Chapter17:: dtd 01.08.2019

Arnav a strong head business tycoon rose up to the top standing on his dreadful past. The delusions his young mind threw at his conscience broke him apart from his immediate family. Khushi is half past her 17's. Khushi with her bestie and secret bearer Lavanya is all set to finish their schooling while Arnav is now 27..Only his Sister Anjali now Anjali Jha is in his life representing his only family. Aman match up his bestie Payal with his elder brother Akash Raizada. At the Payash wedding, Arnav came across the mysterious girl he met during Anjali's wedding. During their night out, Arnav shares his past with Khushi. While their souls bonds over, a most important person just landed in Lucknow. 

The story continues,....

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"Hello."   Shyam spoke as his phone rang early in the morning waking him up from his deep sleep. It was the next morning to Payash's wedding. They were still staying back along with everyone in the Hotel.

Later that evening, they would go along with Payash to Mathur's for officially taking in her as the Mrs.Mathur. Henceforth Payal will be the captian of the ship, binding her family of three in love. Just as Aman predicted Payal and Aman will be the bestest Sister-in-law brother in law pair ever. Atlast Payal will light up the brother duos life in happiness. All is gonna be just amazing from now on.

"Who is it Shyam?" Anjali asked half asleep.

She saw her husband's forehead now showing worry lines. He cut the phone and turned to Anjali.
"Anju, she is here."

"What? How? When?"

"It was Mom's call. She landed yesterday late night from LA. Was a surprise as mom says it."

"Does she know Arnav is here?"

" I don't think so. Else she would have popped up here only instead in Lucknow."

"Let's leave to Lucknow asap after the rituals.".

"Yes. I will inform Mom, we will be reaching by 7pm."

"Okay."

"Don't you remember what happened last time?"

"Please Anju don't remind me."
Saying so Shyam moved abruptly from the bed to freshen up.

Far away in Lucknow.

"Why is he not picking up my phone? ASR's phone is switched off? Unbelievable." She pouted finding his phone switched off from yesterday. After calling her home when she landed in Lucknow, she next tried his number. But Alas he didn't picked it up then. She tried again many times the night. Yet went unanswered. Now in the morning she tried she head it switched off. Alas , unknown to her he had kept his phone silent not wanting any disturbace to we-know- what!

"Etal baby?" She turned hearing her mom calling.

"Coming Mom." She answered her Mom.

"Anyways, where will you go hiding from me. One or the other day, it's me where your destiny lies, ASR."  She happily hopped down the stairs. She came downstairs to see the Raizadas waiting for her.

Hai !  Everyone greeted.

She ran faster to them. She first hugged Subhadra in a tight hug. " Awe Dadiii " Then went to her dear dearest Arvind Uncle.

"Missed me Etal?" Arvind asked patting her lovingly.

"So much Uncle. But wow you look as handsome as ever" She laughed along with everyone filling the whole room in happiness.

She is the youngest Jha. Sheetal Jha youngest sister of Shyam.  The princesses of both Raizadas and Jhas. The families favourite. Now at her 26 she is a sparkling beauty. Paris returned top model. She was away since an year busy with her new project and an extended France trip. She had missed her dear brother's wedding. But now is back home energizing everyone with her charm.

Sheetal vaguely remember her younger sister Kuhu. Sheetal was away to cousins when Kuhu and Arnav bonded. Sheetal came back to Jhas when Kuhu passed away.

In the beginning Sheetal was just purely curious of the chocolate boy in her neighborhood. When he went for studies and the thinks transpired  in the Raizada household, Sheetal was the one who with her jovial nature brought Raizadas to happiness. She grew up hearing his name 24*7, her eyes never left when he was around.

Her family loves her no less but she jokes she is meant to be a Raizada. As they all secretly wish to marry Sheetal with Arnav.

The ones not favouring it is only Shyam , Anjali and Arnav himself as they know where Arnav's heart lies.

Sheetal had heard from Anjali many times how Arnav still loves Kuhu. And what caused Arnav to drift apart from the family. Even though she didn't understand the logic in Arnav's love for a dead Kuhu, she was glad because of her dead sister Arnav never had a girl or such relationship in his life.

Evenafter witnessing Arnav's hate for both families, Sheetal still kept the hope that Arnav will be hers. Truth to be told both families never let her this hope die.  Sheetal's teenage mind fantasied like every other heroine, she would bring back the lost son back to his family. 

When Sheetal began proclaiming her love for Arnav openly, Shyam and Anjali tried to show Sheetal the truth many times but failed miserably. They both helplessly witnessed how both families filled young Sheetal's mind with dreams of a happily ever after with Arnav.

When Arnav came back from Harvard, Sheetal proposed her love openly infront of the whole family in the private affair which Arnav unwillingly attended.  It was Anjali's birthday then. He had to attend. He had shocked the whole family with a legal paper stating him transferring everything to Anjali, he would inherit in future as a Raizada son. His own way of stamping the fact that he no more belongs to the Raizadas. Him cutting all ties with Raizadas legally. He would be just Arnav Singh Raizada and him bonded to the  Raizadas just as the brother of Anjali Raizada. Nothing more nothing less.

But the family saw a hope when Sheetal proposed Arnav her love. But it dimmed when Arnav turned around  and left unaffected.  It was only Anjali and Shyam who noticed the glance he threw at both families before leaving. A glance of disgust. The one which others didn't noticed or cleverly ignored.
Arnav thought that proposal to be a cheap stunt pulled by both families to have him back in their control.

It was just an year before when Sheetal pulled another stunt in a party. She had become the top model. She tried to lure Arnav in her charm and the night had ended with a pale blue mark of a strong palm on her beautiful  milky white cheeks. But she still stood there smiling of getting a reaction from Arnav's usually ignorant self.

Just as he left the place Arnav rang up Shyam

"Keep your sister away from me. Else I will forget she shared the same blood as my Kuhu.  And you might yet again lose a sister. "  Arnav began cursing as soon as Shyam answered the call.

"Arnav?"

"Stop her before I destroy her completely. Send her out of my sight." Arnav spoke confusing Shyam even more.

"What happened? Will you tell me that first?"

" I kept on ignoring her advances towards me. You had assured me you would keep her in her limits. I forgave her when she proposed just because you had took a promise on Kuhu's name when you told me earlier that evening about her plan to propose me. For that promise I keep on forgiving her. You know I don't do that. Yet I tried. For my Kuhu. But now , today she threw herself on me." Arnav spatted in disgust.

"Arnav I know. But.." Shyam lost words unable to decipher how to handle the situation.

" Tell your sweet sister I hate her very sight. She might have taken over my Kuhu's place in every one's heart. You all might have moved on from Kuhu. Not me. Arnav is forever Kuhu's." Arnav shouted over the phone and banged it.

Shyam tried making everyone understand Arnav's stand. None took it seriously. Atlast Shyam had to spend a fortune to bribe a top class company and send Sheetal abroad to Paris. What else can he do. One side it's Sheetal and her love for Arnav backed up my both families. On the other side he has got Arnav, his Anju's younger brother. More than that the only one who still keeps his little  Kuhu very much alive in his heart. The honestly and loyalty Arnav shows to Kuhu still amaze him. What exactly was between Kuhu and Arnav? What connected them so much that a man like Arnav loves a girl so much even beyond death? How will this story end when the man in question already lost his destiny. 

Unknown to everyone, Arnav now had his destiny, which every one thought is lost for ever, in his embrace very much alive. He dropped Khushi back in the hotel early morning, not to mention very unwillingly. Both exchanged numbers with a silent promise to meet again very soon.  They had a lot of talking left. It was Arnav who shared every thing the last night. He knew nothing about Khushi than her name , her number and the eternal truth that she is his Soul's Desire.

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