Continued from: I saw nuts lying on the floor – Her hand bleeding - She had cut her wrist with a blade.
I was freezed seeing the sight in front of me!
Part 12: Playful Fights turn into Real Fights
I walked up and down in the hospital corridor at 2 am.
Nuts was in the operation theatre. I was all panic.
I saw Nuts mom.. She couldn't stop crying.
I tried to console her but I needed consolation myself.
"Nuts is out of danger" The Dr said after an hr of wait
Me and Nut's mom breathed a breath of relief.
I could no longer hold on to my tears.. and I broke down.
We saw Nuts from a little distance. Bandage was wrapped around her wrist.
I considered Nuts as my best friend..but I had no idea that she was in a state of suicide.
"I am a very bad friend..I'm sorry Nuts" I told her but she laid unconscious
"Why are you blaming yourself?" Her mom asked me "It's all his fault" She added
"His fault?" I questioned
"He has brought my daughter to this state. I will never forgive him." She said in anger and hugged her unconscious daughter
"Only 1 person can stay here at night." A nurse said
It was better if Aunty stayed back with Nuts so I left for home.
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I laid on the bed but couldn't sleep.
One question kept working in my mind – WHY? Why did Nuts take such a drastic step?
She didn't show any symptoms of depression?
Did anything happen yesterday that made her take this step?
I walked up and down in the room restlessly.
*Beep* *Beep* Nuts phone vibrated
I ignored it but then it strike me that maybe the answer to my questions could be in her phone.
So I checked her recent calls list. The person she last spoke to was – Armaan.
I should not be doing this but I checked her private msgs as well.
All last msgs were also from Armaan
Msgs Histroy Read –
"I didn't expect this from you.
How could you?'
- Nuts
Msg Sent: 11:45 PM
'I'm not answerable to you'
-Armaan
Msg Received: 11:45 PM
'I'm your girlfriend'
- Nuts
Msg Sent: 11:45 PM
'It's over'
-Armaan
Msg Received: 11:46 PM
'Over? What's over?
- Nuts
Msg Sent: 11:46 PM
'Every relation has a expiry date.'
-Armaan
Msg Received: 11:48 PM
'I hate you'
- Nuts
Msg Sent: 11:48 PM
'Tum bhi hate karr lo..Koi farak nahi padta'
-Armaan
Msg Received: 11:49 PM
'Tumse koi pyaar karr bhi nahi sakhta.. You are a stone hearted man'
- Nuts
Msg Sent: 11:50 PM
'Kaha tha maine mujse door rehna..Or you will be left broken'
-Armaan
Msg Received: 2:50 AM
'Yes you have broken me today.
Bye forever.'
- Nuts
Msg Sent: 11:57 PM
Was this the reason that triggered Nuts to commit suicide?
Was Armaan the cause?
NO! It can't be! My mind refused this conclusion.
But the msgs in front of me.. was just before Nuts tried to commit suicide.
My mind went back to the scene I saw this afternoon – Armaan with Anjy.
Nuts mom in the hospital also blamed some guy.
If I join all these broken pieces together..It says that - Armaan is the cause?!
NO WAYS!I never in my dreams thought that Armaan could bring a girl to this state.
How can he be so insensitive?
I begin to cry even more.
Armaan was totally crashed in my mind.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Early morning, I took some breakfast for Nuts Mom who was still at the hospital with Nuts.
"They said they will discharge Nuts by tomorrow" Nuts mom said with a light smile
I smiled back. Just then a police man walked towards us.
"We need to ask certain questions" The policeman said
"Please sir.. I'm not in a state to answer any question" Aunty said "Nor is my daughter" She added and walked in Nuts Room
"Who are you?" The police man asked me
"I'm Natasha's friend" I answered
"Has anyone driven Natasha to take this step?" He asked me
Armaan! My mind answered but I couldn't tell this to the policeman bcos Armaan was my friend but then Nuts is my friend too.
No! I have always supported the right thing in my life and this time I will do the same.
"Armaan Malik!" I said
"Can you tell me where will he be right now?" He asked
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I took the policeman to our college.
I pointed out towards Armaan, who was in the basket ball court. There was a match going on.
"Stop the match..RIGHT NOW" Policeman shouted
Everyone starred at the Police
"Why? Is there any problem?" Principle asked
"Ms. Natasha Singhania tried to commit suicide" Police said
"WHAT? What are you talking? Have you lost it?" Armaan shouted at the policeman "Where is she? How is she?" He asked in a panic
"She is out of danger but Mr Armaan Malik you are in danger.. You are arrested" Policeman said
"FOR WHAT?" Trustee as in Armaan's Dad questioned
"Driving someone to a state of suicide is a crime..and Armaan Malik has done just that." Policeman said
"What rules are these? Kal koi bhi ladki apne marzi se suicide karr lenge tho aap mere bte ko arrest karr lenge? Armaan ne kise ka murder nahi kiya hai..How is he responsible?" Armaan's Dad defended Armaan
"Ms Ridhima Gupta ne Mr Armaan Malik ke khilaf statement de hai!" Policeman said
Armaan was taken aback.. He seemed so shocked that he was unable to re-act.
He looked at me and the look he gave me sliced my heart into 2 pieces.
He didn't look angry..but he seemed to be hurt.
A small tear escaped his eyes but he brushed it off immediately.
"Ridhima? What am I hearing?" Armaan's Dad questioned me
I showed him the msgs in Nut's cell phone.
"So what? Boyfriend-girlfriend break up is a daily business.." Armaan's Dad continued to argue
Armaan kept a hand on his Dad's shoulder and signalled him to stop the argument.
Armaan let the policeman arrest him and walked with them to the van.
"ARMAAN, I HAVE IGNORED ALL YOUR PRANKS TILL TODAY BUT YOU ARE NOT GETTING AWAY WITH THIS ONE. I AM FORCED TO TAKE STRICT ACTION AGAINST YOU" Principle said
The whole college was watching the drama.. Gossips/Whispering were all over the place.
Armaan didn't bother to give an explanation or defend himself. He just kept starring at me.
It seemed as if what everyone said didn't matter that much but what I did hurt him the most.
Slowly the hurt look in his eyes turned into aggression. That look send shivers down my spine.
He didn't break the eye-contact with me till the time I was out of his sight.
Though, I knew Armaan was at fault but yet my heart went out to him.
Tears just poured down my eyes.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After few hrs Nuts came back to conscious. Her mom shouted at her for what she did and then hugged her tight. I hugged her too.
"Before giving your life cos of that man..Couldn't you think one time about me?" Nut's mom asked her
"I'm sorry Mom..Main bahut worked up thi" Nuts said
"Tum worked up thi tho ek bar mujse baat karr leti Nuts?" I said
"Sorry Ridzy and Mom.. I will not do it again" She cried
"You better don't" Her mom warned
"Why are you punishing yourself for someone else's mistake? Jisne galti ki..Ushe khud punishment milna chaheye aur mil bhi raha hai!" I said, angrily
"Saaza tho humien hi mil rahe hai from last 20yrs.. Nuts ke dad ko koi farak hi nahi padta" Her mom said
"Nuts ke dad?" I was confused
Policeman walked in again.
"Patient ka statement chaheye" Policeman said
"Statement?" Nuts asked, weakly
"Yes Nuts! Armaan ke bare mein bata do inhe.." I said
"Armaan ke bare mein? Kya?" Nuts seemed confused
"Jo usne kiya hai tumare sath.. harr ladki ke sath..jo wo karta hai" I said
"Ridzy, what are you talking? I can't understand" Nuts said
"Armaan is the reason for you to take such a drastic step.." I reminded her
"WHAT? ARE YOU MAD?" Nuts asked me, shocked
"Who Armaan?" Nuts mom asked
"Jiske ke bare mein aap baat karr rahe thi kab se?" I told Nut's mom
"Kya bol rahe ho beta? Who is Armaan, Nuts?" Nut's mom asked
"Armaan Malik is under our custody.. Aap bejijak ho ke boliye" Policeman said
"Armaan..Arrested? cos of me? Ridzy? Mom? What is all this? Wait..Let me clear this out! My mom dad relationship is going thru a rough phase.. All my life I've heard them fight at night.. And last night I came to a point where I couldn't take it anymore.. and so I thought to end my life but I admit I was wrong." Nuts said in one breath "But Armaan is not at all responsible for this..NOT AT ALL" She added
"And what about those msgs in your cell.. just before your suicide..Armaan was being so rude to you and.." I said
But Nuts cut me in between "Just stop it Ridzy! I didn't expect this immature behaviour from you at least! Armaan aur mere ladai aur break up roz hota hai aur iske wajhe se main suicide karongi? I am not even serious about Armaan..Nor is he.. We fight..We make up next day.. There are no hard feelings between us! BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Nuts yelled at me "Please Sir, leave Armaan.. He is not at all responsible for anything" She told the policeman
I looked down. I was BLANK!
What have I done?
A guilt vibe ran over me.
How could I be so immature and dumb?
I felt so stupid of myself.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I went to the police station. I saw Armaan walking out of the station towards his car.
"Armaan?" I ran behind him
He didn't answer..He just kept walking angrily.
"ARMAAN..IM SORRY..I misunderstood you.. Please mujhe maaf karr do" I pleaded
He just ignored me as if I was not there.
"I'm really sorry Armaan" I said, with tears in my eyes
"It's ok Basket..Jo hua ushe bhool jao! Let's give it a fresh start? You want me to say this? Hmm?" He asked, sarcastically
"Please let it go?" I requested
"Dekho Basket..No Ms. Ridhima Gupta, It will be good for you if you just leave me alone" He said, sternly pointing a finger
"Gusse mein tum bhi kafi cute lagte ho" I said to calm down his anger
But that comment made him even more angry "Stop irritating me!" He said
"Irritating people is your talent..Not mine" I said
"GET LOST" He said rudely
"NO!" I said, stubbornly
He caught hold of both my arms and pulled me to him
"Agar tum soochte ho ke public mein tum mere character pe tamacha marongi aur main yuh hi uss baat ko bhool jaoga.. then you are wrong" He said, angrily "You have only seen my good side..It's time that you get introduced to the other side of me" He said, in a warning tone
If I saw only his good side till today. Then what would his bad side be like? My heart sunk with this thought.
"You are gonna pay for this" He said, and jerked me off
My heart skipped a beat again hearing that but I deserved a punishment for what I did.
He sat in his car and went away.
What will Armaan do next?
I want to go back to Mumbai, My Home to My Mom and Dad - My mind cried.
But no I'm Dr Shashank Gupta's daughter.. And I cannot be running away from little problems of life.
I've to face it..Whatever it is!
Armaan can't be that bad also..Can he?
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Nuts came back home. She shared with me all her family probs.
"I had a very disturbed childhood and Armaan had the same. That's why we can connect with each other so well. Aur tum pagal, blamed him for no reason! He is not that bad Ridzy.. and being his childhood friend you should know this more than me" She said
Again a guilt vibe ran over me.
"I hope Armaan forgives me?" I said
"I hope so too but knowing Armaan..I don't think so" She said
I've made such a mess out of everything.
How can I make up? I thought and thought and went back to our childhood.
Whenever I would get angry on him.. He would make our mutual fav dish – Paratha as in burnt paratha with eyes-nose-smiley made with sauce on it.
He would give it to me with a sorry note.
Early Morning I prepared the same for him.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
At college everything seemed normal..But Armaan was not to be seen.
He finally made an entry and as he walked thru the corridor..Whispers/Gossips were doing the rounds.
Armaan kept up a don't care attitude.
I walked up to him..But he walked away to the canteen.
I told one of the waiters to pass him the parathas that I prepared.
When he saw the parathas.. The frustration on his face turned into a light smile.
He looked up at me and again the smile turned into a angry face.
He didn't have the paratha.
I sat on another table a little distance away from him.
I wrote 'Sorry' on a chit and sent him with his cup of coffee.
He tore the note and got up and walked away.
I tried to talk to him in class but again he ignored me.
This behaviour continued for the next one week.
Whenever I got the chance I apologised but he didn't respond.
He was the same old Armaan with everyone else except me – No pranks, no jokes, no comments.. He didn't even talk or look at me.
All he did was ignored me as if I no longer existed for him.
It was hard for me to accept but I did miss the trouble maker – Armaan.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Now that's it!! I couldn't take this silent war anymore.
Next day at college I went to the fire escape to meet him.
He was sitting on the stairs.
"Jante thi tum yehi hoge" I said
"Chalo.. Itna tho jante ho mujhe" He said, sarcastically
This was his first reply after soo many days.
He stood up to go.. I caught his hand.
"Bass bahut ho chukka!! Tum chaho tho mujhe saaza do.. I'm ready for it but mujhe mera purana Armaan wapis do" I requested, looking into his eyes
He pushed me to the wall..and came close to me.
"Saaza chaheye tumhe?" He asked angrily
I nodded YES.
"Phir yehi tumare saaza hai" He said
"Stop dragging the matter..Finish it!" I said
"It's finished..We are done!" He said and jerked my hand and left
I was left all alone..with my guilt and tears.
~ishq leta hai kaise imtihaan
ishq mein jalte hain hum raat din
haaan ye mera dil na maane tere bin, tere bin~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I was in no mood to party but Nuts literally dragged me out of the house to one her BFF's party. The party was in some disco.
"Kiska B'day hai?" I asked
"Armaan ka.." She said
"What?" I asked
"Just kiddin.. It's just a no-reason party..Enjoy!!" She told me
"But It's Armaan's party?" I asked, shocked
"Yup! I'll get you a drink" She said and went to the bar counter.
I turned to leave the party but Nik was in front of me.
"Hey Ridzy.. Must say looking drop dead gorgeous in pink" Nik complimented me
"Thanks. I'll leave..varna Armaan ne mujhe yaha dekh liya tho uska mood off ho jayenga" I said
"Hone do..but You are not going anywhere.." He forced to me to stay back
"NO WAYS..Try to understand" I requested
"Ok but you are not going alone..I'll drop you home.. Just wait for 15mins.. I'll be right back" He said, and went to meet some people
I stood alone in a corner for sometime. I was looking out for Nuts and bumped into Armaan and one his friend.
Armaan kept starring at me.
"Hi" I said casually
"Who is she?" His friend asked
"Uninvited guest" Armaan insulted me and went away before I could re-act
Tears again filled my eyes.
"Hey I'm Rohit" Armaan's friend introduced himself
"Hi" I said, out of courtesy
"Let's dance" He said
"I can't dance!" I said, sternly
"Ok then let's have some fun" He pulled me on the dance floor
He tried to dirty dance with me.
"Leaveee me" I yelled but bcos of the loud music no one heard
I looked around for Nuts, Nik or Armaan to help me but no one was to be seen.
But why do I need anyone's help.. I can help myself.. so I slapped Rohit and pushed him.. He lost balance and fell flat on the floor.
And obviously a scene was created.
"How dare you touch me? I'll hand you over to the police" I yelled at Rohit
"What did I do?" Rohit asked, innocently
"How dare you misbehave with me?" I kept yelling
"Misbehave wo nahi..Tum karr rahe ho" Armaan said from behind
That comment took me by shock.
"Man, I just asked her to dance..and nothing..I swear!" Rohit told Armaan
"Armaan, He is lying..!" I said
"So Miss Sach-endri Devi..Aap bataye saach kya hai?" Armaan asked me
I went to explain but I saw everyone starring at me. It would be embarrassing if I went on to explain.
"Ek dance kya pooch liya..police ka dhamki dene lag gayi" Rohit complained
"Chor-Police inke bachpan ka fav game" Armaan smirked "Game katham ho gaya ho tho.. Say sorry to Rohit" Armaan told me
"WHAT?" I just got another shock
"S-O-R-R-Y" Armaan said
"NEVER" I said, sternly
"Uninvited guest ke tarha mere party mein aao..mere guest ko insult karo and to top it show attitude? Now before I loose my cool..YOU BETTER GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE." Armaan warned, he was being rude to the core
Without wasting a second. I ran out of the party.
First of all, Rohit misbehaved with me and over that instead of standing by me Armaan just humiliated me front of everyone.
YES unknowingly I wronged Armaan But If he was a real friend he would stand by me today.
I never ever expected this kinda behaviour from him!
When I needed him the most.. This is what he did?
Did I deserve this? Would a real friend do something like that?
Patha hi nahi chala kab humare playful fights.. aise real fight mein badal gaye.
It's the end to Armaan's chapter in my life.
I really hate Armaan Malik.. And I mean it in the true sense of the words.
To be cont..
I know it's a little sad update but I hope you liked it?
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~Ritu~
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