FF - Plot twist

Chapter 2 - Love? Yes

NK was mixing powered lax (Laxative) in orange juice, all the time cursing Shyam, thinking about all his misdeeds. He was completely scandalized knowing Shyam's true face. The man whom they all considered as an integral part of the family, whom they all respected and trusted with their entire being, in reality, was a crooked criminal.

NK mixed Lax in the juice and searched for Shyam. He found him standing at a corner of the house, with his grim face, plotting something evil on his mind. NK reached him, tapping Shyam on the shoulder, he handed over the juice to him. Shyam looked at NK and frowned in confusion seeing the glass.

Controlling the urge to break Shyam's nose, he gave a tight smile, saying, "Jiju, you look so tired. You need the energy to enjoy the wedding. Please have this juice."

Shyam was in no mood to think about anything else. He just took the glass and gulped down the juice in one go. 

NK slowly slipped off from there, smirking evilly, thinking, "Mission - 'Keep Shyam out of the wedding' accomplished".

On his way, he bumped into Khushi who was still in a gloomy mood. He gestured her to smile by stretching his fingers on the sides of his lips, curving them in a smile. She smiled a little, feeling happy for having a best friend like NK, who was standing up for her in the real time of need.

NK said, "Khushiji, you don't have to worry about Shyam, at least for the next two days."

"What happened, Nanheji? Did you do something to him?" she asked, suspecting that he must have done something to Shyam.

Grinning, NK replied, "Woh, Khushiji, I actually mixed the Lax powder in a juice and made him drink that. You know, Laxatives?" 

Khushi shook her head in 'No'.

"Well, Laxative is a drug which is used for constipation. But great dosages may cause explosive Diarrhea. Sadly, I mixed high dosed--- No. Extremely high dosed lax in the juice, which was intentional of course. And he won't be able to get off his bed after tonight's washroom show, which would be starting probably in 10 minutes," he ended with an evil smirk.

Khushi's mouth fell open in astonishment listening to NK's trick on Shyam. Seeing her shocked face, NK burst out laughing.

"That's so mean, Nanheji. I pity him, but that monster deserves much worse than this," admitted Khushi. 

After reassuring her, they both left to get changed for the wedding.

~*~

"I want to marry Khushi. Now." 

Anjali and Nani were dumbstruck with overwhelming emotions like - happiness and excitement that he finally agreed to get married; confusion, for not clearly understanding if he truly realized his feelings for Khushi or not; shock and irritation, that their dear Chote wanted to get married at that immediate moment.

Nani asked Arnav, "Chote, what do you mean by you want to marry Khushi bitiya and that too immediately?"

"Yes, Nani. I want to get married to Khushi," replied Arnav with a straight face.

"Chote, this is marriage, not any silly joke that you want to get married anytime you want. It is a matter of two families, many rituals and it must be done through a particular procedure," Anjali tried to explain Arnav.

"You very well know that I don't believe in all these things. In fact, you both must be happy that I at least agreed to get married," Arnav replied nonchalantly.