I am proudly yours

"I never thought you would go for DNA test in your insecurity" Arnav growled throwing the envelope away.

Khushi fiddled her fingers and her eyeballs danced within its boundary in nervousness. She lowered her eyes and then gaze up at him with rage after regaining herself from the shock.

"What do you expect me to do then? Your family keeps comparing you and Aarav 27*7 then how can you expect me to stay quite? If ever I go down then that's it, Aarav and chote looks so similar, Aarav and Arnav bituwa behave same to same, Aarav and bhai habits are so identical. Do tell me what I need to do then? What will you do if a carbon copy of me will land on our house and our family keeps pointing out the similarities between us. Will you sit quiet enjoying everything? Tell me now. TELL ME ARNAVJI..." She blasted pushing him back for each sentence.

He render speechless, his Khushi his love was going through a lot and he doesn't have any idea about it. Does he turned inconsiderate to her feelings? Is it his love? Is it his promise of keeping her happy? Is it his vows?

He was snapped to reality when Khushi shook him vigorously waiting for an answer.

"TELL ME ARNAVJI, WHAT WILL YOU DO IF A CARBON COPY OF ME ROAMING AROUND OUR HOUSE FLAUNTING OUR SIMILARITIES?"

"I would have thrown them out of the house showing their place after proving their intentions" He shouted fervently.

Khushi took her hands back flabbergasted.

"What intentions?" She asked unsure of her thoughts.

"That they're playing around fooling us. I trust you, you never ever will do anything which defame your family and you never compromise on your morals" He answered softening down cupping her cheeks tenderly.

She shoved his palm away which was on her cheeks "That was not same case for you"

The mellowed down anger of his came back with full force.

"What do you mean? Do you think I'll sleep around everyone I came across?" He yelled through gritted teeth.

Khushi bit her lower lip not knowing what to tell him and how to ask her doubts. She averted her eyes when his accusing eyes creating a guilty conscious in her.

"Is this your trust on me?" Asked he seeing her silence.

Khushi stood tightlipped. What can she tell him when she herself was confused beyond anything.

Arnav waited for few seconds hoping to get an answer from her when it didn't arrived his fury reached new heights. If not for his self realisation of his own words he would've lashed out on her. He recalled his own words when she questioned him, only then he realised Sheetal was playing some nasty with them having some intentions behind her entry.

Calming his nerves he held her arms gently he yelled on her face "Fine then. Hear me out Khushi kumari Gupta Singh Raizada. I, Arnav Singh Raizada loved, loves only one girl. He bare his soul only to that same women who was his wife now. He only shared himself with her. His strength, weakness was known only to her. His other relationship was always remained plantonic. His heart and physique was only known to her. She was and will always be the first and last women of his life. She will be the mother of his kids. I only LOVE HER, which was you. KHUSHI ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA"

For a minute Khushi got reminded of the ASR whom she met first time. He was literally breathing fire now.

"Laadgovernor, why it always you have to declare your love like this. Can't you say it nicely" She pouted.

He left her in amusement, ofcourse not without uttering his dear phrase "What the!"

"Why are you wasting your energy by shouting like this? Anyways we can't straighten the dog tail, can we? Leave it. And don't ever think to interfere when I throw out that so called friend of yours" Saying this she fluttered outside like a butterfly humming her favourite Aaj mausam Suhana...

While Arnav stood with open mouth.

Did she just compare me with dog and tail? What the!!!

***

"Good morning Sheetalji... Hadn't you went in search of job?, I thought so" Khushi wished and asked innocently taking her place on sofa where everyone are chatting.

"Oh yeah khushi. I am searching for one, but no one is ready to give me a job" Sheetal sniffed faking her tears.

Nani and Anjali looked at her with pity.

"Why is no one is giving you a job? I mean you studied at Harvard, it's a prestigious university. I am sure no one will not miss the chance to hire you if you're intelligent" Khushi stated normally.

"What do you mean by intelligent Khushi. I am more intelligent than you" Sheetal frowned at her.

Khushi fluttered her lashes "Oh, really. Then you must know some basic science right?"

Not only Sheetal everyone furrowed their brows in confusion.

Out of all people Sheetal couldn't able to control her tongue "What do you want Khushi?"

"You seems didn't catch my point, I see. I will ask directly, who's Aarav father?"

Sheetal gulped visibly, she never thought Khushi will be too fast to open the matter infront of the family. Infact she thought Khushi will leave arnav inorder to give justice to aarav after seeing the DNA report.

Composing herself Sheetal spoke in  displease "Why are you asking now khushi? That was closed chapter of my life"

"Then why did you fly to India? You said the other day, you came here searching for Aarav father"

Sheetal fidgeted with her own fingers thinking to stop the conversation somehow.

"His father was married to another women" Said she.

Nani and Anjali gasped in shock. Anjali stood from her place to console Sheetal but was rooted in her place in shock.

"STOP WHERE YOU ARE DI"

"Khushiji.." Anjali could only whisper
in horror. Never ever she seen an  angry Khushi. Nani and Mami open their mouse in shock and never closed it following by.

"Then why are you giving false hopes to Aarav then" Khushi asked remembering the day when Sheetal convinced Aarav about his father.

"It's my personal matter Khushi. You have no right to question me"

Khushi raised her brows in amusement and clapped the next instant.

"Wow... Standing in my own house, you're speaking about my rights"

Sheetal stood up to escape away from there but Khushi caught her at right time.

"So eager to run to your room. There're some guests waiting for you outside. Wait let me call them" Saying this she called someone.

And whom they saw made them to
dart their pupils.

"Police..." Whispers everyone simultaneously.

"So let me tell about the great fraudulent of the year Miss. Sheetal Kapoor. Born as Malik, she converted herself into her mother surname Kapoor to enter into Raizada clan. Poor she, having no any idea about her being step sister of ASR she entered into the relationship with him. For him she was just a tool to keep the girls away from him and for her he's her trophy to flaunt among her friends. There's nothing much between them and they parted as soon as their college ends. Everything was normal until a day came when she was devoid of money. Packing her bags she came to India in search of her father who's none other than Arvind Malik, husband of Ratna Malik and father of Anjali and Arnav. She collected every details of our family with the help of Avinash Malik, brother of Arvind Malik. Knowing about Arvind son, Sheetal was overjoyed who wouldn't be if Arnav established himself as well known business man. Thinking to claim her rights upon ancestral property sheesha Mahal she reached Delhi and what followed by was her findings about Arnav each and every thing.  By that, she came to know arnavji's hate for his father. She was so in thrist of money that she never thought twice to play the disgusting act of claiming her son was her step brother's son. Aarav was born out of her flings. Malik blood run on aarav veins that his DNA matches half of it with arnavji. So it was easy for her to teach aarav like Arnav" She finished telling the things she know and raised her eyes to look at others.

Anjali and nani slumped down in shock and whereas Arnav stood at the end of the stairs controlling himself from breaking something on his way.

Aakash and Payal ran towards Nani and Anjali providing support to them. Sheetal stood sweating in fear and scandalized by her failed plans.

"Arrest her" Khushi dragged and throw Sheetal to the waiting arms of police.

"You're not doing right thing Khushi" Sheetal kept shouting until she was away from their sight.

Khushi turns as the commotion ends, no one was in the state to react. Feeling pity for them, she dragged her feet to Arnav.

Gently cupping his cheeks she made him face her "Arnavji, I..."

He didn't let her complete her sentence instead he asked one "When did you find all about her?"

"Yesterday. I got doubt on her and asked amanji to do background check" She said in a low voice.

His head shot up at this "Then why did you fight with me today? You could've told me the truth and why did you go for the DNA test then?"  

She bit her lips nervously and averted her eyes away from him.

"I am asking you" He cleared his throat.

"I.. I want to know, did you two.. I mean I want to know about the depth of your relationship" She replied lowering her eyes. Even after knowing Aarav was not Arnav's son, she feared about their relationship. She wanted to know how close they were at that time. So she went ahead done the DNA test and purposely started the fight.

Her eyes caught the movement of his Adam apple up and down indicating him on the process of controlling his nerves. She silently prayed to her devimaaiyaa to give strength to him to accept Sheetal truth.

"I am sorry. I did everything without consulting with you and doubted you" She said in guilt.

"It's ok. I did the same on past, remember. I am telling you again. You are and will be the only one in my life. I must say by living with me you grow your brain" He chuckled at end earning a slap from her.

Wrapping his arm around her waist he pulled her against him "I should admit, I am proudly yours"

"So you're not proud of me before?"

"Yeah... Oh.. it's not like that. But..."

"Don't try to convince me, now I got to know your real face"

"Khushi.. Jaan..." Arnav chased her to the room.

They are so immersed in their bickering that they easily forget the  sheetal matter and their family who stood open mouth getting shocks after shocks.

Once reaching room, Arnav slipped his mask of feelings before his love and she made sure to console him.

"Even, the burn will feel as an ice if one's loved ones are near"



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