chapter 5

he was walking towards the side wall where khushi and parisha were hiding and listening to his conversation, khushi and parisha were escaping as shyam was nearing them, he was about to catch a glimpse of them when anjili called out for him

shyam: coming rani sahiba (he said and scurried of to his room)

khushi and pari let out a sigh of relief of not getting caught,

pari: bhabhi, lets follow him

khushi: what no pari

pari: bhabhi only then can we find bhaya

khushi: (agreed) ok pari, but we need to be more careful we were almost about to get caught

pari: I no bhabhi don't worry, come on lets go

after shyam finished attending to anjili he sat in his car and started driving khushi and pari followed him from a distance in their car so he wouldn't be suspicious, shyams car stopped in front of a building which read shiksha bhavan, he got out of his car and started walking towards the stairs, khushi and pari slowly got out of their car and tip toed behind him, leaving a long amount distance so he wouldn't feel like he was followed, shyam walked up the first flight of stairs, and reached a brown door he rang the bell and a man wearing a black leather jacket opened the door, he walked in and the door shut behind him, khushi and parisha wondered what was happening

khushi: (whispering) pari, whats happening

pari: bhabhi I don't know, I wish we could see whats happening inside

they both hid behind the stairs so no one could see them, then khushi saw another door which was open, it was an alternate door that lead to the house,

khushi: (pointing) look

pari (followed her fingers) lest go

the two women tip toed near the door and crept inside, while they were creeping in and shutting the door a little creek noise came and one of shyams men, were alert by it

man1: sir, I think someone is there

shyam: what, go and check

he nodded and headed towards that direction, khushi and pari tried to hide themselves, it was pitch dark so luckily the man couldn't see them, he finished checking and then came back saying nothing was there, khushi and pari ventured into the house, they saw a figure which was bent and looked down, he was sitting on the chair, he had a sack on his face, and was tied to the chair with hard rope, one of the men uncovered the figures face to reveal arnav, khushi's eyes grew wide as she saw arnav in a worn out manner, his face looked pale, his eyes were shut, he was shirtless and his body had marks on them of whips, he was breathing and panting fast because of the suffocation crated because of the bag,

shyam: hello arnav

arnav looked down continues

shyam: (angry) look up when I am talking to u (he shouted and then pulled arnav's face up)

arnav: (looked straight into his eyes with all his anger) what do u want (he shouted)

shyam: that's much better, I have news for u

arnav: what

shyam: (he pulled out the papers and started to read) I arnav singh raizada owner of Ar industries am transferring all my property, assets and company to my brother inlaw shyam manohar jha, (he smiled and then showed him the papers which had his sign on it) all ur property is mine, everything that u own is mine, ur house ur bank balance, ur family, ur sisiter and ur wife

khushi heard him and saw arnav being helpless and wanted to run to him and help him, a tear trickled down her face she was about to go when pari stopped her and held her back, they continued watching

arnav: (head rose and he looked into shyams eyes) how dare u, how dare u play a dirty trick on me and my family, u filthy swine

shyam (laughed) arnav it is done, on the 23 I have my appointment in court, and then I will have all the property on my name, after that I will kill u, and claim khushi as well,

arnav: (he started to scream)ahhhhhhhhhhhh(trying hard to break free from the rope so that he could strangle shyam to death)

shyam: no use arnav, ur destiny is in my hands now

arnav: (yellling)khushi will never be yours, never

shyam: she will be mine, and there is nothing that u can do about it

khushi on seeing arnav like this wanted to go again to him and hug him, oh how she desired to tell shyam that she will never be his, and she only belonged to arnav, pari was pulling her back

khushi: (crying and angry) I have to go

pari: no bhabhi not now wait let shyam leave

shyam: (turned to men) cover him back and keep him alive I need him until the procedure is not over

men: yes boss (and covered him back)

shyam left the venue, khushi and pari waited for two minutes to see when the ghost was clear but those two minutes' shook khushi's entire perspective on the situation she couldn't believe what she saw next,