58 Changed Sheetal?
Part 58 Changed Sheetal?
Arnav and Khushi gulped down hard, seeing Ratna's changed face that looked exactly like a GHOST.
"Maaji..." Khushi shook Ratna's shoulder to get her diverted.
"Haaannn..." she looked at Khushi who tapped her shoulder softly in a calming down manner. Ratna came to the composure.
"Do you remember, what you always called me?" Arnav asked to make her relax.
Ratna smiled.
"PAPAD KA TUKDA," she said making Arnav chuckle.
Khushi controlled her laughter as that sentence was used to call Grumpy kids.
"You know what Khushi, he gets angry so easily. Anger always resides on his nose. So, I used to call him Papad Ka Tukda" Ratna laughed.
Khushi wondered, seeing her cool down in a jiffy after started talking about Arnav.
"Maa, I have a doubt," Arnav said.
"About Papad?" she asked teasingly.
Arnav rolled his eyes.
"In movies, I saw ghosts penetrating walls and closed doors. Can't you do the same?"
"People die every day but not everyone becomes a ghost. And not all ghosts have the same power. For example, take my story. I was powerless a few days ago but now, I could touch things. I gained some power at different stages. I don't know why I could not penetrate walls and the closed doors"
Arnav nodded yes.
"By the way, Papad Ka Tukda, why are you asking about my penetrating power? Are you interested to know the reason or, are you making sure of whether I will enter your room without your permission?"
Arnav rolled his eyes whereas Khushi widened her eyes and Nani laughed.
"Don't worry, I won't enter your room without knocking"
"Maa, be serious... stop teasing me"
"How long will I be teasing you? Just for a week... don't you want something to relish about me after I go?" She asked not showing her grief. But that made the trio sad. Though they knew that was unavoidable they could not be feeling sad. After all, all are humans.
After a long pause, Ratna said,
"Don't feel bad. Feel happy we are going to find the culprit"
Arnav nodded yes.
"What about, Akash and Sheetal's relationship?" Ratna asked.
"They are very good friends. In the beginning, we four, mean, I, Aman, Akash, and Sheetal were a good team. After Sheetal confessed to me, our team got a crack. I started distancing from her. Aman and Akash tried to make me accept Sheetal. At one point, Akash stopped doing that. Recently, Aman also, after my marriage fixed with Khushi."
"Mmm... Akash called Sheetal this morning and told her about your wedding. She became furious it seemed"
"Oh... who cares about her fury? Forget her"
Khushi looked at Ratna and remembered her saying to face Sheetal with brave.
That was when they heard a knock on the door. They spare a glance and Khushi opened the door. Sona was standing there with teary eyes.
"What happened Sonaji?" Khushi asked.
"Is Naniji here?"
Khushi looked at Nani who came out.
"Tell me, Sona"
"Naniji..." she cried.
"What happened? Why are you crying?"
"My son called me. My daughter-in-law is admitted to the hospital. She started bleeding it seems. She is pregnant. Don't know what happened to her" she said sobbing.
"Then why are you here? You should go to the hospital... ( she got stuck, thinking something) Do you want money?" she asked looking at Arnav.
Arnav was about to go to the cupboard to remove money, he stopped hearing her.
"No, Naniji, I have money. Please permit me to go to the hospital"
Before Nani said anything,
"Again...? How do you find apt excuses to take off from work often? One day for yourself, one day for your son, and today for your daughter-in-law" Asked Anjana irritatingly.
"Sona, you go," Nani said.
Sona left the place crying.
"Don't you have a courtesy, Anjana? Her daughter-in-law is admitted to the hospital. Is this time to taunt her?"
"Sasuma, don't be so easy on everyone (she said looking at Khushi) you will repent for sure. Learn to keep your distance from people. Then only you will understand their real intention. If you keep sticking with them, then you will never get a chance to see their face"
"Enough, Anjana... you don't have to tell me what should I do"
"You sent Sona sanctioning her leave. Who will press my leg?" she asked annoyingly.
"If you want someone to press your leg, then you can appoint one. Who stops you?"
"It seems I have no choice. Everyone other than her is a male servant here. I'm going to appoint a maid for myself"
"You can do it"
Anjana left the place murmuring while removing her phone. She called her clubmate and inquired about a maid.
"Salary is not a matter. She will get decent pay but she should not take leave often"
"......."
"Ok, send her to RM tomorrow. I want to interview her. Then only I can appoint her"
Nani sighed.
"Is not Anjana Bhabi changed a lot?" Ratna asked and Arnav nodded yes.
"She was so nice when she got married to Sudhakar Bhai"
"After she joined the lady's club, she changed a lot. She lost her patience, tolerance, and politeness completely. I'm highly disappointed with her" Arnav said.
"It is because her friends are all high-level. She is showing up herself equal to them" Nani said.
"It doesn't mean she should lose humanity... how could she become heartless? Being a woman, doesn't she know how serious it is if a pregnant woman bleeds?" Ratna asked.
"No use talking about her, Maa"
"But, it will be useful if we watch her"
Arnav nodded yes.
"She and Sudhakar nagged me to know about Mr. Roy's visit," Nani said.
"I expected that," Arnav said.
"He came to get our signature on our wedding registration form, Naniji" Khushi said.
"They would have thought, Chotte transferred all his property to Khushi" Ratna laughed.
"Yes, they would have thought so, but as we registered our wedding legally, Khushi became my legal heir now. So, as per law, my properties belong to her only" Arnav said, taking place on the recliner.
"However, she is your legal heir..." Ratna said and Arnav nodded yes.
"Ratna, do you know what is Manorama's condition?" Nani asked.
"She has a fever," Ratna said.
"Yes, she has a fever," Khushi said.
"What about Anjana?" Nani asked.
"Leave it to me. I will take care of her tonight" Ratna said.
Nani nodded ok and left the room. Khushi also skimmed from there. That was not gone unnoticed by Arnav.
Evening
Arnav came to Nani's room as he didn't see Khushi after lunch. She was listening to Nani's old story. He rolled his eyes.
That was when Hari Prakash came there and said,
"Arnav baba, Sheetalji is here with her parents to meet you"
Arnav got stuck for a while and nodded ok. Hari Prakash left the place. Arnav ran his eyes on the ladies in the room and went downstairs to meet her.
Arnav looked at Khushi. She followed him understanding his intention. Ratna didn't stop her. She followed them to see Sheetal.
Sheetal smiled at Arnav which was a big blow to Arnav as he didn't expect that. Didn't Ratna say, she became furious knowing about his wedding? Then how did she look so cool? Even Ratna wondered.
"Congratulations, Arnav" Sheetal extended her hand toward him.
"Thanks" Arnav clutched her hand gently and got apart.
Sheetal looked at Khushi who was standing behind Arnav.
"She is my wife, Khushi," Arnav said.
"Hi, Khushi," Sheetal said.
"Namaste" Khushi smiled at her.
"I'm really sorry for my previous behavior, Arnav. I lost my mind in LO..." she stopped not completing the word LOVE.
Arnav didn't know how to react to it. Why Sheetal was doing this? What was in her mind? He could not understand because he knew Sheetal was not such a woman to accept her defeat. He decided to go with the flow. He wanted to see what she could do.
"Yes, Arnav. Sheetal is very sorry about her behavior. She was not wrong though. She does anything wholeheartedly. That's what she did" Sheetal's mother said.
"We heard about your sudden wedding. However, a wedding is a wedding. Being your friend, I would like to give you a simple gift"
Sheetal removed a box from her bag.
"Please take it"
Arnav looked at Ratna who gestured for him to take it. Khushi also noticed it. Arnav took the box from her hand.
"Open it," Sheetal said.
Arnav opened it and saw a couple of rings. A male and a female ring in the same design. Arnav could not understand anything. He could not believe Sheetal was doing all this for him and Khushi.
"Please exchange the rings" She requested.
Arnav looked at Khushi and gestured for her to come to him. She came and stood in front of him. He extended the ring toward her. Taking it from the box, Khushi inserted it into Arnav's index finger and Arnav did the same with Khushi.
"I'm sorry, Arnav..." Sheetal said again.
"It's ok..."
Arnav looked at Khushi.
"Khushi, bring them something"
Khushi nodded ok and was about to go to the kitchen,
"Wait, Khushi. My Dad brought Badam keer from Mathura" Sheetal said.
"Mathura's Badam keer is very famous. I like it very much" Anjana said.
Sheetal nodded yes. She took the bag from her mother and gave it to Khushi.
"Serve it to everyone, Khushi," she said.
Khushi nodded ok and went to the kitchen.
"You too go and help her," Sheetal's mother said.
Sheetal nodded ok and followed Khushi. Arnav wanted to follow them but he became relaxed, seeing Ratna following them.
To be continued...
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