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PART 3

Riddhima held on as best as she could onto Armaan as she sat behind him on his bike while he ripped past other vehicles on the road in order to go to one of their favourite coffee places..it was quite close to their college and they could easily make it back for the next hour..Riddhima had always felt a little wierd while sitting behind Armaan on his bike..not because he was a bad rider or something..it was just their proximity always left her a little cofused..Armaan was quite the free guy with girls and occassionally while stopping at the signal, he would casually lean back, with one of his hands resting on Riddhima's thigh to talk better to her, not realizing the effect it had on Riddhima..On the other hand, Riddhima was sure she was going to get a heart attack due to the mad racing of her heart everytime he came closer than usual to her..

As they reached their little coffee shop, Riddhima got off and waited while Armaan parked his bike in the parking lot..the waiter at the coffee shop gave them a friendly smile and wave as they entered..they were regular faces at his place..and he had always thought that these two made a really cute pair.

'So..what do you feel like having?' Armaan asked as the waiter produced the menu cards before them.

Riddhima shrugged, scanning through the list..she had come here hundred of times and yet, she always ended up ordering the same thing: blueberry cheesecake. It was one of her favourites and something she fondly associated with this place..she had been having it since they had first discovered the place..

'I guess I'll just go with the-' Riddhima began

'blueberry cheesecake?' Armaan interrupted, rolling his eyes..it was so typical of Riddhima..he didn't know why she even bothered taking the menu every time. She always ordered the same thing. He, on the other hand, loved to experiment..and that wasn't the case only with food..it was his motto in general: experiment and experience.

'Yup, I think I'll stick with what works for me,' Riddhima replied, smiling.

'Tell me something new,' Armaan sighed..'stick with what works for me' was Riddhima's motto, he supposed..not that he had a problem with it..he just felt that she should loosen up once in a while..she was too reserved and uptight for her own good.

The waiter got their orders and Armaan and Riddhima spent a good 2 hours simply catching up with what was going in their lives..they even bunked the second hour on Armaan's suggestion because they realized that there was so much they wanted to share with each other and there just wasn't enough time..one of the best things about their friendship was that they could share anything and everything with each other..nothing was ever out of bounds..including Armaan's sex-education talks!! they spoke about random things..gossiped about people from college, shared their sad stories and the happy ones..but along with all the everyday things, they also spoke about things they hadn't ever spoken to anybody about..they shared their secrets, their hopes and aspirations and they shared their dreams and failures..Armaan didn't think he could talk to anybody as freely as he could with Riddhima and that was the reason she was his best friend..he had a lot of friends..infact, he was quite the one to socialize, however, when it came to sharing personal things..things which really affected him, things that were special to him, he always turned to Riddhima..it was a natural thing for him..something he had been doing for quite a while now..Riddhima was his rock in times of hardship..she was always there to patiently listen to all his problems, smile whenever he was happy, laugh at one of his stupid jokes, hold his hand when he was really really close to tears but couldn't cry because he was a guy..well, Riddhima was just Riddhima..she was one of the sweetest people he had ever met..and not just sweet because she was his best friend and all..well, she was that too but along with it, Armaan had always found her to be a genuinely nice person..a person who had a good heart...that was one of the things about her that had fascinated him over time and made him stick to her..Armaan knew that in his lifetime no matter how many friends he ever made, Riddhima would always be his special friend..

Riddhima, on the other hand had long past matured the best friend stage..she had absolutely no doubt that she was madly and irrevocably in love with Armaan..he had always be the guy in her life..infact, she could still remember their first meeting..who would have thought at that time, that there would come a day when she would fall in love with this guy..

*Flashback*

It was the first week of college and Riddhima was hanging around with Muskaan in the cafeteria. Muskaan was having her lunch when all of a sudden someone came from behind and gave her a hard rap on the head.

'What the-' she turned only to see an extremely pleased Rahul, grinning away to glory.

'Rahul teri toh,' she stood up in anger but Rahul, suspecting that something of this sort was going to happen immediately backed off, holding his fingers in a 'peace' sign..

'Sorry Muski, but the urge was just too overpowering,' he laughed and then as he saw her flaring up again, 'whose your pretty friend?'

Muskaan temporarily forgot about how pissed off she was with Rahul as she turned to face a blushing Riddhima..she decided to kill Rahul another day and instead made introductions..Rahul had been her family friend since..well, she couldn't remember a time when she didn't know him..the pest had always been in her life and it seemed his mission in life was to irritate the crap out of her..god, was the guy annoying! they had been fighting since forever and now, it had reached a stage where they didn't really need a reason..the sight of each other itself started off a world war..It was probably because of how they had always made it a point to keep out of each others way except on family functions that both Rahul and Muskaan hadn't met each other friends or known about them..they studied in different schools, had totally different friend circles and never bothered to bridge the gap..it was therefore a huge eyesore for Muskaan when they both got accepted at the same college..as though it wasn't enough that she had to see the idiot's face at home occassionally..now she would have to bear being in the same college as him..

Rahul, on the other hand couldn't remember a time when he had more fun than when he was with Muskaan Chaddha..he had learnt to press all her wrong buttons from a very small age and what was more fun was that he actually enjoyed watching her reactions..he loved the fights that they had, the childish way in which they pulled each other's hair, the cute way in which she gave him the choiciest hindi gaali's..he had never met anyone like Muskaan and he knew, he wouldn't meet anyone like her in the future as well..she was an antique piece and no, God did not make wonders like that on a regular basis!

Rahul smiled at Riddhima as Muskaan did the introductions..they were all making small talk when in walked Romeo aka Armaan..he was busy chatting up with some girl when he noticed Rahul with Muskaan and Riddhima and immediately went over to them..he had been looking for Rahul for a while..they were getting late for class..

'Oye Rahul,' he said thumping him on his back..he looked over at Rahul's friends and gave them one of his best smiles as Rahul again started the introductions..He found Muskaan quite cute..she was a typical punjabi kudi, he could see, complete with patiala pants and all..the other one..Riddhima..she got his attention..she was quite pretty with a good sense of dressing..he always appreciated that in a girl..she had beautiful hair as well..the kinds that you see on T V..only thing was that you knew the TV ones were all fake..this was the real thing..she had left her hair open and put two cute pins on them..overall, the effect was cute, he had to admit..but he had seen quite a few of cute girls since joining college so it didn't have a big effect on him...

'Hi, I'm Armaan,' he said, introducing himself before Rahul could do that and those three words were all it took for Riddhima's heart to skip a beat..he was REALLY good-looking, she had to admit..he had blue eyes and a well chiselled body that was evident even through the loose button down shirt that he was wearing..in the one week that she had been in college, she hadn't seen anything like him..so he was quite a welcome change..

'Class ke liye nahin jaana?' Muskaan questioned when their casual talk didn't seem like it was going to end any time soon..

'Yea, forgot about that..we better go dude,' Rahul said as he checked his watch and realized they were about five minutes late already, 'anyways, I'll see you'll around..oh haan, by the way there is going to be a small party at my place this weekend..just freshers, you know..if you guys are not busy, why don't you'll come?'

Muskaan could see doom written all over the invitation..spending more than required time with Rahul Grewal?? that could never be something good..but then again, they were all new in college and she didn't really want to be a social outcast just because the party was being hosted by this pest...she turned towards Riddhima who still looked a little doubtful..she didn't really blame her..Riddhima had always been a little reserved when it came to strangers and while she could simply tell her parents that it was Rahul's party and they wouldnt think twice about letting her go, it wasn't the same for Ridz. Her dad was quite strict when it came to all of this..only she knew how much papad they had to belofy for her dad anytime there was a night out scene..

'Come on Riddhima,' Armaan encouraged her when he spotted that the reason they were hesistant in replying was probably her, 'it'll be fun,'

Riddhima looked at him and she had this sudden urge to just agree..she didn't know why..and she didn't even know what exactly she was agreeing to..but she did.

'OK,' she replied getting an instant smile on Armaan's face...

'Cool,' he said, 'See you around then,' and bidding them goodbye in a hurry, the boys ran to make it to class...Muskaan looked incredulously at Riddhima..ok? OK?!! was this really Riddhima??! she couldn't believe she had agreed so easily..all it had taken for her to say yes was a 'cmon Riddhima' from Armaan..who they had both known for probably less than 15 minutes..apparently introductions were not the only thing going on in the air..Riddhima looked nervously at Muskaan and yes, she could see the explosion of questions that was going to come her way..so before that could happen, she decided to give Muski a random believable reason for now..the real reason she had to figure out for herself..but that was for later..when she was alone..

'Muski, I know you're thinking ki how did this girl say yes..that too for a party..that too thrown by a guy who I barely know..' Riddhima started and then stopped because she herself was a little stumped by all that she had said..why had she said agreed to this again?

'YES!' Muski said when Riddhima paused..

'Because it's college Muski! and these parties are part of college life..socho, everyone from our batch is probably going to be at this fresher's party..I don't wanna miss it..I know tum soch rahi ho ki what about dad but trust me, I'll convince him somehow..or rather, we'll convinve him somehow?' Riddhima tried explaning earnestly..whatever she had said was mostly true but there was another small reason for it too but she didn't want to go into that right now..

'That's true,' Muskaan sighed as she saw this from Riddhima's point of view..ofcourse she had wanted to go for this party from the beginning..however, she hadn't expected such enthusiasm from Riddhima's side..she was definitely a little shocked..Riddhima always thought twice before mixing around with new people..she had always been like that..reserved and a little quiet..but now she wanted to go party with a bunch of new people who they both didn't know for longer than a week..wow, college did bring about changes..

*flashback ends*

Later as Riddhima had thought about her impulsive behaviour that day, she had been a little shocked at herself..that was so unlike her..however, she didn't think it had anything much to do with Armaan..ofcourse, he had managed to get her to say without much effort from his side but maybe it was because, she really did want to enjoy her college life to the fullest..and she did want to get to know other people from her batch and not miss out on anything..

However, she could not forget how, from the very beginning, Armaan had the ability to get her to do anything..that kind of control over someone is scary and she didn't know if Armaan ever realized he had that sort of control over her..it didn't take more than a few pleadings form him side to melt her every single time and get her to do his will..whether it was projects, or getting her to come out somewhere or simply getting her to forgive him for something he had done..she wasn't sure if he knew it but she knew that from the time she had met him, Armaan Mallik had made a small place in her heart and she would always have a soft corner for him..always..