Intro-Part 28 😊
Intro 😊
Ridhima rushed to her first day at the hospital. She knew she was late, and that her senoir doctor may as well scold her and maybe kick her out of the hospital. Afterall, Dr.Gupta had told her when she had come to apply for her internship that her senoir doctor is quite strict, she did everything precisely on time, on second late and you might as well leave the hospital. And Riddhima believed in that herself, afterall doctors had to be quick or they would loose precious lives thast belonged to patients. Time was a big factor when it came to life and death. Riddhima slowed down, looking for her senoir doctor's office. [This is Dr. Riddhima Gupta, one of the new interns in the biggest hospital in Mumbai: Sanjeevani].
'Nayi mama, mujhe nayi khana, mein late ho jaon gi! Aur mein pehle hi din se naukri se chooti ho jaye gi. {no mama, i dont want to eat it! i am going to get late. And then i will be kicked out of my job on the first day} a sweet girl's voice called back. She rushed out of the room but was stopped by her mum!
'ab kya mama? {what now mama?}' said the sweet voice.
'Have fun and best of luck on your first day of work....Dr.Sapna' said the mother.
'oh mama' and with that sapna gave her mum a hug and rushed out the door. [ This is Dr. Sapna. She is also an intern at Sanjeevni who knew nothing about the senoir doctors. Boy was she in big trouble!]
'Bye pyaare pyaare plants. See you tonight! I hope my days goes well. Now come give papa a big hug before he leaves!' the young man put a gentle arm around his plants and hurried away on his bicycle. He was the most sensitive person and hated pollution! And he knew that he was late...like he always was for everything...[ This is Dr. Atul and he is also a intern at the hospital. Nature lover and he just had to be a doctor! what was better then saving lives..there would be more people to stop global warming, right?]
Screeeeeeech! The car came to a halt just in time. Right infront of the young girls destination. In an totally western attire, she stepped out in her red high heels. Walked into the hospital not caring that she had knocked over a nurse who was carrying a tray medicines..not even stopping to apologize. She walked straight to the locker room gather her coat and put away her purse and left.[ This is Dr. Anjali another intern at Sanjeevani. You may have figured out her personality by her actions.]
Strolling in carefree, taking of his leather jacket and swinging it over his shoulder...the young dude went and walked into the locker room..taking everything into notice. There were supposed to be four other interns and there was no sign of them yet. He strolled in, went to the locker room. Carefully placed his jacket in his locker took out his white doctor's coat he had worked hard to wear and headed out. He almost made it to his senoir doctors office when...[This is our young. sweet. and hot Dr.Armaan and yes he is also another intern at Sanjeevani and the last one.]
Part 1- Basketball
When...'TUM?' Armaan turned around to find...Basket there?!?!
'Basket, tum?'Armaan whispered, a silly grin flashed across his face as he realized that she was one of the interns he would be working along side. No wonder she left so quickly...
*FLASHBACK*
'Running this distance everyday is good for your heart and helps your mind refresh,' echoes the voice of Riddhima in the background.' I do this run everyday and today is a really important day and it's really important I relax my mind.'
She continues to run, looking down she notices an untied shoelace. Noticing that she was near the basketball, she took a seat and began tying it..when a basketball hit her against the head. She turned her head in a flash..glaring her eyes at the man whose back was turned.
'How shameless he is. No shirt, but he was playing with little kids and she loved little kids dearly, but he didnt seem to care. His hands were moving about and down, his shoulders shrugging. Oh she would show him now! Dr. Riddhima wouldn't allow this!' She picked up the basketball, straightened up and pulled out her earplugs.She strode towards Armaan stood facing him. Looking into his eyes, his eyes so beautiful and hers flared with anger. She threw the ball and...swoosh it was a basket.
She began to walk away but stopped upon the man's call.
'Hey! Ek match ho jaye?' he shouted.
Ridhima turned, a smile played across her face and then she nodded.
The Match:
Armaan and Riddhima stand across each other.
'Poor thing,thought Armaan, doesn't know what she has got herself into!' He smirked at her.
'Poor guy, doesn't know he is against the girl who has never lost a match of bball all her life...and she won't loose now!'
The ball is thrown into the air. Ridhima gets it leaving Armaan astonished. She begins dribbling and he chases, she shoots and she scores.
The ball is in Armaan's possesion. He dribbles and Ridhima is doing a great job in blocking him. He is about to shoot when she slaps the ball down and dribbles it to the other net. She scores. She was in lead 4-0.
Armaan has the ball he dribbles, fakes a shoot that Ridhima falls for and scores. 4-2
The boys who had been cheering for Armaan before the match had begun, were watching silenty. They shouted loudly when Armaan scored. He grins at them and thumbs up but notices that Riddhima is in possesion..she dribbled the ball toward the net but Armaan blocked it dribbled it and scored. 4-4
More loud cheering. Riddhima has the ball and is dribbling when her cell rings. She takes it out and notices that she is late.
'Sorry, gotta run.' She informed Armaan. She is almost halfway acroos the court when Armaan calls her. She turns around.
'Yes!'
'Naam toh bathi jao! {Tell your name before going!}' Armaan says.
Riddhima walks to him. Shows him a thumbs up and makes it a thumbs down.
'What about our match, when will we finish it. Right now!' Riddhima shoots. 'I win! Like usual!' She runs away, heading home.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
Part 2- Red...Sauce Waala
Recap: Ridhima had yelled 'TUM' making Armaan turn. He realizes it is the basket...the basketball match is remembered.
'Tum...mera matlab aap aunty!?! App kaisi ho!' Ridhima asked her favorite aunty.
'Mein toh teek hoon par apni awaz neeche rako! Tum ab bachi nayi re {I am fine but keep you voice down. You are no longer a child}'replied Padma. [This is nurse Padma. She is the head nurse at Sanjeevani and has been working here for about 15 years now.She has known Riddhima since her childhood.]
So, thought Armaan, this Basket is Doctor basket. I'll have some fun now. He quickly hid behind the wall and watched Ridhima bid farewell to the nurse and walk away. Armaan notices a peon walking by with a trolley that had a bottle of red sauce. He took some and put a little by his lip and a bit on his forehead for a better effect.
He lay down on a bench, one leg straight on the bench and the other on the floor. He moaned as he saw Ridhima coming.
Ridhima saw him and rushed to his aid. At first she just looked at him and then:
'Tum? tum yahan kya kar rahe ho aur tumhe kya hua? [You? What are you doing here and what happened to you?] questioned Ridhima.
'Woh mein, mujhe chot laghi hai. Mein seedhon se neeche ja rahe tha, jab mein ghir gaye. {Me, I have gotten hurt, I was walking down the stairs when I fell!} moaned Armaan in agony.
Without another word, Ridhima ran and went frantic in hopes of finding a senoir doctor who could look after him.
Dr.Gupta saw her and asked her what happened.
'Woh, sir, actually wahan ek patient hai jisko bahot chot lagi hai aur bahot dard mein hai. Please aap usse dekh li jiya. {Sir, actually there is a patient who has gotten badly hurt and is in lots of pain. Please, go and see him!} replied Ridhima, out of breath.
'Teek hain, chali Doctor. {Okay doctor, let's go.} he replied.
Riddhima led the way and noticed no one was there. Angry and embarrassed she looked at Dr.Gupta. She opened her mouth to speak but he interrupted.
'Please, just go to your senoir doctor. She hates latecomers like I had mentioned to you earlier.' And he left without another word.
Ridhima walked to her senior's doctor and noticed that four people were already there. She stood next to two of them. A girl who was wearing a jeans with a beaatiful kurta and another who was wearing jeans and a t-shirt of blue and green. She stood across two of them. Dr. Anjali and Dr.Armaan?
Part 3- Dr. Keerti
'Dr. Anjali?' called the senior doctor's voice.
'Here' rang Anjali's voice into the empty silence.
'Dr.Atul?' called the senior's voice.
'Here' replied an innocent voice It came from the man standing next to Riddhima.
'Dr. Sapna?' called voice again.
'Here' squeaked a terrified voice, coming from next to Ridhima.
'Dr.Armaan?' said the voice.
'Here, ma'am!' answered Dr Armaan, it was cool and he was trying to avoid Ridhima's eye because she looked at bursting point.
'And lastly, Dr. Ridhima?' questioned the senior voice.
'HERE!' she replied a bit loudly and angrily.
The senoir doctor ignored this and introduced herself to the 5 interns.
'Hello, I am Dr.Keerti and am your senior doctor. I am glad that no one was late on their first day at work because I absolutely despise late comers. Today you are working at Sanjeevani. I am to tell you all about the rules and regulations of the hospital but first I wish to tell my three rules that you must all follow.
1. Always be on time.
2. Answer your pagers on the first ring.
3. Don't talk to me loudly. (She stared at Ridhima, making Ridhima go red in the face.)
So.....(and she told the interns about the rules of Sanjeevani.) Okay there are five pagers on the table, eash one bearing your name. Please retrieve your pager after I tell your duties for the day. You are to be at your duty or ward in five minutes. Got it? Okay so your duties are as follows:
Dr.Anjali and Dr.Atul are to be in the ICU. You will be working with me there.
Dr.Sapna you will work in the general ward where you shall meet Dr.Shubhanker and he shall tell you your patient.
Dr.Ridhima and Dr.Armaan, you two are to be in the cancer ward and there is a new patient in the hospital. He is a child and has blood cancer. You will meet Nurse Lovely there and she will be all the help you need. Understood? Okay get your pagers.'
Ridhima walked to the table and noticed no pagers were left. She turned to go and tell Dr. Keerti when she heard whistling right behind her. She turned around to find Dr. Armaan standing there. She looked at his hand and saw that he was holding her pager. She made to grab it but he pulled it out of her reach. He stuck out a thumbs down and slowly made it into a thumbs up.
'Here!' and handed her, her pager.
'Shall we go Dr.Basket?' Armaan questioned, smiling goofily at her. He walked away while she glared at his back. She walked out and met with the other interns.
'Hi, I'm Dr. Sapna!' called Sapna chirply sticking her hand out to Riddhima.
'And I'm Dr. Atul!' came his sing song voice. He stuck out his hand. Ridhima shook their hands.
'Hi, I'm Dr...' Ridhima began.
'Basket!' coughed Armaan..interrupting Ridhima middway through her sentence.
She was angered and made to hit him but Armaan cowered infront of her said 'Please, spare me my life. I don't wanna die so young. I still have to get married and if I die a bacehlor than thousands of girls will die to, hearing their beloved Armaan had died.' Anjali smiled at him at this.
'Ridzi, stop bothering him. Just leave it.' She smiled at Armaan but gave a stern look to Ridhima meaning just forget it.
'Par Di..' said Ridhima misinterpeting the look for an 'its-ok' look.
'Kya, you mean to say that you to are sisters? Impossible!' said Armaan. 'I mean Anjali..you are so pretty and sophisticated while Basket here isn't the world's best looking, but looks like a donkey!'
Atul glanced at his watch and said that they better get to their wards it's getting late. Dr. Keerti would skin them alive if they were late. So Anjali and Atul went off for the ICU. Sapna left to the general ward. Armaan and Ridhima left to the cancer ward.
When Armaan had called Ridhima a donkey she hadn't yelled at him or expressed any anger, she hadn't said anything. Now he was calling her names like behnji and basket. But she wasn't responding in fact she was smiling.
'Helloooo...basket? Tum teek toh ho na?' {Hello Basket, are you alright?}called Armaan.
'Haan mein toh teek hoon, kyun? Kuch hua kya? {Yes, I am fine. Why? Did something happen?} questioned Ridhima.
Ridhma and Armaan reached the cancer ward. Ridhma asked for Nurse Lovely and saw her near a bed at the end of the ward
Part 4- Dhoni
When Ridhima reached Nurse Lovely, who was a potatoe of a woman,she noticed that Nurse Lovely had a horrified look on her face. On one of the report papers there was something written that had left Lovely's mouth open.
'Kya hua? {What happened?}' asked Ridhima, worried.
Lovely's mouth opened but no sound came out. She just held out the clip board. As soon as it was in Ridhima's hands lovely began to cry.
'Sorry hai ji. Voh is ladka ne meri jaan le li hai. Yahan aye hua ek ganta bhi nayi hua aur theen bar bhag chuka hai ji. [Sorry, this boy has taken my life. He hasn't been here one hour and ran away three times already.]' cried Lovely out of irritation. 'Aur is baar reports par likh liya usne. [And this time he wrote on the reports!]' she finished.
'Well, you know what to do. Go and get another copy of these reports. We need them to see what we can do. Dr. Bas...I mean Ridhima and I will go and look for this boy. What is his name?' solved Armaan quickly and cooly.
'Teek hai ji. [Okay]' replied Lovel relieved that she didn't have to look for him. 'Uska naam Harsh hai par voh Dhoni naam pasand kartha hai.[ His name is Harsh but he likes the name Dhoni better.]
Lovely left. Armaan walked forward out of the cancer ward. He looked back to make sure Ridhima had been following him but she had stayed rooted to her spot. He backtracked. Ridhima was staring at the file in her hand. She hadn't taken in a word of Lovely's after she had looked at the writing. It couldn't be his writing. No...no it couldn't be. There were thousands of people coming to Sanjeevani..and many people could put a smiley when they finished writing. It couldn't be him..no matter how much Ridhima tried to convince herself a lone tear still slipped down her cheek.
'Hey Basket! Tum teek toh ho na? [ Hey Basket! You fine right?] asked Armaan wondering what he could have possibly done to make her cry.
'Yah..' she replied slowly wiping her tear and follwing his lead. 'Waise uska naam kya hai?[ Anyways, whats his name?]'
'Harsh..mera matlab Dhoni. [Harsh...I mean Dhoni.]' replied Armaan deciding not to tease her.
Ridhima stopped in her tracks. It was him he'd been the only one who'd preferred Dhoni over Harsh..well atleast he was the only one she knew that preferred to be called Dhoni. No it wasn't possible...Dhoni couldn't have b-blood cancer.
'No...' cried Ridhim softly.
Armaan turned turn to see that she was a few feet back. he walked back to her. She looked pale and couldn't support her own weight. He ran to her and put an Armaan around her shoulder. She collapsed. A few seconds later she opened her eyes. She ran from Armaan's arms asking every one in sight about Dhoni. Finally after several minutes she found him hiding under a bed in the general ward.
'One...two...three'Ridhima pulled Dhoni from under the bed and gave him a hug. 'So how's it going boyfriend?'she asked giving him a slight smile.
'Girlfriend? Tum aur yahan? [ Girlfriend you and here?]' cried Dhoni. He flung his arm around her and gave her a hug.
'Arre tumhe yaad nahi ki mein doctor bangayi. Aur mein kya sun rahi hoon tumhare baare mein? Tum Nurse Lovely ko pareshan kyun kar rahe ho? [ Don't you remember, today I became a doctor. And what am I hearing about you? You are harassing Nurse Lovely?]' questioned Ridhima.
'Well, girlfriend you know how it is. It is so boring in a hospital and you have to have some fun so i just wanted that but I won't be bored now that you are here.' he replied.
'Well, let's get you back to your bed.' said Ridhima, holding his hand and leading the way out.
Meanwhile, Armaan had been behind her the whole time. How did she know Dhoni and it wasn't him who had done anything to make her cry. Awww man..he gave up a chance for teasing her for no reason. Well next time sunny boy.
Armaan followed Ridhima out and went to check up on Dhoni.
Part 5- Lovely and Atul meet...
Anjali and Atul were in the locker room. Atul was sitting down and taking a rest. As he closed his eyes Sapna walked, looking dreamy.
'Tumhe kya hua? [What happened to you?] question Anjali.
'Hmmm..' replied Sapna.
'I said, whats with you?' Anjali said annoyed.
'Nothing, nothing!' said Sapna finally coming out of her dreamland.
She had met a doctor who was a friend of DR.Shubankar. He had spoken to her kindly and had come there to meet DR.Shubhankar. She didn't exactly get a chance to find out his name because one of the patients had had an emergency. All she knew was how the doc had looked. He was tall, pretty good looking and he was smart. He had helped her with the patient while DR.Shubhankar had been out a while. Oh, if only she knew his name....
Ridhima walked in looking depressed. She ran to her Di and put her arms around her.
'Ridzi, Ridzi kya hua? [Ridzi Ridz, what happened?] asked Anjali sounding worried.
'Woh Di, yahan par Dhoni hai aur aur..{ Dhoni is here and and...] she couldn't continue because the tears had come.
Anjali glanced at Armaan who had followed Riddhima in.
'Voh, um Dhoni ko blood cancer hai[ Um Dhoni has blood cancer.] said Armaan.
'kya..[what?] gasped Anjali, and she tightened her grip on Riddhima. After a while Riddhima got a pager from Dr. Shashank Gupta and left to meet him. He was in his office.As soon as she left, Atul bolt upright, he had opened his eyes when he heard Ridhima cried but now he wanted to know why there were tears in her eyes.
Anjali explained that there was a nursing home in Lonalva. This summer Ridhima had visited there with their father. Dhoni was her fav. kid there and he had looked pretty pale last time they were there. He could barely move or walk. He had called out his girlfriend's name..Ridhima's out loud a lot of times during the night. When she came he looked worse than ever. Our dad, he's a doctor had done some reports and admitted him in the hospital. Done some reports and before the results could come out Ridhima had to start her internship. She tried to contact him but it was no hope. And now she finds out like this that Dhoni, poor soul, has cancer.
Atul got up and went to Dr.Shashank's office right away.
'Poor Ridz,'he muutered. 'First, that stupid Armaan is bothering her and on the first day of work she has to cure her little boyfriend from blood cancer.' As he walked he wasn't paying attention where he was walking. He bumped into someone big. He was about to fall when strong arms caught him. He opened one eye and say a someone very big. A nurse who was smiling down at him, her eyes unfocused and dreamy. He coughed and she realized him and let go. He fell down but got up quickly before she could touch him.
'OH, sorry hai ji.' replied the nurse.
'It's okay,' Atul muttered as he made to walk away.
'Oh, aap ka naam kya hai. Mera naam Lovely hai, ji.' said Nurse Lovely.
'Mera naam Atul hai aur mujhe jaana hai.' said Atul and he hurried away.
Here's the next part. Thanks for commenting and please read. Also comment. I know this is a bit boring but I wanted to make Lovely and Atul meet.
Part 6- In Love? (Armaan and Ridhima)
Recap: Ridhima is in distress to find out that her little boyfriend has blood cancer. She is called to go and meet DR.SHASHANK GUPTA. Atul wants to go and comfort her but ends up meeting with Sister Lovely.
Atul reached the door to Dr.Gupta's office. He stood outside. After a while, he peered inside. He saw Ridz and she was standing next to Dr.Shashank. She had tears running down her face. Dr.Gupta had his hand on her shoulder. It seemed that Ridhima had begun to cry louder. Suddenly, Dr.Gupta gave her a warming hug and she poured her heart out. She said something between it her sobs, mistakenly is sounded like 'Papa' to Atul.
He decided to wait. He again heard Ridhima say 'Papa..Dhoni!' and she continued crying. After a while the door creaked open and Ridhima stepped out. She seemed embarrassed to see Atul. Atul was giving her a confused look.
'Woh tumhare papa hai kya??[Is he your Dad?]' questioned Atul.
Ridhima nodded unable to speak. Atul noticed that she needed cheering up so decided to leave the matter for now. Instead he told her not to worry.
'Arre yaar tum pareshan kyun hoti ho? Dhoni ko blood cancer hai? Toh, woh best hospital mein hain aur best care mein. Voh teek ho jaye ge, Ridhima. Don't worry. He's not alone. He has all of us. And you too have all of us. Besides if he sees you like this then he won't be to happy will he? [Oh dear, why are you worried. Dhoni has blood cancer right? So, he is in the best hospital and best care. He will be better. Dont worry Ridhima. He isn't alone he has us and you have us too. And is he sees you like this, he won't be happy either, will he?] said Atul.
Ridhima closed her eyes and when she opened them a small smile spread across her face. Of course he'll be fine, she thought.
'Let's go,' she told Atul a bit more happily.
Atul, who saw that his work had been done, that she was happy, began talking about his plants. How his land lady always tensed him and threatened to kick him out. She began smiling and talked along to. She's so nice, he thought. Too bad her sister isn't anything like her. They reach the locker room when Atul's pager rings and he has to leave. Ridhima was alone there. She went to her locker and got out a water bottle. She drank some, when she noticed that someone was running in the corridor.
She put her bottle away and went out. A little figure crashed into her.
'DHONI!' rang Sister Lovely's voice down the corridor.
Dhoni stood behind Ridhima.
'Please save me from the...the thing! She wants me to take my medicine but I don't want to! gasped Dhoni, out of breath.
Lovely stopped in front of Ridhima.
'Arre, Dr.Ridhima aapka patient phir se bhag gaye. Usko aur koyi kaam nayi hai ji? Uski dewai ka waqt ho gaya hai aur agar usne nayi liye toh phir...Dr.Keerti mujhe..mujhe..patha nayi kya karen ge ji! App ne kahan dekha hai kya?[Oh, Dr.Ridhima your patient has run away again. Does he have nothing else to do? It is time for his medicines and if doesnt take them then..Dr.Keerti she'll do something to me! I don't know what! Have you seen him?] asked Sister Lovely furiously.
'Nayi maine nayi dekha.[No i have not seen him!], Said Ridhima. 'Just put the medicines by the bedside table. I'll deal with.' said Ridhima quite quietly, so quietly that Lovely had to lean in to hear.
Lovely nodded and walked away, furious but confused.She's a good doctor, she'll know what to do, thought Lovely.
Ridhima took Dhoni and made him understand to take his medicine, it took a lot of convincing. But in the end he gave in, but only if Ridhima would give him a kiss after on the cheek. She thought about it for a quick second and agreed, smiling.
She took him to his bed and found Armaan standing there, checking his files and studying the case. He saw Ridhima approach and saw her smiling with Dhoni walking behind her, blushing. It was so cute, thought Armaan, but what man blushes?
Ridhima took out the medicines gave them to him. He drank them down his eyes following her as she walked behind Armaan to get the file to record the time the medicine was given. As she took the file, her hand brushed against his making him feel heavenly. She took it and wrote down the information.
'Hey, Girlfriend!' called Dhoni as Ridhima made to walk away.
'Yes, Boyfriend?' replied Ridhima innocently, knowing what was coming. He closed his eyes and pointed at his cheek. Ridhima bent forward and kissed his cheek. Armaan who had been watching felt weird inside. How could she do that? When...what the heck was he thinking. Armaan shook his head and walked out of the ward crashing into Ridhima who happened to leave at the same time.
'Tum!' they cried at the same time.
'Argh!' both replied at made to get out again and crashed into each other. This time Ridhima slipped and Armaan caught. He had stared at her, while she struggled to get up.
'DR.Armaan? Hello, anything in there?' she waved her hand in front of his face and then tapped it to his brain. The whole ward burst out laughing bringing Armaan back to his senses. He made her steady and she walked out while he walked behind her. Ridhima went to the lockerroom while Armaan to the cafeteria.
Armaan walked in to see Atul and Angie sitting there fighting.Sapna sat there, daydreaming again.
'Hey gorgeous. Champ, and daydreamer!' speaking to each one indivually.
'Whatsup? Why are you guys fighting?' asked Armaan grabbing the sandwich of a tray from a nearby waiter, who walked away looking a bit angry.
'She gave attitude...'began Atul but was cut off by Angie.
'He pushed me...' started Angie who was interrupted by Atul.
They fought like this. Ridhima walked in. Went to the table.
'Hey guys! Whatsup?' said Ridhima.
Atul and Angie were about to speak but were interrupted by Armaan who said,' Atul pushed Angie and Angie gave him attitude.'
'I see, well I'm gonna go order something. You guys want anything?' asked Ridhima.
'Yes I want a iced tea to cool down Atul's head.' said Anglie furiously.
'And I want a hot coffee to melt away Miss.Attitude's attitude.' said Atul.
'Okaay," said Ridhima giving them a weird look.
'Sapna want anything?' asked Ridhima.
'Sure!' said Sapna dreamily.
'Okaay..what do you want?' said Ridhima.
'No thanks!' said Sapna.
'Okay said Ridhima who was really confused.
'You want anything, Armaan? You seem to be the only sane person here other than me!' she said looking at the other three interns.
'Um I'll take a veggie sandwich with some chilled cola. Along with a slice of chocolate cake for later. Also, some soup and...garlic bread.' said Armaan, smiling.
'Is that it?' asked Ridhima thinking, 'I was wrong, I'm the only sane person here.'
'I think so, if i want anything else, I'll ask. You wouldn't mind getting it would you?' asked Armaan innocently.
'No I guess not.' She left.
She came back with Armaan's food, Atul's hot coffee and Anglie's chilled tea. She went back and got herself some cake with milk. It had taken about five minutes in the line. Her break was almost over. She sat down to eat and quickly began to gobble down her food and drinking the milk. While Sapna was busy daydreaming and Atul and Anglie glaring at each other while drinking the coffe and tea. Armaan stared at her. She looked so cute. She glanced down at her watch and saw that her break was over. As she got up, her pager rang and she rushed out.
Dhoni had an emergency!
Part 7A- A Normal Day...
Ridhima rushed down the corridor to Dhoni's bed in the cancer ward. He was laying there with his eyes closed..a solemn expression on his face. Ridhima walked up to him and stared at him..instead of crying she was smiling. She knew Dhoni only too well and he had that face when he was trying not to laugh... she sat down next to him and told a nearby nurse to get an injection.
Dhoni sat bolt upright upon hearing the word..injection. He looked at Ridhima who was smiling.
'Girlfriend..hehe!' he said nervously.
'Hello boyfriend..lucky for you I am on break..but I have to go and give Dr.Kirti a brief update on you! So seeya!' she ruffled her hair and walked away.
All the interns were waiting for Dr.Kirti near the reception.
She stepped in as Dr.Kirti arrived.
'Good evening doctors! I hope you had a good day, but i have some news for you. We all have to go to a camp in a village the day after tom! I will be coming with you along with your senior doctor, DR.Shubhankar and a great friend of his who will be joining Saanjeevani next week. He had just left a hospital in Goa because he was really needed in Sanjeevani! So get packing and leave your daily reports with me. That's all, you may leave.' said DR.Kirti quickly.
The interns all walked through the hallways when Ridhima said,'Di, I wanna go and meet Dhoni and talk to Nurse Lovely about his treatment, so please wait for me!'
'Okay Ridz, but be quick!' replied Anjali in an annoyed tone.
'I still can't believe that you two are sisters and the daughters of DR.Shashank Gupta!' exclaimed Atul.
'WHAT?' Cried Armaan and Sapna.
'Yah, we are sisters.I thought you knew?' said Anjali confused.
'No, you two are the daughters of DR.Shashank Gupta?' said Sapna, still in shock.
Armaan got on one knee right in front of Ridz and said, 'Oh, I am sooo sorry DR.Ridhima Gupta, daughter of best doctor ever, DR.Shashank Gupta! Please forgive me! He smiled goofily. Ridhima just gave him a disgusted look and went to meet Dhoni.
Next day..(finally after more than 6 parts i have made it to the second day. lol)
The sun is shining and Ridhima and Anjali walk into Saanjeevani. Anjali wlks in first but when Ridhima walks in Armaan also walks in knoocking each other. Ridhima toppled and Armaan caught her and stared at her...kept staring while Ridhima glared at him. Anjali glanced back and didn't see Ridz . She went back and saw her in Armaan's hand..she didn't like that.She went up to Armaan and tapped him on the shoulder. He dropped Ridhima as he saw Anjali. She glared at him and walked away.
She was in the locker room when Atul came running to her saying.'Hitler..i mean DR.Kirti is coming in two minutes and wants us to be there! Let's go!'
Ridhima followed Atul out when she saw Armaan walking slowly towards the locker room. Atul was walking up to him when she stopped him and said...'I think he knows!' and walked to the reception area with Atul.
Five mins later DR.Kirti has taken attendance and all bout one intern is there. DR.Kirti is furious and waits for him.
Armaan came in to be greeted by DR.Kirti's anger.
'WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?' she said quite loudly.
'I didn't know sir....I mean ma'am!' said Armaan wondering what he didn't know.
'Well don't be late next time!'...
Part 7B- A Normal Day...
'Anyways Doctors! I am here to inform you of Intern of the Month. The intern of the month is an award given to the best intern of that month. We determine the winner by seeing who has the most points at the end of the month. I wish you all luck. (Shockingly Kirti smiled as she said this ). You may leave,Thank you!'
Armaan and Ridhima head out to meet Dhoni in the cancer ward. Sapna goes to do her round while Atul and Angie go to the general ward to do the daily check ups for the patients there.
Armaan is whistling loudly and walking when his cell rings! It was...Tina!
'Hey darling..wassup?' said Armaan in the phone...
'Oh you wanna go out? Well how about tonight because tomorrow night I have to go a camp! ...sure sounds great! Love you too!' he turned the phone off.
He looked around for Ridhima but didn't see her...just her green dupatta flying after her as she entered the cancer ward.
'Hello Dhoni, how are you?' questioned Ridhima ...checking his reports.
'Whats this girlfriend? Have you found another boyfriend that you have stopped calling me boyfriend?' asked Dhoni worriedly...
Armaan walked in and stood behind Ridhima.
'Hey, Dhoni?' called Armaan...his breath running down Ridhima's neck.
Ridhima stepped around the bed and stood on the opposite side. He looked at her...smiling his goofy, irritating smile that she hated...no she adored it but only when he gave it to the kids, not her! She give him an annoyed look and asked Dhoni if he had been taking his medicines..he had! And he hadn't run away since that day. Wow! That's impressive Dhoni...thought Armaan..probably trying to impress his girfriend.
'Well that is very good Dhoni!'said Ridhima checking off the reports and walked away. Armaan followed.
'No Atul, we haven't checked Mrs. Sharma, we've checked Mr.Sharma..' called Anjali.
'No its the other way..we've checked Mrs.Sharma but not Mr.Sharma...' replied Atul.
'I'm right trust me, Atul!' said Anjali getting annoyed.
'No I am!' said Atul equally annoyed.
'..me..'
'..me..'
'..me..'
The patients stared back and forth as their voices got louder and louder until...DR.Kirti walked in and saw them fighting.
'Excuse me, what is gonna on here?' questioned Kirti, her anger showing on her face!
'DR.Kirti.....(the matter is explained to her!)'
'Why don't you just ask which patient has been checked?' cried Kirti.
'oh..we didn't think of that DR.Kirti.' called Atul thinking why he hadn't thought of that. Whar an idiot Anjali was!
Dr.Kirti,' I hope this doesn't happen again.' She swept out of the room while Anjali and Atul called each other an idiot and started fighting again in whispers.
Everyone is in the locker room.
'It was such a tough day, yaar! How did you manage?' questioned Atul to Armaan.
'Well, I didn't get yelled at by DR.Kirti becuse I was stupid like you.!'
'Hey, Armaan it's not my fault! It is Anjali's fault! She was so stupid!' cried Atul...shocked.
'Me, it was all you!' said Anjali outraged.
'...you..'
'...you..'
'..you..'
'STOP IT! yelled Ridhima. She stormed out of the room and went looking for Sapna.
'Isko kya hua?' cried Atul.
An evil grin spread over his face! Oh he had succeeded in making her mad! He had talked nonstop about nonsense..chewed her brains out and she hadn't said a word against it but instead did her duties. 'Nothing!' he replied and left for a good night's sleep. He had to be there early enough to check on Dhoni and then get the bus.
'Whatever!' Anjali left too.
Atul was left alone and he was mad.
'Anjali is so stupid! She makes me so mad!'
'Heey, Sapna!' called Ridhima. She is outside the hospital and calling Sapna! 'I looked everywhere for you? Where were you?'
'Oh I had to finish my rounds and one of the patients wasn't feeling well. Just went to the locker room to find no one there!'
'Oh well seeya tomorrow! I hope your mum has given you permission! called Ridhima.
'Byeeee!'
Part 8- Vivek...
Ridhima is jogging early in the morning and notices she is near the basketball court but no one is playing. She runs there and stops infront of the kids.
'What happened guys, why aren't you playing?' she questioned them.
'There's no one to play with!' they replied glumly.
'How about I play with you?' she asked.
'SURE!' they yelled.
So they begin to play. Ridhima is having lots of fun. Running laughing and just enjoying with the little kids. Armaan came running...in hope of playing a quick game before work. He was late, and he knew it. He was really tired. He had gone out with his girlfriend and got home from the club around 3:00 am and slept a bit later than intended. He couldn't tell the kids that he was late because of a girl. It wasn't a good enough excuse for them. He didn't want to come and face them because they knew they'd be mad. But he had to face them some day!
But when he came near the basketball court, he heard a ball dribbling, the pat-pat of runnning shoes against the cement court and laughter??
He hurried and saw the back of a girl with open hair running to the basket and scoring.'Boy does she look hot in black!' he thought. But he was horrified in his thoughts in a few seconds. It was BASKET! The one who usually wore suits to work and looked like a behnji was now looking cool...hot?? He shook his head and went to turn away when he heard his name being called by a sweet, gentle, but happy voice!
'Armaan!' she cried.
'Wait up! I'll walk back with you! We just finished our game. I won!' she caught up with him and walked in step with him. Her face was flushed and she looked cute. In a moment's time she had gone from hot to cute. She looked so adorable, he just felt like holding her. He couldn't hear her voice because he was busy staring at her beauty. 'What are you thinking Armaan? Basket! You're talking about Basket! She can't be hot or cute, she can only be a behnji!' he shook his head. As he did so, he noticed that she had left.
He looked around and saw her jogging back to her house. He was so busy in his thoughts that he hadn't heard her bid farewell.
In Sanjeevani
Atul and Anjali are heading to meet Dr.Kirti because they were asked to meet her early to discuss their arguments. They glared at each other as they left. Sapna is already on duty in the children's ward. Ridhima and Armaan's duty didn't start for another half hour. They are in the locker room and Armaan is thinking about Ridhima playing basketball.
'I shouldn't be thinking this! It's wrong! I'm already seeing Tina. or was it Mina? Whoever, I'm seeing someone! It's wrong!' he thought.'But it's not like a really like Hina, or Nina... she's just a past time!'
'Hey Armaan, wanna go to the cafe?' asked Ridhima walking up to him and while placing the stethoscope around her neck.
'Sure!' he said, a goofy smiling creeping across his face.
They head to the cafe, but Ridhima and Armaan get a pager! There had been an accident involving four men, two of them drunk, and a young girl. The accident happen because the girl, Pia and a guy, Mohan, were running away. The girl and guy were in one car and their was also a friend of theirs, Vivek. He was drinking and drving. There other friends were also coming in another car. The driver, Rocky, was drunk and the other, Rishi, had a beer bottle he was opening. The car Pia, Mohan and Vivek were in had come to a sudden halt at a red light. Rocky doesn't stop and their cars skid and both crash into a tree. Each of the interns are given a person to handle.
Vivek has serious injuries because he had flown into the front mirror and had lost a lot of blood. Ridhima had to handle him.
Pia has the least injuries because she had been sitting in the back with her seatbelt. She was given to Anjali to handle.
Mohan had a deep slash across his right arm and a deep cut on his left cheek and their was glass bits stuck in his right leg. Armaan had to handle him. After Vivek, he was the most serious because he hadn't opened his eyes since the accident but had a light pulse and was still breathing.
Sapna is asked to handle Rishi because he was hit on the head by the dashboard.
Rocky is handle by Atul. He hit his head on the dashboard. There is blood coming out his mouth and broken a couple of teeth. And has a deep cut across his left should and seems to have a minor fracture in his right arm.
All the interns are filling out forms looking tensed. Giving fearful glances to each other....
A while later...
Ridhima has blood smeared against her forehead because Vivek's bleeding wasn't stopping. Armaan went up to her with a wet cloth and handed it to her who didn't understand. So he held face and wiped it for her. There faces were quite close and both had an unusual feeling, but Armaan was feeling stranger than Ridhima. Mohan had been giving an oxygen tank and it had helped. The others were doing fine. They had been dressed and were prescribed bedrest.
Armaan, Atul, Anjali and Sapna are in the locker room. It had been about an hour and a half since the emergency case. All there patients were stable but serious. Dr.Kirti had allowed them a fifteen minute break. She was checking over all the reports.
Armaan closes his eye but opens them. Everyone was there except Ridhima. He decided to go and look, and while doing so he noticed that Atul and Anjali actually smiled at each other.
Ridhima is attaching another blood bottle to Vivek. Who is gaining consiousness. Ridhima smiles and he smiles back.
'Mein kahan hoon?' were his first words after gaining consiouness.
'You are in Saanjeevani. I am your doctor. Dr.Ridhima Gupta. And please don't speak, you are very weak. You have lost lots of blood and need complete rest!' she replied, relieved. He didn't need anymore blood, this was his 9th bottle, and there was one more for him, which she was quite sure wasn't needed.
'Hello Dr.Ridhima! How is your patient Vivek?' came Armaan smiling. Ridhima had been tense since the pager and this was the first time she had smiled since.
'Fine, Fine!' she replied checking his reports.
'Dr.Armaan!' came Dr.Kirti's voice from Mohan's bed.
Armaan hurried away.
Ridhima turned to Vivek,' Well, I have to go and give your reports to Dr.Kirti and I'll be seeing you. This nurse will be taking care of you for the time being! I will be back to check on you in a while.' While saying so she had nodded to an elderly looking nurse who was smiling evilly.
Vivek gulped and grabbed Ridhima's hand as she left! He wanted to the hot Doc to look after him, not the evil nurse!
Ridhima turned around startled. She gave him a questioning look.
'Please don't go!' he said...(I dont know how to explain his tone, let's just say its not Armaan type when he was a patient but totally opposite...sort of sickly!)
Ridhima glared at him and said through clenched teeth 'I have to go!' She tried to make him leave her hand but he held tighter.
Just then Armaan walked in and held Vivek's hand who instantly let go. Ridhima stared at Armaan thankfully but for the first time noticed how he was so different. He had the power to protect her without saying a word.
'Please, this is a hospital and we don't treat anyone so cheaply here! UNDERSTAND?' he said in what was supposed to be a kind voice, but failed in hiding his anger! He led Ridhima away while throwing a disgusted look at Vivek.
'This is gonne be hard, but I'll get my way on her!' Vivek thought.
Ridhima and Armaan are walking in the corridor in silence. Ridhima broke the silence. 'Thanks Armaan!' she gave him a light kiss on his cheek sending shivers down his spine. He stayed glued to the spot while she went to meet Dhoni who had been shifted to the Children's ward....
Ridhima meets Sapna there who looks glum.
'What happened?' Ridhima asked.
'I can't come to the camp tomorrow because my mom said I have to take my rickshawala with me, but I said I can't!' she answered with a melancholy tone...
'I have an idea! I can fix it for you!' replied Ridhima.
Part 9- Basketball...the beginning
'One minute!' said Ridhima and she took out her cellphone and dialed Sapna's house number. She took her dupatta and covered her mouth so her voice was disguised.
'Hellooooo!' came Sapna's mum's voice on the phone.
'Ji mein doctor Kirti bol rahi hoon aur mujhe patha karna tha agar Sapna kaal camp pe ja rahi hai?' replied Ridhima in an imitation of Dr.Kirti's voice.
Armaan walked by the children's ward. He noticed Ridhima's queer bahiviour and walked in. He stood near Dhoni's bed and listened. Dhoni was busy sleeping. He had been given medicine to sleep...he was having trouble sleeping.
'Jee voh nahi ja rahi kyunki maine mana kar diya!' replied Sapna's mum.
'Kya? Par kyun?' said Ridhima shocked at her own imitation.
'Kyunki uska ricksha wala nayi ja rahe!' replied Sapna's mum furiously.
'kya kah rahe hain aap? Aapko patha nayi agar Sapna nayi gayi toh phir voh qualified doctor nayi ban sakti. Agar woh qualified doctor nayi bani toh koyi ladka uske saath shaadi nayi karega aur agar is ki shaadi nayi hoyi toh phir voh saara din ghar par rahe gi aur yeh saab aapki ek na ki wajah ho gi! replied Ridhima knowing this would guarantee a yes from Sapna's mom.
'Teek hai, teek hai voh ja rahi hai!' Sapna's mum said, a bit scared.
'Great, ab yeh doctor ban jayi gi aur uski shaadi bhi hogi sirf aapki wajah se!' said Ridhima proud of herself.She turned the phone of and told Sapna the good news.
Armaan walked over and said, 'Dr.Ridhima aap itni baadi..baadi dokhebaazi (Falseness) kar sakti hain, mujhe nayi patha tha!' said Armaan surpressing his laughter and giving a solemn look.
'Voh Armaan...' Ridhima began but ws cut off by Sapna.
'Usne yeh mera liya kiya, please Dr.Kirti ko maath bathana!' said Sapna pleadingly.
'Oh alright!' he said, a bit dissappointed. 'Par...(his voice lit up suddenly)...meri ek shart hai!' he said.
'Kya?' they both said shocked and inquiring at the same time!
Just then Sapna's pager rung and she left.
Armaan continued,' Tumko mere...(he thought)...mere saath..ek basketball match khelna pardega aaj raat ko? Manzoor?'
'Of course!' she stuck out her hand to finilaize the deal and he grasped it. Ridhima looked at her cellphone to check the time.
It was her break time! 'Cafe chale?' she asked Armaan who was still holding her hand with his goofy smile. He didn't answer.
'Armaan,' she said again. No answer.
'ARMAAN!' she repeated annoyed.
He instantly let go and said, 'Yes?'
'Cafe chale?' she asked again, arms folded her weight on her left foot while tapping her right foot. She looked so cute.
'Sure!' he said and followed her.
In the cafe...
Armaan and Ridhima are sitting in the cafe.
'What time is the match?' she asked Armaan who was just about to dig into his sandwich.
'How bout 6:30 tonight?' he asked looked up.
'Okay, I'll just tell Di...!' she started.
'Don't tell her your meeting me!' Armaan suddenly said.
'And why not?' Ridhima asked.
'I don't want her to find out that you can beat me at basketball!' he quickly answered.
'Okaayy!' she said thinking whatever.
'I just don't want my Basketball rep to go down! It's just that your the first girl I ever lost...first person really!' he replied hoping it would make up for his idiocy.
'Well, if your competition is little kids than obviously you have no chance of loosing!' she said giggling.
'Well, those kids are really good and tiny. They just slip through my legs!' he said pretending to sound offended and faking a sniffle.
They looked at each other and burst out laughing.
'Guess what!?!' Armaan said suddenly.
'What?' asked Ridhima curiously.
'You know how Angie and Champ are always fighting?' he said.
'Hmmm!' replied Ridhima sipping her coffee.
'Well today they actually smiled at each other!' he said watching Ridhima carefully.
'What!' she cried, all her coffee flying from her mouth and landing on Armaan' face.
'Oh, I'm so sorry!' and she passed him a tissue. He began cleaning it.
He asked Ridhima if he'd cleaned it all up. She shook her head as no.
And pointed to the spot. He didn't understand so she took the tissue and went around him...close to him. She began wiping his face. He closed his eyes. She finished and went back to her seat.
'I'm so sorry but are you sure they smiled...at each other?' asked Ridhima stunned.
'Hmm!' replied Armaan opening his eyes, but his smile still in place. 'I'm 110% sure they did!'
'Wow! I wonder what DR.Kirti said to them!' repledi Ridhima thinking.
At 6:15 pm...
All the interns are in the locker room.
'Di, aaj aap chale jaana. Mein baad mein khud ajaongi,' Ridhima said nervously to Anjali...she couldn't lie to Anjali, it wasn't easy.
'Teek hai, par kyun?' said Anjali.
'Kyunki..woh..mujhe ummmm....Dhoni se milna hai. Pura din mili nayi!' said Ridhima.
'Teek hai!' Lekin bahot daar maat karna, dad wait kar rahe honge!' said Anjali heading out.
'Great joB, Basket. Tum itna acha jhoot bol sakti ho mujhe nayi patha tha!'said Armaan.
'Shut up, Armaan! Maine pehli baar Di se jhoot bola hai!' said Ridhima.
'Whatever, shall we go and he extended his arm out to Ridhima who just walked right in front of him leaving him there with him and his arm. He recovered fast and followed her.
He led her to his car and opened the door. But before he let her in, he said,' Please be careful with this car. She is my life and I can't afford her to break so please sit in it gently.' And then he turned to his car and patted it while saying,' Main jaante hoon ki tum isko batana (sit) nayi chathi lekin mere liya kar sakthi ho na. Mujhe isko Basketball mein harana(loose) hai!
He moved and Ridhima sat in.
At the basketball court...
Ridhima has the ball she is dribbling, shoots and scores. Score is 3-0. It's five minutes into the game. Armaan is in posession and he's dribbling. Ridhima steals the ball and runs to her net and scores. 4-0.
Armaan has the ball dribbles fakes a shot that Ridhima doesn't fall for. She steals the ball, and is about to run to the other basket when she feels a tug on her dupatta and turns. She's holding the ball and sees Armaan is pulling at it. He comes closer and closer to her until there faces are less than an inch apart.
'This is game point, if you score you win. But thing is you can't dribble because it'll be double dribble. So shoot from here and miss or dribble and let the ball be in my posession! By the way if you get the basket, then you'll name will be in history!' said Armaan whispering and his hot breath pushing against Ridhima's cold face.
Sneak preview...
Armaan let go of Ridhima's dupatta and she dribbled the ball to her basket and shoots...scores. Armaan shouts out, 'Hey!' and runs after her. It was his ball and that score did not just count. He's running after her and is less than a foot away from her when he tripped over a large stone lying hidden in the darkness on the court. He bumped into Ridhima who fell and he lost his balance. Armaan landed right on top of Ridhima. They stared into each other's eyes, both getting lost in the depth. Ridhima moved her hand toward his face and he came closer, closer their faces less than an inch away. She touched it thinking if this was all real. He stared at her and wanted to know if it was all real. Both of them didn't have any answers. They felt so close to each other and had known each other for less than a week...
It began to pour and Ridhima instantly removed her hand from his face and he got up. He put out a hand for her. She held it and what they both felt could only be described as a shock for both of them.One that felt good but different. What did this mean. Armaan comes close to Ridhima Takes his jacket off and wraps it around. He was looking so hot in that white t-shirt that was so wet and his muscles were outlined in it. White!?! She was wearing a white suit. Oh she was so thankful for him for putting his jacket around her. She began to shiver and he put his arm around her shoulder. She looked up at him and noticed...
Part 10- Ghussa
She noticed that he had a small, serene smile upon his face. They began to walk and he walked her to the car. While they drove back to Ridhima's house he kept on stealing glances at her face. He noticed that her wet hair was all over her face. He stopped the car infront of her house and stepped out. He went and opened the door for her. She stepped out and she began to walk away when he stopped her by holding her hand. She turned around he walked closer to her and extended his hand toward her face. And moved away all the hair and began to put her face really close to his and....
Suddenly the lights turned on and someone was coming. Ridhima quickly turned and Armaan let go of her hand and waved to her. As she reached the door, she waved back and they both smiled at each.
Ridhima turned to see Anjali standing there. She gave Ridhima a questioning look.
'Woh Di, mein abhi hospital se wapis ayi hoon!' she replied earnestly.
'Then why are you so wet Ridz?' asked Anjali closing the door.
'It's raining outside and I was just there! Besides we have to go early tomorrow, so let's go to sleep?'
Ridhima headed upstairs and Anjali followed. Ridhima changed and lay in bed as Anjali turned the lights off. She was thinking that she had barely known Armaan for a week and felt so close to him. They had been fighting a few days and all of sudden they were so close. He was probably just flirting, besides he has a girlfriend. How disgusting! He almost...almost...when he has a girlfriend. Seh now felt that he had done this just because he was flirting. Disgusted by herself....and Armaan she went to sleep.
Next morning at Snajeevani,
All the interns are checking their patients before they go to camp, the bus is leaving in two hours. Ridhima has decided to give Armaan the silent treatment and hasn't talked to Armaan all day. This enrages him. They are both checking on Dhoni. He is stable and wouldn't need a changed of medicine... they couldn't change it anyways. What if something happened to him in their absence? Ridhima is ignoring every on of Armaan's questions on Dhoni's case. She just talks to Dhoni. Finally Armaan gets fed up and is about to take her away to an empty place so he can yell at her and ask her why she isn't talking to him.
Ridhima just walks away and is going to check on Vivek, forgetting what had happened the previous day because of all her anger on Armaan. When she walked in Vivek was thinking about how to make a move on her. He had thought that she would always be with someone, not alone when she came to check on him. But he noticed that there she was, alone walking up to her. Just then it hit Vivek, he should try and gain her trust and then he could maybe make a move on her!
'Hello, Vivek. How are you feeling?' she asked him,her voice sounding distant.
He talked to her and told her that he hadn't been feeling well and also that he hadn'd had his medicine all day. Worried, she reached over to get the medicine. He began to massage her shoulder making her feel uncomfortable. She straightened up and he let go. He gave him an angered look. Armaan had witnessed this from the window and followed her. She was headed to the locker room but he grabbed her hand and pulled her into the deserted staircase area.
'WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU DR.RIDHIMA? DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAD HAPPENED YESTERDAY? OH WAIT I FORGOT, YOUR HAVE SHORT TERM MEMORY! YOU ONLY REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WEEKS AGO, NOT LAST NIGHT OR YESTERDAY!' while Armaan yelled this in Ridhima's face he held her from her shoudlers and shook her.
Ridhima glared at him, 'I just realized last night that you were a huge flirt! And you call me stupid. Oh, you are the one who had a girlfriend and flirted so much with me! And you tell me to remember? I bet you, you can't even remember your girlfriend's name! And you probably even think I'll believe the fact that you forget you had a girlfriend! I'm not an idiot! Understand?' she said anger being released in the form of words.
Ridhima stepped out and looked at the clock. It was ten o'clock. The bus was leaving at ten! She hurried out and noticed Nurse Lovely standing there. She walked to her and Armaan came running, bumping into her. He stabled her. He just glared at him and he let go instantly.
'Nurse Lovely, bus kahan hai?' Ridhima asked her, worried.
'Jee woh bus abhi abhi gayi hai. Dr.Kirti ne kaha hai ki aap dono ek saath wahan pochna hai aur haan, agar aapko chaiye, hospital ki car lekejasakte hain agar aap chaiye!' replied Lovely smiling at them both.
'Teek mein hospital ki car lekar jathi hoon, aur Armaan aapni car ko lej jai ga.' said Ridhima extending a hand to Lovely for the keys to the car.
'Nayi ji, aap dono ko saath jana hai!' said Lovely.
'Lekin...'began Ridhima but was interrupted by Armaan.
'Suna Basket, Lovely ji ne kaha hai ki hum dono ko saath jana hai aur agar hum do (two) cars leke gaye toh vo saath toh nayi hoga!' he sai standing beside Ridhima with a hand on his chin and speaking. He turned to Lovely, 'Aap jaiyia (go) hum chale jayen ge.'
'Teek hai ji!' and Lovely left, smiling. They made such a cute couple, she thought.
Armaan grabbed Ridhima's hand, opened his car's door and made her sit. He drove and came to a stop on the side of the road.
'Gola kao gi?' he asked getting out of the car. He opened the door and waited for her to come out.
'Nayi, mein abhi bhi tum pe ghussa hoon!' she said,confused at his behavior.
'Dekho, Basket tum isliye ghussa ho ki maine tumhare saath kal raat itna kareeb aya and...well forget. I may have had a girlfriend then and now I don't. I broke up with this morning. And I know her name...now! It's Nina....no wait Tina. Well thats that, now will you come and eat a gola?'
Ridhima let out a light laugh and got. She walked to the gola stand.
Armaan was behind her.
'Kaunsa waala lehna (take) hai?' she asked him. Looking at all the flavours.
'Cherry!' they both said at the same time. The gola man made two cherry ones.
Ridhima took them and Armaan began looking for his wallet. He couldn't find it.
'Basket! Tum paise dedo, mera wallet nayi mil rahe!'
'Kya!, Teek hai! Pakro!' She went to the car and got her purse out and gave the money to the gola man. She looked around for the Armaan and found him sitting on top of his car eating his gola.
She went to him and took hers.'You owe me!' she said sucking on hers.
Armaan didn' reply and continued eating his. He finished and put his hand in his pocket and fished out his wallet!
Ridhima saw this and said,'Lekin tumhare paas apna wallet toh nayi tha!'
'Jab mujhe chaiye toh mera paas hai, jab nayi chaiye tab nayi hai!' he said.'Tumhare paas change hai 1000 ke note ke liya?'
'Nayi, mera paas sirf 800 rupees hai, woh bhi chute(change), bhaki sab 1000 ke note.Kyun?'
'Bad luck basket, I'll pay you next time!' said Armaan placing his wallet back in his pocket! 'Chale?'
Part 11- Radio Musical
Sitting in the car, Ridhima is bored. Armaan was busy staring at the road with a boring look on his face and she was bored! She took out her cellphone, Armaan chanced a glance at her and noticed she was bored. He put on the radio! It was an english song! His favorite because it wasn't a hard rock song or a really, really slow song that made you got to sleep just perfect: Apologize (click to listen):
I'm holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearing what you say but I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...
Ridhima looked up at the radio! How odd, she had been looking for that very song on her cell! It was her fav, it had such deep meaning and all, usually they contained foul language but this one was best, just perfect!
That it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I'd take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothing new - yeah yeah
Armaan glanced at Ridhima and noticed that she wasn't holding her cell and her eyes closed with a serene smile on her face. She looked so cute. His hand began to come toward her face as the car slowly came to an halt...
I loved you with the fire red
Now it's turning blue, and you say...
"Sorry" like the angel heaven let me think was you
But I'm afraid...
His hand almost reached her face when a car honked behind them and Ridhima's eyes shot open, she saw his hand shoot back to she steering wheel and shot him a glare...
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late whoa.....
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah
I'm holding on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground.
The song came to an end and Ridhima's boredness arrived. She took out her cell and began dialing a number, but there was no network!!
Ridhima reached forward to change the station and so did Armaan's, their hands brushed as they both reached toward the dashboard. He pulled his back and she changed the station. A electric current had shot through him, while she just felt a little brush of cold air pass through her hand...probably the AC she thought.
She picked up her cell and noticed a text message on her cell...
For a while they were silent as an indian song came on, it was a fast beat song! It was Pretty Woman from Kal Ho Na Ho! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=7Hdjp1lEeWU (click to watch)
Maine jise abhi abhi dekha hai (Armaan stole a glance at Ridhima)
Kaun hai voh anjaani
Use jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
Kya use main keh doon, hit it! (He thinks about all the times they played basketball and were really close!)
(Maine jise abhi abhi dekha hai
Kaun hai voh anjaani) - 2 (He stole glances at her, but never caught her looking back because her eyes were closed, her head swaying to the music)
Voh hai koi kali ya koi kiran
Ya hai koi kahaani
Use jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
Kya use main keh doon
Pretty woman, hey
Pretty woman, dekho dekho na pretty woman (He thought about the moment when Ridhima looked hot and cute in that black outfit, yesterday morning)
Pretty woman, dekhte ho na pretty woman (He thought about Vivek thinking wrong things about Ridhima and got angry! How dare he!!)
Pretty woman, tum bhi kaho na pretty woman (Oh if I catch him [Vivek]saying any compliment to my Basket, then ...then...!)
Ho maine jise abhi abhi dekha hai
Kaun hai voh anjaani (Armaan realizes that she is no stranger, she is the girl who has been the closest to him, even closer than his mom? )
Voh hai koi kali ya koi kiran
Ya hai koi kahaani
Use jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
Kya use main keh doon
Pretty woman, dekho dekho na pretty woman
Pretty woman, dekhte ho na pretty woman
Pretty woman, tum bhi kaho na oh pretty woman
Yo pretty woman!
Listen up girl why you feel this way
Don't you see the sunshine comin out today
You gotta feel it right just like day after night
Don't let the sunshine out of your sight
Cause I can feel you here can you feel me
When I say that I can feel you here
Can you feel me here when I say
I'm crazy about you pretty woman! (Oh boy, Basket! I'm going crazy!)
Sone ka rang hai, sheeshe ka ang hai (Oh Basket you purer than gold!)
Jo dekhe dang hai kya kahoon
Hairaan main bhi hoon (He stares at Ridhima and gets a dazzled look on his face and a goofy smile that had charmed millions of girls!)
Yeh kya andaaz hai, itna kyoon naaz hai
Is mein kya raaz hai kya kahoon
Ho, voh to pal mein khush hai pal mein khafa
Badle voh rang har ghadi (He imagines her being so happy one night, and so angry that next morning! A frown replaces his smile )
Par jo bhi dekhoon roop uska
Lagti hai pyaari badi (He imagines her looking cute and hot!)
Use jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
Kya use main keh doon, pretty woman
Pretty woman, dekho dekho na pretty woman
Pretty woman, dekhte ho na pretty woman
Pretty woman, tum bhi kaho na pretty woman
Ho aankhon mein hai nasha, zulfon mein hai ghata
Pehle humne ada yeh haseen dekhi na thi kahin
Dekhi jo yeh pari masti dil mein bhari
Hai yeh jaadugari ya nahin
Ho, na to jaanoon kya hai naam na jaanoon main pata
Par itna hai maine jaana
Jise dekh le ek nazar bharke
Usko kar de voh deewaana
Use jitna dekhoon utna sochoon
Kya use main keh doon ( He thinks about asking her out..)
(Pretty woman, dekho dekho na pretty woman
Pretty woman, dekhte ho na pretty woman
Pretty woman, tum bhi kaho na oh pretty woman) - 2
Armaan stares at her and sees her open her eyes and look at him, she breaks away from his gaze and looks at the road!
'ARMAAN! Stop the car! Truck! Infront!' cried Ridhima, utterly shocked, and incapable of forming proper sentences.
Armaan hit the brakes and looked at the truck as it turned onto the next road, there would have been no accident! Just they would pass by super close.
'Basket! Don't be such a Basket! The truck wasn't gonna hit us! It was taking a turn and I knew that!' he said it, and he watched a with an annoyed face waiting for her reaction, for her to burst out in anger.
But instead she just said,'Oh I thought that a duffer like you who thinks he's Mr.Know-it-all would know to look at the road and there would have been an accident because you were driving super fast. If you hadn't hit the brakes cause I said so, we would've crash okay?' she said quietly.
Armaan looked at her, aghast! She wasn't mad, but peaceful. What happened to her?
Part 12- Laal Mirchi
They spent awhile in silence, Ridhima slowly nodded of to sleep. Armaan noticed the car slow down and looked at the gas meter, it was nearly empty. He saw a sign for a gas station half a mile away. He reached just in time as the car came to halt in front of the pump. The man came out and began to pump in the gas as Armaan reached for his wallet and left the car to pay, closing the door a bit too loudly, walking Ridhima up . She noticed they were at some sort of store, and that she was alone in the car.
She got out and went near the edge of the roads that was lined with a forest, it was wet with rain and glistened in the sun. It looked so nice. Her phone began to ring and she noticed that she had connection, she picked up but when she greeted the caller 'Hello!' the network was lost again.
'Just my luck!' she thought. 'And I'm hungry! I wonder if Armaan has any edible food in his car!' and she stomped of to the car and noticed Armaan talking to the girl behind the counter in the store. She walked toward it to get some food, but noticed that the lady was blushing and laughing. Armaan was grinning at her.
'Hmmmm..' she thought,'So Mr.Know-It-All was busy flirting while he thinks I'm sitting in the car. Well, we'll just see about that.'
Ridhima looked around and noticed a near-by daba (indian outside restaurant) and began walking toward it when she stopped, there was no point in worrying him. He'd just get mad at her and that's it, I'll do something else! she thought and walked away from the car but stood were she had before, near the forest.
She looked around and noticed Armaan heading toward the car. She turned around quickly and began thinking of what to do next.
Meanwhile Armaan is totally freaked because he can't find Basket.
'Hey, yo have you seen a girl in red walk out?' he asked the pump guy.
He merely nodded and pointed to Ridhima. Armaan ran up to her and grabbed her roughly, turning her around.
'What are you doing here?' he asked her,trying to control his anger.
'Just getting some fresh air, that doesn't matter anyways because I'm hungry and want to go and eat!' said Ridhima, mustering up as much stubborness into her voice.
To Armaan she looked super duper cute. but he decided to play angry.
'And exactly where am I supposed to get you food from?' he asked, putting all his anger in his voice and facial expression.
Ridhima merely pointed in the direction of daba. He gaped at her and headed toward his car. But Ridhima didn't follow but walked in the direction of the daba. She walked.
'BASKET!' he called impatiently standing near the car and calling her.
Ridhima glanced at him and just continued walking.
'BASKET! HUM CAR MEIN CHALTE HAI NA!' he said yelling.
She glanced back and shook her head, "NAYI!" she yelled back and continued walking toward the daba.
'OYE,BASKET WAIT UP!' he yelled and began running toward her. Now he too was feeling hungry.
She slowed down until he caught up, totally out of breath. He felt even hungrier. She walked and walked with Armaan tagging behind her.
Atlast they reached the daba, and Ridhima sat down.
A man came up to them and said, 'Sat Ri Akal, jee ki lo ge tusi? Paranta, lasi, achaar? Hamare paas variety hai paranta di, gobi de hage, alu, methi, pyaj (onion), namk, bolo tono kade kade chainde (need)?' he said, with pure punjabi accent.
Ridhima replied in an even purer accent, totally desi. Armaan could only gape at her! 'Jee sano theen gobi de paranta, do alu, do methi de, do pyaj te do namak de. Aur lasi maath bolna, do sabtho bade cups? Teek hai? Chalo, fatafat layo!!' said Ridhima.
'Basket, itne parantha kyun order kiya?' said Armaan shocked thinking that Ridhima could eat so much and still maintain such a figure. 'Tum itna saare kyun khana chathi ho?' he said, looking her up and down.
'Armaan, bawakoof maat bano. Mein do alu ke paranta kaon gi. Bas!' said Ridhima.
'Aur baki saab?' said Armaan quiestioningly.
'Tumahre liya!' she replied chirpily. 'bahot hai na ya aur chaiye?' questioned Ridhima.
'Nayi..' said Armaan with a shocked look on his face.
The man came with the parantas on a tray with two big, and by big I mean huuuge glasses of lasi. He put down the tray and waited for the two of them to empty it so he could take it back.
Ridhima put the two alu ke paranta on her plate and the rest on Armaan's. She took one glass near Armaan's plate the other one in the center of the table. The man looked shocked, but then a smile broke across his face.
'Arre, kya aap record thodna chathe hain? record aat (8) parantha aur agar aap non (9) kayenge, aap record thod denge aur jeet chayen ge!' the man said quite loudly on realizing this. Almost everyone in the dabba rushed to their table and began cheering Armaan on as he ate.
Ridhima quietly started to eat, trying to hide her laughter. Armaan was about to take the first bite.
'Ruko!' said a loud voice from a sardar behind him. Armaan dropped his bite.
'Hum saab tumko keh layenge (We will all make you eat!)' he said.'Par tum choose kar sakte ho tumhe kaun pehle keh layege!' the man said enthusiasticlly!
Only knowing one person in the sea of strangers now gathered around their table, Armaan looked at Ridhima and said,'Basket!' so quietly that people barely a foot away couldn't hear.
Ridhima saw this to her advantage. She agreed to do this, but only if everyone closed their eyes! Every single person closed there eyes. Ridhima took some mirchi, laal mirchi from the spice tray and put about a pinch on to the bite in her hand and with her other hand put it in Armaan's lassi. She reached out and put her hand near Armaan's mouth, closer and closer until Armaan caught her hand.
'Damn,' she thought. 'He knows!' but she was wrong.
He merely caught her hand and put the bite in his mouth, so he made sure she fed him.
'Phew!' she said, letting out a sigh.
Armaan chewed and chewed until his moutch couldn't stand the spice any more. His eyes flew open, watering.
'Pani!' he gasped. Everyone's eyes flew open, thinking that if he couldn't survive the first bite out how was he going to finish the rest.
'Armaan, pani nayi hai par lassi hai!' said Ridhima handing him his lassi.
He drank it but only got more thirsty. He put down the lassi and grabbed the cup in the middle, he drank it and to his relief it wasn't spicy.
Suddenly, everyone is stuffing bites into his mouth as Ridhima is eating her paranta silently, stiffling her laughter. Within minutes, his mouth was stuffed and he couldn't eat. At last he finished 8 parantas and one more to go. Someone near him, Ridhima took it and stuffed it all into his mouth as a whole. He chewed and finished.
Ridhima cheered him on. Everyone cheered and someone actually took a picture. He was stuffed and could barely walk. He followed Ridhima out and as he left he noticed that she had paid the bill leaving a generous tip!
He caught up with her.
'Basket! Catch!' and he threw the car keys to her. 'I can't drive, you'll have too.'
He'll annoy her quite a bit when she's driving so that she'd get annoyed and burst out, angry at him.
But she calmly replied,'Okay!' and got into the car.
Part 13- Unlucky Armaan!
Ridhima got into the car and Armaan sat in cautiously, wondering what she was going to do! There isn't much, but I can annoy her! Hehe, this is going to be fun, he thought!
Ridhima began driving barely higher than 5 miles per hour, she was driving slower than her grandma and she knew it! Armaan stared at her, and opened his mouth to complain but only to close it again. His food was creeping up his throat and he didn't want that. So he sat in silence while she drove slower than a granny.
After a while he got so tired of the slow slow speed, slower than snail mail! He said,'Basket quicken up the pace! We want to reach the camp now, not when we're...!' he stopped realizing what he was saying. He had been about to say ...not when we're married and our grandkids have kids!
Instead he said,' Not when we are a trillion years old!'
'You want speed?' said Ridhima daringly, 'well, you can have it!' and she hit the gas and drove at about 150 miles per hour...on a local road! Not even the highway!
'Are you mad Basket?' Armaan asked her looking at her than the road, and back again.
'No!' she replied, thinking,'this is just like the good old days with....' her thought remained incomplete because...
....a truck was heading toward them and she was travelling faster than he had done, on a local road anyways, thought Armaan.
'BAASKET! HIT THE BRAKES! HIT THE BRAKES! WE'RE GONNA DIE! HIT THE BRAKES!' holding his stomach and looked ahead.
They were going to hit the huge truck infront of them and die if she didn't hit the damn brakes! All because of Basket!
Meanwhile, Ridhima just giggled! She giggled at a time like this, not when I'm, flirting with her! thought Armaan. 'How can you be thinking about flirting, especially with Basket, when your moments away from death, Armaan? Well you do think about what you love most when your afraid, your life really!' Armaan continued thinking as the car screeched to a halt as the truck came closer and closer.
When the truck drove away from them and not closer, Armaan seized this chance to yell at her!
'What the hell were you thinking?' he burst out at her. He expected her to go to tears at the anger in his voice, like most girls would,instead she just thought about it and replied.
'You wanted speed and I gave it to you! Besides, it was exhilrating. Since your supposed to be Mr.Cool I thought you would do this regularly! I did with....!' just as she was about to continue, her cell rang. She picked it up and said,'Helloooo?' but the connection was lost once again.
'Damn connection!' she muttered under her breath and began driving again.
Armaan became curious and wondered who she had been talking about before! Was it a guy? Did she already have a guy in her life? What if he did? She wouldn't love him, but if only his charm could work on her! You know what, I'll make it work!' thought Armaan, promising himself to win her heart over, her over.
Ridhima turned the radio on, only to listen to boring old folk songs. She switched to another station, but the connection was scratchy, you could only get snippets of the songs and it wasn't enjoyable...
'Basket, I have to ask you something! Will you go to...um when we get back to Sanjeevani...I mean will you...you go...o-out with m-me?' Armaan looked up at her after speaking. There had been a long silence and he had been trying to figure out how to ask her. She just continued driving at a moderate pace, not listening.
Maybe I should try again! thought Armaan. 'Quicker too!'
'Basket will you go out with me when we get back to Sanjeevani?' he said it in a rush, one breath. She didn't seem it understand.
'One last shot, maybe a bit slower!' he thought.
'Basket, will you go out with me when we get back to Sanjeevani?' she still hadn't heard.
He took his hand and waved it infront of her face, she looked at him, alarmed. 'Couldn't he see she was driving?'
He just shook his head and stared out the window. She hadn't heard him.
Well how could she, she had on headphones attached to her Ipod.
'Just my luck!' he thought.
Part 14- Shabd Sareen!!
Slowly, the car came to halt infront a camp ground, tents set with tables within, scattered with needles and medicines but where were the doctors and patients?
Ridhima and Armaan climbed out. Armaan wondered where everyone was and turned to ask Ridhima but she was running toward someone. He seemed to be playing with his cell. The man's back is toward Ridhima and Armaan, Ridhima creeped up behind him and give him a mighty push. She sent the man flying into a mud puddle!
The man got up and turned around, wiping mud of his face. His face is revealed. He has a flashy grin on his face, with nice, big eyes colored dark brown, and the best hairstyle ever. It was Dr.Shabd Sareen. [This is a senior doctor played by Shabd from Maayka and is also in CHA(dont know his name in there!) and he is there to assist them!).
Ridhima ran away as Shabd ran after her. She laughed as Armaan admired her, but when he saw Shabd his admiration turned to jeolously, and he shot glares at Shabd.
At last Shabd caught her arm and pulled her back, hugging her from behind. His hands began tickling her everywhere, when at last Ridhmia couldn't handle it anymore.
'S-stop!' she gasped, laughing. She got out of his grip and ran to Armaan. She placed her hand on his shoulders and hid behind him.
Shabd ran up to them, he looked curiously at Armaan. Ridhima peeked out and noticed that he was looking at Armaan. Ridhima came out and said,'Shabd, this is Armaan, and Armaan,' she said her hand automatically grasping his arm,' is Shabd!'
'Hey!' they said to each other.
'Well where is everyone else?' asked Ridhima.
'They are gone to check where the village people are!' he said. He glanced at his watch. 'They should be back any second.'
'Well, I'd go and change if I were you!' said Ridhima laughing at Shabd who made a gesture to punch her. But instead said,'Seeya Armaan!' and walked away.
It hit Armaan, that must be who she had been talking about before, about how they had car raced and all.
Ridhima who had read his mind said,'That's Dr.Shabd Sareen. He was a senior at my college when I was a freshman. We had a very interesting relationships, but he was waaay to good! Never broke a rule in his life! Well, for as long as I've known him anyway!'
Ridhima was holding on to his arm still, and Armaan was relieved to know that it wasn't Shabd that had been the one that went racing with her. They hadn't been that close. Who was it though?
'I just wish that...' Ridhima started but was once again unable to continue. Dr.Kirti called Armaan and her names, and she let go of his arm and headed toward them.
'Jee, Dr.Kirti!' they said in unison.
'Glad to know that you two got here all right, but where is Dr.Sareen?' questioned Dr.Kirti.
Ridhima and Armaan glanced at each other, 'He's gone to change,' said Ridhima with a naughty grin on her face.'
Dr.Kirti gave questioning look them.
'Long Story!' is all they could say.
Just then a loud scream was heard. Sapna and Shabd has crashed. Sapna and Shabd were having an eye-locking session. Everyone rushed there, and helped Sapna get up, who just stared at Shabd who stared back.
'Oh, so he's falling in love but not with Basket!' muttered Armaan under his breath. He was standing next to Ridhima who heard something.
She turned to Armaan,'Did you say something?'
'No, nothing at all. But there is something I want to...' started Armaan, but just then Dr.Shubhankar came running and said,'We have to set up our camp closer to the village! It's too dangerous for the villagers to come here!'
Everyone hurried off and began to pack neccassry things.
Part 15A-Kids!!
Dr.Kirti has paired up everyone to take care of a group. She paired them up as follows:
Dr.Sapna and Dr.Sareen- The men of the village, excluding the elders.
Dr.Anjali and Dr.Atul- The women excluding the elders.
Dr. Shubhankar and herself- The elders, as they need the most care.
Dr. Armaan and Dr.Ridhima- The children, as they are very naughty and need persuading.
Dr. Sapna, 'Aap lok saab idhar aajaiye (come). Main aap lok on ko ek injection dena waali hoon jo aapko protect karega. Aapko Tephibus se becha ga. Yeh bimaari thab fyaada hothi hai jaab...' she was interrupted by Dr.Shabd.
'..jaab aap yeh ganda pani peetha hain. Agar aapko is bimaari se bach kar rehna hai, yeh teeka laga jiya ge aur aap ko yeh bimaari nayi ho gi.' he finished for her.
The men looked confused at them. One of them called out,'Yeh kaunsi bimaari ki baath kar rahe hain aap?'
Dr.Sapna and Dr.Shabd looked at each other. Dr.Sapna began,'Yeh bimaari aapke pura gaon mein phali hoyi thi aur ab hum isko hara sakte hain agar ap yeh injection lagale!'
'Aur bilkul dard nayi hoga! Toh bolo kaun pehla ayga?' finshed Shabd.
They village men looked at each other, the one that had spoken earlier said,'Mein! Chalo mein pehla atha hoon!' So Shabd got the needle and injected it, making the man cry out,'Arre, kuch nayi hua, aap bhi lag walo!'
So they formed two line and Dr.Sapna and Dr.Shabd began to treat them, giving victorious smiles to each other every time there eyes met for a brief period of time.
Meanwhile, Atul was hiding behind Anjali because all the girls had given their hearts to them. They wouldn't let Anjali give them the injection and would go after him and flirt with him.
At last Anjali got sick and tired of his behavior, so she got up and announced,' Agar aap logon ko injection nayi lagwana, hum chale!' Instantly the ladies began to obey Anjali and Atul. Though Anjali ended up treating more patients due to the sheer fact that Atul was afraid to touch them, in case they made a move!
When Atul touched the ladies, Anjali felt a pang of jeolously within her, but she thought it was just the change of environment, making her feel different.
Armaan and Ridhima were having lots of fun. Ridhima had gotten most of the guys, and Armaan the girls. The guys flirted with Ridhima quite a bit.
One even said,'Mein kaise teek ho sakte hoon, jab aap mera paas hi nayi thi, Doctorrr!' Ridhima laughed at this while Armaan felt jeolous of the poor kid, but smiled when he heard Ridhima's sweet laughter.
One of the girls got all googly eyed when Armaan asked her to give him her hand so he could inject her. Ridhima noticed and giggled, Armaan glared at her. She stopped giggling but couldn't surpress the smile on her face. So Armaan reached forward and held her arm in his hand and made to inject her but she fell, with a smile on her face. Every one of the girl's burst out laughing, and the boys snickered. Hearing the laughter the girl got up and got injected and left, red with embarrassment.
Ridhima finished and was packing up, when the village chief's daughter came running up to her and said that her senior doctor was calling her and Dr.Armaan to treat a patient that was having heart problems. Armaan picked up his Doctor's kit, so did Ridhima and headed toward the house.
Dr.Kirti was busy treating another elder patient and pointed to a bed near the entrance without evening glancing at them. They headed over and began checking the Blood Pressure. It was high!! They checked his heartbeat, it was normal. It was faster than it should be. But that was probably because of the high BP. The man was clutching his heart but he wasn't having a heart attack, because his breathing was normal and his pulse was okay. So they gave him an injection that put him to sleep and eased his pain. His heart burn seemed to have gone and his blood pressure was still a little high. Ridhima gave the man's wife some medicines she should give when he woke up, and had eaten something healthy, like fruit.
The lady thanked them and gave them her blessings. Ridhima and Armaan headed out. They were done for the day and tomorrow would come to check on the patients. The ones that were injured severly either because of mudslides or because of other diseases. As they came out, the doctors (Shabd, Sapna, Atul, and Anjali) had packed and left. All the kids came running to them...
15B- Kids!!
The kids all came rushing to Armaan and Ridhima. Ridhima and Armaan looked at each other with a what-the-hell-is-going-on-here look. The kids were out of breath, and were regaining it. Then one of them, holding a football said,'Kya aap hamare saath kehlenge?'
Armaan opened his mouth to say no, thinking he wanted to sleep, but Ridhima interupted him saying,'Haan zaroor, I love football.'
Armaan looked at her but she just smiled at the kids and said,'Toh teams kya hai?'
The kid who had made the offer of playing thought a second and said,'Aap dono ek team mein, aur hum saab dusri team?'
Armaan was going to say that wasn't a good thing for the following reasons: 1. He had a girl on his team who was wearing heels and wouldn't be able to kick the ball. 2. There were like ten-twelve kids. UNFAIR!!
But Ridhima just said, 'Great! Chalo shuru karte hain!'
She took of her shoes and was going to play bare feet. 'What was she thinking?' but Armaan just decided that she was mental today and that they should just play. So Armaan walked toward the 'field!' and was going to be center when Ridhima called,'Armaan. Back up, back up! I want to be center because thats my best position!'
'But your barefeet!' Armaan cried.
'Well all the other kids are barefeet too!' she said. 'As a matter of fact, you are the only one with shoes on!' she replied and the kids agreed.
He just said,'Fine, but you better know how to play!'
So the game begins. Ridhima has the ball and dribbles with her feet toward the net. She fakes a shot but really passes to Armaan who aims for the net, but kicks the ball in the other direction. Ridhima just gave him a I-should-know-how-to-play-first-you-learn-how-to-play look and ran after the ball. She got it from the kids and has it near the net, she again passes to Armaan. This time he scores. The kids rarely got the ball through out the match. The score was 14-2 and AR were winning. Ridhima has the ball and is going toward their net..their net? What was wrong with her.
'Baasket!! Yo pass the ball? You wanna win or not?' Armaan yelled across the playing field. Ridhima just stuck out her tongue, shook her head and took the ball away from the net she was supposed to score in. She was halfway down the field and then she turned around and kicked, kicked really hard. She faked a fall and all the kids came running to her, including the goalie. Even Armaan came running. She closed her eyes and felt Armaan bended down beside her. She grabbed his hand and squeezed, trying to tell him to get the ball. She had noticed that the kids were playing waaaaaay harder and were catching on with her tricks. She didn't want to show her tricks, the ones she had made in case it let out her secret...
so she had just faked a fall to divert everyone's attention like she did before...in college.
Meanwhile, the ball had entered the net. Ridhima noticed that there was no point in faking the hurt so she got up opened her eyes, and noticed that the ball was in the net. They had won! They had won!!
'Armaaaaaaan, we won! we won!' she flung her arms around him, giving him a winning hug.
'Nayi didi yeh cheating hai.' one of the girls came running. She had been watching from the stands. She was the one who had fainted because of Armaan. Ridhima let go of him and faced the girl. She was angry! But Ridhima noticed that it was because she had hugged Armaan not because she had cheated.
'Bachoo, everything is fair! Yeh sab ladkon ne koyi rules nayi bani thi!'
She gave the little guys a smile and walked away. Meanwhile, the guys were all holding there hearts as she walked away, Armaan tagged behind her like a lost puppy. The girl turned away in anger!
Part 16- Water fights!
Ridhima and Armaan headed back. They went into there tents. Ridhima fell asleep right away while Armaan looked around. He noticed a bed was empty. It was Dr.Shabd Sareen who was missing. Armaan went to see if he had gone on a night time stroll with her. He crept out of the guys' tent and headed to the girls, on the other side. He glanced inside and noticed an empty bed. But his Basket was asleep! But, Dr.Sapna wasn't there.
Oh! So they have already started going on night time strolls! But I wonder where they are? he thought.
He decided to think about it in the morning, so he turned to head toward his tent but noticed that a dark figure, obviously Shabd had entered the tent. He whipped around and noticed that Sapna too had returned.
So they were together. Hmm...I'll do something about this! I have to get them hooked up if I want Basket!..He went to his bed to sleep, and dreamed about his cute Basket.
Next Morning...
Ridhima woke up and noticed that Sapna and Anjali were still asleep. She sat there but was really bored so headed out, slipping on a robe.
'Hmm...everyone is asleep. We are going to go the village in a while. What can I do?' she thought. She glanced up at the boys' tent and heard a faint rumble of snores coming from there. She had an idea. But she needed help!
She crept back to their tent and headed toward Anjali and Sapna.
'Walk up Diii!' Ridhima whispered. 'Walk up Sapnaaaa!'
She shoke them until they awoke.
'I'm bored and wanna do something but a need your help..' she whispered a plan into each of their ears.
Both wearing a frown on their faces from waking up, suddenly smiled brightly. The three crept out of the tent. Collected some mud on their hands. By some I meeaann lots!!
'Sapna, you take Shabd. Di, you take Atul, and I'll take Armaan.' as she said this a naughty grin played across her lips.
'1...2...3..GO!' the three crept into the boys' tent. They kneeled beside the boys. Looking at each other, they rubbed their hands on the boys faces. They laughed and ran out of the tent, hiding behind the tent.
The boys got up suddenly! They felt their faces, what the..?
You normally don't feel ice cold mud on your face every day.
Armaan looked around and noticed Atul and Shabd had mud on their faces. He burst out laughing. Shabd and Atul looked at each other and burst out laughing too. But then stopped, who had done this too them?
Faint laughter floated towards them and the boys got up. They headed out the tent, toward the source of the laughter. They spotted the girls hiding, and laughing quite a bit. The boys wanted to get them back. Armaan noticed a pipe of flowing water and grabbed it. Shabd and Atul grabbed two nearby buckets. They loaded them with water.
The girls didn't hear yells or laughter coming from the boys' tent anymore. Sapna and Anjali stop laughing and notice that Shabd and Atul were advancing on them with buckets of ice cold water. They both scatter in opposite directions.
Shabd runs after Sapna and grabs her from the waist and throws the water on her. She shivers but looked at Shabd's face and burst out laughing. Shabd glared at her. He pouted his face. She took her sleeve and wiped his face clean. 'Sorry!' she whispered. 'But you have to admit it was funny, it was Ridhima's idea!'
'Hah, well lucky for her! Armaan is coming to get her with a pipe! But your getting an attack from the tickle master!' Shabd said, his fingers begin to tickle Sapna. She laughed...and laughed..and laughed. Meanwhile Shabd stopped tickling her and stared at her, Sapna stared back. Both were lost in each other's eyes....
Anjali had ran and hid behind a tree. Atul came running.
'Kahan ho tum, Anjali! Agar maine tumpar yeh pani nayi fanka (throw) waste ho jaye ga,' Atul said walking around the tree with Anjali tailing him from the back.
Anjali got an idea. She deepened her voice to make it sound manly.
'Atuulll!' she said. Atul looked around.
'Bawakoof! Mein yeh pad hoon. Mujhe kahi din se pani nayi mila, mujhe pani dedo!'
'Kya, teek hain.' Atul poured the water around the tree's trunk. Anjali came out from behind, dry as a desert. She glanced at Atul who was busy giving water to the tree. She slipped away, laughing.
Meanwhile, Ridhima hadn't stopped laughing. Armaan crept behind her, but noticed her laughing. He stopped and stared at her. The water running from the pipe soaking him. Ridhima heard the rush of water and glanced at Armaan, he had a pipe in his hand, and now a meancing look on his face. She backed up and soon ran with Armaan chasing behind her. She ran and slipped. Armaan slipped, on the mud too. Ridhima feel on top of him and he held her waist with one hand and the pipe up his with the other as they slid on the muddy trail. They both got soaked as the water fell down. At last, Armaan shifted, coming to a stop and Ridhima fell over with Armaan on top of her. They stared into each others eyes. Ridhima's muddy hand reached toward Armaan's face. She touched it and begin to smear mud all over him. He got up and she got up about to run, but Armaan caught her hand. He held it and showered her with water, while she tried to stop the water and run away. At last, she shivered a lot and fell into Armaan's arms. He caught her and she laughed. He laughed with her. They got up and talked about pulling pranks.
Armaan felt so comfortable with her. Why? They had only known each other a while. And yet this was the best relationship he had shared with any girl. He had expected to be formal friends with Anjali, because she was hip and happening. But here he was with a behnji, no that was too cruel,with his Basket. Laughing and planning pranks!?! How?
...But little does he know that he is friends with the coolest girl in history!
Part 17- His Past....
All the interns walked with the Dr.Kirti, Dr.Shubhankar, and Dr.Shabd toward the village. Dr.Kirti and Dr.Shubhankar were leading, chatting a bit about what to do the next day. They would be done all the work today. Dr.Shabd and Dr.Sapna were behind them, talking quietly and very little, but mostly staring at each other. Dr. Anjali and Dr.Atul were behind them. They were having a whispered fight about the morning prank. Dr.Armaan was bringing up the rear, walking alone.
Where was Dr.Ridhima, you ask? Well, she was left behind. She had said she'd be coming, she had to get something from her tent. Armaan wondered where she was and glanced back to see her emerging from the girls' tent and walking with her hands behind her back. She hurried up and joined Armaan at the back.
'Yeh kya hai?' Armaan said a bit loudly, confused.
'Hamare prank ka pehle step, aur deere bolo!' she said with naughtyness in her voice.
'Hamare prank?' Armaan said, thinking that they had tlked about pulling one, but not actually doing it!
'Haan!' she said. She looked inside the bag to make sure whatever was in there was safe. She saw Armaan trying to peep, but she quickly shut the bag and smiled nervously at him.
'Arre agar hamare prank hai, toh mujhe bhi dekhne do!' he said, with a bit of anger in his voice.
'Armaan, isme agar tumne dekha, toh tum kisi ko bathao ge aur phir Dr.Kirti hame chodengi nayi! shr replied hastily.
Armaan gave her a whatever look while he was feeling confused, would Basket do something like this under the watch of the seniors? But he thought he'd support her to have some fun. They reached the village, Armaan and Ridhima headed off to meet the children. Ridhima set down on the table and spread out all her things. Today they were going to give the general shot, for things like the flu and fever, including chicken pox vaccine. They had thought that they should give it on the second day due to the fact that children are afraid of needles, they had to give the more important one, no matter what. All the kids lined up, just like before the guys for Ridhima and the girls for Armaan.
As Ridhima gave each one of the boys a needle, she took out a small nicely wrapped packet from her bags and give it them. In return the kids gave a kiss on the cheek. Armaan noticed her doing this. OMG! How dare they kiss her. But wait..she had said that there had been a props for her prank in that bag. She had pranked him! Huh! But Armaan wasn't the only one who noticed that Ridhima had given a small present to each of the boys', the girls' had noticed too!
'Doctorr!' one of the girls called out to him. 'Hum ko kyun nayi gift mil raha?'
'Ummm..'Armaan was stumped.
'Haan, hamare gift kahan hai?' asked the girl who had fumed at the match.
'Umm..' Armaan said, looking around.'Ek minute...' and he got up and went to a beautiful rose bush and picked a bunch of yellow flowers and one red rose.
He went up to each girl and gave her a yellow rose, while hiding the red rose behind his back. Each of the girls blushed and gave him a hug and kiss.
As they finished with the kids, Armaan went up to Ridhima.
'Nice prank!' he said.
'Arre tumne hi toh idea dia, aaj subah!' said Ridhima giving him a s big grin. She picked up her belongings and waited for Armaan. He advanced on her and held up the red rose.
'For you, for pulling a prank on me!' he said sweetly.
'Awww..' cried Ridhima, thoroughly touched! 'This reminds me of the college days, I got tons of these from everyboy in the college on Valentine's day!' she said glancing at the rose. After she had taken the rose from she realized what she had said, unknowingly giving away her a part of her huge past, her only secret.
Armaan gave her a confused, but goofy grin and replied,'Oh so Basket was a heartthrob in college just like she is now?' he glanced at the boys who were unwrapping there presents.
She just blushed, 'Chalen?' and led the way.
Sapna and Shabd were at the camp with the rest of the interns and doctors.
'Ab aap lok sab yahan hai toh aapse kuch baath karni thi!' said Dr.Kirti. 'Par pehle ek sawaal ap dono (she looked at Ridhima and Armaan) ke liya. Aap dono ko itni daar kaise lag gayi?' she questioned.
'Jee Dr.Kirti, maine aapne sab patients ko gift diya te aur Dr.Armaan ne bhi!' she answered before Armaan could even open his mouth.
'Very kind of you! Anyways, mein ka rahi thi ki kaal hum free hai pura din, agar aap chaiye hum lok Saanjeevani wapas ja sakte hain yah yahan adha (half) din rai sakte hai. Aap ki kya maarzi hai?' she looked at the interns.
They all said they wanted to stay. The seniors left and went to talk about the reports of patients. Shabd stayed behind.
'Ab kya karre?' Shabd asked.
'Kyun na hum ek bonfire baney (make)?' suggested Ridhima.
'Sure!' they agreed. All gathered dry grass and wood, and piled it in the fire area and lit it. All sat down. Shabd and Sapna sat down and begin to talk about their patients. Anjali and Atul continued to fight about morning, how he still had to get her back, but Anjali said that was impossible. Ridhima sat alone, deep in thought when Armaan came and sat down beside her.
'Kya sooch rahi ho?' he asked.
'Kuch nayi, bas college ke din ke baare mein!' she replied, coming out of her thoughts.
'Arre! Toh mujhe bhi batao!' said Armaan.
'Kisi aur din. Pehle tum aapni family ke baare mein batao na!' said Ridhima, changing the topic quickly.
'Teek hain. Mein akala ratha hoon. Jab mein faada hua tha meri ma ne mujhe mein Armaan dekha, aur mujhe Armaan naam rakdiya. Aur voh dono doctors te. Thats all I know about my parents. They both died in a car crash, when I was three years old. At least thats what I was told by my grandfather, who died when I was eight.' said Armaan, not wanting too talk much about it.
'Oh..' was all she could say. 'Unke naam kya thai?'
'Drs.Rahul and Juhi Malik!' he said with confidence.
'Kya!' said Ridhima shocked.
Part 18- Truth or Dare!
'Kya!?! Tum Drs.Juhi and Rahul ke beta ho? Tum voh Armaan Malik ho?' said Ridhima, shocked but happy.
'Haan!' said Armaan, confused.
'Arre, tumhe yaad nayi. Jab hum bahot chote te hum kitne acha dost te!' said Ridhima, happily.
'Kya?' said Armaan. 'Mein aur tum dost?'
'Haan!' said Ridhima.'I had been anxious to meet you and had this feeling that we would meet again! Last time we met was when I was three!'
'Aur aagay kya hua?' asked Armaan, wanting to know about his past.
'Hum...'began Ridhima but was cut off by Anjali's booming voice. It seemed that she had become tired of fighting with Atul and decided to play a game of truth or dare. 'Baad mein bathi hoon!' Ridhima whispered to Armaan. He just nodded, wondering what she knew!
'Okay, toh pehle kaun spin karega?' asked Anjali, emerging from the boys' tent with an empty bottle.
'Umm...!' was everyone's reply.
'Teek hain, mein pehle karti hoon!' Anjali said, spinning the bottle it landed on Armaan. 'Truth or Dare, Armaan?'
'Dare!' he replied.
'Teek hai I dare you to go give a kiss (on the cheek) to Atul,' she said smiling naughtily.
Armaan hesitated, but went up to Atul who looked very scared hugged him and gave a him a kiss, a buddy kiss!
'Good job, ke spin the bottle!' Anjali said.
He spinned and it landed on Shabd. 'Truth or dare?' asked Armaan to Shabd.
'Truth!' Shabd replied.
'Have you ever been in love?' Armaan asked. Shabd looked at Ridhima, grinned and nodded.
'Oooooooohhh!'
Shabd spinned the bottle and it landed on Ridhima. 'Truth or dare?'
'Dare!' replied Ridhima.
'Teek hai, I dare you to dance to....Aaja Nachle..just a snippet!' Shabd replied, grinning sheepishly.
Ridhima stared at him, while he attached his MP3 to the radio and started to set up.Aaja Nachle (click to listen)
Ridhima got up, and began dancing just like Madhuri.
She swayed her hips side to side, extending her arms out just like Madhuri.
She moved forward as gracefully as her. She dance just like Madhuri.
Mera jhumka utha ke laaya re yaar ve, jo gira tha bareli ke bazaar me (She thought, I cant believe he is making me do this!)
main to thumka lagaake sharma gayi (she hid her face as fuming smile changed to a serene one!)
boli ghoongar bandha denge mein aa gayi (He knows that I can't dance bad its just not in me!)
mujhko nachaake nachle, aaja nachle nachle mere yaar tu nachle (Oh, I'll make him dance! Just wait and watch)
jhanak jhanak jhankaar (Oh my, I can't believe I remembered all her moves!)
o nachle nachle mere yaar tu nachle, abb to luta hai baazar (This is beginning to be fun!)
sabko bhulaake nachle, aaja nachle nachle mere yaar tu nachle (la, la, la! Oh I miss them all, all my college buds!!)
jhanak jhanak jhankaar (Ru, ru, ruuu!)
o nachle nachle mere yaar tu nachle, abb to luta hai baazar (I just wish my yaar was here to dance with me!) The dance came to an end as she sat down. Anjali clapped so did Sapna, Shabd, Atul, and Armaan (the loudest).
'I didn't know that you could still dance like that, Ridzi!' cried Anjali, pratically crying.
'I did!' Shabd said, he gave her a friendly wink as she just smiled weakly. She spinned the bottle. 'Truth or dare?' she asked Sapna.
'Dare!' replied Sapna. Ridhima thought, then got up and whispered something in Sapna's ear!
Sapna looked shocked, then she got up and imitated Dr.Keerti.
She faced Armaan and said,'Good job Dr.Armaan. Very proud of you, but don't do it again even though you are capable of handling emergency cases on your own! Don't do it again!' she replied in a Dr.Keerti voice, exactly the same, and same look. She sat down and spinned the bottle as everyone clapped. It landed on Atul. 'Truth or Dare?' she asked him.
Atul thought and said,'Truth!'
'Tum kya saach mein apne paadon (plants) se baath karte ho?' she asked him.
'Haan, kyun? Unse baath karne se voh bahot barde hothe hain aur voh bhi bahot jaldi!' said Atul, as everyone laughed.
Atul just looked confused and spinned the bottle. It landed on Anjali. 'Truth or Dare?' he asked. Oh he was going to get her back now!
'Dare!' she said.
'I dare you to go into the senior cabin, walk around it twice, and come back! Also, you have to do this alone!' he said.
'Fine!' Anjali got up, crept toward the senior tent and entered it. She walked around it twice. When she was getting out, she accidently stepped on Dr.Keerti's foot. She stirred, while Anjali ran for her life.
Part 19- A Stranger Calls....
Anjali came rushing back, said,'I'm going to sleep!' and went into the girls tent. She looked a mess, with her hair flying everywhere. As she left the rest of them burst into laughter.
Atul spinned the bottle, but he noticed that Shabd and Sapna were busy day dreaming, while Armaan and Ridhima were talking animatedly. He was bored so he too left to go to sleep.
'Basket, kya ka rahi thi tum hamare past ke bara mein?' said Armaan curiously.
'Armaan, mein ek kaam karti hoon. Hum jab Mumbai wapas jayenge, thab tumhe bataongi. Okay?' said Ridhima, thinking.
Armaan sighed and said, 'Okay!'
'Tum apne college ke din ke baare mein bathao na!' said Ridhima, steering the conversation to Armaan's future, rather than his painful past.
A silly grin spread over his face. 'I was the biggest flirt imaginable! Every one of the girls was after me while I was busy chasing one girl, who turned out to like another guy. A geek!' said Armaan, with a disappointed look on his face.
Ridhima burst out laughing, but when Armaan glared at her she stifled her laughter behind a big grin.
'What else?' said Ridhima, with a huge grin.
'Umm...' Armaan thought. 'I was the captain of the Basketball team, football team..'
'Tum aur football team ke captain?' asked Ridhima, this time not hiding her laughter. 'Kaunse college mein gaye te? Wahan ki team bahot bakwas hogi agar tum unke captain te!' she said laughing.
'Medical College of Mumbai!' he said with dignity.
'The best college in Mumbai!' they both said together.
'Arre mein bhi ussi college mein gayi thi!' said Ridhima, wondering how she had not met him. 'Kya tum, last year graduate hua te?' she asked him.
'Nayi theen saal pehla!' he replied. 'Kya tum woh ladki ho jo...' he stopped talking shocked at what he was saying.
'Nayi..nayi!' said Ridhima quickly knowing what was coming. 'Mein..mein toh freshman thi..jab tum graduate hua. Toh tum mujhe kaise jaan sakte ho na, right?' she left out a nervous laugh.
Armaan opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Ridhima,'Kyun na hum intern of the month ke baare mein baath kare?'
'Yah, whatever!' replied Armaan, deep in thought.
'I think Di will get it! She is working quite hard and all! She got all the ladies to get their shots, while Atul was hiding like a coward!' she said quickly.
'Hmm..'said Armaan, thinking where he had seen Ridhima in Medical College of Mumbai.
'But Atul is so sweet, he is just so sensitive and caring. Can you believe he rides a bicycle to work every day?' said Ridhima. She continued to talk like this until, she rested her head on Armaan shoulders and fell asleep. Armaan looked at her and than at where Shabd and Sapna had been sitting. They had gone off to sleep a while ago it seemed. He was about to pick her up, when he noticed something lying on the ground. He picked it up, it was Basket's cell. As he was about to pick up Basket, the phone began to vibrate. He picked it up.
Before he could say something a voice on the other end began to talk.
'Hello, Ridhima?' his voice was husky, but sweet. 'Hey remember me? Well I have some shocking news for you! Ridhima?'
'Um..this isn't Dr.Ridhima, but her collegue Dr.Armaan. She is resting right now, but she can call you back later! Do you have a message for?' Armaan said, wondering who this was. Was it the friend that Basket went on car races with?
'Oh..' replied the voice. 'Just tell her its a friend from the past. Her college days. She can call me back on this number: 122****59**. Okay? Thanks. Well seeya around Dr.Armaan!' and the phone was hung up.
I wonder who that was, thought Armaan. Anyways he picked up Ridhima and took her to the girls' tent. As he was leaving, she held his hand and whispered,'I'll tell you later...'
He smiled and left the tent.
Next Morning...
Ridhima, Anjali and Sapna awoke. They dressed and got ready, they went out of the tent, yawning, arms spread.
The boys crept up behind them and showered them with buckets of ice cold, water! Then they threw a couple of mudballs at them. The girls chased their attackers. Shabd was chased by a Sapna who was shaking her fist angrily.
Anjali stood there, as Atul ran. He noticed that he wasn't being chased like Shabd so he ran back to her. She gave him a sweet smile than, took her hands from behind her back and threw two mudballs at him. She ran while Atul cleaned his face and chased after Anjali.
Ridhima stood there, as Armaan didn't move either. They looked at each other amd burst out laughing. The others stopped chasing each other as they heard Ridhima and Armaan laughing. They looked around and began to laugh. The girls went to shower again, while the boys went and got showered for the first time.
Shabd and Sapna came out and talked about what to do today.
'What about visiting the lake with the others?' suggested Sapna.
'Hmm...yah great idea. We'll ask them first,' replied Shabd looking around for the others.
Anjali came walking out and looked around to make sure the boys weren't there. She let out a sigh of relief 'Phew!'
Atul saw her and watched her admiringly, which soon turned to anger after recalling the pranks.
Ridhima came out, wiping her wet hair with a towel. Armaan came and looked at her, shaking his head dry from the water. He looked at her dreamingly, soon wondering who that man was that had called last night. Should he tell Ridhima? Yah you should, it'll be the best, thought Armaan.
Armaan walked toward Ridhima and said, 'Basket kal tumhare cell par ek phone aya tha. It was a guy who had said he is a friend from the past. College days and he was saying that he had some shocking news. Call him back on this number: 122****59**!' said Armaan.
He watched Ridhima. Her mouth hung open, but she shut it quickly and went and gave Armaan a hug. 'Thanks for telling!' she let go and hurried away. She went to Shabd.
'I need to talk to you Shabd! It's urgent!' she said.
'Excuse me Sapna, lets go Ridhima!' said Shabd following her away from the rest.
'He called! He has some shocking news!' said Ridhima happily. 'I hope he has found her! I really do!' said Ridhima giving a friendly hug to Shabd.
Armaan saw this from a distance, and his face fell. Sapna also saw this, and her face fell but then she thought,'Ridhima and Shabd are good friends, I think it's just a friendly hug!'
Part 20- A Stranger Returns!
Ridhima saw Armaan's face, and let go of Shabd instantly, feeling guilty. She left from there and went to Armaan.
'Thank you so much for telling me!' she said.
'It's okay! But who called last night?' asked Armaan.
'Ummm...how about I tell you after I confirm it?' said Ridhima. 'I promise I will tell you!'
'Alright!' replied Armaan. Again, wondering what she was hiding. She had so much mystery in her life. He really wished to know what it was!
Just then Sapna, Shabd, Atul, and Anjali came up to them.
'What should we do today?' asked Anjali.
'Um, well I was thinking that we could go to the nearby lake here!' replied Sapna, cheerfully.
'Great idea!' said Atul. 'Right Anjali?'
'Yah, whatever!' she said, rolling her eyes.
'By the way, where is it?' asked Ridhima.
'And how do you know where the lake is, we haven't seen one!' said Armaan, surpressing a grin, but having a questioning look. His hand on his chin.
'Umm...' started Sapna.
'Dr.Keerti told me! She had been here before and all!' replied Shabd. When in reality they had found it when they were walking at night.
'Oh..' replied Armaan.
So they all began to walk toward lake. Shabd had explained the directions to the rest. In the lead where Anjali and Atul once again arguing. This time on who was going to be Intern Of The Month. Armaan or Ridhima.
'Armaan is going to be the IOTM! said Atul.
'No, Ridhima is!' said Anjali.
'What has she done? Look at all Armaan has done. Taking care of the accident patient.' replied Atul, with playful anger.
'Ridhima, took care of Vivek. He was the most critical. And she is taking care of Dhoni!' said Anjali, fiercly.
'So is Armaan he is helping her!' replied Atul.
'But Ridhima is doing most of the work!' replied Anjali... and they continued to fight like this.
Shabd and Sapna were following. They were laughing at how the two were fighting. Now discussing who would be the IOTM.
'Well, you are a pretty good doctor, so I think you should recieve the award!' said Shabd.
'Yah, but Ridhima and Armaan are also pretty good!' said Sapna, sighing.
'Yah, but Ridhima has to work harder and so does Anjali due to the fact that Dr.Shishank is their father and he doesn't favor people, so he'll make it fair by considering them last!' replied Shabd.
'Yes, but it is based on points! It's all fair, equal work for all of us!' replied Sapna.
Shabd tried to make Sapna realize that she too could win.
In the rear was Armaan and Ridhima. Ridhima was playing with her cell to get some network. She kept on moving it up and down, here and there. At last she got a weak source of network.
'Armaan quickly tell me the number!' said Ridhima, excited.
'122****59**' replied Armaan.
Ridhima dialed it. After two rings someone picked it up.
'Hello!' replied the man's voice. It was scratchy due to the bad network.
'Hello!' replied Ridhima, loudly.'It's me!'
'Who? Oh, Ridhima! I can't hear u properly!' replied the man.
'Hello? Hello..A..' and the network was cut.
'Dame' whispered Ridhima under her breath.
'Ridhima there isn't any point in trying to call from here. The network is horrible! I'm surprised you found any!' said Armaan, she had been doing this for the past hour!
They all continued to walk. Ridhima checked her cell and noticed it was 3:00 pm.
'Um, guys I think we should head back!' replied Ridhima.
'Okay!' they replied.
Walking back, they found Dr.Kirti and Dr.Shubhankar sitting in the bonfire area, drinking water.
Dr.Kirti noticed them coming and got up.
'Glad to see you back on time!' she said, with a weak smile! Can you believe a smile!
'We are to pack and head back by four! Understood?' she asked.
'Yes!' they replied. So the interns packed up and headed out.
'Drs.Ridhima and Armaan, you may head back in the car! You will reach Saanjeevani faster and begin to attend patients! Understood? You will not be on night duty!' said Dr.Kirti.
Ridhima and Armaan went and sat in Armaan's car. They drove in silence. They had gotten along quite well in the past three days. And the pranks were all fun and games started by her, and finished by him.
'Why had I felt so guilty when I saw Armaan's face when hugging Shabd?' Ridhima thought to herself.
'Why was I soo jeolous when Ridhima hugged Shabd?' thought Armaan.
'We are just friends right?' thought both of them.
They reached Saanjeevani like this, lost in thought.
Armaan opened the door for Ridhima, who was lost in thought and didn't hear him open the door.
'Yo,Basket! We're here!' he said.
'Oh, yah!' said Ridhima coming out of her thoughts and out of the car. She began to walk toward Saanjeevani, Armaan behind her.
Ridhima went inside to the reception were Nurse Lovely was standing.
'Hello hai ji, Dr.Ridhima!'
'Hello!' replied Ridhima.
'Ji, aapko koyi milne aya hai1' she said.
'Mujhse?' asked Ridhima, startled.
Lovely nodded and then pointed to a man dressed in jeans, with a white tight shirt and black blazer. His back was to Ridhima, and when he turned with a stylish smile, Ridhima's mouth fell open.
She rushed forward and hugged him.
'Angad!' she said, her eyes shut. He hugged her back!
'Yup, Dr.Ridhima! Angad Khanna is back and with a surprise.' he said with a smile.
Armaan came in and noticed the Ridhima was hugging someone. Who?
'Angad it's been such a long time!' she said letting go of him!
'I know..' he said also letting go.
Armaan was shocked!
Part 21- Angad Khanna
Armaan looked at Angad Khanna! The Angad Khanna, hugging Basket! How could such a famous singer, no rockstar be standing in Saanjeevani fit and fine, waiting to meet Basket!! He had to find out!
Armaan walked up the reception desk and watched the two out of the corner of his eye.
Ridhima noticed Armaan standing there and signalled him to come. He walked over towards Angad Khanna! Heartthrob of many girls, hero of many children and the creater of best music for guys!
'Hi, Dr.Armaan!' said Armaan extending his hand out to Angad.
'Angad, Angad Khanna!' said Angad interested, he had been the man that had picked up the phone! At night. The Ridhima Angad knew would never be around guys that late! It had been like 11:00 at night when he had called.
'Anyways, Angad what is the shocking news you wanted to tell me?' asked Ridhima.
Angad looked around and noticed that lots of people were staring at him. 'How about I tell you at dinner, tonight?' he asked with a flashy grin.
Ridhima's face fell,'Tonight?'
'Yah, any problems?' asked Angad.
'Oh, no problems!'replied Ridhima, then her face lit up. 'How about you come over to my house and we have a small get together. Di will be there, so will Papa, Padma Aunty, Nani, and all my fellow collegues like Dr.Armaan, Dr.Atul, Dr.Sapna and a surprise of my own?'
Angad thought, and replied,'Sure. I'll be there when your shift is off!'
'Shift?' replied Ridhima. 'Oh, Angad I have to go! My shift, gotta finish it! Oh, I'll call you and ask you when to come! Bye!' she waved and left. She went to the locker room and gathered the files for Dhoni and Vivek.
She turned around and found Armaan standing right behind her. She jumped back, startled.
He moved closer and whispered,'I didn't know that you knew the Angad Khanna! He went to your, I mean he went to Medical College?' asked Armaan.
'Well, yah but you wouldn't have known him because he was a grade younger than you, but he is in fact your age!'
'Huh!'
'Oh um he had some problems the year he was supposed to start college, so he delayed!' she said giving him a weak smile, and feeling stupid at how she had just introducued a legend that would give away her past to someone who was already suspicious.
'Anyways, let's go check on Dhoni!' replied Ridhima hurrying away. Armaan followed her.
Children's Ward
Dhoni has a flower in his hand, 'girlfriend ayegi, nayi ayegi..' he picked a flower petal each time. He was down to the last one, but before he could finish Ridhima came.
'Aur girlfriend agayi! she said giving him a hug.
He was about to return it but then he turned away in anger.
'Arre, tum naraaz kyun ho?' she said. 'Mere paas tumhare liya bahot baade (big) surprise hai!' she said.
He turned, wondering what it was. She held out two bars of Cadbury Chocolate. His favorite.
He reached for them and then turned around. 'Not enough?' she asked. Then she pulled out a CD case, Angad's latest one.
He couldn't resist this so he grabbed them and hugged her.
'Thanks girlfriend!' Dhoni said looking at the CD and chocolates, surprised.
'No thank you, no sorry, mister!' she said.
Armaan came up and helped her check the reports and do the daily check ups.
They headed away and she went to meet Vivek.
'Okay Vivek, you are doing much better. Just another day's rest here and you can leave! I'll have you discharge papers ready by tomorrow morning!' and she left.
Vivek meanwhile thought of what to do next! She had been gone for the past three daysand had decided to put his plan into action, the day she reutrned, but he had noticed that she was happy today not angry when she came to meet him! So, he'd have to do something when he left the hospital.
Ridhima went to the locker room and put away her things. Armaan followed. She had a fifteen minute break, and so did Armaan. She was heading out when she noticed that the others were heading here.
'Diiii!' she ran up to Anjali.
'Ridhima, tum vishwaas nayi karo gi! Sab staff kah rahe hai ki Angad Khanna, The Angad Khanna was here!' said Sapna.
'Aur bhi hai! Sab kah rahe te ki voh tumse milne aya tha!' said Atul shocked.
'Whats so surprising in that?' said Anjali, with an Anjali attitude. 'She's my sister! She was...' Anjali stopped when she saw Ridhima give her a warning look and small nod. Armaan noticed this and a small curious smile crept upon his face.
'She was what Angie?' asked Armaan.
'She is, I mean, my sister and is really pretty and smart!' said Anjali, hasitly making an excuse.
'Anyways, Di, I have invited him over for dinner at our house! I was wonder if you all would like to come!' said Ridhima, looking at everyone.
'Would we ever!' they replied.
'Where is Shabd, I mean Dr.Shabd?' asked Ridhima, glancing around.
'Oh he is heading back! He is with Dr.Kirti right now!' said Sapna, a bit sad.
'What?' asked Ridhima shocked. She rushed to Dr.Kirti's office glanced in and noticed that Shabd was there. She waited outside for him.
As soon as he came out, Ridhima started,'You can't leave! Just when he has returned!'
'Don't worry! I just talked to Dr.Kirti and I am now joining Saanjeevani as senior doctor,' he said.
'Okay, great! You have to come to our house for dinner! Every one is!' she said.
'Alright, if you insist!' he said, shrugging.
'Now all I have to do is ask Papa!' she said. She hurried away as he laughed.
Evening
Ridhima is making dinner. It is 7: 30 at night and everyone else is going to come at 8:00.
Ridhima put the rice on the stove. And was getting the flour out to start making the dough, when the bell rang. She opened it, while using her hand to get her out of her eyes, smearing some flour on her forehead.
She looked up, and there stood Armaan, with a huge grin on his face. He walked in without being asked. She closed the door and watched him laugh as he watched her.
'Kya?' she asked, confused with an innocent look on her face.
He pointed to her forehead. She touched it, but just got more flour on her forehead. He walked forward as she moved back, bumping into the door, he came closer and closer and wiped her forehead. She smiled weakly, while her heart raced, aching to get out.
She turned crimson and rushed from there. She went to the kitchen and starting making the dough. He followed her.
'So, Basket!' he said.
She gave him a look, and he stopped talking. He jumped onto the counter and began playing with the apples on the basket.
'Why are you so early?' she asked.
'My shift ended with yours, so I was bored and came over because I was bored!' when in fact he had been hoping to find out about her past.
Armaan looked around. Put the apple down, jumped off the counter and walked around. Ridhima finished kneading the dough, put it in the fridge. She checked the rice, everything else was ready!
She followed him out. He walked into the living room and looked at the photos hung around. There was one of Ridhima and Anjali. They looked pretty young, around 4 for Ridhima and 6 for Anjali. Ridhima had to ponytails and her tongue sticking out and Anjali, one high ponytail with an annoyed smile on her face.
Armaan pointed to Ridhima and said, 'She's so cute! Anjali right?'
Ridhima hook her head,'It's me! That reminds!' said Ridhima and she rushed upstairs to her bedroom. She returned with a scrapbook in her hands.
She was flipping the pages. She stopped somewhere in the middle. She sat down on the leather couch and indicated Armaan to sit beside her.
'Remember when I told you that you and I were friends, in our childhood?' she asked glancing at him.
He nodded.
'Well, that's you!' she pointed to a picture of a boy no older than 3.
He was wearing bright red lipstick, messily put on his lips, spreading onto his cheeks. Blush that made him look as though he was blushing. Eye shadow that was bright blue and looked all wrong. And that's not all. He had a heavily embrodiered cloth wrapped around him with high heels that were too big AND it looked as though he was doing the catwalk! In the background was a girl that seemed to be laughing, clutching her stomach. Also it seemed like the stairs that lead to Ridhima's room.
Armaan said, 'Nice joke Basket!' Ridhima looked at his face and began to laugh.
'Not...a..joke!' she gasped.
Armaan's mouth fell open.
Ridhima stopped laughing and started with her story, 'Well you and your parents came over to my house on my third birthday. We had finished eating dinner and I was bored, at least that is what my dad told me. So I decided to have some fun and took you to my mom's room. And put her make up on you. I wasn't the best artist as you can see, but I did my best. Then you got into the mood, and decided you wanted to be a female model. You took one of my mom's heavily embroidered dupattas and wrapped it around you along with her red heels. Then we came down and you started to do the catwalk! And the rest is right here!' replied Ridhima.
Armaan looked at it, Ridhima expected him to be taking revenge instead he side,'Basket, where is your mom?'
'Oh...she..she died when I was 9,' said Ridhima quietly. Then she excused herself to check on the rice.
Armaan flipped through the scrapbook, and saw more pictures of them together. There was one where they were just babies, and he was holding her hand.
Underneath it, it said:
'Best Buds Forever!'
He flipped some more and noticed pictures of Ridhima dancing, playing bsaketball. Hanging around with Angad and Shabd..before he could realize who the fourth person was he heard Ridhima returning and quickly shut the book.
She had a smile on her face. It seemed to come from the heart.
8:00
Sapna arrived looking extra special in a blue and yellow suit. (The one she wore in yesterday's episode!)
Anjali came, looking tired. She went and freshened up. Atul came wearing jeans, and a stylish shirt..something like what Armaan wears. Anjali came down wearing jeans and a nice flowly teal and white top.
Ridhima went and got changed into a red suit. The style she wore at the beginning of DMG.
Angad came in jeans, pink shirt and gray blazer.
He greeted everyone and they started to eat dinner.
Just then the bell rang, Ridhima opened it and there stood Shabd. He walked in and Angad greeted him with a hug. 'You look different, yaar!' he whispered.
'It's been ages since we met!' he replied.
Near the end, Sapna and Atul requested Angad to sing.
He thought about, then replied,'On one condition!'
Part 22- Surprise!!
'Condition? What condition?' asked Ridhima, curious.
'You have to play the piano!' Angad said, with a playful grin.
'Me? I..I..don't..k-know..how t-to play the..p-piano!' said Ridhima, stuttering with shock.
'Oh, don't lie Ridz! I know you can, so come up and play!' Angad said sternly.
'Oh alright, but I have one condition too!' she said.
'Which is?' replied Anjali. Ridhima turned around and pointed to Angad.
'He has to sing a song of my choice!'
'Done!' replied Atul and Sapna before Angad could even open his mouth.
'What song is it?' asked Angad.
'Ajab Si, from Om Shanti Om!' she said.
'Ajab si? Okay!' replied Angad.
Ridhima went to the piano and opened it. She started to play and Angad began to sing.
Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
Dil ko banade jo patang saa se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai ]2
As the song started, the 'couples' decided to start dancing. Armaan went up to ask Sapna to dance but Shabd got there before. He went up to Anjali, but Atul asked her first. He went up to Padma Aunty, but she was dancing with Dr.Shashank. He went to Nani, but she was dancing with Angad.
'Great, I have no one to dance with!' he said to himeself.'I guess I'll go sit with Basket!'
Aai aise raat hai jo
Bhahut khushnaseeb hai
Chahe jise door se duniya (Armaan thought about the mysteries in Ridhima's life..)
Woh mere kareeb hai (But still how close they were)
Kitna kuch kehna hai (He had so much to tell her, he thought)
Phir bhi hai dil mein
Saawal hai kahin (Yet, in my mind I have so many questions running around, Armaan thought, looking at Basket)
Sapno mein jo roj kaha hai
Woh phir se kahun ya nahi
Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
Dil ko banade jo patang saa se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai(He thought about how his heart raced when she touched him)
Tere saath saath esha
Koi noor aaya hai
Chand teri roshni ka
Halka sa ek saaya hai(She's so pretty..but will she ever love me?)
Teri nazaron ne dil ka Kiya jo hasar
Asar yeh hua
Abb inmein hi doob ke ho jau paar
Yehi hai Dua (He stares into her eyes while Ridhima plays as though she's done it forever and looks at him, into his eyes)
Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
hoo Aankhon mein teri
Ajab si ajab si adayein hai
Dil ko banade jo patang saa se
Yeh teri woh haawaien hai (They stare deeply into each others eyes, and she stops playing, just as the song came to an end!)
Everyone began to clap, and the two broke out of their trance. Ridhima went and sat down, and Armaan came and sat down next to her.
'Ridhima! I want to ask you something..' but he was interrupted.
'Wow! You play the piano soo well Ridz!' said Atul.
'Yah, I didn't know you could play so well!' said Sapna.
'You still got it in you!' replied Shabd
'Duh, it's Ridz!" replied Angad.
They all laughed and crowded around her. Ridhima stared at Armaan and he stared back, she gave him a weak smile and started to talk to the others.
Later on..
Atul has gone. Shabd gave Sapna a ride home. Armaan, Anjali, Angad, and Ridhima are all talking.
'So you are a college friend of Basket here?'asked Armaan.
'Basket?' asked Angad, confused.
'Don't ask!' replied Ridhima.
'Yah, don't ask her, I'll tell you,' replied Armaan.
He recited their version of 'JAB WE MET!'
'Oh so you've still got your skills? I'm not surprised!' said Angad.
'Whatever!' said Ridhima, annoyed. 'Do you guys want anything to drink?' she asked.
'Yah, get me some juice!' replied Angad. 'In fact, I'll help you!'
The two left.
'Anjali?' asked Armaan.
'Yah?' she said looking up from a catalogue.
'Why is Basket so cool and not a behnji?' he asked.
'Because she's my sister!' she replied. 'And if you want another answer, ask Ridzie!' she said before Armaan could continue.
In the kitchen...
'Angad, what's the surprising news you had for me?' asked Ridhima.
'Well, I wanted to tell you, your best friend is back!'
'What?' asked Ridhima, shocked.
'Yah, Kripa, Kripa Sharma is back,' he replied, airly.
'How..' before she can continue Angad put his finger to her lips and said,'Batha tha hoon!'
'She came to my studio and wanted to work with me. Well she didn't really know it was me!' he began. 'She thought it was another studio. We were looking for someone I could sing with. When I checked the list I saw her name and gave her the job. She sings the same as she did before. I understand that she did justice to herself by becoming a singer. Anyways, she has a contract with me. We haven't met yet but when we do I'll tell you all about it!' he said, smiling.
'Oh, I can't wait to meet her!' replied Ridhima.
'Well, you'll have to! You know she still might blame you for her broken heart! Doesn't matter how much you tried to convince Kripa that you had nothing to do with it, she won't listen! She's quite stubborn! I promise to tell you how it went though, our first meeting!' he said in hopes to cheer her up.
'Please, and I promise you that I'll prove to Kripa Sharma that I did not want her heart to be broken! I'll make her my best friend again!' she said with confidence.
Part 23- Kripa??
In Ridhima and Anjali's Room...
'Diii! You won't believe who is back!!' said Ridhima, pratically jumping with glee.
'Who?' said Anjali, looking up.
'Diii! Kripa is back!' she replied giggling.
'Ridzie, you aren't telling me that you are happy because that low-class girl is back! She degraded you so much, blamed and accused you of things you hadn't meant. She destroyed your whole rep! And you are jumping like a four-year-old because she is back to destroy your life, again?' said Anjali, rudely.
'Dii, come on. You know Kripa wasn't herself, she was too emotional. For god sakes her heart had been crushed to a thousand pieces, and you could say it was because of me!' replied Ridhima furiously.
'Besides, I'll prove to her the whole truth, I promise you that I'll make her see the difference between right and wrong!' said Ridhima.
'Whatever,' said Anjali, just tired of arguing again over Kripa, what had she done to her poor little sister.
Ridhima went to sleep with a smile on her face while Anjali thought. 'Should I tell Armaan about Ridhima's past? Maybe he can help her see the best. He'll know what to do. But then I would be betraying Ridzie's trust. But it will be for the best, not for me but for her.' thought Anjali, confused she went to sleep.
Saanjeevani...
All the interns are in the lockerroom talking about last night.
'Oh my, my mom was so mad when I forget to get Angad's autograph for her. But I couldn't he was so nice and homely,' started Sapna, day dreaming.
'Whatever, I thought he was a cool dude!' said Armaan. 'Basket, how can you hide the fact from us for like about a week and a half that you know the Angad Khanna?' asked Armaan, hoping to get a clue on her past.
'Well, it's not the first thing you say to someone, okay. It's not something to brag about, besides it's just Angad,' she said not meeting his gaze.
'Seeya, I'm gonna go meet Dhoni,' replied Ridhima hurrying out and bumping into Shabd.
She looked up as he said,'Hey!'
'Oh, Shabd I have to tell you something!' and she grabbed his arm and led him to the stairway where Armaan and Ridhima fell.
Armaan quietly left and followed them keeping a distance behind.
'Shabd, she is back. I was right. Kripa Sharma is back! She's doing a contract with Angad and they are going to meet for the first time today. I have to wish him luck, can I borrow your cell?' asked Ridhima.
Shabd just handed his cell shocked, she was back. How would he face her after..after everything that had happened...
Outside, Armaan's face fell. Ridhima knew Kripa Sharma. The one he had chased because of a bet.
*Flashback*
'Armaan, you have so many girls after you, but they are all in miniskirts! I bet you can't get a girl after you that is a behnji!' said Amit, teasingly.
'I bet you I can!' said Armaan. He pointed to a girl dressed in a total salwar kameez her side to him. A girl standing in jeans and a a loose baby pink top was next to her. With pink hoop earrings and flowing open hair she looked hotter than her friend.
'I bet I can get that girl, right there, to be after me!' Armaan said pointing to Kripa.
'Okay fine, you have two weeks!' said Amit extending his hand that Armaan shook, with a flirty grin.
So for two weeks he chased after Kripa, buying her flowers, and teddy bears. But she just wouldn't give hima single glance. She was busy interested in another guy, a total geek. He had his hair combed over, big glasses and his shirt tucked into his pants!
Armaan at last, on the last day of the bet, got her attention, but she had given him a slap! I big tight slap for chasing her!
*End of Flashback*
'I can't believe it! Was Basket that hot girl next to Kripa?' he thought.
Ridhima and Shabd came out of the staircase to find Armaan deep in thought.
'Armaan, tum aur yahan?' asked Shabd.
'Oh, I..was waitng for Basket! We have to go and check on Dhoni but she has the file!' he replied, making an excuse.
'Okay, lets go then,' replied Ridhima.
Part 24- Weird Angie!!
Cafe
Armaan and Ridhima are at the cafe.
'Armaan, what were you going to ask me the other day?' asked Ridhima, looking up from her food.
'I was going to ask you if you...' started Armaan but was interrupted.
Atul walked in and took a seat. 'Hey Armaan, hey Ridz. Whatsup?' he asked pulling Armaan's plate toward him.
'Kabab mein hadi bankar abhi hi aana tha,' muttered Armaan to himself.
'Kuch kaha tumne?' asked Atul, looking up.
'Nayi, kuch nahi!' Armaan let out a laugh.
Anjali came,'Hey Armaan, Hey Ridz, Hey Atul!'
'Hi Di!' said Ridhima, sweetly.
'Hey Angie!' replied Armaan, coolly.
'Hi Anjali!' said Atul with his mouth full.
Anjali gave him a look and muttered,'Disgusting!'
'Anyways, Ridzi I have to talk to you!' said Anjali moving her gaze to Ridhima.
'Sure, Di!' replied Ridhima.
The two got up and left.
Armaan wondered how to ask Ridhima about her past without invading her privacy. She had said that she would tell him about her college days...
'Kya hua Armaan?' asked Atul.
'Kuch nahi Champ, tu ka!' said Armaan patting his shoulder.
A while later...
'Armaan! Wait up Armaan!' said Anjali running up to him.
'Hey Angie, whatsup?' asked Armaan stopping.
'I have to talk to you. It's important but we can't talk here! How about dinner around 8:30 at Hotspots?' asked Anjali making sure Ridhima wasn't around.
'Sure,' said Armaan confused. 'I'll pick you up around 8?'
'Yah, great! Bye!' said Anjali, nervously glancing around and hurrying away.
8:00
Anjali is waiting outside her house. She is wearing a pair of jeans with a nice loose top.
'Hey!' she said to Armaan, climbing into his SUV.
'Hey!' he said.
Hotspots 8:30
'So what do you want to eat?' asked Armaan glancing at the menu.
'Um, I don't want anything, but you can have something,' said Anjali, thinking.
'Okay,' he said. (To the waiter) 'I'll have lasagna!' he said, 'With some water! That's all.'
The waiter hurried away to get the food.
'Look Armaan, I have to tell you something really important! And it's something that I shouldn't be telling you..' she started.
Part 25- Kripa and the Geek!
'Well..remember how you were asking how come Ridhima isn't what she appears to be? She is so totally old fashioned but yet she is so cool?' said Anjali looking at Armaan.
'Hmmm,'said Armaan placing his elbows on the table, folding his hands and placing his chin on his hands, signalling that she had his full attention.
'I'll start with...um the first day of college...'
A young girl, just in her early twenties walked into college wearing dark blue jeans, white flats, white top and silver jewelry, her hair open and flowing back. She walked into the college. It was her first day at Medical College of Mumbai.Her books held loosely in one hand, she walked in carefree, totally at ease.
She walked toward the classroom, as boys wondered who she was and girl steamed with jeolously as their boyfriends chased her. She ignored them all and went to her classroom, biology. She sat at the front of the class, while many of class members fought to get to the front, even though they would have strived to sit at the back. The teacher asked a question. Her hand shot in the air faster than a bullet.
'Yes,' said the teacher looking at the young girl. The girl replied with such knowledge and adding more details than needed that the teacher burst into applause as the students whispered,'Wow, she seems to be smarter than the seniors.' They didn't give her titles like 'Oh there's another geek!' or 'Another, nerd! Forget her!'
'Good job, Miss.?'
'Miss.Ridhima, Ridhima Gupta!' said Ridhima looking up.
'I am very impressed! Hope to see the same from you in the future!' replied the teacher.
She headed out of class and met a girl with slight curls in her hair and a charming smile. 'Hey, Ridzie! How was your first day?' she asked.
'Great Di!'replied Ridhima with a sweet smile.
'Well, I want you to meet two of my friends! This is Angad Khanna and this is...oh there she is! This is Mshiti Kapoor!' said Anjali.
'Hey!' Ridhima said. 'I'm Ridhima, Ridhima Gupta!' she said, extending her hand. They both shook it, and that's how Ridhima's friendship started with Angad Khanna but that's how it broke with Mshiti. Mshiti was a stuck up snob who was jeolous of Ridhima's fame that she recieved in one day, almost everyone was talking about her. It had taken her a year to get the rep she had. She just said 'whatever' and left.
'Forget it Ridzie, Mshiti isn't worthy of your friendship,' said Anjali comforting her sister, whose smile had disappeared.
A week later...
'Guess whose captain of the Basketball team?'
'Ridhima! Who doesn't know that?'
'Guess who is captain of the football team?'
'Ridhima! How is she gonna manage it all!'
'That's not all, she is captain of the Dance club too!'
'Hmm...interesting!'
'Guess...guess who is the leader of the music program!'
'Thats right, Ridhima!'
These whispers flew around the college all day! First time in history had someone been made the captain of so many sports! How was the poor soul going to handle it all. Lucky for her, only Dance and Music was year round. The rest was just a season.
'Congrats, Ridzie! Your captain of every single team imgainable at this college.Volleyball, football, basketball, dance, music, and can you believe even science! I'm sure you'll be successful at everything! You are my sis!' said Anjali as they reached the school, checking the noticeboard.
'Hey, Ridz! Congrats!' said Angad coming up and giving her a one armed hug.
'I have to go! I'm getting late for class!' said Ridhima, hurrying away.
Biology Class
'Hello, everyone! We have a new student! She is coming from Delhi! Her name is...' the teacher was interrupted as there was a crash. There stood a young girl in a nice, pink salwar kameez. Her books were lying strewn across the classroom floor along with her pens and pencils. Everyone laughed at her, standing there was what you would call a, well behnji. Ridhima, instead of laughing with the rest, got up and helped her pick up the books.
'Hi, I'm Ridhima, Ridhima Gupta!' she said, getting up and handing the girl her things.
'Kripa, Kripa Sharma!' she said glancing around.
'Hey, you can sit next to me!' said Ridhima, as a girl got up and left her seat, leaving it empty for Kripa.
'Thank you!' said Ridhima.
'Yes, as I was saying this is Kripa Sharma!' said the teacher.
'Hi!' said everyone, not at all hiding their laughter.
Kripa felt so hurt inside, she had just come to study and her first day was such a mess already.
After class, Kripa rushed away but Ridhima followed her. 'Hey, Kripa don't go! Stop!' everyone is school watched as Ridhima, ran after Kripa! The total loser.
Kripa stopped and looked back. 'What do you want? To make more fun of me!'
'No, I want to be friends with you!'
'Oh, okay!'
'Come!' and she dragged Kripa to Anjali and Angad.
Soon the the four became great friends.
A week later...
'Hey look! A total geek!'
He just ignored the usual taunts! He was looking for Ridhima Gupta because he had to talk to her about the science club, she was the leader afterall.
'Um, Ridhima Gupta?' he asked nervously. She turned around. Wow was she ever pretty. He noticed that it mostly natural glow! And she was so nice and yet so popular!
'Um I wanted to ask you something about the science club! The trip that we are planning!' he said.
'Oh yah!' she said. 'Can we talk about that later? What's your name by the way?'
'My....n-name?' he asked startled. No one had cared to know his name! No one!
'Hmm..your name!' said Ridhima, smiling.
'It..it..'he started.
Part 26- Love Confession
'It's..it's Sh-shabd S-sareen!' said Shabd, trembling, the most popular girl was talking to him and not about science.
'Hey, Shabd! Great name! You wanna hang with us?' she said pointing to Angad, Kripa and Anjali.
'S-sure but not t-today!' he hurried away, leaving Ridhima confused.
A popular girl had talked to him. A person people called a loser, geek, nerd or whatever. What was so bad about him anyway? he thought. I have a nice combover (yah, with greasy hair.) I have nice clothing. (Is you say so, clothing that is tucked into your pants isn't exactly cool but you could call it nice!) Only thing bad about me our my glasses. (You got that right, brother! Thick-glasses aren't exactly in.)
As Shabd walked lost in thought, a group of guys walked up to him. They grabbed his glasses, making his vision go blurry. He groped around for them. They guys formed a circle and began to throw it around while he begged for them to return it.
Hearing the commotion, others gathered around. Ridhima heard the commotion and hurried over. She stepped into the circle. Everyone fell silent. She stuck her hand out for the glasses. The man gave them. She took them and handed them to Shabd. She held his arm and led him away, throwing an ice-cold stare of disgust over her shoulder to the others, who had watched and to those hwo had made fun of him.
'Sorry!' she said. 'Hope your okay!'
'Yah, I am! Thanks and no need to say sorry I'm used to it!' he replied, wiping his glasses clean.
'Well, I think it is unfair! You are so smart and they pick on you because they are just good in what, sports and maybe popular?' she said, looking at them with pure hatred.
'Hey Ridzie!' said Anjali, rushing up to her.'I heard what you did for Shabd! Oh hi Shabd!' she said.
'Hey An-anjali!' he said, surprised that two girls had talked to him, and that to popular girls.
So this is how Shabd, Ridhima, Kripa, Angad, and Anjali became good friends. But was their friendship good enough to pass the hard-hitting tests that were coming there way.
'Hey Angie!' said Shabd, near the end of the year.
'Oh hey Shabd! Whatsup?' asked Angie.
'Well, Anjali I was just wondering if..if you c-could give me a m-makeover?' said Shabd, his eyes glued to the ground.
'What? I-i don't know what to say! But I guess I'll do the best I can!' she replied moving her eyes around, shocked the Shabd who didn't seem to care about his looks had just asked to get a new look.
The next day...
'Hey did you see the new guy?'
'He is so happening with that look!'
'Just love his style of dressing!'
'What about his hair? Oh la la!'
'Hmm..I wonder whose class he is in!'
'I just hope he isn't another Ridhima lover!'
'What do you mean?'
'Every guy is crazy after Ridhima, and its only been about a year here for her!'
'Our boy friends left us to go crazy after her, or well they would!'
These whispers flew back and forth all over campus. One reached Ridhima.
'What are they talking about?' she asked Angad and Kripa.
'Oh, there is this new guy that came to college!' said Kripa.'Where is Shabd?' she glanced around.
'Who would be coming to college this year, near the end? I mean, why not start next year!' said Ridhima, she hurried of to see the new guy.
There he was. Walking at complete ease, books held loosley in her hands, with a charming smile. But there was something about that smile...it was..was Shabd?
He had a complete new look. He was wearing jeans, with a hot pink t-shirt and black vest on top and he looked fine.
Ridhima walked up to him, waved and smiled,'What's up with the new look?' she whispered to him.
'How'd you know?' he asked rubbing the back of his head guility. He had a new hair cut, not a combover but spiky style, it looked just right from him.
'I have my ways!' she smiled. 'Let's go then?' she asked.
'Sure!' and he offered his elbow. They linked arms and walked over to the gang.
'Ridhima! Whose this and where is Shabd?' asked Angad.
'This is Shabd, he got a new makeover. By Di, I'm guessing?' she asked him.
He nodded and rubbed the back of his head again.
A while later...
Shabd and Ridhima are in the school garden, just talking.
'Shabd, why did you change your look?' she asked him.
'What you don't like it?' he asked concerned.
'No it's great, but why? For who?' she asked him.
Shabd stayed quiet for a while, while she stared at him.
At last, he took a long breath and replied. 'For you, I did it all for you!' he said. He took her hand in his.
'Why?' said Ridhima startled, this wasn't the answer she was expecting.
'Because..because I l-love you!' he said and pulled her into a hug. She stayed still.
He let go of her as they heard a sob and running footsteps, slowly fading away. Ridhima got up and ran after the person.
Part 27- Crushed!!
'Kripaa...rukoo!' said Ridhima running after her. At last she caught up to her and grabbed her arm. Kripa stopped running but pushed Ridhima's hold off.
'Kyun? Tumne mera itna maazak uradiya, aur maazak karna hai kya? Tumne mujhe isliye bulaya tha kyunki tumko patha tha ki mein Shabd se pyar karti hoon, aur tum dekana(show) chathi thi ki tumne usko bhi pa liya, like everything else!' said Kripa sneering, looking away.
'Nayi..mujhe..' said Ridhima feeling quite taken aback.
'Tumhe jo bhi lage, mujhe nayi janna! Par jo mujhe lage ga, tumhe bahot jald patha chal jaye ga!' said Kripa and she stormed away, leaving Ridhima standing there, tears spilling from her eyes. Shabd ran up to her and saw her standing there, crying. He pulled her into a hug.
'I'm sorry! I swear I didn't know!' said Shabd, cursing himself. Ridhima just pulled away and said,'Shabd, please mujhe bhool jao! Mein tumse pyar nahin karti! Tumhe mujhsi bhi bahot achi ladki mil jayegi! Please! Promise me!' she said, sounding desperate.
'Par...'said Shabd, but seeing the hurt, seriousness and desperate look in her eyes, he nodded, feeling heart broken. Only a few words escaped from his mouth,'Hum dost toh rahenge na?' he said, staring at her.
She looked at him and smiled. Of course! was what he read in her eyes. Poor girl! he thought, but I won't spare that Miss.Kripa Sharma who did this to her. She will surely pay. I will make her pay! I promise you that Ridhima, he thought!
Next Day...
'Tumne Kripa ko dekha?' asked Ridhima, desperately to everyone who passed by. They shook their heads and hurried away, not wanting to be caught with her. She knew what was happening, Kripa had destroyed her rep, or atleast she thought that but hoped it wasn't so.
'Ridzie!' said Anjali hurrying up to her. 'Chalo mere saath!'
'Haan Ridz, chalo aur koi saval nahi!' said Angad, grabbing her arm and steering her to the center of the college, where the stage was located, where she had performed many dances with her fellow mates and had a blast. It was now where Kripa stood, sneering. She was dressed differently too. She was wearing a nice dress. A red and black dress with black leather boots, and open hair. Along with black necklace, in many loops and hoop earrings and makeup. Kripa hated makeup and Ridhima knew that. This Kripa had changed totally, she had become what Ridhima was, but it seemed she had the cruel heart, all because of Ridhima. Ridhima turned away and made to walk away, leaving Angad and Anjali shocked.
'Kahan ja rahi ho? Kripa kitni badal gayi hai! Usse jake ruko!' Angad hissed in her ear.
'Woh meri nayi sune gi!'said Ridhima, walking away. She was almost out when she stopped and turned around. Kripa had started to talk.
'Oh look who it is! Miss.Back Stabber Ridhima Gupta!' she spoke loudly, more like yelled with anger. 'The one who becomes your friend but ends up breaking their heart, no crushing it just to play with her friend! She is the worst friend ever! I pity anyone who has any close relation with her, especially myself. I trusted her and told her my true feelings, but what did she do? She invited me to the garden, just so she could see my heart broken into a thousand pieces! Oh, she behaved worse than an enemy does. She tricked me to be a friend and just backstabbed me! She stole my love, while I could have been happy today, she just ruined my life!' Kripa yelled at the listeners. One of them Armaan Malik. He smiled, so Kripa had decided to become a hot girl but still, her ex-best friend was hotter. He smirked along with the rest of his possy. He may be a senior, but he had a lot of time to waste. (This is Armaan thinking about the past, and his reaction because this is how Armaan is imagining Anjali's words.He is actually there at the moment, he now remembered who Ridhima was.)
Ridhima just walked away, she felt like leaving but her dad had worked hard to allow her to be in this college, even though she had worked harder! Ridhima cried her heart out, sitting on a bench in the garden. She hated herself. It was all her fault that Kripa's heart had been broken. If only she had asked Shabd his true feelings before actually calling Kripa so that she could hear Shabd express his feelings. They had made the perfect couple, but then it was a one sided love, just from Kripa because her love loved her best friend. He loved her, Ridhima Gupta, the stupid backstabber. But if only I can get Kripa to hear my words? But why should she? She had every right to be mad at her! If it hadn't been for my stupidty, we would still be friends.
'..and the next day Kripa wasn't at college anymore, she had left after totally destroying my poor sister's rep. Now she's back, probably with the same hatred and Ridhima wants to be her friend again,' said Anjali finishing. 'But I don't want my sister to be her friend again, she might be depressed again! Help me,Armaan! Your the only guy she is close to. Her other guyfriends were Angad and Shabd, but they really can't help, because they know all about the past and have there own problems. Angad thinks that Ridhima should become her friend again while Shabd can't face her after what happened! So, you are the only one that can help,' she added desperately.
'But what about you Angie?' asked Armaan, finishing up his lasagna.
'I tried, but she won't listen because I'm her older sister and supposed to support her! But I told her no, I'm not going to allow this!' said Anjali.'I need your help!' she replied.
'Okay,I'll help you,' he said. 'But I am going to do things my way!'
'Okay!' said Anjali sounding nervous.
'I am going to take my revenge from you, Miss.Kripa Sharma and I have two reasons. 1. You hurt my poor Basket so deeply! 2. You slapped me, even if no one else saw it, I'm going to get my revenge!' he thought.
'Hey but I have a question! Why did Basket change her look and not dance anymore? It seems like she wants to get it out of her life! Forget her skills!' said Armaan.
'Well, Kripa said that she always rubbed everything in her face. Ridhima understood that Kripa changed her look because she wanted to prove that someone who looks cool and pretends to be nice, can actually have the crulest heart of all. But she was wrong. Ridhima thought it was true, so she changed her look to Kripa's. She started to wear indian things and stopped being good at everything. She changed her lifestyle, just for that stupid girl that ruined her life! I hate her!' said Anjali, her face glowing with nothing but hatred.
'Okay, Angie, don't worry everything will change, I'm here now!' said Armaan grinning.
Part 28- Basketball Fails!!
Next Day...
Ridhima is jogging in the park as usual. She is near the basketball court and stops, she notices that there are two men playing there. One of them was Armaan and the other Angad?
She ran into the court, Armaan noticed her from the corner of his eyes and give Angad a thumbs up. They continued to play, not noticing Ridhima. Armaan played well like usual, but Angad sucked. He couldn't even shoot properly. What is wrong with him? thought Ridhima.
The ball bounced toward her and she picked it up. She threw it up and down in one hand and walked toward the two.
The game stopped. She looked around and noticed that there were no kids today, only the Angad and Armaan playing.
'Match ho jaye?' asked Armaan.
'Arre, Angad ko toh kehlna nayi atha, phir match kaunsa?' said Ridhima.
'Fine, if you don't like my skills, mein nayi kehl tha!' he walked away, his back toward Ridhima. He winked at Armaan and stormed out, angry.
'Ab match ho jaye, Basket?' asked Armaan. 'Waise, tumhe ek match toh kehlna padega, Angad ko ghussa kardiya!'
'Teek hai, par ek hi match!' said Ridhima.
The match:
The ball is thrown into the air. Ridhima gets it. She is dribbling, but Armaan checks it from her. He is about to shoot, when Ridhima comes out of no where, smacks it away. She runs after it. Gets and dribbles all the way to her net. She is about to shoot when, she noticed Armaan getting ready to smack the ball.
'Hmmm..how does he know all my Basketball plays?' thought Ridhima.'Wait, OMG, he was playing with Angad who must've told him! What do I do now?' she thought.
She faked a shot, Armaan didn't fall for it. She faked it again and he didn't fall for it. She then threw it and ran for it. The ball is on th eother side of the court. Armaan is rooted to the spot ,confused at what had happened. 'Angad didn't tell me about that play,' thought Armaan. He glanced at Angad sitting on the bench. He just shrugged his shoulders in an I-didn't-know-that-one way. Armaan got the ball.
The score was 2-0, Ridhima had scored when Armaan was busy glaring at Angad.
Ridhima chased after him, got the ball from and just shot from where she was standing while Armaan ran to the other side of the court. She got it in, while Armaan stood shocked. 'Angad had said that she always dribbled to the net and then shot!' he glared at him.
4-0...Armaan has the ball, but Ridhima smacks it from him when he was about to shoot. She has the ball. Just then her phone rings!
She threw the ball to Armaan, 'Gotta go!' and ran out.
But then she returned, to find Armaan chasing Angad. When they noticed her, standing with her arms folded grinning, they stopped running.
'I'm not an idiot,' she said.
They just stared at the ground, hands behind their backs.
'Anyways, want to come for a glass of juice to my house?' she asked the two.
'Sure,' they said grinning.
The three jog to Ridhima's house.
'Nani!' she called.
'Haan beta?' echoed Nani's voice to them.
'Theen glass juice chaiye!' Ridhima replied.
Nani came out,'Theen kyun? Oh Angad aur Armaan aaya hain!' she said glancing at the two.
'Abhi banathi hoon!' she said, and left to the kitchen to make the juice.
'Mein abhi aayi! Di ko utana hai!' said Ridhima, she left upstairs.
'Arre, tumne toh kaha tha ki mein jeethon ga aaj!' said Armaan, rolling up his sleeves, and walking toward Angad.
'Mujhe thodi patha tha ki usko patha lag jaye ga, aur woh bhi itni jaldi! So just chill dude, and think of another plan!' he said, dropping his voice to whispers and putting an arm around Armaan.
'Arre, pehla toh tum chathe the ki woh dono dost ban jaye!' said Armaan.
'Kaun dost ban jaye?' said Anjali coming downstairs, dressed in jeans and a nice purple top, sort of hanging on her.
Armaan beckoned her foward, an put his arm around her.
'Kripa aur Ridhima ko!' he whispered in her ear, so softly Angad fell when straining to listen.
Hearing the commotion, Ridhima came rushing down the stairs. 'Kya hua?' she asked.
'Kuch nahin!' the three replied, Armaan and Anjali pulling Angad up.
'Okay, whatever!' said Ridhima, heading upstairs to get dressed again.
Nani walked in bringing juice. Three tall glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice.
'Ab, tum dono agaye ho toh nashta bhi karlo!' said Nani, smiling and placing the cups down, on the table.
'Teek hai!' the two replied.
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Kajal 😳
Edited by *Armaan* - 17 years ago
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