….It’s Not Time Yet….(finalpt 8 pg 21 )pmz later!! - Page 18

Epilogue - The time that has come

"Armaan, why are u taking so much time…" she moved towards his room, after having waited for him for almost fifteen minutes. "Nothing, nothing riddhima" he said immediately turning towards the room as he heard the nearing footsteps. He knew riddhima was coming up to get him. He hid the photoframe he was looking at admiringly. It was of his with akhil and riddhima. "armaan"she stressed with her hands on her hips. "what!! I was just setting my hair" he said innocently. "Setting hair or covering ur grey hair"she laughed. "Hey!! I have long time come on terms with that fact. U need not mock me with that." "oh! Really, then what was it yesterday taking one hour to colour ur hair checking for each grey hair. Huh!" she lauhed once again at him. "Huh! We are getting late" he stomped out of the room huffing at her. She smiled at his cute childishness. He has been lately acting as a child and when asked he wuld say, "well old age is second childhood, free from all responsibilities. Though I am just 55, I am just enjoying this second childhood a little early" .

There was nothing for her to say as what he said was right, though she culdn't be like him, she was trying to loosen herself up for her second childhood herself.

She has moved back three years back that is when he was 52 and their son was 22. he got married that year to his love of two years. That's when riddhima felt it was time for her to go back to armaan, who wuld need a companion in his old age as she needed. She also wanted to give privacy to his son but the main reason was armaan.

She smiled back at his retreating figure.

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"Khushi, khushi. Where are you??" he shouted for his wife in the house filled with people who has come for the naming ceremony of his daughter. They were his relatives, the close ones keeping themselves busy in one work or the other and the others waiting for the ceremony to be started. "Akhil..where's my granddaughter. Haven't seen her till now" his mother-in-law asked looking to find her daughter too. "Hey, mil. I am too searching for them. Ur daughter surely hid her somewhere fearing of all the people here. U know how she feel?" he said mischeviously.

"hmm……akhil. Just stop fooling around and look in ur room. She might be there." She pulled his ears making his cry with pain. "Oww,oww. Mil stop that. Ya! I am going to the room now" he said moving to his room.

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"Oh! God u are finally here. I was searching for u the whole time. Hey!! What are u doing with my little princess." He asked moving towards the bed where his wife khushi was with their daughter. "ha, nothing making her wear something special for special occasion." She said trying to make the gown move over her daughter's head, who was wailing. "Hey, hey. Leave her. She doesn't need anything special to wear but something comfortable. Keep that extra layered gown and just make her wear these. She looks beautiful in whatever she wears. So don't make her cry with all those dresses " he said throwing the smooth dress. "AKhil, today is special.we are naming her. Don't u think she would look like a princess in this."she said whining a little at her over caring husband. "No, as I said she looks as princess in all dresses. I don't want to see her tears now for that stupid dress. Just make her wear it." He said little strictly this time. He can never see his daughter cry. If it was for food or something it was ok but making her cry for such things, he never approved it. "Ok, ok mr. akhil. Now don't scream at me" she said raising her hands surrendering. "You are so sweet baby" he just kissed her as their daughter giggled. "u know ur moods change so quickly. It's quiet weird." She said making her daughter wear the dress. "well it isn't. I just control my emotions depending on the situation. I know not to go overboard, n I know u wuld listen to me like that" he said kissing her neck. "Ha, it was only that today I am in festive mood, next time u talk to me like that and I will just kick u out of the room, u wuld have to sleep on the couch all night. I warn u" she said with a light anger pointing at him. "I wuld never take things that far, will I because…" he moved closer to her huskily whispering in her ear making her bend backwards"my back pains…….." he chuckled at her weakend expressions and got up kissing their daughter who was laying by their side giggling at them her hands playfully up. He laughed moving out of the room, while khushi sat up all angry making huffing noise. "Why did u come here first of all." She shouted back at him. "all to ruin my mood. Idiot, moron,good for nothing huh" she cursed him under her breath. "Oh! Well I came to take u down, here u were torturing my poor baby and there ur mother is torturing poor me."he said leaning by the door coming back remembering why he came back. "I will kill u akhil" she ran towards him with their daughter as he ran off laughing while their daughter also enjoyed her ride.

They ran all over the house while they were their relatives giggling, loving the site and few awws and ohhs as they felt the pure love of the young couple. "oho! I think we should run away riddhima with the speed they are coming at us" armaan chuckled saying it as they stood at the door towards which the young couple were darting to. "armaan please shut up" she shot him a glare while she saw her son running towards their direction, she stood their looking at him in deep concentration and caught him suddenly giving him no chance to escape as he seemed to pass by them . "Oh! Mom leave me. Your sweety will kick me." "ow, oww" he shouted as her mother twisted his ears saying " u must have done something naughty now it is tiem for her to get her revenge dear" she smirked evilly at him while khushi reached the spot panting, an evil smile on her face. "Ok, OK time for some peace, it's pooja time" khushi's mother shouted to gather all the people for the event to be started. "I LOVE U MIL" he mouthed at his mother in law while she gave him a warning look. "U are not getting off too soon my son." Riddhima said warningly glaring at his son while khushi stood beside her giving her a side hug and a thankyou in her ear. She gave a deadly look to akhil " I will have my revenge for all u did akhil. And it wuld be a little too sweet for u to handle dear" she said smirking mischievously at him. "in ur dreams baby" he moved towards the pooja. Leaving khsuhi with riddhima. "we will have your revenge dear, now lets get to the pooja" she said lightly to her daughter.

When first khushi learned that riddhima wuld be moving out of the house to armaan's after their marriage she felt bad, she felt that riddhima didn't like her and was moving away. She might have some problem with her. When she faced akhil with what was on her mind he answered her assuringly, " khushi my mom has nothing against you. U don't know abt my parents and he told her the whole story adding at the end "my mom always wanted to be there for him because she loved him but she didn't want to push herself on him initially but later she was scared of the effect on me when I wuld face the same rejection and neglection she has faced herself, she left him for me. She always wanted to be with him but she culdn't for one reason or the other, she finally got to do it this time when she feels he wuld need her now. This is what she has been waiting for all these years and I am really happy she has finally got what she was wishing for. She loves u as she loves me never doubt her." She felt a little reassured at that but still had doubts which all got vanished as she felt the love showered on her by riddhima, the way she treated her and the love showered finally made her realize of her love towards her.

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"MOM" he whispered from behind her as she stood in his childhood room looking around. The house was almost empty with the occasion ending and all the relatives left the house. "Akhil" she sighed and sat on the bed. Akhil kneeled on the floor his head in her lap. She softly ran her hands through his hair. "what happened mom?" he asked softly. "nothing, thinking of how the time went off so fast. U grew up so quickly and now u are a father urself." She said. "so is it good or not" he jokingly asked. "well surely good for u to know, u wuld realize how much trouble u were now that u have ur own baby" she said slapping his back jokingly. "Hey, mom nothing against my princess" he pounted. "haha, nothing at all" she lovingly stroked his hair. "She makes u feel special doesn't she."

"so u are happy right?"he asked concerned. "Yes,always. Thanks to my thoughtful son"they laughed together enjoying the warmth of each other. As she patted him to sleep in her lap while he snuggled closer to his mom, feeling the warmth of a mother,the love and affection.

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"Emotional mom and son. Don't u think" he chuckled with his daughter in law standing by the door watching the duo.