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Riddhima felt her head throbbing as she started to become aware of her surroundings. As Riddhima opened her eyes she realized that the curtains were closed. She sat up slowly for the pain in her head had still not subsided. Riddhima noticed a tablet and a note near my bed lamp. As she opened the note she recognised it as my sister's handwriting.
'Have the tablet and go back to sleep. I'll wake you up around 12.'
Glancing at the clock she realised that she could sleep for another couple of hours.
"Ridz….Ridzi get up. We have a flight to catch if you remember." Riddhima heard Anjali's voice faintly.
Hearing Anjali's voice she opened one eye to see her sister standing in front of her with her hands on her hips. Seeing the posture she realized that if she didn't get up now she was going to get an earful. Groaning at the slight pain still persistent in her head she made an effort to get up.
"You better get up fast Ridzi. I have no intention of missing the flight and not getting adequate sleep for the meeting which is going to place in a few hours after we reach New York." Anjali warned her as she went to do her hair.
"Some help please di." Riddhima asked.
"I'm going to make sure you never drink so much again Ridz. I never knew that your hangovers are so worse." Anjali said as she helped Riddhima into the bathroom. "You better be out within 20 minutes."
Stripping out of her clothes she stood under the shower and let the hot water slide down her body. Closing her eyes she tried to recollect the memories of last night. She remembered getting introduced to many people. She felt that she was missing an important part of the night. She remembered flashes of dancing with someone but she still couldn't remember who the person was. Giving up she turned off the shower and put on her clothes.
"Well don't you look better." Anjali commented as Riddhima came out of the bathroom.
"Di, what exactly happened last night? I don't remember getting drunk." Riddhima asked as she combed her hair.
"Well I don't know what happened but at some point I saw you drowning tequila shots like you wanted to erase some bad memory. Seriously, I got worried and with Muskaan's help I got you home before mom and dad could know what had happened. Ridzi did something bad happen last night?" Anjali asked as she placed a hand on Riddhima's shoulder.
"I don't remember why I was doing such a thing. I don't even remember drinking though I feel as if I'm missing some vital part out there." Riddhima confessed.
"Don't worry Ridz. Everything will be fine. I think it's best of you do not remember such a thing which you didn't want to remember." Anjali said comfortingly. Riddhima just smiled at her sister and concentrated on getting ready.
Back to the present…
Armaan's face broke into an amused smile. Everyone in the room couldn't contain their happiness seeing his smile. It was the first genuine smile they had seen on his face in the last two years. Anjali went and hugged him.
"It's so good to see your smile Armaan. It has been so long since you have smiled. I've missed it a lot."
Armaan felt guilty as he heard Anjali say this. Hugging her back he said, "I'm sorry bhabhi. But in the past two years there has been no reason for me to be happy and you know that very well."
Wiping her tears of happiness she said, "I understand Armaan. But I can't help but feel so happy just to know that my sister is the reason that you smile."
"Riddhima has always been the reason for my happiness bhabhs. She is the reason for my life. She is everything to me. " He whispered the last part controlling the sobs that threatened to break free.
Nikki sat there watching the scene in front of her not knowing what to do. She never knew that someone could love a person unconditionally. When her father told her about the idea she agreed to it as she feared that she could never love anyone after… 'No Nikki. Don't remember what had happened. You are here to help Armaan. You need to help him. But before anything you need him to complete his story.' She thought to herself.
"Armaan I'm curious about one thing." Anjali said suddenly. Armaan looked confused. "How do you know about all this?"
Smiling again Armaan replied, "Riddhima told me everything. What did you think we spoke about?" Smiling Anjali said, "I can't wait to see you and Riddhima back together." She then went and settled next to Atul. He wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed the top of her head as she sighed and laid her head on his shoulder.
Flashback continues…
A few hours later…
Riddhima and Anjali walked towards the security area to board their flight. Settling down in their seats Riddhima, vague flashes of such a scene passed through her mind. She decided not to dwell on the fact now. After the flight took off she started working on the presentation that she was supposed to give.
His lips came closer to her.
Closer.
Even closer.
Just as his lips were about to touch hers someone dashed him breaking them out of their bubble.
"Maya!" he exclaimed.
"Ammy! It's so good to see you." She said as she kissed him lightly on his lips.
Riddhima saw red. She wanted to rip the woman in front of her. Excusing herself she went to the bar and sat on the stool. 'What the hell does that woman think of herself? She comes and purposely dashes through us just as he was about to kiss me. Who the hell does she think she can do?' Riddhima thought.
She appraised the woman who was now in Armaan's arms. She wore a tight red strapless dress which barely reached her mid thigh. The dress showed each and every curve of her body. She wore bright red lipstick and her face was covered with loads of make up. She wore high red stilettos.
'How could someone like such a fake woman? She has nothing that I don't have and yet he chooses to go with her.' She thought. Just then she saw a tequila shot in front of her and drowned it in one go. She asked the bar tender to keep the shots coming. She was never the one for alcohol but now all she wanted was to forget about him and especially the woman – 'Maya' – in his arms.
As if she had been jerked out of her sleep she sat upright. Looking at her surroundings she realized that she was still in the plane and had fallen asleep while working. She went to the washroom and splashed water on her face.
"Shit", she murmured. 'This was what I was trying to forget that night. I can't believe that I would do something so stupid. What is wrong with you Riddhima? You barely know the guy.' She thought. She took deep breathes and made sure that she was presentable.
"Ridzi, tum kahan chali gayi thi?" Anjali asked as Riddhima sat back down on her seat.
"Woh main washroom gayi thi. Pata nahi kaise main so gayi, so I wanted to make sure that I was awake before continuing my work." Riddhima replied trying to speak as normally as possible. She didn't want to bother her sister with her problems.
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Riddhima sighed as she sat down on the bed. They had finally reached New York and Riddhima was tired as hell. She could not get out the images of Armaan and Maya together out of her head. Deciding that she needed another shower to wipe out her memories she headed towards the bathroom.
Peeling off her clothes, she stepped under the hot water. She closed her eyes and willed the images to be wiped out from her head. Even that didn't help. Suddenly a song popped into her head and she couldn't stop herself from singing.
I try but I cant seem to get myself
To think of anything
But you
Your breath on my face
Your warm gentle kiss I taste the truth
I taste the truth
We know what I came here for
So I won't ask for more
I wanna be with you
If only for a night
To be the one whose in your arms
Who holds you tight
I wanna be with you
There's nothing more to say
There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way
I wanna be with you (yeah)
So I'll hold you tonite
Like I would if you were mine
to hold forever more
And I'll saver each touch that I wanted
So much to feel before (to feel before)
How beautiful it is
Just to be like this
I wanna be with you
If only for a night
To be the one whose in your arms
Who holds you tight
I wanna be with you
There's nothing more to say
There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way
(I wanna be) I wanna be with you
Oh baby
I can't fight this feeling anymore
It drives me crazy when I try to
So call my name
Take my hand
Make my wish
Baby, your command?
Yeahhh
I wanna be with you
There's nothing more to say
There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way
(I wanna be)I wanna be with you (I wanna be with you)
I wanna be with you
Wanna be with you (Yeahhh)
(I wanna be with you)I wanna be
I wanna be with you
(I wanna be)
(i wanna be)
(I wanna be with you) Yeahh
(I wanna be with you)
I wanna be, I wanna be baby
I wanna be
(I wanna be with you)
I wanna be with you yeah
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you
'S**t!' She thought. 'This song also relates to him. Riddhima get a grip of reality. Just because you saw him a couple of times doesn't mean that you start thinking about him. You need to concentrate on the presentation you need to make tomorrow morning. Concentrate.'
She finally got out of the bathroom. Even though she had made up her mind on concentrating on her work, for the first time she knew – though she would never admit it out loud – that she wouldn't be able to follow it as her heart and mind were in conflict.
I'm emely sorry for not updating in months...i can just say that I've been busy
i wanted to complete writing this part today so that i could post it.
i managed to do so and here it is.
I know that last part i left you all desperate to know what had happened....you know the wicked idea of not disclosing it came into m mind but then i thought i shouldn't do this any more so here it is
pms shall be sent later
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