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Part 24

Rahul and Muskaan were cuddled together on the sofa when Rahul suddenly asked,"I should'nt have fought with him, right???".

Muskaan was a bit surprised at the suddenness of the question. She looked up to see Rahul watch her in anxiety waiting for her reply, she shook her head in yes and looking at Rahul's sad face added,"But you are his best friend, so you have the right of fighting with him, no matter what".

Rahul felt much better after listening to her. Even though she did not like the idea of his fighting with Armaan, she was still consoling him and trying to make him feel better. "Thanks Muski" Rahul mumbled as he hugged her tighter to himself.

"Anytime mister" Muskaan teased as Rahul placed a light kiss on her cheek.

"So, what should we do??? I mean kaise unn dono ko ek saath ek hi jagah par laaye, so that they can talk to each other. Riddhima to college bhi nahi aa rahi, warna wahan unn dono ko kisi tarah ek saath kamre main band kar dete, phir to baat karni hi parti" Rahul said with an evil smirk.

"Rahul!!! Hum unn dono ko force nahi kar sakte, they have to go to each other on their own" Muskaan reprimanded.

"Tab to shayad kabhi baat nahi karenge, Armaan and his stupid ego, mara jaa raha hain, lekin phone utha ke usse baat nahi karega, idiot" Rahul muttered irritably.

"Even Riddhima, you know what??? Madam ne apna phone permanently switched off kar diya hain, taaki she is not tempted to call Armaan, I tell you, I just hate it when Riddhima gets into one of her stubborn phases" Muskaan said exasperatedly.

"Acha hain, waise bhi galti Armaan ki hain".

"Offho Rahul, stop blaming the poor guy. I know ki usse Riddhima se baat karni chahiye thi par you know na that Armaan is a bit sensitive when it comes to his friends. Ek mahine pehle bhi unn dono main issi baat ko lekar jhagra hua tha" Muskaan said as she remembered her talk with Armaan a month back.

"Kya matlab???" Rahul asked perplexed.

Muskaan recounted her talk with Armaan after his little disagreement with Riddhima a month back. Surprised at the knowledge even Rahul told her about his and Riddhima's small chat.

"So it means that Sumit is somewhat involved, and you were right" Muskaan concluded.

"I knew it, I just knew that chap was bad news" Rahul said angrily.

"Oh Puhlease Rahul, you were just jealous of him coz he went around saying that Armaan was his best friend".

"But he is not, Armaan is only my best friend" Rahul insisted.

"Yes baba" Muskaan rolled her eyes at Rahul's possesiveness.

"But then what did they fight about??? Armaan already knew that Sumit had feelings for Riddhima, then what happened???" Muskaan wondered.

Before Rahul could give his analysis regarding Armaan and Riddhima's fight, Muskaan's cell beeped. Muskaan reached for her phone and opened it,"Ridzie ka message hain, wants me to come over".

Rahul nodded and got up from their comfortable position,"Want a lift" he offered.

"No, you go back home, and don't fight with Armaan" Muskaan warned.

Rahul just shrugged his shoulders in response to Muskaan's warning as she locked her apartment and then kissing her goodbye went off. Meanwhile Muskaan hailed a cab to take her to Riddhima's house.

Rahul was in deep thought as he drove the car back home. It was amazing how a few hours with Muskaan could clear his mind and calm him down while at the sametime she was the only woman who was capable of bringing his angriest avatar to life. This is what he loved about his relationship with Muskaan, no matter how much they fought with each other, underneath all those fights there was a much deeper love and understanding that united them together.

She was right, he should not force Armaan to go and talk to Riddhima, but let him realize it himself. He just prayed that common sense would prevail to Armaan soon. All he wanted was his best buddy to be happy, something which he truly deserved. Thinking all this he entered their apartment only to find Armaan locked up in his room. Rahul sighed, maybe he deserved it. After all he had been mean to Armaan, what did he hope that Armaan would just forget everything and come and hug him.

In his room Armaan heard the faint click of the main door and knew that Rahul had returned. He was not sure if he wanted to go and face his best friend after the showdown they had had. All this time he had thought about what Rahul had said and for the first time evaluated his actions. It was true, he had not given Riddhima a chance to explain herself, he had just assumed what he wanted to. He knew that she had reservations against Sumit from day one but still he lost his temper and shouted at her. Moreover he knew that Riddhima was a girl who never hurt people unless provoked.

And since the last three days he had been waiting for her to come and apologize. He had not even called her and only he knew how aweful it felt not to hear her voice or see her for so many days. He picked up his cell like he had done countless times in the last three days and pressed speed dial 3 but disconnected it immediately just like he had been doing earlier. But today for the first time alongwith the anger came a tinge of guilt, guilt of not listening to the person who mattered the world to him.

Armaan's head reeled with all the thoughts and he opened his door to find Rahul watching Charlie Chaplin on the television. He just stood at the door watching Rahul who had a serious expression on his face as he watched the scenes flashed beofre his eyes. Rahul turned to look at Armaan and smiled slightly. Armaan walked upto the sofa and sat down to watch the series alongwith Rahul. Soon both of them were laughing loudly at the antics and mishaps of Charlie Chaplin and as both friends turned to look at each other, they were glad that they had not let a fight break their bond. They had overcome their differences like they had done in the past.

Muskaan found Riddhima flipping the pages of a magazine lazily,"Hey, whats up???".

Riddhima looked up to find Muskaan smiling at her,"Nothing, I am just bored".

"I know, so when can you come to college???".

"Pata nahi, whenever jijs says yes then only".

"Lekin why are you not coming to the college???".

"Its nothing Muskaan, just forget it".

Muskaan sighed. She knew it had something to do with the breakup but only if Riddhima would confide in her. It was not like Atul jijs to stop her from going somewhere, specially not college. Giving up she started a random topic but noticed that Riddhima's attention was hardly on her. She had a faraway look on her face and Muskaan knew what she was thinking about.

Muskaan hesitated a bit but then spoke up,"He..........he is ok".

Riddhima was a bit startled when she heard Muskaan. She turned her face to ask whom but stopped when she saw the look on Muskaan's face. Who was she kidding??? Muskaan knew her inside out, did she really think that she could hide her feelings from her best friend. She turned her face away as she felt tears glisten her eyes. The only thing that bothered her was that he had not called. It had been three days but still there were no calls from him. True she kept her mobile switched off but she always checked once in a day for his missed calls, but they were none.

Riddhima hugged Muskaan as she fought to keep her tears at bay while Muskaan tried to pacify her as best as she could. Muskaan then tried to divert Riddhima's attention by telling her funny incidents which occured in the college in her absence and soon Riddhima was laughing loudly listening to Muskaan's stories. Mission Successful, Muskaan bid Riddhima farewell and prayed that they would get back together soon.

Atul walked in Riddhima's room sleepily. He had two surgeries and then ofcourse he was handling the Sumit case. Even though he was one of the top surgeons in Sanjivani, he was not used to using his post or authority for his personal benefit. And even today if it were upto him, he would have tried to avoid this way but then he could not let Sumit anywhere near Riddhima.

"Ridzie, going to sleep?" Atul asked as he saw her lying on her bed reading a book.

Riddhima looked up and saw the sleepy look on his face,"Should'nt it be I am going to sleep, jijs" and added,"You look tired".

"I am, I just have to talk to you".

"What???".

"I got that chap suspended" Atul informed.

"Oh!" was all that Riddhima could say. She did not know whether she should be dancing in joy at the fact that Sumit was out of her life forever or sad that Armaan would maybe misinterpret even this action of hers.

"You can go to college from tomorrow, it will be his last day".

Riddhima looked up when she heard Atul, go to college!!!!!!! But that would mean seeing Armaan. That was the one thing she had been able to avoid for all these days, how would she face him??? Should she acknowledge him, fight with him or be rude to him. She did not know, she had no clue as to how she should behave once she sees him and moreover she was not sure if she could control herself infront of him.

She had kept all her feelings regarding him bottled up inside but she knew all her self control would vanish once she sees him. Atul looked at Riddhima deep in thought and knew what was bothering her. Walking upto her, he placed his hand on her shoulder and said soothingly,"Hey, no matter what your decision is, remember me and Anjie are always there with you, ok".

Riddhima nodded her head in a yes as Atul kissed her on the head and wishing her good night went to sleep. She had to be strong, she was not going to give in. She had been able to avoid him for so many days, she had not called him no matter what. It was his fault, and he was going to make the first move. She would not go to him. Yes, she can face him. Feeling determined Riddhima tried to sleep hoping her plan works tomorrow.

Riddhima stood in her driveway waiting for Muskaan to pick her up. It felt weird not going to college with Armaan. Ever since they had been together they had come and gone in his car.No matter how hard she protested he always managed to convinve her to be with him. No!!!!! She was not going to think about him. Did'nt she promise herself that. She was going to block out all his thoughts from her mind. But it was easier said than done.

Luckily for Riddhima Muskaan arrived just then. One look at Riddhima's pale face and swollen eyes and Muskaan knew that yesterday had been another night of sleeplessness and lots of twisting and turning. Choosing not to comment Muskaan greeted Riddhima and drove off to the college.

After sometime both Riddhima and Muskaan stood outside the college gates. While Riddhima was in deep thought, Muskaan was waiting for Riddhima to compose herself and be prepared. She knew this was not gonna be easy for Riddhima, moreover Armaan had no idea that Riddhima was coming back today. She had messaged Rahul last night about Riddhima's return but he had chose not to inform Armaan.

On the other hand Armaan and Rahul had arrived early and were waiting in the classroom for the bell to ring. Rahul kept looking towards the door waiting for Riddhima to enter. He was dying to see Armaan's reaction on seeing her. He had purposely not told Armaan about her arrival coz he did not want Armaan to be prepared, instead he wanted him to be surprised and hoped that on seeing Riddhima, Armaan's stubborn resolve would break down.

Just then a peon entered their classroom,"The principal is calling Sumit Kapoor" he announced and left.

A bit surprised Sumit got up and headed towards the cabin while Armaan and Rahul exchanged glances and wondered why he was being called all of a sudden. Before they could start discussing Riddhima entered the class keeping her gaze steady on the floor while Muskaan followed her a few steps behind.

Armaan froze. Riddhima!!!!!!!! Riddhima had come to college today. OMG he was seeing her after days............well 3 days. But still it felt like a lifetime. He kept staring at her as she walked upto a bench and sat down. Had she lost weight???????? She looked thin. And why was her face so pale and white???????? Was she sick????????? Is that why she was not coming to the college??????? And what was the matter with her eyes?????? Why were they so red and swollen????????

"Cough!" Riddhima suppressed a cough as she opened her books and sat down to read. But still the sound reached Armaan even though he was sitting far behind. He watched her each and every action. She was coughing. Did she have fever??????? Why the hell had Muskaan not told him?????? Maybe thats why she had not called him. Oh God, what kind of a guy he was, the love of his life was miserable and he had been behaving like a stupid jerk. Cursing himself Armaan got up to go to Riddhima but had to sit down when he saw the professor entering.

All through the lecture Armaan's gaze was fixed on Riddhima. How could he be cruel???????? He loved her, more than he had loved anybody. And moreover he was loved by her. A feeling that he was not used to. Riddhima loved him and made him feel special. And what had he done, gone and hurt her. For what???????? Hell, he could not even remember a reason, maybe coz there was no reason.

Riddhima fidgeted in her seat as she felt Armaan's gaze on her. She knew that he was looking at her and so avoided looking up, in fear that she may come face to face with him. She wished he would not look at her coz they way he looks always makes her heart melt. It makes her feel special and wanted. Trying to ignore his gaze Riddhima shifted her attention towards the professor who was speaking and waited for the class to get over.

As soon as the bell rang, Riddhima left her books and ran out of the class, along the corridor until she reached a store room. Without a single thought Armaan dashed after her as Rahul and Muskaan watched their retreating backs hoping that things would work out and keeping their fingers crossed.

Armaan followed Riddhima and stopped outside the store room wondering whether to go in or not and what to say to her. Taking a deep breath he opened the door a little when he heard muffled sobs and stopped. Riddhima was crying!!!!!! Armaan closed his eyes as he felt his eyes moisten too. He could never see her upset or crying. It broke him. He peeped in and saw Riddhima huddled on the floor hands on her face, sobbing badly.

In that one instant Armaan hated himself. He despised that he was the reason for Riddhima's tears. He had promised that he would always be there with her, but today he was the one making her cry. To think that Riddhima Gupta, such a strong girl was reduced to crying and that also because of him made him angry at himself. She did not deserve this, she only deserved love and happiness. Why was he such a fool??????? Why did he hurt her??????

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Chanda Dhekhe Chupke Kahi

Aor Tare Jante Hai Sabhi

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Dil Tode Ke Tera Main Kya pau

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Ke Main Raat Bhar Soi Nehi

Chanda Ne Bhi Dekha Nehi

Aor Taro Ko Ye Malum Nehi

Ke Mene Tujhe Dil Diya

Tera Dil Le Lia

Mera Tuhi Hai Bahana

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Aate Jate Mosam Jese Lagte Thae Sabhi Aasssssssss

Hamne Bhi To Manga Rabe se Apna Bhi Koi

Dunia se Bachau

Palko Main Chupau

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Gori Teri Aankhen Khay

Janeanjane Me Khai

Chanda Ne Bhi Dekha Nehi

Taro Ne bhi Jana Nehi

Ke Tune Mujhe Dil Dia Mera Dil Le Lia

Bol Piya -Bol Piya Bol

Sajan Teri Bate Badi

Mera Jene Ka Bhana Koi Aor Nehi

Gori Teri Aankhen Khay

Gori Teri Aankhen Khay Raat Bhar Soi Nehi

Chanda Ne Bhi Dekha Nehi

Aor Tare Jante Hai Sabhi

Ke Kisne Dil De Dia Kisko Dil De Dia Ye Dil Ka Legana Koi Janta Nahi

Riddhima sobbed as she sat on the floor in the dusty store room. She could not do this. No matter what she told herself she could not bring herself to be normal infront of Armaan. Heck, she could'nt even be in one class with him. How was she going to be with him for the rest of the year. She missed him, she missed him so bad that it hurt her. She wanted things to be right. She wanted him to come and just hold her and tell her that he was there. She wanted him, she wanted her Armaan back.

She looked up when she heard the sound of a door opening and there standing before her was Armaan. He just looked at her and took in her appearance without saying a word. The tears still streaming down her cheeks and some stuck on her eyelids waiting to fall. Before she could say anything he crossed the distance between them in a two giant leaps and grabbing her hugged her tightly.

Riddhima froze as she felt Armaan's arms go round her and pull her to him. She felt his arms tighten round her waist and his face buried in her hair as he clung to her. And then the dam broke. She clasped her hands around his neck as she cried her heart out. All the pain and misery that she had kept bottled up inside her all these days came out as tears poured down her face. She hugged him tighter wanting to assure herself that he was infact there with her, and all of this was not a dream.

Armaan soothed her and rubbed her back as she cried in his arms. He knew that she had to cry and take this out before it hurt her more, so he let her cry. He waited patiently as she cried her last tear still clinging to him. Then when she was sure that she had stopped and he could feel her heavy breaths, he whispered in her ears,"I am sorry my love".

Riddhima whimpered as she heard him and buried her face in his neck feeling his fragrance surround her. "I love you" Armaan whispered again and tried to break apart. But Riddhima did not relent and instead tightened her hold. She still needed assurance and relief, and she was getting it in his arms only.

Finally after sometime Riddhima moved a little back and said in a soft voice,"Don't ever do that again".

"Never again, I promise" Armaan assured as he lifted her face and kissed her deeply. Riddhima kissed him back happy to be with him and feel him around her again. When they broke apart after sometime, Armaan looked at her and said softly,"You know whenever I kiss you, I know you are all mine".

Edited by cool_pisces - 16 years ago

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Henna

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Posted: 16 years ago

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh the last lineeeeeeeee :) :) :)

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Posted: 16 years ago

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hey i am a new reader ........just finished reading all the 23 parts

i just loved it.👏.............can u plzzzzz give me the link for the second part/.......

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hey awesome parts!!!!

the last line was like omg!! awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Part 25

They were still in an embrace with Riddhima's head on his chest as Armaan rubbed her back in a soothing manner. Riddhima could stay like this forever. It felt so good. Finally everything was all right. Armaan was with her and Sumit was gone. Sumit..........she still had to tell him everything about her. Hiiiiiiiiiii, i am backkkk, missed me???🤗 Oof you again, I thought you had died.😡 And miss being in my Armaan's arms??? No ways.😳 Then where the hell were you these last few days???😕 Aww looks like somebody missed me. I was in the Bahamas.😉 Bahamas???😲 Yup, don't you know, its the perfect holiday spot.😃 You were on a holiday???😲 Like duh!!! You know I take off whenever you get all in your crying and weeping mood. But now that you are happy, I am back again.😛 So you mean to get rid of you I have to keep on crying??? Ya I guess......hey why are you asking this??? Nothing I was just thinking that I...........

Armaan waved a red signal on Riddhima's train of thoughts when he backed away from the hug but still holding on to her asked seriously,"Riddhima, can you please tell me everything now, we have to talk".

Riddhima looked at his anxious face waiting for her response. I should tell him everything, right??? Yes yes yes. Don't delay it any longer missy. He will believe me right??? Hellooooo, he is holding you and kissing you without knowing the truth, this is Armaan, he loves us like crazy, ofcourse he will believe. Now start talking, and don't miss anything.

And Riddhima did just that. She told Armaan everything. From the incident between her and Sumit three years ago to the final showdown in the college a few days back. Riddhima felt light as she told Armaan, as if a weight that she never knew she was carrying had been removed. Armaan's expressions turned from shocked to guilty to anger and then finally settled on a sombre one. As Riddhima finished speaking she looked up to see Armaan's reaction but was a bit surprised when she found him staring at vacant space with absolutely no expression on his face.

"Armaan" she called out tentatively wondering if he was mad or angry or whether he believed her at all.

Armaan gave no response except backing away from her and turning his back while in deep thought. Riddhima panicked for a second wondering if he did not believe her until Armaan's voice said to her very seriously,"Wait for me, I will be back" and saying so he walked out the door while Riddhima just stood there stunned not understanding what was happening. After a few moments when Riddhima came out of her reverie she followed Armaan outside calling out to him but he merely shouted later and kept on walking.

Riddhima was highly confused now. Was he angry??? Well then why did he ask her to wait for him??? Did he not believe her??? But then he would have counter attacked her or something not just walked out of there like that. She tried to follow Armaan but he was already way ahead of her and even when she ran she could not catch up with him and soon lost him after following for a few corridors.

Riddhima walked back in class still wondering what had suddenly happened to Armaan. She replayed the whole scene again but ended up getting even more confused than she already was. She had no clue about Armaan's actions and moreover his sudden disappearance. Rahul and Muskaan sat in the class thinking about Armaan and Riddhima when they spotted Riddhima entering.

"Ridzie" Muskaan called out while Rahul looked around for Armaan. Oh no, I hope they did not fight again, thought Rahul as Riddhima came and sat next to them.

"Riddhima, kya hua??? Where's Armaan???" Rahul asked as soon as she sat down.

"He went somewhere" Riddhima answered trying to figure out the reply herself.

"Went somewhere???" Rahul asked puzzled and then asked hesitantly,"You guys did not fight again, I hope".

"No, we made up and then I told him everything but he just took off" Riddhima replied as puzzled as Rahul and Muskaan.

Meanwhile Armaan drove his car as Riddhima's explanation continued to cloud his mind and the anger that he had managed to surpress infront of her came out as he banged the steering wheel and drove faster. Reaching his destination he came out and rang the bell.

"Armaan???" Sumit asked as soon as he opened the door.

Thump.

Sumit lay on the ground with Armaan towering over him. He touched his nose where Armaan had just hit him but even before he could register the blood Armaan picked him up and punched him in the stomach.

"Aaah........Armaan...........what" Sumit managed as he lay on the ground clutching his stomach.

Armaan merely picked him up as if he carried no weight and continued to kick and punch him,"How dare you Sumit, how dare you touch Riddhima".

"Armaan...........please listen" Sumit begged.

Armaan picked him up from his collar and shook him,"No you listen Sumit, you come near Riddhima and I will kill you, I swear" saying so he flinged him on the ground and went away leaving Sumit on the ground moaning in pain.

"What do you mean went away??? Ok tell me from the beginning, what happened between you guys" Rahul asked trying to solve the mystery behing Armaan's sudden disappearance.

"I told you Rahul, he asked me I told him and then he said wait for me and then just went away" Riddhima said exasperated.

"What did you tell him???" Muskaan asked trying to throw light on why they had broken up in the first place.

"Ummm.............I........."Riddhima hesitated.

"Its ok Riddhima, if you don't want to tell us then don't"Rahul assured seeing her hesitation.

Riddhima looked at Rahul and Muskaan nodding in an understanding way and realized that they deserved to know the truth as much as Armaan did. After all even they were somewhat a part of this whole fiasco and she could trust them. They would never tell it to anybody else. Making up her mind she said,"Umm no guys, actually I don't wanna talk here, can we go someplace".

Rahul and Muskaan smiled listening to Riddhima. They were glad that she had decided to share it with them. "Sure lets go to the library" Rahul suggested.

"But what about the lecture" Riddhima asked.

Muskaan rolled her eyes,"Oh God Ridzie, tune teen din classes miss kiye hai, ek aur kal legi to kuch nahi ho jayega".

Giving up Riddhima went to the library with them and told them what she had told Armaan. Rahul and Muskaan's eyes widened when they heard about Sumit and felt disgusted that they had known such a chap.

"Oh my goodness, Ridzie, tune mujhe bhi nahi............"Muskaan started but was interrupted by Rahul who looked as if he had solved the mystery.

"Oh no, oh no no no. Man, we have to stop him, hume usse rokna hoga, shit" Rahul muttered as he got up to go but was stopped by Muskaan.

"Where do you think you are going mister??? Aur hume kisse rokna hoga???" Muskaan asked suspiciously.

"Armaan ko, before he k..............." Rahul stopped when he saw Riddhima and Muskaan infront of him.

"Tumhe pata hai Armaan kaha gaya hai???" Riddhima asked turning to Rahul.

"Ummm na...I mean haan, mujhe pata hai"Rahul admitted knowing his lie would be caught.

"Well where is he???" Riddhima asked impatiently wondering why he did not tell himself.

"Aaah..........I can't tell you" Rahul answered shocking Riddhima and Muskaan.

"What" they shouted.

"Yes I am not telling you girls anything, now let me go".

"But Rahul.........." Riddhima persisted.

"No Riddhima you are not gonna get anything out of me" Rahul stubbornly refused and continued to walk away.

"Ridzie, let me handle this" Muskaan said confidently as she followed Rahul.

"Oye Rahul ke bachche, tu mujhe bata raha hai ki ek lagau" Muskaan called out loudly.

The librarian beat Rahul in responding to Muskaan's call,"Miss Chadha, may I remind you that you are in a library, kindly lower your volume and also improve your language" saying so she went away shaking her head disapprovingly and muttering under her breath.

Muskaan's anger increased after the librarian's reprimand and muttering a few choicest curses to the lady she turned her attention back to Rahul. Walking upto him she dragged him by the collar outside the library and started shouting,"Idiot tere wajhe se mujhe usse daant pari, ab tu mujhe batata hai ki main maroon".

"Muskaan kya kar rahi hai, hum college main hain, sab hume dekhenge, chor" Rahul said trying to free himself.

"To phir mujhe chup chap bata ki Armaan kaha hai" Muskaan threatened.

"Muskaan main abhi nahi bata sakta, baad main bataunga, abhi mujhe jaane de" Rahul requested.

"Nahi, mujhe abhi jaana hain" Muskaan persisted.

"Muskaan!!!!!!!" Rahul warned.

"Rahul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Muskaan shouted.

"Guys!!!!!!" Riddhima shouted seeing both of them wrestle,"Stop it both of you now". Muskaan let go of Rahul and stepped back as Rahul adjusted his collar.

"Fine Rahul, do whatever you guys want, don't tell us where Armaan is, I am tired, I am going home, if you find that friend of yours then tell him that he was the one who wanted to talk, instead he ran away, so he owes me a talk" saying so Riddhima walked away and Muskaan giving a dirty look to Rahul followed her.

Rahul sighed with relief and then called Armaan hoping that his whereabouts about Armaan were wrong. Armaan picked up the phone after a few rings.

Armaan:

(a bit angrily) Haan Rahul bol.

Rahul:

(understanding where he went) Hey Armaan, ummm tu kahaan hain.

Armaan:

College aa raha hoon.

Rahul:

(thinking itne gusse main) Uhhh Armaan tu college mat aa.

Armaan:

(confused) Kyu??? Riddhima mera wait kar rahi hai.

Rahul:

Oh woh actually ghar chali gayi hai, usse kuch kaam tha.

Armaan:

Oh, to ab main kaha jau.

Rahul:

What do you mean kaha jau, ghar aa, baat karte hain ok.

Armaan:

(half heartidly) Theek hai.

Armaan reached home and saw Rahul flipping the channels on the television. One look at Armaan's face and Rahul knew that his guess had been right. Armaan had indeed gone to Sumit and picked up a fight with him. Armaan threw his shoes in a corner and slumped on the sofa with a frown. Rahul decided to intiate the conversation.

"Hey man, why the long face" Rahul said jokingly. Getting no response from Armaan he became serious and said,"Armaan, aaj to teri aur Riddhima ki baat hui na, you should be happy".

"Khaak happy, I feel like hitting myself, you won't believe what an idiot I have been" Armaan mumbled.

"Actually I do know what an idiot you have been, Riddhima told me everything today" Rahul confessed.

"Everything??? As in everything between her and that pest Sumit" Armaan asked.

"Yes, she told me and Muskaan when you suddenly walked out on her after her explanation" Rahul said and asked keeping his fingers crossed,"By the way I do hope that Sumit is still breathing".

Armaan just gave a look to Rahul who waited for his answer,"Yes he is, don't worry although I felt like killing him there and then for the way he behaved with Riddhima, but I cannot guarantee that he will continue breathing if he comes near Riddhima ever again".

"Good, now that thats settled, what are you doing here?" Rahul asked lightly.

"What do you mean what I am doing here? You are the one who called me? And this is my house too, where else should I be?" Armaan asked getting slightly irritated.

"Riddhima ke pass, she's waiting for you" Rahul suggested.

Armaan became depressed when Riddhima's name was mentioned and he recalled how badly he had behaved with her although she was nowhere at fault,"Main usse kya kahoon yaar, I treated her so badly, maine uski ek baat nahi suni, ulta usse danta".

"Oh cmon Armaan, tujhe usse baat karni paregi, pata hai she got scared ki kahin tu usse phir se to gussa nahi hogaya" Armaan looked up when he heard Rahul and realized that the abrupt way in which he had left must have looked as if he did not believe her.

"So I should go to her" Armaan asked still not sure.

"Yes you moron, its high time you both talk to each other before me and Muskaan strangle you" Rahul said frustrated.

Armaan looked at Rahul sheepishly. For the first time in the last few days he realized that his fight with Riddhima must have been tough on Rahul and Muskaan too, afterall Rahul was his best friend and Muskaan was Riddhima's. Although he knew that Rahul could handle Muskaan and his relationship with her he hoped that they had not fought due to him and Riddhima.

"Rahul, man I hope you and Muskaan.........I mean you are both ok" Armaan asked.

"Well Muskaan did have a fight with her maid and my back has been paining a lot these days but otherwise all's well" Rahul answered happily as Armaan looked at him surprised.

"Rahul I meant............" Armaan clarified but was cut off.

"I know what you meant Armaan, I was just kidding, ya me and Muskaan are fine infact you should really thank her, if it wasn't for her we would probably have had our 27th fight".

"28th" Armaan corrected.

"No its 27th" Rahul argued.

"Dude, remember the time you fought when I was not calling Riddhima three days back" Armaan reminded.

"Oh cmon Armaan, we did not hit each other".

"So a fight means only if we wrestle".

"Yup".

"Ok cool" Armaan said hi fiving Rahul and picking up his car keys to go see Riddhima.

Armaan stood at Riddhima's door step for the past 5 minutes unable to pick up the courage to ring the bell. Ok cmon dude, you can do this. This is not so hard, just lift your hand and ring the bell. Thats it, cmon you can do it. Don't think. Armaan lifted his hand towards the bell but took it back. Nooooo don't stop, do it trust me. Even Rahul says she wants to see you. And then she hugged you and even kissed you, cmon she is definitely not angry with you, but if you don't see her soon, she most certainly will be. Now just close your eyes and ring the bell.

Armaan took a deep breath and then keeping one hand on his eyes he lifted the other one and rang the bell. After a few minutes Anjali opened the door and to her surprise found Armaan standing before her with his hands over his eyes. When Armaan heard the sound of the door opening he immediately removed his hand from his eyes and then stood dumbstruck seeing Anjali before him.

"Hi Armaan" Anjali greeted.

"Uhhh...........I..............woh" Armaan stammered.

"Huh, you know something, I must remember to thank Mr. Khurana" Anjali said seeing Armaan with a thoughtful expression.

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CutielovesChocs

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Posted: 16 years ago

#1146

Wow..........
Simply WOW !!!!!!
Amazing updates Mini !!!!!
Finally sumit ki dhulaaai ho gaiiii!!!!!!!!!! :D
Update soon... :)
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ahenseven

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Posted: 16 years ago

#1147

hey this is neha here just wanted to let u know that your ff is amazing ....love it..........when r u planing to update the 26th part.am waiting for it from a very long time.............can u pls add me to your pm list if u have one and let me know whenever u update....thanks 😊

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Mini

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Posted: 16 years ago

#1148

Part 26

"Hi Armaan" Anjali greeted with a big smile.

"Ummm...............I............." Armaan stuttered seeing Anjali infront of him. The knowledge that Riddhima lived with her elder sister and husband had momentarily been forgotten in the haste of seeing Riddhima after days. He half expected Anjali to start hitting and strangling him after his behaviour towards Riddhima. He knew that Riddhima hid nothing from her elder sister and was a bit surprised that he was not on the floor gasping for air by now with Anjali on top of him straddling him. And then it hit him, of course she was pregnant, and pregnant women do not straddle.

"Armaaaan...........hellooooo" Anjali waved a hand infront of him seeing him lost in thought.

"Huh............" Armaan's diction did not improve and he still stood there with his mouth open gaping at Anjali.

Anjali decided to intiate the conversation seeing how Armaan was in no situation to speak,"You know something I must remember to thank Mr. Khurana" she said looking at Armaan with a half thoughtful and half amused expression.

That got Armaan out of his reverie and he asked with a mix of confusion and interest,"Mr. Khurana??????".

"Oh yes, you see an hour ago the poor man had a heart attack and thus required the services of an excellent cardiologist, now as you know, my husband is quite a success in the said field, so the hospital paged him and he had to leave immediately, otherwise you would have got to meet each other finally!!!" Anjali explained wickedly. She knew just how anxious Armaan was to meet Atul and vice versa.

Armaan found himself thanking the unknown Mr. Khurana himself. It was not that he did not want to meet Atul but he thought that meeting him under better conditions would be beneficial to his relationship with Riddhima. He had no wish to meet him just after a fight and make up with Riddhima.

"Thanking Mr. Khurana yourself ey???" Anjali asked enjoying herself.

Armaan smiled for the first time after his fight with Riddhima. Trust Anjali to relax him and make light of the situation. He enjoyed talking with Anjali on the few occasions they met, she was a practical and reasonable person and he felt almost as if she was his own elder sister,"Yes I am, and I hope he makes it so I can thank him personally and show my gratitude, although I am not sure whether he will appreciate when I say Thank You Mr. Khurana for having your heart attack when you did, you saved not only my life but also my love life" saying so he laughed loudly soon joined by Anjali.

"Hahaha, cmon in, as much as I enjoy having this conversation with you on the door step I am rather hungry and would prefer to satisfy my cravings, so if you would excuse me" saying so she turned and started walking to the kitchen but stopped midway to look at Armaan,"Oh by the way Riddhima is in her room, if you want you can go talk to her or if not then I am sure we have many interesting magazines to keep you occupied" winking at him she started leaving.

"Anjali wait" Armaan called out. Anjali stopped and looked at him with a questioning look. "Thanks" Armaan said looking at Anjali with a small smile.

Anjali smiled at him,"You are welcome Armaan, I know relationships are not easy, I am in one, you have to try really hard to make them work, I am just glad you and Riddhima realized and want to try, all the best" saying she left.

Armaan gave a sigh of relief. He was really happy that Anjali was not mad at him and understood his dilemma. After all he was counting on her support when he would finally have to face the head of the house, Atul Joshi, and he knew for a fact that his girlfriend Riddhima Gupta would be of no help when the time comes. That is precisely why he had been delaying and avoiding their inevitable meeting and it seems that even Atul was not very anxious to meet Armaan otherwise he would have had to face him.

Armaan walked up the stairs and knocked on Riddhima's door hoping that she would not be too mad at him stomping out like that after her explanation. Riddhima sat on her bed lost in thought. She was trying to figure out where Armaan had gone to, if Rahul had guessed the place then it must be something simple but for the life of her she could not understand what could be so important that he had left like that with only a few words. Striking out options she pondered over her question when there was a knock on the door. Riddhima frowned, nobody knocked on her door, Di, jijs and Muskaan all just barged in if her room was open or banged the door loudly if she had made the grave mistake of locking it.

She got up and opened the door only to find Armaan standing outside smiling at her. A bit surprised at seeing him, she looked at him for a minute wondering if she was hallicunating, but soon frowned when she found out that he was real. Leaving the door open she stomped back to her bed and sat down with her arms folded muttering curses under her breath.

Armaan sighed, he should have guessed, she was not going to make it easy for him the second time. "Hi sweet heart" he greeted happily but stopped when he recieved a nasty glare from Riddhima. "I am sorr........." he started but was cut off by a very angry Riddhima.

"Don't!!!!!!!! Don't you dare apologize to me, you nut. What the hell do you think of yourself??????? How dare you treat me like that?????? How could you just leave without even saying anything??????? After all we have been through I expected some support from you, but oh no, what do you do????? You go off somewhere leaving me all confused to your whereabouts, I don't even know whether you are angry at me or not. If you even believed what I told you".

"Of course I believed you" Armaan interrupted Riddhima's rantings.

"DON'T INTERRUPT ME" Riddhima shouted pointing a finger in Armaan's chest menancingly. "And then of course your all time friend won't even tell me where the hell you had gone, oh no, he had to create a whole show of how he knows and will not tell us, stupid boys, I don't even know why I am going out with you in the first place. All men should be tied and tortured for the headache they give us" Riddhima finished and then stopped to breathe.

Armaan watched nervously wondering when his time to speak will come. Riddhima looked at him in anger and when sometime passed without her speaking, Armaan took it as a clue to start his apologies and explanations.

"Riddhima, look I am really sorry, I know I behaved like a jerk these past few days but I swear I had no intention of hurting you. When I saw you and Sumit the other day I got so angry that I said whatever rubbish that came to my mouth, I should have listened to you but I got carried away in the heat of the moment, and kept believing that it was all your fault. I missed you so much but never had the guts to call you, I wanted to see you so badly and it hurt me that I made you cry, I am really sorry basket" Armaan looked at her waiting for her response.

Riddhima came forward and hugged Armaan tightly,"I am sorry too, I should have told you about Sumit, but I was scared to bring it up, I love you Armaan, I missed you too".

Armaan wrapped his arms around Riddhima and placed a kiss on the top of her head,"I love you basket".

They stood there hugging each other with Armaan kissing her hair every few minutes while Riddhima drew small circles on Armaan's back. Riddhima broke the silence,"Armaan???".

"Hmmm" Armaan mumbled with his head in her hair, smelling its famaliar fragrance after a long time.

"Where did you go???" Riddhima asked. She felt Armaan stiffen at her question but he soon relaxed,"Nowhere, its not important basket".

"Not important???" Riddhima said backing out of the hug,"You left me in the middle of our conversation and tell me that it was not important, do you really wanna fight with me so soon".

"Ah........Riddhima, leave it na yaar, it was something I had to do, its over now" Armaan said hugging her again.

"Armaan Mallik, you tell me where did you go this instant, I hate to be left out of the loop, heck even Rahul understood where you had gone, now tell me" Riddhima threatened him. Riddhima had figured out one thing about Armaan in all these months, if niceness did not work, then anger sure will.

"Ok, ok, fine, but you are not going to be angry" Armaan said giving up. Riddhima narrowed her eyes, whenever Armaan used those lines, it was sure to be something to be angry about.

"I kinda went to see Sumit" Armaan said in a small voice.

"YOU WHAT??????" Riddhima said in a loud voice.

"Hey, you are not supposed to be angry" Armaan protested.

"Armaaaaan, are you crazy????? Why the hell did you go to see Sumit????? Oh no!!!!!!!! What have you done?????" Riddhima wailed fearing the worst. She knew what Armaan's anger and his muscles were capable of.

"What do you mean why????? I had to!!!!!!! He tried to molest you, not once but twice and it was because of him that we had a fight" Armaan said getting angry at the mention of Sumit.

"Armaan, jijs already took care of it. He got Sumit suspended, there was no need of you to go and...........and you know, hit him".

"Oh so you are saying that I have no responsibility towards you, damn it Riddhima, he hurt my woman, how could I just let him go????? I know your jijs is capable of protecting you, but I am in your life now, and its my responsibilty to see that you are taken care off. Nobody messes with you. So you better accept the fact that alongwith your jijs you also have Armaan Mallik as your bodyguard" Armaan said angrily as he grabbed Riddhima and hugged her tightly. Riddhima just sighed loudly and gave up trying to control and make the two sensitive men in her life see reason.

Rahul groaned when he saw the pile of books infront of him. Finals were fast approaching and he knew he had to study, but just looking at a book made him feel sick. He knew that one day he would regret taking up medical as a profession. He threw the books a dirty look as if cursing them for their existance. Just then the door bell rang interrupting the war between Rahul and his books.

With a scowl on his face Rahul got up to open the door but his scowl soon vanished and he started smiling when he saw Muskaan smiling brightly at him. Wow this day just got better, Muskaan is here which means I don't have to study and it looks like she forgot our fight and is happy with me, yippeeee!!!!!!!! Rahul did a victory jig in his mind and stepped aside to let Muskaan enter.

"I figured out where Armaan went" Muskaan declared happily.

Rahul's smile vanished as if by magic. Uh oh, this can't be good. "Really??? Umm........wow, great Muskaan" Rahul said with uncertainty.

"No really I did, I mean I thought and thought and then finally it came to me" Muskaan beamed at Rahul who shifted uncomfortably.

"Sooo........." Rahul said waiting for the bombardment to start.

"So what???" Muskaan asked confused at Rahul's behaviour, she continued when he gave no response and just looked at her,"Neways, I don't understand why you just could not tell me, I mean me and Riddhima would have understood".

"You would have???" Rahul asked astounded.

"Of course, I mean it must have been an emergency, otherwise he would'nt have left like that" Muskaan said.

"Yes, thats why you are my girlfriend" Rahul said hugging her happily,"You understand all these things, it was an emergency for Armaan".

"Exactly so he had to go" Muskaan added.

"God Muskaan, you have made me so happy, I love you, I can't believe that you would understand these things" Rahul said.

"Why would'nt I understand it Rahul, its natural" Muskaan asked confused at his behaviour.

"Ya I know, but not for Riddhima, she would'nt understand" Rahul sighed.

"Of course she would, although I still don't understand why Armaan did not just go in the college, why did he have to go outside".

"Coz it was not possible in the college" Rahul explained.

"Why was it not possible in the college???" Muskaan asked getting confused.

"He had left the college" Rahul said.

"Who Armaan?????".

"No Sumit".

"What has Sumit got to do with any of this???" Muskaan asked getting more and more confused.

"Sumit had to be there for it to happen" Rahul explained the obvious.

Muskaan's eyes widened when she heard Rahul and then she let out a loud yelp,"Ewwww, why did Sumit had to be there when Armaan did it??????".

"How could Armaan do it without Sumit?????" Rahul asked rolling his eyes at his weird girlfriend.

"You mean that everytime Armaan does it, Sumit is there?????" Muskaan asked shocked.

"What do you mean everytime????? Armaan has done it for the first time" Rahul said.

"WHAT????? How could Armaan do it for the first time, he has to do it atleast once everyday".

"What the hell are you talking about???" Rahul shouted when the conversation got way too weird for him.

"What the hell are you talking about???" Muskaan shouted when the conversation got way too weird for her.

"I am talking about where Armaan went!!!!!!! But what crap are you talking?????".

"Thats exactly what I am talking about, when Armaan went to the loo, now where the hell did Sumit come in all this???".

Rahul became numb when he heard the conclusion Muskaan had come to. Shit, thats what she was talking about all this time. Man, I am in big trouble.

"What were you talking about Rahul?????" Muskaan asked suspiciously.

"Uh nothing, that only, you know Armaan and the loo, hehehe" Rahul grinned like an idiot as he tried to cover up his faux.

"Don't you hehehe me, tell me the truth!!! Armaan did not go to the loo, right???".

Rahul wished for the earth to open up and swallow up or maybe he could sprout wings and fly away from the situation. He had no idea how he could escape Muskaan's wrath and Armaan's anger when he comes to know what his friend had tried to make of his character. Gulping he tried to save what was left of the situation,"No he did not, but hey you were quite close" Rahul said hoping to cheer her up but Muskaan only gave him a death glare.

"How the hell can you say that I am close, are you insane, just stop talking rubbish and tell me the truth, I am going crazy trying to understand where Armaan went" Muskaan shouted.

"Hey, you know I take offense that you have been thinking about another guy except me" Rahul said trying to divert her attention.

"Don't do you dare try that tactic on me, now tell me where the hell did Armaan go before I murder you" Muskaan warned.

"Ok sheesh, he went to see Sumit ok" Rahul said giving up, he knew he would not last long before Muskaan, so why even bother trying.

"Why did he go to see Sumit???" Muskaan asked getting a bit confused.

Rahul cocked an eyebrow at her and realization dawned. Muskaan clapped her hands over her mouth to stop herself from screaming. Then she shook her head as if reprimanding Armaan in her mind. Then she rolled her eyes when she thought about his foolishness, and finally she let out a giggle imagining how Riddhima would handle him after she finds out. Rahul just watched the crazy antics of his even crazier girlfriend. Seriously, loo???????? Thats what she had come up with??????

"Are you done with your craziness" Rahul finally asked keeping his hands on her waist and bringing her close to him.

Muskaan frowned when she heard him,"Don't call me crazy, after what your friend has done, he is the crazy one".

"Oh cmon Muskaan, he did the right thing, any guy in his situation would do the same, even I would do that if any guy dared to misbehave with you" Rahul explained.

"Would you???" Muskaan asked amused at the relevation.

"Of course, you are my teekhi mirchi, I have to protect you, although I am pretty sure you can do it by yourself, seriously I can't even imagine what would happen to a guy who would rub you in the wrong manner" Rahul said teasingly.

"Rahul!!!!!!!!" Muskaan smiled when she heard him and hugged him to stop the blush.

Rahul hugged Muskaan as he felt her shy a little at his words,"Hey what say we go out" he suggested.

"Huh???" Muskaan looked at him confused.

"Off ho Muskaan lets go out for dinner, its been a long time since we went out" Rahul asked.

"No Rahul, I don't wanna" Muskaan refused as she thought about eating outside.

"Why not???" Rahul asked upset.

"Rahul, I am tired of eating bahaar ka khaana, lets eat at home" Muskaan suggested.

"Ok" Rahul agreed immediately,"Tell you what why don't I cook you dinner tonight".

"You will???" Muskaan asked surprised. Rahul nodded happily.

"I was thinking that maybe we could eat at my place but heck its ok, infact its great, thank you Rahul, you are the best" Muskaan said hugging him. Rahul's mind went into fast mode, you idiot, of course you could have eaten at her place, why the hell did you say that you would cook for her??? Are you crazy??? You don't know anything about cooking and neither does Armaan, and moreover Parshuram is on holiday.

Muskaan hugged Rahul as she thought what a wonderful boyfriend she had while Rahul wondered what he had got himself into.