Part 12,
ARMAAN
I am driving my car at the speed of 40 mph. yeah I know it's dead slow but man what could I do? I mean like I am taking Riddhima home. Whose home? Armaan mallik's home. All this time she took me for mallik empires manager but now, how will she react when she'll come to know that I am not just a mere manager but damn I am the heir of the empire. She'll be shocked! Really shocked and then she might tell that she loves me and will love me till her last breath and all those corny dialogues like that bitch used to say once upon a time. I am talking about Natasha Rai, my ex girlfriend' man I loved her like anything. She was gorgeous like one of those bollywood actresses. Fine. She had soft, creamy skin and hazel eyes. Her hair was dark shade of brown, long and curly. But now when I think about her, her beauty seems so bland in front of her riddhima's electrifying charms who swept me off my feet when I first saw her and still does. Yeah I know you must be like what a 'thali ka baingan' I am. First I talk about how I hate Riddhima and now am comparing her with my ex who I used to like once upon a time. See I again forgot the main topic. That's what Riddhima has done to me, I mean like all the time I think about her. When she is eating I see how elegantly she holds the spoon in her petal like fingers and laugh mouthful. God she even looks gorgeous when she laughs with her mouth full of dhal and rice. Usually I would have hated when people talk while eating but for some odd reason I admire the way Riddhima does everything. Even how she eats. Gosh! I need to visit a physiatrist. The way she is always happy and even makes other people happy is her best quality. No I am definitely not saying that madam gupta is perfect. Heck she has got a pocket full of bad habits and some hideous desires, take for example the plane bit where she got drunk just cuz it was her childhood dream. Man that line cracked me up. Okay now am looking like an idiot grinning like that. God Riddhima is giving me that look which she always gives when other people are laughing and she don't get the joke.
"what are you grinning at?", she asks potitely. Okay now that's a change cuz usually she can't even spell polite never mind being one. I guess the Nepal trip is doing wonders to her. She's so changed. U know the biggest shock which I am still trying to get over is that she hasn't swore in the past 5 hours. She has either cried or stayed quite. Now usually I would wait for such miracle to happen that princess Riddhima is not speaking, but today I am feeling kind of empty. You know the feeling you get when you have missed one of your daily routines. Guess now riddhima's gaaliyaan and listening to her lists of hot maals are one of my daily routine. Even in the class she talks about how her chemistry partner was so hot. Gosh can you believe this girl. I mean, armaan mallik, such a hot guy is sitting in front of her and she is on about how hot her chemistry partner was. Uske chemistry partner ki to. How can she find that show off robby hot? I feel like puking now literally. Hot and him? Did the definition of hot just got swapped with the definition of tramp? No wonder *sigh*
"are you ignoring me?", Riddhima asked clicking her fingers in front of me and I could have sworn that I saw the glimpse of old Riddhima back. That's it! Now I am bringing my old Riddhima back and I know just the way. Muhahaha. I regain my posture of arrogant armaan back which I usually show in front of hot girls.
"tumhe kaun ignore kar sakta hai Riddhima ji. Kiski itni majaal jo mahan aatma Riddhima ko ignore kar sake", I said in one of those melodramatic pose which I just learnt from one of the bollywood movies rahul made me see. Such a headache it was but ooh well atleast I learned some nice dialogues from it.
"huh? Wat did you just say?" she asked looking completely agast. Haha offcourse I expected such a reaction. Afterall she must have gotten used to see nice armaan from the past few hours. But sorry babes, to bring you back; I have to be the armaan you always wanted to throw outside our office window.
"never mind. Tumhe samjhane betha to ho gayi subah yahi car mein bethe bethe.", I said while mocking her.
'Come on Riddhima give some nice retort which has the power to zip anyone's mouth up. Come one babes.', I prayed in my mind but looks like my stars aren't with me today.
"I am sorry armaan I shouldn't have talked to you like that"
"huh?"
"I said I am sorry"
"aren't you gonna give me some taunty reply which will make me look like a fool?"
"no armaan jo tumne mere aur meri family ke liye kiya hai, I will always be indebted to you", she said smiling genuinely. Now usually I would go flat on that smile and smile back at her like a smitten teenager but right now, I look like as if I have seen a ghost. Riddhima is changed man and one thing is for sure, to bring old Riddhima back, is not going to be a piece of cake.
RIDDHIMA
Great! Armaan is back into his arrogant mode. I thought armaan is changed and I was so closed to pour my heart out to him when he hugged me in the parking lot. But thank god I didn't otherwise I bet armaan would have mocked my emotions. How could I forget that he is the same armaan who is always mean to me. Okay now this is also true that I have settled the score with him and had been a pain in the neck for him, but yaar when he started to become so nice to me, I started getting those butterflies in my stomach. Yes cheesy it may sound but it's true. I swear on my mum's smelly plants. Crap mum. I miss her already! My eyes have started to well up again. No no I don't wanna cry again and definitely not in front of armaan. He might think what a water tank I am who always cry. You know that's the problem with me, I can get happy really quickly and get sad really quickly aswell. I am so weird. Oh god ab mujse kaun shadi karega? Shadi se yaad aaya armaan ke parents ko hum kya kahenge about the matras we chanted for those kamine cursed ladoos? I guess kuch bhi nahi. Yeah acha hi hoga agar hum yeh baat kisi se na kahe. But man shadi to hui haina and armaan has already started to fulfill his duty as a hubby. Maybe no one has realized that but I have. He was always there for me when I needed someone so badly. He was there for me. just me'. but then why did he change his behavior towards me. oh god I am gonna cry again. I want my nice wala armaan back. Yes now I won't answer back to him and hopefully kamina firse acha ban jayega. But how can I forget my responsibilities towards armaan and maybe his family? Even though armaan don't take me as his wife, but I will fulfill every uhm whats that word, yeah kartavya, every duty of a wife. Just learnt that word from the new hindi serial I saw with muskaan last week. Gosh so much rona dhona in that serial!
Armaan turned his car towards a really posh area where there were these big big bunglows, not wait not bunglows but rather mansions. He stopped his car in front of a big mansion which looked like the a mansion which I saw on TV the other day. Talk about wealth! Gosh I always had a dream to live in a mansion like that but why is this ghanchakkar honking his black lamborgirni in front of the gates. It's not like the gates will open.
And I was wrong. Like magic, the big gates open and armaan drove in the gigantic mansion which had a fountain right in the middle of the massive front garden.
"wow", escaped my mouth. Armaan started to grin looking at my mouth slightly opened. I quickly closed my mouth to prevent myself looking like a fool.
He grabbed our bags and took the girls to the white main door. I followed him like a sheep. But seriously how can someone be so rich? And how can armaan be so rich. Maybe be he just won a lottery and didn't tell me about it. Kaunsi waali khareedi hogi?
TING TONG
Armaan rung the bell and waited impatiently while grinning excitedly. Looking at his monkey like face, even sarina started to grin followed by simin. Oh my god I look so stupid now, shall I join them or just stand there looking like a fool.
"whats so funny?", I asked suddenly. All 3 of them looked at me and stopped laughing.
"am excited Riddhima. Aren't you?", armaan said while smiling. Haye that smile jispe mein hamesha latto ho jaati hu and as expected, I also started to smile back. Don't ask why cuz I myself don't know. Noooo god I am going mad.
Suddenly the door opened and two figures appeared on the door with a thali in their hands. Oh god don't say we are having our dinner on the door step. ARMAAAN KAMINEEEEE
"welcome beta", said the middle aged lady who still had her charms. Hmm no wonder armaan is so handsome. Riddhima focus plz darling.
"Riddhima meet my mum and dad", armaan said and I smiled. Oooh sasuma and sasurji. They look nice people. I stepped ahead and stood beside armaan. She started to take my aarti with the thali. Now I get it, that thali wasn't for our dinner but for aarti. See told you they nice people.
ARMAAN
I wanted to suicide that time. What the hell is mum doing? Taking arti like really. No no god don't say mum is gonna treat Riddhima like a bahu. God she doesn't even know that Riddhima is her bahu and still acting like one of those people from hindi serial. I wonder why didn't Riddhima asked me any questions yet about me having such a big house. Okay armaan time to tell her your tale which you made in the car. Hope she believes me.
"meet them Riddhima, Mr and Mrs Mallik", I said in one breath. Lets wait for the explosion to happen.
"WHAT? M..MA...MALLIK?" she blurted out. I could see her legs shaking and her head slightly swirling to and fro. Is she gonna faint? I quickly ran and stood behind her just incase she falls.
"haan beta mallik. Kyo armaan ne tumhe bataya nahi?", dad asked looking perplexed at his wife then armaan. I gave them a look which they quite easily recognized and gave me a deadly look back. Please I begged them through my expression and they gave me a disapproving look,
"haan Riddhima I live with malliks. My parents died in a car accident when I was small and ever since billy dad kept me in their house like you have kept simin and sarina", I said pretending to be glum. I purposely made reference to simin and sarina cuz I know that then she'll surely believe me.
"oh how sweet of them.", bingo Riddhima believed me. wow man she's so bholi bhali sometimes. I saw my dad coming towards me and suddenly he pulled me into a tight embrace,
"well armaan is like our own son nahi?", dad said with dripping sarcasm and pulled me even closer which caused me to choke a bit. He patted my back or rather gave me a hard smack.
"beta yeh natak tujhe bohot bhari parega", he whispered into my ears while gritting his teeth.
"dad waqt aane par mein usse sab kuch bata dunga", I whispered back hoping that he would leave me and let me breath. I swear if he don't leave me in to the next 10 seconds I am gonna pass out right here right now. He loosened his grip and finally let me go. Gosh is he a dad or dushman? Abhi maar hi daalte muje.
"Riddhima come I'll show you your room. It's next to armaan's so that you both can have a chit chat whenever you like", mum said cheerfully taking Riddhima away leaving my princesses behind for me. looks like she and riddhima are gonna have a good time together. and how can i forget mum will find her perfect saas bahu gossip partner in riddhima.
"aww come here princesses I'll show you your room. Disney princess wala room", i came upto the girls as they were looking around the large hall with their jaws slightly dropped.
"plincess wala?"
"aur nai to kya? Round bed bhi hai"
"pink colour ka?", first time I heard simin getting into a conversion. I was happy to see her opening up finally. She was usually quiet and only spoke to Riddhima which kinda worried me, but now I felt relaxed. God I am finally getting sisters. I am so happy that I can kiss Riddhima right here right now for adopting them and bringing them here with us. The thought of kissing Riddhima gave me goose bumps and the tingling feeling in the pit of my stomach again. Cheesy it may sound but true! let the journey begin...
Guys I wrote this part in first person cuz I believe that by writing in first person you can personally relate urself to the character. Hope you like it. I know nothing much happened but I just wanted to clear everything in this part. About Natasha you'll learn slowly slowly. Jaldi kya ha?😆
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