Heal Me

Guardian Angel (2)

All the people gathered there to mourn looked at the scene with sheer curiosity and Khushi looked at him with wide eyes "What is he doing here? And why is he speaking for her?" She thought. Madhumati looked at him with a frown before opening her big mouth "Who are you to speak in our family matters?" Madhumati shouts back. "If it's your family matter then you shouldn't making scene on the roads." Arnav spat angrily and looked at Khushi who was looking confused. Anjali was also standing beside her now, to give her support.

"I will keep saying that she is a curse. If only she would have married Shyam babua then at least Shashi Babua could have died in peace, knowing his one daughter is settled in life but no she snatched that also." She cried standing beside Garima who was herself crying, on one side she lost her husband and on other side her daughter is getting blamed for the same.

"Married whom?" Arnav asked looking at his sister as Anjali and him suddenly felt unknown fear creeping inside. First, his Jija ji was here, carrying Shashi Gupta's body when they didn't even know about his demise and now Madhumati talking about Khushi's marriage with some Shyam.

"Shyam? The guy who carried your brother's body? How do you know him?" Arnav asked looking at his sister who suddenly looked pale and whatever they heard next made their worst fear come true. History is repeating, they have been cheated again. The man whom they trusted above everything, the man whom they welcomed in their family with open arms and that same man betrayed them.

Anjali felt her knees giving away at feeling of betrayal and Arnav was instantly on his sister's side. When others looked at them confused, he looked at Khushi who was also looking at them, questioningly and a raged Arnav told them everything about Shyam and how he is cheating both of their families. His eyes were on Khushi who again went back to her stone self.

He sighed as he finished with barely controlled temper and finally move his eyes from Khushi to her aunt. He thought at least now her aunt will support her but she started cursing her again, paying no attention to Payal's pleadings. He looked at her stunned, when she marched inside the house and returned back with two bags before she threw them outside. "There's no place for bad omen like you in this house now. I won't let you snatch whatever we have left with." She speaks pointing finger at Khushi and started pulling Payal inside.

Anjali and Arnav looked at each other as they remembered how they were thrown outside from their house when their parents died. Something inside Arnav snapped looking at Khushi who was sitting on ground with no reaction to the drama happening around her and empty eyes. His heart twisted painfully, just by thinking of what will happen with her. His heart again went back to the moments when she tried to find comfort in him that day in hospital because something inside her trusted him enough and though he have failed her that day, he won't fail her today.

Leaving Anjali to stand on her own he walked towards Khushi and made her stand beside him. "Madhumati Gupta" He screamed making everyone to look at him "You have just shown how heartless you are but She's not alone. I take her responsibility from today but let me tell you, you'll soon regret whatever you're doing today." He looked at Khushi who was looking at him with no expression and gathered her in his arms, from one side. Anjali smiled proudly at her brother as she picked Khushi's bags and nodded at him to let him know that she is with him in his decision. Arnav holds both his women in each arm and walked towards his car.

He opened the door of his car for them to sit and Anjali sits inside but Khushi abruptly turned back "No. I can't go." Arnav frowned as he held her back from running away "What? Where are you going? Didn't you hear, what your aunt said? She won't let you enter inside the house, Khushi." He tried to make her understand but she continued to cry "Arnav ji, I need to see Babu ji. She didn't let me even touch him for the last time. Please let me go, I need to see my Babu ji one last time. Please let me go before they burn him into ashes."

Arnav felt tears pricking his own eyes, looking at the girl who used to bring smile on everyone's face and today she is crying, helplessly. He looked at Anjali who nodded at him and he forcefully made Khushi to sit inside the car before he started driving in high speed. He stopped his car after reaching to their desired destination and pulled out a crying Khushi.

Khushi stopped crying for a moment looking at her surroundings before running forward to where last ritual of her Babu ji is getting performed. Arnav and Anjali followed her, closely.

Shyam who was asking priest to finish everything soon, his eyes widened when he looked at Khushi and behind him Arnav and Anjali. He gulped as he looked around for a escape before he started running away. Arnav and Anjali looked at his retreating figure and then at each other, if he thinks he can fool them anymore, he don't know what is coming on his way.

Leaving everything else for later they focused on Khushi who was crying while hugging the body of her father "Babu ji, please wake up. Please look at me, your Khushi needs you babu ji. You can't leave me alone, you know Bua ji said I can't live with them anymore. I know they are just angry with me,they are sad because of you. Babu ji, please come back. I'll do as you say, I'll marry whoever you say but please come back. Please come back for your Khushi, I have no one except you. How'll I live? Who'll guide me? Who will support me? Who will caress my head, taking my all worries away?"

Anjali turned her back at the scene, crying bitterly herself looking at the broken angel who used to light up anyone's dull mood but today. She ran away to car, unable to take it anymore and the great ASR who claims to no emotions in him, his eyes were also wet. He pulled back Khushi as priest requested, they need to get done with all the rituals before sun sets. People present there started to look for Shyam as he was the one, who was going to give fire to Shashi Gupta's corpse.

Arnav looked at Khushi in his arms and then at the priest knowing very well that Shyam isn't returning back and neither it will be good that her father get fire from the hands of that betrayer. So he told priest that Shyam is not here and Shashi only have two daughters, one of which is crying in his arms. Priest called someone else but everyone started looking at each other. Having no other option, Arnav comes forward with a heavy heart, only he knew how he is even standing there when flashes of his own parents body are continuously coming to him.

His hands trembled holding the wood in his hand but he somehow managed to do it, he holds Khushi's hand from his other hand before giving fire to Shashi's dead body. He takes steps back instantly to stop Khushi from hurting herself, who was trying to come closer to fire, crying for her Babu ji. He gathered her in his arms, his one hand on her head to keep her on place and other holding her from her lower back.

He looked down at her as she suddenly stops moving to found her unconscious, carrying her in his arms he moves towards his car. Anjali looks at Khushi in concern before Arnav asks her to sit inside the car, he made Khushi to lie down in back seat and Anjali keeps her head on her lap. Arnav looked at Khushi one more time before sitting on his own seat and driving away to Shantivan.

To be continued...................

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