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Part 4

Basketball court

Armaan is thinking about how to ask Ridhima why she was crying whilst playing with the ball while Ridhima is sitting on the benches deep in thought...

Armaan: soch Armaan soch... hmm...Ridhima...Ridhima abhe oii (on getting no response Armaan looks at the ball in his hand and then at Ridhima) idea...(Armaan throws the ball directly at Ridhima's head and smiles...Ridhima who was in deep thought felt something hit her head hard and looked up to see a grinning Armaan moving towards the basketball he had just hit at her)Bulls eye (winks)

Ridhima: what the heck... Armaan what was that for...? (Giving him daggers)

Armaan: voh actually i called you three four times but you wasn't responding toh i thought...

Ridhima: toh you thought you should hit me with the ball what an IDIOT...tum Nah...Your just too much

Armaan: why thankyou... (Bowing)...Ridhima why were you crying?

Ridhima: (still angry at Armaan for throwing the ball at her) tumse matlab.

Armaan: Ridhima yaar okay I'm sorry (adorable smile)...now will you tell me please.

Ridhima: its okay...Aur waise there's nothing to tell... can we just go inside please...

Armaan: Ridhima there's allot to tell...fine tum aise nahin mane vali right toh teek hain i challenge you 1 on 1 basketball match first one to score wins...deal...(puts forward his hand)

Ridhima: (trying to avoid the challenge) yeh right your obviously going to win kyunki mujhe basketball kelna nahin aata (smirks)

Armaan: jhooti...Muskaan told me you rock at basketball...aur waise lets make it interesting...if i win you tell me everything i want to know and if you win I'll do whatever you say okay..

Ridhima: (cursing muskaan) FINE...lekin think again...I've never lost aur i can say anything aur phir your going to HAVE to do it... (Grins)

Armaan: it's on sweetheart... lekin remember you have to tell me EVERYTHING i want to know... (Winks and grins)...

They both take their places and start the match. Both are really impressed at how well the other plays. When Ridhima gets the ball and tries to shoot Armaan jumps and grabs the ball before it goes in. Now finally Armaan has the ball he aims from quite some distance away from the basket. Ridhima thinks he's being stupid and stops tackling him because she thinks its impossible to get a basket from this distance Armaan finally shoots and ...The ball goes in the basket...

Armaan: Bulls eye... (Turns towards an extremely shocked Ridhima and grins)...so basket when would you like to tell me EVERYTHING kyunki abhi humaare paas time nahin...Lesson starts in 5 mins...

Ridhima: tumne cheating ki...itne door se koi basket kaise ... it's impossible... aur waise bhi I'm not telling you anything...

Armaan: Maine cheating nahin ki...aur basket it's not impossible because everything's possible for Armaan Mallik...(dimpled smile) aur yeh right madam we had a deal aur do you really think I'm going to let you back out... you can forget about it..Aur waise if you had won you would have made me do whatever you say so it's only fair...anyways we'll talk later come on lesson time... (he grabs her hand and they rush off to their biology class)

Biology class

Rahul: Arre guy's yeh dono kahan Gaye...Nick will be here any minute...

Everyone was gathered around table 5 waiting for Armaan and Ridhima...There was 5 minutes till class starts and they had gone for a good 15 minutes...Rahul was just about to text Armaan when they hear some noises and look towards the door and there stood Ridhima and Armaan bickering...

Ridhima: Armaan my name is Ridhima...Yeh basket kya laga rakha hain...you moron

Armaan: excuse me basket mujhe pata hain that your names Ridhima... aur i am not a moron...aur waise bhi basket sounds cool and unique..aur you do realise I'm still going to call you it whether you like it or not so get used to it (throws his dimpled smiles, winks and walks off towards the gang)

Armaan: hey guys what did i miss... (Smiles)

Rahul: nothing...lekin we definitely missed something...what happened?

Muskaan: i'm guessing she didn't tell you... i know Ridhima she tends to keep everything locked in...

Armaan: well she (Anjali interrupts)

Anjali: omg did she tell you what was bothering her...

Armaan: not exactly... (Armaan starts narrating what happened at the bbcourt meanwhile Ridhima comes and takes her seat beside Armaan and gives him death glares while he sees this through the corner of his eyes and his smile widens)

Muskaan: you HIT my bsf with a basketball on the head... (Glaring)...Aur Ridzie YOU LOST... that's a shocker..

Armaan: one second bsf what's that...and obviously this is me we are talking about...I'm basketball champ... (Wide grin)

Before muskaan could answer back nick entered the class and everyone went to their assigned seats and started doing the work he set. It was nearly the end of the lesson and nick had just announced that he will be giving everyone a homework project which should be done in pairs.

Nick: okay guys i have chosen the pairs and i will now announce them and just so i make myself clear no one mean no one (looks at Sheena in specific) can change their partner okay...Ok so here's the pairs:

Rita and James

Nikkita and muskaan

Nupur and Gunjan

Sheena and Samrat

Atul and Anjali

Armaan, Ridhima and Rahul

Nick: The assignments should be handed in to me by next week Friday any late assignments will not be marked am i clear

Everyone: yes sir

Nick: you can all leave now thankyou

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Armaan: so basket when should i collect you

Ridhima: why would you collect me... i mean what for

Rahul: obviously for the project ridz

Ridhima: ooh voh actually guys ermm...voh (Ridhima became nervous, she didn't know how to tell them that her parents probably wouldn't let her go to their place all alone...she looked at Armaan nervously...Armaan who seemed to have understood what she was trying to say saw muskaan and stopped her)

Armaan: oii churail... (Muskaan gives him evils) okay calm it women peace (doing the peace sign) anyways muskaan tell everyone to meet up at your house by 6 I'll come to collect you all okay..Here's mine and Rahuls number just in case text me the address okay

Muskaan: Armaan why we going to your place...

Armaan: voh actually miss BASKET gupta is hesitant on coming alone to do the project so i thought why not invite all of you...It'll be fun..And we can all help one another on their projects nah so what say... (Both muskaan and Ridhima smile)

Muskaan: sure...but your parents will be cool with it and all Nah... (All the gang had now gathered up together outside in the car park)

Rahul: Arre yaar are parents are cool...They won't have a problem aur waise bhi we are getting together to study not party so it's cool...anyways chal Armaan...

Armaan: (was thinking something) Atul... tum ghar ja kar kya karoge

Atul: Armaan mere bhai yeh kaisa sawaal hain..

Armaan: nahin yaar i meant are you busy...

Atul: nahin toh kyun?

Armaan: toh Atul why don't you come with us Nah... i mean you can hang about with us nah...vaise bhi ghar ja kar kya karoge... (Smiles)

Atul: (smiles) are you sure i mean

Rahul: don't be stupid Atul chal... girls do you lot want a lift home(all the girls shake their heads the boys carry on insisting however the girls as adamant as they are don't give up so the boys give up and with this both Atul and Rahul say there byes and start walking towards their car)

Armaan who was about to go behind them stops and turns around and starts walking towards basket he stops right beside her and bends down a bit closer to her ear...Ridhima who was standing wondering what he's up to shivers...)

Armaan: basket don't forget about our deal okay...tonight my house i want to know EVERYTHING okay sweetheart...( moves away from her ear winks at her and starts walking towards his car with his front facing them... swirling his keys between his fingers with a huge grin plastered on his face)

*****

Evening

Muskaan: Omgoosh...hai mein mar jawaan...that's adorable haina ridz...

muskaan had rang Rahul and told him to come and collect them from Ridhima's house... the girls had just entered the house and came face to face with a family portrait they all stared at it with awe... in the family portrait there was an handsome man sitting holding a cute but slightly scared baby with dark grey eyes beside the man sat an exceptionally beautiful women clutching an extremely cute baby with a mischievous sparkle in his blue/grey eyes and wide dimpled smile... Rahul who had just entered the house from parking his car saw all four girls staring at their family portrait and smiled he should have known smiling to himself he left the girls and went to find Armaan and Atul.

Games room

Rahul entered the games room to see Armaan and Atul sitting on the couch sipping Pepsi and laughing... he walked towards them and flung himself in between them with a loud sigh both Armaan and Atul looked at each other and then around the room confused... Atul who had know become even more comfortable around them spoke up

Atul: abhe oii Rahul larkiyan kahan hain? ... tu unhe lehne gaya tah nah toh kahan hain voh?

Rahul: abhe yahan hi hain Nah... (Smiling to himself)

Armaan: oii earth to Rahul... kahan hain we don't see them...aur tujhe kya hua hain tum aise idiot ki Tara smile kyun kar rahe ho

Rahul: guys there downstairs... jao dekho phir tum dono bhi aise idiot ki Tara smile karoge..(Rahul smirked)

All three of them got up and left the room making their way down stairs... on reaching downstairs Armaan asked Rahul again

Armaan: Rahul ke Bache kahan hain larkiyan...pagal to nahin hogaya (confused)

Rahul signalled Armaan and Atul to be quite and follow him...they all went to the hallway where the main door is and stopped at the sight they saw...there stood all four girls staring at the family portrait with awe... you could see the admiration on their faces...The sight made Rahul and Atul smirk... Armaan however was playing close attention to the most expressive face out of the lot ... on an impulse Armaan signalled Rahul and Atul something and they all began walking towards the girls secretly...Armaan walked towards Ridhima from behind and stopped just an inch behind her... Rahul and Atul followed queue with Rahul behind muskaan and slightly Nikki and Atul behind Anjali and slightly Nikki as well...Armaan slowly leaned forwards and started whispering in Ridhima ears

Armaan: chi chi basket yaar... kaisi larki ho tum Bache ko aise koi ghor ta hain kya (does someone stare at a child like this)...koi sharaam hi nahin yaar (Armaan smirked... after hearing Armaan Ridhima immediately came out of her la la land and gasped...However on the other hand Armaan signalled the other two on three that they would yell)

1...2...3

Guys: CHI CHI... Tum larkiyan koi sharaam hi nahin... perving on little children are we (they all snigger... the girls who instantly realise what they were doing are slightly embarrassed...They all look at each other and then the boys to see them smirking and waiting for them to say something)

Ridhima: voh actually... voh we was (stuttering)

Armaan: haan basket you were... Please do expand (trying to hide his smile)

Rahul: Ridhima yaar and i thought you was different... chi naughty girl... ( winks at Ridhima.. Armaan starts laughing and Ridhima jaw drops)

Ridhima: Rahul Maine tumse yeh expect nahin kiya... aur waise pleaseee... we weren't even looking at the children hum toh (Anjali interrupted)

Anjali: hum toh us handsome young dashing man ko dekh re teh...Haina guys haina ridz

Muskaan and Nikkita: haan kitna dashing hain..

Armaan: really

Ridhima: bola nah haan

Armaan: chi chi ... that's even worse ek shaadhi shuda aadmi ko aise ghor rahe teh (before Armaan could finish he received a pillow in his face... shocked he looked up and saw Ridhima smirk)

Armaan: oii my dear basket you really shouldn't have done that...(with this Armaans starts running behind Ridhima this therefore starts a playful fight between the girls and boys... and Ridhima runs for her life all around the house with Armaan right behind her...by now the others had settled down in the sitting room however the running continued when Ridhima reached the sitting room and bumped with the couch and fell on it Armaan who was coming right behind her also banged and fell right of top of Ridhima and their eyes locked with one another instantly causing them to drift off into another world where only the two of them existed however the rest of the gang who were peacefully seated on the couches had their eye wide open looking at the scene right in front of them)

Muskaan: Arre guys this would have been the perfect scene if only we had popcorn (sulking)

Anjali: muskaan kahin tu pagal toh nahin hogaye... your acting like this is a movie...

Nikkita: (who was a tad bit jealous) guys i think we should call them i mean aise kaise

Rahul and muskaan: NAHIN

Muskaan: they get up when they want to... agar unhe koi problem nahin toh why are you two worried... aur anjie don't you see the sizzling chemistry it's even better than shahrukh and kajols chemistry sachi ...aur nikki please yaar we all know that if you were there in ridz position tumhe koi aitraaz nahin hota... (Rahul was initially shocked by Muskaans outburst yet presently happy... Atul however had sat through all this drama quietly had been observing Armaan and Ridhima had to agree with muskaan)

Atul: Arre guys Muskaans right... they would make an awesome couple

Other side

Armaan and Ridhima just couldn't get enough of each other there they lay one on top the other staring deeply into the others eyes... Armaan was looking for answers in those breathtaking green orbs however only found further questions...Ridhima on the other hand was admiring his grey/ blue orbs they were soon brought out of their imaginary world when they heard a loud voice and immediately got off the couch and stood with their heads held low embarrassed

Rahul: yeh kya horaha hain (smirks at Armaan giving him the 'payback look'... Armaan gives him the 'you are so dead look')

Armaan: voh actually basket keh aankh mein kuch chala gaya so i was like trying to take it out haina basket (nudges Ridhima... muskaan smirks how cute can the two be thought everyone)

Ridhima: haan... erm thankyou... (Still embarrassed)

Rahul: really Armaan... jaise tum dono ek dusre ko dekh (Armaan interrupts)

Armaan: Rahul Maine kahan nah ke uski aankh mein kuch chala gaye(Rahul who was just about to retort stopped when he saw Armaan give him the ' try me' look Rahul knew what this meant he had to stop it right here or he would DIE)

Rahul: okay guys leave that lets all start studying (muskaan and the other looked betrayed...they all gave evils to him)

*****

Later on: study room

The gang had divided up into their project groups all around the room...

Armaan: basket how's the information coming along... you found anything important...basket... oii basket

Armaan was reading a book which had some information on their project topic decided to ask Ridhima if she had any luck on finding valid information from the net turned to see Ridhima staring at the screen in such awe anyone would question what she was actually doing... on an impulse Armaan nudged Rahul and signalled him to look towards Ridhima who was sitting opposite them with her back to the wall staring at the laptop in such fascination... Armaan slowly moved himself next to Ridhima and peeked into the laptop to see a picture of an outstanding pink dress with silver embroidery... it looked breathtaking but that's nothing compared to what it would look on Ridhima Armaan thought...Armaan made a weird coughing sound to get Ridhima back from her dream land

Armaan: basket tum yeh kya kar rahi ho... We gave you the laptop so you could research on our project (tried sounding angry)

Ridhima: voh actually Armaan mein... I was doing the research and i finished aur phir i saw this in the side bar thingy aur i thought it was amazing toh i thought...

Armaan: hey Ridhima i was just kidding yaar anyways we still have our pending talk...I've done my research toh chalo lets go in my room and talk...

Ridhima: lekin Armaan... there's really nothing to talk about sachi...aur waise Rahul will be left alone nah toh phir kabhie okay

Armaan: nahin yaar basket i want to talk right now okay...ermm Rahul can go and sit with the others waise bhi we finished all our research nah so he can help the others

Armaan: Rahul mein aur basket are going to my room to talk okay ... we finished all our research so you go and help the others that's cool with you right?

Rahul: haan sure... enjoy (winks and grins)

Armaan then holds Ridhima's hand and they both leave the room together and move towards Armaans room.. Rahul joins the other two groups and starts helping them meanwhile both Ridhima and Armaan are settled on his bed. Armaan is staring at Ridhima waiting for her to start while Ridhima is looking all around the room except Armaan

Armaan: come on basket start with the story...(smiling)

Ridhima: Armaan (interrupted by Armaan)

Armaan: Ridhima you can trust me i swear i won't say anything aur i won't tell anyone (he looked directly into her eyes and she could see the honesty and therefore decided to tell him)

Ridhima: voh... mein 8 saal ki thi jab papa ka transfer yahan ke sanjeevani mein hua...i think i was in year 4/5 not sure lekin i remember walking in to class holding mumma and papas hand smiling... i was so excited i had always liked primary everyone was so nice to me in my previous one they all thought i was extremely cute with my pigtails... (Giggling) and chubby cheeks... I remember walking through the classroom door and seeing everyone looking towards me... you know Armaan that was my first day ever in a new environment and i wasn't even scared i was so bubbly... so excited and not even a tiny bit scared i thought i would make friends quickly but i was so wrong...tumhe pata hain when mumma papa left the classroom only one child out of the whole lot smiled at me...the other all use to give me weird looks as if i was a disturbed child i never liked it but i couldn't do much i still smiled at them but then this one girl smiled at me it felt weird but i smiled back and went towards her and introduced myself (Armaan interrupts)

Armaan: basket that girl was muskaan right

Ridhima: (smiles ad nods) aur phir after we introduced ourselves to one another this other girl came and she pushed me out of the way and started talking to muskaan... i felt hurt i had never been treated like that.. i felt so hurt i had never been treated like that...muskaan helped me up and asked if i was alright i smiled at her and said i was fine she made that girl apologise but i said it was ok and walked away...if you haven't guessed already toh voh larki Sheena thi...muski and her were apparently best friends according to Sheena and the rest of the class.

Armaan: KYAAA... muski and that witch ... i never in my wildest dreams expected that... (Totally shocked) anyways carry on

Ridhima: a few days passed and me and muskaan became really good friends lekin Sheena didn't like our closeness... she would always try to insult me lekin muski would stand up for me... i never retorted because i thought it was childishness... i mean we were only 8 years old ... (smiles)... after like a month or two me and muski became best friends...we shared everything with each other... aur phir one day muski wasn't feeling well so she never came in so i was alone aur Sheena she took total advantage of it...in that one day they made my life hell ..(Ridhima started sobbing...Armaan quickly took her into a hug and brushed his fingers through her hair to calm her down)...Armaan tumhe pata hain that day i was so terrified... i came into class and the teacher wasn't there i took my seat and Sheena's group which was the majority of the class all started calling me names... i tried so hard to ignore them lekin i couldn't i was so sick and tired so i confronted Sheena asking her why she has a problem with.. i mean i don't remember doing anything to her...anyways when i confronted her she told me how her and muskaan were friends ever since the age of 4 or something... she accused me of stealing her best friend...i didn't know what to say or do... and finally when she had finished i told her she could hang around with us if she wanted and she just said no... and kept saying how i never had any friends and i stole her best friend... aur phir i got angry and i shouted back at her all the vent up emotions from the past few months all came out... i told her maybe it wasn't my fault maybe it was her fault... maybe if she wasn't so rude and snobby muskaan would have stayed friends with her ...she didn't like it and she slapped me...(Armaan clenched his fists...how dare she...)...phir i couldn't take it and ran away to the nurses office... i lied about being sick so i didn't have to face them... i just couldn't ... mumma came to collect me after that i didn't go school for two days.. i tried doing my best to avoid it and mumma papa didn't force me because they knew i loved primary and i wouldn't lie to skip it...muski came to visit me and we talked lekin i never told her about what happened... i think she kind of guessed something happened because the next day i decided to go back i saw her threatening one of the boys in Sheena's group to tell her exactly what happened otherwise she'd beat the crap out of him... (Armaan laughed at this...Ridhima also joined in)...when muskaan found out what happened she walked into the classroom straight up to Sheena and slapped her so hard ... her face had instantly turned red... i was shocked along with everyone else...unfortunately the teacher had saw this and he sent muskaan and Sheena to the head teachers office i followed muskaan...She was confused when she saw me following her and i just replied... tumhe yaad haina our promise that we'll stick together no matter what...after that our parents got called in the matter was resolved and then throughout primary school no one done anything to me...(finishes with a smile .. Armaan smiles back and holds her hand)

Armaan: Ridhima erm why don't you think your beautiful... i mean canteen mein jo tumne kahan...i think your smoking hot (grins and winks...Ridhima blushed a deep root red)

Ridhima who had know become even more comfortable with Armaan started again

Ridhima: voh actually secondary school mein i use to wear glasses nah and everyone use to call me bookworm lekin to be honest it never affected me... i guess i was given this new nickname by Sheena... Sheena had allot of influence on people in primary, secondary and now even college i always wondered why lekin people use to treat her with such honour...aur every time she would taunt me it would be about my looks so i guess i just started believing what she said...lekin Armaan if i am or was beautiful than why would no one ask me out i mean muskaan, Anjali and Nikkita got asked out...anyways we were in class 8 aur there was this party muskaan dragged me to ... at that time i would wear fitted clothes etc lekin us party mein this guy vivek Sharma(looks scared) he tried misbehaving with me ... he commented on how i looked and how he had been checking me out for a few days(Armaan gritted his teeth and clamped his fists...Ridhima looked at him with pure innocence) i didn't know what to do i was so scared Armaan muskaan had gone to the toilet she had told me to wait outside lekin i didn't aur phir just when he was about to do something Anjali came and helped me she slapped him across the face and hearing all the commotion muskaan rushed there and saw me in such a bad state she punched him and we left... although muskaan regretted taking me there i was glad she did because i found a great friend in Anjali... after a month or two nikki came as an abroad student and joined ... her and Anjali got close and she joined our group since then it's been us four( Ridhima had never felt so light in her life all these years she had kept this deep down inside a corner of her heart ... she had never spoke of it to anyone... and today it felt as if a huge burden on her heart was lifted on an impulse she hugged Armaan really tight and thanked him for this ... Armaan just smiled...)

Armaan: (still hugging) basket... if you ever need to talk about anything I'm always here okay...aur don't worry i won't tell anyone...hmm basket you know how you said if you were beautiful then how come no one would ask you out that doesn't mean you're not beautiful sweetheart that don't mean anything ... you don't need a guy to be beautiful aur waise bhi mujhe dekho I'm hot...Dashing...Cool... irresistible(Ridhima rolls her eyes) lekin I've never dated a girl either(Ridhima shocked)

Ridhima: KYAAA...The Armaan Mallik has never had a girlfriend (eyes and mouth open wide in shock...Armaan smirked...this girl was just too much)

Armaan: kya yaar basket just because I'm hot doesn't mean i have to have a dating history...I'm not that kind of guy... aur yeh kya basket shut your mouth a fly will go in it...(closes her mouth)...aur waise bhi the great Basket Gupta has never been asked out and that's something you should be cool with pagal larki...anyways chalo lets join the rest okay)

Armaan moves towards the door but Ridhima stops him by holding his hand Armaan turns around with a questioning look Ridhima walks towards him gets on her toes and gives Armaan a peck on the cheek... Armaans dimples widen

Ridhima: thanks Armaan... (Armaan blinks his eyes in reassurance and they walk out the room holding hands...)