"Di..." Arnav called coming out of the room after talking to Khushi

"What happened Arnav? Is she Okay?" Anjali asked

"Yeah... She was upset, She apologized if she was rude to any of you." Arnav said

"Oh that isn't even a matter. Is she okay? Why was she crying like that? We were all so worried" Anjali said

"I don't know... What Dadi wants with her." Arnav said dejected

"What now?" Payal asked

"She told Khushi that she's not pure. And that she doesn't deserve me anymore" Arnav said

A loud sigh was heard

"Is she...?? God no wonder she was crying so hard. I don't know why Dadi hates her so much. Poor thing" Anjali said

"She's not a poor thing Anjali bitiya." Dadi said entering the hall

"It's better.. That you stay out of this matter Mrs. Malik" Arnav snapped. He had had enough of her tantrums already and was sick of staying silent, But now the matter was going out of hands

"Arnav Bitwa... Don't you talk to me in that way" Dadi said

"You honestly think I'll spare you of anything after what you've been doing all these days to Khushi?" Arnav snapped

"So your dear wife told you everything." Dadi said

"Yes she told me... And she has all the right to do that. She is my wife What is wrong with you Dadi? Why are you so rude to that girl. What has she done to you!" Arnav asked defeated

"Stop treating her like a glass doll!! Stop making a fuss over anything and everything that happens to her" Dadi said frustrated

"Dadi once and for all... Why do you hate my Khushi so much??" Arnav asked

"Do saal door rahi hai tumse... Pata nahi kin kin haalaton mein... Kaise kaise logon ke beech... Jaane kya kya hua hai uske saath... Hum uss ashudh ladki ko... Tumhari patni nahi maan sakte (She has been living away from you for two years. God knows in what conditions, With what kind of people. Who knows what has happened with her. I can't consider that impure girl as your wife.) Dadi said

"Toh mat maaniye... Mujhe aapka opinion chahiye bhi nahi... Woh kitni shudh aur kitni ashudh hai... Yeh mujhe aapse jaanne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai... Mere dil ko pata hai ki meri Khushi kitni sacchi hai... Meri rooh jaanti hai ki mere alawa uski rooh ko koi nahi choo sakaa hai aaj tak!! Mein jaanta huin ki ussne Khud ko kabhi kissi aur ke saamne surrender nahi kia... Jab tak uske dil mein meri tasweer hai.. Mein jaanta huin ki woh mere naam ko bhi apni taaqat banakar dunia se lad sakti hai. Inn do saalon mein kissi ne kabhi usse nahi chua!! Meri taraah to nahi. (Then don't... I don't even want your opinion, You don't need to tell me whether she is pure or impure, My heart knows how pure my Khushi is... My soul knows that no one has touched her soul except me!! I know she never surrendered herself in front of anyone, If she has my picture in her heart... My name is only enough to be her strength and she can fight the world. I know no one has touched her in these two years, At least not the way I did)" Arnav said angrily

Dadi was left speechless, She looked here and there looking for at least one family member standing by her. In her support, But found none. Anjali was giving water to a super worked up Arnav, Payal was standing next to Arnav keeping a soothing hand on his shoulder

"Payal... I'm so sorry-" Arnav started

"It's not your fault Bhai... Don't worry. I'm really thankful to God that you're with Khushi" Payal said softly

Arnav turned to Dadi, "If you can't understand and love Khushi... Don't hurt her either. She is everything to me-"

"To us" Anjali-shyam and Payal-Akash interjected

"To us... And we can fight the whole world to see a smile on her face..." Akash said

"She's no less than a little sister to me Dadiji... If she gets hurt hereafter, I will forget that you're an elder to me. Or that I'm just the son in law of this house. Before you say that I'm not entitled to speak in important matters of this house. She might not have called me Shyam Bhaiya... But I have considered no less than a sister.And as her brother, I have all the right to look out for her!" Shyam said

"You have all the right to speak in important matters of this house Jiju... Even more, To speak in the matters related to Khushi" Arnav said and smiled proudly at his family who were standing rigidly in Khushi's defense

"Pata nahi kya jaadu kia hai uss bitte bhar ki ladki ne iss poore ghar par ki aaj hamaari koi sunne ko taiyyar hi nahi hai (Don't know what magic that chit of a girl has done to this house that no one is ready to listen to me)" Dadi said

"Chote...??" Anjali called in a small voice

"Yes Di?" Arnav asked

"Khushi is fine right? I mean... Dadi was right in a way... We really don't know what she has been through in these two years" Anjali said

"So you agree with Dadi after all?? You agree that My Khushi doesn't deserve me??" Arnav asked angrily

"No Arnav... Never!! Dadi is all about purity. And I don't agree with her. There's no one who is saying Khushi doesn't deserve you Arnav, Hell she does!! Only she does. All I'm trying to say is that we don't know what kind of hell she might have gone through without us" Anjali explained

"It... I don't know di-" Arnav choked

"But she is handling herself marvelously" Payal said

"Hell she isn't!! You might think she's okay... Because she doesn't show that she isn't fine. You know what Khushi is like. She never shows she's upset, But she is... She's scared... Hell scared!! The strong Khushi you see all day.. Smiling... chatting... I see her the exact opposite way, I see the vulnerable her. I see her in the most broken conditions ever. For some reason she doesn't pretend to be fine in front of me, Which I'm glad she doesn't... Her nightmares, When she wakes up screaming her lungs out, She isn't even in the condition to tell me what the nightmare was about. The... The way she breaks down in my Arms, Her shaking form... It breaks my heart to see her like that..."

"...Di they even burnt her, There are burn marks all over her back... There are wounds... Whip marks... She... She has gone through hell... Pure Hell Di... Every time she cries in my arms, I feel like the worst person alive, Coz I can't even help my girl" Arnav said sadly

"Bhai... What you're doing is the most difficult thing, Just don't lose hope bhai... Or we won't be able to heal our Khushi" Akash said

"He's right Saalesahab. You shouldn't lose hope, And we'll make them pay, You know that don't you. You are ASR, Saalesahab. And you are very strong... Khushi will get her justice. Her culprits will get their share of Hell here on earth only. Right? Don't worry" Shyam said

Arnav hugged Shyam "Thanks jijaji"

"Anytime Saalesahab" Shyam said giving Arnav a light pat on his back.

"Bhai... New year's coming, Can we plan a trup to somewhere?? I mean... It'll be a nice change for Khushi and for all of us too" Payal said

"Yeah... You're right. Let's plan something" Arnav agreed

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