My Untouched Desire (AR) pt 18 pg 136 - Page 7

Felt so college like. I mean sweet old college days. Haha ... cool update.

Hi Pooja...

Sorry for the late reply dear. I have been waiting for a PM for this one. When I saw your PM today, I immediately jumped in to read it... Thank god I had time to read... atleast today.

Anyway, lets go to the story now...

I loved that dialogue of Armaan - "No ways Mom, have u seen her drive, she's so rash. All earthquake, tsunamis, storms and cyclones hit the road together. Anyways, i dont want anyone injured right on the first day of new term, so, she's going wid me, now see u downstairs, bye" Woah, he is a protective brother. I guess he wanted to save her from all those ragging stuff, isnt it?

Riddhima's family bonding scene was very sweet. The way her family members behaved and didn't push her to do something she isnt too comfortable with, I mean speak her heart-out, shows how much they care for her. Lol, ohh, so Riddhima helped Abhi and Shashank to win the bet, aww, she is a sweetheart. I wonder what will them men ask their ladies to do in return and when? Then at last Atul-Anjali joining them on the breakfast table was like icing on the cake...

Riddhima's lappy is something like mine I guess. Even I cant do anything without it... Though it doesn't have any of my darkest secrets, par kya karein yaar, office ka kaam sab us se hi to hota hai. Aur phir mere FFs ke updates bhi to usi pe tayyar hote hain... LOL.

Oye, Simran ko kya hua, even I used to wear suits in my college. Bewakuf ladki... Lol, just kidding, huh. Ooo, so the gang thought that Riddhima didn't know English, but I can imagine the shock written over her face when she sang. It was funny...

Lol, Chhipkali Suit? It had me in fits. Armaan is just too much.

Don't you think the Princi of their college is a little TOO slow. Sabki ragging ho bhi gayi, tab meeting bula raha hai... I think all Princis are the same. Even the Princi of My college was slow.

"Buhuhuhu..." Are you thinking what is this word? Arey yaar, this is me weeping... I know it's a weird style, but what do I do? You stopped at such a point. Now please update the next one soon or else I will keep crying... I will wait for it.

Thanks for the PM.

Thanks to all the people who commented n pressed the like tab, it really means a lot. Thank u so much, n continue the same.

PART 2

Ok people listen, this is gonna be one boring part, i am warning u in advance, but from here, the story shall take a lift, hopefully. Plz bear wid this one.

Riddhima Gupta, that was her. She moved to the stage, n was now talking to the Principal. Her talk was long, Armaan wondered what all did she have to tell the Principal. His main worry was his group, they'd proudly introduced themselves, all brainless people. Though she didnt know his name, but he was sure he too wud be screwed wid his group, the Princi knew him too well. Once, the Principal glanced towards Armaan, n it looked as if he was thinking of something, but he didnt show his actual feelings. The Princi finally said,

"Students, disperse to ur classes. All the best for the day. ARMAAN, STOP! Wait here, with ur group"

Armaan n his group knew they were gone, he tried keeping his face calm, but his insides were shuffling bad. Muskaan suddenly came to him, she pressed his shoulder, to say all will be ok, he nodded, n she left. The Princi came to them wid the new girl, n Armaan saw the girl had lowered her head. She kept nodding n answering in monosyllables to whatever the Princi said, but no more than that.

"Armaan, meet Riddhima, Riddhima Gupta. She's new to the college, second year. And Riddhima, this is Armaan, Armaan Mallik, the best student of the school. And u say u've been introduced to his group, right?"

Riddhima quickly glanced when his name was mentioned, n lowered her eyes again, she nodded when the Princi asked her the question.

"I still dont get it how come no one was welcomed this year too, Armaan? But i guess u're too good at it. Anyways, Riddhima, i am sure these all will help u if u need something, they arent as bad as they show. Come with me, i'll get u familiar wid the college"

"Sir, i can walk wid u, if u wish", Armaan n the others were confused as to why had he made a request, but being the nice man he was, the Princi agreed. Armaan waved to his frnds, n walked away.

"So Riddhima beta, hows everyone at home?", the Princi asked Riddhima, shocking Armaan,

"Everyone's good Uncle, i mean Sir", Riddhima fumbled,

"Ha ha ha, same problem as ur brother, he also mixed it while calling me Uncle and Sir. It was hillarious to watch him fumble too, just like you. You r similar to him in so many ways"

This made Riddhima smile a bit, and Armaan saw this. Her smile was different, his heart was immediately jumping to see this, but she again turned to normal, n Armaan was left confused.

"Oh Armaan, u dont know na, well Riddhima is the daughter of a very good friend of mine, Shashank. First his son passed out from this college, with flying colours, n now, Riddhima, we expect the same from you, right?"

"Sir, i dont know, coz i can never be like Bhai, never", Riddhima said softly, n her words held a deep meaning, which Armaan noticed.

"Anyways Riddhima, u've seen the whole college, this is ur class, and Armaan n me , we can go on from here, all the best", Princi said n walked away wid Armaan. Armaan had wanted to wish her too, but he thought abt the morning incident n moved on.

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Riddhima entered the class, n chose an empty seat for herself. She was sitting on the second last bench, whn a girl came n sat besides her. She sat extremely close to Riddhima, n this made her uncomfortable. She tried moving to the other side, but the girl also shifted. Finally, after trying a lot, Riddhima gave in n waited for the lecture to begin. The lecture went quite well, n Riddhima was surprised to see tht the girl besides her had slept throught the whole lecture. After the professor left the class, Riddhima wondered whether she shud wake up the girl or no, but then she decided to wake her. After a lots of efforts, the girl finally woke up, with a scream tht hit Riddhima's ear drums hard. She seemed to notice Riddhima who had her hands on her ears.

"Oh, i am so so sorry, i didnt mean it to be like this, its just tht i missed the lecture, sleeping (she grinned sheepishly), and now i'll have problem in understanding the notes", the girl said it in one go,

"But u didnt make any notes?", Riddhima tried to figure in,

"Ha ha ha, i never make notes, wo mere friends hai na, they might have made for me. I ask them not to, but they just dont listen", she continued,

"Oh, ok, now i gotta go, bye", Riddhima started going away,

"Areh wait, stop stop, hi, i am Muskaan Mallik",

"Uh, hi, i am Riddhima Gupta"

"Yeah i know, heard Princi telling, anyways, Riddhima, u totally rock, in the morning, the song n all tht, was just wow. Ammy ki to shakal dekhne wali thi"

"Ammy????", Riddhima was confused,

"Oh, i keep forgetting, Ammy as in Armaan, remember him, the guy..."

"Yeah, i know, Principal sir introduced us"

"You know, u r the first one who's beaten Ammy at his game, its gonna be tough surviving in the college. So, whatsay, friends?"

"Uh, wo i have my class now, i'll be late, bye", saying this, Riddhima rushed away immediately,

"Hmm, tedhi kheer, nice one Riddhima, main bhi dekhti hoon how long are u gonna avoid my friendship?"

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Riddhima didnt know if she liked Muskaan or no, but she knew tht she cudnt make friends so easily. It might have looked rude to Muskaan, but Riddhima cudnt afford to place her trust on a wrong person. Suddenly, lost in her thoughts, she bumped into someone her books fell down. She started picking them n tht 'someone' helped her in this. Finally, she looked up to see a pair of green eyes staring at her. He muttered a 'sorry', n she brushed it off with an 'its ok'. He further said,

"Hi, am Rahul Grewal, n u?"

Riddhima thougtht it wud be rude if she didnt reply,

"I am Riddhima Gupta"

"Oh, second year, right, Principal told me, i am also new to the second year, just like u, actually missed my first lecture due to some problem, so the Principal said i cud borrow the notes from u, will it be ok?"

Riddhima was confused, here she doesnt even know this guy, n ye to like, peechhe pad gaya. But since the principal was involved, she agreed.

"Ok, u can have these, but when can i get them back, i need to study them too"

"How abt u give me ur address or phone number, i can send these to u"

"Uh no, i guess i'll take them back tomorrow"

"Hey, chill, i said i'll send them, promise i wont come to ur place, pakka"

Just then the bell rang, Riddhima was saved from answering. She'd discoverd the guy was decent enuf, n she hadnt wanted to hurt him by refusing to give him her address. They walked together to the class without saying anything, Riddhima entered n settled on a single empty chair on the last bench. She was glad she wont sit with either Muskaan or Rahul.

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Her lectures had gone quite well, n she had managed to avoid Rahul n Muskaan all the time. It was lunch time now, n she sat on one of the tables in the cafe, sipping her coke n writing on her lappy. Suddenly, Muskaan came there,

"Hey Riddhima, why r u here alone, come sit wid my friends, i'll introduce u to them"

"Uh Muskaan..."

"Actually, Riddhima wont go anywhere, she'll sit here with me", Rahul came out of nowhere, settled on the chair next to Riddhima, n spoke.

"Nahi, Riddhima will go wid me, i am her friend", Muskaan said.

"Exactly, u r her friend, but Riddhima is my friend, so she'll sit here", Rahul quipped,

"Riddhima pehle mere saath thi"

"But now she is wid me"

Like this, they both started fighting, which later changed into scratching n pulling their hair etc. During this, Muskaan jerked Riddhima, n her coke fell on her Lappy. Riddhima was shocked, looking at the black coke on her red lappy. She immediately threw the coke off her laptop, n tried switching it on, but all waste. The laptop didnt work. Riddhima had tears in her eyes, she picked up her things, n ran off, in between crashing into someone, she didnt turn to look back, just said a sorry n ran wiping her tears.

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Armaan was shocked, he had just come to the canteen, n he heard all tht drama. He knew it was Muskaan's voice, n he proceeded in tht direction, when he bumped into someone. He cud hear the person sniffing, n she just muttered a sorry n went off. Armaan cud bet it was Riddhima, but why was she crying. He wanted to ask her, but then he saw Muskaan. He immediately went there,

"STOP IT"

Muskaan n Rahul were scared by the sudden interference, n they immediately separated from each other.

"YOU (Armaan pointed to Rahul), stay away from her, get it"

"Dude, u talk as if i'm dying to be wid her. Take her, she's all yours", Rahul said n left.

Muskaan knew Armaan was angry abt something, but he cudnt be angry coz she was fighting, this was her daily routine. So she decided to ask him,

"Ammy, kya hua, why r u so angry?"

"Muski, just now tht new girl went away from here, why was she crying?"

"What, Riddhima was crying, oh no, i hav no idea why?"

"Ah Ammy (the cafe boy Cheenu spoke up), i guess i know, i saw her laptop was not working due to the coke tht fell on it, so maybe u know..."

"Thanks Cheenu, i get it, i'll have to do something abt it", Armaan said,

"But Ammy, why r u so worried abt her, hmm hmm?", Muskaan asked naughtily,

"Chill Muski, i need to know abt her, she has challenged Armaan, thee Armaan Mallik, n she'll bear the consequences. But what were u doing here?"

"Oh, well, i too was getting along wid her, coz she challenged 'thee Armaan Mallik', she's got guts, n i love to have friends like her"

"Yeah right, as if i care, hey, idea! Lets have a bet, as to who gets to her first, u as her friend or me as her living nightmare, whatsay?"

"Hmm, sounds interesting, i'm in. Now u will make her life hell, n i'll make sure hell doesnt even touchs her. You'll lose it this time Ammy, Riddhima Gupta wont fall in ur trap"

"Lets see, Muski, but yeah, she shudnt know abt it, ok"

"Of course, deal"

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As soon as Riddhima had rushed in the garden, she stayed there for a few minutes, trying to make her lappy work. Finally, after some time, she received a text on her cell, n she rushed towards the gate.

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The day hadnt been too good for Abhimanyu Gupta. The back to back meetings he had made him tired. Still, there were two important meetings again, without a break. He checked his cell, n saw a msg. He was suddenly very restless, n immediately rushed off. On his way to his car, he asked his secretary to cancel all his meetings. She was confused beyond limits, so she asked him for the reason, n wht wud she tell Shashank sir abt the meetings, Abhimanyu only replied,

"Tell him its the first day"

The secretary did so, n was shocked when Shashank only smiled n said,

"Hmm, its ok, i'll handle the meetings"

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Riddhima felt a surge of relief as she saw Abhi descend from the car. He was here so early, n she cud imagine the speed at which he might have driven the car. She immediately went n hugged him. Abhimanyu was shocked to see Riddhima crying. He asked her the reason, n she told him all in between her sobs.

"Bhai, all my work, everything will be lost"

"Kiddo, plz plz plz dont cry, i'll just make it all right, pakka. Hello, Suzi, yeah, i need to get a laptop fixed, n call for only the best people, u get, only the best"

"Kiddo, by the time u're back home, everything will be fine, i promise u, now go n attend ur classes"

"Thank you Bhai"

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Riddhima attended the rest of the lectures with a half heart, her mind was actually wid the laptop. As she finished off wid the last lecture, Muskaan came n blocked her way.

"Riddhima, why r u so sad? If its abt the laptop, dont be so upset, i'll help u, i'll get u a new one, n i promise i wont charge u for it, now plz smile"

"Muskaan, plz, i dont want ur help, neither ur money or ur laptop, u've done enuf for the day, now stay away from me", saying this, Riddhima left from there. Rahul, who had heard all this, followed her.

"Hey Riddhima, i am very sorry for all that happened, plz, i didnt realise so much wud happen, plz forgive me for my earlier behaviour"

Riddhima sensed the sincerity in his eyes,

"Ok, u're forgiven, bye, i gotta go"

"Thank u, but since u've forgiven me, let me walk u to the exit. Waise, how r u going, need some lift"

"Um no, thanks i'll manage"

"But i can drop u, see plz if u've forgiven me, then u'll accept my lift, i'll drop u wherever u say..."

"No thanks, she's going with me", a new voice interrupted them, Riddhima turned around and was shocked to see Atul.

"Aap yahaan, kaise?", Riddhima asked,

"Wo, uh, wo Anjali ne kaha tha ki tumhe pick kar loon, so i came u see, u ready to go", Atul said,

"Di, how's it possible, she is in for a surgery since the last few hours, she cudnt have talked to u", Riddhima questioned,

"Tune lawyer ya detective ban na hai kya?"

"Huh, i didnt hear u?"

"Maine kaha ki ok, i admit, Anjali did not say anything, i came to pick u coz i wanted to, n then even Abhi agreed, n he sent u this (Atul showed her the laptop), its perfectly fine now", Atul said,

"I'll have to thank Bhai asap", Riddhima said,

"You know wht, u seem familiar, do i know u", Rahul suddenly asked,

"Dont u dare use these cheesy lines on Riddhima, get it", Atul spoke angrily,

"I wasnt talking abt her, i was talking to u", a confused Rahul said to Atul,

"Hello, mind u, i am perfectly straight, n have a fiance too, whose a girl, get it", Atul said, trying to cover his shirt,

"Ha ha ah, Atul, caught u, it certainly is u, ha ha ha", Rahul laughed like maniacs,

Atul scrutinized the guy, while Riddhima stood confused, when Atul shouted,

"RAHUL KE BACHE, its been so long, how r u, i missed u dude"

"I too missed u so much (they both hugged), well mom did tell me to meet u, but i didnt know it wud be so soon, i am so happy"

"Uh, somebody cares to share?", Riddhima asked,

"Ridzi, this is Rahul, Rahul Grewal, my cousin, in fact my favourite cousin, my best brother n best friend too. He'd shifted to London when we were young, before i'd met u guys, n now am meeting him. When did u come back?", Atul said,

"Me, i came just yesterday, i've joined this college, in same classes as Riddhima. But dude, if Riddhima is ur fiance, n she isnt a doctor, but mom told me u were engaged to a doctor...", Rahul said,

"Helloooo, stop, who gave u the idea tht Riddhima is my fiance, she's my sister, bro"

"Your sister? You were like so protective tht i thought, n where did u get a sister from?", Rahul asked,

"No no, actually, Riddhima is Anjali's sister, my fiance, Dr Anjali Gupta, u see, n Riddhima has always been my sister", Atul replied,

"Oh k, i get it, so Riddhima, small world, nahi, we just met, fought, apologised, n now, we r family", Rahul chuckled,

"Yeah, its one small world, welcome to the family", Riddhima smiled, n Atul was happy to see this, tht Rahul was the reason of this smile, he had heard the word 'fought', but he wud ask Rahul abt it later.

"So Rahul, where r u staying", Atul asked,

"I am staying at the hostel of the college"

"I'd thought so, now come wid us, pick up ur luggage from the hostel, n u r staying wid me. Early morning, i like everyday give attendance at the Gupta house, i'll drop u there, n u can come wid Riddhima to the college, what say?"

Before Rahul cud reply,

"Haan jeej, i guess its a good idea. Rahul shud stay wid u", Riddhima said,

"And what abt us coming together?" Rahul asked Riddhima, n he was serious,

"Yeah, i dont mind coming wid u, i'll have company too", Riddhima replied,

Atul was happy wid Riddhima opening up a little, so he added,

"Yeah, now lets go"

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