Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Arhaan's P.O.V.

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After we entered Khushi's house, she was all gloomy for the whole time. I just found her smiling at two moments.

One was when she met the maid of her house and the other was when she talked about her friend, Preety.

But when she was with her father and brother, she was all blank though the case seemed different for her family.

They were happy having her with them. I was clueless what was happening. I kept thinking all the while there was something between them and Khushi.

For once I thought of telling them about the incident of last night but stopped last moment considering my behaviour with Khushi after marriage.

What if it was just my behaviour that made Khushi think of doing something like that!

Though I was damn angry on Khushi for what she did with me and I wanted to hurt her likewise but I didn't really want to make her think of suicide at least.

I didn't even imagine that she might think of something like that. So after that incident I became careful with my behaviour towards her. I decided to talk to Khushi and think of a way about what to do.

So when Khushi said she had something to tell me, though I was really feeling sleepy, I spoke up otherwise, "Go ahead."

She kept staring at me without uttering anything and I spoke up again, "Khushi, is anything wrong?

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Khushi's P.O.V.

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I kept staring at his face while thinking from where I should start. He really was looking like he was feeling sleepy.

Then giving my thought a break, I spoke up, "You should get some sleep. Let's talk later."

He spoke up normally, "It's okay. You go on. What is it?"

"Let's talk tomorrow. I am also feeling sleepy.", I spoke up though I wasn't feeling sleepy at all.

Arhaan kept staring at me for some moment and nodded at that and spoke up, "Okay."

Coming back to my room, Arhaan forwarded towards couch but I stopped him and spoke up, "You sleep on the bed. I will take the guest room."

Looking around my room, he spoke up, "Is it necessary? I mean, I can take the couch, you sleep on the bed."

I spoke up being irritated with his caring tone, "Why are you being like this, Arhaan? You don't have to be careful considering the people around and especially when you are in this place."

Saying this, I got out of my room immediately before he could say something.

Entering the guest room, I got on the bed and tried to get some sleep. Being unable to get that, I kept thinking what would be Arhaan's reaction if I get to tell him all this.

Will he believe me? Or think otherwise that I am again going on with another plan!

What if he won't believe me?

My mind chided at that, "What else! You must leave in that case."

While thinking like that I fell asleep at some point.

After fazar prayer, I got out of the mansion and kept walking through the garden which I used to look at from my balcony.

Once I leave, my existence might be just got erased from the memory and life of the people here. Esha might be sad for a while but she would forget me with the caring and loving person around.

I also liked those people like seriously and wish I could tell the family as mine. But that was never gonna happen.

May be I am just too lucky to get this.

As I kept thinking like this, a sad smile crept on my lips. When I saw Kaki entering the mansion, I also got inside and forwarded towards kitchen to help her making breakfast.

When we were done, I got back to my room and by that time Arhaan was already awake but still on bed.

He kept staring at me and finding nothing to do, I spoke up, "Will you go to office today?"

He shook his head and uttered, "What were you talking", interrupting him, I spoke up, "Everyone will be getting downstairs now for breakfast."

He gave me a confused look and then nodding at me, he got down from bed and forwarded towards washroom.

When he got out of the washroom, we forwarded to go downstairs only to get stopped as his phone rang off. He got the phone and uttered looking at me, "It's api. You go ahead. I am coming after talking to her."

Nodding at him, I got out of the room and helped kaki in setting the table.

By the time the table was set, Abbu and Vai were already downstairs. When Arhaan didn't get down and Abbu asked, "Where is Arhaan?"

I spoke up normally, "He is talking to Areesha Api."

Vai spoke up then, "Khushi, we have something to talk to you."

Something to talk to me!Like really!

I couldn't get to utter anything rather just kept looking at him confusingly but before Vai could say something, Arhaan got there.

Abbu spoke up then, "Let's take our breakfast first and talk later."

Hearing him, I turned to Arhaan but he was looking sad. Being confused, I was about to ask him something but Abbu spoke up, "Arhaan, is everything alright dear?"

Arhaan forcefully smiled a little and spoke up, "Yeah. All fine."

In breakfast table Arhaan just spoke up whenever he was asked something otherwise he was all quiet. Abbu and Vai was talking on random things and surprisingly, Arhaan kept looking at them every two minutes.

After breakfast, Abbu and Vai sat in the living room. Arhaan sat there with them for a while and kept doing the same thing. Looking at them every two minutes as Vai and Abbu went on gossiping. After sometime Arhaan uttered, "I need to talk to Aman about a project." and got upstairs.

Vai then turned to me and was about to say something but feeling something off with Arhaan, I uttered, "Vai, I am coming back in few minutes. "

When I entered my room, Arhaan was staring at something in his hand. Getting closer to him, I saw it was his wallet and he was staring at a picture.

But as soon as I uttered, "Arhaan?", he just folded his wallet and kept it aside.

I gave him a confused look and all he kept quiet and looking at the floor. I was worrying is everything alright in his home! But the thought got faded as there was no way for Arhaan to be here if there was something really wrong in his place.

He didn't turn to me rather uttered still looking at the floor, "It's Father's Day today."

It took me sometime to get his words and understand why he was looking at Vai and Abbu for the whole time. He must be missing his father badly.

But the case was different for me as I never had a father from the beginning and I had always missed the warmth a child gets from a father.

As I went on thinking like this, some words came out automatically, "I can understand you." only to get a deadly look from him.

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Arhaan's P.O.V.

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After talking to Api, I cut off the line but something caught my sight on the phone screen.

A notification saying it's father day today.

After Abbu left, though Zaman Uncle always tried his best to make me feel that he was no less than my father but I kept missing Abbu from the core.

Today at breakfast table when I saw Kowshik gossiping with his father happily, I just couldn’t help looking at them again and again remembering back days when Abbu was alive.

After breakfast, I got back to the room and sitting on the bed, I took out my wallet and kept staring at the family photograph where Abbu and Ammi were with us which I always keep with me. As I kept staring at the smiling faces of the picture, tears started forming in my eyes.

When Khushi got into the room suddenly and uttered my name, I kept my wallet in my pocket but couldn't get to look at Khushi immediately rather kept staring at the floor.

When I spoke up while trying to control my tears, she dared to make fun of me.

She dared to ridicule me.

The very same girl who was with her father few minutes ago was saying that she could understand me that how badly I was missing my father.

Though I thought of behaving with her nicely, I couldn't help giving her a deadly glaring look as she dared to utter those words.

I spoke up more like yelled at her while glaring at her, “What do you understand? Just what? Do you know how does it feel not to have a father with you? Can you even feel it? You are here now right after meeting your father and you can meet him whenever you want. It's father’s day today and likewise your father brought you here to make you feel that he is still with you. And here you are telling me that you can understand me with this matter, like really!!

You know what khushi? You are really disgusting. Just disgusting!”

Saying this, I got out of the room taking my coat.

Her father and brother were in the living room. When they saw me and uncle was about to ask me something, I spoke up immediately, “I have got an urgent meeting to attend.”

And before they could say something, I got out of the house without giving Khushi a look who also got downstairs by that time.

Getting out of the house, I got near my car but just stayed like that for a while. Then I thought of going away for a while and was about to get into my car but got all irritated when getting the key wasn't in my pocket.

Then I forwarded towards the house again to get my keys being angry at me as I had to see her face again which I wanted the least at that time.

When I entered the house, they were still in the living room and Khushi was there with them. She was talking to them normally.

They seemed to have a serious conversation which I got seeing their expression and as they didn't even notice me.

I thought of going to get my car keys without bothering them and took a step ahead only to get stopped as I heard Kowshik yelling at Khushi, “How dare you talk to me back! Just sign it now.”

And when Khushi tried to speak up again something, Kowshik just get ahead and slapped her to my utter surprise.

Khushi just looked at her father for once with teary eyes and then signed on a paper kneeling on the floor in front of a table. ALLAH knows what was that!

I got too shocked at that to utter anything let alone doing. I mean how could her brother slap her and even in front of her father!

Taking the signed paper, Kowshik again uttered, “Just get lost forever now.” and left the house following his father.

Khushi kept kneeling on the floor for a while as tears were falling from her eyes badly and after few minutes, surprisingly she got up wiping her tears.

And then she saw me only to get all startled and a tear escaped from her eye which spoke up many things about her past behaviour with me and I just got paused there.....