CHAPTER 16
Muskaan: (shocked) kya...!!!!! Kese ho gaya ye sab???
Rahul: kesa hai who abhi???
Anjali: (panicking) mujhe kuch pata nahi hai...rahul jaldi apni car nikaal hume jaldi waha jaana hai...
Rahul and muskaan literally ran out of the hall to get the car...anjy was also about to go when she realized riddhima was not with them...she turned backwards and saw riddhima standing at the same place where she was before...tears running down her face and with a horrified face
Anjy: (quickly coming to her) riddhima..!!!! chal..!!!
There was no response from riddhima
Anjy: (shaking her with her shoulders) riddhima..!!!!
At this riddhima came back to her senses...and started crying more...
Riddhima: anjy...an..arm..armaan!!!!
Anjy: (soothing her) ridzy...dekh mere saamne dekh...abhi tera weak hona theek nahi hai...abhi armaan needs us...we have to go now...do you understand me...we have to go now...!!!!
Riddhima nodded and both ran out and got in the car and they drove to the hospital as fast as they could...
Hospital
The gang entered the hospital and went to the reception to get to know on which floor armaan is...
Riddhima: (quickly and in bad shape) Nurse...nurse can you tell me where armaan mallik is admitted...please fast...please...
Nurse: (terrified seeing riddhima's condition) mam...mam please calm down...give me a minute I'll check...
Riddhima: (after a few seconds) (yelling) What the hell are you doing...???? Tell me where armaan mallik is admitted...he was in a accident today...!!!
Seeing riddhima loosing it...anjy quickly came forward to calm her down...soon the nurse informed that armaan is in surgery and is on floor OR 2...riddhima quickly ran without waiting for the rest of the gang...anjy followed her...as muskaan was about to go rahul stopped her
Rahul: (holding muskaan arm) muski tujhe riddhima ki condition kuch zyaada hi
buri nahi lag rahi hai...
Muskaan: (in anger) oye rahul...!!! Woh armaan ki dost hai isliye worried hai uske liye...tu is time pe kya soch raha hai...ab tujhe aana hai to aa lekin mujhe jaane dein..!!!!
Saying this muskaan quickly went...leaving a suspicious rahul behind
Rahul: (in his mind) muskaan thik hi keh rahi hai...mein is waqt kya soch raha hu...abhi armaan ko humari zarurat hai...!!!!
Riddhima ran throughout the hospital and reached near the OR 2 as soon as she could...she saw atul sitting on the bench with his hands on his chin worried as hell...she quickly went towards him
Riddhima: (to atul) where...where is he???
Atul: (trying to calm her down) ridzy..ridzy...sun..!!!!
Riddhima: (shouting) Where is He..!!!!????
Atul: (quickly took her in a hug) shhh...shhh calm down ridzy...shhh...(coming out from the hug) he is in surgery right now...we have...ridzy we have to wait...!!!!
After half and hour riddhima was standing near the OR door steadily without any emotions or tears and others were sitting on the bench worried as hell...suddenly a doctor came out
Riddhima: (immediately questioning doctor) Dr. how is he..???/ is he out of danger???
The gang also came towards the Dr.
Dr.: The patient condition is very critical right now...we are doing everything we can
Saying this the doctor again went inside the OR
Listening to this riddhima felt like someone put a thousand bullets in her heart...she put her hand on her mouth in order to control her and quickly ran from there
Riddhima: (in a corner of the floor) (crying her heart out and joining hands) Mene aaj tak aap se kuch anhi maanga god...jab meri maa mujhe chodke chali gai tabh bhi kuch nahi kaha...jab mere papa ne mujhe nahi accept kiya tab bhi mene aap se kuch nahi kaha...par ab aap esa nahi kar sakte...mere pyaar karne ki saza aap armaan ko nahi de sakte...mein bhul gai thi ke mujhe kisi se pyaar karne ki permission nahi hai...meri galti ki saza aap armaan ko nahi de sakte...please use thik kar dijiye...please god...please...
Anjy listened to her whole speech and took her into a hug
Anjy: ridzy...ye accident teri galti nahi hai...samjhi
Riddhima: (shrugging anjy off) ofcourse ye meri galti hai anjy...ye jaan hue ki I am not made for love...I allowed myself to fall in love with him aur dekho aaj uski kya haalat hai...mene use pyaar kiya aand now he is in a freaking hospital fighting for his life..!!!!
Anjy: (trying to make her understand) riddhima...don't be crazy...it was an accident...kisi ki galti nahi thi usme...
Riddhima: (cutting her) mein sirf use thik dekhna chahti hu...bas..aur kuch nahi...mene apne aapko control se bahar aane diya aur ab armaan's life is in danger...I just want him to be safe...
Anjy: and he will be safe...riddhima please pull yourself up together...this is not the time to break...it's not your fault...
Riddhima: (in her mind) bas ek baar tum thik ho jaao...apne dill ki baat tumhe kabhi nahi kahungi mein...bas armaan tum thik ho jaao...
After some time both anjy and riddhima went to the gang and after some time doctor came out
Dr.: The patient was in a very critical condition as I said before...he had massive internal injuries and a strong injury to his head...but we managed to fix all the injuries and he is now out of danger...
Atul: (with hope) so he will be fine right!!!???
Dr.: yes...he will be unconscious for a few hours but he will be perfectly good after that...but we will keep him under observation for few days just for safety...
Anjy: can we meet him???
Dr.: no not now...we will shift him in his room and then one of you can sit with him until he regain consciousness...and once he is conscious you all can meet him..
Rahul: Thank you so much doctor...
The gang breath a sigh of relief...their friend was going to be just fine...now they just had to wait for him to regain his consciousness...
Listening to this news riddhima felt like her life had come back to her...at last armaan was out of danger...anjy immediately hugged her and she was glad for that because if anjy would not have took her in hug she would have fallen down in her knees with this overwhelming news...
Soon armaan ws shifted in a room...before someone can decide who to go inside nurse came and asked atul to sign some insurance papers as he was armaan's emergency contact...and rahul went with him...anjy understood riddhima needed time with armaan hence se made muskaan to go to cafeteria with her and ask ridzy to sit with armaan
Riddhima Slowly entered the room...
and saw armaan sleeping peacefully with lots of scars on his face and body...her heart broke into a million pieces seeing his love in this condition...she went upto his bed and slowly took his hand into hers and sat beside him
Riddhima: (with tears) I hate you...!!!! Tumhare aane se pehle I was strong...I was all alone...i had not to think of some one dying because of me...and then...u came...and changed my life completely...u came...and made me feel...feel loved by you...and made...me love you...and now I m vulnerable...you know how I hate to be soft...but u made me love you and then you do this...I have died a thousand deaths seeing you like this...armaan please ab kabhi bhi mere saath esa mat karna...I love you...but mein ye tumhe kabhi nahi kahungi...I just want you to be safe and healthy...okay...please wake up...I love you...
Few moments later...riddhima feels something moving on her hand...she saw armaan moving his fingers...before armaan could completely open his eyes...riddhima went to call a nurse to check whether he is okay and went outside the room...without meeting armaan while he was awake...
After sometime anjy and muskaan came back from the cafeteria and entered the room of armaan only to find atul and rahul sitting on the either side of the bed...
Anjy: (happily) hey armaan...you awake!!!!
Armaan: (weakly) yeah
Anjy: how you feeling now?
Muskaan: oye bewakoof kahike kisne bola tha gaadi andhe hoke chalane ki...khotta kitna dara diya tha tune hum sabko
Armaan: (smiling a bit) sorry...muskaan
After some time of talking rahul and muskaan decided to go as doctor asked armaan to take rest...and now anjy and atul was there in the room...
Armaan: (scanning the room)
Atul: kya dekh raha hai bhai???
Arman: hmm...ri...riddhima kaha hai???
Atul: (realizing the absence of riddhima) arey...
Armaan: (cutting him) I thought I saw her...when I was coming back to my senses...I thought I saw her...
Atul: jarur dekha hoga tune...arey wohi to tere paas bethi thi jab tu behosh tha...par jab se tujhe hosh aaya hai tan se dikhi hi nahi...kyun anjy?
Anjy: ha atul...armaan ke saath baat karne mein me to bhul hi gai ki riddhima gayab hai yaha se...kaha gai hogi who???
Armaan: (with sadness) mujhse baat na ho...isliye chali gai hogi
Atul: (confused) aur woh esa kyun karegi armaan???
Armaan: (sighing in pain) tujhe...pata hai kyun!!!!
Both anjy and atul understood what armaan was pointing to...but before atul spoke
Anjy: nahi armaan ridzy tumse who kiss ke incident se naaraj nahi hai
Armaan: (surprised) tumhe kese pata mein kis chiz ki baat kar raha hoon?
Anjy: sirf tum apne best friend ko saari baatein batate ho kya!!!...riddhima ne bataya mujhe
Atul: to phir riddhima armaan se bina mile chali kyun gai???
Armaan: champ...chod na usko koi kaam hoga!!! Mene kaha tha na riddhima jesi perfect ladki ko mujhse pyaar nahi ho sakta...
Anjy: (astonished) To...kya tum ridzy se pyaar karte ho???
Armaan: anjy...please riddhima ko mat batana...i don't want to loose her as a friend
Anjy: (with tears and a smile)oh my god...!!!! Armaan I m so happy right now!!!!
Atul: anjy are you ok???
Anjy: (going towards armaan) now listen to me very carefully armaan...riddhima bhi tumse pyaar karti hai
Armaan: (confused) what!!!??? Nahi anjy agar riddhima mujhse pyaar karti to ek baar to mujhse milti...
Anjy: ridzy tumhare liye hi tumse nahi mill rahi hai!!!
Atul: (more confused than armaan :P) kya matlab anjy???
Anjy: OH GOD tum dono bhi na...ruko abhi
Anjy quickly dialed riddhima's no. and kept it in loudspeaker and signaled both of them to remain quiet
Phone conversation
Anjy: (to riddhima) ridzy where are you??? Jabse armaan ko hosh aaya tabse tu kaha chali gai hai!!!!
Riddhima: (with tears) armaan...thik to hai na???
Anjy: ha ridzy armaan bilkul thik hai...par tu bata are you ok...tu kaha chali gai achanak?
Riddhima: anjy...I can't face him
Anjy: kyun ridzy???don't be crazy
Riddhima: (cutting her) anjy please...ab ye mat kehna ki ye accident meri wajah se nahi hua hai...I know ye sunne me crazy lagta hai...but its true...aaj tak jisse bhi maine pyaar kiya woh mujhe chodkar chale gaye...aur aaj armaan bhi...
Anjy: par tu use mili kyun nahi???
Riddhima: I was scared anjy...I was scared that if I will talk to armaan I will not be able to hold my feeling...i was scared that I would have told him that I LOVE HIM...and that's why I just went away...
Anjy: par...
Riddhima: (cutting her) dekh anjy...mujhe ab is topic pe koi baat nahi karni...tu mujhe armaan ki health ke bare mein bata ti rehna...mein use college mein hi milungi...tab tak mein apne aap par control karna sikh lungi...
Saying this riddhima cut the call and anjy turned towards atul and armaan
Atul was smiling widely whereas armaan was speechless...he didn't know what to speak...whether he should be happy that riddhima loves him...or he should be sad that he was in love with a very stupid girl who held herself responsible for every thing
Atul: (to armaan) bhai suna tune..!!!!! she loves you..!!!
Armaan: (coming out of her trance) She loves me...(louder) she loves me...!!!! (yelling) She Loves me!!!
Anjy: shhh...pagal ho gaye ho kya???
Armaan: ofcourse mein pagal ho gaya hu anjy...she said she loved me...I have to go to her (getting up but sat again in pain) ahhh...!!!!
Atul\Anjy: armaan..!!!!
Atul: pagal mat ban...aur leta reh...jab yaha se nikle tab mil lena use..!!!
Armaan: are you mad champ!!!! Woh waha mere accident ka karan khud ko bata rahi hai...aur mein yaha...
Anjy: relax armaan...I know you aresuper excited...but you are super injured too...bas ek week ka to sawaal hai...baadme tumhe discharge mil jaayega nd thn mein khud ridzy ko tumhare ghar le aaungi...
Armaan: (making a cute face) par..!!!!
Anjy: (strictly ) shut up armaan and get some rest..!!!!
This way armaan spend whole week in the hospital thinking about riddhima...every time armaan tried to get off the bed atul or anjy would stop him and he woul pout like a baby...he also tried calling riddhima but she never answered...this was making him crazy...
At last after a week armaan got discharged but with a prescription of full bed rest...cause of his severe injuries...
The whole gang came to take armaan home...they settled armaan in his bed and after many persuasion of armaan they left him alone in his house
Anjy: (going out) armaan please aaram karna...I promise I will make riddhima come to you...
After some time when armaan made sure none of his friends was around his building or his area...he slowly got up from his bed...though it was hurting him bad...but he didn't stopped and when downstairs to catch a cab
Armaan: (to cab driver) 28th street 7th avenue please (riddhima's house)
Armaan: (in his mind) riddhima ab bas...I don't want anything in between us
Riddhima's apartment
Riddhima was sitting on her couch...lost in her thoughts...
Riddhima: aaj armaan lo discharge mil gaya hoga...I hope armaan aaram kare...usne medicines li hogi ya nahi...kya mein use phone karu...nahi nahi kahi mein apne aapko rok nahi paayi to...
Her chain of thoughts broke when she heard the door bell
Riddhima: is time pe kon hoga?
Riddhima opened the door and was shocked to find an injured armaan holdin his stomach but still having a smile on his face
Riddhima: Armaan...!!!!!
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