Invisible Strings * Ongoing*

32 - RIPPED

DAMMM.

SHE FELT LIKE SHE COULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT HIS FRAME – ANY LONGER. LET ALONE SEE HIS FACE RIGHT NOW. Her daughters heart completely shattered....bombed.The trust she had on the man she'd called her father – totally bombed and ruined....as well.

She turned completely to face her Mom...

Ellie's heart broke at spotting Khushi go all numb – all wide eyed – with tears of betrayal now streaming off her face hard as she sat statued in her spot – and because Khushi had to know the context more – Ellie went on bitterly herself feeling ashamed of her husband in the moment all over again as Khushi turned herself to face her completely giving her the signal that she didn't even want to see his frame right now that's how broken she was – " you have to know...Khushi...you have to know it all...there is more...as in...your father....he played...the most ugly mind game using his hurtful words with Arnav...then...Khushi...oh he did attack the boy hard...his words..ashame me....so much...Khushi...so much....,"and she hears Khushi ask trembling now in shock still as she closed her eyes – now not being able to keep it open at all as she shuddered in pain – " what di...d he s...ay to Arnav the..n?mu..m??what wo..rds... did he say??"

Ellie sighs but she opens it all out – " He humiliated Arnav... hard for being a nobody orphan..with nothing... just dreams in his eyes of making it big....insulted him for even dreaming of a life with you...asked him...to look at the reality of his nobody orphaned background saying...did he even think he could match up to your life now?the one we had provided with you here...?? he mocked him so hard...Khushi...he..also went on to freaking claim to Arnav that he was being nothing but an obstacle in your future there on...holding you/chaining you back...and when the poor boy...cried and begged him to not imply any of this to him for he loved you so much and that all he'd ever wanted/want was a life with you...and assured that he would make it big for you one day...and give you the best life ever...your father mocked him/his dreams even more...clawing into his struggling times...in Mumbai then...saying things like...you just began singing in for free in café's and restaurants boy...what makes you different than any orphaned beggar singing on the street ...???haan?and you dream with being with my daughter?she wants to come see you in Mumbai...do you even have a two-thousand rupee note in your pocket to look after her??on her visit?to you??"

Khushi roared in disbelief at that as she gaped at her Mom – still keeping her bloodshot eyes closed – " what??????he said..that?? he said...that?? to Arnav???to my arnav...he said all of that??"

Ellie nods and goes on – "indeed he did....and when that wasn't enough...he then...he went onto emotionally blackmail him...with the context of your well being...threatening it almost to the boy....oh Khushi...it breaks my heart to tell you all of this...but you just have to know...you thought...Arnav was the one who wronged you for years...when he hadn't...he never had...the poor boy's always loved you his deepest...wait...let me tell you all of it...word for word...what your father had said...there's more...Khushi there is more...,"And then Ellie goes onto tell Khushi everything – much to Rajesh's fatherly emotional doom – as he just sat frozen in his spot – crying in remorse.

Khushi was listening...

She was listening to everything....

She listened to every word – her mother was now filling her on – and just like that as she heard what had happened then – word for word – on that fated call from her father to Arnav...JUST LIKE – THAT – KHUSHI FELT HER DAUGHTERS HEART GET COMPLETELY – RIPPED TO ITS VERY CORE FOR GOOD...AS IT PROCESSED THE DEPTH OF HER FATHER'S BETRAYAL...