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Chapter 5

The drive back home was the most memorable one for Khushi. Its because, during the 20 mins ride she cleared up her mind on a lot of things.
Looking at Geet and her pathi, the happiness that radiated from her, the warmth that she got sittoing next to Geet di she understood one thing. That happiness is within and its our duty  to discover the same. She understood that if she keeps on breaking, people would only break her more, and she was not going to break anymore. There was indeed love in this world and she was sure that she would get her fair share of it from the world. She questioned herself. When that creep Shyam who had wronged everyone is happy, why should she not be?? Afterall only a person who was a criminal should suffer in this world. Only a person who has wronged someone should suffer punishment. She has never wronged anyone, she had never cheated anyone, she had never lied to anyone and so why should she suffer???? She will not break anymore. This is her life and she is going to live it her way even if it to live it within the confines of a prison she would live it happily. She steeled herself to face anything that life would throw her way. She had a high feeling that she was not alone. There was someone out there to embrace her and help her. Geet Di was DM gift to her. She felt like a butterfly today. Yeh She was after all Thilitiya!!!!!
Khushi smiled brightly as she walked into RM. Arnav, Akaash, Nani, Shyam and Anjali were seated on the living room discussing Anjali’s baby shower ceremony.
Khushi felt so alive and everyone turned their heads to her the moment she walked in. Her happiness radiated so much that it bowled everyone. No one was able to understand what had happened to the girl who was so broken and sad all these days to be bubling with so much happiness.
Arnav was shocked looking at her so happy. He was himself happy but did not show it so much as outside.
Nani came out of her trance and called out “ Are !!! Khushi betiya!!!! U seem to be soo happy… What is the matter” Anjali who also saw her so happy piped in “ Are Han What happened Khushi you seem to be bubling with happiness??? Something special or and she looked mischeviously at Arnav” Khushi immediately went near her and said “ Nehi nehi Di…. I’m always happy and today I’m little extra happy after a long time” Anjali just smiled at  her. How long had she waited to see this Khushi. She sighed and looked at her Chote. He seemed to be motionless but still did not snap and that’s a good sign she thought.
Khushi then went to the kitchen and started cooking. She was so happy that she had cared a damn about that Creep and Arnav. She now just does’nt give a damn about what they think. Why should she??? What are they to her? One lusting over her and another just using her as a pawn, a disposable article that would be thrown away once it had served its purpose. Once all this is over, her life is in her hands. It is not dominated by anyone. She would show them that. Afterall Khushi, is always Khushi. Be it Khushi Kumari Gupta or Khushi Singh Raizada. She will never again be that damsel in distress anymore.
Suddenly Khushi felt a song buzz in her ears and without her knowledge she started singing .
hoye hoye hoye, hoye hoye hoye - (3)
saiyaan chhed dewe, nanad chhutki leve, sasuraal genda phool
Payal : Khushi!!!!!
Khushi : Hoi hoi hoi... Haan Jiji...
Payal: U R Singing??????
Khushi : Haan jiji Thoh????
Anjali : Khushi ???????
Khushi : Han Di…. saas gaari deve, dewar samjha leve, sasuraal genda phool
chhoda baabul ka angana bhaave deraa piya ka ho
saas gaari deve, dewar samjha leve, sasuraal genda phool
Anjali was so happy. She smiled at her sister-in-laws antics.
Khushi held ANjali’s hands and started to slightly shake her and dance. Anjali was also dancing slowly and Payal was laughing at her sister laughing after so long. Nani heard the sound of laughing and came to the kitchen and the sight that greeted her made her also to dance.
Khushi sang “saiyaan hai vypaari, chale hain pardes
suratiya nihaaru, jiyaara bhaari howe, sasuraal genda phool”
Nani laughed and then Arnav and Akash also walked into the kitchen and saw the scene in front of them.
Khushi dancing, smiling, and singing, Anjali slightly shaking with the hands over her stomach and smiling heartily at the girl, Payal laughing out and Nani smiling and dancing with Khushi.
Maamiji entered and said “ Hi lo hi Bye Bye!!!!”
Mami and Akash entered the kitchen at the same time and Arnav was standing little at the back watching all this with a beautiful smile playing at his lips and wondering what has gotten into her.
Looking at both the saas and devar enter, Khushi Sang
“saas gaari deve, dewarji samjha leve, sasuraal genda phool
saiyaan chhed dewe, nanad chutki leve, sasuraal genda phool
chhoda baabul ka angana bhaave deraa piya ka ho
bushirt pahine, khayee ke bida paan
pure raipur se alag hai, saiyaan ji ki shaan, sasuraal genda phool
saiyaan chhed dewe, nanad chutki leve, sasuraal genda phool
saas gaari deve, dewarji samjha leve, sasuraal genda phool
chhoda baabul ka angana bhaave deraa piya ka ho
hoye hoye hoye, hoye hoye hoye - (3)
ohh ohh oho oho, o o hey hey o o hey hey
hoye hoye hoye, hoye hoye hoye - (3)
The song ended and everyone smiled and laughed hard exept the creep who was looking at Khushi and wondering what has happened that she is so happy. Had Arnav accepted her?? She never once spared a look at him.
Arnav was happy yet startled. What has happened. She had smiled, danced, sang with almost everyone. Though she saw him, she ignored him completely and not once spared a smile at him. She also avoided that Shyam and not even look at him once. Arnav felt a pang of guilt. Had he acted so mean that she had come to regard him and that creep on the same way??? NO!!!! that cant be… He had to do something. The fact that she is happy was good but he should be the reason behind it and not the way now it is as though he ceased to exist.
Khushi was happy but amidst all the new resolutions she had taken to ignore Arnav her heart did skip a beat when she saw him smiling sweetly. She then shifted her head and saw Anjali Di laughing. Probably he is smiling at her. She then ignored him. To him she is nothing but just a pawn in the game. But she would not be. Khushi’s phone rang breaking her chain of thoughts.
Slowly the gang dispersed with just Khushi and Arnav.
 Khushi smiling at the caller and Arnav curious and burning with jealously the person on the line who had made his Khushi smile so lovingly. A smile which should be reserved for him and only him.

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