Our First Kiss. - Page 3

Alone.

Cursed.

She couldn't believe it. No. It couldn't be Armaan. It couldn't possibly bne him.

He never looked something like that. Covered with blood, she could barely recognize him.

She was trying to convince hereflf when the body lying next to her shed another drop of blood.

R: All this is my fault. Its all my fault. Am so sorry Armaan. Armaan, tum kuch bol kyu nahi rahe? Armaan? Armaan, am so sorry !!

{She was in tears now .. crying ..

It looked as if a little girls' favorite Barbie doll has been taken away from her. Just in this case, it was Riddhima's love. Her life.

The person who taught her to love. And promised her she'd never be alone.}

A: Basket,

{Armaan tried to speal. He tried to hold her hand. He abrely touched riddhima when she felt an adreline rush through her legs.}

R: Armaan ? Armaan. Armaan, am so sorry Armaan. Am so ..

A: Tum pagal ho kya? You're supposed to take me to Sanjeevani right now right?

Instead, you're crying here. Please ro mat Riddhima. Varna main .. abhi toh kuch nahi kar sakta magar jab chalta firta rahunga na tab zarur kuch karunga .

{Riddhima wiped her tears, feeling nauseous she tried to talk to Armaan.]

R: Pagak ho tum pure ke pure pata hai tumhe? Bahaut smart samajhte ho apne aap ko? Bike toh chalani aati nahi bade aaye .. .. ..

Utho yaha se .. utho ge? Hato.

{Riddhima had asked for an ambulance till then. She was talking to him on the way to Sanjeevani ... ]

R: Kitne bhari ho tum Armaan !!

A: Oye!! Muscles hai ye mere okay?!
R: Jab udhar pade hue the tab tumhe feel nahi ho rahe the kya ye muscles?
A:Arre you were looking so cute re .. kaise disturb karta ?
{Armaan was fighting to speak. But he didn't want to show Riddhima he felt weak.}

R: I can't believe we're having THIS conversation RIGHT NOW when you're in this condition.

Tumhe koi dea bhi hai ain kitni tensed thi?!

[Just when Riddhima was scolding her Armaan .. she realized she was holding his hand and wiping away the blood.

What she relised along with that was that Armaan ahd been unconscious all this while. When she inquired, they said his pulse was slow too and that the bleeding wasn't stopping.

Riddhima felt uneasy, embarrassed. But not stupid. Hearts of hearts she knew this had happened, even if it was only in her dreams, this wasn't the first tie she spoke to her this way.]

[when they reached sanjeevani, Riddhima rushed Armaan to the ICU.]

R: Dr Shashank! Dr. shashank aur Dr. krirti ko bulao!! AbhI!
Tell them to come to the ICU. Right now!

[Riddhima had lost it. She was shouting in front of the OT. She could imagine Armaan telling her to calm down. N her head itself, she told him to shut up, and that he was a big jackass.]

[the surgery was successful/ Armaan was still unconscious though. Nikki and Anjali were searching for Riddhima all evening, when they found her near that ittle mandir in the reception hall where they reported every single day.. ridzi had slept off on the couch remembering of what had happened last night. Last night. It had passed away now, it was almost 3 uin the morning.

Anjali and muskaan were still on duty ]

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WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
Well, as usual Armaan and Riddhima had fought.

Armaan needed to go to his 12^th reunion party for a week, it as an alll-boys weekend, packed with loads of fun and adventure.

She refused, Riddhima refused.

A: Armaan, you;'re not going okay? Tum nahi ja rahe bas. !

A: Riddhima, stop acting like a kid. I have to go okay? And its just a matter of one friggen week!! For gods' sake Riddhima. You're over reacting.!

R: Nahi.

A: Riddhima, you're not my mom okay? You cant be telling me what to do and where to go ..

I can take care of my ownself !

R:Yeah right. Fine Armaan. Tumhe jo karna hai who karo. Ab main tumhe kych nahi bolungi. Tumhe goa jana hai jao. Vapas nahi aana, to mat aana, Armaan.But now don't expect anything from me okay?

A: What are you trying to say, basket?

R: Well, you're mature enough to get me Armaan. Right?

A: Basket, whya re you making such a BIG issue out of thiss?! Its juts one week!! ONE FRIGGEN WEEK !!

R: Main hu hi aisi na Armaan ! I do make a big issue out of small, trivial things. Okay? I am this way and if you cant accept me like this then don't !
Its no compulsion ! I have to go now Armaan. Bye.

A: Basket ..

[Riddhima banged the staircase door. Right on armaans face. She was mad. So was he. His shift was over, so he left.

Armaan always waited for riddhima's shift to get over. He'd drop her home on his bike then. Basket's home was far, so they'd have a romantic little time on their way back. He had a car too, a Honda civic , so well, you can well imagine how romantic it could get. Not just how chilly.

But today. Today Riddhima was all alone after her shift. She felt lonely. She shrugged her shoulders thinking about what had happened in the break. May be she did over react. May be.

She didn't like to be accussed of anything, even if she was wrong. Afterall, who wanted to be told you were wrong?

So she took an auto. Riddhima fell asleep on the way until the auto halted all of a sudden.

A huge black scorpio had banged into a dark night chopper.

Dark night chopper ! It was Armaan's bike ! Riddhima bumped her head while she was getting out of the auto. She was panicking, and rushed to see the wounded.

Anjali and muskaan were shocked, they came to tell Riddhima that Armaan was okay, but the moment they saw her ..

Riddhima gupta was in a mess. Her kohl had smudged, her hair were sticky, her blue suit was scared with red blood.

And .. she was in tears.

Anji never knew Riddhima cared so much for Armaan. Afterall, they had always been fighting on tiny-little things !

Muskaan and anji sensed something fishy. Something was kaalaa ..

Muskaan thought it was better to leave the soul alone for some time so both of them left.

Next da, Riddhima had still not come home. Everybody was worried. Anji told them she'd been on duty late night and was sleeping in the hospital itself.

Anjali and Nikki came to meet Armaan. He was awake, stroking riddhima's hair while she slept on the stoll beside his bed resting her head on his little finger. She'd slept on his hand all night.

She still looked beautifull to him. Anjali knew exactly what was going on. She wanted to be mad, be angry. But she couldn't, they looked just too cute to be shouted at.

They were, Armaan and Riddhima.;)

When Armaan saw Anjali, he removed his hand suddenly, not realizing he'd woken her up. He'd accidently hurt her head while getting up from his bed. Stupid Armaan. Allways doing pagal things. Riddhima, half in her sleep, thought it was her fault again. Pagal Riddhima. Always tinking pagal things.

R: Am so sorry Armaan, am so sorry !woh main so gayi thi .. who main ..

A: Pagal ho gayi ho kya basket? Mujhe kuch nahi hua hai. Zinda hu main. Chill .. !

R: chup raho Armaan, apni bakwas apne paas rakho na ,, mujhe tang mat karo please.

A: Main tang kar ..

[ before they started arguing, Anjali entered , giving Armaan a wink.

Anjali: Aise kaise kuch nahi hua hai haan Armaan?
You're so dead Armaan ! Pata hai Armaan, tumne meri choti si behen ko puri do raaton se rulaya hai. Bahaut jaldi hosh aa gaya tumhe.

]Yeh soi bhi rote rote hai. Dekho iski face. Pagal kahi ke. Just look at her!

A: KYA?!
Anji Oh come on Armaan. You guys cant hide it from us now.

Infact I cant believe you two ..

Armaan, cutting anji in between,

A: Nahi, am not talking aout THAT.

Basket, why the hell were you crying?
Anji: Ohooo

R: Who .. Armaan ..

Di, main abhi aayi. Main aap se briefing ke time pe milti hu. Am going home abhi.

ANji: Briefing kabki khatam ho gayui hai madam.

Armaan, tumhari doctor hain tumhari very own basket. Khush ho jao tum.

And ye lo ridzi, tumhara change. Take care oth of you.. bye!

[ Anjali left giving both of them a wink. Nikki had left earlier when she'd got a pager from dr. kiriti,]

A:Kya hua hai Riddhima? Kuch bataogi bhi? Please temme Riddhima,I hate it when you do this.

Tell me na. !!

Riddhima, wiping away her teras,

R: Kuch nahi Armaan.

Main bas ahaut thak gayi hu. Padso shift ke baad se I haven't slept you know. Bahaut kaam hai hospital mein.

A: Anjali just told us ki you've not been working sicne yesterday.

Riddhima, agar nahi batana toh mat batao. But atleast don't lie. Anyway, I gotta tlakt o nikki.i need to leave.

[ Armaan was about to get up and remove the drips when Riddhima rushed to his arm, in tears.]

R: Am so sorry Armaan. Please don't do this.

A: Don't do what Riddhima?! Kya hua hai tumhe jo tum itna ro rahi ho ?!
[ Armaan was holding her cheek now, wiping away each tear she'd been shedding. Aww. Ty looked so cute and hot at the same time.]

R: KYA HUA HAI?!
Tum iss bned pe meri vajah se ho. You don't remember?! We fought the other night. You left Sanjeevani without me and banged into a car ! ek toh tumhe style marne se fursat hai nahi upar se gussa. Awesome

[riddhiima was angry now. Very usual of Riddhima.:P

Angry, in an extremel;y cute manner that made Armaan want to kiss her on the cheek.]

R: You don't know how to drivbe or what?

A: Who ..

R: Oh ofcourse ab tum bolooge ki main tumhari MUMMY nahi hu. And ki tum mature ho apna care karne ke liye.

Dekh liya miane kitna mature ho tum. Ab tum chup chap meri baat sonoge samjhe?! And if you argue na. I will slap you Armaan. Sach mien. Mian tumse bilkul baat mahi karungi ! :@
[ Riddhima was grumping now .. she looked so cute. Like a kiddiee .. Armaan was completely in love with her. He looked at her with his cute dark brown eyes. Kept looking at hher when he realized it was her time to speqak]

Uffo. Baba. Chil;l !

I now am an ass.

R: Jackass. Badass. Dumbass. Aur koi bacha hai na tum who bhi ho .

A: I think yeh meri turn hai bolne ki. Tumhari nahi.!

Am sorry re. uss time I guess I spoke too much.. please don't cry Riddhima. You know I cant see you like this>! Am sorry?

A: Basket?

R: Kya hai?

[ she looked up at him, there in his eyes, their eyes met . she felt so shy.]

A: oye hoye basket. Tumhe toh ek bahaut hi zyada . superhot. Smart. Sexy ..

Fanta (i.e. boyfriend in marwadi) mila hai..

R: Shut up armaan. Tum na sachchi bahaut pagal ho !!

Chalo, I got to g. change karna hai mujhe./ itne ganda kapde pehne hue hai.

A: You still look sexxyyy … !!!
R: Shut up armaan. Thodi toh sharam rakho !

Chalo bye now ..

Just when shee was about to leave …..

A: Oye basket !! ! !!

R: Kya hai?!

A: I LOVE YOU !! <3

R: Oh ! Dr. Kirti aa rahi hai .,.. !!
A: Pagal ladki.

[ he smiled to herself when roddhima came running to him and kissed him on his cheek, whispering "I love You.".}

A: Hayyee.. <3

R: Pagal ladka (She sadi to herself.

A: PAgal ladki.