Part 6
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It was around five in the evening. Riddhima was in the kitchen trying to make a chocolate cake. She wanted to distract herself from thinking about her marriage which was about to happen. She dreaded the fact that she could not go against the wishes of her father.
Just then the doorbell rang and Riddhima went to open it. As soon as she opened the door she had the urge to punch the person on his face after last night's activity coz standing out there was Abhimanyu Modi. Before either of them could say anything Shashank stepped out of his car and greeted Abhimanyu.
Riddhima left the place before anyone could say anything. She went into her room to change. She decided to wear a green halter neck top and a dark blue faded jeans. She wore black heels and came out of her room.
"Dad I'm going to office to check go through some important documents. I'll be back later this night." She informed Shashank who nodded his head once in approval. He resumed talking to Abhimanyu after nodding his head.
Riddhima sighed and got into her Porsche. She wasn't going to the office. She needed some time alone. She needed to get away from Abhimanyu and this was the only way she could do so. She also needed some time alone to think about her life which was going to be one big mess if she married Abhimanyu.
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Anjali was sleeping peacefully with her head on Atul's shoulder. He smiled looking at her. It was almost time for the flight to land but he didn't want to wake her up. She looked so peaceful and beautiful when she slept forgetting all the worries that he fell in love with her more than ever.
Just then the sign to put on the seatbelt flashed. "Anjali'darling wake up'the plane is going to land." He caressed her cheek with his thumb. She smiled and snuggled closer to him. "You really need to get up baby."
She slowly opened her eyes and smiled at him sleepily. "Had a good sleep?" Atul asked smiling at the sight in front of him. "Hmm' I always sleep well when I'm with you." She pecked his lips quickly and straightened herself on her seat. She ran a hand through her hair.
She wrapped her arms around his, placed her head on his shoulder (again!) and stayed like that till the plane landed. He followed her out of their row and grabbed both of their carry-on bags and, always the gentleman, he gestured her to walk in front of him. He held her hand and they slowly made their way to pick up their luggage. Since he had got to know about Anjali's pregnancy he was being extra careful about her.
"Bhaiya! Bhabhi!" exclaimed Armaan as they made their way out of the airport. He ran over and hugged them. All of them had a huge smile plastered on their face. "It's so good to see you. Aap dono ko dekhke kitna time ho gaya hai! Oh! By the way congrats. I can't wait to see my niece or nephew whichever it is." Armaan laughed looking at Anjali who was red faced hearing Armaan saying this. Atul was just smiling as he couldn't contain his happiness.
"Thanks Armaan." Atul said grinning. Anjali was still blushing at Armaan's comment. All three of them got into the car. "You still have your Volvo." It sounded more like a sentence than a question from Anjali's mouth.
Armaan's face saddened considerably. "Its one of those things which have her memory. I just can't not keep it." He had a sad smile on his face. Neither Anjali nor Atul knew what to say. They could see the love clearly in his eyes. They realized that the change which Riddhima had brought in Armaan was significant.
Even in the airport when girls were ogling at him he didn't even pay the slightest attention to them unlike earlier when he was a playboy. Anjali didn't like the sad smile on Armaan's face. She wanted to see that smile which was on his face every time he saw Riddhima. She placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry Armaan. She is only yours. I know my sister. She will do something or the other to get the marriage postponed. I know that she believes that you are going to come and sweep her off her feet."
"I just hope that she still believes me bhabs. There is nothing else I want as of now than to know that she trusts me enough of go and get her away from Abhimanyu." Armaan sighed. "Bhaiya, when should we go over to Nikki's place?"
"I think around five. I'm guessing that Rahul and Muskaan are also going to accompany us?" Atul asked. Armaan nodded. "That's the plan."
After a few minutes of silence Armaan whispered. "Thanks for supporting me." Armaan had stopped the car by this time as they had reached the house. Both of them noticed the unshed tears which were there in Armaan's eyes. "We are always there with you Armaan come what may." Anjali smiled slightly.
"Now let's get going before mom gets panicked as to why we have not yet arrived." Armaan said trying to lighten the mood. All the three of them laughed at this. Neetu Malik, the kind hearted mother (mother-in-law in Anjali's case), was very caring and protective of her children. She used to get worried if her children did not reach home in time, especially now when Anjali was pregnant.
Just as they were about to ring the doorbell the door opened. "Anjali!" Neetu exclaimed and hugged her. "Tum theek ho na? Kahin zyaada pain toh nahi ho raha hai? Is..""Ma main theek hoon. Don't worry Atul hai na." Anjali said reassuring her mother-in-law.
It was as if only then she noticed Atul. "Atul!" she exclaimed (again!) and hugged her son. "Hi ma. Shukar hai aapko yeh toh yaad raha ki main bhi Anjali ke saath aaya hoon." Armaan laughed hearing Atul's comment earning a playful smack on his shoulder from his mom. "Maa" Armaan whined. "Paagal" Neetu said and all of them entered the house smiling.
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It was around nine at night when Riddhima came home. She had been on the beach all evening trying to come up with a plan, but she could not think of any way out. She entered the house hoping that she would not see the face of the a*****e Abhimanyu Modi. But today luck wasn't on her side. He was still sitting on the couch.
"Riddhima!" Shashank exclaimed as Riddhima stepped inside. "Tumhaara hi intezaar tha." He guided her to the couch so that she was seated beside Abhimanyu. She cringed as he put his hand over her shoulder. Shashank smiled at the gesture not taking Riddhima's discomfort into notice.
"Well Riddhima aaj hi humne pandit se baat kiya hai jab tum bahar gayi thi. We have a good news." Abhimanyu said smiling wickedly.
Riddhima's tension did not go unnoticed by Abhimanyu as she stiffened under his hold. This caused him to smile more wickedly.
"We are going to get engaged next week baby." Abhimanyu said smirking.
"WHAT!!!" Riddhima shouted shocked as she stood up. Abhimanyu also stood up and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"I know that you are surprised but don't worry baby I will make this engagement one you will never forget."
"We are getting engaged next week." Riddhima spat the words venom clearly stinging her voice.
"Yes baby we are. But unfortunately I also have a bad news." Abhimanyu by this time was caressing Riddhima's cheek with his thumb. She was having the ugliest feeling.
"We will not be able to get married for a few months due to your stars. The pandit said that we can be engaged the latest by next week coz after that we cannot get engaged or even married for a minimum of four months." Abhimanyu whispered. His feelings could clearly be detected in his voice. He was not happy with the decision.
"Four months.." Riddhima whispered. Eventually the whole thing was registered in her brain and she smiled a whole hearted smile.
'This will give Armaan more time. I'm sure he will figure out some way to prove to my father that he is the one for me and not this ass Abhimanyu Modi. But I'll have to inform Muskaan or di someway so that they can tell Armaan about this. And if luck is on my side I will be able to hear Armaan's voice after such a long time. I just hope that he still trusts that I love him.' Cheered up by these thoughts Riddhima smiled and decided to play along for now since she had figured out what to do.
"Aww don't worry Abhi. We can always wait to get married right. After all where can I go?" Riddhima said sweetly taking Abhimanyu by surprise. It was the first time that she had called him Abhi instead of Abhimanyu. She even patted his hand slightly before stepping aside.
"Well I'm going to bed now. I'm exhausted now and I'm going to bed. Good night dad, good night Abhi." Riddhima walked her way towards her room but not before hearing Abhimanyu say "Good night baby."
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Rahul was waiting for Muskaan since ten minutes but she still had not come out of her room. It was time that they had to go to meet Nikki. He was just about to knock her door when it flew open. She was surprised to see Rahul standing right outside her room.
"Rahul, kya hua? Tum yahan kyun khade ho?"
But he did not hear a single word for he was once again mesmerized by Muskaan's beauty. She was wearing a pink skirt which came up to her mid thigh with a white sleeveless button down shirt. She had left her hair open. The curls in her hair came a bit below her shoulders. She wore light make-up. All in all she was looking very beautiful in her simple attire. Rahul could not stop staring at her. It was as if he fell in love with her all over again.
"Rahul?" she shook him by his shoulder. He snapped out of his trance.
He leaned forward and pressed his lips softly on hers. His action took Muskaan by surprise but then she also gave into the kiss. She parted her lips slightly deepening the kiss. He ran his tongue over her bottom lip and gently sucked it. Her hands fisted in his hair while his hands which were on her waist pulled her closer to him. They both were totally lost in each other. Finally Muskaan pulled back to catch her breath. But still Rahul's lips didn't leave her. He gently kissed and sucked her pulse point. She moaned at the feeling that coursed through her. She tugged his hair tighter wanting more from him. Just as she was about to pull him back so that she could kiss him again they heard someone clear their throat.
Both of them turned to see Anjali standing there with her hands crossed over her chest with a smirk on her face. "Save it for later you guys. We have much more important things to do now." She walked downstairs to find Atul.
Muskaan blushed at her comment while Rahul grinned. Rahul tightened his grip on her waist with one hand and with the other he took Muskaan's hand and kissed each of her fingers before kissing the ring on her hand which marked her as his. Muskaan smiled at his action and pecked his cheek before both of them headed downstairs.
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Nikki was sitting on the couch in her room. She was trying to concentrate on her work but was distracted as Armaan's words kept playing in her mind.
'Nikki, I do not want to marry you. I do not love you. I am in love with someone else. I loved her much before I even met you.'
"Her name is Riddhima Gupta."
"Wait a second." Her eyes grew wide. "Isn't she your sister-in-law's sister? She is Anjali's sister right?"
"Yes Nikki. She is the girl of my dreams. She is the one I'm in love with. She is my life."
"Then why did you agree to get married to me Armaan? You could have just told your dad before."
"What! But uncle told me that you had agreed to this. He told me that he planned this only after he got your approval."
"No way!"
"He never told me this intention of his let alone ask me. You were the one that told me that we both were getting married. I never knew a thing until you told me Nikki, I swear."
These thoughts were going on in her mind since the morning. She could not do her work in peace. She mentally cursed Armaan for complicating and confusing her feelings for him. She glanced at the clock. It was about time that Armaan n his family arrived. Just then the bell rang and the maid came and told her that Armaan had come. She told her to tell them that she would be down in a minute. After washing her face and making sure that she looked presentable she walked down.
All of them got up as they noticed her. She smiled at them but the smile did not reach her eyes. This was not unnoticed by Armaan. He smiled sadly at her. Nikki's heart pained seeing Armaan sad. She went and hugged him before introducing herself.
"Hi, I'm Nikita. You can call me Nikki. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you all."
"No Nikki. No trouble has been caused. Armaan is more like my brother that brother-in-law. If he is hurt then it hurts us too. I'm glad that you at least willed to listen to us." Anjali said smiling.
"Anything for Armaan. I know him. I could clearly see his love for your sister when he told me about her. I just wish that I didn't come in between. Then he would have.."
"No Nikki." Muskaan intervened. "You are not at fault. Even before you came into his life Armaan and Riddhima got separated due to.."
"I think it would be better if she knew the whole story." Atul said looking from Armaan to Nikki. Armaan looked at Nikki with sad eyes while Nikki nodded giving him a small smile.
They all sat down. Nikki went on sit on the lone seat but Armaan took her hand and made her sit beside him on the couch. He held her hand before looking into her eyes. She smiled asking him silently to start. He took a deep breath.
"Riddhima, Riddhima Shashank Gupta..."
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hi guys!!!!
i hope that you all liked the part
from next part onwards the flashback will start
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@ sanju - i hope that this part was long enough for you
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Edited by lilangel_soumya - 15 years ago
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