Arnav stood under the shower with cold water cascading down on his features erasing the awful touch of someone which he himself unaware. His hard, cold palms were pressing on the opposite wall supporting his body. His eyes closed, lungs doing its work properly though in a brief time.

'What the hell is she blabbering? When did I betray her? What lie did I say to her? Why is she accusing me of something which I never know what it was? Why the hell is she claiming that I betrayed her? Wasn't she the one who went ahead ignoring me all the time? Then why is she blaming me now? I just went to a party, what else I did? Why is she behaving as if I gave her place to some other women? Can't she know she is the woman of my life? Hell, that was not the question in the first place. Dammit!!!' He slammed his fist against the wall in despair. 

Inhaling a deep breath he opened his eyes abruptly when a sudden thought popped into his mind.

'Do anybody trying to separate us? Even I got an image, has it been related to khushi's behaviour. But unlike him, she is not a person to fall for such tricks. What is going wrong? Only she has answers for her behaviour'

That cold air somehow cooled his mind. Wiping his wet hair with a towel he realised he forget to take his clothes in hurry. Tying that same towel around his waist he left the washroom.

When he stepped into the room, he saw her sitting on the bed with her palms hiding her beautiful face. Ignoring her he made his step towards wardrobe only to halt his step, hearing her muffled sob.

Swiftly changing his direction he reached her in two strides not forgetting to close the door.

"Khushi.." His soft voice made her raise her head.

The heart-wrenching state of her red swollen eyes clouded with misery churned his insides.

In a blink his palms came in contact with her cheeks, kneeling down in comfortable position oblivious to his uncomfortableness as his mind and heart were only on khushi.

"Khushi..." He gaped when she eyed him innocently.

"What had happened to us khushi? Why we're so near yet so far? Why our heartbeat increases yet it didn't give us serene feeling like earlier? Why everything looks wrong? Why??" His low cracked voice brings more tears to her eyes.

He leaned resting his forehead against hers and continued "Have you realise how aloof we become these days? We aren't same as before.." He gasped some air not able to continue further.

"Why are you devastated khushi? How can I know the problem if you refuse to share it with me? Or...Do you think I am not worth to know your problems? Are we.. split that much?..." He squinted lowering his hands from her cheeks, not getting any response from her.

When he moved back a little she stopped him by wounding her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her.

Gulping her throat, she opened her mouth to speak. But no words come out rather, a sob arises within her threatening to spill out.

Swallowing it by difficulty she continued "I... Don't want you to betray me...Will you?" He frowned at her question. She waited for his assurance that never came as his thoughts are busy in deciphering behind her behaviour.

With batted breath she started to spill her state again "I don't want to believe that...photo but I couldn't ignore either.... It's screaming something else on the contrary of my belief. What shall I do? I want to be selfish. A selfish who wants to possess you only for her. A selfish who wants to claim her rights on you, no one...I mean no one should dare to touch my precious. What I have to do to make you only mine? Tell me..." She asked desperately and caressing his nape hair simultaneously.

Terrorized by her words he closed the distance between them leaving a millimetre gap "There's no need for you to feel insecure. I am all yours, always yours. Only you have that right khushi. None has their rights on me more than you not even di..." The minute he told the latter part khushi crashed herself against his chest shifting all her weight on him.

He stumbled on his sitting position and the force she lands herself on him make him sit with a hard thud, if not for his hands that balanced them both, they would be rolling in the hard floor by now.

All those months of ignorance, anger, hurt, disappointment flown out of their minds. Only they matters.

"Then why had you let some chudail to touch you. Ever my thought crosses your mind when you to...I am not gonna forgive you ever for that" she warned him dangerously while he shuddered at her words grasping the meaning. Before he could clear his stand she pounced on him like a hungry lion.

"Where did she kissed you...Here.." She asked placing her index finger on his left cheek and without giving him time to acknowledge her query she pressed her lips hard on his left cheek with a noise. His eyes widen and mouth opened in shock. Never ever khushi had kissed him, it was always him to kiss her, cuddle her and hug her to his heart content.

"Here???" She questioned shifting her finger from his left to right cheek. Without delay, she shifted her lips too. 

"Here too???" This time her finger rested on his lips. Her eyes darkened imagining some chudail kissing him on his lips.

Not giving a thought she smacked her lips on him. His hold on her waist got tighten anticipating a mind-blowing kiss. Had she not bite his lips, it would be added to one of his precious moment.

"Ouch...What the!! Khushi..." He jumped not expecting this and her earlier words registered on him making him unleash his ASR avatar.

"That's what happens if you do something like you did yesterday" Her possessiveness overcome by anger that she changed from sweet khushi to terror khushi.

"STOP THE HELL KHUSHI. HOW COULD YOU THINK LIKE THAT? JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GIVE YOUR TIME AND I WAS FRUSTRATED YOU THOUGHT I GONE TO ANOTHER WOMAN? DISGUSTING... IS THIS YOUR TRUST ON ME? JUST TELL ME ONE THING, DID I EVER EYED ANOTHER WOMAN AFTER MARRYING YOU? HELL EVEN BEFORE OUR MARRIAGE MY EYES ONLY FIXED ON YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU THINK SO CHEAP OF ME" He roared pushing her off him standing up. 

She stumbled back only to regain herself in a moment, standing up on her feet equalling to him "You're speaking about trust, really?" She yelled in hurt. His words about trust pierced her soul bringing back the old memories which were long forgotten or Was it huddled in a corner waiting for a moment to come out?

His fury drastically changed into remorse and guilt. His wrongdoings to the poor soul whom he claimed to love were hitting back with the vehemence as a result of her words. His head which held high in arrogance earlier was now hung down in shame. He has no words on his defence for his earlier behaviour to the contrary of the present.

"I agree, I wronged you khushi. It was totally a prejudice from my side. But this time, I didn't do anything that could hurt you khushi. Trust me for once, I may be heartless, ruthless, arrogant, monster and anything than a betrayer. Trust me...I was not..Like..My..Father..I will never be" He choked on his last words. He swore himself the day when he witnessed his father's betrayal and the repercussions of his actions which led his parents to choose the path of self-destruction not caring for the two souls whom they give a life. He'll never ever betray anyone who depended on him. That was the reason he broke up with lavanya.

Khushi inhaled wiping her never-ending tears which were mercilessly flowing from past few hours. Along with him she too felt his pain through his words. And his eyes are so expressive at least to her, that she can read him. If it was another situation she would've cuddled him and hide him in her small frame not letting him remember his fateful past. Though she knows few of his past, still she doesn't know it from arnav's perspective. Before she muddles deep on his past, his pleading misty eyes choke her heart. Those chocolate orbs never carried a tinge of tears till now. But today those carried myriad of emotions that she was confused what to read through that eyes and what not. One thing she clearly read was his pleading, pleading to believe him. She saw the same naive khushi once upon a time pleaded him to believe her, to give a chance to prove her innocence. She saw the same craving in his eyes. How can she act ignorant then?

"I want to trust you, but I..can't" She stammered through her sore throat. His breath caught in throat fearing the worst.

"Why?" He whispered not getting why khushi is hell-bent on proving her mistrust. He went to a party and came here straight away, from where did a woman land on? He could only frown at his thought until khushi open up.

"I got a photo of yours with a..Girl.." She uttered in disgust closing her eyes.

"What the!!" As usual, his golden phrase comes out of his mouth as if it was waiting in a queue for its chance even before his brain would analyse her words and it's truthfulness.

Khushi sighed as if she was already prepared to hear her husband's famous phrase.

"Unbelievable, show it.." He demanded thinking it would be that particular someone who sends him khushi's photo on yesterday night.

She fiddled her fingers with nervousness, What should she show him now? She has no proof now. She reacted at instant and regret now. Her own heart fighting against her brain about his fidelity.

"It was lost, I don't know where it went" She whispered shifting her gaze downwards.

"What?" He scrunched his brow and his ASR brain working fast to fathom the weird things happening around them.

"How did you received it? In mobile or ..." He asked and his question was cut short by her answer.

"Courier" She answered albeit her mind warnings. Her mind wanted to scream on his betrayal while her heart is hell-bent to do the opposite thing. Unlike earlier she reacted seeing the photo, she let her heart overpower her brain.

"Then where it went khushi? Search the room, it will be somewhere here only" He said frantically searching for the envelope.

"I filtered the whole room, I don't know where it went within few minutes. Even the moment, I argued with you, it was crumpled lying here. I left downstairs and after coming back, I didn't see it here in the room" She whispered lost in her own analysis.

If it was lost from this room, then it must be possible only by any of the family member. Never an outsider can enter into RM and after the shyam fiasco the security was manifold ten times than before, She mused.

Who can it be? If a family member knows this then why the hell they did not confide in the face with me. If they're really my well-wisher they should have scolded arnav and let the truth in front of all. But instead someone is playing, why? What will that well-wisher gain by that? Her thought wandered on the possibilities.

"Khushi, did it was written something like well-wisher?" She darted her eyes in shock.

"How do you know?" She whispered as he came towards her.

"Shit, someone is framing us khushi" Arnav roared getting his answer at her question.

Khushi hiccupped on his words.

Is it? Did really someone is framing against them like he said? Does it mean he did not share himself with that woman? But that photo looks so real, Is it must be an edited picture? His skin has no traces of being touched by a woman. How is it possible? Did I accuse him without any fault of his? Her thoughts were surrounded by that women and him only not the person who is trying to play in their lives.

Conversely, his thoughts were revolving around the new grown enemy or well-wisher, only time will tell...

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