SR FF Love Happens Part 17 Page 49 - Cmpltd - Page 9

Armaan (spitting out his food) : Kya????????!!!!!!!!!!!! Tujhe mujhse ithni badi kaunsi dushmani hai Sid ki tu mujhe pandrah saal purane ande aur toast khila raha hai???? aur pandrah saal purana doodh???

wow... that guys a tool. 🤢 i already dont like him, hmph.

anywho, omg omg omg u know that feeling u get, at the pit of ur stomach, when u kno somethings about to screw up?? im majorly feeling that right now...

ps sids such a sweetheart!

this was fab..hahah liked SA part...aww...i dont want sid to be heartbroken...he is longing to meet rids n she thinks its armaan who wrote the letters...so when she will see sid..she'll be all formal..n give lot of attention to armaan....just like in the movie...n it will break his heart...i hope everything is cleared soon...plz continue soon n thanks for the pm!!! :)

Riddhima : Bye Mom, main nikal rahi hoon..

Padma : Arey Riddhima, breakfast tho karthi jao..

Riddhima : Nahi ma, breakfast karoongi tho late ho jaoongi.. Main hospital mein hi kuch kha loongi.. Bye..

Padma : Arey Riddhima!!

But before Padma could say anything, Riddhima had already left. Right after she left, Shilpa came running into the kitchen.

Shilpa : Mom aapne Di ko dekha?

Padma : Abhi abhi hospital gayi hai.. Breakfast bhi nahi kiya.. yeh ladki bhi na..

Shilpa : Uff ho yeh Di bhi na..

Padma : Tum bhi kuch kam nahi ho.. Dieting ke naam pe dono kuch khaathi hi nahi ho.. Arey ithni dieting karoge tho thode dino mein vanish ho jaoge..

Shilpa : Arey Mom I'm not talking about the dieting.. Mujhe unhe breaking news deni thi.. I just overheard Dad tell Ramu kaka that Armaan and Sid came in last night?

Padma : Oh yeah.. I was asleep too. Your dad told me in the morning. Apparently they were able to catch an earlier flight though they missed their connecting flight. I was thinking of taking breakfast for them.

Shilpa : Main bhi aapke saath chaloon?

Padma : Theek hai.. Lekin pehle kapde badalke aao.. Arey tumhe tho aaj induction ceremony mein jaana hai na?

Shilpa : Wo tho 11 baje hai mom.. Abhi bahut time hai..

Padma : Don't I know you.. Once you get started talking over there, you won't stop. Ek kaam karo, wahin se hospital jaane ke liye ready ho jao.. Warna aaj tumhara pehla din hai, kahin late ho gayi tho papa naraaz ho jaayenge..

Shilpa : Ok Mom.. Main bas yun gayi aur yun aayi..

Shilpa hurries out of the kitchen excited. She takes her time getting dressed since she had to attend her induction ceremony too after that. She skips down the stairs and runs into the kitchen.

Shilpa : Mom kaisi lag rahi hoon main?

Padma turns to look at her daughter. She looked amazing in her red chudidar. Padma's eyes fill up with tears of joy..

Padma : Bahut pyaari lag rahi ho..

She kisses Shilpa's forehead..

Padma : Mann lagake kaam karna.. Remember your patients come first ok?

Shilpa : I know ma..

She steps a few feet away and raises her hand and recites the Hippocrates oath for doctors.

Padma smiles.

Shilpa : Chalein?

Padma : Chalo..

Padma hands over some of the stuff to Shilpa and they go over to the Modis'.

Padma and Shilpa walk over to the Modis' house and ring the doorbell. Both Armaan and Sid are fast asleep. Padma rings the doorbell again. Sid and Armaan stir from their sleep. Armaan pokes Sid.

Armaan : Sid shut off your alarm man.. Sonae de..

Sid : Maine alarm nahi lagayi tu ne lagaya hai..

Both of them reach over to their respective nightstands, with their eyes still closed and try to turn off clocks that weren't there.

Armaan : Abey lagtha hai mere kaan baj rahe hain..

Sid ; Mere bhi..

Armaan : Humne kal daru tho nahi pee na?

Sid : Nah..

Armaan raises his head slightly from the pillow to listen to the noise.

Armaan : Abey koi doorbell baja raha hai.. Jaake dekh na kaun hai?

Sid ; Tu jaa na..

Armaan : Abey tu chhote hai na..

Sid : Tho tu bada hai na.. Tu jaake dekh..

Armaan : Patha nahi kaun hai ithni subah subah.. Actually yeh subah hai ya raath?

He looks around confused and then realizes that he was in his home in India now. He hits himself on his head and groggily makes his way to the door..

He opens the door and finds a lady with a basket.

Armaan : Ji humme kuch nahi chahiye..

He starts to shut the door. Padma and Shilpa are taken aback.

Padma : Beta main Padma aunty hoon..

By then Armaan has shut the door and he goes back to bed.

Sid : Kaun tha?

Armaan : Patha nahi koi saleswoman thi shayad.. Koi Padma aunty..

Sid's eyes open all of a sudden. He jumps awake and sits on the bed.

Sid : Kya kaha tu ne?

Armaan : Kaha na koi sales..

Sid : Abey naam kya bathaya?

Armaan : Patha nahi kuch Padma aunty keh rahi thi..

Sid ; Abey idiot!! Padma aunty!!! Shashank uncle ki wife!! Riddhima aur Shilpa ki mom!

Armaan sits up in bed too.

Armaan : Oh shit!! Maine tho unke muh pe darwaaza bandh kar diya!!

Sid : Kya??!!!

Sid jumps off the bed and rushes to the door.

Padma and Shilpa were just crossing the gate to the Gupta house. Shilpa was furious at the way they'd been treated. She was ready to break down the door and give the Modis' a good dress down for behaving so badly when Padma stopped her and dragged her away. But Shilpa hadn't calmed down yet. She was mentally planning a 101 ways to exact revenge from that swine.

Sid spots Padma and a girl crossing the Gupta house gate and quickly jumps the small wall between the two houses and intercepts them at the door..

Sid : Padma aunty!!

Padma (she hadn't seen him jump over the wall) ; Ji?

Sid immediately touches her feet.

Padma (looking confused, wondering who this guy in shorts and vest was and why he was taking her blessings) : Jeethe raho..

Sid : Aapne mujhe pehechana nahi?

Padma still sports the confused look.

Sid : Aunty main Sid.. Siddhant.. Siddhant Modi..

Padma's face lights up with realization.

Padma : Arey Sid beta..

She gives him a warm hug.

Padma : Tumne isse pehchana? Yeh Shilpa hai..

Sid looks at Shilpa and smiles. Shilpa manages to smile at him. He wasn't the one who'd slammed the door on their face. He deserved a smile atleast. But then, weren't they twins? Maybe he was exactly like his snobbish twin brother. So when Sid extended his hand to shake hands, Shilpa gave a false smile and said Namaste instead.

Padma : Achcha tho jisne darwaaza khola wo Armaan tha..

Voice : Ji aunty..

Padma and Shilpa turn to see Armaan walking in through the gate, scratching his head, with an embarrassed look on his face.. Armaan comes up to her and touches her feet.

Armaan : Maaf karna Aunty wo main actually neend mein tha tho maine aapko pehechana nahi..

Padma : koi baath nahi bete.. Jeethe raho..

He turns towards Shilpa and extends his hands. Shilpa does not even smile at him. She shoots him an angry I-am-not-going-to-forgive-you look and grits her teeth at him. Armaan withdraws his extended hand and gives an embarrassed smile. Padma watches this exchange and afraid that Shilpa might say or do something inappropriate, she quickly starts talking.

Padma: Wo Shashank told me you'd come so I thought of bringing you breakfast.. I'm sorry I was asleep when you came in last night..

Sid : Arey koi baath nahi Aunty, waise bhi hum kaafi late aaye the.. Sorry..

Padma : No no its okay.. Its your home, you can come whenever you want to.. Now that both of you are awake, how about you freshen up and come over for breakfast?

Shilpa glares at Padma. But before she could even open her mouth or the Modi sons could turn down the offer, Padma switches the topic.

Padma : Are you attending the induction ceremony today?

Armaan : No

Sid : yes

Padma looks at both of them..

Armaan (whispering to Sid) : Mujhe sona hai..

Sid (in hushed tones) : Abey induction pe nahi gaye tho first impression hi kharab padega.. Soch le.

Armaan gives Sid a frustrated look and then smiles at Padma.

Armaan : Mere mathlab hai ki hum jaa rahe hain..

Padma : Theek hai ab tum dono jaake fresh ho jao, main thab thak khaana lagathi hoon.. Phir saath mein breakfast karenge..

Sid : Ji.

Sid and Armaan go back to their home and as soon as they are out of earshot, Shilpa launches into a tirade.

Shilpa : Mom aapne unn dono ko breakfast pe kyun bulaya? Ithne badtameez hain!!

Padma : Shilpa.. Kya badtameezi ki unn dono ne?

Shilpa : Kya badtameezi ki? Uss uss uss Armaan ne hamare muh pe darwaza bandh kar diya aur aap pooch rahi hain kya badtameezi ki??

Padma : Arey usne kahan na ki wo neend mein tha.. And he is meeting us after 15 years, he obviously wouldn't have recognized us..Abhi dekho kithne achche se pesh aa raha tha..

Shilpa : Neend mein tha my foot.. Neend mein bhi koi kisi ke saath aise behave kartha hai kya? That just shows his true colours you know.. Aur main inn idiots ke liye ithni excited ho rahi thi..

Padma : Lekin Sid ne tho kuch nahi kiya na..

Shilpa calmed down slightly.

Shilpa : Haan.. Wo tho kaafi seedhe saadha shareef ladka tha.. Lekin wo uss idiot Armaan ka bhai hai na? Aur wo bhi twin!!

Padma : Shilpa! Tum bhi na.. Over react kar rahi ho.. Ab chalo breakfast set karne mein meri madad karo.. Wo dono abhi aathe hi honge..

Just then Shashank comes out of his room.

Shashank : Shilpa.. Kya kar rahi ho?

Shilpa : Kuch nahi Papa, bass aise hi, Mom ki thodi si help kar rahi thi..

Shashank : Ek kaam karo, main abhi hospital jaa raha hoon, tum mere saath chalo.. Doosri gaadi shayad Riddhima leke gayi hai.. aaj tumhara induction hai na, you don't want to be late.

Padma : Haan bete, ek kaam karo, tum Papa ke saath jao.. Yahan ka main dekh loongi..

Shilpa was glad that she did not have to have breakfast with that loser Armaan and started to leave with her dad.

Padma : Ek minute..

They stop as Padma rushes inside and comes back with an aarti ki thaali.. She does Shilpa's aarti and wishes her luck. Shilpa touches Padma's and Shashank's feet and takes their blessings. Shashank looks at her with pride in his eyes and Shilpa promises herself that she would never let her parents down. Shashank and Shilpa then set off to Sanjeevani.

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Throughout the breakfast, Sid's eyes keep searching for Riddhima. Padma asks them about growing up in the US and what their future plans were and Armaan went on and on about the US so Sid had time to scan around and look for Riddhima. He wanted to ask about her but was wondering how to when Padma gave him the opening he needed.

Padma : Aaj Shilpa ka bhi induction hai.. She is starting as a first year intern..

Armaan : Oh interesting..

Armaan obviously did not know that Shilpa too had gone to med school but Sid knew. Riddhima had told him in her letters that Shilpa had done really well in med school with a gold medal in paediatrics and that Shilpa wanted to specialize in paediatrics.

Sid : Oh tho kya sab log, I mean, Shashank uncle and all, sab function ke liye nikal gaye kya?

Padma : Haan Shashank aur Shilpa tho abhi thodi der pehle hi nikalein hain.. Riddhima tho 8 bajthe hi hospital pahunch jaathi hai..Aur abhi main bhi thodi der mein nikalne waali hoon. Ek kaam karo, aap dono bhi mere saath chalo.

Everyone was sitting in the auditorium as the induction ceremony for the new interns was about to begin. Riddhima suddenly felt her heart skip a beat and then pound away wildly. She could not understand the reason for her nervousness. She had nothing to be nervous about.. Unless.. Unless he was here somewhere.. But that wasn't possible.. If he'd reached Mumbai, he'd come home and she'd have definitely known if he had been home. She remembered the strange sensation she had had last night on the balcony. As if he had been watching her. She'd felt his intense, yet warm gaze on her last night too. It was impossible, she'd scolded herself, smiled at the way her heart was going crazy with romantic thoughts and she'd gone back into her room without even looking in the direction. If she'd looked she'd have seen Sid standing there with love blazing in his eyes for her. But she hadn't. So today, once again, she chided her heart for engaging in wishful thinking and tried to concentrate on what her father was saying up on the dias.

But her heart hadn't engaged in wishful thinking; for it had skipped a beat in the precise moment that Sid had stepped foot in Sanjeevani. Padma led Sid and Armaan into Sanjeevani. As they passed the locker room, Sid was lost in thought.

Sid (to himself, smiling) : Locker no: 6, Riddhima ka locker..

As they passed the cafeteria

Sid (to himself) : Cappuccino, 2 tsps of milk, 2 tsps sugar and 1 tsp of cream.

As they passed the reception area, Sid's eyes inadvertently searched the roster of staff and his gaze settled on the 21^st name.. Riddhima's name. He remembered how excited she'd sounded when she'd written to him that they'd put her name up on the roster board in Sanjeevani. She was however upset that because her name started with R, it came 21^st on the board and no one would probably even notice her name. He'd promised her that whenever he came to Sanjeevani, he would make it a point to find her name in the staff roster. He had felt so proud of her. With each step that he took towards the auditorium, Sid felt his heart beat double. Finally, he was going to look into those eyes that had haunted his dreams for so long. After what seemed like miles, when in reality it was just a few steps, they reached the auditorium. The function had begun so the lights had dimmed. They followed Padma to the front row and took their seats. Sid knew that she was here, probably just an arms length away, so within reach, yet he couldn't reach out to her. He wanted to get up, shout out her name and open his arms to her when she stood up. Once she was in his arms, he'd never let go. Sid wanted to laugh at himself for his crazy thoughts. He smiled and shook his head. Armaan poked him and quirked his eyebrows questioningly. Sid shook his head and with great difficulty focused his attention to the dias on Dr. Shashank.

Dr. Shashank introduces the new interns and Shilpa was called on stage to receive her ID, coat and steth, she took them with a brilliant smile and hopped off. Sid couldn't help but smile. At the other end of the row, Riddhima smiled at her sister too. She was sitting with the rest of the staff of Sanjeevani. After the new interns had been introduced and their induction done, Dr. Shashank proceeded to introduce the staff of Sanjeevani to the new interns.. When Dr. Shashank said Riddhima's name, Sid felt as if he couldn't breathe. He turned ever so slowly to look at her, afraid that if he moved abruptly, he might realize all of this was a dream and might wake up. When finally Sid's gaze rested on the petite, slim figure in white making her way towards the dias, he felt as if time had stopped. His brain was scrambling to register everything about her. Her walk, the way she raised her hand to tuck away a lock of hair, the way she climbed the steps on to the stage and finally when she turned, Sid felt as if someone had knocked the breath out of him. She was beautiful! Her eyes were hidden behind glasses and her hair was tied back in a severe style yet she was beautiful. Once again Sid felt this overwhelming urge to go up to her, pull her hair free of the severe hairstyle and watch the soft curls cascade around her face. He wanted to remove her specs and gaze deeply into those eyes that had given him so many sleepless nights. His thought process was interrupted when he heard his name being called out. Dr. Shashank was introducing them to everyone.

Dr. Shashank : And now, last but not the least, I'd like to present to all of you Drs. Armaan and Siddhant Modi, who are joining us as senior interns all the way from US.

Armaan and Siddhant stood up and made their way to the dias.

As soon as Dr. Shashank mentioned the name Dr. Armaan, Riddhima thought she was going to faint from the sudden surge of excitement and nervousness. She saw two figures walk up onto stage from where they sat in the front row. One of them was taller and fairer than the other. As they came into the light, Riddhima felt her heart race wildly. Which one of them was Armaan? Scared that she would make a fool of herself staring at them like she was, she tore her gaze away from them. She tried really hard not to look at them and when they passed by her on their way over to where Dr. Shashank stood, she kept her gaze away. She felt ridiculous. She'd waited all these years for him and now that he was here, she did not trust herself to look at him. Why hadn't she worn her contacts today instead of her glasses? Why had she tied her hair up? Why wasn't she wearing something better? Riddhima kept scolding herself for all the things she hadn't done, all in an effort to keep her mind occupied and not think of the guy she'd longed for for so long.

As soon as the ceremony got over, Riddhima literally ran away from there for the fear of bumping into Armaan. She went into the changing room and tried hard to calm her wildly beating heart. He was here, he was finally here and now that he was here, she did not know what to do. If she'd stayed there to meet him then, she was sure she'd probably have swooned at his feet. She did not want that to happen. She wasn't a silly teenage girl having her first crush. But then his being there had been such a surprise to her, she was sure she wouldn't have been able to handle it. Riddhima turned away from the mirror and willed herself to calm down. She let out a couple of deep breaths and felt much better. She turned back to the mirror and pulled her hair free. Oh God she was being ridiculous. Again, she took a couple of deep breaths, willed herself to calm down. Work, thinking of work would keep her thoughts away from Armaan. So she thought about her work and walked out of the changing room and into the locker room, only to have all the mental preparation she'd just done thrown out the door; The very same door through which Armaan and Siddhant walked in just as she came out of the changing room. Riddhima thought of hiding back in the changing room before anyone spotted her when Dr. Kirti called her.

Dr. Kirti : Dr. Riddhima.. Achcha hua aap yahin mil gayi. Yeh aapke naye interns hain aur saath hi saath Dr. Siddhant Modi..

Siddhant extends his hands towards Riddhima. She raises her eyes to look at him. For some strange reason, she suddenly felt breathless looking at him. He was the tall one and he had this expression on his face, almost as if he was nervous. She places her hand in his and feels a shiver run through her spine at the contact. Riddhima is taken aback by her reaction. Maybe she was too keyed up, she reasoned.

Dr. Kirti : Dr. Armaan Modi..

Armaan extends his hand towards Riddhima and this time, Riddhima hesitates. She felt as if each millisecond that her hand took to reach Armaan's was actually a century. Surprisingly, when they finally shook hands, Riddhima only felt a sense of relief. No shiver running down her spine. She felt comfortable, at ease. Maybe that's how it was supposed to be, she thought. She looked at Armaan. He had a lazy smile on his face. His face did not betray what was going on inside him, Riddhima thought.

Dr. Kirti : Ab kyunki yeh dono hi Sanjeevani mein naye hain, yeh abhi aapke saath hi kaam karenge. Baad mein yeh aapke saath interns ki responsibility bhi sambhalenge.

Riddhima just nodded. Dr. Kirti continued speaking about Sanjeevani and the delegation of responsibilities. Riddhima kept stealing glances at Armaan and she felt her heart starting to pound like mad again. Once, Armaan caught her stealing glances at him and she felt as if she blushed right to her toes as she looked away.

Dr. Kirti had just finished talking and asked the interns to report to the reception in an hour, after getting their lockers and having lunch, for their duty briefing. She left them all in the locker room and walked away.

As soon as she left, Armaan let out a huge sigh.

Armaan : Phew!! Oh man.. She is like Hitler's twin sister..

A couple of the female interns giggled slightly but Shilpa was not at all amused. She cast him another of her angry looks and walked past him to select a locker. Riddhima turned towards her locker and started rummaging through it for the lack of anything else to do. Sid went over and reached for the locker on the left of Riddhima's. Armaan, without much thought, reached for the locker on Riddhima's right. Both Sid and Armaan came and stood next to Riddhima at the same time and Riddhima felt her heart beat quicken. She presumed that it was because of Armaan's proximity. She immediately looked at Armaan, hoping for him to look at her, say something, anything to her at all. Sid saw the look in her eyes and unable to take it anymore, made his way into the changing room.

In the changing room, Sid stared at himself in the mirror. He slowly raised his right hand, looked at it and remembered how it had felt to hold Riddhima's small, soft hands in his. He had felt a flash of current run through him when they'd touched and it had been just a simple handshake. She had her hair down and framing her beautiful face and Sid had wanted to run his fingers through her hair. Then, she'd shaken hands with Armaan and the look in her eyes, on her face, had cracked something within him. She'd looked at Armaan with so much of love in her eyes, so much of hope.. and even now, at the locker, she had looked at Armaan with such love and longing. She hadn't even looked in his direction, all her attention had been focused on Armaan.

"All that love and longing in her eyes is meant for you Siddhant.. Its you she loves!!" one part of him screamed at him. "But what if she is attracted to Armaan and not to me?" another part of him questioned. He felt as if he had suddenly been torn into two parts. For a few moments after setting his eyes on Riddhima, Sid had forgotten that Riddhima thought Armaan was the guy who'd written to her all these years. Armaan obviously had no clue whatsoever about all of this. All he had to do was tell Riddhima the truth. But what if she feels something for Armaan? He'd promised himself that he'd never let her hurt again. If she'd fallen for Armaan, knowing the truth would only hurt her. But how would he find out if she had feelings for Armaan? Then he thought of something. He walks out of the changing room.

Riddhima was sitting on a bench with a file in hand while her gaze was fixed on Armaan who was chatting up some of the first year interns. Sid knew exactly how Riddhima was feeling. He gave a sad smile. The interns filed out of the locker room and then it was just the 3 of them.

Armaan : What say guys lunch karne chalein?

Sid : Sure.

Armaan bent over to where Riddhima was sitting.

Armaan : Aap hamare saath lunch karne chalengi?

Riddhima felt a blush crawl over her cheeks and not meeting Armaan's eyes, she nodded and walked off. Armaan looked at Sid and shrugged his shoulders at Riddhima's weird reaction and walked out. Siddhant thought to himself that all of that, her blush, her downcast eyes, all of that was just for him. Then he shook his head and followed them to the cafetaria.

In the cafetaria, as Sid, Riddhima and Armaan sat down to eat, the waiter came and asked them what they would like to drink.

Sid : One cappuccino, 2 tsps milk, 2 tsps sugar and 1 tsp cream.

Riddhima looked up from the menu card and looked at Sid, confused that he had ordered cappuccino exactly the way she liked it. He looked at her just then too and for the first time, their eyes locked. There was something in his eyes that made it difficult for Riddhima to look away. Finally, she managed to look away and gave Sid an uneasy smile. Sid was glad that he had atleast some kind of effect on her. All hope was not lost, he thought.

When the waiter went over to take Riddhima's order, she too placed the exact same order. Armaan noticed it too.

Armaan : Arey waah tum dono ki choice tho ek dum same to same hai!

Riddhima looked at Sid again and gave an uneasy smile. She did not know how to interpret what Armaan had said. As far as she knew, Armaan loved drinking cappuccino in the same way too. Her confusion deepened with Armaan's next statement.

Armaan : I can't stand coffee or cappuccino.. Yuck!

Riddhima was genuinely perplexed now. Why was it that Sid liked cappuccino in the exact same way she liked it while Armaan, who had claimed to love cappuccino just the way she did in his letters, was now stating that he hated coffee and cappuccino?

Sid was watching Riddhima's reaction closely. He had deliberately done this. He wanted Riddhima to realize that Armaan wasn't the same as what he'd been in the letters and inspite of that if she still had feelings for him, he'd never come in between them. However, if she was bothered by it, then he would confess the truth to her. He wanted to know if she loved the person that he was or if she had fallen for Armaan's looks. Riddhima looked utterly confused. Her lips had formed a slight pout as her eyebrows knit together. She was looking at the menu but Sid knew that food was the last thing on her mind right now. All of sudden, Riddhima's face lit up and she smiled. Now, Sid was the one left wondering what was going through her mind.

Riddhima had it all figured out, or so she thought. Sid did not know about Armaan and her and Armaan did not want to give him any kind of indication till their relationship (if it could be called that) was on more solid ground. As for Sid, it was just coincidence that he liked the same thing she did. Satisfied that she finally had an answer, she went back to pursuing the menu.

Sid felt something crack within him again. It made no difference to Riddhima he realized. "Do not jump to conclusions Sid" a voice within him reasoned and he held onto that ray of hope.

Unaware of all the mind games being played around him, Armaan was completely engrossed in his menu.

"Di!!!" Shilpa shouted from the far end of the cafeteria. She walked briskly towards where Riddhima was sitting, but it was only when she came close enough did she realize that Riddhima was sitting with Armaan and Siddhant. Her smile quickly turned into a frown as she neared the table.

Sid : Hi Shilpa!

Shilpa managed a smile for him but even as Armaan turned to say Hi to her, she made a face and turned to Riddhima.

Riddhima : Dr. Shilpa Gupta, yeh hospital hai aur yahan main aapki di nahi, senior hoon..

Shilpa : Arey di wo sab duty time pe na, abhi tho break hai.

Riddhima sighed. It was useless arguing with Shilpa.

Riddhima : Tum ne lunch kiya?

Shilpa : Nahi..

Riddhima : Aao hamare saath baitho..

Shilpa : No thanks, main apne gang ke saath baithke lunch kar loongi..

Riddhima : Kyun?

Shilpa : Yahan pe kuch aise log hain, jinke saath baithke khaoongi tho mera khaana hazam nahi hoga.

She gave Armaan a dirty look.

Armaan : You mean me?

Shilpa looks away as if she could care less and walks away.

Armaan : That was weird..

Armaan, Riddhima and Siddhant ate their lunch in silence. Sid was trying to figure out what was in Riddhima's head, Riddhima was trying to figure what was going on in Armaan's head and Armaan was preoccupied with the way Shilpa had behaved. He knew he owed her an apology. What he had done was rude. He had apologized in the morning but he figured that it hadn't been enough. He was going to spend atleast the whole of next year here, might as well get along with everyone, he thought. And if his parents back home got to know about any of this.. God! He would have to suffer through another round of lecturing. Why couldn't people learn to just chill yaar? Esp females.. God! Females! He thought to himself as he munched on his sandwich. He'd just apologize to her at the next available opportunity and get it over with. Somehow, he had a gut feeling it wasn't going to be over with all that easily. But what he did not understand was why what Shilpa thought or did bothered him. The best way out was not to think about it and so Armaan just concentrated on his sandwich.

~PART 6~

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