55 Punishment
Part 55 Punishment
Khushi entered Payal's cabin.
"Good morning, Payal."
Payal leaned in her seat and looked at Khushi sternly.
"What?"
"Arnav called me..."
"I expected it."
"Why did you ask me to lie that I don't call you?"
"It's because your friend needs treatment."
"What treatment?"
"Sir is in guilty. He needs some special treatment. That's why."
"But why did you ask me to tell him I didn't call you?"
"I want him to think I'm avoiding him. Only then will he take it seriously. He would have been relieved if you had told him you called me."
"So, you don't want him to be relieved?"
"I want him to be relieved forever... that's why."
"mmm"
"I want you to do one more help" Khushi put an obligation.
"What?"
"If he calls you again and asks about me, tell him I'm working here voluntarily."
That means you'll be working for the whole day?"
"Not for the whole day, but I won't go home in an hour, as I told him."
"Poor my friend..." Payal sighed.
Khushi smiled and went to her cabin. She started attending to patients. After an hour, she saw in the CCTV footage that Arnav was getting out of the car in front of her clinic. She knew he was there to pick her up. Taking her bag, she immediately left the cabin and came to the next room. She called Payal and attended to her call.
"Tell me, Khushi..."
"Payal, Arnav is here. Tell him I went to attend to a patient somewhere."
"Voluntarily?"
"Yes, adamantly"
"Khushiiii..."
"Please, sweetheart... don't you want your friend to be happy?"
"Mmm"
"Then, help me."
"Ok"
Payal disconnected the call. As Khushi expected, Arnav knocked on Payal's door.
"Come in," Payal said.
She smiled at Arnav, who entered her cabin.
"Hi, NEW Groom..."
"Where is Khushi?"
"She went to Indira Nagar to attend to a patient. Actually, I was supposed to participate in the case of Khushi, who was adamant about attending my appointment."
Arnav suffocated.
"Where did she go? Tell me; I'll pick her up."
"She went to Indira Nagar. You don't have to go. She will come. I think she would have started by now. Go home. She would be there."
Arnav nodded and left. He drove towards RM with a clouded mind. He knew she was upset with him, but he didn't know how to talk to her about it. He became tense. He came home and searched for Khushi, expecting her to be at home, but she was not.
"What are you searching for? Ratna asked.
"Hasn't Khushi come home yet?"
"No, she just called me and said she'll be late. She asked us to have lunch, as she would be eating outside."
Arnav tightened his jaws.
"You asked me to be at home. Why didn't you ask Khushi the same?" he asked Ratna, his voice heated.
"She is my daughter-in-law. Your marriage held after a long struggle. I don't want her to repent. That's why. We should be patient. Let her do what she wants," Ratna said and went to the kitchen to complete lunch.
Arnav came downstairs to receive Aashi. Khushi arrived at the same time. She brought Aashi.
"Mom, my teacher asked us to make a KITE."
"Is it?"
"Yes. Do you know how to make a kite?"
Khushi flipped her lip.
"Okay, I'll ask Dad. He must know."
"Mmm"
They saw Arnav waiting in the living room.
"Dad, do you know how to make a kite?"
Arnav nodded, looking at Khushi.
"Will you make it for me?"
Arnav nodded.
"Will you make it beautifully?"
"Sure"
"Thank you, Dad." She kissed his cheek.
"Khushi, did you have lunch?" Ratna asked.
"Yes, Aunty... I had," she said, heading to their room.
After getting fresh, she changed her dress. She came downstairs and saw Arnav making a Kite with coloured paper, and Aashi was keenly looking at him. he would have bought the needed things from the opposite shopping centre. Khushi thought.
Arnav bent a thin stick, pasted it at the opposite corners of the paper, and pressed it with his palms.
"Dad, shall I press them?" Aashi asked.
"Yeah, do it, but carefully..." Arnav took his hands slowly, and Aashi nodded excitedly.
She pressed her palms on the corners. Arnav made a long tail for the kite and pasted it.
"Is it ready?" Aashi asked.
Arnav nodded.
"How do you know how to make it?"
"I made it with my friends when I was small"
"Is it?"
He nodded yes and looked at Khushi, who was listening to them, but she didn't look at him.
Khushi didn't react as if she was upset with Arnav, which amazed Arnav. It continued till dinner. After that, Ratna took Aashi to her room as usual. Khushi followed them.
Arnav waited in his room for her to return. He wanted to try to mend things, but as time passed, Khushi didn't come to their room. He came to Ratna's room and didn't find Khushi there. He went to the kitchen, searching for her. She was not there either. He was alerted. Where was she? He searched for her and saw her old room being locked from inside. He understood she was there. He knocked on the door.
Khushi opened the door and stared at him plainly.
"Khushi, don't you come to our room?"
She nodded no.
"But... why?" He asked hesitatingly.
"It's because I don't feel it's my room"
Arnav entered the room, making her move back.
"Khushi, we'll discuss it later. Come to our room"
She shook her head again.
"Khushi please..."
"Please, Arnav, don't embarrass me. I could see you were highly uncomfortable from the time I entered your room. I don't want to do it. It makes me regret..."
"You don't have to regret because you didn't do anything wrong"
"Either you..."
He was stuck.
"But you are behaving like one. I don't know what's wrong with you. Why are you behaving strangely and making my condition uncomfortable?"
"Khushi, please try to understand what I'm going through"
"Without telling me what you're going through, how could I possibly understand? Did you understand what I went through when you left me on the bed? Do you have any idea what I would have felt?" She stopped.
"I'm sorry. I should not have lost my control..."
"Try to understand I'm not talking about your lost control..."
Arnav gulped down.
"What's bothering you, Arnav? The more I know you are not a LOG who doesn't have feelings. You do have... I understood that. I don't even restrict you, damn it then why the hell are you keeping your distance from me?"
"It's because guilt is killing me"
Khushi rolled her eyes.
"I said, 'Don't be...' We got married, which means we accepted all the aspects of Marriage. Then why?"
"You don't know what you said when you were in my grasp. There was not a single day that passed without me remembering it. I have lived in the black memories for the past five years. I could not come out of it. Your words are still echoing in my head. That's what happened yesterday also"
"What did I say?" She asked, feeling terrible.
Arnav stood, not answering. Taking long steps, Khushi reached him and held his shoulder.
"Tell me, Arnav. What I said?"
"You called your father for your help. You pleaded with me to leave you..."
Arnav sighed, feeling inadequate and said,
"Khushi, it's a hell of a memory." Your trembling voice is killing me every day. Whenever I see you, I instinctively move closer to you; I remember that. It's haunting me, Khushi"
Khushi was bewildered. She didn't know he was suffering in such a nightmare-like memories. It was not simple. He needed a psychological treatment, and SHE was the one who should treat him. Khushi thought for a while.
"Khushi, please come to our room"
"You know how angry I was with you for what you caused in my life?"
Arnav was perplexed.
"Yes... Of course, you are not at fault, just as I am. Yet, I'm angry with you. Still, I married you. Do you know why?"
Arnav stared at her, gulping down.
"You told me something when I was about to leave RM. Do you remember?"
Arnav didn't know what she was talking about. He nodded his head slowly.
"You asked me to punish you, being with you. You pleaded with me not to leave you. Didn't you?"
Arnav nodded yes.
"I was thinking about how to punish you. I didn't get it right because you would have accepted any punishment given to you gladly. Then, it could not be a punishment."
Arnav didn't know what she was up to. What punishment would she want to give him?
"The punishment must be a torturous one. You should suffocate with the punishment. Only then can it be considered a punishment, right?
Arnav gulped. He didn't know why he didn't feel good vibes.
"Now I got to know what's torturing you. You can't stand my touches, right? Then what else can be a good punishment than that?" She asked, making him freeze.
"If you want me to come to your room, if you want me to be in RM, you should accept my punishment. You should not restrict me when I touch you..." Khushi put a bomb on his head.
To be continued...
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