The World's Oldest Story!! - AR - Page 64

Hey i ve got exam tension looming on my head.. but i couldnt resist myself and wrote a part anyway.. so this one's not that great.. just kind of a filler.. will be back next week with a bettrer one.. do let me know what you think though!! 😃

Riddhima came out of Armaan's room, the color of her face matching that of her dress.. She didn't even want to look at Armaan.. She was more embarrassed than she ever was in her life.. She wished the earth could swallow her in before she could face Armaan.. With her stilettos in her hand she slowly tiptoed her way into the living room and moved stealthily towards the door to quietly make the slip.. But before she could reach for the door knob, someone held her by the waist and pulled her right back to them ,"Armaan!!.."

He turned her around and trapped her against the door as she tried to wriggle out.. , "Kahan bhaag rahi ho Basket?..", he was very close to her..

"Armaan.. Main bhaag nahi rahi thi.. We have duty na.. Toh bye..", she couldn't look into his eyes.. She was way too embarrassed..

"Itni kya jaldi hai Riddhima?.. Ruko na.. Breakfast nahi karogi..", he asked huskily as he kissed her shoulder..

"Armaan.. !! Kya kar rahe ho?.. I don't want anything.. ", she twitched as she felt his lips..

Armaan looked at her trying to control his grin, "Arre but yesterday toh you were screaming, Armaan I want.. I want.. I want!!", Riddhima shut her eyes tight as she remembered.. She turned even redder than she already was..

"Oh please.. You really want me to remind you of what you said and did Basket.. Coz I'd love to!!", and he went closer..

"Armaan please behave yourself.. Duty hai.. I gotto go..", she scolded him..

"Look who's talking?..I should behave.. After what you did to me last night.. You shouldn't be the one saying that.." , he complained..

Riddhima couldn't take the embarrassment anymore, "Armaan enough Ok.. I didn't do anything..", she told him angrily..

"Liar.. Come I'll remind you..", and he pulled her by her hand and sat on the couch with her in his lap..

"Armaan you've lost it.. Please I am getting late..", she protested, but he wasn't listening..

"Ok tell me who said this… 'Armaan.. Why cant we sleep here.. Muskaan and Rahul toh slept in one room..'.. ", he imitated her drunken tone..

"Armaan!!..", she was embarrassed beyond words.. Why was he torturing her..

"And then.. ", he brought her even closer.. "Armaan stop it please.. Fine! very funny.. If you're done teasing me, please let me go.."

"No.. no.. Basket.. I am never gonna be done teasing you.. And as of now, I have time till Anjie comes to pick you up.. She had called.. She's coming.. And till she comes, you are at my mercy.. Muahaha..", as Armaan brought his face even closer, Riddhima winced as she cursed and dreaded her fate..

"Aaa!!!.....", she screeched as she woke up to see him lying under her in a completely disheveled state.. That woke him with a start! And before he could understand what was happening she started hitting him all over.. Punching him in the stomach and flailing her arms around..

"Nikki!! What the hell are you doing here?.. And why are you hitting me..", then slowly the events of last night started to role in his mind.. No.. No..no.. No.. The first thing he checked was if he had his clothes on.. He sighed in relief to see that both of them were fully clothed.. But his relief was short lived as Nikki had now started hitting him with a pillow and giving him the choicest of abuses she knew, "You bloody.. Modi.. You.. I am going to kill you.. I am so going to kill you..", and with that she had started to shed a few tears.. Abhi finally managed to get hold of her hands, "Shut up Nikki.. ", when she didn't listen he raised his voice, "Shut up!!"

Nikki became quiet as she heard his raised voice, but glared at him, "Leave me Modi.. Let me go.." she remembered what had happened last night and slowly the blushed crept up her face, but she was mad at herself for doing what she did..

"No I wont.. ", and he brought her closer, her hands still clasped tight in his.. "I know I was drunk last night Nikki.. But I know what I said and I am serious.. Enough of this now.. Please lets leave our egos behind and move on.. Why are you deliberately creating problems between us.. We both know how much we love each other.. Please don't fight with me again.. Please.. "

"Abhi please just let me go.. You didn't think of that when I begged you to take me back.. Can you even imagine how much it must have hurt my ego to grovel in front of you like that.. You accused me of something without even trying to find out the truth.. You didn't trust my love..", Nikki retorted angrily looking straight into his eyes..

Abhi sighed, "There's nothing I can do to take my words or actions back Nikki.. I wish I could do something.. But I promise you this will never happen again.. And I really didn't accuse you.. I just didn't want to come between anyone.. I was just feeling guilty..", he explained to her.. Hoping she would understand..

"After two years of knowing me Abhi.. How could you think like that.. Shouldn't you have believed me.. You killed my hopes and aspirations.. I had so many dreams for our wedding and you completely shattered them..", a tear rolled down her eye as she said in a broken voice..

Abhi let go of her as she said all that.. Those words hurt him so much.. He couldn't imagine how she must have felt to live through it.., "You're right Nikki.. I am not worthy your love.. I don't deserve it.. I am sorry.. I can only hope that someday you'll forgive me.. I'll wait for that day.. But if you find true love again then your free to move on.. I'll be happy for you.. I guess we are ruined forever..", and with that he started to make his way out of the room, as tears stung his eyes.. Nikki's heartbeat increased as she heard that. She didn't like what he just said.. That's exactly what she had implied, but she never expected him to give up like that.. How could she find true love again.. She would wait as long as he would.. But what were they waiting for?.. She was just behaving like he had.. As the tears streamed out of her eyes, and an emotional rush of loss took over her, she ran behind to follow him.. "Modi!!", she yelled as she saw him standing in the balcony, staring blankly into the morning sky, "You moron.. You ass.. How can you give up on me like that.. Cant I be angry with you for sometime.. What you did was so wrong.. But what makes you think I can ever stop loving you?..", she shouted through her tears.. Abhi blankly stared at her for a few minutes as the words started to sink in.. The feeling was so confusing, as his world turned upside down and then the right side up in just a few minutes.. And once again in less than 24 hrs his emotions gave way to the tears and he went rushing inside to crush her in a rib crashing hug.. Nikki of course cried some more but soon found his lips and they were lost in each other soon.. As they snuggled up on the couch, Nikki smiled a shy smile as she said, "I love you.."

"I love you too.. And I am sorry.. And will you take the risk of marrying a jerk like me.. Again..", he asked her without wasting time..

Nikki smiled, "Beware Modi.. Its more risky for you.. I might kill you right away if you do something like this again.."

"I am ready to take that risk..", he came closer and was about to kiss her again, when Nikki noticed something on the couch behind him.. It intrigued her, so she looked closer and then her eyes widened, "Oh my God!..", she got up from the couch and pointed behind Abhi..

"Kya hua Nikki?..", he was confused with this sudden reaction of hers and as he turned around he heard her shocked voice, "Is that Atul's shirt?.."

Abhi quickly got up as he realized it indeed was.. That's when a very embarrassed looking Anjali came out of one of the bedrooms, "Uh.. Hi good morning..", she greeted them awkwardly..

Abhi and Nikki's eyes widened in shock, "You're still here?..", Nikki asked a very flushed Anjali..

But Abhi couldn't control his grin as he pointed at the shirt, "Come to get that?..", he asked her in a mischevious tone.. Anjali just looked down, quickly snatched the shirt and ran back into the room..

Nikki's mouth was still wide open, "Shut your mouth Nikki.. Its OK.. they're married!!", a grinning Abhi told her as he closed her mouth shut..

Rahul had gotten up first with Muskaan still lying half over him, sleeping comfortably with her head on his shoulder.. As he saw the small smile on her face, he wondered if she was dreaming about him.. He couldn't believe what had happened.. And it was so all of a sudden.. So unexpected.. But he reminded himself that he shouldn't feel too happy till she gets up and reacts to the whole situation.. For all he knew she would accuse him taking advantage or something.. Or maybe hit him and curse him till the end of time.. He just hoped nothing of that sort would happen.. Hopefully he'll be alive by the end of the day.. When he was lost in his thoughts, Muskaan finally moved a little.. Something was troubling her and she moved to change sides.. She was lying in the same position for a long time.. But when she couldn't move very freely, she wondered what was it that restricted her movement.. Slowly her mind started to assilmilate where she was and as the events of the night played through her head she got up with a jerk.. She stared at Rahul who was lying under her, her eyes wide open.. So all that actually happened.. Rahul saw her sudden reaction and started making some distance.. She didn't look like she was going to spare him.. , "Muskaan maine kucch nahi kiya.. Tune hi force kiya.. I swear.. ", and he quickly got out of bed, his voice quivering a little.. He shut his eyes slowly expecting a big hungama, but when none came, he opened his eyes slowly, only to see a blushing Muskaan who was trying to avoid his gaze..

"Uh.. Rahul.. Sanjeevni jaana hai.. I think we should get going..", she told him, smiling as she looked at the door.. Rahul raised his eyebrows in surprise, then scrunched them in suspicion.. Finally when she got up and walked towards the door he just followed her out, not believing his luck.. They had found a very cheerful Armaan making breakfast, but they refused and left as Armaan had started teasing them about last night the moment they had stepped out of the room.. They pitied poor Riddhima.. She was toh gone today..

"I love you!!.. ", he said not so softly in her ear.. Riddhima jumped and turned around, "Armaan stop it.. Rahul and Muskaan are here..", she hissed angrily..

"Toh!! Kal toh tumhe koi problem nahi thi.. Haina Rahul?..", he grinned as Rahul gave him half a smile.. He was too busy analyzing his wife's behavior who was still blushing..

"Lo.. Rahul's also lost.. What did you do to my friend yaar Muskaan.. And Muskaan's blushing.. Wow.. Basket I think Raool here finally noticed Muskaan.. Haina..", he teased them, looking from one to the other..

"Shut up Armaan.. Tu yaha kya kar raha hai.. Ja tere cabin mein ja na.. Leave us alone..", Muskaan said angrily as Armaan's teasing was adding to her embarrassment..

"Ok!.. Fine.. Basket chalo.. Didn't you here Muskaan.. Lets leave them alone.. They need some privacy..", and winking at a huffing Muskaan he pulled Riddhima out of the cabin..

"Armaan!! Kya kar rahe ho.. Listen I don't have time for your stupid jokes.. Chodo..", she was irritated with him.. He had been troubling her since morning..

"Hey Riddhima.. Kya ho raha hai?..", Nikki saw them playing tug of war outside the cabin..

"Please tell your stupid best friend to leave me alone before I murder him..", she said angrily..

"Wo ho.. Seriously Armaan kya hua?", Abhi, who had followed Nikki asked him..

"Tum pooch rahe ho kya hua?.. You look unusually happy today Abhi.. For someone who was crying yesterday.. ", He asked him, now focusing on his next victims..

"Kucch nahi.. Abhi and me have decided to get married again..", Nikki told him blushing and looking down..

Riddhima squealed, "Yay!! I am so happy for you Nikki.."

"Please after what I saw yesterday, if you guys weren't getting married, I would have murdered Abhi here..", he looked at Abhi, who hid behind Nikki..

"Armaan tum bhi na..", Riddhima smacked his arm.. Nikki who was blushing tried to defend her fiance, "Oh Please Armaan.. Main sab jaanti hoon.. Anjie told me Ridzi was at your place last night.. Don't act all innocent.."

Riddhima blushed but Armaan just grinned, "You're right Nikki.. Riddhima was with me.. Haina Basket.. Woh kya hai na.. She misses me too much.." and he went closer to hug her..

"Armaan!!", Riddhima gave him a deadly glare and left from there..

"Hey Basket!!..", Armaan greeted her in the OPD.. Today there wasn't much rush and she wasn't seeing any patient.. Just sitting in her cabin and studying a case..

"Armaan.. I am on duty.. Tumhe aur koi kaam nahi hai kya..", she didn't want any more of his annoying jokes..

"No Basket.. Abhi abhi toh surgery khatam hui.. I have a break.. So I thought I'll come see you.. I was missing you so much..", he said childishly and went up to give her a hug..

"Stop it Armaan.. I said I'm on duty.. I am here to see patients.. I'll see you at lunch..", she scolded him and didn't let him come near her at all..

"Toh theek hai Dr. Riddhima Gupta.. Mujhe ek problem hai.. Please I need some treatment..", he told her seriously..

Riddhima knew this was one of his silly jokes but still she asked, "Kya hua hai?.."

"I think something.. Or someone.. I don't know what.. bit me here yesterday.. see", her eyes widened in shock as she saw that mark below his collar bone and a gasp left her lips as her cheeks tinted pink..

"So do you have any treatment for that Dr. Gupta..", she was stumped and Armaan took advantage of that to pull her closer.. Riddhima just looked away.. She didn't know what to say.. She just wished she knew how to dissapparate.. As drops of sweat trickled down her forehead she gulped, "Armaan.. Please don't talk rubbish..", she tried to be normal and offended..

"Please.. I am only talking.. You did this last night..", he brought her closer, as she cringed hearing that..

But she was rescued by a knock on the door.. , "Dr. Gupta.. You have a patient..", the nurse informed her.. Armaan let her go as soon as he heard the knock.. She sat back behind her desk as the patient came in..

It was a small five year old kid who had injured his arm and needed stitches.. He had been brought in by his older sister who looked like she went to college.. As soon as she saw Armaan there, she completely forgot about her little brother..

"Excuse me.. ", this was Riddhima's fifth 'excuse me' and finally she came out of her daze.. Armaan just smirked, but went up to the little kid, "Hey buddy.. What happened?.."

The cute fella pointed at his little hand through silent tears.. "Don't worry champ.. You a big boy right!! So what's you're name..", he tried to divert his attention from his wound..

"Rohan", he said softly..

"So Rohan.. Hi I am Armaan!!.. Aur yeh sadu doctor baithi haina.. Yeh aapko bilkul theek kar degi..", he pointed at Riddhima and Rohan just laughed.. Riddhima who was watching Armaan deal with Rohan with a slient smile, suddenly scowled, "Armaan.. Patient mera hai.. Go do your work.."

She came forward and took hold of the kid and started with her work..

This gave his sister time to ogle at Armaan.. Armaan decided it was time he stops troubling Basket and return to his work, when he heard, "Doctor.. Actually na mujhe bhi problem hai..", came the girls voice..

Armaan turned around, "Really beautiful?.. Kya problem hai aapko?.. ", as soon as he called her beautiful, she blushed, "Who my head aches a lot.. You know.. Like a lot..", Armaan grinned.. He knew she was fibbing just to get his attention.. Riddhima who had finished bandaging the wound glared at Armaan from behind her desk..

"I'm sorry sweetheart.. I really don't deal with headaches.. I am a cardiologist..", he told her, smirking at Riddhima.. Riddhima did not like the endearments he used at all..

"Cardiologist?..", the girl questioned, probably not very familiar with medical terminology..

"I mean 'dill' ka doctor..", and he winked at her, then looking at Riddhima, "Woh bhi kisi aur ka!!", and grinning he left an uncomfortable Riddhima, a smitten young girl and a not-so-crying Rohan behind..

At lunch all of them were sitting in the canteen.. Riddhima was frustrated with Armaan.. He didn't seem to stop getting enough with teasing her.. When they saw Armaan coming in the canteen Riddhima got up to leave, "You had to come.. Of all days, you had to come today.. to eat my head..", she said angrily..

"Relax Riddhima.. Kal toh bohot pyaar aa raha tha.. And aaj aise.. Woh bhi sabke saamne..", he coolly made himself comfortable in one of the seats..

Rahul snorted and Abhi burst out laughing as they heard Armaan, "You're right.. We believe Armaan, Riddhima.. We can see your lurrve...", he indicated at Armaan's collar with his eyes as Abhi burst into fits of laughter again.. Atul, who was wondering just like everyone, looked at Armaan. "What.. Oh my god.. Is that a..", but Armaan had already spotted what Rahul was talking about "Champ champ!! Shut up!!"

Riddhima's eyes widened as she saw the mark just below his collar bone.. Her face turned the deepest crimson as all Muskaan, Nikki and Anjali opened their mouths wide open in shock..

"Armaan!! What's going on.. I told you to stay away..", Anjali got up angrily and yelled at Armaan..

"Please.. You tell your sister to stay away from me.. She did..", but he couldn't complete as Riddhima kicked him hard on his shins and pulled him with his collar, "Armaan.. You are so dead..", and she dragged him out of the canteen, ready to kill him.. Except for a fuming Anjali, all of them erupted in roars of laughter as they saw him being pulled out..

"What s wrong with you Basket.. Contro.. Who log kya sochenge?.. Already Anjie is so angry.. ", he dramatized as she pulled him in his cabin and latched the door..

"Shut up!! Just shut up!!..", she angrily pointed her finger at him, "why don't you button up your damn shirt.. At least aaj toh..", she said through clenched teeth..

"Please Riddhima.. Yeh kya roz roz naya naatak.. ", he yelled at her, "Kal keh rahi thi poora kholo.. aaj keh rahi ho poora band karo.. I don't understand you.. I m fed up yaar..", and he complained teasingly..

"Armaan.. Its not funny ok.. Woh log kya soch rahe honge, and Di.. What am I gonna tell her..", she was close to tears now.. She was really embarrassed and that too in front of all her friends.. Armaan realized this one's gone too far, so he decided to go easy on her, "Hey.. Don't worry.. And waise bhi they're the ones to talk.. We all know what they were doing last night.. Including your Di.. ", he tried comforting her in his embrace..

"No Armaan.. Its so embarrassing.. And you've been just teasing me since morning.. In front of all of them..", she had never behaved out of place ever before.. Riddhima had always been Miss Proper since she was in school.. Always out of trouble, sincere and never stuck in embarrassing situations... But yesterday, in the intoxicated state, she had let herself go and that didn't go down well with her.. She was dreading what her parents would think if they found out, what her friends must think now.. And most of all she was worried about what Armaan must be thinking.. She had told him everything that was supposed to go to the grave with her.. He must think she's desperate or something.. She was just thankful that he didn't take advantage of her madness.. But now he was totally taking her case.. Annoying her to the hilt of a breakdown.. It was bad enough coping with the embarrassment without him reminding her about it at every opportunity he gets..

Armaan felt his shirt wet at his shoulder and realized that she had started crying, "Riddhima.. Don't be silly.. Why are you crying?.. Woh log kucch galat nahi sochenge Riddhima.. Thoda chidhayenge.. That's it.. And they'll forget about it..", he held her face as he tried to consol her.. He had not expected her to cry or anything..

"Aur tum?.. Armaan I said the most embarrassing things to you last night.. I cant believe I did.. I don't know what you're thinking about me..I m not like that Armaan.. Just yesterday, I completely lost it.. I didn't think aisa kucch hoga..", she said softly, still not meeting his eye..

"Please Basket.. I toh completely enjoyed myself.. Really!.. I like the drunk Basket better..", he winked.

"Armaan!! ", and she hit him angrily again.

"Riddhima.. You don't need to think of what I will think about you.. I don't think anything wrong about you.. I cant.. And its Ok if you don't want me to know certain things.. And its Ok if you do tell me certain things.. I just like teasing you though.. Its my favorite hobby.. ", he made her look at him and told her sincerely..

"So, you don't think I am a loser or something..", she asked him softly..

"Of course not Riddhima.. And if it makes you feel better, then let me tell you that I feel exactly like the way you do.. I miss you everyday.. And I want you to myself forever.. I am sorry, I ignored you for such a long time.. And being busy in work is no excuse.. I wont do that Ok..", Riddhima saw the sincerity and love in his eyes and nodded.. She felt much better now..

"And thanks..", she added as she took his hands in hers..

"What for?..", he asked as he kissed her hands, "For being so sincere Armaan.. For not letting me do anything wrong.. For knowing what is right.. "

"How do you know nothing happened?.. You were drunk..", he asked her, winking..

"Armaan.. I wasn't so drunk.. I know nothing happened..", she told him with a scowl..

"Please.. This one's visible..", he pointed at the hickey, "You haven't seen the others..", he grinned as he said..

"Armaan!!.. There aren't anymore.. I know.. Stop annoying me..", but she wasn't too sure, blushing, she went through the entire episode in her head again..

"Please.. Do you really want me to show them to you..", and he ran as she chased him around his cabin.., "You're so dead Armaan.. I hate you.."

"But I love you Basket..", and he hurried out of the cabin leaving a fuming Riddhima behind..

As he got out he almost bumped into Dr. Shashank.. He gulped as he greeted him good afternoon and covered his mark with his lab coat before vanishing from sight..

Hey i ve got exam tension looming on my head.. but i couldnt resist myself and wrote a part anyway.. so this one's not that great.. just kind of a filler.. will be back next week with a bettrer one.. do let me know what you think though!! 😃

Originally posted by: 12zephyr

Hey i ve got exam tension looming on my head.. but i couldnt resist myself and wrote a part anyway.. so this one's not that great.. just kind of a filler.. will be back next week with a bettrer one.. do let me know what you think though!! 😃

Originally posted by: sjain

this part is gud,,,njoyed it 😃