Hey all 🙋‍♀️

Thank you so much for your overwhelming response thru ur precious votes & mind blowing comments on the previous update..

For the first time I was actually very much nervous & skeptical about any update... But your enormous love on the update managed to put all my worries at rest...

Thank you so much dearies for the same 😘 & extremely sorry for not being able to reply to ur comments as I was very busy past whole week 🙏

Any ways here's a teaser for you all...

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Moving towards the dining table Arnav saw Sheetal about to sit on the chair besides his.

The chair & the place which belongs to his Khushi.

The chair on which his Khushi use to sit since their marriage.

Besides him. Near him. Close to him.

They have so many beautiful memories attatched with their chairs on the dining table.

They both always had all their meals together sitting on those chairs besides each other.

He has teased her several times by holding her hand under the table & then putting her in embarrassing situation when caught by the family.

She always use to pester him to eat properly & serve him more food even after his denial sitting on those chairs.

They have teased each other by putting food in the other's plate from their own when the other isn't looking.

He has stolen kisses from her, earning smacks from her, sitting on those same chairs

They have shared smiles, laughter, happiness during meals with each other & family as well sitting on those chairs, close to each other.

Since their contract marriage, even when they were at logger heads neither had he let anybody else sit on her chair nor had she herself sat on any other chair except beside his.

Both those chairs had become their customary chairs & belonged to only them till a few days back when one day Sheetal had come & sat on his Khushi's chair.

Khushi had politely asked her to move from her chair & sit on other chair but Sheetal had laughed out stating that Khushi is acting possesive for a mere chair & had occupied Khushi's chair herself.

Khushi's face had dropped & she had looked for support towards him, her husband who was then stubbornly angry on her for DNA reports so he had also asked her to not make fuss for a chair & go & sit on any other vaccant chair.

Khushi had done exactly that. She had gone & sat on the farthest vaccant chair from his at the dining table.

The moment she had sat away from him he had felt a pinch at his heart sensing a wave of loss & regret. He wanted to ask her to come & sit on her regualr chair, besides him. But the egoistic ASR in him that time had shut the regretful Arnav in him.

Since that day Khushi has been sitting on the same farthest chair, away from him.

The stubbornly obstinate & mulish he was that time was waiting for her to accept her mistake, ask forgiveness from him & then he would ask her to come back to her chair besides him.

You distanced yourself from me & everything that belongs to me you devoted to your friend & her son. Your time, your concentration, your smiles, your concern, your attention, my place besides you on the dining table & in the car, everything was given to them generously without thinking of the hurt it was causing me. Khushi's hurt filled words from their yesterday's emotional dispute were resonating in the back of his mind.

He felt like kicking himself for causing so much of pain to his love just to prove himself right & her wrong.

Yes, he was hurt. But in return he has hurt her beyond limit.

But it's time to rectify his mistakes & prove himself worthy of his Khushi's love & trust. He will do it starting from now itself.

No Khushi. Nobody can take your place in my heart, in my life & nor any other place besides me.

Taking strong determined steps he went to the dining table where all were already seated & waiting for him to start their breakfast.

He came & stood near his Khushi's chair beside his which Sheetal has occupied since a few days.

Sheetal.. He called her who was busy doing something on her phone.

She immediately looked upto him keeping her mobile down.

Good morning Arnav. She greeted flashing a wide smile.

He didn't bother to respond, wiping the smile from Sheetal's face seeing his stern face.

Sheetal, get up from this chair. He literally ordered in crisp words & got the desired result at once. Sheetal stood up immediately, scared of his tone.

Everybody else including Khushi were looking at them with confused expressions.

Though Khushi had a fair idea what her Arnavji was trying to do. But still she chose to appear unaware like others.

What happened Arnav?? Sheetal asked softly, scared of Arnav's reaction.

Sheetal, this is my wife's chair. It belongs to her. She deserves & has rights to sit on this chair. So you go & sit on some other chair. Khushi will come & sit here where she belongs. To me. Besides me. He said last two lines looking intently at Khushi. His eyes delineating his guilt, regret, his attempts to amendments & above all his love for her.

Khushi could see & feel his every emotion in his eyes & voice but chose to stay silent.

Nani, Payal & NK too understood what & why he was doing. They were happy that he is taking steps towards amendments with his wife & is standing for her which he should have done way before. But better late then never.

Three of them shared a glance & turned back their attention towards Arnav.

What happened Chhote?? Why are you asking Sheetalji to shift?? Anjali asked, not being able to understand her Chhote's sudden fuss on a mere chair.

Yes Arnav. What happen?? Why are you asking me to shift from this chair?? Is anything wrong because I am sitting on this same chair since many days but you never stopped me. Sheetal dared to ask following  Anjali's query as it would be less risky.

Sheetal, I don't need to give you any explaination why I want you to leave this chair. Just understand that this place belongs to my wife & she will only sit here. He replied sternly & then without waiting for her reply he moved towards where Khushi was sitting.

Reaching her, he slowly made her stand from her chair, holding her elbow.

Khushi looked at him with moist eyes & he swallowed hard.

Arnav knew that she is remembering the day when she had to leave her own place & sit away from her husband, her Arnavji.

He felt ashamed, terrible, gruesome.

Khushi, come & sit on your rightful place. On the chair which is yours & only yours. The place which belongs only to you. Besides me. With me. Near me. He said with an assuring smile & started pulling her to be stopped by Khushi herself holding his hand on her elbow.

No Arnavji, I won't. She refused shaking her head.

I am not a puppet whose strings are in your hands & you can pull me, push me, towards you, away from you, the way you like, whenever you like. She said removing his hand from her elbow & taking a step back from him creating distance between them much to his dislike.

That chair is a non-living thing which won't mind if its occupants keep on changing. She said pointing towards the chair in discussion But I am a very much living & breathing humanbeing, who feels pain when my rights & place are snatched without bothering of the hurt it may cause to me. She said gulping hard, wiping her tears surreptitiously from the others but Arnav did notice & felt those tears burning & pricking his own eyes.

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I will try to post the full update soon...

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Kavita ❤️