AR OS and drabble gallery: New SS-THE CURSE : PART 2 UPDATED-PMs LATER - Page 3

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hey awesome update

Just read it and Loved it.. continue soon

awesome part ...

nice concept.
hate shanky fi being so mean to ridz.
hope armaan will understand her.
thnx fr d pm. plzzz cont soon.

Awesome update :)

PART 3
This was the first time he heard her talking nonstop without even taking a breath and boy was he amazed by her talent!
A: Ye shatabdi express ki tarah daudna band karo aur normal insane ki tarah baat karo so that even I understand your language!
R: Ohh...sorry. Vo tum kaha ho?
A: Main bas mall ke neeche hi hu; kyu kya hua?
R: Oh that's great. Thank God! Vo Armaan mera credit card band kar diya gaya hai; due to some technical problem. Kya tum please mujhe kuch cash lend kar sakte ho please!
A: Tumhare paas cash nahi hai?
R: Nahi...actually main usually cash carry nahi karti as far as I have my credit card toh...
A: Okay fine I will be there.

As he reached as per directed by her she stood out of the shop waiting for him. He simply handed over the card to her and told her to finish asap. He was tired sick as it took him almost 45 minutes to find a parking space! The mall was so full on a working day to his annoyance. He helped her with the bags unwillingly; but then after all letting a girl take all the bags while he would stand empty handed watching her balance the burden was no against his pride. He had put in all the bags in the back seat and got in the car when she stuffed something as good as 6 feet besides the bags. He wondered what she had got in that wrapped thing but nonetheless drove back home.

The entire day he remained busy with his work and as he stepped into his room late night; he found her fast asleep on the couch in a very uncomfortable position. Seeing the frown on her forehead; he felt uneasy and something stirred inside him. A strong urge erupted from within him to do something and erase the frown. He didn't know why but her uneasiness made him uneasy. He was busy in his thoughts when she woke up and found him in the room. He instantly looked away and headed towards the washroom to freshen up.

As he came out of the washroom; she was busy doing something on the table. He kept the towel aside and turned around to find her setting a plate for him.
R: Vo khaana laga diya hai; kha lena.
A: Main neeche...
R: Jaanti hu neeche chale jaate; par Maa ne hi kaha tha ki tumne subah theek se naashta bhi nahi kiya tha. Aur itne late aaye ho toh maine socha tum bohot thak gaye hoge Is liye ye plate upar le aayi.

This girl was really confusing; and sure she did make him go crazy. Sometimes it felt as though she was so into her own world least bothered about him; but the next moment she would do something very much unexpected but sweet. He cherished his dinner in silence but he again couldn't stop thinking about her.

The next morning as he was getting ready he found the room empty. Usually she would be busy arranging things in the room at this time; but she wasn't seen around which meant she had finished her work early today. He found all his stuff placed neatly on the bed as usual and was about to take it when she entered the room with Aarav while she had certain things in her hand.

Aa: kya bhabhi sabse jaruri gift toh ab tak pending hi hai; chaliye ab jaldi se bhai ko nko gift de dijiye; I am sure he would love it. After all aap itne pyaar se jo laayi hai.

That is when Armaan looked at the shirt in her hand and frowned as what did Aarav mean by his gift! Why would she gift him something! As he looked up at her she looked uncomfortable with the way Aarav was nudging her and smiling teasingly waiting for her to hand over the gift.

A: Umm...Aarav tujhe college nahi hai aaj? Abhi tak tayyar bhi nahi hai tu. Jaa jaldi tayar ho ja; varna baad main jaldi jaldi main naashta chod deta hai apna!
Aa: Ohh really? Aapko mere college ki itni fikar kabse hone lagi? Saaf saaf kyu nahi kehte ki you want to be alone with bhabhi!
A: Aarav chup kar varna peetega tu mere haath se.
Aa: Haan haan ab toh main kabab main haddi ban gaya hu na!
A: Aaarav!

Aarav was out of the room within seconds while Riddhima still stood uneasily; wondering what to say! She looked up at him but as he was busy cursing Aarav she turned around to leave when he called her out.
A: Ruko...ye Aarav kya keh raha tha? Aur ye shirt kiski hao tumhare haath main?

She turned around with her gaze fixed to the floor as she found the situation a little akward. But nonetheless gaining strength she handed the shirt to him and spoke out;
" Vo ye Aarav sahi keh raha tha. Ye shirt tumhare liye hi laayi thi maine. Actually kal vo mall gayi thi Samaira ke liye shopping karne toh tabhi socha sab ke liye shopping kuch le lu; toh...agar tumhare liye kuch nahi laati toh bohot ajeeb lagta. I mean you know...

He nodded his head understanding what she meant. But as he was about to say something she held her bag and removed some cash out of it.
"Ye kal ke paise. Sorry vo kal card band ho gaya toh option nahi tha; par ab it's working isi liye subah hi I got the cash transacted."

He was stunned that the bill wasn't such a huge amount but she had gone out so early just so that she could return his borrowed money!
A: Nahi iski jarurat nahi hai; after all tumne gifts hi liye hai so...
R: Nahi please tum ye rakh lo. Mera in paiso par koi haq nahi banta; ye tumhare hai; aur vaise bhi main khud sabko apni taraf se ye sab gift karna chahti thi. Aur fir tumhe tumhare hi paiso se khareedi shirt bhi nahi de sakti na. Is liye please. She held his hand and handed over rather pushed the money into his hands.

R: Aur haan; I am sure tumhari choice kafi alag hai toh tumhe shirt shayad pasand na aaye. Toh tum jab chaho exchange karva lena; shop toh tumhe pata hi hai.
As she was out of his sight; he looked down at the shirt and realized that it wasn't bad at all. Infact it was good; and was exactly like the ones he used. That not only meant that her taste was good; but she also had been noticing him.
The last thought unknowingly brought a smile on his lips and he felt happy knowning that she wasn't completely not bothered about him. She did know about his likes and dislikes; his choices! Later at evening time; he came to know about all the amazing gifts that she had got for his family members and that huge wrapped thing was nothing but a sweet teddy for Samaira. Also the stop at that jewellary shop was not for herself but for polishing the jewellary of his beloved mother!The fact that out of all the things she had never even bothered to get a single thing for herself and had also returned his money cleared all his doubts about her. But somehow he disliked it when she had said that she had no right on his money. In whatsoever situation though; but she was his wife so she had a right on his things! Maybe Shashank had some misconception about her; or maybe she had changed after their marriage. He didn't know the reason but had understood that she was obviously not the kind of person Shashank had potrayed.He thought of talking to her later as she wasn't at home for now. She had told him few days back that she was trying for some job; and so she was out for an interview.

It was just past 7 when Riddhima entered the house. Usually she had a habit of greeting Ananya and Billy as soon as she would be back from somewhere but today she straight away headed to her room. Also her dearest friend Aarav who sat on the sofa watching tv was ignored too. Armaan felt a bit weird about this; but thinking it might be just out of exhaustion he let it go. The clock struck 8 but still there was no sign of her. She was still locked up in their room.

He wanted to go up and check out what took her so long but then Aarav would never leave an opportunity as big as this to tease. Also asking Aarav to call her was out of question. But like always Ananya herself asked him to call her downstairs as the dinner was ready.

As he unlocked the door and walked in she wasn't seen anywhere around. He even checked the washroom but that was empty too. He was about to walk out when he found her standing out in the balcony. He tried calling her out but she seemed to be in some deep thoughts. So he walked ahead and tapped her shoulder but she flinched hard as he did that. She looked at him as if she had seen a ghost while her forehead was full of sweat.
A: Hey...are you alright? Sorry I didn't mean to scare you. Main toh bas...tum itni der se yaha kya kar rahi ho? Neeche kyu nahi aayi?
R: Huh?...vo...kuch nahi; yaha acha lag raha tha toh...chalo neeche chalte hai.
She did not wait for his answer and simply walked away.

Downstairs as they had their dinner; she still looked lost. She kept fiddling with her food while Armaan who sat right next to her was observing her keenly as she looked indifferent to him.
Bi: Kya hua beta? Kuch tensed lag rahi ho. Interview acha nahi tha kya?
R: Nahi...nahi dad...vo pehla hi interview tha na mera; isi liye thodi nervous hu.
Bi: Bas itni si baat; arey tum itna tension kyu le rahi ho? It's okay pehla hi interview tha na. I am sure ki you must have done great but still agar job nahi bhi mili toh koi nahi; aur hazaron companies hai un main try kar lena beta! Vaise bhi humari itni badi company hote hue tum khudse job karna chahti ho yahi apne aap main ek badi baat hai beta.

She passed a nervous smile and Armaan instantly knew that the interview wasn't the topic of her concern at all. There was something more to it for sure. Even after the dinner as she entered their room she looked completely lost. He kept observing her quietly but could no longer hold himself once that he saw a mark on her wrist. He walked towards the couch and stood straight in front of her.

A: Riddhima?
R: Haan?
A: Ye tumhare haath pe kya hai...ye chot subah toh nahi thi.
She quickly moved her hand away and walked away from him in pretext of getting something from her handbag.
R: Ye...vo kuch nahi; bas aise hi kuch kharoch aa gayi hogi kisi cheez se.
Her shaky voice confirmed his doubts and he was sure that she was hiding some thing that was disturbing her from the time she was back.
A: Kis cheez se? His question was replied by a long silence as she continued fiddling her handbag.
Maine tumse poocha kis cheez se?
R: Mujhe nahi pata. Replying him curtly she tried to move away but was shocked as she felt a tight grip around her arm and the next instant he pulled her back making her face him.
A: Kya chupa rahi ho tum? Jab se aayi ho tab se kuch disturbed ho; aur ye chot kaise lagi? Sach sach batao baat kya hai!
R: Koi baat nahi hai Arm...
A: Maine kaha SACH batao; sirf SACH!!

His demanding tone and the cold voice made her shiver and she could no more hold her tears back. He was surprised as she started crying and he softened instantly.
A: Kya hua hai Riddhima? Agar kuch problem hai toh batao; maybe I can help you out! Kya hua...kisi ne kuch kaha kya...interview main kuch hua? Ku...
She hugged him tightly and started sobbing on his chest. The concern that his voice held and the way he questioned her felt so relieving that she forgot who the person in front of her was and hugged him. He was startled by her sudden hug but her tears hurt him deeply. He thought for a while but as he felt her grip his shirt tightly with her shivering hands; he caressed her head lightly.
R: Vo...vo interview...vo interviewer ne...vo usne...
Parting away he rubbed her arms to calm her down and wiped her tears;
R: Vo usne...he tried to...for...usne mere saath jabar...dasti karne ki kosh...
Armaan's fist tightened as his blood boiled hearing her words. Who the hell dared touch her! Her eyes which were so crystal clear were shedding tears of agony which made him restless. She was so nave; how could some one even think of...