AR FF : 'There is our destiny' Part 5,6,7 Page 5 - Page 3

PART 5

The day went pretty well for the both of them respectively but she could not stop thinking about him all throughout the day.

As she went out for lunch he called, simultaneously she receieved a phone call on her office no.

"Hey Riddhima, I know you are there . call me please here is my number..." beep

The voicemail ended

She was in a much happy space today with Armaan...

Yes she had reservations about the same things that she had before but at this point she was approaching it with a more relaxed attitude.

She came back from lunch but work caught her and she did not get a chance to get to her voicemail...

By the end of the day she was tired and exhausted... and just wanted to go home... when she saw the beeping on the phone... she decided to listen to it the next day but then what if it was urgent ... she decided to hear it...

Click. It began...

"Hey Riddhima, I know you are there, call me please here is my number..." Beep...

She played it again...

"Hey Riddhima, I know you are there, call me please here is my number..." Beep...

How could he possibly know where she was along with the company... her family ... she thought...

She wrote down the number deleted the voicemail but had no intentions of calling him at all...

Not especially after now when she was with Armaan... or so she believed...

She reached home... only to be picked up by Armaan again for dinner...

They ended up spending the night together again...

This continued for a while... she would get the message daily on her office number but she deleted it every day...

Eventually armaan proposed to her that she could move in with him... since she technically starts the day with him and they end up staying together at night...

Riddhima asked her how long was he here for...

He told her another week...

That made her sulk...

He assured her that by the end of the week they would probably have a solution...

That night they made love again... This time still painful but less than the last one...

By Wednesday he asked her to come with him.. since she was escaping as it from something.. and it wasn't long that she started at this company.. she could find another job... He suggested... he would help her find it...

"And where do u propose we go" she asked

"With me to my city north Carolina...

"I love the idea.. but no it just doesn't sound.. nice..." She said mincing in pain...

"why Riddhima..."

"I don't know Armaan I ..." she bent holding her stomach hard... "aaahhh" she screamed in pain as he rushed to her...

"Help me "she said and coiled on the floor holding her stomach in pain...

He lifted her up rushed to the car and immediately drove to the hospital...

"Doctor please help she is in a lot of pain..."

The nurse brought her a stretcher and took her to the emergency department...

He stood outside as they doctors examined her.. while she minced in pain.. it seemed that the doctos did some test and once the test came they knew what to do... They gave her an injection that put her to sleep ...

When she woke up she saw Armaan by her side his hand on her head... and he kissed her lips gently...

"What happened " she asked...

The doctor came in ...

"How do u feel Ms Riddhima... I have your reports " she said... Armaan held Riddhima's hand...

"Congratulations you both... she is pregnant..."

For a second none of them knew how to react...

Riddhima thanked the doctor and asked if she could give them a few minutes alone...

"Sure " the doctor said... I will just check on my other patients and be back...

The doctor left the room

"Armaan ..."

"Riddhima this is unexpected...I mean I know how but we were careful... you know it..."

"Armaan..."

"I knw you might want to keep the baby... but I mean We just back together...and I ... "

"Armaan " she screamed " please listen to me... You are not obligated to choose... you are free... I knew what I was getting into when I said make love to me that night..."

He looked at her...

"We will figure out a way...just come with me to san Francisco.. there will be a solution..."

"No Armaan... we met because we had tooo... but this is entirely my responsibility... don't worry about it..." she said and started to get up...

"Let me just go talk to the doctor then we could go home I will take my things out and then we will be back to normal" she said faking a smile...

He sat there while she went to meet the doctor...

"Riddhima you shouldn't have come here like this..."

"Doctor " she said closing the door to the office... "I wanted to speak to you alone..."

"please sit" the doc said

"This pregnancy is "

"not welcome" the doctor completed..

"we didn't anticipate this... we are not even married "

The doctor hmmed...

"well what are your choices.. is that what you want to know" the doc asked...

Riddhima fidgeted with her fingers...

"Actually I want to know how long am I into the pregnancy..."

"3 months Riddhima" the doc said...

"3 months..." Riddhima exclaimed...

"yes and at this point abortion is not permitted... especially in your case cause you are anemic... and the abortion will have its consequences..."

"I am not thinking of abortion doctor.. but thank you.. please don't mention this to Armaan"

"sure" she said... and then decided to leave...

She entered the room... And went to change...armaan was still sitting there...

She came back changed into normal clothes...

"lets go armaan "s he said...

He got up and started walking...with her... He just couldn't make up his mind... He had wanted Riddhima all along yes.. had even envisioned a life with her... his family.. then what was the issue here...

She made a mental note to call him at the number that he had left on the voicemail... she had it saved on her phone...

They got into the car silent... and reached his place...

She started packing her bags while he just looked on... something just didn't feel right about this...

As she came to the door with her luggage he helped her put them in the car and drove to her place of Muskaan and Anjali...

And then he stopped the car...

"no Riddhima... this is not right..."

"Armaan its okay.. you don't have to do this to yourself..." she said...

"no Riddhima I have imagined a family with you... and if I am getting it.. why should I go back... Riddhima.. I want you to come with me to sanfranscisco... we will set up out family there..."

She was caught by surprise...

She didn't expect this...

She was just getting restless she had to make a call

"armaan this is about ur entire life..."

"with u ridz... my decision is made..."

He turned the car around she stopped him " I cant leave work like this... This ... You just go ahead Armaan"

"No Riddhima.. I am goin with you this time... and " he said touching her belly... " our baby here not leaving without you guys..."

She sighed...

He turned the car... And brought the luggage back in...

" lets go celebrate ridz to out new life "

"okay give me a few minutes to change"

He agreed and she went into his bedroom to change... And closed the door behind him...

She sat on the bed... took out her phone and dialed him

" Hello..." he said.. that deep voice...

She did not say anything...

"Riddhima... is that you..."

Still she did not say anything...

"my god Riddhima I missed you so much..."

"What do you want now?" she asked straight...

"you Riddhima" he said

"I just want divorce and nothing else from you..." She said...

"Riddhima we did not even finish a year to our marriage..."

She knew he would be adamant...

"I am coming to meet you this Saturday... And then we will be together.. one happy family..." He said..

There was no way she could tell him she was pregnant now... he would come there and take her away...

"no I am not coming with you... please leave me alone...i gave you 7 months... n now I have nothing more to give you..." She said and hung up and turned off her phone...

Because she knew he would call n call again..

She went to the shower... As she stood there naked... She remembered the doctor... u r three months.. she touched her belly... And she saw the ring that armaan. Gave her...

It was ironic indeed.. the man she loved... his ring on her finger... the man she married ... his baby in her stomach...

"Riddhima ... come one" armaan said from across the room

She brushed those thoughts and came out and got ready... She wore a beautiful dress... she could see that she still had her figure maintained... and there was no sign of pregnancy on her just yet...

She came out of the room

"breath takingly beautiful ridz..." he said and kissed her... N then he led her to the car and drove to the restaurant...

They had dinner and then they left for home.. she was unsually quite... maybe all these changes he thought to himself...

"Armaan lets go to san Francisco this week itself... " she said as they lay in bed getting ready to sleep...

" I will resign tom..."

He smiled... " sounds good ridz..." As he had planned to leave on Saturday from the beginning before he had met her... but meeting her had changed a lot of things...

The next day she went to her office... the same voicemail... As she came home.. she started to pack her bags...

Friday came... and it was night... they were supposed to catch the flight early morning the next day...

Armaan had fallen asleep.. all the packing was done... She was getting ready to sleep... when she got the phone call

She muted it...

He kept calling again and again...

She could turn it off... but then she knew this was not the way to be...

She answered it

"Riddhima... y are you doing this to me... I love you baby... and our baby to be"

She was shocked... how would he ever know that...

"I know it Riddhima... My baby... in your womb... our baby... the result of our love..."

"it was rape Vicky... Repeated rape"

"Riddhima... I am coming to see you tonight... and if you don't want me to hurt Armaan... You will come to meet me tonight..."

She was scared now...How did he know about Armaan the baby where she lived...

"don't try to ditch me Riddhima... you know how much I love you... you have seen it..."

She looked at sleeping Armaan...

"come meet me I am right outside ur building..." he said...

She turned towards the balcony and there she saw him...

" you look beautiful in that nighty... " he said...

"u disgust me..."

"I am waiting baby"he said...

She went inside... And changed ...how could he possibly know...

She was scared.. she wanted to tell armaan everything... but she had seen what he could do... In the past... SHE was scared for him

She came downstairs...

He opened his arms to welcome her but she did not go near him so he came and hugged her...

She felt disgust...

"your beauty never seems to fade..." He bent down...to her stomach..." and this is where our little one is living..." he came to touch her stomach she backed off...

"what do u want..."

"Riddhima I thought your first question to me woud be how did I find you... no... I wil answer that... it was not that difficult...first to contact your parents and then Muskaan and anjali,,,, don't act surprised Riddhima... you know my methods of communicating..." he said grinning...

She had not contacted her parents ever except once when there was faux call from her parents to find out about her whereabouts...

"what do u want..." she asked...

" Riddhima... now... Now... you shouldn't be talking like that to your husband... And to your babys father..."

"a baby should just die rather than have a father like you" she said...

"is that what you wish for... Be careful what you wish for Riddhima... I can make them come true..."

She started to walk away when he pulled her and started sniffing her...

"let go off me let go..." She said but before she could scream... he closed her mouth tied her hands... And put her in his car...

Then he wrote a note and gave it to the watchman who was asleep to give to armaan in the morning...

Then he drove off the car...

The next morning... Armaan looked for Riddhima but couldn't find her anywhere.. he contacted Muskaan and Anjali.. but they knew nothing about her ...he came down to ask the watchman if he saw Riddhima leaving somewhere... that's when the watchman gave him the note...stating he didn't know how.. but in the morning he found this note in with him

Armaan opened it to read...

"Armaan I am leaving you... Don't try to find me..."

That's all that it said...

How could this be...

"Riddhima..." he screamed...

At night the same day

There on the other hand... she was in his room... her mouth closed and her hands tied together...

He approached her... but she kicked him...

He controlled her with some sort of injection...

As he approached her with the injections she retorted then begged him with pleading eyes for the sake of her safety the baby...

He injected her the drug... it put her to sleep... when she woke up she was battered and bruised... She took hold of her clothes... her tears still forming... there were marks on her body... She tried to get out put the doors were closed...

"armaan" she whispered... But armaan was far away already in the plane... believing in the betrayal that Vicky had created for him to believe...

PART 6

He came into her room.. she lay there on the side with torn clothes...

"Ridddhima... baby.. here there is food for you and our babyyy"

She did not take it...

He came close to her and made her eat it with force... made her drink water...

" there there now...see how much I love you... I made you eat the food even the drink..."

She held her hands on her stomach.. protecting the baby of sorts...

" yes yes our baby... Its fine... did u have fun last night... I sure did... thanks to u..."

She was about to cry...

"there there... Now..." he said and came and hugged her...she tried to get out of the hug...

"get ready soon.. my parents are coming.. and have been asking me where have you been all these days... I told them you had gone to visit family... Can u imagine what they would do to you if they find out you have been sleeping with that armaan..."

He broke the hug... "u think I didn't know... ohhh how innocent..."

"he loves me unlike u"

He slapped her hard.. she fell on the floor and started to cry...

"get ready here take this sari... and make sure I don't have to undress u to do that..."

He said and left...

She stayed there and cried huggin her stomach...

"armaan... " she cried...

She got ready...and came downstairs... In the sari... touched her inlaws feet... as he saw everything happen...

"Riddhima please go and get some sweets for aai baba... we have to tell them the good news..."

She looked at him... he hinted that he would hurt her if she didn't... she went and got them

He came forward to step alongside Riddhima..."aai baba... You are going to be grandparents... Riddhima is three months pregnant..."

The father congratulated her but the mother did not... " where were u all these months Riddhima"

"tell them Riddhima" he prompted her

She did not...

He forced her to say it by pressing her hand hard...

"I was visiting my family in that state..."

She finally said...

"yes but u belong to your husband now and his house... u should know that Riddhima"

"dont worry aai... She will remember that now.. ho na Riddhima"

She nodded humbly...

By evening the parents left... and riddhima was left alone with Vicky...

She was in the kitchen making food... When he called her...

"aai baba will be visiting often.. since u r pregnant... make sure u don't make me hurt ur family and run away again..."

She cleared the dishes once he finished and then went to the room as he called her...

He dimmed the lights...

Took off her blouse, her saree, everything... and penetrated her...

She held onto the bed sheets in pain... but could not utter a single word...

Once he was over he trashed her like piece of garbage and she coiled on her side of bed... in pain...

This was repeated daily... more often than not...

This is what she had escaped from... and that is the reason she asked armaan to make love to her that night...

Everytime Vicky raped her... proved how much armaan had loved her during all of their love making sessions... The way he had taken care of her when she was in pain...

Had she known this she would not have thought about the deaf brother and have agreed to marry her love rather than this... a choice she decided to marry... to please her parents...

She was becoming weaker by the day...

Her baby was growing

She was being raped repeatedly...

Armaan was nowhere...

One day when Vicky was out Muskaan decided to visit Riddhima taking her address from her family...

As Riddhima opened the door... Muskaan saw her plight...

"Riddhima yeh kya"

"Muskaan tu yahan please ja... Vicky tujhe bhi nahin chodega..."

"Riddhima" she said and made her sit..." Anjali is outside a few blocks form here she will inform me.. but what has happened to you..."

"Have you heard anything from armaan" she asked

"Riddhima I don't know what happened between you two but he left very angry like you had betrayed him "

Riddima kept on listening

"I found out from the watchman that he left "

"Riddhima do you want me to help you out of this..."

"Armaan knows nothing then" Riddhima said... disappointed...

"I don't have his contact number do u have... I could try..." Muskaan offered...

Riddhima knew he was going to change his number in san Francisco...

"this is my destiny Muskaan... I chose this over armaan I deserve this..."

"No Riddhima... this is not..." Just then Muskaan reveived anjalis message

"I have to go Riddhima but I wil be in touch... Please take care" she said and left...

Vicky entered a few minutes behind...

"oho my jaan is resting.. how nice good good for the baby..." he said... "mom and dad are coming tomorrow to stay for a month.. make sure u keep the rooms ready for them..." he said... and left into the washroom...

She got up... But was about to fall when she collected herself...

She went to clean the room... Then made dinner... Ate with him.. cleaned the dishes.. and then fulfilled his desires ...

The parents came... That brought a relief .. he would not rape her everyday...

But she used to get so tired from everything...

She had to go for her regular checkup he went with her.. just so that she could not run away..

The doctor looked at her and forced the husband to sit outside.. and asked her privately whether she was being tortured...

Just then she received a phone call from her parents stating that a few of viskys friends had come to stay with them...

She understood that if she said anything they would hurt her parents...

She said nothing.. the examination was done Vicky eneterd and appeared as if he was the caring husband...

ThE doctor said that they should avoid se from here on the fifth month.. it was her way of helping Riddhima.. as she could clearly see from the marks on her stomach ...

"Of course doctor.. riddhimas and babys health comes first" he said...

They left the hospital and he asked her" what did u tell her"

"I said nothing"

"U know my friends are staying at ur place..."

"I said nothing" she said and started crying...

He believed her ...

They reached home.. and he told his parents that everything is well and the baby is good... for 5 months...

6 months came the parents left... And by now he knew.. Riddhima was in no state to run.. with a big belly.. and her weakness... he would let her go alone for shopping and doctors visits because his men were always around her family...

During one such visit...she was going to the market...it was extremely sunny... She had a heavy grocery bag...she was sweating hard... when a voice from behind called her "Riddhima"

She stopped in her tracks...

She turned around to see Armaan standing there " how are you...?"

He asked...

"how is married life...?"

"I was going to tell u armaan" she said and proceeded towards him when another lady came to him

"Honey shall we go?"

Riddhima looked at them both...

"Muskaan meet Riddhima... oh wait you have met her right... Riddhima Meet Muskaan my fianc..."

Riddhima looked at Muskaan... how could she do this...

She touched her belly ... it was getting too hot for her now...

How could armaan decide to marry Muskaan...

"Um Hi Riddhima..."Muskaan said... reluctantly...

Riddhima smiled at her fate...

"Babe I will just join u " he said to Muskaan and Muskaan left for his car...

"I see that your married life is going pretty well.. it was Muskaan infact who told me that you were married... Riddhima... you lied to me... you told me that baby was ours.."

"I never said anything armaan about the baby to you" she said... her sweating increased...

"you made me beleiveit was mine... But alls well that ends well... you are happy with ur husband after using me..." she tried to stay calm.. but his words were affecting her far too much... She was under the impression that he was going to be her savior...

"Good luck to u Armaan" she said in the end and started to walk away...

He walked away too...

Just then she fainted...

A crowd gathered he turned back... She had fainted... He immediately lifted her and put her in the car and left for the hospital...

Vicky was home...

Riddhima was not... he started to think where could she go.. he made a few calls to find out...

IN the hospital Muskaan was trying to distract armaan but armaan happned to look at riddhimas wounds as the doctors lifted her top to examine her baby... He could not believe it...

He asked Muskaan to go home... Muskaan was reluctant he got agitated... then for not wanting to ruin her relationship she left but not without making a call to make sure Vicky gets to his wife soon...

ARmaan entered into the room as the examined Riddhima...

"Exhaustion" the doctor cited the reason... and discharged her...

He lifted her and took her to his car and drove away... as Vicky entered...

Finding Riddhima missing... he vented his anger on the nearby ward boy...

Armaan was in his car Riddhima laying in his car in the back seat...

He observed her in sleep...with every breath.. her stomach going up and down...

She got up after a while... And saw him facing her...

"Armaan why are we here... I have to get back... Home.." she got up and looked for her purse.. 17 missed calls from vicky...

She started to dial him when he took her phone away...

She got out of the car.. with much difficulty. One due to her very pregnant self.. two her weakness...

"Armaan please I have to get back" she said trying to reach him holding her belly...

"Armaan..." She said...finally " I need to go back to my husband..."

"to whom"

"my husband please..."

So she was not going to tell her things eaily.. and maybe she might get in trouble... He decided to investigate this further handed her the phone and took her to her place...

As soon as she reached the place dread crept onto her...

She oepend the door...to see him facing her...

"there she is my lovely wife..."

He said and brought her in

"where were u Riddhima I have been trying to reach u"

"I was at the hospital... exhaustion"

"ah yes... I was at the hospital... "

"I ... i... Vicky I got out and came here soon..."

"how... walking love"

"Vicky... Please"

"What please "he said and pushed her onto the floor...

She protected her baby from being hurt...

"listen here... u are not getting out of the house anymore now..."

She winced in pain as she fell on her back...

PART 7

She had to pay for it at night... when he forced her into submission despite knowing how pregnant she was...

She could not sleep all night due to that and the morning making food for him cleaning had its toll on her...

"This is my destiny" she thought... and did not try to do anything further on...knowing that Muskaan was with Armaan...

And that armaan had believed Muskaan...

But armaan had started his investigation... he found that how Riddhima was married and how this guy was forcing himself onto her every night... but his commitment to Muskaan he could not withdraw... but atleast he could help Riddhima...

Riddhima was on house arrest.. visky had to go out for a day for business but had his men stationed outside...

Armaan sneakily got in...

Riddhima was scared at first...thinking Vicky came back... But then she saw armaan... she looked around to see if anyone had seen him come in...

"why are u here armaan"

"Riddhima"

"armaan please go my husband shall be back"

"he is out of town "

"that does not mean I am available... Please go" she said he tried to hold her but instead ripped off her dress accidently...and then he saw the wounds...

She turned around for him to not see them but too late...

"Riddhima "he said and stepped closer to her..."may I" he asked when trying to pull off her top...

She hesitated... but then let him...

As he removed it he saw her entire body full of bruises... even her stomach..."what kind of a man was this" he thought to himself...

He made her sit... And asked where her first aid box was...she took the dress from him stating she was okay...

"please go armaan"

"no "he said... And went around looking for the box.. then he cared for her wounds... He lay on the sofa...made her sit in front of him and started dressing her wounds... She tried to hold onto something to fight the pain.. he offered his hand... The way she held his hand he could feel how much it ws hurting her... it seems no one was there to nurse her wounds at the back...

She simulateneously felt the baby kick...

She sighed...

"the baby is still alive after all this " she said

"it kicked"

He held his hand on her belly... her hand entwined in his... they felt it again... She smiled... he continued nursing her wounds with the other hand... once done... she dressed up... And he put her to sleep...

"please wait" she pleaded

He stayed until she went to sleep... and then looked around for clues...he left right before Vicky was to come in...

He came barging in ... Riddhima was still asleep...

He opened the door and came in...

He pushed Riddhima to get up...

She got up...

"could u please care for the baby if not me"she retorted...

"ohhh..." he said

He went around sniffing...

"who was here last night..." He asked ..." To give u ur courage back..."

"a mother needs no one to protect her baby" she said holding onto her belly...as she got up...

"omelet in breakfast please " he said as she went to freshened up...

She looked at her healing wounds in the mirror...

It was only a fantasy and she was never getting him

Vicky was her reality... her chosen reality...

How she wished life would have been better... had she made a wiser decision..

He was barking downstairs for breakfast so she hurried and went to t he kitchen...

A few days passed and woman activist organization ended up on her door.. they arrested Vicky for inflicting pain on his wife... And raping her repeatedly...

Vicky looked scornfully at her... and said that her parents will have to pay dearly for it when armaan entered and mentioned that his friends were already evicted on the basis on possession on illegal weapons...

"this is not over yet" he said as he was being led...

Riddhima did not know how to thank him...

He just mentioned that he helped a friend...

And that she must come to his wedding...

Riddhima was heartbroken.. but knew there was nothing else for them...

She agreed

In the meanwhile she started to gather her life pieces together...

She was over 8 months now... the wedding was next week...

The day arrived... she entered with Anjali... and then waited in the area for the wedding to begin...

He arrived... she arrived...

The priest was there...

They called him to the wedding... they called the bride to the wedding...

The bride was getting up walking towards her.. why... she offered her hand... Riddhima looked at Anjali..

She assured her to go on..

Riddhima got up with a little difficulty... and followed Muskaan...

She offered her to sit next to armaan...

"no " Riddhima said... and walked away...

Armaan went behind her...

"Riddhima wait"

"aRMAAn this is not correct.. "

"Riddhima...listen to me"

"I m here because of my destiny "

"Riddhima stop this" Muskaan came..."you know what I did... What I did was because I thought I loved him... but I saw what he was with u without u...n it would not be right..."

"I am leaving..."

"Riddhima marry me" he said... bent on one knee... She turned around...

This could not be real...

"marry me... this is our destiny together... "

"armaan u know my truth..."

"marry me is all I will ask"

"armaann I ..."

"marry me Riddhima.."

She looked at Muskaan... She was heartbroken but she ws happy...

She stepped forward... and accepted the ring... He hugged her and kissed her...

They got married and at night...when they were resting in bed... her water broke... she started having crapms... he was there every step of the way with he... to make sure the baby would come out healthy...and she would be healthy...

After 9 hours of labor... A healthy baby boy was born... she could spite him for him being vickys blood but she knew.. the first time he had kicked was with armaan.. the first time the news had come was with armaan... She kissed him

"this is indeed our destiny" she said

Originally posted by: AR4eve

No it's not over yet