not stay in India if any cause, she gets released"

"Thank God" Khushi huffed in relief.

"Relax... Don't you know how much I hate the woman?"

"I know. You even stopped talking to your mother whom you loved more than anyone and how much you wanted to be with her"

Arnav tightened his jaws.

"I loved her more than myself but she threw me in the hell fire. I can't forgive her for what she did. She kept a knife on her neck and threatened me. How could she do that? I thought I got a godly mother who understands me well but she failed me. She disappointed me like hell" he punched the steering wheel.

Khushi was silent.

"What's the use of repenting about her act now?" Arnav said irritatingly.

"That's why she is staying in your village?"

"Not only that, she could not tolerate, seeing Sheetal insulting me"

"Did she know that?"

"Of course, she witnessed how she treated me"

"Didn't she say anything?"

"What would she say? She was silent because of Mr. Kapoor"

"Will she come to our wedding?"

"Nope..."

"Why?"

Arnav looked at her frowning.

"Do you want her to come?"

"Shouldn't she know about me?"

"She will... Fatima Chachi will tell her"

"Do you think she will not accept me?"

"Who is she to accept you? I don't care even if she doesn't accept you"

"Do you think she will be stubborn?"

"I don't think anything about her. You too don't need to do it"

"But, I would like to meet her"

"But why?"

"Just want to..."

"Ok, I will take you to her after our wedding"

"Why after the wedding? Why not before the wedding?"

"I don't want her to know what's going to happen in my life. I don't even want you to meet her. I agree with you to meet her because I don't want to defy you for anything"

"Won't you defy me for anything?"

He nodded no, looking at the road.

"Will you agree with any of my decision?"

He nodded yes.

"Why?"

"I know you would be always right and, I don't want to disappoint you for anything as I made you cry a lot already"

Khushi smiled looking outside.

"Why are you smiling?"

"I thought about the truth"

"What truth?"

"I'm sure, you would not have been so flexible if we had gotten married after our college"

Arnav looked at her shrinking his eyes.

"You would have been like a normal husband material for sure. But, now, you are ready to do anything to make me happy"

"What's the point?"

"Nothing" She chuckled.

"Have you forgotten the pain in which you suffered in the past years?"

"Yes... I have forgotten them because you are with me now"

"Just because we are together, the past sufferings will not change because our sufferings and tears spilled by us are true" Arnav gulped down.

"But, I don't want to think about it anymore even though it's a truth"

Arnav was silent.

"Forget everything, Arnav. We have life and a few good hearts as parts of our lives"

"I can forget them only after you came to me"

"I have already come to you"

"Not like this... come to me forever..."

"Fix our marriage. We will be together forever then"

"Let's wait for the judgment"

"mmm"

They went to school. Arnav waited for Junior Roy's call.

In the meanwhile,

As Arnav expected, Junior Roy, submitted the papers of Arnav and Sheetal's divorce case.

After a while, Sheetal was brought to the court. She stood in the witness box. The public prosecutor put all the points against Sheetal in front of the judiciary.

"My Lord, she is Sheetal Kapoor. Her husband is a principal of one of the famous schools in Lucknow. The husband is running a school whereas the wife is smuggling drugs to deprave the society."

"No your honor, it's a lie," Said Sheetal.

"My Lord, she was caught red-handed. The police seized ten and a half kilograms of cocaine from her car."

"No, it's not mine... my friend Sarath took my car somewhere the previous day. He must be the one who was involved in the smuggling"

"But, my lord, the same person whom she mentioned as her friend became an approver. The police already got his statement. I would like to ask him some questions about it"

"Permission granted," The judge said.

Sarath came to the witness box. Sheetal glared at him.

"Do you know this woman?" the public prosecutor asked.

Sarath nodded yes.

"Is she your friend?"

"No... we are not just friends. She wanted to marry me"

"It's you who wanted to marry me" Sheetal shouted.

"Mrs. Sheetal you should not shout at the court. You will be given a chance to speak." The judge said.

"But, he is lying"

"We are here to find who is lying"

The judge looked at the PP.

"You can continue"

"Tell us, Mr. Sarath"

"She said she doesn't like her husband Arnav and she wanted someone for herself"

"Why didn't she like her husband?"

"He was her father's servant"

"Then why did she marry him?"

"Actually..."

"Tell us, Mr. Sarath"

"She got pregnant with someone's child before her marriage. Her father was a reputed man in her village. To save his prestige, he made Arnav a scapegoat. He forced him to marry her by emotionally blackmailing him. Without any choice left, he married her. But, she never gave a chance to their relationship because she was not ready to accept her servant as her husband. Not only that, your honor, she didn't even allow her daughter to call her a mother. Her daughter doesn't even know who her mother is. It's Arnav who is taking care of her daughter"

"See, your honor... if the man accepted her daughter as his, he must be a great man, but still, she hates him. Is this not enough for us to understand how ruthless a woman she is?"

"It's my personal matter. How could you connect it with the smuggling case?" Sheetal yelled.

"Ok, then, we will complete the smuggling case first" The PP looked at Sarath.

"Then?"

"As she is a married woman, I wanted some time to make the decision of marrying her. We started moving close. That was when I noticed she was in an intoxicated state maximum of the time."

"Intoxicated state means?"

"She is a drinker. Without alcohol, her days would not pass."

"Didn't you ask her anything about her drinking habit?"

"I asked. She said she is distressed. I thought she will be all right in some days but she became worst..."

"Worst means?"

"She started consuming drugs"

"Lie..." Sheetal sneered.

"No, your honor. Sarath was not lying. The police tested Sheetal's blood on the day she got arrested. And the result stated that she was doped"

"Nooo... I didn't consume drugs"

"Here is the test result, your honor" The PP submitted the result.

Sheetal was horrified. She thought it was a random blood test for the criminals who were got arrested. She didn't know it was for the drugs but how did the result be positive? When did she consume drugs? She didn't understand anything.

"I feel bad for thinking about marrying her, your honor. I don't know she would be so uncultured" Sarath said making a face.

It was not hard for Sheetal that she was framed brilliantly.

"Not only that, my Lord, the man who had tolerated this woman so far filed a divorce case this morning. I request the honorable court to sanction him the divorce"

Junior Roy was speechless. The PP made his work easier. He just filed the divorce case. Even before he forwarded the case, the PP had done that on his behalf, in the process of getting his side stronger.

To be continued...