AR FF: MY Bride.4 |Page 156| - Page 17

he unbutton his wet shirt and kept it on a couch, and spoke, with bear chest….

"Mom… mom, she was asking if we are okay! Accchuuu! And not getting wet in rain Accchuu!" he said, she nodded and walks to the kitchen, Armaan hit his own forehead, "idiot!" he mumbles to himself, and notice her wearing a loose cotton gown, "it's a night dress!" Armaan commented walking in the kitchen after her, "yes, rest of the dresses was too fancy, and I am tired… this was relaxing," she said, looking at him, blankly… "You look nice!" Armaan replied and took a seat away, not bothering to give her smile, "hmm…" she replied, and took a packet of soup, and mixing the soup product, in to water and keeping it on stove.

Standing beside stove with her back at him while he played with an apple kept in the basket. "Riddhima…" he spoke, walking up to her, she remained quiet, "I know, you are hurt… I know somewhere I am at fault… I know it's not easy to forget those moments, I know, you love me… and I love you… please… let's sit and talk… I know, it will get unbearable for you to talk about it – you might feel lots of pain inside, but I promise – I will sit by your side and we will get through this very soon. I know, you don't want to talk… I insist… I request, even if you say I will beg – but don't throw me out of your life like this – we are one soul, we are meant to be together in good and bad phase! We had promise to take care of each other on our wedding day… please… please say yes…" he held her hands, together, while he notice her eyes dropping tears, he held her face in his palm while he held her one hand with other hand and squeezed it lightly, "I will throw this pain out of you – you will forget it… I promise, just…. Just let me help you!" he whispered, crying along with her, she nodded twice and hugged him, circling her arms around his neck as he circled his arms around her, just hugging her, tightly. He sighed, and hugged her; he thanked Naina in his mind, as she was one who told him to talk to Riddhima directly, and even if Riddhima tell him to go away, he should be with her! No matter what!

He closed the stove and poured the soup in two bowls and kept it on the table and then they both took opposite chair, and silently drank it… both were jotting down points how to start this conversation? How to get rid of this feeling?

"Rohail… came to our room." She stated, Armaan moved his free hand and held her free hand while they sipped the soup with other hand, "I fought…!" she justified herself, "but…. He had some chloroform in a napkin… I even banged a lamp on him, but… but he was acting so… fast that I couldn't do much…" she said, as tear stroke her eyes while Armaan squeezed her hand… encouraging her to blur it all out so that it can get over once and for all… "I fainted and …. When I woke up, I was in that cottage, all tied up!" she whispered, slightly hiccupping, "Armaan… you know I was soo scared at that moment…" she hiccupped, "i… I felt so insecure… so alone…" she cried silently, Armaan stood up and picked her up in his arms, while she hugged his neck crying on his shoulder, he quietly walk out of the kitchen towards the couch area, settling down along with her in his lap, she hugged him tighter, crying over his bare skin.

Staying mum, while Armaan ran a hand over her back, soothing her, "it's okay… we can talk later…. Forget it…" he kissed her ear, making her relax… as he whispered, "I love you… remember that…"

"i.. I am ok.." she whispered, and kept her chin on his shoulder, so that her face was facing other way, and making it impossible for him to see her face, "I told him… that I belong to you… I told him I love you and I can never be his… he… he slapped me," she whispered, as tears stroke out of her eyes, Armaan clinched and tightened his palm over her waist, he closed his eyes to control the sudden urge of anger passing through his vein…

"He… didn't give me water… and food, just because… I told him how much I hate him and how much…. I love you…" she gulped and nuzzled her nose in his neck, silently crying….

"After hours…. And hours, he took me to Th…at… room…. I tried to fight Armaan… but I couldn't help myself – for the first time I knew … how...Weak I was …! I am so weak that I can't protect myself…f…" she said, with tears, neither she looks at him nor he wanted to look at her, because both were crying in each other's embrace…. Holding on to each other….

"I told Vivek the same… how he was back stabbing you… I kept on calling you… but you didn't hear me…" she complained quietly, "I shouted for you…. But you didn't hear me…! Why didn't you…?" she pushed her head away and glare at him, "haan? Why didn't you hear me? I shouted out for you and you were roaming around? Haan! Why didn't you come early? You know they tore my top!!! Just because you came late! How can you!!!" she held his shirt in her fist as she glared at him – as both shed silent tears, Armaan kept staring in her eyes, "I felt so open…

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