PART 9
Armaan came back to find her sitting alone deep drowned in her thoughts.
"So Riddhima?"
"Huh?"
She startled as he suddenly appeared out of no where
"Tum Lonavla kyu nahi jana chahti; kya reason bataya tha tumne jara fir se yaad dilana?"
"Actually main soch rahi hu chali hi jati hu. Sab itne upset ho jayenge, plan flop ho jayega toh; aur fir aap bhi---- umm I mean umm... tum bhi toh ja rahe ho trip pe, toh I should also be doing something fun na!"
"Are you sure? Kyunki kal subah 7 baje mujhe nikalna hai."
A surge of sadness flickered through her eyes but she covered it soon;
"H...haan."
Just then Tani entered once again this time with a sad face, back to convince her.
"Chal na Riddhima pleaseee. Mujhe is trip pe jana hai aur tujhe saath lekar jana hai. Ammy tu samjha na ise!"
Riddhima and Armaan both stifled their laugh at her cry baby face and Riddhima was about to give in when Armaan butted in;
"Actually Tani, I am really very sorry Riddhima kal tum logon ke saath kahi nahi aa sakti!"
He pulled Riddhima closer wounding his arm around her shoulders taking her in aside hug and his words made Riddhima and Tani look up at him surprised as hell;
"Kyunki vo kal mere saath Ooty chal rahi hai!"
He looked down at Riddhima cocking his brow but she stood still with a shocked look. Tani on the other hand cursed him bad while her jaws touched the ground;
"You party badlu, abhi do minute pehle toh tu mere team mein tha aur ab..."
"Sorry sweetheart but ab main kuch nahi kar sakta, that's my final decision!"
"Ye... ye bohot... You na... main tujhe chodungi nahi! You just wait and watch, main ab kabhi teri help nahi karungi, never ever EVERRR!!"
She walked away gritting her teeth highly annoyed at his last minute change of mind.
"Armaan ye..."
She turned to him all confused by his words but he simply smiled.
"Tumne mujhe bataya kyu nahi that you wanted to come al----"
"Nahi aisa kuch nahi hai!"
She deniedeven before he finished to which he narrowed his eyes and instantly snapped;
"Theek hai fir main Tani se keh deta hu that you are ready..."
"Naii... I mean... vo..."
Riddhima fished for words but couldn't find any so Armaan held her shoulders dragging her closer and asked gently;
"Riddhima tum mere saath aana chahti thi toh mujhse baat kyu nahi ki? Why didn't you talk to me directly hmm?"
"Aapko kisne ba---"
"That's not important, give me the answer!"
She stood mum for a while but she could see he wasn't gonna let go till she spoke up so she finally gave in with her head bowed;
"Mujhe laga aap"tumhe... mujhe laga tumhe shayad acha na lage; shayad mera interference acha na lage is liye..."
"Ye kya keh rahi ho, tum inter----"
He started offended by her words but then stopped realizing her insecurity. Why wouldn't she be; after all it was until a few days ago that he was offended by everything that she said, did. He had never made her feel approachable to him, so why was he surprised at her words. Disappointed in himself he sighed, but he had to made certain things clear so he cupped her cheeks making her look up at him;
"Riddhima I know I have been a real jerk, and tum bilkul sahi ho apni jagah, but I want to tell you that you don't need to be insecure anymore. I have nothing to make you believe in me, par main itna hi kehna chahta hu tumse ki kuch waqt pehle tak me nahi jaanta tha ki tum mere liye kitni keemati ho, but since the time I have realized main samjh gaya hu that I am not wealthy enough to afford losing you! Tum meri biwi ho; mere har kadam mein mere saath chalne ka haq hai tumhe, mere har faisle mein mujhe suggestion dene ka haq hai tumhe! Is liye tum jo bhi sochti ho mujhse directly aakar share kar sakti ho, you don't need to think if I'll accept it or not. Kyunki meri rai bhale hi tumse na mile, par tumhe apni baat rakhne ka poora haq hai aur use sunna mera farz!"
A small smile made way on her lips as he uttered every word direct from his heart and a small glistening tear escaped her eye which he gingerly wiped off and instantly spoke up to lighten the atmosphere;
"Aur agar mujhse baat nahi karni ho toh Ananya Mallik service is available for you 24*7, unse ek baar koi baat kahogi vohi kaafi hoga, kyunki uske baad toh meri khair hi nahi hogi fir."
She chuckled as his eyes widened with fear thinking of the consequences and he was finally relieved that she was smiling.
"So tum chalogi kal mere saath?"
Riddhima nodded her head giving her affirmation;
"But yes I had like to inform you ki ye ek trip business ke liye kar raha hoon main so... You know..."
"Haan par atleast hum saath honge na!"
He looked up at her surprised by her words when she elaborated;
"I mean Ooty is such a wonderful place aur, kisiki company hona acha hoga na aisi khoobsurat jagah jaane ke liye."
He smiled at her cover up but did not bother showing it not wanting to embarass her;
"So then jaake preparations kar lo; kyunki subah jaldi uthna bhi hoga na tumhe. But what about your leave?"
"Vo toh maine vaise idea de rakhi thi..." But doon realizing what she blurted she made an effort to correct her words;
"umm... I mean... mujhe laga tha that if...in case..."
She fumbled at her stupid confession making him laugh;
"Yeah yeah it's alright, I get it!"
He left wishing her night with a bright smile. Just within a day she was addicted to his night wish, not used to it, but definitely fond of it.
Soon he turned but stopped remembering something;
"Ye Tani ka project ho gaya kya?"
"Ohhh God! Nahi... Last ke kuch corrections baki hai. Main jaati hu uski help karne already naaraj hogi, I will have to pacify her as well!"
Armaan held her hand as she was about to rush to her room chuckling at her scared face;
"Ruko, in that case main bhi chalta hu tumhare saath, you won't be able to handle her all by yourself."
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Luckily they had succeeded in convincing the girl gang to carry on with the trip without Riddhima. Firstly they were a bit insistent but then knowing well that after a long wait Riddhima and Armaan were finally getting their time together so they did not bother them much. But the tough part was going to be the journey. The two were going to be all alone, for the first time ever and that thought itself set their heartbeat superfast.
But the trip wasn't really anything like she thought. Once that they reached their destination she was left alone to explore their room while he went away to handle his meeting. She cursed herself for coming along, I mean what was she thinking. As told, he was busy in his meeting what was she to do here all alone at such a beautiful place. After two good hours as he returned to the cottage done with his meeting he found the room empty. The house keeper informed him that she was resting in the bedroom, so he thought of calling her out as that they should have something before it was time to leave as neither of them ate anything since the travelling killed their appetite.
But as he walked in he found her fast asleep hoding a magazine, a "business" magazine which totally surprised him as he knew how she loved business matters. He slowly walked ahead to wake her up when his gaze caught a picture of himself. The magazine that she held so happily had an interview of him, and her tendril fingers rested over his image which gave him an idea that she was busy caressing his image when she must have dozed off. That mild smile on her face gave away her happiness and he settled sown on his knees admiring her silently. Without creating much commotion he pulled the magazine out of her hand and was about to wake her when she unknowingly held his hand. He looked down at her innocent face which was now adorned with a frown maybe unhappy as the magazine was taken away. He gripped her hand securely and with his free hand caressed her forehead to erase the frown.
Pehchaante hi nahi ab log tanha mujhe
Meri nigaahon mein bhi hai dhoondte wo tujhe
Hum the dhoondhte jisey wo kami ban gaye
Tum mere ishq ki sar-zameen ban gaye
Carefully he placed a light kiss on her palm not allowing his eyes to move away from her face. He had never seen that serene look on her face.Earlier she always looked disturbed and tensed all thanks to him of course! His heart felt an odd sense of peace to see her calm. But just in a minute she opened her eyes and started seeing him right in front. Her eyes moved down and found her hand holding his securely and she fumbled and instantly moved her hand out of his hold;
"Sorry vo pata nahi kaise----"
He held her hand again cutting her words; "It's alright, you can hold my hand, that won't offend me!" He declared looking straight in her eyes taking away her nervousness. "And relax... main sirf ye poochne aaya tha ki tum kya khaogi, I was about to place order. As soon as everything is set hume nikalna bhi hai."
She was busy watching their entwined hands but his last words caught her attention and she was visibly disappointed;
"Hume aaj hi nikalna hai?"
He nodded his head knowing how she was upset of leaving this beautiful place, they hardly even spoke to each other forget of spending some quality time given the romantic place.
"Actually there's an important tender I need to sign tomorrow, so aaj hi nikalna hoga!"
She was very upset but then couldn't do anything as his tender was to be signed.
"So tell me tumhare liye kya order karu?"
"Par mujhe bhook nahi hai!"
"Well that's not in your choices sorry."
"But I really don't feel like----"
"I know but you will have to. Since mujhe bhi jyaada bhook nahi hai toh I'll do one thing, main ek sandwich mangwa raha hu jo tum mere saath share karogi!! Now you go back to sleep for sometime if you want I will tell you once the order arrives."
He went away ordering her and this order definitely left her smiling.
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For some reason she was too sleepy today, maybe thet trevelling took a toll over her. But she thanked her stars that sleep hadn't taken over her senses completely as she would have missed a loving moment otherwise. She was sprawled on that lavish couch of their jet with her eyes shut when she sensed him approach her. Thinking of her to be fast asleep he carefully tucked a pillow underneath her head and covered her with the comforter till her neck. She already felt her heart right at her throat ready to jump out when his next move caused it take a summersault. He settled down in front of her really close simply admiring her as if she was some piece of artwork. His knuckles gently with a feather light touch traced her cheek and she had to put in all her efforts to not move an inch or open her eyes to get drowned in his intense eyes that were filled with so much love. Why couldn't he ever say or do anything when she was wide awake, why couldn't he express himself or hold her close then? After a few minutes he shut the lights over her head and settled on his seat quietly himself dozing off for a while. Her eyes unknowingly shed a tear as she opened her eyes that had now lost sleep and got busy adoring him.
Main jaan ye vaar doon
Har jeet bhi haar doon
Keemat ho koi tujhe beinteha pyaar doon
She had this urge to go running into his arms and forget the world around. She craved for his love, his affection. With her eyes wide open she let her mind paint a beautiful dream of its own where he opened his eyes and looked back at her with same passion that she was. Both of them made their way towards each other and embraced each other in a loving hug forgetting all the pain and worries.
Saari hadein maine meri, ab maine tod di
Dekar mujhe pataa awaargi ban gaye
She could only think of the warmth that his hug provided, the secureness of being in his arms. Her hand unknowingly caressed her wedding chain, the only proof that he belonged to her. She let her eyes caress his face waiting for the day he would rightfully call her his!
Hasratein ab meri tumse hai jaa mili
Tum duaa ab meri aakhiri ban gaye
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They reached home by night but found nobody home. Tani was away for the trip while his parents were away for Shimla's orphanage work and would return two days later. She as per habit walked back into her room and settled her things neatly. Somehow the little moments that she had with him were continuosly bubbling in her mind and so se instantly sat down to jot them down in her diary. And soon that she was done she thought of freshening up and htting the bed to dream of her upcoming life with Armaan.
On the other hand, after a quick shower he headed to her room not wanting her to be there anymore. It would be now and right this moment that she would be in their room, her things could be brought in the next day or so. But as he entered he found the room empty; though he the dripping water's sound told him she was in for a shower. He thought of returning to his room and coming back after a while, but the fluttering of the pages caught his attention. As he walked closer he noticed it was a diary which he obviously didnot intend to peep into and spoil her privacy but his gaze fell on an image of his which was even before they engaged. It was of the time when Tani had called her for a meetup where she had asked Armaan to join in as well and she had ended up clicking pictures of all of them. He remembered it was soon after that meeting that their marriage was fixed and she had given her approval.
But just when he was lost in his happy world the pages fluttered and stopped onto a certain page which looked a little messed up. The words at places in the end appeared faint, which on observing closely he realized were due to her tears. Unknowingly he sat down and started reading but was left shattered. The pages held all the colourful dreams that she weaved right after their marriage was fixed. The colourful curtains, the beautiful timed snaps adoring the walls, fresh flowers adoring the vase, and all pretty little changes that she had decided for his room, their room once that she would be there as his wife. But her words expressed perfectly how shattered she was when she never really got that opportunity. The time that she spent here all alone; irrespective of him being under the same roof all the time. How she had cried the whole night the very night she came into the house as his wife but was thrown out of his room and his life! The sleepless nights that she had as all his taunts, hatred and hurtful words left her disheartened of their relation. How she had dreamt of sharing a beautiful life where she would return home and he had be busy in his files when she would purposely tickle him and get him annoyed and soon they would start a cute fight like any other husband and wife. The quiet evening outings that they would have, lazy Sunday afternoons where the entire family would sit together and have fun, where she would have some complaints of him but Ananya as always would side her while Tani would side him. Times when he and Billy would be all engrossed in the cricket match leaving all errands behind soon to be scolded by their better half. But a snap, and all this had crashed and she was pushed into a meaningless life where her husband who she admired and respected in all aspects did not even wish to look at her.
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Riddhima walked out after a long relaxing shower wearing her simple comfy chikankari suit and startled for a minute as she saw him. She walked ahead as to see what he was busy with as he had his back towards her;
"Armaan?"
She placed a hand on his shoulder as he looked lost and did not react at her presence as well. She could also see a thin line of tears surging in his eyes which surprised her and she was about to question him when she saw the diary in his hands and froze. Her heart surely missed a few beats but she quickly snatched the diary out of his hand;
"Armaan that's my diary how could you... you shouldn't have...That's my personal diary Armaan. Tum kisiki personal diary nahi padh sakte, tumhe aisa nahi---"
But she saw her words had absolutely no effect on him. He sat still running everything in his mind again that he just read and he numbed. She placed her diary aside securely but when he still did not move an inch she asked concerned;
"Armaan kya hua? Kuch toh bolo... tum theek ho?"
She shook him a little through his shoulders when he finally flinched and moved in his seat but did not once look up at her. He spoke up in broken words;
"Tum... tum jao... you shouldn't... I am sorry."
"Armaan kya bol rahe ho?"
She held his arm trying to make him look up but he slowly pushed it away;
"Nahi Riddhima I ruined it, I messed your life. Tu... tumhe mere saath nahi hona chahiye. Tum chali jao, main... Main laayak nahi hu tumhare. I don't deserve to have you in my life. I am a jerk... I shouldn't be... Main---"
All her hurt, her pain that she had never expressed but was captured in that small diary of hers shook him bad. He knew and had realized long ago that he had been wrong all the while, but reading the impact of his words on her, the way she had suffered just because of him left him shattered. And the mention of that night that she had made when he had tried to force her was so heart wrenching that he felt liking killing himself. Knowing how he had failed her trust and respect that night left him incapable of even meeting her gaze. He was highly ashamed of himself.
"Armaan please shant ho jao, ye sab kya bol rahe ho? Ek toh tumhe ye sab nahi padhna chahiye tha, it was... And it's all past Armaan. You don't need to blame yourself anymore."
"Riddhima how can you say that, I have been so so ruthless; so heartless with you. I have punished you for something you never did, I have insulted you in every way! Aur aaj main yaha pata nahi kaise mu uthakar aa gaya khushi khushi tumhe apne saath humare kamre mein le jaane, tumhari poori zindagi sare sapne tehes nehes karke, tumhari zakhmon par malham kaise laga sakta hu main? Aur kis haq se? Tumhari Mom sahi thi, tumhe mere saath nahi hona chahiye, tumhe... Tumhe mujh jaise gire hue insaan ke saath nahi rehna chahiye. You don't deserve this, you... You deserve much better!"
His eyes shed hot tears all the while that he spoke out of anguish, pain and guilt. The blood was rushing so high in him he just wanted to go far away from her and never ever even let his shadow touch her delicate being. She was too good for him, and he had no rights to ruin her life by letting her share a life with a scoundrel like him. She could see the anger and helplessness in his eyes and she knew he had read all of it that she had written in there. Though she had been on the suffering end she could not bear seeing him draw himself away ever coz she knew that every time he had hurt her he went through equal pain himself. His tears made her cry, she held his hand and tried to explain, to stop him, to lighten his guilt, to tell him that she was willing to shut the good for nothing memories away forever but he looked too disturbed to listen to her. And so finally when he just wouldn't listen to her and kept pushing her away she turned him around and held his collar all worked up now. She had had enough;
"Don't you dare say a word more Armaan, just shut the hell up and listen to me! Aaj tumhe meri har baat sunni hi padegi, bohot bakwaas kar chuke tum."
He had never seen her so angry, her eyes looked pure red not because of the tears that she shed but coz of the anger surging in her. She pulled him down gripping his collar tighter;
"Tum samjhte kya ho khudko, jab jo chahoge vo karoge haan? For God sake do you ever consider that I am your WIFE GOD DAMN IT!! Do you even know what that means? Tumhe kya lagta hai main bhagwan hu? Mujhe takleef nahi hoti, jo hua uska afsos mujhe nahi hai? Bas tumne sorry kaha aur maine sab bhula diya... haan?"
He pushed her hands off his collar and groaned;
"Nahi... main jaanta hu ki tum nahi bhula paayi ho vo sab, aur tumhe bhulana bhi nahi chahiye. Tumhe nafrat karni chahiye mujhse, mer----"
He was once again dragged down through his collar shutting him up;
"Mujhe kya karna chahiye aur kya nahi vo kabhi toh mujhe decide karne do. Kyu humare zindagi ka har faisla tum loge, kisne haq diya hai ye tumhe? Tumne kabhi socha bhi hai ki mera kya, main chahti kya hu, mujhe meri zindagi se kya chahiye kabhi socha bhi hai? Tumhari galti, tumhari saja, tumhari galatfemi... Sirf tum tum tum... bas apne ki hui galtiyon ki rat lagaye rakhi hai, mera kya? Bas koi baat hui nahi ki keh dete ho "main tumhare layak nahi, mujhe chod do!" Itna aasaan lagta hai tumhe sab kuch? Tumne itne din kabhi mujhe apne kamre ke as paas aane tak nahi diya, tumhari zindagi mein shamil karne ka toh chod hi do, socha hai tab main kyun nahi gayi chodkar tumhe? Har din, har pal kisi naye tareeke se tumne mujhe chot pohchayi meri insult ki, par main chup rahi! Kyun? Us raat jab tumne mere saath jabardasti karne ki koshish ki, bohot ghussa aaya tumpe, itni nafrat hone lagi tumse us waqt, par uske baad bhi main isi ghar mein hu! Kiske liye? Ananya Mom se dur rakha tumne mujhe fir bhi I tried my best to cure her, and mind you that wasn't only for you but also because I love her just like my mother. Par tumhari har galti, har naraazgi ko andekha kiya, apna self respect bhulkar tumhare saath khadi rahi, jaante ho kyun? Kyunki tum chahe jo bhi kar lo, jo bi keh lo, tum mere zindagi ka vo ahem hissa ban gaye ho jise main chahkar bhi khud se alag kar hi nahi sakti. Kisi bhi waqt apne ghar jaa sakti thi, aur tumhe vakai mein koi fark bhi nahi padta tab, par maine aisa nahi kiya, kyunki main jaanti thi tum emotionally kitne disturbed ho. Mere dil ne kabhi mujhe ijaajat hi nahi di ki tumhe us halat mein chodke chali jau, tumhe is tarah bikharne du. Har din til til tuti hu tumhari aankhon mein apne liye nafrat dekhke, par fir bhi itni himmat nahi juta payi ki tumse dur ho jau kyunki tumse dur hokar, main jee hi nahi paati."
Armaan tried to pacify her as she almost shivered with anger and her face had turned pure red with all the constant tears;
"Par nahi tum toh bas..."
She went quiet for a minute sobbing hard but before he could react she cupped his face and spoke right over his face;
"Tum jaante bhi ho maine kitna intezar kiya hai tumhara? Samjhte ho ki shaadi shuda hone ke bavajood jab pati thukra de toh kaisa lagta hai? Tum soch bhi nahi sakte kis tarah sambhala hai maine khudko sirf is ummeed se ki kisi din tum mera haath thamoge."
Armaan shuddered at her words shutting his eyes tight as he could clearly feel her pain.
"Maine kabse intezaar kiya hai us din ka Armaan jab tumhe sara sach pata chalega aur fir tum mujhe accept karoge apni life mein. Par tum... pehle apne assumptions ki vajah se, apni nafrat ki vajah se mujhe khud se dur kar diya; aur ab jab sach pata chala toh apne guilt mein, apni harkaton pe hue afsos mein pachtave mein mujhe dur dhakel rahe ho. Kyun? Aakhir main kya karu ki... ki tum... mujhe apna lo!"
She finally broke down unable to hold her pain and fury within her anymore. Her sobs increased tremendously to the limit that she felt her throat dry;
"Mujhe itni badi saja mat do Armaan, mujhe firse us andhere me mat dhakelo. Main bhi naaraj hu tumse jo bhi tumne kiya hai us sabse, ghussa bhi aata hai vo sab sochke jo kuch tumne mujhse kaha hai bina kuch soche. Main kabhi nahi bhul sakti vo waqt, vo sare din jo maine tumhare nafrat mein gujare hai. Par baat sirf itni hai ki main vo sab yaad nahi karna chahti Armaan. Main tumhare saath nayi yaadein banana chahti hu, jo un sab baton ko, un yaadon ko dhundla kar ke kisi din mita de."
She slid down crying hysterically having no more strength in her to stand on her own;
"Mujhe firse khud se dur mat karo, main nahi seh paungi! Main tut jaaungi Armaan ... tut jaungi main. Tumhare begair nahi jee paungi firse. Please don't do this to me... ple----"
He stood staring at her blankly for a minute as she cried helpless sitting by his legs. He couldn't stop his own tears listening to her heart wrenching confessions and he quickly held her arm pulling her up;
"Riddhima... look at me..."
He made an effort to cup her face but she did not let him as she kept sobbing covering her face with her palms so without thinking anymore he pulled her in his arms with a force and hugged her tight. "I am sorry Riddhima... Shh, I won't leave you ever. I promise main kabhi tumse alag hone ki baat nahi karunga... Please chup ho jao."
He caressed her head to soothe her but nothing really helped to shush her. But he was relieved when she moved her hands off her face and hugged him back with all her might. Hiding her face in his neck she kept crying hard. He was himself in tears but tried to calm her knowing pretty well that she wasn't going to be quiet any sooner. Afterall it was after months that her emotions had spilled out, that she had expressed all the pain that she had trapped within her since so long. His hand rubbed along her back hiding her completely in his embrace, soothing her but she still shivered. He made an attempt to have a look of her, to wipe her tears but she did not let go of him. Her death grip around him did not allow him to detangle and he simply cradled her in his arms waiting for her sobs to subside.
"Riddhima shh... bas karo. And you don't need to request, it's me who's supposed to be begging, par sirf is liye ab tak chup raha kyunki I thought ki mujhe tumhara haath thaamne ka haq hi nahi hai, us layak nahi hu main."
"Armaan tum---"
"Haan jaanta hu, ye main nahi sirf tum decide kar sakti ho. I am really really sorry Riddhima."
But his apologies definitely weren't enough to soak her tears. That is when he thought of confessing something he was sure she yearned to hear, Pulling her closer he planted a kiss over her ear and whispered;
"I love you Riddhima."
And as expected that was enough to silence her. Her sobs stopped and she moved out of the hug to see if what she heard was true. And as soon that she looked up he confessed yet again this time cupping her face with much more passion;
"I love you! Aaj ya kal se nahi Riddhima, us din se jab tumhe pehle baar dekha tha, jab tum mujhe treat karne aayi thi. Mere dil ki baat samjhkar hi Mom ne tumse rishte ki baat chalayi thi Riddhima."
She was so thrilled by his words that she just kept staring at him numbed to react. Seeing her still he rubbed her arms and planted a lingering kiss over her forehead and then kissed her eyes. Armaan caressed her cheek lightly and then held her chin;
"Mujhe maaf kar do Riddhima mujhe vo sab nahi kehna chahiye tha. Ho sake toh bhul jao vo sab, hum ek nayi shuruat karenge jaha main kabhi tumse alag hone ki sochna bhi nahi chahta aur is liye main aaj abhi isi waqt, tumhe meri patni hone ka har haq dena chahta hu. Tumhe har tarah se apnana chahta hu... agar tum ijaajat do toh. Bolo Riddhima, are you willing to complete this relation?"
She did not know if she physically was really ready, but mentally she definitely needed his support, emotionally she needed him and so instead of replying she simply held his hand that cupped her cheek and kissed his palm as few more tears trickled down her eyes. But as she still kept crying he couldn't bear her tears; "Riddhima will you stop crying? Pleease!!"
He pleaded with all his might but she seemed unaffected. So without any warnings he held her cheek and gently placed his lips over hers. But all he could get in response was her shiver, though momentarily she did go quiet. So he looked down at her and seeing her eyes closed and her deep breath, he held her nape and kissed her as passionately as he could. His warm lips stroked hers gently sucking onto them as if absorbing her pain. She did not respond, but did not move away either. He knew she was trying to register everything that was happening and so just placed his lips over her tightly letting her feel his touch and soon moved away. He called her softly so that she opened her eyes and once that she did, he bent down and picked her up in his arms. She could feel her heart pounding as he started walking out of the room looking down straight in her eyes. She couldn't keep her gaze locked with his, over whelmed by the intensity of his gaze. She shuddered further more on realizing he had carried her all the way to his room and then placed her down on her feet and locked the door turning to her; "Ye room is waqt se utna hi tumhara hai jitna mera, yaha aane ke liye tumhe meri ya kisike bhi permission ki jarurat nahi hai. Tumne jo bhi sapne sajaye hai vo hum saath milke poore karenge. Vo sare photographs, tumhari pasand ke curtains... Jo chaho vo, aur vaise is room ko rakh sakti ho, tumhe poora haq hai! It deserves your touch, and more than anything else you need to mark it yours."
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