Is this love(AR) part 3 (1st inst) - 31/8 - Page 5

anyways can't wait for the concert to happen! :D

We were standing in the queue to enter the concert hall, when a man, pretty much my age came to us with a book of names-i suppose.

He came and stood in front of us, looking at us rather suspiciously. he was about to say something, but before he could continue, nikki spoke.

"we're on the guest list" said nikki brightly..

"hmm.. let me check.. what's you name?" the man said, rather coldly.

" Riddhima" riddhima replied, quite irritated by his coldness.

"armaan mallik?".. he sounded pretty amused. what for?

"ughh.. yea.. he must have booked it" i said.. still not able to understand why he appeared to be so amused.

"there is only one name booked by armaan mallik.. you must be that person ' lovely riddhima" he said, smirking, turning the paper around so that i could see it too

A burning wave of crimson spread upwards from my neck to my cheeks to my ears

"how cheesy" tutted nikki, under her breath

As expected, the bands played well, and nikki, being a crazy fan that she was, went after most players, asking for an autograph, leaving me alone

The next band that was to play was the "dandelions"... armaan hadn't come up yet.. so i knew that he would be a part of this band.. nikki's favourite..

The lights dimmed and three people came up on the stage. The crowd whooped. There was a drummer, a keyboard player & a guitarist. But none of them resembled armaan. Was he really not playing today?

Then as a spotlight hit the stage, a lone figure walked out to the front, and took his place at the microphone. The crowd whooped again. There could be no mistake ' this was the armaan mallik.

That was it. My eyes followed his figure as he moved around the stage. Right then, that minute, i didn't know what was happening to me. I couldn't see anyone but him, I couldn't hear anything. My mind wasn't working. All that existed right then, that minute, was him.

I don't know what happened right then. The next thing I knew was that nikki was dragging me out of the hall, saying something i didn't quite understand.

I turned back to see him for one last time, and my eyes met his. I could almost sense him asking me not to leave like that.

But right then, nothing made sense.

What was happening? Why had my life come to a standstill a few minutes ago? What was nikki saying? Why was she dragging me out? And most importantly, Why had i turned back to look at him before leaving?

Before i could make sense of anything around me, nikki dragged me out of the hall, and drove me back home. The trip back home was quiet. Nikki seemed upset. I didn't bother asking, because i knew i wouldn't be able to listen to her even if i did, with all the questions rising in my own mind.

I went back home that day and ever since, refused to acknowledge his presence in my life. There has got to be nothing between us. Nothing at all.

I deleted his name from my contact list, tore the invitation he had given me into pieces.. But if there was one thing i could never erase, it was the memories. His memories.

The question that must be arising in your minds, my readers, is why.. why was i trying to remove him from my life?

Because there was and could never be anything between us. I was frustrated at my inability to remove him from my thoughts. He was just stranger who i had happened to meet in the flight. Why then, was he affecting me so much?

I couldn't let his thoughts occupy my mind. Why? Because they depressed me every time i thought of him. That day, the day of the concert.. The moment my life froze, the way it all ended. They depressed me to no end. And i couldn't let this happen to myself. I was supposed to be in control of my emotions and not the other way round.

You are affecting me way too much Armaan mallik. This is not good for me.. I have never been so vulnerable in my whole life. I cant let myself be under your control. I pretended to mentally erase him from my memory,

But right then, i didn't know that the only thing that i could possibly never do,, was to erase him from my life.

sorry i disappeared for a few months..

had my exams coming up and other stuff..

so i'm back, and will update regularly.

do let me know your comments on how the story unfolds :P

keep reading, keep commenting. :P

Guys, i have a few things to tell you.

first, i am so sorry for not having updated this ff for months. I promise to update it frequently from now on.

secondly, the 3 parts that you have read till now are the background. This is all the past. The actual story is yet to unfold

it was awesome

thankx for pm

cont sooonnn

I can't wait to see what happens next!

hiii