IPKKND FF FELONIOUS

Part 4(A)

"It's been 10 minutes since you came and all you did is smiling to yourself ear to ear. What's the matter?" she gave him a call asking him to come to meet at their regular spot but from the time they are here she was only smiling not speaking a word.

"See this" saying so she forwarded her phone.

He didn't know what to say once he looked at the screen.

"What? La you called me here to show the photo of a ring?"

"Offo, come on Arnav, I thought you are more intelligent than this." Saying so she lifted her left hand to show him.

"What?" Arnav was still not able to comprehend why was Lavanya suddenly behaving weirdly.

"Arnav! I'm engaged, the ring you see here in the photo and on my hand is my engagement ring." La blurted out if she lets Arnav keep guessing the answer is surely not to come.

"Engaged? But when? How? Where? You didn't even tell me, this is what you call friendship?" he acted hurt but he knew he was happy for her, the smile on her face is clearly reflecting the happiness bubbling inside her for taking this step.

"I'm sorry, it was rushed actually, he proposed me one day and the other day he was with his family to meet mom. His family wants it to be done at earliest so we had to do it in fast forward mode. I tried contacting you but you never had time to pick up my calls. In fact, I should be angry with you but I let it go understanding your situation."

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry too now show me the photos."

"La, can I meet your fiance?" he asked with a serious tone once he gone through the photos.

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"Khushi, we can't go an file a police complaint just because you are not allowed to meet NK. The institute didn't deny you right? they asked you to get a letter if you remember, if something is fishy why would they ask you to get a letter?" Arnav tried one more time to convince her.

"But, I still feel something is odd with them."

"Khushi only because of one event you can't decide that it is suspicious, I have enquired with some of the parents who are sending their kids to the same institute, everyone is praises about it. We will find out don't worry. By the way be ready by 5' we have someone to pay a visit."

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"La, I'm here already, how much time does it take for you to come out?" he was waiting at the entrance of her office.

"Arnav you better come inside looks like it will take me some more time to call it a day."

By the time he reached her room, he saw she was entering some data into the system while the fax machine is on beside her. There was a lady to the right of La her back to the door, who turned to see Arnav when he entered the room calling out to La. Lavanya signaled Arnav to be calm when she saw how Payal was giving her looks.

Arnav saw the other lady work on some instruments after giving him one hard look to add to it the medicinal smell is making him more irritated.

Lavanya bid bye to Payal and dragged him out.

"We need to take Khushi along."

"Khushi? But what will she do there?"

"Let's go."

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He got a call from his fiancee asking him if he was free and if he could manage some time to meet her friends as they missed the ceremony. But when he opened the door after one hour, he wished if he dismissed the idea, there in front of him were La with ARNAV and KHUSHI.

"You?"Khushi all but shouted, she didn't expect him to be La's fiance.

"You both knew each other?" La was surprised.

"Yes, he comes to the shop, the journal's, books in the shop are from AS Publications after all," Khushi said looking at him.

"Okayy" La couldn't make out why all three of them were serious.

"You know what la? Khushi even knows your in-laws after all she stayed with them all her life." Arnav said trying to comprehend the other man's look.

"Isn't it true? Rohan Gupta?"

Khushi forgot about the photo she came across in the storeroom a few days before, but she didn't expect this. Rohan was Gupta's son? Why did they have to keep it a secret? They always said they don't have a child to be called their own hence they started this Home. Rohan meets her almost once in two-three months even he never shared that they are his parents under whose shelter she is living. Why?

"What do you know about SHAKSHY?" Arnav's asked taking the lead.

"SHAKSHY? I don't know anything about it"

"Like you don't know who the Gupta's are?" Khushi bit out.

"Khushi, I have my own reasons to not reveal my identity, it's my personal life I have a right to decide, what to say and whom to say. You can't question me about it."

Whatever the trio was speaking was going above La's head. She tried to intervene in between but no one is ready to stop all the while giving each other murderous looks.

"We know that you are aware of "Shakshy". See, what you do with your personal life is none of our business but this, you have to say what you know. It's important."

"Khushi, trust me when I say I don't know what you are saying, what will I know about that institution?"

"Is there nothing else you could help out us with?" Arnav asked again.

"Nothing"

"Let's go," Arnav thought maybe they finally found a lead but even it's a waste of time.

"Just a minute" Rohan called out to them when they were at the door.