It was a relief of sigh coming back home for both shashank and Ridhhima; knowing deep down that these may be the moments they might be sharing for the last time, that they wanted to make the most of it...with the help of Armaan, Ridhhima managed to carry Shashank to his bedroom, as he was tired and needed rest...
Sitting in the living room, they both kept looking at each other back and forth from the coffee in their hands...the silent aura was disturbing and was creating some sort of distance between them, which Armaan noticed instantly...not being able to take it anymore, Armaan put the coffee down on the table and settled beside Ridhhima on the other sofa; a little surprised by his act, Ridhhima also put her cup of coffee down and made space for him....taking a deep breath, Armaan looked up into her eyes whilst grabbing hold of her hands...u ok???...seeing her nod in response, he realised he had to do the talking...Ridhhima, I understand what you're going through, it's hard, and...Its gonna get harder...seeing her look up at once he saw her eyes form small tears, displaying the pain she was going through...
it melted him and he at once embraced her into his arms only to feel her snuggle up further more...shhh, Ridhhima please don't cry, you promised your dad that your gonna be strong, you can't give up, mmm...feeling her nod under his chin, he sensed her weight coming over him, as he got pushed further onto the sofa; ignoring it he he kissed her forehead and carried on whilst massaging her scalp with his finger tips...Ridhhima, if you want you can take some days off work, I won't mind and you can-I'm leaving...stopped in his tracks, he heard her interupt; he didn't know how to react or what to say...lifting her up from him, he looked at her tear struck face...Ridhimaaa???...that was all he can say, he wasn't able to digest the news and when it it, worry and desperation took over him...Ridhhima, please, I know it's difficult, but leaving your job?!?!?...this isn't the solution?!?!...Ridhhima sensed the plead in his voice, but she felt she had no choice...please Armaan, don't make this more hard for me, I've already made this decision, it's tough, but I think we'll survive...feeling his thumb caress her hand, she heard him sigh...but Ridhhima I need you..his blue eyes looked so innocent and frightened whilst looking at her, that she couldn't bear to look at them for a moment; gripping there held hands harder, she looked up once again with some courage, only to be taken back by the tears that had emerged in Armaan's eyes...Armaan?!?!...at an instant, her fingers went up to his cheeks and caught hold of the tears before they went down...holding his face up from the cheeks, she made him look up...Armaan, I am always there for you, I'll...I'll come to meet you, but dad needs me Armaan, I don't know whether he will be with me tomorrow or not, but I want to make the most of my time with him...he nodded, almost like a little boy being told what to do, which forced a a smile on Ridhhima's face; in a moment of emotion, she lightly pecked the tip of his nose, taking him by a pleasant surprise...good, that's like a good boy...smiling back at her, he held onto her hands and joined his forehead against her...I'll miss you Ridhhima please come back soon...feeling the depth behind his voice touched her as she smiled, feeling lucky to know him, to have him in her life...I will Armaan, and don't you dare hire someone short skirt girl in my place!!...her fake taunt lightened the atmosphere as they both giggled in harmony...
Unknown to them, their little interaction wasn't missed out on Shashank who was watching over them...idiots!!! God knows when they're gonna realise that they're in love...chuckling at the duo, he went back to his room, making sure he doesn't spoil their moment with each other...
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it was just past 6 in the evening and Ridhhima was in the kitchen making her dads favourite whilst he was watching some old Hindi classic in the living room...Armaan was literally thrown out of the apartment, as he kept whining or make excuses to stay, but finally he gave up whilst promising to be back tomorrow night after work...smiling to herself, she almost cut her finger when she heard the continuous ring of the doorbell...rolling her eyes, she knew its probably Armaan...coming!!!!!!...she shouted across the corridor as she set her hair up in front of the mirror quickly...opening the door, the first thing that came up to her face was a bouquet of flowers; smiling at his manaofying tactics, she pulled the bouquet down to face him, only to face the most horrendous person in her life...Hi Ridhhima...shocked and scared to see him at her doorstep, she felt the back of her neck sweat up as her fists clenched against the door knob; in a mere whisper, she gasped his name out...Abhi?!?!?!....
Hey guys!!! hope ur all fit n fine!!! i know its a small part as usual😆 but ive tried to make the most of it😃 enjoy 😛
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