Part 13
MALLIK MANSION
Muskaan came downstairs, all ready to go out with riddhima, to show her her fashion house. She glanced in the whole hall to see nobody there. Riddhima came from her room. Muskaan saw she wasn't ready and pouted.
Mu: kya bhabhi ur not even ready?
Ri: woh Muskaan, armaan ki call aayi thi, woh keh rahe Thay ke kheer banao isiliye hum aaj nahi jaa sakte! I'm sorry!
Mu: (winking) koi baat nahi bhabhi! Husband comes first!
Riddhima smiled warmly and went to the kitchen followed by Muskaan. When riddhima saw Muskaan following her she got confused.
Ri: tumhe kaam pe nahi jaana?
Mu: Main aaj main aapni achi wali bhabhi ke saat time spend Karna chahti hun!
Ri: (smiling) Acha chalo phir Tum yaha betho aur main kheer banati hun!
Muskaan nodded and went and sat on the stool infront of the counter where riddhima was putting milk in the sauce pan Riddhima looked over at Muskaan whose one hand was resting under chin, was lost in deep thoughts. Riddhima coughed to bring her out of her thoughts.
Ri: Kya hoa itna udhaas kyun hun?
Mu: (sadly) main bhai ke baare mein soch rahi thi! Woh kabhi mujhse itna naraaz nahi hoye bhabhi!
Ri: koi baat nahi! Woh bhai haina isiliye thoda over protective hain! Don't worry Sab kuch theek hojaeyga!!!
Muskaan gave a warm smile and Riddhima went back to her work. While she was doing her work, Muskaan was staring at Riddhima. She was trying to say something but couldn't say. Finally she brought up the courage to speak.
Mu: bhabhi woh-
Ri: Kya hoa Muskaan?
Mu: woh main sorry kehna chahti thi?
Ri: kyun?
Mu: woh uss din bhai hospital me aapse ghussa hogaye thay meri vaje se! Aur unho ne aapko thapad bhi Mara tha meri vaje se! I'm very sorry!
Ri: (sad smile) Arre Muskaan! Sorry kyun khe rahi ho? Armaan ki daant ki to mujhe aadat hogayi hai!
Mu: (confused) kya Matlab bhabhi? Bhai to aapse bohot pyaar-
Ri: pyaar? Nahi Muskaan, humare rishte mein pyaar to door ki baat, dosti tak nahi hai! Humari life Bilkul strangers jaisi hai! Aur waise bhi uss thapad ke baad mujhe yakeen hogaya hai ke meri koi value nahi hain armaan ki life me!
Mu: bhabhi kya aap bhai Ko kabhi maaf nahi karengi?
Ri: main to kab ki maaf karr chuki hun Muskaan! Lekin abh Mera vishvaas nahi Raha iss baat pe ke woh mujhe aapni life mein Kabhi bhi mujhe importance denge!
By now tears were falling from Riddhima's emerald eyes. Muskaan also got tears in her eyes and went and hugged Riddhima tight. Unaware to the tow girls, someone had heard their conversation. Yes it was armaan who had heard their conversation. He was standing out the kitchen. He also had tears in his eyes, he was feeling terrible. He couldn't bear anymore so he ran to his room. Muskaan heard the door shut.
Mu: lagta hai bhai agaye! Main unse baat karti hun! Shayad mujhe maaf karde!
Ri: Hmm Tum jao!!
Muskaan gave a warm smile and left to AR's room.
ARMAAN'S ROOM
Armaan was sitting on the bed. His face was cupped in his both hands. Muskaan came in and armaan looked at her. Looking at her he got angry again. Muskaan gulped and finally spoke up.
Mu: bhai mujhse aapse baat karni hai!!
Ar: (coldly) bolo!
Mu: (pleading) bhai plz mujhe maaf kardien!!
Ar; Muskaan tumhe andaaza bhi hai tumne kya Kiya hai? Aaj tumhari so called boyfriend ki email aayi thi! Uss email me jo behuda pics thi tumhari aur uski! Sharam aati hai mujhe tumhe aapni behan Kehte hoye!!!
Muskaan was shocked to hear that. She started crying. Armaan felt terrible to see his sister crying but he was still angry on her. Muskaan sank on the bed, holding her head in her palms, crying.
Ar: usne 5 lakh ki demaan ki hai! Agar nahi diye to-
Mu: to?
Ar: to- woh- tumhari pictures media me de dega ...aur humari reputation kharaab hojayegi!!
Mu: kya???
Muskaan was crying bitterly now. She didn't know what to do. Her brother was not even talking to her, her boyfriend betrayed her, now her reputation. She felt like killing her self. She got up and ran to her room. Armaan looked at her running away and felt bad.
Ar: isiliye main pyaar mein yakeen nahi Karta! Humesha pyaar dhoka deta hai! Phele dad ne mom ko dhoka diya, aur abh Muskaan ke uss boyfriend ne! Mujhe usse paise dene hi hoge isse phele ke mom ko iss baat ka kuch pata chale!
He quickly grabbed his wallet, wore his black coat over his waistcoat, grabbed his car keys and watch. He ran downstairs and went in the kitchen. He saw riddhima's back towards the door. She had her pallu tied around her waist. Her hair were tied into a messy bun which was hanging down her neck, almost about to fall. Her bangs were hanging down on the side of her face. He moved to side to see what she was cooking. He saw her making kheer. She was looking beautiful as ever. White as Snow White, slim and tall as Sleeping Beauty, brown hair like Belle. He didn't even know when he was lost in her beauty. He slowly leaned on the door looking at her, going into a entirely new world. He slowly started taking slow steps towards her. In no time he was standing behind her. She raised his hand to touch her shoulder but dropped it.
Ar: (mind) come on Armaan mallik! Kya hogaya hai tujhe? Aapni hi biwi se baat Karne se hesitate kara hai? Armaan mallik can do anything.
This time he tried to speak but no words came out. He took a deep breath and finally spoke up.
Ar: r-Riddhima!
Riddhima got scared of the sudden voice. She turned around and gasped to see Armaan this close to her. She was about to fall when he held. She quickly held him by his neck with her arms around it. Her eyes were closed, she slowly opened her eyes. Both shared an eyelock. Armaan was lost in Riddhima's green emerald eyes. Where as she was lost in his blue oceanic eyes. Armaan could see so much in her eyes. Her eyes were like an open book. They showed emotions clearly. Armaan could see sadness in her eyes. Something really intense was hidden behind those emerald eyes. Don't know why but he didn't like the sadness in her eyes.
Riddhima saw so much hidden secret in his blue eyes. There were so many secrets that were hidden in his eyes that she could not tell. She could see anger, rage, sadness in his eyes. His eyes were clearly saying something but she couldn't understand.
Suddenly Riddhima heard the milk boiling, and she came out of her trance. She saw Armaan still lost in her. She tried to get out of his hold when he also came out of his trance. He quickly left her and mumbled a sorry and quickly left the kitchen. Riddhima got tears in her eyes.
Ri: (mind) kya Armaan yeh pal regret kare Thay? Haan Shayad! Woh to mujhse pyaar nahi karte to phir woh kyun parwa karenge? Main hi pal hun! Unki ankhon me kho gayi! Pata nahi kya soch rahe honge?
By now tears were running down her beautiful eyes. She heard Ananya's voice so she quickly wiped her tears and plastered a small smile on her face. Ananya came in smiling but saw riddhima's eyes red.
An; riddh-
An: beta kya hoa teri aanheik Laal kyun hai?
Ri: ku-kuch nahi maa woh bus waise hi!
An: jhoot matt bol! Tu ro rahi thi na?
Ri: nahi aisi koi baat nahi hai! Woh bus maa aur papa ki yaad arahi thi!
Ananya was not convinced but still not question further. She went forward and took Riddhima in her arms. Riddhima hid her face in her embrace. When she felt the warmth of a mother, two tears escaped her eyes which end landed in ananya's neck. Ananya sighed. She came out of the hug and cupped her face. She wiped her tears and kissed her forehead.
An; dhek beta! Bhale main teri saas hun Lekin main Armaan ki maa hun! Aur Armaan Tera pati hai! Isiliye main teri bhi maa hoyi! Tu meri Bahu nahi beti hai! Jaise main Muskaan aur Nikki ki ankhon mein anhsoon nahi dhek skati Istara teri bhi nahi dhek sakti! Isiliye chup hoja and gimme a smile!
Riddhima gave a warm smiled and hugged Ananya. After a few minutes they came out of he hug,
An: Acha main nikki ka pata karti hun, tum Muskaan ko niche bula lao!
Riddhima nodded and went upstairs to Muskaan's room. She opened the door and was shocked to see the scene infront of her. Muskaan had her Eyes shut and had a knife place in her left wrist. Muskaan was going to slide it though her wrist by Riddhima ran inside and threw the knife. Because of throwing the knife away, Muskaan got a small cut on her wrist.
Ri: (almost shouting) pagal hogayi ho kya? Yeh kya Karne jaa rahi thi?
Mu: (crying) bhabhi main nahi Jeena chahti! Meri waje se aap Sab ko takleef horahi hai!
She told Riddhima about how the boy blackmailed Armaan and demanded for money. Riddhima was shocked.
Ri: to isme tumhari kya galti hai?
Mu: bhabhi meri galti yeh hai ke maine pyaar kiya tha!
Ri: Muskaan pyaar karna buri baat nahi hoti! Pyaar bas hojata hai!
Mu: ekk baat poocho bhabhi?
Riddhima brought bandaid and started doing on her wrist.
Ri: Hmm poocho!
Mu: kya aap bhai se pyaar karti hai?
Riddhima stopped doing her bandaid. She looked at Muskaan and then went back to doing her bandaid.
Ri: hmm bohot!
Mu: aapko bhai pe ghussa nahi aata?
Ri: ghussa kyun?
Mu: woh aapse baat tak nahi karte!
Ri: Muskaan unse pyaar mein Karti hun! Woh mujhse pyaar nahi karte! Main unse zabardasti to nahi baat karr sakti na!
Muskaan gave a small nod. Riddhima finished doing her dressing and they both went downstairs. They saw nikki sitting on the sofa, with her bag full of books. She had her eyes clothes.
Ri: arre nikki tum agayi?
Ni: uff bhabhi I'm sooo tired!
She went up to Riddhima and hugged her. The she went to Muskaan and hugged her.
Ni: hi di!
She came out of the hug and and saw her hand. She was confused and asked about it. Riddhima recounted the whole scenario which happened upstairs in muskaan's room.
Ni: di r u crazy? Aapne baare mein nahi to hum Sab ke baare mein soch liya hota!
Just then Ananya came from behind.
An: kya hoa?
All thre girls turned around and were shocked. They were looking at eachother.
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