Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

32 - RIPPED

Ellie glares at her husband now – as she spats in anger reaching out to hold Khushi's hand - " See....Raj...see...are you seeing this?? Are you seeing this worry in Khushi's eyes and her love for you right now...its breaking her to see you cry this way...to see us cry this way...you should be ashamed of yourself...Raj...you should be ashamed...just as I am ashamed...of you at the moment...plus myself as well right now...that as your wife...I freaking didn't catch on this for years myself....look at the way our Khushi loves us..Raj..she's always loved us...so purely...and yet you...freaking betrayed her in the ways that is worse than a stab in the back...."

Rajesh Maan closes his eyes at that as his entire being continuing to tremble monumental in shame and guilt. He knew it – this was it – this was the moment – Ellie was going to state the truth.He also closed his eyes..because he felt like he couldn't look at Khushi in the face – as she found out..

At that from her mother to her father – Khushi looks at her mother bewildered in puzzlement and sick in worry herself now - she looks to and fro between her Mum and Daddy for once before she freezes her gaze on her Mum and asks trembling clutching on her hand, surely her mother didn't mean this for real.Her Daddy loved her the most in the whole wide world – didn't he? – " Mum...what you saying??? Daddy?? And betraying me??? as in Daddy did something to betray me in the way that's worse than a stab in the back????? Mum....are you sure?????? you referring this to Daddy's actions???? Surely...you don't mean this...Daddy loves me the most in the whole wide world of his like he always says....infact remember how even you get envious saying...he loves me more than he loves you at times....how can Daddy ever betray me...Mum??,"and she pauses to look at her Daddy now suddenly feeling like the vulnerable 14 year old girl walking in to Fiji arrival terminals for the first time holding his right hand snug as he cuddled her next to him in protection and comfort – " Daddy....what's Mum saying???? Daddy...what's Mum saying????she surely doesn't mean to imply what she is implying..right?? you would never...betray me..ever...on any accord...right?? you would never stab me in the back....right???,"she asked trembling in broken fear now looking at her Mum given that her father just wept harder at that from her – "Mum...Daddy...would never...just like you would never...I am ...your Khushi...your Khushi...right??neither you or Daddy would ever betray me...that much I am so sure of in my heart....I trust you both so much...with my life...I trust you both...."

What could Rajesh Maan do in the moment???

Ideally, his conscience was now starkly telling him to just open his eyes and be the one to give Khushi the truth but he was still too afraid to look at her face right now and so he just slumped down in the chair right next to him – in shame and guilt – his eyes still closed in on him.

The sight of Khushi trembling in broken fear and worried emotions does feel like a stab to Ellie's heart too but she knew the truth had to see the light and so she held onto Khushi's hand snug tighter as she glares at her husband – " open your eyes...Raj...open your eyes...and see...,"and she turns to Khushi – "and because...you trust me with your life...baby...because I know you do...I just have to tell you this...I just have too...,"and she glares hard at her husband again – " open your eyes...Raj...open your eyes...and see...what the very thought of you betraying Khushi on something monumental is doing to her....see...now...see..."

And to Khushi's disbelief they both hear Raj say trembling broken – " I can't...I can't open my eyes to look at Khu...shi right now...I am too asha..med...Ellie...I can...'t...look at her i.nn..the eye...I cannot...look at you..in the eye....too...I just cannot...."

Ellie scoffs in anger – " of course you freaking bloody cannot...look at either of us..in the eye...Raj...ofcourse you freaking bloody cannot...your conscience is finally having itself drown in guilt...and rightly so...."