One Less Lonely Girl (AR) Part5 Page11 - Page 6

Part 4: In the evening, everyone is in the hall looking at photos of boys for Riddhima.

Sadhna: Mahi, yeh ladka teek hain.

Riddhima: 'If you say so.'

Rhea: C'mon, aap log jaante hain Mahi shaadi nahin karna chahti toh phir aise photo kyun dekhrahi hain.

Raj: Kabhi na kabhi shaadi karni hee hain isse.

Suddenly Armaan and Amit came down.

Amit: Yeh sab kya horaha hain?

Jai: Ladko ke photos dekhrahe hain, Mahi keliye.

Armaan: KYA?

Everyone looked at him.

Armaan: Erm.............mera matlab...................good...............achcha hain...........erm.........yeah.

Amit: Very good.

Armaan: Er.......Jai....tujhse baath karni thi. Ek minute....

Jai got up, Armaan took Amit and him to the side out of earshot.

Armaan: Dekh meri ek choti si.....erm.....request hain. Tu Riddhima ki shaadi ke baare mein kuch derr ruk sakhta hain.......baath yeh hain ki you know baath pakki hojayegi, phir Riddhima ko uss ladke ko waqt dena parega ek dusre ko jaane keliye phir shaadi and all. Uss sab mein bohot waqt chala jaata hain aur uss waqt mein main Riddhima ka ilaaj nahin karpaonga....shaadi ke baad toh obviously not........shaadi ke baad ilaaj kar sakhta tha agar woh shaadi mujhe kar rahi hoti lekin........

Armaan quietened down after he saw Jai's uncertain glance looking at him after the last the last few words.

Jai: That's not the point....Mahi bol nahin sakhti.......iski vajja se ladka dhundhna mushkil hain........

Armaan: No worries. Main ek bohot achchi wedding bureau ko jaanta hoon, lekin ek baar mujhe uska ilaaj karne de, ho sakhta hain uski awaaz wapas aajaye uske baad toh khaam yun ho jayega. Right?

Amit nodded and Jai thought about it.

Jai: OK.

Jai turned around and went off. Armaan turned around and gave a kerching which was noticed by Amit.

Amit: Yeh tu- oh my God!

Amit pulled Armaan into the kitchen near them.

Amit: Tere aur Mahi ke beech kya......

Armaan: Kya bakwas kar raha hain tu? Riddhima.......

He turned around to be facing the wall not Amit.

Armaan: She's.........woh..........woh mere dost ki behen hain.

Amit rolled his eyes. He thought of a way to make Armaan spit it out. He went and put his hands on his shoulders.

Amit: Dost bhai samaan hota hain, aur agar dost bhai ho toh zaahir si baath hain dost ka behen bhi teri behen hogi........

Armaan: What nonsense? Riddhima meri behen kaise hogi? Woh toh........Jai mera bhai bhi nahin hain jo main uski behen ko apni behen maanu.

Amit: Lekin maane mein problem kya hain?

Armaan: Tu.......kehna kya chahta hain?

Amit: Main kuch kehna nahin chahta........main sirf haan ya na sunna chahta hoon.

Armaan: Shut up Abhi! Aisa kuch nahin hain.......I think.

Abhi: Tu nahin batayega mujhe, toh main Jai ko jhaake bata doonga ki Riddhima ka 'dulha search' jaari rakhe. Yeh Jai nahin jaanta lekin main jaanta hoon ki tu kisi bhi haal mein apni ilaaj karta hain lekin patient ki khushi kabhi kurbaan nahin karte.

Armaan: Itna bara paragraph tu mujhe kyun suna raha hain?

Abhi: Main Jai ko bataon ya nahin?

Armaan: OK fine! I like her. A lot.

Abhi gave a high pitched scream which made Armaan turn around in shock thinking it was a girl who heard them.

Armaan: Tu ladkiyon ki thara kyun chilaata hain? God, I almost had a heart attack.

Abhi: Tu? Aur woh bhi Riddhima se.

Armaan: What's wrong in that?

Abhi: Tu, ek saru professor aur Riddhima, ek shaitan bachi. Ab ek saru professor aur ek shaitan bachi ke beech kabhi bhi ek achcha rishta ho yeh mumkin nahin hain.

Armaan: Main saru professor kyun hoon? Maine aisa kya kiya jo tu mujhe ek saru professor maanta hain?

Abhi: Tu baath se bhatak mat.............but if you say so......your in love.

Armaan blushed badly and hid his face in Abhi's shoulder. Abhi rolled his eyes and raised his eyebrows.

Abhi: And apparently I scream like a girl.

The next morning, Armaan was in the balcony looking at Riddhima aiming Bandya with the water sprinkler. Abhi came over.

Abhi: Tu Riddhima se poochega ya nahin?

Armaan: Kya?

Abhi: Haadse ke baare mein.

Armaan: Uske saath gehri dosti ki zaroorat hain. Ek dost apne dusre dost ke saath sab kuch baat tha hain, Rhea Riddhima ki sabse achchi dost hain, lekin aaj thak Riddhima ne Rhea ko nahin bataya, mujhe kya batayegi?

Abhi: Toh tu kya karega?

Armaan thought about it for a moment. He looked at Riddhima using her hands to talk to Jai. Suddenly it struck Armaan what to do........he went to Rhea.

After dinner Riddhima was clearing up her desk in her room. She opened the door after she heard a knock to see Armaan standing there.

Armaan: Hi.

Riddhima: 'Aap yaha.'

Armaan: Haan tumse baath karni thi.

Riddhima nodded smiling. She stopped nodding and looked at him shocked.

Riddhima: 'Aap main jo kehrahi hoon woh samajhte hain.'

Armaan: Haan, infact main sab kuch samajhta hoon.

Riddhima: 'Kaise?'

Armaan: Rhea ne sikhaya.

Riddhima: 'Wow! Rhea aur bhai ko 4 mahine lage seekhne keliye aur aapko sirf 4-5 din.'

Armaan: Haan, lekin woh log toh kitaab se seekh rahe thei, maine ek experienced ladki se seekha. Speaking of Rhea and Jai, kya tumhe -

He stopped midway and looked around the corridor. He stepped into her room and closed the door. Riddhima looked at him. He turned around.

Riddhima: 'Kya hua?'

Armaan: Main yeh kehraha tha, tumhe aisa nahin lagta Jai aur Rhea ke beech........

Riddhima smiled.

Riddhima: 'Right on track m'boy! Mujhe kabhi bhi nahin laga ki koi notice karega, I mean woh dono humesha ek dusre ke saath aise behave karte hain jaise ki hum sab bohot bewakuf hain.'

Armaan: Exactly. Rhea ne tumhe kabhi nahin bataya ki woh Jai se pyaar karti hain, lekin woh karti hain.

Riddhima:'Exactly.'

Armaan: Aur woh tumhari dost. Sabse achchi dost.

Riddhima: 'Haan. Maine usse apne baare mein sab kuch bataya, kyunki mujhe bharosa hain ki woh kisi ko nahin batayegi. Aur woh, mujhe apne baare sirf woh sab bata ti hain jo sab ko pata hain."

Armaan smiled at her innocence. Riddhima looked at him for agreement.

Armaan: Usse aisa nahin karna chahiye tha.

Riddhima: 'Tum kya kehte ho, Rhea ya bhai se sach zabardasti nikaale ya nahin.'

Armaan: Don't you dare. Lekin hum agar unhe guilty feel karwaye toh woh khud batayenge.

Riddhima: 'Woh kaise.'

Armaan: Agar main yeh natak karoon ki main Rhea se pyaar karta hoon aur usse batadoon toh woh khud mujhe batayega. Kyunki woh Rhea ke baare kya yeh sun payega?

Riddhima smiled at his plan.

Riddhima: 'You know main yeh pehle karti lekin you know woh mera bhai hain, aur bhai behen ka pyaar usse ajeeb nahin lagega.'

Armaan: Yeah right (!) Toh kal main Jai ko "confront" karoonga apni "feelings" ke baare mein. Right?

Riddhima nodded.

Armaan walked to the door. He turned around.

Riddhima: 'Good night.'

Armaan: You too.