Part 10
She has walked in with anxiety plastered all over her face. There was no better option than what had come to his mind immediately. She could not allow Riddhima to continue in Sanjeevani like this. It spelled disaster. So the moment he came to know that Sid's appointment was finalized and he was due to arrive, he tried coaxing Riddhima to shift to Sanjeevani Delhi branch. He was sure he could arrange something if for both armaan and Riddhima if Riddhima agreed.
Riddhima remained adamant on her stand that she wanted to be near family. Actually she just wanted to be in Mumbai to try finding some answers.
'Delhi ek achi jaggah hai aur armaan aur Anjali bhi waha hai'
'Par main Delhi kyu javu Papa?'
'It will be good for you'
'I am fine here unless you want me here'
'No 'No it is nothing like that'
'Then I am joining work tomorrow'
'I think you need to take some more day's holiday.'
'Why Papa?'
Shashank kept giving her lame excuses and Riddhima kept defeating them off with her reasoning. Finally, despite all her effort Shashank announced his decision. 'That is it. You can think whatever you want to but I don't think you should join back. Look at yourself. In fact I would not recommend you treating any patient even in Delhi Sanjeevani but I know there atleast you will be away from it all.'
'Away from what?'
'Riddhima ' I think I have clarified my position enough. Now as the Head of Sanjeevani I would have to say that you are not fit for work. You are still mentally stressed out and I cannot risk my patients in your hands.'
'Papa you very well know I have never compromised on my patients.'
'Think back clearly Riddhima'
'That was because'.'
'Because of armaan'. Right '?'
'Yes' I am tired of his antics Papa'
'And this is the reason why I would not recommend you working in Delhi Sanjeevani. In fact work on your relationship. I have been supportive but you cannot continue like this. First''
Now she felt the circle completing. Shashank had voiced his doubts of armaan being the reason for Riddhima splitting with Sid the first time also. Though then she had vehemently denied that none wanted to believe her. Even Sid had always expressed his concern for her overt attention towards armaan after things started smoothening out with him. Her life had become a series of confusion. She did not want to burden Sid with a relationship when he did not believe in the first place. Then when they both wanted to move ahead, armaan's destructive tendency made her feel guilty. During that phase Sid was very supportive but she always feared the bonds snapping. To add to the mess, she could not place why exactly there was concern for armaan if he was her past. All this stopped her moving forward completely in her relationship. She indeed felt for Sid like a woman would but then crossing that threshold became difficult. When she did cross that threshold she had found the wrong person standing in front of her. Somewhere she felt it was God's indication that it was meant to be that way. armaan had aided it further by pulling her back into their beautiful past and she had flowed with those feelings. It was Sid who had pulled her out before the disaster struck but yet the damage was done.
Her insane love for armaan had always clouded everyone's and her mind so much so that none believed that it was possible for her to move on.
She had moved on. He had become that integral part of her life for whom nobody could separate. This was the only reason why she felt that void in her life after Sid left. She indeed had been in love with him and still was. Yet she had lost him due to her insanity.
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