SanDhir SS:Incomplete.*series of OS and Drabble*Part 10 & epilogue

You're Not For Me Anymore

"Troglodytic."

People often forget who they are or where they belong , just to find out who they should be and where their destiny lies. They set out for this journey , not knowing what the future held for them. But they only know one thing , that is they had to reach their destination come what may. It's during this journey when people meet different types of personality. Some with different religion , some with different race and some with a totally different intellect. But as old saying goes The destination doesn't matter , it's the journey which matters the most because that's what teaches you how to face the world , your world'. And at the end , when people do reach their destination , they are surrounded with these different types of people and have a strong bond with them. It's them who stand by them through thick and thin no matter what.

The above of which is not applicable on a human named Randhir Singh Shekhawat.

Being a 21 year old guy , it would always surprise him as to how he spent all these years without any sort of love or affection. First of all , his mother and then the love of his life. When his mother had to smother him with kisses , she would dismiss him just to attend her meetings worth lakhs' of rupees. He could see a little Randhir craving for the love and attention of his mother. But she was never there. Never. His father was another one. He would drink as if the world would end if he didn't and lastly both his parents would shout each other down.

He remembered getting locked up in his room several times and he could hear them shouting and hurling insults at each other. Sometimes , he felt nauseous. And slowly his world was torn into two halves. One of his mother and the other of his father. Of course , he chose to go with the latter part but still there was a vacuum inside his heart. But he stopped craving for any type of emotion from anyone. He thought that asking or thinking about emotional bonding was deplorable for him. He still remembered how he went up to his house after so many years only to witness his parents bickering and taunting each other. He came back to college , disheartened. He still didn't know why his mother , the great Renuka Sanyal left him in the first place, Not that he cared , but he was just curious and-

"Coffee?" he heard.

Randhir looked up to see who the enlightened person was to bring him out of his thoughts.

Vidushi.

"When did Vidushi Kumar started bringing coffee for me?" he smirked.

Vidushi saw Randhir lying on the floor and looking at the clear sky. They were at the rooftop. She remembered the incident which occurred three years ago with him and how he was lying on the floor in the canteen , almost dead. She kept the coffee aside and lied down beside him. Randhir was genuinely surprised.

"Wouldn't your hair get messy?" he asked.

"If it does , it's on you!" she stuck out her tongue.

Now you all must be thinking how these two extremists became such good friends. Well , they aren't friends exactly. As years , or should I say semesters passed by , these two kind of synced in with each other. Vidushi , unconsciously would understand Randhir's state of mind and Randhir being the Rank No. 1 would always come to know beforehand about any of Vidushi's evil plan. They never voiced out their secrets but knew each other in and out without any of them having to say anything. Maybe it was easy for them because they were strangers but then again , they knew so much about each other that it was hard to call each other strangers.

"So , this is the last day of college? You're done packing?" Vidushi asked.

"Hmm!" came his reply.

"And when are you telling Sanyukta?" she asked.

Randhir shifted his gaze from the sky to her face. "What? Excuse me , but she is committed with a person whom I despise but that person is the best for her so I ain't saying anything to anyone!" he scowled at her.

"You never know , what the future holds!" she huffed.

"You're being delusional Ms. Kumar!" Randhir smirked.

"Yeah , I know Mr. Shekhawat By the way , when did Randhir Singh Shekhwat , the Rank 1 of our college become so jobless to observe clouds!" she smirked back at him.

"The day I came to know that classes are over!" he said , stating the ovious.

He continued. "And only you know where I stay everyday at this point of time! Are you taking advantage of the information?" he cocked his brow.

"Yeah right! As if I am jobless like you! I just came here to tell you that Vardhaan Sir was calling you!" she huffed and got up.

Randhir too got up. "Oh and that's why you were watching clouds with me!" he cocked his brow again.

"Oh I thought you could do with some company!" she smirked her trademark smirk.

"I don't need you!" Randhir rolled his eyes.

"Whatever! Have your coffee because you'll need a lot of energy today! And get the hell out of here!" she huffed and made her way to the staircase but stopped.

"Hey , do not disturb me until 6 in the evening!" she said.

"Why?" Randhir sipped his coffee. "You're planning vengeance?" he said , his tone and expression dripping with sarcasm.

"Why should I tell you? And anyways it's for Sanyukta!" she rolled her eyes.

"Woah! Do Not Do Any Such Thing Against Her!" he warned her.

"Please! Save yourself from the torture of becoming the Romeo because she already has one and it's a girl to girl enmity so if you do not poke you nose in it , it will be much appreciated!" she faked a smile.

"Just don't be harsh on her okay?" he said , his tone serious.

Vidushi understood his sentiments. Over these 3 years , she has a developed a weird type of respect for Randhir. "Don't worry , it won't hurt!" she said firmly.

Randhir nodded. "You should join a Tv soap! You'll do a great job as a vamp!" he smirked.

Vidushi who was going away , yelled back at him "High hopes Shekhwat , high hopes!" he heard her voice fading away as she descended the stairs. He chuckled. Now he had to go and talk to his favorite mentor.

"Muser"

What are dreams? According to psychiatrists , a dream is a cherished aspiration , ambition , or ideal but to her it only meant one thing. "Mechanical Engineering." That's it. Can't girls stand up for their own dreams? Are they born only to get married at such a tender age even if it's without their consent? This ritual was still practiced in the rural areas of India but who knew that one of the famous businessman in Delhi still follows this ritual. Who knew that because of him , a girl who dreamed big would be crushed one day.

And this girl was none other than Sanyukta Agarwal.

She never wanted to get married to Sameer but a certain someone named Randhir Singh Shekhawat would never leave her in peace. Her marriage got fixed because of him and it broke because of him too. Out of all the days in the year , he got that date to profess his love for her. She still remembered how he was beaten black and blue for that but still managed to escape from there with her. Her family had happily disowned her calling her shameless and characterless. She was numb. She didn't know what to do. She was going through myriads of emotions. She kept quiet till they reached the FITE campus.

Upon being dragged into the canteen , she lost her patience. She jerked away his hand and slapped him hard across his face. She knew that a lot of her fellow students were present there but she didn't know that her mentor Vardhaan was there too. She kept on hurling insults at him but he kept quiet. She pushed him and slapped him again and started to cry out loudly.

Parth who was there too , hit Randhir with all his force as he stumbled on the floor. Randhir didn't even react. He looked at them blankly. Parth was about to punch him again when Sanyukta stopped him saying that he had hurt his knuckles. "Leave it Parth , he is not worth it!" she spat venomously and took him away whereas Randhir was the one who needed medical treatment ASAP.

Sanyukta wished that she stopped a little longer to see what would have happened to him but somewhere deep down she knew that she didn't do the right thing. For the first time , she looked back and thought why she did it. She was being unreasonable and-

"What are you thinking?" she heard a familiar voice from behind. She turned around and saw Parth leaning on the pillar and admiring her lovingly.

"Nothing as such!" she gave him a small smile.

"Okay? So I was thinking , there's still time for the convocation party! Why not go out on a date before that? What say?" he chirped.

Sanyukta felt despondent. She didn't know why though. Parth was her boyfriend and had every right to ask her out but still , she felt as if something was wrong.

"No thanks Parth! I have some work to do!" saying this , she excused herself and went away , leaving behind a confused Parth.

As it says Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life all by ourselves-we find it with another'. Something like this has always been happening with Randhir and Sanyukta after that incident. Randhir accidently bumped into Sanyukta who yelped softly but as soon as she saw that it was Randhir , her gaze was transfixed on him. It had been almost three years since they talked to each other. Randhir had completely zoned out Sanyukta and Parth and wouldn't even look at them. Sanyukta was pleasantly surprised by his ignorance but after a few weeks , it became the soul reason of her irritation.

She would try out different tactics of poking him and getting him to fight with her but never happened. He blatantly ignored her and Sanyukta became more and more restless with each passing day. She would look up at his seat only to catch him taking down notes or talking to Sahil , who now sat beside him. Even though Vardhaan would choose her as his lab partner , he would switch her with someone else. By the end of the their college life , she was disheartened and confused as to why she felt like this. She would even get scolded by Vardhaan sir for disturbing Randhir. She knew that Randhir didn't even glance at her , or so she thought.

She was about to say something when Vidushi came up and interrupted.

"Abhi takh gaye nai tum? Arre yaar , last day pe bhi daant khilaoge mujhe?" she scowled at Randhir. Sanyukta , who had no clue as to what she was saying , looked at Randhir intensely.

"I am going! Stop whining will you?" he scrunched his brows and went away. Sanyukta sighed heavily.

Vidushi scowled at her. Not only did she hate her for some unknown' reasons , but also because of her insensitive attitude towards everyone in class excepting her boyfriend Parth. Fine she was harsh on her and Randhir but the rest? Jiggy , yo yo , Sahil? She didn't even leave Kaustuki , who was her best friend , or so Vidushi thought. She remembered how she reached the canteen that day only to see a weeping Vardhaan Sir. She curious as to what happened and that's when her eyes fell on a blood-bathed Randhir. Without wasting anytime , they quickly took him to the medical room.

Vidushi was horrified to see Randhir like this and being a girl , she was overwhelmed. She knew that Vardhaan would never tell her anything but curiosity took the better of her and she asked him. To her surprise he actually told her everything and she too exchanged her views about Randhir's behavior off late.

She rolled her eyes at Sanyukta and went away from there.

Sanyukta , on the other hand felt a weird sensation. "Why do I feel so bad whenever I see Vidushi fighting with Randhir? They seem friendly and yet they fight like , like the way WE used to fight! Why do I feel bad about it?" she mused and walked towards the canteen , Randhir's thoughts never leaving her in peace.

"Omniscient"

There are are a very few people who get to see history repeating itself in front of their own eyes and Vardhaan Suryavanshi was one of them. But did he consider himself lucky? No , not really. Because whatever he had witnessed in these three years has shaken him to the core. Never in his wildest nightmares did he think that Randhir and Sanyukta would stand separately forever. He still remembered what had happened three years ago in the canteen in great detail as if it happened yesterday.

Randhir's head hung low and Vardhaan could easily make out that he was crying. Sanyukta had been continuously insulting him but this boy was so much in love with her , that he kept quiet.

Seeing Sanyukta lose her patience like this astounded Vardhaan to no extend. He always saw a bit of Niharika in Sanyukta but the way she was behaving today , he understood how wrong he was to judge her. She can never be like Niharika because , unlike her , Niharika would never jump into conclusions. She would atleast the opposition party out before declaring the result even if she loathed them like anything. He then looked at a dejected Randhir. Yes , Randhir can always be a shadow of Vardhaan but Sanyukta , he had lost all hopes on her.

And when Parth came up to hit Randhir , he felt as if he was seeing Kabir.

Soon after Parth and Sanyukta left , he rushed to Randhir's aid. That's when he heard Vidushi's voice. Without further explanation , they brought him to the medical room. Vardhaan told Vidushi everything in detail , much to his own surprise. That's when he saw something in her eyes for Randhir which he never saw in Sanyukta's eyes. Compassion. He was deeply hurt by Sanyukta's behavior and now even dismissed her if she came near him. He started to dislike her more-

"Sir may I come in?" Randhir knocked on the door.

"Yes come in!" Vardhaan said.

"Sir you called me up?" he asked.

"Yes , I did! How are you feeling about today being your last day as an FITE student?" Vardhaan asked.

"I don't know , I mean I kind of have stopped feeling any type of emotions! It's just too hard for the feel anything! Actually , I feel nothing!" he sighed.

"Will you tell her , son?" Vardhaan asked.

After that incident , Vardhaan started acknowledging Randhir as a son and Randhir too started respecting and loving Vardhaan as a son would. He would often go to him for guidance and one day told him to address him as son' and since that day , he would often call him , son.

"It's a sin to fantasize for a woman who is already taken-" Randhir was interrupted by Vardhaan.

"That's not the answer to my question!" he said.

"Well , I won't say a word to her!" he stated.

Over these years , he has tried so hard to cajole him into telling Sanyukta his true feelings but he wouldn't budge. He even told Vidushi to try but both of them were unsuccessful. Eventually they both gave up.

Vardhaan sighed. "I can understand!" he said.

He got up and hugged Randhir.

"You are destined for greatness son!" he whispered.

"And I hope that you will start feeling everything soon too!" he thought and smiled.

PRECAP:

"So you're going to America?" Sanyukta asked.

"Yes! But why are you bothered?" Randhir said not even looking at her.

Sanyukta hugged him behind.

"Please don't leave me!"

Guys I know the OS was really long but since there will be drabbles too , the OS's will be a bit long.So bear with me!😭

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Because You Seem So Hollow

Randhir walked out of the convocation ceremony followed by Vidushi and the rest of his classmates. It was hard for him to look into her eyes especially when she was in the arms of another man.

Sanyukta noticed this and excused herself from Parth. Parth was about to follow her when the Dean called him.

"Randhir , why did you leave like this? You should have said something to them! I mean , they can't always get away like this , insulting you in every step! This is pathetic!" Sahil yelled. Over the course of time , the Dream Team' members had become over-protective about Randhir. Even though he wouldn't interact with them much but his behavior became so subtle that they finally recognized the golden heart he possessed. Everytime Parth or Sanyukta would accuse him of something , they would come up and stand in front of him and shield him. They would answer those two in such a manner that they would be flabbergasted. They knew that Randhir would yell at them and tell them that he can handle his situations. But they , in turn would say "this is our way of showing how much we respect you Randhir!" and that , would just shut him up.

"Guys , leave it! They aren't worth it anyways!" he scoffed , much to their surprise. "I can't believe this! How could you become so hollow Randhir paaji!" Yo Yo whispered. Randhir just gave him a sad loop-sided smile. "I feel so miserable! Especially since Sanyu used to be my best friend!" Kaustuki cried. Yo Yo held her and Jiggy sighed. Kaustuki went up to Randhir and kept her hand on his shoulder. "I am sorry Randhir!" she whispered. "It's not your fault Kaustuki!" Randhir smiled. "You gave me the courage to speak my mind out and now that you need help , I can't do anything for you!" she cried. Vidushi sighed. "Last day of collage and all this drama , all thanks to Sanyukta Agarwal! Can't she just leave us alone!" she thought.

Just then Sanyukta entered. Everyone got alert and became defensive. The stood in front of Randhir who looked at each and every one of them. "Not again!" he sighed. He would be lying if he said that he didn't like it but sometimes , he needed to fight his demons alone. "Guys!" his serious baritone made them turn around. "I can handle this!" he said.

"You sure?" Vidushi asked.

"I am the Rank. No 1! What do you think?" he cocked his brow.

Everyone smiled and went outside , though he knew they will be waiting outside , just in case.

"So , you're going to America?" Sanyukta asked.

"Yes! But why are you bothered?" Randhir said without even looking at her.

Sanyukta hugged him from behind.

"Please don't leave me!" she whispered.

PRECAP:

"Today you proved it that Randhir and Sanyukta can never be together!" Randhir spat.

Sanyukta looked on , horrified by his words.

"I didn't...didn't mean it..." she sobbed.

"Goodbye Ms. Agarwal!" Randhir whispered as he went away from there , devoid of emotion.

What ever happened in the Ceremony?😲

Why is RD so upset?😭

Will he be able to forgive Sanyu?

"Janne ke liye , read the next chap tomorrow!"😉

Okay , this turned out be a bit longer than a Drabble!😆

And I'll update tomorrow , I think!😕

So , this is it , hope you all liked it , and a MEGA-SanDhir scene is coming up in the next chap so stay tuned!😳

Without A Reason

We can't control who we meet or who we fall in love with , or whether we will have our heartbroken , all we can do is hope that person loves us enough not to hurt us. And when you're around someone so much , for so long , they become a part of you. But when they change or go away , you don't know who you are without them. A broken heart is like a mirror. It's better to leave than to hurt oneself trying to fix it.

But who knew that Randhir was exactly up to that. Trying to fix his heart but failing miserably.

And when she held his hand , he felt like someone stabbed on his wound yet again.

"Please don't leave me!" she whispered.

Randhir removed her hands slowly and turned around. She looked up. He was hurt seeing her ruined mascara and her swollen eyes. "I can only make you cry Sanyukta!" and thinking this , he left her hand , much to her disappointment.

He turned around , not wanting her to see how broken and vulnerable he was at the moment. "What do you want?" he asked.

"I wanted to talk you!" she she sniffed and he somehow knew that she must be wiping away her tears.

"There nothing between us to talk about!" he said and closed his eyes.

"I wanted to talk about the way things turned out between us in the ceremony!" she whispered.

"Oh , you mean the kiss?" his jawline hardened.

"Yes! I-" she couldn't finish as Randhir turned around with such speed , she thought she might faint. "It didn't mean anything to me and for your kind information , it wasn't a kiss!" he spat. Sanyukta wasn't surprised. She knew that he didn't kiss her back , nor did he held her. He just stood there , still like a statue.

"I gave you my heart and that's all I can give you and if that's not enough , then I am not enough!" he said firmly.

Sanyukta cried. "I know I have hurt you a lot Randhir but please , I am trying here!" she sobbed.

"Truth is , you're the reason why I don't believe in love anymore!" he pointed towards her.

"Randhir please..." She begged.

"You know what , you can go back to your ass of a boyfriend for all I care!" he yelled. He grabbed her shoulder making her wince. "And whatever you're boyfriend said today proved that he is a spineless guy! And you didn't even stop him!" he whispered as he let go of her.

"Instead , you stood there quietly and now your here! Unbelievable!" he rolled his eyes. "Can I ask you the reason behind it? What do you want?" he asked , his eyes watery.

"I am sorry!" she whispered.

"Stop saying sorry when you know you're not! Apologies don't fix broken hearts!" he yelled. "Today you proved that Randhir and Sanyukta can never be together because you don't know what you want and I am not gonna destroy my life because of your stupid confusion!" he said , regaining himself.

"I..didn't...didn't..." she cried and fell on the floor. She looked at his bandaged hand. She started crying loudly.

"Goodbye Ms. Agarwal!" he spat and went away , hiding all his emotions inside him once again.

He stopped in his tracks and turned around.

"And for your information , I am leaving tomorrow , not next week! I've had enough of you playing around with me! I am going tomorrow itself!" he said , a tear escaped his eye as made his way to the door only to be greeted by his friends. He knew that they heard everything. He avoided looking in to their eyes and went past them. Vidushi recollected everything that happened ,

TWO HOURS AGO...

"Students! I would like to congratulate each and every one of you for the achievements you made here and for the strong student-teacher relationship built here. I would also like to mention the Dream Team' of this batch , who not only won competitions in the national level but also hailed the FITE flag internationally. A big round of applause for them!" the Dean smiled and hall echoed with claps.

The Dream Team obviously , flushed after being honored. "I would also like to say this batch was unique in it's own way , while two of the members here fought tooth and nail to mellow each other down , these two were also the most talented and unique students this college ever had! Sanyukta , Randhir , would you please come up on stage and take your certificates!" the Dean smiled. Randhir helplessly went up and took his certificate but he had to wait for Sanyukta too because of the Dean. The Dean congratulated both of them. "Sanyukta , would like to say a few words to your batchmates?" the Dean insisted. She smiled and went up to the podium.

"Well , I can't believe that today is the last day of our college life. I mean , woah! Just look at us! I still remember entering the gates of FITE with a heart full of dreams! When I stepped in , it felt magical! Mechanical Engineering was always my dream and living that dream was , the feeling was mesmerizing!" her eyes welled up and she sighed deeply. "Whenever I touched machines , I felt like I was in heaven! The smell of grease , my life depended on it!" her tears fell on her cheeks. "And I remember solving a problem and I happened to meet my arch-nemesis-" she sniffed and looked at Randhir , who looked back at her with broody eyes. "Randhir! He solved the problem in two steps whereas it took me four. And that day , I decided that no matter what , I would bring him down , so if you really wanna cheer me for my success then you should thank Randhir for it!" she smiled at the audients.

"If it wasn't for Randhir , I don't think I would have been here in the first place! He , unintentionally made me strong! He broke my marriage and most of all , he was always there for me!" she smiled , her heart was breaking. Parth was horrified. "What the hell is she doing?" he thought as he clenched his fists.

"So Randhir-" she looked at him and smiled. "Thank you! Because you're are the main reason for my success!" and she sniveled again.

"Wow!" Vidushi exclaimed. "That was like-" she was interrupted by Jiggy , "A love declaration maybe!" he wiggled his brows. Vidushi shrugged her shoulder.

Randhir was way too uncomfortable under her gaze. Sanyukta left the podium and reluctantly went past by him but he didn't look at her at all.

"Randhir?" he heard the Dean.

He was hesitant at first but seeing his friends smiling at him gave him the courage to go up to the podium.

"Hey guys!" he waved but before he continue to whole hall was echoing with "yaayy...go Randhir!". The girls were cheering for him , much to everyone's especially Randhir's surprise.

"Woah Ladies! Calm down okay? Let me speak!" Randhir grinned. Kaustuki and Vidushi copied the girls only to earn a glare from Randhir. But did that stop them? Nah.

"Okay , so where do I start from? I remember making toys out of junk when I was a kid! Yeah , you can call me prodigious but then , I had some of my own demons to fight with! My mom , my dad , my studies and-" he stopped and looked at Sanyukta who was looking at him expectantly. He continued , "I knew I had to excel in my field and that's exactly what I did! I battled with all my problems , excelled and now , I got a job offer from US-" the hall was filled with gasps "and I'll be leaving next week!" he smiled and looked at his friends. He knew that they were proud of him. "But I have one person to thank here!" he smiled and looked at Vardhaan. "My mentor , my guide and a father I always needed , Mr. Vardhaan Suryavanshi!" he exclaimed and clapped and the whole auditorium resounded with claps. He smiled at Randhir. "You know guys , when I was broken totally , that man in grey , he helped me out and today I am standing here just because of him! Thank you Sir. Thank you so much!" he smiled at him.

He completed his speech and went down to his friends'. It felt good and secure to say that actually.

"Okay , so the Dean organized this dance and all stuff so , you guys ready?" Vidushi chirped.

"You look excited!" Randhir said , looking least bothered.

"Yes! Of course I am unlike you who wants to sit here and sulk!" she smiled widely. "Yeah right , says the broody!" he faked a smile. "Huh! You sulk here as much as you can but I am going to dance!" she winked at him and went away. Sometimes , Vidushi's sarcasm would actually work wonders on Randhir. And that's exactly what happened this time too. He grabbed a drink and eyed Sahil and Vidushi who were busy dancing merrily. He smiled. "How come people be happy in a relationship?" he wondered. He was about to go when he felt someone grabbing his wrist.

He turned around to face Sanyukta.

"Hey umm...would you like to dance?" she asked , her heart pounding in her chest.

"Why don't save it for your boyfriend there! I am sure he is better than me right?" he spat and jerked away her hand.

Sanyukta held his hand again. "Listen umm...I just wanted to make truce with you and I-" they were momentarily interrupted by Parth. "What are you doing?" he asked her. He took Sanyukta hand and applied such pressure that it made her wince. Randhir noticed it and clenched his fists. "Hey stop hurting her! Baat karni hai toh mujhse kar!" he spat and freed Sanyukta's hand from Parth's. "Stay away from my girlfriend!" Parth gritted his teeth. Randhir grabbed a drink. "Tell that to your girlfriend!" he smirked and went away. Parth turned towards Sanyukta. "What were you doing with him?" he asked. Sanyukta fumed. "Listen , I just want to end this enmity and stop following me everywhere!" she yelled and went away. She rubbed her wrist as it was paining , thanks to Parth.

Randhir noticed this and went up to her. He kept the first-aid kit near her and took out a bandage. He slowly took her hand in his and wrapped it around her wrist knowing the fact that she had sprained it. He was so engrossed in it that he didn't notice that Sanyukta was looking at him as if he was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. She knew that he always cared for her but seeing that he still does , filled her heart with an unknown ray of hope. She got carried away in the music and in Randhir.

"Sagar ki geheraayi se

Gehera hai aapna pyaar

Sehraoun ki in hawaon mei,

Kaise aayegi baahar"

She smiled like an idiot. Randhir looked at her smiling and got confused. He gently left her hand , took the kit and went away.

"Khaafa hogaye hum ,

Judaa hogayee hum"

What he didn't know that now he was under Sanyukta's constant gaze.

Randhir was going when he bumped into Vidushi. "Oww!" both exclaimed. "I didn't you went completely blind Shekhwat!" she rolled her eyes. "Yeah , same back at you!" he exclaimed. He was about to go when she stopped her. "Hey , what happened to your tie?" she asked. Randhir looked down and laughed. "I can't believe this!" he smiled as he saw his tie had turned over. Vidushi laughed and grabbed his tie to fix it. "Unbelievable Shekhwat! Now I understood how you managed to grab eyeballs!" she laughed. "Not funny Vidushi!" Randhir exclaimed but couldn't stop smiling at her. "You know you're like a mother hen to me!" he smiled. "Yeah , thanks for calling me a mother!" she rolled her eyes.

"Oh God! I can never understand you girls!" he rolled his eyes. Vidushi saw the little first aid kit' drama which happened a while ago between him and Sanyukta. She sighed because she knew she had to talk about it to him.

"So , you moving on , in life?" she asked as she finished fixing his tie.

"Yeah , I guess! I mean , if I can ever get over this heartbreak then why not!" he sighed and looked at the first aid kit.

"Realize now that when your heart breaks , you got to fight like hell to make sure you're still alive. Because you are. And that pain you feel? That's life. The confusion you fear? That's there to remind you that somewhere out there is something better and that something , is gonna be worth fighting for!" Vidushi exclaimed and smiled at him.

Randhir was genuinely touched by her words. "Thank You Vidushi!" he smiled and gave her a tight bear hug. "You're welcome Rank 1'!" she smiled. Both didn't know that someone else was witnessing this scene and boiling.

"Why did he had to be so close to her? I mean , who would have thought that he would actually find a friend in Vidushi!" she thought , disgusted by their friendship. She felt like killing Vidushi for even touching Randhir but she still couldn't figure out why.

Vidushi and Randhir laughed their hearts out seeing Jiggy trying to do salsa with Yo Yo and falling every now and then. "Okay now , enough of brooding around , get your butt out there and dance!" Vidushi exclaimed. "Yeah right and who's gonna dance with me? The Dean?" Randhir grinned. Vidushi smiled and clapped her hands. "Girls!" she exclaimed and within seconds , there were epproximately 24 girls standing in front of them , waiting to dance with their Dream Boy' Randhir. Randhir cocked his brow. "Care to explain?" he looked at Vidushi. "Well , it's simple! Pick one to dance!" she smiled. Randhir rolled his eyes. "I pick you!" he looked at Vidushi.

Vidushi cocked her brow. "Now that's scary okay? And anyways , there's two weeks to Halloween , why scare people in advance?" she exclaimed.

"Just thought of practicing , you see , by the time Halloween's Day arrives , I'll be in America so , you know!" he winked at her.

"You are incorrigible Mr. Shekhwat!" she smiled and gave her to him. "Thank You Ms. Kumar!" he smiled.

They went up to the dance floor. Parth approached Sanyukta. He put forward her hand. "Wanna dance?" he asked. Sanyukta , who was still boiling seeing the close proximity of Randhir and Vidushi kept her hand in his , not even knowing that it was Parth. Even though she was dancing with Parth her eyes were on them.

"You step on my foot once and I swear I'll scream my lungs out!" Randhir warned Vidushi.

"Excuse me but I am not an elephant! You won't die!" Vidushi rolled her eyes.

"Yeah who knows!" he whispered and Vidushi gasped. She hit him lightly on his arm and they laughed. Sanyukta gripped Parth's shirt tightly with jealousy. She was seeing green everywhere. Parth , who didn't even know what was happening , smiled at her but soon her nails started pricking him. "Sanyu?" he whispered and brought her out of her reverie.

"Yeah yeah yeah I'll be alright , I'll be alright , I'll be alright" Vidushi and Randhir sang together with the music and soon Yo Yo , Jiggy and Kaustuki joined in to sing.

They sang to Randhir:

"Jaane kyun dil jaanta hai
Tu hai toh I'll be alright!"

Randhir smiled at them , touched by their action. He understood that he was wrong to tell Vardhaan he didn't have friends. He had , infact , he had the best from the lot.

"This is fun!" Vidushi yelled but Randhir couldn't hear a thing.

"What?" he screamed.

"I said-" she paused. "This is fun!" she stressed on each word but still Randhir couldn't understand. She rolled her eyes. She leaned towards Randhir's ear. "I was wrong when I said that you went blind because apparently , you went deaf too!" she yelled in his ear and then scowled at him much to Randhir's surprise.

"That's it!" Sanyukta , who saw all this , thought that Vidushi gave a peck on Randhir's cheek. She pushed away Parth and made her way towards Randhir and Vidushi. They were so busy scowling at each other that they didn't even acknowledge Sanyukta walking up to them. Seeing them so close , made Sanyukta go crazy. She pushed Vidushi away from Randhir and held his hand. She scowled at Vidushi before pulling Randhir out of the crowd. "Okay? What was that all about?" Vidushi thought but then , thought of letting go. She went up to Sahil.

Sanyukta pulled Randhir towards the terrace. As they reached there , Randhir jerked off her hand. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" he yelled and was about to go when Sanyukta grabbed his wrist and pulled him towards her. She wound her hands on his neck and inched closer. "Please don't do this to me!" she sobbed. Randhir was perplexed.

"What did I do now?" he asked , like a 5 year old kid asks his mom what he did when she scolds him.

"Everything you do , effects me Randhir!" she whispered and tried to control her tears.

"Okay , where is this going?" he asked as freed himself from her grip.

"I miss you Randhir! Every day when I wake up and I have this...this ache in my chest. Sometimes I just sleep in cause I know when I wake up , you aren't going to be there!" she whispered.

"What are you trying to imply Sanyukta? That to after all these years?" he looked at her , the pain visible in his eyes.

"I know you don't think about me at all and you're absolutely right in your place! I mean , why would even like to look at me!" she thought and smiled sadly.

"Just because we don't talk doesn't mean I don't think about you. I am just trying to distance myself because I know I can't have you!" he thought as he came closer to her and wiped out her tears with his thumb.

Sanyukta was lost in his black orbs. She didn't know when she leaned in and kissed him. She gave him a sweet kiss as she wound her arms around his neck for support but neither did he touch her nor did he respond to the kiss. Not that he didn't want to , but he was way to shocked and just couldn't process what was happening. Sanyukta backed off and looked into his eyes. She wanted to know why he didn't kiss her back.

"Randhir...?" she gasped.

"Stop it Sanyukta please! For the love of God just stop it...stop making it harder for me to move on!" he yanked her roughly. They looked into each other's eyes pouring out their silent love.

"Sanyukta?" they looked up and saw Parth. Parth was horrified to see them so close. Deep down , he knew that Sanyukta was in love with Randhir but he just didn't have the courage to accept it because he had already lost Arpita. He just couldn't afford to lose Sanyukta too.

"Leave her!" he yelled and separated the too.

Randhir's blood boiled and within a nano-second , the egoistic Randhir Singh Shekhawat was back.

"Pakarne ka shock bhi nahi hai!" he gritted his teeth.

"Oh really? I am observing you since morning Randhir and I am warning you! STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HER!" he yelled.

"Acha? What will you do if I don't? Marega mujhe? Chal Maar!" Randhir exclaimed as he started pushing Parth. "! What happened? Hawa nikal gayi?" he said as he pushed him again.

"Randhir!" Parth roared and was about to punch Randhir when Sanyukta stopped him. "Parth please!" she stopped him but he pushed her away and she fell on the floor.

Randhir's dam broke. By now everyone had reached the rooftop to witness Parth and Randhir's face off.Vidushi and Kaustuki were horrified. They quickly went up to Randhir and Sahil pulled him back. Yo Yo and Jiggy pulled back Parth.

"You didn't love her. You just didn't want to be alone. Or maybe , maybe she was good for your ego. Or maybe she made you feel better about your miserable life , but you didn't love her , because you don't destroy the person you love!" Parth yelled at Randhir.

"Really? And what about you huh? Tu toh bohot pyaar karta hai na usse? Agar yehi hai then you wouldn't have pushed her like that in the first place!" he yelled.

Parth noticed this and freed himself from Yo Yo and Jiggy's grip. He rushed towards Sanyukta. Randhir was now disgusted by Parth. Jiggy and Sahil took Randhir downstairs to dress his wound but Randhir was already gone.

Parth was cradling Sanyukta in his arms but all she could think was about Randhir's wound. And the Irony was that just like her , Randhir too sprained his left hand.

PRECAP:

What happens when you meet your past after 3 years?

Are you still standing there where she left you?

Or would you have moved on in life by then?

Okay so this , turned out to be long-ish!😆

Sorry for the crap!😕

And I have replied to all the comments on pg 7!😃

Thanks for reading!😃

Love

zoya!😳

P.S: It's not proofread so sorry for the mistakes!😛

You Dwell Within Me

3 Years Later...

A white SUV ran down the streets of New York. People would definitely be intimidated by the person driving but he was so fast that nobody could even look at his face properly. The signal went red and the this white SUV stopped dead in its track. The driver , panting and looking for his phone frantically. He finds it , drops it and picks it up and before he starts driving , he presses the call button and adjusts his Bluetooth headphone.

"Hey are you okay?" he asks.

"I am pregnant Randhir how am I supposed to be okay?" the person on the other line yelled.

"Woah! Easy cat , you have a baby inside!" the chuckled.

"I know! I am missing it's father!" he heard her sigh.

"Don't worry Vidushi , I'll be there in 5 minutes , tops!" he grinned and disconnected the line.

Soon he reached home' or shall we say Shekhawat Mansion' and looked for his Vids' a.k.a Vidushi. "Hello , I am home!" he looked here and there and finally found her stealing ice-cream from the fridge. "Unbelievable!" he muttered under his breath. He went up to her and snatched the ice-cream from her. She pouted. "Oh come on Randhir , I am pregnant , you should be pampering me , not babysitting me! And we do have a doctor in the house okay so stop worrying!" she scowled and snatched back the ice-cream.

"Yeah I would have , if you weren't pregnant and if I hadn't promised Sahil , your fianc that I'll take care of you! I mean you people are gonna be parents within 3 months and you're so careless Vids?" he sighed. Vidushi sighed and caressed her belly. "Randhir uncle is angry and mean! I don't like him!" she pouted. "Hey!" he scowled. "What? Don't look at me , the baby said that!" she scoffed. Randhir rolled his eyes and went to his room. As he opened the door to his room , the sight in front of him mesmerized him. The love of his life , standing with a file in her hand , wearing his oversized white shirt with shorts leaving her bare , skinny legs to his view. Her hair tied in a messy bun. How he liked it open.

He slowly went up to her and hugged her from behind , her smell intoxicating him. "I am home now!" he smirked. He could her chuckle.

"Randhir , God , you took ages to come back from the drugs store! What happened?" she smiled as she could him grinning in the mirror. "Uh , nothing much! I was thinking how lucky I became with you and how much I love you!" he grinned and turned her towards him. "Oh! That same boyish grin for which I fell so hard!" she chuckled as she wounded her hands around his neck and kissed him. Their kiss was power packed as they hadn't been with each other for 48 hours. Randhir was busy with his work and the girl , his girlfriend turned fiance was busy in the hospital.

"I love you Randhir!" she whispered and hugged him.

He smiled. "I love you more Dr. Riddhima Oberoi!" he said and hugged her tightly.

Hey no hitting me!😭

Don't even dare to think about a love triangle here!😆

I don't do love triangles! It's way out of my league and interest! 🤣

Scroll down , if you wanna know when Sanyu is arriving!😉

You won't see it , If you don't believe it

They kept hugging each other silently as they listened to their breath.

"Ahem..." Vidushi coughed. They broke out from their hug , Randhir blushed a little and Riddhima laughed seeing this.

"If you two are done with your PDA , then please , feed this hungry animal!" she pointed towards her belly. "Kitna khaati ho tum!" Randhir exclaimed. Riddhima tried to hide her smile. "Excuse me , it's not me this time , it's the baby!" Vidushi pouted. "Whatever , you're the one who's eating right?" he scoffed. "Hey! If mamma ain't happy , ain't nobody happy!" Vidushi faked a scowl at Randhir. Randhir narrowed his eyes. "She's going all Peyton Sawyer' on me!" Randhir huffed and pointed towards Vidushi and went to the kitchen. The girls had good laugh. They went out and saw Randhir struggling with the flour. "Good Lord Randhir , what are you doing?" Riddhima exclaimed. He smirked and started walking up to her. She started walking backwards. He opened his shirt and handed it over to her.

"I don't want to mess my shirt up!" he winked at her and she was flushed.

Vidushi looked at a shirtless Randhir , wide-eyed. "Nice view!" she chuckled and sat on the sofa. Randhir cocked his brow. "Yes I know that! I've been the apple of everyone's eye' a lot of times!" he winked.

"So Rids , can I get some help here?" he grinned. "Oh I know what intentions you have Shekhawat and I am telling you , I am not falling for your grin this time!" she laughed and went away.

Just then the door bell rang.

"I'll get it!" Riddhima exclaimed and opened the door.

She saw a women , almost of her age , standing infront of her. She was shivering and when she looked up to her eyes , she knew that she was frightened.

"Umm , who are you?" Riddhima asked.

"Is this the Skekhawat Mansion?" the women asked meekly.

"Yes but-" Riddhima was interrupted by Randhir.

"Who is it Rids?" he asked and stood behind her and what he saw , gave him a mini heart attack.

"Hey Randhir do you know her?" Riddhima asked.

Randhir gulped. How could he say that he does? No , he doesn't. He never knew her. She was always a mystery to him. Shutting away all the emotions he was feeling , he looked at his fiance and said No'. "No I don't know her! Close the door will you?" he asked and went away.

"But she-" Riddhima was again interrupted but by Vidushi this time. Vidushi gaped at the woman outside. She scrunched her brows and made a disgusted face.

"Sanyukta?" she yelled.

"Riddhima looked at Vidushi and then back at the woman who was supposedly a Sanyukta' she never heard of. "Come on in!" she smiled and brought her in. Randhir was horrified. "What is she doing in here?" he yelled. "She's shivering!" Riddhima mentally noted down and touched her forehead. "She's having fever!" she exclaimed. "So?" Vidushi asked. "So , she needs to be taken care of!" Riddhima huffed and went up to the drawer for medicines. "Unbelievable!" Randhir muttered. "Guys why are you two behaving like this all of a sudden?" Riddhima scowled at them.

She gave Sanyukta the medicine whereas Randhir and Vidushi went up to his room. "I can't believe this! It's like I've seen a ghost or something!" Vidushi whispered. "Hey , do me a favour!" Randhir said. Vidushi looked up. "Don't let Rids know about this okay? I can't lose her! Please don't tell her!" he exclaimed.

"Tell me what?" they turned around and saw Riddhima standing with her hands crossed over her chest.

"Nothing!" they whispered.

"Guys please , tell me who she is?" she begged.

"She was our batchmate!" Vidushi whispered.

"Is that it?" Riddhima enquired.

"That's all you should know!" Randhir exclaimed and was about to go when she caught hold of his hand. "Why are hiding things from me? I thought we promised that we'll be honest with each other!" Riddhima whispered. Randhir sighed and kissed her forehead. "She is the one who broke my heart before I met you!" he whispered. Riddhima let go his hand and looked into his eyes. She could see a familiar pain in those black orbs. Something broke inside her too. But she was mature enough to handle this situation. She was walking away silently when she heard Randhir.

"I love you! I am in love with you , you know that right?" he asked.

She turned around , smiled weakly and ran towards her room.

Randhir closed his eyes in frustration. "She is back to play with my life again!" he thought.

On the other hand , Riddhima had decided that she would back off from this relationship not because she didn't trust him , but because she knew that Randhir always have had needed Sanyukta. She sighed and looked at her ring and remembered how he proposed to her for marriage just the other day. "This ring doesn't belong to me! It never did!" she sobbed and tried to take it off , but it was too tight.

"It shows how much he wants to hold on to you!" she heard a voice. She turned around and saw Sanyukta. "Randhir really has a good choice here!" she smiled at Riddhima. Riddhima came up to her.

"Why?" she asked.

"Why..why did I come here?" Sanyukta smiled weakly. Riddhima could smell alcohol. "Shit! Is she drunk?" she thought.

"No! Why did you leave him when you people could have been together?" she asked.

"Because I am a bimbo!" she giggled and tripped on Riddhima.

"What?" Riddhima was horrified that she said that.

"Well-" she took Riddhima's left hand and caressed her ring "that's what your fianc used to say!" she giggled again. Riddhima made her lie down on her bed. "Hey!" Sanyukta asked. Riddhima looked up. "You're a nice person! I can see that!" She smiled. She stopped for sometime and again smiled. "And I can also see how much you love him!" she said and closed her eyes. Riddhima's eyes welled up.

"It's not just you Randhir , who's suffering , she too is going through the same thing!" Riddhima wiped away her tears and smiled. "It's decided! Mission Randhir-Sanyukta ko milao is on!" She smiled and caressed Sanyukta's head.

"You would do that?" she heard Vidushi's voice from her back.

"Yes!" she smiled weakly.

Vidushi hugged her. "You love him that much?" she asked , her own tears threatening to fall. "Yes! I love him more than anything in this world!" she smiled and wiped away Vidushi's cascading tears. "Hey! It's not good for a pregnant woman to cry!" she smiled and hugged her. But Vidushi just couldn't stop crying. She sniffed. "I am sorry! It's the crazy hormones which are kicking in!" she sobbed. Riddhima chuckled. "It's okay!" she said.

"So what makes you think that he still loves her?" Vidushi whispered as Sanyukta was fast asleep. "Isn't it obvious? I mean look at the way he is reacting! I don't react like this in front of my ex's and neither would you do! He still loves her but the problem is , with my entry , that feeling he has for Sanyukta is lost , but it's still there!" she sighed. "So what do we do now?" Vidushi asked. "Not much , first I need to take her for a check-up , she doesn't look healthy and then I'll talk to Randhir!" she said.

"You're gonna break up with him right?" Vidushi asked innocently.

Riddhima nodded.

"You're the best person I've could have ever wanted for Randhir!" Vidushi smiled.

"Hey , I have been an orphan all my life until I met you guys! You all are my family! And I can do anything for you all!" she smiled.

Silence prevailed in the room as the two girls watched another sleeping.

"So , why did she leave Randhir?" Riddhima asked Vidushi.

"Umm...we kind of...don't really know that!" Vidushi stammered.

Riddhima's eyes widened with horror. "You people never cared to ask for an explanation from her?" she exclaimed. "And still you all accuse her?" she scrunched her brow.

"You people are unbelievable!" She rolled her eyes.

"Well , she always used to roam around with a guy named Parth who apparently became her boyfriend so it was kind of obvious!" Vidushi huffed.

"No it's not! If she loved RD then too , why would she stay with another guy in the first place? Doesn't it ring a bell?" Riddhima asked.

"I am gonna give her a chance to explain everything!" Riddhima got up from the sofa.

"No ways! You know na how Randhir feels about her? What if he does something bad?" Vidushi asked , genuinely scared.

""He won't do anything! I know that guy out there!" Riddhima sighed.

Vidushi went up to Sanykta's bed and sat near her. The smell of alcohol made her feel nauseous. "Why is she smelling of alcohol?" she asked.

"How am I supposed to know that?" Riddhima retorded.

Vidushi frowned and looked back at Sanyukta. "You know , she is not really the pub' type of a person! I mean , drinks and Sanyukta , these two doesn't really gel well together!" she sighed. "Rids , I am scared!" Vidushi exclaimed. Riddhima looked up. "Why?" she asked. "I just want to see Randhir happy! Do you think she'll be able to do that?" she asked. Riddhima smiled and nodded. "I am totally sure about it!"

They went outside to see Randhir watching football. "Hey , you got a second?" Riddhima asked him.

Randhir looked at them and then back at the tv.

"If you're here to talk about her then forget about it!" he retorted.

"Well , I just wanted you to give her a chance to explain things to you!" Riddhima said.

Randhir was shocked.

"What? Explanation? Yeah right , I am not interested in some lame ass story of hers!" he retorted.

"Do you even know why she was with Parth? Or what happened with her in these 3 years? Or why and how she crashed here?" she asked.

"No! Why?" he asked , perplexed.

"How am I supposed to know if you don't let her explain! Come on Randhir , everyone deserves an explanation and so do you!" Riddhima huffed.

Randhir was quiet. He knew she was right. Even he wanted to know why she didn't stay with him in the first place when both of them loved each other. He thought of all the times , Parth and Sanyukta were together. Those horrifying images played in his mind. He looked elsewhere to stop from indulging himself into the past again. He looked at Riddhima and then at an expectant Vidushi.

"Fine! I'll let her explain!" he huffed.

"Good!" Riddhima smiled.

"Provided that you're there in the same room!" he said.

Riddhima was shocked. "It's your personal matter Randhir!" she said.

"I want you to know everything before we get engaged , officially!" he smiled and got up. He went up to her and kissed her forehead.

"I am off to sleep! It's a Sunday so don't disturb me okay?" he requested them and went away leaving a shocked Riddhima and a confused Vidushi behind.

"So , how are you planning to tell him about your decision?" Vidushi asked.

"Well , I am not gonna tell him anything!" she smiled.

"Wait , what? What do you mean?" Vidushi asked.

"You know Vids where the problem lies between these two?" she asked , as she made green tea for the pregnant lady.

Vidushi nodded.

"Communication gap! Or should I say Miscommunication!" Riddhima huffed.

"Once they start communicating , they'll connect , once they connect , they'll understand each other and once they understand each other , they'll confess after which Randhir himself will break up with me!" Riddhima smiled.

"Why are you not breaking up with him?" Vidushi asked.

"Because if I do , he'll blast off at Sanyukta which will make the matter worse! I need to hitch a plan to make them talk!" she sighed and sat down , thinking and concentrating.

Suddenly , an idea struck her. "You remember I had been requested to be the Chief of Surgery' of my hospital?" she asked Vidushi.

"Yeah and you said that you'll think about it since you weren't being able to give time to Randhir off late and if you accept the promotion , you'll have to be in the hospital almost all the time and you won't be at home!" Vidushi stated as a matter of fact.

Riddhima smirked.

She took out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hello Dr. Sheperd , this is Dr. Oberoi. Yes Sir , I accept the promotion! Thank you!" she smiled.

"So?" Vidushi asked.

"So now since I won't be around , who will stop Sanyukta and Randhir from communicating?" she chuckled and Vidushi laughed.

"You're not hurting are you?" Vidushi asked.

"Nah! After hearing their love story , I am kind of rooting for them!" she chuckled and got up.

"I need to leave! The hospital's waiting!" she smiled and went out.

*Drum Rolls*

PRECAP:

The Past is revealed.

"Rids , where is my cha-" Randhir stopped in his tracks when he saw Sanyukta struggling with the dori of her blouse. He gulped.

Sanyukta thought that Vidushi came in.

"Hey Vidushi , can you help me with-" she stopped when she saw Randhir's dreamy gaze on her through the mirror. She blushed profusely.

---

Riddhima bumps into a guy and drops her file.

"I am so sorry!" she whispers and starts collecting all the papers from the floor.

"Dr. Oberoi?" she hears a familiar voice.

"Mr. Evans?" she looks up , surprised.

Some special SanDhir momentsawaits you guys in the next chapters.☺️

*decipher the above emoticon and blush hard guys because that part will make you go crazy*

Oh and , Riddhima is not a "kawab mei haddi"😆

She is a sweetheart!😳

You'll get to know her more in the next chapters.😉

And she met her man as you can see in the precap!

P.S I am sorry guys , I couldn't reply to your comments! I am bit busy and my net crashes every now and then!😭 But each and every comment matters to me a lot so thank you so much guys for leaving your feedback!😭

love,

zoya😳

Fight For You

When life comes rushing at you out of the darkness who will you choose to face it with? Will it be someone you trust? Will they be wise? And will their love for you help them to guide you to the light, or will they lose their way in the darkness? Will they make noble choices? Or will that person be untested, someone new? Life comes rushing at you from out of the darkness. When it does, is there someone in your life you can count on - someone who will watch over you when you stumble and fall, and in that moment, give you the strength to face your fears alone?

Randhir lied down. He did announce outside that he is off to sleep but the truth is , he has become an insomniac after Sanyukta's "sudden" entry into his life. He tossed and turned but still couldn't forget the sadness he had seen in her eyes today. It was so - disturbing. He didn't know what to do. He was so confused. He wanted to know why she was back in his life now that he was moving on. He feared that he might lose Riddhima but he didn't know why she was behaving so nicely with Sanyukta after knowing everything. Maybe it was her nature but still. That's when he remembered Riddhima telling them that Sanyukta was having fever.

He got up from his bed and went to her room. He opened the door carefully not to make noise. He tip-toed inside the room and saw her sleeping peacefully. He always found Sanyukta's appearance angelic. She would always glow with happiness and confidence which would, in turn enhance her features even more and he wouldn't have half the heart to look away from her face. He knelt down beside her and sat on the floor. She was facing towards him. Her eyes closed and her mouth slightly open. But he also noticed dark circles under her eyes. He was perplexed. Was she really sick or is something bothering her? He caressed her face unconsciously and tucked back a strand of hair which was disturbing her.

Sanyukta , as if in que whispered his name in sleep. Randhir's eyes welled up. She cuddled up instantly and pouted like a kid. Randhir smiled between his tears. Sanyukta slowly opened her eyes. After 3 agonizing years , their eyes met. Chocolate brown orbs found homage in the hazel ones. Randhir looked away and got up. Sanyukta sat up on the bed and looked here and there.

"I just umm...came to see Riddhima since this is her room!" Randhir lied. He very well knew her schedule. He knew she wasn't home. Sanyukta nodded and got out of the bed.

"It's okay! Don't need to give explanations to me! I am leaving anyways!" Sanyukta huffed and collected her bag.

"What?" Randhir literally yelled on top of his voice.

He gulped. "I mean , I can't let you go until Riddhima says so!" he lied again.

"And who is she to stop me?" she asked.

On the other hand...

Riddhima was in her cabin , studying about a rare a case. She also got the result of Sanyukta's blood test report which raised a lot of questions in her head. She was playing with her engagement ring when she suddenly felt that it was a bit lose. She was elated. She tried to pull it off but unfortunately , it wasn't lose enough to come out. She huffed. Just then her phone beeped with a message. It was from Vidushi.

"Sanyukta is leaving. Randhir is fighting with her. Come home ASAP."

"Damn!" she sweared. She grabbed her coat and file and rushed towards the exit.

Mujhe marna baadme , scroll down for the next part!😉

Save Me , In My Life

If you could go back and just change one thing about your life, would you? And if you did, would that change make your life better? Or would that change ultimately break your heart? Or break the heart of another? Would you choose an entirely different path? Or would you change just one thing? Just one moment. One moment that you've always wanted back.

Riddhima rushed out of her cabin with her file and the envelope. As she was going she bumped into a person and the papers from her file scattered on the floor. "Oh crap!" she huffed. "I am so sorry!" she said and bent down to pick up the papers.

"Dr. Oberoi?" she heard a familiar voice.

She instantly looked up at the person who was now kneeling down with her.

"Mr. Evans?" she smiled at him , pleasantly surprised by his sudden appearance.

"Ah! Call me Clay!" he smiled and helped her up with the papers. She whispered a Thank You' to him.

"So , it seems that you're in a hurry!" he smiled.

"Oh Goodness! I almost forgot!" she slapped her forehead. "I need to rush Mr. Evans! It was nice meeting you though!" she smiled as she ran towards the exit. Clay smiled at her cuteness. He always has had a crush on her but he never had the courage to say anything to her. And the day he made up his mind to tell her , he found out that she had a boyfriend who was none other than the famous businessman Randhir Singh Shekhawat. He went inside for his normal check up. "I wish life had given me a chance with you!" he whispered not knowing , what his destiny had in store for him.

Riddhima literally broke inside Randhir's house only to see Randhir and Sanyukta yelling at each other.

"You know what , you wanna leave , you can but you do not get the right to insult me or my friends here!" Randhir yelled.

"Fine! Why would I want to stay here anyways!" Sanyukta yelled.

"Just get lost will you!" Randhir mellowed her down.

"Stop dictating me!" Sanyukta roared.

"Enough! Both of you!" Riddhima screamed.

"I already tried that!" Vidushi's voice piped in.

"How come you're so cool about them yelling?" she asked.

Vidushi gave her a poker face and took out her ear buds. Riddhima rolled her eyes. "Unbelievable!" she muttered and looked at the other two.

"And you two-" she yelled and came came upto them. "What are you guys doing? Like what the hell is wrong with you two?" she screamed.

"Ask your boyfriend!" Sanyukta faked a smile.

"Listen , I am not letting you go till you explain certain things to us!" Riddhima answered.

"I am not gonna give any explanations!" Sanyukta yelled.

"Fine! Guess I don't have any other option left! I am calling the police!" Riddhima sighed and took out her phone. Sanyukta was momentarily confused. "Wait what? Why the police?" she asked.

"Because according to you blood test report , you have been taking drugs!" Riddhima took out the envelope and gave it to Randhir. Vidushi who was standing behind him tried to peep in. "I can't believe it! You take drugs?" Randhir intended to shout but his words came out as a mere whisper. He was shocked , hurt and devastated. Sanyukta was shocked too. "No wait! Randhir she is lying , I don't do drugs!" she said in her defence. "Excuse me? I am a doctor and do you know such a stupid lie could cost me my license? And why would I lie?" Riddhima was confused too. Sanyukta looked up. "Wait!" she whispered. "That means Parth has been drugging me all this time?" she whispered though it was audible enough to the others.

"What?" the trio exclaimed together.

Sanyukta understood that she had a slip of a tongue. She quickly grabbed her bag and was walking away when Randhir caught hold of her hand. "You.Are.Not.Going.Anywhere.Till.You.Tell.Us.Everything." he gritted his teeth and emphasized on each word. Sanyukta gulped. Their faces were inches apart and Randhir's intensity was burning her soul. Riddhima stood there and watched them , this close. Her eyes welled up. Vidushi kept a hand on her shoulder and she immediately composed herself.

Sanyukta looked deep into Randhir's eyes. The intensity was so pure that her tears couldn't stop from falling down her porcelain cheeks. She hid her face in her palms and fell on the sofa , crying her heart out. The trio looked at each other , confused and baffled.

"Please tell us Sanyukta , you're scaring me!" Vidushi gulped.

"Fine! If that's what you all want!" she sniffed.

"It all started when Randhir first confessed his love in front of my family at my wedding!" she said. "Do you know why you were beaten up by my family Randhir?" she asked. Randhir nodded. "Of course , because I confessed!" he stated.

"No! My dad was told that we slept together! And not just that , he was even told that I was pregnant with your child!" she cried out loud. The other three were silent and shocked. "What?" Vidushi whispered. "But who would do that?" Riddhima asked. "None other than Parth!" Sanyukta gritted her teeth. "And not only that! I didn't know anything! After Randhir left for America, I told him that I wanted to be with you and that's when he told me all the efforts he had put up to keep me away from you!" she cried a little more. Randhir sat there , motionless.

"I left Delhi successfully and reached Mumbai! He followed me there and was forcing me to marry him! When I disagreed with him he blackmailed me that he would hunt Randhir down and kill him! I was shocked! So now I had to steer clear from Randhir to save his life! I agreed to marry him but then I fled away with the help of a guy named Rahul! He also established my contact with Vardhaan sir who sent me here since I got an offer for intership here! When I reached this place I decided to find you out but then I heard that you had moved on with this Doctor here! Whenever you two would make public appearances I would feel low but I knew that I had lost you a long time ago!" she said in one go. Randhir looked at her with tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe that he had misunderstood her when she went through so much.

"Then one fine day I see Parth outside my house who tries to force himself upon me and I run away again , successfully! I went up to a pub and drank some shots but I didn't know the manager worked Parth and that's how I guess you found drugs in my system! I somehow escaped from there , took a cab and crashed in here!" she smiled wryly.

"But what about college?" Vidushi whispered.

"What about it?" Sanyukta asked.

"Why were you with him in college? Were you in love with him?" she asked.

"Nope! It was out of sheer sympathy! He told me about his dead girlfriend and I thought of staying with him so that he could move on! So much for a petty issue it seems!" she smirked.

Silence filled the room.

Suddenly Randhir and Riddhima got up.

"Hello NYPD? This is Randhir Shekhawat!" he called the police.

"Aakash I need you to track down this guy! I am sending you a photo wait..." Riddhima whispered as she transferred Parth's photo from Sanyukta's phone to hers and sent it to her informer Aakash. "He is in New York so it wouldn't be hard for you to track him down! I need results within a day!" she huffed and disconnected the call.

"I need tight security around my house! I have three ladies in the house one of which is pregnant so I cannot take any risk! Send in a force ASAP!" Randhir exclaimed and disconnected the phone. Sanyukta was baffled. "What just happened?" she asked Vidushi. "Oh it's for security chill!" Vidushi , who was least bothered about anything , having found a chocolate , exclaimed happily and started eating the chocolate. Sanyukta got up. Randhir suddenly engulfed her in a tight hug. She hesitated to respond but lastly she did. She was craving to be in his arms all these years. She started crying. "I am sorry!" she whispered. They were lost into each other. Riddhima noticed this. She wanted to be alone for sometime so she excused herself and went out with her car.

Randhir broke the hug and looked into her eyes. They were so lost into each other that they didn't even notice Riddhima walking out and Vidushi going upstairs to her room. "You look so weak!" he exclaimed and without further notice , he picked her in his arms and took her to a guest room. She locked her arms around his neck and looked at his beautiful face. "I hurt you so much!" she cried. Randhir didn't say anything. He just made her lie down on the bed. He took her hand in his and sighed.

This was going to be a long night for them.

Riddhima drove down a deserted road. Flashes of all the time spent with Randhir came up to her mind. Tears cascaded down her cheeks. Her vision went blur. Suddenly she saw someone standing in the middle of the road. She quickly pulled the brakes and wiped away her tears. The guy came up to her. "Hey can I-" he stopped as he saw a familiar face.

"Mr. Evans?" he heard her.

"Hi!" he smiled. "Again!" he added.

Riddhima was taken aback. "Umm...you need a lift?" she asked. He nodded. "Okay! Hop in!" she smiled. And they started with their journey.

Little did they know that this night , would change everything for the four of them.

"Sanyukta , why didn't you tell me anything? Why did you hide so much from me?" Randhir I was a fool! I let my ego take the better of me and now look what happened!" she cried. She sat up, her face now inches away from his. "All that time we could have been together!" he whispered and let his tears flow. Sanyukta joined her forehead with his. They cried their hearts out. It wasn't easy for them now. Things have complicated way too much. How were they suppose to fix things now?

They breathed and sobbed. None spoke a word. They never needed words to communicate with each other. "So , you aren't gonna say anything?" she broke the ice between them.

"No! I just want to live in this moment!" Randhir sobbed and entwined his fingers with Sanyukta's. They smiled and closed their eyes in bliss.

"Umm, Dr. Oberoi? Were you crying?" Clay asked all of a sudden. He noticed how unusually quiet she was and how puffy her eyes were. He could even hear her sniffing a little. "I am fine!" she whispered and drove fast.

"You don't really seem fine to me!" Clay said and just then , Riddhima stopped the car with a jolt.

She got out of her car and walked away. Clay was surprised. He got out of the car and followed her. He saw her sitting in a bench and looking at her feet and fidgeting with her ring. He came and sat near her. He wanted to hug her tightly but for that , he needed to know what had happened with her. He kept his hand on her shoulder hesitantly and she looked up instantly. "I am tired of telling people that I am okay!" she whispered and he could see tears crawling down her cheeks.

Sanyukta stood near the window. She looked outside and saw the clouds. Suddenly she felt a pair of arms snaking around her waist. She smiled. Randhir was hugging her from the back. He kept his head on her shoulder and sighed. She arched back and adjusted herself in his embrace. "I don't know what to say Randhir! I am falling short of words!" she sighed. "Yeah me too!" he said quietly but his grip around her petite figure tightented telling her all that he wanted to say at that moment. Her smile now had a tinge of guilt. "I am not leaving Randhir don't worry!" she whispered. He was still quiet. She turned around and faced him. She could see the pain in his eyes.

She cupped his cheeks. "I am here Randhir!" she smiled in between her tears. "I don't believe it!" he cried. "Let me love you!" she smiled and kissed his forehead. He broke down immediately. He cried in her chest , his tears wetting her shirt but she caressed his head and let him know that she was there for him , with him. "You're not alone Randhir!" she whispered.

"I am alone Clay!" Riddhima cried. "I do not regret my decision , but yes , I do hate my destiny!" she smiled sadly. Clay kept his hand over hers , making her feel his presence. She continued. "You know , all my life I have been mocked and told that I am worthless! I used to be a below average student in my school and my father used to say that I had nothing good in me! That I was born to be a burden in everyone's life!" she sobbed. Unconsciously , she rested her head on his shoulder and he too , held her hand softly. "You know Clay when I went up to a mediocre Med School , he threw me out of the house! I had to stay in the hostel but I didn't have any place there too! I used to stay out and I didn't even give a damn about what people would say about me! I was a bit dork-ish!" she added. Clay caressed her hair urging her to continue. "No one understood me then!" she cried.

"No one understood me Sanyukta! No one understood the pain I was going through! Not even you!" he cried. "I felt like everyone had abandoned me like always! I started to lose every ounce of believe I had in relationships! That's when Vardhaan Sir and Vidushi came up to me and saved me!" he cried again. "I wasn't shocked when you chose Parth over me , I was shocked when you didn't understand my inner turmoil and thought that I was the villain of your life when all I wanted to be was your hero!" he whispered and sniffed. Each and every word of Randhir's stabbed Sanyukta's heart a billion times. "I am sorry for all that!" she whispered and hugged him tightly.

"You shouldn't be sorry for who you were Riddhima!" Clay whispered. "I think , if you hadn't been like that you wouldn't have become this successful!" he smiled. Riddhima sniffed. "No one appreciated me at that time Clay! Not me , not my behavior and not even my sole existence , nothing was appreciated!" she smiled wryly.

"I didn't know that I appreciated your presence so much until you started ignoring me! I felt so hollow deep inside my heart! If felt like I had lost something precious!" she whispered. "Randhir , I never understood that I was in love with you until the convocation day! That day when you said you were leaving-" Randhir looked up at her expectantly , "I felt like someone told me that I was going to die!" she sighed. Randhir cupped her cheeks and looked into her eyes. "I always loved Sanyukta! But still I am angry at you!" he whispered and let go of her. Sanyukta was shocked.

"I was angry at myself for being so disappointing Clay! I was such a disappointment!" she whispered. "Then one day the Dean of the Med School called me up! I told him about the hostel problem so he told me that I could stay with him! He was an old man , I mean he is an old man now! He took me to his house and gave me shelter! But you know what surprised me the most?" she looked up at Clay expectantly. "What?" he smiled and encouraged her to say.

"Why did you hide so many things from me? Why didn't you tell me damnit?" Randhir was now angry. "I wouldn't have risked your safety!" Sanyukta trembled. "But you would have risked yours instead?" he asked. "Yes! I'll do that a thousand times more if I have to!" Sanyukta replied unabashedly. Randhir couldn't stop himself anymore. She was testing his patience and he was losing every bit of it whenever he would look into her beautiful eyes. He pulled her closer and pecked her lips. And this was the sweetest mistake he had committed. Because as soon as he back out , he found himself kissing her fervently again. Only this time , they both responded. He sucked and teased her lower lip to gain access in to her mouth while his hands unconsciously went around her petite waist. She wound her hands around his neck and pulled him closer. They kept teasing each other. Randhir smiled in between. "You haven't changed at all!" he smiled and kissed her. "I don't have any intensions to!" she smirked and kissed him back with full force. They didn't even know for how long they kept teasing and kissing each other relentlessly. Their passion knew no bounds and today they didn't want to hold themselves back.

"I used to play around and be a fool the whole day! I never studied but he never said anything to me even though he was the Dean of my college!" Riddhima whispered. "Really?" Clay was amused too. "Yeah and after a couple of weeks when I asked him about it he told me you're like sand! The more tightly I close my hands on you , the more you'll slip away' by which he meant that I'll be more rebellious if I don't get to be myself!" she smiled. "After which he brought in a goat which was on the verge of dying! But he didn't tell me to do anything! He just watched me!" she sighed. "After some time I picked up the scalpel and did some abracadabra' type of surgery on it which was an epic fail on my part!" and with this they both started to laugh out loud. "You should have seen my face! I was like Umm Dean , it's dead"" she laughed. Clay noticed how beautiful she looked when she laughed so freely. "And he said I can see that'" she smiled. "You know , I thought that like others , he too would be disappointed with me but he came up to me and hugged me!" she looked up at Clay. "He told me that he was proud of me , much to my surprise! I told him that there was no point in it as I couldn't save it's life! He just smiled and said that you tried and that's what matters the most'" she said. "Something which you expected from your parents right?" Clay asked. "Yeah!" she sighed.

Randhir and Sanyukta were lying on the bed. Sanyukta's head was on his chest , crushing his shirt but he didn't care. "Randhir!" she asked. "Hmm!" he whispered. "What about Riddhima?" she asked. He looked at her. "I think she was rooting for us to be together all this time!" he sighed and kissed her forehead. "But I liked the fact that you care about her too , even though you seemed to have hated her! Jealous much?" he smirked. Sanyukta got up and looked at him. "Excuse me? Jealous? And that to for you? Dream on MCP!" she laughed. Randhir was dazed again. "It has been such a long time since you've called me MCP!" he smiled. "Acha? Catch me if you can MCP!" she laughed and got up from the bed to run around the whole room. "Really Farzi? You think I can't catch you?" he smirked and moved towards her. He soon caught her by the waist and twirled her around. Their laughter echoing in the whole room."I love you Randhir!" she whispered. Randhir stopped and looked at her. "I need to talk to Riddhima!" he whispered and walked out of the room.

Riddhima looked at the watch. It was almost 5 in the morning. "Oh shit!" she gasped and her lips formed a perfect O' shape. "I have to admit , she kind of looks cute when she does that!" Clay thought to himself and smiled. "I am so sorry! Now you're late too! Come on , let's drop you home!" she said as she got up and extended her hand towards him. He smiled and took her hand. They got into the car. "So , what happens after that?" he asked. "Oh I'll tell you later , that is if your still interested!" she laughed and Clay chuckled. They soon reached Clay's house. She got out of her car and walked up to him. "So , it's a goodbye then?" she asked. "It was nice talking to you!" she smiled. "Yeah me too!" he smiled. Clay walked up to her. Their faces were inches apart. Clay leaned in closer and kissed her. The kiss lasted barely for 2 seconds. Riddhima was dazed. "I love you Riddhima!" he whispered. Riddhima looked at him with utter shock. "I need to talk to Randhir!" she exclaimed and hopped into her car and drove away.

Will these two accept the love of their lives?

PRECAP:

Rids and Rads confrontation. 😲

Which will take a funny turn in the last minute. 🤣

"Rids , where is my cha-" Randhir stopped in his tracks when he saw Sanyukta struggling with the dori of her blouse. He gulped.

Sanyukta thought that Vidushi came in.

"Hey Vidushi , can you help me with-" she stopped when she saw Randhir's dreamy gaze on her through the mirror. She blushed profusely. ☺️

Vidushi goes totally hormonal.

And a blast from the past'.

Okay I know I updated so early!😆

But guys , I am having 4 entrances this week and I am so tensed. I mean , I never studied Political Science and I am about to give 2 tests on that!😭

So I am sorry that I couldn't reply to you all , especially the ones who gave me huge comments. Thanks a lot guys, each and every comment means a lot to me! I love you guys!😳

And the ones who are waiting for my FF 'Thorns of a Rose' , I would just like to tell you that I'll be completing this and then only I'll update that one! I am not that good at multitasking!😆

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Give Your Heart a Break

What happens when your heart is broken? Is it fixable? Can you or anyone else fix it? Can you face the person who broke it? Especially when they confess their undying love for you? You want to believe them but something inside stops you. And that thing is fear. Fear of breaking again, fear of being abandoned again, fear of not being enough for the other person again. Fear. It makes you and it breaks you at the same time. Letting go of which is hard, but sometimes, it's necessary to walk past it. Or else one might lose what they have left.

Randhir sat on the sofa. He was waiting for her. For the person who gave him a new life and now, he was about to destroy her life. He felt a pang of guilt in his heart. He started to think of all the stuff he could probably say to calm her down. He started practicing.

Riddhima reached the gates of Shekhawat Mansion but to her surprise, she was being interrogated. She sighed. She showed her license and even talked with Vidushi on the intercom to convince the guards. She quickly unlocked the door and walked inside. She silently shut the door behind her only to see an expectant Randhir, fidgeting with the newspaper. She sighed. He looked up.

"Hey, where were you?" he asked.

"It doesn't matter!" she sighed.

"Umm Rids? I need to talk to you about something!" he hesitated to look into her eyes. He had promised so much to her and now he was standing there, getting ready to break all her hopes.

"I want to break up with you Randhir!" she sighed.

Without You I Won't Feel The Love Inside Of Me

She nodded and continued. "Look, I know you need to be with her and its totally okay and I understand you know! I am really happy for you! I always knew that you loved her! Randhir you're one lucky guy do you know that?" she smiled in between her tears. Randhir came closer to her. He didn't know what to say, He urged her to speak up.

"Look Randhir, life gave another chance with her! Don't screw it up and don't you dare feel bad about me! You know, this shows how much you love her! It was always there Rads and now she's back to you! She never left you , you know why? Because she is your soul! You're nothing without her and she is nothing without you!" she smiled. Randhir was in awe of her.

"She needs you just the way you need her! You complete her in every possible way and so does she! She risked her life for you and I can tell by looking at her Randhir that she will do it again if needed!" she smiled and cupped his face. He held her hands. His heart was aching to see her like this.

"Go to her Randhir! Give her a chance! It's worth all the wait your souls had to do!" she smiled and gulped down the pile in her throat.

Randhir hugged her tightly and started sobbing. "I am sorry!" he whispered. They cried in each other's embrace. They didn't know that Sanyukta and Vidushi, who were witnessing this, were crying too. Riddhima pulled back from the embrace. "You'll be okay right?" Randhir asked. Riddhima's mind instantly drifted to the happenings of last night. She sighed. "Hmm...I think I'll be just fine!" she smiled. Randhir knew what she was going through. The fact that you cannot have the one you love, tears you apart and he has gone through the same thing in his college life. He promised to himself that he will always protect her as a friend. That's the least he could do. He wiped away her tears and gave her a cheeky smile. "No amount of sorry' would suffice but I promise you, I'll always be there when you'll need me okay?" he said. She nodded.

Riddhima suddenly looked down at her ring. Umm...Randhir, can you help me take this out?" she asked.

Never in their wildest dreams did they think that they had to pull off such a stunt.

But to their luck, it was still stuck. "It's not coming out!" Randhir huffed. "Let me try!" Riddhima asked.

Sanyukta now approached Randhir and kept her hand over his shoulder. He turned around. "I know it will take a lot of time for you to trust me like before and love me like before, but I promise you Randhir, I will make it up to you!" she smiled and he hugged her. "I hope so too Farzi!" he sighed. The ring which was being pulled off with immense force, as if was waiting for the queue, slipped off of Riddhima's finger and hit Vidushi's brow. "Ouch!" she exclaimed. It fell on the floor. "Damn! Come on look for it!" Riddhima exclaimed and Randhir and Sanyukta joined her in the mission much to Vidushi's annoyance. They finally found it. "So, now give it to her!" Riddhima smiled.

"No!" Randhir whispered. The girls were shocked.

"It's a ring which I brought for you! I can't insult your feelings by giving it to her! I'll buy her a new one!" he exclaimed. He turned to Sanyukta. "That is if you don't mind!" he added. Sanyukta was touched. "Thanks Randhir!" Riddhima smiled and walked away. Sanyukta came up to Randhir and wounded her hands around his neck. "You think about everyone's feelings! So sweet of you!" she smiled. Randhir kept his hands around her waist. "She is not just anybody' Sanyukta, you should be thankful to her or else we might have been separated again!" he sighed and joined his forehead with hers. "Hmm...I know! Now we can be together!" she smiled. Randhir gave a peck on her lips and smirked. "I didn't know that you were so keen to be with me!" he winked. Sanyukta blushed. "I've waited for this day since the last 7 years Randhir!" she whispered as she caressed his cheek. He leaned towards her ear and whispered "So have I!" and kissed her nose.

"Umm guys!" they heard Riddhima's voice.

"Parth has been traced! He is in police custody!" she exclaimed. Randhir's jaw tightened. His nostrils flared at the mere word. "Let's go!" he exclaimed and took Sanyukta's hand in his.

They soon reached the Police Station.

Randhir literally barged into the police station. "Where is he?" he gritted his teeth. The Officer in Charge took them to a cell and there they saw Sanyukta's criminal sitting on the floor. Sanyukta got scared and gripped Randhir's hand tightly. He wounded his hand on her waist to assure her of her safety. Vidushi and Riddhima were simply disgusted by the man they were seeing. "Eww...he looks like a gypsy!" Vidushi exclaimed. "Not really! Gypsy's look more...umm...humanly than this!" Riddhima exclaimed.

Parth looked up and to his horror, saw his enemy's hand wrapped around his lady's petite waist. "Randhir!" he yelled and made his way towards him. The four backed away immediately. Parth's eyes fell on Vidushi. He smirked. "Look who's here? Oh My God, are you pregnant? Who did the honors?" He laughed. Randhir's blood boiled. "How dare you talk to her like that!" he snarled. Sanyukta was scared for Randhir. What if Parth does something to him? She couldn't afford to lose him again. She was having a hard time controlling Randhir anyways. "Randhir, lets file a case against this bas***d!" Vidushi exclaimed. "Yeah, I second with her!" Riddhima whispered. But all these rational thoughts evaded Randhir when he caught Parth ogling Sanyukta again.

"Saale..." he exclaimed and caught hold of his collar from his side of the bars. Parth too, held his collar.

The inspector tried to come in between but the situation had already gone out of control. The inspector was approached by another officer. "Sir, there's a man outside who's car had been toed yesterday night! He was asking for you!" he said. "Send him here!" the police officer huffed. And destiny plays its game again. The man approached the officer much to Riddhima's shock. "Hi officer, I am Clay Evans and my car was toed yesterday now can I have it back please?" he asked. The officer nodded and told him to wait and that's when his eyes fell on Riddhima.

"What are you doing here?" Clay asked. Riddhima pointed to the fisticups happening between Randhir and Parth.

"Randhir leave him please...just..." Clay was the only one who succeeded in stopping the fisticups between the two. "Teri himmat kaise hui Sanyu ko haat lagane ki? I will kill you Randhir!" Parth yelled. "Abbe chomu tu khud ki fikar kar!" Randhir exclaimed. He looked back at Clay. "Who are you?" he asked. "Umm...Randhir, he is a friend of mine!" Riddhima clarified. Clay felt elated. "At least she considers me as a friend!" he thought and smiled.

"You frigging bas***d!" Vidushi exclaimed and slapped Parth in the little space she was provided.

"Whoa! It really hurts when a pregnant woman slaps!" Clay exclaimed. Riddhima was bewildered by his sentence. "Excuse me?" she asked. "What? It's true! Last Halloween's day, I got slapped by a pregnant lady who thought that I bumped into her on purpose whereas it was just an accident! Hormones, I must say!" he huffed making Riddhima laughed. "You're crazy you know that?" she exclaimed. Randhir was still fuming in anger. He contacted his lawyer. "Sanyukta, all you need to do is give a statement against him!" Randhir whispered. Sanyukta agreed instantly. They went away from there.

"Here are the documents Mr. Evans! Please sign them and you'll get your car back!" the officer exclaimed. But Clay was lost in Riddhima. She was talking to Sanyukta and was waiting for Randhir to bring the car. Suddenly, her eyes fell on Clay and for some weird reason; she knew he wanted her to stay.

"Let's go guys!" she heard Randhir.

"Umm...I'll stay here for a while!" she whispered.

"You gotta be kidding me! Why do you wanna stay here?" Randhir asked, bewildered.

"Because I am gonna make friends with the people in prison!" Riddhima's words dripped with sarcasm. Randhir rolled his eyes. "Fine! Whatever! Don't be late!" he exclaimed and went away with the two ladies.

She approached Clay. She waited for him to finish all the formalities. He soon got his key back.

"So, are you gonna tell me how your car got toed?" she asked.

"Wait for the car, you'll see for yourself!" Clay grinned.

When they approached his car, Riddhima was shocked. "You had an accident?" she asked as she looked on to the dents on the car. "Umm...not really! My car was stolen, then got toed!" he whispered. Riddhima laughed. "You're full of surprises you know that?" she giggled. Clay grinned widely. "Thanks!" he whispered.

Sanyukta , Randhir and Vidushi reached home. Vidushi went up to the kitchen. "I think I'll shower first!" Sanyukta whispered and went away. Randhir went to his room and started to talk to his lawyer about the case. He soon started working on his laptop. Suddenly he heard the main door open. He thought that Riddhima was home. He needed his laptop charger so he went up to her room.

"Rids have you seen my char-" he stopped when he saw Sanyukta struggling with the dori of her blouse. His breathe hitched as he took in her beauty. She looked ethereal in that black sari. He was a bit startled as to why she was wearing a sari but right now, it didn't matter to him anymore. He was there and so was she. Only that mattered.

"Vidushi can you help me-" she stopped only to catch Randhir gazing at her lovingly. She blushed. "I am not ready yet!" she whispered. He smiled and inched towards her. She started walking back but soon hit the wall. "Farzi, you can't even tie a dori?" he smirked. Sanyukta was blushing really hard. She looked down and smiled. "I thought you would like to help me!" she whispered. Randhir leaned closer to her. "I can do a lot of things other than that!" he winked at her. She gasped and pushed him lightly but he wound his hands around her waist. Sanyukta giggled. They were standing so close that it was difficult for air to pass between them. His nose touched hers. She stopped giggling and closed her eyes. "I love you Randhir!" she whispered again. He opened his eyes and looked into hers. He smiled softly and pecked her cheeks.

Clay started driving. "So who stole your car?" Riddhima asked. Clay chuckled. "I don't know...some random dude!" he said as he drove down the busy road. "So...what do you?" she asked. Clay looked at her. "Me? Well, I am the agent of some of the biggest NBA players!" he smiled proudly. Riddhima gasped. "What? Omg! I follow the NBA so devotionally! Man, you owe me autographs and jerseys for saving your life a year ago!" they laughed. As they were passing by Clay's house, Riddhima saw some people coming out with huge boxes. "Hey wait!" she said and he halted the car. "You're moving out?" she asked. The tone of her voice was rather frightening. Clay was taken aback by her question. She looked scared all of a sudden. "Umm...no! I am just moving some paintings and other stuff because I am gonna renovate the house, that's it!" he clarified. Riddhima flushed. "Sorry for overreacting!" she muttered and stepped outside the car. She went inside his apartment. There were so many people working inside. "Whoa!" she exclaimed. "Do you know how much I love paintings?" she exclaimed and looked at each of them with a bewildered expression. Clay smiled at her cuteness.

"Randhir?" Sanyukta whispered. "Hmm!" Randhir was lost in her. Sanyukta chuckled. "Randhir!" she said firmly. Randhir opened his eyes. "I was getting ready! Now move out!" she whispered. Randhir chuckled. He stepped away but the pleat of her sari came out lose. "Oh my God!" she exclaimed and tried to fix it. Randhir laughed out. "Why are you laughing MCP? It's your fault!" she pouted. Randhir was amused. "Really now? You're the one with the sari Farzi then how is it my fault?" he cocked his brow and smirked. "It is your fault! You're the one who inched closer to me and got me distracted!" she huffed but bit her tongue immediately. Randhir smirked even more. He pulled her by her waist again. "So I distract you huh?" he asked.

"You love paintings?" he asked. She nodded. She walked around but suddenly stopped at the The Last Supper' painting. She smiled and touched the painting. "You know, my grandpa had one of this but he wanted me to sell it so that I could pay my Med School fees!" she sighed and smiled. She turned towards Clay. "You won't believe but that painting had my cat's paw's print at the back of it!" she smiled. One of the men took the painting down and that's when their eyes fell on the back of the painting, surprising them to no extent.

Sanyukta looked down and blushed profusely. "You didn't answer my question!" he pulled her even more closer, like dangerously close. His breath fanned her lips which curled up into a shy smile. Randhir was amused. "I didn't know I make you blush so much?" he asked as he drove his nose on her cheeks. "You don't know what you do to me MCP!" she whispered. Her fears and insecurities were coming back again as she hugged him tightly. Randhir was taken by surprise. He hugged her back. "You won't leave me na Randhir?" she sobbed. "Never!" he whispered and kissed her hair. She pulled back and kissed him with all her energy and he too, didn't hold back. They meshed their bodies together as they kept exploring each other.

"Holy Mother of God!" Riddhima exclaimed. She saw the same paw print at the same corner of the painting. "What happened?" Clay exclaimed. "This is my painting!" she exclaimed. Clay was confused and he looked at the print. "Okay, I remember selling this to an old man! He told me that his grandson loved paintings!" she sighed. "That would my Grandpa since he was the one who brought it from the Market!" Clay said. They looked at each other and they, in their hearts of hearts knew that their destiny was entwined with each other.

Sanyukta broke the kiss. "Okay enough of romance Randhir! Help me out with this!" she pouted and held her sari up. Randhir chuckled. "Do I look like a person who would know all this?" he asked. "I don't know, just help me out!" she huffed. Just then, Vidushi entered the room. She cocked her brow seeing Sanyukta's disheveled condition. "Were you two making out or something?" she asked as took the first bite of her chocolate. Sanyukta blushed and hid her face in Randhir's chest. Randhir scowled at Vidushi. "Vids, do you always have such bad timings? I mean, things were about to get heated up you know?" he winked. Sanyukta looked up at Randhir and hit his chest playfully. "You're so shameless you MCP!" she blushed and looked away. "Sanyukta, sorry but I am just taking revenge that's it!" Vidushi winked. "Revenge?" Sanyukta asked. "Well, you see, your MCP here, has caught me and Sahil in a compromising position a lot a times! So I am just returning the favor!" she smirked.

Riddhima felt numb. "How in the hell did this happen?" she whispered. "Wow! What a coincidence!" Clay exclaimed. "Yeah..." Riddhima smiled. She felt weird all of a sudden. "I think I should get going!" she whispered and started walking away. Clay wanted to stop her. "Hey umm...would you like me to drop you off?" he asked. She turned around and sighed deeply. "Just...let it be okay?" she asked and went out. He followed her out and caught hold of her arm. "Don't zone me out Dr. Oberoi please!" he begged. She was confused. She turned around. "Why?" she asked. "Because I know you need me!" he whispered and cupped her face. She was suddenly lost in his deep blue eyes.

"You have gone absolutely crazy Vids!" Randhir sighed. "You two want me to leave right?" she asked. "Of course!" Randhir sighed. Vidushi rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll leave! But only on one condition!" she pouted. "What?" they exclaimed together. "You'll call Sahil and let him know that I miss him!" she cried. Randhir chuckled and hugged her. "Okay pregnant lady, we'll do as you say!" he smiled. Vidushi grinned and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. "I can't believe that she is the same Vidushi who used to be so cranky about everything in college!" Sanyukta smiled. "Yeah! Who knew huh?" Randhir exclaimed. "Okay...now help me out!" Sanyukta smiled. "Why are you wearing this sari in the first place?" he asked. "Umm...because I wanted to!" Sanyukta answered.

"I can't see you like this Rids!" Clay exclaimed and kissed her forehead. "You're a lovely person and you deserve to be happy you know?" he smiled. Tears cascaded down her cheeks. He brushed them away with his thumb. "And I want you to be happy, also because I hate to see that frown on your face! I love it when you smile and I'll be happy too, as long as you are!" he whispered. Riddhima was shocked. She looked into his eyes and for some reason; she knew that this guy here, means what he says. She didn't know why she just hugged him. Clay was definitely thrown off guard but he hugged her back with immense passion which didn't go unnoticed by Riddhima. She smiled.

"Farzi, I know you okay? Tell me what your plan is?" Randhir cocked his brow. "Fine...I was thinking of arranging a dinner for the 4 of us I mean u, me, Vidushi and Riddhima...what say?" she bit her lip. Randhir smiled and kissed her forehead. "That's a noble gesture Farzi!" he winked and she blushed. "Okay now go and let me get dressed!" she chuckled as she pushed Randhir outside the room. "I love you MCP and I'll gain your trust again so that you could tell me the same too!" she whispered to herself.

Clay was really happy that finally she was letting him in. She broke the hug and looked into his eyes. "Thank you!" she whispered and smiled. Suddenly her phone started ringing. It was Randhir. "Hi, wassup?" Riddhima asked. "Hey umm...it's Sanyukta! I just wanted to inform you that I am organizing a dinner today so could you come home early?" she asked. Riddhima smiled. "Okay! I'll be there by 6!" she whispered but suddenly looked at Clay. "Hey um...can I bring in a guest?" she asked. Sanyukta approved. "How many?" she asked. "Oh, just one!" Riddhima smiled. "Okay no problem! See you at 6!" Sanyukta smiled and disconnected the call. Riddhima approached Clay. "Hey , wanna join me to a dinner at Shekhawat Mansion today?" she asked. Clay was shocked. "Are you sure? I mean I am not invited and..." before he could complete, Riddhima grabbed his hand and walked up to his car. "I invited you!" she smiled. Clay was touched. "Why?" he asked. "I don't know! Maybe I enjoy your company!" she smiled widely. "I can be by your side all the time if you let me Dr. Oberoi!" he thought and smiled.

Randhir got ready too. He wore a black shirt and acid washed blue jeans. Vidushi and Randhir followed Sanyukta to the kitchen. He saw how the women were working in the kitchen. He smiled. He had never imagined that life would bring him at such a point where he will see Vidushi working so peacefully with Sanyukta. He felt content to see his best friend coordinating with his lady. He felt blessed to have such a beautiful life. He thanked his stars for returning him his Sanyukta and now he could live peacefully. He heard the door click and turned around to see Riddhima and another guy standing near the door. He furrowed his brows and remembered the guy from the Police Station. He looked at Riddhima. She smiled at him and he knew that she needed this guy like she never even needed him before. He sighed and welcomed his new guest.

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5 Years leap.😆

Somebody's pregnant!😉

And a certain someone is going crazy about it! 🤣

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