18 Circumstance
Part 18 Circumstance
Khushi ran out of the Airport through the back exit, looking for NK. She didn't see him anywhere. She stood panting hard, gulping down in her dried throat. She thought to go to the bus stand to go to Arnav's house. That's when something caught her mind. She saw the same color shirt that NK was wearing. The man was starting a bike.
"NK..." she shouted and her voice was not audible to the guy.
She started running towards him shouting his name.
"NK.... NK..."
He started the bike and headed to the main entrance of the airport. Khushi chased him not giving up. Khushi came out of the airport chasing NK. Suddenly, she felt dizzy. In that, she didn't notice the car that came in the opposite direction. The car stopped by the sudden brake. Khushi fell on its bonnet and lost consciousness.
A woman in her middle fifties got down from the car nervously. The woman sprinkled water on Khushi's face. Khushi opened her eyes slowly and sat jerking. She looked here and there for NK. Her eyes became teary not seeing him.
At the same time, Khushi saw her mother coming out of the Airport searching for her.
"Madam, could you please take me away from this place?" She requested the woman.
"Sure" the lady took Khushi with her in the car.
Khushi got into the car, hiding from Megla. The lady noticed that.
"Who is she?" the woman questioned.
"Please don't ask me anything" Khushi pleaded.
"Ok... Where do you want to go?"
"Burari..."
The woman looked at the driver through the rearview mirror.
"Burari is not on our way madam," the driver said.
"So what? We are here to help people. It's a simple help we can do to this girl. She looks weak. Let's drop her home" the woman said.
The driver nodded ok and drove the car towards Burari. Khushi was silent.
"May I know your name?"
"Khushi "
"Why are you here for?"
Khushi was silent as she didn't know what to say.
"Don't take me wrong beta, I am belonging to an NGO. NGO people can't be quiet for a while. we always talk"
Khushi smiled at her.
"By the way, I'm Kiran. Serving for helpless."
"Oh... nice to meet you"
After that, Kiran talked a lot but she didn't ask anything about Khushi. She maintained the distance decently.
Khushi became curious when they touched the area limit of Burari. She led the driver towards Arnav's house. When the car reached Aara'v lane, Khushi became horrified seeing Sub Inspector Rudra talking with one of Arnav's friends. She pulled her head down and hid behind the seat. Kiran frowned at her action.
"What happened, Beta? Why are you getting scared? Isn't this the place you want to go?"
"No... I can't go there now. Please take me somewhere"
"Somewhere means?"
"Anywhere... just drop me where you can"
Kiran gestured to the driver. Taking a U-turn, he drove the car toward their destination.
"May I know who you are?" Kiran asked.
Khushi was silent.
"I can help you if you tell me about you. Think, I'm your friend"
Though Khushi hesitated she had no other choice than Kiran at that time. So, she decided to tell her the issues that were waiting to swallow her. Kiran listened to her. Khushi completed telling her story with a sob.
"I went to Burari to meet my Arnav. But SI Rudra was there. He would have caught me again and taken me to my father if he had seen me. Before I'm getting major, I should not get caught. That's why returned back. I don't know what to do."
"Do one thing..."
Khushi looked at her.
"Come with me to Meerut. There is a home where old age people stay. They were abandoned by their own children. Be with them. You can earn money too"
"But how?"
"We will give you money if you spend your TIME with them."
"I didn't get you"
"You have to talk to them randomly"
"Will you pay for talking?" Khushi asked unbelievably.
Kiran smiled.
"Yes, Beta... they are such people who have no one to talk with them. In this old age, they have a lot of thoughts in their mind but no one will listen to them. We are arranging for interested people to do the job. You will hear a lot of stories there. You have one month to become a major. Until then, stay at my place and do the job. It will be a good time pass to you too. You can be away from those who are searching for you"
Khushi thought for a while and nodded ok as she won't get a good chance to hide from her family other than that.
Time passed... Khushi became a favorite girl to all the old age people at the home. She gave her time to them wholeheartedly. She listened to their stories. Within a few days, Khushi almost learned all of their stories. Not only that, she contacted quiz programs and a few more games for them. That made them fond of Khushi.
Khushi was counting the days to meet Arnav.
One fine day,
Khushi was talking to someone like always. Suddenly, she felt dizzy and fell unconscious. The whole home panicked for her. The doctor was called. Khushi was examined.
"Don't have you worry... you are pregnant" the doctor smiled.
Khushi was thunderstruck. She was pregnant. She was pregnant with Arnav's child. Tears rolled down from her eyes and her lips curved into a beautiful smile. She was going to be a mother. She wanted to convey the happy news to Arnav immediately but she had to wait for a few more days. She should not get caught now. Her parents won't mind aborting the child. She controlled her desire of meeting Arnav right away.
Khushi jerked and looked at Sagar who tapped her shoulder.
"Mom, we reached," Sagar said.
That's when she remembered she was sitting in an auto recalling her old memories. She nodded yes and got down of the auto with a smile. Sagar's friend Madhav rushed to them joyfully and welcomed them.
"She is my mother" Sagar introduced Khushi to Madhav.
"Hi, Madhav"
"Thank you so much, aunty"
"Thank you? For what?"
"For everything"
Khushi looked at Sagar questioningly.
"He is thanking you for giving him a good friend" Sagar raised his collar proudly.
"Yes, aunty... Sagar is the very good guy I have ever met. He respects you and his father a lot." Madhav said.
Khushi and Sagar spared a content glance with a smile.
To be continued...
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