Five Months Later.

Arnav stood by a burning funeral pyre as he watched his grandmother's remains getting cremated.

Nani unfortunately passed away in her sleep two days ago and for the first time in eight months the entire Raizada family were meeting at one place.

He turned and saw Mami crying uncontrollably as Manohar held her consoling her.

Even though they were now divorced he knew they still had feelings for each other and wished he hadn't been the monster he was for supporting and protecting Anjali but he was happy when his uncle wanted to give a second chance to their relationship.

His eyes then shifted to Akash and a heavily pregnant Payal who was six months pregnant with twins and owned a small but successful sweet shop with Shashi who has tremendously recovered even though he will need the help of a cane to walk for the rest of his life and a part of Arnav held himself responsible for that.

He felt so proud of his siblings that is Akash and Nk.

He was shocked when it was revealed Akash was a famous YouTube chef when he revealed his identity four months ago and he was also working with Khushi who's restaurant was the hottest and most successful in Delhi with new branches about to be opened and a collaboration between her and Akash to publish an upcoming cook book.

Nk was now making headlines for his outstanding photography skills and was now travelling all over the world but he took time to be here with them.

For the first time in months Arnav felt happy seeing the success of his siblings, Payal and Khushi.

His obsession with Khushi was now all gone and each time he saw his half brother and Khushi on TV or newspapers, he smiled at them and was happy for them.

He wanted so bad to have a relationship with Rudra but he knew his presence in his life will make them uncomfortable so he watched from afar and always prayed for their happiness.

The funeral rites for Nani was successful and the entire family moved to the small house Arnav had managed to get for them.

Akash, Payal and Nk were shocked seeing Arnav aka ASR running around making sure they were refreshed and comfortable.

"Mami is Arnav okay? " Nk asked Mami as Arnav left the sitting room to prepare food for them in the kitchen.

Mami smiled hearing Nk's voice for the first time since they left RM.

"This is the new and improved Arnav. " Mami replied and they all sensed the pride in her voice. "He has compensated all the people he has hurt and even apologized to them on his knees for sabotaging their business....... He is now working as a tailor and he is quite happy with it. "

Akash, Payal and Nk felt happy hearing this and this heart kept pushing them to forgive Arnav.

Mami stared at Payal who glanced at her and caught her and smiled at her.

"Am really sorry Payal for all the hurt I caused you and Khushi....... And you too Akash, I never believed in you and made you do things you never wanted to do...... I am not asking for forgiveness please do give me the chance to make it up to you in any way you want. "

"Me too son....... I am sorry for not being there as a father and leaving parenting to your mother and was putting my business before all of you instead of being the man of the house and maybe the tragedy this family had suffered won't have happened...... I am willing to do anything you want without asking for anything in return. "

Payal nodded at Akash who sighed and stared at his parents.

"I still don't trust you but I am willing to give our relationship a chance but it will be on our terms and you will obey all of the boundaries we set for all of you...... Our babies will need grandparents and if you really mean what you said then you will be the best to the in way you were never with me. "

Manohar and Mami nodded in tears and stood up and hugged both Payal and Akash.

As for Nk, he forgave Mami and Manohar and they couldn't be more happier.

Akash saw Arnav smiling at the but it dropped when he realized Akash has caught him and he turned to walk away when Akash called out to him.

"Bhai!? "

Arnav turned stunned at being called bhai and not his name.

Akash rushed up to him and hugged him as both cried their heart out.

" Am so sorry Akash and  so proud of you. " Arnav said as he broke the hug and smiled at Akash.

"Am proud of you too for taking responsibility for all that you have done and correcting your mistakes. "

Arnav's face dropped hearing the ending sentence and Akash asked him what's wrong.

"You might have heard about what I helped Anjali do. " Akash nodded and he remembered the day Khushi and Rudra confessed everything to them. "I wish Shyam will allow me to face the law but he had refused and claims me losing everything was enough punishment for me and Anjali being humiliated and shunned was all the justice he needed for his sister and the same goes for Rudra...... Unfortunately for them, no punishment will ever be enough for what I did..... I deserve worse including my freedom being taken away from me. "

"Bhai stop beating yourself up because all that matters is you have changed and owned up to most of your mistakes and that makes you a good man whether you believe it or not and I hope one day you will be there for our kids. " Arnav smiled and hugged him.

He apologized to Payal and Nk and they all happily forgave him and Nk even started calling him nannav again which made his heart leap for joy.

"I have found a really good job in Ooty and I will taking it so I will be leaving in four days. " Arnav revealed to Akash, Payal and Nk who looked surprised. "I planned to reject it to be closer to Nani and Mami but unfortunately Nani died and uncle and Mami are now going on a honeymoon to fix their relationship..... I have nothing left here. " Anjali who had been a silent spectator all this while was shocked by the news of both Arnav leaving and Mami moving away with Manohar and she didn't know. She run out of there in tears and everyone saw but ignored her. "As I was saying I will be leaving in four days but I have two things to do..... First apologize to Rudra, HP, Shyam and especially Khushi and two as much as I want nothing to do with Anjali, I have to make sure to pay for as least a year rent..... She now has a job and will support herself.... This is the final favor from me to her. "

Everyone felt so proud of Arnav and he invited all of them to come eat and Akash, Payal, Nk and Manohar were shocked at how good the food was.

Who would have thought ASR was such a good cook.

Anjali sat on the floor in her room crying uncontrollably and she felt sick to her stomach hearing how Arnav still cared about her but she never genuinely did.

She turned and opened the drawer by her bed and took out a photo frame.

It was a picture of a baby with a pacifier in her mouth.

It was her baby girl and she smiled looking for peaceful.

She knew he daughter will always be an outcast even to her father so she did the one thing she knew had to be done.

She found a good couple who were dying to adopt but couldn't because they were low income but Anjali willingly gave them her daughter with a condition that she will never know she was her mother and she will provide monthly allowances to help with her expenses.

The couple refused but she insisted and they agreed and every month for the past four months, she had always deposited half of her income to her little princess Zunaira.

She was now all alone and she knew she deserves it and she had accepted her fate but she also remembered how she had the opportunity to meet Rudra at the hospital three days after she had Zunaira and she apologized but he refused to forgive her and she understood and never pushed but the answer to the question she asked Rudra that day will forever hunt her.

Flashback.

"Why didn't you tell Armav I tried to kill Khushi? "

Rudra stared at her with his hand in his pocket.

"He has suffered enough I know for sure he will blame and possibly kill himself if he found out that's why I never told him and will forever make sure he doesn't know. "

Flashback ends.

Rudra who lost everything because of her was more of a better sibling to Arnav than she would ever be and she wish she could go back in time to fix everything where they all could live happily.

Two Days Later.

Arnav stood in the washroom of Khushi's restaurant.

He was so happy  when Akash called him that Khushi and Rudra had agreed to meet him and he couldn't be more happier.

He was walking out of the washroom when he heard multiple gunshots and people screaming.

He rushed outside and asked what was going on and a man said something that shocked him.

"Mohit Malhotra has shot RSR and his fiancee. "

Arnav immediately rushed to the direction of the gunshot and saw Rudra and Khushi both soaked in blood holding each other with their eyes closed and Mohit being restrained by some of the workers.

Akash holding an unconscious Payal and two women kneeled and started performing CPR while another two had their hand on Khushi and Rudra's stomach where they have both been shot.

Arnav was petrified seeing this and after a few seconds both women stopped and shook their head and wailing erupted in the restaurant as two ambulances pulled up.

Arnav stood here still hoping the women were wrong and Khushi and Rudra were not dead but seeing the paramedics giving up after trying, he realized they were gone.

Khushi and Rudra were gone and so was their hopes and dreams of being together and having a happy ever after.

"They deserve both deserve to die...... If Rudra hadn't shown the video of I and Anjali then my life wouldn't have been ruined..... They deserve to die. "

He laughed hysterically and Arnav marched up to him and started punching and no one stopped him.

Mohit somehow managed to push Arnav off and yanked the gun out of the hand of one of the men and fired a shot at Arnav which went straight into his heart.

Arnav fell limp to the floor as darkness over took him and tears streamed down the sides of his face as darkness over took him ending his story or did it!? 😏😏😏😏 😉😉😉😉.

The sound of honking jerked a man out of his trance and he looked around to find the traffic light on green.

He drove forward  and his eyes happened to glance at the rear view mirror and he step on the breaks bringing the car to an abrupt stop.

He started hyperventilating seeing his image in the mirror and he opened the car and stepped out as pedestrians stared at him confused and wondering what was wrong with him.

He started hearing screeching sounds and he fell to his knees with a scrunched up face and his hands over his ears as he screamed thinking it will stop the sound in his ears.

He felt hand grabbed him and his buttocks came in contact with what felt like a chair.

This was followed by water being splashed on his face making him come to his senses and he opened his eyes to find the look of concern on the faces of the people surrounding him.

"ASR are you okay? " A kind looking old man asked and he nodded and staggered away into his car leaving the people perplexed.

He looked around in his car and his eyes fell on the his phone and it was an iPhone X which was made in 2017.

"How is that possible ? " Arnav whispered to himself and picked up the phone to check and the time and date and it was indeed 2017.

The phone rang and Aman's name displayed on it and Arnav received it with a shaky hand.

"Hello? "

"ASR sorry to bother you but I just got confirmation that RSR will be back from Dubai in an three hours and I think we better send the proposal now. "

Arnav's eyes widened in shock and he was tuned out of what Aman was saying.

"RSR was coming from Dubai today and his mother passed away on that day he arrived from Dubai and that was the day Anjali killed Shyam's sister...... Did I just go back in time. "

"Hello ASR are you there? " Aman asked not hearing him say anything and this broke his thoughts.

"Aman do we have a workers by name Khushi Kumari Gupta at AR and a cook at RM called Hari Prakash? " Arnav asked praying he hadn't met Khushi yet and Aman confirmed there was no such workers by those names that worked at AR or RM.

Arnav immediately cut the call and looked at the time and he his widened in shock realizing it was an hour before Anjali had called crying that she killed someone.

"Stop this foolishness Arnav...... This is all a terrible dream and there is not such thing as going back in time. " His mind chastised him but his heart felt different.

"What if it wasn't a dream and you did indeed go back in time?......Would you let Isha,Rudra and Khushi die for the sins of Anjali........ This is your chance to make things right even if Khushi isn't written in your fate........Go the bridge where it all happened because you can save a lives that were lost..... There is no harm in trying. "

Arnav for the first time in his life followed his heart and drove to the bridge where Anjali had killed Pihu.

He sat in his car a few meters away from the  spot where the incident had occurred and he patiently waited praying for the first time in his life for what was about to happen to not happen.

Fourth minutes later Arnav's eyes widened in shock seeing a skinny girl wearing a floral print anarkali with a leather satchel on he shoulder walking over the bridge and his made Arnav realize he was indeed back from time and what killed all his doubt was the white bmw 2016 series he had gifted Anjali three months ago on her birthday speeding towards Pihu who was totally oblivious of her surroundings because of the headphone she was wearing.

Arnav drove his car on high speed towards Anjali and swerved his car to shield Pihu who removed the headphone with a frown on her face angry at the top speed the car that pass her by was going but what followed next was a loud crash which made her gasp in shock.

To be continued.

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