Chapter 50

Roli couldn't help but feel pity for what all Ritika had to suffer due to Naina's psychotic mind. Thinking about it, she walked into the room where Ritika and Ruchi were staying. 

"Are you done packing?" Ruchi asked as roli entered the room. 

"Not yet" roli replied as she walked in. 

"But, We're done with packing" Ritika sighed as she turned to roli after keeping the luggage aside. 

"Are you guys too leaving with us?" Roli slightly frowned. She thought only she and Sid were leaving. 

"Of course. What we're going to do here without you people. Anyway, we have been to Goa already. This trip was for you. If you're leaving, we'll leave too" Ritika said. 

Roli was amused to see Ritika's joyful nature. She had been through a lot and almost lost her life. But, still she eventually got back to her life and living it to the fullest. Her cheering self really astonished roli. 

"What?" Ritika found roli lost in thoughts. 

Roli shook her head as she walked near Ritika and hugged her. 

"What happened?" Ritika was surprised at roli's sudden act whilst hugging her back. 

"Nothing" roli broke the hug and continued "I'll miss you after going back". 

"Why you'd miss me, girl. We'll keep meeting, right?" Ritika smiled at roli's talks. She felt roli's innocence cute. 

"Definitely. And after going to Delhi, let's have a day out exclusively for us, girls" Ruchi walked to them and said, cheerfully. 

Roli talked to them for few more minutes then went back to the room. 

Sid was packing his bag when she entered. She realised why Sid never acted nice to her in the college. Naina wanted to harm Ritika only because Sid was friendly with her. 

And if Naina find out Sid being caring for roli, she might again try to harm roli, which he didn't want to happen. Only to keep roli safe from the possible danger, Sid used to behave coldly with her. 

With a smile, roli walked over and back hugged him. 

Sid stopped what he was doing as he felt her hands around his waist. 

"Even if you act cute we're not gonna stay here" Sid stated as he thought she was trying to please him to stay in Goa and continued packing.  

"I've already agreed to go back" roli reminded as she nudged her face in his broad back. 

"Then why this cute acts?" Sid queried, without turning to her. 

"I'm not acting. I'm always cute unlike you" roli mocked with a soft chuckle. 

"Achaa.." Sid held her both hands and turned around with a stern face. 

"Ahh..." Roli let out a groan in pain as she swiftly pulled her left hand back. 

"What happened?" Throwing away his stern look, Sid asked worriedly. 

Roli hid her left hand at her back and looked at him in terror as if she had seen some ghost or something. 

"No.. nothing" roli stammered as she tried to hide the tattoo on her hand. If Sid saw it, he would definitely be going to take a proper class of her. 

"Show me your hand" Sid noticed her hiding her hand and asked firmly. 

Even before roli could respond, Sid himself held her hand and pulled it to front. 

There he saw it. His name on her wrist. The area around his name had turned cherry red, making it look too painful.  

Sid's heart throbbed as he watched it. He slowly touched it which made roli to shrink as it pained. His hand shook as he raised his head to look at her painful eyes. Her moist eyes sent a dagger to his heart. 

"Why the hell did you do this?" His pain rushed out as anger and he asked her in a serious tone. 

"I wanted to" roli kept her gaze fixed to the ground and answered in a low voice. 

She had expected his reaction already and tried to hide it from him atleast until it stopped paining. But, she badly failed. 

"When did you get this?" Sid continued to question. He was with her all the time. How could he missed to see her getting tattooed. Had he knew it earlier, he would have never allowed her to get the tattoo. 

"Today when you were not there" roli still couldn't look at him and replied slowly. 

Sid understood she might got it when he went to police station. 

"I told you not to go out alone, right?" Sid maintained his stern voice. 

"I didn't went alone. Sameer accompanied me" finally raising her head up, roli said. She pleased so much to get the tattoo and Sameer couldn't resist. 

However, as she looked into Sid's anger filled eyes, she again casted her gaze downwards. 

Sid glared at roli, who wasn't daring enough to even look at him. He swifted his attention to her hand. His heart ached as he watched the painful sight of her wrist. 

"Is it paining?" Fixing his eyes at the tattoo, Sid asked with concern. 

"No. It's not" roli quickly answered with a smile. 

"Shut up" Sid thrown an angry glance at her. He knew how painful it'd be to get tattooed. 

"First asks question then says to shut up" roli mumbled which was clearly audible to Sid. 

"I'll pack my bag" finding Sid glaring at her, roli found an escape reason. 

"No need. Just go and sit there" Sid stopped her and pushed her to the couch nearby. 

With a pout roli sat on couch as Sid turned to bed and started packing her bag as well. Her lips curled up into a smile as she watched him doing the work. 

"Will you do all these even after our marriage?" Roli chuckled as she imagined Sid doing all the household chores for her. 

"Yeah. I will.." Sid replied, making roli smile which soon turned into a pout as he continued "..but, after breaking your hands and legs". 

After Sid's threatful statement, roli didn't speak and sat silently like an obedient kid. 

After sometime, they were all prepared to leave. 

"So, when we're going to meet again?" Roli looked at Sameer and asked. 

"May be in your marriage" Sameer winked. 

"It'll be too long. How about you get married before me? Anyway, you're an year older to me so you should get married first. I'll find a girl for you soon" Roli suggested excitedly. 

"Roli, please spare me with your choice of girls. They're horrible" Sameer denied immediately, making others giggle. 

After talking for few minutes, Roli and others bid bye to Sameer and left to take the flight. 

After few hours, they all reached Delhi. It was middle of the night when RoSid reached home. Rajender, Sujata and mataji weren't asleep yet and were waiting for them. 

As soon as roli entered the house, she rushed to Sujata like an excited kid and hugged her. 

"I missed you, maa" roli broke the hug and said. 

Sujata smiled at her as she replied "we too missed you both". 

"Maa, don't fall in her trap, she's just flattering you. She didn't even want to come back" Sid walked in with luggage and said. 

"No, maa. Don't listen to him. I really missed you all" roli turned to Sujata with a pout. 

"You should join daily soaps, drama queen" Sid commented at roli's dramatics. 

While Sujata, Rajender and mataji smiled watching their bickering. They really missed their cat fights all these days they were away. 

"You can fight later. You should go take rest. It's so late" Sujata interrupted their argument and they all left to their respective rooms. 

Next day morning, roli was arranging her clothes back into the wardrobe. At that time Sid entered the room with a bowl of ice cubes. 

"What are those for?" Roli pointed at the bowl and queried. 

"To pour on your head" Sid replied, placing the bowl on the tea table near the couch. 

He then turned to roli, who was glaring at him, and said "come here". 

Though roli didn't want to listen to him, she still followed him obediently and went to sit on couch where he was pointing at. 

Sid too sat next to her in couch. He took her left hand in his and started rubbing the area around tattoo with ice cubes. 

Roli felt chill at starting but soon got relaxed as Sid continued smoothly. She felt warmth at his caring. 

As Sid carefully caressed her wrist, roli thought something and asked "what would you do if Naina kills me?". 

Sid paused at her sudden question as he raised his head to look at her. 

"How can you even think of such stupid questions?" Sid was speechless at her stupid thought. How could she think that he would allow Naina to even touch her? 

"I'm just asking. Now tell me what would you do" Roli urged him as she wanted to know his response. 

Sid looked straight at her face and answered "I would thank her for saving me from all these nonsense talks of yours". 

"No. You won't let her to kill me" roli said with all confidence. 

"And why do you think so?" Sid asked with a blank face, though he felt happy at her confidence on him. 

"Because you love me" roli smiled ever so cutely, melting his heart. 

Sid struggled to hide his smile and remained to look stern. 

"I want to hear again what you've said in Goa" roli asked eagerly. 

"What I've said in goa?" Though Sid understood what she was referring to, he played dumb. 

"Which you said in room" roli looked disappointed as she thought he didn't remember it.  

"In room I've said a lot, roli. What you want to hear?" Sid continued playing around. 

"When you got headache and we went into room.." roli stopped without knowing how to explain. 

"Yeah, I was resting. I don't think I said anything then" Sid tried not to smile at the puppy face that she made. 

"You said when we.." roli again stopped in the midway. Sid was completely enjoying her pity state. 

"Nothing. Leave it" roli said with a pout and leaned back on the couch. 

"Oh.. you mean what we talked while I was resting? Now I got it" Sid said, making roli to sit straight.

"You want to hear that again?" Sid asked looking at her as she nodded excitedly. 

Roli was waiting curiously to hear those three magical words from him again. 

Sid moved closer to her face, pressed his lips on hers and pecked for a few seconds. 

"This is what we've talked, right?" even before roli could've realized what had happened, Sid moved back and asked with a smirk. 

Roli blinked her eyelids as she was stunned at what Sid had done just now. While Sid laughed smugly. 

"You.." finally realising that she was being played with, roli started hitting him. 

Sid held her hands, defending himself. Roli tried to pull her hands out of his hold. 

"Stop dancing. Your hand will hurt" Sid said concerned. He didn't hold her hand with much strength as he didn't want to trigger her pain. 

"Always playing pranks on me. I won't even want to talk to you" saying so, roli got up angrily and stormed out of the room. 

When Roli reached downstairs, she spotted her father in hall. 

"Papa!" Roli called in surprise and rushed to him. 

"How are you?" Jamnalal asked as he hugged his daughter. 

"I'm fine. But, you were supposed to come next week, right?" Roli broke the hug and queried. 

"I wanted to give you surprise by coming here before you return from Goa. But, you gave me surprise in return" jamnalal smiled. 

"Good that you came back early. I was missing you" roli hugged her dad sideways and said. 

"How are you siddhant?" Jamnalal asked as Sid reached hall.  

"I'm good. How are you uncle?" Sid asked formally. 

"Fine. And I just visited the new house. It's beautifully designed. Thank you for that" jamnalal thanked. 

"Why thanks? It's his responsibility" Rajender added from side. 

"But, what's the need for another house, beta? Is this house not enough?" Mataji asked, looking at jamnalal. 

"Will it look nice if I stay in my daughter's in-laws house" jamnalal answered in a joking way. 

Roli and Sid looked at each other at his words. She stared at him with an angry pout while he rolled his eyes. 

"Leave it, mataji. I've talked to him about this matter a lot. But, he's not going to listen to us" Rajender said with a sigh. 

"Then does it mean you're going to take roli to the new house now?" Sujata asked. 

"Yes. I'm thinking to shift to the new house tomorrow and also to hold a house warming ceremony" jamnalal's reply was like a shock to RoSid. 

"You go to your new house. Roli is staying here with us" Rajender looked at roli and said firmly. 

"I'll send her here with all the rituals when the right time comes" jamnalal said as he looked at roli emotionally. 

Roli seemed to understood her dad's mind and she hugged him, reluctant to leave her dad.