DELHI , GUPTA HOUSE

Ho yaara...

Yaara...

Ho yaara...

Ishq ro raha hai palkon pe

Hai rooh bheegi har jagah se

Tu bedardi jaane na

Dil kaanch sa

Dil kaanch sa

Todeyaa...

Dil toote to

Jaave na jodeyaa

The house which once always echoing with non-stop laughter of it's younger daughter is now dead silent . The craziness , the unlimited talking now seems like some stories of forgotten past .

Khushi Kumari Gupta , the abandoned bride of Arnav Sing Raizada , who till yesterday was the happiest woman living in her Dreamland , now seems like dead .

Her void eyes , emotionless face everything is representing the torment she is going through .

She is sitting on the small bed of her dark room ..... The room where she spend a lots of beautiful moments with her once husband . But now even the room is mocking at her . Pointing her future , which is going to be as dark as the room is .

But surprisingly today darkness doesn't frightened her. But she can find some different kind of peace in it . As if she can hide and pretend nothing happens with her , in this darkness .

Suddenly her eyes fall on the ring which is still on his finger . One diamond ring , which signifies that she was someone's .

" Toh matlab tum abhi mera nahi ho ? "

" Hum toh aap hi ki hai .... "

There cute banter in the same room during her sagun day suddenly comes to her mind .

Suddenly a bitter and hollow smile comes out from her mouth ,

" Hum aap ki hote huyeo appki nahi ho payi ... Everything ... Every promises , every moments , what ever we had were nothing but few lies , few unimportant moments for you . How could you Arnavjee ? How could you just left me ? " She whispers in bitter voice .

Then suddenly she wipes the tears harshly with her hands .

Then for a moment she closes her eyes tightly .

This room , this house , everything has so many memories of them .. there fight in the time of their contract marriage , their cute and romantic moments during their supposed second wedding . Everything is coming to eat her alive.

With determinations she opens her eyes . Today for the first time she takes a decision for herself , for the first time in her life . She needs to go away . She needs to go away from here to mend her broken hurt which is impossible if she stays there . The memories are too raw to forget .

She knows she is acting like a coward but she really needs it for her own . Since she was a child , she used to think about everyone before her own . But now it is high time that she starts to think about herself.

Moreover what is left here for her ?

A family ... Who is broken because of her supposed groom decided to reject her on their marriage day ! She knew if she stays here more then the neighborhood aunties will never let them live in peace .

Beside how come she lives with the woman under same roof ? The woman whom she considered as her mother since she was 8 . The same woman who helped her to learn what self respect it ....... And the same woman whose greed destroy everything .

She still remember Garima Gupta's confession last night .

FLASHBACK

( Here I am changing the serial story . )

After the public shaming of her marriage , a devasted Khushi with her family enters in the silent Gupta House . Everyone is silent as if they are cried for someone .

" Amma .... " Khushi's sudden whispers break the uncomfortable silence .

Garima Gupta , the lady who always thought she is right in every steps of her life , is for the first time standing there with her head hanged low .

Today she is ashamed , truely ashamed for her past mistakes
But she knew it is late . It is already late . Her innocent niece already paid the price of her mistakes .

As soon as Khushi's faint whispers enter in her ears , she looks at her . She knows this is the time . She needs to confess her past . This woman deserves to know it .

After few seconds of silence Khushi again asks , " Amma tell me everything were lie . Tell me you were no way responsible for the past . Tell me Amma ? I will believe whatever you will say today . "

Khushi really wants everything was just some misunderstanding .. Her Amma noway responsible for anything . Though the downcast eyes of her mother is already telling a different story . But Khushi really for the first time wants Devi maiya to listen her prayer .

" Are Sankadevi are you turning mad in sadness ? What type of question are you asking ? Ofcourse everything was misunderstanding . Garima couldn't do something like this . " Her buajee replies in her asusual tone.

" Jiji no . She is actually right . " Suddenly Garima Gupta opens her mouth . For the first time in this night . This silenced the other three people of the room .

" Garima ! What are you saying ? " Buajee asks in a shocking voice .

Garima looks at her husband , who is for the first time looking at her with pure shame , the eyes which always held love and respect for her now turning cold .

She then looks at the figure of her niece who is standing at her place , her face is pale . She looking like something stucks her badly .

" Ammaaa .... " A faint whisper comes from Khushi's mouth .

" Yes Khushi . Everything , Every accusations were true . I am really responsible for everything happened in Sheesh Mahal all those 14 years ago . " Garima replies slowly .

None know what to say after the confession . It is too much to take . The woman whom they always knew as pure , is responsible for such a shame !

" Why ? " Khushi again wants to know . She herself doesn't know from where she gathers the power . But tonight she needs to know everything .

" Because I was jealous . I was jealous of Ratna Malik . She always had the things I wanted in my life . She was rich , beautiful . Even she married Arvind Malik , the son of most influential family of Lakhnow . I met with her when she was pragnant with her third child . That time I used to visit there because your mother was a doctor  and you were very small . So I need to help her in  look after you . And Ratna Malik was her patient . And one of those days I met with Arvind Malik .

He was really a play boy . The marriage was really  not very smooth because it happened to ensure the   business profit between those two families . But Arvind was never a man who could be happy with one woman . His figure , his royalness really attracted me . I was 28 then . But I never experienced  true love till then .  So I thought my attraction as my love.

I knew he was married . But his attraction was too much to think about my moral that time . So I let it go and started to enjoy her company .

Till then Ratna Malik already had a miscarriage . She started to get aloof from her husband . Her only focus was on Anjali and Arnav . So he started to spend his times with me . He even gave me a job of his personal secretary so that we can cover our affiers .

Everything was going smoothly for more than 3 years . He always made me happy with gifts and other expensive things .

But deep down I wanted more . I wanted the status of Mrs. Malik . One such day Mrs. Shubhadra Malik saw us . Her experienced eyes caught the facade we made to cover our relationship . But she didn't utter a single thing . As if it doesn't matter . And her this attitude forced me to dream more . I started to thing maybe she didn't like her elder daughter-in-law much .

Till then you turned 4 years already . Till then i stopped my marriage talks by giving excuses that I need to look after you . As your mother was busy . But that time I didn't have any excuses . And everyone started to talk why being elder daughter I am still single ? When younger one turned a mother !

So my family started to search suitable grooms for me . That time they met Shashi Gupta .

He already lost his first wife in an accident and lived with her 8 years old daughter . My father liked him as soon as he met with him . So he forced me in the marriage . That made me desparate . That time I really wanted to marry Arvind . So I decided to meet him and forced him to divorce his first wife .

But the thing I didn't know was his daughter is getting married that day .

So I visited Shesh Mahal and met Arvind in his study . He was shocked to see me there . And then tried to make me go away . But I was despay . The greed of fame and money blinded me . So I threatened him to expose his deeds infront of his wife . He somehow made me go away that day .

But we never knew that unknown to us Ratna Malik heared everything . She always worship her husband like some God . So she just couldn't take the betrayal . It forced her to kill herself . And Arvind in afraid of family scandal choose the best way . He too killed himself . Not because he loved Ratna Malik . But because he was too coward to face the consequences of his betryal .

Even Anjali's marriage got cancelled because of all these .

Next day was my marriage. Without finding any way out I was forced to marry Sashi Gupta . Then I moved Gamati Bhavan with him .

After few days from newspaper I came to know about the mishaps in Sheesh Mahal . That was the first time I truely regrate for my deeds . But it was too late . The family was already broken . Arnav and Anjali lost everything and was went away . So I had nothing to do expect live with guilt . " Garima finishes her story and breaks into tears .

Her confession leaves the room as silent as dead .

Suddenly the silence is broken by the angry shout ,

" Garima ! How could you ? " Madhumati shouts angily and for the first time in her life she rises her hand to slap the woman whom she loves as her sister .

Garima Gupta closes her eyes tightly to accept the upcoming blow . She knows she deserves it .

But it never reached her . After few seconds she opens her eyes to see that someone is holding Msdhumati's hand .

" No buajee . Don't do it . " Khushi says in a determined voice .

Garima Gupta looks at her niece with surprise . This girl lost her everything because of her and here she is protecting her ?

" Khushi this woman ! She ... She is responsible for everything . " Buajee shouts angrily .

" Still buajee you don't have any right to rise your hand on her . She is baujee's wife . Let him decides what he wants to do . " Khushi replies back without any emotion .

" Khushi ..... " Garima tries to touch her .

Khushi just moved back as if something poisonous touches her .

" Don't ! Don't touch me . You lost the right ! Don't touch me . You are not my Amma ! You are not . " Khushi shouts back .

Garima looks at her eyes . The eyes which always held love and respect for her mother is now void . Void of any emotions .

" Khushi ... Believe me I am sorry .. That time I really didn't think too much . I really didn't understand my one mistake will caused so much . " Garima pleeds in teary voice.

" Mistake ? Really Mrs. Gupta ? Don't you know that whatever you did wasn't mistake but sin ? You broke one family , you made two children orphan ! And everything was some stupid mistake for you ? Remember you always held me responsible for breaking Payal jiji's marriage ? But what about you ? You not only broke one but two marriage ! With Arnavjee's parents marriage you also broke Anjalijee's marriage too . Just for you Anajiljee married a man like Shyam ! Did you still think that whatever you did was some mistakes ? I am not blaming you to spoil my marriage . As it was my would be husband who decided to work away by leaving me . But I will never ever forgive you for destroying Arnavjee and Anjalijee's life. Just for you I need to live with this guilt that my aunt is responsible of every bad thing happened in her life . Look at my fate ! My aunt destroyed her mother's life and I somehow destroyed her life . Tell me Mrs. Gupta how will I love with this guilt ? How will I see my face everyday in mirror ? Today you again made me orphan . Today again I lost everything . " Khushi shouts back and runs towards her room without listening the shouts of her buajee .

Today she not only lost her only love . But also she lost the only woman whom she respects as her Amma .

FLASHBACK ENDS

Khushi wipes her tears and removes her mangalsutra from her neck . Today the black beads chain is mocking her . She keeps them with the bangle gifted by Arnav Sing Raizada once . Now she doesn't need those things . She doesn't need the reminder of greatest mockery of her life any more .

Then with determinations she comes out from her room with her small bag .

She is now ready to go . Ready to go away from her past .

To be continued ....

So it is Khushi's view about the past . Hope I can clear few parts from their past .

In next update Arshi will meet . Then I will post Arnav's view about the past .

Now tell me about the update ?

Tell me something about Garima Gupta !

Do you think Khusi is doing right by going away ?

Do you think khushi's reaction towards Garima is right ?

Tell me something about the past .

So , In previous update , there are few mistakes regarding the age of Garima . So now I somehow modify it .

Garima was 31 , when Anjali was 18 years and was getting married .

Ratna had an early marriage and she was pragnant with Anjali when she was 19 years.  Within few months of marriage .

So Ratna was 37 years when she committed suicide and Arnvind was 42 years.  So , 28 years old Garima Gupta fall in love with 39 years old Arvind Malik .

That time Khushi was 4 years old . So she is 10 years younger than Arnav .

Hope , everything is clear now .

P.p.s. - I updated another story . Named " Strings attached ... "

Here is the link - https://my.w.tt/UiNb/BomynnEg6J

You can read it as a general friction or stand Alone story .

Please give it a try . I am waiting for your response