Before I lose ll my readers đ, I beg to clarify that I had exams all week đĽą(even Sunday was even half-ish free) and the papers just got over TODAYđ. So....whatever, okay?đ
Seriously, even my sub-conscious was bugging me to continue with SR!! I swear I had at least two dreams of SR during the weeks đ˛!! And I see JeRan in EVERY single romantic scene I have seen!! I THINK I'M OBSESSED!!!!! So anyway... *drum roll*
Chapter 7:
The next morning Riddhima woke up with a smile on her face and the feeling one has after having a particularly good dream. She so vividly remembered it..... she had been wearing a flowing blue dress, and she had gone to the dance with Sid..... and they had danced all through the night........ and she had.....
Hold on. Just hold on a minute.
Her eye had been caught by something lying on the chair near her bed. It looked blue and shimmery and..... fabric?
Getting out of bed, she realised with a shock that it was nearly 11 AM. She rarely overslept. Grabbing the dress on her chair, she went to the small lounge where the TV was going on and Shilpa was typing something on her laptop.
"SHILPA!!!!!!!!!"
Scared out of her wits, Shilpa almost dropped her laptop. "OMG, Di, kya hua?"
Holding up the blue dress, Riddhima said, "What. Is. This?"
Rolling her eyes heavenward, Shilpa said, "Oh God Di. Have you got short-term memory loss? It's the dress you wore last night. To the dance. With Sid. Like you didnt know!"
"That really happened?" asked Riddhima, biting her lower lip.
"Haan haan of course it happened! What did you think it was, a dream?" Shilpa gave a laugh which indicated how ridiculous the idea was.
"I did not go to the dance with Sid!" said Riddhima, thinking her brain was abt to short circuit.
"Actually you did."
"I did not slow dance with him!!"
"You did..."
Riddhima gasped. "I did not dance in front of the whole school with him on fast songs!"
Shaking her head at her sister's stupidity, Shilpa said, "You. DID!"
Now Riddhima was feeling faint, "It was all real?"
"Totally."
Riddhima leaned on the sofa for support. If all of that was true then it was also true that...... that she kissed Sid on the cheek before leaving! Oh. crap.
Completely oblivious to her sister's mental turmoil, Shilpa said cheerfully while biting into an apple, "So what are your plans for today?"
"Me? Oh I'll just..... you know...... well..... I'll erm.... go shopping! Yeah, that's it!! i'm going shopping today. I have to get some clothes for umm New Year!" (Guys, my FF is a bit slow, so i still haven't proceeded to New Year yet đ)
"Oh goody! Can I come?"
"Yeah sure."
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At the mall:
Shilpa had been lost to the winds, or the shops more appropriately, and Riddhima was strolling around wondering which of the shops she should go to next. She had just got a new sweater (cream-coloured, long, fluffy) but she needed some clothes. She entered a shop which looked promising and nearly bumped into a girl who rushed out. However, she did bump into the next person who came out.
"Riddhima?" The guy was Sid
"Oh Sid! I'm so sorry!" Riddhima was so flustered to meet him so soon when she wasn't even mentally prepared that she could hardly speak properly.
"OMG, Riddhima Di, what are you doing here?" (that was Sue of course)
"Oh me? I'm - I'm just shopping! New Year's close you know! What are - you guys- doing?"
"Oh we're shopping too! You see - "
"We're not shopping," interrupted Sid. "She's shopping, and I'm holding the bags as you can see." He glanced at his hands, and he was carrying about six carrier bags in each hand.
"Same thing whatever Bro!" said Sue carelessly. "Why don't we shop together? C'mon Ridz Di! I have awesome taste in clothes!"
Riddhima tried to protest (as usual): I really don't think -
"Well I really DO think! C'mon!"
In one shop, Sue grabbed clothes off hangers at surprising speed, handed a pile to Riddhima, and directed her to the trying room. Slightly put off about the amount of clothes she had been given, Riddhima did as she was told.
After trying on about 4 outfits, all to no avail, Sue looked at Ridz professionally and said, "Stop. Stop right there. I think this one is perfect! What do you think?"
Riddhima looked into the nearby mirror. She was currently wearing a black top with embroidered red-and-pink roses and a knee-length black skirt with small purple ribbons and ornamental buttons. "Well, I think it's nice."
"Nice? NICE? For God's sake Ridz Di! It's amazing! It's hot! It's great! Wait, I know! Hey superboy! SUPERBOY!!"
"Huh? What? Kya hua?" Sid was playing with his mobile, and didn't remove his eyes from the screen.
"Tell me, how does this outfit look on Ridz Di?" Sue asked.
"Oh it's great! Perfect! You should totally get it!" said Sid, not even glancing around.
Sighing in exasperation, Sue said, "You can at least see it you know!"
Giving her 'the look', Sid turned his head to look at Riddhima.
Oh God, she looks hot! was his unintentional first thought. But seriously, he couldn't help it. Left speechless, his eyes travelled over her, taking in her bent head, the shirt hugging her body tightly, and the skirt which complemented her slender legs so well.
"Ummm, bro?"
Blinking his eyes quickly, Sid snapped back to reality and said, slowly "Oh. It's....... nice. It..... suits her.
Pleased with her victory, Sue said, "Great! Now you change into your normal clothes and you can get this. Hey, is that Shilpa?"
Indeed it was, Shilpa waving near the window, an enormous shopping bag in each hand. She skipped in and hugged Sue, slapped Sid on the back and gave a thumbs up to Riddhima, indicating her clothes. Rids smiled and went to get changed........
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Back at Ridzy's place, the four of them entered, Sue n Shilpa dumped their shocking amount of bags in Shilpa's room, and Shilpa declared that the two of them had to get their homework which was at Sue's place.
Sid: Then why did we come here in the first place????
Sue: Why? Didn't you two *she gestured to Sid/Ridz* have to catch up on homework? You must have wasted a lot of time while you guys were, errr, partying hard last night.
(Ridz blushed and turned away. Sid noticed and mellowed down.) Well alright. We could do that Science assignment together while you two bring my bag?
Shilpa: Great! (and the two rushed out before further interruptions)
Riddhima, still red, said quietly,"I'll just... get my stuff." And she started to go away. But Sid grabbed her wrist before she passed by him completely. "Riddhima wait. I have to talk to you about something."
Struggling inwardly to remain calm, Riddhima faced him and said, "Uh- ok. Go ahead."
Sid let go of her hand befo"It's just that I don't want you to feel uncomfortable about last night in any way. It was just a dance, right?" said Sid earnestly, watching her reaction carefully.
"Oh yeah. Of course." said Riddhima.
"Good. Because I'm sure you know how I feel about you right?" said Sid, moving forward towards her slowly. Riddhima took a step back to every step he took forward, her heartbeat quickening rapidly. "Uhh-yeah, of course." Sid didn't stop coming towards her. "Great. Because-" Riddhima's back touched the wall and she couldn't move further back, "-you know-" Sid came closer "-you really are-" closer "-my best friend." They were so extremely close that Sid could actually hear Riddhima's accelerated heartbeat, and he smiled very slightly. "Oh - right," said Riddhima, lamely. "Well, you're my best friend too. You're the greatest guy I've ever met. Really." Riddhima gazed into his eyes helplessly, but still with a secret desire.
"Wow. Good to know." said Sid, returning her gaze fondly, with a smile on his face. His face actually moved a bit closer to her (not that any of them noticed). Ridzy could feel her eyes closing....
And the door BANGed open!
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