AR FF: Yu Me Aur Hum - Page 20

Early the next morning, all three were ready to board their flights. They were about to leave for their airport. Ridhima was talking on the phone with Anjali:


R: Haan di….I have put the camera….dont worry, we'll click lots of photographs…hmm..theek hai…I'll take care of her….yea..Armaan too…Give my love to Arjun…Thanks…Bye di..!!

R: Armaan..!! Armaan! Taxi aa gayi hai…Tum saaman rakhwao, main Arima ko laati hun…



GOA..!!

Armaan walked to the reception of their hotel while Ridhima takes a look at the huge hotel they had come to. She pats Arima's back who was now awake after a short nap in the plane.

Armaan talks to the young lady on the reception:

Armaan: umm…excuse me…?

Receptionist: yes sir…

Armaan: umm..Mr n Mrs Mallik….humne room book karvaya tha…by the name of Armaan Mallik..

Receptionist: oh yes sir…umm..just lemme check….umm..yes..yeh hain aapki room ki keys…n he will keep your bags there…she pointed to a bellboy.



Armaan unlocked the door of their room. It was indeed a really pretty one. On one side was a huge window which overlooked the deep blue sea. Sun's rays entered through it n fell on the dark wooden floor of the room. There was a side door which led to the balcony, from where the beach could be easily seen. Ridhima turns around to see a big bed with fluffy cushions, n then a little cradle sort of bed which was, obviously for Arima. She smiled n looked at Arima who was in her lap. Armaan comes near her n slips his arms around her waist n keeps his head on her shoulder.

A: Kaisa hai...?

R: bohot...bohot sundar...! she meant it

Armaan smiles n kisses Arima's hand which keeps hitting his lips.

R: bhook lag rahi hai, she keeps her hand on her stomach, touching his hands in the process

R: plzzz lunch karne chalein..?

A: jo hukum madame...!



He leaves her. In a very naughty mood, he then takes Arima from her n says

A: aur iss baby ko to main.....he diggs his head into her stomach which makes Arima laugh

A: khaa jaaoonga....! iske hands kahaan hainn..? kahann hainnn...? khaaccchhh khachhh....khaaccchhh...!!

Armaan picks her hands n pretends to bite them

Arima squeals like anything...

Arima: aayyyeeee....!!!! She tries removing her hands, then kicks him with her foot

A: oooww...!! Arimaaa...!! thehar jaa zaraa....!! ha haa haa...!! in a evil tone...aaj yeh bachi nai bachegi...hee ha ha haa...!!



A: khaaccchh...khacchh..khaccch...hmmmm yummy....!! ab iske cheeks kha jaoon..?

A: choppp khaaauchh...choopp.....



Arima: aaayyyaaaeeeeeeeeee.........!!

Ridhima is also laughing the whole way. She knows Armaan loves doing these things with Arima n Arima....well her love for papa just grows more n more...!!



R: achha...basss Armaan....baasss...!!! ab woh rone lag jaayegi...! achaa...chalo...chalein...?



They went for lunch to a nice chinese restaurant situated in their hotel itself. Arima played with noodles n Armaan played with Ridhima...lol..

So after lunch they walk to the beach, Arima in her pram. Armaan opens his shoes in a corner n Ridhima keeps her sandals near to his. Ridhima peeps in the pram to see that Arima was already sleeping. She smiled. They spot an old couple sitting nearby on a bench. Armaan decides to leave Arima there with them, while Ridhima is a bit hesitant.

A: arrey kuch nai hota yaar....aur hum kaunsa door jaa rahe hain...yahin to hain...

R: haan...lekin phir bhi, aise hi kaise kisi ke bhi paas chodd dein...?

A: offo Basket, achha hum zyaada door nai jaayeinge, theek hai..?

Ridhima nods slightly, still unsure.



After leaving Arima there, they walk towards the sea. It was not so sunny, infact it was a bit cloudy, n could rain any moment. They walk into the waters of the sea. The water was warm. They walk till quite a far point, holding hands, smiling, talking abut Arima, about each other, the weather, laughing at each other's jokes, n basically just enjoying being with each other. Coming out of the water, Ridhima now wants to build sandcastles

R: jab main choti hoti thi na, aur di aur main papa kje saath beach par aate the, to hum hamesha sand castles banate the...she chooses a clean spot in one corner of the beach, then sits down there, n starts playing with the sand. Armaan sits beside her.



They build a small sandcastle, with both of them filthy by the end of it. Armaan picks some flowers lying nearby n puts them to decorate their sandhouse. Then picking another flower he carefully puts it behind her ear n flashes his dimples. Ridhima touches the flower n smiles back.

Armaan takes another look at the sandhouse. Then graves a heart near it n writes A, R n another A in it. Ridhima smiles. She puts some leaves around it. Then fully satisfied, they get up, n walk to Arima. She was still sleeping soundly. Ridhima thanked the couple for taking care of her. The couple then walk away, n Armaan sits on the bench n stretches, taking a long yawn.

R: neend aa rahi hai...? looking at her watch.

A:hmmm...lekin chaar to baj gaye....sona hai kya..?

R: Arima to abhi ek ghante tak nai uthegi...aaj subah bhi flight mein aaram se nai so payi thi na, caressing her forehead

A: haan...to then lets go back n catch a short nap...hmmm..?

R: hmm..theek hai...

Just then Armaan's mobile rings n he picks it up.


He stand up n walks a bit far to attend the call. He is speaking n obviously Ridhima cant hear him. She feels a bit strange. He rarely walked away to talk on the phone, even if it was some hospitall work or an important case or something. In fact, at such times he would take her help, n between the two of them, the case would be solved. A little confused, she turns to Arima n smiles at her. A ditto copy of her papa.



After a nap, they go down for swimming in the hotel pool. Though Ridhima doesn't allow, Armaan takes Arima in too. Arima was a water baby. She loved playing with water n kept splashing it onto Armaan. Armaan was holding her n showing her different tricks in water which amused Arima. Ridhima was on the other side of the pool, trying to swim. Armaan looks at her once in a while. She was in this red swimsuit of hers, with her hair tied on the back. Arima sneezes n Armaan knows its time for them to get out. They go towards a beach bed n he dries Arima with a towel, n makes her wear some dry, warm clothes. Meanwhile, Ridhima comes out n smiles at them. She had a dupatta wrapped around her waist, on top of her swimming costume. She comes n sits besides them, removing Arima's hair from her forehead



R: ho gayi tumhari swimming…?? Kaha tha na ki Arima ko thand lag jayegi…lekin meri baat to manni nai hai

A: aree yaar…thodi der hi to lekar gaya tha, n anyways…theek to hai yea…haina Arima..? Arima nods

Armaan smiles, pleased with himself...no his daughter, then turns to Ridhima n says

A: n btw madam…aapko yaad to hai na ki aap meri patni hai…?

Ridhima gives him a confused look

A: I mean…yeh sab kya pehna hua hai…touching her dupatta which was tied around her….agar koi dekh le to kya sochega…??

R: Armaan…tumhein itni possessive hone ki zaroorat nai hai…aur sab tumhari tarah nai hote hain…kyun dekh rahe the us ladki ko..? pointing to a girl clad in her swimmimg costume

A: uh…who…main thona dekh raha tha…uh…main to…Arima ko dikha raha tha…

R: Arima ko…kyun?? She gave a fake smile

A: uh…who….uh…umm…bohot bhook lagi hai…kuch khayein..?

Ridhima gave him a disgusted look n went to change her clothes.



Armaan sighs, then turns to Arima n says

A: Arima baby…jab tum badi hogi na…to try karna ki apni mummy jaisi na bano…mera matlab…khoobsurti wise ban jaana….aur haan..jaise who sharmaati hai…waise bhi ban jaana…lekin plzz unki tarah hamesha gussa mat karte rehna..theek hai?

Arima nods

A: promise..?

Arima nods again

A: That's like my good girl…chalo yaar…sachi mein bohot bhook lag rahi hai…he picks her up…n they go to have a bite…after which Ridhima wants to go shopping n so they go to a mall. Ridhima walks in a clothes shop, with Armaan n Arima following her

She places a suit on herself n asks Armaan

R: Kaisa hai…?

Armaan looks at her. It was a royal blue suit which had heavy work done on it.

A: umm…theek hai…lekin Ridhima tumhare paas ek aisa suit already hai

R: kahaan hai?? She says with a frown

A: umm…mujhe nai pta…achha le lo

Ridhima smiles. She chooses two more for herself…n Armaan happens to see the price tags n gasps

A: Ridhima…!! Kya kar rahi ho…? He whispers to her…bringing her to one corner

R: Armaan tum kya kar rahe ho…she gives him an angry look..mujhe yahan kyun le aaye..?

A: yeh batane ke liye madam…ki yeh jo aap itni mehengi mehengi dresses kharid rahi hain na…iske paise bhi dene padenge…

R: haan…to tum de doge na…she gives him one of her sweetest smiles

Armaan gives her a false smile back: jee nai..bilkul nai…aur waise tumhein itneeee saare suits ki koi zaroorat nai hai

Ridhima frowns n pouts n turns away, clearly, angry with him

R: theek hai…mat do

Armaan shakes his head at her 'nakhras', smiles at her n walks upto her n says

A: achha batao…kaunse kaunse lene ki sochi hai tumnein..?

Ridhima's face lights up. Between the two of them, they decide what all to take for her. Then they bought a few of Arima's clothes n a few more toys for her. In the end, everyone was happy…well…except Armaan

They sit in the taxi n Armaan tells the driver to return to their hotel.

R: sabki shopping ho gayi….mazaa aaya na..? she beamed at him

A: bohot…giving a fake smile…saare paise khatam karvadiye...

Ridhima laughs

R: umm…tumhare liye to kuch liya nai…umm…lekin tumhein kuch chahiye to nai tha na..?

A: nai nai..bilkul nai…

Ridhima smiles

R: lekin mere paas tumhare liye ek gift hai

A: gift…? Kya..?

R: pehle apni aankhein band karo

Armaan gives her a naughty look.

A: umm…yeh kis type ka gift hai by the way...??

R: wohh tumhein abhi pta chal jaayega…ab aankhein band bhi karo…

Armaan closes his eyes…n waits for a kiss or something



Instead, he hears Ridhima saying

R: ab tum apni aankhein khol sakte ho…

Armaan opens his eyes to see a really small n a pretty heart shaped soft toy in front of him. It had two lil teddies attached to it…n was the cutest thing he had ever seen

R: Kaisa hai..? she asks him anxiously

Armaan smiles, takes it from her

A: Kahaan se liya…?

R: hum Arima ke liye toys kharidne gaye the na…wahi se…she smiles at him

Armaan smiles again then kisses her temple.



At night: Arima is sleeping in her cot. Ridhima comes out of the washroom…to find the room in complete darkness. She is surprised. There was not a single sound. The balcony door was open…n she could see a faint light coming from a distance. She could hear some soft music playing in the background…somewhere…maybe it came from the hotel downstairs. Calling his name twice, when Armaan still didn't appear, she got a little worried. Ridhima walks to the balcony, to see if Armaan was there. Nope, he wasn't. She turns around to go back when she suddenly bumps in to someone.

R: Armaan….??!! Instantly recognizing him

R: main…tumhein kabse bula rahi thi…kahan the tum…??

He flashes some light from his cellphone on her face. He could see worried n tensed expressions on her face

A: main dekh raha tha ki tum mujhe miss kar rahi thi ya nai…he spoke in a husky voice, coming close to her ear

Ridhima stepped backwards n said: yeh kaunsa naya tareeka hai yeh janne ka…ki main tumhein miss kar rahi thi ya nai…tum…tumm bilkul pagal ho…saying this she turns to go inside, when Armaan holds her hand from the back, n swings her around, so that now she is facing him.

R: mera...mera haath chodo...she tried to free herself...Armaan...pleasee......

A: ssshhhh……he puts up a hand to move her hair…towards one side of her neck…exposing her shoulder n neck to him.

Ridhima shivered as his lips teased against her shoulder. She closes her eyes tightly when he slips an arm to her waist. Kissing her shoulder n her neck, he looks at her intensely.

Who said love ended after marriage..? They both had fallen in love with each other each n every day of their marriage. The last three years of his life, which he had spent with her, were the most memorable n the most beautiful years of his life. She had gifted to him the best present anyone could give: his daughter…their daughter. She had been his support…his strength in every trouble of his life. She had helped him discover what he really wanted from life…He knew she would be there for him…n he was sure he would be there fo her. They had not kept anything from one another, except…



He left that thought n moved to kiss her cheek n then her chin. Ridhima opens her eyes to look at Armaan. She smiles at him n through her eyes she conveys that she loved him very, very much. Armaan flashed his dimples n gently caressing her hair, he hugged her tight. With her head under his chin fitted tightly, n her face on his chest with his arms around her tight, it looked as if the world had never seen a more perfect couple, ever. After staying like that for a long time, Armaan releases from the hug, picks her up in his arms, n walks inside. Making her lie down carefully on the bed, he walks towards Arima's cot, checking if she is peacefully sleeping, he returned to Ridhima to kiss her good night, n falls asleep.



The Next Morning:

Ridhima is sleeping soundly. She puts her hand across the bed intending to feel Armaan, but she doesnt. A little surprised, she opens her eyes, n stares at the ceiling. Where was she...? Oh..! Of Course: In the hotel room, in Goa...then looking aside, she saw that Armaan wasnt there. She frowned a little. Turning towards Arima's cot, she saw that it was empty. Ridhima now gets up n walks into the balcony. The view was amazing. It overlooked the beach n the sea. She could see the waves splashing on the seashore, making a sound. The beach was almost empty, except for a few people, among whom were her two angels. Ridhima smiled as she saw them, the frown vanishing away. Armaan was there taking a walk alonside the sea, with Arima in his arms. Ridhima noticed that Arima had been dressed very well by Armaan. She smiled to herself. Armaan n Arima had still not noticed that Ridhima was up.

She was looking at both of them play, when she saw a lady walking towards them, calling Armaan's name. Armaan turned around to look at her n smiled. He gave her a hug n introduced Arima to her. Ridhima did not know her n she wondered who she was. Ridhima couldnt hear their conversation n she felt a bit uneasy, especially when Armaan started to take a walk with her. She saw Armaan talking n laughing with her n the lady kept caressing Arima's cheek n kept kissing her, which made her come close to Armaan. Anyone would have thought that a family was out for an early morning walk. They talked n walked for quite sometime: almost half an hour. Feeling really uncomfortable, Ridhima decided to ask Armaan who she was, once he would return.



Armaan returned back with Arima. Ridhima was drying her wet hair. She turns around to look at them:

R: itni subah subah kahan gaye the?

A: uh....kahin nai...neeche beach par gaye the...he put Arima down in her cot n she started sucking her thumb.

R: kya kiya wahaan..?

A: kuch nai...Arima subah subah rone lagi, to maine socha ise neeche le jaoon...tum so rahi thi...so I thought ki main Arima ke saath chalta hoon...He comes to her n kisses her forehead.

A: Good Morning!.. btw tum uthi kab..?

R: bas...abhi abhi...uthte hi nahaane chali gayi...she didnt know why she lied.



She really wanted to know about that woman...she thinks she would ask Armaan, but then she thought, Armaan would tell her himself.

Armaan goes in to take a shower, while Ridhima makes Arima ready. When Armaan still doesnt mention anything about the woman, Ridhima feels a bit creepy n uncomfortable. Should she ask...? Or not..?? No...she shouldnt.He would not feel nice. If he wants to tell something to her, he will, on his own.



She smiles at Armaan once he comes out n they go for breakfast. Though she was enjoying everything, Ridhima still felt a bit uneasy because of what happened that morning.

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Really sorry for the late update. I tried to compensate by writing this massive part. Hope yu guys liked it...Please do comment....Jitne zyaada comments honge, utna jaldi doosra part update karoongi..!!

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Spriha

hey amazin part..luvd it..update soon..