Chapter 21 B

 A bike zipped inside the orphanage and the driver asked chirpily, "Hey, Khala!! My darling, and 

Armaan jumped from the bike and asked for her hand to dance but Khala didn't allow unlike everyday which amazed him. 

 "Accha, he thought she might not be in the mood so he kissed on the cheek of the little girl Anya and tickle her she hardly stopped herself and threw his hands in the air. 

"I don't like these things at all...go now, she rudely said which was unexpected for Armaan as he used to do every day and Anya enjoy it as well. He coughed and asked in a slow tone, "Shilpa...  Before he could asked about her Khala interrupted in between, "She has already gone with rickshaw 

"Gone with rickshaw? But why and and how?, he was numb from top to the bottom and inquired all the questions in a single breath.  Khala turned her back facing his face to not show her real expressions, "Before your arrival she used to go with rickshaw only, and tightly shut her eyelids.

  "But before my arrival, he questioned in a low tone, disappointingly.  

"Yes, she always used to get late with you, she tried to answer sternly. 

 At which he remained numb and the first question came into his mind was, only this much he used to be important to her, that she didn't even bother to discuss the, getting late issues with him.

 He was highly disappointed as someone has broke all the ties of a relation with him, and relation what was that even he didn't know.   

  Riddhima was roaming here and there in her cabin; all lost in her own island of thoughts when a door knocks disturbed her and her thoughts.  She didn't even bother to have a look over the door and allows the person to come inside, "come in  

"good morning mam, the person on the door greeted. 

 She turned back as she found the voice so familiar and found Sid there. 

  "Sid, only a single word slipped from her mouth. 

 "No Dr. Siddhanth Modi, in your strict Dr. Keerti style, he tried to laugh fake. 

"What happen Sid...come to the point, she gave him the last warning to tell what has happened. 

 "Fine. I'm last time telling you I have not done that, Papa ko to bas..., he tried to give explanation about the incident happened that night when Dr. Shashank came to know everything about Riddhima's behaviour towards her husband and the trial to search Armaan. 

 "Don't call him Papa. He is just my father did you get that?, she immediately stopped him and kept continuining, " and after that incident when you have complained about me to my father...sid you have lost every right to call him Papa 

 She finally stopped slipping in a deep breath and he thought on the same time, "what will happen when you will find that your Papa has a missing world...an another daughter... your li'l sis  

She clasped her fingers on the face and he came to the reality with a jerk and gulped down, "whether you believe or not... I've not complained about you to Dr. Shashank  

"I don't ..., before she completed her disbelief a voice came from Sid's back, "and what if he had  "Papa, the same word slipped from both the little ones tongue. 

 "Yes me, he completed their sentences with they wanted to say.  Dr. Shashank took a deep breath with a pause and confessed, "but Sid has not complained about you, at which Riddhima lowered her eyes and Shashank continued, "and what if he had, he is your husband after all... he thinks about your good and bad 

 "But Papa, she took few steps towards him but he again stopped her, "I said don't call me that, you have lost all the rights on me  "Par..., the tears were in her eyes like someone has stolen her life from her, "Aap kehte the na bacche galti karti hain 

 "tum bacchii nahi ho Riddhima...you aren't a child, she remained stunned but tried again, "aap kehte hain aapke lie to bacchii hi hoon na Shashank became nostalgic and tears rolled down his cheek, "to, but he still tried to be strict. 

"Galtiyan bacche nahin karenge to kon karega, she said in the most childish tone. He turned his back facing her so he can look less emotional,

 "Har galti ki maafi nahi hoti "Saza to hoti hai, she immediately asked. 

"Thik hai, he sounded more strict and narrated her punishment.  

 @Sanjeevani Mussorrie, 

 Armaan in hurry reached the hospital and tried to search for Shilpa but she wasn't anywhere on the reception, after all he was guilty that he has committed the huge mistake. He has awaken the feelings, which she possesses for him.

So he asked about her to the nurse who was passing from there with a heavy box of medicines. 

 "Uhh! Sister Annie, have you seen Dr. Shilpa anywhere, he asked but the nurse looked with a gloomy face towards him and said, "kahi dekha hai? Humari Dr. Shilpa to gae 

 "Gayi? Kis side, he asked.  

"that i don't know but haan hospital se gayi, he remained numb when he heard this like a stone he remained to a same place.

"Kab? Kyu?, he asked shrugging her shoulders. The same time Zaroon and Gunjan who were passing from there stopped Armaan immediately, "Stop it!, Zaroon slapped him to take him to reality.  "She has gone forever, Gunjan was in tears.  Armaan came towards her and inquired, "But why and where? 

 "I don't know but yesterday she has came to me for urgent transfer, a voice they heard which left them stun.    

 

 

---------

Aditi