CHAPTER 31

CHAPTER 31

TRUST is a small word that people use often to let someone they love know how much they mean to them. Every emotion is somewhat connected to this word as no feeling can survive without trust. Love is one such feeling that can never survive without trust. It’s the anchor of the feeling called love. Love without trust is like a castle made out of sand that can be blown away with one single strong blow of wind. But if the trust in a relationship is stronger than no one can shake the ground under your feet. Trust is said to be earned but every relationship starts with a bit of trust that you willingly give to the person without any strong reason with just a hope that the person will make sure that your trust will be cherished and with time it will grow deeper and deeper. Doubts and confusion are meant to be in every relationship and it doesn’t make you a horrible person what makes you one is that you never tried to see things from different angel. What you see or hear are not always true so when you see or hear something try to learn to grasp things and see them from all the points as maybe what you see is different from the person whom you are judging.

Khushi was the happiest person in the world according to her she was basking in the glory of obtaining good marks in her examination and then she had got admission in one of the best colleges in Delhi and the cherry on the cake was she will meet her sister and the most rocking part was she can celebrate her birthday with her sister like every year. Since her parents had dies both the sister made sure to spent their birthday with each other and pamper and annoy each other to no end. She was leaving for USA in few days she had made sure not to tell her jeeji anything about it she wanted to see her shocked face when she saw her in front of her.

She had done nothing but shop for her sister in this few days and Aman was her man Friday who would get her everything she wanted and most of her shopping list was insanely weird according to him and she still remembers his face when she had said him to bring two different packet of chocolate and the name had chocolate had made him as her if she had hit her head somewhere but she had looked at him and said I want that chocolates.

Flash Back –

Aman had looked at her and said you want me to comb every street in Delhi to find this weird name chocolates and said the name of chocolate in a weird way and said who names a chocolate Fatafat and Swad. Khushi had giggled at his weird face and said you don’t have to I will give you the address of the shop were you can find it but she looked at him and said it’s in Lucknow can you bring it for me and showed her puppy face to him that she knew will melt him. But Aman had still told her that she was weird there were so many good brand of chocolates but she wanted one that maybe no one knew.

So after two day when Aman had come to her with many packets of her favourite chocolate khushi had jumped in joy and snatched the packets from him and had torn one of the packet and put a piece in her mouth Aman who was shocked by her behaviour came back to his senses when he feet a bitter tangy taste in his mouth he was about to spit the piece out that khushi had popped in his mouth but khushi who saw his reaction said don’t even think of it wait for a second and then he felt the sweet taste and looked at her and she winked at him and said now you know why I like it. It’s different from other chocolates, me and jeeji love it and I love the bitter sweet taste of this chocolate. She looked at Aman and said I know you like it too.

Aman just shook his head and said it’s not as bad as I thought. Khushi smiled at him and then started to divide that packets Aman looked at her and said what you are doing. Khushi looked at him and said do you think I will take all this for jeeji half are for me. Aman nodded his head and said I don’t think ASR will agree to it. Khushi looked at him with her puppy dog eyes and then looked at Aman and said promise me you won’t tell him about by secret I will hide them. She looked at him and said I did it with Amma too she never like me eating this stuff she said it’s not good for health. 

Aman looked at her innocent eyes that were so keenly looking at him expecting him to agree to her. He wanted to laugh out loud she was asking a promise like it was some dam important secret that if out she will be hanged. Aman tried to not laugh on her face and said with a serious face what will I get in return. Khushi looked at him with her puppy eyes and said I will share only one packet with you and the way her face had been Aman could not help but laugh his face off and said after he could control his laugh, I don’t want your weird chocolate you can keep it anyways the way you are making faces to just for sharing a packet I’m sure if I eat it I will get my tummy upset as you will look at it like I have snatched your share.

Khushi looked at him  as he started to laugh again and said you are mean I will not share it with you but she looked at him with a pose and said with a smirk I will tell Arnavji you bought it for me and then you know what he will say to you. Aman looked at her in shock and said don’t you think that staying with ASR you are thinking like him too in a wicked way.  Khushi smirked at him and said why not after all he is my husband, it’s but obvious that I take few of his traits. Aman smiled at her happy that for the first time khushi had said ASR to be her husband and silently also prayed for the happiness that was shining in khushi’s eyes to at least see a glimpse of it in ASR’s life.

Aman gave her a promise to not tell ASR about her weird habit and khushi said that she will not reveal his secret to that he was the one who bought this for her. Aman just shook his head at her threat and walked away with a smile on his lips.

Flash back Ends

In her musing khushi had forgotten that today morning when she woke up Arnavji was not next to her, but all her necessary thinks were kept on its usual place, that was selected by him and she took it and got ready fast as she was late today. After having her bath and getting dress she walked toward the dining table but like every day he was not there she looked around the room but he was still not there. Khushi looked at HP who came with the breakfast and she looked at him and asked have you seen Arnavji. HP looked at her and said Sir will have his breakfast alone today. Khushi looked at him and his weird answer but for the time being let it go and started to have his breakfast, but somewhere him not being there for breakfast had made her sad.

Samar looked at her sad face and he wanted to cheer her up but he knew that he was not supposed to say a word to her in front of others as Arnav will come to know about it and then he will be hell mad at her so he just kept eating his breakfast. After the breakfast was done khushi left but everyone felt the change today as she was not as lively as she usually is. But no one pointed it out as they knew it was not there matter to poke as something are better discovered by oneself.

Samar saw her leaving the dining room and he knew she will search for Arnav and he knew that Arnav was with her. He face palmed himself and though about the girl who along with his son was paying for his sins. He knew Arnav loved her a lot and if he had turned more heartless than before it was because he felt that the pain she was in was because of him. He was the curse of her life.

But what amazes him is that he can go to any length for her happiness. He never showed it to others but only she was the one who had been the lucky one to get the little but of his bottled up love. For him she was the only one he cared for and even if his care was weird according to her and everyone else what made him confused is that she never complained or ever got mad at him for whatever he did and she was always the one to make him understand in that calm and composed manner of her. She was the anchor in his Son’s life who was drifting away from light because of his sins. Now he just prayed for her to be fine soon so not only Arnav but Khushi could get the happiness she deserves as he knew till she was not fine Arnav will never be at peace.

Arnav on the other hand had got up early as today was a very special day for them. He got ready and left to the room that was always the only solace in his life as the person laying on it was the most important part of his soul. He walked in and gestured the nurse to leave. He sat on the chair opposite to her bad and started having his breakfast and kept looking at her every few minutes. He knew she could hear and feel him but she had not reacted to anything in past four year and he was waiting for that one silver lining to make him believe she will make it through this like they had always made through their tough time together.

He got up from the couch he was sitting on and walked toward her and looked at the machine that showed her heart beat and made him hope to one day she will be fine again. According to doctor it was good that she was breathing on her own and it had boosted his hope that one day she will open her eyes and smile that beautiful smile of her that had always brighten up his face.

ASR looked at her and held her hand and said Happy Birthday Ogre and smile at her which was rare as no one had seen him smile it was a rare phenomenon that occurred once in a blue moon. ASR held her hand and said get up how long will you sleep like this I know I’m not that good of a company but someone like me can only tolerate a nag like you. He held her hand close to him and said I’m waiting for you. But like always there was no movement from her side he kept back her lifeless hand on bed and said like always today my whole day is yours and walked back and sat on the couch he was sitting on and started working but not before playing the songs that he knew she like and he always denied to like them but somewhere he like to listen to them and they did that lot just sitting next to each other silently and listening to this old song that she had stored in her I pod and it was always their solace in their dark and unhappy days.

Khushi had searched the entire house to locate her Arnavji but he could not find him and to confirm whether he is at home or not she had checked the garage to see if it had his car and when she saw his car was still her it made her believe that he was in home but it irritated her that she could not find him anywhere. While she was searching for him she saw the door that was always closed being opened and a women walked out of it. 

Khushi looked at the women and from the cloth she guessed her to be a nurse as she had worn clothes like it. But what intrigued her was the open door so she hide herself behind the pillar that she was leaning on a few second back after being tied by her attempt to fine Arnavji and as soon as she saw the women had left she sprinted toward the door to her luck the door was just about to get closed when she just pushed it and it again opened a bit wide. Khushi held her breath and looked at the long corridor in front of her and then she looked at the closed door in her excitement that she got in she had forgotten to hold the door and it had closed and when she turned to open it but it did not budge. She gulped her fear and looked at the long corridor and then she prayed to her DM that she should be able to get out of this place in one peace as some unknown fear was making her shiver. She had known that Arnavji will be hell mad at her for entering this room and here it felt like she was a thief right now.

Khushi debated whether to wait for the women who had gone out rather than venturing in unknown territory but curious mind wanted to know about the secret of this room so she slowly without a noise walked and walked till she reached the door that is gone change her life for better or worst she will have to find it out after she opened the door but she was shocked by looking at her hand that was shivering and her body trembling with an unknown fear. 

TO BE CONT........