Part 1
"Riddhima , Today I want to say you somethingā¦" She heard Abhi whisper to her in his hoarse voice looking at her intently waiting for her answer.
Riddhima looked at him; He was standing there in front of her on his knees, extending his hands for her asking her if she is ready to hear what he was going to say. He was looking at her affectionately. He was in love with her. Yes he wasā¦since a long time. But he never got those little guts to ask her what he was going to do todayā¦!!!
Her heartbeats rose instantly with anticipation of him doing something to her, or saying something that she was not anticipating him to say. She was looking at him admiringly, seeing his next move. She won't answer him so quickly, yes she did wanted to know what he wanted to say...she looked at him fidgeting with edge of her duppata, rolling them. She was wearing red salwar looking elegantly beautiful
ā¦."Awwwwā¦He looks so cute kneeling in front of me, but what happened to him suddenly. What does he want to tell?? What..??" she thought looking at him. She gaped as realization struck herā¦horror stuck she looked at him"OMGGGā¦.What is he going to do..?? No..Not that..?? Noā¦Ohhhhhnooooā¦."She gulped hard thinking about him doing that, by seeing him looking expectantly at her.
"He just can't do that. I am not ready for that question yet..No.." She thought still finding it really hard to even think of him doing that and then her eyes wandered to look around the room, all where gathered there,everyone, Anjali, Atul, Her parents and some close friends.. "No he is not going to thatā¦Not in front of so many people..Not nowā¦!!!!" Horrified she looked everywhere but at him.."Why are they all here?? And why are they looking at me like this?? Am I some type of clown..??" She thought not at all pleased of being the center of attraction at that moment.
"Ohhno are they also in this plan with him." She sighed gulping hard as she saw anjali giggling looking at her nudging her to tell him to say it. She looked back at abhi who was frowning at her still on his knees. She giggled looking at his state. The glint that was present in his eyes was replaced by utter confusion and a sheer disappointment.
She whispered to him, "Abhiā¦??? What are you doing..??" she asked him confusingly, controlling her giggles. She was still heaving in anticipation. "She was not at all ready for itā¦It was not like she didn't love him, but she was confused by her reaction to him. She didn't felt anything extravagant with him, as she had heard that people do feel strange. They feel being on Cloud Nineā¦" She poutedā¦"Please abhi..?? Don't do that..??"
"Riddhimaā¦??? You didn't answer me..?? Do you want lifetime for even deciding about me whether I should tell you what I want to say to you or not..Huh..??" He asked her not at all pleased looking at her with his eyes staring wide "Why is she taking so long..?? Doesn't she want to hear what I am going to say..?? Ohhā¦" He gaped looking at her pouting at him, her face having an unknown display of emotion, sometime he just can't get her. He admired her for sometime registering her figure into his brain. His nerves getting excited as he saw her moving slightly uncomfortable. He gaped looking at her giving him a 'Puppy-Dog like look'ā¦"Awwwā¦NO not that..??" He growled looking at her she always does thisā¦"Why can't I resist her look...why??" He sighed not able to resist her lookā¦"But she looks so cute doing that..Her lipsā¦Ahh..?" He sighsā¦
Riddhima heard him say that, she huffed, "You are right..!! I want time to think about what you will say to me..?? If I will like it then only I will let you tell me.." She thought hard then smiled at him seeing him groan.."Okkā¦You can say it I am waitingā¦??" Awwwā¦He looks so cute frustrated. Why am I feeling restless..What if he proposes me..?? I Love him..?? Do i..?? She thought for a moment.."Yes I do.." He does too...Does he..?? She looked at him and sighed.
Abhi was a Workaholic guy. He worked for a Multinational company Microsoft Ltd. He was marketing manager there in Production department but it was not like he didn't give his time to her. Yes Work was his first Preference other than her and he always gave his cent percent to it. He had met her in company only; she was also working for Microsoft Ltd as a senior Production Engineer under him. He was her manager and he did manage her well. They had gotten along well and started dating each other which was not hidden from their family who were also close friends. They admired their relationship but did Riddhima too admire it..??? She was always confusedā¦always..?? She had heard about Loveā¦?? She hadā¦?? She had heard about how people feel when they are in Love, She had read it too in numerous Romance Novels. The definition of Love, But with Abhi she didn't felt all that, She just didn'tā¦Whyā¦?? She didn't knew.
She looked at Abhi "Riddhima..?? ā¦..Youā¦knā¦..know naaaaā¦I am SO sweeetttā¦SO charmingā¦so handsomeā¦.soā¦" He stammered looking at her cursing himselfā¦for his actā¦she was looking at him as if he was a fool..?? "What are you doing abhi..?? It is not that hard..You scoundrelā¦just tell her that you love her and want to marry her." A voice came from his heartā¦He heard it and growledā¦"What...?? just say it..?? It is not that simple..Yes it is notā¦I am asking her to marry me not to him for some software package she is makingā¦nor am I asking her for any Ram or Hard disk..?? It is not that easy..This is my first timeā¦I need experience in doing thatā¦??" he whispered to himself and then gaped seeing him looking at him strangelyā¦"ommmgggā¦what did I do..?? What was I telling..?? Did she hear it..?? Good noā¦" He stammered again on his knees looking at her, she was at him strangely, she did hear him talking to himself. She did hear something about software packageā¦
"ohhhā¦so he is talking about that software package we are working on..?? I thought that he is going to propose me..Huh..?? But why is he sitting on his knees for that..??" She thought chuckling at her foolishness. "He will not do that..??"
"Abhi..?? What is it..?? Why are you stammering..?? and why are you so afraid..?? You wanted that software package naa..?? I have finished it last nightā¦I will just bring itā¦" She turned to leave and bring the package when she stood dead, Hell shocked to hear what he just tell her. "No he couldn'tā¦??" He just couldn't.." She gaped finding his hands holding her hands back restricting her from going awayā¦She just cant face this momentā¦She moved her eyes from staring at ground to look at everyone who were just looking at her expectantly waiting for her answer. She looked everywhere but at him. He just cant face it..she cant face them.."What did he do..?? Omggggā¦I didn't want thisā¦?? Ohh noā¦??? God please save meā¦Plsssā¦." His words rang into her ears again.
Abhi looked at Riddhima�? What is she telling..?? What package..?? Oh no..?? Not that..?? I wasn't taking about that..!! He growled cursing himself to not being able to tell her clearly. He looked at her moving back and turning to go, something struck him like a fire and he roused from his knees and held her hand tightly looking at her whispering.
"Ridhima I Love youā¦Will you marry meā¦A Stupid like meā¦Plsss don't say noā¦Plsssā¦..I Love you a lotā¦" He told her so fast that even he didn't knew what he did tell to her but for Riddhima it came as a utter shock, Yes she did expected something like that but she didn't expected him to be this nervous, The way he said that was really hard for anyone to hear it but she hear it. She gaped as it sunk to her brain. There was rush of Adrenalin through her blood exciting herā¦Omgggā¦"What will I do now..??" She looked strangely scared to her death to everyone present there right from Anjali to Atul to Her mother Padma to her father Shashank, To Abhi's Parents. She gaped helpless. She can't do anything. She has to say itā¦She looked expectantly at everyone's face. They were all waiting for her to answer that simple questionā¦.Was it simple..??" She heard anjali shoutā¦?? "Come on Riddhima..Say Yesā¦??" she looked strangely at her. How can she tell me to say thatā¦?? She heard Atul tell her tooā¦"Yeah Riddhiā¦Come tell him he is waiting for so long timeā¦He is looking like a frosted Chicken there..?? Look he is sweatingā¦??" She heard him and giggled a little turning back to look at him, 'Abhi' She gulped hard "He was indeed sweating" She observed him looking at her intently waiting for her answer..She sighedā¦"Comeon Girl tell himā¦??" She heard her father.
Abhi cursed himself instantly as those words escaped his mouth like a fire"Omgggā¦. you Creep..?? What did you doā¦?? Why were you in Hurry..How could you say it in that way..?? Is this the way to tell it..?? Is it..?? You spoilt everything here..You scoundrel..!!" He cursed himself for acting so insane in front of her. Why are you scared..?? Whyā¦?? It is just proposing..?? Just say it plainly "I Love you and want to Marry you..Will youā¦?? " Just that one sentence..What did you tellā¦?? He growled at his own thoughtā¦"I am stupidā¦?? Plss don't say no..?? huhā¦?? What was that..?? Were you begging her..??" She will just throw you out..??" He thought looking at her scared to death now.
Riddhima groaned helplessā¦"This is not done..Its not at all done..??" she sighed telling him looking at last time in her parents eyes she could see immense happiness in their eyes, a expectation to change this friendship to a Relation..They had always talked to thisā¦Alwaysā¦!!! She sighed looking at him again and whispered to him "She has to do itā¦What's wrong..?? I Love himā¦??
"Yesā¦I willā¦" she told him and giggled looking at his shocked face.
"What�?" Abhi asked her still horrified.
"I said I will marry youā¦!!" She whispered againā¦"Did you hear that..??" she asked.
Abhi looked at her. He can't believe that she agreed. He always thought that she was confused about this relation but no she said yesā¦He had seen her confused, deep in thought many a times with him. He was delighted he can't believe that she did agreed. Delighted he swept her off her feet and swirled her around.
"Ohhhā¦Riddhima..?? I can't believe that you said yesā¦Ohh...I am so happy. I am so excited Riddhimaā¦Omgggā¦We will marry soonā¦Omgggā¦." He twirled her around in sheer delight to make her agree.
Anjali and atul beamed in delight as they heard her telling 'Yes'. Delighted anjali rushed to riddhima who was still in arms of Abhi who was staring at her intently. Anjali looked at them and smiled mischievously. "Awwā¦.so cute..??"
"Ohā¦Jiju..?? Can you leave my sister..?? or do you want a Room..??" Anjali giggled teasing them.
Riddhima instantly broke off from the hold of Abhi as she heard anjali. She parted from him and looked at Anjali glaringā¦"Cant she keep quite..?? Was it less that she has to face all this and top of this she has to also tease her..?? Ohhā¦she will kill her..!!"
"Diiā¦Plssā¦Shut up..??" She whispered hitting her lightly on her shoulder.
"Awwwā¦Riddhima I am so happy for you bothā¦You both deserve to be with each other." She whispered to her still looking at her cute little sister, She has grown up into a big girl like her and was going to marry soon.
Riddhima heard her sighing she thought.."But am I happyā¦?? Am i..??" She thought hard what am I doing..?? Whatā¦?? Am I doing rightā¦?? Do I really love himā¦??? " She thought but growled getting no answer.."Omgggā¦.do I love himā¦??" A voice came from her brainā¦"Yes you do..?? Was that even a questionā¦?? You both Love each other..!!" She growled.
"Heyā¦Abhi??ā¦Can you see us...or you will spend this evening just staring at her.?? So will you stop staring at my Sister in Lawā¦??ā¦She will not go anywhere..??" He whispered teasing him too. He was busy in admiring riddhima.."She is too beautiful. He was completely bowled by her beautyā¦She was looking breathtakingā¦"
Abhi sighed embarrassed being caught red-handedly again. "Abhiā¦control yaar..??" He told himself and then looked at atul cheekily.
"Voh..Mein...?" Abhi stammers again. It was not so him. He was not at all like that. He always has command over himself. It was just the day that was making him so nervous.
"Hey why do you stammer when you are afraid..Huh...?" He asks him mockingly. Riddhima sees him fidgeting to find some answer. She sighs and answers atul.."Jijs..Stop that..??" she glares at him.
"Ohhā¦SO now my little sis is on his side..Haan..You changed your party so early..Huh..??" He asked her cheekily..Great going ridzi..!!
"Omgg..He wont leave me..Its better if I leave from here..!!" "Ohh..no..not again.." she whispers and leaves from there.
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Abhi twirled riddhima and brought her back in his arm, They were dancing merely. She looked at the solitaire shining in her hands. She sighed looking at it with a 'grim' look. "Am I doing right thing..?? DO I really Love him�?"
She has asked this question numerous times to herself but has never got that assurance from anywhere, and at the end she always remained confused whether it is love or not..?? Yes she was in this relationship with him for long time but she had never thought that they would take it to fast. She wanted that 'Love' to be there whenever she would marry any one, but now she is going to marry him, Yes she wasā¦!!! She looked at her ring finger to see that solitaire shining again showing that she was now engaged to him. Engaged to Abhimanyu Modi. She groaned " What are you thinking Riddhima.?? You have gotten engaged to him now, Now there is no turn back from here. You love him. That is it..You do..if not you have toā¦You are with him for these almost 2 yearsā¦What is that..?? It is Love..!! Those all things in Novels are just imaginary. They are not for real. He is only your prince charming. She told herself.
Riddhima was dancing gracefully in arms of abhi. She was enjoying it but was having some creepy feeling whenever he uses to touch her. Why is it so..?? Why..?? Why does his touch not please me..?? Why..?? Why do I feel strange whenever he touches me..?? Why�? She wanted to get away from there as she was having a feeling of nausea. Abhi twirled her again. She bounced back and landed in his arms again crashing to his chest.
"Tringā¦." She heard her mobile ring. She excused herself from him and left from there. Abhi looked at her. He had observed her. She was not enjoying it..Why..?? Why does he always does like this..?? Whyā¦?? Doesn't she loves me..?? He was angry but he controlled himself.
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"Hey Riddziā¦?? Wass up..??" she heard muskaan on the other line. Hearing her crispy voice her heart yelped in joyā¦She was her dear friend. Her mate..!!
"Hey muskaan..?? How are you..?? You just forgot me reaching there haanā¦??" She asked her not at all pleased. She had left for states a week back and it was the first time she has called her. "What does she think of herself..?? She didn't even called me..?? Mein bhi dekh loongi,ā¦isseā¦" she thought.
"Hey Riddhima..?? How would I forget my best friend?? I was just busy with various arrangements here, In fact I am angry at you.." She huffed "Why didn't you come here yetā¦?? Will you come directly for weddingā¦Haan..??" she asked him blazing in anger.
"I will come yaarā¦?? Its still 10 days for your wedding. I will reach before three or four days. " She told her looking at the sky, she was standing in her balcony looking at stars, suddenly her eyes caught sparkle in her fingers, she fidgeted with her solitaire hearing muskaan blaze at the other endā¦she gulped.."Muskaan and angry means inviting troubleā¦"
"What the Hell are you telling Ridzi..?? Its my wedding and you are telling that you will come before three days." She huffed holding her receiver hard as if she will break it and throw it on riddhima's head. "Its better if you don't come at all. " She huffed angry. "I didn't expected this from you ridzi..My best friend..'Tu toh Dhookebaaj nikliā¦' she groaned dramatically on the phone.
"Muskii what are you telling..what did I do..??" She asked confused hearing her.
"What did you do..Huh..?? You are saying that you will come for three days only. I want my best friend here at least for a week before my marriage." She demanded on the phone over her not reaching there yet.
"omgg Muskii�? okk I will come yaar, have some patience. I have to talk to Abhi first" she told her looking at her ring.
"Why do you have to talk to that Creep, Chimp now..?? Huh..??" She groaned on the other line now hearing his name. His name is like a trigger for her. She just hated that man, Hated..?? She despised him, she loathed him. He was not even a true gentleman. She didn't know what ridzi found in him that she was dating him. If I would have been on her place I would have ditched that joker, Machine man in a day. I wouldn't have even spent a day with that Low class creep. She dint liked him one bit.
Riddhima knew what she would be thinking right now. She knew that she didn't liked Abhi at all. She stammered a bit looking at her ring and sighed "I have to tell her..!! Omggā¦save me..!!"
"Muskii..that creep is my Fiance now..!" She told her and sighed as she heard a gasp in other line. She frowned. "Omggā¦did she fainted..??" she thought.
"Muskii...What happened�?" She asked scared to hear her. She knew she has to hear a long lecture now.
"You are kidding me..?? Huh..?? You didn't did it..?? Tell me that you are kidding..!!" She asked not believing her at all. "What is she telling..?? How can she get engaged with that monkey, that stupid Abhi. I can't believe it. She might be kidding."
Riddhima heard her on the line. Her voice was telling her that she was holding a big storm there she has to be ready for it. She sighed only if she would have been kidding but it was a truth."I am not Muski..He proposed to me tonight in front of full family and I said yes to him." She heard a loud groan on the other line." Omgg..Ridzi..?? What did you do..?? She will not leave you..!!"
Muskaan gaped on the other end horror struck How can she do that..?? Is she mad�? She huffed and blazed on the phone.
"Omggā¦Ridziā¦what did you do..?? Are you madā¦?? How can you do that..?? Dating him was okk..still I did tell you to not date him too..But you got engaged to that creep abhiā¦That computer maniac. That ugly Low class Paji, Monkey Abhi..?? I just cant believe it..What were you thinking when he asked you to marry him.?? she growled and asked her againā¦"Where you drunk by any chance..?? Were you not in your senses..?? Tell me ridzi if you were not in your senses, I will talk to them and tell them that you were on high..You had fifty bottle of wine to tell that..other wise no oneā¦means absolutely no one would have agreed to marry that maniacā¦That Bas****" She growled taking her anger on her. "Why did you do that ridzi..?? What were you thinkingā¦??" she asked her not at all pleased by the news.
Riddhima growled hearing her. It was not like she did not like her cursing him. She didn't felt anything when she was cursing himā¦.whyā¦?? Why was it so..?? she thought. She heard Muskaan asking her why did she do itā¦??Whyā¦?? She told herself. She asked herself the same questionā¦"Why did I accept to marry himā¦.whyā¦??? A voice came from her brain that she loves himā¦That was the notion she had build that She loves him.
"I Love him Muskaan" She said to her sighing and heard silence on the other end. She frowned at her response..What happened to her� She should have blasted at me..What is wrong with her..?? she heard her helpless whisper at the end.
"Do you know what you are saying Riddhima..??" she asked Riddhima. She couldn't believe that she would consider it as love. But did she herself know it. What if Riddhima would actually be in love..What..?? She waited for her to tell something, she heard her confused reply, she groaned hearing t
hat, what is she doing..?? It is her life..!!
"Yes muskaan I doā¦" She heard riddhima tell her that she does loves him.
"Then why do I hear uncertainty in your voice Riddhima�? Why you are not confirmed�? Why are you telling it as if it is a burden on you..?? Why are you not happy�?" She asked her frustrated She just cant believe that she left from there for three week and that bas****, Monkey had wooed her. She just cant believe that she considers it to be Love.
"I am Happy muskaanā¦I amā¦!!" She told her thinking now..What is she doingā¦??Why is she making me confusedā¦??Whyā¦?? "Yes I Love him..I Do..!!!" she told her determined.
Muskaan heard her voice, she frowned hearing it, she had some strange belief in that voice, she planned to not take it further now. They ended their talk there after talking for some moment.
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"Hey Darling! How are you...???" A husky voice came from her back, Riddhima gaped as she felt his hands encircling her slender waist, He was pulling her closer to his perfect body. He encircled her slender figure in his protective embrace. Riddhima gulped feeling his hot breath touching her bare shoulder, feeling him caressing her slender waist she closed her eyes as she felt herself tremble. She bended a little resting her head lightly on his well toned chest. It was 2 days since their engagement and he had not talked to her in these two days.
"Ummmmpphhh...i am fine honey...." she answered him feeling him hug her tighter and place a peck on her neck.
She gasped feeling that same creepy feeling inside her. "Ohh I Love him�?" She whispered feeling him kiss her nape.
"But why do i not feel secure in his arms......why....??? Why is it so..??" She thought,"Yes she didn't felt any thing sensational being with him...I don't feel those Goosebumps, even i don't feel enthralled when ever i kiss him, when ever i Hug him...Why...??? I don't feel those chilling sensation....why....???....Is it true that people feel Goosebumps run through their body when they are with their Love....Do they...Was that all novels wrong...??" She sighed thinking...Yes that is what she believed through that numerous novels that she had read... "They were her second partner..Her second friend"
Turning back she looked into his eyes searching for something, confused not able to find it "Was it there...??? Why am i not able to see it...why...???"
"Hey honey....How was your day..??" She asked him, looking into his eyes.
He pulled her closer to himself kissing her lightly and sensuously on her nape, He moved her hairs which were landing on her shoulder on her back and kissed her deep on her shoulder. He grinned hearing her gaspedā¦"I just love her so much..." He thought looking at her perfect face. She was beauty. Even Pamela Anderson was nothing in front of her. Not even the gorgeous Aishwarya rai...He looked at her trembling lips and caressed them. He smiled seeing her open her eyes and look at him.
"It was all fine gorgeous but i really missed you...I can't spend a minute without you...?? Was it...??? How will i leave without you...?" He asked sighing looking at her. She was going to states for a month before their grand event.
Riddhima giggled looking at his sulking face, she sighed cursing herself for being judgmental toward him.."He is just a sweetheart" she thought "Awwww...He will miss me...!! i am so stupid to think that this might not be love...It is love.....!!!!"
"Honey i have to go yaar....You know naa muskaan is calling me long time. It's her wedding. I have to go.. i Promise to not let you miss me...I will come in your dreams...you can talk to me in your dreams" She giggled looking at him as he pouted looking at her, Not liking her visit to States for such a long time.
"Awwwww.....Plssss Honey....Okie i will call you everyday..." She sulked looking at his pouting face, She had to go it was her friend's weeding. She looked at him and lowers herself to him giving him a full kiss on his lips and sighed parting...."Why is it so...??? Why is it so different...???"
He looked at her making a 'Puppy-dog face'...He sighed groaning...She always does this...He just can't resist her look. "she knows how to get through me."
"Okiessss....you can go....." he whispered hugging her and then kissing her sensuously.
"Ohhh...Thankyou Abhi.....I Love you....!!!!" She whispered to him.
"Yeah...yeah....I know....But after 15th you are all mine." He told her looking at her childish act smilingly. she was giggling, dancing, she had a gut feeling that something was going to happen in this journey..Has destiny planned something for her...Has it....!!!!
"Yeah cutie pie i am all yours after our wedding...." She whispered kissing him back.
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Riddhima was standing at checking counter. She was waiting for her luggage to come out. She looked around feeling nervous. She didn't like to travel by air. It was always a horrible experience for her, moving her tendrils falling on her face she looked around for something as she was feeling thirsty, her eyes caught look of caf along the corner. She beamed delighted, looking at her watch she wandered toward the cafeteria she had some time in hand, she could get refreshed by that time. She heard some voice behind her frowning she looked back to find some people quarrelling among themselves. Turning back to look at cafeteria she went ahead just to collide with a rock hard chest of a Man. She lost her balance from the collision and closed her eyes from the fear of falling down. "Omgggā¦.I Will fall downā¦" she waited for ground to hit her but it didn't happened. She frowned "What happenedā¦??" opening her eyes she looked at the most captivating site in front of her getting herself lost in the eyes of the mysterious man, looking at him. Her hands on his chest, she was lying on his arm and he was supporting her to prevent her from falling down.
"Sorryā¦It was my mistakeā¦!!!"
"Ohhhā¦Not at allā¦I Didn't mind it. It's always a Pleasure to collide with a beautiful lady like you. You are looking gorgeous." The man whispered to her checking her out. He was looking at her carefully. There was something in her that was making him to look at herā¦."Ohhhā¦Am I in Loveā¦.???" He whispered.
"Huh..?? What is he telling...?? Excuse me..?? Can you please leave me...??" she asked him glaring at him.."I cant believe he is flirting with me..??"
"Huh..?? Excuse...?? No excuses...!!!" He wispered.
"What..??" she looked horrified.."Who is he..??"
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Edited by Rohit86 - 16 years ago