Part 3

Atul thought he is talking about sidma so he turned the topic, "yaar aaj Roka hai Sid Riddhima ka Ayega na?"

"yup!! ab to ana padega ", he thought about Shilpa and tip toed for his apartment.

"I'm happy after all, my best friend has accepted reality and moving on", Atul thought after disconnecting the phone call.

In the Night
Around 8 p.m.
Gupta Mansion, Mumbai

The whole bungalow was decorated with flowers and lights. Shashank and Padma were attending the guest whereas the Gupta sisters including Riddhima were getting ready in which Nikita was helping them.

Abhimanyu and Atul were sitting with the groom as support system and cracking jokes related to marriage when Armaan entered.

"I'm glad to see you my son. May god bless you!!", Padma showered the blessings on Armaan at which he helplessly pressed his lips in a smile.

Shashank patted his back, "Welcome! What you have done needs guts. You are a gem. Go and enjoy", he ended with smile and forced him to enter inside.

Armaan was looking here and there searching for Shilpa with a gift in his hand when he tilted his head to check in the corridor which was full of guests but Shilpa wasn't there, he collided with a body and the gift in his hand was about to fell when he helped.

"Sambhal ke mere bhai... is baar kadam ladkhadane nahi dunga tujhe", Sid smiled and hugged him as a brother cum friend tightly, at which Armaan reciprocated.

"I'm sorry! Just because of me tum dono...", Armaan tried to reason but Sid shushed him and said, "dekhna yaar teri absence main Bhai aur Atul kitna majak bana rahe hai mera. I need you man!!", and winked changing the topic.

At which Armaan laughed, "Mere hote hue koi aur tera kaise mazak bana sakta hai main bhi dekhu", and cracked a joke and they hugged again.

Riddhima's Room,

All the girls were trying to ready Riddhima when Shilpa finished with putting a maangtika on her elder sisters forehead and hugged her. Nani put kohl behind her granddaughter Riddhima's ear and blessed her.

Nani left and the same time Nikita's phone rang, "What? Is this true? Thank god Abhi ab sab thik ho jaega hum sabki life mein bas use sambhalne mein time lagega", she disconnected the call when Abhi told her about Armaan's arrival and she ran to meet her best friend.

"Kya thik ho jaega", Anjali asked from behind.

"Armaan aya hai. My best friend, I am going to meet him", Nikita excitedly said at which all the Gupta sisters smiled widened but Shilpa was the exception her smile vanished.

Shilpa crushed her jaw and uttered in her thoughts, "What the hell is he doing here. Pehle meri di ki life almost barbad kardi and now he is trying to play with me? I will not let you do anything to anyone, just because you are here", and gulped down.

Riddhima shrugged her and took her in senses at which she fakely smiled.

Party Hall,

"Armaan you are lucky man teri abhi tak booking nahi hui otherwise wives...Arghhh mujhse atul se aur ab Sid se poochna how dangerous are they", Abhi cracked a joke in which no one interrupted in between when someone tapped his back.

Abhi avoided the patting for some jokes when he himself turned after getting irritated and found Nikki who was giving him a deadly glare.

"So I'm dangerous haan!", she asked sarcastically.

"No baby I was just...", he was searching an answer but she cut him off, "No! No! you were just joking right?", and glared him clenching her jaw.

"Sorry wo!! Haan", Abhi confessed.

"Shukar manao aaj mere dewar or meri friend ka Roka hai jisme mera best friend aya hai and I'm not in a mood to spoil the day otherwise I will have explain you how dangerous I am", Nikki threatened him sarcastically at which all chuckled and she met Armaan.

But Armaan's eyes were searching someone else, they were searching Shilpa apart from the whole drama going on and he was looking for her constantly on the corridor, and the chime of payal in the silence grabbed his attention. It was Shilpa with Riddhima and Anjali taking her elder sister downstairs for the Roka ceremony.

Armaan's eyes didn't fell on Riddhima and Anjie but from where the ghunghrus of payal were clinking. The payal belonged to Shilpa who was looking mesmerizingly beautiful as she never look, she has adorned herself in a peach color ghaghra choli with dupatta lying on her shoulder opening and touching the floor and at the name of accessories she has wore a mang tika and heavy earrings his heart was feeling as any princess was coming downstairs.

But when they came down Riddhima thanked Armaan firstly and distracted him, "thank...", but he interrupted, "Don't embarrass me tumne aaj tak jo manga mene diya chahe tumhare pyaar mera yaar kyu na ho...jao ye bhi diya", and finished with giggle.

Shilpa disgusted at him, "Aur iski kimat tum mujhse nahi maang sakte Armaan Mallik. I'm Shilpa not any other girl to whom you can trap easily"

The ceremony completed and all the gang joined Sidma, as kabab mein haddi excluding Armaan who was trying to take a chance to apologize Shilpa, who was engrossed in enjoying with all but avoiding him.

Armaan's self control became weak and Shilpa, who was now talking to a girl and receiving her, he grabbed her arm and took her in the side keeping in the mind that no one sees them.

"Why are you ignoring me mujhe baat karni hai tumse..", Armaan whispered controlling his anger.

"But I don't want to", and she was somehow leaving his hold when he blocked her again, "But why? I know jo hua wo...", she interrupted him, "I don't want to discuss about that, leave me it's my Di's roka, you jerk!!", she clenched her jaw and the same time the music of trumpet attracted everyone.

Badtameezee ek bimari hai
Ek aisi bimari
Jo dheere dheere waqt ke saath
Budhaape mein badal jaati hai
Main kehta hoon jab tak budhaapa nahi aata
Thodi badtameezee hi kar lete hai

All were amazed when a guy uttered these words but when he skimmed out and winked, Shilpa was clear that he was Mr. Badtameez, Sanskar Maheshwari, her best friend and the co-singer of the Threesome band in college, seeing him she remain amazed.

Paan main pudeena dekha
Naak ka nageena dekhi
Chikni chameli dekhi 
Chikna kameena dekha

He smiled looking at Niki and then he move towards Abhi who gave him a glare.

Chaand ne cheater hoke cheat kiya toh
Saare taare bole gilli gilli akhaa

He pointed towards Shilpa while saying Chand and made a gloomy face as his best friend forgot to invite him in the Roka ceremony of her sister.

Pa para para...
Meri baat, teri baat
Zyada baatein boori baat
Thaali mein katora leke
Aaloo bhat, Muri bhat
Mere peeche kisi ne repeat kiya toh
Saala maine tere muh pe maara mukka

He kept singing, dancing and with every step he moved towards JP, Yuvi and Atul, and witnessing a chirpy guy who has added a flavor into the party smiled and cheered up, but one person was there who was feeling unease with this guy's presence, Armaan.

Ispe bhoot koi chadha hai
Theharna jaane naa
Ab toh kya buraa kyaa bhalaa hai
Fark pehchaane naa
Zidd pakad ke khadaa hai kambakht
Chhodna jaane naa...

Sanskar moved towards Shilpa who was near Armaan and shrugged his shoulders at the last lines pretending that his heart is stubborn at which she giggled naturally and Armaan felt unease with that.

Badtameez dil, batameez dil, batamiz dil
Maane na, maane na
Badtameez dil, batameez dil, batamiz dil
Maane na, maane na

Sanskar was singing and dancing and all were enjoying his presence but Armaan was hell irritated with his behavior towards Shilpa as he was unaware with the relation of this guy with Shilpa.


Yeh jo haal hai, sawaal hai, kamaal hai
Jaane na jaane na
Badtameez dil, badtameez dil badtameez dil
Maane naa..

He came towards Shilpa from the centre floor and indicated that she is looking beautiful in the Indian wear and again stepped forward but Armaan was closing his eyes tightly with his behavior.

Hawa mein Havana dekha
Dhimka falaana dekha
Seeng ka Singhara khaake
Sher ka ghuraana dekha
Poori duniya ka gol gol chakkar leke
Maine duniya ko maara dhakka

Sanskar asked for a hand to Shilpa and she gave her hand in his which burn Armaan from top to bottom. But they kept dancing, he revolve Shilpa in a gol gol chakkar and left her hand but she somehow managed herself to not slip but Armaan managed to not let her slip and they shared a glance but again Sanskar interrupted apologizing to her with his song and they came to senses.

Pa para para..
Hey Bollywood Hollywood very very jolly good
Raayi ke pahaad par teen futa liliput
Mere peeche kisi ne repeat kiya toh
Saala maine tere muh pe maara mukka

But this time Shilpa herself started dancing with him all were enjoying but not Armaan.

Ayaashi ke one way se khudko
Modna jaane naa
Kambal bewajah sharam ka
Odhna jaane naa
Zidd pakad ke khadha hai kambakht
Chodhna jaane na... Haha..

Sanskar unknowingly moved towards Armaan and pointed towards Armaan's heart he kept singing and twirled on the floor and Shilpa gave a glare to Armaan which pierced his heart.

Aaj saare, chaand taare
Bann gaye hai disco lights
Jal ke, bujha ke humko bula ke
Keh rahe hai, Party all nights
Naata betuki dillagi se, todna jaane na
Aane wale kal ki fikar se, judna jaane na


Sanskar moved towards Riddhima and Sid and tilted Riddhima's face up while singing chand tare at which Sid slammed his hand lightly and all laughed out loud. Shilpa was enjoying with him and in his presence she was all lost, which Armaan didn't like.

Zidd pakad ke khada hai kambakht
Chodhna jaane na... Haha..

Badtameez dil, batameez dil, batamiz dil
Maane na, maane na
Badtameez dil, batameez dil, batamiz dil
Maane na, maane na

She enjoyed, she danced and forgot even Armaan in Sanskar's presence which increased the unease of Armaan even more.

Yeh jo haal hai, sawaal hai, kamaal hai
Jaane na jaane na
Badtameez dil, battameez dil badtameez dil
Maane naa..

She kept dancing with him but Armaan left the area and when finally when the song ended she hugged Sanskar tightly which didn't get unnotice by Armaan and he clenched his jaw tightly in unease.

..THE END...

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