Armaan just went to terrace for getting some fresh air he did not know himself y he was so restless hearing riddhima engaged to someone else, he just know her from one day only true he heard about her a lot but that does not meant that he knows her and y he was getting so much impatient with the fact she is happy with her fianc and y the hell did this affect him so much, never in his life, he was that much restless not even his college times or exam times or his internship days not even at the time of his first surgeory but what happen now, he was not that kind of persons who affect with small things but here he was affected and restless and impatient for the matter he does not have any relation, for the person whom he did not know she was not his friend either so what was happening with him he does not understand and in his frustration he punched in wall
A:''damn it what was happening to me? Mai kyoon aisee react kar rahaa hun riddhima ke engaged hone kii bat sun kar, mai to ose jaanta tak nahin hun naa hii vo merii friend hai, mai ose kal hii to milla hun abhii aur kyoon mujhe aisaa ajeeb sa boora sa feel ho rahaa hai yeh jaan kar kii vo engaged hai, mujhe kya lena oos se chahe vo engaged ho ya naaa ho, par ooska aapni engagement se, aapne fianc ke saath khush hona mujhe kyoon pareshan kar rahaa hai, kyoon aakhir kyoon, yeh sab kya ho rahaa hai maine pehle to kabhie aisee itnii bechani mehsoos nahin karii pta nahin yeh kya hai aur mujhe kuchh kyoon samajh nahin aaa rahaa hai mujhe aapne par kaboo rakhna hogaa nahin to sab kya sochenge aur poochenege to mai kya kahunga kii mai kyoon pareshan hun, mujhe khudd hii nahin pta aapni bechani ka reason yeh bolunga kii mujhe riddhima kii engagement sun kar pta nahin kyoon boora lag rahaa hai nahin mai aisaa nahin kar sakta aur mai aisaa sochh bhi kyoon rahaa hun mujhe bas oos se dur rehna chahiye yeh sab stupidity bechani aapne aap challe jayegi.''
He said and closed his eyes but he immediately open his eyes as at the moment he closed his eyes he saw riddhima's smiling face in front of his eyes
Ar:''no never mai aisaa nahin sochh sakta armaan tu kyoon bhull gayya hai vo doctor nahin hai dude, aur tujhe doctor chahiye, she is M.B.A. armaan remember aur vo tere type kii bhi nahin hai salwar-kameez no never, vo kaise tere saath manage karegi, parties etc. pagal mat ban armaan, yeh sab mujhe ooske pas rehne ke kaaran ho rahaa hai varna yeh mai bhi achee se jaanta hunk ii vo mere type kii nahin hai chahe vo kitni hii khoobsoorat kyoon naa ho, kitni mason ho, aur ooski badi-badi green almond eyes, nahin bas mujhe doctor chahiye aur riddhima vo ladkii nahin hai aur mai ooske vaare meiin sochna bhi nahin chahta vo aapne oos fianc kya koi sid kaisa ajeeb sa nam hai ooske saath hii theek hai but mai ooske pas bhi nahin jaonga aur vo mere liyye nahin hai yes''
He passed his hand in his hairs while satisfying himself while convincing himself that she was not the girl that he desired little did he know she is the only one for him, he was still in his thoughts, when he heard
R:''armaan.''
And he immediately turned hearing the voice she was standing right in front of his eyes here he was thinking not to come near her and he looked towards her not saying anything and when he did not speak for some time riddhima break the silence while asking
R:''kya hua armaa aap theek to hai naa?''
This question of hers bring armaan back to earth and he looked towards her he does not y he start feeling more frustrated
A:''jii hai I am perfectly fine aapko merii fikar karne kii jarurat nahin''
He replied a bit rudely and riddhima was taken back with his cold tone she did not expect this few minute before he was fine now what happen to him she was thinking when she heard his cold voice once again
A:''aapko koi kam tha kya?''
And riddhima looked towards him she saw frustration in his deep blue greayish eyes she sighed and just answered him by saying
R:''jii vo bua ne aapko bulaya hai vo nandini aunty aur karan uncle aaa gayye hai isiliyye''
She replied in soft tone and armaan nodded hearing her and
A:''aap chaliye mai ata hun''
He replied in a bit softer tone riddhima nodded and left from there.
And armaan sighed he knows what he was doing was not right, he has no right to talk with her like this but hwat can he do he could not understand what was happening to him and in whole scenario he somewhere thinks that its just because of riddhima that he was so much impatient and feeling so restlss so unintentinally his frustration was pouring in his words, he sighed and finally went downstairs to met his parents. As soon as he reached downstairs he saw his parents with his choti maa and chachu and seeing them hugging each-other and happinly chatting, he just let go of his thoughts and an million dollar smile come across on his face and finally when he saw no one saw him he finally called to grab some attention
A:'' mallik family aap log mujhe bhull gayye hai shayad''
He exclaimed leaning on railing and next moment he was engulfed in his both parent arms
Na:''armaan beta kaisa hai tu?''
She said taking him in his arms while karan also exclaimed in joy
Ka:''armaan buddy''
He said while hugging from another side and armaan smiled and he hugged them back
A:''mom-dad mai theek hun''
He said while detangling them and touched both their feet and both gave him blessings
Na:''kahan theek hai dekhh kitna kamzor ho gayya hai''
She said with her motherly affection and before armaan can say anything
Ka:''han buddy is bar mai bhi terii mom se agree karta hun mujhe bhi thoda kamzor lag rahaa hai''
He said while looking at him completely
A:''areey mom mai bilkul theek hun vaisa hii hun jaisa aap log mujhe Pune chodd ke aayee the (he said while hugging her in one sided hug) aur dad aapko aisaa isliyye lag rahaa hai kyonki aapne mujhe itne months bad dekha hai so guys please relax I am fit and fine as usual''
He said looking at karan only then abhie butted in
Ab:''jii badii maa please bas kijiye nahin to kal se mom bhi yehii lagii hui hai meraa armaan kamzor ho gayya etc. etc.''
He said making a face
A:''oye hat jyada jealous mat ho''
He said teasing him back
Ab:''jealousy aur vo bhi aapse in ur dreams''
He said teasing with him
A:''yea yea u r jealous man''
Ab:''no I am not''
They will surely go on but kumkum interrupted them
Ku:''okk kids stop fighting vaise armaan is var sachii meiin humein terii tension ho rahii hai''
Na:''aur nahin to kya kumkum par yeh to merii sunta hii nahin''
Ar:''mom.''
He whined and
Ku:''areey dii koi bat nahin hai aab yeh humare saath hai naa to aap aur mai khubbjam kar iskoo khilayenge au rise pehle jaisa armaan bna denge''
She said while everyone settled
Na:''vo to hum karenge hii par bad meiin hum kya karenge tu to yeh jaanti hii hai kii yeh kitna laprvah hai''
She said while looking towards armaan
A:''mom mai kahan laprvah hun''
He defended himself
Na:''dikhta hai mujhe vo kitna dhayan rakhta hai tu aapna''
She shut him up and
Na:''bas bahut hui terii manmani aab to mai terii shaadi karva kar rahungi fir tu jaane aur terii biwii rakhte rehna ekk-doosre ka dhayan''
She said and armaan shouted
A:''kya mom aap bhi kahin kii kahin pahunch jaati ho aab merii shaadi kahan se ayi beech meiin han''
He complained and
Na:''nahin armaan aabki var mai terii nahin soonogi mai terii shaadi jald se jald karvaongi bas''
She said with finality in her tone and
A:''choti maa dekho naa mom samjhao naa inhein mujhe abhii shaadi nahin karni''
He looked towards kumkum for some help but
Ku:''no armaan aabkii bar mai dii ke saath hun humein tere liyye ladki dhundhni hai jo teraa khayal rakhh sake betaa''
She said siding nandini
A:''par choti maa''
Ku:''nahin armaan tu nahin jaanta beta humein terii kitni tension hotii hai betaa''
Na:''chodd kumkum ise kahan yeh bat samajh meiin aayegi kii ekk maa ke dill kii bat''
She said with little tears in her eyes and seeing her
Ka:''armaan buddy terii mom aur choti maa sahii keh rahii hai its time for u to get married buddy''
He said while hugging nandini and she leaned her head on his shoulder
Su:''han armaan yehii sahii time hai yar''
He said and seeing the environment getting tensed and seeing his parents armaan sighed, he knows somewhere his mom was right, he need someone for himself now, everyone was so right, his dad was right completely his age is now for getting married, this is right time and he knows very well that at this moment of age its very easy to get attached with someone and he agreed
with this completely, and he knows his family was now worried for him after all they were his family, and seeing the looks on his family'faces especially on her mom and choti maa's that they were now rest in peace only when they saw him settled so he finally sighed
A:''ohk fine mom choti maa please aapna emotional atayachar bandd kariye I am ready for getting married fine now happy u too''
He said while hugging both her mom and choti maa and hearing him thousand smiles appeared on their faces and both hugged him
Na:''bahut bahut khush''
Ku:''bikul yeh hui naa bat''
Both ladies squeeled in joy and
An:''so now aab humein humari armaan bhaii kii bhabhi dekhne milegi''
He said with equal enthusiasm and
Ab:''han aab to aamy bhaii par bhi koi raz karne vaali aaa jaayegi''
Armaan smiled seeing them and
Ku:''han aab hum aapne armaan ke liyye bikul ooske jaise sabse pyaari dulhan dukhan dhundh ke layenge''
Na:''han ekdam parii ke jaisi hogii bilkul''
Both ladies said in joyus and
A:''yea yea bilkul ekk parii doctor off course aap log jo bhi parii dhundhge vo doctor hii honii chahiye kyonki vo hii mujhe samjhengi tabhie to vo merii zindagi meiin aayegi kyonki humari iss arrange marriage meiin understanding honaa zyada zaruri hai baaki sab to ho jaayega aur waqt rehte aaa bhi jaayegi par vo hogii to doctor hii naa jo merii aur aapke iss gharr kii parii hogii, jo merii zindagi meiin merii angel ban kar aayegi aur oos angel ko doctor hii hona chahiye nahin to vo kaise merii angel hogii aur kaun hogii koi aur bhi nahin ho sakti hai naa''
He said looking dreamingly but he was dumbfounded when he complete only to saw riddhima in front of her eyes, their eyes met, he immediately divert his gaze and riddhima just come with tray of food
Ab:''areey ridzi achaa hua tu aaa gayyi aab tub hi armaan bhaii ke liyye ladkii dhndhne meiin humari help karna and yea offcourse ekk doctor''
He said and riddhima nodded with a smile and start serving everyone
Ku:''riddhima tune sab akele kyoon kiyya mujhe bulati betaa''
Su:''kumkum yeh sunti hai kabhii khair chodo riddhima yar tumhare haath ke pakode yummy mujhe do naa''
And riddhima smiled and
R:''jii uncle lijiye naa''
And she served him and when
Ka:''han bhaii karan riddhima ke haathon ke pakode kii bat hii
kuchh aur hai''
And riddhima start serving everyone when nandini start picking up pakodas riddhima
R:''nahin aunty aapke liyye yeh vale hai kam spicy aapko b.p. hai naa isiliyye''
And she gave him her pakodas and nandini smiled
Na:''riddhima tujhe sab yad rehta hai naa betaa''
R:''han to aunty yeh bhi koi bhulne vaali bat hai aap to merii maa jaisi hai''
She said and nandini smiled whole-heartedly and
Na:''han to tu yeh kyoon bhull jaati hai kii mai terii badii maa hun aunty nahin''
She said and riddhima
R:''sorry badii maa''
She replied while holding her ears and nandini caressed her hairs lovingly
Na:''sirff is var''
Riddhima nodded only then her gaze fell on and she caught karan's hands and
Ka:''mai vo''
He fumbled and
R:''kya uncle aapko itnaa halwa nahin khana chahiye naa''
She said holding spoon from him
Ka:''riddhima beta please thoda sa naa''
He pleaded him
R:''ohk uncle par sirff thoda sa''
She melted seeing his cute face
Ka:''thanks so much''
He blessed her while embracing her in fatherly hug and armaan was not at all pleased he was shocked as well, seeing the bonding between his parents and riddhima, he knows his parents knows her but he did not think even his dreams that they share such kind of rapport with her, and this makes him more frustrated, how she can understand his parents so well, y she cared for them so much, y she has to be so good that everone just falls for her, y she has that special kind of place in everyone's heart, deep somewhere he also feels very pleased with that but he was armaan so adamant to admit him, and the praise of her making him more restless and he come out from his thoughts
Na:''areey armaan kahan kho gayya tu kha naa betaa''
She said while seeing him not eating
A:''nahin mom mujhe bhookh nahin hai''
He said passing her a small smile
Ku:''areey aisee kaise armaan yeh paneer ke pakode to tere favorite hai naa''
She said looking at him
A:''nahin choti maa bas man nahin hai''
He said geeting a bit frustrated but everyone missed his tone
Na:''kaise nahin khane riddhima beta please dena ise mai dekhti hun kaise nahin khata yeh''
She said and
R:''jii badii maa''
And she start serving him as soon their eyes met armaan could not control him self
A:''bas thanks nahin chahiye aur''
He said pulling the plate replied in cold voice riddhima was surprised with his behave and
Ku:''armaan kya hua tu theek hai naa betaa''
She asked worrying for him now
Na:''han tabiyat theek hai naa beta terii''
They were worried for him now as he never reacted in this manner
A:''han mai theek hun excuse me''
And he left the plate and went from there but as he turned to go riddhima who was standing there, as he was going a bit fast he just pushed riddhima a bit and the result is her duppatta caught with his watch again and armaan looked down at her duppatta and then his watch, their eyes met and he immediately detangled it without riddhima tried to do that, this time a bit harshly, and went from there but after giving a glance to riddhima who was standing there stunned trying what just happened, she shivered as she saw some rage in that blue greay oceanic eyes consisting some confusion and this time not only two pair of eyes but four pair of eyes watching these and seeing this whole thing, they collapsed each-other's hands sighing knowing somewhere what was happening there.
And armaan just went outside damn it nothing is helping him, now riddhima was getting on his nerves, he was now just thinking everything what was happening to him its just because of riddhima and he was now angry with her to no extent, this girl just messed his thoughts in mere one day.
A:''riddhima ho kyat um kyoon itnaa affect kar rahii ho, mere saath job hi ho rahaa hai ooska reason sirff tum ho, had hai itnii bechani ho rahii hai mujhe, mere mom-dad merii family tumse itnaa close hai kii it affect me really badly par yeh sab aakhir kyoon?''
He questioned himself while on other side
Ku:''dii aap tension mat lo sab theek ho jaayega''
She consoled nandini while closing the door
Na:''kaise kumkum tune dekha naa abhii bahar sab fir bhi tu yeh keh rahii hai''
She said while sitting on bed
Ku:''dii hum kuchh kar hii nahin sakte, armaan ko aapni confusion aapne aap hii dur karnii hogii''
She replied while sitting beside her
Na:''areey tu kya armaan ko jaanti nahin hai tu jaanti hai naa kitna jiddi hai vo ekk bar jo sochh le bas fir vo kabhii kisii kii suntaa hai kya?''
She said worrying for him
Ku:''jaanti hun dii par btayiye kya kar sakte hai hum kuch bhi nahin aagar directly samjhane jayenge to vo oolta humein hii 4 batein sunayega naa''
Na:''mujhe bhi ti isi bat kii chinta hai kumkum aur jo ooske dill-dimag meiin ekk ladai chal rahii hai ooske liyye vo riddhima ko hii responsible tehrayega mujhe pta hai''
She said knowing her son's stubbornness
Ku:''mai jaanti hun dii mai kal se armaan ko dekhh rahii hun vo kitna pareshan hai aur maine ooskii aankhon meiin riddhima ke liyye ehsaas dekhe hai jinhe vo pta nahin kyoon chupa rahaa hai aur aapni oos stupid condition meiin aakar aapni frustration niklal rahaa hai''
She said with the matter of fact as she is the one who was observing him from the time when he was back
Na:''nahin kumkum aagar aab vo kuchh kehta bhi hai to galat hai nahin to tu to jaanti hii hai kii meraa man humesha riddhima ko hii armaan ke liyye dekhna chahta tha par jab oosnein yeh condition rakhh dii to humne koi bat hii nahin karii kisii se aur aab karna galat hogaa riddhima kii sagai ho chuki hai''
She said with little heaviness and describes the facts
Ku:''jii dii tabhie to aaj hum bebas hai nahin to shayad aaj armaan itnaa pareshan nahin hotaa''
She said holding her hand
Na:''han bas aab to mai yehii chahti hunk ii armaan aapni is confusion meiin riddhima ko hurt naa kar de oos bechari ko to kuchh pta bhi nahin hai''
She sai worrying for riddhima as she considered her as her own daughter
Ku:''nahin dii aisaa kuchh nahin hogaa armaan samjhdar hai''
She said with confidence
Na:''aisaa hii ho''
Ku:''aap fikar mat karoo aisaa hii hogaa dii''
Na:''hmm''
And they hugged each-other while on another side
A:''bas aab aur nahin mai aab riddhima ko aur aapni thoughts mess nahin karne doonga mai oos se bilkul dur ho jaonga no relation nothing at all.''
He said with a determination in his voice.
The day passed quickly with everyone was busy with the prepration for the function, armaan avoids riddhima as much as possible, whenever they passed each-other armaan did not gave her a smile and riddhima did notice this, but she shrugged these thoughts thinking he was busy like her with the the prepration and the time she is free she was busy with angad and abhie sometimes it was sid's call which also keep her busy not thinking about much, but somehow she could not resist herself to thought about armaan, and armaan was not much calm as he tried to calm himself he heard her talking to sid which make him impatient and a pang in his heart but somehow he ignored the things.
Night was not peaceful one for especially for two people's armaan and riddhima, both were lost in each-other's thoughts, whereas armaan was cursing riddhima for making him this kind of miserable while riddhima was worried for armaan for his sudden change of behavior.
R:''pta nahin armaan ko kya hua vo to itnee ache aur jitna sabse suna aur maine khudd bhi dekha tha is 1 din meiin bahut calm, friendly aur relaxed insan hai to aaj jaane kya ho gayya oonhe, ho sakta hai oonhe koi pronlem ya tension ho, bhagwan jii please oonkii problem solve kar denaa mai to oonkii help nahin kar sakti mujhe to oonse poochne ka bhi koi haq nahin hai, to please aap oonkii help karna please pta nahin mujhse oonkii oodasi dekhi nahin gayyi so please bhagwan jii vo bahut ache hai so oonkii tension aap dur kar denaa aur aagar denii hai to mujhe de do oonke hisee(part) kii bhi tension mujhe denaa, mujhe to aadat(habit) hai tension lene kii naa( she smiled lightly and winked seeing sky as if winking to god) so please no more tension for him abhii ke liyye good night god subhh bahut kam hai bye love u.''
And she moved to her room for sleeping where as armaan
A:''please bhagwan jii merii is stupid sii tension ko dur kijiye, aap jaante hai mujhse yeh handle nahin hotaa, badi se badi problem handle ho jaati hai mere se par yeh dill aur dimag meiin jo problem chalti hai vo mujhse handle nahin hotii kyonki aap to achee se jaante ho naa bhagwan jii kii maine kabhii in sab baton meiin pda nahin, life meiin sab pehle se plan kiyya hua hai to please aab aap mujhe aisee jhatke mat do naa hii aisee exam lo jinmein mai guarantee fail ho jaata that too with minus points, isiliyye please bhagwan jii mujhe yeh sab nahin chahiye mai jaisa hun theek hun riddhima ko merii life se dur kar dijiye''
He sighed and after giving a flying kiss to god he went to sleep thinking a new may settle all his worries and may be it was the bright day for him and for riddhima was expecting everything will go fine in everyone's life its always others happiness that makes her happier.
Next day
It was complete caous on Mallik Mansion as everyone was handling the work so that nothing will be gonaa wrong after all it was 25th anniversary of Mallik Empire and it matters for everyone, its everyone's hard work that Mallik Empire is now one of Top 10 Industries in India, everyone was doing there task properly, everyone was busy, most is armaan and riddhima, armaan was handling every thing as he do not want to face riddhima again and again and just want to get rid of her thoughts and riddhima was busy as well because she was in expert handling the responsibilities basically everyone depends upon her whether for puja material, or anyone needs to get ready, even dadii was asking for riddhima for selection of her clothes, and riddhima was handling everything she was also inspecting the decorations and suddenly she remembered she has to put some pooja things in car so she after putting the things in the car was coming back in house and she did not saw as she was thinking about the preprations and from another side armaan was also coming to see if everything which was required at site properly placed, he was sent by kumkum, he was seeing something on his mobile when he suddenly bumped in riddhim and as both were not going very fast, neither of them balanced theirselves and result was both landed on grass with riddhima over armaan and they rolled in each-other's arms and as armaan tried to balance they finally stopped with riddhima's head on armaan's shoulder, both looked in each-other's eyes, as blue naughty eyes met with green innocent ones, armaan could not resist himself as he drowned himself in her green eyes caressed her face very lightly putting her one strand behind her ear which was disturbing his view, she was looking so beautiful to him in that blue churridar and she closed her eyes feeling his cold fingers brushing her skin suddenly armaan come back to reality and he immediately let go of her and riddhima too get up and she covered her front with her both hands as she realized their position and she become consciousabout her appearance and armaan immediately passed riddhima's duppatta to her which was upon his chest due to their falling and riddhima immediately grabbed it and left from there feeling very awakard and armaan sighed
A:''what yar aab yehii honaa baakii tha ise kya jarurat hai mere pas ane kii''
And after putting blame on riddhima again he went from there.
After sometime all mallik family was sitting the place where the
pooja was going to be done, its small pooja in Mallik Mansion before going to the site and everyone was there when
D:''areey kumkum riddhima ko to boola beta ya vo abhii bhi kam hii kartii rahegi''
She asked not seeing riddhima there
Ku:''jii maa mai bulati hun''
Ab:''mom ammy bhaii bol rahein kii vo bas 2 minute meiin aye''
Abhie informed who was sent to saw where armaan is
Na:''yeh ladka bhi naa kabhie time par tayar nahin hotaa''
She said only then armaan come wearing white kurta-pajama looking very handsome and he smiled to everyone and everyone smiled back to him, and all start performing pooja then
Ku:''angad yeh riddhima nahin ayi bachaa''
An:''mom she is coming''
And everyone nodded in between gupta family also arrived dadii, shashank and samriti with sujal and kashish and everyone joined mallik family in pooja and after few minutes pandit jii asked for sindoor thall and armaan come for giving the sindoor thall and he stand up and he just stand few inches away from pandit jii to hand over the thall but he did not notice where he was standing everyone removed shoes also and at the point he was about to handle sindoor thall to pandit jii one person who was sitting right in front of armaan's feet just get up, and by mistake the head of person hit with thall making armaan's white kurta converting into red colour and armaan just blasted
A:''kya hai can't u see mere saare kapre kharab kar diyye hai tumne''
He shouted wiping his hands unknown to the fact that when he was wiping his hands that brushed with that person's head as the person was trying to stand properly and as armaan saw the person's face he was shocked and name whispered from his mouth
A:''riddhima.''
And as riddhima saw him and everyone's faces and she saw sindoor was dripping on her nose as she touched her hairs her fingers covered with sindoor and
R:''sindoor.''
Seeing her fingers and his own hands armaan also
A:''sindoor.''
And with these Both look each-other with horrified faces.
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