~Just A Bend Not An End~AR ff* New Update:New Thread!! - Page 3

Armaan entered the room and saw Ridhima sprawled over the ground. He immediately rushed towards her and took her head in his lap. He tapped her cheeks to wake her up but she dint move an inch, he called for help but because of the loud music his screams remained unheard. He called out her name but she dint budge, he looked around and saw a bottle of sleeping pills scattered on the ground "Ridhima, baby...wake up baby pls...pls wake up" he kept on saying this as his tears were continuously spilling from his eyes. He took her in his arms and rushed downstairs as the guests saw the couple they were shocked beyond words. Shashank came rushing towards him "Armaan what happened to Ridhima is she alright?" he asked worriedly "I don't know dad..I...I don't know...driver get the car quick...hurry up" he placed her in the back seat with her head in his lap and rushed towards the hospital.

~IN THE HOSPITAL~

Ridhima was rushed to the OT while Armaan and Shashank were pacing to and fro waiting for some news. After a good 1hr the doctor came out from the OT. Armaan rushed towards her "Doctor how is Ridhima ??How is the baby? Are they fine? Say something" he shot all his questions at her, the fear in his voice was not missed by anybody. "Mr. Malik Ridhima is absolutely fine, she is out of danger" Armaan sighed in relief "but" said the doctor "but what doctor?" asked Armaan "I am sorry Mr. Malik but we could not save the child... she has had a miscarriage" Armaan felt as if world had coming crashing down he was too numb to react "my baby, my baby is no more" were the only words he was able to utter. Within seconds he broke down he fell on the ground and cried his heart out. Shashank too was deeply hurt but somehow took control of himself as he knew that Armaan had to be consoled first "Armaan " he said as he placed a hand on his shoulder...Armaan looked up with bloodshot eyes and immediate hugged Shashank " why dad? Why did this happen to us and how did this..." He stopped as he remembered about the sleeping pills. He wiped his tears and strode off to the doctors cabin. As he entered the doctored greeted him "come in Mr. Malik" without wasting a single second he asked the doctor "how did this happen doctor??" "Well Mr. Malik I wanted to ask you this question myself...Ridhima had taken an overdose of sleeping pills and honestly speaking I fail to understand why.. I mean she is highly educated and is well aware of the adverse effect that it can cause to her and the baby and it's not that she was not happy with the news she was ecstatic when I told her about her pregnancy.. Then what possible could have...was everything alright Mr. Malik I mean I know that I am nobody to interfere but it's just that I have known your family since years so just..." "I don't know Dr. Sharma she was very happy in fact I was a bit apprehensive in the beginning thinking about the responsibilities and stuff but Ridhima was very excited for the baby..."He stopped abruptly when he remembered something "but she has been behaving a bit weird these days" "weird as in??????" "well since the day she came to know about her pregnancy she has become quite emotional like she keeps on saying that I will love my child a lot and never neglect his or her needs, she would be awake for long I mean that day I woke up at around 2 am for water and I saw her staring blankly into space, when I asked her she said that she was not sleepy so I did not push her further and just patted her head till she slept, then she easily forgets things and that day we were watching a movie about a mother and a child and she began to weep. I found all this to be awkward but then thought that maybe she is having mood swings so did not bother to inquire but now..." doctor Sharma heard him carefully then asked "Mr. Malik Ridhima's dad was with you right? Where is he? I would like to meet him" uhm yaa he is waiting for me outside I will just go and call him." Armaan went and soon came back with Shashank . "Take a seat" said doctor Sharma. "Mr. Gupta do you mind me asking how Ridhima was a child, I mean was she very reserved or outgoing or what????" Shashank looked at him confusingly so Dr. Sharma continued "see Mr. Gupta I feel that there is something related to Ridhima's past that has led her to take such a drastic step maybe some childhood incident that has left her deeply troubled" Shashank took a deep breath and closed his eyes as he remembered Ridhima's childhood, his little angel came right in front of his eyes but with that came something else as well. he spoke with his eyes still shut "Ridhima was the first daughter in our family, we were over the moon with her birth, she was the apple of everybody's eye, all her wishes were fulfilled even before she expressed them. Ridhima too loved everybody but she was closest to her grandmother, she spent most of her time with her either listening to stories, or playing games or simply talking nonchalantly. However one day Ridhima's grand mom died in her sleep, Ridhima's was 10 years old when all this happened she was so deeply hurt that she locked herself after that incident she would hardly talk to anybody, she would always remain in her thoughts. As she began to go to college she met Armaan and I think that's when I actually saw my daughter smiling truly. Slowly they fell in love and one day Armaan came to me to ask for her hand in marriage I was well aware of the Malik family and hence did not mind in getting my daughter married to him. I went to tell Ridhima this news I could just imagine the million dollar smile on her face when she hears about her marriage with her Armaan but things don't always happen as per our expectations..." he was cut by the nurse who had just come "Doctor the patient is gaining her senses". "You go we are coming" said the doctor . "Mr. Malik I am afraid that Ridhima is not yet aware of her miscarriage...I hope you understand what I am trying to say" Armaan just nodded and followed Dr. Sharma

~RIDHIMA 'S ROOM~

Soon as they entered the room and saw Ridhima slowly turning her head sideways as Armaan came closer he heard her mumbling his name "Ar..Arma..Armaan ..." was all that she said Armaan placed his hand on her forehead and she slowly opened her eyes. Armaan passed her a watery smile, she tried to get up and he helped her by supporting her back with pillows. She scanned her surroundings and then turned to Armaan "Armaan why am I in the hospital????????" Armaan just stood their starring at her does she really not remember that she had taken those sleeping pills "Ridhima how could you even ask me this it, was you who had taken those sleeping pills" he said in a bit surly tone he tried to remain calm but could just not get over the fact that his baby was no more and that too because his love had taken some sleeping pills. "Sleeping pills???? What are you saying Armaan why would I take sleeping pills??" she was astounded at his question. Her mind could not recall what had happened all she remembered was that she was at the party talking with her friend when her cell phone began to ring she went towards her room to attend the call and then blank she does not remember anything after that "Mrs. Malik don't you remember anything?" asked the doctor she shook her head in refusal and then something clicked her mind "Doctor is my baby alright?? She asked with a sudden rush of fear. The doctor did not reply she asked again this time more aggressively, she was getting restless with each second "doctor I asked if my baby is alright??? Armaan why are you not saying anything our baby is fine right?" Armaan just looked down to hide his tears, it pained him to see his princess in that condition and also he could not comprehend why was she behaving as she if she knew nothing about the pills..."Mrs. Malik we tried our best but...I am sorry we were not able to save your ch..." "No!!!!!!" she screamed "that's not possible my child is absolutely fine you are lying...my baby is fine, he is alive, right Armaan our baby is fine tell them Armaan, tell them our baby is fine..." She was getting hysterical Armaan looked towards her and could not stop himself and immediately ensconced her in his arms. She held his shirt with her tiny fists and mumbled the same lines again and again "Ridhima sweetheart they are not lying we have lost our baby...we have lost her baby" he said as his tears betrayed him and began to spill from his eyes. She hit her fist on his chest and sobbed hysterically she was just not ready to face reality the doctor came and gave her an injection to put her to sleep and soon she slipped into the illusionary world of dreams. Armaan separated her from himself cleared her tears and carefully made her lie down. He caressed her face through his eyes when he heard Dr. Sharma's voice "Mr. Malik can you pls meet me in my cabin" Armaan just nodded and followed the doctor after planting a soft kiss on Ridhima's forehead.

~DOCTOR'S CABIN~

"Mr. Malik I know you have many questions regarding Ridhima but pls I request you to first take a seat and I assure you that all your question will be answered". Armaan did so and the doctor asked Shashank to continue with his story "so where was I ahh, when I went to tell Ridhima about her marriage with Armaan I expected her to be overjoyed but to my surprise she refused to marry Armaan ...I tried a lot but she would just not agree, eventually I went to Armaan and told him the entire scenario and then he personally spoke to her. I don't know what conversation took place between them but at the end of it Ridhima agreed to get married to Armaan . Do you remember that son?" he asked looking towards Armaan who was continuously looking down. He took an exasperating breath and said "yes! I do remember how and why Ridhima had refused to marry me. Actually she was scared, scared that she might lose me" "but you two were getting married then why would she be scared to lose you" asked a curious Shashank he always wanted to know why Ridhima had refused to marry Armaan earlier. Armaan looked at him then once again looked down and continued "I clearly remembered that day when dad told me that Ridhima has refused to marry me I was shattered to bits, then finally controlling myself I went to talk to her. She was sitting in her balcony lost in her thoughts when I entered I called her name and she immediately looked up. I could see that she too was not happy with her decision her eyes conveyed the pain that he heart was feeling she immediate looked back but I grabbed her hand and made her look at me as our eyes met with each other I knew that there was more to her refusal, there was something that made her say no. I asked her why did she refuse to marry me she quietly bowed her head I raised her head and asked again and that's when she broke down in my arms crying like a little child. I was shocked with her act but nevertheless began to rub her back in order soothe her and that's when I came to know about her fear. Actually Ridhima had this belief that whosoever gets close to her leaves her alone someday and that's why she was not ready to get married because she felt that I too will leave her alone. After a lot of persuasion I was able to convince her that I will never leave her alone and finally we got married" a small smiled played on his lips as he remembered their past "but doctor how has this got to do with Ridhima taking sleeping pills and why does she not remember about this? I mean how is thatpossible that she does not remember?" he asked getting all curious "It does Mr. Malik, Ridhima's past has a great impact on her present" both Shashank and Armaan looked at her with a bewildered expression. She continued slowly letting her words reach them "Mr. Malik and Mr. Gupta I am afraid that Ridhima is suffering from depression, the death of her grand mom has been the most traumatic incident in her life. It's been 15 years to that but Ridhima's mind still has it fresh. That's the very reason she fears that everybody who she loves will leave her alone. In such cases patients tend to get very emotional and also forget things easily maybe she does something today but does not remember anything about it the next day, they don't get proper sleep because their subconscious mind is always busy in thinking about the cause of their grief. If the patient is not treated then his or her depression only increases with time. Same is the case for Ridhima she was always depressed and as the time passed her depression became worst ." Armaan at first was too shocked to react but then after gaining some courage he managed to ask "But then why did she take those pills and why does she not remember anything about it?" "Mr. Malik Ridhima loved your baby very much and that's why she took those pills to kill the baby because she felt that the baby too would leave her alone, she was scared to get hurt and that's why she destroyed the reason that could possibly hurt her. Now your other question, well she does not remember because when she did all this she was in a subconscious state of mind it was not her who was performing the actions her fear took control over her and that's what made her take this drastic step." Armaan and Shashank sat rotted in their seats both dint know how to react. "Mr. Malik the only way to get her out of this depression is to get her to talk about it she need to voice out her fears and for that she needs somebody whom she can trust blindly and I guess that's you Mr Malik shower her withy your care..." Shashank looked at Armaan and his eyes began to water "I am sorry son had I known about this earlier I would have never let you married her, I am sorry you lost your child because of my daughter...Don't worry son you are free to leave her if you want to I understand what you must be going through. I am sorry." He said with a chocked voice "How can I leave my life dad??" he replied with bloodshot eyes "Ridhima's is my life dad I love her more than anything in this world and do you really feel that I will leave her at any point, especially now when I know that she need me the most no dad I can't do that... I will take care of her I will bring her out of her depression."

~END OF FLASHBACK~

He looked down and saw that Ridhima was still sleeping. She was deeply hurt with the news of her miscarriage. She seemed to have entered a new phase of depression. It had been a week to that incident she had not spoken a word or shed a single tear after that. Armaan's hearted ached to see his princess in so much of pain he wished to take all her pain away. As he looked at her sleeping figure he made a silent promise to himself "I promise you my princess I will stay with you and love you till my very last breath" with that he tenderly placed a kiss on her forehead letting his lips linger there for a few minutes so as to ensure her that he will never leave her and always love her.

NOTE:- whatever is written is absolutely fictional I do not intent to hurt anybody's feelings with my writing, yet if I have I apologise for the same!!