Belated/Advance Happy birthday Sara baby💖🎂💖 Wish you get everything your heart desires😘 May your all wishes true on coming years. And have a fantabulous year ahead. Stay healthy baby. Keep smiling💖😘😘

I bet this is the weirdest birthday wish ever you heard. I suck at remembering birthday dates but yeah, I do remember someday in this week is your birthday, but I don't know when🙈🙈🙈So sorry for this weirdest stupid wish... And...

This story is dedicated to you sweetheart 💖 I know you love ur possessive arnuu.. But I do not want you to get frustrated with my terrible Possessive shot which is still hanging in between first few words🙈🙈🙈🙈 I'll try to make this ride a memorable one😃

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"Contract marriage." Khushi whispered under her breath not able to believe her ears. She's sure, her ears gone for holidays and it's deceiving her big time else why would this laadgovernor want to marry her for six months. He developed some feelings for her over these days, didn't he? Or Her eyes deceived that too? Why is it always she was snatched from embracing & living with happiness? Is it her parents sin to keep her name as Khushi? That happiness always took a step back even before it nears her & she never gets chance to live with it. Why is it always she has to compromise on anything?

"I don't have all day for you Miss. Gupta." ASR merciless voice did nothing to reduce her torment.

Khushi looked at the man in front of her. He's no more the man from the past month. He's the man who ruthlessly tore her Dori on first meet, he's the heartless man who telecasted the video worldwide & put her dignity at stake. He's the man who sent her to the crumbling building almost showing her the death bed. He's the man who let her fall from first floor on his office. He's the man who never missed an opportunity to show her status. What can she do now? Is there any other way she can surpass this situation without getting hurt & let others get hurt?

"Fine Miss. Gupta. You won't answer right? Let me show what I can do." Scaring the shit out of her with his words he stormed towards the altar where the wedding rituals is happening.

Khushi stood shocked seeing him marching towards the altar in haste. She knows he's a man of words. Yet, somewhere in her heart she believed he'll not stop this wedding. He'll not play with his brother feelings. But... His next set of actions proved her wrong.

"Stop this wedding." He roared in his ASR tone. Each & every family member paralysed hearing his words. Aakash hand stopped midway, leaving the nuptial thread, mangalsutra to dangle midway. The most affected was Gupta's. They can't imagine another broken wedding for their dear Payal.

Khushi breath caught in throat. She couldn't believe he's ready to spoil his own brother happiness costing her family too. Now she realised the seriousness behind his words. He can go to any length to get his demand done without caring anything on the world.

"Chotte what's this irresponsible behaviour? Is this way to behave in your brother marriage?" Devayani chided him.

"I am serious Nani." ASR obstinate reply made Khushi to run towards them.

"What? Chotte don't play." Anjali said in a serious tone giving worried look to Payal.

By then Khushi reached there & held Arnav left arm and pressed it to stop him from doing stupidity which will blemish her jiji happiness forever.

"Please stop it arnavji. I'll do whatever you say." Khushi whispered in a soft tone. Her eyes brimmed with tears.

One minute everything seemed perfect but another minute everything doomed. Arnav gulped & closed his eyes for a brief time before opening it again to face his family who stood with apprehension.

Buaji stepped forward & spoke in alarm fearing for the worst. Arnav stance didn't give them good vibes "Bituwa did we done something wrong?"

Mamiji butted in before Arnav could answer "Hello... Hi... Bye. Bye.. Arnav bituwa didn't like your middle statuswa... wedding cancelled... Aakash bituwa get upwaa.. Arnav himself stopped this wedding... Hello.. no no... bye bye Gupta's..."

Tears slipped out from Khushi eyes & she clutched Arnav palms tightly "Arnavji... please..."

He looked down at Khushi who's begging him, pleading him with her eyes & what not.

"How can you perform the rituals without groom's brother & bride's sister? See, Khushi just now arrived. In fact because of her this wedding is happening, so her presence is bound to be needed na." Arnav declared with a smirk leaving everyone to sigh in relief.

Khushi knees give up with the heaviness of her heart. A lump formed on her throat choking her from inside.How much can she bear? Isn't she human? A human with all emotions. But certain Raizada never realise that & taken her for granted always.

"Khushiji what happened to you?" Anjali rushed to Khushi seeing her slumping down.

Before she could slump down, the same Raizada who hurt her always saved her like always. Garima & Nk run towards them.

"I think she didn't eat anything di. I'll give water to her. You go, see already their marriage got disturbed. Auspicious time is passing."

"But chotte... khushiji." Anjali stammered averting her eyes from Khushi to Payal and back to Khushi. From distant she can hear Panditji declaring about the little auspicious time left for the wedding to finish.

Khushi inhaled a sharp breath and wiped the sweat from her forehead & forced a smile on her face "I am fine di. Please don't stop anything. See how Aakash Jijaji is waiting to tie mangalsutra on jiji neck." She forced a giggle, trying to act normal.

"But Khushi..."

"I am fine amma."

"I think we should continue the rituals." Said Arnav eyeing Khushi to convince them.

Khushi bit her lips hard to not cry out from loud. Where her destiny had landed her? She might be cursed then why else she's undergoing all this.

"I am fine amma. Di you should concentrate on wedding now. Don't make my jiji to wait." Khushi pouted, better say she tried.

"Ok. Chotte don't forget to give her juice." Anjali warned him throwing a teasing smile at the same time. Arnav forced a smirk when all he wants to scream out loud about Khushi's betrayal. He wants to cry out aloud for his fate which mercilessly betrayed him each time. He bragged about writing his own destiny when in reality he doesn't even have a single equipment to write it in the first place.

"I am waiting for you in car. Come soon. Don't create scene Khushi." He menaced through gritted teeth breathing fire on her face.

Khushi meekly nodded following him whereas everyone returned to the altar.

After sometime when Aakash lovingly put mangalsutra on Payal neck, Arnav there on other side almost strangled her neck while tying it. Khushi had nothing in her defense. Helpless tears cascaded down her cheeks without nonstop. How many times she dreamed of a fairy tale wedding? And see what she got now.

"Don't even in misconception that your crocodile tears will affect me. You mean nothing to me." He spitted out with pure rage that Khushi dead thousand death.

"Why are you doing this arnavji?" She whispered brokenly.

"It's ASR for you." He stressed each word dragging her out of the temple & threw her forcefully inside the car.

The bangle which he got for her yesterday broke into pieces piercing her skin once again proving Her Destroyer & Saviour is always same.

She flinched at the physical pain which made her shed few drops of her blood. Uncaring about her flinch, he closed the door loudly after roaring showing his monstrous side again "Now don't make drama Gupta. Shut your stupid mouth. If ever I hear any noise from your side then be ready to walk all the way to shantivan. Oops, there's never going to be Shanti henceforth, how will it be when you're making your presence there?"

She sat immobile too stunned to reply anything. The moment the realisation dawned on her, she stifled her cry hearing the loud crash of closing door on his side.

Throughout the journey Khushi buried her face on her lap. Her whole body shook by her cries but not even by mistake any kind of noise was heard inside the car. The speeding car doesn't scare her anymore than the man sitting beside her. The dark night is no more a nightmare as her life itself turned as a nightmare. The physical pain on her wrist is no more paining as her body is far away from sensing it's own reaction.

Suddenly she felt herself yanked by someone. Only then she realised, the car is no more moving in high speed instead it is parked inside the gates of shantivan.

She lifelessly dragged her foot as he kept dragging her with him. He didn't forget to throw the garland on her neck before entering inside the living room.

"Di, where's bhai and Khushiji?" Asked Aakash roaming his eyes around the hall.

"We're here Aakash." Arnav voice boomed across the living room.

As expected gasps aroused.

"Chotte... chotte... what's this?" Anjali found her voice after the initial shock. She didn't expected her chotte to come with garland on his neck with Khushi.

"We got married di." Arnav declared casually causing the occupants to gape in terror.

"What? Come again. Are you kidding me?" Anjali mumbled taking steps closer to them.

But buaji was quicker than her and yanked Khushi by arms "What's all this Khushi? Is it any of your prank?" Khushi kept mum and lowered her lashes as she's too tired to buy all the accusations which will follow by.

"Come on di. I am not speaking in an alien language." Arnav muttered out in an irritated voice and next moment everyone eyes popped out as a loud slap echoed inside the mansion.

"Di." Arnav mouthed in shock & his cheeks stung with pain & his neck ached by the force it's turned by the unexpected slap. Never in his life he got physical punishments let alone a slap that too by his di.

"Shut up ASR. Just shut up. Tell me, what did you do to this poor soul?" Anjali yanked Khushi by her side and pointed her to Arnav. Arnav is in beyond shocked to open his mouth.

"Answer me ASR. What threaten you give this time that she agreed to marry you?" Anjali roared in rage with unshed tears clouding her eyes.

"Di what are you saying? I am not ASR for you. And You... you want me to marry khushi right? I married. What's your problem?" Arnav retorted unsure of his Di's sudden changed behaviour.

"Do you think I'll buy your good for nothing lie?" Anjali reprimanded sarcastically giving shocks to the three souls which is obviously her dear husband, her darling brother and her new Sister-in-law.

"Speak out the truth ASR. What khushiji did to you that you went ahead forcing her into this marriage?"

"For god sake, stop calling me ASR di. I am your chotte. Call me chotte."

"If you're truly my chotte then you wouldn't have done something like this. Forcing a girl into your wishes is not something we taught you & thought of you. But you... you ALWAYS does that with Khushiji. But NOT ANYMORE."

---To be continued.

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P.S: It's not an intense emotional story. A light hearted one like always but will travel on emotional front now & then.