Reminder Part 12 is on page 18.
Part 13:
Pandit: Ab utoa aur Riddhima beti thum apne pati kai peche jao shai pheron kai liye, aur phir aap Armaan kai agai jaane sathma phere kai liye.
Riddhima just looked at the pandit. She had been to many weddings and as far as she was concerned this ceremony was being conducted as precisely in the manner that it should be. It was becoming more and more obvious to Riddhima that Armaan was clueless about anything to do with weddings.
She noticed Baba look away for a bit...
Ridz: Armaan, yeh sabh galat hai...
Armaan: mujhe maloom hai basket, lekin mein sabh teek ve kardhoonga...don't worry.
Ridz: no silly..mera matlab hai yeh naklik shaadi nahin hai....
Armaan: kaise bhathein karh rahe hoa....
Armaan looked over at the pandit and winked and smiled.
The Pandit shuffled in his position and then smiled back.
Armaan: don't worry Basket...my man is just really good acting.
Ridz: Armaan i think you're wrong.
Armaan: Trust basket......okay time to get up and go around the fire....it's looks cool na?
Riddhima rolled her eyes and got up and began to follow armaan....
After the 6th phera, Riddhima took her position infront of Armaan...and circled the fire amidst the chants of the prayers.
After this Armaan and Riddhima sat down. Baba handed the mangal sutar and Sindoor ka dhibba to the pandit. The Pandit handed the mangal sutar to Armaan.
pandiT: beta bandh dho is apni patni kai gale mein.
Armaan took the mangal sutar and looked at Riddhima. He whispered at Riddhima not to worry...
Armaan whispering: aslee shaadi ki bina, is mangal sutar aur sindoor ka abhi thak koi maynei nahin hai.
Riddhima looked at Armaan...She looked into his eyes and she lowered her head allowing Armaan to tie the mangal sutar around her neck.
Next Armaan took the sindoor ka dhibba and slowly picked some sindoor up with his fingers and slowly moved it to Riddhima's head, and he put it along Riddhima's maang. Riddhima closed her eyes and felt that this for some reason this would end up being one of the most important moments of her life. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Armaan. Her husband, her Pati.
Pandit congratulated the new husband and wife and then asked them to take ashirwad from their elders. Riddhima began to cry and she walked over to Baba with Armaan.
Baba: Riddhu, Shashank ki yaadh aah rahee hai na? Fiker math karo mein use sabh samjha dhoonga. Filaal thumare liye yeh khush khabrhee hai kai maine shashank ki unit sai bhaath ke hai, aur voh sabh afghan mein salamat hai. Don't worry beta, jiskai saath upar vala hoa tho uska koi kuch bhi nahin bigaar sakhtha.
Riddhu hugged Baba. and then moved backwards so that her and Armaan could take Ashirwaad from BAba.
Baba: jeethe raho, sadha suhagan raho.
Riddhima looked up and let out a weak smile.
Baba: chalo abh chalein, kahin pai jaakai lunch karthe hain.
Armaan: Baba hum dono koa hospital jana hai...kya hum aapkoa shaam koa mil sakthe hain.
Baba: zaroor, jao kaam pai jao. Aur shaam koa milthe hai.
Baba and the pandit walked away from the newlyweds.
Armaan: dekho basket sabh teek hoa na.
Riddhima: I don't know Armaan, everything seems so real.
Armaan: don't worry basket that's your pessimistic outlook on everything that you're feeling. Now it's operation fighting in full force.
Riddhima: wait...armaan mujhe lagatha hai ki kuch din kai liye hum shaadi ka natak karna chayeh. Baba koa kuch khushi mil jaye gi. what say?
Armaan: r u sure basket...
Riddhu: haan i'm sure.
Armaan: teek hai...chalo kaam pai jaake kaprhe badal the hai aur phir ik saath ghar jayengai teek hai.
Riddhima nodded.
Armaan and Riddhima then headed off for Sanjeevani.
At the hospital Riddhima went to verify if Sapna was working today. and thankfully she was off. Riddhima didn't how she was going to explain anything to her. She was glad for the just the few extra days she had been given. Friday was today and by Monday when they saw each other again she would be in much better composure to tell her exactly what had happened and what was going to happen.
Baba went home and met with Ramu.
Baba: vaah kitna acha lagtha hai ghar. Ramu you did a good job yaar.
Ramu: Thank you sir. maine soche armaanji or Riddhimaji khush hoa jayengai dekh karh.
BAba: haan aur unkoa kamrah decorate kardhiya....
Ramu: jee sir. aur un ki liye khane kha intezaam ve khardheya hai.
Baba: very good Ramu..aur abh hum dono unka wait karengai aur jabh voh ghar aajayengai hum aaj ki raath bahar rahen gai...teek hai.
Ramu: jaise aap ki marzi sir.
Baba and Ramu waited for Armaan and Riddhima to return home.
In the evening Armaan waited for riddhima in the car. He saw her walk to the car. She was wearing her usual clothes but there was something different about her. She had this really gorgeous smile on her face. Her was being blown softly around as the wind touched her skin. Armaan kept looking at Riddhima. He noticed that her eyes were quite beautiful. They had a twinkle in them whether she laughed or smiled shyly.
He watched her get into his car in the front sear of his car and for some reason he felt good.
Riddhima: chalein.
Riddhima looked at Armaan who was still looking at her. The looked at each other for a few minutes.
Riddhima: oh...acha acha...thum dekh rahe hoa kai mangal sutar aur sindoor kahan hai....
Riddhima reached into her top and pulled out the mangal sutar. She moved her side parting and parted her hair in the centre so that you could now see the sindoor.
Riddhima: teek hai ab.
Armaan kept looking at her. and slowly nodded his head
Armaan: haan...................abh sabh teek hai, bahut khubsorat hoa.
Ridz: huh?
Armaan: kuch nahin...um chalein.
Armaan started the car and the drove home in silence.
Armaan thought to himself while driving, what is happening to me. Whenever i see Basket she seems to take me to a diffrent world. where i can only see her and me and no one else. and why does it feel amazing to have her sit in the front seat of my car. and wow, she looks really good with sindoor....what...!
Riddhima thought to herself that why was armaan looking at her so intensely, he must have been wondering where the mangal sutar and sindoor was. She was going to wipe it off but then felt guilty doing so that is why she made her hai part on the side.
Armaan parked the car and quickly got out to open Riddhima side of the door.
Armaan: aao.
Riddhima smiled at him, what game was armaan playing now.
Ridz: armaan kya baba dekh rahein hai?
ARmaan: mmmmh, kya...baba dekh rahein hai? i mean haan...haan voh dekh rahein hai.
Riddhima walked slightly infront of Armaan while armaan looked up to see if he could see baba on the balcony. Baba was no where to be seen.
When ARmaan and Riddhima got off on their floor they saw BAba and Ramu waiting at their door.
Armaan: baba aap yahan bahar.
Baba: haan beta, mujhe sabh reeth rivaj maloom nahin, lekin english filmon mein dikhathe hai ki newlyweds mein husband wife koa apni bahoon mein uthakhar pehla kadam leta hai ghar mein.
Armaan: toh.
Riddhima looked down on the ground.
Baba: toh utao apni joru koa aur ander lekar ao.
ARmaan laughed while Riddhima giggled.
Armaan: teek hai
Armaan swiftly picked up Riddhima in his arms. Riddhima placed her hand on ARmaan chest, making Armaan smile even more. Armaan walked into the apartment holding Riddhima in his arms.
Baba: abh bachoa..dinner thayar hai kha lena.....hum aaj ki raath bahar ja rahein hai.
Armaan and Riddhima looked at each other and then watched Baba and Ramu leave.
Armaan: chalo kha lai, bahut bhook lagee hai.
Riddhima nodded and went to kitchen and was astonished to see the table sent up with candlelight and everything set up in such a romantic manner.
Ridz: ARmaan dekho yahan pai kya hai.
Armaan came into the kitchen and was surprised to see the way everything was set up.
Armaan: wow! ramu really outdid himself.
Riddhima told armaan that just wanted to change out of the clothes she was wearing so she would be right back.
Armaan nodded and watched Riddhima leave.
Riddhima went to the bedroom....
Ridz: omigod....
Riddhima looked ahead of hear with slight shock. She moved to the mirror to see her reflection. She touched her mangal sutar and then her maang. Why did she feel different. She didn't feel like the Riddhima of yesterday she almost felt as if she had a new birth.
ARmaan came running into the room and froze in his steps. The room was decorated exactly like it should be for a suhaag raath. The bed was decorated by roses and whie lillies flowing down around the sides. There was rose petals scattered on the bed. Armaan saw Riddhima looking at herself in the mirror.
He slowly moved towards her and held Riddhima from the back by the side of her arms gently.
Riddhima closed her eyes while her lips quivered. Armaan noticed her lips quivering. And he noticed how beatiful those quivering lips were.
ARmaan: Riddhima.....
Ridz: mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Riddhima didn't open her eyes. Armaan slowly turned Riddhima around. Riddhima didn't open her eyes. Armaan with one finger titled her head upwards. Her eyes were still closed and those lips....those lips were still quivering...ARmaan felt himself wanted to kiss those lips, he moved his head down so that Riddhima and his face were close together. And then he kissed her on the cheek and said:
Armaan: riddhima fikar math karo, mein thumara vohi armaan hoon. thum mere saath bhilkul safe hoa.
Riddhima opened her eyes and watched as Armaan moved out of the room ...
Riddhima felt a little taken aback...had she wanted Armaan to kiss her.
She recomposed her self and changed her clothes....
Meanwhile Armaan was thinking to himself as he sat and waited for Riddhima. He had wanted to kiss Riddhima, what was he thinking. Why did he want to do that. He shook his slightly. What was happening to him.
ARmaan looked up as Riddhima came into the room, he smiled at her and she smiled back at him. Both of them then thought to themselves at the same time...."hum dono kai beech mein ab kuch badal gaya hai...lekin kya badla hai..." they smiled and sat down and had dinner in silence throughout which they kept asking themselves in their minds what was going on and why all of a sudden was the other's happiness beginning to matter so much.
After dinner, Riddhima cleaned up and headed to the bedroom and sat down on the bed and waited. Finally ARmaan came to the door and the two just looked into each other's eyes waiting for the other to say something...waiting for the other to do something. Armaan looked at Riddhima, this is how he had imagined his suhaag rath to be like, he would come into the room and he would see his bride waiting for him all nervous and shy. Armaan moved towards Riddhima slowly while both kept looking at each other.
Armaan leaned down to beside Riddhima, making her lower her eyes and then took the blanket and pillow then moved to his sofa bed.
ARmaan: Good night Riddhima....
Riddhima had not taken her eyes of ARmaan...: Good night Armaan.
The both lay down but did not sleep but just kept thinking about the whole day and what was the meaning of it.
ARmaan was beginning to understand why Riddhima was second guessing the whole ceremony and just the day in general...DId this mean that it was beginning to mean more to him than he thought.
Riddhima thought to herself what kind of feeling was this. She thought to herself that if ARmaan had wanted to kiss her then would she have let him...and why was she waiting sitting on the edge of the bed. Had she been waiting for ARmaan.
What was happening to them..........
Part 14:
Baba watches happily as Riddhima sows a button on Armaan's shirt. Armaan watches as Riddhima get ready and then cooks dinner for the family.
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