BITTER TRUTH IS BETTER UNSAID
"Of course M happy Miss gupta..I always love to be a part of happiness and grief of my employees,And aap to humari khaas hai..PERSONAL SECRETARY..So aapki zindagi ki nayi shuruat,aapko mubarak ho!" "Yeah..thank you sir..And waise bhi..aap ke paas sirf apke employees hi to hai,to share..right.you are still or..!" She said..I couldn't believe she was just about to say that.. "Riddhima.." I saw rahul holding her hand asking her not to say further..But the damage was already done..I turned back and left the hall.. Riddhima noticing my tears which just made their ways down my cheeks was the last thing i wanted right now.. I drove my car crazily..It was suffocating me till death! I wanted some one damn it! After ages i felt the need of shoulder to cry on! my each breath was killing me.. As tears refused to stop..i stopped near the beach and made my way towards the shore!
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"Whose there? Bro is it you?"
"No nikita,its me..shilpa.."
"What happened Shilpa? You here at this hour? And..And where's bhai?"
"I dont know..He just left the party nikki.. He was not well! M really worried for him.. "
"Where did he go? And why did he leave the party? Why didnt you stop him?"
"I could sense it nikki..he needed time for himself..Isliye neither did i go with him..nor did i stop..he looked disturbed.."
"Disturbed? Stop beating around the bush,tell me what exactly happened..u r scaring me now..please.."
"I dont know nikki..I dont know what happened! Every thing is going really weird..this all party scenario..All of sudden Rahul throwing a party..Later we come to know its his engagement! Can you beat that! I m supposed to be his best friend and i didnt know about this thing..leave me! Even Armaan Didnt know this..And.."
"Wait a sec.! What did you just say? Rahul got Engaged..BUT HOW ON EARTH HE GOT ENGAGED WITHOUT TELLING ME?.. "
"Arrey listen na..Then..pata chalta hai Riddhima Gupta..Armaan's secretary..is his fiance..And.."
"Riddhima Gupta is marrying rahul.. really..?"
"Yeah.."
"R YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!"
"Shh...stop shouting!and why cant rahul marry riddhima? She's a great girl! You just meet her once and you'll love her!"
"Yeah right..I SO love her!..you continue..
w8..OMG SHIT! Bro was their in the party where RAHUL was getting engaged with riddhima..Then..what happened? Did he leave just after that?"
"No..That's the point na..He didnt leave after that..But yeah..he did say that he's not feeling well..But nikki..I noticed something today.."
"What."
"their conversation nikki..their conversation..It wasnt normal..there was something else that was hidden..It was more of taunting..I mean..Armaan isnt very jolly person..but still..the way he was talking to riddhima..it was u know..Rude! Though he was trying to be professional..but then y was i seeing something else in his eyes!They were just emotion less.. N then..Nikki..Nikki r u listening..?"
"Hmm...? Yeah..Do you know what exactly did she say..I mean.."
"Nikki..R u guys hiding something.."
"Shipla..I think it would be better if bhai tells you this..But please tell party mein fir kya hua..Rahul didnt say anything?"
"No he didnt.. But when riddhima said armaan doesnt have anyone to share his happiness or sorrow and was about to say something..Rahul stopped her..Nikki ye sab kya chal raha hai..I m a part of this family right..dont i deserve to know.."
"Shilpa..I need to go right now..armaan needs me.."
"Mai bhi chalu.."
"Nahi..Abhi nahi..I'll call you tomorrow.."
"But nikki..where will you find him.."
"Shilpa..BHAI hai wo mera..i know..i know where he is.. relax..he'll be f9.."
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"Armaan.." I heard someone calling my name..I didnt need to turn around and see who it was..I already knew..My only support.. She came n sat beside me.. "R you ok.." I didnt know what to answer..I kept staring at the wave hoping it would one day take away all my pain... Suddenly i felt her hand softly turning my face towards here.. "Nikki..wh..what relation do we share.." I asked gulping the lump in my throat..
I heard him.." Why are you asking this..Armaan,you are my brother..and.." "U r a liar nikki..u always..I dont have any one..M all alone..she's right..M nothing..M nothing but a bloody ORPHAN.." I saw his tears falling from his eyes..Never in my life i felt so helpless.. "No baby, R u crazy.. Main hun na tumhare saath,Mumma hai..dad hai..hai na.. How can you be orphan..And..
"Wo..wo..mere mom dad nahi hai nikki..Wo.to mujhe..orphanage mein chod ke chale gaye the.. nikki..kya main itna bura hun..M..I..that bad.. Dont i deserve to be loved.." I failed to stop my own tears..Armaan was never so broken before..excpt for those dark days of his life.. I didnt know what to say..Alcohol had shown its effect and he was in no state to understand.. "Why people leave me nikki! Any one..Any one i love just leave me like i never existed..I too have a heart..dont..dont they realise it..bahot dard hota hai mujhe..I dont show..doesnt mean i dont feel..Mumma..Mumma didnt even think twice before leaving me..and riddhima..pehele bhi chod ke gayi thi..aaj f..fir chali gayi..Nikki..mujhse koi kyu nahi pyaar karta.. Kyunki m an orphan.." "Nahi Armaan,every one loves you..see..shilpa is there,rahul hai i m there..we all love you.." "Fir wo kyu nahi karti..Usne to kaha tha na..she still loves me..jhooth kaha tha..hai na.. why does she do this to me..why..Nikki..please you dont leave me..i have no one except u..please.." Armaan finally broke down and i hugged him..Keeping his head on my shoulder..he tried finding comfort.. a comfort that could relieve him from this pain.. I surely cant change the past..nor can i change the truth..but my realization a min. before has given me enough strength to fight against me..for him.. I have to do this..Armaan needs it.. I felt his sobs decreasing slowly..And he drifted to sleep..holding him tight right at the corner of the seashore..i waited for the sun to rise and bring an end to this NIGHT..
Edited by ARloveforever - 12 years ago
Naagin 7
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
