Part 15
Arjun hug her immediately after listening her confession.
Arjun:Kabhi nahi socha tha ki tum itni imandaari se apni feelings mujhe kahogi Riya..lekin mai khush hu ki tumne kiya..i love you so much.
They parts.
Riya(smiles):I love you too Arjun sir.
Arjun:Riya ab to sir hata do.
Riya(blush):I love you..Arjun.
He smile and hugs her again.
After sometime they go inside. Riya go to her friends and Arjun go to Rathod.
They all do dinner and then its time to leave. It was 11 pm already. Arjun offers lift to Riya considering their homes are nearby. Rathod gives teasing smile while whole team react like they dont know anything. Riya's friends left earlier.
Arjun:Riya tum thaki nahi to kahin chale ghoomne.
Riya:Thik hai..mai Ishaan ko phone kar deti hu.
She calls him and tells she will get late and not to worry about her.
Arjun:Riya
Riya:Haan.
Arjun:Tum bahut khoobsurat lag rahi ho aaj.
Riya(smiles):Sirf aaj..roz nahi lagti.
Arjun(smirk(:Lagti ho..lekin aaj specially mere liye tayar hui ho to zyada sundar lag rahi ho.
Riya blush bright red listening this as if she got caught.
Riya:Ye baat aap par bhi lagu hoti hai..mere liye specially tayar hue hain to zyada handsome lag rahe hain.
Arjun smiles and entwined his hand with her. Riya was smilimg and watching outside window and didnt noticed where they were going.
Her trance broke when the car came to halt.
Riya saw it was the same place where they met first time. It was changed in three years. There were fencing around the cliff and few benches were kept. It was like a picnic spot at outskirts of Mumbai. Few street lights were also arranged so as to make it safer. There were few street food vendors around and some more couples spending quality time.
Riya:Wow sir ye jagah (Arjun gives her a look)..i mean Arjun..par ye kafi badal gayi hai.
Arjun:Hmm badal to gayi hai lekin wo dekho..
Riya see a couple sitting at a place neaby where Riya was sitting when she met Arjun. Only difference was there is now a bench instead of mud. She giggles.
Riya:Sahi kaha..ye jagah lovers point ban gayi.
Both laughs. They both notice there was no fence where Riya was sitting. They hold each other hand and stand there. Riya open her arms and feel fresh after visiting same place with same person after 3 years.
Arjun too do same while keeping his hands on hers and then hug her from behind.
Riya:Aisa lag raha hai jaise kal hi mile ho hum.
Arjun:Achha..mujhe to lag raha hai ki abhi hi mile ho.
Both laughs. They stay silent for sometime. Arjun notice Riya is unusually silent and her eyes are gloomy.
Arjun:Riya thak gayi ho? Ghar chale.
Riya(smiles faintly):Nahi..wo bas kuch soch rahi thi..
Arjun:Hmm..mujhse keh sakti ho..sabse pehle dost hu tumhara.
They were still standing at the cliff but now at a safe distance. He take her hand in his.
Riya:Kuch nahi bas mom ki yaad aa rahi thi..and she get teary.
Arjun hugs her tightly and she cry silently for few mins. He then parts hug and takes her face in his hands and come closer to her.
Riya:Arjun yahan..
But he keep his finger on her lips.
Arjun:Shh..yahan koi nahi dekh raha hume..sab apne aap me busy hain..
He come closer to her and Riya close her eyes. He lighlty pecks her forehead. She opens her eyes and see him smiling.
Arjun:Hamare ek dusre ke kareeb aane ke liye puri zindagi padi hai lekin mai nahi chahta ki jo vishwas tumhara mujhpar hai wo ek baar phir kho du.
Riya smiles with tears and hugs him tightly and he gladly hugs her back.
After sometime Arjun drops her home. It was 1 am when she reach. Arjun keep watching her till she locked her home.
Riya see Ishaan sitting on couch and watching a horror movie with his headphones on due to which he couldnt hear door opening sound. Riya was stading behind him and all lights were off so he couldnt see her reflection in his lappy.
Riya smirks naughtily and make a loud noise near to his ear making him jump scaredly and Riya start laughing seeing his scared expressions. Luckily he save his laptop from falling. He switch on the lights and see Riya laughing non stop.
Ishaan(annoyed):Riyu...
He starts running behind her. Riya removes her heels and start running to save herself. After few mins they get tired and collapses on couch.
Riya again laughs remembering how he got scared making Ishaan more annoyed.
Ishaan:Kya baat badi khush nazar aa rahi hai.
Riya(hiding her blush):Ab khush hone ki baat hai to khush hi hongi na.
Ishaan:Matlab? Saaf saaf bata na..
Riya:Thik hai par zyada uchaliyo mat bandar ki tarah..
She giggles and he give her a look.
Riya:Achha batati hu..hua ye ki..
Ishaan(curiously):Ki?
Riya:Ki tum sahi the mere aur Arjun sir ke baare me.
Saying this she quickly runs in her room to change while Riya's words are ringing in his ears.
Ishaan:Kya!!!
He rush outside Riya's room.
Ishaan:Ri jaldi bahar aa..kya hua party me mujhe detail me bata..
Riya(giggles):Are aa rahi hu shanti rakh..
Ishaan:Huh..tu hamesha aisa karti hai.. mujhe curious chodke bhaag jati hai.
Riya:Nahi to tujhe tang kaise karungi.
After sometime she comes out and tell him how they confessed and after that went to spend some time together but didnt gave details of outing.
Ishaan:Wah..mai tere liye bahut khush hu.. finally itne saal me akal to aayi.
Riya glares him. After sometime they went to sleep.
Like this few days pass. Today was the day Ishaan and Roshni were going back their home. At morning Rathod goes to drop off Roshni and meet his parents while Ishaan's flight was of evening so Arjun too came at her home to see him off.
At airport
Ishaan(teary):Ri jaldi aana Delhi..teri bahut yaad aati hai..
Riya(teary):Mai to aati rehti hu..tu hi itne saal me pehli baar aya tha..tu aate raha kar na yahan..mujhe bhi yaad aati hai teri..
Both hug each other.
Ishaan:Arjun sir apna khyal rakhiyega..mai janta hu ise jhelna thoda mushkil hai par fir bhi.
Riya hits him lightly hearing this.
Riya:Tu kuch din aur nahi ruk sakta kya..
Ishaan:Kaash ruk pata..lekin nahi ruk sakta.. admission ke liye bhi apne dost ko kaha tha isiliye 4-5 din extend kar liye par classes miss nahi kar sakta na.
Riya nods in understanding.
Arjun:Ishaan achhe se padhna man lagake aur Riya ki chinta mat karna..wo apna achhe se khyal rakh sakti hai..aur mai to fir hu hi.
Ishaan:Jante hain sir mai hamesha se sochta tha ki Ri aapko hi kyu apna idol manti hai..department me aur bhi ek se badh ke ek bahadur officers hain.. lekin abhi jab aapne kaha ki Riya apne khyal khud rakh sakti hai wo vishwas shayad hi koi aadmi hi ek aurat pe karta hoga.
Arjun(smiles):Bilkul Ishaan..tumne dekha hi tha Riya ne kitni samajhdari se uss din info pahunchayi thi..aisa nahi tha ki wo khud ko bacha nahi sakti thi par wahan jitni ladkiyan thi unki bhi zimmedari thi Riya ki..aur fir ek..
Riya:Aurat ki kabiliyat par kabhi shak nahi karna chahiye..
Ishaan:Haan yaar janta hu..paka diya bachpan se suna suna ke.
Ariya giggles.
Then there is an announcement of departure. Both siblings hug each other for last time and he leaves for Delhi. Ariya keep standing there till he is out of sight. After that they leave for home.
After some days
Arjun:Riya mujhe lagta hai hume sabko i mean meri team aur tumhe apne dosto ko hamare baare me bata dena chahiye.
Riya:Hmm mai bhi yahi soch rahi hu..lekin kaise.
Arjun:Aisa karte hain ek chota sa get together rakh lete hain mere yahan aur mai apni team ko invite kar lunga aur tum apne friends ko.
Riya:Thik hai.
Next day Ariya invites them and tells them about their relation. At first Divya and Nikita get angry on her for hiding it but she pacifies them saying they realised just few days back.
While Shree Chotu get surprised but they somewhere realised this after seeing them together in party and Samsha already knew it so it wasn't a shocker for ETF.
They all congratulate the couple. After sometime they all leave leaving Ariya.
Riya:Mujhe laga sab naraz ho jayenge but thank god maan gaye.
Arjun:Hmm.
Riya:Kya hua.
Arjun(pulls her to him):Itne din ho gaye Riya party ke baad time hi nahi mila hume saath me..
Arjun's hands were around her waist and Riya's hands around his shoulders.
Riya(smiles):Kaam bahut zyada tha office me to thak jati thi..par ab sab ho gaya hai to mai free hu..waise ek baat batani thi.
Arjun:Hmm bolo.
Riya:Mujhe shayad kuch hi months me ETF me transfer kar sakte hain.
Arjun:Wow thats great Riya.
He picks her up in his arms and twirls her around.
Riya:Ye kya kar rahe hain Arjun niche utariye.
But he dont listen and keep twirling her. After sometime her put her down and hugs her.
Riya:Aap to aise khush ho rahe hain jaise aapko promotion mil raha ho.
Arjun:Obviously Riya..ab tum aogi to kaam me achhe se mann laga rahega.
Riya:Mann laga rahega ya distraction milega.
Arjun(touching his forehead with hers):You are my attraction Riya not distraction.
She blush hearing this and hides herself in him. Arjun laughs.
After 1 week
Arjun's home
Arjun was sleeping peacefully when suddenly he wakes up with a start. He goes to kitchen and drinks water while thinking.
Arjun(mv):Phir wahi sapna..na jane kab ye sapne mera peecha chodenge..
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. He checks the time. It was 2 am.
Arjun:Iss time kaun hoga.
He takes his gun along. He check from keyhole but due to dark he was unable to see who it was. He opens the door and points the gun towards the person.
Person:Arjun mai hu Riya..
He immediately puts gun down.
Arjun:Tum yahan iss waqt? Sab thik hai na Riya? Tum thik ho na?
Riya:Haan mai bilkul thik hu (she looks at him) lekin shayad mera koi apna thik nahi hai.
Arjun:Kaun.
Riya:Aap..mai janti hu aap thik nahi hain Arjun..kya baat hai.
Arjun(sigh):Kya batau Riya..sab to janti ho tum..kuch bure sapne hain jo peecha hi nahi chodte.
She smiles lightly and hold his hand and take him to his bed. They both lie down. She caress his forehead lightly and he is peacefully drifted to sleep. Riya kiss his foreehead. After making sure Arjun slept she moves to guest room and tries to sleep comfortably.
Next day
Arjun wakes up first and prepares breakfast for both of them. It was already 8 am. Arjun goes to wake up Riya and see that she was sleeping uncomfortably.
Arjun:Riya..Riya utho der ho jayegi nahi to..
Riya wakes up listening to him.
Riya(sleepy tone):Sone dijiye na Arjun..kal sote sote 6 baj gaye subah ke.
Arjun(surprised):Kya? Lekin kyu..tum soyi kyu nahi..meri wajah se..i am sorry Riya..mai..
Riya(who was fully awake now):Are nahi Arjun..aapki wajah se nahi..mai bas check kar rahi thi beech beech me ki aap soye ki nahi..agar dekhne nahi aati to shanti se kaise soti bas isiliye..khud ko blame mat kijiye.
Arjun:Achha..aisa karo aaj chutti le lo.
Riya:Nahi bilkul nahi..mai fresh hokar aati hu.
She goes and get ready. Both were doing breakfast when
Arjun:Riya kal raat ke liye thanks.
Riya:Arjun thanks ki kya baat hai..mai bas wahi kiya jo aap mere liye karte.
He smiles. Both leave for their work.
At Riya's office
Nikita:Ri tu itni nind me kyu hai kal soyi nahi kya.
Riya:Kya batau yaar ye Arjun..
She suddenly stops realising what she said but damage was already done.
Divya:Ohh Arjun sir se seedha Arjun.
Nikita:Of course yaar..sir bulana ajeeb lagega na.
Both giggles and start teasing Riya mercilessly and her face turn red. They both handle Riya's most of the work seeing her sleepy face.
At evening Ariya goes out for dinner. After dinner they were going towards car when Riya stops him.
Riya:Arjun..
Arjun:Haan..
Riya(holds his hands):Aap meri andheri zindagi me roshni banke aaye..mujhe sahi rasta dikhaya..uske liye bahut bahut shukriya..itna hi nahi mere ek achhe dost ki tarah har kadam pe mere saath rahe..aur kab aapse pyar hua pata hi nahi chala..i love you so much sir.
Saying this she slips a ring in his ring finger surprising him.
Arjun:Riye ye..
Riya:Zaruri thodi ki har baar ladka hi ring pehnaye..aaj maine pehna di kyunki aap iske haqdar hain..mere idol mere friend aur mere jeevansaathi.
Saying this she hug him and Arjun too hugs her. Both were smiling as their hearts were at peace.
This was the last part of story. Will post epilogue soon.
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