ArHi FF: Book 1~The Unexpected... Became The Expected Chapter 5

Sorry guys I updated very late… I have been busy with upcoming exams and I’m only in grade 9. I have the worst subjects this semester: Science, English, Religion, and Geography. Exams are next to next week and I need to study hard in order to achieve my goal! This one’s for the people who wanted a longer update…

Chapter 5

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The Doctors had been in the check up room for over an hour. Arnav had told Anjali to go home and not to stress much as she was in her 7^th month. Arnav was feeling restless to know what was going on with Khushi and the baby. Although he showed her that he hates her so much, he still cared for her and her baby with a little though coming up in his mind that what if it was really his child.

‘Nothing will happen to her or our baby. I don’t know if it is my child too, but as far as I have known Khushi, she will never have a physical relationship with anyone but her husband. Even though she may love Shyaam, she will never let him touch her. It maybe possible that Khushi and I have done it… but why don’t I remember anything?’ Arnav thought to himself and then finally he spoke to himself. “Kyun mujhe use itna faraque padh raha hai? Voh bacha mera nahi ho saktha aur agar hai toh phir maine aur Khushi ne kab kiya?”(Why does it matter to me so much? That child cannot be mine and if it is then when did Khushi and I do it?)

The Doctors had finally arrived out of the Check Up Room. Here Arnav was so tensed with Khushi and was hearing her screams and feeling her pain when she was on the floor in pain, and there were the Doctors who were walking up to him with serious faces. Arnav was getting more worried now, ‘What if something happened to the baby?’ Arnav bit his nails while having the horror image of Khushi leaving him again.

“Doctor… is everything ok? Is Khushi ok? And… is the baby…” Arnav was too afraid to finish off the sentence. The Doctor’s expressions were changing now from a serious face to a big smile on her face. Arnav was confused at the Doctor’s expression.

“What the!!! Why are you smiling Doctor? Here is my pregnant wife on the hospital bed in pain and you are smiling… have you lost it!!!” Arnav yelled in anger. He was throwing out his anger at the Doctor because he knew something wrong had happened. He had a feeling that something is wrong and he is to blame, but he doesn’t accept it. He was trying to blame the Doctors for what had happened, but he wasn’t aware for the unexpected news which was to be exposed.

The Doctor was now bursting into laughter at Arnav’s expression. ‘A few months ago he was ASR and then when he got married he was Arnav and now when he was about to hear the biggest news of his life… he gives me a What the. He hasn’t changed a bit has he…’ the Doctor thought. Trying not to create more suspense for Arnav, she finally decided to tell Arnav the unexpected news.

Flashback

-          At the Hospital

Khushi had finally reached the Hospital with the help of Anjali and Akash had left. “Di… I will go and get my pregnancy check up done ok” Khushi spoke with fear in her eyes. “Don’t worry Khushiji… I’m sure aapne aur Chhotte ne ek nana si jaan toh baanahi lahi hogi” Anjali winked at Khushi.

‘I hope not… I’m only here for another 2 months and then I’m going to be kicked out by that Laad Governor anyways. If I’m pregnant, then what will I do? Hai Devi Maaiyaan humari ruksha karna’ Khushi prayed in her mind.

-          Check Up Room

Khushi was in the check up room now and she was worried of what would be the results. The Doctor came in and was surprised to see Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada in a Pregnancy Check Up Room.

“Oh hello, Mrs. Raizada… what a pleasant surprise. Knowing ASR, he would never send his wife here to get a pregnancy check up, you know the media and all…” the Doctor said while preparing for the Check Up.

“No no Doctor… I was feeling sick this morning so I thought I was probably expecting… so I just wanted to make sure if everything was fine… you know” Khushi stammered.

“Not to worry Mrs. Raizada, I will do the check up and hopefully you are expecting” the Doctor smiled back teasingly at what Khushi had said before.

Khushi laid back on the bed and the Doctor asked some questions before she proceeded with the check up. “ Mrs. Raizada how long have you been feeling sick for?”

“About a week or so… I guess”.

The Doctor was in shock what she had just found out, and was surprised that how did Khushi not sense this before.

“Mrs. Raizada… you are 3 weeks pregnant, how can you be feeling the symptoms now? Did you not feel them before?” a confused Doctor asked.

Khushi was in shock mode now and she couldn’t believe that she was actually pregnant with Arnav’s child. In 2 months they were going to reveal the truth to everyone and she was going to leave, but now after this news she knew that she can’t leave. Without listening to more of what the Doctor had to say to her… Khushi got off the bed and opened the door to leave with the reports in her hands.

“ So, Mrs. Raizada… not only you are pregnant, but there is a double good news…” the Doctor turned around and saw the empty room. Khushi had left without hearing the main part of her pregnancy.

End of Flashback

“ ASR and KKGSR are made for eachother, they always miss out the main part of the scene.” The Doctor said out loud while laughing.

“Would you say something now?” Arnav yelled.

The Doctor turned and said to Arnav the most shocking news that he hadn’t expected to come. He was expecting bad news… he was expecting Khushi to have a miscarriage, but that was not God’s will. After all the unexpected… became the expected!

“Mr. Raizada… congratulation, you are having twins and your wife Mrs. Raizada is absolutely fine” the Doctor said with a huge smile.

‘What the!!! Here I was thinking we had lost our child and now I hear that we are expecting double dhamaal!’ Arnav thought.

“But Doctor, she was crying in pain and her stomach was hurting so much, so I thought she probably had a… then how are we having twins?” Arnav asked.

“Well you see Mr. Raizada… this morning when Mrs. Raizada came to get her check up done, I was about to tell her that there are chances that she may be having twins because we were hearing unusual heartbeats. But before I could tell her to get an Ultrasound to see if she was having twins, I looked back and she had already left with her repots only stating that she was just pregnant. The reports didn’t say anything about twins or any kind of defects.”the Doctor finished her short story.

Arnav was still confused with the whole twin concept. He never had paid attention in Health Class and didn’t expect that he would ever need it to know how his wife was pregnant with twins.

“No, Doctor… I don’t want to know about the morning story. I want to know why Khushi passed out and why was she crying in pain?” Arnav asked the Doctor with a rude attitude.

“ Well looks like Mr. Raizada you don’t remember learning about how a twin is created. Well you see, it wasn’t confirmed for Khushi to be havin twins as she was supposed to feel a rapid pain in her stomach. The pain that she felt this morning was a symbolism of how she is actually expecting twins. The egg had split apart and it became two separate eggs, which means twins. I hope now you remember.” The Doctor stated.

Arnav was trying to remember the past. He had to remember if he had done it with Khushi and if he has, when? Suddenly the memory of Anjali’s birthday party hit Arnav’s mind. Now he had finally remembered what he had done that night. He confessed his love for Khushi in a drunken state. She had confessed back. They had made love that night and now they had created life which was in Khushi’s womb. Technically they had created two lives  as they were having twins.

“Oh, my God… I was so wrong about Khushi. She gave me the biggest news in my life and I had given her only pain and nothing else. She’s carrying my children… not Shyaam’s.” Arnav said with a relief.

He didn’t know how to face her now. He didn’t know what to do… how will he show his face to Khushi?

“Well Mr. Raizada… what are you thinking about? Would you like to see Mrs. Raizada?” the Doctor asked.

“Yes of course… she’s my wife… I’d love to see her. Is she ok now?” Arnav questioned the Doctor back.

“She’s absolutely fine… in fact the other Doctor had told her that she is expecting twins and she was so happy with it that she didn’t believe us. Now one of my colleagues is showing her the babies. Why don’t you go have a look for yourself.” the Doctor said leading him into the room.

Khushi lay there pointing at the screen every time she saw the babies move. Although they were so small, Khushi could still sense their movements. She knew they were there, in her womb with her. She knew that the only thing that belonged to her were just her 2 little babies. She knew that they were just the reason why she is alive and why she is happy. Now Khushi didn’t care whether Arnav believed that they are his children, all she cared was that now she was not alone.

Arnav was slowly walking inside and was watching Khushi as she was being so excited when she saw their babies. He didn’t want to spoil her mood and he knew that she was probably mad at him. Arnav decided to watch his small family from far away.

It was time that Khushi had finally asked the Doctor who had brought her here in the Hospital.

“Umm Doctor… I was wondering that who had brought me here.” Khushi asked.

“Mr.Arnav Singh Raizada… your husband of course.” the Doctor replied.

Khushi was wondering if Arnav had found out that she was pregnant with twins. She was fidgeting with her dupatta and was in surprise that Arnav was mad at her, and yet he had brought her here. Khushi then recalled his words before she passed out; ‘Nothing will happen to you or our baby’.

‘Kahin uunne patha toh nahi chalgaya kii yeh bachein uunke hain, Shyaamji ke nahi?’ Khushi questioned herself. She began to look around trying to find him, she wasn’t sure if he would leave her in this state, but again he was a Laad Governor after all.

Arnav walked in the check up room in his usual look, back armaani, the one he was wearing before she had passed out. ‘Wait a minute… does that mean he stayed here the whole 2 hours… with me?’ Khushi wondered.

As Arnav reached his arm out for Khushi, she hesitantly placed her hand over his and got up. Khushi lost her balance and was about to fall, but she felt a strong grip around her waist. It had held her in place and it was probably the reason why she was standing here. It was Arnav’s grip around her waist.

Arnav lowered his hand down to her abdomen and tried to feel the ones’ growing in Khushi. She felt a shiver through her spine, but responded back to Arnav and put her hand on top of Arnav’s. Arnav remembered her words; ‘Arnavji…isse mahesuus kaoro. Yeh aaphi ka hai. Yeh bacha aapka hai. Sirf aapka. Agar aap ko yeh lagta hai kii yeh bacha aap ka nahi hai toh phir aap galat hain! This child is ours not mine and Shyaam’s. I don’t love Shyaam, I LOVE YOU!’. That’s right. He was feeling it now. He was sensing his love for Khushi, but didn’t want to declare it.

Arnav just held Khushi by her hand and her waist, and led her down to the car. Before reaching the car, she was feeling nauseous again and had to throw up. Arnav understood and took her to the washroom in the Hospital. He patted her back as she was throwing up.

Khushi was still confused of what had happened to Arnav’s behaviour towards her. She was never expecting Arnav Singh Raizada being kind to her.

‘Shaayad yeh inn bachon ka assar hai!’ Khushi kept in mind as she held on to Arnav’s firm arm. “Are you ok? Do you need something?” Arnav asked.

Khushi was in such shock that she didn’t even reply back, she just allowed Arnav to take her back to the car. He held out the door for her and she sat inside. Before she could pull her belt, Khushi felt Arnav going across her, reaching for her belt. He buckled it up for her as if she was a 5 year old who didn’t know how to put on a belt.

“Arnavji, humme belt lagaani aathi hai, aapko yeh karne kii zuroorat nahi hai.” Khushi said irritatingly.

Arnav didn’t reply back, instead he put his belt on and drove off to the highway. Khushi was boiling with anger now, but she was not permitted to put too much pressure with her actions, as her pregnancy was critical. The Doctor had warned her for not going under stress and trying not to yell much.

‘Laad Governor kahi ka! Phele toh subaah subaah uut ke apna vhat the vhat the bolthe hain, phir jab Hospital mein inhe humari pregnancy ke bare mein patha chaltha hai, khushi hone ke bajaaye yeh hum pe shak karte hain… aur jab hum behosh hothe hain thub humme Hospital vaapas lehke jaathe hain aur kahethe hai ki nothing will happen to our baby. Hud hothi hai!’ Khushi muttered to herself loudly so that Arnav could hear her.

But Arnav was still calm with her. It was the first time he hadn’t asked Khushi to get out of the car or usually he would stop the car in the middle of the street whether its night or day, he would simply command her to get out. And as usual Khushi would get out without having Arnav hurting her arm. Although he would kick her out of his SUV, he would still come back for her and demand her to come back and sit in the car.

Arnav was driving at his usual speed and they were passing by the Mandir. He didn’t care to stop even by knowing that Khushi will ask him to stop the car to worship her Devi Maaiyaan. So Khushi just gave it a shot again.

“Arnavji… gaadi rokiye. Humme Mandir jaana hai.” Khushi said with anger.

“Khushi, you are just coming from the Hospital, you need to rest. Tum kal chali jaana Di ke saath.” Arnav said ignoring Khushi.

Khushi was mad now. It was not his choice to decide whether she stay home or go to the Mandir. “Hummne kaha kii humme abhi Mandir jaana hai. Stop the car now!” Khushi yelled at Arnav while putting her hand over her abdomen.

Arnav was shocked at Khushi yelling. Never had he ever heard Khushi yelling. At Arnav Singh Raizada… no way. But today was different. She had changed herself. Who knows what was going to happen in the future now, so before he could hear her yelling again… ASR stopped the car. He parked it right in front of the Mandir.

Okay guys… this was a long update now. I was going to continue it but I decided to stop it there creating a suspence.

Spoiler: Khushi will refuse to come back home with Arnav

So guys… isn’t it like The Unexpected… Became The Expected? Told you something unexpected would happen and it did. A lot of misunderstandings will happen but they will be clear soon enough. Just gotta wait and watch… technically read.

-Ravneet