I have to stop this marriage at any cause, he said in his head. But how?
He paced a bit more and saw the picture of him and Anjali on the wall.
He walked up to it. It's all because of you Rani Saheba. If you were dead, I could've already had my Khushiji!
Shyam thought back to the all of his failed plans. He had to get rid of her one way or the other. Then he remembered that Anjali would be going to the temple tomorrow.
Shyam paused and an evil smirk grew on his face. That's it.
*~*
Both the Raizada household and Gupta household were going crazy. It was the day of Akash's and Payal's wedding and all final adjustments were being made. People were running around, busy with work. Anjali was busy teasing Akash, when Arnav came down. He had just ended his call with Aman when Anjali called him over.
"Yeah Di, what's up?"
"Chote can you go make sure that the driver is ready? I have to go to the mandhir."
Arnav was about to agree, when Shyam cut in.
"I'll go check Rani Saheba. Better doing something than sitting around," he teased.
Anjali made a face and then smiled. "Okay."
Shyam went out and told the driver to go get ready. The driver nodded and left and Shyam took his chance and got down below the car. He messed around and cut the brakes. Standing up, he grinned evilly. Just then, the driver reappeared and so did Anjali. He smiled at Anjali as she got in the car.
"Bye," she waved, as the car pulled away.
"Goodbye Rani Saheba," he grinned, the car gone. "And good riddance," he smirked.
*~*
The Gupta family arrived and the Raizadas, excluding Akash, greeted them. Nani was ecstatic, unable to wait for her granddaughter in-law to officially be theirs. Khushi was in tears, sad that her sister would be leaving them. Arnav noticed and when the others left, he went to Khushi and handed her his handkerchief, taking the bags that were in her hands in exchange.
Khushi looked at it and then at him.
Arnav smiled softly. "I know what it's like for your sister to get married and to leave you."
Khushi looked down.
"But Khushi, is it necessary to cry?"
Khushi scrunched her eyebrows at him.
"I mean you're marrying me in a couple of days so why cry?"
That was very true. Their wedding was planned and it was in a week.
"Once you're married to me, you'll see her all the time."
Khushi tilted her head. "That's true." A smile erupted. "I'll have her with me the rest of my life then," she chirped.
Happy, she handed the handkerchief back and took the bags from Arnav. She was about to go to the others when Arnav spoke.
"Are you marrying me so you can see your sister, or because you love me?"
Khushi stopped in her tracks and bit her lower lip. Arnav moved beside her ans tilted his head at her, smirking. Khushi looked at him and his smirk.
"Well?"
Khushi turned to him. "I'm marrying you..."
Arnav cocked an eyebrow as Khushi moved in closer to him.
She shoved the bags in his hands. "... so that someone does all the work for me."
Arnav scrunched his eyebrows and Khushi stuck her tongue out at him and went dashing in. The corner of Arnav's lips went up, a chuckle escaping from them. Shaking his head, he went to the others, leaving an unknown audience of one behind.
Shyam came out and fumed. "It's just a matter of time," he said aloud to himself. "Once Rani Saheba is gone, all this drama will be over and then you will be mine Khushiji," and he smirked.
*~*
Everyone was busy getting ready, Khushi helping Payal, NK helping Akash.
"Where's Nanav when I need him," NK said.
NK was helping Akash get ready in Akash's room. Arnav came in just then and NK shook his head.
"Nanav, meri bhai, it's your bros wedding, so please help."
"What's there to help with? I fixed his kurta earlier. What did you do?"
NK shook his head. "Nanav, there are much more important things other than the wedding."
"Oh? Is that so? And what's that?"
NK slapped his forehead and took Arnav by the arm and sat him down beside Akash. Akash shrugged at Arnav, both brothers confused.
"I should give you the lesson as well, since you're marrying Khushiji in a couple of days."
Arnav crossed his arms.
NK sighed. "A wedding is a great thing. It unites two hearts together so that they may be together. But my bros, that's not the way to turn two hearts into one."
Akash and Arnav both cocked an eyebrow to NK's dramatic lecture.
"No my bros, that's not how two hearts form to one," he said, shaking his index finger at them. "The way they come together is during what we call the suhag raat."
Akash nodded in acknowledgement while Arnav rolled his eyes, shaking his head.
"And in order to bond your hearts together," NK continued, "you must do things right!"
"And you know how to," Arnav asked.
NK scoffed lightly. "Well, I don't like to brag but yeah," he said cockily. "I do."
"I'm sure your experience with your invisible girlfriend has definitely helped you get some skills."
Akash snorted and burst into laughter, clapping Arnav's shoulders, who was smirking at NK. NK gaped at his brother and crossed his arms.
"Like you know anything," NK said.
Arnav stood up. "Yeah, I do. Leave it to the experienced to help others."
"Whatever."
Akash joined his brothers. "How about we end this here, okay? I'm sure I know enough to satisfy my future wife?"
"Oh? Is that so?" And NK started to tease Akash.
*~*
"Khushi, I'm so nervous," Payal said.
"It's okay Jiji, you'll be fine."
"Khushi I'm not talking about the wedding."
"Then?"
Payal checked the room even though no one else was there. She tugged on Khushi and had her sit beside her.
"Khushi I'm talking about my suhag raat."
Khushi's eyes widened. Payal looked at her for some advice but Khushi could only blink.
"Khushi you're supposed to help me here!"
But Khushi didn't know what to say. Instead of thinking of something to tell her sister, she thought about what was coming for her when she was going to marry Arnav. She knew Arnav had women in his life before her, seeing Lavanya as his girlfriend before. She also knew that he had studied abroad and that there were women he was involved with when he was at school over there. She gulped wondering what would happen during her suhag raat.
"Khushi," Payal yelled, exasperated.
Khushi flinched and looked at her sister. She looked side to side and frowned. "I don't know Jiji. All I can tell you is to relax and to trust him and-"
Khushi hiccuped. Her eyes shot wide as she hiccuped again. Payal scrunched her eyebrows as her sister hiccuped again.
"Go drink some water Khushi."
Khushi nodded and went out of the room to get water. She was walking through the house, hiccuping away. She got a glass of water in the kitchen and was about to drink it, when someone spoke.
"I don't think that water is gonna do much help."
Khushi looked up and her eyes widened.
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