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Part 31

Next day morning the gates of Raizada Mansion opened and walked through the drive way was none other than Akash Singh Raizada, seeing his looks, no one can say he spend an entire day and night in the police station, he was as fresh as a person can be, but the way he is walking it's like he was crushed under 1000kg weight. Only Akash can tell what actually he is going through.

First Akash was stripped of his dress, then the female constable staff present in the station was assembled by the constable who was signalled by Dev Verma and they trashed him in such a way that he cannot even move a limb and it continued for an hour or two but he felt like more than 6 hours and there was no single scratch on his body and left him there for some time and then the same constable bought dinner to him the same given to other prisoners, Akash would have thrown a tantrum but one look from the constable, he ate the food without spilling a word.

Akash was made to scrub the entire police station twice and then left him to sleep after completing that. Because of heavy body pains because of the beating and scrubbing he couldn't even sleep but he was woken up with in an hour with the ice-cold water pouring on his whole body and was given a towel to wipe the water from his body and then gave his cloths from yesterday to wear and told him to go.

When he came out of station Akash remembered that he left his car in AR parking lot, and from station to AR he can take an Auto or cab but he left his phone, wallet, and car keys in his desk drawer and in haste he forgot to lock it.

He has to either go to AR or RM by walk, AR is 1 hr by walk and RM is 2 hrs by walk and Akash thought to go to RM and take some money then go to AR that would be better he thought because he cannot drive his car which has very poor legroom for a tall person like him.

Thinking of his car, Akash remembered the day when Arnav told him not to buy that car, even though the car is very good but it is not suitable for a person like Akash and told Akash to buy other car or at least let him to help buy a car suitable for him but out of jealous, he said he want to buy a car of his own and want to stand on his own feet without any one's help, He already took a test drive and he is very comfortable with it (which was absolutely a lie). Now Akash thought why did he not listen to Arnav on that day or at least take a test drive before buying that car, which he drove only for a day or two but now he was left with no choice than to drive that car every day from here on till he can buy a new car for himself.

Slowly after 3 hrs of walking, he finally reached Raizada Mansion and saw that the lawn was being prepared for auction, then he remembers that today is the last day for them in the house and by the end of the day they will go to their old house.

Payal was pacing in the living room with all their bags packed when the bell of Shantivan rang, she opened the door in hurry thinking that the person should be her husband and was not disappointed because it was Akash who rang the bell and seeing him Payal hugged him tight not knowing his condition and Akash shouted out of pain and Payal left him at once and asked him what happened instead of waiting for the answer she told him, how she was worried for him for whole night could not even sleep, not even a wink. Manorama who came there hearing Akash shout along with Nani, Manohar and Anjali, said "Hello hai bye bye....Ayee Khoon bhari thang can't you even see that my son is in pain and you are saying your own without even notizzing him, you insensitive womenzzwa, shut upia and movezz from hiszz wayzz".

Payal was embarrassed and moved from there and Akash slowly walked to sit in the sofa, all the while Payal waited for Akash at least to defend her or see at her for assurance sake but he did not even look at her once, which was more humiliating for her and when Arnav defended Khushi in front of all, she was jealous to no extent and in a way she always want a husband like Arnav, she thought Akash being his cousin is like that and when he courted her she agreed but Akash proved otherwise.