LOT Part 9
Lack of Trust Part 9
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Author’s POV
Shivansh barged inside the room fuming in fury which attracted their attention who were sitting on the couch in the room and discussing something but as soon as their gaze fell on Shivansh, their eyes went wide with shock while their face lit up with joy they abruptly got up from the couch at lightning speed because they couldn’t believe that their son was in front of them. they were happy beyond the words.
“Where is my sister Mr. Rohit Kaushik??” His loud furious voice reverberated across the room which made even them flinch. They looked each other, then at him and glanced at him with bafflement. Why was he asking about Riya, had something happened to her??
Not even for a second did the thought of Khanak crossed their mind that he might even ask about her
Kalindi moved to her son to hug him but he took his step back showing his palm. Her heart broke seeing his rudeness and tears welled up in her eyes.
“What do you mean where is Riya? She must be at her home. And when did you come to India?? Why don’t we know about it??” Kalindi asked him with a frown, holding her tears.
Shivansh clenched his hands tightly in fists on hearing her answer that Riya was at her house while he was asking about Khanak.
Black stain on the name of parents He looked at her with his furious eyes and said sarcastically “Waah, what a reply that Riya is in her house. Well, it is not your fault as you think only for Riya Di (sister).”
“What are you doing in India??” This time Rohit said who was silent till now. His voice held power and authoritative
He was also shocked to see Shivansh here as he had made tight arrangements that he should not come back to India unless he wanted to but he was standing in front of him and he was not even aware of it.
How
Shivansh looked at his dad who was looking at him with a hard face and a chuckle escaped from his mouth which filled with mockery
“Oh, you must be shocked to see me here that how come I came to India made sure I don’t ease the & to ledis sercitars assed anges were dripping room his ende voice which shed Rohit bet he controlled himself as this wat not sometoing new for him and his wife, In the last 9 years he had never spoken to them lovingly, in fact he didn’t even want to see their face
“Whatever we did was for your good” Kalindi tried to clarify as she saw the atmosphere heating up but she shuddered when she saw pure hatred in her son’s eyes for them.
“Yes, you are right, 9 years ago you both sent me there without my consent and even after that when I didn’t stop trying to come to India, THE ROHIT KAUSHIK used his power to keep me in that country for the whole 9 years. You know that I have not forgotten how you had closed all the roads for me to come to India but you could never break my spirit to come to India and see I am standing in front of you today and now you can’t stop me because I’m not a 16-year old boy begging for his sister in front of you so now you forget that you can control me” He poured out the poison he had stored in his heart for them till now but still he did not get peace, he wanted to hurt them like they hurt him and Khanak
She gasped putting her hand on her mouth shaking her head tightly at his rude word as one by one tears started storming down from her eyes
She stumbled on her feet but Rohit held her in his arms who was devasted by allegation of their son.
“Is this way to talk to your parents” Rohit angrily yelled at him to which he rolled his eyes and spatted rudely ”
Neither I am interested in talking to you both nor I have come here to take discipline class from both of you. You just tell me where is my Khanak di???” They became numb after hearing the name of Khanak from his mouth as pain, hurt and many unknown emotions flashed in their eyes and their face became gloomy and their heart started beating like maniac.
Khanak, their daughter, whom they left alone when they should have been with her but what she had done was wrong and they could not stand with wrong.
“W…..what do you m….mean where is Khanak??” Rohit asked him, his voice came out as shaky with tint of panic Shock took over Shivansh’s face knowing that they didn’t know anything about Khanak that mean she was not here.
“So where is she??” This mere thought was enough to make him panic that the sister for whom he came to India with so much difficulty, don’t know where and in what condition she was “What kind of parents are you both who don’t even know where their daughter is but what do I expect from you who had left her alone 9 years back why would you care now” his voice dripped with venom and hatred which teared their heart painfully
At this time, he felt nothing but raw anger and what happened 9 years ago started flashing in front of his eyes that how he was not ready to accept this that his Khanak di (sister) could hurt someone, how he thought of running away from home to help her, how desperately he wanted his sister to be with him at any cost but his family was not letting him go to her but when he didn’t listen to them they forcefully send him to Australia for his further studies from where he tried his best to come back what he could, even he deliberately involved himself in illegal activities so that they were forced to call him back but still nothing helped him and finally he got an idea which gave him a criminal friend when he told him his problem that he wanted to go to India but his dad won’t let him. He advised him to use fake passport and helped him in all this.
“I am disgusted with both of you how can you do this to her but always remember one thing that truth never hides, it is bound to come out one day or the other and I will bring the truth of my di (sister) in front of all of you” he stormed out of the room leaving them broken and with a fear, did they really make a grave mistake by not supporting Khanak 9 years back?
Varun, Danish and Nayan were in the study room and were discussing something seriously
“Bhai (brother) how can this happen??
“Varun asked with confusion lacing in his voice and his expression looked tense
“Varun it’s true I have investigated myself and even I have personally met clients and all have same reason behind breaking contract” Varun briefed him on what he had come to know from his investigation.
“But how can this happen, they are complaining about the quality, while we use everything of the best quality, so how is this possible?” Varun asked again to which Danish answered him ” This is the problem that when you are giving them the best quality then why are you complaining about the quality This is not the first time that one of our clients has tried to cancel the contract for quality issues. This matter is serious and if this matter goes to media, then it will tarnish our image so I have decided I will go to Jaipur branch myself and see what is the problem and before you object for this I will tell you that I want to go there because this city haunts me”
Varun growled throwing his head back on the couch and pressing his forehead with his fingers as he knew what his brother was trying to say but he couldn’t bear to see his brother go away from him again. He knew that living here was not easy for Danish but he will have to accept it one day or other day while Danish looked at his brother with worry in his eyes.
Danish was not unaware of his feelings but he needed some more time to make himself strong because no matter how strong he showed himself on the outside only he knew how vulnerable he was from inside.
Varun sat straight and looked at his brother.
“Ok I won’t stop you but I will also come with you and this time you won’t stop me” he said stubbornly to which Danish sighed heavily while Navan just shook his head with a simile as he knew this was going to come
“Bhai (bro) please don’t say NO” Varun begged giving him puppy face when he saw him thinking deeply
“Varun both of us can’t go there, onc of us has to stay here so please try to understand” Danish tried to explain but Varun was not ready to understand “I don’t want to hear anything and have you forgotten that we are living in the time of technology, so we can work from Jaipur also like you are handling the New York branch from here.”
Danish rubbed his face with his hand staring at his stubborn brother who was not ready to listen him.
“Varun….” Varun cut him off “none of your tricks are going to work on me so don’t try to stop me” he left without listening to him as he very well knew that if he stayed here for one more second, he will used the power of being his elder brother on him
Danish looked at Nayan who was smiling at his expense but started making weird faces to hide his smile when found him glancing at him.
“All the crazy people have gathered in my life” Danish groaned walking out of the room.
“I am not crazy” Nayan said pouting like a baby.
Flashback
“What is your mom’s problem?? She
looks at me like she will eat me” Khanak growled while barging into Danish’s room who was getting ready for office but turned around to look at her who was fuming with anger, looked like she was about to explode
“Now what did mom do because of which you are spewing fire??” Danish asked hes in tired tosse as he had really Faded up from the light which didn’t not have any valid reason
“Why don’t you ask her what she wants from me or what I have done to het, she behaves very well with everyone and now what a new drama. she has started to find a match for you, doesn’t she know that we love each other and want to marry” she snarled throwing her hands in the air
This was the main reason for her being pissed off
the walked to her and made her sit on the bed holding her hand softly
“First you calm down” he said softly kneeling down in front of her which made her angier that how could he tell her to calm down when her mother was hell bent to separate theim
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying “she shouted angrily and tried to get up from the ded out ne man tien ner and held both her hands tightly who started twisting her hands in his grip
“My angry Queen first listen to me, then do whatever you want to do I will not stop you” he told her while pecking on her lips which calmed her down in just a second.
“One kiss is enough for my Khani” He thought looking at her who started blushing like a tomato.
“Your rosy cheeks will definitely become the reason for my heart attack someday” he said in a flirty tone to which she blushed more and she forgot why she came here.
He held her chin with his hand
tenderly and made her look at him and
said with sincerity and immense love
in his eyes “I love you more than
anything and this is my promise to you
that no one can take your place in my
heart and life, you exclusively own my heati
Hearing his confession, her heart started jumping in joy in her chest that he loved her immensely and now she didn’t have to fear anyone but she couldn’t underestimate Ratna Raghwan
That woman hated her with every ounce of her and she had not understood the reason till date. She liked everyone in her family, even she had no problem with Varun and Riya’s relation, in fact she was more than ready to get them married, but when it came to her, she flatly denied on her face that she didn’t want her to be a part of her family.
“But your mom is looking matches for you” she said in offended tone with a sad face to which he chuckled and said “Let her do what she is doing, just remember that only you will be my bride “But…” he shushed putting his finger on her soft lips and asked her in serious tone “Don’t you trust mer
“More than myself”
“Don’t you trust me??” she asked him holding his shirt in her tight fist while looking at him in the hope that whether someone trusted her or not, but he will surely but her trust on him began to waver as he removed her hand from his shirt and then left her hands, taking steps back.
“How can you expect me to trust you when I saw you with mom with my own eyes, she was lying on the floor in her blood and her with a bloody knife” his voice came out as a whisper as he still couldn’t get himself out of that trance.
His heart was crying out that his Khani could not do this but his mind was instigating him to believe what he saw with his own eyes.
“Knife was in my hand didn’t mean I tried to kill her” At this point she too couldn’t control herself and shouted at him as she was tired of explaining to everyone that she was not the one who tried to kill Ratna but no one was ready to trust her but seeing the distrust in Danish’s eyes, she felt as if someone had ripped her heart out.
“Just you tell me whether you trust me or not” she asked wiping her tears harshly as this was the most important thing for her to know right now but his answer broke her, shattered her in million pieces.
“I want to trust you but I can’t”
Flashback end
Her eyes jerked open and she s abruptly clenching bedsheet with her fists tightly. She was panting as if she had run for miles and her heart was pounding at abnormal speed and her body covered with sheen of sweats while tears rolling down her eyes like water fall.
Her scared eyes wandered around and when she found herself in her apartment, a heart wrenching sob left her mouth, realizing that she was all alone and again she woke up from the nightmare that was once the beautiful reality of her life.
She pulled her knees to her chest wrapping her trembling arms around her and hid her face in knees and started crying historically She was scared like a child who had been left
alone by her family in a lonely place with no one to help her ta: and wide
“……. ………didn’t …… try to kill her” she mumbled pushing her face more into her knees while digging her nails in skin making it bleeding.
Her sobs started echoing in the room which could melt even a stone, but sadly, the one could not see the pain who only promised her happiness, nothing else.
“p….please t…..trust me D.Danish ” she started scratching herself as she couldn’t bear the pain.
“I can’t see tears in your eyes” his voice rang in her eyes and she immediately raised her head in the hope that maybe she will find him in front of her eyes but this too was shattered like the rest of her hopes which she had kept from him.
“You are lair. You said you can’t see tears in my eyes but you’re even not there to wipe my tears” she hiccupped looking at the door with pain and accusation in her eyes. she was not i her senses.
She started rubbing her throat with one hand as she felt as if someone was strangling her when there was no one around and her heart was beating as if it will come out by tearing her chest, her eyes started getting droopy.
“ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh” she shouted in agony as she felt a severe pain in her head as if someone was continuously hitting her with a hammer.
She very well knew what was happening to her but still she was not in a condition to absorb anything.
She laid down on the bed holding her head while tears rolling down from her eyes and moaning in pain.”W…Why don’t you l….leave me alone?? W…..When you are gone from my life, why don’t you free my heart from clutch of your love” she blurt out the words before surrendering herself to the darkness which she found more appealing than her destroyed life
Next morning
Anita was facing back forth in her room while continuously dialling khanak’s number.
“Why is this girl not picking up my call?? Is she okay??” She asked herself all these questions but she didn’t have any answer and the one who could give her answers was not picking up her call.
She had been calling Khanak for the past 1 hour to know about Pragati’s matter which she came to know only a few hours ago when Atul told her what happened there in her absence.
At first, she was worried about Pragati’s matter but now her worry shifted to Khanak who was not picking up her calls even after calling several times which she never did.
“I should call Dipanshi, maybe she knows where Khanak is??” She immediately called Dipanshi who picked up her call in just one ring.
“Dipanshi, do you know where Khanak is?? Can you make me talk to her??” She asked her without giving her a chance to speak, the worry and concern was clearly visible in her voice.
“No aunty, she is not with me. She was with Pragati in the hospital all night but few hours back she has gone to her apartment to freshen up and change cloths. She is not even picking up my calls, since when I have been calling her to inform that Pragati has regained consciousness but she is not answering my calls.” It became clear
to her after listening to Dipanshi tha something must have happened to Khanak.
“Ok I will call you later and if you have contact with Khanak, please inform me ” she told her to which she hang up saying “Ok”.
She rushed out of the room and found Ashish and Ritika in the hall who were busy fighting like as always and Trisha was glaring at them with folding her little hand on her chest.
She strolled up to them and without wasting a sec
ond blurt out to Ashish who was pulling Ritika’s pony ” Ashish, please send someone to Khanak’s apartment to check on her, I have a feeling that she is not okay.”
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