Note : Flashbacks are in italics.
Chapter : I Love You...
" Tum...tum, kya mujhse lade bina jee nahi sakte..? ", she asked irritated.
" Mujhe tumse ladne ka koi shaunk nahi hai, tumhe hi mujhse ladne ki aadat hai..! ", he replied with anger.
" Tum exams mein cheating karke pass hue ho..? ", she asked teasingly.
" Tumhe aisa kyon lagta hai..? ", he asked.
" Agar ache se padhe likhe hote, toh mera naam correctly spell karte.", she replied angrily.
" Oh...! toh SHIPPU madam ko apne naam se problem hai."
" You...", she tried to argue.
" Haan, main...? ", he replied teasingly.
" Tum apne aapko bada smart samajhti ho..", he asked her angrily.
" Correction, main smart hoon, isme samjhne waali kya baat hai, aur sirf smart hi nahi beautiful bhi hoon.", she said praising herself.
" Beautiful...huh...go away, i don't want to see your face.", he told her, rolling his eyes.
" Jis din chali jaaongi na...us din miss karoge mujhe.", she told him so, neither angril nor rudely but there was a hint of softness in her tone.
" Miss...main..aur woh bhi tumhe, no never..!, waise tumhe yeh khush-femi kyon hui..?" he asked
" Tumhaara din mujhse lade, mujhse jhagade bina toh guzarta nahi hai, i challenge you, ki ek din tum khud mere paas aakar yeh kahoge ki you missed me...!" and with that she walked away...
"HUH...! yeh kya tha...! Shippu, now she came in my dreams too." Armaan said while rubbing his forehead. He tried to sleep, but Shilpa's thoughts, her eyes and their memories didn't let him sleep. Finally he lost the battle against sleep and went towards the window, opened it and started thinking.
" Kyon...? Aaj phir mujhe uski yaad aa rahi hai, bhool kar bhi kyon nahi bhula pata usse. Bachpan se lekar aaj tak, uski baataein, uski yaadein, uske saath bitaya hua har ek pal mujhe itna yaad aata hai, sometimes i feel its a nightmare but...Kyon main usse kabhi Shilpa keh kar nahi bulata tha? Kyon uski baataein mujh par inta asar karti hain. Kya hai aia jo mujhe kabhi usse door jaane hi nahi deta. Bhool gaya tha na main usse, phir kyon uska naam, even a mere thought of hers, makes me so restless. I feel like i am being controlled by her. Sab kuch theek chal raha tha, i was enjoying with Riddhima, phir kyon uski yaadein mujhe itna effect kar rahi hain..? Ek baat toh usne sahi kahi thi, ki mujhe usse ladna acha lagta hai. But am i really missing her...? I hate when her thoughts haunt me so much...but woh hai kahan..? Friends ko nahi pata, mujhe nahi bataya and moreover usne Mom-Dad se bhi kuch nahi kaha..? Mom-Dad toh London waapis chale gaye hain, aur unhone bhi mujhe Shippu ke baare mein kuch bhi nahi bataya. Woh toh unse koi baat chipati nahi thi, aakhir hai kahan woh...? Aaarrrggghhh...i should stop thinking about her, mujhe Riddhima ke baare mein sochna chahiye, I love her yaar! I can't wait to make her mine. But do she love me...? Haan, yes of course, she cares for me and the look she was having while gazing at me, when i was dancing with Ms. Maartha, is a certificate of assurance of her love for me. Usse mujhse pyaar karna hi hoga. Get ready Miss Riddhima Gupta, Armaan Malik is coming to make you his. Armaan, Shippu ke baare mein sochna band kar aur yeh soch ki how are you gonna propose Riddhima..!" Armaan thought for a while and went back to his bed.
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The sunrays peeped inside a room, through the curtains, fell on the classic decors and on an angelic face of a girl too. The rays softly touched her, this made her wake up from her sleep.
She stretched her arms lazily, the joined her hands and prayed, her lips moving beautifully at each word se spoke!
" Thanks for a beautiful day Kanha ji, protect everybody from the evils, mujhe thoda zyaada. Punish the wrong, spread happiness, give the strength to do the same."
After praying she started talking to herself, talking to God actually, its her favourite passtime and started making coffee.
" Kanha ji, aap toh jaante ho ki i really miss them all, yahan akele rehna mujhe bilkul pasand nahi. Par kya karun meri recruirtment hi yahan hui hai and itni jaldi yeh hospital waalae mujhe transfer orders nahi denge. Well chalo jo hota hai ache ke liye hi hota hai. Mom and Dad se toh meri baataein hoti hi rehti hain, but Kanha ji, am i right, ki maine Golu ko kuch nahi bataya aur Mom-Dad ko bhi usse kuch batane se mana kar diya..? Toh koi galat baat toh nahi hai, waise bhi us golu ko mujhse ladna hi aata hai, aap hi batao, aap toh sab dekhte ho, sab jaante ho toh kya aapko bhi kabhi laga ki woh mujhse calmly baat kar raha ho. Akdu kahin ka, sirf akdu hi nahi sadu bhi hai, woh kehte hain na, ' karela woh bhi neem chadha..!'. Chalo chado, uske baare mein baat karke mujhe apna din kharaab nahi karna."
She sat down on the armchair placed in the balcony, inhaled the fresh air, sipped her coffee and started talking again,
"Bachpan se lekar aajtak usne mujhe pareshaan hi kiya hai, but i really miss our fights. Jab woh mere saath ladta tha toh aisa lagta tha ki yeh sab khatam kyon nahi hota, aur ab jab yeh sab ladai - jhagde, khatam ho gaye hain, toh i am missing those cute fights. Baat toh sahi kahi thi usne ki i love to annoy him and argue with him. Usse sabse zyaada gussa tab aata tha jab main usse Golu keh kar bulati this, but i love to do that. Aakhir haq hai mera, agar woh mujhe Shilpa ki jagah SHIPPU bula sakta hai, toh main bhi Armaan ko GOLU kehkar bula sakti hoon. Acha chalo yeh sab chodo..! Kanha ji Mom and Dad ka khayal rakhna and agar possible ho toh us Golu ko thodi akal bhi de dena, yeh meri taraf se uske liye gift and that too without any returns, kyonki mujhme intelligence koot koot kar bhari hui hai." she winked looking upwards, grinning widely. She finished her coffee, had a bath, dressed herself and went to the hospital for a new day!
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Armaan wore his favourite shirt, gelled his hair and drove towards the Sanjeevni Hospital to start his day. He had successfully made a plan to propose Riddhima and now he was going early to the hospital to implement his plan. He chose Sanjeevni to be the place, where he will propose Riddhima, as this is the very place where they both met for the first time.
Ignoring Sister Lovely's blushing face and cute remarks about him, Armaan made his was towards the terrace. He hided the things that he brought with him. Today, in the break time, he is going to propose her.
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Riddhima unknown to the whole scenerio, wore a red anarkali suit. She neatly combed her hair, let them loose and made her way towards Sanjeevni. She was concerned about Armaan, he left the party so abruptly, was something serious?, she thought. She feels concerned about Armaan, reason...? maybe he is just a good friend or is he something more to her, Riddhima thought while sitting quietly on the passenger seat of the car, which Anjali was driving.
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" Kahan ho tum Armaan...?", Riddhima questioned in the air. " uumm...Sister Lovely, aapne Dr. Armaan ko kahin dekha hai kya, woh aaj hospital aaye hain yah nahi..?", Riddhima asked Sister Lovely, who was blushing abnormally.
" Woh, Dr. Riddhima ji, woh Dr. Armaan aaj aaye hain ji, bas abhi abhi thodi der pehle hi woh aaye the. Oh ji aaj toh woh bohot cute lag rahe the ji...", Sister Lovely told Riddhima, blushing more and more, and left.
Both Armaan and Riddima were assigned duties together, Armaan thought that God too wanted this and Riddhima was bound to be his whereas Riddhima thought that it was a perfect way to ask about Armaan's well being.
" Armaan...waise tumhaari tabiyat kaisi hai ab..?"
" I am fine Riddhima, mujhe kya hona hai..? ", Armaan coolly replied but thought, " How can i be fine, when still you are not officially mine...?"
" Nahi...woh kal tum party chod kar, bina kisi ko bataye chale gaye, Rahul ne bataya ki tumhaari tabiyat theek nahi thi. Kya hua, kisi ne kuch kaha kya yah koi puraani baat yaad aa gayi, jisse tumhara mood kharab ho gaya..?"
" Aaarrggghh...not again, phir se uska topic, calm down Armaan, Riddhima yahi hai, focus...focus on Riddhima." Armaan thought again being a little restless.
" uuumm...nahi bas thoda sa head ache ho raha tha, i am really sorry tumhe wahan akela chod diya na maine. " Armaan said while holding his ears.
" Chalo, tum bhi kya yaad rakhoge, maine tumhe maaf kiya, acha chalo, lets get back to work "
Time was passing slowly for Armaan, finally the break was about to start after god ten minutes. Armaan wrote something on a paper, folded it nicely, gave it to Riddhima and went away.
" Meet me exactly after 20 minutes. Waiting for you on the terrace, its important. " the note read!
" Hush...finally all set, ab bas Riddhima ka intezaar hai. Come fast Miss Gupta, your future is waiting for you."
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Finally Riddhima came, a pleasant smell of fresh red rosses welcomed her. There laid a path of the red rose petals, that started from the door and ended on...Armaan.
" yeh sab kya hai Armaan...? " she asked him confusingly.
Armaan bend on his knees and said,
" 19th April, the day i met you for the first time or i should say fell on you. I never thought that someone eyes will be so beautiful but yours were, your eyes held me captive. Na jaane kab, kahaan, kaise, main tumhaari taraf khicta chala gaya. At first i thought that it was just attraction, that i had for you, but know i realize that it wasn't attraction, it was love Ridhima, it was love. I really love you a lot, main apni poori zindagi tumhaare saath bitana chahta hoon. I know Riddima, maybe its too soon but its really what i feel. So Miss Riddhima Gupta, will you be my Girl friend, my love...Will you..?"
" Armaan...main.." Riddhima stammered.
Armaan got up and asked, " Tell me Riddhima...?"
Riddhima too a deep breath and said, " Listen Armaan, you are really a nice person to be with, every girl would love to be your girlfriend, but that one is not me, I...i like you as a friend but i..."
Armaan, now fuming in anger, held her shoulders tight and said," tum kya Riddhima..? kya tum mujhse pyaar nahi karti, main jaanta ho, tum bhi mujhse pyaar karti ho. Agar pyaar nahi karti, toh mere liya itna concerned kyon rehti ho..? kya woh san jhoot hai..bolo Riddhima."
" Armaan...stop it, you are hurting me...aahhh..", Riddhima shrieked in pain.
Armaan immidiately left her and tried to talk calmly but Riddhima ran away from there, wipping her tears, leaving Armaan behind!
" Sach se kitna bhaagogi Riddhima, I love you, iss baat ko koi nahi badal sakta, tum bhi nahi. I promise you, ki main tumhe apna bana kar rahunga. ", Armaan vowed.
Edited by dmegha - 12 years ago
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