Part 10

As sanjana goes from there armaan hugged riddhima's photograph with small tears in his eyes

Ar:''I hope riddhima ab tum kaam mein busy ho jayegi aur mujhe bhul jaogi.''

Armaan thought to himself but he knows what he was thinking it was wrong. He or she can never forget each other what they have with each other is ethereal and that cannot be forgotten.

After talking to her mom dad riddhima comes to her room. She somewhere feels light hoping that she can move on. Her heart very well knows that this is not going to be possible for her but she knows she is lying to herself.

As she looked out to the moon from her window she speak to herself

R:’’mai kal se apni ek nayi zindagii ki shuruwat karne ja rahi hun. Chaha tha maine ki yeh shuruwat meri zindagi ki jab ho tou armaan tumhare sath ho. Maine humesha yeh socha tha ki apni studies aur internship puri karne ke baad tumse aur papa se pura kam ache se sikh paungi. Socha tha tumse apnein pyaar ka izhar kar ke yeh vala chapter apni zindagi ka tumhara hath tham ke chalungi. But I guess god has another plans. Chalo ab jo hua so hua sabke sare sapne pure nahin hue karta khair chal riddhima so ja jakar ab pehle hi din late honein ke irada hain kya.’’

And with these thoughts she retired to bed somehow today she got sleep after all these days.

Next morning

Shashank comes in the dining area for breakfast and finds riddhima already there fully ready. Seeing him riddhima wished him

R:’’good morning dad.’’

S:’’very good morning to you princess all ready to start your first day.’’

R:’’yes sir at your service.’’

S:’’that’s good let’s go then.’’

Sa:’’shashank kya ap bhi breakfast tou kijiye aur meri bachi ko apnein jaisa workaholic mat banayiyega aap. Kahe deti hun main.’’

Samriti said as she comes there with the dishes in her hands

S:’’kya samriti main itna kam thode na karvata hun.’’

Sa:’’ha ha what a joke is baat par aap chahte hai koi vishwas kare shashank. Koi bhi nahin karega humnein dekha armaan ne apse training li thi au ab dekho nandini kitni pareshan hain apnein us workaholic bête se.’’

Samriti said while serving breakfast to riddhima. As armaan’s name popped up riddhima’s hands stopped eating and a pain echoed in her heart

R(in her heart):’’sapna tou mera bhi yahi thi mom ki main armaan se training lu. Par kuch sapno ke naseeb mein pura hona nahin hota shayad.’’

Shashank called riddhima as he saw her lost

Sh:’’arey riddhima kya soch rahi hain ap. Chaliye jaldi se apna breakfast finish kariye fir hum chalte hain.’’

Riddhima nods her head in yes and start munching her breakfast pushing aside armaan’s thoughts.

A week has been passed since riddhima’s joining to office. More or less she is at quite ease as she got herself busy in office work. She is an intelligent person so she is learning very fast. Moreover as she does not want to make herself free, so she is doing work and work. In such a short span of time, she brilliant as a trainee and now with a new project she is heading to London.

Today this same discussion is going on in Gupta Household as samriti comes to know from Shashank that he is sending riddhima to London.

Sh:’’samriti tum itna naraz kyun ho rahi ho yaar? Riddhima choti bachi nahi hain.’’

Sa:’’main janti hun shashank ki riddhima bachi nahin hain. Aur vo apna dhayan rakh sakti hain.’’

Sh:’’tou fir tum kyun itna hyper react kar rahi ho uske jaane ko lekar use jaane do. Yeh life time opportunity hain itni badi firm ke sath collaboration mein training karna.’’

Sa:’’I knos shashank its life time opportunity.’’

Sh:’’tou fir jab tum sab manti ho tou pareshan kyun ho?’’

Sa:’’kyunki main maa hun shashank jitna main riddhima ko aage badhta dekhna chahti hun utna uska nuksan bhi nahin dekh sakti. Ap dekh rahein abhi use office join kiye sirf ek hafta hua hain aur vo din raat kam karti rehti hain ya yun kahe ki usne apnein ap ko kaam mein jhonk diya hain.’’

Sh:’’samriti tum sahi keh rahi ho par London na bhej kar tum uski sari mehnat par paani fer dogi. Aur workaholic hona buri baat nahin hain. Riddhima bahut samjhdar hain vo apna kabhi nuksan nahin karegi. So please cheer up kal ki party ke liye tayari karo. Mujhe riddhima ko hanste hue bhejna hain aur fir vo one year ke bad hi vapis ayegi.’’

He said and caressing her head he left from there as samriti nodded in yes, she knows she can’t win from shashank and riddhima. Moreover she even herself don’t want to ruin riddhima’s hardwork but

Sa:’’jahan se main dekh rahi hun shashank ap nahin dekh rahein hain. Meri riddhima bahut talented hain main janti hun aur main bhi use asman ki unchai par dekhna chahti hun. Par aise nahin, is time riddhima armaan se tou bhag hi rahi hain khud se bhi bhag rahi hain apne jazbaton se aur yeh bilkul bhi acha nahin hain. Kaam mein khud ko jhonk kar vo kuch palon ke liye hi in sabse dur ja payegi par bad mein uski yeh feelings use jeene nahin dengi. Bas isi karan main chahti hun riddhima jaye tou armaan ko yahan chod kar jaye par vo armaan ko apnein sath samete hue ja rahi hain. Hey bhagwan meri bachi ki mushkil ka hal kar de.’’

She said looking upwards requesting God.

Next day

Shashank throws a big party for riddhima’s success as she is going to London as a trainee for the big project. He called all of his associates and all riddhima’s friends. Riddhima was getting ready in her room, she has armaan’s picture in her hands

R:’’aaj main tumhe shayad akhir bar mil rahi hun armaan. Ek sal baad agar main vapis ayi tou tum sanjana ke ho chuke hoge. Main ab shayad kabhi nahin aungi tumhari zindagi mein kya karun selfish hun, par yeh mere bas mein bhi nahin hain. Aakhir yeh tumhari riya ka dill hain jo sirf tumhare liye dhadkta hain aur kabhi kisi ke liye nahin dhadkega.’’

She caressed his face over the frame and put the frame in her suitcase that she is taking to London.

Shashank ’s resort

It was a happy affair as all were very happy for riddhima but they are sad too as she is going to leave them and her friends right now complaining to her about it

Ra:’’ridzi yar this is not done. Tu seedhe London ja rahi hain hum sab ko chod kar. Ok main teri success se bahut bahut khush hun par yaar hum tere bina kaise rahenge itnein din.’’

Rahul was complaining to her before riddhima can answer something

M:’’arey chod na tu kankhujure yeh kyun humare bare mein sochne lagi ab iska best friend shadi kar raha hai tou ise laga hoga yahan yeh akeli reh jayegi isliye yeh bhi bhag rahi hain.’’

She said coming there joining them and riddhima can feel that complaint in her voice as she, muskaan and nikki were together from their childhood.

R:’’muski aisa kuch nahin hai yaar main tujhse bahut pyaar karti hun.’’

M:’’rehen de tu ridzi nahin tou tujhe itni jaldi kya thi business join karne ki. Ab tu aur nikki donow mujhe ek saath akele chod kar ja rahe ho.’’

Ni:’’oye main yahi hun shadi kar rahi hun bas vo bhi is abhi se jise ki tujhse na milne ke liye tu maar bhi sakti hain.’’

As nikki said coming in everybody laughed and then Rahul butted in

Ra:’’aur rahi bat ridzi ki tou chipkali tu apne big bro armaan ko bolna ise bulane ko fir dekhna yeh kaise bhagti hui ayegi.’’

He said and riddhima’s heart pinched a bit hearing this and that make muskaan happy

M:’’life mein pehli bar kankhujure tu sahi bol raha hain. Aur ridzi sorry main thodi emotional ho gayi thi par I am very happy for you. Aur Rahul sahi keh raha hain bhai ko milne ke liye tou tu bhi bhagti hui ayegi. Aakhir na tu bhai ko bina mile zayda der ruk sakti hain na bhai. Hain na bhai main sahi keh rahi hun na?’’

She asked as she found armaan coming there, hearing his name riddhima’s heart cheated on her again and her eyes landed on him. There he is standing right in front of him dressed all formally in brown colour three piece suits. Co incidentally they matched their colours. Riddhima too wearing brown colour tube dress with her long hairs tied in bun, some of her hairs falling in front of her eyes. Armaan seeing her feels his heart skipped a bit. As their eyes met with each other they spoke volumes, the volumes of love and pain. Riddhima feels as her inner soul come outside and speak to armaan as armaan’s inner soul was complaining to riddhima

A:’’kyun ja rahi ho riya mujhse itna dur, please mat jao na.’’

R:’’jaana padega armaan.’’

A:”mat jao na riya main tumhare bina kaise reh paunga.’’

R:’’par tumne hi tou mujhe apne se dur kiya hain main bhi kahan jana chahti hun tumhe chod kar.’’

A:’’fir mat jao na riya.’’

He said holding her close to himself but riddhima leave his hands and vanished. Only then armaan and riddhima come back to reality. Their eyes convey the same emotions through their eyes that their inner soul live a moment ago. And that hit armaan badly and he just excused himself as tears were coming in his eyes and he don’t want her to see his tears.

A:’’excuse me guys main abhi aya.’’

As he left riddhima feels that void in her heart. She can sense his grief but she can’t help it. One pair of eyes see this too and she can not handle her son’s pain. So she went behind him.

After sometime riddhima is going to restroom as by mistake atul spilled his drink over her dress. She needs to clean it. She was passing one of restroom door when her feet stopped in midway when she heard the biggest truth of her life.

A:’’nahin mom mujhe ab aur nahin chupaya ja raha us se. Kaise na bataun use ki main us se pyaar karta hun mom. I love my riya my riddhima so so much.’’

That words makes riddhima numb, by her heart she knows this is her armaan saying but just to shake her world more she peeped inside from little bit space of the door. Yes there he is in the most vulnerable state in front of nandini maa confessing his love for her.

Na:’’main jaanti hun bacha ki tu riddhima se kitna pyaar karta hain aur vo tujhse.’’

And nandini’s words makes her go just lost, both armaan and nandini ma knows about her love for him and even armaan loved her back. Then why all of this is happening. Why he is marrying sanjana? She does not understand the whole thing. She was about to go inside when she heard

Na:’’par beta main chah kar bhi tum donow ko ek nahin kar sakti kitni badnaseeb maa hun main. Jo apne donow bachon ko itni takleef de rahi hun. Par kya karun main maani, riddhima ki zindagi ke liye uska tumse dur hona hi behtar hain. Main sab kuch jaan kar bhi uski zindagi khatre mein nahin dal sakti. Main bhi use bahut pyaar karti hun.’’

This makes riddhima traumatized what is nandini ma saying is she will be with armaan, her life will be in danger how??

A:’’jaanta hun mom sirf uske liye tou main yeh dard use bhi de raha hun nahin tou uski ek kharonch meri jaan nikal deti hain ap janti hain yeh. Agar uski zindagi ka sawal nahin hota tou main kabhi use apnein ap se dur nahin jane deta. Na hi use apnein se dur karne ke liye sanjana se sagai ka drama karta.’’

And that’s the last straw for riddhima. His engagement with sanjana was a drama makes her weak on her knees, for preventing herself to fall she holds door for support. Tears were running in her eyes and the she heard band noise as she saw armaan break the mirror with his fist and she heard nandini maa’s shout

Na:’’armaan kya kar raha hai tu?’’

As she saw blood start oozing from his hand, riddhima just want to runs inside to hold his hand, but right now the revelations are much more for her to handle

A:’’kuch nahin mom dekh rha hun dard kaisa hota hain. Riddhima ko jo dard maine diya hai uske saamne yeh dard tou kuch bhi nahin hain. Aakhir kyun kiya ma bhagwan ji ne humare sath aise aakhir kyun maa? Humne tou kisi ka kuch bhi nahin bigada maa. Riddhima tou unko kitna manti hain kitna vishwas karti hain un par kyun vo hum donow ko nahin milne de sakte?’’

Riddhima’s heart break in pieces seeing him. He is in same state like her from so many days and what is he saying? What is there who is not letting them meet? Why he is not confessing his love to her? All this is too much for her to handle. Her brain is shouting hearing all the confessions. And seeing his position now she needs to know all the truth and that too now. Only then she heard armaan’s mumbled voice

A:’’ Kyun unhone humari kundli aisi likhi ma. Kyun mujhe Manglik bana diya? Kyun aisa kar diya maa bhagwan ji ne ki mere greh (stars) hi riddhima ke liye khatra ban gaye? Kyun ma kyun? Puchiye na ap apnein bhagwan ji se bolo na yeh change kar de sab main apni riddhima ke bina nahin je sakta. Unko bolo na mai kabhi life mein unse kuch nahin mangunga bas mujhe meri riddhima de den.’’

That’s it riddhima’s world stopped on the word Manglik and a new pain hit her heart, pain of betrayl and she cannot hear more. So tried to leave from there and in that rush she pushed the door little hard that makes nandini and armaan turned their heads. And they are dumbstruck.

Na:’’maani riddhima ne sab sun liya beta. Aab kya hoga?’’

A:’’maa vo yeh sab bardasht nahin kar payegi. Main kya karun mom?’’

Armaan said with more tears in his eyes.

Na:’’armaan yeh sab kuch sochne ka time nahin hain humare paas tum jao uske peeche main janti hun use vo party mein vapis nahin gayi hogi.’’

Armaan nods and left from there leaving nandini behind

Na:’’hey bhagwan sab theek karna riddhima ko kuch pata nahin chlana chahiye tha.’’

She prayed to god and went inside the party hall. She has to be there, nobody knows anything, if anybody ask something she has to answer where both armaan and riddhima is.

On the other side as soon armaan run towards the resort’s parking he finds guard there and seeing armaan he saluted him and said to him

G:’’armaan sir vo riddhima mam bahut tezi se car chala ke gaye hain, maine unhein bahut rokne ki koshish kari par unhone nahin suna. Bahar bahut zayda barish ho rahi hain. Mausam bahut khraab hain. Main abhi shashank sir ko batane hi ja raha tha.’’

Guard informed him about riddhima that makes armaan more worried then

A:’’thank you tum uncle ko kuch mat kehna main dekhta hun.’’

And without any more delay he zoomed off to find riddhima. As he drove he finds weather is actually very bad. Its raining like cat and dogs. He was too mucj worried for riddhima.

A:’’riddhima kya karti ho tum? Kahan chali gayi tum mausam kitna kharab hain yahan aur tum aise. Kahan dhundhu tumhe main. Please riya thek rehna tum main nahin je paunga tumhare bina.’’

And he was just moving his car from here and there but not getting any clue of her. He thought to drive to her home maybe she will be there. Only then he heard his phone ringing he finds its his mom calling as soon he picks the call he heard nandini’s worried voice

Na:’’maani beta riddhima mil gayi na?’’

A:’’nahin mom main uske ghar jar aha hun shayad vahin chali gayi hogi.’’

Na:’’beta please jaldi se dhundh use. Abhi news mein toofan ki warning hain aur Mumbai mein sab jagah pani hi pani ho gaya hain. Government sabko mana kar rahi hain bahar ane se.’’

This shocked armaan even more, this makes armaan more tensed for riddhima

A:’’mom please ap chinta mat kijiye main meri riddhima ko dhundh lunga. Ap please sab log vahin rahiye kahin jayiyega mat.’’

Then he just cuts the call only then he heard his house security guard calling him. As soon he answered the call

Se:’’ armaan baaba.’’

A:’’ji shamsher kaka.’’

Se:’’baba maine puchna tha vo toofan karke ap sab log vahin rukenge na. Tou main apnein ghar chale jaun peeche quarter mein vo meri biwi akele dar rahi hain. Aur ghar mein tou riddhima didi hain hi.’’

He asked making armaan shocked beyond limits riddhima at his house. This never clicked him.

A:’’ji ji kaka ap chale jao main bas thodi der mein pahunch raha hun. Ap maine gate band kar dijiye main apne code se khol lunga.’’

Se:’’ji baba’’

And he cuts the call and armaan was relieved hearing it and he just turned his car towards his house mumbling

A:’’thank god riddhima tum thek ho. Par jab tak tumhe apni ankhon se dekh nahin lunga chain nahin milega mujhe.’’

And he just reached his house with so many difficulties, because of rain water is all over the city. But finally he reached. As he stepped inside the house he was all wet and was going to riddhima’s room where she resides but doesn’t know why his steps moved towards his own room. As soon he opened the door of his room he gets the biggest shock of his life. There riddhima standing in front of both of their big portrait and her back was facing him. He can sense something wrong with her. He finds one of his pictures with her in which she is at his back and he was giving her the piggy ride. It was one of that times when armaan promised her that they both will be together for forever. What makes him shocked was that it was laying on the floor with that frame broken into pieces. Sighing he called her

A:’’riya tum yahan kab ayi main tumhe kabse dhundh raha tha. Main bahut pareshan ho gaya tha riya. Aise koi karta hain kya? Thank ‘’

But his words left in his mouth when he receives a tight slap across his face.

Armaan looked at riddhima shocked as she slapped him hard across his face.

Precap _ Ishq Leta Hai Kaise Imtehan

A:''mom dad riddhima thek hain aur main bhi hum ghar par hain. Ap log bhi please resort se bahar mat ayeiyega sab jagah pani bhara hua hai. Shashank Uncle aur Samriti Aunty ko bolna riddhima bilkul safe hain mom.''

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Nikita