MY LOVER MY HUSBAND

CHAPTER FIVE

"May I come in," Pradeep says as he knocks on Khushi's bedroom door

"No ." Khushi replies

"I was only asking for courtesy, you might have been naked. God knows how many times I have walked in on Rehan and I don't want to add to the  porn collection...it's been traumatizing enough." Pradeep comments

"Don't come in." Khushi yells but it falls on deaf ears.

"This is still my house and I do what I want ." He says as pushes the door and enters inside only to stop in his tracks. "Why can't I ever catch a break? What are you doing?" He says taking in Khushi's half naked state

"I told you not to come in." Khushi says

"And I admit, I should have listened." Pradeep replies sighing loudly

"You don't look surprised, disturbed yes but not surprised. I didn't want you to see me like this, but you have and I need an answer. Is it what I think it is or is something wrong with me? " Khushi
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"Open this door." Khushi yells banging on Rehan's door

"Its open, don't yell ." Khushi storms inside Rehan's room with Pradeep on her tail

Rehan takes one look at Pradeep's stricken face and says "you told her, dad really."

"I had no choice but to tell her, you do know she was breastfeeding before the accident, well her body just remembered and I walked in on it. I just had an uncomfortable conversation with your sister, so am just going to sit this one out..." Pradeep says as he settles down on Rehan's bed

"How long were you going to keep it a secret?" Khushi asks curling her hands into fists which Rehan notices

"And just what do you think your going to do with those?" He asks

"You looked me right in the eye and told me ansh was your son...."

"No, actually you assumed he was my son, I just didn't bother to correct you." Rehan says

"That's all you have to say to me, that it's my fault you lied to me. You know what, I came in here with the intention of getting an explanation from you,  but  I don't want it anymore. Your going to tell me where to find Arnav and that's all am going to need from you." Khushi says

"Arnav! Arnav! Do you hear yourself right now?? That's the solution you come up with, Arnav." Rehan asks

"If you won't do it, then he will..." Khushi says as she turns to face Pradeep
"Dad you won't do a thing." Rehan says

"And who exactly do you think you are Rehan to make that decision? You might have locked me in a room yesterday but If I want to see Arnav, then am going to see him and there's not a thing you can do." Khushi says

"Well am not letting your self destructive tendencies get the better of you, you are not to see him and that's final." Rehan says

"Do you consider yourself a God? Do you think your word is law and I have to abide by it...well I don't think so." Khushi says

"Am doing this for your own good. Trust me Khushi." Rehan says

"You lied to me about my own son, do you think I can ever trust you?" Khushi asks

"And you think you can trust him?" Rehan asks

"His is the only name i remembered, that has to mean something." Khushi says

"What it means is that you enjoy being his mistress Khushi...what it means is that----" Rehan doesn't get to finish as Pradeep interrupts him "That's enough Rehan."

"Someone has to tell her, you were his mistress khushi, you were with a married man. Do you know what will happen when you to go to Arnav?? He's going to suck you into his web again. You became a woman of loose morals when you were with him, your self respect went through the window. You can't help yourself with him and  am not going to keep putting my entire life on pause just to save you from yourself."
Khushi doesn't stick around to hear the rest as she rushes out of the room

Later that day....
That must be all of my stuff…”Arnav says as he tries to  zip up his suit case, the zip doesn't budge so he sits on it to add weight to it but it still doesn't budge. "A little help." He says to dev who then sits on the other side and soon enough the suit case is closed.

“Thank God…”dev exclaims

“Why do you sound so relieved??" Arnav asks

“Because you have been freeloading me for months Arnav… am ecstatic your finally moving out…I can finally have my apartment all to myself…”dev replies

“Well you should know I hated it here, your apartment is too stuffy, and you’re probably the most unhygienic person I have ever encountered… you can’t even do your own dishes dev…”Arnav says

“You sound like my mom, only you don’t have a high pitch in your voice…also nothing you say will ruin my mood, your finally leaving. Nothing will ruin this day for me..so you should--” a knock on the door halts his sentence

“Were you expecting anyone??” arnavasks

“no, were you?”dev asks

“If I was, would I have asked you if you were?”Arnav asks

“I will go see who it is…”dev says

“Yes you go do that…” Arnav states

Dev is slightly taken back seeing Rehan at the door and is even more puzzled when Rehan just casually walks in and goes towards arnav and grabs ahold of his collar

“Where is my sister, you’re going to tell me or I will hit you, actually I will still hit you even after you tell me…”

“Why do I feel like this has happened before??”dev exclaims

“Rehan, I have no idea what this is about. What happened to khushi?”arnav asks

“You really don’t know?” Rehan says

“No…” arnav says

“I think she has run away…” Rehan says

“To where?”Arnav asks

“I wouldn't be here if I knew that”Rehan states….

"He almost had one foot outside..." Dev mumbles to himself
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******NOTE****
It's been a while...I have been dealing with some stuff, all part of life. I  guess staffed happened and I lost this part of my self that enjoys to write, but am back, hopefully I keep on writing....