Part 34 My Princess

Arnav got down from the ambulance. In no time, Khushi rushed to him and hugged him. She cried, seeing him with a Band-Aid on his forehead. Arnav circled her in his arms.

"Khushi, I'm alright," Arnav said, slightly swaying as the effect of sleeping doze was still there in his body.

Khushi clutched him firm and Aman came for her help.

"Let's go" she made him circle her shoulder and walked in with him. Aman walked with them parallel, cautiously.

Khushi brought him to their room. She made him lie on the bed. Aman gave Arnav's medicines to Khushi and explained how it was to be taken. Khushi listened to him carefully. Anu baby was staring at her father with a weird expression.

"I will prepare something for Arnav Btuwa. You be with him" Manorama said.

"Thank you, aunty. Give Anu to me. I will look after her"

Manorama nodded ok and gave Anu baby to Khushi. She went to the kitchen. Anu was constantly looking at her father, no matter with whom she was. Khushi brought her to the bed and sat with Arnav. She made Anu sit in between her and Arnav. Arnav looked at Khushi and smiled.

"Why are you looking upset, Khushi?"

"Then what? What do you think of yourself? Are you a superhero? Haan? Why are you doing stunts?" she asked wearily.

Arnav chuckled softly.

"I'm sure he is the one who talked in my voice that day and sent you away from me"

"So what? How could you chase him without thinking of anything? What if he had been with his men? What if they had attacked you brutally?" she asked impatiently.

"Khushi, he is the reason for our separation. How could I leave him freely?"

"But what if something had happened to you? what will I do?"

"Nothing would happen to me... your prayers are always with me" Taking her hand, he kissed her knuckle.

Arnav saw Anu gazing at him.

"Come..." He dragged her on his chest.

Anu touched the Band-Aid on his forehead.

"Hisss...." Arnav said.

Anu crawled to Khushi fast and hugged her. Arnav laughed, seeing her expression. She looked at him, turning her face slowly. She nagged Khushi,

"Ma... Uuu...." She pointed at his Band-Aid.

"Hann... it's uuu... don't touch it." Khushi gestured to her.

"What does she mean Uuuu?" Arnav asked.

"There is a lot of meanings for Uuu... it includes fear, wound, weird..." Khushi explained.

"Oh... Come... Papa is not Uuu" Arnav said.

"Ma... uuu" She again said to Khushi.

"No beta... it's not Uuu..." Arnav touched the wound.

"Na Na (don't) Ma..." Anu said, making a cute face.

Arnav pulled her from Khushi and kissed her cheek.

"Papa is fit and fine," he said.

"At least, think of Anu before fighting with anyone," Khushi said.

"Khushi, why are you behaving like, as if I'm rowdy?" Arnav chuckled.

"I never knew you would fight with someone in the market like rowdy"

"My attitude differs... It depends upon the person in front of me... he is rowdy. So, I transformed into a rowdy. If I would not have, he has finished me..."

"But, you are the one who got hurt"

"I will be alright"

Arnav saw Anu still the same.

"Beta, Papa is alright... Kiss me" He showed his cheek.

"Ba..." Anu kissed him with an open mouth with a BA sound, looking at his Band-Aid.

"Khushi, do you think, a boy baby would be like Anu?"

"What does that mean?"

"So caring..."

Khushi chuckled.

"Caring and Anu? Arnavji, she is just nine months' baby."

"Yet, she is so lovable... a boy baby would not have been like her"

"Are not you lovable?"

Arnav smiled.

"Being a boy baby, are not you lovable?"

"Oh... am I a BABY?"

"For me... you are"

"But you never called me so"

"I don't know being Arnav Singh Raizada, you would like to be called BABY or not..."

"I like whatever you call me"

Bending down, Khushi kissed his Band-Aid. Anu pulled her hair,

"Ma... uuu Ma..." she said, shrinking her face.

"She is too much," Khushi said hissing.

"That's what I said" he smiled.

"Ok... be with your papa and look after him" Khushi stood up from the bed.

"Aiiii... Ma... aav" she tapped the bed, asking for her to sit.

"Don't go... Sit and look after her father and obey her orders" Arnav laughed.

"Both are too much" Khushi pinched Anu's cheek.

"She is my Princess after all" Arnav hugged Anu baby.

That was when Aman knocked on their door.

"Come in Aman Bhai," Khushi said, opening the door.

"Khushi Bhabi, I need a file. Could you please check whether it is in your room?"

"Which file Aman?" Arnav asked.

"ASR, don't you sleep?"

"No... come in"

"I need Chopra's file"

"Yeah, it's in the cupboard... Khushi, bring the black file"

Khushi nodded ok and went to the cupboard. She opened it and saw it complete mess. She ran her eyes with confusion. How the cupboard that had been neatly arranged became a mess? The jewelry boxes were empty that alarmed her. She checked the closet thoroughly.

"Arnavji... Money and jewels are missing" She shouted.

"Whaaaat?"

"Haan, Arnavji, I kept the money you gave yesterday. It's not here and also my jewels"

Aman rushed to the cupboard and saw it.

"Don't touch anything, Bhabi... I will call the police. I think those women would have done this"

Khushi looked at Arnav shockingly. Aman removed his phone and called the nearby police station.

"Where were you when they left home, Khushi?" Arnav asked.

"I was with Manorama aunty and Aman Bhai was in his room. They locked the room, keeping us inside, and left RM" Khushi said.

"Yes, ASR, I called security and asked them to open the door. they were the ones who helped us to come out of the rooms" Aman said.

"Didn't you inquire the securities about them?"

"I did. They said Radhika and Kiran went by auto"

Arnav looked at Khushi.

"Do you have the photographs of the missed jewels?"

"I have... not separately... but I have the photographs in which I was wearing them"

"It's more than enough. In fact, it's our evidence. Collect them. We will give it to the police and file a thievery case on them."

"Yeah, Sure"

"Send them to Aman if you have them on your mobile"

"Ok, Arnavji"

"Yes, Bhabi, I will print them out," Aman said.

Khushi searched for those photos and sent them to Aman.

Within a few minutes, the police reached RM. Aman told them about Radhika and Kiran. The writer noted his statement down. Khushi sent Radhika and Kiran's photos also.

"It will be helpful to find them soon, Madam," The inspector said.

"Thank you, sir," Khushi said.

The police captured the messed up cupboard's image and left.

"I don't know they are so cheap," Khushi said.

"They are..." Aman said.

"Aman, ask our men to search for them in the TEMPLE area," Arnav said.

"Ok ASR... I'm sure they would have been hiding there only" Aman said.

"Not only them but also Bhuvan, I guess..." Arnav said.

"I think we should let the police know about our doubt," Aman said.

"You are right. we will do it if our men could not find them out. Anyhow, we should get them by hook or crook" Arnav said, raging.

It was not hard for Aman to understand why Arnav want them before the police caught them. He wanted to show who he was and what would happen if anyone messed with him. After all, he was ASR. Aman thought.

To be continued...