45 Troubles...
Part 45 Troubles...
Lavanya was confused and Ratna was alert.
"Why are you saying so, Khushi?" Lavanya asked.
Khushi looked at her perplexed because she was also confused about her own statement.
"Didn't I say, I don't like it?" Khushi managed.
"But why don't you try it, Khushi? If you do it once, you will like to have it often and will be brighter like a pole star..."
Khushi smiled mildly.
"I don't know whether I should call the beautician or not because you said it won't happen in flow..." Lavanya left sighing.
Khushi looked at Ratna who was in deep thought.
"What are you thinking, Maaji? Are you thinking about how to make me equally beautiful to your son's level?" Khushi asked teasingly.
Ratna said nothing but smiled. That amazed Khushi. She thought Ratna would counter her back but she didn't as she was thinking about Khushi's statement. Rayna could not take it easy like how Lavanya took it. If Khushi said something, it would definitely happen but this time, what she said was not clear. She just said she won't do a facial. What did that mean? For what reason she was going to skip it? She might skip the facial for a silly reason too. It didn't mean it would happen for a silly reason. She must be watchful. Ratna thought.
.........
In the Sheetal and President's tension, Arnav almost forgot the meeting with the wedding planner he fixed at the purple orchid hotel. He looked at his watch and rushed out of the office. He came to the parking lot and found his car tyre flat. He punched the car bonnet in irritation. That was when he sensed something strange in the parking lot. He got alert and sharpened his ear. He could see a few men hiding in the parking lot. He could be attacked at any time by them. He looked at his wrist which Guruji tied a holy thread. He knew fighting with them would not be a wise decision. At the same time, he could not run because they would surround him because he was targeted well. They would finish him for sure.
Arnav was right. They came to finish him. They would have done that if the fate had been against Arnav.
Suddenly, a car entered the parking lot. The men who were hiding in the parking lot hid well. Using the chance, Arnav left the parking lot immediately. He didn't go to the office but came out of the office campus.
Arnav did something he had never done before. He stopped an auto and got in. That was his first auto ride.
"Go to hotel purple orchid" he commended.
The auto geared up. Arnav checked whether he had been followed by anyone and made sure no one.
He dialed the wedding planner and his number was engaged. Arnav knew the wedding planner would not be there in the hotel because it was too late. Yet, he wanted to meet him. So he thought to call him to Hotel Purple Orchid again. Arnav waited for his call. He knew the wedding planner would call him back if he saw Arnav's missed call.
Arnav had no idea who was following him. There were six days to his wedding. He didn't know how many obstacles he had to cross. He could see the attempt of killing him became a server. The person who wanted his death was in full swing to do that before his wedding it seemed. He had no doubt what Guruji said would be true. The person who was trying to kill Arnav must be RELATED to him. That was why he knew every move of Arnav. Who the hell was the person? He would have known Arnav would go to meet the wedding planner. He must be the bravest if he had the guts to finish him in his office's parking lot. He would do anything to finish him, it seemed. Who it could be? Arnav became thoughtful. His thoughts got broken by the phone call. The call was from the wedding planner. Arnav attended it.
"I'm sorry. I got stuck in a meeting. Could you please come to the hotel purple orchid again...?" Arnav asked.
"I'm sorry, sir. I am going to the hospital. It's urgent. My son slipped from the staircase...I called you many times but you didn't attend my call" He said panting. It seemed he was running with his son.
"Oh... Ok, you go... We will meet when you are free"
"Shall we meet tomorrow morning at 10'o clock, Sir?"
"Oh, sure..."
"Thank you so much, sir" he disconnected the call.
"Go to shantivan," Arnav told the auto driver as he didn't have an idea to go to AR again.
The auto driver changed direction and drove the auto toward RM.
Arnav dialed Aman. He attended it.
"My car tyre is punctuated. Get it ready and send it to RM"
"Ok... But where are you?"
"I'm going to the hotel purple orchid to meet a wedding planner" he intentionally lied as he didn't like to share his schedule with anyone.
"Ok, ASR... I selected a few invitation designs. I will send it to you. Finalize one"
"Mmm," Arnav disconnected the call, making Aman sigh. It was clear to Aman that Arnav was suspecting him strongly. Not only Aman but everyone related to Arnav was in the condition to prove themselves innocent.
RM
Khushi was in the pooja room. She just finished the Pooja. Ratna was watching her. Arnav entered RM and got a call from Aman. Attended it
"ASR, did you see the invitation designs?"
"No. not yet. I will check and then let you know" Arnav talked on the phone while walking inside.
"Okay... Did you finalize the wedding planner?"
"Not yet..."
"I can arrange the best one if you need..."
"Will tell you tomorrow morning"
"Okay"
Arnav disconnected the call. Khushi and Ratna heard him talking on the phone.
"See, maji, your son came," Khushi said.
At the same time, Arnav reached the Pooja room. Khushi got stuck, seeing Arnav. He stood smiling at her folding his hands. Nowadays, she was his stress buster. No matter how many dangers surround him, he just forgot them when he saw her.
"Whom you are calling Maji?"
Khushi raised her finger toward Ratna's photo.
"Were you talking with my mother's photo?"
Khushi nodded yes slowly.
"Have you stopped talking with yourself?"
She was silent.
"You would talk to my mother's photo... Or, you would talk to even with yourself but, me" he asked seriously.
"But... What do I talk to you about?"
"What do you talk to my mother?"
"I just..."
"Let's see, what will you do after our wedding whether you will talk to me or not"
Khushi looked somewhere.
That was when they heard,
"How could the groom and the bride stay at the same house before marriage? You talk a lot about right, wrong, and rituals...! Where are your customs now? Is it looking good seeing them staying in the same place?" Sudhakar asked Nani.
Arnav walked to them but Khushi stayed back.
"What's the problem, Nani?" Arnav asked looking at Sudhakar.
"Nothing, Chotte..." Nani blinked her eyes.
"Before the wedding, the groom and bribe should not stay in the same house," Sudhakar said.
"So what? What will happen if we stay in the same house?" Arnav asked rigidly.
"It's ritual..."
"Who cares?"
"We do"
"I don't"
"Khushi has no one. You know that. Then where will she go?" Nani asked.
That was when they heard,
"I'm here for her"
They saw Maya standing. Arnav frowned.
"How could you forget me, maaji? Won't I solve your problem? I will take Khushi to my house. She will stay there until the wedding. I will perform all the rituals for her, just like her mother" Maya said.
Arnav didn't feel good. He was not ready to trust anyone nor was he ready to send Khushi out of RM. So was Ratna.
"Then, the problem is solved. Maya is none other than Ratna's dear friend. Send her to Maya's house. She will take care of Khushi." Anjana said.
"No need... I don't believe in rituals. Khushi will be here only" Arnav said.
Khushi and Ratna were listening to them from the pooja room.
"What do you think? Do you like to go?" Ratna asked.
"No... I don't like"
"Then, do one thing..."
"What?"
"Go and tell them, what I say"
"Ok, what do you want me to say?"
Ratna told her.
Khushi looked at her with confusion.
"I said, I don't like to go," Khushi said.
"I know... Trust me and do what I said"
"I think this is why I said, 'I don't do facials on Saturday" Khushi sighed and walked out.
But, Ratna didn't think so. She followed Khushi.
"Why Arnav? Don't you trust me? Won't I look after Khushi?" Maya asked.
"I can't understand why are you guys behind the bloody rituals... What if we stay together? She is staying here for the past month. No one said anything then why now?"
"People may talk something rubbish"
"I don't give a damn to rubbish because it's rubbish"
"You won't... But what about Khushi? How will she feel?" Maya questioned.
Arnav bit his jaws in frustration.
"It's just a matter of five days Arnav. Can't you be away from her?" Maya asked in a teasing manner. But, Arnav was not in the mood to enjoy it.
"She will come with you, Maya. Take her" Anjana said.
Arnav was about to say NO, but Khushi said,
"I will come... But, not today. I will come tomorrow"
"But why Khushi?" Maya asked.
"I and Naniji are going to the temple tomorrow morning. So, I will go to your house in the evening"
Sudhakar was about to say something, but he stopped, hearing,
"That's fine... I will come tomorrow evening to take her to my home" Maya said.
Arnav was highly disappointed with Khushi. How could she make a decision without knowing his consent? He saw the same disappointment on Nani's face. She looked at Khushi frowning and became calm getting a gesture from Khushi. Arnav understood that the decision was not Khushi's but his mother's. But why? These three special women of his life were so mean... He supposed.
To be continued...
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