Khushi made way to her room, she was excited about the
letter, she was waiting to read what her mother-in-law has written for her,
then a thought occurred to her, about what she was like, she must be very kind
person like anjili nani had mentioned once to her about it, she smiled,
remembering it, but she had also mentioned that she was wise and practical like
arnav, khushi's mind floundered off to weather or not her mother-in-law would
like her, if she was alive would she accept her, and love her, the thought was
causing all sorts of tension in her mind
Meanwhile back in arnav's room he was still on his laptop,
but his mind was elsewhere, his thoughts lingered of to what khushi told him,
about the letter, should he read the letter or not, just then anjili walked in
with a pile of freshly ironed clothes, as she saw here brother she said
Anjili: hmm so chottey, from now on khushi will do all this
for you
Arnav: (snapping out of the trance) ha di,
Anjili: I said from now on, khushi will put all your clothes
in and do all your little chores
Arnav: uh ya di
Anjili: (realized there was something wrong with him so she
went up to him and asked) chottey whats wrong
Arnav: (took a deep breath and said) nothing di,
Anjili: chottey I know you well, what wrong you wont tell
your sister
Arnav: di, khushi came to me today and asked me to read
mom's letter with her (he said with a sigh)
Anjili: so whats problem chottey, that's so sweet, she wants
share what mom wrote to here with you
Arnav: but di, its mom, how can I, its moms letter,
Anjili: (came to him and patted his back) look its ok
chottey its fine, so what if its mom, come on chottey she has written to your
wife, its obvious its about you na, don't you want to read what mom wrote about
you to your wife,
Arnav: I do di
Anjili: so then you should read it, with khushi, chottey mom
has loved you a lot, and everyone knew that, you should read what about her
last words to you and your wife, it was her dream you know to see you married
and happy with children (a few drops from a fell from her eyes) its not a sin
you know to miss her
Arnav: (realized that she was right and said) di may be your
right, (he smiled)
Anjili left her brother to think over the matter, meanwhile
back at khushi's room
Khushi was in heavy thought about her mother in law, about
what kind of a person she was, was she also hot tempered like arnav, her mind
floundered to whether or not her mother in law would've liked her or not
Khushi: (worried) what if I cant live up to her
expectations, (she bit her nails) what if this letter has some orders in it,
that I am suppose to live in a certain manner, what if she was strict, (she was
worried) what if when I die, and meet her in heven she tells me that I wasn't
keeping her son happy and that she is disappointed in me (she chewed her nails)
no khushi no you have to be perfect and be a perfect bahu so sassu ma won't
complain, (she warned herself) I wish arnav was here to open this letter with
me, at least I would have the courage
Arnav finally decided that he was going to read the letter,
after all it was his mother's letter and he did want to know what she had
written to khushi, so he made his way to khushi's room he knocked on the door
Khushi: come in
Arnav opened the door and came in, he saw khushi sitting on
the bed with her knees to her chest, her nails were being chewed by her, and
her eyes were on the unopen letter, that lay in front of her, he wondered what
was wrong
Arnav: (he went and sat next to her) khush whats wrong
Khushi looked at him and didn't say anything, he got annoyed
with the nail biting and pulled her fingers from her mouth
Arnav: baby, what happened, whats bothering you
Khushi: (in a soft voice said) arnav what if your mother
doesn't like me
Arnav: (was zapped by her question) what the!!
Khushi: what if I cant be a good wife and a daughter in law,
and when I die and she meets me, what if she tells me that I wasn't a good for
you (khushi asked worried)
Arnav: (saw his innocent fianc and found her adorable, he
pulled her in his arms and hugged her) baby, my mother would have loved you if
she was here,
Khushi (looked up at him) really
Arnav: off corse, honey, she would have adored you,
Khushi felt a sense of relief and came out of arnav's
embrace, and then questioned him
Khushi: but arnav what are you doing here
Arnav: uh khush actually I wanted to read...
Khushi: (interrupted and smiled) moms letter
He nodded and then khushi pulled him on the bed, both of
them bundled into each other and khushi opened the letter, and read
To my daughter-in- law
Well I have so much to tell you betiya, for starters I would
like to welcome you to our family, I am sure that by now you have understood
that we are very down to earth and simple people, betiya I know that during
your wedding I should be there to guide you as a mother in law would, that is
why I am writing this letter to you, let me start by telling you about everyones
likes and dislikes, nani, my mother is a simple lady with class and elegance,
she is very traditional, every night make sure that she has 5 almonds soaked in
water, when I was there I would feed them to her with my own hands, next person
is anjili, my sweet daughter, anjili is a fun loving person and you must treat
her more like you friend than your sister in law, she will help you get through
all your problems, akash is my brothere's son he is calm and very composed, if
you have any problem you must consult him, his down to earth nature will always
pull you out of your worries,nk is the youngest in the house but is full of
life and energy, and last but not the least my sweet baby boy my chotte, the
man who you are marrying, there is so much to tell you about him, I know he is
very hot tempered and tends to shout and scream a lot, but betiya always
remember that as much anger as he shows, he shows equal amount of love, my
chotte is very hard from outside, but from inside he is soft and can melt easily,
beitya chottey is my most precious and prized passion that I am handing over to
you, never leave him and go anywhere, no matter what happens stay with him till
the end, be his support, his trust and most importantly his strenght, betiya
one last thing, I know you will bring peace and harmony into the family and as
a token of my appreciation I am handing you my gold bangles, my blessings are
always with you
With love your mother in law
As they read the letter, tears fell out of both their eyes,
khushi was so happy to find out that her mother in law was a sweet and kind
person, she decided to obey what her mother in law wrote to her, she knew she
would do exactly that, she would bring peace into the family, she was going to
be her arnav's support and strenght through every situation,
Arnav on the other hand, felt safe reading his mother's
letter, he was happy after a long time he felt like he had spoken to his
mother, he felt stronger and stronger by the second, khushi hugged arnav
tightly and he hugged her back
Khushi: arnav, I will do as mom said, I will be your support
and your strenght, I am there for you till the end, and so is mom, she is
watching over us
Arnav: I know (he held her hand) khushi thanks a lot for
persuading me to read the letter, I feel closer to mom, (he kissed her hands)
khush mom loved me so much, I miss her
Khushi buried his face in her chest and held onto him, for
support, he lay on her chest and hid himself feeling safe from his sorrows,
Time passed by and they never realized but they were
snuggling into each other and were fast asleep all through the night
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