Betrayal Epilogue

Conclusion

||After 6 months||

Arnav kissed his new born baby boy, Ayush's forehead who had slept in Khushi's arms.

"Why would not I have had faith in you, Khushi?" he said answering to her previously asked question. "Why would not have I waited for you? You and our Ayush, are the best thing that has happened to me."

"It still makes me afraid what if Aditiya and that girl would have succeeded in their plans. In all this I had been worried about our baby. In all these complication situations I was afraid I will loose everything, Aryan, you. I had no hope, Arnav. Whenever I think of our past, it gives me chill.  Thank you for showing strength, and be with me."

"Khushi, everything is fine now. Why do you stress yourself thinking about the past? You shouldn't be!"

Khushi made Ayush lay on the bed and pulled his white fur blanket on him. Then she made Arnav a space so that he could lay on the bed beside her.

Arnav made her comfortable in his arms. He rubbed her side of the arms.

"We have surely gone through the toughest time, Khushi. Since everything is okay now, I think it is safer to say even I had no hope. Everything was blurry, nothing was clear. I almost believed when you had said that you were pregnant with Aditiya's child. But then I knew you cannot stoop low. Also, we had promised that we will not hurt each other. I had been pretty ass when I blamed you in a college."

"I had been a spoilt child as well!" she said. "But after all this the way people took advantage of us and our situations to hurt us had been very hard," she said looking up at him.

"But they didn't know whom they were trying to hurt, right?!" he said. "Khushi, falling in love was a miracle. We couldn't stand site of each other and then when it became hard to live without each other I couldn't get to know. It's all because of our love that we are together. Khushi, I would thank you to keep yourself strong. For Ayush, for me. I am proud that my girl, my wife my son's mother is stronger!"

"It was only because I wanted to go through this bad phase of our life, I wanted to go through my pregnancy without hurting our baby, I wanted to be with you in the end in any way. You and our Ayush had been my strength. If it wasn't for you and him, I would have not been able to go through all that. Then we had gotten the best people in our lives. Lavanaya, Payal."

"Yes, they had been supportive girls, Khushi. Without them and their hopes it would have been really hard."

Khushi was in tears. Arnav turned on his side and kissed her lips and then her tears. "You should now start taking caring of yourself, Khushi. I was expecting you put on weight, look at yourself even after delivery you are lean stick."

"You are jealous?"

"Huh?! I am not a girl who would be jealous," he said.

Khushi giggled.

"Arnav, I need to talk to you about Payal and Akaash!" Khushi said.

"What about them?" he asked.

"I think, they both like each other, I asked payal, but she didn't say much I think she was shy."

"Wow! Really? Is that so? And you are telling me this now?" he asked.

"I wasn't sure, I still am not, but I have a strong feeling that they love each other!" she said.

"How come I didn't notice that?"

"If you will stop thinking of me you will notice it!" she said.

"Hmm...That's true!" he said and kissed her neck.

"Then, what you want me to do?" he asked.

"Talk to Akaash. I will talk to Payal and then mom, dad!"

"Sure, I shall do that right in the morning. And also, I wanted to tell you that Lavanya has found her partner."

"Seriously, who?"

"NK, the same guy she mentioned who didn't know hindi well!"

"Yes, I remember, it is amazing. How about getting Payal and Lavanya's marriage on the same day?"

"That sounds awesome. You know what, I had another plan."

"What is it?" she asked.

"How about you and me get married again?"

She laughed. "You are a father now!"

"How does it make any sense?"

"Doesn't it?" she asked.

"Nope! Let's get married again. We will then all go to honeymoon. We never got a chance to. Then we will get our Ayush, a little sibling to play with. What say?"

"Sounds interesting!" she said. "You are a great dreamer."

"So, you are not ready?!" he asked.

"Anything for you," she said. "I am all yours!"

"Don't you want anything from me?" he asked.

"You, and your love."

"That you will have from me till my last breath, Khushi even if you have not asked for it. Now sleep, I think we will have lot coming in the next days. As we will be busying ourself in all wedding plans."

"Hmm!" she muttered and give him a peck on his lips. "Good night!" She said, and then turned to kiss her baby boy. She made him lay in the middle.

Arnav then kissed Ayush and they both put their hand on his tummy on top of each other.

"Arnav, would you mind changing his diaper if I sleep?"

"Don't you worry, jaan. I will look after him you sleep tight!"

||After three years||

Arnav and Khushi, Payal and Akaash, NK and Lavanya, Anjali and Karan all sat at the beach watching their kids playing. Arnav and Khushi had another child a two year old baby girl, Anya. Akaash and Payal had a baby boy, Samar. Anjali and Karan had two baby girls, Lily and Laila. And NK and Lavanya, a baby boy, Gaurav.

These four couple had been living together as a perfect family under the same roof.

"Children, let's go now, it's time for a lunch!" Khushi said.

"You all go, and call when lunch is all set!" Arnav said.

"We will bring kids along with us!" Karan said.

"Are you sure?" Khushi asked.

"Yeah!" NK said.

"Bhabi, stay worry free!" Akaash said.

"Alright, let's go then!" Payal said. "We prepare for lunch!"

They knew their wives were still standing at their back to see if they were going to look at girls.

"They are gone, now we can look at girls!" Karan said.

Anjali looked at him in anger, she was going to him to take his class when Khushi stopped him. "Let's just see their true colours," she said.

"Shame on you, you are a father of a baby boy!" Arnav said as he too put his shade down as he saw girls.

"Aww...I knew my husband will never cheat on me!" she said. But when she saw him looking at girls, NK and Akaash passing comments they all four had turned into wild cats.

"Bhai, that chick is so hot!" Akaash said.

"I know right," NK said. "I wish I had a girlfriend like her!"

"Arnav!"

"Akaash!"

"Karan!"

"NK!"

Khushi, Payal, Anjali, and Lavanya all screamed their husbands name.

"You all want to see hot chicks, huh?" Khushi said.

Arnav, Karan, Akaash, and NK knew the arrow had hit at the right place. "You all had been spying us?" Arnav said, angrily.

"You just see what we all four do to you all four!" Khushi said and when four men saw their wives running towards them they ran.

"Kids, attack!" Anjali shouted and their all six kids ran to help their mommies.

"Catch us if you can!" they four teased them and ran on their top speed giving each other high five.

But when they saw their wives were all tired they stopped and as they came running they opened up their arms and hugged them.

"Can't believe you all are womanizer!" Payal said as she tried to break free from Akaash's hold.

"Oh come on, we know you had been standing behind us that is why we were trying to tease you!" Karan said.

"Really?" Anjali asked.

"Yes!" NK said.

"Swear on us!"

"Yes, we swear on you, you are our lives, how can we think of other girls?" Arnav asked.

They all four took a sigh of relief and as their kids came too they embraced them in their arms.

And they all had a good share of laugh!

||The end||

Betrayal part 24

CHAPTER 24

"Arnav ji!" Khushi got out of her unconscious state. She sat up and hugged Arnav she found him close by.

"Khushi, you are safe!" he assured her.

"Arnav ji, please tell me I am not dreaming. It is for real. Please, Arnav ji, tell me that girl is not here. She is gone. Tell me that man is not here."

"Yes, Khushi, they both have gone and gone for good."

Khushi was shaking her head as she refused to break the hug. She was even scared to open her eyes in a fear that she would find herself in Aditiya's farmhouse. She had her face dug in his neck.

Arnav happily captured her in his arms as long as she wished. His heart was palpitating at the thought that how much Khushi had been tortured by those two evils. And he hadn't even to think about it much after seeing Khushi's condition actually.

"Khushi, now you are free and safe," he muttered softly and rubbed her back. He chose every word with care making sure he didn't hurt her.

"Khushi!"

"Please, Arnav ji, don't ask me to go away from you, don't please," she added in fear and hurry.

"Who is asking you to go away, Khushi? Not even in my dreams I can ask you to do so."

Khushi rested her head on his shoulder and he could tell she was finding comfort doing so and felt protective.

"You know, you smell so good," he said. To his surprise he felt her smile.

"Khushi, how is our baby?"

Khushi finally pulled away. Arnav helped her lay back against the headboard.

"You must be eager to talk to your baby!" she said as she eased up. "You know your baby was very curious to know who was his/her daddy."

"Yeah?"

"Hmm!"

"Can I talk to him/her?" he asked as he gestured at her tummy. "Don't you want to know, Arnav ji, how come you are this baby's father?"

Yes, he wanted to, but he was really scared. Terrified about the fact what if he had forced Khushi.

"Khushi, please don't tell me that I forced you..." he said it somehow but he knew how hard words came out of his mouth. If yes; was her answer he might die of shame and regret.

"I just know this was my baby, Khushi. But how I myself don't know."

"Arnav ji, remember Shina telling you that Aditiya drugged her!" Arnav was relieved that she was normally talking now. Even if she was scared to mention them he didn't catch it.

He nodded.

"It was you whom they both drugged so that you don't know the fact this baby is yours, but me. He didn't use me because he was scared that if he would try to use me as he did Ananaya di, he will might create a problem for himself and his dad. He was scared of being caught. His dad was a part of their game. Aditiya, couldn't use Shina either because she couldn't have bare a baby due to the complications. Aditiya, also made me to lie that it's not his baby."

"Was that you, Khushi? You were here at that time?"

"Yes, otherwise, how your own doctor had lied you if Shina were to be here that she was pregnant? I was even there when we stayed at mom, dad's house. I was here when we kissed. I apologized. I was here with you when we went to see doctor Sharma. They both wanted to make this as real as possible. Shina was also learning everything about me. Arnav ji, I didn't want to do it," Khushi had again started getting nostalgic.

"I wouldn't have hurt you, Arnav ji. I would have killed myself if it wasn't for our baby."

"Arnav ji, if Shina hadn't killed Aditiya, his dad wouldn't have been on our side. And that Shina would have killed me and our baby!"

She stopped her cried any how and Arnav placed his hand on hers to tell her that he was there with her.

"Arnav ji, and no! You didn't force me. That night I was in my senses, but even you were drugged you spoke from your heart. You told me I was the best thing happened to you. You even said, I was the first girl you were going to make out. You were a virgin, yourself. You told me, you hated me and lied about sleeping with me because you were aware that Aditiya was never a good person. Arnav ji, until then, I hadn't realize how much you loved it until you made love to me. Arnav ji, even you don't remember anything, more than their brutal torture I remember the night we became one. Even though their intentions were wrong by saying that this baby wasn't yours, to break you apart. So that they could have gotten everything you had. That's how much he hated you. But they didn't realize that god was watching them. Arnav ji, this baby is very lucky for us, and strong. I had been ill, I had asthma and anemia this baby stayed strong and it kept me strong. Arnav ji, I know I had been stupid, even after marriage I was thinking of hurting and may be god knows I got the punishment for hurting you, but this baby changed everything."

Arnav didn't say a word and straightaway moved her sari pallu away and kissed her baby bump.

"Just to let you know daddy loves you and your mother a lot, baby! This is the promise your daddy won't even let you get a little scratch. Destiny has played dirty with us. I lost many people in my life, but I would get them in your image. My one year old brother, than my Ananaya di. You are the blessings of your grandparents, my jaan, your late bhua's and your late chachu's. From heavens they have sent you to us."

Khushi wiped her tears as she smiled seeing Arnav talking to his baby. Surely he would have waited for this.

He kissed it again and again.

"It's ticklish," Khushi said giggling.

"Ouch!" she cried the other movement.

"What happened, Khushi?"

"Arnav ji, didn't you feel it?"

"Feel what?"

"A kick. Our baby kicked!" she said.

"Did it?"

"Kiss it, again!" she said.

Arnav kissed her tummy and placed his hand to feel the kick.

"Woah!" he said. He was scared, he was excited. "Khushi; does it hurt?"

"No, it feels beautiful!"

"Oh my god, it must be a baby boy!" he said. "A soccer player!"

Khushi giggled.

"Khushi, I just can't wait it for come out to this world!"

"Same, Arnav ji!" Khushi said.

Betrayal Part 23

Hi Akashians,

Fasten your seat belts. Today, I am here to take you to yet another ride of the twists and the turns. Well, it is actually the end to your imaginations. This chapter can prove to be the most shocking revelation in the history of this story...Oh, I sound mysterious lady! I read your comments, on the precious chapter and I loved them. Most of you have specI know you all have questions that you need answers too. This chapter shall answer all your concerns. 

Happy reading!

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Betrayal part 23 The final Truth!

"Arnav, I am not sick! Whatever I am saying is the truth. Arnav, would you let your love get punishment for believing in what this woman has to say?" Khushi said.

"Khushi, I loved you, but what did you do? You cheated on me. You bare Aditiya's baby. Didn't you?"

"Arnav, how can I make you believe that, Aditiya forced me. I never loved him. I aborted the baby."

"Khushi, I have said that if anything happened to the baby, you will have to face the serious consequences. I hope you remember the contract papers you signed."

"Arnav, you couldn't have forced me to bare a person who raped your sister and then me."

"Khushi, how much lie you would say?" Payal spoke.

"You stay shut up, you are a bitch."

Arnav let out a laugh. 

"Khushi, since when you started using such words?" Arnav asked.

"Arnav, here she is taking advantage of every situation," Khushi retorted.

"It's what you have sow, Khushi, thus this is something shall you reap. It's not her, you took advantage of everything."

Khushi kept on looking at him in disbelief.

"Mom, dad, do you think too that I am mentally unstable?!"

Gupta's were quite.

"Mom, dad?" she said in utter shock.

"Jiju, I think we should call the doctors and I think it's the right time to send her to the mental asylum," Payal said.

"You are right, Payal," Arnav said.

"Please, Arnav, don't do this!" Khushi said.

"Doctor!" Arnav himself called the doctors.

Khushi looked where Arnav was looking, at the door from where doctor came with his nurses.

"Arnav, don't do this!" 

"Doctor take her!" Arnav said.

Khushi knew there is a gun in Payal's purse; that she used to threaten her. She immediately fetched her purse and dug into Payal's purse and took out the gun. 

Everyone got alarmed. Except Payal, and Arnav.

"If anyone tried come close to him I will kill myself or anyone who came close to me!"

Arnav didn't stop. "Arnav, stay away. I will harm myself."

"Do so!" Arnav said.

"Jiju, she is insane she will hurt herself," Payal said melodramtically.

"Payal, she won't do anything such!" Arnav said.

"I am not insane," Khushi shouted. 

Arnav without any problem held her hand and snatched gun from her hand.

This time Payal came forward and slapped her. Arnav didn't say anything.

"Arnav, she slapped me. You didn't say anything."

"If I want I can slap you too, but I won't get my hands dirty again, Khushi...Nah...Or I say? Ms. Shina Agnihotri. A girl who look exactly like my Khushi. Am I right? Shina?"

"What are you saying, Arnav? I am your Khushi. Who Shina? Please don't tell me this bitch has made another story."

Payal and Arnav were looking at each other and they smiled. They both were shaking their head.

"For god sake, stop this, Shina. Your every mystery is opened. You are an open book now."

"No, I am Khushi. I am not Shina! This Payal, is lying.

"Shina, well played. Payal, do you think we have to say much or we actually show her the live telecast?"

"I think jiju, we should end our drama here too. And bring our Khushi! Massi!"

"Yes, daughter, hold on."

Mrs. Gupta went in and brought the real Khushi out. 

Arnav's heart scrunched as he looked at Khushi. She was lean, her fair skin much paler. He immediately went to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as she needed the support to stand.

Khushi smiled weakly looking at Arnav. But looking at the girl who until now was taking advantage of her identity as her look alike, she shivered. 

"Khushi, I am with you."

"How this bitch? Got here?"

Arnav gritted his teeth. And on his behalf Payal gave her another slap.

"You are the real bitch, Shina?" Payal said.

"You all were doing drama?"

"Yes, we all were doing a drama. Because I am not a cheap wan like you, Shina. Not even in my dreams I would ever think of hurting my sister or her husband who is not only my jiju, but like a brother to me. And yes, it was our plan. Mine and jiju's to unveil you in front of everyone."

"I am the real Khushi!" She said. "She is the one who is doing a drama!"

"So sad, Shina. You are not pregnant. But my Khushi is. As you can see her baby bump. And not with Aditiya's baby but mine."

Khushi cried and Arnav hugged her immediately.

"No, Khushi, you have cried enough, but not now."

"Khushi, tell now in front of everyone what she did to you?"

Arnav could tell she was intimidated. "Khushi, it's okay if you don't..."

"Arnav ji, when Aditiya came to know that I have no longer decided to be on his side because I have started loving you, he kidnapped me from the hospital the day I came to know I was pregnant with your baby. 

"He took me to his farmhouse. There he asked me if I agree to work for him to hurt you. I denied. Then he all of sudden started laughing. He said, if I can't help him somebody else will. I didn't know who? Until; he introduced me to her. They made a plan she will go to you in place of me. She was working for Aditiya, he wanted to destroy you. Because of your college

"Then on the same day she came to you in my form, and told you she was carrying Aditiya's baby. They lied because to break you even more.

"Aditiya had trapped her by telling her that she would get a big amount for helping him out. On that terms she decided to help him.

"But then he didn't know she was cross playing with him. For money and the property. 

"Arnav ji; they let me come in front of you, but they both had said if I tried to tell you anything about them they would kill me and my baby. They always kept a close eye on us.

"Arnav ji, they didn't let me to meet when you were hospitalized. I prayed nothing should happen to you. And he listened me."

"Khushi, I am perfectly fine," Arnav said. Her cried echoed in the hall. It was way too much for her to recite every thing that had happened to her in the past 3 months.

"Arnav ji, they both took advantage of us. Aditiya got punishment for his doings. She was betrayed by the very person whom he trusted. Shina killed him for the sake to get your property and she was successful when you finally put him behind the bars. She decided she will not release him out of the jail. But she didn't know that would cause her a big problem. Because when Aditiya's father came to know that it was her who killed his son, he decided that he will help me.

"Yes, Khushi, he helped us.

"And you, Ms. Shina, you must be dying to know how we tracked you.

Jiju's plan had started the day he had asked Lavanya to tell you that he was a diabetic patient and he lost his one year old brother. These things Khushi knew, but you didn't. That was one major point. 

"Secondly; your behaviour, it was different even I noticed that. Like you ate with your left hand. I thought it was just normal. But this was something jiju noticed as well. You signed the contract papers with your left hands, whereas Khushi is righty. 

"Thirdly, Khushi's moral values. When I came to know that you were carrying Aditiya's baby well not really, I wanted to kill you. But then jiju had told me he believes that his Khushi couldn't do such. She would have killed herself instead of lying and let Aditya torture him using her. And the thought of aborting a three month baby was impossible because we were aware our Khushi knew there was no mistake of the baby in it. Even when it was Aditiya's baby. Even knowing that how much the baby keeps importance to Arnav.

"Then all of sudden; one day jiju called me and said he wanted to meet. He told me he suspects there were two Khushi's, or I say 1 Khushi and one you. Jiju's doubts turned out to be right when you tried to kill yourself. Just after we had met. That was just your emotional drama. You hadn't even eaten enough sleeping pills to kill yourself. How stupid that was? 

"That was our golden chance. We called Dr. Suzanne, and she did your check up and told us you were not pregnant at all. After that I had no doubt left. I just knew there was something fishy. Then to confirm how much we were right, Arnav jiju went to Dr. Sharma and she told him that our Khushi was actually pregnant, but it was you who wasn't. You had threatened Dr. Sharma as well; if she tried to tell any of us about your truth she would kill her. 

"As soon as jiju, came out he told me that there are two of you, I couldn't believe."

"We should be thankful that God was on our side, he sent Aditiya's dad for us, doesn't matter how much corrupted he was but he loved his son, and he was sorry he actually gave his son such an upraising that took him from him. Shina, you might have acted all smart but that god was watching. It wasn't just about Khushi but her baby too. 

"Today, I guess we wouldn't have gotten our Khushi back, if it wasn't Aditiya's dad."

"Yes, jiju, this was the reason I took her to this unknown place. Because she was trying to escape from the hospital. I couldn't have brought her to the RM straight, because I wanted to know if we had gotten the right person. She kept on saying she was carrying Aditiya's baby and she aborted it. That was when we were 100% sure. And then when I read your text the moment before you called me saying that bring Shina home because you have gotten Khushi home. I knew it was the right time to bring her truth in front of everyone as well. And Ms. Shina, the fun fact, the gun was not real."

"What the hell?"

"Yes, Ms. Shina."

Yes, I am not khushi, I am Shina. I would have killed her and lead a happy life with Arnav and would have this property. I wish not only Aditiya, I would have killed his bas***d dad. I wish I hadn't kept this Khushi until now. Just so that I could have used this baby because myself I can't be a mother."

Khushi trembled by Arnav's side. 

Arnav hugged Khushi tightly as his life dependent on it. She had gone through a lot already, she was already weak and top of that she was pregnant, and no more risk he wanted to take.

"Khushi, let's go from here."

Khushi looked at Shina and said, "Shina, what you did to me was okay, but you hurt my Arnav ji, so much that I almost lost my Arnav ji, and would I would have lost my baby too. For this you aren't ever going to live a peaceful life. Not even your soul. This is the curse."

"Mrs. Raizada, don't you worry, we are not doctor we are cops. We did all this so that we could hear the whole truth from this lady's mouth. We will make sure she gets life sentence least, or she would be hung to death."

"No, inspector. I want her to rot in the jail all her life. So that she regrets all her life until her last breath."

"Mr. Raizada, don't you worry. We will make sure that she gets that punishment."

"Take her!" Police officer ordered. Lady inspector put the handcuffs in Shina's hand and they took her.

"I will come back, and ruin you, Khushi and your whole family."

"Hey, shut up!" Lady inspector said and dragged her out of the RM. 

Khushi could now take a sigh of relief. But she was broken completely from inside. 3 months of torture to her had taken every strength out of her. As she now saw Shina finally out of their life and the sirens faded in the distance. 

She collapsed.

Betrayal part 22

CHAPTER 22 


Arnav called Payal once again and thankfully this time she picked it up.

"Hey, Payal, where are you? Why weren't you picking up the phone. And where is Khushi?" he asked in a hurry.

"Hey, jiju, Khushi is with me. We are coming home," Payal said.

Arnav took a sigh of relief. "I was so scared as you weren't picking up the phone."

"I am sorry, jiju. My phone was on silent."

"Oh I see, please get Khushi home as soon as possible. I got so worried as I didn't find her in the hospital."

"Jiju, don't you worry, she is defiantly fine."

"Why did you take her with you? I told you to wait for me."

"I am sorry, jiju, I thought it would be safe for her. As there is someone who is after her life. But you don't worry, me and her are coming to you."

"Please Payal, take care of her and bring her home as soon as possible."

"Yes, jiju, don't worry. I love my sister and I will take good care of her."

"Okay bye!" Arnav said.

Payal didn't bother to answer him and hung up on him.

"Urrgh!" Khushi growled. Her hands were tied, her mouth was shut with the tape.

"Just shut up!" Payal shouted. "Stop annoying me."

"You want to talk?" Payal asked.
Khushi looked at her angrily.

"Oh my god, look at you, Khushi. I never saw you this angry."

Payal in one go removed the tape off Khushi's mouth.

"Why are you doing this?" Khushi asked.

"You are so innocent my dear sister. Use your brain and you tell me why am I doing this?"

Khushi was crying now.

"Oh just look at the crocodile tears in your eyes."

"Please Payal, let me go."

"But why?"

"What do you want?"

"I want Arnav and his property."

"How could you be so selfish, Payal? How could you do this to your own sister? Your jiju consider you as your sister."

"Oh shut the hell up!" Payal shouted. 

"Sister my foot. I love him. Do you get that?"

"Don't you dare say that?" Khushi shouted. "Arnav is only mine," Khushi's eyes were popping out in fiery.

"Oh my god, I am so scared, Khushi, by facing this anger of yours."

"Payal, by tying me up here you are doing a mistake."

"Are you saying this?"

"Yes, I am saying this."

"Who the hell is who is going to save you?"

"My Arnav," Khushi answered her. 

"Oh really, he would never track you down here. I would kill you right here and he wouldn't even know, however, you know what I am battling with myself. I am thinking to kill you. But then I think Arnav knows you are pregnant. If I will kill you, I will kill the baby inside you. Who is ticket for me to the RM."

"Neither you will get Arnav nor his property! Arnav is only mine."

"But he hates you. Do you really think he will ever love you again. First you are carrying Aditiya's baby."

"He knows that Aditiya forced me."

Payal laughed, "What a joke? Aditiya himself told me he didn't force you. You and him were partners in crime. You wanted to cheat Arnav for his property."

"It's not the truth. It's you who is after his money."

"I can prove you. I can prove that you are carrying Aditiya's baby. I can prove that you are doing this because Arnav has said that he would give the property to his future baby. So it was easy for you, you knew Arnav would never let anyone to point finger at you. He would give property to you because he loves you so much."

"What rubbish? Why would I have told him I was carrying Aditiya's baby if I was after his property?"

"God knows why did you say that? But in either way you made my work easier. Now your husband needs a support. That I would give."

"Dare to go close to Arnav!"

"What would you do?"

"I can do anything, if I can kill Aditiya I can kill you too..."

"Look at you, my sister, wow! You actually killed, Aditiya..."

"Yes, I killed him. Because he tried to come in between me and my Arnav."

"Seriously, now I am scared, Khushi. Who will save me from you? Or should I say, who would save you from me?"

Payal said and laughed devilishly. 

"Who would save you, Khushi? Arnav already hates you to an extent that he doesn't want to see your face. And to top everything even if you die it won't matter to him.

"You must be thinking how can I do this to you right? How can your own sister, PAYAL, can do this to you! Oh I can do anything, anything to get Arnav and his property. You see, buy one get one free offer. What you did to Arnav, just would add to my advantage. You just dug your own graveyard, Khushi."

"Tell me shall I kill you and your Adi's baby?"

"I am telling you, if you would kill me, Arnav would know somehow that in my killing it's your hand. Because I was with you."

"That's actually right too, Khushi. What I make it look like an accident?"

"Please, Payal, stop torturing me. Let me go to my Arnav. Please."

"Oh you really want to go to him so that you tell him everything that I am after your life. But there is no use of it?" 

"What the heck are you saying?"

"Yes, because whatever you would say. He won't believe you. You know why? Because he would trust what I would say. But the need of that would not arise, why? Because you won't say anything."

"What is on your mind?" Khushi asked.

"Before you say anything to Arnav about me, let me tell you your parents, are kidnapped by me. If you would say anything to Arnav, your parents will be gone out of this world for forever. You want to see a little clip, here it is!" Payal said and turned of the TV that Khushi didn't know it was there. She looked at her parents tied to the chains.

"Please, Payal, don't do anything to them. I beg off you."

"Okay, I won't. If you would keep your mouth shut."

"I promise I won't say anything. But please let me go."

"Sure! My sister!" Payal said and laughed.

***
"Arnav!" Khushi cried as she ran to him.

"Khushi," Arnav said as he rushed towards seeing her.

"What happened, Khushi? Why are looking so upset?"

"Arnav, she?"

"She who, Khushi?"

"Payal!"

"What happened to her?"

"Arnav, she is after my life. She kidnapped me. She took me to the unknown place. Arnav, she is coming behind me. She wants to snatch me from you."

"What are you saying, Khushi?"

"Yes, Arnav. She is saying she will kill my baby. She is insane. You know that Arnav that I love you, not Aditiya. Aditiya forced me. So I aborted his baby. I didn't want to keep it," Khushi cried. "I am not pregnant."

Khushi looked at Payal shocked as she saw standing behind her when Arnav said, "Payal, what is she saying? You kidnapped her? You know that I told you Khushi is not pregnant."

"No, jiju. Khushi, what are you saying? Jiju, she wanted to go to the temple. So I took her. I don't know why is she blaming me that I kidnapped her?"

"Arnav, she is lying. She said she would kill me and will have you and your property. Arnav she is insane."

"Khushi, you are completely mistaken. Payal, is your sister. Why would she do that?"

"Arnav, please believe me, she is a lier!"

"Khushi, calm down."

"Jiju, it's clearly not so. Khushi is my sister. Why would I try to kill her?"

"Payal, I believe you."

"Arnav, please don't believe her. She even have my mom dad kidnapped."

"What Khushi? It's not so."

"Arnav, why are you not believing me?"

"Khushi, no, your parents are here!"

"Where?"

"Mr. Gupta, Mrs. Gupta!" Arnav called both of them.

"Hey, Khushi bitiya. You are here. But look at you what happen? Why are you crying?"

"Payal, is a bitch, Arnav. She said she would kill them. She even showed the video of mom and dad. Tied with the ropes, and chains."

"Jiju, what is she saying?"

Khushi was behaving insanely. He tried to calm her but she wasn't cooling down a bit.

"Khushi!" he shouted. "Khushi, you are mentally unstable," he concluded.

"No, I am not!"

"Yes, Khushi. I went to the hospital. Doctors have scanned your brain and they have concluded that you are mentally unstable. Khushi, you were never pregnant. That's the harsh truth."

"No, Arnav. This is all her plan. She is trying to snatch me from you. She, a bitch. I will kill her," Khushi said and rushed towards Payal.

Payal got scared.

Khushi tried to suffocate Payal as she held her throat. Arnav rushed to save Payal.

"Khushi leave her."

"Arnav, I will kill her. She cannot snatch me from you."

He held her arms and freed Payal. And he slapped her.

"No, I don't believe you," he said. 

"Payal, doesn't want me. It's you who are insecure. You are making up all these stories. Because you are mentally ill."

"Arnav, how could you say that?" Khushi asked surprised. "You slapped me for her."

"I am sorry, Khushi. But you have to attend the mental hospital," Arnav said as he kept a stone on his heart.

Payal smirked as she was successful in what she wanted.

"Arnav!" Khushi could only mutter.

Betrayal Part 21

CHAPTER 21

Dr. Sunaina saw a gloomy look on Arnav's face and immediately changed the topic.

"And I should not tell who I am!"

"Yes!" Arnav said.

"May I know where your wife, Khushi is?"

"Yes, I walk you to her room. And by the way how long it will take for the reports to come?"

"I will tell you in just few two or three hours."

"That will be great!"

***
Arnav paced back and forth as he waited for Payal to come back. Certain fears but a lot of hope was running inside his mind.

However, if by any chance his fears were true he didn't know how he would save his Khushi. And if nothing turned out the way he was thinking he would be broken.

"Mr. Raizada," Dr. Suzanne said.

"Have you gotten the results?" Arnav said in a hurry.

"Yes, Mr. Raizada, if we can talk in a private?"

"Is everything alright?" Arnav asked in fear.

"Please, Mr. Raizada come."

Arnav nodded and walked after Dr. Suzanne. As they both made their way to a quite place, Suzanne spoke, "Mr. Raizada, please sit down!"

"Can't we just make it quick?"

"Mr. Raizada, please have a seat!"

Arnav reluctantly sat in the chair.

"Mr. Raizada, I don't know how would you take this news, but your wife, Khushi was never pregnant!"

He should be relieved? No!

"I don't have any idea why and how the reports that the hospital has in their records shows that your wife was ever pregnant?"

Arnav was dead silent.

"Mr. Raizada, you alright?"

"Huh!" he muttered out of sudden. "Yes, I am alright!"

"Mr. Raizada, it could be that your wife was lying. And all the reports are fake."

Arnav didn't listen anything else and he angrily got up his chair and marched out of the room.

Dr. Suzanne felt sorry for him.

***
"Jiju, you were here, I was looking for you everywhere!" Payal said as she found him in the corridor. "Jiju, what happened? Is everything alright?"

Arnav stopped immediately and shut his eyes, as he slowly once again opened his eyes, he said, "Payal, Khushi, was never pregnant. All those pregnancy reports, tests, sonography were fake."

Payal stood dumbfounded.

"Jiju, did you really double checked with Dr. Suzanne?"

"Payal, she is not gonna lie!" Arnav said agitated.

"So, Khushi was just lying about her pregnancy?"

"Or Aditiya is still alive!"

"No, jiju, he is not. He is not alive!" Payal responded immediately.

"How do you know, Payal?"

"I am just coming from the police station, I went to check how valid the news was Aditya was dead. There I met with Commissioner, he is massa ji's one of the oldest friends. He also came at the party that's how I know about him. He told me that he was the one who was looking after the Aditya's case and he actually saw him dead and he was there when he was buried. Jiju, I know that commissioner uncle wasn't lying."

"Then only it means is that Khushi was lying? Or?"

"I don't know jiju. But we have to first talk to Dr. Sharma. And want to know why did she do all that? She can be a great help," Payal said.

Arnav nodded. "I promise, if she had been part of Khushi's lies she will not be spared."

"She deserves the punishment then, jiju," Payal agreed.

***
Arnav calmly opened the door of Dr. Sharma's room but without knocking on it.

"Mr. Raizada!" Dr. Sharma said.

"Hi, Dr. Sharma!" Arnav greeted back.

"How did you come here?"

"Why? Can't I just come here anytime so that I could know that how my pregnant wife is doing?"

Dr. Sharma smiled.

"Sure, please come, and have a seat."

"You look quite distressed, Dr. Sharma!"

"Distressed? Not at all. I don't know what made you think that!"

"Then why are you sweating?"

"Sweating, oh I just came from outside. It's so hot outside!"

"Oh really from where? Had you to go somewhere important?"

"Yes, I was actually out of station. Had to..."

"Alright, we can just bring the temperature of the AC down."

Arnav took the remote of the AC from the table and decreased the temperature of the AC.

"Is it much better, Dr. Sharma?"

"Yes, it is!"

"So tell me how you had to come, Mr. Raizada?"

"Just wanted to know how is Khushi and her baby!"

"They both are fine, quite healthy. Told you, her anemia and asthma had gotten better! It means her baby is fine too."

"Yes, you know I was just worried."

"You don't have to!" she said.

"Why I think you are really worried about something, Dr. Sharma?"

"Worried? No, I am okay!"

"Look even your voice is deceiving you."

"Mr. Raizada, you are wasting my time. Now you know your wife and her baby is fine just go!"

Arnav smirked. He leant back on his chair.

"Dr. Sharma, instead of just running in circles, let's just get this straight. You answer my every question. And before you think of lying me let me tell you that I know my wife was never pregnant."

"What?" Dr. Sharma said shocked.

"Beside being a doctor, is acting your profession too?"

"What you want to say, Mr. Raizada? And what are you saying Khushi was never pregnant? She is my patient and I know she was pregnant."

Arnav stood up his seat in one go and banged his both hands on the table so hardly that the things on the table was shaking, "do not try to act?" he shouted each and every word in pure anger.

"Mr. Raizada, you cannot just come into my office and shout. What has happened to you, didn't you ever try to feel your baby?"

"You are testing my patience, Dr. Sharma!" Arnav had a warning tone.

"Mr. Raizada, I just don't know what you are saying!"

"Were you part of Khushi's lies? Did you make all those fake reports and tests and not to forget that sonography report?"

"No, Mr. Raizada, you are mistaken, I swear on god, that I didn't make any fake reports. Khushi is actually pregnant with your baby!"

"Another lie!"

"Mr. Raizada, you are just saying whatever is coming in your mind!"

"Okay, if that what's you think. If you are not gonna tell me anything, let's meet at the court tomorrow. Where the world will know that the real face of doctors like you!" Arnav said and gave Dr. Sharma a look that made her tremble, and turned on his heels to leave.

"Mr. Raizada, please stop."

Arnav stopped right there.

"So are you ready to tell me why you became part of Khushi's lies?" he asked over his shoulder.

"Mr. Raizada, I will tell you everything."

***Conversation***

"Mr. Raizada, believe me on this I am not lying. Your wife, Khushi, was pregnant! Also, I know that it would not be easy to digest for you too; but I couldn't tell you either as the reasons you know now. Mr. Raizada, I don't know what I have put myself in."

Arnav shook his head. "Nothing would happen to you and your family, I promise!"

"Mr. Raizada, please hurry up, before anything else goes wrong."

***
"Payal, where are you?" Arnav almost shouted on the phone.

"Jiju, what did Dr. Sharma said?"

"Payal..."

***Conversation***

"What no?" Payal said in disbelief.

"Even I can't believe! I will be back to the hospital in just few minutes!"

"Please, jiju, come soon! I am really worried now."

***
"Please, leave me where are you taking me?"

"Just shut up, and keep walking with me!"

"Just let me go. Please, aaah! My stomach hurts."

"Why the heck I care, b*tch?"

"I beg off you, you have hurt me enough but please don't do anything to my baby!"

"No, I just can't let anything happen to this baby, because this is the key to my fortune."

"If money is something you want I will give it to you, but stop torturing me. I am fed up."

"But it hasn't satisfied me yet, sweetheart!"

"Aah, please!"

"Can you just stop this drama?"

[Blacked out]

"What the hell?"

***
At the hospital!

Arnav ran as fast as he could, he shoved people out of his way and they wondered what was wrong with him.

He stood to take the lift, but he couldn't just wait for even a second, instead he took the stairs. If today, he didn't run, he might loose what he had left with.

He pushed open the door of Khushi's ward and...she wasn't there.

"Khushi!" he shouted.

He raked his fingers in his hair and hugged and puffed.

He rushed back out of the room. "Nurse, where is Khushi?" he asked panting.

"Mr. Raizada, Ms. Payal, took her home!"

Arnav took a sigh of relief. He immediately took his phone out of his pocket to ensure if Khushi was with Payal.

He dialled Payal's number but she didn't attend his call instead it was her voice messaging machine responding.

"Why is she not picking the phone now?" Arnav muttered under his breath.

***
"So, Khushi Singh Raizada, how are you feeling?"

"You are not doing good, I am telling you! You will regret."

"Oh yeah!...but everything is fair in love and war! And hey, please don't cry, as long as this baby of yours is surviving inside you, God, is a far thing, not even I can do anything to you."

***Laugh***

"You must be thinking I am so mean, right? You know what even I think so but what can I do, I am just out of habit. Only once, let me get what I want then I will definitely free you out of this world. And by the by, who actually will need you when I can be a great mother to your child, and a wife to your husband and what else? But I would be really thankful to you, I truly believe that I have tortured you a lot, but I will let you die peacefully don't worry about that."

"Please, let me see Arnav, please, don't punish him. He has done nothing."

"Yes, that's right, he hasn't done anything but you have given him enough pain. I will soothe his every pain don't you worry."

Khushi let her back hit against the wall and her tears of pain down her eyes. That had no effect on the person in front of her.

              

Betrayal Part 20

Note: With Khushi's revelation of the truth, betrayal would come to an end and it's sequel would run. And for now the name of the story shall be changed to "Mystery."

Nothing to be confused about the sequel, it will make more sense as the story would progress...And no, story is not different it's still the same and continuation of betrayal!

Thank you 

CHAPTER 20

1.5 month later: After Anjali's and Karan's marriage...

It was anticipated that after Khushi told the truth to Arnav about Aditiya, situation and scenarios in their lives would change...

However, to their bad luck nothing such happened. Khushi without asking aborted her babies. Arnav once again was disheartened. Even after promises, she betrayed him by this action of hers.

The little hope he had that at least after 3 months he would know whose babies they were, may be if by chance god would have had been little generous and those babies would have been his. Even though he thought wasn't possible. Khushi didn't give him the chance to prove himself right or wrong anyhow. And it introduced another factor in their relationship, suspect.

Arnav believed something was terribly wrong since the revelation that Khushi was being used.

For another week after 1 month of her abortion, Khushi hadn't told Arnav although, it was the last thing he expected of her to tell him.

Khushi was an intelligent and sentimental woman. She would give justice to every innocent that's what she did by killing Aditiya. But Aditiya's death was mysterious too. Police department had informed him about Aditiya's death to him the day after Khushi told him and had apprised him that they already had forbid him last goodbye because of the poison that was given to him, or he took by himself to escape the punishment by law, had eaten all his insides and his body had started rotting and they didn't even get time to do his postmortem. However, they also made an hypotheses it could be his dad who to protect his political career killed his own son.

Khushi was aware that her babies were innocent then also she aborted them. He even had convinced her to keep the babies but he didn't know she hadn't listened to him. That rose so many questions.

It's not easy to abort 3 months old babies. Wasn't that harmful for Khushi itself? Surely there was something mysterious and much more dangerous still Khushi was hiding from him...

Arnav instructed himself to stay calm if Khushi told him she had aborted her children in future. Yes, she had no right to be forced to keep such a man's baby, he gave equal importance to that perspective and truly respected that decision of Khushi.

However, that only didn't convince him.

***
Arnav picked up his phone and called Payal and said, "Payal, I want to see you, can you come to the coffee shop as soon as possible?"

"Yes, jiju, under 5 minutes I shall be there..."

***
"Arnav, aap kahin ja rahe ho?" Khushi asked.

Arnav stopped before he could make his way out. He was angry, then at the same time the soft corner he had for Khushi calmed his anger...He turned around to face Khushi.

He walked to her and circled his arms around her waist.

"Do you wanna go?" he asked.

Khushi shook her head.

"Arnav, I have to tell you something!"
"Uh...huh! Go on!" Arnav said casually, and pretended as he didn't know what she was going to say.

She lowered her eyelids as she couldn't look any longer in Arnav's eyes. Her eyes were filled with tears.
"Arnav, please forgive me!"

Khushi was expecting him to ask sorry for what, but instead he stayed quite.

"Arnav, I aborted the babies."

Arnav's hands behind her waist immediately clenched into a fist.

Khushi immediately lifted her eyelids up in shock when Arnav pushed her away.

"Thanks for telling me after 45 days of your abortion Khushi!" he said sarcastically.
"Arnav...aap...aap ko...You knew?"
"Yes, I knew that!" he said calmly. But he couldn't able to keep his blood from boiling.

He slapped her.

"Khushi, this is the second time I raised my hand on you. For the first time I was angry on how you hurt me; but this time I am angry that you killed two babies. Do you even know in 3 full months a baby start to shape into a human body. A girl who was scared to kill a little ant killed her own two babies."

"Arnav, they weren't mine they were Aditiya's, he had raped me," Khushi yelled. "Those babies inside me made me felt dirty...I couldn't able to keep them. I am sorry...I didn't tell you that I aborted them, Arnav...I am sorry. I know I promised that I wouldn't do so, but I wasn't strong enough. I am sorry!" she said and fell on her knees. "Please forgive me, Arnav!"

"Khushi, did you ask me before taking such a step?"

"I am sorry, Arnav!"

"Khushi, for the past one and a half you are fooling me that you are still carrying babies? Why did you give me false hopes? I am sorry to say but, Khushi, in true sense you have done a real crime."

Khushi cried and before you could say anything else. Arnav's phone rang and it was Payal's.

"We shall talk, for now I have to go for my important meeting."

"Arnav, please listen me," Khushi yelled after Arnav's back.

***
"Jiju," Payal said. "What happened? You called me this early in the morning? Is everything alright?"

"No, Payal, nothing is right. I feel something is really wrong. I think Aditya never died and Khushi was never pregnant."

"What? Jiju, why would Khushi lie?"

"I don't know, Payal."

"Jiju, if she wasn't pregnant she would have told you after she had killed Aditiya."

"Payal, either Aditiya is still alive and forced Khushi too abort, or Khushi lied everything to get my sympathy and she wasn't pregnant."

"Jiju, our Khushi can't do this."

"That's the problem..."

"What do you mean?" she asked.

***(not a flashback)
Anonymous (1): "What happened? What did you think that I would give you this easy death?"

Anonymous: "Please, why don't you just let me go? What do you want now from me now?"

Anonymous (1) "Not so easily...Not so easily...You yet lot have to loose...Just thank god, you are still alive. Otherwise, just think what bad stuff I could do..."

Anonymous: "You are a scoundrel. You will rot in hell!"

Anonymous (1): "Not as your actions have been. You see, you are paying for your deeds. I will kill you, however, slowly. Very very slowly. You still have to bear a lot."

***
"Jiju, if that's true...Then I am scared. Just when I thought everything would go right, it got even worst. Can I stay at RM for few days just to look after Khushi?"

"Yes, I am even going to ask Lavanya to stay back until, everything is fine. And I put the FBI and CID on alert. If our doubts are true, we better be careful and alert."

"Jiju, I seriously didn't know about that. I hope everything gets fine and my sister is perfectly fine if Aditiya is still alive or in any other case of your concern."

"I really hope that too, Payal. Khushi, is really getting me worried. I will also try to work from office."

"Does Akaash knows about this?"

"No, for now I want as many less people to know this. It's better for us to not to spread this news as if it went out of the circle it might harm Khushi if we think what we are thinking is right."

"Okay, jiju! Don't worry I will keep my mouth shut too."

"You go home and pack your stuff I will come to pick you up in an our."

"Alright, jiju!"

***
Arnav, tossed his keys on the table as he entered his room. But his heart stopped when he saw Khushi. She had fallen on the floor.

"Khushi!" he screamed horror.

He sat beside her and as he moved her hair away from her face. He saw blood coming out of her mouth and in her hands there was sleeping pills bottle.

"Khushi!" he held her by her shoulders and shook her. He himself was shaking in fear and his mind blacked out.

"Hello, ambulance!"

***
"Khushi, please open your eyes. For god sake please," Arnav shouted.
"For me, please!"

Arnav was trying his best to revive Khushi until ambulance came. Even Lavanya wasn't at home. And there wasn't anything he could do before the help came.

As Arnav heard ambulance
sirens wailing, he picked her from the sofa and rushed outside the house.

"Please, please, save her."

"Mr. Raizada, please calm down. Let's see her condition first."

Arnav without making any delays laid Khushi on the bed in the ambulance and sat beside her.

"Please, doctor, tell me she would be fine."

"You first tell me what kind off sleeping pills she had taken!"

Arnav took the pill bottle out of his pocket.

"These ones!" he said handing over the bottle of pills. "I don't know how and why she took these pills and how long it had been."

"Mr. Raizada, calm down!" doctor said to cool down Arnav. "Looks like the amount she had taken wasn't high. As soon as we get her to the hospital, we will clean her system. But we had to do it quite soon otherwise; consequences can be dangerous."

Arnav cursed himself. He had no idea Khushi would go to this extent and his anger will cause her to take her own life.

As they reached the hospital, doctor hurried Khushi to the I.C.U. Arnav insisted that he would go inside to the I.C.U. But doctors asked him to stay out. To prevent delay he stayed back and meanwhile, called Payal.

***
"How did this happen, Jiju?" Payal asked.

"Payal, this is all happening due to me. Neither I would have been mad at her nor she had taken such a step."

"No, jiju, Khushi is not this weak. I am afraid your fears are true."

Arnav looked at Payal in dismay.
"Our Khushi is in trouble."

"I am telling you if that moron is alive I would kill..."

"Mr. Raizada!" doctor interrupted Arnav from completing his sentence.

"Doctor, how is Khushi?"

"We have taken the poison out of her body and she shall be fine."

"Can I meet her?"

"I would suggest you to meet her after she has gained her conscious."

"Sure! Thank you so much, doctor!"

"It was my duty."

"Payal, do me a favour. Meanwhile, I look after Khushi you find a female doctor who is a gynaecologist and is from out of the town. No doctor Sharma. I also don't want Lavanya's involvement either."

"Don't worry, jiju. It will be done."

"Take care, Payal. My security will be with you."

"Thank you, jiju!"

***
"Khushi, how did this happen?"

"Why did you save, Arnav? Why didn't you let me just die? At least
You would have gotten independence from me."

"Have you lost it? What has happened to you when you took this decision of suiciding."

"Arnav, I am really tired of all this."

"Have you thought what would have happened of me?"

"You deserve much more better, not me!"

"Shut up, Khushi. Don't ever think of doing this in the future. Khushi, I won't be able to live without you. My life starts and would end with you."

"I am sorry, Arnav, please forgive my mistakes."

"It's okay, Khushi. It was just meant to happen. We can start fresh. However, promise you won't take such a step again in your life."

"Never!"

"Okay, you rest. I go and get finish few formalities."

"Arnav, I love you," she said as she held his hand.

"I love you too, Khushi."

***
"Hi, jiju. How is Khushi?" Payal asked.

"She is fine."

"Anjali just called as I was coming back. She was asking about Khushi. I didn't tell her anything."

"Yes, that's good otherwise, their honeymoon would have spoilt. Anyways, found the gynaecologist?"

"Yes, found her number from the hospital directory. She is from Delhi. We are lucky enough that she is here in Mumbai. I tried to call her, it wasn't her on phone, but her secretary. She said she will be available after 5 PM. I guess Khushi will be here here until tomorrow. We could get her test.

"Jiju, to tell you the truth I am really sacred. What if we are right!"

"Even I am...No matter what I want my Khushi to be safe. I don't know what she is going through. If Khushi herself hasn't consumed that sleeping pills it must be Aditiya's work. Just to warn us. If our fears are true he would call us or Khushi herself will spill beans."

"I don't know what more she has in her heart. And what she is going through."

"That's the problem, Payal. We can't help until we know her condition. I just can't see her breaking every minute."

"Jiju, we are so close to find out the truth. God will surely show us the way."

"You are right, Payal. Alright, now we shall appoint an CID OR FBI officer."

"Jiju, you tell you the right thing nobody would ever be as reliant as you. Why don't you carry out this investigation on your own?"

"I can do it, Payal, but I want to be with Khushi all the time. And just to make sure nothing goes wrong we need legal help."

"As you say, jiju. Let's get it done as soon as possible. Do you have anyone in your mind though? I mean FBI or CID officer?"

"I guess, I know. There are two people, one is a girl and another one is a guy. I gave them a call and in two or three days they will be flying to India. By the way they are from North America."

"Perfect! You take care of Khushi meanwhile, I go and meet this gynaecologist. And let's see the results."

"Sure...I will be with Khushi gave me a call!"

"Okay, jiju!"

***
"Hi, I am Sunaina D'souza. The gynaecologist."

"Hi, Dr. Sunaina. I think Payal has explained you most of the things. She asked me to find out whether your wife was either pregnant. Otherwise, it is believed she aborted her twins?"

Dr. Sunaina saw a gloomy look on Arnav's face and immediately changed the topic.

"And I should not tell who I am!"

"Yes!" Arnav said.

"May I know where your wife, Khushi is?"

"Yes, I walk you her to the room. And by the way how long it will take for the reports to come?"

"I will tell you in just few two or three hours."

"That will be great!"

***

Betrayal Part 19

CHAPTER 19 (MAHA UPDATE)

Arnav went to Payal as she had run to the terrace.

"Payal, please open the door!" Arnav said as he found Payal had locked the door.

"Payal, it's only me! Please, I need some talking to do!"

Payal wiped her tears and when she thought she was ready, she walked to the door to open . But she was again standing at the place where she was standing before.

Arnav stood beside her. His arms rested on the railing. "Nice view of the evening and the city, huh?!" Arnav said.

"You had talking to do, jiju!" Payal said. "If you are here to talk about the betrayal, I don't want to talk about it!
I can't believe how you are still leaving with a girl like, Khushi!"

"How did you know about it?"

"Do you remember the party that I said I had kept, that's in actual organized by Khushi for you."

Arnav instantly looked at her. "Was it for me?"

"Yes, Khushi wanted to lift up your mood! But I wasn't sure what exactly was troubling you. It was your personal matter, I thought. I agreed to
help Khushi. Then remember you ran to Khushi's room when you had exchanged your phones, I had no idea what was the big deal, if your phones got exchanged, I followed you. I thought there was something wrong with Khushi.

"Then there Khushi mentioned about your sister, Ananaya. Thank God, I asked massi to go from as she had seen you running to Khushi's room. If she knew about it, she would have killed herself. And later to know the full truth I followed you to RM the same night. That's how I came to know the worst truth. The truth that my own sister is carrying the babies of the man who..." Payal couldn't able to finish her sentence and broke into tears.

"Jiju, why are you keeping the truth? Why you are just tolerating her?"

"Because I love her, Payal! That's the biggest mistake I have done!"

Pain in his words wrenched Payal's heart.

"It hurts to say it was my mistake, but the truth is I still love her. Her mistake is not forgivable. It's not something that I could forget, neither it is going to be easily forgotten or ever forgotten. I thought it doesn't matter how hard it is for me to live with her, I would win her heart. Because she is worth it that's why I am not giving up on her. And yes, even knowing she is not carrying my babies I am ready to accept her. My love is not limited to her betrayal."

"You know what jiju, you don't have to bear the pain. Nobody should expect from you to stay with a person who has given you endless pain. You are free to leave her!"

"I know...Payal. But you know what, I somewhere think she is doing all this I purpose."

"You are giving yourself false hopes."

"Payal, even out of 100, my hope is 10% right it can make a huge lot of difference."

"You are hurting your own soul!"

"It is something I have chosen, Payal! I am accepting as it is come. I want her to be safe. My biggest fear is if I let her go, Aditiya will make every move to hurt her and that would hurt her babies. In all this it isn't babies
mistake."

"Jiju, I might be pocking my nose in your family matters, but it hurts that Khushi is my sister. Never ever thought that this brat would cost so many lives. Massi, massa, will not be able to survive. Then you, and she herself, me, Anjali and many more."

"Payal, it is all about seeing the ray of light behind every dark cloud. I know I am in pain. It feels my soul would leave me any moment and I would die."

"You even tried to kill yourself!" Payal cried.

"Payal, even I want Khushi to feel the pain that I am going through. I want her to know how every second of my life is going. How hard is to breathe. However, I can't do that. I find out I am hurting myself in return.

"I have to provide my sister a justice and on the other hand it's Khushi who is living with a lie that Aditiya is not a rapist.

"It's hard to see Khushi in front of my eyes, but...

He was quite for a moment.

"...if she left, my world will fall apart.

"I am holding on to that branch of the tree which I know would cut off any moment and with that I myself too fall off the deep cliff. Where it would be impossible for me to survive.

"But...Payal, believe me, I am able to survive it and I have build myself more and more stronger. I know I would be okay now. I am living for my sister, once she is married off I will be free. I have nothing to worry about then. I promise I would buy myself an island and stay there for forever!"

Payal giggled.

"Jiju, I am sorry from her side!"

"It is really fine, Payal. I have learnt to live with the pain. And now I no longer feel it. It feels like as it have become my comfort zone."

Payal sighed.

"Find a nice partner, jiju. You need it!"

Arnav laughed softly and then fell silent.

"If it wasn't Khushi then nobody else, Payal!"

Nobody else!" he repeated with helplessness.

Payal stood straight facing Arnav and then she embraced Arnav in his arms.

Arnav hugged her back. "Jiju, I am with you! I am still your little sister. Hate to say that," she said and giggled. "But I wish I get a husband like you."

"You would get the best husband, Payal!" Arnav rubbed her back and then pulled away from the hug.

"Payal, do me a favour! Please don't tell anyone and don't be mad at her."

"Jiju, you are a person of great heart but I am just a normal person. Do not expect me to behave as Khushi didn't do anything. But yes, for you I would keep my mouth shut."

"Thank you, Payal!"

"Jiju, it's the least I could do...And that's little unfortunate of me...But I just want to go and slap Khushi."

"You can help me what at the end of the day it's only me alone who has to fight with my ill fate. Don't be sorry. If I want I could lash out all my anger at Khushi. I could take revenge on her. But I ask you, what my anger would do good. It would only make things complicated then they already are. It would mess up with lives.

"Sometimes, to solve the situations we just have to stop complicate things further more."

"Jiju, it's only you who understands what you are going through. It's you who is going through the real pain not any of us. It would be lot more easier for all of us to just spill out angers and put our point of views and yes...at the end of the day it's you who will be doing the real fighting. I would love to say though, Khushi, don't deserve you!"

Arnav kept his hand on her shoulder and patted it.

"It's okay. I have my finger crossed but I am doing will ripe some fruit, Payal."

"It will jiju. Khushi would realize her mistakes and she will regret big time."

"Let's go, everyone must be waiting downstairs!"

"Yes, let's go!"

***
The following day!

"Bhai, where is Khushi bhabi?" Anjali asked.

"I only saw her in the morning then later I went to the office," he said.

"Bhai since then she isn't here. I tried calling her cell number but it isn't reachable. She is either out of range or has her phone switched off."

"Then why didn't you let me know before, Anjali? I told you to take care of her."

"Bhai, she didn't even let anyone know. She never does that. I thought she might be with you."

"Anjali, you should be responsible. She is pregnant and we have no idea about her whereabouts," Arnav yelled.

Anjali was worried.

"And when you are telling me when it is 8:00 PM in the evening. Karan and Akaash bhai aren't here either and Lavanya is at the hospital."

Arnav dug in his pocket and took his phone out of it and tried Khushi's number. Again it was unreachable.

Arnav ran his hand in his hair.

"Did you ask her mom, dad if she has gone to GM?"

"No, I didn't!"

Arnav quickly dialled Khushi's home but nobody picked up the phone.

"Damn it, nobody is picking up the phone."

"I think we should go to the police and register the missing person report," Anjali said.

Arnav's heart chilled. He couldn't imagine anything good.

'What if, Aditiya, had kidnapped her?'
Even though it wasn't possible but his dad could go to any extent Arnav thought.

"I go to the police station. You stay here but keep on trying Khushi's cell number. If you get to..." he stopped in the middle of his sentence.

"Khushi?" he said as he saw her.

He ran to her.

"Where were you?"

"Bhabi, where did you go? You didn't even let anyone know about your whereabouts!"

"Khushi, tell where were you?"

Khushi was numb as she was deadly scared.

"Damn it, tell me!"

Before Arnav could get answer Khushi's world blacked out.

"Bhai, take her to the room. Good thing is she is home."

***
At 10 o'clock Arnav came in his and Khushi had already slept. He couldn't able to ask where she was as she was right lipped. And her state scared him to death.

Arnav slowly closed the door without making any sought of noise. He even tip toed, as he was about to go to his cupboard to take out his night suit he saw his suit was already out.

He assumed Khushi kept it. He simply took it and went to the washroom to freshened up.

Upon returning he saw even his medicine was out along with it a glass of water.

He took the glass of water and ate his medicine.

His body ached after the long day of work.

Before he went to sleep he pulled the white blanket on Khushi.

He squatted down on his knees and looked at Khushi. His hand were on her stomach.

He could feel the little baby bump even if it wasn't that visible and he could imagine the little lives growing in her.

A moment of a bliss at the same time a sheer pain in the heart.

'I wouldn't let anything happen to you babies. And...' he was quite for some moment. But later he chose not to let his emotions rule his mind.

He stood back on his feet and walked outside of the room and stood at the balcony.

He stared at the night sky, twinkling stars, and the bright moon. But nothing made his heart at peace.

He again had engulfed himself in the thoughts.

For a mere moment he thought he lost Khushi. But still he had no idea where she had been and what was that she stressed over as doctor Sharma had said.

He would have only answer to his questions once, when Khushi was up.

His thought of process broke when Khushi winced in pain.

Arnav in panicked state ran to her and called her name in fear. He sat down on the bed beside her. Kept his hand on hers as she held her aching stomach.

"Khushi, are you fine? Wait up, I call the doctor."

She held his hand and shook her head.

"Please don't go anywhere!" she pleaded.

"Khushi, you need a doctor."

"No need, Arn...Arnav!" she said as she felt relief from a stomach ache.

"I am okay now!" she said and gulped down the lump in her throat.

"Are you sure? We can go to the hospital!"

"No, it was just a minor cramp. It is normal. Don't worry!"

"Did you eat your medicine?"

She nodded.

She sat up on the bed and had her back against the dashboard.

"Khushi, are you sure you are fine?"

She nodded her head in assurance.

"Don't dare to hide anything from me, let me warn you. If you are in pain just let me know. I don't want anything to happen to my kids."

"Nothing would happen to them, Arnav. It was just a cramps. Sometimes it happens."

"Khushi, may I know where were you?"

Khushi was quite all of sudden.

"Arnav, please forgive me. Can't I get a one last chance?"

"One last chance so that you could get all this property of mine and give to your lover? One more chance to ruin me?" he asked.

"Arnav, Aditiya is dead!"

Arnav looked at Khushi in shock.

"What? How?" he asked as soon as he came out of the shock state.

But he felt his bones were still chilled. Land under his feet was slipping off.

"I killed him!"

"What are you talking about, Khushi?" he asked as he held her shoulder. "Khushi, don't tell me you did something that will get you in a trouble!"

Khushi got up the bed. Arnav stood up with the force.

"Tell me, why are you quite?"

"I killed him!" she only repeated.

Arnav ran his hand in his hair.

"Oh gosh, Khushi. What did you do? And how?"

"He deserved it, Arnav," Khushi screamed. "He deserved it. He raped Ananya di, I knew that."

"How did you know now? I just don't understand what the heck you are trying to say?" Arnav asked.

Khushi broke into tears. Her sobs raked her body. Arnav held her shoulders.

"Khushi, for god sake tell me what are you hiding from me?" his voice was calm now.

"Arnav, he had used me!"

"Used you?"

"Arnav, he never loved me. He...he just wanted to ruin you...(sobbed) He wanted to take revenge on you...(hiccup) Because he loved Ananya di."

"What?"

"Yes, he loved Ananya di, but she never wanted to be with him. Because she knew you wouldn't allow her to get married to him as you hated each other. Aditiya was mad at that. First, he forced himself on Ananya di because he didn't want her to be with anybody else either and then he used me. Arnav, I didn't sleep with him on my own wish!"

Arnav's breath was held tight in his throat.

"Arnav, neither I loved him.

"He...he added drugs in my drink. With that I wasn't in my senses. He used me."

Arnav was so shocked that he felt his breath would halt.

"Why did you hide this from me, Khushi?"

"Because he said he would kill you, Arnav. He said if I didn't pretend as I loved him, and didn't give what he wanted, that was me, so that to hurt you, the person you loved and then your money."

"Arnav, believe me on this, I never wanted to hurt you. I always loved you, Arnav. All those hurtful words I ever said to you was fake. Arnav, I loved you. I never married to take revenge on you. Never."

Arnav stood numb. His 10% hope that he talked about was true. His Khushi was just doing everything on purpose.

"Arnav, it was all a drama. Whatever happened was just a plan of that rapist. Phone calls you heard was made in front of you, in your presence. Whenever we met was in your presence to hurt you. Arnav, he had his spies around who were providing him with the information if I was trying to pretend as I hate you. Arnav, I never wanted revenge. I never betrayed you. Every time I hurt you, I hated myself. I was hurting myself. Arnav, I only loved you!

"Arnav, I never hated you. All I did since last two months was just a lie, a fake play all set by Aditya.

"Arnav, I killed that bas***d because he hurt you. He was giving you the pain by using me. I no longer able to be his puppet. When you got sick I had almost lost you, Arnav. I wouldn't have accepted it."

Arnav had no idea what he heard was true or his mere imagination. Their was a relief that his Khushi never actually betrayed him. But Aditiya used her to hurt him.

Khushi was in traumatized state. She was out of breath. Words were said in a haste.

"Khushi...Ssshhh...I believe you. Whatever you have said, I believe it."

"He deserved that death. And I gave him. He deserved that third degree torture everyday and today a few hours of suffering before he died."

"Khushi, you wouldn't have put yourself in trouble. You should have come up to me. Aditiya wouldn't have done anything to you and to me."

"It wasn't easy, Arnav," she said and cried.

"Arnav, it was as hard for me to accept the fact I am carrying a rapist child. And I don't want them. I don't want these babies."

"Khushi, relax. First let's sit. Don't stress yourself!" Arnav said and made her sit.

However, Khushi only behaved depressed. She clenched her stomach tightly. "Arnav, I want to abort these children!"

"Shut up, Khushi. You won't do anything such! There is no mistake of these babies."

"Arnav, I feel dirty!"

"Khushi, it's not your mistake."

"It is my mistake. It is my mistake that he was my friend! It was mistake before I listened to him I would have killed myself!"

"No, Khushi. No."

"Yes, Arnav. I hurt you so much. I made your life harder."

"Khushi, you didn't hurt me."

"Arnav, please tell me you don't hate me!" Khushi cried bitterly. "Tell me you didn't do any mistake loving me!"

"No, never, Khushi, I never made a mistake. I was just pretending to be angry at you so that you should realize your mistakes. But I didn't know you were just being tortured to do so."

"Arnav, I love you. I only love you. Please don't leave me. Today, it has became important. Arnav, yesterday I had heard your conversation with Payal. Then I realized I had no right to hurt you. And that Aditiya had to be killed."

"Khushi, how did you do that?"

Khushi didn't say anything for ten minutes. As Arnav comfort her, and made her drink glass of water to calm her senses.

He had to hug her tightly to make her realize that he was with her.

When she was somehow calmed she said.

"I left home around 12:00 PM, to meet Aditiya, in the jail. His dad somehow had managed a meeting with him for an hour. I was there only for half an hour. I promised him that I would free him.

"Few days ago he had told me that he is under medication. There were medicines that he told me he was prescribed. I took the advantage and changed his medicines with poisonous tablets. Those tablets would have worked slowly on him, it would have killed him slowly. Poison worked as attacking his heart that killed him slowly in few hours. And around 5 PM his dad called me and said his son was dead due to the heart attack.

"Where were you after that and how come I don't know yet?! Why police hasn't informed me yet!"

"I was there to see his dead body. Arnav I can't tell you how much at peace I was. That bas***d was killed. He needed that death. I no longer wanted to hurt you. I wanted to beat him to death but I wouldn't have bothered. I just wanted his death.

"I don't care if they would suspect me!"

"Khushi, don't worry after what Aditiya to you and me and Ananaya di he would have gotten the worst death.

"But please, Khushi, forgive me. I...I never knew that you were just doing drama."

"Arnav, but you never gave me any punishment. You never ever tried to hurt me. Arnav, you loved me and I only hurt you," Khushi cried.

"Arnav, months of endless pain. Emotional, mental, and physical torture. I am sorry!" she sobbed.

"Khushi, it hurt. But now pain seems so little in front of yours. I just couldn't be your support."

Khushi was shaking her head and Arnav hugged her tightly.

"Arnav, evil is dead," she said with a relief in her voice.

"He is, Khushi."

"But that evil's babies are still inside me. Arnav, I don't want them."

Arnav realized she was traumatized.

"No, Khushi. Believe me. I am with you. Nobody would point finger at you. Nobody would ever get to know that these babies aren't those bas***ds."

'But, I am sorry, Arnav. I would leave no sign of him anymore! I would not keep these babies.'

"Khushi, you sleep peacefully. Now I know everything. Everything would be fine."

***