MISSING MY NATTU AND KIDDO
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Taming The Wild
Part-46
You Me and Muski
Recap :- Ridhhima finds Armaan's diary but get caught... Armaan apologises to Sapna on her wedding day and Armaan - Angel problem gets solved
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He came back from office and slumped into the couch tired...
" Hey Armaan, tired huh ? " she asked smilingly
" Very... Yeh kuch log bhi naa.." He frowned
" kyun kya hua ? Troublesome day ? "
" Haan wo.." He stopped wondering for a moment whether to tell her or not.. She sensed it
" Hey agar business secret hai to koi baat nahi... I can understand.." She knew it was quiet difficult for him to share his feelings, the way he yelled when she found his diary ! She smiled and turned to go
" Nahi ,aisi baat nahi hai ,actually wo..." She stopped and turned.. " it's not a secret, it's just some boring stuff " he smiled lightly, she waited for him to speak further " Wo aaj ek company ke representatives aaye the, unka material inferior quality ka tha aur phir bhi wo hamare upar pressure daal rahe the ki hum unse hi material lein kyunki hamein jo ek govt. Contract mila hai na 'usme to sab chalta hai ' huh.." He frowned... " Wo bevkoof itna bhi nahi samjhte ki naam to hamari company ka kharab hoga naa.." She nodded understandingly " phir mujhe unhe dusri bhasha main samjhana pada... Saara dimaag khaali kar gaye.. Huuuhhh " he sighed but now there was a smile on his face " pehle bada gussa aa raha tha un par magar ab sochta hun to funny lagta hai jis tarah se wo zid pakad kar baithe the " he gigled ,with her joining him...
" Great ! Chalo sab theek hai na.. Warna jis tarah se muh bana kar aa rahe the mujhe laga pata nahi kya ho gaya, even I hate such cheaters magar Kabhi kabhi hota hai... aise log mil jaate hain, mere kuch patients ke baare main sunoge to hans hans kar paet pakad loge aur kuch ke sath to baal nochne ke haalaat ho jaate hain " she rolled her eyes chuckling
" Achha ! Batao naa kya hua ? " he turned to her excitedly
" Really ! You want to hear that ?? " unsure
" Of course ! Tum believe nahi karogi magar office main bhi bahut kuch hota rehta hai, but first you..."
And they started... On and on and on, laughing, nodding, giving hi 5's, understanding... Wondering about each others work and world... that was the beginning of their new understanding... Ridhhima was left surprised at the amount of information he shared with her, she began to look at him with a newer perspective , new understanding...
Then it started off he would come everyday and all she had to do was ask ' how was your day Armaan ? ' and he would pour everything out as if just waiting for her to ask.. They would laugh ,discuss, argue and of course fight over various matters.. But she was glad that he trusted her enough now to share his feelings with her and she did the same... Poured everything out to him from work to... Vivek.. Though the latter was done occasionally, neither had forgotton him... But he was still unreachable... Lost... He made sure that the topic didn't leave her sad or depressed and she was thankful to him for that... It was an unspoken understanding between the two ,he would not hide anything (except something) about him and she won't be sad about it....
One evening both the ladies were watching T.V ,laughing enjoying themselves when Armaan jumped in...
" Hey kya dekh rahe ho ? "
" Hasya kavi sammelan it's so funny " she passed the bucket of popcorn to him gigling
He too watched the show and after a moment declared loudly " ha ! isme kaun si badi baat hai, isse achhi shayeri to main kar sakta hun "
" Shayeri aur tum !? " Ridhhima asked surprised
" Of course ! Tumhe yakin nahi aata to namuna dikhaun ? " both the ladies looked at each other doubtfully, he cleared his throat ready to prove himself
" dekho abhi dikhata hun Arz kiya hai...
Yun ghuur ghuur ke kya dekhti ho
Yun ghhur ghuur ke kya dekhti ho
Maar he dalogi kya... "
both raised their eyebrows at unusual beginning but listened nevertheless
" yun ghuur ghuur kar kya dekhti ho maar he daalogi kya...
Dil dena hai to do...
Dil dena hai to do
Warna...
uska achaar dalogi kya ??
Wah wah wah " he praised himself " kyun kaisa laga ? " They looked at him totally surprised but then could not control and burst out rolling in laughter...
" Oh god Armaan " clutching her stomach Muskaan asked him " yeh kahan se seekha ?? "
He gigled " actually main aate hue FM sun raha tha to usme suna tha " he confessed... They all rolled laughing
" ohh god Armaan tum... tumhare yahaan cheed (hole) tha kya ? " Ridhhima pointed at his head
" Haan tha magar ab bhar gaya par andar jo tha naa wo sab baech diya after all paapi paet ka sawaal tha " he patted his tummy making a pitiful face
She asked again trying hard to make a serious face " ohh I see Kuch chhoda bhi ya sab baech diya ? "
" Nahi kidney wagerah nahi bechi kyunki daaru waaru peeni hoti hai naa.." he replied in a mock serious tone
" Haha stupid peene ke liye kidney nahi liver chahiye...itna to mujhe bhi pata hai " Muski hit his head lightly
" Ohho Muski dimaag to bech diya naa ab kaise pata chalega ki kidney chahiye ya liver..." his innocent reply made them roll in laughter even more...
They came back in their room still laughing ,gigling, Armaan as per his mood he cracked another joke and they hi 5ed
" ouch ! " he became conscious immediately
" what happened ?? " checking her hand...
" Arre kuch nahi aaj kitchen main kaam karte hue thoda jal gaya bas..." He saw a spot which was now reddish brown
" Ridhhiimaa ! tum... tum ise thoda sa burn kehti ho ! yeh baaki sab kahan mar gaye the ? Yeh naukar kisliye rakhe hain ?? tumhe kaam karne ki kya zarurat thi...? Tumne is par kuch lagaya kyun nahi...?? " He showered her with thousand of questions... " Martin.. Martttiiinnn " he yelled ,the butler came quickly calm as usual
" yes sir..."
" Martin what were you doing ? See she has burnt her hand where were you all...?? " Martin looked at Ridhhima who sat with a hand on her forehead shaking it she looked up at Martin signaling him to be patient rolling a finger near her head smiling...
Martin raised his eyebrows and said solemnly... " I'm sorry about that madam and I fully agree with you.." Armaan looked at Martin then turned to look at Ridhhima who quickly put her hand down.. " In case you have finished your session, then can I leave sir... my kitchen awaits me "
" Yes Martin thank you... You know how cranky he gets when noone laughs at his jokes..."
" Of course madam I have been subjected to this torture for quiet some time now..." saying so he left ,Armaan looked at her with open mouth..
" I get cranky.. I'm crazy... Huh.." He pouted
" arre baba main to mazaak kar rahi thi ab isme bechare Martin ki kya galti hai jo tum use dant rahe the..."
" Hai, galti hai.. Usne tumhe kitchen main ghusne hi kyun diya.."
" What do u mean ? main kitchen main nahi ja sakti..?! " She narrowed her eyes..
" I mean.. ja sakti ho magar apne hath paer jalane ke liye nahi.." he gulped
" Armaan galti meri thi main hi phone par baat karne main busy thi aur " he got up and left without a word.. " Armaan... Arm.. Hey bhagwaan ek number ka nautanki hai yeh bhi..." Then came a voice from outside
" wahin rehna jab tak main naa aaun.. Hilna mat " she chuckled... He came back with the first aid box, sitting down beside her started applying ointment on her burn.. blowing on it in between.. she just kept looking at him remembering how she once burned her hand... more than this ,while she was in the lab with Vivek...
" Aaahh ! oh ouch ouch ! aaah... oh god... Vivekkk " she jumped clutching her hand
" Ridz ! Ridz dikhao kya hua..? " He looked at her hand
" ohhh Vivek jal gaya.." she winced as it stung ,crying
He took her to the water tap and turned it on keeping her hand under it " Ridhhima tum bahut laparwah ho kya dekh kar kaam nahi kar sakti thi... burner band kar dena chahiye tha naa.. Aur " he closed the tap and looked at her hand " aur yeh kya bas itne se burn ke liye tum itna kuud rahi thi... Ridhhima bachhe tumse jyada brave hote hain.."
" magar.. Magar it's burning " she whined
" Ohh Ridz stop being a sissy... Just put an ointment on it and chalo rounds par bhi jaana hai we're already late..." he looked at the watch and walked away telling her to hurry... She just stood there holding her burned hand with other... That day his words hurt her a lot...
" Agar pyaar se keh deta to kya ho jaata ointment khud bhi to laga sakta tha naa.." she wiped a tear and came out... But soon everything was forgotton by evening when he came with his lovely smile, cute band aid and apologised with a hug and love u... But still at that moment his inconsideration pinched her...
" Dard ho raha hai kya..?? " Armaan asked
" huh ?? " coming back to present
" maine puchha dard to nahi ho raha ??? " She shook her head smiling
" good aur ab jab tak yeh theek nahi ho jaata tum kuch kaam nahi karogi hospital se leave le lo aur agar tum nahi logi to Shashank dad se main baat kar lunga.."
She just laughed at this... Just then his cell started ringing ,he stood up to pick it up... Ridhhima on the other hand remained seated there looking at him... Talking on the phone ,checking something on the laptop... suddenly he looked up, their eyes met and he winked at her with a naughty smile.. That smile was infectious she too found herself smiling back... shaking her head, chuckling a little.. she looked at her burned hand ,it didn't hurt her anymore.. Not the slightest..she looked at him who was so much more worried for her than herself.. her heart felt something... nice... Very nice...
But if she thought that this was it then she was Wrong... Very wrong... Later at the dining table he kept asking about her hand. whether she is able to eat properly or not much to her embarressment as Muski and others smiled at her, to which he was oblivious... Finally it was Rahul who assured him that they will call an 'ambulance' as soon as she tells them to do so as she is a 'doctor' herself... That quietend him for the evening... But later when she thought about it she could not help but smile at his innocent fear and worries...
There was no relief for her the next day when she got ready to go to hospital... It really took some efforts on her part to make him understand that it was really not that big an injury... Still he tried his level best to make her stop and not let her go to hospital but... In vain... He sccumbed to her threatning glare...
That day he called her hundred times till she was ready to beat him black and blue...
" Armaaan agar tumne mujhe ek baar aur phone kiya naa to main tumse kabhi baat nahi karungi samjhe ! " she threatened
" magar.." he gulped " main to bas tumhare hath ke baare main puuch raha tha "
" to pichhli 50 calls kya tumne apna haal batane ke liye kari thi ? " she asked angrily
" nahi wo bas.. Wo..."
" fine ! I'm fine it's nothing, samjhe. Bas ab no more calls okay..."
" ek shart par " he smiled
" ab kya hai ?! " she sighed
" tum aaj shaam ko mere saath movie dekhne chalogi "
" movie ?! Armaan magar... "
" koi agar magar nahi agar tum nahi chali to main tumhe aise hi pareshaan karta rahunga ,ab jaldi bolo haan ya haan " She chuckled lightly shaking her head it was really impossible to say no to him...
" theek hai baba chalungi.. Ab khush ? Magar ab shaam se pehle no more calls "
" aye aye madam... See you at 5 bye "she was about to disconnect when he spoke again " aur haan ek baat to kehna bhuul hi gaya "
" kya ? "
" apna khyaal rakhna... Bye " he disconnected shouting yahoo to himself, on the other hand she was left speechless ,she just looked at the phone, her eyes fell on the small burn on her hand and she smiled at it...
Time seemed to fly away, before she knew it was five... She found him standing outside the Sanjeevani gates as usual, leaning by his car arms folded across his chest... Tie little loose ,air blowing his hair spraying them on his forehead... He looked relaxed and nothing short of a greek god... He gave a big smile seeing her... Which she returned with equal enthusiasm
" hey Ridimba, how's your hand ? Kitne logon ki shamat aayi aaj ?? "
" Armaaann " she gave a good punch on his arm
" aaooww.. God ! Kya khati ho tum ? Agar tuut gaya to drive kaun karega huh " rubbing his arm
" hah ! no problem mujhe drive karna aata hai " she sat down in the car smiling, he followed chuckling
Then there was another 'small' fight as they 'discussed' which movie to watch...
" Armaan Sherlock Holmes ! "
" mera naam Armaan Malik hai naa ki ' Armaan Sherlock Holmes... Kahin tumhari memory defective to nahi ho gayi ? " this got him another hit on the arm
" main movie ki baat kar rahi thi "
" no way ! No detective thing for you, you already are nosy enough " this followed another punch on his arm " aaj kya hath todne ka irada hai Ridimba !? "
" Armmmaaann aarrggghh " she was ready to strangle him for calling her that in public ,it went on for half an hour and finally it was neutral choice- Avatar...
The fighter didn't relax in the hall too he kept on teasing her, eating from her bucket of popcorn, finishing his cold drink and then snatching away hers... And sometimes covering her eyes with his hand just before a nice scene... Other people must have thanked their stars as they were in the private lounge section and were only one there... Finally the movie ended and they came out..
" hey movie achhi thi naa " he chuckled
" haan shayad magar tumne dekhne di ho tab naa.. Main to abse tumhare saath kabhi movie dekhne nahi aaungi " she pouted
" haha.. we'll see Ridimba " he mocked, she opened her mouth to say something angrily but then dropped the idea, it was useless " achha tum ruko main car le kar aata hun " he left her at the enterance of the underground parking...
It was almost 10 minutes since he'd gone ,she felt restless,, why was he taking so long... Feeling silly to stand there like idiots she decided to go in and check herself...
She walked in the huge parking lot but did not knew where to look for him or where has he parked the car...
" ab kahan dhundu ? " she was wondering about it when she heard a laughter... Two men came out of parked car side and noticed her standing in the middle... The way they looked at her left her with no doubt about what was going on in their mind... She turned ,her heart pounding... The men looked here and there and found the lot completely deserted and at some spots... dark...They started following her...
" hello madam, koi help kar dein hum aapki " one said cheaply
" no thanks ,I can manage " she turned away from there walking awy from them quickly... But they seem to sense that she was alone " Armaan where are you " she prayed frantically that he would come but he was nowhere in sight in the huge lot...
She was wondering, scared when one of the man came and tapped on her shoulder... She jumped and took quick steps back but the man held her wrist tightly...
" aapne bataya nahi madam, kya sewa karein aapki " he looked at her from head to toe scanning her, his lust overflowing from his eyes, she felt naked even in her clothes..
" mera haath chhodo ! " she roared ,trying to free her hand.. By this time other man had joined him...
" pehle thodi madad to karne dijiye ,achha apni nahi to hamari kar jaayiye " she dug her nails into man's hand and he let go off her hand..." haye yeh to jangli billi hai "
She stepped back trying to look for an escape.. And then she heard a honking sound right behind her... The goons covered their eyes from the lights of the car...
The engine died out and he came out... Life came back to her,it felt as if she was breathing air after being hours under water... She could not thank god enough... Thank him enough for being there... She ran up to him, hugging him... He wrapped his arms around her securely...
" it's okay... Someone parked wrongly " he whispered, and hid her behind him... she didn't uttered a word ,the goons just watched him.. eyeing him narrowly... Measuring their competition. He took her to the car ,the goons stepped forward ,she clutched his hand but he immediately raised his hand signalling them to stop, glaring at them... They stopped... waiting...
" lock the door " saying so he walked back to them
" Armaan tum.." she was worried but he was gone, standing there right infront of them ,both looked as if they were ready to pounce on each other any moment... But to their surprise he broke into a smile !
" bhai saab dekho maarna mat.." the goons looked smug that he was scared of them " nahi nahi, isliye nahi isliye nahi ki main darr gaya ," they frowned their arrogant smile faltering " main aapse nahi wo jo gaadi main baithi hai naa usse darta hun " they looked confused " dekhiye main batata hun.. Ab agar aap log aage aaye to main aapko rokunga ,ab aap log itne hatte katte ho to aise thodi na manoge to mujhe aapki pitayi karni padegi " the goons looked at each other ,thinking that he's all crazy.. Whereas Armaan continued...
" ab aap log to do ho aur main akela ,ho sakta hai mujhe bhi thodi bahut lag jaaye.. Halaki aisa hoga nahi " he added quickly
she on the other hand was worried sick " yeh Armaan pagal ho gaya hai kya ? kya baat karne main laga hua unke saath.. Oh god plz help him " she took out her cell phone " damn !! Zara sa basement main aate hi signal gayab ho jaate hain satyanash ho in cell phone companies ka " she was annoyed and cursed heartily
" aur bhai saab in case mujhe lag gayi to andar jo baithi hai naa wo puri jallad hai ,aadha mujhe lecture suna kar maar dalegi aur aadha injection aur zehar jaisi dawaiyan de kar aur mujhe dono se bahut dar lagta hai... Isliye plz aap bhi jaayiye, Aur hamein bhi jaane dijiye.. Yahi mere liye aur aapki taango ke liye achha hoga "
" hamari taangon ke liye ?? " one of them asked
" haan kyunki agar tumme se koi bhi aage badha to main unhe tod dunga naa " he said innocently
This infuriated the second goon and he moved forward ready to punch him " hamein dhamki deta hai saale " even before he could reach him Armaan punched him so hard that he fell on the ground groaning... the other one was not far behind
" Arrmaaannnn " she shouted horrified as the goon took out a sharp knife ready to hit him, but he turned immediately and held his wrist with apparently no effort at all... He looked at the man with fire in his eyes... She held out her head out of the window worried and then their was a clear sound of a crack.. the man lay on the ground shouting with pain clutching his hand...
Ridhhima watched with breath held ,heart pounding, he looked at the other man whose courage seemed to desert him completely ,his legs were jammed unable to move... Armaan moved to him with murderous look in his eyes...
" plz. Plz.. Mujhe maaf kar do , maine kuch nahi kiya.. Wo.. Wo to meri behen jaisi hain.. Bhagwaan ke liye hamein jaane do " he fell on his knees before him
" utha isko aur dafa ho jao yahan se " he said through his gritted teeth.. The man with broken wrist stood up somehow ,his friend supported him and both ran away without even daring to look back.. He kept on watching them running away and when was sure that they were gone turned to look at her...her face drained.. ashen ,he walked back to the car ,coolly taking his seat, fastening the seat belt...
She kept looking at him unbeliveingly " Armaan what was that ?! Tum kya karne ki koshish kar rahe the ?? Tum apne aapko hero samajhte ho ?? Agar tumhe kuch ho jaata to ?! Wo gunde the Armaan ! " she blurted worried
" cmmon Ridhhima ,kuch hua to nahi.. Himmat to dekho unki mana karne ke baad bhi aage aaye ja rahe the, how dare they touch you.. How dare they challenge me ! " he was still angry
" Armaan tum security ko call nahi kar sakte the ? "
" nahi Ridhhima unhe sabak sekhana zaruri tha, tumhe kya lagta hai wo aise hi maanne waale the ? "
" magar... "
" nahi Ridhhima ,tum meri zimmedari ho, tumhari hifazat meri zimmedari hai.. Maine tumhare papa se.. Padma mom se waada kiya tha ki tumhe ek kharonch bhi nahi aane dunga.. Aur main yeh kabhi bardasht nahi karunga ki tumhe koi takleef pahuchane ki koshish kare.. Phir chahe wo koi bhi ho " he looked into her eyes.. Ridhhima was speechless seeing the fire in his eyes, at that moment his face betrayed his emotions... ' What got into him...'
He saw that she was scared and worried... He sighed and brought a little smile on his face
" waise bhi agar tumhe lagta hai ki wo meri wajah se bhaag gaye to you are wrong ,unhe to tumne bhaga diya " she looked at him puzzled now " tum itni zor se cheekhi ki wo darr gaye ki yeh to kisi insaan ki awaaz ho hi nahi sakti.. And ofcourse they were right.. Ridimba tooo..." he chuckled. She opened her mouth surprised, he was joking ,teasing her even at a situation like this
" tumhe mazak sujh raha hai.. Meri to jaan hi nikal gayi thi " she exaled " Armaan tum bhi naa bas "
" ' Armaan tum bhi naa ' nahi Ridhhima.. 'Armaan he...' " suddenly he was all serious again that intensity that always put her off balance was back again, she was dumbfounded at his sudden wave of possessiveness in his eyes " mere hote hue koi takleef tumhe chhu jaaye, aisa main kabhi hone nahi dunga "
She was blank ,totally lost.. What could she say to that.. but one thing she came to know today... She was safest with him in the whole world... It already felt like it...
" heyy " he broke her trance " are you okay ? " she nodded with a small smile and a glad heart " perfect... Forget everything, sab theek hai okay... Chalo ek ice-cream ho jaaye phir dinner par chalte hain " he suggested and she accepted smiling broadly... Rest of the evening was quiet enjoyable as he was back to his antics he brought 5 different ice-creams and gave her none
" oh tumhe bhi khani thi ?? " he asked looking up from his plate to her surprised face
" nahi, i'll watch you eating, it's such a lovely thing to do " she said sarcastically
" ohh plz. Aise mat dekho mujhe... Mujhe sharam aati hai " he looked down pretending to be all shy fluttering his eyes
" Armaann " throwing a napkin on his face, she was about to get up when a waiter brought a plateful of her favourite... Which surprised her even more...
" tumhe kya laga main bhuul gaya.. It will be always you first " he spoke softly, smiling.. Leaving her touched ,confused ,happy ,surprised all together...
They came back home laughing ,teasing, pulling each others leg... leaving the troublesome event behind forgetting everything about it...
The incident was not discussed again... But was not not forgotton either... Later she retired for the night bidding goodnight he went to the other room when Muskaan barged in...
" Ridhhi.. Oo Ridhhi " she came in calling
She sat up " bhabhi, main yahin hun "
" oh thank god ,mujhe laga kahin tum so naa gaye ho , yeh file Rahul ne kaha tha Armaan ko dene ke liye ,main to bhuul hi gayi agar dekh leta to meri to shamat hi aa jaati " she grinned " Armaan kahan hai ? Bathroom main ? " Ridhhima was stumpped she didn't thought about this.. What will she say if she see him sleeping seperately in another room !
" bhabhi wo.. Wo bhabhi..." she fumbled, muski's eyes fell on the door of the other room which was partly open and saw Armaan sitting on the bed going through a file... She looked at Ridhhima confused and she understood immediately " bhabhi maine hi Armaan ko kaha hai alag sone ke liye "
" tune ?? Kyun ? " she became serious and shouted " Armaaan.. Armaan ! " he immediately came out confused at the noise " tum dono ne jhagda kia hai kya ? " she eyed both of them, he looked at her stumpped
Ridhhima tried to handle the situation " nahi bhabhi koi jhagda nahi hua ,wo actually.. Yeh naa mujhe bahut pareshan karta hai ,baar baar chidata rehta hai isliye maine isko bed se ban kar diya " he sighed relieved but only for a nano second as a tight slap landed on his arm..
" aaoow , yeh kya Muski yaar ?! "
" khotte ! Kyun pareshan kar rakha hai use ? "
" achha ! aur wo jo mujhe pareshan karti hai wo kuch nahi ?! "
" huh ! Maine ?! Maine kab pareshan kiya tumhe ?? Roz to cheenkh cheenkh (sneeze) kar meri neend kharaab kar dete ho, ajeeb ajeeb se naam rakhte ho aur mere upar hi ilzaam laga rahe ho.. Wah wah ! "
" Ridimba, ek to.. "
" dekha bhabhi dekha ,phir Ridimba kaha mujhe " muski ,who was sidelined now ,just looked from him to her making useless effoerts to restore peace..
" aaarrgghh CHUPP..BILKUL CHUP !! " they both fell silent and stood like cute babies about to be scolded " Armaan tu kyun pareshan karta rehta hai usko huh ? "
" aise hi.. Mazaa aata hai " he grinned shamelessly ,winking at her
Muski narrowed her eyes ,frowning " oh to mazaa aata hai to ab maze lo.. Ab ja kar akela so phir pata chal jayega ,you deserve it.." she turned to Ridhhima " aur Ridhhi yeh kuch bhi kare tu pighalna mat, ek din akela soyega na to saari akal theekane aa jayegi "
He opened his mouth in surprise " huh ! Dekh lunga tum dono ko " he turned with attitude and walked back to the room, but then stopped midway and came back,,taking the file from Muski's hand he walked back but was about to trip on his own feet, the ladies gigled but he quickly went to the room and closed the door..
Muski went away gigling and he came out... both of them breathed in
" huh ! Thank god tumne sambhal liya, warna aaj to.."
" hmm magar aage se dhyan rakhna hoga " he nodded
that day it was somehow managed... But it was easier said than done... Muskaan seemed to be very gifted when it came to make an entry at most inappropriate, unsuspecting time...
Two three days later she again came there.. At night...
" Armaan.. Ridhhi... " she came in calling with Angel in her arms
" oohoo ! Muski bhabhi ! " she almost jumped out of her skin, cursing herself for not closing the door " ab kya karun ?? Kya kahun ?? Armaan ko aaj hi jaldi sona tha.. Shit ! "
" hey Ridhhi.. kya kar rahi hai ? "
" kuch nahi bhabhi bas ek case file padh rahi thi... Aap yahan..? " she prayed that she doesn't notice Armaan's absence...but... She did..
" Ridhhi... Tum abhi tak alag alag so rahe ho ?? " she asked seriously surprised
" n..nahi bhabhi.. Wo actually mujhe kaam tha aur.. Aur Armaan ko neend aa rahi thi ,usko light se problem hoti isliye maine kaha ki wo wahan so jaaye.. Aaj "she looked at her checking if she fell for it or not...
Muski kept looking at her face as if scanning her.. Ridhhima felt that today they will be busted...
" hmm magar isse pehle to Armaan ko kabhi light se problem nahi hui " Apparently she was not that much convinced..
" ohho bhabhi ! Aap bhi na bas.. Aise hi aaj mood nahi hoga.. Aap bhi bekar pareshan hote rehte ho " she took Angel from her arms, but Muskaan kept looking at her trying to see if that was true.. She could find no signs to point out but her heart was not convinced
That small pebble started the avalanche... Muski now became sure that something was wrong with them... She started her 3rd degree to get everything out.. She kept keen eye on their behaviour and even cornered her asking her directly if there was something wrong... And even embarressing things like were they 'together'... Everything she did ,everywhere she went- With Armaan- Muski's eyes kept glued on them... No matter how much she tried she was ever present...
After one such session she came back.. Muski stopped her... Again.. Trying to be casual but she knew she was trying to find a loophole and she didn't knew if she would be able to hold on for long... it was getting difficult everyday... She almost slipped once..
Tossing the mail on the table after coming from hospital she went to take a quick shower and change.. The cold water helped her to calm down... coming back she rested her head on the couch closing her eyes
She was just getting comfertable when the phone rang up , unwilling to pick it up she turned on the speaker.. Eyes still close " hello "
" hello, Dr.Ridhhima " the voice said
" yes "
" this is Suresh Prajapat here, your lawyer " her eyes flashed open ,suddenly she remembered something... A chill went through her ,she could not even bring herself to pick up the receiver... She wondered why she felt so strange.. So scared... " what happened ? Aap aayi nahi itne dino se.. I left messages on your cell " she remembered that she just didn't bothered with them...
" h..haan wo main thoda busy thi " she quickly gathered herself..
" well Ridhhima ji agar aap agar apne divorce ko le kar wakai serious hain to aapko itna linient nahi hona chahiye... Matters like these otherwise can take years " he explained " anyway I have found an excellent ground for your divorce yeh hamara raasta bahut aasaan kar dega "
" um.. Mr.Prajapat mujhe aapse isi baare main kuch baat karne thi " she remembered something ,a thought which she was pondering upon ,seriously for a long time...
" well yes ,main jaanta hun.. dekhiye hum simple court main yeh to nahi keh sakte naa ki he married you because your boyfriend couldn't make it on time.. Upar se you want it to ba a hush hush affair " she felt her anger surfacing
" haan magar.."
" dekhiye this is the best valid reason I've come up with, aapne bataya tha naa that he suffers from nightmare problem ,aur jitni frequency main aapne bataya ki aapke husband ko aate hain that's uncommon... I consulted a pshycatrist who can prove that something is wrong with him ,he's mentally unstable and it would be risky for you to stay with him " she was silent feeling angry on how he had twisted her simple words..
The lawyer didn't stop here " mental instability is very strong reason " she could feel the hint of victory in his voice, the cunningness, it infuriated her
Another thing she was unaware of was that Armaan was in the other room the whole time... He came in earlier than his usual time and went to the room to freshen up while she was still changing...
She felt terrible and wanted the lawyer to shut up " i've already sent you the papers ,aapko ab tak mil gaye honge " her eyes fell on the mail ,she could make out a brown manila envelope addressed to her... She quickly opened it and saw that it was indeed those papers " haha i tell you Dr. Ridhhima the case is in our hands and i'll make sure that you get ' good ' alimony... That malik can do nothing we can prove it that how it tortures you mentally.. Frightens you " she had had enough ,more the lawyer spoke more her resolve got stronger... The bloody money sucker leech just went on and on gloating about his skills in court...
" that's enough Mr.Prajapat ! " she shouted out " mujhe aapse isi baare main baat larni thi " she crushed the papers in her hand " aap aisa kuch nahi karenge... I don't want you to make that excuse " Armaan who was silently listening to the conversation was pained to know that she thought that way about him, but he jerked up when he heard her stopping the lawyer " agar main divorce lungi to wo Armaan ki marzi se hoga " there was finality in her voice, the lawyer went quiet and Armaan he was dumbstruck, too stunned to even react...
" magar aap jaanti hain isse kya hoga ? Wo iske liye kabhi tayar nahi hoga "
" 'honge' Mr.Prajapat, 'honge' zara tameez se naam lijiye ,aur agar wo is baat ke liye tayyar nahi honge to main divorce nahi lungi , I hope this makes everything clear.. Aur haan ab hum tabhi milenge jab mujhe aapki legal services ki zarurat hogi.. Thank you very much and goodbye "
A stunned Prajapat went quiet for a moment hearing her " goodbye... Mrs.Malik " Ridhhima disconnected the phone rather angrily, Armaan was just wondering to come out or not when she got up and angrily tore away the papers throwing them in the dustbin " huh " huffing angrily she went out...
She was rather quiet the whole time ,Armaan knew the reason but decided not to say anything till she is ready to speak so... In his heart he was really happy for what she said... His heart saw a ray of hope . His eyes then fell on Muski who was eying him rather curiously
" Armaan tune phir Ridhhi ko pareshaan kiya hai kya ?? "
" huh , maine ? " Ridhhima groaned in side ,'there she goes again'
" nahi bhabhi Armaan ne kuch nahi kiya "
" Ridhhi tu ise bachane ki koshish mat kar "
" nahi bhabhi Armaan ne sach main kuch nahi kiya, main bas wo hospital ki koi baat soch rahi thi " she defended him ,lying partly.. Rahul elbowed Armaan coaxing him to answer ,he just looked from Ridhhima to Muski to Rahul helplessly
" bhai sach main maine kuch nahi kiya maine to Ridimba bhi nahi kaha " he explained quickly
For the moment everything went quiet and normal, and they both escaped back to their room...
" oh god ,yeh Muski ko kya hua hai ? Aur yeh bhai ?! " he shook his head cocking his brows, confused, he saw that she was again bit serious " Ridhhima kya hua ? "
She waited for a moment and looked into his eyes sighing " Armaan mujhe tumse kuch baat karni thi " he waited for her to speak " wo actually I want you to do something "
" haan bolo "
" I want you to sleep with me " she blurted it out
" whhaatt ??! "
" haan ,I can't bear it anymore...ab ek yahi tarika hai ,bolo is it fine by you ?? "
" main.. Wo.. Magar.." he fumbled for words never in his dreams he thought she would say something like this " are you sure Ridhhima ?! Yeh.. Ab main kya kahun ? " he scratched his forehead
" of course i'm sure ,i can't bear Muski's third degree anymore "
" what 'Muski's 3rd degree ?!' but isme Muski kahan se aa gayi.?? Abhi to main aur tum.. Tum aur main.. Ek saath..." he was confused
" what are you saying Armaan what tum aur main ?? " then it dawned on her what he thouht of her words " noo ! Not that way you pervert !! But just sleep on same bed ! Samjhe " hitting him on his arm
" aoow ! heyyy it was your idea ! " he rubbed his arm
" Armaan I can't handle Muski's 3rd degree interrogation anymore wo roz mujhse aise sawaal puchti hain jaise main koi terrorist hun and Mister you are next, i'm sure Rahul bhaiyya ab tumhe pakdenge... So iska ek hi tarika hai that we 'share one bed' samjhe " clarifying what she meant
" oh I see.. Thanks Muski " he chuckled while she glared " okay fine ,but on a serious note Ridhhima ,you don't have to do this .Agar tumhara dil is baat ke liye tayaar nahi hai to koi baat nahi i'm sure we can find a way " he said keeping a hand on her shoulder, she looked at him and knew that he meant it, she wavered for a moment but then Muski's questioning look came before her eyes and it was all decided..
" nahi Armaan maine bahut socha hai iss baare main.. Aur mujhe lagta hai ki yahi theek rahega ,muski bhabhi ko chain nahi milega jab tak wo hamein saath naa dekh lein "
" Ridhhima " " haan "
" kahin yeh sab Prajapat ki wajah se to nahi hai " he asked seriously,she jerked her head
" what ?? "
" haan wo.. Actually aaj maine tumhari aur Prajapat ki baat sun li thi.. Main room main hi tha " she was shocked looking into his eyes ,she could see the pain in them
" nahi Armaan ! " she said immediately keeping a hand over his " itna vishwaas hai tumpar ,aur Prajapat.. He won't bother us anymore yeh hamara faisla hai Armaan ise hum dono saath apni marzi se lenge.. Ek dusre par kichad uchhal kar nahi balki apni samajhdaari se " she assured him " Moreover, I.. I think I trust you that much now..." she said with a smile
his heart summersaulted with happiness ,yet he said " Dekh lo Ridhhima.. Tum mere sath ek bed par... Darr to nahi lagega " he asked with a faint smile
" Nahi.. I think i can manage... tum par itna vishwaas to kar sakti hun... You have earned it aur mujhe apne sabse achhe dost ke sath ek bed share karne main koi problem nahi hogi " he felt so glad, so happy as if he had acheived something big... He nodded flashing his dimples... " thank you .. Thank you Armaan " in that state of great relief she hugged him ,knocking off his breath, but even before he could wrap his arms around her she broke apart " tumhe pata nahi ,tumne mujhe kitni badi pareshani se bacha liya " and he swept away in her happiness...
Later that night he stood there next to the bed when she was busy with a case file, clutching his favourite long pillow under his arm
" ehem.. Ehem " she looked up confused and then remembered why he was there..
" oh haan " she picked up the files lying by " lo aa jao " but he still stood there, she looked questioningly " kya hua ? Sona nahi hai kya ? Muski bahbhi aa gayi to unhe samjhana mushkil ho jayega "
" haan par wo actually.. I sleep on the right side " he expalined sheepishly
" what ?! " he nodded cutely " agar main aise nahi sou naa to mujhe theek se neend nahi aati " she shook her head mumbling ' what a baby ! ' and shifted to the other side ,he jumped in happily giving a broad smile...
" aur yeh pillow to yahan bhi hain phor wahan se kyun le aaye ? "
" nahi this is my favourite pillow.. I need to hug something nahi to mujhe neend nahi aati " he explained lying down pulling the covers, facing her... She raised her eyebrows in surprise but shaking her head went back to her file... " good night Ridimba " he chuckled closing his eyes... Ridhhima was about to say something but then seeing his cute smile abandoned the idea.. She will fight tomorrow
As expected Muski came in to check upon them and was happy to see them together again.. She sat down by her side on an easy chair for some chat... That moment Ridhhima felt glad for her decision.. Muski's doubts were cleared...
" hey Ridhhi, kya kar rahi hai ? " Muski's booming voice broke the quietness of the room
" ssshhhh.. Araam se bhabhi.. Abhi soya hai " pointing at Armaan
" ohhh i see " she gigled, but the noise disturbed him and he stirred frowning.. Muski saw this and signalled her to pat him gently...
Ridhhima was left with no choice she, bit hesitatingly ,patted his head, his frown subsided immediately..
" he loves that.. Thoda sar par aise hi halke se hath ferte rehna, aaraam milega usko " she then Muski started her gossip session which Ridhhima enjoyed equally... After a while when Muski left she turned and saw that her hand was still there, caressing his soft silky hair... She pulled it back immediately ,he frowned a little in his sleep, she thought of patting him but he turned side and was quiet again... Saving her from further self embarressment...
She was conscious of sharing a bed with a man for the first time... Not any man but Armaan.. Her husband, she saw him sleeping clutching a corner of his pillow his blanket slipping halfway down on the floor...
She chuckled seeing the big baby and covered him properly again.. She knew... Her heart told her.. That her fears about him were baseless, she could not help but admire his cuteness, angelic smile and of course his concern for her... Smiling to herself she went off to sleep... Another problem they had solved... Together...
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yes yes i know.. i got all your hate mail for getting late... but at last it's here only 2 days late thats a personal record... ab plz yeh mat puchna ki next kab aa raha hai jab bhi bolo tabhi late ho jaata hai.. so enjoy it... oye ARCHU i hope you r happy they are one step closer... 😉😉😉
Edited by mansibharti - 15 years ago
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