Part 9:
"what the hell?!" she exclaimed.
"What happened???" asked khalid bhai.
"This...this guy...this is...this is Shyam Jha!!! The one who told that arnav was thrown out of his house...that liar!!!" she fumed.
"That means the raizada's are in trouble too!!!" khalid bhai sighed.
"Ya...i guess they are!!!" exclaimed muskaan as she looked down at the photo again.
"Damnit...i should have known this...if he is working for abbu then..." she didn't complete her sentence...as she saw a wave of fear , wash through khalid bhai's face. "He is a dangerous man now..." he whispered.
As they were discussing this an old man , came in. "Sahab...the evening pooja has started...lets go..." he said and went away. "What...wait...your going???" khalid bhai asked as he saw muskaan getting up to leave. She nodded.
"Don't go...stay here for the pooja atleast..." he pleaded. Muskaan didn't know what was there in this man , which would always pull her towards him. As if he needs her...by his side...as a family...
"Ok...i will stay here for the pooja..." she smiled.
"Thank you beta!!!"
As they walked down , muskaan saw a huge Ganesh statue covered with lots of garlands and the priest chanting mantras. As he saw khalid bhai he called him out...something...in bengali "Babu...aashun taratari (babu come quickly)!!"
Muskaan was scanning the place. Everyone was carrying a thaal and everyone was chanting the same mantras...as she was about to look ahead of the crowd..she heard a voice...
She turned around and saw khalid bhai singing..."SRI GANESHA DEVA"
Muskaan looked here and there. Everyone was engaged in their prayers. She just came near khalid bhai and started praying. She heard him chant the mantras aloud.
As he sang , muskaan could feel her past coming up to her again...first her family dies , then the survivors are separated , then her own now...trying to track her down to kill her...so much for her...and to top it all...her older uncle (Rashid bhai) is a maniac who just wants revenge from her family for...don't know what...to her...everything is to blur...
Khalid bhai pointed at her. He knew that if anyone could bring justice to her family...it was her. She had to fight for the people she has lost...and God is always with her. Taking some safron power , he drew a tika on her forehead and told muskaan to fold her hands. "Aleayah...fold your hands..." he whispered. As she did , she heard some of the women whispering.
"Hey...did you hear...Dada's(khalid bhai) niece is arriving..." asked one women.
"yes...i too have heard...i also heard that is a doctor and lives in australia...she is very beautiful too..." the other women said , not acknowledging the fact that their topic of discussion was standing right in front of them...
"Aah...no...no thanks...im a diabetic!!!!" he exclaimed. Khushi remembered how he fainted one day due his diabetes. But she also remembered when arnav had gifted her a payal after their re-marriage. Their trance was broken by none other than arnav.
"These are sugar-free...i made them especially for you!!!" khushi exclaimed in a hurry. Arnav was even more confused now.
"How do you know that im a diabetic????" he exclaimed.
Khushi was flustered. How will she tell him that she is actually his wife who would always check upon his diabetes. She was tongue-tied but was saved by aakash.
"Ummm...Mr.Rathore...actually Dr. Bharadwaj told us about your diabetes...so that's why we took extra pre-caution..." he tried to smile.
"Oh...ok...but when did she..." but arnav was stopped by sid. "Oh come on Rathore...you should be happy that they didn't kill you with real sweets...but they are actually caring about you...so stop interogating..." huffed sid.
"Oh please...you just butt out of it Sid..." arnav said while narrowing his eyes.
Sid came closer and said "well...at least i had the guts to butt in...but you...you don't even have the guts to talk to a women properly..."he sneered.
"Oh!!! toh ab tu mujhe sikhayega aurat se kaise baat karnte hai...(oh!!! so now you will teach me how to talk to a woman)" arnav said while gritting his teeth and taking hold of Sid's collar. Sid had a smug smile.
"Kya hua...room kyun gaya...mar na...(what happened...why did you stop...come on...beat me)" he said in a challenging voice. Aakash came in between and stopped them."Stop it...both of you..." he pleaded and arnav jerked away sid's collar.
Sid cocked his eyebrows and looked at the other side. The Raizada family now understood that they really had a big responsibility in their hands...
Khushi came up to Sid and gave him some gulab jamun. "Thanks..." sid said.
"Umm...where is Dr.Bharadwaj????" asked nani. She had also called a priest for a small pooja in the house.
This time...sid and arnav looked at each other..."Shit!!!!" both of them exclaimed and everyone wondered what happened...ovlivious to the fact that a pair of eyes were scanning each and every move of theirs...
Khalid bhai told her to go and hold their ancestral sword. "What...no...i can't..." but before she could complete...she found herself standing the Ganesh statue's feet where the sword was kept. She held it and took the sword out. As soon as she did it...the priest got and blessed her. "Beta...you are the slayer of evil...you will kill all evil and be truimphant...". Muskaan was dazed.
As the question still remains...whether everyone will survive this storm or not...muskaan decides to go the Raizada mansion as of now. She bed goodbye to khalid bhai and headed towards the raizada mansion...
As she entered the main door with her car...she saw a weird shadow near the meter box. Not knowing the surroundings , she decided not to go there.
"I think we should call her..." as sid was about to call her , arnav stopped him. "Dude...she is here!!!!" he said. "How do you know that???" asked sid...
Arnav turned around and said "becoz i can feel her presence" and he smiled. Sid nodded his head disbelievingly , whereas khushi and the raizada family was shattered to hear this...
As muskaan entered , she didn't notice a sack of sugar infront of the door and actually kicked it , resulting in a mess. The pandit saw this and smiled. "Ghar mey laksmi ayi hain...(the divine goddess lakshmi has stepped inside the house)" nani and khushi looked upto him.
Muskaan came in with an apologetic face. "whoops...im so sorry...i didn't notice the sack...i can help in cleaning the mess if you want..." she whispered.
Both arnav and sid broke in laughter..."dude...you are such a disaster..." exclaimed arnav making sid laugh more harder...
"Ya...thanks for being so...pathetic guys..." she gritted and they tried not to laugh but...couldn't stop their giggling...
Muskaan then noticed arnav's outfit..."wow...arnav your looking good man..." she said and punched him lightly on his biceps...
"Thank you!!!!!" came the answer in chorus...
Muskaan was confused..."who was the other one...???" she asked. Arnav rolled his eyes and pointed at Junior ASR...muskaan widened her eyes...she looked back at the family... "seriously????" she exclaimed and looked at junior ASR again...
"Hey junior...she gave that compliment to me...not to you!!!!!" arnav sighed.
"Whatever...this didi looks more intelligent then you so...i shall talk to her first..." Junior ASR declared and stood infront of muskaan...
"Wow...guess its not just you two who has ego problems now??!!!!!" muskaan exclaimed while looking at sid and arnav.
"Didi...please do help me with the science subjects...i want you to teach me..." junior ASR requested...muskaan smiled and agreed...
"Ok now...there are only 2 guest rooms so...Dr. bharadwaj and sidharth can stay in those rooms...and nan...i mean arnav...you can with junior arnav..." exclaimed NK.
"WHAT???!!!!" both of them screamed.
"Ouch...this is gonna be so much fun..." sid exclaimed...
"Chottey...please...let uncle sleep with you..." exclaimed khushi...arnav was horrified..."who are you calling uncle???? sid is his uncle...im not!!!!" he exclaimed.
"Ofcourse she called you arnav...uncle!!!!" sid exclaimed...
"oh shut up..."
"Fine...he can sleep with me...but tell him to promise that he won't kick me in the middle of the night..." junior ASR exclaimed...
"I shall get you all something to eat..." exclaimed khushi and went away...arnav too...followed her to the kitchen...
"What...are...yo..you doing????" asked khushi nervously...
"Im preparing food...for those two monkeys out there...any problem...????" he asked. He was pretty much irritated becoz of sid and now khushi was irritating him...
"Im sorry...i know im very disturbing..." khushi whispered and went to take the flour box.
"You...might not like it but...i love cooking for...her..." arnav exclaimed while looking at muskaan.
"She did a lot for me...she is saviour...and this is the least i can do for her..." he said , without even noticing his own wife , standing near him , her eyes brimming with fresh tears...
Khushi now understood the bond which muskaan , arnav and sid shared. Muskaan and arnav are frends...arnav might like her too...and sid...well...she might be the reason behind their heated arguments...the three cannot live without one another...and they were each other's strength...even if they refused to agree with the fact...
"Will i be able to make a place again in his heart????" khushi thought...
"Anyways...umm...can you please pass me the ketchup...???" asked arnav...but then he noticed that khushi was busy with the flour dough so he decided to take himself. As he moved , khushi's pallu's end got caught in arnav's watch...as arnav looked back , he saw that his watch was stuck with her pallu...he quickly untangled it...and looked up at khushi...it was then , when he noticed that she was wearing sindoor...but no mangalsutra...
"Where is your mangalsutra????"
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