**TALAASH**{AR FF} [Link of 2nd Thread - Pg 155] - Page 84

Originally posted by: jannat4ever

depends how much my mind will work...😳 but ya installment or update sumthing surely wil be here before midnight...😉

heyyy...continue it sooon

wanna seee the mallik family and some ar moments...

plzzz update it...

**** PART - 24 ****

"ALMAANNN" screamed Krish in anger seeing all laughing at him but somewhere Krish sighed in relief seeing his only true friend not laughing at him…….

Armaan pressed his lips together tightly to stop himself from laughing……

OH NOOO

But failed miserably when his tolerance gave up and he laughed joining Riddhima, Rahul and Muskan

He looked at her calm yet pale face….her eyes closed….sleeping peacefully with Krish beside her on the hospital bed….he didn't realized when his eyes became moist again….after a lot of assurance from Riddhima still he wasn't able to forget those painful moments which had led them here…in hospital

He didn't realize when the seconds turned into hours…he sat near her bed…staring at his perfect and complete family….his slightly moist eyes where now teary….

It had been nearly 6 hours ….Riddhima was still in hospital…but with lots of changes - Krish refused to leave her, not even for a single second….and Armaan was behaving worse than the little kid –totally into an over protective husband mode…

Hours passed like seconds when he was doing nothing but just gazing at her gorgeous face…waiting for her to wake up from her sleep…to remind him again that she is fine…she is with him and will be till eternity….to assure him nothing will go wrong again….to scold him why he didn't reached there on time..To punish him for not taking care of her like a good husband

But she had already amazed him by not saying a single word against him…neither she shouted on him nor she pushed him away….she trusted him that's what feared him the most…what if he failed her??? What if she decides to break their marriage just like Maya did…he shuddered in panic…

"Nahi…nahi Riddhima kabhi aisa nahi karegi …she is Riddhima…she is not like Maya…..she is not like mom or maya….Riddhima kabhi hamare rishte ko mazak nahi banne degi… " Armaan assured himself and tried to block the negative thoughts….

But is it so easy to block all the negative thoughts whenever you want???? The further Armaan tried to assure him, the more he felt guilt rising in his heart…. maybe he had done very bad deeds in his past that's why god is hell bend on punishing him…he felt rotten….

He had failed as a son - a child who never got his mother's love & warmth…

He failed as human – when he didn't realize the pain of a mother, and tried to snatch her Krish from Riddhima….

And lastly, he failed as a husband too – when he was unsuccessful in saving his wife...

Feeling of failure was eating him from inside….this unpleasant happening had again waken up all his insecurities & his fears….after getting Krish and Riddhima in his life…..he thought may be now life will be perfect but what he forgot was his past…..which is not ready to leave him……..he knows he needs to behave strongly for her, for Krish but what he can do when he is breaking down from within…

Guilt of pulling Krish and her life into his already miserable life was killing him….if he hadn't told his mom that Krish is his son…..Krish would have been safe…..Riddhima…whom he had loved all his life…what he did to her….married to her….and gave her fear of death…..he didn't grasped when tears of his agony fell on her hand which was flawlessly placed b/w his both palms making her jump in panic…

Riddhima opened her eyes when out of blue she felt something wet hit her hand….her eyes stopped on his face….but was left baffled to see his tear stained face, her heart ached seeing him so vulnerable…

She knew her few words are not enough to erase his fears, his pain…she will have to wait for the right time …..Right moment…

"aap….ghar nahi gaye" Armaan jumped in surprise hearing her voice

He quickly wiped his face and smiled at her…his blue eyes met with green eyes……which were filled with worry; He lowered his eyes when he saw the look she gave him

"wo….maine …socha baad mei chala jauga" he replied in low voice and tried to hide his fear of losing her…..but did he really believed he can be successful in this trick??? Naah…

"Armaan….agar khud ko taklif dene se apka dard kam hota hai toh main apko nahi rokugi…par hamesha yaad rakhiyga jitni taklif aap ko hoti hai….apki halat dekh Krish aur…..pause… …mujhe……usse kahi jyada taklif hoti hai…" whispered Riddhima in barely audible voice so that Krish can sleep peacefully

"I m so…sorry…main … …his voice started breaking … main...tumhe kitna pareshan …k…kar deta hu na……sigh…your life was perfect…main akar sab kharab kar dia…mujhe yaha ana hi nahi chahiye tha……." Armaan lowered his eyes……..his voice chocked in d end making impossible for him to speak more

Riddhima quickly sat up on the bed…

"Armaan …aap aisa kyu keh rahe hai???? Kya apko mujh par yakeen nahi??? aap itna pareshan kyu ho rahe hai Armaan??? Kya aap mujhse kuch chupa rahe hai????" Riddhima asked him in panic….seeing him so broken hurt her more than she had ever thought…was he really thinking to leave her??? The mare thought made her shiver….

He didn't replied to her………which made her more restless

"yaha aiye…."Riddhima called him …Armaan looked up and saw her patting on bed beside her self

"I ….m…ok" he whispered in broken voice

"Armaan…" Riddhima called him again but what she didn't realized was her tone…

Armaan got up from the chair and sat next to her on bed…….the way she called his name so strictly and authoritively…made him gulp in fear

Taking him by surprise she hugged him….he almost stumbled back on the bed but her one arm around his neck caught him flawlessly in her embrace……..but the hug looked incomplete as she wasn't able to use her injured arm to make it complete by placing it on his back……….

And what bothered her more was his hands which were coldly placed on his thighs…….he was in her arms….but too stiff as if he is made of marble………

Riddhima didn't knew when the hurt came out in shape of tears……she sobbed and hided her face in crook of his neck to embarrassed to face him…..Maybe he didn't think about her in that way…..maybe he is also planning to leave her just like her dad left her alone to face all the wrath and obscurity of the world……..

"Please….Riddhima….aur mushkil mat karo…" Armaan whispered

She shook her head in no, pulling herself more into him….

"Riddhima…..tum samjhti kyu nahi…..agar tumhe ya Krish ko kuch hogya toh main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi kar pauga…." Armaan felt her grip tightened hearing his words…..

"Armaan sab theek hojayga…." She mumbled

"yahi tumne yeh sab hone se pehle bhi kaha tha Riddhima….par kya kuch theek hua???? " Armaan reminded her

"Jab tak hum sath hai…..tumhari zindagi khatre mei rahegi……..Nahi Riddhima…. kuch theek nahi hai…na hi hoga…" he continued………

Riddhima closed her eyes……she didn't understood why he is so hell bend on separating them, when he……himself can't live without Krish and her,………

She trembled in fear…..what if he actually left them???? No ..no she have to do something……she reminded herself….she can't let anyone destroy their idyllic family…..so what he is not ready to say…..its not necessary for every couple to fall in love at very first sight or do a love marriage……god…had already joined their fates…..

"main yeh sab nahi janti…mujhe sirf itna pta hai………..pause…..aapke sath mera jeena hai aur…….. aapke bina ……..mera marna……….." she whispered and bit her lower lip waiting for his response……..

A shy smile spread across her lips………feeling his arms on her back……….she felt his sigh and then relaxing in her embrace………he held her close pulling her more into him……both griped each other like their live depends on the hug…….

"Today I realized just like you are impeccably wrapped in love with you……you are perfectly Wrapped In My Arms…….." the thought made a dazzling smile spread on Armaan's face

Her simple yet striking words……made it what she was trying to make him understand from past few hours….so what they will kill her in future…….but separating her life from Armaan was more than finishing her life……

None of them bothered to say more….or explain to each other……words were never a barrier b/w them…….their silence can do the talk more flawlessly …….

Armaan tried to make Riddhima comfortable thinking about her arm...Unintentionally, his hand brushed on the curve of her waist making Riddhima shudder in response……her heart started thudding rapidly feeling his touch…she hadn't planned this….she had decided only for a reassuring and soothing hug…..which will make his questions and answers flew out of the window……..but his hand moving slowing on her back squeezing her into him made it impossible for her to ignore the way her body and heart is reacting to his touch…….she moved her face slightly making her breath comes in contact with his skin….

Armaan inhaled deeply feeling her slow breath on his neck ……..The heartrending ambiance started changing into encouraging ……Unknowingly both started responding….he buried his face in her hair……and moved them away from her neck with help of his nose….

And as soon as he did that no matters how worried he was………..how his heart was aching in agony……how much she was worried for him...the moment felt ultimate………their first hug……finally felt complete…..

Suddenly Riddhima realized what they are doing…….she slowly broke the hug and looked down…..Her cheeks flushed…..from the corner of her eye she saw Armaan shifting on bed anxiously little away from her…….

Before awkward silence could make the things worse again……

"Aap…aapne…khanna khaya???" Riddhima asked him well knowing the answer….

"wo…wo…haan mujhe doctor se milna hai…. kuch jaruri baat karni hai…main abhi ata hu" Armaan spoke hastily and ran out of room in hurry scared-what if she caught his lie that he didn't ate anything..

Riddhima groaned and looked at the closed door……why can't he just say it???..why sharing his fears scares him so much……she shook her head knowing him…he won't tell her so soon…but, she couldn't help but smile & blush remembering the moment they had shared just before now……and his antics ….which can make anyone weak…now she knows from where Krish got has got these type of hidden talents

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It had been one hour since he left….Riddhima was still waiting for him…with Krish…worried where he went that too without telling her….her trail of thoughts broke by Armaan's loud voice who just entered in her room in full rage

"But try to understand Mr. Mallik…she is fine here….nothing will happen to her…."doctor pleaded to Armaan who retorted with a glare…

Riddhima looked at them in utter confusion, trying her best to understand but failing miserably

"Mrs. Mallik pls aap hi apne husband ko samjhaiye….main inhe kabse samjhane ki koshish kar raha hu..but yeh ki mante hi nahi…iss waqt apke liye hospital mei treatment jyada better rahega rather than ur home…u r his wife only u can stop Mr. Mallik" doctor pleaded to Riddhima after getting no positive response from a very reluctant Armaan who wasn't ready to agree with the doctor…

Riddhima nodded unsurely….

"Armaan……main…wo…doctor" Riddhima tried to tell him that she is ok in hospital but failed…after all she had never showed any of wife rights on Armaan, than how all of sudden she can order him to let her stay in hospital….specially when she knows what's going on his big head….

But Armaan, who was busy in glaring at the doctor…looked at her….

"Plz Riddhima…..we are going home…" whispered Armaan slowly yet determinedly and turned back to the doctor who shrugged his shoulders

"maine kaha na doctor I want to take her home…its final…" announced Armaan firmly to doctor…

Riddhima didn't protest this time……… Neither, she asked anything she was just staring at his face………..seeing another demo of over protective Armaan….but till they are together….he is not thinking to separate them she can put up with all over protective Armaan's doses…

And Krish who had woken up by shouts rather than crying…….giggled seeing his dad shouting on another man….to him it looked like his dad is a superman and that doctor is some sort of devil…why won't he clap for his dad….maybe he can play a good role of cheerboy in his dad fights……..

But she should have known this …. Her injured arm will heal soon, the pain will also vanish very soon too…but the damage on Armaan's heart will take a lot of time in healing….….and that's wat was scaring her….what if all her hardwork she was doing from past nearly one month went into drain??? What if Armaan again started behaving like a lifeless person???

Riddhima shuddered in fear…No…Never; she won't let that happen to him again……

"Armaan" Armaan looked at Riddhima

"Haan Riddhima??? Dard ho rha hai???" he asked her in panic but without hearing her answer he called the doctor who was waiting for him to yell at him again…

"kaise doctor hai aap??? Kya fayda apke treatment ka agar Riddhima ko ab bhi pain ho raha h…."asked Armaan angrily to the doctor who's jaws dropped till his knees hearing the accusations

"Mr. Mallik…for your kind information I m not a magician….injury will take time to heal…we can't give her more pain killers…it's not good for her health she is already so weak…." Doctor hissed at Armaan who frowned at him

"And Mrs. Mallik do you have any idea what your husband is doing behind your back???" Dr. Shubhankar poor doctor who was bearing Armaan till now questioned Riddhima

She looked at Shubhankar with raised brows…

"dekhiye aap" Riddhima started angrily, how good for nothing doctor can accuse her husband… but poor lady again didn't got chance to complete her line

"dekhiye nahi suniye…..aap suniye Mrs. Mallik apke pati ko apse kahi jyada doctor ki jarurt h…kya aapn janti h…..jab se aap iss room mei admit hui h…inhone kisi unknown wardboy or nurse ko apke room mei enter nahi karne dia h…and see the fate ….whole staff is unknown for ur husband leaving me the poor soul……their protests fell on his deaf ears…sigh…..and don't even ask about the scene outside the hospital….where whole Shimla police force is standing only for your safety…he is not letting any person enter in this hospital….." Shubhankar inhaled deeply after finishing his complain-of-your-husband essay

"Of course they all are strangers for me……..how can I let them enter…what if they are here to hurt her………"

Riddhima stared at Armaan with her mouth wide open…whereas Armaan whined like a little baby…and to Riddhima's horror their actual baby Krish clapped excitedly hearing his dad's deeds

"baap par gya hai" thought Riddhima annoyingly ….

"Armaan yeh sab??... Yeh sab kya hai Armaan?? " Riddhima asked him sadly

"Sorry…."he mumbled while biting his lower lip nervously

"kya karu main apka Armaan " thought Riddhima while looking at Armaan who was standing infront of her with his head bowed like a cute and innocent kid who is caught by his teacher while stealing something

"Armaan…ghar chale???" he eyes flicked at Riddhima's face….did he actually heard her correct ….was she seriously asking him to take her home???? Or was it his imagination

"sach???" he asked and smiled when she nodded with a smile…

"ghal channa hai….kish ko bi….ghal" Krish waved his hands in air…asking Armaan to pick him so that Armaan doesn't forget him here……..smarty pants

"aap dono samjhte kyu nahi…." Shubhankar looked at the trio perplexed

"Its final Dr. Shubhankar plz aap discharge papers ready karvaiye……you will continue all her treatment at our home….." said Armaan happily and pointed to the door….while running to Krish who was eagerly calling him

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Jannat...