Chapter 48

Aditi

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Chapter ~ 28

But the missing dulha, arrived at the same time and asked the turban binder to bind it on his head. He followed him and stepped forward Armaan, “painting karte ho, gana gana aata hai”, smilingly asked.

“Yes. Armaan is a very good singer”, Shashank interrupted before Armaan could say anything and he had to do it, on the wedding of his own beloved with tears in his eyes which he wiped.

Riddhima understood the discomfort of Armaan, mockingly interrupted, “Dad. Armaan, and a good singer? Come on! He is a bathroom singer”

Shashank giggled, “Hahha! I know you’re jealous from my son but in reality, He is”, he again said with so confidence that Armaan had no option left with.

“Armaan, if you’re not comfortable then it is fine”, Shilpa intervened to fixthe situation but it added the fuel in a wrong way and his inner turmoil forced him to sing, what he shouldn’t.

achchha chalta hoon
duaaon mein yaad rakhna
mere zikr ka
zubaan pe swaad rakhna

She raised her brows, eyes red filled with tears of separation and a lame tear fell from one, which she hid with perfection, whereas he was humming this song for her only, as if wanted to say that how much it is paining in his heart.

dil ke sandookon mein
mere achchhe kaam rakhna
chiTThi taaron mein bhi
mera tu salaam rakhna

Armaan looked in the Shilpa’s direction as was requesting her to remember him ever, forever or atleast his some good deeds. At which she shut her moist eyes and trying to control, emotionally.

andhera tera maine leliya
mera ujla sitaara tere naam kiya
channa mereya mereya
channa merya mereeya
channa mereya mereya beliya
o piya..

Shilpa raised her eyes up, and looked at him with utter pain which he was darting to her heart and piercing a huge hole while twisting the arrow in the end. Sid who was sitting besides Shilpa smiled and wanted to dance with joy but his father stopped him.

With a little pause, Armaan again continued…

mehfil mein teri
hum na rahein jo
gham to nahi hai
gham to nahi hai

Riddhima understood her friend’s pain so was feeling it, after all in any situation she has also lost her love, but was happy to be a part of a sinless love story of Armaan and Shilpa, which was going to get incomplete, soon.

kisse hamaare,nazdeekiyon ke
kam to nahi hain
kam to nahi hain.

Armaan’s eyes were moist and he almost chocked while saying the word “nazdeekiyon”, after all there were umpteenth moments when they were close. Close, in each other’s arms, pinned to the wall or a leap of faith.

kitni dafa subah ko meri
tere aangan mein baithe maine shaam kiya

Shilpa was also not untouched with the feeling which Armaan was witnessing after all he wanted to convey it to her. A fresh lump of saliva formed in her epiglottis when she remembered the day, when Armaan has appointed her without taking interview, at which once upon a time she used to tease him, indirectly.

channa mereya mereya
channa mereya mereya
channa mereya mereya beliya
o piyaa..

Armaan has almost become a sufi guy, but wasn’t dancing in that way, I can say his heart has become sufi, which wanted to scream aloud in between the whole crowd that he loved her, loves her and will always. But Shilpa has bounded her, who wiped a tear from corner of her eyes, very perfectly.

tere rukh se apna raastamoR ke chala..

Armaan greeted a last goodbye to the to be married couple at which Riddhima was amazed, after all she has not expected that he will leave the wedding night in between, indeed she knew that he loves Shilpa, the bride and vice-versa.

chandan hoon main apnikhushboo chhoR ke chala..

He stopped singing but the chorus party kept continuing it. Shilpa shut her eyes tightly as she wanted to let her emotional turmoil to let go, what may ever be the circumstances, when tears rolled down to her cheek, wiping her make-up and get noticeable by everyone present there.

mann ki maaya rakh ketere takiye tale
bairagi bairaagi ka sooti chola oRh ke chala



Riddhima noticed that Arrmaan was going back and Shilpa was running behind, letting down her Shagun ki chunri on the floor,leaving everyone astonished and numb but it brought a tearful smile on Riddhima’s lips.

channa mereya mereya
channa mereya mereya
channa mereya mereya beliya
o piyaa..

Shilpa plunged her armsin Armaan’s, in the lava of tears saying, “Don’t go! Don’t go! Don’t go!” 

She said same two words thrice as she wanted to not let him go so desperately. He too stopped in tears and hugged her back without realizing, what the atmosphere was and kissed her forehead,gently and again wrapped her in his arms.

Riddhima was the only person, who might be happy with this when Padma came near Shilpa and left her apart from Armaan’s arms.

Then those two realized what the hell atmosphere was, and where they were present. Padma daringly,slapped a tight one on Shilpa’s face, Armaan tried to stop her but Padma did not allow him, as it was there family matter to her.

“What the hell is this Shilpa?”, she questioned clenching her jaw.

Shilpa constantly gulped down the fresh lumps of saliva, “Choti ma…”, but before she could complete herself, Padma intervened, “I’m not your Choti Ma from now, I was supposed to be your Ma….your mother-in-law”

Armaan tried to intervene, “Ma’am. We …”, she stopped him as well, “this is our family matter,so stay away”

“Mom!”, Sid who was witnessing everything took the charge and said, “Mom. I want to handle this matter. Please leave this matter to me”, he calmly and humbly requested at which she agreed.

He stepped towards Armaan, when Shilpa thought he could beat him or punch him when he clenched his jaw, asking, “Do you love her?”

Armaan nodded his head proudly.

“So accept na!”, and with that he took off his turban and helped Armaan to wear it, which shocked everyone.

Shilpa looked shockingly at Sid with which he firstly fake to slap her, “Are you mad? Do you really think I wouldn’t understand if you wouldn’t say?”

He stepped towards his parents who objected, “Mom-Dad! She never wanted to be married to an idiot like me…..arey sacrifice karne chali thi pagal”, he pointed towards Shilpa.

“It is not like that”, Shilpa tried to explain.

“I know. You’ve treated me like a friend always”, he smiled and continued, “to batana tha na, we were not going to force you to marry me… waise bhi mere liye to ladkiyon ki line lag jae”, he giggled at last.

Shilpa wanted to explain something, “Haan. Par chote ma or papa ne…”

“They have foster you like their own daughter toh?”, Sid spilled in a single breath, “Yeh kahenge to mujhse shadi kar legi? Arey paagal we are friends ek dusre ke man ki baat hum nahi samjhenge to kaun samjhega”, he cupped her cheeks and she lowered her moist eyes.

“Aur tu jiski bhi zindgi barbaad kare shadi karke, mujhe teri life mein by default rehna hi hai”, he chuckled at which Riddhima and Armaan too laughed.

Riddhima giggled and asked, “We didn’t tell you anything then how do you know about them?”

“Jaadu!”, he giggled and continued, “Bachpan se janta hoon ise, apne dil ki baat kehti nahi likhti hai diary mein….maine padhli jab ise udaas dekha”, he said very daringly.

At which Riddhima and Shilpa opened there mouth and Shilpa punched, “Tune meri diary padhi bad manners”

“Haan islie to pehli baar dulha late hua”, he laughed out loud getting another punch from her.

Shashank understood that why did his daughter didn’t want to marry and whispered, “I am proud of you”,at which she hugged him back everyone smiled and Sid joked, “Ab shadi karlo jaldi nahi to dulhan hum le jayenge”

“Aur dulha hum”,Riddhima joined him.

After all the rituals of marriage, Chote papa did the kanyadan and Armaan Shilpa shared a hug after getting married.

Everyone was clapping and hugging each other at their sacrifice and love for the friendship when at the back Sid asked Riddhima, “Ab sabki friendship ho gayi hai except us”

“So wait for what?”,Riddhima extended her hand to shook it.

He shook his hand with her and she applauded him, “you love her right”

“you too love him right”, he answered a question with another.

At which both of them smiled and nodded respective head.

They saw Armaan was nuzzling in his wife’s arms and Sid and Armaan gave thumbs up to him. He smiled and again hid in Shilpa’s arms. She too did the same blushing a crimson red and everything was fine.

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 A/N: This was the end! 


I know it was sometimes okay, sometimes nice and sometimes filmy. I admit it without any shame but thank you so much guys for accepting the way it was and reading it.

I hope you all will be reading my next stories as well on any pair

Thank you again

Aditi