Rabba Ishq Naa Hove - Season 3 - Part 38

  

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Chapter 38


Khushi’s POV


I am so hurt to know from Arnav that Sheetal was the one who filled his ears about my conversation with Maa before the latter’s accident.

“Sheetal was involved? Why would she do that?”

Arnav exhales loudly.

“She was my friend, Arnav. Why would she agree to my father and do something so horrible to me?” I repeat.

“She wasn’t agreeing to your father. She was agreeing to her father..” he explains.

I don’t understand.

“What?”

Arnav wipes off my fresh tears again.

“Have you ever met Sheetal’s parents?” he asks.

“No..” I deny. “They live in Australia, thats all I know. And she keeps travelling there frequently to spend time with them.”

Arnav clenches his jaw and cups my face this time. He looks disturbed and I sense he is going to reveal something unacceptable to me again.

“Sheetal is Shashi Gupta’s daughter and your step sister.”


My step sister? Sheetal? How? Words choke in my throat as tears continue to stream down my face. Arnav keeps wiping them away, swallowing his own pain seeing me in this state.

“Yes, Khushi. I got to know this when you and I were distanced for some time and I was digging more info about Shashi Gupta in India. Sheetal is his daughter. He was already married to Sheetal’s mother when he married your mom. But they kept this hidden so that they could use the wealth your mother had. He kept Sheetal and her mother in Australia and stayed in India handling your mother’s business. Then after your mom died, he was free to call them both in India but again, if he would do that, your mother’s extended family would go to the court and try to snatch his right from being your and your business’s caretaker which is why he avoided that from happening and this remained a secret forever. Sheetal’s mother still stays in Australia where he kept visiting her most of the times, lying to you that he is going for business meets. But as Sheetal started to grow up, she wanted to be a part of his life too and hence she settled down here, befriended with you so that she could stay close to her father too. And at the end he just used her as a pawn to fill my ears against you. Why would she not follow her father’s orders going against you? Of course she did it without thinking twice, Khushi.”


This is really bad! All these years I lived with cheaters.

“Sheetal started hating you in the course of time because Shashi Gupta kept buying time from her mother in the name of looking after you and his greed for money which he got running your business, which hurt Sheetal and her mother both as they couldn’t get his time and affection. So, when you planned to elope from India, going against your father, Sheetal sided you, keeping Shashi Gupta in dark and started assisting you to find a proposal of an NRI whom she would marry you off and then that way her father Shashi Gupta would not have any more excuses and he might finally give his real family the time and love they needed from him. But then I stepped in and failed Sheetal’s plans by tricking you to marriage. Obviously, when Shashi Gupta got to know about it and that Sheetal was the one who was helping you, the first thing he did was send her off to Australia to her mother again. He was already agitated that his plan to get you married to a suitor of his choice was failed miserably and he didn’t want Sheetal to be here and mess more with his next set of actions. I too had no idea of any of this until just two months ago, through my sources and thats the theory we all came up with.”

Damn hell!! Now I know why suddenly after Arnav tricked me into marriage, Sheetal flew away to Australia and never stayed in touch. This is all too much. I get down from Arnav’s lap.

“Khushi?” He tries to pull me again but I step away.

“Why is everyone related to me so cruel? None of them loved me, did they?”


Arnav’s eyes shine with tears this time.

“I did.. I always loved you, Khushi. And I understand what it means to realize that the people you loved, never loved you back.”

“No you don't understand, Arnav” I snap. “Everyone I trusted has stabbed me. My father, my best friend, everyone. I hate them all.”

“I know you do and I know how much it hurts you, Khushi. Come here…”

I push him away when he tries to get closer again.

“Leave me alone, Arnav. You knew all of this and yet you never confronted me before. Just go away. I don't want you near me right now.”

“Okay,” he still comes closer again, stretching his arms to hold me. “Okay, I am sorry. Come here.”

Before I can think of going away, Arnav grips my arms and pulls me for a hug. He keeps stroking my back and kissing my head, giving me the comfort I need at the moment. I really want to feel loved and not betrayed for once. But I guess thats life. You need to stop expecting from people and start living for yourself.

“Sshhhh.. Stop crying.. please stop crying,” he murmurs, stroking my back gently again. I give up and wrap my arms around Arnav’s back and pull him closer to my body.

In a few minutes my sobs subside, the pain in my heart eases with Arnav’s closeness and his touch of love. After a while, he pulls away and cups my face, stroking the tears away from my eyes.

“I promise no one will ever hurt you again. You deserve so much more baby.”

Baby! He called me baby!! No other endearing term felt so cliché yet blissful like this one from his mouth. Arnav kisses my forehead and the world around us fades to black. All I feel is his lips touching my skin, his strong arms wrapped around my fragile body and warmth of love spreading between us. I need him so much more.. In so many more ways and so many more times but we are taking this slow. And slow is good. So effing good that when Arnav leans down and carries me in his arms to put me to bed, I know one thing for sure. I am not letting him sleep anywhere else from hereon, but next to me.


Time halts again for us as he leads us towards my bedroom. All these years I vouched for the wrong people, I trusted on cheaters and never could make or keep loyal people in my life. Arnav was the only one as far as I know now who has loved me despite knowing my flaws. He has wronged me too yet the efforts he has been putting now to cover it all up and give our marriage a new beginning is worth all of it. I lean closer to his chest, wrapping my arms around his neck as he steps inside my bedroom. Arnav gently places me on the bed and kisses on my forehead.


“You have heard enough for the day, you should rest now. Go to sleep. We will talk tomorrow.”

He presses another kiss on my head before trying to pull away from me but I don't let him go yet. I hold his hand.

“Khushi, I said we will talk tomorrow.”

“Who said I wanted to talk tonight?” I mutter. Arnav is absolutely clueless to my demand. “I want you to sleep with me on my bed..”

His face glows the moment I complete the statement but he is too strong mentally to accept it. Before he can retort, I shift on the bed to give him space to accommodate himself and thats when he gives up.

“You know sleeping on the couch together like we did last night and sleeping on bed is going to be different?” he asks.

“I know what I am signing up for, Arnav. And don't act like we never slept together before.”

“Just once,” he reminds me.

Yeah. We had slept on the bed just once together before and that was the night when we consummated. Tonight, it will be different. Though I really want to have my fill of him again, my mind is flowing with too much of pain to crave for pleasure.

“I just need to snuggle you tonight.” I murmur softly. “If you let me,” I further add.


Arnav smiles at my desire.

“I’m all yours, baby. To snuggle, cuddle, kiss, and the rest of the stuff that we’ll do someday.” He says and turns off the bedside lamp.


Thank God he turned off the lights or else he would see the blush creeping on my face again. Just his romantic remarks are enough to soothe my pain. Arnav gets on the bed, inside the sheets, waiting for me to snuggle him as I had claimed before. And boy, I don't delay this for even a second. Leaning closer, I push myself to him and snuggle into his chest and the moment I do, Arnav wraps his arms around my waist, drawing me further close. Just this touch of our bodies, is enough for us to feel the love.

“Sleep now…” he kisses my head again. I raise my chin and look into eyes instead. “If you keep looking at me like that, we might end up doing a lot more than just snuggling Khushi. Don't test my patience, please.”

He sounds serious but it still makes me smile. I smile and looking down I cuddle him further. Peaceful sleep is what we both have craved for but now that we are in each other’s arms, it’s the last thing in our minds. We wont admit it, but thats what it is. Despite that, after a few strokes of Arnav’s large palm over my back, my doze off.


To be Continued.

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