Heal Me

Open Wounds (11)

"Sorry about the late update but having health issues."

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He is constantly keeping tabs on her health and making sure that someone is around her making sure she have her meals and medicines on time. She closed her eyes, feeling tired of jumbled thoughts and thought of talking with Arnav tomorrow after she will be discharged.

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Khushi gave her best smile to Nani, trying to assure her that she is fine now and really sorry for making them all worried. She looked behind Nani to see even Manorma throwing concern filled glances at her side and looking around to make sure that she is comfortable. Akash and Lavanya are at office as Arnav decided that he will take care of her discharge. Her eyes again searched for Arnav, him ignoring her is something which is making her restless.

She frowned looking at Manorma who was trying to act like she is dusting her room again due to hygiene reason but soon her frown turned into smile as she realized Manorma Raizada is actually hiding things in her pallu from which she think that Khushi can harm herself again. After everyone left her alone to rest. Her fake smile vanished, in trying to run away from her own pain, she ended up giving tension to the family who supported her in this difficult time.

Her brows furrowed again as she thought about the man because of whom she is here. Arnav Singh Raizada, unexpectedly supported her, trusted her, when her own family didn't. He brought her with him, to his home, between his family and made sure to take great care of her when the same man didn't use to leave a chance to throw angry words at her. He actually stood in front of her, like a savior, ready to take down anyone who dared to hurt her and now when when she have returned from the door of death he is ignoring her.

She was expecting the mighty ASR roaring in anger, shouting at her, calling her stupid and all. With the careless step she took, she didn't only push her life in danger but his and his family reputation also. Now that she think, if something would have happened to her Arnav and his family would have to go with so many legal formalities and media would have left no chance in making assumptions and tainting the name of Raizada's. Her eyes turned wide as thought about the possibility, may be that's why Arnav is angry with her and ignoring her. She knows how much Arnav loves his business and his family's privacy.

Khushi had her dinner sometime ago and now she is sitting on bed while some movie played on TV screen in front of her but her mind and heart were too restless to notice anything. Her eyes flicked towards poolside as she felt something and her eyes brightened looking at Arnav who placed his laptop and coffee on the table before he himself settled on the couch. She instantly removed the duvet from her and takes step forward to go there but stopped abruptly. "What is she going to tell him? How will she even approach him?"

She slumped back on the edge of bed as her mind searched for the way to start with, for the right words to tell him. Arnav Singh Raizada isn't an easy person to deal with and especially when now he is angry and not talking with her already.

Arnav sighed as sipped the last sip of his coffee before keeping the cup aside and closed the laptop. He is not unaware of the gaze settled on him, he is himself stealing glances of Khushi when she was looking somewhere else but mostly those hazel orbs were looking at him again and again.

He leaned back with closed eyes and keeps his one hand above his eyes as he thought about the last week. Khushi's attempt to suicide and his own reaction to it has left him scared. She has been successfully breaking the walls he had built around his heart from years. The fear and pain he felt by looking at her in pain is unnerving him, he is unable to understand his own actions, his own feelings.

So much happened in last few days and for the first time, instead of his sister being his first priority, he is hovering over the woman who is knowingly or unknowingly is responsible for his sister's pain, her tears. If it would have been some other girl, he would have held her responsible for sure, without caring about the explanations of how, when and why but here he have brought the same woman with him, in his home, he fought with her family, his family so he can keep her safe and sound in front of him.

And after the stunt she pulled last week and the condition he have found himself after it has left him scared. He have never let anyone come close to his heart because he always feared these emotions and Khushi had unknowingly making an effect of him which is not good for his piece of mind and the strong walls around his heart. So he did what he knows best, he started ignoring her but somewhere in his heart he knew that it is not the only reason. He is angry on her as well, how can she even think of ending her life.

Here, he stood in front of her in every way so no one can hurt her and tried to be as soft as he can, trusted her and supported her against her own family and goes and tries to commit suicide because her aunt still holds her responsible for something so absurd. He is angry on her for stirring so many emotions inside his cold heart and making his old wounds open.

"Arnav ji"

"Arnav ji"

His thoughts were interrupted by her soft and unsure voice which he ignored at first, considering it as his another imagination but this time he felt her. He soft hand holding his hand above his eyes as she was shaking him "Arnav ji"

He opened his eyes while removing his hand from above and looked at her confused "Khushi". Corner of her lips lifted to give him an unsure smile as she looked around nervously and that jolted him to reality. He is not imagining, she is actually standing beside him, looking down at him and he was on his feet next moment.

"Khushi, what are you doing here? Do you need something? You shouldn't be roaming around, you need to rest." Arnav bombard her with questions and she just looked at him silently, confusingly and a tear fell from her eyes, overwhelmed with his concern for her which made him more restless. He holds her from her forearms and asked softly "Tum theek ho? (Are you alright?)"

Khushi continued to look at him through tears while her lips twisted into an assuring smile and she nodded. Arnav sighed in relief but next moment he frowned looking at her and pulled his hand back to his sides as he realized what is he doing again. He closed his eyes in frustration, he needs to control his emotions which are all over the place because of this woman standing before him and looking at him innocently with those doe like eyes.

"What do you want?" he asked looking at her sternly and composing himself back to his ASR avatar. His voice turning firm and emotionless as Khushi looked at him confusingly, confused with his sudden change of expressions and emotions in voice.

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

Precap: Behind The Walls

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