Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

32 - RIPPED

WHATTTTTTTTTTTT???????????

NOW KHUSHI'S PANIC ALMOST HIT THE ROOF.

Khushi asks her mother pleading at that even more broken her heart trembling – " Mum...why would you say that?? why would you say that??daddy...why would you say that??? what have you done that you so ashamed off that you cannot look at me in the eye right no...w??????just what have you...don..e...dad...dyy??"

Ellie looks at Khushi upfront now and holding both her hands in her's crying herself profusely she begins taking a deep breathe – " looks like...its just meant to come to you through me....this blow...I am sorry baby..I am so sorry...I didn't know...I didn't know...if I would have known...I would have told you this then itself...I just found out...I just found out...and the very second...I did find out...I just felt like you had to know...I was going to come down to tell you...I cannot keep this from you...even for a second...because...I know...you trust me...with your life...like you said...."

Khushi asks puzzled in distress still looking to and fro in between her parents – " tell me...what??? Mom???tell me whattttttt????"

And Ellie lets out the elephant in context at that first knowing she had to get it off her chest immediately – " that....he...says...he is unable to look at either of our eyes right now...but just know there is another person...he is unable to look into the eyes off...coz of guilt and shame??and that person apart from us.... is Arnav...."

THAT SHOCKS AND FRAZZLED KHUSHI TO HER CORE.HOW IS ARNAV INVOLVED IN ANY OF THIS?

She gapes at her Mum as she asks her voice trembling – " huh???? what do you mean?? Mom??from where does Arnav come in here???why did you mention...Arnav???????Mom?????"

Ellie explains distressed herself – " so this morning...I woke up to find ...your father wasn't next to me...looking for him...guess what did I discover...he was in deep tense conversation with Arnav outdoors under the gazebo...he was apologizing to Arnav and Arnav was saying something like he just didn't have it in his heart to forgive him just yet...."

WHAT THE??????? HELL???????

SO - ARNAV WAS OUT TALKING TO HER DADDY THIS MORNING??HE LIED TO HER -?????? ARNAV LIED TO HER?????? NOT POSSIBLE...ARNAV NEVER LIED TO HER....

Khushi gapes at Ellie hating the way this bit of Arnav lying to her was making her feel already – " what??what you saying Mom? Arnav was with daddy this morning? He said..he was doing Riyaaz....by the pool side when I asked him...are you sure about this?Arnav never lies to me..mom...he never...lies to me...."

Ellie sighs broken fresh tears oozing out her eyes– " well, he wasn't doing Riyaaz baby he wasn't...he...must have just said that to you to cover up...on the truth...like he has been for years..Khushi...Arnav is not at fault in this at all....your daddy is...."

Khushi asks shaken the hell to every cell in her body already still feeling so hit in her heart over discovering Arnav's lie. It was a small lie. But a lie was a lie.Arnav knew she didn't like being lied to at all – ever.It was her weak anger point – the one that got her boiling up always in any relationship. Anyone who knew her – knew this bit that she just couldn't stand being lied to – " what do you mean??Mom?? what truth would Arnav...cover up???"

She looked to her Daddy's frame – fresh aching tears rolling down his cheeks as well.Clearly – her Daddy had been hiding something monumental as well? He'd hid something/his own wrongdoing which in her eye = worse than a lie anyway...