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"pata nahi aur kitna chalna padega!!" she murmured breathing heavily in between her slow struggled steps.. it's been 10 minutes.. 10 LONG minutes dat she's been walking on the polluted, clumsy streets all alone on such a scorching day.. nd trust me she's too tired already.. so much dat she won't mind to hve a piggy back ride just now on the middle of this crowded road if offered once! Well.. u must be thinking dat I'm talking about some kid.. well.. partially u are correct.. she is a too pampered kid of her too much loving father who never thinks twice to fulfill any smallest wish of his only daughter.. nd why wouldn't he? After all he's one of the most famous businessmen of this country and it's an obvious dat his daughter will have anything but pain.. then the question arises why is she shedding sweat beads today? Losing excess calories? Nah! She's too fit to be envied by every gorgeous gal nd too charming to be desired by every handsome guy.. if this is the case then wat is the reason behind her last 10minutes of struggle.. wanna know? Then let's eavesdrop her murmuring a lill more.. wat say?

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She raised her head upwards nd crunching her eyes gulped once more feeling the increasing heat all over her surroundings.. "papa.." she whispered meekly remembering her angle, her one n only unbeatable help, no matter wat her papa was always there to protect his princess from anything but alas! Today she did the biggest mistake of her life.. she forgot to bring her phone! Yes, her phone.. it could have been so easier with her phone as just one ring nd her angle will be there protecting her from all trouble.. "I swear.. I will start mugging up papa's number once I go back home.. aarrgg these gadgets! Who told them to store contact numbers.. if these haven't made to store numbers, I could hve memorized papa's!! I so hate these gadgets.." she cursed today's technologies some more while in reality she, herself, is a big tech-freak!!

"sab mumma ki wajah se huya hai.. kya zaroorat thi itni jaldbazi karne ki.. jaldi nahi karti toh nahi bhoolti na main.. abhi phone sath hota toh koi problem hi nhi hoti,na.." she pouted nd decided to complain against her mother to her papa once she gets back home.. "aaj toh main mumma se baat hi nhi karne wali.." she decided pouting more.. but suddenly her steps froze as realization struck her brain.. "arrey haan.. mumma ki nahi.. yeh toh uss lovy ke wajah se huya hai.. usi ne uksaya tha na mujhey bus ride ke liye.. na wohh dare deti, na mere sir pe bus ride ka bhoot chadta aur na main credit card purse se nikal ke rakh ati.."

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FLASHBACK..

"Truth or dare, my dear lill sister?" lovy asked devilishly while all other frnz hooted in glee..

"huh.. dare as alwaz dumbo.. riddhima gupta kisi se nhi darti.. don't u know dat??" her frnz cheered more knowing how obvious the answer was..

"yes yes.. how can I forget, baby! Fine then.. toh tu next jab bhi ghar se bahar jayegi, jahan bhi jayegi, jitni bhi door jayegi, bilkul normal ladkiyo jaisey dress up kar ke bus se jayegi.. u know bus.. jismey bahot bheed hoti hai.. dhakkam dhakki hoti hai.. haan haan wohi wali bheed bus mein.." lovy ended her dare blowing air over her perfectly manicured nails..

"wat the ****??" riddhima wasn't expecting this one.. not in her wildest dream.. aarrgg she's such a jealous bi***..!!

"done!!" riddhima said confidently making lovy smile wider..

"really?" she asked taunting..

"yes.. really.." riddhima sealed..

"fine then.. fir teri credit card mujhey de.. nd excess cash bhi.. warna tu bus ki jagah taxi le legi, I'm sure of dat.." lovy said extending her hand..

"I nvr cheat, u knw dat big sis.. aur agar cash nd card dena bhi hai toh nehu (riddhima's best frnd) ko dungi, na.. tujhey doongi aur tu apni shopping pe mere paise barbaad karegi.. never!" nd she handed over her belongings to her best frnd..

"whatever!!" lovy's attitude was never ending..

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PRESENT

"papuuu.. main na bus pe chad payee itni bheed mein na hi koi taxi rokh payee.. abhi chala bhi nahi jaa raha mujhsey aur.. aap kahan ho, papa?? aa jao, na.. plz.." she murmured again but before she can lament more, an unbelievable incident happened making her shocked to the core...

"sir yeh rahi aapki teesri coffee!! Are u sure aapko aur kuch order nahi karna??" the barista served him another cup of steaming coffee while all armaan did was just nodded his head reluctantly nd clutched the handle of the mug tightly.. the barista sighed nd left.. another case of break up! These kids these days, I tell u, they have no sense of sincerity.. the aged barista nodded his head sideways discouraging today's generations' never solvable heart problems..

On the other hand armaan just wanted nothing but run away from the caf as soon as possible.. he reached on time in almost one breathe dreading the meeting continuously but relaxed spontaneously wen miss chipku singh didn't arrive in next 10minutes.. dancing mentally, he at once dialed his mother's no. only to complain how irresponsible her dearest lovy is nd how much he's needed to head back to office for some urgent work but all his enthusiasm got wiped away next moment wen his mother clearly ordered him to kp on waiting for her no matter how long it takes.. "then wait until the shop closes armaan.. tu apni hone wali biwi ke liye itna nahi kar sakta.. log pahar se kud jate hai apney pyar ke liye.. shame on you!" dose was exactly wat his mother said wen he tried everything to manofy her.. well.. koi mom ko samjhao log pyar ke liye khushi khushi jaan dete hain par yahan toh murder ho raha hai wohh bhi meri hi khusiyo ka aur meri apni mom hi usme koi kasar nahi chod rahi hai.. armaan thought helplessly but agreed to his mother anyway..

"40minutes passed.. still no sign of that chipku singh.. god! kuch karo.. mujhey iss musibaat se bachao.." he prayed nth time during this 40minutes nd was about to sip his coffee wen next scene just stole his breathes away..

"oh sh**".. he cursed nd ran as fast as possible to save the victim..

It still took a few more seconds before she nodded her head hesitantly.. "i.. I don't know.." came her stammered yet cutest reply.. he smiled in stead of the serious situation nd gently knelt down in front of her.. "are u feeling dizzy??" he asked soothingly still waiting to get a glimpse of this drenched Barbie! Though her face is still behind the veil of her half drenched, now untidy, long hair, her persona is alone enough to seal each appreciating glimpse upon her forever..

Well .. now u all must be confused with wat had happened with her.. then lets rewind the time a few minutes earlier..

She was remembering her papa nd walking callously along the road wen suddenly a speedy car passed millimeters away from her nd as a reflex wen she turned to save herself, her high heels skidded leading her to fall in the stagnant muddy water in the big pothole near the bus stand.. it was too much for her first normal journey, wasn't it? Nd obviously papa's princess froze unable to digest the things happening to her!

On the other hand, armaan was sitting straight opposite the glass door of the cafe but before he could curse his luck more while gulping down his third coffee he found a car running madly to the unmindful girl walking nearby.. dreading the next, wen he jumped n rushed towards the scenario, the car has already passed but thankfully spilling only muddy water in stead of blood of that poor soul.. gosh! She was saved by millimeters.. must be a fortunate day for her! slowing down wen he neared the girl, the sight in front made his heart fonder erasing his own torturous thoughts in seconds.. aww.. she's such a cutie pie! Well.. who won't say so.. there's sitting a beautiful angle, too dazed to stir even a lill, her hair previously well combed is now nothing but a small bird nest, all tangled, half wet, scattered.. her light green cotton kurti sticking to her perfect shape nothing just like a second skin.. her one hand still inside the muddy water while the other is holding her purse like a statue, legs completely inside the water while one shoe got slipped nearby.. pathetic yet adorable! Wish he could capture this moment permanently but won't it be too rude from his side?? Well.. it'll be! So he nodded his head negatively over his stupidity nd controlling his smile finally moved nearer only to offer his hand of help..

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Now present..

"are u feeling dizzy??".. of course she is.. isn't it obvious but she controlled anyway nd slowly met his eyes only to steal the last ounce of his left out breath away from him.. gosh! She's beautiful.. that's all he can think of.. his already speeding heartbeat geared up even more wen next moment she put her hand over his nervously uttering a soft "thank you.."

Nd boy.. at once he knew he got HIS GAL.. she's just right in front of him.. he couldn't believe his luck.. his problem got solved on the very first day.. now no need to tolerate any lovy shovy anymore.. he has gotten his queen of heart.. but before he can dream about themselves more she faked a cough bringing him back to the reality nd at once he helped her to stand up holding her hand securely in his..

"aap poori bheeg gayee hain.." armaan said still not loosing his grip.. well.. he didn't hold her hand to leave.. did he??

"yes.. I know.." she said sighing helplessly..

"umm.. aap aise ghar kaisey jayengi??" he asked... oh god.. plz let me drop her.. plz plz.. he prayed in his heart while putting a straight face in front..

"dunno.." she sighed again.. hell! 1^st toh no phone! Then no money! Nd now this! God.. why are u doing this to me.. she felt almost crying..

Armaan saw her on the verge of crying nd soothed her at once.. "plz don't worry.. samne ek mall hai.. aap wahan jake change kyun nahi kar leti??"

Though he said smiling reassuringly but she looked at him aghast.. "god! aab main kya kahoon ke mere pass paise nahi hain kuch bhi khareed ne ke liye.. it's so embarrassing man!! I so hate this day.. mainey dare liya hi kyun tha!!" riddhima thought nd cursed her luck indefinite time for today while armaan read her perplexed, pale face another way.. "lagta hai.. paise nahi hai bechari ke pass.. koi baat nahi.. main khareed deta hoon.. par wohh legi kya??" he thought nd started.. "aap chinta mat kijiye.. joh comfortable lage change kar lijiye, main pay kar dunga.. aap baad mein lauta dena.. koi dikkat nahi hai.." he said truthfully.. "oh damn! Ab yeh hi hona baki tha.. aur kitna embarrass hona padega aaj.. ek strangers se paise loon.. oh god.. plz plz don't make me face this!! Par aur koi rasta bhi toh nahi hai.. I'll pay him back as soon as I reach home.." she decided nd nodded her head meekly..

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A few minutes later..

"thank u soo much.." she said almost inaudibly while he just nodded without dragging the matter.. it feels awkward to take money from a stranger.. he knew it nd so he just overlooked the matter raising another next moment.. "umm.. coffee??"

"no.. thank u.. alrdy u hve hlped me a lot.." she protested at once but next momnt started sneezing while he just smiled nd said.. "ek cup coffee hi toh hai, mujhey bhi peena tha.."

Reluctantly she agreed nd both went to their same dreaded "yo jo coffee house".. while this time armaan was exploding firecrackers in his heart having her opposite to him on the same dreaded day, at the same dreaded place in stead of that chipku singh, riddhima just felt so thankful that her would be husband didn't find her that way or else wat would he hve thought..

"ur coffee sir.." the same barista served their order while glancing at riddhima in between.. clearly this is the gal he was waiting for since morning.. anyone can tell dat seeing the glow over the boy's face but the gal doesn't seem happy with him.. may be she's still confused.. god! save these souls.. again he left complaining about this generation..

"aapki coffee thandi ho jayegi.. pee lijiye achcha lagega.." he said sweetly finally able to steal the most beautiful smile of hers.. "thank u so much.. u saved me truly.." nd at once he beamed.. gosh! Her smile! nd again he went into his la-la land.. "kuch bhi ho jayee.. I cnt leave this chance.. soch ammy soch.."

"aapka naam kya hai??" he asked hopefully but corrected at once.. "may I ask.." he added soberly..

She smiled fully nd replied.. "riddhima.."

"riddhima?? woww such a beautiful name!" he sighed dreamily..

"aur apka? Nd plz apka contact details bhi de dijiye.. i'll return ur money soon.." she said thankfully..

"god! abhi kya karoon? Naam kaisey bol doon? Naam bola aur agar pehchan gayee ki main hi mallik empire wala armaan mallik hoon, toh? Waisey bhi poor logo ko rich logo se chid hoti hai, na?? movies mein alwaz dikhate nahi kya ki ameer ladka aur gareeb ladki ko zamana milne nahi deta.. oh no no! I can't risk dat.. pehle mujhey pata karna hoga riddhima ko aisi koi allergy toh nahi hai?haan yehi sahi hoga.." thinking deeply, he replied finally.. "amm.. ammy.. aur yeh mera contact no..."

"Thank u ammy.. don't worry main jald hi paise wapas kar dungi.." she assured once again..

"arrey iski zaroorat nhi.. u take ur tym.." he smiled back only to make her smile widely.. "kitna achcha banda hai.. ussey toh pata bhi nahi yeh paisa kuch nahi hai papa ke liye.. par joh bhi ho main yeh batake ussey chota nahi karungi.. he helped me soo much.."

"waisey aap kya karte ho?" she enquired feeling gradually attracted towards his nobility ..

"kya karta hoon?? God!! kya bolun aabhi main??" he thought almost feeling like biting his nails.. he's alwaz a terrible liar.. "umm.. main main.. wohh main job dhund raha hoo.." words got slipped from his mouth just on time nd he sighed seeing her accepting his answer actually.. "phew! Dat was close.."

"aur aap? Are u a student?" he asked hopefully only get an approval from her side..

"dat's great.. kya padh rahi hai aap?" he asked extending their conversation as much as he can..

"fashion designing.." she replied cheerfully only to amend her reply next moment wen she saw the shock over his face.. "gosh gal.. he thinks u're poor.. pretend like dat.." thinking she replied.. "wohh wohh scholarship mili hai mujhey.." nd this time he accepted her lie without a doubt.. "phew!" she was saved too..

"okk ammy.. main chalti hoon abhi.. I'll call u nd send u ur money, okk? Don't wrry.. i'll make it soon.." she assured him sweetly while he just acted perfectly..

"ok.. no problem.. bye.. take care.." he bid adieu unhappily but cheered up next moment wen reality stroke his brain chords.. "I'm saved.. yeay.. I luv u god..miss lovy chipku singh apka kissa khatam, finally.."

On the other hand, riddhima on her way.. "he's so sweet.. kya papa kabhi manenge ammy ke liye.. god! plz mujhey uss armaan se nhi milna.. mujhey mera prince charming already mil gaya hai.. ammy!! he's really a gem.." she prayed in her heart while smiling all by herself throughout..

_____________to be continued__________

one more part left in this TS.. will post in two days.. till then take care frnz and happy sunday..😃😃