Part 7

Ar:''pyaar kiya hain maine riddhima tumse sirf tumse. main hi janta hun ki tumhe yeh dard dekar meri kya halat hain. par meri badkismati dekho main apna yeh dard tumhe bata bhi nahin sakta hun. humesha chaha tha ki tumhari aankhon mein kabhi aansun na ane dun. aur aj tumhare ansun ki sabse badi vajah hi main hun. aur meri majburi ki main tumhe na yeh bata sakta hun ki main tumhe chahta hun pyaar karta hun tumse. jabse pyaar ka matlab jana hain sirf aur sirf tumse pyar kiya hain maine tum meri pehi aur aakhiri mohabbat ho. kitni mohabbat karta hun tumse is sawal ka zawab nahin hain mere pas na kal tha na aaj hain aur na shayad kabhi hoga. bas itna jan paya hun ki agar tum ho tou main hun nahin tou kuch bhi nahin. tumhari sanson ke sath meri sanson ka bandhan juda hain in sanson ke liye main kuch bhi kar sakta hun. hanste hanste apni jaan bhi de sakta hun par tum par aanch bhi nahin aane de sakta hun main. chahe iske liye mujhe khud ko tumse dur hi kyun na karna pada.''

                       ''jaane kaise hui hain mujhse aise nadani

                        maine bikhra li hain apni zidnagi ki kahani

                        paas akar bhi mujhse dur vo ho gaya hain

                    kisko main kaise batlaun mera kya kho gaya hain

                        daastan dard bhari maine chaht ko apni

                                  apne hathon saza de dali

                                   dill yeh bezar hua hain

                                    chaa gayi hain udasi''

(armaan's heart cried in pain as he very well knows that armaan loves riddhima only riddhima. he knows what he has done with her is wrong but what he can do he is helpless. he knows he punished his love with his own hands and he pushed his love away from himself by his own)

His trance breaks as he heard muskaan's voice

M:''bhai kahan ghum ho aap hum kabse bula rahein hain apko. sanjana bhabhi tou yahin hain tou fir kiske khayalon mein gum ho ap?''

As muskaan speaks up armaan's eyes met with riddhima, green eyes speaks the volumes of her heart while blue eyes shows nothing hey are blank, blank with pain. 

Nandini seeing her son's condition he knows where he is lost so she prssed his hand conveying she is with him. he puts a fake smile on his face then he speaks up

A:''sorry vo main kuch business ki deal ke bare mein soch raha tha. kya keh rahe the tum log?''

he said and riddhima hearing his is surpised why he is lying she is damn sure its not about business there is something that is bothering him badly. she can see that smile on his face is fake totally fake. but what is there bothering him, shoould not he be after all he is going to be married and as far she knows he has dreams for his love and wedding. that makes her lost in past

flashback

riddhima and armaan was sitting on swing at mallik mansion's terrace. riddhima was having her favourite ice cream while armaan was having riddhima's hand made dal ka halwa in this chilly weather.

A:''riya mujhe bilkul samajh nahin ata tum itni thand mein yeh ice cream kaise kha leti ho?''

R:''kabhi khaoge tou pata chalega na jab dekho thand mein yeh dal ka halwa ya gulab jamun khane baithe jate ho. atleast kabhi kheer tumhari favourite vohi try kar lo thandi kheer in this weather.''

she chided him and armaan smiled

A:''na yar chahe kheer meri favourite hain par thandi no ways. thand mein thandi chezein tum hi khao mere liye meri riya ke hath ka bana hua yeh halwa hi best hain.''

he said while taking one full spoon of halwa

R:''han han tum aur tumhara thandi cheezon se allergy. vaise kabhi kabhi main sochti hun tum apni life partner bhi aisi boring si ddhundhoge kya?''

she asked while winking at him 

A:''na na riya aisa sochna bhi mat meri life partner ki definition tou bahut clear hain mere mind me.''

Hearing this riddhima go all excited

R:''sachi batao na kaisi hogi tumhari life partner mujhe bhi janana hain the great armaan mallik ki dream girl ke bare mein batao na please please.''

A:"'ok ok batata hun vaise bhi tumhe nahin bataunga tou kise bataunga.''

he said dreamily

R:''tou bolo na?''

A:''meri jaan meri life partner aisi hogi jise dekhte hi sare khawab sare aarzoo sari tamana sab mein rang bhar jayen. ek aisa pyar bhara chehra jise dekhte hi man ke sare sawal zawab mein badal jayye. ek aisa hath jise pakad kar chalu tou mujhe mehsus hi na ho ki zindagi ka lamba safar kab pura ho gaya. 2 aise pyar bhari aankhein jinmein aagar main dekhu sirf pyaar hi dekhun sirf apnein liye nahin baki sabke liye. kuch aisa pyar bhar dill jisko dekh kar meri sari tamanyaein zawan ho jaye, jise dekh kar dill bolo haye yeh hain meri jaan.''

he completed with lots of emotions in his eyes and riddhima as if lived armaan's description.

R:''haye armaan mujhe nahin pata tha mera yeh serious business tycoon dost itna romantic hain.''

she said while pulling his cheeks 

A:''acha vaise tumhe kaisa life partner chahiye?''

R:''mujhe as such kabhi socha nahin maine so nahin pata kyunki meri har soch tum par khatam hoti hain.''

she said and armaan looked deep in her eyes as she uttered these words.

Armaan was surprised to hear her then he looked at her while putting his fingers down her chin 

A:''kya keh rahi ho riya?''

R:''han aur nahin tou kya bachpan se tumhare sath hun tum par meri soch shuru hoti hain tum par khatam. kisi aur sathi ka kabhi khayal nahin aya mujhe. na tum ane dete ho tum mein hi busy hun main. ghumne jana hain tou tumhare sath koi bhi kam karna hain tou tumhare sath hansna rona sab tumhare sath. aur ab tou cooking bhi tumhare liye, shopping tumhare sath mera pehla dance tumhara sath so everything is with you only. so kabhi socha hi nahin na sochna chahti hun main.''

she said last bit slowly, she kind off proposed him on that day but he is armaan the most dumb soul in that case he never understands that. so he just replied

A:''sorry yar riya mujhe nahin pata tha maine tumhe itna busy kar rakha hain.''

riddhima did not speak anything just cursed him under her breath

R(in her heart):''bana firta hain duniya hain biggest business tycoon kaise ban gaya yeh business tycoon kuch bhi tou nahin pata chalta ise idiot kahin ka ladki samne se apni feelings show kar rahi hain aur yeh hain ki sorry bol raha hain.''

R:''armaan tum na you know tumhara kuch nahin ho sakta. acha chodo in sab ko come on aaj tumhe yeh meri ice cream try karni padegi.''

she said changing the topic knowing him, guess she has to wait little more before she officially propose him. seeing him she knows he will not able to do.

A:''nahin riya main nahin kha raha yar tum hi enjoy karo like thi.''

he said while taking some cream and puts on her nose. then he ran for his life

R:''armaan tum na tumhe tou aaj main nahin chodungi.''

she said as she ran after him and she knows she can never catch him as he is the fastest runner so she just shouted

R:''ahh''

and armaan runs back to her hearing her shout.

A:''kya hua riya tum thek ho na? lag gayi kya?''

but he is cut short in between when he feels something cold rubbed on his left cheek and before he can understand anything there she goes showing him the tongue. then he understands as she makes fool of him and he has a smile seeing her laughing so merrily then he just ran after her and holds her from her waist

A:''riya ki bachi ab kahan jaogi bach kar.''

he said as he rubbed his cream imprinted cheek with hers and they both laughed whole heartedly.

flashback ends

riddhima comes back to reality from her memory lane as she heard muskaan calling her.

M:''are aaj kya kahin khone ka din hain pehle bhai ab tu ridzie chal kya raha hain aaj main tujhe kabse bula rahi hun.''

R:''sorry muski mera dhayan kahin aur tha.''

M:''acha ab yahan aa gaya na dhayan chal jaldi se bhai ki dulhan ka shadi ka joda pehen kar dikha.''

Riddhima is shocked beyond limits hearing her

R:''what?''

Precap_ R:''papa can I join your business.''

A:''mom riddhima ne sab sun liya hain damn it mom ab pata nahin vo kya karegi?''

"'ishq leta hain kaise imtehan''

(its a short story so its going to be completed in one or two parts give your review please. sorry for being late)

with lots of love and regards

nikita