FF Let Me Love You - Part 10

As soon as Arnav stopped he car at Shantivan, Alaka ran out to meet Khushi, without so much as a glance or hello at her dear brother, Alaka whisked away Khushi leaving a dumbstruck Arnav behind .

His own sister, his chotti had just come out and taken Khushi away and she hadn’t even bothered to look at him, did he look like an invisible wall to her ??

Arnav smiled to himself as he imagined trying to spend time with Khushi with his family around, it sure was looming ahead to look like quite a difficult task , he walked in to see where she had taken Khushi off to but saw the servants laying down the table for dinner, he asked one of them where Alaka had taken Khushi and nodded as he went off to join them.

He had heard voices coming from his parents bedroom and had walked into see Khushi sitting on the bed along with his mother and Alaka,

Arnav : What are the 3 most beautiful women in my life upto ??

Alaka and Sayali giggled as they heard Arnav praising them while Khushi blushed seeing him so shameless !!

Sayali : don’t be so smart Arnav, I know my son, you just wanted to praise your soon to be wife and you didn’t want to get caught in it, so you praised all 3 of us ??

Arnav grinned sheepishly when he saw that his mother had caught him in the act, he blushed as he sat down next to her and placed his head on his mother’s lap.

Khushi smiled seeing the child in Arnav as his mother teased him, time flew as the four of them sat down to talk, Khushi laughing as she heard Alaka and Sayali narrate the various naughty tales of the great Arnav Singh Raizada ...

Arnav was happy to see Khushi laughing and enjoying herself, he could see that his mother and sister already loved Khushi, it made his heart feel light to know that his family would always be there with him to keep Khushi happy.

There was another person who was watching the four of them have fun, Samar Singh Raizada had just returned from his office and had walked into see his wife and children and his soon to be bahu having a good time together !!

Just then Khushi saw him standing at the door and smiling at her, she immediately got up and went and touched his feet to take his blessings, Samar made her stand up before she could touch him,

Samar : Welcome home Khushi, you don’t have to touch my feet for my blessings baby, you are my daughter and daughters are the apple of their fathers eyes !!

Khushi had tears in her eyes as he pulled her into his arms and placed a soft kiss on her forhead. She had never felt a father’s love in all these years of her existence, her own father was as good as dead to her or even worse, it was Samar who gave her an inkling as to what it is to have a loving father, she smiled at him as she hugged him tight, Arnav who saw Khushi hugging his father could well understand the depth of her emotions then, he knew that Khushi was getting a parents love for the first time and he was only too happy to see her accept the love she was getting !!

Arnav decided to let Khushi spend sometime with his parents alone, he wanted her to know what it felt like for a child to be loved by her parents, he dragged out Alaka on the pretense of wanting water, meanwhile Sayali and Samar made Khushi sit with them and soon the three of them were chatting away , Sayali and Samar entertained Khushi with Arnav Akash and Alaka’s childhood stories and Khushi found herself wishing that she too had such a happy childhood !!

Sayali : tell us more about you and Payal Khushi ?? I haven’t seen much of Payal yet, I think I should call her over occasionally so that she can gel well into the family !!

Khushi’s face fell slightly as she heard Sayali asking about her childhood, she really was at a loss as to how to explain what or how the people she lived with her were like,  Arnav had just walked in to see his mother asking Khushi about Payal and her parents , he saw her face turning away in despair but before he could intervene,

Khushi : Can I call you Mama ??

Sayali Arnav and Samar, all were equally shocked !! Arnav hadn’t expected such a question from Khushi, he knew how much she loved her mother and her asking his mother if she could call her Mama, Arnav knew it meant a lot to Khushi !!

Sayali smiled at Khushi as she nodded at her encouragingly,

Sayali : ofcourse Khushi, you don’t event need to ask me that, you can call me Mama and call Samar Papa, thats how Arnav calls us, like Samar told you, you are our daughter now and you have as much freedom in this house as Arnav Akash and Alaka !!

Khushi had tears in her eyes as she hugged Sayali, who was shocked as Khushi hugged her, but it was then that she remembered that Khushi had lost her real mother at a very early age, Sayali hugged her closer as Khushi cried in her arms !!

Sayali and Samar looked at each other worried, they knew about Khushi losing her mother but they expected Maya and Raj to have taken care of her well, they saw Arnav coming towards them, a reassuring smile on his face, he came and sat next to Khushi who was still holding onto Sayali, he gently pulled her into his arms , her tears falling freely,

Arnav : hush princess, I have got you, sshh Khushi , pls don’t cry !!

Arnav looked at his parents watching Khushi with worried expressions !!

Arnav : Mama, Papa Ill explain later but could you give us sometime alone ??

Samar nodded as he lead Sayali outof the room who was crying herself, for some reason she couldn’t bear Khushi’s pain !!!

Arnav made Khushi sit on the bed as he went to lock the room as his parents left, as soon she saw him coming towards her, she ran into his arms, she was shivering from top to bottom, she herself couldn’t explain the pain that was renting through her heart, her heart felt like it was going to explode into a millions shards.

Arnav gathered her close in his arms, he was panicking now seeing her break down into a hysteria. He heard her mumbling between her tears, her words turning slowly into low wails of pain that ripped his heart apart...

Khushi : Arnav I don’t know why I am breaking down, I can feel pain ripping through my heart, pain of Mama’s death, Rahul leaving me Arnav, his mutilated body, the horror that Jay and his friends gave me,

its like it can take my life away,

I want to die Arnav, I want this pain to end, the memories will never stop haunting me Arnav,

when Mama asked me about my childhood, I was struck mute Arnav, what do  I tell her ???

how will I ever explain to her ?? how will she accept me Arnav ??

I cant let you do this to your family , you cant hide it from them, they will be ashamed to have a daughter in law like me, they love me so much but I can only be a disgrace to them and to you !!!

And before he could react, Khushi pushed him away from her, her sudden force sending him staggering, She turned to run out of the room, away from him but Arnav ran after her and caught her tight in his arms , Arnav could see her depression kicking in, he could see that her meories were driving her insane, she fought wildly in his arms,

Arnav : Khushi am not letting you walk out of my life ever princess, I have got you and I will always treasure you , please baby listen to me, stop fighting in my arms Khushi, I wont let you walk out of my life thinking that you aren’t good enough for me !!!

But all his words went in vain as she continued to struggle in his arms and then to his horror, he saw her fainting in his arms, she slumped slowly towards the ground but before she fell, he caught her in his arms, holding her close, his own tears were now falling, he had never seen anyone in so much pain, he had just seen his girl getting blinded in pain and it was killing him !!!

He lifted her in his arms and gently laid her down on the bed, he was about to pull out of her hold so that he could call the doctor, but he saw that her fingers were clutching to his shirt, he looked up in shock as he heard her mumbling...

Khushi : I love you Arnav....I love you so much .....

please don’t leave me alone........ my heart feels like its bleeding to death......

I cant bear  the pain anymore.....

Mama left me.....Rahul left me.....Papa ruined my life....

am scared Arnav, what if Papa does something to you ??

I cant loose you Arnav, I love you so much, please don’t let me go !!!

Arnav broke down into tears as he hugged her close, he knew she was in shock, he knew he had to get help but he couldn’t leave her alone like this, even if it was in her sub conscious state, she had told him that she loves him, he knew it was her heart speaking to him !!!

Arnav left Khushi on the bed and went to unlock the room, as he opened it, he found Alaka coming to the room and she saw his tear stained face and knew that something was wrong, she rushed in and saw Khushi unconscious on the bed, Alaka who was well acquainted with everything of her past immediately assumed what must have happened.

She turned to look at Arnav and spoke calmly,

Alaka : Bhai, please be with Bhabhi, I am calling her doctor !!

Arnav looked at her shocked, how did Chotti know that Khushi was under treatement and how did she know her doctor ??

Arnav : Chotti  how do you ....

Alaka cut him off...

Alaka : Bhai please, I will explain everything later, please be with Bhabhi, she needs you, her depression, it takes a heavy toll on her, please be with her !!!

Arnav went to Khushi and took her in arms as he waited for the doctor to come, he was still shocked as to how Chotti knew about Khushi, there was so much he needed to know !!

Meanwhile Alaka went down, she knew she had to talk to her parents so that they wont panic, she found them sitting in the garden,

 Alaka : Mama Papa, please don’t panic when you hear this, Bhabhi has just fainted and Bhai is with her, but please don’t panic and please don’t ask Bhai anything !! I will explain everything later, I have called Bhabhi’s doctor here, she is on her way, let them doctor come and go and then we will explain everything.

Sayali and Samar were totally shocked by now, Khushi fainting, her tears as she cried in Sayali’s arms, Alaka being secretive, they knew they had a lot to know but decided to wait for their children to explain themselves !!

Meanwhile Arnav watched Khushi as he waited for the doctor to arrive, her pulse was strong but he could see that her mind was troubled, her confession on its own made him very happy to know that she loved him but her pain was eating him alive, the memory of her trying to get away from him and struggling in his arms, he knew it was going to haunt him till the day he made Raj Gupta and the others pay for their sins !!