~Sanjeevani~
"Oh God!!! How long will basket take to come??" Said an impatient Armaan...it was their engagement day and our hero Dr. Armaan Malik had very sneakily and slyly convinced his basket a.k.a Dr. Ridhima Gupta soon to be Malik to come and meet him before the engagement. He was walking to and fro near the Ganesh Idol at the Sanjeevani entrance and was eagerly waiting for his shona. Soon he felt a ver calm sensation in his heart and thats it he knew it that his basket had come. He turned around only to get lost in the epitome of beauty walking towards him in a blue color churidar. A blush crept on her cheeks looking at him staring at her with so much love. She however slowly walked passed him which left him startled he looked towards her direction to see what she was up to. He saw her standing right in front of the Ganesh idol with folded hands, he smiled seeing her some things never change and his basket was one of them...on second thoughts he loved her so much he never wanted her to change because he loved her just the way she was. He too went and stood beside her staring at her face with a confused smile she kept looking at the Ganesh idol and gently gestured him to do the same, he too then folded his hands and looked towards the idol...He was just about to ask her what was she up to when he finally heard her melodious voice " Bhagwanji aaj mein bohot khsuh hu..I am really very happy today, aaj mein or Armaan finally ek ho jayegenge...our relationship is going a step ahead and I cant be more grateful to you than I am right now. I know mein shayad Armaan ke liye perfect nahi hu, he deserves better but I am sorry bhagwanji I am being selfish here because I cant live without him... I love him bhagwanji I really do...I love him more than anything more than anybody...but I think Armaan does not know that yet thats why he called me here for me to confess my love...So pls bhagwanji aap hi use bata do ki main use kitna pyaar karti hu, becasue though I may not be the best for him but he definitely is the best for me... Falling in love with him is the best thing thats ever happened to me... Bhagwanji pls pls bless us and keep us together till eternity". She said all of this with her eyes closed and a beautiful smile adoring her lips. Armaan's eyes were moist but he had a smile on his lips hearing her sweet and honest confession. He too then closed his eyes and said "Bhagwanji even I am very happy today..I am the luckiest man alive today because your best creation will now be officially mine... Bhagwanji this girl standing beside me, my ridhima is a little stupid...actually poori pagal hai" the moment he said the last line ridhima's mouth opened wide in shock, Armaan smirked with closed eyes itself for he could clearly imagine the frown on her cute little face, however he continued with closed eyes " Ji bhagwanji meri basket na poori pagal hai thats because she thinks that she does not deserve me or that she is not perfect for me and that is actually true...because she is not just perfect for me but she more than perefct...she is my life and I love her and trust her more than anything or anybody. And ha bhagwanji pls tell this silly girl that I called her here not because I did not know how much she loves me but to give my heart some peace which seemed so restless without her..." Saying so he opened his eyes and looked towards Ridhima who was looking towards him already with tears flowing down her eyes and a sweet smile playing on her lips...without saying anything she hugged him tightly and he too reciprocated. He gently kissed the top of her head and looked toward the Ganesh idol sending a silent prayer of always keeping her happy and sighed contently while she just kissed his heart and whispered a small I Love You to him...they stayed in the same position for a few moments when Ridhima spoke "Armaan.."..."hmm" he replied looking down at her playing with the buttons on his shirt, she too looked up at him and asked "Armaan did mom and dad come??" "Ha basket they reached this morning only but they will leave tomorrow in the morning as Dadu, dadi are alone na" " hmm I know...dadu ka kitna maan tha na to come even I wanted them to come so badly but health comes first so its okay..." "Hmm woh to hai" said armaan. (Note: Armaan's parents that is Ananya and Billy are referred to as mom and dad...they are not getting divorced and in fact they love each other...they stay in Shimla with Armaan's Dadu and Dadi that is Karan and Nandini Malik...Malik family is a very happy family and they also own Malik enterprises and are very rich..Armaan is a doctor and thats why he stays in Mumbai as he works in Sanjeevani. Ridhima on the contrary lives with her dad Shashank and Anjali di...her real mom is Smriti who as in DMG had died years ago..nani stays in lonavla as she wanted to run the orphanage...okay now lets continue) Suddenly there was a lot of commotion near the general ward armaan and ridhima looked at each other confused and went there where they saw two goons fully armed shouting at everybody and locking them up...everybody seemed frightened and quieted when theybheard a gun shot which was made by one good to shut everybody up. Ridhima too got scared and clutched armaan's hand tightly...he looked at her and just squeezed her hand back to convey that he was there with her..."ab koi apne jage se nahi hilega warna hum ek ek ko mar dalange" everybody were very scared with the sudden happenings Armaan wanted to know what these people wanted so he stood up but the moment he stood up..Ridhima held his hand tighter and shook her head with tears continuously flowing from her eyes...Armaan sighed deeply and cupping her face in his hands he said "basket I am right here don't worry...we need to know na what these people want there are so many lifes at stake" Ridhima again shook her head..no way was she going to let him go alone...Armaan was gonna say something when they heard the phone of one of the goons ringing eevrybody became silent while the goon spoke on the phone "yes boss...okay boss...thik hai" he kept the phone down and looked at the crowd again "tum sab mein se Dr. Armaan kon hai??" Evrybody looked at him still in a state of shock and Ridhima's fears increased ten folds. The goon asked again this time in a louder and scarier tone. Armaan stood up slowly and so did Ridhima "mein hu Dr. Armaan" "hmm..." The goon gave armaan a scrutinizing look and told his fellow goon somthing in his ear "tum sab ja sakte ho" everybody were elated hearing this and ran towards the door the patients and nurses had left and a few others were leaving and just when Armaan was about to step out with Ridhima the goon called out "ruko!! Tum nahi ja sakte" armaan looked at him baffled "par kyu?" He asked "bas kaha na...aye ladki isko chod aur ja" he told Ridhima who stood there shaking her head "mein nahi jaungi...mein Armaan ke sath hi rahungi" Armaan could not understand but one thing he was sure about he did not want Ridhima staying back... So he turned towards her and tried making her understand "Ridhima baby pls zid mat karo, you go out sweetheart these peple are very dangerous and I dont want to take any risk" "no!!!these people are risky armaan and even i cant take a risk...pls don't tell me to go..you have my swear Armaan" armaan felt helpless but he had no choice but to give into her demand. "Pagal hai ladki is ke lite apni jaan khatre mein dal rahi hai" said one goon...It had been a few hours since all the others were realesed...the entire Sanjeevani gathered outside the general ward there were police men all armed waiting for them to release armaan and ridhima. Ananya was crying without any control while Billy tried to pacify her. Anjali and Shashank stood expression less...everybody except the ones who we're inside knew that only armaan was there..nobody knew that Ridhima too was inside according to them she was home. Shashank went too a corner and took out his phone and called somebody "ab bas bahar ajao baki ka kaam yaha ke police karenge they know their job, mujhe har kimat pe Armaan malik zinda nahi chahiye " Saying so he kept the phone oblivious to the fact that rahul had heard everything "Dr. Shashank is behind all this..." He glanced at Shashank and saw him giving Anjali a small thumbs up "OMG I cant beleive this even Anjali is involved in all this...but why would they do this to Armaan??.."...he was now very worried he had to do something but how...meanwhile inside the general ward Armaan sat on the floor towards the far end of the room with a sleeping Ridhima's head on his lap and her hand tightly locked with his. He kept on caressing her head as she hiccuped in her sleep...she just fell asleep a few minutes back probably exhausted with the emotional turmoil. Armaan kept staring at her face he knew she was scared and no matter how brave an act he put up he too was scared, scared to loose her...he was lost in his thought when Ridhima woke up with a thud from a really bad dream in which she had seen him going away from her. The mere thought of losing him made her feel suffocated . She saw him and immediately hugged him tight almost chocking him but he cared less about himself and hugged her and rubbed her back to calm her down "shhh...shh bas bas I am right here baby kuch nahi hua" he said to make her feel secure. She kept on mumbling his name in between her sobs and seeing her in a such a state broke his heart a thousand times. After a while when her sobs had subsided he broke the hug, wiped her tears, tucked her hair behind her earlobe and kissed her forehead lovingly assuring her of his presence. She stared at him blankky and then without giving a second thought said "marry me Armaan" surprise was a small word, Armaan was shocked with her words. He knew that she loved him and so did he thats the reason they were getting engaded that day but the sudden proposal left him baffled. "Marry me Armaan abhi isi waqt...pls armaan I know ki yeh sab bohot jaldi ho raha hai but i really dont trust my fate...its always taken away the most precious things of my life away from me and mein tumhe nahi kho sakti ..I cant Armaan call me selfiesh call me stuborn call me wahtever you wnat but I really cant live without you..main mar janungi armaan...pls pls marry me pls armaan" she was crying really bad and kept on repeating the same the lines. Armaan knew that it was just her insecurity that was making her say all that but he also knew that she meant every word of what she said. However right now he needed to calm her down "ridhima bas shona...we will do whatever u want.." "Shadi" she cut his sentence in between. "Haa we will get married..if you want to get married now I have no objection" she smiled brightly and hugged him again mumbling a big thank you...however her face fell realizing something "but how will we get married??" She asked in a small, dejected tone. "Tum woh mat socho just tell me are you sure about your decision? Are you sure you want to get married now?" He asked her because for him her happiness mattered the most. She gave him a nod and he smiled seeing her. " thats it then we will do as my princess wants" he said " but how armaan yaha to..." She stopped mid way seeing him scratching hi finger against the small nail near the window and a little blood oozing out from it. Seeing this Ridhima panicked "Armaan..." She said in a worried tone and tried to catch his hand but he stopped her using his other hand. He went towards her while she kept looking at him trying to understand what was going on on his mind. He slowly put his bleeding thumb near her forehead and filled her forehead with his blood. She closed her eyes as reality finaly began to sink in. "I love you Mrs. Ridhima Armaan Malik" he whispered against her ear while she smiled brightly with tears continous,y flowing from her eyes. The moment he moved back she opened her eyes and traced her forehead with a satisfied smile she then hugged him placing her head right against his chest while he kept his head on top of her head. "I love you Armaan...thank you for making me yours" "thank you basket for completing me...I love you too baby" they stayed in the same position for a few moments lost in each other. Their moment however did not last long for one of the goon came towards thema nd said "chalo ab tum dono bhi bahar chalo" ecstatic was a samll word they were releived, specially Ridhima she was so happy that they were leaving them Armaan on the other hand though was happy felt something wrong,, he knew ther was more to them just leaving them...there had to be something they gained from it but what...however keeping his thoughts aside and looking at a beaming ridhima beside him he decided to just go with the flow. The moment Armaan and Ridima stepped out of the room everybody gatherd there was sshocked to see Ridhima thy thought only Armaan is inside. They were even more shocked when they saw her forehead filled with some red colour. They understood that got married and though they were happy for them, even in such a tough phase what mattered to them was to stay together. Ananya and Billy blessed them with all their heart. On yhe other hand Shashank and Anjali were fuming in anger. Shashank walked towards the police man he knew and whispered something in his ear soon a very loud gun shot was heard and everybody stood rooted on their spots...Armaan still tried to understand what happened...the bullet was aimed towards him when Ridhima came inn the way so that meant that Ridhima..he looked towards ridhima who was rapidly blinking her yes and clutching her tummy were the bullet hit her. Tears were pouring down his eyes and suddenly Ridhima was gonna fall when armaan caught her he placed her head on his lap and hugged her really tightly scared that she will go " RIDHIMA..." He yelled and tapped her cheek to wake her up as by now she was unconscious "Rid...ridhima basket wake up...uto pls pls uto...HELP somebody help..." He was crying hysterically holding a limp ridhima close to his heart...everybody had tears in their ayes seeing the two love birds in such a state...Shashank and Anjali too were petrified but their face showed no pain rather it showed some sort of fear...Soon. A stretcher was brought and Ridhima was taken to the OT were Dr. Kirti and Dr. Shubanker were attending to her. Everybody stood outside the OT awaiting some information regarding Ridhima...Armaan was broken to bits he stood lifelessly near the OT window watching Ridhima being operated...after 1 hr Dr. Kirti came out running holding some papers in her hand...everybody looked at her and Armaan was the fist to question her "Dr.kirti...Ridhi ridhima...how is she??" He asked in a choked voice...Dr. Kirti replied "she is very critical the bullet has gone really deep and D.shashank we need you to sign this papers so that we can operate on her pla sir jaldi kijiye..." Shashank stared at her for a minute and then spoke "I will not sign these papers" everybody excluding the gang was shocked as . Armaan was the first one to go to him "sir pls aap aisa kyu kar rahe hai...pls sir...kuch nahi hoga pls sign the papers" he begged Shsashank. Rahul had enough of nonsense from Shashank so he spoke in complete anger "Armaan yeh sign nahi karenge because he was the one to plan all this...he wanted to kill you armaan" Armaan and everybody else was shocked so Abhimanyu continued "Ha Dr. Shashank ab kyu chup hai bataya na...ya Anjali tum hi bata do" He prodded Armaan looked at Shsashank and Anjali hurt "Boliye sir..kya yeh sach hai Ridhima is your own daughter..." He asked. "No she is not my daughter! Nahi hai woh meri beti...Smriti had adopted her from the orphanage were she was keft on the second day of her birth because her parrnts had died in a car crash!! Main adopt nahi karna chahta tha...pata nahi who's blood was she but Smriti was admant she not only adopted her but loved her cared for her aur maine humesha use nafrat hi kya hai...but when Smriti died I found out that she had left her will in Ridhima's name and the will sates that when Ridhima gets married the property will be divided between her and her husband and if she remains single till the age of 27 then with her consent She can transfer the property to whoever she wants or keep it with herself...isliye mein nahi chahta tha that you both get married...thats why I faked my love for her all throughout...meri ek hi beti hai Ajali..." Shashank said beaming shamelessly at Anjali..."exactly Dr. Gupta has only one daughter and that is me...aur vaise bhi dad apko sign karne ki koi zarurat nahi hai after all ab Ridhima ne to shadi kar hi liya hai, she wasted all our efforts na so now let her die..." Even before Anajli completed her sentence she received one tight slap from Armaan..."Dont you dare Anjali Gupta...tum dono ko to mein bad mein dekh lunga and I promise you will pay for this...mark my words I will make your lives a living hell...Dr. Kirti I will sign the papers after all I am her husbband she does not need the favours from these jerks" Dr Kirti nodded and gave him the papers which he signed immidiately...It had been 2 hours since that incident Ridhima was still inside...shashanka and anjali left...everybody else was waiting for Dr.kirti... After sometime Dr. Kirti and Dr. Shubankar came out... Everybody. rushed to them and Armaan was the first one to reach them Dr. Shubankhar looked at the question in their eyes and taking a deep exasperated breath He said "we have removed the bullet but unfortunately there has been a lot of blood loss and she is Thelesmic...we have done our best now all we can do is hope and pray because if she does not gain her senses in the next two hours then i am sorry but she might...she might slip into coma" hearing him Everybody become numb and Armaan..he lost his world just hearing about the consequences he could no longer hold back his emotions and fell on his knees crying hysterically...Ananya, Billy and the entire gang looked at him with teary eyes..ananya sat beside him and caressing his hair said "Armaan beta, sambhalo khud ko you cant be weak beta you need to be strong for her...". "Yes son!! You need to be strong...yeh bat tum bhi jante ho ki tum dono ka pyaar itna kamzor nahi hai...its been through the toughest of phases this too shall pass" Billy encouraged...Armaan looked at his parents and nodded with teary eyes.."Your right dad, humara pyaar kamzor nahi hai, meri basket ko kuch nahi hoga!!!" And with a determined look he asked Dr. Kirti "maam can I please see her..." Dr. Kirti too had tears in here yes and said "we will shift her in the special ward within the next 10 minutes then you can meet her".
~Special Ward~
As Armaan entered the ward he saw Ridhima lying on the bed with a very pale face and lots of wires attached to her body. He swallowed the lump that formed in his throat and walked towards her he sat on the stool beside her and took her hand which did not have any IV into his. He stared at her an unknowingly a lobe tear slipped his eye..." Oye sleeping beauty!! Mujhe pata hai tumhe apni neend bohot pyari hai but bas yaar kitna sougi...ab utho dekho kabse so rahi ho yaar...acha agar tum abhi uthi na to I prmoise mein tumhe ice cream khilaunga, jitni tumhe chahiye I will not stop you at all...please basket pls baby wake up, tum apne Armaan ke sare batein manti ho na..to is baar bhi maan jao pls wake up..." He said with a stream of tears flowing down his face... His face was buried in her hands and he was crying when he felt a slight movement. He drew back his face and saw some movements in her face.."Ridhima.." He smiled and ran out to call Dr. Kirti who came immediately. She checked Ridhima who now had her eyes slightly open and smiled broadly looking at Armaan "She is fine now!! Just make sure she does not move much because her stitches are still raw and the wound is deep" Armaan nodded and thanked her. Everybody came to meet and were truly happy seeing her Ananya and Billy blessed her whole heartedly and shushed her when she apologized for the sudden wedding saying "hum to bohot khush hai..ab tum officially humari brti ho" . However everybody except Armaan left soon as Ridhima was advised complete rest. Once everybody left Armaan walked towards Ridhima who was lying on the bed, he sat beside her and kissed her forehead lovingly, "jaan nikal gayi thi meri..don't you ever ever do that again" he said with tears in his eyes, Ridhima brought her hand to his cheek and wiped of the tears "I am fine Armaan, mein bilkul theek hu, tum mere pass ho na to sab thik hai, just be with be" armaan smiled hearing her words and kissed her forehead agian. "I am always with you sweetheart! I love you" he said with so much honesty that it touched her heart. He kept talking to her for the next few minutes but noticed her to be too distracted so he gently caressed her cheeks to bring her out of her thoughts and asked very gently "kya hua basket?? Kuch chahiye tumhe? Is it hurting you somewhere?" She shook her haid and asked "nahi Armaan I am fine main to bas yeh dekh rahi thi ki Di or papa kyu nahi aye?? I mean sab ayae mujhe dekhne but they did not come. Why?" She asked finally stating her inner most question. Armaan knew that she would definitely ask for them but right now he did not know what to say, she needed rest and Dr. Kirti clearly told him to keep all sorts of stress away from her.He wanted to put them behind the bars but knowing Ridhima would never agree he just got the goons arrested and warned Shashank and Anjali to stay away from Ridhima .He was lost in his thoughts when she gently tugged at his hand and looked at him with those big innocent eyes..he faked a smile and said "woh kya haina basket Dr. Shashank ko kisis urgent kam se Delhi jana padha and Anjali too accompanied him because they needed one more doctor from Sanjeevani. Ab since they are not here thats why woh tumse milne nahi aye...woh to mana kar rahe the to go but I insisted because it was very important" he hoped aginst hope that she woud bye out his lie just this one time ..Ridhima looked at him blankly for a second then nodded seeing which Armaan thanked his stars that she did not ask him anything else and began caressing her hair "chalo ab so jao bohot late ho gay hai na? You sleep now baby and don't worry I am right here with you" slowly she fell asleep with his gentle and loving caresses and soon he too fell asleep on the stool itself mentally exhausted with the days happenings...it had hardly been 3hrs since the two of them had fallen asleep when Ridhima started whimpering because she felt immense pain her abdomen, where she was hurt, soon armaan too woke up hearing her slow whimpers and saw her eyes tightly shut and tears streaming down her face, he caressed her forehead "Ridhima kya hua baby?? Why are you crying is it paining anywhere??" He asked with so utmost concern...Ridhima opend her eys a litle and clutched his hand tightly.."Ar...Armaan bohot, bohot dard ho raha hai..I want to move...pls kuch karo..." She said stressing on each word...Armaan being a doctor knew that she was bound to experience this pain because the effect of the Anastasia was wearing off however seeing his love in so much pain made his eyes moist too, he knew she was uncomfortable lying on the same position and too add to it the pain she felt was doing her no good. "I know bacha, I know its paining and I also know that you want to move but baby we cant do that now na you stiches are still raw sweetheart!!! Bas thodi der ki baat hai then everything will be fine hmm...mera bacha to bohot strong hai na..hmm?" Armaan tried soothing her but seeing her shaking her head sideways his heart ached..."Bas baby...acha tumhe pata hai woh jo movie arahi hai na, woh Salman wali usmein na..." He began concocting stories in order to distract her from her pain while constantly caressing her hair. After a good one hour of crying her eyes out in extreme pain and discomfort and Armaan's soft caresses and soothing words she finally slept. Armaan kept staring at her face and while doing so a lone tear escaped his eye, he gently kissed her forehead not wanting to disturb her at any cost and mumbled a small I love you to her...It had been two days to Ridhima's operation upon Armaan and Ridhima's insistence Ananya and Billy had left for Shimla giving loads of instructions to the duo..these two days had been very tough for both Armaan and Ridhima...ridhima experienced a lot if pain and she was also very uncomfortable because she could not move much due to which she had become very cranky, she had lost her appetite completely and medecines were never her cup of tea...Armaan understood her state very well and took care of her with all his heart, stayed awake all night just to make sure that his princess is sleeping well. He knew she was missing Shashank and her constant questions about him gave him enough proof he wanted to tell her the truth but was not able to...it was one such day when Ridhima was sitting in her bed( in the hospital) with her hands crossed against her chest "maine kaha na mein pehle papa se baat karingi fir hi yeh ganda sa soup piyungi" she said stubbornly to Muskaan who was standing with naina (everybody from the main gang are senior doctors already) from the past 20 mins trying to feed Ridhima who was very adamant on not having anything till she spoke to Shashank..."yaar yeh Armaan ka bacha kaha reh gaya, ek wahi ise sambhal sakta hai" said A frustrated Muskaan to Naina the intern, who tried hard to stop her giggles and just at that moment as if answering her unsaid prayers Armann enterd with Rahul. Armaan walked towards Ridhima who had a big pout on her face..as soon as he reached her Ridhima hugged him from his waist and literally hid her face in his stomach..."hey!! kya hua mere baby ko????" Armaan asked and even before she could answer Muskaan spoke "acha hua to agaya ab tu hi ise khila mein kabse try kar rahi hu lekin madam ko to khana hi nahi hai"...armaan broke the hug and looked at Ridhima who had her head bowed down "Ridhima what is this baby why are you not eating??" He made her look at him and was shocked to see tears in her eyes "heyyy kya hua?? Why are you crying baby? Is it paining you somewhere??" Armaan asked her while hugging her with lots of concern in his voice she shook her head against his chest and whispered in an almost inaudible voice "mujhe papa se baat karni hai" however inaudible her voice may have been it definitely reached Armaan's ears..Ridhima broke the hug and looked straight into Armaan's eyes "mujhe papa se baat karni hai Armman..." She said with a little firmness. Armaan looked at her with shock written all over his face however composing himsef he replied "haa ridhima kar lena na bat abhi woh busy honge na seminar mein...to tum prhle kha lo fir..." He was cut by a very frustrated Ridhima "seminar mein honge, busy honge...do din se yeh sunke tang a chuki hu...mujhe baat karni hai or woh bhi abhi...woh woh mere papa hai...he loves me Armaan..woh zarur mujhe miss kar rahe honge after all beti hu mein unki". "NAHI ho tum unki beti!!!" Armaan yelled. Everybody looked at him with shock written all over their faces and Ridhima looked at him with a numb expression "Ar..armaan.." Was all that she could utter...Armaan looked at her and sighed deeply, he did not want to but he had no. Hooce but to tell her the truth...Rahul kept a a comforting hand on his shoulder to give him the much needed courage. Armaan looked at Ridhima who had a thousand question in her eyes he cupped her face and looking into her eyes said "Ridhima please baby just listen to me calmly..." And he told her the whole thing about Shashank and how he had planned the entire shootout for Armaan...The information was too much for Ridhima to handle and just as Armaan completed his words she fainted in his arms..Armaan and everybody panicked "Rid..Ridhima kya hua.. Utho..Ridhima...Mus..muskaan dekh na kya hua...why is she not waking up...dammit Basket wake up.. Please baby.." Armaan was in a state of complete panic, he was crying and was so scared, he thought he lost her. "Armaan dekh pls calm down and go out let me check her.., Dr.naina call doctor Kirti urgently...Rahul pls take him outside" muskaan spoke in a complete professional tone...Rahul dragged a reluctant Armaan outside while Dr. Kirti too rushed towards Ridhima...Armaan was pacing to and fro outside the special ward "this is all my fault...I should not have told her this now.." Armaan said with tears flowing from his eyes..."Armaan calm down,its not your fault buddy,Ridhima jis tara zid kar rahi thi you had no choice but to tell her" rahul said to console him..."nahi rahul, woh zid kar rahi thi but I should have understood that its only because she misses her father. Us bechari ko kya pata that Shashank Gupta does not deserve to be called her father...I swear Rahul agar Ridhima ko kuch hua na to mein us Shashank Gupta ko chodunga nahi." Armaan said with greeted teeth. Soon Abhi and Nikki too joined them and were briefed about the whole scene from Rahul. After nearly 45 minutes Dr.Kirti along with Muskaan came out of the room. Arman rushed to her the moment he saw how "is she okay??" He asked with so much fear in his voice..."To be very honest she is not...her blood pressure has dropped drastically and her stress levels are sky high..I know that its a difficult phase but please doctors you all need to keep her happy, at least distract her...we need to understand the fact that she is still healing physically and to add to that this emotional trauma is doing no good. She too is human end of the day, how much can her body take?. I have injected her and for the time being she is sleeping...ill take your leave now". Said Dr. kirti. Armaan was tensed and so were the others but whatever it was they had to deal with the situation. They consoled Armaan and upon his insistence went back to their respective houses. Once that everybody had left Armaan went back to Ridhima who had still been sleeping under the effect of the injection. He sat beside her and gently caressed her hand..."I am sorry baby, I know I have hurt you a lot today but mein kya karta sweetheart...I had no choice but to tell you the truth..I am sorry bacha...just please be okay..for me please.."he kissed her forehead gently and slept while stroking her hair. Next morning as the sun rays peeped in through the hospital windows disturbing Ridhima's sleep she slowly opened her heavy eyelids and scanned her surroundings..as the previous day's happenings flashed through her mind she found her vision being blinded by tears. She could not believe that her father her idol had done that to her..involuntarily a lone tear escaped her eye and landed right on Armaan's hand breaking his sleep as soon as Armaan looked up to find the source of the wetness he saw Ridhima sobbing silently while hiding her face in her palms...his heart skipped a beat looking at her in such a miserable state. He gently removed her palms from her face and seeing him her sobs increased she held his hand tightly and cried aloud, she wanted to be ensconced in his arms but her stitches would not let her...he however could read her heart like an open boom and without waisting a single second he gently made her sit and hid her in his strong, muscular arms...he cradled her in his arms as she cried like a baby..."am..am I that bad ar .Armaan...why did this happen..wh..why???" She asked in between her sobs...Armaan had no answer to her questions, his eyes too were moist seeing her in so much pain but he let her vent it all out..after a while he cupped her face and swiped the flowing tears with his knuckles.."shh..bas..bas bacha, no more crying now...I know basket its not easy to digest the truth but end of the day that is the truth and we have to accept it right?..." "But.." She tried to say something when shushed her again "shh listen to me fisrt.. I know mera baby bohot hurt hai yeh sach jan kar but I also know that my baby is very strong, she has faced all sorts of tough situations and this too shall pass...I promise you this phase too shall pass. I am there with you na and I wont let you feel anybody's absence..." Ridhima looked at him for a moment and then hugged him tightly..."I love you Armaan" was all that she could manage and he to reciprocated the three magical words with all his love...
~3 days latter~
Three days had passed and Ridhima was recovering physically as well as mentally, everybody specially Armaan tried their best that she does not think about Shashank, it was very hard for her to face reality but with Armaan by her side even the impossible became possible. She could now move a little on her own, however she still required some support specially while walking which Armaan was more than happy go give her. Today both Armaan and Ridhima were very happy for today after all the pestering And promises to take rest Ridhima was finally being discharged and for the first time they were going go enter their house together..Ridhima got ready in a simple red churidar and vermilion in her parted hairs and was all set go go home...they thanked all their interns, nurses, friends , colleagues etc who genuinely prayed for her speedy recovery...Armaan gently took Ridhima towards the reception area and made her sit on the chair while he completed the discharge details...Ridhima was just sitting idly when her eyes landed on Shashank, who stood at a little distance talking to somebody, she traigtend herself and though she didn't say it but she really wished that he would at least spare her a glance, she wanted to belive that he loved her somewhere deep down. However like a candle getting blown off by the wind her hopes came crashing down when he simply finished his conversation and walked past her. She felt so betrayed and hurt and her moist eyes conveyed the depth of her pain. The whole scene was witnessed by Armaan who cursed Shashank for the umpteenth time. He slowly walked towards Ridhima and tapping her shoulder asked "chale" she looked at him and nodded with a watery smile as soon as she got up he held her by her waist and mumbled "I love you" while kissing her face which was more than enough to sooth her hurting heart...she realised that no matter what happens Armaan will always be with her... They made their way towards their house and just as Ridhima was about yo enter Armaan stopped her and when she looked up at hi quizzically he simply bent down and carried her bridal style in his arms..."You see we could not do many rituals and I know that this is done in the western culture more but since I really have no clue how to go about with the indian traditions I Thought why not follow this one tradition I know, carry the newly wed bride across the threshold " she smiled widely at him which made his heart do a small summersault...another two days passed and Armaan had been taking very good card of her, he had personally taken the week off so he could focus on her and her needs, the only issue he had would be in feeding her and giving her her medicines because basket Malik is one fussy woman...however he was also worried as the dosage of the medication had been reduced and there were chances of some side effects due to the same ...howeevr right now a very common scene wss going on in Malik Mansion were Ridhima was being stubborn in drinking her soup "No! No and no mujhe yeh nahi peena Armaan..I am so bored of it ganda sa tasteless hai.!!" She said...Armaan sighed deeply he knew she was bored of the soup but he had no choice she was recommended a soft diet till her wounds heal completely. He knew it was not her fault she had already lost her appetite and to add to that this bland tasteless food was making her desire to eat decrease. However Armaan knew better than to just give up so since she was not listening to his sweet requests he tried plan B "acha thik hai now since you dont want to eat to mein force to nahi kar sakta na..so what if I personally made this soup for you, chopping each vegetable and standing in the kitchen in such heat but its okay I understand maybe you don't like my cooking" he said masking a sad and defeated face.He got up and was just about to leave when he heard her..."ruko...ill have it...but only this last time that too because you made it okay?" She said with a pout on her lips and he turned around instantly with a beaming face..."yes of course sweetheart aaj pelo then next time we will make something better...just for my basket" he said in a baby tone trying to cajole her in order to erase the frown that had appeared on her forehead. Soon enough he made her have the soup with his own hands blowing on it once before offering a bite and tasting a little just to see if its not too hot for her to handle. Thereafter he made her have her medicines which was another battle that was fought and won as well and then as she went to change into her nightclothes. He got a call from Dr.Kirti. He spoke to Dr. Kirti for about 10 minutes with his forehead creased and eyes tensed however bidding her a very formal goodbye he kept the phone and sat on the bed partially laying on it with his legs spread out as he rested his back on the bedpost and looked blankly towards the ceiling. Once Ridhima came out cladded in her blue nightgown she saw him lost in his thoughts and sensed that he was tensed about something. She went and laid down beside resting her head right beside his waist and hugging him, he came out if his thoughts sensing her touch and smiled seeing her clinging to him like a 1 year old. He bent down and kissed her forehead which brought a smile on her lips also and thereafter just sat quietly caressing her hair she kept playing with his fingers and waited for him to say something but when she realised that he was not talking she decided to ask for hersef. "Armaan.." She called out looking ip at him.."hmm..." He replied looking at her..."whats wrong Armaan? Main kabse dekh rahi hu your lost somewhere?? Hua kya hai??" She asked. Armaan looked at her and ketp mum for a minute he knew she loved him and was tensed seeing him lost but he could not tell her his problems and make her worried. "Kuch nahi baby!! What will hapleny to me...I am just a little tired sweetheart nothing else hmm?" He replied trying hard to convince her but he definitely needed to get a reality check, hiding something from his Ridhima was not onky difficult it was impossible. "Armaan if you don't want to tell me then dont!! But pls don't lie...I know koi baat hai but I wont force you to tell me!! I understand you need your own space and..." She was cut in between by a highly defeated armaan. "Aisa nahi hai basket...Its just that...tumhe yaad hai last month Dr.Kirti ne bataya tha that there is a very important project coming up...Sanjeevani needs to be expanded and they are looking for modules on the same and those interested can give their names, tabhi i had a design in mind so I had given my name infact only me and Anjali had given our names remember??" He asked ?? "Of course I rember Armaan tumhara design to maine dekha bhi hai its amazing...but then whats the problem...tumhara to presentation bhi ready hai.." "Ridhima the problem is that it has to be presented tomorrow morning and I cant leave you alone at home not in this state at all so maine Dr. Kirti ko mana kar diya " he said in a low voice. She looked up at him shocked "armaan are you mad!!!!tumne itni mehnat ki hai you have worked day in and out...and I will be alone for only a few hours..." "Par Ridhima..." "Par war kuch nahi!!pls Armaan more than yours this is my dream I want the world to see that my Armaan is the best!! I dont care wether or not you get the project but I do care if you don't try pls Armaan for me you have to go!!kya tum apni basket ke liye itna nahi karoge??" She said looking straight into his eyes...Armaan took a deep breath thought for a moment and then finally gave his nod making her scream in joy "but!" He said looking at her sternly "you have to promise me that you will take complete care of Yourself!!! Koi kaam nahi karogi sirf araam karogi" she saluted him and said "yes sir!!" Which made him chuckle..."ab chalo time to sleep" he said sliding down on the bed, taking her in his arms. Soon they both drifted off go sleep with a sweet smile adoring their faces. It was around early morning when Ridhima woke up feeling immense pain throughout her body specially her upper body, she kept tossing and turning massaging her head, arms etc. She though to wake Armaan up but knowing about his presentation she thought otherwise. She tried to sleep but when nothing worked she just got up and decided to take a nice hot bath...when she came out of the bath looking very pale and fragile she saw Armaan already awake just outside the bathroom with a worried expression "basket how did you wake up se early?? Your fine na baby you look so pale?" He asked in one breath..."I am fine Armaan bus neend khul gayi to I thought ill take a bath" she said. Armaan stared at her for a minute and then finally said "hmm..thik hai you wait here for a while ill just take a quick shower okay?" She nodded and he went to take a bath. She sat down on the bed, her body ache very much still there but no way was she gonna tell Armaan and get him all worked up. Soon Armaan came out, got dressed and then both went down for breakfast. Ridhima did nit eat much which Armaan noticed but she just shrugged him off that he always felt so, nonetheless he fed her a little and was just grabbing his laptop and other essentials when she came in with a bowl of sugar and curd...He looked at her with a raised eyebrow when she said "Armaan have this..its considered to be very auspicious..dekhna your presentation will definitely go good..." He smiled at her and willingly had a spoon from her hand therafter he hugged her and then kissing her forehead said "Ridhima, baby pls take care of yourself..ill be back soon hmm?" She nodded with a smile and then wishing him luck she bid him goodbye...Armaan reached Sanjeevani and soon the presentation began and after a good 3 hours its ended, the board was genuinely pleased in fact even Anjali felt tinge of jealousy with the way he was praised but she still kept her hopes sky high with his presentation however the results as to who will be getting the project were to be declared after 2days. As soon as Armaan came out of the conference hall he called his basket. He knew she was more excited about the presentation but to his surprise she did not answer the call..he tried again but to no avail..."so gayi hogi...she woke up early na thats why" he consoled his heart. Soon enough he reached home and he got in using his spare key and he felt the house unusually quiet...he walked towards their room to find ridhima, whom he found lying on the bed curled up in a ball..he could hear her soft whimpers and panicked. He immediately panicked and went towards her.."Ridhima, what happened baby? Is it hurting you somewhere??" He asked turning her towards him...she just hugged him tight through his waist and literally dug her head in his stomach.."my body is..pa..paining Armaan...pls..pls kuch karo.." She said in between her sobs which nearly killed him...He understood that the decreased dosage of the medication was causing the pain and so he just carresed her hair and tried soothing her..while doing so he quietly grabbed the tablets from the side drawer and making her get up carefully he made her have it and soon enough she slept peacefully with her head on bis lap him...Armaan kept looking at her and then kissing her forehead he placed her head on a pillow and went to change his clothes...after a good 2 hrs he decided to wake her up to have her dinner as it was already dinner time by then...so he went towards her and very gently caressing her hair he trued waking her up "he gorgeous!!wake up.." Once that she was awake he made her sit properly plopping a few pillows behind her back to give her support he said..."hmm chalo ab dinner karlo...pata hai tum to superwoman ho..you can handle everything on your own, mujhe batane ki zarurat hi kya hai..even if your in pain, you can manage nahi?" He said while feeding her a bite of khichidi...seeing which she made a face "I am sorry! I just didn't want you to get worried" she said guilty...he just shook his head but forgave her anyway as he could anyway nit stay angry on her for long..he fed both of them and kept her distracted throughout by telling her about the presentation and the party to be held after 2 days where the results were to be declared. She was as excited as a small kid as Armaan had said that he would take her provided she took care of her health and the fact that she would leave the house after so many days made her really happy. He too smiled seeing her so happy and just heard her blabbering about what she would do in the party, who would she meet etc.
~2 days later~
Time flew at its fastest pace and soon it was the day for the results. Armaan had taken very good care of Ridhima and though there were many side effects he made sure to be with her through all her aches and pain making her pass through it as easily as possible. Moreover his presence was the best medicines she could get, it soothed her better than any balm, tablet or medicine could ever do. However now there was another scene going on at Malik Mansion...our heroine was sitting on her bed with her arms crossed against her chest..and a big frown on her forehead...Armaan who had just gone to attend a call and returned chuckled seeing the site in front of him. He walked towards her and gingerly placed an arm around her shoulder and asked in the softest way possible "kya hua mere baby ko?? Aise upset kyu baitha hai mela bacha??" " mujhe party mein nahi ana" she said ...Armaan was shicked hearing her for she was very excited about the party "arey, but basket tum to 2 din se kitna excited thi, kabse your telling me mein wih karungo, main yeh karungi,,,to kya hua ab ha?" He asked...she looked at him blankly for a second and then said "Armaan..tumhe pata hai Nikki and Muskaan shopping gaye the specially for the party, they bought new dresses, lekin mere pass koi achi dress nahi hai..I will look the worse is liye mujeh nahi ana..." She completed with a little tears in her eyes which he instantly wiped off "aww my baby.,itni si baat ke liye itne bade bade asu...tum bilkul tension mat lo...why fear when Armaan is here" she looked at him with an uncertain expression and so he told her to wait for a second. He soon returned with a gift in his hand and told her to open it...the moment she did so, she squealed in joy seeing a beautiful baby blue gown "your the best Armaan
I love you so much matlab you are seriously too good" she said while she stood on the best and hugged him tightly making him smile widely "arey bas! Bas now stop buttering me up and get ready we are getting late" she gave him one of her best smiles and went to get dressed. She stood in front of her dressing table and checked herself when she felt his hands creep around her waist..."hmm you look beautiful but kuch kami hai.." He said making her frown and she began checking herself agin her hair, sindoor, earrings. She was busy trying to figure out what was wrong when she felt something cold against her neck...she was suprised when she saw a beautiful diamind magal sutra adoring her neck "Armaan..yeh" she was cut by armaan "now you look perfect Mrs. Malik" he said giving his best dimpled smile...she gave him a watery smile and mumbled a small I love you which he returned as well...soon they reached the venue and met everybody who were really happy to see Ridhima after ages and Ridhima tok was very excited..soon an announcement was made that the results were going to be declared and so everybody gathered near the stage...Ridhima who stood right in front of Armaan who had his Arms around her kept fidgiting due to nervousness and kept praying to God, seeing which Armaan chucked and slowly whispered in her ear "basket...the results are ready kyu bechare bhagwan ko tang kar rahi ho" only to rceive a smack on his arm from Ridhima...they were all eagerly waiting for the result and finally the moment came "ladies and gentlemen as you all know we are gathered here to declare who will be handling the new project of Sanjeevani and I am proud to announce that we have finally chosen the best and his name is Dr. Armaan Malik" hearing this Ridhima literally jumped and hugged him Bringing him out if his shock...while the Guptas fumed in range and left the party "Can we pls have you on stage Dr. Armaan" Armaan smiled at a very happy and proud Ridhima and made his way towards the stage the stage where he was congratulated and asked to speak a few words.."good evening everybody, I am grateful that I am considered capable enough to handle this project. Since I have the opportunity today I would like to thank I very special person...who has been with me like a shadow through both thick and thin...she is the reason I am here today. She believed in me even when I could not believe in myself..she is my love, my life , my wife Mrs. Ridhima Malik pls come on stage Mrs. Malik you deserve every bit of this success..Ridhima had tears in here eyes hearing him, she slowly walked towards the stage and as soon as she reached she was welcomed by warm hug from She kept here head near his heart while the entire hall roared with applause seeing the lovely couple...
They faced a number of ups and downs in their life however what mattered in the end was that they were together through it all...their love is the perfect theme for this dream called life...
-Tani
Edited by Jennifer_Grover - 9 years ago
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