PART 6
A week went by.......Riddhima had very nicely adjusted to the working condition, well she did not have to put much effort as Armaan had made everything very easy for her......he was constantly ther to guide her......but she was more happy to have her best friend back in her life......she was happy tht now thy both are ther to support each other n she knew thy always would be......
Armaan he was very happy to have Riddhima with him......he had promised himself tht he would make up for the time when he was not ther to support her.....plus it was fun to be with her, he loved irritating her alot.......it was as if the old times wer back again......2 day was the day when thy wer going to sign the deal......it was Armaan's first major contract n he was hell nervous about it.....he had already checked the agreement paper n the presentation 3 times but yet he was not sure whether everything was prepared or not.......
"Armaan for god's sake stop panicking everything is perfect......" Riddhima said now annoyed....when she saw him starting the monitor again......
"I'll kill u if u touched the computer or the file again.....seriously Armaan u had been soo cool about it for the past whole week n now when u shld actually be relaxed u sweating like mad....."
"Riddhima u sure everything is ready rit....."
"Yes Armaan i told u this like 2000 times since morning...."
"I know i know but u also know na tht this contract means a lot to me.....god this would be my first major contract.....i don't intend to lose it at any cost......"
"Armaan u wont.....please just relax.....here have some water n thn close ur eyes for some moments n just relax" she said handling him the glass of water......he did as he was told n he definitely felt abit better thn b4......both of thm remained silent for some time.....when suddenly the phone range breaking the silent atmosphere......
*Ring**Ring*
Riddhima picked up the phone "Hello ya ok.....ask them to wait in the conference room we will be ther in a minute....." n thn she turned towards Armaan
"Armaan thy have come.....its time for action....lets go" she said smiling broadly at him.....
"Riddhima m scared i don't think m prepared for it....."
"Armaan now stop behaving like a kid ok.....n as it is ther's no point in thinking now thy are already here.....come on now let's go" with tht she almost dragged him till the conference room door.....
"Ok Armaan now listen to me......Armaan look at me" she made him look at her
"Ok Armaan now listen u are very well prepared for this presentation ok.....so please for my sake stop panicking n relax everything will go fine u just need to concentrate ok......"
"But Riddhima wat if i forget something thn.....dad would be soo angry on me thn"
"Armaan for once just get this out of ur mind tht u going to forget anything or tht u going to mess up anything ok......i know tht u will get this contract so now please smile n move in....."
Armaan smiled at her n finally getting some courage moved inside.......he now felt much more confident of himself......Riddhima had tht effect on him......she had always supported him no matter wat.....he confidently gave the presentation...
"Mr. Mallik the presentation was really good......m impressed on how u took care of every little detail......"
"Mr. Malhotra thank u soo much......but it's not just my effort but My frnd cum PA Riddhima helped me a lot......i owe this to her" Armaan said smiling broadly at Riddhima.....
"Well thn Mr. Mallik when do u want to sign the contract....."
"Right now if u don't mind.....Riddhima can v have the papers please"
"It's our pleasure to work with u Mr. Mallik" Mr Malhotra said signing to contract papers......
"Thnk u so much Mr. Malhoratra....." Armaan said taking hold of the file frm him.....n thn everybody moved out smiling......everyone in the office congratulated Armaan......Armaan quietly went to his cabin while Riddhima followed him in......n once the door closed.....Armaan turned around he picked her up in his arms n twirled her around.....
"OMG Riddhima m so so happy today.....n this is all bcoz of u......thnk a lot Riddhima if u would have not helped me i seriously wouldn't have done this......thnk u soooooooo much" he said excited as a kid who gets his favorite chocolate n thn kissed her cheek n left the cabin......leaving Riddhima staring at him.......
This was the first time tht Armaan had touched her like this.......n she had liked it......ther was no vulgarity in it.....it showed pure affection towards her n tht's y she liked it.......smiling to herself she went behind him to the parking area......where he was waiting for her....
"where wer u Riddhima.....we getting late......i just cant wait to tell dad about this contract......now y are u standing ther come on get in fast....." he made her sit in the car n zoomed towards his home.......during the whole ride Riddhima was completely quiet as Armaan was constantly speaking.......he was just so happy tht he couldn't even control his excitement......she couldn't help but smile at his cute adorable expressions.....thy pulled in the Mallik Mansions drive way n stopped rit in front of the gate he quickly get out n moved inside......while Riddhima just shook his head n followed him in......
Armaan stopped in the hall.....n looked at Riddhima standing beside him.....
"Riddhima y is it so dark here......n wer have everybody disappeared" Armaan asked confused....
"Armaan how m i suppose to know.....rem i was with u the whole day...."
"Oh ya....ok I'll go n on the lights...." he moved towards the switch board with a sad face....
"I wanted to tell them so many things...." he murmured....but the moment he switched on the lighted he was shocked to the core......ther in front of him was his whole family Riddhima's parents all his friends n many people from his office......n the whole hall was beautifully decorated......
"OMG guys wats all his....."
"Surprise" thy all said together......
"......." he couldn't say anything n thn looked at Riddhima now standing with his mom......Raj moved towards his son n hugged him.....
"M proud of u son.....m really very proud of u" he said patting his back....
"we are all very proud of u Armaan" everybody said.....
"Ok guys now please stop embarrassing me anymore" he said shyly.....
"aww my sweetie pie" said Naina hugging her darling son......
"Ok guys now will u all plzz stop looking at me like this......i have just got a contract....." thy all laughed at his cute expressions n thn everybody hugged him n congratulated him on his success.......n started enjoying the party......
After some time when everyone was enjoying the party.....Armaan saw Riddhima standing quietly in one corner.....He went up to her....
"Thnk u ssoooo much Riddhima"
"for wat Armaan???? can't i even do this much for my best friend" she said cutely....
"U can but when did u do all this i mean its just been n hour since we got the contract...."
"Well u might not trust urself but we all do trust u......we knew tht u wld get this contract so here we are.....u liked it"
"I loved it Riddhima......I loved it u r the best" he said hugging her tightly.....n thn both of them joined the other n enjoyed themselves to the fullest.....
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A month passed by as fast as the wind.....Armaan n Riddhima wer busy with the contract, thy didn't know when did thy last spend some time enjoying or relaxing with the frndzz....but this month had got Armaan n Riddhima close to each other....ther wer more or less dependant on each other....thy needed each other for each n everything.....whole day thy used to be together....thy used to enjoy each others company very much.....but today was the first sunday wen thy did not have to go to office as ther project was more or less completed......so Armaan was sleeping peacfully in his room.....smiling in his dreams......unaware of the combotion going in his room.....
4 devils silently enter his room.....n smiled evily at the sleeping devil.....n emptied the entire bucket of cold water on him.....
"bachao bachao main dub raha hoon...bachao" Armaan shouted getting up starleted....breathing heavily.....when he heard a group of ppl laughing madly....n he looked up to see his frndz Rahul n Muskaan laughing at him.....
"wat the hell are u 2 doing here n wat was this for...." he literaly shouted at thm for spoiling his beautiful dream.....
"Kya yar Armaan jab se tu office jane laga hai na bahut boring ho gaya hai.....so aaj ka pura din tu hamare saath rahega.....so tu jaldi se ready ho ke niche aaja samjha...." said Muskaan
"but guys wer r we going....n did u guys informed Riddhima..."
"we have decided tht.....n ya we told her but she not coming...."
"Y....ok if she not coming even m not going...."
"Armaan now plzz don't spoil our mood ok....aur tu kya samajhta hai hum Riddhima ke biger kahin bhi jainge.....don't worry Anjali aur Atul gai hai usse uske ghar se uthan ke liye.....aur ab tak to wo log usse kidnap karke nikal bhi gai honge.....so now get ready fast.....come on get up lazy bump" Rahul said dragging Armaan to the bath room.....
In no time Armaan was ready n went down stairs wer he saw everybody now....Atul Anjali Rahul Muskaan n Riddhima....he smiled looking at her n she smiled back.....he noticed the today she was looking very very cute wearing a cute white knee length skirt n a off shoulder pink top.....
"So guys wats the plan" Armaan asked sitting besides Rahul on the sofa rit opposite to Riddhima
"hmmm well we don't know"
"wat but Muskaan told me..."
"if i wouldn't have u would have not got up...."
"ok fine.....never mind v cn decide something rit now....."
"how abt going for a movie...."
"hmmm nice idea....but wich one"
"lets go for love aaj kal wat say....i hv heard tht's its a very nice movie...."
"ok thn decided first we will go for lunch n thn for the movie.....n thn we will go clubing wat say...."
"gr888"
By the time thy decided everything it was almst lunch time.....all of them went for lunch.....thy talked laughed together......it was almst after 2 months tht thy all wer together.....thy wer all very happy to get back together.....thy made of ther time together......n thn later on thy went for the movie......n to a change girls n guys both liked the movie equally.....n now was the time for some serious action for the guys clubbing......thy went to the best club in the town.....all dressed as sexily as possible.....
Thy made ther way inside.....n got along the flow of the groovy music......guys asked the girls to dance with thm......thy moved to the music of the dj......enjoying thmselves completely......thy dance for a long time n thn went back to ther table to relax a bit......Guys went n stood by the bar ordering ther drinks while girls sat on ther table waiting for them to come......while the guys wer coming back Armaan saw a guys talking to Riddhima.....
"Oye Rahul wo ladka kaun hai"
"hmmm pata nai kyun"
"nai bas aise hi wo Riddhima se baat kar raha hai to mujhe laga sayad humara koi jane wala hoga...."
"i dont think hum usse jante hai....."
Back at the Table......
"May i have the pleasure to dance with the beautiful lady" he asked Riddhima.....while she looked at her frndz n thy nodded for her to go ahead.....she smiled at him n moved with him to the dance floor......till tht time evn guys came back...
"ye Riddhima kahan gai"
"wo dekh wahan" Muskaan said pointing towards Riddhima dancing with the guy....Armaan saw thm guy holding her abit to closely.....he didn't like it.....he cloud even see tht Riddhima was not very comfortable the way tht guys was holding her but she was trying her best to smile at him......he cloudn't see her like tht.....
"who the hell is she dancing with...."
"chill Armaan tu itna hyper kyun ho raha hai....she is just dancing.....or as it is its high time she comes to life n see some one....."
"but....but" Armaan cldn't say anything.......
"chill Armaan she will be fine" Rahul said reading Armaan's mind.....
PART 7
"NO Rahul she is not fine look at her, does she frm any angel look fine to u...." he said turning Rahul to see Riddhima feeling uncomfortable.....
"Armaan we understand u care for her, but u need to just let her go....let her handle everything on her own.....don't make her dependant on u....." Muskaan said
"Yes Armaan....u need to help her come out of the sell she had created around herself....just let her face life as it comes...."
"N Armaan u can't possibly always be ther for her.....she needs to be independant n we all know tht only u can help her be tht...."
"Rahul i understand wat u guys want to say....but i cant see her like this....i agree she needs to be dependant.....bt as u say she needs my help so now m going to help her...." n he moved to wer Riddhima was dancing.....
"Guys seriously do u think we can help thm ever....i mean like this thy going no wer...." Atul said looking Armaan going to Riddhima
"seriously man we have been observing thm sine last 1 month....i just dont understand....see its clear tht thy both like dependant on each other for every little thing....like wen v told Armaan tht Riddhima not coming how he moaned tht he too wont come...." Muskaan said sighing looking at her too best frndz....
"U know till the time Riddhima i not completely over the grief of lossong Rajeev nothing can be done at all....n being frndz its out duty to help thm...." Rahul stood up with determination...."N we will" all of thm said in union....
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Armaan went to wer Riddhima was n placed his hand on the guys shoulder whim she was dancing with.....th guy tured to look at him....n the guy smiled widely seeing Armaan standing ther n hugged him.....while Armaan n Riddhima both wer left confused with it.....
"ummm do i know u...."
"Ammy u forgot me.....i can't belive u forgot ur best frndz from school" the guy said with a hurt full experssion....Armaan stairred at him for a long time n as realization stuck him he hugged him tightly.....
"saale wen did u come here.....shit i can't belive i m seeing u after almost 4 years..." he said as he came out of the hug....."U changed man u look very handsome....wen did u get this make over huh???"
"mmm Armaan" Riddhima said softly feelign kind of left out
"ohhh Riddhima sorry.....hmmm meet him my chaddi buddy Aryan....n Aryan meet Riddhima my besssst Frndzzzz....."
"Armaan we already meat...." Aryan said...
"o ya.....Aryan can i plzzz dance with her now.....i need to talk to her u can go back n join my group on tht table" he said pointing at the table wer 4 ppl wer stairring at thm looking all confused...."Ya sure i will if thy don't mind...." Aryan said looking uncertain at the way thy wer looking at him....."Oh no thy will nt....thy jst abit crazy...." N with tht Aryan left frm ther....
Armaan put his hand forward for Riddhima.....n she gladly excepted it with a huge smile.....
"So wer u enjoying ur self"
"ya" she said softly despite o knowing tht she can't lie to him....
"Riddhima u should have told him tht u don't feel like dancng with him"
"but Armaan he asked so sweetly plus he was trying to make me comfortable....how cld i just..."
"But u wer not comfortable na.....Riddhima u should stop being all nice n do wat other ask u.....u need to make ur own decisions rit.....i can't possibly always be ther to help or guid u....u need to move on with out me...."
"tht means i m a burden on u.....m sorry for troubling u Armaan" she said moving away from him with slight tears in her eyes....
"Ridddhimaaa" he sighed moving his hand in his hair n moved after her....
"Muskaan can we go back.....i wanna go home" she said reaching the table
"wait Riddhima i will drop u" Armaan said
"on Armaan i can go back.....u can stay n Muskaan even u i will mange"
Armaan couldn't send her alone but he knew tht she wont go with him rit now so he silently asked Muskaan to go with her....."No Riddhima it ok even i was going back" n biding ther byees to all both of thm left....n Armaan truend towards Rahul
"this is all bcoz of u....." he said glaring at him n left after telling Aryan tht he will meet him tomorrow as he is not feeling good rit now.....while Aryan just nodded understanding the situation a bit......
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tht night Riddhima felt very bad she thought over wat Armaan said n she knew tht he was right but she felt she really felt like she is a burden on him wat if he didn't say tht but he could mean tht rit.....things al this she went to sleep with a heavy heart.....
while Armaan went home n saw his parents sitting in the living room....bt he was in no mood of chit chate so he just wished thm a plain good night n went to his room.....Naina saw tht look on Armaan's face n knew tht something was troubling him...she went in his room to find him standing near the window....
"Armaan wats it???"
"Nothing mom just tired..."
"Armaan u know u can tell me everything....."
Armaan looked at her n thn decided to tell her wat was going on in his mind..."its Riddhima mom"
"Riddhima y??? did something happen btw u"
"no mom...it just tht i want to help her she like totaly dependant on me.....but mom she needs to move on n be more independant....so i just told her tht....n she feel tht she is a burden on me....now wat shld i do"
Naina smiled n caressed his hair lovingly while he lay his head on her lap n closed his eyes.....feeling very relaxed....
"Armaan she is tend to feel tht wen u tell her this all of a sudden n after u have been with her all the while...."
"u rit mom but thn how do i help her..."
"Armaan she is very tender hearted n innocent.....if u want to help her u need to be ther n support her n not just tell her to move away"
"mom i never said tht"
"u did not but she took it tht way.....so u just need to be ther n help her out....she needs her best frndz rit now Armaan"
"I think u rit mom...."
"ok now go to sleep u looked very stressed out.....goodnight bachaa" she said kissing his forward while tucking him in bed n left the room closing this lights....Armaan felt very relifed after talking to his mom.....n slept peacefully.....
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Next day in office.....Armaan went ther b4 his usual time.....he went n waited for Riddhima in her cabin....usually it was she who used to come b4 n arrange everything for him for the day....it was her duty being his PA....
"wer is she.....m getting bored" he spoke to himself getting highly bore now.....well he had nothing to do.....as he didn't even knew wat meeting n stuff he had today as Riddhima used to tell him everything first thing as he used to come in the morning...
"god Armaan stop takling to ur self its not ur fault tht u came early today.....she not late....n plzzz stop talking to ur self" he shouted at himself....when he heard the door opening n knew tht it was her....
"Armaan u here this early.....u could have told me i would have come b4 if u had work..."
"No no its ok.....actually Riddhima m sorry for last night i didn't mean it tht way....please m really really really very sorry...." he said cutely holding his ears..
"its ok Armaan" she said moving towards her sit...
"no Riddhima its not....i made u cry last nit.....n thn see u nt smiling like usual n u didn't evn gave me a wake up call...tht only means tht u still angry with me.....plzzz na i just said tht bcoz of tht stupid Rahul....."
"but Armaan wat evr it was it was true only..." she said getting teary
"no Riddhima its not.....u r not a burden on me n don't ever think like tht got it..."
while she started crying slightly....Armaan went n hugged her...."dont cry Riddhima m with u n always will be....plzzz stop crying...."
"Armaan i miss Rajeev" she said sobbing.....while he got tears in his eyes too......this was the first time tht she said this to him after Rajeev's death....he just rubbed her back n let her take out all her pain she kept with her self.....he knew she would not cry in frnt of her parents.....bt he also knew tht she need a shoulder to cry on tell wat she felt....
"Armaan i understand wat u said yesterday n i know u wer rit.....i need to move on but Armaan i just can't forget him.....he was special to me i loved him....how can i just moce on....its difficult Armaan very very difficult..." she said holding him...
"i know Riddhima it is....bt u need to try n live with it....we all are....Riddhima u have ur whole life ahead may he was not meant to be ur's for ever....maybe he just came in ur life to teach u wat love is.....maybe ther is some one waiting for u....n Riddhima u wont be able to find him till the time u really feel like moving away from Rajeev....n Riddhima bhai would nevr like to see u like this he wanted to see u always happy....u need to do this Riddhima not for urself but for him.....u need to live this life n not just drage urself through it...."
"but wat if i...."
"nothing will go wronge Riddhima....i will always be ther to support u n help u....." he said promising her.....all the pain which she had held in her self for such a long time was now beinging to fade away with the help of armaan.....
Some times talking is the best way to come out of ur grief n pain.....thy stayed liked tht for some time....untill some one knocked on the door n came in....
"ohh m sorry for disturbing.....i'll come later..." Aryan said turning to go back..
"No Aryan its ok come have a sit..."
"hmmm actually the boy said tht u r here so i just.....hmm is something wronge..." he said observing Riddhima's tears....
"No nothing everthing is fine...."
"ohk....u too work here Riddhima"
"Ya she my PA...well i actually to tell u the truth its she who manages most of the thing here....n i needed my best frnd to help me deal with all this work"
"No haan Aryan don't listen to him.....u have no idea how workoholic he have become in past few days....i just do wat he orders me....most of the stuff he only does"
"Riddhima stop being modest ok.....i can't do anything with out ur help n thts true no more arguments..."
"see i told u he just orders" n all 3 luaghed at this.....after a while Armaan n Aryan came back to Armaan's cabin...."so Armaan now cn u tell me wats the issue....y wer u both crying" n Armaan told abt Rajeev...
"m really sorry to hear about Rajeev bhai Armaan....i wished i could have come here..."
"its ok Aryan i can understand....rit now the only thing imp for me is to help out Riddhima"
"don't worry till she has a frnd like u evrything would be fine..."
"bt wat if wen she need me n m not ther....wat will she do thn"
"it wont happen Armaan so now just chill ok....."
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Next few days went by great.....as promised Armaan was always ther for Riddhima.....n the 3 of thm Armaan Riddhima n Aryan bonded greatly....thy used to have lunch together....n thn mostly meet up other for dinner.....Riddhima felt light n clam after talking to Armaan tht day....wer as Armaan he felt a new bond with her now.....unknowing she bcame ther center of everything he used to always think about her....well u can say while making her independant he bcame more depndant on her....
He used to joke with her tease her annoye her so tht she shouts....n actually she started shouting a lot frm the past few days....
"Armaan m sooo going to kill u here i m trying to explain u about the new contract which we might get only if u pay some bloody attention to wat i m saying rather thn thinking about tht girl u just meat last night..."
"well i can't help it she was gorgeous hot sexy n very confident i must tell u..." n he stairred at her...
"now why r u stairring like tht...."
"nothing was just thinking if u cld be soo bold n confident....but i don't think its possible...naa no chance...."
"huh thts ruded Armaan n for ur kind information i m much more bold n confident thn tht cheap girl...."
"hmmm thn y did u say no to Aryan wen he asked u for dinner huh???"
"i....mmm i just..."
"wat Riddhima n i dont think ther is anything wronge in going out for dinner...."
"but Armaan u wont be ther....u going to Delhi for few days right so i just don't feel like going with out u"
"with out me or r u scared of going alone with him Riddhima....n if u r thn b rest assured tht he is a nice guy....plus m always ther u cn call me ny time u wont....if anything goes wronge which i don't think can happen...." actually he himself didn't wanted her to go out with him....but thn he didn't even had any reason to stop her from going.....
"ok fine i'll go thn"
"now tht's like a good girl..."
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Next day Armaan flew to Delhi for the conference for a week.....today it had been 3 days tht he went but in this 2 days he had called her only 1s.....she knew he was busy so even she didn't disturbed him.....but rit now she wanted to talk with him.....she was going for dinner with Aryan....n she was not at all feeling like going....she tired calling Armaan but his cell was switched off...so thn she decided tht she would call him after coming back....
the Dinner was ok.....as thy couldn't even talk properly with out Armaan being ther with him....n wat ever thy talked about was some how related to him.....while the rest of the time thy remain silent.....Aryan tired to make some conversation but he just could do anything....so after dinner he dropped her home....
she went to her room n tired sleeping for a long time but wen she couldn't she picked her cell n dialed Armaan's no she knew it was late but she wanted to talk to him.....she was missing him....after a few rings he anwsered
"Hello" he said sleepily...
"Armaan" she said softly....feeling very happy hearing his voice after so many days....
"Riddhima....is everything ok...."
"ya Armaan everything is fine....y do u always think tht something is wronge with me"
"no its not like tht.....i just didn't accept u to call me this late tht's y" it was 2 in the morning....
"Oh sorry i distured u"
"no no its ok....as it is i wanted to talk to u....so how was ur dinner today"
"hmmm it was ok"
"wat happ Riddhima" he senced tht something was wronge with her
"i just miss u" he smiled hearing tht.....n felt very very happy....
"i miss u too Riddhima....bt wat abt the dinner"
"wat abt it we went ordered eat n he droped me back tht's it"
"wat tht's it.....u guys didn't even talk"
"Armaan i dont know i mean ther was nothing to talk btw us....wen r u coming back"
"it will take some time....i'll let know wen i m sure abt it"
"hmm ok....now sleep we will take later..."
"ya u too sleep now ok n dont sit in ur balcony its very cold out ther"
"how did u know i m sitting ther"
"i know u Riddhima" she smiled hearing this...
"good night Riddhima"
"good night Armaan"
Distance helps people get close to each other......n this distance between thm is one of the ways which will help thm get close to each other....
PART 8
"Raj are u sure abt it....do u think Armaan will agree to this i don't wont u to force anything on him...."
"Shashank don't worry.....he'll agree once he comes to knw abt everything....."
*Knock**knock*
"Dad u called me"
"Yes Armaan come sit......how ws ur trip son" Armaan had just come bck frm Delhi.....n was hell tired but thn Raj had called him to talk something important....
"It was gr888 dad.....presentation went amazing m sure we'll get this contract..." Armaan said smiling....
"I m sure we will.....m proud of u son" he patted his back....
"Dad u wanted to talk something important....."
"Yes Armaan we all want u to get married"
"What..??"
"To Riddhima"
"WHAT...???" he shouted the look of surprise was clearly seen on his face....
"Armaan listen to us"
"whats ther to listen dad.....i can't marry her she was bhai's fianc.....how cn i n m sure she wont agree to this....."
"She said Yes son.....we already asked her...."
"what the hell....m sure u guys must hv forced her.....but soory i can't spoil her life...."
"Armaan we did not force her.....n we wld nt do this if the situation was nt like this....i want Riddhima to get married early...."
"Ok uncle u thinking abt her future tht's good but y me.....u cn find any other nice guy for her.....she doesn't loves me she wont be able to stay with me uncle......"
"U are rit we cn find him someone.....but he will be a complete stranger to her.......do u think she'll be able to stay with him.....Armaan after Rajeev's death the only person she trust n is close to is u....."
"But uncle wats the hurry.....give her sometime i m sure..." but he was cut of by Shashank...
"I don't have time Armaan....m dieing Armaan...."
"What are u saying uncle"
"yes Armaan m dieing.....i just have few months.....i have cancer Armaan last stag" he said with tears flowing down his eyes....
Armaan hugged him tightly.....while tears filled his eyes...
"Does she know abt this...."
"No Armaan.....n i don't wont her to know abt anything.....can u do this for me"
"Ok uncle bt thn to i want to talk to her first.....i don't want her to force herself this.....only thn will i agree"
"Ok son u can go n talk to her.....she'll be at home....we'll stay here till u come back"
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Standing out side the door....Armaan was very nervous......he didn't knew wat he's gonna say.....bt all he knew is tht he wants to talk to her.....wat all he had tought n wat he is doing.....he had come back 2 days b4 frm Delhi n he wanted to surprise her but here he got the biggest surprise.....he rang the bell n waited for her to open.....
"Armaan..." she said totaly surprised....
"hey Riddhima" n he hugged her.....he had missed her a lot....m nw seeing him in front of his eyes smiling her cute innocent smile he felt content.....
"wen did u come back u didn't evn inform me" she said huggin him back.....she had missed him a lot....
"I wanted to surprise u" he said moving in n sitting on the couch in the living room.....while Riddhima got juice for him......
"Riddhima i want to talk to u"
"Armaan i knw wat u wanna talk abt...."
"Riddhima i don't want u to do anything in force ok.....u cn say no ok..."
"Armaan m nt forced"
"Thn y Riddhima...."
"I cldn't say no to thm Armaan.....i knw y dad is doing this....n i don't want to cause him any more pain he had already gone through a lot seeing me hurt"
"How did u come to know..??" he rem shashank told him tht he didn't say anything to her....thn hw cn she knw
"I was cleaning his study.....wen i found his reports...." she said teary....
"Oh Riddhima...." he hugged her as she cried....
"But Riddhima are u sure abt it....wld u be able to stay with me"
"Armaan it's nt only abt me.....i cldn't say no bt u cld....u hd a dream Armaan abt ur life partner...."
"My no dream is bigger thn u Riddhima if u ready for this so m i..."
"n trust me Riddhima....i'll take proper care of u....i wont give reason to cry anymore"
"I trust u Armaan"
Engagement was fixed a day after n wedding 3 weeks later.....life had taken the mst unexpected turn for thm....
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A day after.....on the day of engagement.....Armaan wanted the engagement to be a private affair n tht's y it was held in the Gupta house with only close relatives n friendz present......bt Shashank wanted a grand wedding for his daughter n Armaan had agreed to it.....Armaan n Riddhima wer sitting together
Riddhima's saree ::
Armaan's ::
"U looking really preety Riddhima" Aryan complimented her....
"Thnx"
"Armaan yaar tu kyun aise chup chap baaitha hai.....kuch bolna.....u getting enaged man.....u have only few days of ur azadi.....enjoy thm" Said Rahul in order to cheer up the slight teanse atmosphere
"Rahul yaar maan nai hai u guys enjoy na"
Armaan n Riddhima wer extremely uncomfortable with all this.....thy just cldn't believe wat thy wer doing.....thy didn't knew whether thy wer rit or wrong all thy knew was tht thy had to do this....after some time thy exchanged ther rings n now thy wer official engaged to get married.....
In the evening all ther frndz decided to go out for dinner to change ther mood.....Armaan was happy seeing Riddhima on his side for all this while.....n it felt good tht nw she belonged to him.....he smiled seeing her talking to Muskaan....his only worry was whether Riddhima is forced in this or something......bt she had assured him tht she is fine with this n looking at her he knew she is nt forced in this....
He knew it wld be tough for thm but thn thy had to do this.....thy didn't knew whether wat thy wer doing was rit or wrng....bt nw thy cldn't evn go bck....Armaan promised himself tht he wld take proper care of Riddhima.....he wont let her cry ever again....he knew he felt diff for her....bt wat this feeling was he didn't knew...he always wished for her to be happy, n smile always....when he ws in Delhi he just used to think abt her n her thought wld automatically bring a smile on his face....
"Armaan kahan khogaya hai tu" Rahul said
"Huh...???"
"Armaan ask Riddhima for a dance atleast..."
"Oh ya" he turned to her n asked her for dance n she agreed with a smile.....he lead her to the dance floor
Armaan held her by her waist while her hands went behind his neck....
Kuch khaas hai,
Kuch paas hai,
Kuch ajnabi ehsaas hai,
Kuch duriyan, nazdikiyan,
Kuch hass padi tanhaiyaan,
Kya yeh khumaar hai, kya aitbaar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Haan hai shayad,
Kya yeh bahar hai, kya intezaar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Pyaar hai shayad..
He looked at her n for the first time notice how beautiful she actually is.....he noticed her innocent n pure eyes which reflected her soul.....he had never seen her in this way....Riddhima saw him n admitted how handsome he was looking...
Kuch khaas hai,
Kuch paas hai,
Kuch ajnabi ehsaas hai,
Kuch duriyan, nazdikiyan,
Kuch hass padi tanhaiyaan,
Kya yeh khumaar hai, kya aitbaar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Haan hai shayad,
Kya yeh bahar hai, kya intezaar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Pyaar hai shayad..
He brought her a bit more closed n whispered "U look beautiful" while she felt ticklish ther n giggled slightly.....n she softly whispered back "Thnx" while blushing slightly
Kuch saaz hai jaage se jo the soye,
Alfaaz hai, chup se nashe mein khoye,
Nazrein hi samjhe yeh guftagu saari,
Koi arzoo ne hai angdayi li pyaari,
Kya yeh khumaar hai, kya aitbaar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Haan hai shayad,
Naa inkaar hai, naa iqraar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Pyaar hai shayad'
He twirled her around n got back n held her firmly....when ther eyes met n thy starred at each other.....
Kehna hi kya, mera dhakal naa koi,
Dil ko dikha, dil ki shakal ka koi,
Dil se thi meri ek shart yeh aisi,
Lage jeet si mujhko, yeh haar hai kaisi,
Bukhaar hai, kyu beqraar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Pyaar hai shayad,
Jadoo sawar hai, naa ifteaar hai,
Shayad yeh pyaar hai,
Pyaar hai shayad,
Pyaar hai shayad..
Realizing what she was doing she lowered her head n thought *Y ws i looking at him like this....wat will he be thinking* while he just smiled at her....
Ooo..
Kuch khaas hai,
Kuch paas hai,
Kuch ajnabi ehsaas hai,
Haii..
Ra ra re'na na na
Ra ra ra ra..
Na re na..
Pyaar hai shayad
Pyaar hai shayad
Yahi..
Soon the song ended n thy joined other on the table.....the song had it's effect on thm n this was clearly visible on ther face.....n this did not go unnoticed by ther frndz...who smile in satisfaction....ther plan was working was all thy cld think on seein thm....
PART 9
"Armaan kya soch raha hai" Rahul asked as he saw Armaan lost....
"Armaan" he repeated on nt getting any responce frm him
"Huh??? kya hua" Armaan asked confued...
"Tujhe kya hua hai Armaan....jadse aaya hoon dekh raha hoon....tu kahin khoya hua hai....kya baat hai" he asked...
"kuch nai Rahul....bas soch raha tha ki main sahi kar raha hoon ya galat"
"Kya sahi ya galat"
"Riddhima se shaadi yaar.....m i doing the rit thing"
"of cource u are....n y do u thing tht its nt rit"
"Dekha Rahul....Riddhima ke point se soch do u really think she'll be happy with me....do u think she'll able to stay in this very house wer she was going to stay with Rajeev bhai as my bhabhi.....do u have any idea how she going to feel"
"Armaan i knw it's going to be thogh for her n even she knws tht.....bt Armaan she is doing it rit n tht to without being forced in any ways rit"
"Ya bt she doing this only for uncle bcoz he wants to see her married bt wat abt herself wat abt her happiness...."
"Armaan one thing tht i knw is tht if anyone cn keep her happy is u n only u.....so stop thinking like this if u support her n care for her n try to love her see'll go through everything with out any problem" he tried explainning him.....Rahul knew tht Armaan felt something for Riddhima.....the way he took care of her the way he got worried even if she jst 5 mins late.....the way he wld put her happiness b4 anything else all pointed out tht he felt something for her....n everybody cld see it.....even he deep down knew tht bt he refused to believe it.....
"Hw cn u be so sure"
"i have seen u too.....so i cn tell this u wld take proper care of her"
"I will Rahul bt.....u don't understand this place this house will always remind her of Rajeev bhai....she wont be able to stay.....she loves him yet she wld never be able to move on like this"
"Armaan i understand wat u trying to say all m saying is tht she needs time n ur support u can't jst except her to forget Rajeev rit.....jst support her n make her move on"
"Rahul she doesn't love's me she loves Rajeev bhai"
"N do u"
"I don't lnw Rahul.....i jst don't knw.....b4 it was different we wer best frndz bt nw for some reasons it's all very confusing......i like her bt love tht's nt possible.....i mean come on we are frndz since coll.....i never felt this way for her.....as wat m feeling now.....i always knew tht she belonged to Rajeev bhai n i was happy to have my best frnd as my bhabhi.....bt knw things are diff.....n i fear tht bcoz of all this stupid feeling tht m having, i will even lose her frndshp......which i certainly can't afford to.....i can't lose her"
"U wont lose anything Armaan......n as u say tht b4 it was diff so y don't u accept this diff......"
"Are u sure Rahul...."
"positive Armaan u'll nt mess up anything...." n finaly a small smile came on his face...
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"Riddhiam are u happy" Muskaan asked her as.....Muskaan Riddhima n Anjali sat ther chatting late night....
"Yes Muskaan"
"Per lagta nai hai"
"Muskaan" she said sighing deeply....
"Tu kyun kar rahi hai aisa Riddhima"
"Muskaan hum jo chahte hai wo hume miljai aisa hamesha mumkin nai hota.....Rajeev ko main kabhi nai bhul sakti he was my first love.....per main aapni wajah se mom dad ko aur dukhi nai kar sakti....tu hi soch unhe kaisa lagta hoga aapni beti ko aise dekh ke...."
"Per Riddhima teri khushi bhi to important hai...."
"Muskaan ager main mom dad ko khushi dun isse badi khushi mere liye aur kya hogi.....plus thy wld never think nything bad for me...."
"Aur Armaan ka kya..."
"maine bhi usse pucha tha ki wo aisa kyun kar raha hai....i have reason bt he had none to agree wo mana kar sakta tha....per usne nai kiya pata nai kyun"
"I knw" Muskaan said almst in a whisper...
"Tune kuch kaha"
"Nai kuch nai....chal main to bas yahi chahti hoon ki tum donno hamesha khush raho....per Riddhima Armaan ki khushi tumse hai....please nt for urself or nybody else bt jst for him i wont u to forget ur past n start fresh it will take some time i knw per tume ye Armaan ke liye karna padega u wont to see him happy rit"
"Yes Muskaan i wont him to be happy....aur main puri koshish karungi ki main kabhi usse dukh na dun..."
"Chal thik hai ab so ja kal tujhe Armaan ke saath shopping pe jana hai na"
"haan....good night"
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"Padma maine sahi kiya na"
"Aap ne jo bhi kiya hai bilkul sahi kiya hai.....Riddhima ko Armaan se zyada khush koi nai rakh sakta"
"Bas marne se pehle Riddhima ki shaadi ache se ho jaiye to mere sare sapne pure hojainege"
"Aap aisi baatain kyun karte hai" said a teary Padma
"Padma hum sach ko nazar undaz nai kar sakte.....maine ab kuch hi dinno ka mehman hoon...aur main aapne marne se pehle tume kabhi rote hua nai dekh na chahta"
"....." She jst cldn't say anything.....n hugged him tightly while sobbing....
Riddhima who was passing by ther room heard ther convo n ran away crying on the terrace....she sat ther gazing in the depth of the dark sky as if finding some answer.....on why is life so difficult??? bt she got none....n nw she was sure wat she is doing is Rit.....atlest she cn give this little happyness to her parents.....bt at the same time she felt sorry for Armaan....she knew he is doing all this jst for her....n she even felt guilty tht bcoz of her all his dreams are going to break bt she cldn't do anything....
"M sorry Armaan" she whispered softly....she jst wished tht she wld be a good wife to him....n nt give him ny more trouble....deep lost in her thoughts she slpet ther itself....
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"Are yaar ye Riddhima kitna time lagta hai ek dress try karne main" he said moving frm one end to other....Naina had asked him to take Riddhima out for shopping, so tht thy had been shopping for nearly whole day now.....thy had bought almost everything by nw.....all ther wedding shopping was done....bt right now Armaan had asked her to try on a sexy black dress which he saw.....she was nt ready bt as it was way too small bt thn wen he pleaded her she agreed.....after 5 more mins.....she came out wearing this....
"wow" was his first reaction...
"m going to change it" she quickly turned around to go bt he held her back.....n went close to her.......
"U look beautiful" he said softly....
"Thnx" was all she cld say.....as he was standing far too close to her n the way he was looking at her was making it even more hard for her to say anything....
"Armaan nw cn i go n change it" she said softly trying to distract him......as he was busy starring at her...
"huh?? ya ya sure go n change m waiting for u" he said fumbling abit.....n left her hand while she rushed in the changing room n closing ther door she leaned on it taking a deep breath.....
*shit shit....wat was i doing......wat will she think.....Armaan y the hell wer u starring at her like this.....this is sooo no good for both of u.....think straight n get a grip at ur self.....poor girl was feeling soo awkward......see this ws the thing i m scared of......god plzzz help me......nt do such thing again with her......pata nai kya sochti hogi wo mere bare main* he kept on thinking n cursing him self while she came out to see him mumbling to himself.....
"Armaan chale" she said comeing out....
"haan chalo....ek min tum car main jake baitho main abhi aata hoon" he said on n impulse while she went out......Armaan quickly bought the dress *kuch bhi ho she was looking really goregeous in it.....mayb i cn gift it to her in future.....lets jst take it*
"Kya kar rahe the tume itni der kyun laga di" she asked as he sat in the driver's sit....
"aur ye kya hai" she asked seeing a bag in his hand...
"ye kuch nai kuch nai wo mom ne kuch lane ko kaha tha wahi hai" he threw the bag on the back seat n started the engine b4 she cld aske ny more questions.....thy went out for dinner thn....
"Thnk u sooo much Armaan"
"kis liye" he asked her confused...
"for everything"
"U don't need to Riddhima...." he said putting his hand on her's
Thy silently drove back to the gupta house.....After dropping her Armaan wnet to his house.....Armaan couldnt sleep at all.....he thoughts kept on going back to ther little closeness tht thy shared today....the look on her face.....her sweet bt a bit sad voice kept on ecoing in his mind.....
Next day :: Mehndi n Sangeet Function
Gupta house was totaly busy today.....with all the arrangements n all.....girls wer arranging everything n making everything ready for mehndi.....Mallik family was also going to come.....n finally as else thing was done the door bell rang.....n Mallik family came with the shagun ki mehndi.....
"Riddhima kahan hai.....aaj usse pehli mehndi main hi lagaungi" Naina said..
"aap log baitho main abhi usse niche leke aati hoon" Padma went n came back with a Riddhima dressed in a beautiful pink saree with silver border.....she was looking beautifull....Armaan saw her closely....she had this sweet smile on her face as Naina sat down to apply mehndi....n engaged her in sme random talks....
while the other started dancing n enjoying thm selves.....girls did not miss a single chance to make fun of Armaan....bt he was enjoying it all....bt he kept glancing back at Riddhima weather she was ok or not.....
After the mehndi was done Armaan n Riddhima wer made to sit together....while ther frndz presented some amazing dances n little acts......whole surrounding was filled with fun n joy....ther was no ray of sadness anywer.....thy functions ended with fun n masti.....
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Precape :: AR wedding
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Hey guys here is a Part 9 i knw it's very small n tht to after along time....m really sorry for tht.....i jst hope u all like it....n wat ever confussion u had are solved....do leave ur honest commets abt it.....silent reader plzzz comment or press the thnk u button....
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Edited by crazy_4_karan - 15 years ago
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