PART 5 (SHORT PART...SORRY ) :(
My wife is dead.' armaan told riddhima coldly.'and fyi i have no more intention of ever marrying again.' Without more ado he began walking back towards the house.
For few seconds all riddhima could do was stare after him.she saw shoulders tht were hunched and a stride tht was not his usual determined one.she felt like hell.Wht a stupid question to have asked.Wht must he be thinking?she really had overstepped the mark and wouldn't be surprised if he told her to pack her bag and leave for good.And she did not wanna do tht.she must make amend.hurrying after him,she said,'i m sorry,i didn;t know.I wouldn't have asked if-----
abruptly he stopped and faced her."And u didn't think it would be wise To get ur facts right before passing any stupid judgement?" his tone waS harsher than she had ever heard,dark eyes unfathomable.A tall,proud man,incensed at the way he had been spoken to.
riddhima guessed he was still grieving.It must have been fairly recent.Maybe tht was y he worked such loooong hours,why he didn't seem to be giving his daughter the love and attention tht she needed.He wanted to blot everything out and the only way he could do it was to work himself into the ground.
"I m sorry" she said again,feeling her heart bounce in her chest,feeling a raw kind of pity for him.she wanted to hug him,how ridiculous was tht?she wanted to tell him tht time would heal.she knew how heartbroken she had felt wen her every own mother died.
but he didn't wanna hear those wordz.he wanted minne to be taken care of very well.he had a business to run,he couldn't look after minne all by himself.he'd never had to do it.he was the breadwinner.the MAN of the house.the provider.
"FORGET IT" he growled and heahed towardz his room
this time around riddhima did not follow him instead she swiftly ran up to her own room.she could not help wondering how armaan's wife looked like.there was no photo of her,nothing at all.was tht deliberate? was he the sort of man who couldn't cope with death?pretended it didn't exist?so many questions with no answers.
when riddhima got up the next morning,not surprisingly armaan had already gone to work.She'd not slept well with thoughts of the way she had upset him last night,as she got minne ready for school she gave the girl an extra big hug.
Minne looked so much like her father,with jet black hair and big brown eyes,which were sometimes sad.riddhima knew tht lil girl must be hurting deep down inside,bewildered as well,because how could you really explain to a child of merely five yrs tht her mother would never be coming back?
After droping minne off at school she did some shopping and visited her sister before going back to mallik mansion.Behind the mansion was this row of garages and she had been alloted one for her tiny car and riddhima was urprised to see armaan's sleek balck aston martin already parked there.HE was home! at this time of day?she glanced at her watch.it was scarcely lunch time.
Where have u been?"he growled the second she entered
"i m sorry" she answered "i did not realise i had to keep u informed about my movements.Actually i had gone to see my sister.U did say my free time was during the day wen minne was away.
"I thought i'd take u out for lunch"
riddhima could not hide her shock"ME!!why?" A nanny lunch with her boss? it was unheard-of,specially with a man such as Armaan.
"because we didn't finish our conversation last night"he answered.'but if u'd rather not,then...
"i m sorry about last night.I..ummm
armaan cut her short "the subject's closed.GO and get rid of ur bags.we r leaving in 10 mins"
this meant tht he did not wanna talk about his loss.and she could hardly blame him.people dealt with their grief
differently.Armaan clearly wanted to shut his away.
riddhima scurried to her room.It didn't seem right lunching with him,but who was she to argue?She ran a comb through her hair but didn't bother to change.All she changed was her sandals to a pair of high heels and with a touch of lip gloss and a splash of perfume she was ready.
Riddhima ran lightly down the curved flight of stairs towardz armaan,standing in the huge hallway.
Armaan watched riddhima as she descended the stairs,he watched each steps she took.he looked at the way she pointed her toes,he looked at her slender ankles,at the soft material of her skirt as it brushed against her thighs.His blood whistled through his veins.He watched the movement of her breasts beneath the flowered cotton top and his heart skipped a couple of beats.Then he looked up and caught her eye.
she was smiling,which both surprised and pleased him.Last night he had spoken harshly and regretted it immediately afterwards.She had caught him on the raw.
riddhima was different he thought,totally different.Fiery and spirited without the least interest in him,which made a refreshing change.He was so used to woman hanging on to his every word,fighting to make themselves noticed,trying to trick their way into his bed,tht riddhima was like a breath of fresh air.
he broke his thought as he saw he waiting.
GOOD" he said "a woman who doesn't take hours to get ready.i'm impressed"
"I haven't changed,i hope i'm all right.we r not goin anywhere to posh,are we?
armaan smiled"u r not to worry about anything,u look incredible"
omg did i just say tht.he would have to watch himself cause for god sake it was NOT a date.
He summoned his chauffeur while riddhima was waiting patiently....he led her to out to the waiting bently,
smiling to himself as her eyes widened ,well aware tht his wealth impressed her
she slipped into one side ,he into the other,and they sank into the luxurious cream leather.riddhima was on the edge ,her hands clasped firmly in her lap,her knees and feet togather,her back straight.She hadn't expected the limousine and the chauffeur or she would have changed into something better.
AS the limousine came to a halt armaan told riddhima tht this was his favourite place in the whole wide world
IT had many memories of him,his dad and his childhood...
riddhima looked at him ...for a min she thought tht he was crying but she erased tht thought cause A man like armaan could never cry!! she was so wrong!!
They got down and armaan gave her his hand and she gently placed her hand in his
their hand fitted perfectly together...cliche as it sounds but it DID
AS they entered the beautiful restaurant which left riddhima awestruck
i knw a bad ending but i could not write more
have been caught up with lots of stuff
my dog shiro ...has this weird disease and i want him cured
i loveeeeeeee him :(
and plus i m caught up with all the work in school
the dramatics ...the debate and everything :O
but i will update as soooon as possible
hope u loveeeeeeeeee the next part
and plzzz do comment
love sanjana
<3
Edited by sanjana shah - 15 years ago