FF Let Me Love You - Part 40

 


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okay if there is anyone out there who wants to aim an axe at me for keeping u waiting this long .. you are free to do so coz I know I deserve that ! I know sorry wont suffice guys and I just wish I could write as frequently as I wish to but studies and career .. its taking up a lot of my time. but these stories I write on Arhi .. they are damn special to me, so I will never give up on them and will always write as I get the time and I want to thank each and everyone of my readers who have been so amazing in supporting whatever I write !

coming to the update, this I feel was the most difficult part I have written for LMLY, coz this I would call as one of the most crucial updates, the banner being used on PG1 of this thread of LMLY was mainly designed by Tammy as  asked her to keeping in mind this update. as a writer it was difficult for me to write it, there were times when I doubted as to whether I did it justice but I hope I did.looking forward to the feedback

Special mention ... this update is dedicated to my lil Cherry .. my bday girl Ananya who celebrated her bday yest ! Happy Bday lil one ... I hope you like this update ! bday hugs !




The days passed but there was a flurry of activities going on at Vaikuntha, to the extent that Rehaan Alisha and Zeeshan had temporarily decided to shift in along with Arnav & Khushi. Zeeshan and Aryan had analyzed the security situation and decided that no member of the family should be without protection until the case was solved, even Arnav's parents who were at their ancestral house had been placed under security. 

One of the upper study rooms at Vaikuntha had been transformed into a work area for Zeeshan and Rehaan, Zee had his staff work hard at find out anything and everything they could find out about Raj Gupta and his assosciates whereas Rehaan was on his own doing a thorough background check on Nikhil's activities over the years since what had happened to Khushi. 

Nikhil  was in custody but Rehaan had bigger plans, but he had a bigger worry and concern and he decided to discuss it with Zee and Akash before informing Arnav, and so the three men were in their study, 

" what is it Rehaan ? why did you call us here and why not let Arnav know ? "  asked Zee as he took a seat facing Rehaan while Akash sat on his other side.
Rehaan sighed to himself as he pondered on how to deliver this piece of information but he knew he had to, 

" Akash .. Bhaijaan .. over the past few days I have been tracking down Nikhil's activities over the past years, I have hacked into his email accounts, his bank accounts which I did because I got the clearance with the help of our lawyers, every possible activity of his I have them traced out, my intention was to remove and erase any digital copy of the films on Bhabhi, but then I realized that if we erase it then we would be destroying proof and it would weaken our case in the court, so they need to be preserved until the case has been dealt with on court which I know will take time. 

Now whilst going through Nikhil's accounts, I also checked for any possible conversation between Nikhil and his friends around the time when Bhabhi was raped, just to see if they were storing any possible hard copies of the tapes and I found out this plan they had, when Nikhil told us that copies of the film were made and were given to some of his friends for safekeeping, that's a lie !! 

I think he wanted us to go fishing on dead ends, I think he planned to feed us the names of the people who were involved in the incident and finish them off but that doesn't mean the evidence would be totally destroyed because there is no mention of any kind of evidence backup, maybe yes they met in person and discussed the details and we have to check into it but what I feel is that none of them have any copies except Nikhil. Of the multiple addresses that Nikhil has to his name, I had some of our men trace all these locations, Arnav Bhai and me, we both over the past few days did personally go to each of these locales and searched the house but there were no hard copies .. BUT .. " 
Rehaan hesitated as though he was struggling to bring out his next few words, Akash looked worried, even scared as to what he was about to hear but he encouraged Rehaan to go on, 

"  But there was this house that I checked on my own, Arnav bhai couldn't make it that day because of an important meeting back at the office and am glad he didn't make it because he would have been shattered if he had been in there unknowing of what to expect !! " 

"  what was in there Rehaan ?? what did you see .. tell us "  said Akash as Rehaan's body tensed up. 

" What I saw in there ... it left me shocked as to how inhuman some humans can become, worser than animals , worser than beasts ... some humans can be real demons !! 

And Nikhil is a demon, maybe he didn't directly hurt Bhabhi but he is as bad as the animals who tried to destroy her, he is a sadist of the extreme kind and someone who can descend to any levels to get what he wants. I doubt as to whether he was born to human parents to begin with because  cant fathom a human being like involved in such cruel acts. 

That house contains a room .. a room where hard copies of what happened to Bhabhi are kept but its not like its kept well concealed, its more like he created a hell, he is a psychopath ... he created life size portraits of every frame he captured of Bhabhi, there is a full screen TV in there which if you switch on will play the tapes in tandem order !! ... "  Rehaan couldn't complete his words as he choked on them. 

The words hung between them, suspended in space, echoing in their ears, as they tried to process the horror of what they had just heard. Rehaan had his head between his hands as he tried to block out the images that he unwittingly witnessed, his body shaking as hot tears escaped his eyes, Akash and Zeeshan got up and hugged him tight as they tried to process the truth that hung like an executioner's sword, Rehaan continued speaking, 

" I didn't know what to do, I didn't know whether to rush out of the place, or burn it up, Bhabhi agony and suffering, its all been put up for display, she isn't the only one in there, other victims I suppose, numerous other tapes, its all there. All I know is that Nikhil is a psychopath who shouldn't be allowed to live for another minute, every minute he is alive, he is a blotch on humanity's existence. To think that he drew pleasure from seeing other's destruction, I don't think I have met a more dangerous man in my life !!
And there is another thing, that house under Nikhil's name, it was given to him by Raj Gupta, I found copies of the property deed in Nikhil's account. It was gifted to him around the same year when they went after Bhabhi. I think it was a GIFT.

I feel sick ... and I feel I cant breathe anymore, how can any father do this to their daughter ? how can people be so cruel !! 

And .. 

How do we tell all this to Arnav Bhai ?? this will destroy him "  , Rehaan's eyes were the picture of agony as he looked at Zeeshan and Akash.
None of them spoke for a long while as they sat lost in thought, trying to figure out their net step, rage boiled in their deepest pits and coursed through their veins as the desire to rip Nikhil into shreds grew stronger but they knew that would hurt the case they were building up against Nikhil and Raj Gupta, they needed him alive. 

After a long while, Akash finally spoke, 

" we have to tell Bhai ! " 

Rehaan and Zeeshan looked at him with pain in their eyes, because even they knew that Arnav deserved to know, Arnav had the right to know, 

"  this will destroy Bhai, but he has the right. This is about Bhabhi and he needs to know this from us before he finds it out by any other means.
I know my brother, he is strong ... " Akash broke off in midsentence as he saw Arnav standing at the door. 

Rehaan and Zeeshan whipped around as they saw the shock on Akash's face, they felt fear knife through as they wondered how much Arnav had heard. They waited in trepidation as Arnav walked across the room towards them, his face set and serious, 

" tell me what guys ? 

I heard Akash, its something about Khushi and if its about her then I need to know. What is it ? " , Arnav's voice was calm like an ocean as he waited for their reply. 

Akash and Rehaan looked at Zee and nodded, after Arnav he was the eldest amongst them and they felt that it would be right if Zee told Arnav, Zee being the one who would understand Arnav the most as he too had a woman whom he loved like how Arnav loved Khushi.

Zee took Arnav's hand and made him sit down.

What happened in the next 20 mins inside that room was left to no one s imagination because as they feared, it left Arnav absolutely broken, the pain in Rehaan's eyes was enough for Arnav to understand the horror of the images and the tapes. His eyes had turned red as he clenched his fists tight, he looked at Rehaan directly, 

" take me there now. " 

Akash and Zee felt their hearts pick up pace, they knew Arnav would want to see the place and they knew he couldn't be stopped.

None of them said a word more as they stood up and headed out, Akash took the wheels as Rehaan sat next to him, while Arnav and Zee took the rear seats, Arnav had his eyes closed, deep in silence as they drove and in what felt like no time at all, they had reached the spot, the house loomed in front of them as if it was hell itself welcoming them in, dread and fear creeped into their hearts, knowing what lay inside, but Arnav got out without a word and started walking towards the house, the others were behind him but they hesitated as they reached the house, Rehaan didn't want to witness that room not for another instance while he was alive while Akash and Zee didn't want to glimpse the horror that was inside but at the same time they couldn't let Arnav walk in alone but just then Arnav turned around, 

" wait here ... I don't want anyone to come inside with me ... this is mine and Khushi's battle and this is about her ...I know that someday what lies inside will become part of a criminal investigation but until then I don't want anyone to witness it until it needs to be. Rehaan saw them unwittingly and I wont put my brothers through the horror of witnessing it along with me. So wait here, I will come back. "  he said as he looked at them one last time before heading in.

Arnav turned around and left, despite sounding so strong in front of his brothers, his heart threatened to fail with each step that he took closer to his destination, his body shook as he neared the door, his hands on the knob, he steeled himself as he opened the door calmly and entered the room, his eyes closed as he shut it and locked it behind him, and then he opened it ... and his heart stopped beating.

Arnav felt the earth slip away from beneath his feet, he felt the air leave his lungs as he felt the vines of agony vise around his heart, choking him, he stumbled forward into the room as the images overwhelmed his senses and threatened to kill him, none of the other faces mattered, she was all that mattered.
Khushi's face, a picture of agony and destruction, Arnav lost his step and slipped to the floor as the images swam in front of his eyes, the bruises on her body, the blood around her, it wouldn't be too much to say that Arnav didn't shed tears but he shed blood at that moment, his eyes fell on the TV screen and his hands reached for the remote, his fingers touched the button and what came next had Arnav wishing that he were dead than having to witness Khushi's destruction. 

Her helpless cries crazed his senses into insanity, the animals laughing at her pain as they went on her relentlessly, brutal and animalistic, the long hours of agony which saw Khushi falling silent in the face of abandonment. Her cries ceased, she looked deathlike in her acceptance of her fate, as the fight left her heart and her body, as the mirth of her attackers reached fever pitch while she lay there as though dead, the silent tears that left her eyes, the blood that oozed from her wounds, he bruises darkening.

Arnav felt his sense explode, his heart shattering as he witnessed the love of his life being torn apart. His helplessness when he saw Khushi lying on the floor as though dead while her attackers exited the room, a lone face left to die in the prison her attackers had led her into.

The rage coursed through him and he knew he would never be able to contain the revulsion and hatred that welled up inside him, if Jay was alive today then Arnav knew he would have ripped him with his bare hands and have him fed to the dogs and erase his identity. The rampant desire to kill the ones who were still walking scot free rose in Arnav like a raging volcano, he knew that a fate worse than death awaited each one of them. He looked at Khushi's face, his thoughts went back to all the times he had spend with her, his respect for her surmounted as he understood fully as to how much she had struggled and survived, he felt the urgent need to see her, to be with her, to hold her in his arms and tell her that he would shield her from all the evil in the world, that he would avenge her, that he would love her forever. And with that thought in mind, Arnav found the strength return, he stood up and exited the room without another glance.

He met the others who were waiting for him, if they were shocked seeing him, then they didn't utter a word, they got in with him as he took the wheels this time but he drove him calmly like always, if there was a battle raging in him, then none of them knew about it or were allowed to witness it.

They reached Vaikuntha, Arnav looked at them,

" go inside guys, do not tell Khushi anything, I will talk to her, this is something she needs to hear from me, I will come inside in a short while, I just need sometime alone, don't worry, I am just going to the garden. " 

They nodded as Arnav exited the car and went off while they entered the house, Alisha saw them come in and one look at their faces and she knew something was wrong but before she could ask them anything, Zee spoke, 

" where is Khushi ?? " 

Alisha gestured them towards the inside as she looked at them worriedly, she had never seen Zee so upset, the deathlike stare in his eyes scared her but before she could ask anything they walked away and she followed them inside, Khushi was sitting on the couch and talking with Alaka and Payal.
Akash Rehaan and Zee walked towards her as quick as their feet would take and whatever happened next, it left Khushi shocked and worried, because she saw three men who were like her own brothers to her break down onto her waiting arms, they slid onto the floor next to her and hugged themselves onto her lap as the tears slipped down their faces, she held them but looked at the shocked faces of Alaka Payal and Alisha who were all left equally speechless, the minutes passed and they didn't speak a word. 

Meanwhile it had started to rain outside and Arnav let the water seep into his body, as he attempted to control the fury raging in him, the tears fell like drops of blood as he sat there, the fury consumed him and as the thundering rainstorms turned to a drizzle, he felt as though a storm had passed, once he believed himself to be in control, the need to meet Khushi overwhelmed him, he knew she was waiting for him and so he walked back to the house.
Back inside, Khushi saw the three men who had just wept in her arms look at her with something akin to divine love and respect, specially Rehaan, the understanding she saw in his eyes instilled a sense of fear in her heart, she felt as though he had witnessed something that made him understand her agony to its full extent but when Akash spoke, she knew he was speaking for all three of them,

Bhabhi, today as your brothers, we promise you that everyone single person out there, each one of those demons who ruined your life, Raj Gupta, Maya, Nikhil , and all the others. They will never be free for long. We will make sure that they get a fate worser than death, because death would be too kind a punishment for them, we will make sure they beg for their death at your feet, we promise Bhabhi and  will do anything and everything that needs to be done to fulfill our promise. " said Akash as he kissed her hands and got up and walked away, Rehaan hugged her tight before following Akash while Zee got up, he cupped the side of her cheeks and smiled at her fondly before placing a kiss on her forehead. 

He looked at Alisha who was watching him worriedly, tears glazing her eyes and he smiled at her, held out his hand for her to take, and he led her away while Alaka and Payal followed them.

Khushi sat there, she had tears in her eyes as she recollected their promise, her heart seeking the solace that only Arnav could give her, she knew that today she would get her answers only from Arnav, or else they wouldn't have left her there all alone, she knew that Arnav would soon be by her side and just as she looked up, she saw him walk in and the sight of him left her shocked, he was drenched in rain, his eyes looked bloodshot with all the tears that he had shed, he looked like a man who had been destroyed and then brought alive, but with scars haunting him, and he reached her before she could blink, her name fell like a prayer from his lips as he scooped her into a hug,
" KHUSHI"
Without a word, he picked her up and carried her away into their room.

PRECAP - HEART TO HEART.
next update will be Love In Death Valley ( next week )