Khushi Episode 5

Khushi episode 5

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#Disclaimer: This is an original work of fiction. Any relation to any person or organism living or dead is purely coincidental. This story cannot be published, copied or reproduced elsewhere without the consent of the author Rhituparna Chakraborty. This is a work of imagination with no intention to hurt anyone.

Trishaan stormed to Sohum’s home. Trishaan knew Sohum always stepped out of his home at night to walk his dog. Trishaan waited patiently for Sohum. Sohum came out to walk his dog. Trishaan followed him. After a while, he kicked Sohum from behind and Sohum fell down. Sohum looked at Trishaan and shivered. Trishaan pulled him and said, ‘Where is Khushi?’. Sohum cried and said, ‘I don’t know.’ Trishaan punched on his face and said, ‘You were the one with whom she went with the other day, instead of Hrehaan.’ Sohum said sobbing, ‘Yes, I asked her to come with me. I knew that Hrehaan was up to no good.’ Trishaan punched Sohum again and said, ‘Where is she then?’ Sohum stood and shouted at the top of his voice sobbing and crying, ‘YOU GUYS ARE MEANIES. YOU GUYS NEVER MEAN ANY GOOD TO ANYONE. KHUSHI IS MY FRIEND. I CANNOT LET ANYONE HURT HER. I TOOK HER AWAY FROM HREHAAN AND I KEPT HER AWAY FROM YOU BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE BULLIES.’ Saying that he cried like a baby and said, ‘I can’t even beat you guys back. Because of this I end up hurting innocent creatures like birds and insects to vent out my anger. I don’t know where Khushi is. I don’t know.’ Hearing this, Trishaan’s heart went out to Sohum. He realized what a terrible person he had been and what impression Khushi and Sohum had in their minds for him. He helped Sohum stand up and said softly, ‘Look Sohum. I am sorry.’ Trishaan then rubbed his face with his hands and brushed his hair with his fingers, with a dejected look on his face. His eyes were red. For the first time, Sohum saw tears in Trishaan’s eyes. Trishaan looked at Sohum, held his shoulders firmly and said, ‘Sohum, I love Khushi. You have to help me. Where did you drop her that day?’ Sohum said, ‘ She did come with me, but her uncle Mohit then came and took her with him.

At the hospital, Mohit looked at his brother Hemant and said nothing. He composedly went out of the hospital.

Trishaan drove fast to Khushi’s home. There was no one. He asked the neighbors. The neighbors told Trishaan that the family was in hospital. Trishaan rushed to the hospital. He was hoping to find Mohit there, but Mohit was not there. He saw Hemant. He knew it would not be right to ask or tell anything to Hemant now. Suddenly the doctor came and looked around. Not seeing Mohit around and seeing Trishaan standing beside Hemant, the doctor asked Trishaan, ‘Are you related to Ms. Kavita?’ Trishaan said, ‘I am her daughter’s friend.’ The doctor looked at Hemant and then at Trishaan and said, ‘Ms. Kavita is no more. I am sorry.’ Hemant stared at the doctor. Trishaan was shocked. He did not know what he should do now. Find Mohit? Find Khushi? Handle Hemant? What? He suddenly remembered, Mushtaque had given him his phone number. ACP Mushtaque. ‘Yes. Let me call him’, Trishaan told himself. Trishaan called Mushtaque. But, Mushtaque did not answer the call.

Khushi looked at Sneha and said, ‘What do you want Sneha?’. Sneha looked bitterly at Khushi and said, ‘ What do you think you are, Khushi! A fairy from heaven? With all the luxury, comfort, money and love? What more do you want? You get attention from all the boys under the sun. What did I want? I wanted only Trishaan. I love only Trishaan. But, he is head over heels in love with you despite knowing that you have a crush on Hrehaan. Why Khushi Why? You bagged the first position in class, you got the best house in the city, you got Trishaan? Why should I always suffer because of you? No! I need Trishaan. And as long as you are alive, I won’t get Trishaan. You have to die.’ Khushi was shocked. This is Sneha her best friend who wants her to die. Sneha of all people?

Just then the door opened. Mohit came in. Khushi looked at Mohit with disgust and said, ‘You did this to me?You?What harm did I do to you guys?’ Saying that Khushi broke down. Mohit smiled hatefully and said, ‘No baby, you did nothing.’ Saying that, he went ahead and touched Khushi’s cheeks. Khushi pushed him back and shouted, ‘DON’T TOUCH ME. SHAME ON YOU. DID YOU FORGET THAT I AM YOUR NIECE?’ Mohit laughed loudly and said, ‘ Niece? You? Oh my pretty lady. You are not my niece. You were never my niece. I wish you were my girl friend. But, this society won’t let me make you my girl friend. Hence, I accepted that. But then, I thought if not girlfriend, maybe I can make some money.’ Khushi listened to him appalled. She could not believe her eyes and ears. Mohit took out a file of papers and said, ‘ Sign these. After that we are all set.’ Khushi looked at the papers. With fear and hatred in her eyes, she asked ‘What are these?’. Mohit said, ‘These are the property papers. Once you sign these, all the money and all the assets in your name will be mine. 20 percent of it will go to Sneha. After all, you have meted so much injustice to her. Moreover you will also have to write a note that you are committing suicide because you were raped by someone. That “someone”can be Sohum.’ Khushi said with anger. I won’t sign anything. How did you even think that I will write my best friend Sohum’s name?’ Mohit smiled diabolically and said, ‘Sign it baby. After you sign it, I will just steal kisses from you from your soft lips, have fun with you and then all you have to do is write the suicide note before I kill you. That’s all.’ Khushi said sternly, ‘Kill me, but I won’t sign anything, I won’t write anything.’ Mohit then said, ‘ See sweetheart, your mom is already dead because of you. I have been now asked to kill you. That’s all.’ Khushi froze. She screamed, ‘WHAT! YOU ARE LYING!’ Mohit took out his phone and called up the doctor. When the doctor answered the call, Mohit said, ‘This is Mohit, Ms. Kavita’s brother in law. How is she now?’ Mohit then put his phone on mute and put the speaker on so that Khushi can hear. The doctor said, ‘ I am so sorry Mohit. She is no more.’ Khushi froze. She mumbled to herself, ‘No, this is not true. No! No! NO!’ Khushi then cried out loudly. She cried her heart out.’ Mohit said wickedly, ‘Stop this melodrama now. Sign these papers.’ Khushi sat in one corner still weeping. Mohit went closer to her and whispered in her ears, ‘Sign these papers baby or else, I will have to start kissing you all over.’ Khushi pushed herself further to the wall and tried crawling away. Mohit’s touch was loathsome. It was creepy. She begged, ‘Let me go please. Let me go.’ Mohit said ruthlessly, ‘I will send you to your mom. Let me taste you first.’ Khushi pleaded, ‘Don’t touch me.’ Mohit went closer to Khushi. He slightly touched her hair. Sneha smiled wickedly and turned her head towards the wall so that she could not see anything. Khushi cried and said, ‘I will sign the papers, don’t touch me.’ Mohit went closer to Khushi and bent to kiss her neck. Khushi felt as if a snake was crawling on her body. He then went ahead to touch her bosom. He was about to touch her when there was big ‘wham’. The door broke open and a bullet pierced through Mohit’s right shoulder. Mohit screeched with the excruciating pain and looked around. Mushtaque stood there. He smiled at Mohit and said, ‘The door was weak. I broke it with just one kick.’ Saying that, Mushtaque walked towards Mohit and said, ‘You love touching, don’t you. Come, let me touch you.’ Mohit gathered himself to pull the revolver tucked in the belt of his trousers, but before he could do that, Mushtaque stormed towards him and kicked him hard with his massively strong and sturdy right feet clad in sturdy boots. Mohit shrieked with pain. Sneha quietly tried her way out of the broken door but Sofia, Mushtaque’s colleague stood there smiling. She slapped Sneha so tight that for a while Sneha’s right ear went deaf. Without looking at Sofia, Mushtaque said, ‘She is all yours now Sofia. Handle her the way you want.’ Sofia then slapped Sneha again and said, ‘Right in front of your eyes, a girl has been abused and you enjoyed that?’ Sofia then punched Sneha so tight on her nose that she started bleeding. Mohit pushed Mushtaque and tried to catch hold of Khushi. Khushi ran and hid behind Mushtaque. Standing as a majestic mountain in front of Khushi, Mushtaque held Mohit’s shirt, pulled Mohit closer, looked into Mohit’s eyes fiercely and punched him right on his nose. The blow was so strong, Mohit flew to the closest wall. Mushtaque came closer to the wall and kicked Mohit’s abdomen. He then picked up Mohit again, looked at his eyes and said, ‘Whatever you did to this girl, was not nice.’ Mohit laughed and said, ‘I did nothing. I wanted to taste her.’ Mushtaque looked at Mohit’s eyes coldly. He then took out the thick chain which he usually carries with him. Tied the chain perfectly on his right hand and punched Mohit’s right eye. The bullet injury, the punches, the kicks, were unbearable for Mohit. He was about to faint when Mushtaque said coldly, ‘Wait buddy. I won’t let you die. All I want to know is, how did you know that Ms. Kavita was no more. You were not at the hospital when the doctor broke the news. Who told you, ‘Kavita is no more, go ahead and kill Khushi?’……

To be continued……