My Girl chapter 30

   My Girl

 Chapter 30

-khushi ? what are you doing ?...stop eating this much, yaar…you will not enter in your new design!

Said Lavanya snatching the plate from her hands…

Khushi with her full mouth…pouted and took the plate again:

-let me eat! I’m hungry, try to understand!

-you never eat that much or never eat those…

-shh…let me finish!

Kushi was amused and enjoying her dish when her father called her:

-KHUSHI!

His voice wasn’t as usual and the way he’s calling her was out of anger…

She runs so fast to his study room…

-close the door!

Khushi nodded and closed the door…

Her father was so much angry…

-how dare you, khushi?....I gave all my trust and what are you doing?

He stands up…

-Father…I don’t understand?...it’s about me and Arnav!

-I don’t want to hear anything about that vagabond that you bring him here in my home and you convinced me to accept him!...I didn’t know yet that he was the one letting you…

Khushi was retaining her tears…she doesn’t want to cry…she’s not at fault, she’s not guilty, her father’s words are due to his anger…that’s it…

-he made you met that…you met her?

-Arnav has nothing to do with this…and yes Father I met my mother…she’s my mother and I love her…she’s innocent…she’s innocent father

What khushi doesn’t remark was Dadi’s presence who doesn’t hesitate to give khushi a sudden but so powerful slap…

The slap was brusque that khushi fall in the floor…

Vulnerable as she was…

Seeing the anger of both her dadi and her especially her father…

Feeling the danger of the situation…

How she could stand and defend both her mother and Arnav??

She’s feeling suddenly all weak…

And then she wasn’t anymore looking at her father and dadi but it was only the blur and then the dark…

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When she wakes up…

She felt Lavanya’s hand playing with her hair and caressing her forehead…

-you wake up?

-hmm…Lavanya

Khushi was about to cry but Lavanya calmed her…

-shhh…I know all, now…but khushi…

-what?

-you know the doctor was here and …

-and?

-he said that…that…

-talk La!

-the baby is fine!

-what?

Khushi holds her tummy, touched with her hand…

-you’re pregnant khushi!

Khushi bitted her lower lip…and then she smiles and then she giggled…

-I can’t believe…you know la?...I felt it…I was sure…

Lavanya wasn’t that happy…

-khushi…

-I know…I should call Arnav!

-khushi…we are leaving…

-leaving? Where?

-I mean me, Akash, mother and Ftaher…

-what?

- our presence doesn’t please your dadi anymore khushi…even if your father had insisted before that we stay here for you…but now…he’s so angry and …and my father prefers us to leave…

-what?...this is impossible…I have no family without you…if you leave…I will die!

-shhh! Don’t say like this again!

Lavanya hugged khushi tight…

-I don’t know what to feel?...I’m shocked…I’m happy and I’m so sad…don’t leave me, La!

Mami joins them in the room…all crying…

She sits down besides khushi…

-I’m sorry beteya…sorry that I hide the truth for so long…I said that your mother is...dead…but the truth I know is that she only disappeared…when she disappeared I never left from here…because you was so tiny and you cried lots for your mother already…so your father decided that I should stay for you…but today, khushi!...it’s time for me to leave…hello hi bye bye…(sobs, sobs)

-No! Mami…don’t leave me…don’t!...I love you…I love you so much…I love you…

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Khushi cried a lot before sleeping finally…

When she wakes up…

She takes a shower…spends lots of time before the mirror admiring her tummy…

She bitted her lower lip, blushing hardly…

That’s little thing inside her is able to make her forget about all…

All the sudden problems…

The way her Mami’s family left her after hearing some bad words from Dadi…

Her father was the one always keeping Dadi out of their lifes…

This time, he gave her all the rights to behave the way she wants…

All that because she met her mother…

So what?

Her mother could be a monster like Dadi and maybe her father are thinking but that will change anything about the love she has for her…

She missed her already…

And Arnav…

OMG she’s missing him so much…

No use to call him…

Such news about her pregnancy…she needs to tell him face to face and not by the phone…

-And now…what to wear…little baby?...help mum to find out…you will see soon how much papaa is so handsome…mmm? What about this pink dress?…he likes it…he likes the green saree more…but I don’t feel like wearing a saree baby…I want you to feel warm…you’re so tiny…

Khushi wears her dress…despite her happiness about the baby…

She’s having bad thoughts…

After all, she’s alone to face her father and to face dadi…

She felt all of a sudden so scared…

She needs to hear his voice…she doesn’t have to tell him about any problem…but only hear his voice…

Like it was so urgent…she takes her phone…dialed his number…

-morning!

-Arnav?

-hmm…little baby…

-you just wake up?

-yes…it’s so early…I can’t believe you wake up now…you ok?

-I’m ok Arnav…I miss you…

-miss you too bacha…your voice seems so weak…

-No…I’m fine…I want to come to our home…

-come…I’m getting up now to work in…

Hearing that…khushi remembered what her dad said about Arnav and how her dadi slaps her…she starts crying but she bits her bottom lip not to make any sound…

-the bed is here now…and I come with so many sheets…I know you got so cold that night…you were hugging me tight…I miss everything in you…everything…

-I love you…

-you’re crying khushi?

-I miss you (sobs) that’s why…(sobs)

-baby…I’m just waiting for you come now…don’t cry…shhhh…stop crying, now! It’s an order!

-sobs

-if you’re not stopping…I’m coming now!

-no (sobs)…I’m coming Arnav…I want to be only with you…my Arnav…

-that’s my Khushi…no more tears, love, ok?

-ok…I have something so important to tell you about…but not now…when I come…it’s a very very very special surprise!

-I can’t wait khushi! come! Right now!

-ok, I’m coming…I love you!

-I love you so much…more than you can imagine…I’m dying to see you; khushi, don’t cry anymore…

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Finishing the call with Arnav, khushi wipes her tears and comes upstairs…

She said good morning to her father but he doesn’t reply…

-Father…I’m going out…

-where?

-I need to meet Arnav…

-you dare speak about him before me?...you’re pregnant illegally and you still talk about him?...I want you to go back to your room khushi…I don’t want to speak with you!

-but…

-this is enough!...go back to your room, now, I don’t want to hear anything!

-father…please, listen to me!

-are you not listening anymore?

Khushi wasn’t able to hear this anymore…Wasn’t able to believe how harsh her father was speaking with her…she runs back to her room…