FF Going Forward KMH-PartV-Page21 - Page 2

He then goes to office. It 9pm already.

Karan catches him near gate

Karan: Arjun                                Arjun

Arjun too upset to hear anyone

Karan runs and catches him

Karan: Arjun what happened?

Arjun does not respond

Karan pulls his hand. Blood on his hand.

Karan shocked: Arjun                                 Arjun                   what happened? Where did you get hurt buddy?

Arjun pushes him: Just leave me alone Karan

Karan: Arjun                       what happened? Tell me. You will not tell your friend.

Arjun: Nothing                I got hurt

Karan: Ok Ok here comes the first aid box. Thanks Leena. You can leave for the day.

Arjun is all the while only looking at the floor upset.

Karan hugs him: What happened buddy? Tell me

Arjun hears: What happened bhaiya? Tell me

Karan speaking softly like he does when he speaks to an upset Gunjan: What happened? Tell no you fought with someone(and rubs his back to console him) haan?

Arjun manages to smile: Nothing, thanks for taking care of me

Karan hugs him again: You are welcome. What are friends for? Right

Arjun: You are a sweetheart Karan. I love you very much

Karan: What happened buddy?

Arjun hears as: What happened bhaiya?

Karan hugs him tightly: What happened? You won't tell your buddy your Karan

Arjun hears: You won't tell your brother your Karan

Arjun thinking: What to tell Karan? That you are my baby brother but I cannot call you as brother. What to tell? That I want to take care of you and Gunjan like Raj. I want to play with you both, feed you both from my own hands, tell stories and tuck you both to bed at night, drop Gunjan to school, take care of you both when you are unwell, take you on picnic, to zoos, to mela and malls for shopping but cannot because you are not aware I am your elder brother.

Arjun is really tired. He cannot take so many rejections so many accusations so many assaults without any fault anymore.

Karan understands something is terribly wrong. He consoles him by hugging him tightly.

After a long time.

Karan: What happened Arjun?

Karan: What happened? Tell no you will not tell your friend

Arjun: No nothing                       Sorry

Karan: Why?

Karan looks at the stains made by Arjun's tears

Karan: Its OK.                                 You have work now

Arjun: No, I will go home. I am feeling all drained out.

Arjun: I will go thanks. Do not bother its late you go home. Your papa also has travelled. Your mother, sister and dadaji are alone.

Karan: No means no, you have hurt your hands. I will drop you home and pick you up tomorrow. Come

In morning Arjun tells Karan: Today evening, can we meet Karan? I want to tell you something. Not in office (hesitates) something personal

Karan: Ok, we will meet at 7pm may be.

At Arohi's place 6pm.

Rajveer: Here Arohi, this is the file. You read it and see did babuji(dadu) shoot his mother intentionally, never. Arms were found at her house and she confessed to her crime. After sentencing she ran off from court to escape. See for yourself if you want

Arohi confused: But chachu, then why did Arjun tell like that yesterday night

Sudhir: I know, and he is accusing me of trapping his mother in court. Nonsense

Rajveer: Arohi, do you trust your dadu is innocent or not?

Sudhir: Then what do you mean, that you trust that criminal more

Dadu: Sudhir, Arvind stop it now. Arohi puttar in line of duty we have to do many things that we may not want to do. I do not like to short or kill criminals but if they break law how can I keep quiet. Yes, I shot Arjun's mother buttt I warned her many times not to run away from court. She never listened and hence we had to shoot puttar. Trust me puttar I did not do it wantingly

Arohi: Sorry papa

Sudhir: Its OK

Gauri calls her friends mother to check with Yashodhara Sisodia. Friend calls and checks with Yashodhara Sisodia. Yashodhara promises to tell in a day's time after checking with Karan and Dadaji(Bade Maharaj).

7pm Karan and Arjun leave for the garden.

Arjun does not know how to start. If he tells about Arohi, he has to tell his life history, his criminal background. Then Karan will guarantee go and tell his parents and PRS who is an honest person will cut all relations with Arjun because he is a criminal. But Arohi's family has not left him any choice. He cannot let his brothers proposal to proceed for his wife and complicate his innocent brother's life. His mom is too innocent to understand his in laws may get duped. Only Karan will understand what he wants to tell correctly.

Karan: Arjun, what personal thing you wanted to tell me buddy? Tell fast buddy, looks like it will rain anytime.

Arjun avoids seeing Karan eye to eye.

Karan: Start with a chocolate and removes a kisses chocolate and puts it in Arjun's mouth

Arjun smiles.  Karan sometimes truly acts like a kid a very small kid.

The biggest challenge in life for any human is to tell bitter truth to their loved ones especially their kids. Parents and elder siblings should be role models for younger kids. Arjun should have been a role model for Karan buttt.

Karan: What?

Karan: Tell fast buddy it looks like it will rain heavily

Arjun: I have not told you something about my life.

Karan: That's all, I thought some grave matter.

Karan: Means

Arjun: I hid something from you and your family.

Karan tensed: What?

Karan shocked Gets ups from his seat: What?

It starts raining very heavily

Arjun: Then, I met this girl and fell in love and left my house to marry her. One day before her wedding my elder sister the one you saved in night club was pushed down from stairs in their house and miscarried when she went to speak about my marriage and I was very angry. I barged into her house and married her. After 4 months suddenly one day a supari was given in her name and I got hurt saving her. The police suspected my father and younger brother. I proved them innocent and got them released. I decided I must leave this bad criminal world which I had gone into because of my father and left my house permanently and set up this company.

Arjun turns back: the girl I loved and married is Arohi Ahluwaliah, DIG Kartar's grand daughter

Arjun runs behind and tries to pacify him: Please I am very sorry, I should have told you before only about my life, pleaseee Karan forgive me are you listening            Karan, please

Karan looks upset removes his hand and walks fast indeed runs and sits in his car and leaves

Yashu: Karan, where you went and drenched so much

Yashu shakes him: Karan

Karan: Yes  yes mom

Yashu: Where you drenched?

Karan: Thattt

Karan: Chutki why?

Gunjan: I want to show my notebook. I got 3 stars today in maths

Karan goes with her still tensed and upset.

Karan comes out after sometime: Chutki show me your book now

Gunjan: Baaa, your hair is so wet. Wait and goes and gets towel and dries his hair

Karan: Nothing chutki, to parkkk

Yashu calls: Karan, baby come for dinner fasttt

Yashu gets call in between: Hello Sushmaji                  Oh that DGP Ahluwaliah family  Is it? OK

Yashu boasting: My sonnn will never say no to mother's choice.

Karan starts coughing to get his mother's attention flinging his arms desperately scared where his mother to show how loyal her son is to Sushmaji may tell "Yes" to proposal right there.

Yashu runs to Karan: Sushmaji there is an emergency I will call you back after sometime

Karan's breath is back: No no baby its OK       Dadaji I am fine relaxxx      (phew) you all sit

Gunjan tensed: What happened Baaa? Are you OKkk

Karan: Yes, now I am fine. Heat strokeee

Gunjan and Dadaji: Heat stroke in rainy season?

Gunjan: Baaa I never heard of rain stroke in this life

Karan: How old are you?

Gunjan: 9

Karan: I am 22 I have heard

Karan: Come recently Dadaji, yet to be announced by medical council

Dadaji: My clever grandson, knows everything before its announced officially. Learn something from your Baaa Gunjan always playing day and night

Gunjan whispering: Nice attempt Baaa to get one up on me in front of Dadaji. I will break your mask of cleverness now

Karan scared whispering: Chutkiii pleaseee

Gunjan whispering: One condition

Karan whispers: What?

Karan whispers: no waysss take 25%

Gunjan shouts: Dadajiii

Gunjan: Nothing dadajiii water pass water jug

Dadaji passes water jug to Gunjan.

Yashu scolds: What is this whispering going on, have food quietly

Karan whispering to himself: Frankenstein monster

Karan shouts: Ahhh (twice)

Dadaji: What happened beta?

Yashu: I forgot let me call Sushmaji, she must be scared.

Karan jumps out of his chair. Gunjan and Dadaji think Karan is acting weird today and stare at him.

Yashu: Proposal? Which one?

Dadaji stops eating: Which one Karan?

Yashu: Yes, Sushmaji had called to check on our response only. Looks like the girl's family want to marry her fast. I will tell "yes" my son has liked her OKkk(giggles happily). At last I found an homely girl for my son to settle.

Karan is confused what to do or tell now? Papa also not there in India.

Karan begs Dadaji in eyes to stop his over excited mummy

Dadaji understands pota does not want to marry the girl.

Dadaji thunders: Yashuuu

Yashu gets scared: One minute                   what dada?

Yashu: Buttt

Dadaji stares at her in rage. Yashu gets so scared she literally drops phone which Gunjan holds. Yashu takes and tells will call tomorrow and keeps the phone down.

Yashu: I told no dada girl DIG Ahluwaliahhh

Dadaji ordering: Reject that girl

Yashu: Why dada?

Karan holds his hand to give him courage to get him out of past thoughts a past that only Karan and PRS are aware of no one else in family.