His Knife Her Chest

Chapter 5 |Mishandled yet again|

Shyam Jha had made it back home. He was ever so delighted. Now sitting in their room with his ever so innocent Rani Sahiba in his arms, but with Khushi in his mind and heart.

His eyes caught her beautiful, sensual, young sight the minute he walked in. Standing there serving the family breakfast she looked oh so pretty. He wanted her body but he wanted Anjali's money. He smirked at his evil mind. His hands itched to touch her, feel her smooth skin against his, if only she would pay him a single glance. Anjali's voice broke his sick fantasies.

"I'm really happy to have you back." She expressed her happiness.

"Me too Rani Sahiba me too." He replied.

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Payal on the other side was really disturbed. The evil was back in the house. Why was Anjali being so stupid? Couldn't she see he was a danger to the whole family, her Khushi most importantly. She had made a promise to protect her Khushi at all costs, and the scumbag was back so she had to get to work and make sure they never cross paths with each other, especially never alone.

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Khushi had so much anxiety after seeing Shyam back. Was Anjali that blind that she couldn't see a single fallacy in him? Was nothing his fault and was she the only to blame for all the mishaps?

And why did she taunt her like that in the morning? Did she hate her that much? Why was everybody seeing the fault in her only? There were so many people in this house who too weren't perfect.

Dejected, she made her way back to Arnav's room. She didn't feel like labeling it as hers as it never was her room, it never felt like one. The poolside felt more like a room and peaceful place than the room.

Payal sensed Khushi's discomfort and rushed to her room to give her sister the much needed shoulder to rest on. But before helping Hari Prakash to clean the breakfast table, because well, there were the daughter in law duties hovering on her head 24/7.

Payal found her there, sitting lifelessly on the chair by the poolside. Slowly she made her way to her and hugged her. Reconfirming that she was there for her and that she wouldn't let anything happen to her.

Akash on the other hand couldn't find his wife and searched for her throughout the house only to find her in his brother's room hugging Khushi. He was crossed seeing the scene infront of him. Her sister was in dire depression while both of the Gupta sister's affections didn't stop for each other.

He marched towards her and commanded in an authoritative voice. "Payal what are you doing here that too with Khushi? I've been going crazy looking for you in this house only to find you here showing your sister all the affection you've got for her."

"I'm just spending sometime with Khushi, Akash. Some people don't wanna consider how one person can cause a havoc in someone else's life. So don't you dare try to make me feel bad for taking my sister's side or just being here with her giving her the emotional support that she needs. Anjaliji has all of you walking here and there around her but did you guys once ask my sister about her wellness? How would you and the family know that she isn't a robot and that she too has emotions." Replied an equally heated Payal. How dare he?

Turning to Khushi she said. "I'll be back soon, tell me if you need anything."

Khushi nodded and Payal left glaring at an angry Akash.

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Anjali wanted to visit the temple to thank the goddess for sending her Shyamji back so she made her way downstairs and asked the others if they too wanted to join because it had been a few days since they all had payed the temple a visit. Everybody agreed except Shyam and Payal. Nobody even had the heart to ask Khushi, it was as if she'd committed the most horrible crime. Payal wanted to stay at home with Khushi because she didn't want Shyam trying anything stupid which would upset her.