Part 67 Not for fun

"I was in an orphanage. She (pointing at Sheetal) came to me and said, I can live lavishing if I do what she says. She showed him (pointing at Arnav) and asked me to impress him. So that, he would accept me as his son" Aarav said.

All of them looked at Sheetal loathly who advanced Aarav with fury. Arnav came in front of her and hid Aarav behind him.

"Don't you dare Sheetal" he warned.

"Behave yourself, Arnav, he is my son..."

"No, he is not your son. There are some rules to adopt a child. You should not have an intention to adopt a child but you had. You adopted him to trap me. I can file a complaint against you... then, you will be in prison"

Sheetal was shocked. Prison? Did Arnav talk about prison?

"Please don't do this Mr. Raizada. If you do that, we should drop Aarav in the Orphanage" Sanjay said.

"Means?" Arnav asked.

"I would like to adopt him"

"That's a good idea but what's the connection between your adaptation and handling Sheetal to the police?"

"As per the law, a man can't adopt a child alone. He needs a woman's support...That's why"

That was when they understood Sanjay wanted to give another chance to Sheetal.

That was when they heard,

"I don't want to be adopted"

They looked at Aarav.

"I'm going back to Orphanage," Aarav said without regret.

"Why Aarav? Just because Sheetal was wrong, you don't have to make such a decision" Sanjay said.

"No, I don't like people outside our home and I'm missing my friends. I want to be with them. If you want to do something for me, do it to our orphanage"

People were stunned by his maturity.

"Aarav, you can be here, if you want to..." Khushi said.

He nodded no.

"I thought he was my father. That's why I came here. Because of me, you became restless. I'm sorry"

Khushi's eyes tear up.

"Ashaji..." Arnav called.

A woman came inside. Khushi looked at Arnav with confusion. Aarav rushed to the woman and hugged her.

"Who is she Arnavji?" Khushi asked.

"She is an authority in the orphanage in which Aarav stayed," Arnav said.

"How are you, Aarav?" Asha asked.

"I'm fine" he smiled.

"Do you really want to come to our home?"

Aarav nodded yes. Asha looked at Arnav and said,

"Thank you for making us alert by telling her ploy, Mr. Raizada. Because of a woman like her, we can't believe good people. We are forced to put them to the test" Asha said looking at Sheetal.

Arnav nodded his head.

"I filed a complaint against you for misusing our orphanage child for your selfishness, Ms. Sheetal," Asha said.

Sheetal looked at Sanjay pleadingly. He sighed helplessly as the issue went out of his hand. They saw police entering RM. They handcuffed Sheetal and took her with them. Sheetal walked with them being defeated. Her plan of living lavishly flopped.

"I'm taking Aarav back to the orphanage," Asha said.

"Aarav, we will visit you often," Khushi said.

"Thanks," Aarav said and walked with Asha making everyone emotional.

Sanjay followed him worriedly.

Raizadas felt bad for Aarav who was not at fault.

"Poor boy, Sheetalji unwantedly grew hope in his mind..." Khushi said choking.

"Sheetal used him as bait for her greediness," Dadi said.

"Chotte, where is the orphanage?" Anjali asked.

"Indira Nagar, Di"

"I will visit the Orphanage often. It seems there are many children in the home"

Arnav nodded yes and said,

"Yes, Di. Ashaji said there are more than five hundred children in the home"

"I decided to help them, Chotte"

"Go ahead, Di..."

"I will also join you, di" Khushi said excitedly.

Anjali nodded smiling.

"Make sure you will not bring all of them to RM out of mercy," Dadi said teasingly and all of them chuckled making Khushi's condition awkward.

"I have never seen a girl like you," Dadi said.

"You are right Dadiji... she is unbelievable," said Manorama.

Khushi smiled with embarrassment. Arnav walked to his room smilingly. Khushi followed him. Arnav smiled at her when she entered their room.

"I feel bad for Aarav, Arnavji"

Arnav nodded yes.

"It's too hard to be alone in this world"

"He is more mature than his age boys. That's why he made a strong decision. We should appreciate that. We should not make him weak, I suppose"

"He is a kid Arnavji"

"There are many kids like Aarav in India..."

"But..."

"Khushi, try to understand the reality. I agree that Aarav is a helpless kid. We can help him but making him stay with us is not done"

"How do you know I'm going to ask the same?" she wondered.

"Don't I know you?" he smiled.

Arnav saw her standing with hesitation.

"Do you want to tell me something?"

"I'm sorry, Arnavji..."

"Sorry for?"

"My mind lost its balance seeing Aarav..."

"It's because he looked like me, right?"

Khushi nodded yes.

"It's not your fault. Any woman in your place would lose her balance. The boy looked like me, spoke like me, showed an attitude like me, dressed like me...! No woman could be quiet after seeing such a kid. That's Sheetal's plan. She knew the women's psychology. She wanted to apply it to you. She expected you to lose your balance and create a scene in this matter and it's obvious. So that, I would get irritated with your behavior and fight with you. That's how her criminal mind thought but unexpectedly you didn't create a scene. It's a big disappointment for her. Yet, she tried her cards"

"Are not you upset with me?"

"Khushi, you are much better than any woman. Just think, what would I (stressing) have done if I saw a little girl like you and the father of the girl was your friend?" Arnav asked controlling his laughter.

Khushi dropped her jaw and hit his shoulder. Arnav laughed.

"I would not even have gone for a DNA test. I would have killed both father and the daughter silently..." he laughed more.

Khushi was struck.

"Did you know I did your DNA test?" she asked hesitatingly.

Arnav nodded yes.

"I'm sorry, Arnavji..." she again started.

"Won't you leave it even after I make fun of you?" he smiled.

"I know you are comparing me with you only for fun"

"You are sweet girl..." he pulled her and kissed her hair.

Khushi pouted and circled his waist.

"Do you know Sheetalji is that kind of woman?"

"No... you won't believe it. She was so silent in the class"

"Then how did you get the alert? You were adamant about not letting her stay in RM from the beginning...! How?"

"My GUT INSTINCT warned me"

Khushi raised her brows amazed.

"Gut instinct?"

Arnav nodded yes pressing his lips.

"From when did you start believing this all?"

"After the kidnap..." he said seriously.

Khushi gazed at him unbelievably.

Arnav nodded yes.

"I'm doing everything based on my Gut Instinct only..."

"Are you serious?"

"Am I not looking serious?"

Khushi nodded no biting her lip.

"Recently, my Gut Instinct has been saying something to me"

"What?"

"You won't believe it if I tell you"

"What's that Arnavji?"

"Shall I tell you?"

Khushi nodded yes.

"It says, you are going to become Mrs. India"

Khushi who was looking at him seriously, gritted her teeth.

"Arnavji, you become a tease these days" She pushed him and walked away.

"Khushi, I'm serious..." Arnav shouted.

"Stop teasing me, Arnavji. I won't talk to you then..."

She left the place and Arnav rolled his eyes. How would he tell her he was not making fun of her?

To be continued...