„Tell them your plan on that night." said rajeet.

„What plan?" asked arnav suprised and looked at his dadi.

„Dadi?"

„Arnav bitwa..it was all because of that garima! She is the one who wanted to destroy our lives with your fathers affair.."

Arnav just looked away annoyed. Khushi saw that and layed her hand on his shoulder to call him down.

„Uncle..you tell me the truth." said arnav looking at rajeev.

Rajeev looked at khushi. Finally the day ws here, finally he could tell his daughter what really happened and be together with her forever.

„I think we should sit.." said mama ji.

They all nodded and sat down.

„Arnav bitwa.."

„Dadi, uncle is talking now. I don't want to her anything else now. Eh..nk can you please check the kids? And call payal and akash. They have to know the truth too." said arnav.

„Of course nannav." said nk and walked up the stairs.

„Payal also lives in this house now?" asked divya khushi.

„Haan..she's married to arnav ji's cousin. They have two kids, a boy and and girl." sid khushi slowly.

Divya smiled with tears in her eyes and touched khushi's cheek. Khushi smiled back and looked at her sister who walked down the stairs. Payal was shocked to see her aunt again.

„maasi.." said payal in a whisper and hugged divya tight. They both started crying. Daadi just looked away.

„Mausaa.." said payal and looked at rajeev.

He just had tears in his eyes and started crying too.

„Khushi? How..your parents..i mean..you are alive."

„Haan bitiya.." said divya and whipped away payal's tears.

„Then..what about the accident.." said payal.

They all looked at daadi. Arnav stood up infront of daadi.

„Tell the truth now daadi." said arnav.

Daadi didn't even look at him.

„Daadi i'm asking you for the second and last time, tell the truth." said arnav angry.

„We'll tell the truth." said rajeev.

Daadi looked at him and stood up.

„Don't trust him arnav!" said daadi.

„Oh really? Should i trust my wife's father or my daadi. Who told me to leave khushi even before we got married." said arnav angry.

„Tell the truth, please." said arnav looking at rajeev.

„Subhadra got to know about the affaire..of course she didn't want her son to stand there like an egoist. That's why she made a plan. I heard how she told someone to break the brakets of shashi's car. She wanted garima to die on a car accident. That would seperate her from her family forever..but i didn't want that to happen." said rajeev.

Arnav and the others just listened to him. Payal and khushi stood next to each other holding their hands together.

„I talked to subhadra..i got scared. I didn't want my family to suffer.." said rajeev.

PAST

„My son died beacuse of garima! And that affaire!"

„Garima didn't even know your son was married!" said rajeev angry.

„I don't want my son's family to suffer! Bas!"

„They are suffering! Your bahu killed herself because of that affaire and your son wasn't a man to handle all this. That's why he.."

„BAS! BAS! BAS!" screamed subhadra.

„It is all garima's fault! And now i want her and her husband to die!"

„Why are you doing this? You know that we don't have much.."

„I don't care! I want you to suffer just like me."

Rajeev didn't know what to do. That's why he tried to make a deal.

„I heard your conversation." said rajeev.

„What conversation?" asked subhadra.

„About the car accident." said rajeev.

Subhadra just looked at him with big eyes.

„If you want to suffer them. Then make it look like my wife and i died on that car accident. But not garima and her husband."

Subhadra just smiled at him devilish.

„You are ready to kill yourself for your family?"

„Haan.."

„I have another idea.." said subhadra.

„What kind of idea?"

„I want you and your wife..to die on that car accident.."

„That's what i just sa-"

„But rajeev, i don't want you to really die. I want you and your wife to leave india forver."

„What?"

„Haan, i don't want you to leave your family that far. I want you to know that they are close and to know that you can never meet them." said subhadra.

„But.."

„Your daughter right? Khushi? You will not see her again in your life..never. She will get married..have kids..get old..die.."

Rajeev just gave her an angry face. Subhadra just smiled at him.

„So what's your desicion?"

Present

„I chose to live in an other country for the rest of my life with divya. I knew khushi would be safe in her aunt's house.."

„You didn't even think about my feelings..."

They all looked at khushi. She was had tears in her eyes and looked at rajeev.

„Beta.."

„No! I don't want to hear anything more." said khushi stepping away.

„Khushi.." said divya.

„NO!" said khushi closing her ears.

Arnav walked to her and held her by her shoulders.

„Khsuhi it's okey.."

„Nahi arnav ji..it's not okey..they..they just left me. They don't know how much i missed them. They made a fool of me." said khushi and ran to their room.

Arnav looked at them and told them that he'll be back soon. He ran to their room and opened the door. Khushi was sitting on their bed and crying hiding her face in her knees. Arnav felt broken to see his wife like that. He stepped closer and layed his hand on her head. Khushi looked up and saw his face. She just atood up and whipped away her tears. But her eyes didn't stop producing more tears as they fell on her cheeks. Arnav stood up too and wanted to hug her but khushi stepped back.

„Nahi arnav ji, i don't want to have somebody here. Please leave me alone." said khushi.

„Khushi don't say that. You know you don't want to be alone."

„I know how it feels to be alone. My parents left me alone for over 20 years. I always saw that in movies arnav ji..but never in real life." said khushi shaking her head as a no for her last words.

„I don't know how to react to all this.." said khushi crying.

Arnav stepped closer and cupped her face.

„Khushi i know how you feel. But you should just go and hug them. Hug them like you always dreamt about it. Talk to them, laugh with them. I'm sre it's not even easy for them. You know why they decided to live 20 years aways from you.." said arnav.

Khushi just looked at his face, his eyes. They were telling the truth. Why was she reacting like this? Here her husband who lost his parents tells her to love her parents because she has them now. But he'll never get his mother back. Khushi just nodded and hugged him. Arnav hugged her back and kissed her head.

„You are right arnav ji, i'm sorry." said khushi.

„I understand, it's okey. But let's go down and talk to them now..hm?" asked arnav.

Khushi nodded.

„You don't have to." they heard divya's voice.

„Because we are here." said rajeev.

They both broke the hug and looked at them.

„Where is daadi?" asked arnav.

„She left and she'll never come back again. Because now we are one big family." said rajeev stepping into the room. He stood infront of khushi and cupped her face.

„You are still the same, you still get mad for everything and cry after that."

Khushi smiled a little so did rajeev.

„I know we hurt you a lot with our decision..i'm sorry." said rajeev.

„No..don't be sorry. Babu ji.."

Rajeev smiled at her and started to cry. Khushi hugged him and cried too. But now because of their reunion.

Divya stepped closer snd kissed khushi's forehead.

„Amma.." said khushi and hugger her tight.

Arnav just looked at them having tears in his eyes too. Divya looked at him and cupped his face.

„I know you lost your mother and your father. But if you feel comfortable with it, you can also call me amma..if you want." said divya and smiled at him.

Arnav just nodded. Khushi knew he couldn't, for him there was only one person he could call amma and that's ratna singh raizada. He looked athis wife and smiled at her. Khushi smiled too.

After some months the raizadas and guptas became one big family. They shared everything together. Tonight they were having dinner at a restaurant arnav chose for them. The kids were playing outside as inside the elders were having a meal and talking together. Lavanya's baby bump was showing. She was wearing a green dress. Nk was really excited to be a father. Well the others promised him to help him with the baby work. As they were all talking about the kids and school, arnav was busy in looking at his beautiful wife. She laughed at one of her father's jokes and looked at arnav.

„Arnav ji.."

„Hm?"

„Kya hua? Do i have something on my face?" asked khushi worried.

Arnav just chuckled and held her hand.

„No, you are looking amazing." said arnav.

Khushi blushed at his compliment.

„Thank you.."

He just smiled at her.

„Ehh..i have to tell you something.."

„Haan." said arnav worried.

„Not here.." said khushi looking around.

Arnav stood up and took her hand.

„Arre! Where are you going damadji?" asked rajeev.

„Uncle just 5 minutes.." said arnav and left with khushi.

They all started chuckling as they knew what news he will get. Arnav got out on the terrace with khushi and looked at her.

„Kya hua?" asked arnav.

Khushi just smiled.

„Arnav ji..in some years ayaan will study in harvard just like you did. Muskaan will become a teenager. And arun will start going to school."

„Haan, that's what happens in life khushi. Why are you telling me this now?" asked arnav.

„Arre..it will get boring for us right?"

„What?"

„Haan. I mean ayaan is abroad. Muskaan will hang out with her friends..arun has to do homework. I mean what about us?"

Arnav just looked at her.

„Khushi just tell me what's going on." asked arnav.

Khushi smiled and stepped closer to him.

„We need somebody in our life, somebody small." said khushi looking into his eyes.

Arnav exactly knew what she wanted to say. He smiled and cupped her face.

„Khushi are you..?"

„Haan."

„What?"

„Haan!" said khushi chuckling.

Arnav kissed her forehead and hugged her tight.

„I love you so much khushi kumari gupta singh raizada."

„I love you too arnav singh raizada." said khushi and kissed his cheek.

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