Chapter 15

Here you go guys...part 1.

Chapter 14: When we went SHOPPING!!!

 

Riddhima entered the huge mall, and looked around, wide-eyed. She had had no idea that shopping malls in Mumbai could be so huge and well organized. Dressed in a light blue colored shalwar kameez, she was looking very pretty yet the frown on her face was kind of disconcerting. Divya and Aditi entered the mall behind her, and laughed at what Riddhima said then.

 

Riddhima: My goodness….we are still in Mumbai right..? This one's bigger than the one next to my house…

 

Divya: hmmm…shopping malls here are pretty huge now…anyways…where do we start??

 

She looks around the first floor and sees a saree-shop.

 

Divya: I think, humain pehle utmhare liye koi sarian le leni chahiye….what say??

 

Riddhima gulps as she looks at the shop. She looks longingly at this men's shop that was directly next to the shop.

 

Aditi: haan Bhabhi… I guess….ap ko pehle kuch achi sarian dilla deni chahiye…u know, bhai ki shadi ke liye…!!

 

Riddhima: par….Armaan….woh…umm….(fumbling)

 

Divya: (laughs) ohooo!! Already Armaan ko miss ker rahi ho…koi nahi, bas hum jaldi jaldi shopping ker lete hain, phir tum chali jana apne Armaaaaan ke pass…

 

Aditi and Divya laugh. Riddhima slightly blushes.

 

Divya: acha ab chalooo…(steering her towards the shop)

 

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2 hours later.

Riddhima sighed exasperatedly and tapped her foot impatiently. It had been 2 hours and they had been to about 10 shops already, all of them of traditional Indian wear. She had been made to try about a thousand dresses, and all of them had been selected by Divya or Aditi. Personally, she liked all of them, because she had a thing for Indian dresses. But she personally couldn't stand being in that shop anymore for like 2 minutes more.

 

She yawned loudly, purposefully, so that Aditi or Divya would notice and then would get to know that she was getting sleepy and so hurry up. However, all her tapping and yawning went unnoticed, as Aditi picked out a dress for herself too. Finally, Riddhima tugged at Divya's arm.

 

Divya: aik second bhaaiya…(to the shopkeeper, turns to Riddhima) haan Riddhima…bolo…kia hua??

 

Riddhima: D wo umm…I have to go somewhere…

 

Divya: kahan?? Tujhe kahan jana hai…..tum to yahan koi jagah nahi janti??

 

Riddhima: no actually….mujhe…hehhe…bathroom jana hai…

 

Divya smiles..

 

Divya: oooh!! Acha..hmm..,no problem…Aditi tumhare sath chali jati hai..

 

Riddhima; NAHI!!  (a bit too loud)

 

Divya stares at her, weirdly. Riddhima smiles foolishly.

 

Riddhima: nahi…who mera matlab…let her shop na…she wants to buy something…main khud chali jaungi…(getting up hurriedly)

 

Divya: you sure…??

 

Riddhima: definitely….(fakely smiles) I will be back!!

 

She comes out of the room and then runs for her life.

 

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Half an hour later. Riddhima emerges from the men clothes shop, laid with shopping bags. She sighed satisfactorily, and looked over to the shop she had left Aditi in. Just then her cell phone rings. She picks it up: Armaan calling. She smiles to herself and clicks open the flap of the cell.

 

Armaan: hey you!! How is it going…??

 

Riddhima: heyyyy!!! Its so much fun here…I am loving this…OMG, I bought so much stuff and….

 

Armaan: WHAT??? (frowns as he lies down on the bed) You are having FUN? SHOPPING??

 

Riddhima: yeah…why not?? In fact, I love your sisters…unhon ne mere liye inni shopping ki…they are total sweethearts…

 

Armaan smiles as he hears this. However, he finds something fishy in her cheerful manner.

 

Armaan: acha sunooo…

 

Riddhima: hmmmmm…..

 

Armaan: if you guys are done…to main tumhain pick kerne aun…??

Riddhima: ummm wait a second…(just then Divya and Aditi come out of the shop)

 

Divya: OMG Riddhima!! TUm kahan chali gait hi…humain laga tum kahiin gumm gai ho…aur yeh ab tumhare haath main kia hai…(looking at the bags)

 

Riddhima gulps and laughs foolishly.

 

Riddhima: who…na…actually…main bathroom gai…uske baad…ummm…mujhe Armaan ki call agai..(laughs, flashing the phone at them, Armaan was still on hold) aur ussne mujhse kaha…ke…ummm…I should buy some stuff for him…so umm..i went shopping…

 

Aditi: (looks into the bags) are u kidding me? This seems like his entire year's shopping. Bhai doesn't shop so much…

 

Riddhima: oh yeah he doesn't…actually I do…so yeah…sorry…!!

Divya: Riddhima…(glares at her) tumhain bata ke janna chahiye tha na…we were so scared…

 

Riddhima: Awwww D…(hugs her quickly) sorry ainda nahi karunga…(holds her ears)

 

Divya: (laughs) KARUNGI!!

 

Riddhima: oh yeah…silly me…(hits her ead lightly, then sees the call on hold, she quickly puts the phone to her ear) oh ummm…Armaan??

On the other end, Armaan is laughing hysterically.

 

Riddhima; hans kyun rhaay ho??

Armaan: no wonder u were  having fun…you weirdo!!!

 

Riddhima: (laughs) shut up acha…I AM having fun…and I got a lot of my shopping done too…

Armaan: yeah yeah…anyways….I am coming to pick you guys up…so wait for me…(jumps up from the bed)

 

Riddhima: okayy!! See you…take care…

 

Switches off the phone and smiles at Aditi.

 

Riddhima: Armaan araha hai…!! Yayyyy!! (does a little dance)

 

Aditi and Divya look at their Bhabhi's stupid antics and grins to themselves, as they make their way to the caf.;

To be continued. (in an hour)