Arnav headed over to the elevator that was located near his cabin, they both got in and took it down to the ground level. Majority of the staff had already left, so there weren't many eyes on them.
"Where are we going?" Khushi asked as they got into his car.
"It's a surprise," he replied. And not matter how much more she bugged him to tell her, he wouldn’t tell her.
As they were driving, his phone rang and he turned on his bluetooth. Khushi watched the color drain from his face as the other person spoke on the other line, his grip on the steering wheel tightened, he clenched his jaw and she could make out the bone structure of it.
“Di I’ll be there,” he replied back and turned off the call. She wasn’t sure if she should ask him who it was, and the silence between them remained for a few minutes.
"Arnav what happened?" Khushi asked in a worried voice. His face had hardened after the call and he was driving like a maniac now. She took grab of the side of the seat to not lose balance but it wasn't helping at all.
She looked back at him but he was refusing to talk, "Arnav will you please speak, you're making me worried."
"Nani had a heart attack," he replied back.
“W.. what?! But how? What happened?” she said and he could see how her face was all tensed now.
“Di just told me that they’re at the city hospital, and nothing more than that,” Arnav answered back, “I can drop you home if you want first…” he continued but was interrupted by her.
“No I’ll go straight to the hospital with you,” she said firmly letting him know that she was changing her decision.
Arnav pulled the car up into the hospital parking lot and they both got out and headed in.
"Could you tell me where Devyani Singh Raizada is admitted," he said in a hurry to the receptionist upfront.
"Hold on let me check," she replied and looked through the computer system.
"She's in room C209 on the third floor, just takes the elevator up, then turn right, and the room should be at the end of the corridor," the receptionist told him but he had already moved towards the elevator after she uttered 'third floor' not caring to know the rest.
They took the elevator up and got out on the third floor. They exited the elevator and headed the way that the receptionist had told them to. Arnav found Akash, Payal and Anjali waiting outside the lobby.
“Di!” he called out walking towards them and she looked up at him.
“Chotte you’re here,” she said.
“What happened to Nani? How is she doing? Where were you all?”he bombarded her with questions and Akash also approached them.
“Bhai it’s a long story, and the doctors have taken her in and said they’d let us know in some time if there were any improvements,” he said.
“What do you mean it’s a long story? How did this all even happen?” he asked.
Akash looked at Anjali, who had also looked him.
“What happened?” he said looking between the two and noticing that they were exchanging worried looks.
“Woh… Chotte..,”Anjali’s voice trailed off.
“Woh kya Di?” he asked.
“Bhai Dadi’s back,” Akash completed her sentence for her, and they all saw the color of Arnav’s face drain off even more, and he clenched his fists, rage rising inside of him.
“Where is she now?” he asked in a stern voice.
“She’s at home now, Mom and Dad are with her,” he replied.
Arnav was in no mood to stay calm now, he needed to be alone to himself. Turning away from them, he headed towards the other side of the corridor, trying to find a quiet place.
“Khushi you? Here?” Payal asked. Anjali and Akash also turned their eyes towards, they had completely unnoticed her when Arnav had arrived.
“I… I was with Arnav.. and then he got the call so I came with him also,” she replied. Khushi looked back to where he had headed and no longer saw him, where could he have gone now?
“I’ll go see him,” she told the others and headed towards the direction he had gone off into, completely not hearing Anjali attempts of telling her that he liked to be left alone when he always got mad.
hey exited the elevator and headed the way that the receptionist had told them to. Arnav found Akash, Payal and Anjali waiting outside the lobby.
“Di!” he called out walking towards them and she looked up at him.
“Chotte you’re here,” she said.
“What happened to Nani? How is she doing? Where were you all?”he bombarded her with questions and Akash also approached them.
“Bhai it’s a long story, and the doctors have taken her in and said they’d let us know in some time if there were any improvements,” he said.
“What do you mean it’s a long story? How did this all even happen?” he asked.
Akash looked at Anjali, who had also looked him.
“What happened?” he said looking between the two and noticing that they were exchanging worried looks.
“Woh… Chotte..,”Anjali’s voice trailed off.
“Woh kya Di?” he asked.
“Bhai Dadi’s back,” Akash completed her sentence for her, and they all saw the color of Arnav’s face drain off even more, and he clenched his fists, rage rising inside of him.
“Where is she now?” he asked in a stern voice.
“She’s at home now, Mom and Dad are with her,” he replied, “She said some very harsh words to Nani and that led to the heart attack.”
Arnav was in no mood to stay calm now, he needed to be alone to himself. Turning away from them, he headed towards the other side of the corridor, trying to find a quiet place.
“Khushi you? Here?” Payal asked. Anjali and Akash also turned their eyes towards, they had completely unnoticed her when Arnav had arrived.
“I… I was with Arnav.. and then he got the call so I came with him also,” she replied. Khushi looked back to where he had headed and no longer saw him, where could he have gone now?
“I’ll go see him,” she told the others and headed towards the direction he had gone off into, completely not hearing Anjali attempts of telling her that he liked to be left alone when he always got mad.
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Arnav had found a set of stairways at the end of the corridor and decided to sit there and clear out his thoughts. Why had his Dadi come back? And that too after so many years? She hadn’t remembered them anytime before, so why now? After all she had done and ruined them. All the memories from the past came rushing back and he would never be able to forgive her for what she had done.
He heard some footsteps approaching a few minutes later, and looked over his shoulder to see who it was. He saw Khushi come up behind and him and was about to take a seat next to him, but he stopped her, “Khushi just leave .”
She stopped halfway as she was about to sit down and stood up again, “I can’t leave you like this,” she replied seeing his eyes had reddened.
“I don’t want to talk to or see anyone,” he added looking the other way.
“B..but,” she said but was interrupted.
“Why can’t you understand that I want to be by myself! Just because we’re seeing each other doesn’t mean you have to intrude in everything! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU“ he roared and she stumbled back at his sudden outburst. She couldn’t stop the tears that were caught in her throat to come out and he heard her muffled cries
A few seconds later he turned around and saw that she was no longer there. Why did he talk when he was angry? he asked himself burying his face in his hands.
