Arnav's POV

Seeing her falling down taking my coat in her fist, I held her before she touches the ground. Picking her in my arms, escorting the media away I took her to one of the room I booked here for emergency purposes.

While placing her safely in bed, annika and other family reached there knowing Khushi's sudden deterioration in health.

"What happened to her damaadji?" Garima aunty was the first one to reach khushi.

"She fainted aunty, don't worry I called the doctor. He'll be here in few minutes" I assured her albeit being in dilemma with the name khushi uttered before fainting.

'Siddharth' I don't know who he is, but somewhere i fear he'll be close to khushi that's why she fainted. She must saw him in the party.

Doctor came and checked stating, she just fainted due to weakness or shock. Nothing to worry about.

"Aunty, uncle why don't you attend the party while we'll be down once she is back to the sense. Don't worry about her, I'll be with her. See how worried Payal and Meera were, they planned so much for this party. Dad take them down. Mom..." I reassured them and eyed mom and dad to control the situation. Who better than them knows about this party and media issues! If media smells something then it'll turn mountain out of a mole. Already they must be seen khushi fainting, it's better to inform aman to handle the media.

Family moved out from there giving the last stare to khushi.

Not few seconds passed I heard her yelling "SIDDHARTH"

"Khushi...Khushi..." I patted her cheeks trying to wake her.

She murmured some incoherent words, something like leave me, I have to save him. I tried to wake her and got succeeded in that too.

Simultaneously annika came there with some juice for her.

Fluttering her lids she opened her eyes asking where she was?

I thrust the liquid into her mouth and ordered her to come downstairs once she's good enough to attend the party. Annika took charge of that.

Cancelling the press meet I waited for khushi, seemed like an eternity I saw annika escorting her down. Striding towards them like a wind i held her hand in mine. Asking about her health I escorted her towards the centre of the hall promising her to end the party soon.

But seems, she has some other plans, as soon as I loosened my hold she went on searching for someone. That someone maybe siddharth. Anger rushed through my veins, she's not even smiling for courtesy in my party but starts searching someone according to her wishes.

Having no patience to end this torture, yeah torture for both of us. She feels I was a thorn, and I feel insulted.

Forcefully I dragged and dumped her in the car.

"Who is siddharth? Why did she whisper his name? Does she know him? How? Maybe he's her colleague! Ofohh...How would he be her colleague, when he seems to be from media industry? Maybe school friend, but that reason is not enough for her to shock. Why would she be shocked if he's close friend of her unless he threatened her. But is it possible to threaten a person like khushi? What if she loves him...

Hmphh....My head will burst with these thoughts. I felt hard to keep my calm until we reach our room.

As soon as we entered I started to ask my doubts only to realise she is in her own world dialling someone not hearing an ounce of what I am saying. Can't she realise I am also human, I can't stood as a robot like she wishes?

Calling her two more times, resulting in frustrating me. Forcefully dragged her towards me I yelled, Finally, my patience slipped. 

She cared when I wound my palms purposely in anger. I would have been happy if she has shown this little bit of understanding and care earlier. It poured oil on my anger even more.

Questioning her about siddharth I threatened her to say the truth as I can guess she's trying to dodge that question. Still, she muddled in her own land making me command her.

"You owe me an explanation khushi" I commanded her by husband right but what she termed was a slave.

She will never be going to talk normally. Such an arrogant woman.

I tried one more time only resulted in none. The only way was to call her family. Maybe she'll open up fearing for her family.

I was successful in that, as soon as I called her father she snatched my mobile and held my collar.

"You want to know who he is right. Then hear me. HE'S THE ONE WHO OWNS MY HEART. HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHOM I LOST MY HEART TOO. HE'S MY FIRST AND LAST LOVE. Is this enough or do you want to know more"

Like I feared he's her love. LOVE!!! She loved, loves someone else. That's why she's not accepting me. I have NO PLACE in her LIFE nor in her HEART.

Then why the hell she agreed to marry me and let me dream a happy future? Why the hell she dragged me into her mess? Why the hell she decided to destroy my life when she's not going to handle it?

I asked the same to her, seeing her sitting like a stone acting nonchalant I was furious. What does she think of herself and ME???

It triggered me more and more, at last  she shouted "I HAVE NO CHOICE"

And finally, she told her part of her story which was partially acceptable but not the part when she said I acted like husband even after reading her letter.

I doesn't even know the existence of that so-called letter. She herself found its funny to send a letter but presume herself as I read the content without knowing the truth and acted like a dumb woman. If she asked me once during our marriage rituals, I must found a way out of it. Dumb women putting allegations on me!!

"If you love him so much then what is stopping you from marrying him, destroying my life in the process?" I felt to ask the latter but couldn't.

Even after the arguments we had, she has the audacity to keep mum. She is made up of full of ego. She'll not be happy and never let others too happy. I spat venom in words accusing her having affair behind my back, I couldn't help but speak in anger. But her slap came as a shock.

She slapped ME!!! How dare she? All fault was her's but I have to bear the repercussions.

A BROKEN HEART TO HEAL!!!

A LOST LIFE TO LIVE!!!

MY ONE AND ONLY TRUE LOVE WAS TERMED AS LUST!!!

Is this what I deserve?

She didn't stop there, daringly she accused me more "How disgusting of you to think such low of me when you don't even know me? How the hell you can accuse me of this shit?"

Didn't she accuse me the same? Doesn't she point at my character when all I showed was love?

When I questioned and accused her once again in rage, she accused me of changing the topic. When I dig more she shouted she doesn't know the person whom she saw was siddharth or not.

"What?"

"I... Siddharth is....dead...long back, before three years"

Her answer was the one of the best sentence I heard till date.

I didn't believe my ears....When she repeated once again I feel elated, ecstatic, euphoric..I don't know what to name that feeling.

Further conversing with her I came to know her dilemma regarding siddharth existence. Suddenly a doubt popped in my mind and I asked without keeping it in heart "What do you do if he's siddharth and wants you back in his life?"

I held back my breath for her answer and exhaled only when she said, she doesn't know. How should I take this answer? How useful will this answer be? How much chance I have? I don't know...

She dropped the oil much to my dismay by her next question.

"What will you do? Will you allow me if I want to go back? Or Will you keep me tied to you?"

What will I do? Will I roam like a devadas, sacrificing my khushi to siddharth? Or Will I forcefully tie her with me?

What will happen if she leads a peaceful life with siddharth while I will be struggling to give her place to someone else? Can it possible? Can I give her place to someone else??  The answer is "I CAN'T"

At the same time, I cannot act against her wishes. After all To lead a peaceful life, Two hearts to be mended!!! Two hearts to be ONE!!! Which will never happen when her heart was with someone else.

But wait, what's this siddharth being dead and alive??? How can a person who died three years before will be back unless he faked his death! Or Is he another person? Uffooo...First, have to handle khushi matter.

To answer her question, I need to clear my doubts.

"What will you do if he's not siddharth? Will you start afresh with me? Or Mourning over your lover's death for whole life?" I kept my face as stern as ever.

Now the ball is in her court, HER WISH WAS MY COMMAND!!!! Nothing less, Nothing more!

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