Arnav asked everyone to settle down .Khushi saw him taping his phone and typing something. She shook her head in disappointment. After some moments of silence .
"Payaliya why didn't you tell us that this girl is in contact with this man" Buaji asked
"I asked her to not to tell you. We only started contacting each other recently." Khushi answered Buaji.
"How could you Khushi? How could you contact this man after what he did to your parents." A frustrated Garima asked
"I could because I know exactly what happened that day when we met accident. That accident could have caused mine or even his own life. Just because he survived the accident I could not blame him." Khushi simply said shrugging her shoulders
"Really ,is that why he left you and went away not bothered to ask about you once in these years. Don't forget that if not for our kindness you would have begged in the streets" Buaji roared
"I am thankful that babuji was kind enough to give me a shelter" Khushi couldn't complete it
"We treated you just like Payaliya. We did everything we could for you and is that how you pay back by hiding things and going behind our back and revoking your relationship with this man" Garima tried to act betrayed with Khushi's action.
"When did you treat me like Jiji Amma. The last time I checked I was a burden thrusted upon you ,a bad oman. Wasn't me? You say you hate my chachaji because you have that unbounded love for your sister. Then where was this love when buaji use to taunt me, where was this love for your jiji when you both tried to force a seventeen year old in to marriage with a widower, Where was this love when she mocked my parents death, where was this love when she used to call me names. Khushi's nose flared with the anger she felt seeing Garima's pretense
"Khushi please don't say things" Payal tried
"Not this time Jiji. I am always grateful to babuji that he had it in his heart to give me a shelter and food but don't say she loved me or treated me like her daughter because she never did. She always joined buaji to make my life hell."
"Hey ladki..What do you think of yourself " Buaji started
"Don't you dare raise your voice here Mrs.Mishra. This is not your Gupta house that you abuse Khushi and everyone let you do that. You have no business here so I suggest you leave the room now" Arnav said with finality.
"Who are you decide that?" Buaji tried to question Arnav's right
"Her Husband" Buaji tried saying something when Sashi said" Jiji you go downstairs. We will join you soon. I don't want you to create more mess than it already is." Humiliated by Arnav and Sashi Buaji huffed and left the room angrily
After a moment Khushi continued
"You told me Chachu never contacted you or enquired about me. But Babuji didn't he called you,did he say he wanted to take me with him?" to which her babuji nodded "yes he did. He did say if Khushi was ready he will come and take her with him but I assured you are fine with us." Shashi said looking at Pankaj. He was silent all trough the conversation. Khushi again broke the silence " He did contact you again but..." Sasi was quick to decline
"No bitiya .He never again contacted us"
"I did Shashiji. The call was attended by your wife" Sasi looked at Garima asking if Khushi was right. His wife never said him about that call. Just like his wife and sister he too thought for Pankaj Khushi was a burden .But he got the answer when Garima didn't looked at him at all as if one look at her face all her lies will be out.
"She said Khushi loathed me for what he did. She said My bitiya believed I murdered her parents "Pankaj completed which shocked Shashi
"No he is laying" Garima tried but Shashi realised the lie with the way she was hesitating to look at his face. Sasi silently nodded accepting the wickedness he was now sure his wife has showed.
