SS~Found My Love, Again!!! (Completed)

Part 8

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Arnav looked up in surprise seeing Garima standing before him, she is apprehensive and nervous....he looked around, then turning to face her 'Khushi is not here'

Garima 'I know'

His face took the expression of confusion. Garima 'I'm here to talk to you'

Arnav 'Talk to me'

Garima 'Yes, About....about your father and my....*she paused, his eyes turned stony* I was seventeen when my and your father's path crossed each other. I was teenager then....the age where most of the girls would dream of prince charming. I too was one among them. Your dad approached me....he said he liked me. And I fell for his charm. I was nave seventeen your old then and what will I know about the cruel world. I did not know he was married either he has children. He did not tell me. One day your Dadi saw us and she came to meet me. Through her I came to know your father is playing with me and is cheating not only me but your mother too. I cut the ties with him and his relationship. I could not wreck someone's life. It is not me. I've that much conscious in me to not go against my moral and have a relationship with a married man. I never saw him again....I never gave him the chance. And after few months I came to know he died along with your mother commiting suicide. I was too shocked to hear the news. Your dadi had called me to Sheeshmahal and blamed me for all the reason. Trust me, I did not meet him at all and I'm sure your mother has not seen me with him on your sister's marriage day. As soon as I came to know his true color I stepped away from his life and path. I'm saying you all this is because I don't want tomorrow your Dadi or anyone to come again and instigate against me and Khushi. I don't care about me but I came for my Khushi. I can't see her in pain. I will not be able to see her break again.'

Arnav 'I....I.....' he is at loss of words...he don't know what to say?

Garima looking at him with determined and steeled eyes said in dead pan voice 'I've said what I had to confess to you....it is upto you to believe or not. But remember this I'll take anything which comes my way but not my daughters. And if you hurt Khushi again then be ready to face me' she left the room not looking back once.

Arnav pondered on Garima's tale on what happened all those years ago....he knew his father very well and his character and can see and understand it is all his fault his mother and Garima got betrayed but....but why did Dadi put blame on Garima aunty? His mind rebuked him as if she will need a chance....she just need a reason and she will blame others covering her sons deed. Wished he never heard what his Dadi said and reached the altar earlier even before the mishap occurred....maybe...maybe he and Khushi would not have to go through all that pain.

Arnav was working something on the newspaper when Khushi came inside the room, seeing him marking something on the newspaper she asked him curiously 'Arnav ji what are you doing?'

Arnav 'I'm...nothing' Khushi came towards him and snatched the newspaper from his hand. Before he could stop she looked at the page which he was reading and marking something on it.

She looked at him shocked 'you are searching for job? Why?'

Arnav 'What why? I have to work to earn money. How can I sit at home all day?'

Khushi 'Arnav ji why you need to work outside when you have your own company AR'

Arnav 'Don't forget it Khushi, AR is your, Akash and Di's company. I've no rights on it' he said it and left the room to poolside. Khushi looked at his retreating back whispering painfully 'how can you Arnav ji? Even though you had transferred your share on my name it does not mean everyone forget how you are the same person who with his hardship built AR from scratch'