Chapter - 2

Maaannn!!!!!! Geet shaked Maan out of his nightmare... This is one of the most hardest part of her married life. To see Maan in tears...

The great MAAN SINGH KHURANA, the almighty, all powerful, omnipotent man, who any one will be scared to pass, in his weekest moment is really a pain much more than any sort of physical pain for Geet.

She just could not take it.

Maan, she shook him again. Maan jolted out of his trance. He hugged Geet to his heart and cried on her shoulders...

Why Geet???? Why???? Where is she Geet??? Where is my Guddiya???? All these years i thought she was dead... Y now Geet???

Y now should I know that she is alive and came in search of me... How would have she felt when she saw the house locked and me and Dadi not there for me????

Geet!!!!! I'm the worst brother.. It never crossed my mind that Guddiya would be alive...

I dont even have her picture with me.

He sobbed. Geet hugged him tight and placed kisses along his shoulder and back in line with his vest. He seemed to relax at this gesture.

Slowly, he moved back and looked at her. His love, his Geet, he saw her smiling at him. Slowly he bend down and placed his head on the pillow and brought her to rest on him. She hugged him and he kissed her head. Geet slowly patted him to sleep.

SAfter looking at her Mann like this, sleep seemed to be a distant dream.. She just thought back to that day how they have accidentally stumbled on the truth of his Guddiya being alive.

That night still brought a blush on her face. How she had told Maan... Nehi nehi, her Balwant that she wanted to take their relationship to the next level and how he had fulfilled her wish. ..

As they walked back, Geet saw an old man walking towards them. Maan saw the man and stopped him to ask them about their way back to the main road. The Man looked at Maan and caught his hands suddenly. He said SAAAB!!!! Aaap... Is this meri Chote Sahib???? Maan immediately recognised him as the watchman of their old home at Lucknow. He told him about how the house was locked and sealed and how even when thier Guddiya turned up he was unable to guide her about him and Dadima, scared someone would recognise her and do something to her.

This news brought Maan to his knees.. From then on started the search for his Guddiya...

Geet sighed as she looked at her Maan sleeping... Guddiya!!!! where are u come to us soon... WE miss u...!!!!

Khushi sat as though she was demented. The dreams, always haunted her. She was scared of the dark. She was scared if she was alone, again she might face that day. The day all she held dear was snatched from her tiny fingers.

Khushi, Khushi wake up…. Khushi, Arnav almost begged her to come back to normal. He felt wretched. He of all people should have known. He knew her fears, her fear of speading cars, of the dark OMG!!! What have I done??? I hate her, for turning me to an insensitive hunting animal. The only reason I alow her to sleep on the floor was that I was scared that I might lose my mind if she was close to me. But seeing her like a person demented, like a ghost, his ego crumbled to dust.

He could see her innocent eyes look blank. He shook her again. And this time she came around.

She looked at him like a zombie and then lifted her hand and pushed his hands off her. She turned and curled like a ball and started to sob. Arnav looked at her. The blank look shook him to his wits. Now looking at her completely broken he could’nt take anymore. He saw her one last time. Her shiver, yet, her determination. That instant he knew what he had to do. She might hate him for putting her through this, but, he loved her that he couldn’t  see her undergo this. He went away from her.

Khushi was shocked to see Arnav holding her. She pushed his hands before he said anything cause she was scared that he might say anything harsh. If he did, she would not be able to take it at this moment where her past demons were dancing around her.

She could see the car that hit her parent’s car, her lying meters away all alone in the dark on a field. The sounds of the night, the howling sound of wolves close to the place she was lying and the slithering of something close by. Till a hand, a soothing hand stroked her hair. Only that this time it felt different. There was so much, much more than the other hand and it looked strange and alien as against the familiar hands of her babuji. She looked up and saw Arnav running his fingers gently on her hair. He had a pillow laid on a blanket by her side and saw his dark chocholate colored eyes looking at her in concern. She caught the hand and felt it if it was for real or a figment of her imagination ( Rabah veh starts) slowly she took her other hand and started to gently feel it. Arnav closed his eyes, living in the feeling of being loved.

He had wanted this from her and though he was unsure whether this was fake or real, he decided to live this moment of bliss. The moment of love. She slowly brought her lips and kissed him on his hand and said, “Arnav” he looked at her eyes “ Hurt me, slap me, kill me, insult me, but trust me, I love only you. I know what it means to be stranded on the street, with no one to love and no hope to live, I of all people will never, never steel the love, for which I yearned all my life from someone else. Afterall, y should I??? I was too much in love, all consumed, full that I hardly had a need to think of anything or anyone else. I love you, even more than I had loved anyone, my Babuji, amma, jiji, my Bade Bahadur and my dadi. I am not saying you to believe me. I will prove myself to you. That day when I do, I will see the hate which you harbor for me removed and so would I be removed from your life forever.” Arnav was dumbfounded. He could see the love she had for him, how much she values his trust. That second he knew, he had wronged her. But now if he does goes back to normal, she will be in danger. Terrible danger. Too much that he owns will be destroyed. Though he trusts her, a lot of pieces seems to be missing. Till then, let things wait. Khushi by then “ Thanks and Sorry for everything Arnav” and slept holding his hands tight. Arnav also fell into a deep slumber that he had never experienced in so many months for long now.

The next morning when she woke up she saw that she was alone. Everything felt like a dream... She just shook her head and headed back to the washroom.

When she came out of the washroom she saw Arnav watching her from head to toe. She was in her red saree with violet border and her long beautiful hair all wet.  http://www.sareez.com/Sarees/By-Fabric/Net-Sarees/Carnelian-Red-Net-Wedding-and-Bridal-Embroidered-Saree-45639/

She noticed him looking at her but did not want him to be angry or irritated the first thing in the morning. she just turned her head and concentrated on getting ready.

Arnav had a hard time controlling himself when he saw her angelic form emerge out of the bathroom. Ever since the confession last night he knew and trusted that she was also a victim of the creeps plan just as his di. This led to the realisation that he should protect both his sister and his wife now.

'HIS WIFE' Arnav smiled gently at the thought. How absurd it is to think that.

Khushi noticed him smiling as though at a fond memory. Probably thinking of his sister and her weird antics she thought and sighed sadly.

'Suniye' she called him gently. He looked at her. " i am going to Devi Maiya temple today" she told him. He simply noded and she left the room.