A split second can change your life. Every second you live, every second you chose to live later and every second you wasted can all change your life. Looking back to those moments, don't you ever feel to go back and change all those wrongdoings you...
"Thank you Mohan ji. Sorry for bothering you at this hour" Khushi said as she got out of the car.
"It's okay bhabhi ji. But is everything alright?"
"Oh yes. I just wanted to return that bag to Mr. Philips" Khushi said and hurriedly walked into the mansion not waiting for Mohan to comment about her not having any bag when they were leaving.
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She entered the living room and stopped on tracks seeing Arnav sitting on the couch. He stood up and asked angrily, "Where did you go? At this hour!"
"I have to talk to you. Something urgent!" Khushi said hurriedly and held his wrist. She dragged him upstairs to their room and locked the door.
"What is it?" he asked confused.
"Arnav ji, this is serious. I want you to be prepared for this!" Khushi said seriously.
"Okay" Arnav said frowning.
"You...you're not Nani ji's grandson" she blurted out.
After hearing no reaction she looked up at his face and saw an amused smile.
"Is this some kind of a prank?" he asked smiling, "Not working Khushi"
"I'm not joking" she said angrily.
"Right. I'm not Nani ji's grandson. I popped up from the aquarium in the living room right?" he said laughing and walked to the bed.
"I went to Adam" she said and he turned frowning, "At this hour? Why?"
"I heard him and dadi talking outside. Do you know how both of them know each other?" Khushi asked.
Arnav shook his head no.
"Adam is dadi's son-in-law" she said.
Arnav frowned, "Son-in-law? What are you talking about? Maliks have only two sons. How can there be a son-in-law?"
Khushi sighed and said, "Arnav, Maliks had three children. Two sons and a daughter. And Adam is Maliks' son-in-law. And you and Anjali are not Aravind Malik's and Ratna Malik's children but Adam's and Amaira, the youngest Malik's, children!"
"OKAY STOP" Arnav said angrily, "IS THIS DADI'S PRANK. SHE IS HELL BENT IN DESTROYING MY PEACE AND CAME UP WITH A STORY. AND ADAM IS WITH HER? HOLY SHIT! I'M DONE WITH HER!" he screamed and was about to walk out of the door when Khushi held his wrist, "I'm not joking Arnav. This is not a prank either. This is the truth. Adam is your father! If you don't believe me, dadi or Adam, go to Nani ji. She'll tell you the truth!"
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Exactly two hours later Arnav knocked on the door of his sister who opened it with weary eyes.
"Why are you up at this hour?" she whined.
But Anjali's whining ended when she had a good look at Arnav's red and puffy eyes and his cheeks strained with tears.
"Chotte" she cupped his face "What happened?"
"Did you know that we are no one to the Raizadas?" he asked in tears.
Colours drained out of Anjali's face. "What? What are you talking about?"
"Did you knew that we are not Ratna Malik's children?" he cried.
"Chotte" Anjali shouted, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING?"
"THIS IS THE TRUTH DI. WE ARE NO ONE HERE. WE ARE NOT RAIZADAS!" Arnav screamed.
Anjali looked at him in shock. She saw Khushi, dadi and Nani standing behind Arnav and ran to Nani. "Nani, what is he talking about? He has gone mad. Saying that we are not your grandchildren! Tell him to stop this Nani" she shook the old woman in tears.
Nani looked at her in tears and then looked down. Anjali looked at Khushi and dadi who nodded a yes. "This is the truth Anjali bitiya. Sorry for hiding this for long" dadi said slowly.
"You are all lying. LIARS! JUST LIARS YOU ARE!" she screamed.
Khushi held her and said, "I know this is hard but..."
"STOP IT. STOP LYING TO ME. MY MOTHER IS RATNA MALIK. I'M THE ONLY GIRL CHILD IN THE RAIZADA CLAN AND THAT'S IT."
"Anjali" Arnav screamed and held her shoulders. Anjali looked at him shock and he said, "This is the truth. Maliks had a daughter. Amaira. She married Adam Joan Philips and we are their children!"
"Adam?" Anjali asked, "Amaira? What the hell?"
Arnav told her the whole past that Nani told him.
"I don't believe this" Anjali said shaking her head.
Dadi forwarded her a photo frame and Anjali snatched it.
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"It's you" Nani said and Anjali looked at the little girl in the frame. She looked up at everyone and asked, "Where is he staying?"
"Anjali bitiya it's not...." dadi began when Anjali shouted, "WHERE IS HE STAYING?"
"Hotel Blue Palace" Khushi blurted out, "Room no 304"
She turned to leave when Arnav stopped her, "Di. Why now?"
Anjali turned to him and said sternly, "I don't believe the stories Mrs. Malik is making. Adam was here the whole evening and didn't say a word. If this is true, I want to hear it from him!" and she turned to leave.
"I'll drop you" Arnav said.
"NO" she said sternly, "I want to do this alone Arnav" she said sternly and walked away.
