Part 5 - Separation
Everything happened so quickly. Khushi been dragged out of the room by her father and Arnav was taken away by the guards. Khushi pleaded her father to leave Arnav.
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at the open space in the palace
"Khushi, who is he? How did he come here? Her father asked her in anger.
"Father...I brought him here...i...love him..." Khushi replied while looking at Arnav.
"What? That can't happen? Do you know what grave mistake you have done. You have to forget him."
"No father...I can't do that...I love him. Please understand me."
"Khushi, if you don't do that I have to outcast you from here. You won't be able to live here after that."
"How can you say like that father...you can't do that to me...."
"I will do that if you don't forget him"
"Then do it father.... I want to be with him..." Khushi said.
Arnav did understand what is going on between them. He understood that she is crying all the while. Hearing the commotion, so many mermaids and sea creatures surrounded them.
"Then what about I kill him?" her father asked ruthlessly.
"No...you can't do that...."
"I can always do that..." saying this her father moved towards Arnav...asking the guards to leave him.
"You can go from here safely if you promise to leave my daughter. Will you do that?" her father asked him, which he understood.
Instead of replying, Arnav moved towards Khushi and grabbed her hands in his pulling her close to himself.
"I love her and will never leave her." His bold reply made him furious and he throw a rod at him which damaged his snorkel . Arnav find it hard to breathe...Khushi saw this and tried to help him, but her father caught hold of her. Khushi struggled to free her hand, while Arnav struggled to get breathe. Khushi saw her friends standing there; she signaled them pleading to help her.
Soon her friends, a group of squids sprayed their ink on the water making it dark everywhere.
Within the time she got, she grabbed hold of Arnav's hand and swim faster to reach on the surface of water.
She know that her father's guards where following them. Arnav was in half conscious. Somehow she reached near the land and made him caught hold of a rock...asking him to climb on it. Somehow she pushed him to the rocky area. She saw some sound and understood that some people are near that area. She made a sound to attract them so that they can save him. Khushi was invisible to them while she watched them taking her Arnav away from her. The last thing Arnav saw was his Khushi, who kept looking at him with tearful eyes.
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It's been two months, since he had seen her. On that day, he woke up in a hospital. The people who saved him told him that they saw him lying on the rocks unconsciously and taken him to the hospital. Arnav hoped that Khushi will come to see him that day, but she didn't come. After two weeks, he started to get call from his assistant regarding the matters related to his company. He was in a dilemma at that time; he can't ignore his company and also can't leave this place. Somehow Arnav stayed there for a month while managing his works from here. He tried to find Khushi's place, but couldn't. All he had was the bracelet she tied on his hand.
After a month, he realized that his presence is need in AR. So he left that place with a heavy heart. He instructed the security to notify him if Khushi came there, for this purpose; he showed him the photo of Khushi.
Everyday one Delhi felt so hollow for him. He was very much disturbed. Every day, he used to call the security after the sunset to check if anybody came there for asking him. Every day, he was disappointed with the answer.
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It's been two months since she saw her Arnav lastly. She walked faster to reach his villa. She doesn't know if he was there or not. She saw the villa being locked and the security sitting there.
"Namaste, is Arnav here?" Khushi asked the security who can only see a small part of her face through the gate.
"Who are you?" the security asked her.
At that moment, his cell started to ring.
"Hello" the security answered the phone.
"Did anybody come there?" Arnav asked desperately.
"No sir. I mean one girl is here now asking for you."
Hearing this Arnav was very hopeful.
"What is her name?" Arnav asked.
The security asked Khushi her name and she replied. Arnav was on the cloud nine knowing that his Khushi was there.
"Open the gate and give this phone to her." Arnav instructed.
The security gives the phone to Khushi.
"Khushi..." Arnav called her out.
"Arnav.." saying this both of them held the phone silently while tears started to flow from their eyes.
"Khushi....i am coming...I am coming for you sweetheart. I can't wait to see you."
"Arnav....i missed you...please come here soon...I'm waiting for you."
"Khushi...wait for me in our room. Please don't leave without seeing me...I will be there soon."
"Please come soon Arnav"
"Give this phone to the security.
Khushi gave the phone to the security. Arnav instructed the security to open the villa for Khushi and provide her with food, also to help Khushi if she wanted something....
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Arnav was trying to call the security, but it was switched off. He couldn't also get the landline.
Thousands of thoughts ran on his mind.
Why no one is taking the call?
What happened?
What if something happened to Khushi?
He knows that his security was a loyal man.
Because of bad weather Arnav can't fly at this time, he was waiting for the weather to get cleared.
On early morning, he reached there on his chopper.
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Lying on his bed, Khushi thought about the past two months.
How her father's guard caught her after she saved Arnav.
Her imprisonment
The failed efforts to get escaped
She cried remembering everything and slept.
When she woke up from her sleep, she found that she was transformed back into her mermaid form. She can't stay that longer on land with this mermaid body. She doesn't know what to do. Suddenly her gaze fell on the pool. Khushi crawled towards the poolside and entered the pool. She lay there, waiting for Arnav.
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Arnav entered to his room. He tried to find a glimpse of her but could.
"Khushi" he called her out but, nobody replied him.
He saw the door of the pool side been open. Arnav moved there and saw that Khushi sleeping peacefully in the water.
He wanted to hug her and tell her how much he missed her.
Instead he decided to let her sleep.