Heal Me

Composure (Part 4)

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Nani and Mama ji looked at Arnav and nodded in understanding, they all started leaving when Mami suddenly stops and comes back. She kissed on Anjali's forehead "We are waiting for you downstairs, bitiya." Anjali smiled at her looking her face, her make up completely spoiled from all the crying. She knew her Mami's tongue is sharp but she love her and Arnav just like Akash.

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Anjali closed the door behind them before coming to stand in front of Arnav who was looking at anywhere but her. She cupped his cheek and made him look at her before wiping the wetness from the corner of his eyes and Arnav hugged her, unable to hold back anymore while crying of her shoulder "I was so scared, Di. I am sorry. I am sorry for everything. I failed to protect you from this pain. I failed to protect you from the betrayal of that man"

Anjali rubbed his back, her own eyes turning teary again "No, you didn't. You did everything you could have done for my happiness, chotte but we can't deny what's written in our destiny." Arnav pulls back from the hug and made her sit on the couch before himself sitting on the floor beside her legs. "I know Di, however hard you try but inside this betrayal is breaking you. I promise Di, I won't leave that man. He will suffer for the every tear you are shedding today."

Anjali smiled through teary eyes "I won't deny it Chotte, the pain is getting to much to bear. I trusted him way too much. For me, he was my life, my everything but whatever he did is making me shrink in disgust that I was living a man like him." Arnav placed his head on her lap "I understand but still I was so scared, I thought... I thought...." He gulped unable to complete but Anjali understood.

"You thought, I won't be able to take it. I'll leave you like our mother did. You thought that I'll harm myself and leave you alone." Aranv's head snapped up to look at his sister who smiled at him, caressing his hairs "I won't deny that all I wanted was this pain to end, those memories to end but I couldn't. I know how our mother's one step has turned our life upside down. I know what difficulties we have to face and how we suffered that pain. That time we had only each other before Nani took us in then how can I take that same step when I knew that if anything happened to me, my brother will be lost in darkness."

"You know chotte, though I never said anything but I have been holding grudge against our mother from all these years. I always thought if she could have stopped to think about us, our life would have been completely different, my chotte would have lived his life like any other carefree guy but today I forgave her for everything. Today, I can understand the gravity of her pain and how much suffocated and betrayed she must have felt." Arnav looked at Anjali painfully as she continued with a faraway look "May be she didn't expect that our father will follow her leaving us all alone, may be she knew that we will be together to look after each other. Whatever she thought and whatever she did, today I forgave her for everything."

Arnav cried keeping his head on Anjali's lap again and Anjali caressed his head with same smile "And when any thoughts of self- harming came into my mind, the thought of my chotte stopped me. I can't fall week when my Chotte have struggled to keep me happy and safe, always. We have faced a similar betrayal 14 years ago and we can face it again, together. After all I am ASR's sister, I can't accept this defeat without a fight, right?" Anjali speaks last line with a chuckle making Arnav to smile and nods.

" I love you, Di." Arnav whispered still lying on her lap and Anjali smiles keeping her head above his "I love you too, Chotte." After sometime they walked downstairs where other members were restlessly waiting for them, Arnav and Anjali assured them. Anjali sits beside Nani and Mami whereas Aranv left to check on Khushi. Lavanya looked at his retreating back with confusion, his sudden care and emotions for Khushi is confusing her. The ASR she knew never shows his emotions for anyone, in fact he acts like he don't have emotions at all.

It's only after she entered inside Shantivan that she have seen him showing him any emotions for his family, especially Di but the way she is reacting for Khushi, her heart is signing her something which her brain don't want to accept. She smiled looking at Anjali and sits with everyone, though she wants to follow Arnav but feels scared that she will face something she don't want to.

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Arnav keeps his phone down after talking with doctor one more time. Khushi is still unconscious when according to doctor till now she must have been conscious, therefore a concerned Arnav called doctor who replied that it can be because of sedatives, there is nothing to worry. Arnav sits beside her on the bed and tucked her hair strands behind her hair, his mind went back to somewhat similar scene when they were in Nanital, just few days ago.

That time also she was lying down on bed due to weakness as he was keeping cloth on her forehead to aid her fever. He sighed, so much have changed within few days. Now again she is lying here lifelessly but instead of her serene face, all he can see is pain and worry lines and why not her life has turned upside down.

He looked at her, alert when he felt some moment in her. He looked closely as her brows twisted in a frown before she was trying to open her eyes. He looked at her while holding his breath, her hand went to her head which he assumed must be because of headache. She finally managed to open her eyes but closed it instantly because of brightness.

"Khushi." Arnav finally managed to speak, shifting close to her and after few tries, she finally opened her eyes. Their eyes met and both gazed at each other lost, she tried to speak something but felt her throat aching. Arnav instantly picks jug from bedside table and glass to pour some water in it for her.

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While downstairs, Anjali was trying to make everyone understand that she is all right and they were talking with each other about what happened with Khushi and how Shyam was deceiving them. Anjali was looking at Nani eagerly to know if they have permission to keep Khushi here at Shantivan when unable to control anymore Manorma started speaking.

"I know you have a very big heart but bitiya (daughter),have you turned mad? She have my sympathy, whatever happened shouldn't have happened but don't forget that she is the reason your husband betrayed you." Mami ji speaks to fill some sense in her.

"Mami ji, I told you all that she is innocent. She was also the target of this betrayal, she didn't know about Shyam ji." Anjali tried to make her understand but Manorma was acting like a possessive mother. "Knowingly or unknowingly, it doesn't matter. This doesn't change the truth that she is somewhere responsible for all this. Her Bua ji is right, she is cursed. She is unfortunate and takes same everywhere with her. First her own parents dies leaving her alone and today the man who took her under his wings died because of her. I am telling you Anjali bitiya, if you want to help her, give her some money or arrange a accommodation for her but don't think of keeping that cursed girl with us and......"

"Enough............" Manorma was interrupted by a loud noise which made everyone to jump from their seats. They looked at Arnav who was standing at the end of stairs.

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

Precap: Keep guessing ;)

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