They walk towards the kitchen, where Masi stops n says
Masi: Armaan beta…main abhi bhi tujhe kehti hoon..is…isko tu chodd de…main tujhe keh rahi hoon who bohot sundar ladki hai…beta.,..woh tujhe isse zyaada pyaar karegi…aur tu khush rahega..
Armaan gets really frustrated n interrupts, speaking in a high volume
Armaan: Masi main Ridhima ke saath khush hoon, bohot khush hoon…jitni khushi mujhe uske saath milti hai..who mujhe aur koi bhi nai de sakta…then lowering his volume so that Ridhima could not hear, he says
Armaan: Aaj, main aapke paas aaya hun, to isi kaaran…ki main us ladki se mil loon…
Mujhe usse koi shaadi- vaadi nai karni hai…aura aap please Ridhima ke bare mein kuch bhi galat bolna chodd dijiye…mujhe ptanai kyu lag raha hai…ki yeh sab batakar aapko maine bohot badi galti kar di hai
Shabnam Masi: Kaisi baatein kar raha hai Armaan…she puts her hand on his face
…Tu to jaanta hai na…ki main who baat…galti se bhi kisi ko nai bataaongi…balki who baat to….Divya bhi nai jaanti hai….lekin who alag baat hai beta…
Masi: Asal mein to main sirf teri khushi ke liye hi keh rahi hoon na….
Armaan: Masi main Ridhima ke saath bohot khush hoon..thank yu… ab aap please mujhe bataiye…who hai kahan….
Masi: upar kamre mein hai….tu jaakar mil le…she points to a flight of stairs…aur main phir kehti hoon..kam to hote rahega uske saath, tu use ek dost to bana kar dekh pehle
Armaan: Masi main sirf…chodo…aapko samajh hi nai aayegi
Armaan walks away, up the stairs to meet 'her'
Armaan opens the door. He sees her standing in front of the window, with her back towrards him. She doesn't hear him open the door, n keeps staring out of the window.
Armaan walks upto her, n puts a hand on her shoulder
Armasan: Kaho…kya hua..?
She turns, n suddenly hugs him.
She is slightly sobbing, n Armaan, at once understands
She: I'm sorry Armaan…Maine poori koshish ki….but…sob…am really sorry…..she holds his shirt even tighter
Armaan with a really defeated n a serious, a tensed expression on his face, lightly pats her back
Armaan: I knoe tumne poori koshish ki hogi….he inhales deeply…
Shayad mujhe ab Ridhima ko batana hi padega…
She suddenly draws back, n looks at him,
She: Nai…nai Armaan…Ridhima ko…Hum use nai bta sakte hain..yu knw that…We cant tell her…use pta chal jaaye to…nai…hum…we'll not tell her..
DOWNSTAIRS
Ridhima walks towards the kitchen, leaving Arima with Divya in the drawing room. She is nearing the door of the kitchen, when she hears Masi muttering something to herself
Masi: cutting some potatoes: Pta nai kaisi bahui lekar aaya hai…, upar se bachha hua bhi, to ladki…Maine to pehle hi kaha tha, ki yeh ladki mere Armaan ki zindagi mein kabhi khushi laa hi nai sakti…ab mere dwaar par khadi ho gayi hai...apni beti ke saath…Ladka le aati to kya jaata…ab beti ko sambhalo..huh….
Armaan: Ridhima..looking at her sudden tensed n serious face..
Kya hua..??
Ridhima: uh…kuch..kuch nai Armaan..tum kahaan gaye the..putting a hand on his shoulder…aur yeh..yeh kya hai…??
She pointed to a wet patch on his shirt.
It was the patch where 'she' had wept.
Armaan: uhh…umm… looking at his shirt…who…umm..kuch nai..yeh aise hi…geela ho gaya..
Ridhima: Tum bhi na…tum mein aur Arima mein koi pharak bhi hai kya…?
Armaan smiles, relieved that she didn't ask much. He lightly squeezes her hand, then suddenly leaves it as he sees Masi coming out with a bowl in her hand
Masi: Armaan, beta, aa, khaana khaa le…maine teri favourite aaloo ki sabji banayi hai…
Ridfhima: umm…masi, main kuch help karoon…?
Masi: Oh..!! to ab madam kitchen mein haath batayeingi…nai nai beta..iski kya zaroorat hai…
It was rather sarcastic, Ridhima feels.
Armaan smiles. He took it the other way
Armaan: Ridhima, tum baitho na…Masi khud kar leingi..
Once through with lunch. Armaan walks up thye flight of stairs, to meet 'her' one last time. Masi nods at him. Ridhima feeds Arima n then tries puitting her off to sleep. But Arima wud not just sleep anywhere. She kept crying n waking up. Irritated n frustrated, Ridhima picks Arima up, then asks Divya where she could take her to sleep.
Divya: Bhabhi, aap ise mere kamre mein kyun nai sula deti….aap wahaan se upar chale jaayieye..theek hai...??
Ridhima nods n smiles at Divya.
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