ArShi Three Shots : The Secret That I Carried ✔️

Part One : His Anger

It was a breezy night. Khushi was sitting on the parapet of the window and her thoughts wandered some old and some new events. She just couldn't believe her destiny. The man she always wanted to stay away, the man from whom she ran away is the man she is seeing now in her house for more than fifteen days. The man she loved and lost is the man who is probably going to marry her best friend.

A lone tear slipped from her doe eyes and kissed her cheeks. No she cant lose her control now. Fifteen days she had masked her love for him infront of everyone including the man himself and now that they are going to tie a knot, she just cant screw this up.

To her horror she realized that her feelings for this man is same as it used to be during their college days. Isnt it obvious that the reason for her to be still single is the love for him she still harvests in her heart? She understood long back that she can never love anyone other than Arnav.

But Arnav, he hated her. She can make that out very well and she doesnt blame him. He had a valid reason for that. She was the one who left him without explanation and moreover she refused to receive his calls as well. He had called her so many times for continues seven days. All all she did was to destroy the sim card and change her number. She did this because she was scared very scared. Being a young girl of 18 she didn't know how to deal with it.

She was already suffering from the guilt of leaving him handing,  her parents died in a car accident and her whole world fell apart. It was Lavanya her best friend in school and her parents took care of her there after. By exposing her feels and their past she just cant spoil her friend's happiness. And moreover she knows that Lavanya likes Arnav and she will say yes to him if he asks her. Thats exactly what she confessed the day before.

It was very natural for her heart to bleed seeing them together but yet she was happy that both of them were happy. The only thing she couldnot tolerate was Arnav's hatred. He didn't leave a single scope of remind her of her betrayal and made her guilty. But her hands were tied. She had a phobia. A commitment phobia. Seeing her parents broken relationship she feared to commit.

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The knock on the door startled her. She composed herself and got down from the parapet. Wiping her tear makes she went towards the door. She wondered who it might be. Everyone in her house slept early except her. It can be Lavanya who might be feeling jittery. She opened to door to face a very angry Arnav.

"What are you doing her?" she stammered and stepped back.

Without uttering anything he entered the room.

"You cannot come in like this", unable to figure out what to say she just blurted.

"Really?" he said mockingly. "Why? Why cant i enter your room?" he spat looking directly in her eyes.

"It doesn't look good to enter a woman's room without her consent and against her wish. And moreover you are seeing my friend now so its not appropriate".

"Then why didnt you stop me when i used to barge in your room during college days? Umm maybe you wanted me to touch you that time and get pleasure and once I became stale you threw me out of your life wihout any explanation. So you, talking about being appropriate doesnt suit you. You better keep your mouth shut".

"Dont talk to me like this", she half requested and half pleaded.

He came dangerously close to her. "I wished i have never met you Khushi. And i never expected to see you for the second time".

That hurt. That really hurt the most. He doesnt even want to see me. It broke her even further.

Grabbing her shoulders he said, "I wish you were not Lav's best friend".

She closed her eyes thinking about her pet name that he had given. 'Smily' and she used to call him 'Motu' as he used to be really chubby and cute during college days. Now he has grown up to a very handsome man. He must have a huge line of girls behind him.

She just couldnt control her tears anymore.

"I wonder how come both of you even become friends. She is such a sweetheart and pure and you are nothing but a betrayer and a lier. You love playing with people's emotions. Isnt it Khushi Kumari Gupta?"

"Stop it Arnav, just stop it", she cried uncontrollably. Her whole pant up emotions had no bound today. She just couldnt take it anymore.

"Why stop Miss Gupta? I had to suffer so much for you. Do you know how much i tried to find you? Do you know how much i waited for you Khushi? No, you dont because you dont have a heart and you cared a damn. And now that i have forgotten everything about you and about us you are here reminding me of your betrayal. I hate you Khushi. I hate you to the core".

Unable to stand anymore she sat on the floor breaking down in front of the love of her life. Arnav held her arms and made her get up. He pinned her against the wall. "Tomorrow i am going to say yes to Lavanya in front of the entire family and you better be present. Dont you dare try to spoil it or else i will be your greatest enemy".

All she could do was to smile. "I wish you and Lavanya a very happy married life Arnav. I would never spoil my best friend's life. She is very lucky to have you in her life".

"No, I am going to be very lucky to have her in my life and thank god for that. Good you left me when you left or else i would have never met her in my life and would have been stuck with an ungrateful and disgusting woman like you".

With that he threw open the door and closed it with a loud thud behind him.

Khushi slid against the wall and cried her heart out. She knew that it was all her fault.

He hates her so much and that too without knowing the biggest secret of her life, their life. She has no idea what he will do if he comes to know about it.

She got up and went towards the cupboard and opened her drawer to pulled out her old report. She has never thought that this day will come in her life that she has to once again face her demons the sin that she had committed by not telling Arnav.

Her miscarriage papers.