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Taming the wild
Part-62
All I Want Is...
Recap: Armaan and Ridhhima get a surprise visitor- Rohan. Armaan feels insecure with Rohan around Ridhhima and she gets the key to his secret locker.
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Ridhhima woke up little earlier than usual, feeling fresh and relaxed. Turning to her side she found what she wished to see first thing in the morning- her life, her ' Desire...' Sleeping on his stomach his favourite pillow under his arm with a tussled head, hair sprayed all over his forehead. She crept little closer admiring him, she wanted to touch him, caress his handsome face and make sure that this wasn't a dream. Unable to contain herself and her love, she extended her hand pushing back his hair very gently, but pulled back quickly not wishing to disturb his sleep. Blowing a soft kiss in the air, and turning red, she got off the bed covering her careless hubby. It was still quiet early and she wondered if her getting up was because Rohan had asked her to discuss some details or ... . Was it the excitement of finding the key and knowing the locker's secrets. She settled the case in the favour of the latter and went to freshen up.
Ridhhima hurried up with the chores and unlike other days she was eager for Armaan to leave for the office. Checking for the tenth time that the key was kept securely, praying that he didn't remember the keys, she got busy getting his clothes and things ready.. Armaan, who observed the change was bit surprised. What got into her today ? She was jumping from one thing to another and suddenly seemed in a great hurry.. But for what ? And that too on her day off !? He was wondering when she almost knocked out his breath pulling up the knot of the tie.
" Ridhhiimmaa !! Ho kya gaya hai aaj tumhe ?! Mujhe maarne ka irada hai kya ?! " he said coughing ,loosening the tie a little, eyes wide with shock
" I'm.. I'm so sorry Armaan.. Wo.. Wo galti se.. Main wo bas.." she tried to explain, he was right. in her hurry to send him away she almost choked him. She smiled sheepishly and can anyone be angry at that face ! so, he too melted. Like he could say anything to her even if she'd punched him !. He was the living example of ' hopelessly in love '.
He was happy today though, Rohan was not going to be at home. He was leaving for some work along with him. Thank God ! More he stays away from her, the better. He was kind of intrigued by Rohan's I'm-trying-to-be-casual-about-hiding-something-from-you attitude and from quiet some time he wanted to confront him, and would have done that surely only if he had let him. Being all so busy-busy with Ridhhima, flaring his anger, making him divert all his energies to look out for him if he was trying to steal her away... Armaan shook his head lightly, brushing off those scary thoughts. May be he'll ask him straight away. Yeah that would be better. Lot better. Saari baatein ek baar main saaf. All clear.
" What are you smiling at weirdo ? It's morning ! " came the sweet question from his darling friend, who made a face at him as if he could read his mind... Which he thought was processing something under 'A' certificate.
" Nothing. And mind your own business. I'm not like you, sex- obsessed-psycho ! " he threw a napkin at him
" Hey ! That's called Venus worshiping. And to remind you 'brother' you were my partner too "
" Yeah, when we were just out of school and going through puberty ,which for you is still going on. You do realize that half of Germany's strip clubs are running solely coz of you. Why don't you consult a doc ? Huh "
" Oh really ? Atleast I'm contributing to the economy and employment sector." Armaan rolled his eyes " And about the other suggestion, that's a great idea ! I'm sure Ridhhima would be kind enough to help me. Ooo Ridhhiimaa " he called in a sing song manner only to get his neck under Armaan's arm. Rohan struggled to get himself free and Armaan tightened his hold...
" Guys ! Stop it ! Kya kar rahe ho tum dono ?! Armaan, let him go, are you trying to kill him ? When are you going to grow up !? " Ridhhima rushed seeing two grown up kids fighting, Rohan made an innocent face coughing fakely and gave a secret wink to Armaan when Ridhhima was busy scolding him. Armaan wanted to explain but couldn't she was just at him with her you-are-behaving-like-an-immature-kid lecture. He sighed, it was just not his day, better to leave ASAP before she bites off his head. Even the recent favourite Rohan was not spared. He got a threatening glare which was enough to quieten him and his dancing. Armaan was saved as he got a call from Sameer to hurry up to the office for some urgent work, grabbing the opportunity, he rushed out leaving Rohan behind to bear the brunt.
Finally she was alone. A grin on her face remembering the confused and surprised look of Armaan when she waved, kind of happily after the scolding, goodbye to him. She locked the door. No disturbance today. With a beating heart and a rumbling feeling in the pit of stomach, all coz of excitement, she took out the key, this little thing was going to open so many secrets today. Standing before the locker she took a deep breath bracing herself. It was time. No second thoughts now.
She turned in the key and entered the code, a light turned green and the door slowly opened... to reveal all what it had been hiding for so long... The treasure.. She saw that everything was the same, there was a diary, where is the other one ? Last time she looked there were two, may be he took it with him..' hmm no problem I'll read this one first ' Looking further she found the same jewelery case, the CD, some files and cash... no, there was something else too. Extending her hand she took out a photo frame kept face down far back. A smile broke out on seeing what it was.. It was Armaan, not more than six, in Naina's arms laughing with head thrown back and Naina looking at him with all the love in the world. It was simply beautiful. Smiling at the picture, admiring it for a moment, she kept it back. After that day she could understand a little his fears ,though not completely. Something was still missing.. his fear of the place was understandable but what about his mom ?... May be someday he'll open up that secret too..
Making herself comfortable on the couch, she opened the book of mysteries and... Laughed heartily as his threats welcomed her, earlier she was kind of annoyed seeing them but now all she could imagine was his cute face while writing these... Controlling her laugh she started reading. The first few pages were all about Virendra's decision to shift back to India, his happy and anxious reaction though he didn't sounded sad or depressed about it.. then something caught her eye...
" Wow, what a night ! I'm so tired, that Julia no, Jenna what was her name ? Let it be ,but boy she was fun ! and surely knows her way around man's body.. May be I'll call her again "
Ridhhima burned with anger. He obviously spent the night with this girl and was even going to call her again ! snapping the diary shut she threw it aside. Angry at the thought that he spend a night with someone else ,shared such intimacy with someone.. Why did she even bothered with this diary thing ! She was angry ,but could not contain her curiosity and in few minutes cooled down a little. But promised herself that if she found something else like this she will not spare him. Huffing with anger she again picked up the diary
" Her name's Jones. Rose Jones. Not Jenna or Julia you idiot ! well met her again and thank god she told her name herself warna... Neway shocking but true ... She said she's in love with me ! What ?! Exactly my reaction... Two days and one night, not even statically correct, was all I spent with her, don't even remember her name properly and she says she loves me ?! This girl is sure mad. Agreed she's good in bed but love !? No way..." She took a breath of relief and continued
" I know shayad maine uska dil dukha diya but how should I explain that she was not the one for me... Meri dreamgirl to aisi hogi jise dekh kar ek pal ke liye meri saansein tham jaaye, to mujhe jaane.. samjhe aur mujhe bahut pyaar kare. Jo mujhe waise hi accept kar le jaisa main hun ya phir jiske liye main khud ko hi badal daalu.. Kya aisa bhi koi hai.. Pata nahi. And why the hell am I getting so philosophical ! Waise jab tak wo nahi milti tab tak to I can enjoy naa, I promise uske aane ke baad main sirf aur sirf uska rahunga..."
She fell into the line of thoughts, maybe she was overreacting, this was before Armaan even met her. And Ridhhi you knew how he was.. Can you say the same thing for him now. ' No definitely not. He's my Armaan. Only mine. And why am I so upset didn't he accepted me with all my idiosyncrasies and all the pain he suffered coz of me..' Sighing and completely cooled she read on
" This bloody Modi ! What does he think of himself ? he challenged me ?! Armaan Malik ! I'll show him what he's got himself into. I'll beat him so badly ki bike race to duur bike ki spelling bhi bhuul jayega. Now I just can't wait to go to India. He want the race there. Fine ,I'll beat him wherever he wants "
This struck her immediately, so this was the reason for the race. A challenge from Abhimanyu which resulted in that accident and their fateful meeting. But then she smiled " hmm, I must thank Abhi agar wo Armaan ko challenge nahi karta to...nahi nahi Ridhhima yeh tu kya soch rahi hai agar Armaan ko accident main kuch ho jaata to.." she shuddered at the thought and thanked God for taking care of him. Taking a deep breath she continued. The next few pages were blank and she knew it was the time he was in the hospital with an injured hand... And then her eyes fell on the lines which she managed to read earlier. She smiled remembering the time and how he yelled at her finding the diary in her hand, she wondered what he would say now if he came to know of it..
It was three days later in the hospital that he started writing, her smile broadened as she read the words ' cutest gabbar ever '...
" kuch to ho raha hai, I'm having these strange feelings like I've never felt before... Agar main BP ko bataunga ki F TV se jyada achhi mujhe Ridhhima ki daant lagne lagi hai to wo kya sochenge mere baare main ? wo to hans hans kar zameen par laet jayenge. But what can I do ? It's true. She's pulling me like a magnet and I feel helpless before this pull. Yesterday she asked me if I was feeling pain anywhere and I kept staring at those rosy lips.. Those hypnotizing eyes.. And I completely forgot what to say. Idiot ! Armaan Malik you are an idiot ! Wo kya soch rahi hogi tere baare main. Couldn't you think of something nice. See this is what I was saying The Armaan Malik just whimper before her.. But kuch to karna padega yaar.."
Now that she thought about it she remembered the day when he looked as if she was speaking some kind of an alien language. She knew the reason now, cupid had struck Mr.Malik... " to mister Malik mere aage sab bhuul jaate the hmm.. Ab bhi kaun sa jyada kuch badla hai. Ab bhi kahan yaad hai ki kya kehna hai. Budhhu " making a face she turned the page.
" Well to tell you the truth diary, this pull can be something more.. Much more. I've started feeling things that I never thought I could ever feel. I want to be with her most of the time if not all the time, I miss her when she's not there and keep watching her like idiots, even her scoldings sound sweet. This is bad Armaan. This is bad. Plz someone tell me that this is not the ' L ' word "
Grinning she turned to next page, finding few spaces blank in between
" Again the same thing. Again those screams. Damn ! Why don't anyone understand. I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE ANYMORE.. These screams ... Pain... Will they ever leave... I was almost out of here magar... Ridhhima, she stopped me. I was blank when she asked me what I saw, kya kahun... I don't remember myself, upar se I didn't even had my pills... But... when she was with me... It felt fine... Does she know any magic or something, everytime something upsets me her mere presence calms me down... It's so soothing... Comforting.. I wish she stays with me forever "
She remembered the night she found him leaving the hospital. He looked so troubled, terrified... That place must have really stirred some haunting memories. " I'll be with you Armaan, always. Koi darr, koi pareshani tumhe mere hote chhu bhi nahi sakti " a promise she made to herself to be kept till her last breath.
" Bhai gave me the perfect idea.. My birthday. And if you were wondering where I was then I was just busy sorting few things and have reached the conclusion that whom am I kidding man ! I'm in love ! Yesss !! I'm on love with Ridhhima. Scary but true "
Her mouth fell open at this.. ' did he just said that falling in love with me was scary...! '
" Now coming back from my dancing like maniac mode, I think I have to plan few things now, already meri image kuch jyada achhi nahi hai uske saamne. Bhai is right I should first be friends with her, and then finally I've decided that on my birthday I'll take her to the beautiful candle light dinner then dancing on my favourite song for the occasion I'll put on mom's necklace around her neck and ask for her love for me.. Forever... Yes ! That would be just wonderful. Magar pehle mujhe ghar jaana hoga, this place is already scary enough and I want to make that day spl for US "
Each and every moment of that day rolled before her eyes, the beautiful breakfast they had on the terrace... And now she know why he was so adamant to go home. Back then too he wanted to do everything for her and even now he makes her feel spl. In his own way.. Everyday...
" Yaar I just can't wait to see her.. To hear a yes from her... I hope aisa hi ho... I can't imagine my life without her now.. Koi itne thode waqt main itna karib bhi aa sakta hai... Maine kabhi socha nahi tha..."
The words struck her, closing the diary she ran back to the locker and took out the black case.. Opening it she found a necklace inside.. it was beautiful. ' So this is what Armaan wanted to give me that day...' Her eyes got misty and lips quivered with a smile. She then took out the CD and played it... Unlike what she thought it wasn't about any business proposal but had a song... Theme for a dream... By Cliff Richards and it was just perfect, each and every word described what he felt what he wanted to say... Perfect for the occasion... She sat down on the floor head resting on her knees, it was just too much for her to handle... She was overwhelmed with what she found out today. Thousands of emotions filled her heart and words... Well, they deserted her... Her mind was numb with happiness and all she wanted was to hold him in her arms and never let go...
The song came to end but she remained there on the floor for a while, lost in the dream of being with him... Her eyes fell on the necklace and wiping her happy tears she got up again to probe further in his heart...
" BAN ! Bas total ban lag jaana chahiye same colour dresses par. Ek to ghar jaane se bhi manaa kar diya gabbar ne upar se main hint dene ki koshish kar raha hu aur sab gadbad ho gaya. Kya zarurat thi Niki ko same colour ki dress pehan kar aane ki. Aur yeh Ridhhima. She thinks main aur Niki ! Noo way yaar ! Ridhhima it's you ! Only you. "
She laughed reading it, imagining his face. How silly she was, she totally misunderstood those three hints ! " awww, koi baat nahi shona. I know now. It was, is and will be, always me. Just like you are for me. Bas ab mujhe yeh bata do ki main tumhe kab tak hints du mere bholenath ! "
" Bas ab bahut ho gaya. No more hints ab jo hoga aamne saamne hoga. I'll tell her straight away ki I love her. Kal birthday par I'll get my bestest present ever.. Ghar nahi jaane diya to kya hua, I've made all arrangements on the terrace. Patting myself.. Well done Armaan "
She sighed, how can she forget that day... The party in the hospital's conference hall and did he said that he'd planned dinner on the terrace ! " Armaan tum bhi naa " she wondered if he'd been successful that day what would've happened...
The day rolled by before her eyes... The most beautiful and tasty breakfast she'd ever had... Though it was his birthday, it felt like the day was spl for her and things would have been different, lot different, if they would have gone as they were planned... But then isn't it said that all happens for the best... If she would have told him about Vivek then, then may be she would have lost him forever... She shuddered remembering how unwell he was after that party... What a workoholic he was and still is. Agar wo dhyan na rakhe to bass !
" What a shock it was ! Main yahan itna pareshaan ho raha tha ki Ridhhima ko kaise bataun, kaise use apne paas laun aur yahaan mere smart dad already sab tayar karke baithe hain.. Gosh I can't forget the look on his face when I said yes for marriage... Best decision by dad and I just love Shanky uncle... Magar Kya yaar, Ridhhima gussa ho gayi hai us party ke chakkar main.. I have to do something agar shaadi se pehle hi naraz ho gayi to baad main kya hoga.. Huh don't worry mere super never failing Malik charm kab kaam aayenge. Ab dekhta hun wo mujhse kaise gussa rehti hai "
" Shanky ! Yeh Armaan bhi naa..." Shaking her head she continued. Each and every page felt like a day lived again, a memory captured in words forever...
" Aaj Ridhhima ghar aayi to aisa laga ki bas ab use jaane hi naa duun, wo bachpan ki saari yaad taaza ho gayi... Aur wo to aaj bhi waisi hi hai waise hi masoom ,bholi magar pehle se bhi kahin jyada khoobsurat... Ab us din ka intezar nahi hota jab wo hamesha ke liye yahan hogi mere paas ,meri baahon main..."
She smiled at this, his longing .. His love clear in these words...
" She knocked off my breath today.. Can anyone.. Infact how can anyone look more beautiful everyday ? She looked so gorgeous in that saree today ! I never imagined that anyone could look so gorgeous out of the world in that. I had a hard time trying to control myself and not to stare at her all the time ! "
She blushed reading it... But continued, and now her cheeks were hurting a little with that big smile which refused to leave her face...
" But that bloody Modi, how dare he touch her, agar Ridhhima ka dhyan nahi hota to I'd have killed him then and there... Bloody cheater "
She shook her head exhaling, thank God things are better now, agar yeh Abhimanyu ne dekh liya to bas ho gaya kaam...
" Huuh bas Anjie ki shaadi tak ki baat hai, aur utna hi time reh gaya hai mere paas Ridhhima ko shaadi ke liye manane ke liye... Brace yourself Armaan. You can do it... Pata nahi kab tak rok paunga khud ko..."
Her heart thumped at the thought of reading next pages ,knowing well what happened after that...
" Finally Padma mom ,Shanky uncle ne Ridhhima ko bata hi diya.. Kitna khush tha main, mera sapna pura hone ja raha tha... Mera pyar mujhe milne waala tha... Haan tha... Kitna galt tha main... Apni khushi main main yeh bhuul hi gaya ki ek rishta do logo se banta aur main.. Sirf apne baare main sochta raha.. Apni feelings ke baare main sochta raha, ek baar bhi yeh nahi socha ki uski naa ke peechhe, shaadi ko taalne ke peeche koi aur wajah bhi ho sakti hai.. Koi aur bhi ho sakta hai, Magar bahut mushkil hai khud ko samjhana... Bahut mushkil... Kya kya nahi soch daala maine aur ab... Sab kuch bikhar gaya... She loves someone else... Kitna khushnaseeb hai wo jise duniya ke sabse pyaare insaan ka saath, uska pyaar mila..."
" Nahi Armaan, khushkismat wo nahi main hun.. Kyunki mujhe tum mile " at that moment she wanted nothing but to take away all his pain, how broken he must've felt...
" Dil par pathar rakh kar Ridhhima se waada to kar aaya ki main uski madad karunga magar kya itni himmat jutaa paunga ? usko kisi aur ke saath, kisi aur ka hote dekh paunga ?..."
A tear rolled down from her eye,, how much it would've hurt him.. And still he kept that smile before everyone, for her sake... How can anyone be so nice ? can anyone love someone so much..." Yes, and that's only one, Armaan... My Armaan..."
" Rohan se mila aaj. Socha nahi tha ki aisa bhi kuch hoga. Pata nahi is baat se mujhe khush hona chahiye ya naraaz.. Vivek, aur itna bada jhuut.. Ridhhima se kya kahunga ?Wo to tuut jayegi, kitna vishwas hai use Vivek par, uske pyaar par,kaise sambhalunga use..? Magar kuch to karna hoga naa ,main uski aankhon main aansoo nahi dekh sakta, Aur na hi use tuutne dunga.. Ab bas ek hi raasta hai... Jaanta hun isse main uske mann main apne liye sirf nafrat paida karunga magar yeh uske aansuon se behtar hi hoga.. Uski nafrat to main apne pyaar se ek din pyaar main badal dunga... Use itna pyaar dunga ki wo Vivek ko bhuul jayegi... Hamesha ke liye..."
Tears flowed again with smile on her lips... She hugged the diary " tum jeet gaye Armaan.. Tumne sach main mere gusse ko, nafrat ko pyaar main badal diya... I love you. Agar tum nahi hote to... Shayad aaj Ridhhima bhi zinda nahi hoti.. Thank you.. Thank you for everything..."
" Wo din bhi aa hi gaya, aaj Ridhhima ghar aa gayi, apne ghar, mere paas hamesha ke liye.. Lekin maine to shuruat hi gadbad kar di, but I don't know use pareshan karne main bahut mazaa aata hai. Main jaanta hun wo pareshan hai dukhi hai' aur is rishte se bilkul khush nahi hai... Magar mujhe sab kuch badalna hoga... Ab uski khushi meri zimmedari hai jise main har haal main nibhaunga... Uske chehre par hal pal muskurahat rakhunga chahe uske liye mujhe kuch bhi karna pade, kuch bhi sehna pade.. Uski nafrat bhi "
She didn't knew what to think even, he had sacrificed his happiness all for her sake... Bear all her anger, rude words everything just so that she can be happy... She felt ashamed of herself, how selfish she'd been...
" Ridhhima ko aaj bol diya ki wo jo chahe wo kar sakti hai Vivek ko dhundne ke liye magar darta hun ki kahin wo is chakkar main apna aur apno ka dil na dukha baithe... Mujhe ab aur dhyaan hoga "
" Bahut sahi waqt par ghar aa gaya agar aaj Ridhhima America chali jaati to bahut badi musibat ho jaati. Mujhe Vivek ko kehna hoga ki wo wahan se resign kar de. Mujhe Ridhhima ko underestimate nahi karna chahiye.. Magar hal pal to main us par nazar nahi rakh sakta, ab aur koi raasta nahi hai mere paas... mujhe uska hospital jaana rokna hoga. Huuh yeh kya kar raha hun main, jitna use apne paas laana chahta hun utna hi wo mujhse duur hoti dikh rahi hai..."
How could she forget the day when he very cleverly stopped her from going to the hospital, but then it all turned out for the best...
" Sab kuch galat ho raha hai. Sab.. Main apne gusse main bhuul gaya ki main kya kar raha hun... Kitna bada dhakka laga hoga Ridhhima ko.. Damn jiski aankhon main pyaar dekhna chahta hun usi ki aankhon main aansoo bhar diye.. Damn Armaan, what were you thinking ! Magar main kya karta, mere bardasht ki bhi had hai, maana wo mujhse naraaz hai nafrat karti hai magar kya main itna bura insaan hun... Aakhir yeh sab main usi ke liye hi to kar raha hun... Magar ab kya karu... Wo to yeh baat nahi jaanti naa.. Sab meri galti hai mujhe samajhna chahiye tha.."
Seeing the date she knew it was the day he almost forced himself on her, what a shock that was... And now that she thought of it, it wasn't all his fault. She really pushed him to the brink, testing his patience... But still he controlled himself, he never crossed the line. And, this was really turning point, she now felt that it was okay that, that happened it turned out to be the start of their beautiful relationship... Their friendship...
Again she found the passages she managed to read before... how she was rude to him... Each and every word poured out his pain and it hurt her even further... She vowed to make up for all that she'd done to him.. For all the pain she inflicted on him for all the times she hurt him...
" Aakhir Ridhhima ko manaa hi liya, usne mujhe maaf karke mere dil se ek bahut bada bojh utaar diya warna mujhe kahin chain nahi milta... Ab bas mujhe isi dosti ko pyaar main badalna hai... I'm so happy today, I promise ab main aisa koi kaam nahi karunga jisse use koi bhi takleef ho "
She smiled at these words.. He indeed kept his promise and Leo.. How can she forget their symbol of friendship. She then read how he decided to start trying telling jokes to make her smile, and he was quiet satisfied at his attempts...
" Yeh achanak Muski ko kya ho gaya hai... I know main kuch achha behave nahi kar raha but how can I tell her that I'm scared of holding Angel.. What if I did something wrong and hurt her... No no she's better away from me.."
Ridhhima chuckled at his innocent fears ,wiping her tears, she read further... It was about the Manali trip they had together and how happy he was to know that she didn't really loved Vivek. She wondered if she was the last one to know this... Was she so blind with her ego and stubborness that she refused to see her true love who was right before her eyes...
" Something has happened, jabse Manali se waapas aaye hain they are all changed, but the good thing... Holding Angel isn't so scary anymore and guess what ,I've changed thrice today.. In just an hour and no. that was not for Ridhhima.. It was our little Angel. I think bhai and Muski should get her checked, the child leaks so much ! "
She laughed out reading that... How scared he was of holding Angel. Thank god she came to know of it before it took any serious turn. It really hurt her to see the beautiful bond between him and Muski and Rahul get tarnished. She sighed, why can't he just say what he feels ? He always keeps all the pain within, " but no more Mr. Malik, now I'll see to it that you share everything with me... Ha like you can hide anything from me. You're the world's worst liar when it comes to you.."
The diary was indeed a window to his heart. She was amazed to see how much he didn't shared.. So many things he never said and she never bothered to understand... But not any more. A strong gush of wind fluttered the pages and her eyes fell on another day...
" Aaj jitna self control mujhe kabhi nahi karna pada... Ridhhima was in her swimwear and.. Need I say what I felt... She has the most perfect curves and when I took her into my arms all my focus was on not to think about the obvious. Damn ! I would've lost myself then and there and only god knows how badly I wanted to kiss her.. And do lot more... Huuhh and that is not enough she was right next to me, sleeping soundly and all I could do was just watch her... Kab khatam hongi yeh duuriyan ,kab ? "
She blushed, she knew what he was thinking that day... She saw that look in his eyes... She hid her face in her hands.. If she's feeling that way now, she could just imagine what he'd have felt then...
" kitna kuch badal gaya hai, ab hum dost hain... Ridhhima ne mere liye vrat rakha... Kitni sundar lag rahi thi, mujhe to darr lag raha tha ki kahin use meri hi nazar na lag jaaye.. Kitna khyaal rakhti hai wo mera aur jab typical wifey style main usne kaha ' Armaan apna dhyaan rakhna ' hayee ab kya kahun... I think agar blast main main bach gaya to it's all coz of her... Uske pyaar me hi meri jaan bachai warna..."
She exhaled thinking about the day, the news of his accident shook her from within... How scared she was... closing her eyes momentarily she tried to forget about that time when all sort of bad thoughts clouded her mind... Now that she thought of it may be Sapna was right, she didn't realise it but she was falling in love or was already in love with him at that time.. Only thing was she herself didn't realize it...
" If I thought I can divert her from Vivek then I'm now proved wrong... Today when she cried in my arms asking me to take her to him, worried that she was cheating on him I felt as if I'm the one who's responsible for all the pain she's going through... And to an extent it's true... Sach chhupa kar bhi to use dard hi de raha hun..."
She sat up bit straight... Knowing well that it was the time he decided to take her to Vivek...
" Soon we'll leave for Australia and still I couldn't say the words... Kash main yeh pehle keh paata... Kuch baatein usse share kar paata ki what I want... All I want is... To say, to confess... For so long I wanted to share my dreams with her, my love with her and if I had the chance I'd have long before said this to her..."
She read on...
" Ridhhima, I love you. I know you'll find it hard to believe me if I tell you now how much you mean to me. In the beginning I could hardly understand what I felt for you, knowing how to endure those long sleepless nights just thinking only of you. I've never been like this before. I just don't know how to pour out my feelings for you. I wanted to find the perfect words to make you realize how much I need you and love you, but words continue to elude me, what would they be ? Something poetic ? Musical ? I'm sure it should be heartfelt and out of the ordinary... I'm afraid it's no use, every time I look at you, the words come out the same' I love you..." she turned the page
" I keep thinking about the future, about life and what I want out of it. I keep thinking about us and what this relationship means to me. I keep thinking about these things and I realize they go hand in hand. I want you to know that this relationship is my future; it's what I want out of life. I want to grow old with you. I want to experience this crazy love forever and ever, and I really think I'm going to get to, yes, I'm never going to give up..."
She smiled at this, knowing perfectly well that he indeed never give up...
" you know what, I want to see you walk around in the house in a big t-shirt with your hair down and catch me staring at how gorgeous you are. I want you to pull the covers off me at night and then I have to get even closer, if it's possible, to you, to keep warm. I want to see you laugh like crazy at me when I do stupid stuff and crack super PJ's. I want you to rub vicks on my nose when I spend too much time out in the cold.. I want to have kids with you and go through the experiences of parenthood with you. I want to see you and me chasing our kids around the house, all of us laughing our heads off and having fun."
For a moment she felt as if she actually saw a glimpse of this beautiful dream with wide open eyes, with him and her and.. The kids...
" I want to hold you when you cry, though i'll never let you in the first place, and smile with you when you smile. I want to fall asleep every night with you in my arms. I want you to fall asleep on my chest listening to the beat of my heart and know it beats only for you. I want you to be the first thing I see when I wake up and the last thing I see when I go to sleep. I want to see your bad morning hair; I think it will be so cute... I want to sit on the beach with you and watch the sun set, and I want all the people who pass us to envy the love that we obviously have for each other..."
Her eyes brimmed with tears of happiness, wishing that she had a magic wand or something that she could just wave and fulfill all his dreams and wishes in one go. Right now. She read again, tracing those words with her fingers, smiling through misty eyes
" I want to hold your hand for the rest of my life... I want to spend all night, and maybe the next day, making love to you with an undying passion. I want to be thirty years old and still make out with you like a little schoolboy."
She blushed badly reading it, all her fantasies came before her eyes, all those dreams where she was with him ,now danced before her eyes.. She shook herself lightly before she completely lost herself to them
" I want to cook a meal with you, totally ruin it and end up doing take out."
she chuckled at this " I'll never allow you in the kitchen mister, let alone cook ! "
" I want to sit there talking to you for hours about nothing at all but in the same time everything or maybe we won't talk at all and just grin at each other realizing how lucky we are. I want you to get mad at me for doing something stupid, and I want you to burst out laughing when you try to yell at me. I want to lay with you in front of a fireplace and keep the heat going long after the fire goes out. I want to take trips with you to places we've never been and experience them together. I want us to go skinny-dipping in the pool and streak back to our hotel room waking everyone up because we're laughing so hard ! I want us to go and pick out the hot tub we want with the biggest grins on our faces the whole time. I want the sales rep to get embarrassed when we sit in them and make sure we have enough room to do the things we want to do. I want to hold your hand and let you scream at me while you bring our child into this world. I want our friends to come over and get totally jealous because they don't share a love like we do... I want to be walking into a store with you and trip and fall on my face and turn around to see you rolling on the ground laughing at me... I want us to run outside in the rain and act like total kids getting completely soaked, and when we come back in, stripping down to nothing, as we stumble into the bedroom, or the kitchen counter, or the balcony, or the table, or an office desk, or the shower, which ever one we feel like at the time..." heat rose to her cheeks.. With her heartbeat crossing the danger mark...
" I want it to take your breath away every time I say, "I love you" because you know it's coming from the heart. I want us to be sitting there watching our child take his/her first steps from my arms into yours. I want us to sit down with a box of strawberries, a bottle of chocolate syrup and a thing of mint chocolate ice cream; well, I'll let your imagination finish that one. I want to love you and be with you for at least forever if not a little longer. I couldn't really express in words what I'm feeling right now so I decided to share with you SOME of the images and thoughts that have been running through my head..."
Her eyes again brimmed with ter of happiness... These dreams, they were just beautiful.. What a life it will be.. With him, them.. Together...
" I just want you to know that I had never found someone I wanted to spend the rest of my life with until I met you. I really am crazy about you, everything about you. Until I met you I didn't knew what it was like to smile for no reason.. Now, all I want is... You... Can you plz. spend eternity with me..."
She nodded a yes, as if he was there asking the question himself. Was there more beautiful confession than this one ? No, there wasn't. She saw... lived.. His each and every word.
" I sometimes wonder if she know how special she is.. I wonder if she know how precious she is to me... I wonder if she know how lucky I am to have her in my life... I love her so much... All I want is to have her with me..."
Tears of happiness and love just refused to stop...
" I don't know ki aage kya hoga.. Bas ek baat jaanta hun ki main use khona nahi chahta.. Magar apne aap ko Ridhhima par thopna bhi nahi chahta... But still I want her to know... want to tell that the love I have for her is undying. It is a love that is strong and enduring and will stand the test of time. I truly feel blessed that she have become a part of my life, and I can't wait for the day that we can join our lives together. I want to lie next to her at night and fall asleep in her arms. I want to wake to her beautiful smile. I want to share in her joys and sorrows. I want to be her everything, because she is everything to me "
" You are everything for me too Armaan... My life. My heart. My.. everything..." teary eyed she traced those words, which poured endless love for her
" It had been a long time since we met. I can't believe how long I've been loving her and how long I contained my love. The look of her eyes and that smile that she gave me, melted my heart away. Those smooth cheeks she has, oh, I wished I could've given her a kiss right away. As soon as I see her face, my knees go weak, my heart throbs hoping to feel her around me...
I just loved the way she looked at me the other day. I couldn't talk, my mouth felt numb and I stuttered. I wished I had the courage to do so 'cause she's the most beautiful angel I have ever seen. Maybe God closed my eyes to other girls except her. I want to tell her that I've been waiting for you for all this while. I just don't have the courage to tell her now what I feel..."
She sighed, it was so true the mighty Armaan Malik goes all tongue tied before her..
" May be when i'll be able to talk with her about what I feel then I would say Thanks for the smile she gave me. I really felt so lightened inside that I melted. I could say nothing but wanted to ... I just stare at your natural beauty and wish we could go out together one day and we could have our nights by the bay and that I could pour out my feelings to her. And sometimes I think that even if she don't love me, I'll always wait for her and no matter what, she's in my heart... no matter what happens. I hope I'll be able to hold her in my arms and tell her that I love her. That's all I need from her. I love you Ridhhima and that's a promise "
" I know Armaan.. I know.. I love you " she softly kissed those lines
" You know Ridhhima sometimes I feel lost and out of touch, but when you're there, I feel safe. Your voice soothes me. I could sit here and try to tell you just how I feel, but I can't find the words other than that I am ecstatic we met and have gotten together after all we've gone through... I promise to always love you and always hold you in my heart. I will always be here for you when you need me, and I will love you no matter what life brings us. You are my soul mate, and I vow to love you all eternity..."
She nodded ,eyes brimming with tears of joy, as if he was right there before her saying these words to her
" Always remember the good times we've had and how we bring out the best in each other. Stay in love, babe, and keep that tender, sweet smile on your face. Know that I will love you forever... I wanted to put into words my feelings in the hopes that although you may never see the words in writing you would still know that I care deeply for you, I feel that given the chance this could turn into more, but I guess that will depend on you and how you feel about me..."
Smiling through her tears she turned the page...
" I can't pinpoint what exactly it is that makes me feel that Ridhhima do have some feelings towards me. Maybe it's due to the way that when I talk to her, how she now nearly always look me in the eyes; she laughs at all my jokes no matter how pathetic they are... I just love when she cares for me, it feels that I matter to her... And when she does that magical head massage of hers... Unexplainable.."
She smiled knowing well that she has a magic that works perfectly on him...
" I wish I could vocalize my feelings to her but my fear prohibits me so much I think that by the time I finally gain the courage, she'll be with someone else and my very being shudder at this thought. My biggest fear is that I would tell her and I would see a look of fear or horror on her face... that would break me..."
" Nahi Armaan, ek baar keh kar to dekho main kabse taras rahi hun yeh sunne ke liye..."
" I wish I could tell her how every time she gets late in picking up the phone I fear that I will never see her again or hear from her... It just scares the hell out me, even to think that I might lose her..."
" You'll never loose me Armaan. Never. How should I tell you jaan that when I see you sometimes and you look down pretending that there's nothing wrong, I still can feel what's going on in your heart. I wish you would open up to me and let me in to your life. I know it wouldn't be easy but I still believe that I could be good for you, I offer you my heart and soul... Plz come to me Armaan, I can't live like this any more ,so near yet so far away from you " turning the page she read further
" Sometimes when I think about it, I fear that this will not turn out the way I hope.. What if Vivek leaves his wife and comes back ? What if Ridhhima accepts him ? I shudder at this thought and I pray that it does not happens, though I know that Ridhhima would do no such thing but still I fear what if she does.. What if she thinks no more of me than a very good friend ? How should I tell her that I long for much more..."
" Jab jaante ho ki main aisa kuch nahi karungi to itna darte kis baat se ho.. Bol kyun nahi dete.." she said exasperated...
" And as I said before, she may never know the true extent of my feelings although I imagine she have some suspicions... I hope that if I can muster the courage to tell her how I feel, that whatever her feelings, it will turn out to be okay and that at the very least we can be good friends, but I really long for so much more..."
" Me too Armaan.. Me too "
" Yesterday when I was daydreaming about her, yes again... And was shaken out of it... I experienced one of the most beautiful feeling... You know what... When you look at your love only to find her already staring at you..."
She smiled lovingly at this, how she longed to tell him that she just could not move her eyes away from him...
" It has been months since I've met her, and every day I fall in love with her over and over again. Everything about her is so beautiful to me. her smile, her eyes, her lips'there isn't a thing I don't like about her. Every day as I see her my heart gets so out of control so much that sometimes I can't even look up. I know she's just so wonderful and set my heart on fire with just a glance. My heart skips a beat when she walks by, how her very presence makes my insides feel out of place. Sometimes I wish I could just jump out of my seat and run into her arms. I don't know how she feels for me, but I know how I feel for her. I really just want to see her happy, even if the person she wants to be with turns out not to be me... Hard. Very hard it would be indeed, but true love is about the other person, it's not about yourself. I am willing to let her go where she wants, but I hope that eventually she choose me..."
" Silly, budhhu.. moron... Main kahin jaa sakti hun tumhe chhod kar. Tumne socha bhi kaise yeh.." she shouted at the diary
She was still thinking, wondering about what she read when her thoughts were inturrupted by a persistant knock on the door. looking at the clock she stood up immediately, sitting with the diary she lost the track of time and it was now noon. She'd spent hours in the room and still the diary was unfinished ispite of her skipping few pages in between which she found carried nothing important...
" Hey bhagwan main to bhuul hi gayi..." rushing to door she opened it ,to find a worried Muski. It took her some time to explain that she was busy with an imporatnt case file... Which thankfully she bought, asking her to join for lunch...
All the while during lunch Ridhhima kept thinking about the diary, his words... His fear that she might not love him... He was never vocal when it came to his feelings and there was so much she still have to know about him... suddenly she had this urge to see him. Badly.. She missed him terribly and longed to hear his voice...
" Arre Riddhi, kahan ja rahi hai ? Khana to kha le " Muski asked as she saw Ridhhima suddenly getting up from the table
" uh wo bhabhi, main bas abhi aati hun. Ek bahut Important call karni hai "
" ohh I see important call huh. Theek hai jaa, waise I'm sure Armaan ne khana kha liya hoga but it's okay it's always good to keep an eye.." Muski smiled at her
Ridhhima was surprised for a moment but then giving a quick hug and peck on Muski's cheek she rushed to the room. Throwing herself on the bed she quickly grabbed the phone but then stopped... To control her heartbeat, and suddenly she felt shy, very shy... " Ridhhima you haven't finished half of that diary and look at you what will happen by the time you finish it ?! And this is just the first, what about the other..." she thought, diary still had loads.. She wanted to go through with everything in one go ... Which now seemed difficult as Muski was back and wouldn't let her alone, she was already fussing on her being in the room for so long and tiring herself. Little did she knew that she was having a rendezvous with her life...
On the other hand Armaan couldn't concentrate on his work, everytime Rohan and Ridhhima's face floated before his eyes. For the past two three days he'd observed that Ridhhima was bit distant from him. Everytime he looked for the opportunity to talk to her she was either busy with some work, Rohan's work, or with Rohan. With that thought his heart started racing... what if he was too late. Rohan, though looked carefree but Armaan knew him well, the man was stubborn, hell lot determined and stopped at nothing... Under that layer of funny, flirtatious Rohan was a focussed man who, unlike him, won't waste a single minute to express what he felt. And he'd already told him that he'd definitely go for Ridhhima, he must have seen that we are still not truly husband wife
" what the heck ! we'd, rather 'I'd' not even told her what I feel for her, let alone know about her feelings." He banged his fist on the table, it felt as if Ridhhima was slipping away from his hands like sand in the hour glass... And what after all that Rohan said to him this morning on the way...
FLASHBACK
He knew that Rohan was hiding something from him, he had very strong feeling about that and now he could contain himself no longer " so. I see that you've teamed up with Ridhhima huh " he tried to be casual thankful that he couldn't hear his heart thumping
Rohan laughed " yeah, she's my best buddy now " he winked " buddies ! " Armaan thought " best buddies already ?! it took me months and he's here for hardly a week ! I have to ask him directly now "
His grip on the wheel tightened " so, what's going on. I know you're hiding something from me. What's it ? "
The question wiped away the smile from Rohan's face. He fell quiet for a moment, Armaan waited for him to speak up. Finally after a moment he spoke up " Armaan you know me well, I can hardly hide anything from you. I.. I'm trying to get something which I imagined I would ever go after or want to have.. And I kept it from you coz I know what you feel about it.. And I know you would hate me when you come to know of it.."
" What ?! Hate you ! Cmmon man, how can you say so ? atleast tell me "
" I know Armaan. I just know and plz don't force me to tell you right now, until I'm sure of it I don't want to tell anyone. I know this sound crazy but I want to do this myself. Plz "
Armaan didn't knew what to say, looking ahead he just exhaled a sigh " and Ridhhima. Is she anyway connected ? you talk to her all the time " he asked the most scary question which was haunting him for so long
" She's very much connected. Basically she would be the reason behind my success, being the neutral party... Actually you were right about her, she's really an understanding person, so level headed and.. Practical. All I can say is that without her it's going to be impossible." a faint smile came on Rohan's face, it was enough to make Armaan's heart sink a little more " but for now the things are at beginners level and thanks to Shashank sir, I'm getting all the opportunities I can ask for and this time I'm not going to miss " he said with a confident tone
Armaan didn't knew what to think of, what was he talking about. Is it really about Ridhhima ? No it can't be.. They couldn't have said or told anything to Shanky dad. He was just wondering when Rohan spoke again " and that reminds me have you told her everything about Vivek and that meeting ? "
" Did she said anything to you ? " he asked eyes fixed on the road ahead
" No. She didn't bothered to continue or even talk about it. But I don't think she'll forget, there are things which she has the right to know " he hid the fact that he'd told her about the meeting being planned
" Don't worry about it. She's over that Vivek thing. She never ever loved him anyway "
" Yeah and that's great. A relief, he didn't deserve her. She can now think of her future, her life with the one who loves her and the one she loves " Armaan didn't said a word for the fear he might hear something which he didn't wanted to, Rohan spoke after a pause " and man, if everything goes well then I might have something to tell you too but whenever that time comes I want you to remember that I'm your friend and I had no other option. It was all for the best "
FLASHBACK END
Rohan got off the car and left him with hundreds of questions swarming in his mind. " no this can't be about Ridhhima and even if it is, I know Ridhhima doesn't love Rohan.. She can't leave me.. Can she ? " his thoughts were broken with the sound of his cell phone. A broad smile came to his lips when he saw the name of the caller...
" Hey Ridhhima " he leaned back on the chair, merely hearing her voice brought a kind of peace , comfort to his heart and mind. Everything else seemed insignificant, she isn't going anywhere. She's right here and will be.
" Armaan, can you come little early today ? "
" Early ? What happened Ridhhima ? Sab teek hai naa ? " he sat up worried.
" haan baba sab theek hai, main bas aaj bore ho rahi thi to.. Aur waise pata hai aaj main tumhe tumhari saare favourite dishes khilane waali hun " she said happily
" Really ! What's the occasion ? " he asked relieved that everything was okay
" Bas hai kuch. Bas yeh samajh lo ke aaj main bahut khush hun. Ab don't waste time. I'm waiting okay. Jaldi aana bye " it was getting difficult for her to speak anything more, she just wanted to see him, hold him if possible... He smiled looking at the phone and calling it a day rushed out. Wifey wanted him.
She danced around on the song preparing all his favourite dishes. She'd by this time had sung, hummed the song thousand times and still wanted to go on. Even Muski wondered what got into her. She'd kept the diary and things back ,it still had so much to go through but it wasn't possible to finish it in a day, so deciding to continue later she got busy with other things... She had the perfect idea to give him a solid clue may be this would hurry things up... Smiling and blushing at the thought she hurried up with the things...
Armaan rushed inside and almost collided with Muski on her way out " arrre Armaann, kya kar raha hai bachhe. Kahan bhaga ja raha hai ? And wait a minute, aaj itni jaldi kaise huh ? " She raised her brows
" Wo muski yaar, wo bas aise hi.. Aaj kuch jyada kaam nahi tha to.." he took Angel from her smiling sheepishly hiding his blush...
" Haan haan biwi ka bulawa ho to saare kaam chhod kar bhi aana padta hai. Cmmon Angel ko mujhe do I'm taking her for a walk aur jaa, even she's behaving strange today. Tum bachhe bhi naa bas " she shook her head, Armaan just grinned and giving a quick peck to Angel rushed inside
He found her in the hall, putting in some flowers in the vase. He came from behind quietly and for a moment just stood there, he wanted to wrap his arms around her but... Then grinning widely with a naughty thought he tip toed to her...
" Hey Ridimbaa " he shouted near her ear, startling her badly
She turned only to find him laughing badly " Armaannn, you just wait. " and with that they both ran around in the hall with Armaan trying to save himself and she looking for an oppertunity to hit him to get even for scaring her...
Suddenly, her foot got entangled with the carpet corner and she was about to fall face down when she found someone holding him, the otherwise hard fall became the wish fulfillment. Her heart knew that touch..
Both of them remained there, none wanted to leave the other. Armaan couldn't have asked for a better evening, Ridhhima lay on top of him with her head resting on his chest, he could feel her breathing shortly coz of running around, his hands wrapped around her waist holding her tightly, he was lost inhaling her sweet fragrance... Praying for the time to stop right there... Forever..
Things were pretty much same the other side, she rested her head on his firm chest and got what she was longing for so long.. To be in his arms, she could hear his heart beat and never felt so contented ever than she was feeling now... Her hands holding his shirt, arms securing her ,sheilding her from everything... she wanted to stay there like this forever...
But someone who was very jealous inturrupted their moment... Leo's sharp bark broke their trance. Realising where and in what position they were she got up quickly, blushing badly she tried to hide it or he'd not leave the chance to tease her...
" Dekha, abhi main gir jaati " she got up brushing her clothes " tum kabhi nahi sudhroge, hai naa " Armaan who was now standing there grinning shook his head in no
" Tum giri to nahi naa, aur waise bhi mere hote hue tumhe kuch ho sakta hai ? " she looked at him, a soft smile on her lips. How true it was... She knew he won't let anything happen to her, in anyway." hello madam. " he snapped his fingers " kahan kho gayi ? Waise someone told me ki aaj mera favourite khana ban raha hai. I'm dying of hunger now "
She came out of her reverie " tum jaa kar fresh to ho jao main abhi khana lagwa deti hun " suddenly something came to him " waise Rohan kahan hai ? Isn't he joining us " though he didn't wanted him to
" Pata nahi. Keh raha tha kuch kaam se jaa raha hun daer ho jayegi. " Armaan took up a glass of water feeling happy at his absence, Riddhima suddenly remembered something and knowingly started singing the song from the CD
Armaan almost choked himself and coughed badly. Ridhhima rushed to him and rubbed his back " Armaan tum bhi naa, araam se nahi pi sakte the ? "
" Tum ..cough cough.. Yeh gaana ? "
Bingo ! She thought happily so he noticed, good work Ridhhima but tried to be casual " yeh song ? Achha hai naa, waise you know " se looked into his eyes " I just 'love' it " Armaan forgot to breathe in, his mouth fell open in surprise and he just stared at her " kya hua ? Aise kya dekh rahe ho ? Ab bhuuk nahi lag rahi ? "
He quickly recovered from the shock, she loved the song, for some weird reason this made him veerry happy " uh, actually it is a nice song." it can be general comment too he thought, she might have heard it from somewhere, brushing away the thoughts he turned to her " I'm very tired, I think I need a push " he turned around pointing to his back, she laughed shaking her head and pushed him. He felt like he was on seventh heaven. No Rohan, just him and her. May be he was worrying for nothing... Today he's going to tell her everything. No more wait...
Changing quickly he came downstairs and... His face fell immediately. Rohan was there. With everyone else. Ridhhima looked up and found him standing on the stairs with a big frown on his face. She knew well why ? But what could she do ? She decided she'll make it up to him with an extra loving head message tonight.
The dinner somehow passed, Rohan's meeting got over little early and not willing to miss Ridhhima's cooking he rushed back. Armaan felt like stabbing this haddi with the fork in his hand but he somehow controlled himself. As if this wasn't enough they were dragged by bollywood worshipping Muski to have some family time... In other words to give her company in watching a movie...
" Hey Ridhhima, what are you gyus watching ? " asked Rohan who joined them a while later
" It's a new bollywood movie, I think you'll love it. It's I hate love storys " she replied
" Really, is it a tragic love story ? "
" No silly, it's a lovely romantic movie. Just keep quiet and watch " Muski butted in, thankfully half the time went away without any more fight or argument
" You call this a movie. It's not even remotely romantic " Ridhhima rolled her eyes " really I am telling the truth. You want to hear a real romantic story, it's gonna fail Romeo and juliet "
All got bit interested " Really ! Tell me then " Ridhhima asked
" A pig fell in love with a hen and they kissed.." she raised her brow " but the poor pig died of birdflu and hen died of swine flu.. Isn't it tragic ? But what a love story " he made a sad face. Ridhhima for a moment just stared at his face and then laughed out loudly with the rest. Armaan was all green seeing this, not wanting to loose to Rohan he jumped in.
" Why don't you leave us in peace for few minutes. I know you don't like hindi movies. And stop your PJ's "
" Hey Armaan, what's this, you look kind of green. Are you turning into little Mr.J.." He grinned ,Armaan glared at him " okay you are not the only one who can crack jokes and guess what I'll win this time. From you. Yesss ! Okay I'll leave now, have lot of work to do tomorrow." Leaving Armaan there rooted and shocked Rohan went away... Another day, another opportunity gone away... " stupid Rohan, spoiled all my mood ! " he sank in his chair making a face
As the movie went on a scene gave her an idea for another hint " waao that's a beautiful necklace, hai na bhabhi. This mother in law must really love her bahu "
Muskaan chuckled " it's a tradition Ridhhi, even I got one from mom. I'll show you tomorrow okay. And what about you, didn't Armaan.."
Alarmed at where the conversation was turning Armaan dropped in " yaar agar tum dono ko aise hi baat karte rehna hai to I'll leave. Phir akele baith kar dekh lena " Ridhhima didn't wanted him to go so quickly fell quiet, but she knew she was right on target, the necklace thing worked... The only thing that bothered her was that why he didn't gave it to her yet ?..
By the time the movie got over they were just too tired and sleepy. Armaan was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, clearing away any chances of heart to heart talk. And If she thought that things would settle down a bit and she'll get the opportunity the next day then how wrong she was...
" Surprise..!! " came a loud squeal startling her, turning she found a girl standing on the doorsteps with a big smile and an equally large bag behind her. Infact bags.
Rahul stood up recovering from the shock first " heeyy Sammyy ! Wao what a surprise ?! " he went to her giving a welcome hug
" Sammy !! " Armaan who came down from the room was next in the row and she was welcomed with even tighter hug and an even louder squeal
" Rohan's sister. good buddies since collage " Muskaan whispered with a smile to surprised and obviously jealous Ridhhima...
" Yeah she's Ridhhima." He said smiling to Sammy who obviously asked about her
" Hey Ridhhima, I'm Samaira, Sammy for short " she hugged her lovingly
Ridhhima who was burning just a moment ago now reasoned with herself " What am I thinking of ! This is Rohan's sister, just good friends. Friends sister that's it." but another voice spoke up " we are talking about a girl-friend Ridhhima. Did you see how she was clingling to Armaan, do you think hitting her with this flower vase will bring her to the senses ? " More dangerous thoughts crossed her mind, and she really found some worth trying...
Her thoughts were broken with Rohan's voice " Sammy ?! Is it you ? " both brother and sister hugged each other " waao what a surprise ! I thought you said you were busy "
" Yeah, but thought you needed me here more " but Rohan quietened her ,she understood and turned to Armaan " hey Armaan it has been so long there's so much I want to tell you and know... But if you remember you promised that whenever I come to India you'll show me around. So you better keep your promise. I'm sure Ridhhima won't mind. Right " she said hitting him playfully, but the wink she gave him didn't go unnoticed by Ridhhima and she was ready for some kill. She was so openly flirting with him ! But all she could do was smile with gritted teeth
" Yeah sure, I remember it perfectly " he smiled
" Yeah it'll be nice why don't we all go " Ridhhima interjected, she couldn't bear the idea of this new intruder with him and by the way she was going she really disliked her clinging on to him so much..
" No yaar Ridhhima, don't forget we've so much work to do. Let her go with Armaan. You're coming with me "
Ridhhima's face fell and so did Armaan's. They both were now suffering from haddi's in their kabab's...huuuh life's so unfair...
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