Parts 26 - 30 below...
Part 26
Ridz was shocked by what she saw in the mirror, it seemed like this was the first time she had really looked at herself properly. The young woman smiling back at her looked so mature and grown up, dressed in a simple white sari with pink embroidery, there was an innocent beauty about the woman. Ridz reached forward to touch the soft skin of the woman in front of her; she was amazed that the mirror could lie so well when she had such great difficulty. Ridz lifted the earrings that Armaan had bought with the sari and gently put them on, the long pink and crystal stoned earrings seemed to glimmer from behind her hair, looking in the mirror she felt something was missing, but what...
Krishna walked up behind Ridz and hugged her tightly,
K: "My sweet Ridhu, aaj aap bohot khoobsurat lagrehe hai". Ridz blushed back as tears of affection came to her eyes.
K: "Uh huh, no tears, tumhe pata hai na mujhe tum sirf haste hue achi laghti ho, abh chalo smile, smile" she started tickling Ridz until she finally started laughing. "See that's better, abh jaldi karo Armaan neeche bechan horaha hai apne dulhan ko milne"
R: "Krishna..." Ridz blushed and looked down shyly. "Mein kaise laghrahi hu?"
K: "hmmm... kuch missing hai, kya, kya, I know" she reached past Ridz shoulder and picked up a cute small bindiya and placed on Ridz forehead, "Perfect, abh chalo, mujhe bhi toh tayar honi hai, Shiv kiliye, mein tumhe raath main milthi hu, have fun" she kissed Ridz on her cheek and walked out of the room closing the door quietly behind her.
Walking down the stairs she was suddenly became hesitant, she would be alone with him at tonight, remembering what happened last time they were alone Ridz was somewhat apprehensive of what would happen tonight. She knew that when she was Armaan, her mind stopped working and impulse took over; there was a mixture of fear of what the night would bring and excitement at the thought of being with Armaan. She could feel his piercing gaze on her, she could picture Armaan standing there staring at her, completely awestruck, the thought made her laugh out loud, the nervousness had now erupted and she couldn't control her laughter anymore. Ridz sat on the stairs holding her stomach laughing, tears started coming out of her eyes from the sheer pain of how hard she was laughing. All of this made her more nervous and laugh more. Ridz looked up at Armaan for some help but the look on his face was exactly as she had imagined and this only made her laugh more.
"Get a grip of yourself" she kept telling herself, but the laughter wouldn't stop, "It's only Armaan, you know Armaan. And you've done this before, you've been out with guys before" she felt her cheeks turning from pink to red as panic started creeping in, "I know its Armaan, you don't have to tell me, it's because it's Armaan". Ridz closed her eyes and covered her face with both hands, the truth was although she had been out with guys before it was never on a date, it would always be a social gathering, with a large group of friends and the relationship had never gone past the stage of holding hands. This was completely new for her, not only had she fallen head of heels for Armaan from the moment she saw but they were now engaged due to be married in a few months.
Watching Ridz come down the stairs Armaan was lost for words, in that spilt moment he went from nervous Armaan sitting waiting for his fianc to get ready so they can on their first official date to the luckiest man on earth who had the pleasure of taking this angel out on a date. Armaan was lost in her beauty when her sudden eruption of laughter bought him back to reality and confused at what he saw. One moment he saw Ridz walking down the stairs looking beautiful in the sari that hugged her figure in the all the right places, every thing he could ever dream of and more then he saw her laughing like mad sitting on the stairs in tears.
Confused and worried Armaan went forward and placed her a hand on Ridz's shoulder, to his amazement his touch made Ridz freeze, she seemed to stiffen at his touch, the laughter that was echoing in the room had abruptly stopped. Worried Armaan slowly lifted Ridz up from the stairs holding her shoulders, "Kya hua", Ridz kept her gaze on the floor, she couldn't bring herself to look at him, she just felt so silly and embarrassed. Armaan lifted her face with his finger, worry was written all over his face as he saw tears still streaming down Ridz's face, her eyes were closed, her cheeks burnt pink and her lips twitched, she looked so beautiful and vulnerable, he just wanted to take hold of her and protect her from the world. "basket, kya hua"
Ridz's eye's flew open, the love and concern she saw on Armaan's face made her melt, she kicked herself for being the reason for Armaan being so worried. Ridz smiled at Armaan weakly and hugged him tightly. Armaan was slightly taken aback by this sudden gesture but hugged her back tightly. "Kya hua basket, tummhe mera gift acha nahi lagha" he whispered in her ear. Ridz smiled into Armaan's shoulder, "bohot achi laghi" she moved out of the hug and saw that Armaan still looked worried, he seemed to be searching her eyes for answers as he gently wiped her tears with the back of his hand. Ridz smiled at his cute show of affection, "mein teekh hu" she assured him, she gently poked his cheek so that his dimple was showing then kissed his cheek. The smile she loved to see on his face once again graced his gorgeous face.
Ridz stared out of the window looking at the moon smiling down at her, she was so happy, life was perfect, she was with the one person she loved more than anything in the world and knew he loved her back just as much, she closed her eyes while the wind swept across her face, she could smell the seaside, her favourite place in the world. This was the one place in the world where she felt she could let all her worries wash away... where she was able to talk to god directly without all the noise of the world. It was just her and god, Ridz pictured herself and Armaan sitting on her beach with no interruptions, just sitting hand in hand around a fireplace on the beach. A smile played on her lips, the beach was her place to dream and since meeting Armaan she hadn't been there. There just seems to be no worries or dreams that she needed to tell god about, she was living her dreams.
A: "Ahem... ahem (louder)" Ridz opened her eyes, she hadn't realised that Armaan had stopped driving and had parked the car. But where were they, it was completely pitch black outside, no tree's, no street lights, no humming of busy roads just a gentle sound of waves... waves! Ridz shot up in her seat and looked out at the beach, they were at her beach. "he couldn't possibly have known about this place" she thought, Ridz turned in her seat to look at Armaan but he wasn't there, the passenger side door of the car opened and Armaan held out his hand for Ridz. Ridz slowly reached out and took a hold of his hand, unsure whether she was still dreaming Ridz stepped out of the car, the smell of the sea immediately engulfed her senses and the gentle breeze kissed her face. Ridz closed her eyes praying for this dream to never end.
A: "Pasand aya" Armaan's lips gently brushed past Ridz's ear, she shivered at his touch, Armaan wrapped his jacket around Ridz's shoulder thinking maybe she felt cold. Ridz opened her eyes,
R: "Bohot" she took the jacket off and gave it back to Armaan "mein teekh hu..." when she saw Armaan looked a bit rejected she added "Waise tumhare jacket iss sari ki saath kuch jamhta nahi" she winked at Armaan and smiled which made him smile.
A: "Aisi bhaath hai toh" Armaan wrapped his arms around Ridz, "Yeh suit karega?". He affectionately placed his head on Ridz shoulder, closing his eyes to count his lucky stars.
R: "Armann, hum yaha kya karehe hai?"
A: "Dinner" he replied matter of factly and took a hold of her hand and started walking towards a tent Ridz had failed to see till now. The tent seemed to be glowing in the middle of the deserted beach, beautiful tiny Chinese lanterns hung from the edges of the tent glistening behind the white mesh which draped around the sides of the net. As they approached the tent Ridz noticed a satin white sheet on the ground, covering the entire ground inside of the tent, the sheet was covered in rose petals. There were millions of cushions covering the sides of the tent, it actually looked quite comfy. Ridz turned to look at Armaan confused when she saw him hold a picnic hamper in his other hand.
A: "Woh... erm... meine nahi chahta ta ki koi aur yaha humme dinner serve karke disturb karre so I packed us a picnic" he lifted the hamper and smiled weakly at Ridz, unsure of what her reaction would be, "is that okay?"
R: "It's perfect" Ridz lifted the hand Armaan was holding of hers and kissed the back of it. "Challe bhook laghi hai"
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Part 27
A: "Aise nahi" Armaan picked Ridz up in his arms and started walking towards the tent, Ridz carried the picnic hamper in one hand while the other hand safely wrapped itself around Armaan's neck
R: "Armaan, mein kudh chal sakhti hu"
A: "Mere hote hui tumme kahi bhi nahi chalne parega"
R: "Armaan... tummse nahi hoga"
A: "Kui, tum itni moti hogaye ho"
R: "Armaan" Ridz started hitting Armaan playfully on his chest
A: "Is that the best you can do Ms basket"
R: "Nahi, this is" she started running her fingers up and down the back of Armaan's neck. Armaan started to melt, he looked at her shocked,
A: "That was a cheap shot, abh meri baari" he smiled at her mischieviously. He continued to walk towards the tent with Ridz struggling to get out of his hold, he just kept going
R: "Ridz kuch kar, kuch kar" she had an idea and dropped the picnic hamper on the beach "Armaan, rukho, basket ghir geya"
A: "Basket, woh toh meri baho mein hai" he continued smirking
R: "Armaan, mein nahi, picnic basket"
A: "Oh toh kehna ta na" he put her down and went to pick up the basket, as soon as he put Ridz down she picked up the basket and started running away from him. "Hey basket, not allowed, come back here" and he started chasing Ridz around the tent.
Armaan finally managed to catch Ridz from behind and picked her up and spun her around, the picnic hamper luckily landed safely on the cushions in the tent
Ridz echoing laugh slowly stopped as she felt Armaan stop spinning her, she hadn't realised that Armaan's hand's where holding her bare waist, the heat of his hand's slowly made there way up to her face as she felt her face turn pink. Ridz lowered her gaze as Armaan slowly lowered Ridz, he felt the sudden change in atmosphere and for once he wasn't nervous about the change
Armaan gently put Ridz down and held her closer to his chest, they slow danced to the music of the waves, neither Armaan nor Ridz wanted to let go of the moment, Armaan slowly spun Ridz around so she was now facing him and held her close to his heart. The joy of the moment made him completely forget that this would be last time he saw her until Krishna's wedding was over.
Ridz buried her head in Armaan's chest listening to the music of his heart and the waves was a magical. Armaan slowly lifted Ridz face so he could look into her eyes, she looked so delicate and magical, he couldn't believe how lucky he was to have her in his arms at that moment in time
R: "Kya hua" Ridz asked frowning slightly
A: "Kuch nahi" he ran his fingers along her forehead to smooth out the creases on, Ridz closed her eyes smiling at his touch, Armaan really wanted to kiss those lips, but didn't know how she might feel so left it "Erm kana kahle, meine banaya hai" he smiled at her. Ridz nodded and they say down to eat
R: "Armaan, tumne yeh sab banaya" Ridz looked at all the food amazed, there was Paratha's, aloo tikki, saag aloo, biriyani, fish kofte (and my favourite) gajjar ka halwa
A: "Koi shak" he lifted his hand with biriyani for Ridz to eat,
R: "Armaan, yeh kya karehe ho, mein khud kasakhti hu"
A: "Tum na, bohot hi unromantic ho, pehle mein khud chalsakhti hu aur abh mein khud kasakhti hu, kya yaar meri hote hui tumme takhleef uthane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai" he sulked sitting there looking away from Ridz
R: "Okay baba sorry" Armaan still look at her, "Sorry kaha na, abh tum bacho jaise harkate maath karo aur jaldi kilao, mujhe bookh lagi hai", she sat there with her mouth open ready to eat
A: "Mein bacho ki tara harkate karta hu" he continued to feed her with his hands "mein tumhari senior hu, bacho jaise harkate tum karte ho",
R: "Acha, mein bachi hu" Ridz bit his hand
A: "agh" Armaan shook his hand acting as though he was in pain, after a few minutes of laughing Ridz thinking she had really hurt him stopped and took a hold of his hand
R: "I'm sorry, bohot dard horaha hai" she asked genuinly concerned. Armaan nodded in agreement. "lao mein tummhe kiladeti hu" she took the plate from Armaan's other hand and started feeding him while Armaan just stared at her in awe.
After dinner was over it was time for desert - gajjar ka halwa
R: "Abh chalo jaldi halwa kao, aaa karo" Armaan kept his mouth shut tight, "Armaan, kya hua, kao na"
A: "Nahi, mujhe yeh desert nahi chahiye"
Ridz looked around puzzled at all the food "Toh phir kya chahiye, yaha toh aur kuch nahi hai" she looked at him confused. Armaan slowly leaned closer to Ridz, Ridz was now bending backwards "Armaan, kya karehe ho"
A: "mujhe meri desert chahiye"
R: "ha toh kao na, gajjar ka halwa" she lifted the spoon feebly, she hadn't realised how much she had leaned backwards, as soon as she lifted her handed she fell on the cushions backwards
A: "Woh wala nahi" Armaan know moved so he was towering over Ridz
R: "Toh..." she barely managed to whisper, Armaan was now inches away from her face and she knew what was coming, she closed her eyes waiting for the touch of his lips, when it didn't happen Ridz opened her eyes to see Armaan staring at her with that gorgeous smile on his face "Kya..." before she could finish Armaan caught her offguard and kissed her hard.
Ridz's hand slowly reached up and started caressing Armaan's cheek, tracing his jawline, moving gently towards his ear, Ridz's touch was driving Armaan insane, he took a hold of her hand and put down beside her, they both kissed each other passionately lying on the satin covered cushions, Armaan's lips trailed away from Ridz's lips to her ears, he nibbled her ears while Ridz melted, she tried to move her hands but Armaan's grasp just got tighter. His lips slowly made their way down to her neck, the soft skin tasted like coco butter, her scent was driving him insane
R: "I love you Armaan" Ridz whispered, she didn't even know how the word's slipped out, she hadn't meant them to, they just came out. Her words bought Armaan back to reality, he stopped immediately, resting his head in her shoulder's "Yeh mein kya karaha ta" he thought as tears of guilt started forming in his eyes. Ridz felt a lone tear escape from Armaan's eyes and fall on her neck. "Armaan" she whispered worried
Armaan slowly lifted his head in shame, "I'm sorry" he whispered back and started moving off Ridz. Ridz put her hand on his shoulder when he sat up
R: "Kya hua" she turned his face towards her and wiped the tears away
A: "I'm sorry, mujhe yeh sab... I'm sorry" Ridz hugged Armaan tightly
R: "I'm okay, really... tummhe maafi mange ne koi zaroorat nahi hai". Ridz stroked Armaan's hair gently till she was sure he had calmed down.
R: "Abh chalo, yeh sabh jaldse pack karo, ghar bhi toh jaana hai" they packed the remainder of the food away and sat there for a bit talking
R: "Armaan, tummne mujhe yaha kui laye" she asked resting her head on his shoulder as they sat there watching the moon over the gentle waves
A: "Yeh mera saab se favourite jaaga hai, mein yaha akhsar aata hu, socha iss bar tummhe bhi yaha le ao"
R: "Kya tum yaha akhsar akhele aate ho, yah phir kissi ki saath" she entwined her fingers with his.
A: "Ha akhele aata ta, par abh mein tummhe hamesha apni saath le aongi. Isse koobhsurat jaaga tummne kabhi pehle dekha hai"
R: "Nahi" Ridz thought about telling Armaan that she also visited the exact same beach often, but then thought again, she didn't want to ruin his moment
Armaan swiftly lifted Ridz and made her sit on his lap, "aur mene iss se koobhsurat lamha kabhi nahi dekha" he snuggled his chin into Ridz neck, while Ridz closed her eyes and enjoyed the comfort of their realtionship.
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Ridz snuggled closer to Armaan as the sun rays hit her face, a smile played on her lips as familiar cologne took over her senses.
Feeling someone lightly breathing on his chest Armaan slowly opened his eyes to find Ridz curled up next to him, his arm was over her waist while Ridz had her hands under her head like a pillow. Armaan smiled at how cute Ridz looked while sleeping, he gently moved the hair that was sitting across her face, Ridz smiled at his touch,
A: "Basket utho, subah hogaya hai"
R: "Nahi, mein nahi uthungi"
A: "Basket..." he starts tickling her slightly on her stomach
R: "Armaan" she opens her eyes, "not fair, aaj ki bhaad mein tumse kabhi bhaat nahi karungi" she rolled over looking the other way
A: "kui" he pulled her closer, so her back was now pressing against his chest and wrapped his arms around her
R: "Tumne Krishna se kui promise ki hum uski shaadi ki baadh hi abh milenge"
A: "Oh toh yeh baath hai, basket samja karo, uski shaadi horahi hai, aur woh chahti hai ki woh apne sabsi pyari seheli ki saath kuch waqt betaye London jaane se pehle, ab mein usse manna kaise karta"
R: "Par woh akeli kaha hai, mein toh uski saath abh rehti hu, aur vaise agar woh phirse Shiv se akhele mein milna chahe, like yesterday, tab mein kya karungi", she turned around and started playing with his shirt buttons
A: "Shiv toh kaal Krishna se mila hi nahi, woh to Sujal jiju ki saath Shimla geya hai"
R: "Par Krishna ne toh.." she realised Krishna must have lied to her to get her to go out with Armaan and silently thanked her caring friend. "okay challo, humme ghar jaana hai, Krishna ghar par akheli hai"
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Part 28
Krishna blasted an air horn in Ridz's ears
Ridz jumped up and nearly ended up head butting Krishna's head because of the sheer speed she had jumped up at "KRISHNA" she held her hand's tightly against her ears while she tried to fumble out of bed. In the rush she tripped over the covers and fell face flat on the carpetted floor
Krishna fell on the bed now rolling with laughter.
Ridz got up from the floor with one hand against her forehead, rubbing it slightly, looking livid at Krishna "Krishna yeh kaisa mazaak ta? Koi subha aise jagate hai kya?"
Krishna was still laughing at Ridz...."mein aur kya karti, puri raat tumhari bak bak kiliye soh nahi payin aur subha tumhare karathe ki vaaje se... aur koi shaam ko 3 baje soh ta hai kya?"
R: "Kya 3 bajgeye" she ran to the bathroom without a backwards glance. Shouting from the bathroom "Tumne mujhe pehle kui nahi jagaya... " she ran out of the bathroom with a towel rapped around her to find Krishna sitting on her still unmade bed going through her phone... hold on that was my phone, Ridz thought, on closer inspection she realised it was. "Krishna tum mere phone ke saath kya kareheh ho" she went over to Krishna to take her phone, but Krishna just moved away with it...
K: "Saari raath tum sapno mein aakar sathati ho, aur subah hoti hi mujhse dhur chali jati ho... yeh kaisi insaaf hai" Ridz realised that Krishna was going through her text messages and tried to snatch her phone back
R: "Krishna stop, mein kehrehi hu, stop there..." she chased Krishna around the room while Krishna kept reading
K: "3 din nahi mille toh laghta 3 janam hogaye, abh tumhare bin aek din bhi nahi guzara jaye..." "Oh so sweet hai na Ridz"
R: "Krishna, mujhe meri phone do" she chucked a pillow at Krishna who ran out of the room, Ridz went to chase her out
K: "Arre Ridz kapre toh pehenlo, tab takh mein yeh sabh parleti hu" she winked at Ridz and ran down the stairs again
Ridz quickly put on a pair of tracks and a sleevless top and chased Krishna down the stairs. Her was still wet sticking to her face as she ran down. Ridz chased Krishna around the couch, around the dining table, around the garden and Raj uncle who was sitting there having his afternoon cup of tea
K: "Papa, bachao mujhe yeh bilkul pagal hogayi hai"
R: "Uncle bolo Krishna ko meri phone dene kiliye"
Raj was looking from Krishna to Ridz, Krishna was standing behind Raj while Ridz was in front, if Krishna would try to move to the right the Ridz would go in that direction, so Krishna would try to go the other way but then Ridz would also go that way.
Raj: "Yeh sab kya lagaraha hai tum dono ne, Krishna Ridhu ko uski phone do"
K: "Par Papa issme kya likha hai yeh toh parlu pehle"
R: "Krishna don't I swear, agar tummne meri phone nahi di na bohot bura hoga"
K: "Oh ho, aise kya karlogi, Armaan ko bataogi" she winked
Raj smiled at his daughter and small tears of happiness sprang to his eyes. Ridz noticed this...
R: "Uncle aap ki aakhon mein aaso" she stopped trying to catch Krishna and knelt down on front of Raj
Raj: "Nahi kuch nahi" he tried to wipe his eyes before Krishna saw him. Krishna bent forward and circled her arms around her dad's shoulders from behind with one arm and with the other she made him turn his face slightly so she could see his face. raj looked into his daughters eyes and one lone tear escaped. Krishna shook her head at him and wiped it away affectionately.
K: "Papa, aap bhi na, dekho mujhe bhi ruladiya" she too now had tears in her eyes. She hugged Raj tightly from behind and Raj patted her arms affectionately
Raj: "Sorry beta, dekho mein nahi rohraha, abh tum bhi bandh karo" he patted Krishna's head to sooze her and get her to stop.
Ridz took her chance and snatched the phone from Krishna's hand "Na na, I've got my phone" and she tried to run away but bumped into the coffee table landed with a thud on her bottom.
Raj: "Ridhu beta tum teekh to ho na"
Krishna hugged her dad tightly and laughed at Ridz, "patha nahi Ridz meri jaane ki baad kya hoga, humesha aisi girti rahi gi kya?"
R: "Meri chinta karni koi zaroorat nahi hai" she stood up and brushed away the grass from her trouser's
K: "Ha, abh to Armaan jiju hai na tumhare chihnta karne kiliye"
Raj: "Okay bacho yeh sabh abh chodo, shaam ko sangeet hai na, toh kuch kaam nahi karna kya?"
R: "Arre ha, Krishna tu bhi na... dekh tere vajese meine abhi takh apne bhaal bhi nahi sukai"
K: "Sangeet aur teri baal ka kya lena dena, sangeet par tum apni balo se meri mehendi lagayegi?" she smiled teasingly at Ridz
R: "Duffer ofcourse not, abhi bhi tori shopping bakhi hai, mujhe mall par jaana hai"
K: "ha to meine kaha tummhe subha 4 takh phone par baath karne kiliye? waise tum kisse bhaath karahi te" she winked at Ridz knowing exactly who it was but didn't want to say anything to her dad as he wouldn't approve.
R: "Krishna, tu bhi na.... mein kisse bhaat karahi ti" she was blushing like hell, how could Krishna do this to her infront of Raj uncle. Krishna had done her a huge favour by not telling her dad about the night Ridz went for dinner and didn't return till the morning, but ever since that day Krishna had been using it against her to blackmail her and tease her.
Raj smiled at Ridz, he remembered the days when he too had fallen in love with Krishna's mum and how they would talk endlessly on the phone at nights and meet each other in the mornings. Not wanting to make Ridz feel uncomfortable any longer "Krishna meine kaha na tummhe ki Ridhu ko tang maath karo, jao abh jaldi shopping karke aow, sangeet 7 baje shuru hota hai, mehmaan bhi aate honge... jaldi karo"
Krishna and Ridz went to the shops and picked up the final things, like jewellery and shoes, it seemed no matter how many sets of bangles and shoes they bought, something always seemed nicer, so they would buy that as well.
Part 29
SANGEET
Anjali walked into the large decorated hall, the sangeet was well under way with girls laughing and dancing around the room. Anjali spotted Krishna and walked over to congratulate her
Anjali: "Krishna babe" she bent down and hugged Krishna affectionately. Just then a girl who was sitting near to Krishna turned around hearing the voice
Ridz: "Anjali? tum yaha?" Ridz and Anjali looked at each other shocked and amazed for and amazed. Almost instantly the confusion disappeared and Ridz stood up and hugged Anjali
Krishna looked at both of her freinds, shocked at the way they seemed so close "Ridhu tum Anji ko janti ho?"
Ridz pulled back from the hug, "Ha, Anjali meri dost hai, aur meri saath hospital mein intern hai' par tum isko kaise jaanti ho?"
Anjali know butted in "Ridz mein aur Anjali London mein aek saath padayi karte te, phir mein yaha India agayi aur woh wahi rehgayi... aur tum dono aek dusre ko kaise jaante ho"
Krishna laughed at the coincidence of the whole matter, "Mein aur Ridz bachpan se dost hai, uhi kaho ki dost se zyada hum beheno ki tara hai"
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Sapna cam running upto Ridz "di, challo na naache te hai"
Ridz: "nahi Sapna, tum jao, mein yahi teekh hu"
Krishna: "kya hua ridz, jao, tummhe toh sirf mokah hi chahiye centre of attention banne kiliye"
Sapna: "Jaane dijiye na Krishna di, di ko kaha naachna aata hai, meine toh sirf polite hone kiliye poocha ta... waise" Masti now approached the group with Minnie holding her hand, "mein aur Masti toh inki chooti kardenge, hai na Masti" Sapna winked at Masti to play along.
The one thing Ridz couldn't do was back out of a challenge, another point to her countless flaws. Krishna caught on to what the little girls were up to and smiled at their shararat "Oh ridhu, Sapna net oh challenge karli hai, abh kya karoge?" she winked at Sapna and grinned "waise agar tum chaho toh hum sab yeh maan sakhte hai ki Ridz ko naachna nahi aata"
Ridz: "huh, mujhe aur naachna' hahaha, for your kind information mein bohot achi tarah se naach sakhti hu aur logho ko nachana sakhti hu. Come one Anjali" without she started to walk towards the middle of the room
Anjali: "Hoi, yaha mein kaha beech mein agayi, mujhe nahi naachna" Ridz rushed back towards Anjali and whispered desperately
Ridz: "Please Anjali, humari dosti ki kaathir' please mujhe in picheo ko sabakh seekhana hai.. mujhe challenge karte hai, Ridhima Gupta, huh"
The room got dark, everyone hushed to see what was happening, Ridz nervously looked towards Krishna. She hadn't taken centre stage by herself since her engagement had broken off. Krishna noticed the nervousness in Ridz eyes and gave a her a reassuring smile and wink
Ridz took her cue and started to sing.....
ankhiya na maar mere
ankhiya na maar mere
Ridz turns around and winked at Sapna who now has a massive grin plastered on her face. She was so happy to see her sister getting back to normal and everything going realy well for her finally
ankhiya na maar mere yaar mundiya
tenu nai karna pyar mundeya
ankhiya na maar mere yaar mundiya
tenu nahi karne pyar mundeya
mere dil se i deewane nahin khel na
jaave jaave jaave mere dholna nahin bolna
jaava jaave jaave mere dholna
Ridz got into the full swing off the music now dancing around the floor, sashaying around like she was gliding on the floor
ankhiya na maar mere yaar mundiya
tenu nai karna pyar mundeya
Ridz made her way over to Krishna and nudged her shoulder against her which made Krishna loose her balance slightly, this made Sapna and Masti laugh alot as Krishna was now pretending to be angry with Ridz
mere dil se i deewane nahin khel na
jaave jaave jaave mere dholna nahin bolna
jaava jaave jaave mere dholna
Sapna and Masti wanted to join in dancing with Ridz now but Sapna pointed out to Masti that if they did then Ridz would more then likely stop dancing, so instead they sat their pretending to not look interested. Anji on the other hand was having a blast, her and Ridz were singing and dancing away
reiya sharatane hai mainu luteya
dil de deewana tere uth mar miteya
reiya sharatane hai mainu luteya
dil de deewana tere uth mar miteya
tan sheeshe ka hain na uchalna
jaave jaave jaave mere dholna nahin bolna
jaave jaave jaave mere dholna
Ridz twirled around Sapna sticking out her tongue as she passed her' Sapna immediately took the challenge up '
Chori chori chupke se aayega woh
Aake tumhe le jaayega haan
Chori chori chupke se aayega woh
Aake tumhe te jaayega haan
Yehi jeevan hai apna yehi to woh sapna
Main ne dekha tune dekha hum sab ne dekha
Yeh sapna na toote na roothe tera raanjhna
Chori chori chupke se aayega woh
Aake tujhe le jaayega haan
Sapna and Masti danced around Ridz, while Ridz stood there blushing profusely' she could see the love in her sisters eyes for her and her own welled up slightly. She smiled brightly at her sister and to be sister-in-law
Ridz and Anji went towards Krishna who was sitting there all this time was enjoying the spectacle'.she had completely forgotten that this was supposed to be her sangeet.
Ridz and Anji dragged a reluctant Krishna from her seat and all four girls (Sapna, Masti, Anji and Ridz) started dancing around her while a very shy and embarrassed looking Krishna stood there beaming at her friends
Ang se ang lag jaaye to
Pyaar ka rang lag jaaye to
Ang se ang lag jaaye to
Pyaar ka rang lag jaaye to
Rang phir na yeh chute
Na roothe tera raanjhna
Chori chori chupke se aayega woh
Aake tujhe le jaayega haan
Ridz started to sing now to Krishna now, holding Krishna's shoulders from the back who was now getting slightly emotional and teary eyed, while the other girls continued to dance
Kitne janmon ka yeh mel hai
Shaadi kismat ka ek khel hai
Kitne janmon ka yeh mel hai
Shaadi kismat ka ek khel hai
Aisi kismat na phoote
Na roothe tera raanjhna
Chori chori chupke se aayega woh
Aake tujhe le jaayega haan
Krishna hugged Ridz tightly as the song finished, when they heard from behind'
Armaan and Shiv had already entered by now and were eqaully amazed and by the sheer beauty of their loved ones now hugging in the middle of the room.
It seemed like a lifetime since Armaan and Ridz had met according to his feelings at that moment, and it seemed since the last time they ahd met Ridz was a completely different person, her beauty seemed to have doubled since he last saw her and the affection she now showed towards her friend he felt he hardly knew her. How can someone be so fun loving and carefree and still manage to be so mature and sensitive? Armaan was falling in love with her all over again' he was still in a trance when Sujal who was standing behind his brother and brother-in-law was laughing at there state started singing.considering this was a sangeet it was only fitting
Banno Ki Mehndi Kya Kehna
Banno Ka Joda Kya Kehna
Banno Lage Hai Phoolon Ka Gehna
Banno Ki Aankhen Kajrari
Banno Lage Sabse Pyaari
Banno Pe Jaaon Main Vaari Vaari
Ridz and Krishna broke away from the hug and saw Armaan and Shiv staring at them'completely lost in a world of their own. For Krishna this was the funniest sight she had seen in ages, she never thought Shiv could look so silly with his mouth hanging half open and his eyes almost popping out of their sockets' Ridz on the other hand seeing Armaan after such a long time felt like a new born woman.
Unknowingly she had been waiting to catch a glimpse of Armaan since the sangeet had began, and now finally when she had seen him she couldn't contain her emotions' almost immediately she went forward to hug Armaan, forgetting her surroundings' she took a few steps forward when she felt someone take hold of her arm' confused turned around to see Krishna holding her arm with a bewildered and amused look on her face. Ridz stared at Krishna for a few seconds then realised what she was about to do, she turned around to see Armaan with a huge grin on his face looking at her with his piercing eyes' becoming self concious for the second time that day Ridz turned around and rushed to go sit down with all the other girls'
Armaan smiled at the sheer beauty and innocense of Ridz, in that one moment he had seen and felt how she too had missed him and felt the same way he did after seeing her after such a long time. Taking the queue from Sujal jiju's song Armaan who usually didin't like making a show of himself started to sing the rest of the song'
Banno Ki Saheli Resham Ki Dori
Chhup Chhup Ke Sharmaaye Dekhe Chori Chori
Banno Ki Saheli Resham Ki Dori
Chup Chup Ke Sharmaye Dekhe Chori Chori
Yeh Maane Ya Na Maane Main To Ispe Mar Gaya
Yeh Ladki Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladki Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Not being able to step down from a challenge Ridz was now over the stage of being embarrased and shy stood up to sing the female part of the song with Anji, Masti and Sapna to accompany her
Babul Ki Galiyaan Na Chad Ke Jaana
Paagal Deewana Isko Samjaana
Babul Ki Galiyaan Na Chad Ke Jaana
Paagal Deewana Isko Samjaana
Dekho Ji Dekho Yeh To Mere Peeche Pad Gaya
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Shiv who had all time stood to a side still in shock from seeing Krishna looking so beautiful, started to sing to Krishna now
Lab Kahe Na Kahe Bolti Hai Nazar
Pyaar Nahin Chupta Yaar Chhupaane Se
Pyaar Nahin Chupta Yaar Chhupaane Se
Roop Ghoonghat Mein Ho To Suhana Lage
Baat Nahin Banti Yaar Bataane Se
Yeh Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Ya Jaane Khuda
Yeh Ladki Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
As Shiv sang for Krishna, her heart leaped, she blushed and looked down not daring to look into Shiv's eyes. Nobody else apart Shiv and Ridz noticed this, feeling very protective of her friend Ridz jumped in
Mangne Se Kabhi Haath Milta Nahin
Jodiyaan Banti Hai Pehle Se Sabki
Jodiyaan Banti Hai Pehle Se Sabki
Oh Leke Baaraat Ghar Tere Aaonga Main
Meri Nahin Yeh Marzi Hai Rab Ki
Are Ja Re Ja Yun Jhooti Muthi Baatein Na Bana
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Banno Ki Saheli Resham Ki Dori
Chhup Chhup Ke Sharmaaye Dekhe Chori Chori
Babul Ki Galiyaan Na Chad Ke Jaana
Paagal Deewana Isko Samjaana
Yeh Maane Ya Na Maane Main To Ispe Mar Gaya
Yeh Ladki Yeh Ladki Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladki Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Yeh Ladka Haay Allah Haay Haay Re Allah
Soon the night ended and all the guests were on their way home. Krishna had already been taken up to her room to rest by Maya while Ridz stayed to help clear up. She was quitely humming away to herself smiling recollecting the events of the evening' when out of nowhere someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her behind a pillar, covering her mouth in the process.
Out of fear Ridz's immediately reaction was to fight back, she closed her eyes and tried to scream but the hand muffled her voice so she took her chance and bit the hand as hard as she could. Feeling the hand move away immediately she tried to push her way past but froze when she heard a man's voice shout out in pain.
Ridz: "Armaan?" she whispered, still amazed and confused
Armaan: "Nahi bhoot" he shook his hand in pain and studied the teeth marks on his hand. "Yeh kya basket, jabh bhi mein tumhe aise pakarti hu, tum mujhe kaathe kui ho"
Ridz: "Aise choro ki tarah harkat karoge toh aise hi hoga" she took a hold of his hand angrily and gently blew on the now swelling red teeth marks
Armaan stared at her lovingly as she gently blew on his hand "pehle dard deti ho, phir malam bhi tum laghi te ho?" he whispered near her ear, blowing gently on her hair. The warm breath kissed her ear, sending shivers down her spine. She closed her eyes, trying to control her emotions. Armaan slowly lifted her chin with his finger, Ridz slowly opened her eyes to find Armaan's eyes searching her face, and she could clearly see the love and passion in them. In that one moment their eyes seemed to speak a million words to each other. A smile played on Ridz's lips, remembering the way Armaan was staring at her earlier; she had never seen him looking so vulnerable and cute looking, it seemed as though across the room they were silently having a conversation with each other.
Armaan noticed the smile on Ridz's lips and loved the way her lips twitched when she was trying to hide her smile, unable to help himself he gently ran his thumb across her lip as his hand gently caressed her baby soft skin.
Ridz blushed further, this gentle teasing was driving her mad, Ridz's hand slowly and almost automatically reached uptowards Armaans face. As if yearning for her touch, Armaan closed his eyes and rubbed his face against her warm skin, completely lost in the moment both Armaan and Ridz had closed there eyes and were now just enjoying the warmth eminating from each other.
"Di, kaha ho aap, Krishna di bularehi hai" Sapna was coming down the stairs looking for Ridz.
Armaan instantly grabbed Ridz by her waist as both of their eyes shot open; this unwelcome intrusion had caught both of them off guard. Realising it was Sapna Ridz tried to move from Armaan's grip, feeling rather playful himself Armaan just held on tighter'
Ridz: "Chodo na' Sapna dekh legi"
Armaan: "Toh dekhne do, waise mein koi chori nahi karehi, joh sabse chup kar tumhe milu" he smiled cheekily down at her as a shocked pair of eyes looked back...
Composing herself "Agar chori nahi hain toh aise chup kui rehe ho, chalo Sapna ki saamne bhi chalo" now it was Armaan's turn to be shocked, was she being serious he thought
Sapna was coming closer and closer by the second to Armaan and Ridz's hiding place "Di kaho ho aap?"
Armaan moved his arms from around Ridz waist immediately, not wanting to get caught, but Ridz had other plans. As soon as Armaan let go off her waist she immediately flung her arms around Armaan's neck and pulled his face down for a long and pasisonate kiss. Sapna passed by them without seeing or disturbing them, Armaan and Ridz on the other hand were way past caring and completely lost in each other to notice anything around them. The kiss seemed to last forever, the hunger for each other was visible in their desperate kiss, all emotions that were locked away from 5 days now came across in this one long passionate kiss.
Finally breaking away from each other for the sheer need of oxygen, Armaan gazed into Ridz's eyes, completely lost.
Ridz: "Kya hua? Aise kya dekhrehe ho?"
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Part 30
Ridz face started glowing red as she blushed while Armaan continued to stare at her intently'"Armaan" she gently gave him a shove to bring him out of his daze
Armaan beamed back at Ridz' "Jaanti ho, mein jab bhi tumhe dekhta hu, aise sharmate hue' tori gabrai hue tab laghta hai'" Armaan gently caressed Ridz cheek while he whispered gently to her "I'm falling deeply and madly in love with you all over again'" Ridz stared into Armaan's eyes questioningly, how can someone love her so much she thought silently as a small smile played on her lips again while she counted her lucky stars. Unaware of these thoughts Armaan continued " kabhi kabhi darr laghta hai... darr laghta hai ki yeh haseen sapna toot na jaye aur tum'" looking questioningly at Ridz "Tum mujhe chor kar kabhi nahi jaogi na?"
Ridz lifted her hand and held onto arms hand that was caressing her cheek, she smiled sweetly at Armaan "Mujhe pagal samajh rakha hai kya'" Armaan was slightly taken aback by this response, he lifted his eyebrow quizically, almost hearing his thoughts Ridz went onto explain "Abh hamare beech sirf baghwan hi asakhte hai' tab bhi mein unke saath ladkar tumhe kabhi bhi akhela nahi chodungi". Saying this part Ridz became slightly emotional, she could never imagine life without Armaan now, unknowingly Armaan had become the reason for Ridz existance and without him life just seemed unbearable.
Armaan was so touched by Ridz words, he wanted to say a million things back to Ridz but no words seemed to describe what he felt at that time. They both embraced each other longingly; Ridz rested her head on Armaan chest listening to his declaration of love from his heartbeat. Armaan closed his eyes holding Ridz close to him, feeling the warmth eminating from her body, her chest rising and falling as she peacefully hugged him back, Armaan finally felt at peace with life, the long awaited emptiness that had began to dawn on him when he dropped her off that day at Krishna's house after the beach night now disappeared, but deep down a nagging feeling kept on at him. This sense of belonging and feeling whole was going to be short lived, he would once again have to let her go' A silent tear slowly made its way down Armaan's cheek unknown to him.
Ridz opened her eyes as she felt a hot tear fall on her head, she raised her head slowly from Armaan's chest to see him standing there with his eyes closed, almost in meditation, if it wasn't for that small line of worry on his forehead he looked so content at that point, but it was that small line which worried Ridz, thinking about why Armaan was worried made her worry, she saw the trail of the tear that had shortly before landed on her head. She saw another tear slowly make its way down his cheek, slowly moving her hand upto his cheek she wiped the tear and poked it slighthly so his dimple would appear then swiftly placed a kiss on his dimple so his smile would deepen. Armaan still with his eyes closed smiled away to glory. How he had missed her and her little gestures.
Armaan opened his eyes and looked on shocked at the two grinning faces standing a few feet behind Ridz who was looking back at him with a gorgeous smile expecting a response to her little gift.
"Eh hem" Ridz jumped and shot her head around looking pertrified to see a smug looking Sapna and Masti standing there with their arms crossed trying very hard to hide their giggles. Realising they were still holding onto each other Armaan and Ridz parted immediately both shifting from one foot to another, looking everywhere but at each other. Sapna and Masti burst out laughing watching their elders acting like children caught stealing.
Mas: "Bhabhi ko itni jaldi chordi bhai?" She raised her eyebrows up and down while Sapna burst out giggling. Both Armaan and Ridz turned bright red
A: "Erm' mein chalta hu" and he started to rush past Masti and Sapna
Sap: "Arre itne jaldi kya hai jiju" she winked at Armaan and nudged him, "abhi toh sirf humne pakra hai' abhi mummy bhi arehi hogi' aap tora intezaar kariye, mein abhi bulati hu unko" Sapna went to open her mouth and call out for her mother when Ridz quickly covered her mouth from behind and whispered dangerously in her ear'
R: "Agar Ma ko tumne kuch bhi kaha toh mein unko bata dungi ki tumne peechli maths test mein fail kiya ta, aur yeh bhi bata dungi kyun fail kiya' kissi Sahil'" she let the words linger as Sapna's eyes widened in horror. She immediately jerked her head around so she was facing Ridz and stared at her shocked as Armaan and Masti just watched on thinking what are these two sisters whispering about.
Finally finding the courage Sap: "Di' aapko'kaise'" Ridz now stood their with a huge evil grin on her face as she grinned at Sapna not ready to spill the beans any time soon.
Scared at being caught out Sapna grabbed Masti's arm and dragged her away from there' "kya hua.. hum'" Masti's questions could be heard fading away as Sapna dragged her away leaving a very happy Ridz and extremely confused Armaan behind.
Once the girls were out of view and Armaan was sure they weren't coming back he turned questioningly at Ridz who was smiling away very triumphantly. Sliding his arms around her waist from behind "Basket, tumne aisa kya kehdia dono baageye?" he murmured near her ear. Ridz turned around wrapped her arms around Armaan neck, smiling at him the entire time' "Kuch baatein bataya nahi jaate' chupana parta hai' ta ki aage jaakar balckmailing kiliye kaam aye" she winked at Armaan at which he laughed loving the how she handled the situation whereas he was too embarrased to utter a word.
Ridz walked Armaan out to the car, Masti and his mum had already left with Maya by then and Sapna and all the other girls were already asleep. They both walked silently towards the car hand in hand not wanting to let go, not really wanting this night end or any night that would see them being separated. Finally next to the car Armaan turned around and took hold of both of Ridz's hands.
A: "Aghar mein tumse kuch mangu kyat um dogge mujhe?" he smiled sweetly at her
Slightly puzzled by the question she replied "Joh bhi hai toh tumahara hai, mangne ki kya zaroorat hai". Armaan lifted Ridz hand and kissed them gently.
A: "Tab toh mein request nahi par hukhum karunga'" he made his goofey smile face. Armaan went around to his car boot and took out a large present. "Barso shaadi par tummhe yeh pehna hai"
R: "Armaan yeh kya?" she went to open it straight away but Armaan stopped her by gently placing his hand on hers to stop.
A: "bhaad mein kholna, jab mein yaha nahi hu, okay?" Armaan played with Ridz hair that was hanging open on her shoulders.
R: "Par mujhe abhi dekhna hai" she fussed like a kid, loving her childish acts he wondered how she had managed to stay so innocent in such a cruel world.
A: "You love me na, toh mera bhaat maano aur yeh bhaad mein kholna"
R: "Kissne kaha mein tumse pyar karta hu" she teased him,
A: "Tut tut, jhoot math bolna, warna pach taoge". Ridz knew exactly what he was hinting at and almost instantly the pain in her stomach erupted' clutching her stomach
R: "Fine. karti hu, abh jao" the pain started to ease away. Armaan watched on amused at how senseless Ridz was, if hadn't reminded her she would never have admitted she love him, and when she did admit it then she said it like this
Wrapping his arms around her petite waist once again, "pyar ka izhaar aise karte hai?" he gently pulled her closer to him and raised his eyebrow questioningly. Forgetting she was acting to be angry at him, Ridz lowered her gaze shyly as she felt the colour rise to her cheeks.
R: "Armaan, koi dekhlega" she whispered not daring to look at him. Knowing there was no chance of being caught at this hour of the night Armaan was in no mood to let this beautiful moment pass. The control his touch had over her excited Armaan to no ends, knowing what she was expecting to happen, Armaan decided to be playful. He gently blew on her face, casuing Ridz to close her eyes in delight. His strong masculine cologne was driving her mad, she was loosing all control of her senses. Armaan watched on in delight, he wasn't lying when he told she looked even more beautiful when she blushed, she really did look breath taking, the slight tint of pink was still visible on her cheeks under the moonlight which made her face radiate in the dark.
Armaan slowly moved his arms from around her waist closer to the front and before Ridz could react he started tickling her like mad. Almost instantly Ridz started laughing, her laughter rang through the night sky as Armaan continued to tickle her, laughing with her and enjoying the happiness that was so plain to see on her face.
After much begging, laughing and chasing around the car, they both stopped breathless form there night time exercise, feeling reluctant to go Armaan was trying to start any random conversation but as luck would have it nothing was to come out of it. Just as Armaan had managed to catch Ridz attention and they were about to start a deep conversation Armaan pager went off. Hitting his head with his hand..
A: "Mujhe jana hoga.. emergency case hai" he made a puppy sad face at Ridz
R: "Armaan tum Dr pehle phir Armaan' abh jao"
A: "Mann nahi kara tummhe chod kar jaane ko basket.. tum bhi aajao na mere saath hospital"
R: "Armaan, raath" quickly taking a look at her watch she looked at in in disbelief "Subah 3am bajrehe' tum jao" she started to push him into the car.
Armaan reluctantly sat in the car and rolled down the window "Par jaane ko maan nahi kara, please ajao mere saath"
R: "Armaan" she crossed her arms and made a fake angry face at him, then getting a better idea she smiled again "mujhe miss naa karo, uska bhi dawai hai meri paas" Armaan looked at her slightly puzzled again for the millionth time that night. Ridz bent down and kissed Armaan sweetly on his cheek. A huge smile spread across Armaan face as he slowly raised his hand to his cheek still taking in what had happened. He turned his head to say something but Ridz had already reached the front doors of the house. Just before going in she turned around and gave Armaan a flying kiss then vanished behind the large oak doors.
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