Chapter 19

Chapter ~ 19

Shilpaleft from the bench, realizing that the night has over, and it is nowfinally a time to wake up. She lifted her head from Armaan's shoulderand realized, how adorable child like smile was creeping on his lips,she adored that very well known but pleaseful smile and couldn't takeher eyes off from his face, but then with the chirp of nurses,wardboys and other visitors make her realize that it was the time tocollect her belongings and leave the spot, so as Armaan was about tocome back from the hard sleep with the nuisance. Shilpa quicklycollected her bag and dupatta but when she was leaving, but did notrealize that in haste, she left her earring on his shirt.

"Tumhumesha kuch na kuch bhool hi jati ho mere paas kabhi bracelet kabhiyeh... earring", Armaan who was trying to stop her but did notand chirped in his mind.

2hours later,

Shilpaspeaks,

"OhNo! I left my earring with him", I patted my forehead when thewhole earring story I realized.

I wanted to remove those hairstrands which got struck in his shirt's button, but when I realizedabout the whole earring episode, while pulling out my hair, it washurting me so badly when i was pulling my earring as well but alas!it was sher waste of time and pain, so I left it there. Though,tomorrow, whatever happened between me and him, I do not know whatopinion he would probably hold for me after noticing that earring.

Thewierd thoughts were passing by the passage of my mind, regarding hisviews about me but one thing was constant. I always forget mybelongings with him, whether it is bracelet, earring or... butwith that my mind stopped and a lame tear rolled down my cheeks,after all, the most precious thing of mine I had left with him wasmy... my HEART and it couldnt be taken back, after it is LOVE.

Buthe was never mine, so as I. Some people are not made for each other,alike me and him. Riddhima never accepted him, nor she betrayed himbut he was always her's. I was never made for him...after all it isa real life story not novel's or film's, which have happy endings,they are made for each other or and ... "they happily live everafter.

ButI've always wished, that it could be...but alas!!

Armaan'sApartment,

ArmaanSpeaks,

Iwas picking my towel up from the bed before entering the washroom, tohave an instant cold shower when something caught my view and it wasnothing else then HER earring. It was really hard to figure it outfor me, why her belongings who were very dear to me. Her fragrance,her aura and her touch has always present in her belongings, even inher absence...but the point which was most difficult to identifywas, why and when I'd started thinking and observing, this much abouther...why she has become someone special for me, from nothingspecial to me...

Wait!!what did i thought...someone special, and Shilpa...when, why andhow?? Oh gosh! please save me from this unknown feeling...after allwe are JUST FRIENDS...just friends.

Ah!!yes, by chanting these two authentic words I can pursuade myself...which was not ready to agree with these two words...and if we werenot JUST FRIENDS according to my so called left out HEART, then whatwe are...

Thisquestion has just strike to my mind from the heart but my stupidphone disturbed me, and buzzed in high volume.

Ithink it is from hospital, what happen to Daddu? Is he fine? Onlythis struck to me first but no...it was not from Mussorrie, someunknown number, while thinking a while I picked it up and left with athud...

"Whydid you call me?", I clenching my jaw tightly.

"But...",before the person on the opposite side complete the sentence, Iinterrupted, "Don't you dare to call me again, Dr. Riddhima,I took a pause and completed sarcastically, " ...whatever",and disconnected it.

@09.25a.m., Modi House, Mumbai

RiddhimaSpeaks,

"Don'tyou dare to call me again, Dr. Riddhima ... whatever", sayingthis disconnected the call, intentionally.

Icould realize how angry was he, no... angry will be anunderstatement, he hates me. His tone, pitch, sarcasm, every bit ofhis few words had hatred for me. Now, he has started calling mewhateveras if I change my second name like a pair of cloth, or did he meantit, and was being sarcastic.

Ilost him, no... all was not left, at least he can recognise me withmy voice, at least he called me Riddhima,maybe he still have feelings for me and showing this behavior of his,from the upper surface.

Iwipe my tears with the back of my palm and a smile creep on my face,All will get well, after all we have parted our ways but we stillhave feeling for each other...what if...

Abeautiful thought has just banged my head when a voice reached myear, "Then what will you do Riddhima Gupta?", I turned backimmediately and realized hewaslistening everything!!!

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After5 days,

Sanjeevani Mussorrie,

"Souppi lijiye Daddu!!", the linient and Shilpa requested.

"Notat all. Mujhe ye boiled food nahi khana", Daddu made a face andrejected the soup.

SisterMartha requested, "Dr. Shilpa, kuch samjhaiye na inhe, almostadhe ghante se sirf soup ke liye hi request kar rahi hu inse",she discontinued to make faces and completed, "But he want alooke parathe and all", she again made faces.

"Daddu...galatbaat", the linient Shilpa has become strict, a little.

Armaanwas leaning from the window to hear the conversation carefully andenjoying it.

Shilpasaid to Sis. Martha, "Sister, ye soup mujhe de dijiye, I willmake sure about it"

"Okay",sister shrugged the shoulders.

Whenthe sister left the room, Armaan pointed her to not tell anythingabout him at which she murmured okay and left.

Thistime Riddhima tried herself, "Daddu, aaj me aapko soup...",but she get interrupted in between, "No."

"Par..",she maid puppy face.

"Hospitalka khana khake me bore ho gaya hoon, aur khilate bhi kyaho...breakfast me soup...yuck kaun khata hai", Daddu madechildish face.

"Kuchkhaoge nahi to medicine kese loge?", she scolded.

"Nahi...",he objected.

"Pinapadega"

"No"

"Yes"

"Bas!!",the frustrated Armaan blurted out.

"Yekaun bola", Daddu and Shilpa spilled in unison.

"Main.Dr Armaan Mallik, senior doctor of Sanjeevani Mussorrie and caretaker of Mr. Dhurandhar Sharma aka Daddu...and", before hecould complete his thesis about his identity she interviene, "Stop."

"Caretaker ho na, then take care, that he will be finishing the soupasap", she handed over the soup bowl to Armaan and was about toleave with a smirk but stopped when he said,"laggayi wat!! Even the god will not be able to let him have soup... ab kyakaroon", Armaan made cry baby face.

Shegrinned and mumbled, "Both are alike, childish"

"Koikuch bola?", Armaan asked her and her tongue stuck, "Umm!!yeah, soup thanda ho jaega, and pointed towards the soup.

"Woto hona hi hai, he patted his head and said in his mind withcreepy smile, "Idea!!

"Daddu!!kha lo warna Shilpa madam ko pata chal jaega ki aap use Haseena bolteho", he tried to blackmail the adamant Daddu.

"Acchablackmail karega? Meri billi mujhi ko miyao"

"Hakarunga"

"Yedono kya badbada rahe hain, only god knows", she took a deepbreath.

"Gadheuse already pata hai", Daddu chuckled.

"Whathappen Dr. Armaan aap ne soup abhi tak nahi finish karwaya?",sarcastically said she.

"Karwaraha hoon", he made a fake happy face, taunting her.

"SisterMartha ke bare me bataun, kaise aap unko...aham, line marte ho,he pressed Daddu's painful nerve.

"Sis.Martha?", Shilpa turned back being oblivious and Daddu nodded ina no.

"Umm.Wo soup layi thi na... pila na gadhe bahut accha hai", Daddupretend to be a good child and finish the soup in few minutes.

"DekhaI'm the DR. ARMAAN MALLIK, yaha ka MAL...", he was about tocontinue his sentence with malik,as he used to do in Mumbai, but now it shrinked his smile and Shilparealize, it is a right time to left.

"Kyahua chup kyu ho gaya, and she left too", Daddu asked.

"Nothing,just like that"

"Nothing?I know you a little now, you and she both know about it, kuch to huahai", Daddu concerned.

"Kuchnah...", but before he could complete his phone buzzed andincreased the level the wrath of angst, and the same time he threwhis phone on the floor, with utter force which made it crush anddestined into small pieces.

Hiseyes were in puffy red and wrath of fire and Daddu get worried andasked patting his cheek, "Kya hua baccha?

Armaanimmediately hugged him tightly and cried, "you have always askedabout my past life...it has back and i don't want it to...",with that he narrated everything related him, Sid, Riddhima and criedand cried on Daddu's shoulder.

Daddumurmured in his mind, "Sometimes faces say the whole story andsometimes the flip, you will be the second case, I've never thought"

"Ohmy dear god, please bless my child", he looked up to the skies.

Armaanshared his pain and situation with Daddu being unaware of thepresence of the person who has just left before the call has buzzed,yes, Shilpa.

Shilpahas by mistaken left her file on the nearby coffee table of Daddu'sbed and the same time she heard all this, and came to know thatRiddhima has again started contacting to Armaan with which he washurt, no it would be an understatement, he was broken, shattered.

Understandingthe situation she slowly left the spot again with tears in her eyes,and all the happenings and mishappenings were moving in her mind likea picture. She kept walking and walking without realizing that Kashafwas trying to make her understand his presence, but she didn't andreached fire escape anyhow.

"Toforget her was a challenge to me, I've forgotten her with utterdifficulties...ab dobara use life mein nahi ...", his wordswere cutting each other as in he was not in his state of mind toconcentrate his words.

"Nakuch nahi hoga, dont cry", Daddu concerned patting his back.

"Sheis so stubborn, I really don't know, how and from where she got mydetails...", he stuttered in between, "But why the hell sheis contacting me", he clenched his jaw.

"Sssh!!everything is fine"

Heparted away from Daddu and asked, "How and why? jab jab merilife thik thak chalne lagti hai fir se kyu aati hai wo use bigadne"

"Kuchnahi hoga", daddu cupped his face.

"Isbaar me use kuch nahi bigadne dunga", he wiped his tearsconfidently as if he knew for what she was calling him again andagain.

"Buttell me one thing., Daddu asked being unaware.

"Kya?

"Howit is related to Shilpa?

"Shilpa?,he looked here and there for her presenece but she wasn't there,"Actually she is aware about those happenings...may be that iswhy, he replied and gulped a glass full of water.

Fireescape,

Kashafsat near Shilpa who was crying silently and rested her warm palm onher shoulder which jerked her. Shilpa took a relaxed breath andreplied, "you scared me"

"youare scaring me even more", Kashaf said wiping her tears.

"Woh...actually... ese hi", she tried to ran away from the topic.

"Nothinghappened ese hi, especially with you. Tell me!", Kashaf said."

Shilpaclosed her eyes tightly, "Nahi sach me kuch nahi hai"

"Kuchhai Shilpa, today is nothing new. From the day Dr. Armaan has came ithappens with you more.", she said in a single breath and Shilpalowered her eyes but Kashaf continued questioning, "Nowadays youbehave very weird. kabhi bahut khush rehti ho kabhi achanak se ronelag jati ho...", and shrugged her shoulders.

Kashafasked her,"ankhein niche tab hi hoti hai jab baat me sachai hobatao. Tum to wese bhi Armaan ko Mumbai se janti ho na phir...",but the frustrated Shilpa cut her words in between.

"YesI know him, I know him...itna jitna wo khud ko bhi nahijanta...itna jitna mene apne aap ko nahi jana...itna jitna menekisi ko nahi jana ... itna janti hoon usko...aur kuch",Shilpa increased her pitch of tone in frustration and bombarded.

Kashafwas stun, taking a deep breath she cupped Shilpa's face in her palms,wipe the tears with thumbpad, and let her cry on her shoulder. Shilpacried and cried.

"Jantihoon use...kyunki...kyunki chahti hoon use", the lone coldtears rolled down from her eyes, "Par wo nahi chahta... wo usechahta hai jo use nahi chahti", she parted from Kashaf andsarcastically said, "Har kisi ka pyar mukkamal nahi hota... namera hua...na uska"

Shenarrated each and every bit of the story of his, Armaan's andRiddhima's and what was happening right now.

"Riddhimais calling him, I dont know why, why... but I need to talk to herafter all she is...she is my...my sister.", she lost herselfin her own words and cried again.

Shewiped her tears, "Wo mushkil se use bhula hoga, di kyu uski lifeme wapis dakhal de rahi hai"

"Everythingwill be fine Shilpa", Kashaf concerned.

"Paragar kuch hua to?

Kashafgave her a tight hug and shilpa murmured, "Is baar wo tootjaega...aur uske sath main bhi"

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A/N: A short update after a lonnng time, with maaany hurdles. Anyways, I had continued it so, enjoy the update and give your regards soon.

Please have a look over the next update, for imp. information.

~Aditi

ColorDreams2018-02-10 22:35:36