This would never happen in the show but I can write it 😆
After Sia's revelation, Ridhima has controlled her tears with much difficulty.
"Ridhima-" Vansh choked on his own words
"Mai Sia k sath rehna chahti hu kuch der" She said looking down at her, faintly smiling. Sia held her hand and squeezed it, smiling back.
Everyone nodded and left the room.
Ridhima has locked the room from inside and when she turned around to face her, her cheeks were wet with fresh tears, she sunk down against the wall and let her tears out. Sia looked at her too weak to get down and console her.
"Ridhim" she said weakly
"Im sorry Sia, I can't take it anymore" She sobbed
"Ridhhima" she stretched her hands asking for a hug. Ridhima crawled like a 5 year, and reached to the bed huging her tightly
"Aah" Sia gasped
"Sorry" she giggled.
"It's okay Ridhhima, you're allowed to shed them, I am back, I will make everything alright" she caressed her hair and assured
"Sia, I don't want you to make things alright" she said wiping the tears. Sia gave her a questionable look
"I want to leave, please Sia, i will stay because of you but I want you to know I really don't want to" She confessed squeezing her hands
Sia looked hurt but what else would you expect from a girl so broken. She was her friend, a loyal one before being her bhabhi. His family showed no shred of humanity with her then why does she expect her to stay??
"Bolo Sia" Ishani said "kyu bulaya hai sabko?" Aryan added
"Ridhima and me are going for dinner, you all are invited, if you want to come" Sia said, not able to look at those monstrous faces.
"Ridhima, have you packed your bags?" She asked smiling at her
"I don't have anything left to pack" she stuttered heaviness visible in her voice. Vansh looked up at them unable to process what was happening. He has not been able to have even a minute alone with her. He couldn't even apologise. She has been confined to Sia's room and haven't come out.
"You do have something" Sia said staring at thread around her neck
"The Mangalsutra Ridhima, remember what we talked about, I let you go, you let that go.. and move on" She smiled
Ridhima inhaled sharply and removed the MS, Vansh has been terrified. He looked at her letting go of the only symbol of their relationship left and she handed it over to Sia. Sia has very easily broken it into pieces and.threw her around like Ishani only difference was that Ridhima ran up to collect it last time but now she was standing there like it didn't matter.
"Sia beta ye kya kar rahi hai?" Dadi said sobbing
"Bus kro dadi" Sia stopped her with her hands
"This would be Ridhhima's farewell dinner, jise aana h aao, or nahi aana chahte to or achi baat hai, let's go Ridhima" Sia announced and Ridhima nodded leaving half of the family shocked and half innerly happy.
"Kaha ja rahi h.. Ridhima?" They heard his cracked voice
Ridhima wanted to hit him tightly across the cheek but controlled her urge to.
"Aapse or aap sbse dur, you've moved on bhai, and she needs to too" Sia said dryly
"Please ek bar meri baat-"
"Apne suni the?" She turned to face him
"Wo meri dost banke yaha ayi the or meri dost banke ja rahi hai" She sternly said
"Is Ghar se aap se, meri dadi se, sabse uska yhi rishta h ki wo apki behen ki dost hai"
"Or ye akhiri decision hai, mera bhi or Ridhima ka bhi, mai nhi chahti is ghar m aj k baad Ridhima k pak kadam pade, or agar apne ya Angre na Ridhima ko stalk krne ki koshish ki... I will make sure I leave too" she said determined and walk out of the mansion.
Ridhima has never felt so light. The air outside the mansion was fresh and less toxic. Sure her life would be tough. Sure she won't believe in love for a long time. But she was sure life will be better. Life would be happy and free. She would still be the selfless kind woman she wanted to be, surrounding herself with her patients, feeding pigeons in the morning and spending the nights at the shared rooms. But at least she would be safe and sound. She could sleep without worry, without millions of destructive thoughts occupying her mind. She would be fine. She would be fine. She breathed and let go, let go.
