15 Garima Gupta
Part 15 Garima Gupta
Arnav couldn't believe the woman in front of him is none other than Garima Gupta...Chutki's mother... he didn't even take a few seconds to recognize her even though she looked totally different. But what is she doing in Khushi's house?
"Khushi, who is he?" Garima asked her.
Arnav looked at Khushi with a shocking expression. Didn't Khushi say her mother is at home? Is Garima her mother? That means, who is Khushi? Is she Chutki? He was stunned.
"You are Garima Gupta, right?" He asked Garima.
"Jee hann... how do you know me?"
"She...?" Arnav asked Garima pointing at Khushi.
"She is my only daughter Khushi."
Khushi sighed helplessly.
"Is she your daughter?"
Garima nodded yes.
"Can't you recognize me, aunty?"
Garima nodded NO.
"Arnav Singh Raizada, grandson of Avinash Singh Raizada." He said looking at Khushi who turned her gaze to somewhere.
Garima was stunned. She doesn't know whether she should feel happy or not. Chotte Malik is back and he is standing in front of her.
"Hope you don't forget me," he asked sternly.
Garima composed herself.
"It doesn't matter whether I remember you or not."
"It does... and I won't forget you."
"It doesn't matter Chotte Malikji."
"Stop calling me like that. I'm your son-in-law."
His words made them dumbfounded.
"That's an old story..."
"I can't believe this... I thought you respect my grandfather. But you don't."
"We too have some respect, Chotte Malikji. We can't lose it for anyone or anything."
"Why should you lose your respect?"
"I don't want to talk about it anymore. Please leave us."
"Nooooo... I can't... I won't... She is my wife..."
"You have not married her yet."
"We are..."
Khushi was nervous whereas Garima sighed.
"Listen Chotte Malikji, she won't fit into your status. We are poor people..."
"I don't care what your status is. I will fulfill my grandfather's promise."
"Your grandmother will not accept her as her bahu."
"She won't accept... but she got us married."
Garima shrunk her face as she could not understand.
"What do you mean?"
"I married to her last week in Oxygen hospital."
"Whaaaaat!"
Garima looked at Khushi shockingly.
"She doesn't know about it..." Arnav said firmly.
"I can't understand anything."
Arnav told her what happened in RM and how he was convinced.
"How could you marry a girl just like that?"
"My dadi said, as per my horoscope, my first wife will die. How could I marry Chutki after knowing that? that's why I agreed to the ritual of marrying a dying girl. I was wrong, of course. But now... I don't feel so. It happened as destined."
"No, Chotte Malikji... you have no idea how your grandmother threw us out of the house and how she degraded us. I can't let my daughter be with her. I don't want her to be a queen but a happy woman."
"Won't you trust me?"
"How could I trust a man who just married a girl in his grandmother's words?"
Arnav rolled his eyes, gritting his teeth. His grandmother is a cunning woman she made him marry Chutki and also put a hurdle to reach her.
"I went with her words only to live with Chutki... I mean with Khushi..." He said raising his finger towards Khushi.
"You said she doesn't know about the marriage. How could she believe your words?"
"She believes me... that's why she went to the Oxygen hospital yesterday to do a back check..."
Garima looked at Khushi and she gulped hard.
"Look..." Arnav said looking at Khushi who looked at him through the corner of her eyes.
"Whatever it is... you are my wife and you will be with me no matter what."
Khushi looked at him shockingly.
"You are my wife. Don't forget that."
Khushi swallowed hard.
"Understood?"
He left GH, giving a hard look to the mother and the daughter.
Taking a few fast steps, Garima reached Khushi.
"What he said is true?"
Khushi nodded yes.
"How do you know? He said you don't know anything?"
"He said he wrote "A" in my palm. I saw "A" on that day when I fainted."
Garima was horror-struck. She knew Subhadra Raizada. She is the cruel woman she had ever seen. Why did she do that? Why she wanted Arnav to marry Khushi?
"Amma I'm sorry..."
"I don't know what to say..."
Garima went to her room and locked the door. Khushi sat on the couch sighing.
Arnav started the car and saw Aman coming by bike. He stopped the car and got down.
"ASR... you here?"
"What are YOU doing here?"
"My friend is back... he will help us..."
Cutting him,
"No need..."
"Why? What happened?"
"I found Chutki..."
"Whaaaat! Really?" he almost shouted.
"Yup... Chutki is none other than Khushi..."
"Whaaaat...! Really?"
Arnav nodded yes. He saw the boys coming towards them. He gestured to Aman to look at them.
"We want to talk to you," Salim said.
Arnav folded his hands.
"What you are thinking is wrong..." Ram said.
"What?"
"Khushi Didi didn't help your sister to elope. She is a good girl..."
Arnav and Aman spared a glance. So this the story she said them?
"I have no sister," Arnav said plainly.
"You?" Ram asked Aman.
"I'm the only son of my parents."
They looked at each other confusingly.
"Then why are you behind Khushi Didi?"
"She is my wife..."
The boys were shocked and blinked their eyes gulping.
"You are lying... she is unmarried."
"They were engaged in their childhood. Last week they got married but Khushi is not interested in this marriage." Aman said.
"We can't believe this"
"Her father worked for his grandfather Avinash Singh Raizada. You guys can ask her." Aman said.
"We know that..."
"Khushi Didi told us once."
Aman shrugged his shoulders like that's all. Arnav got inside the car and left the place whereas Aman started the bike.
"Uncle..." Salim called.
Aman turned the bike off.
"We are sorry..."
"That's ok." He removed his card and gave it to them.
"You can ask us anything..."
They nodded ok smilingly. Aman left the place.
RM
Arnav rushed to the kitchen searching for Ratna. She was not there.
"Hariprakash, where is Mom?"
"Ammaji and Babuji went to Kaminideviji's party with Dadiji."
Arnav sighed in irritation. Why the hell his mother went to the party without telling him? The old ladies are dangerously dangerous. Don't know what they are going to bring.
Arnav waited for Ratna but she has not come until 10 pm. So, he decided to talk to her tomorrow morning.
Next day
As Aman expected, he got a call from Salim.
"Who is this?"
"This is Salim from Parvathy Nagar."
"Hi...tell me"
"I want to tell you something."
"What?"
"Khushi Didi is going to the temple."
"Ohh..."
"She won't lie in the temple."
"Oh ho..."
"You can get a true answer from her there."
"Thank you so much."
"You welcome."
They disconnected the call and Aman immediately dialed Arnav to convey the matter.
To be continued...
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Temple meet
In the meanwhile in RM
Arnav saw Ratna going to the kitchen.
"Mom, when did you come last night?"
"We were late Chotte. We came to home at 1:30 am."
Arnav dragged Ratna to the kitchen.
"Chotte, what happened? Why are you dragging me?"
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