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Recap - This was enough for me, Rahul had always told me that he was only friends with Riddhima, but now everything seemed clear to me. Riddhima was a greedy girl, who lived on other's expenses, and maybe she liked Rahul, i guess not. No, Rahul had fallen for a gold digger, and i had to do something. I kept denying that the actual thing that angered me was tht Riddhima liked Rahul, and not me. I didnt want to admit tht i'd also fallen for her charms and her personality and her beauty and her nature, and everything abt her. Resultingly, i played the match feeling angry as well as hurt at the same time, but i still lost. When i saw her with Rahul, i swear i cud murder someone then and there. That's when i decided that i wud separate her from Rahul. Although i said tht all what i'll do was for Rahul's good being, but actually i didnt want Rahul to have her if i cudnt.
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PART 9(a)
I decided to befriend her, make her fall for me somehow, but i started hating her when i noticed Nikki always paid for her. Her disc bills, shopping bills, restaurant bills, everything, Nikki always paid. I tried keeping her away from Rahul, always interfering in their plans. But something didnt fall in place, their friendship seemed to rather increase day by day. Moreover, i loved the time i spent with her. I constantly reminded myself to hate her, but everytime i saw her, i forgot everything. I was happy tht she was with me rather than Rahul. During this time, i'd become friends with Riddhima, Nikki and their other friends. Since most of the people in the gang were hanging out in groups, i also started seeking for someone. Then i met Mallika, a popular girl of school. We didnt announce it, but we were kind of seeing each other. This was my way of knowing if Riddhima cared abt me, i tried to make her feel jealous, but she was never effected. She always met me with the same warm smile on her face, a smile which touched me deeply and my heart melted. At times i was frustrated with her, she never reacted when i flirted with other girls, i tried provoking her, but it was useless. I was more frustrated on myself rather than her, coz my mind wanted to stay away from her, and my heart never wanted to leave her. Consequently, i felt she didnt like me, n i again started hating her, remembering all bad things only abt her.
Then one day, Riddhima came to me and said,
"Hey Armaan"
"Hi Riddhima"
"Armaan, i like u. Do u like me too"
I knew this was a trap for me, i felt so coz i'd gone very deep in hating her. I was sure this was some plan, for her selfish means. Since i was pretending to be her friend, i had to find some easy way out of this, so i controlled my shocked expressions and laughed,
"Oh my God, are u playing the bakra on me. I've heard u play the best bakra in school, even better than the guys. For a second i believed that u may be speaking the truth, but then i realised that, hey, its Riddhima, tom boy Riddhima. She's friends with every guy and right now pulling the leg of one of her guy friend. U surely scared me for once"
"Oh great, someone's finally caught my trick, so no bakra today'
With that she left, i felt proud of myself for not falling in her trap. Hats off to u Armaan, right?
Our final week in the school, and the farewell ball was being held. I'd invited Mallika to go with me, coz there was no one else. To be really frank, she's a pain in the head. She's so full of herself, 24x7 she talks abt herelf. But i had no other option. I'd seen that Riddhima hadnt come, and Nikki had come with some unknown guy. But tht guy seemed very connected to me, i dont know why, and i was attarcted towards him. But even the thought of us both, made me sick and puke in my thoughts itself. The party was going good, and for a change Rahul had come with some Anjali girl. I noticed she left early, maybe parents set some time limit something.
Anyways, Nikki and me were chosen as the princess and the prince. But after that, a huge drama started,
"Hey Nikki, just a sec plz"
"Yes Mallika!"
"Do u mind telling everyone why Riddhima is not here at the party, did no one invite her?"
"Uhhh Riddhima, she's at home, her friend had come from The States, so she's giving him company"
"That's strange, u r unwell, but still attend the ball, and she missed it, too unfair"
"Why do u care so much?"
"Coz according to me, no one asked Riddhima out, she's such a tom boy, who'd wanna bring her out?"
"For ur kind information, she was invited, u might be interested to know she was to come with...."
I waited, I was desperate to know who had asked her, and she had said yes. Who was there, who could beat me, i realised i was beaten in getting her. But somehow, the name never came out.
"Yeah Nikki, tell us all, perhaps u've forgotten, so i'll remind u. Friends, Riddhima is here at the party, all those missing her, plz dont be disappointed, there she is"
I looked to where she pointed, so, the strange guy was Riddhima, thank God, it was a lie, probably no one had asked her and naturally she hadnt said yes to her. Mallika continued,
"Yes guys, see, Riddhima is here, dressed as her real self, Miss Tom Boy Riddhima. No one asked her out, so she came with another girl, imagine. People from other schools, meet our sports captain, Mr, oops, i mean Miss Riddhima"
I felt bad, she was being embarassed, but i guess all that Mallika spoke was the truth. Still, i wished she stopped here. That was when Rahul came and hugged her, it broke all the feelings i'd been controlling. Rahul still hadnt gotten over her, and maybe, he did like her. That meant, Riddhima liked him too, i cudnt bear it anymore, and what i said next, left everyone shocked,
"Rahul, do u by any chance plan to follow some dostana in the school, hugging another guy of ur league"
But what Mallika said next, was more shocking, for me,
"Ammy darling, this tom boy has a crush on u, i mean can u believe it, she thinks tht u will ever like a geek like her, ha ha ha"
I was shocked, so, Riddhima did like me, i thought there was some hope for me, but the scene in front of my eyes spoke something else, Rahul and Riddhima in each others arms. All the left over likeness for her was washed away with that.
"Does she really think so, then she's gone nuts for sure. Riddhima, do u really think i'd even look at u when all these beauties are by my side, i'd rather advise u to go n look for a girl who might be interested in you. And do remove this hat of urs, we all wanna see ur face n ur reality"
After this, whatever happened in the party, i hate to recall it. That day, whatever feelings i'd harboured for her were finished. Their place took pure hatred, for taking away my friends, and my best relation, my brother, my cousin Rahul.
Life took a turn, i finished college and it was time to decide my career. Surprisingly, i chose tennis. I'd started loving tennis when i was small, and one day Rahul had told me that he liked playing tennis with Ridzi. I'd wanted to be a part of Rahul's and Ridzi's(whoever she was) happiness, so tennis it was. I was trained in France, coz i felt none of the coaches in India could handle my talent. My present coach is from Russia, coz i still feel the same. From the time of college, i have been changing my girlfriends constantly. I've met each and every kind of them, but surprisingly none of them is like Riddhima. I always search for Riddhima in every girl, and fail every time. Although most of them were after the fame and money behind me, but still none of them was similar to Riddhima. I've no idea why, but i was unable to take her out of my mind, it was as if she had become a part of me. But yes, i still hate her.
Tonight, meeting her at the party, and going so close to her, it reminded me why i missed her so much. She was outstanding among the other people, and so different in this changed attire. She had gone away with that cricketer, what was his name, yes, Abhimanyu Modi. 'Honey', 'Sweety', what was all that crap, is she dating him, no cudnt be, she's not the dating types, but she's changed, so maybe...... And maybe she's come to the party with him, as his date. So Riddhima the gold digger again, u always befriend people with loads of money, dont u? Well, u need to be taught a lesson, and, i'll be ur teacher. This time, u'll fall for me, and i'll make u experience the worst part of cheating someone. It shouldn't be difficult, seeing that u did fall for me in school, right? Just wait for me and watch out!
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This was part 9(a), guys, i'll post the next part soon, i've decided to break one big part into two smaller ones. With part 9(b), the flashbacks shall end, and the present will start. Plz do comment, and silent readers, u also comment, plz, if u still dont feel like, then we do have the like button, right.
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