Chapter 8
OS 5
R: Pata nahi kya soch kar papa ne mujhe yaha bhej diya. Vo aisa kaise kar sakte hai?? I mean I knoe he knows better for me par unhe aur koi nahi mila tha!
A: Ohh hallo...tumhe nahi lagta ye sab kuch mujhe kehna chahitye tumse! Pachtana toh mujhe padega; tumhare toh life set ho gayi hai.
This is none other than our beloved Armaan-Riddhima. Actually Shashank liked Armaan very much as a person. Though he was a little notorious but when it came to his work he was always very much dedicated. He had kept the marriage proposal in front of him and before he could even "try" to retort; Mr balvinder Mallik and Ananya Mallik(Armaan's mom dad accepted the proposal). They both knew that if they leave it on Armaan the day would never come when they could see their grand children; forget about them; for that sake they couldn't possibly ever see their daughter in law too! They were well aware that Armaan did not believe in love and Riddhima was a very sweet and responsible girl so they couldn't let this golden opportunity slip! And talking about Riddhima she had no option left as she always obeyed her father. She always HAD to; as according to HER; since she was adopted she couldn't go against him ever; whatsoever the reason maybe. And in this case Shashank was over the moon about this relationship so she couldn't even think of saying NO.
But the only problem here was Armaan and Riddhima hated each other from the bottom of their heart. And now they were sitting in Armaan's room bickering about the marriage thingy just on their very first night. Somehow they had run through the rituals of marriage but now what?? They had their whole life ahead. They were now busy fighting from last half hour still in their wedding (not to forget HEAVY) clothes.
R: Huh...Enough ab main aur nahi lad sakti. Vaise bhi main bohot thak gayi hu!
A: Actually Dr. Basket for the 1st and last time I agree with you. Even I am really exhausted.
R: Toh ab kya karna hai??
A: Sona hai aur kya??
R: Nahi matlab...vo...ye bed...
A: Woh woh woh...wait a sec. Kahi tum ye toh nahi soch rahi ki humare beech...sheesh please!! Mera aisa koi irada nahi hai! I am sorry!
R: Armaaan; shut up! Main bas ye keh rahi thi ki yaha pe sirf 1 hi bed hai toh...I mean main...tumhare saath bed share nahi kar sakti!! She said getting firm.
A: Fine toh jaake guest room main so jao!
R: shut up why would I do that? Aur vaise bhi uncle aunty yahi pe hai aaj. Vo kya sochenge.
A: Abeyy yaar...ye na...ye sab tumhare galti hai! Tum apne dad ko mana nahi kar sakti thi. Mere pass toh ye option tha hi nahi but tumne haan kyu keh di?? I know main bohot smart and handsome hu but still; I am sure tum ye sab dekh nahi sakti.
R: ... vo...main...main vo
A: kahi tum man hi man mujhe pasand toh nahi karti na Basket?? He said teasing her.
R: You wish!!Then looking away she continued; and is shaadi ke liye...I am sorry par main papa ko kabhi mana nahi kar sakti!
A: Yaa...I know tum unki laadli princess jo ho. Maine dekha tha shaadi main; tumhare dad tumhe kiitnaa pamper karte hai! Pata nahi unhone kya sochkar ...
R: Dekho tumhe isse kya? I love my dad and unke baare main kuch bhi mat bolna tum samjhe na!
A: Okay chill. Ab ye bed ka kya kare??...Umm 1 kaam karte hai see since this is MY room toh I'll sleep on bed tum yaha couch pe soo jaana!
R: Haww. Well ye main tumse bhi keh sakti hu; kyunki ab ye mera bhi room hai remember! They again started bickering but finally settled on this decision that they would toss for today and from tomorrow anyways both can sleep in separate rooms! But the toss was won by Riddhima and after a big session of tom and jerry fight finally both of them decided to sleep on bed itself with a pillow barrier in between.
First few days were hell for both of them as Armaan loved irritating Riddhima but Riddhima being a short tempered she made Armaan suffer for his every prank. Actually she backfired most of them. As the days passed Armaan started to like Riddhima's company. He loved to be back and see Riddhima either cooking something lovingly or else watching tv with utmost concentration. They would also sometimes sit in the hall and pass comments on some stupid shows just for timepass. Armaan never believed in love/ marriage and all these stuff. He had decided that he would just let things be for some days and would then take a divorce as he was sure things wouldn't work out for them. But he was sooo wrong. The thought of divorce had completely left his mind by now. Slowly he started falling for her and somewhere even she started liking him as she knew him better. He was a gem at heart. He always did annoy her but whenever she was tired she had always noticed that he would simply say that he wasn't hungry or would order something. He never once tried to touch her without reason. She was okay with everything but got irritated whenever he flirted around with girls. For some strange reason she completely hated him for that. After a few days it was Shashank's birthday when both had to go to her place. Riddhima got ready wearing a deep red saree with black earings; hair left open; red sindoor adoring her maang and mangalsutra in her neck. She had no makeup done at all but yet she was glowing. He was waiting for her while watching tv wearing a jet black suit looking handsome as always; as soon as he saw her he forgot to breath. He was completely bowled over by her beauty. As she made way towards him his heart beat became uncontrollable.
R: Armaan chale?? Saying so she moved ahead when her hand brushed his hand. She stopped as she realized he was still standing on the same spot!
R: Armaaan!! Kya hua; kaha kho gaye??
A: Huh?? Umm...nahi vo...um...
R: Chale??
A: Haan...haan chalo. Throughout the journey Armaan was looking at his hand where her hand brushed and was smiling like crazy.
R: Armaan? Tum theek ho na?? Muskura kyu rahe ho?
A: Vo...main...Kyu ab main has bhi nahi sakta kya??
R: Armaaan main toh bas...Forget it! She hated it whenever he spoke to her like that. She was trying her best these days; to behave sweetly with him; but he always had to switch on his annoying mode!
They reached her house and everyone complimented them as they looked soo good together. For a change; both Armaan and Riddhima smiled whole heartedly for that comment today. Infact for some unknown reason Riddhima even had a blush on her cheeks which she tried soo much but simply couldn't wipe off. And the most important part; when Armaan had entered the house with his hand on her waist ; saying that it was just for sake of showing that everything was fine; she did not once offend him. The party was on full swing and everyone was dancing when suddenly Armaan and Riddhima were handed over to each other and as if on a cue a slow song begun. Not left with any other choice he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. She instantly looked up in his eyes and everything stood still. And that was it. He knew he had fallen; deeply crazily and madly in love with her. There was no escape now. And nor did he wish he could have! He smiled as he felt her shiver as he brought her closer. He removed the fringe from her face and said coming dangerously close to her ear; Tum bohot khubsoorat lag rahi ho! She gasped as his hot breath touched her earlobe and neck. It was first time he was soo close to her and strangely she did not feel anything wrong about it. She simply muttered a thank you with a shy smile. Everybody just stared at them lovingly and could feel the love bubbling in them but little did they know the truth of their relationship.
As they were back home Armaan quickly changed and slept fatafat as the realization of love had struck him like a thundering bolt and he wanted some time to relax and digest it. But the more he tried the more he became restless; and sleep was miles away from him. The moment he closed his eyes her face flashed in front of him. Their close dance had sent him in a different world. He went out and thought of watching tv for a while. But as soon as he entered the hall he saw that the dim lights were on. He went ahead and was about to take the tv remote when he saw Riddhima sleeping peacefully on the couch hugging a pillow tightly. He stared at her for like forever and then discarded the idea of watching tv as that would disturb her. He wondered why she was sleeping here; but nonetheless he turned the lights off and got up. Still as he couldn't sleep he was pacing in his room when he heard some noise. He walked outside and was about to turn on the light when he heard her scream. He instantly ran towards her and called her out but she flinged as he touched her shoulder. But soon as she realized it was him she hugged him tightly forgetting everything. Shivers ran down his spine as her lips touched his bare chest; since he had a habit of sleeping shirtless at night. But as he sensed wetness on his chest he understood she was crying and instantly wrapped his arms around her hugging her tightly. She pulled him closer but as there wasn't much space he couldn't balance himself and she fell on the couch with him on top. But that did not affect her; she just hid her face in his neck and continued crying. As she relaxed after a while he moved back and wiped her tears away. He made her drink water and asked lovingly;
A: Basket?? Kya hua? Tum thik ho?? That brought her back and she instantly straightened herself.
R: Umm...haaan...main...vo...I am sorr...
A: Arrey nahi. Isme sorry ki koi jarurat nahi hai! It's alright. Par tum ro kyu rahi thi?
R: Vo...kuch nahi...bas...
A: Kuch nahi? Basket ab tum without reason toh aadhi raat ko roogi nahi! I mean I know tum thodi senti ho; but itni bhi nahi yaar! But when she did not react he held her hand and caressed it; Kya hua batao mujhe! I am your friend right? Toh mujhse share nahi karogi??...
R: Vo...
A: I sware ab main majak nahi udaaunga! Bolo kya hua?? She looked up as he guessed absolutely correct. She feared that he would simply tease her but seeing the care in his eyes she continued;
R: Actually vo sapna...vo...mujhe akele...akele sone ki aadat nahi hai na. Mujhe...mujhe andhere se dar lagta hai...toh...vo main uthi tab lights bhi off thi...toh
A: Ohh. Vo toh maine hi band ki thi. Mujhe laga tum bhool gayi hogi. I am soo sorry Riddhima. Par tum yaha kyun soo rahi thi? Ohh vo guest room ki dim lights kharab...1 min iska matlab tum pichle 2 hafto se yahi?? Oh my god!! Are you crazy!! Tumhari pith tooth jayegi! Tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi??
R: Vo...tum...tum humesha mera mazak udaate ho...toh...
A: Toh is liye tum...seriously yaar basket!! Tum bhi na! Mujhe bata deti toh main lights toh atleast theek karva deta; ya kuch aur arrangement kar deta tum...
R: Nahi vo itne bade room main vaise bhi main akele nahi so sakti. Yaha hall main mujhe itna darr nahi lagta. Vo ghar pe mujhe di ko hug karke sone ki aadat hain na...toh yaha pe aise pillows ko hug karke achi neend aati hai...aur dar bhi nahi lagta! She spoke like a small girl bringing a huge smile on his face.
A: Okay...par riddhima aise tumhe peeth dard ho jaayega. Tum 1 kaam karo; mere saath mere room main so jao. She looked up at him as he said that. Mera matlab jaise pehle din soye the vaise hi! Vaha pe main bhi rahunga toh akele hone ka bhi dar nahi and if you want vaha ke night lights bhi on rakh dena.
R: Par...
A: Dekho par var kuch nahi...main tumhe yaha toh sone nahi de sakta. Dekho agar tumhe kuch ho gaya toh dr. shashank toh mujhe kacha chaba hi jayenge yaar! Kuch toh rehem karo mujhpar. She smiled at that and obeyed his orders quietly. As he made the pillow barrier he switched off the lights and turned the side lamps on.
R: Armaan tum...ye lights ki jaroorat...
A: Basket mujhe bohot neend aa rahi hai so please let me sleep now! She smiled as he made her shut up and slept with his back(bare back) facing her. she realized now that he was still shirtless and yet both of them did not find it akward. She just smiled and slept turning around as she knew that somewhere she was accepting him and was getting attracted towards him.
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Since that day both of them slept in the same room with pillows in between. She tried to make him wear shirt while sleeping as she felt a little uncomfortable but he would just completely ignore her. As he had now realized his love for her he tried all his ways to be closer to her. He always made her smile; did things that she liked and tried to keep her away from all the problems. She on the other hand even though unknown to her feelings was doing the same things. It had been around 3-4 weeks for their marriage now and as always she was waiting for him to have dinner as she hated eating alone. As he came back he saw her sitting in the sofa with red eyes full of sleepiness and she was trying her best to watch tv and not let her eyes droop. He came in and wished her good evening. She woke up completely hearing his voice.
R: Ohh thank god tum aa gaye main kab se intezar kar rahi thi Armaan. Chalo jaldi fresh ho jaao. Tab tak main khana lagati hu.
A: Basket tumhe soo jana chahiye tha. Tumhe kitni nee...
R: Armaan tumhe pata hai na mujhe akela khana khana acha nahi lagta. Now don't irritate me ; go and freshen up please; mujhe bohot bhook lagi hai. He smiled as she ordered him and quickly went to freshen up. They both had their dinner with some chit chat and then as she was about to head towards the bedroom he out of nowhere offered her chocolates. She was soo surprised as in the morning itself when she had checked the fridge there was no nishaan of chocolates and now he had brought like 100s of them.
R:Armaan...ye itni saari chochlates??
A: haan; Tumhe pasand hai na so tumhare liye le aaya?
R: Ohh god...woow. She got sooo excited that she hugged him out of excitement. For 2 min he didn't react as he was too shocked but as he registered everything in his mind he wrapped his arms around her. The fragrance of her hair wiped away all his senses. He hid his face in her neck bringer her closer. She melted in his arms as his breath kissed her neck. She grabbed his shirt tightly in his fist and closed her eyes out of pleasure. He planted a soft kiss near her earlobe and she shivered badly in his hold. Both were lost in the moment but came out of it as the chocolate box fell down. She withdrew immediately from the hug. One look at her and he knew she wasn't yet ready for the closeness. He cursed himself for doing this and not having control on himself. She ran as fast as she could and was about to shut the door when he held it on time.
A: Riddhima please...meri baat sun lo. I am really sorry.
R: Ar...Armaan please. Hum kal baat...
A: Nahi Riddhima. I can't do that. He held her hand and requested; Riddhima please meri taraf dekho! As she did not budge he held her chin and made her face him. Riddhima!! I am really sorry that I got carried away. Mujhe apna control nahi khona chahiye tha par...She looked everywhere but him; so finally seeing her helpless he decided it was now or never; I know ki ye sabse galat waqt hai is sab ke liye par ye karna jaruri hai. Basket abhi abhi job hi hua main use bilkul regret nahi karta! She looked up instantly. Haan basket...kyunki...because...main... I love you Riddhima!! Main...main nahi jaanta kab se...ya kaise. Par main tumse bohot pyaar karne laga hu. Maine kabhi nahi socha tha Basket ki main pyaar jaisi cheezon main pahdunga aur vo bhi tumhare saath!! But I couldn't help it. Aur main jaanta hu ki tum bhi mujhse bohot pyaar karti ho! Bas 1 baar tumhare mooh se suns chahta hu! He held her chin and made her look in his eyes.
R: Main...mujhe...Armaan...
A: Shhh...He placed a finger on her lips and said; bas itna bol do ki job hi humare beech abhi hua uska tumhe koi afsoos nahi hai. You don't regret it right?? She just looked down. Please Riddhima bol do...tum nahi jaanti is khayal ne hi meri aadhi jaan le li hai... She put her hand on his lips to stop him and nodded her head. He held her hand and asked again; Tum regret nahi karti na Riddhima?? She just nodded her head negatively and he hugged her tightly. Thank you...thank you soo much basket!! Love you!! He kissed her forehead lightly. Bas ab mujhe aur kuch nahi sunna. Rahi baat tumhare confession ki toh you have your whole lifetime. Main tumhe kahi nahi jaane de raaha Basket; tum ab yahi ho humesha ke liye; mere saath right! So jab bhi tum chaho mujhse keh dena! Both of them slept contentedly with a smile on their lips. She loved him and she knew that but the way their relationship was; their fights; their differences; the dissimilarities; she was just not sure about anything.
Their relationship had taken a beautiful turn. He had developed a habit of hugging her as soon as he entered the house with a sweet kiss on her forehead and the reason he loved doing that was by now he knew that even she waited for him to do that and would be happy being in his embrace. Lately even she hugged him on her own whenever she would be upset or would be scared due to something. She had started opening up to him and used to share small things with him which he was sure she must have not shared with anyone which very firstly included her adoption. But the only thing that bothered her even today was their silly banters on small small things. Like every other day she was busy in arranging everything properly in his room when he barged in all angry about something. He had had a very bad day and last straw was some stupid intern who had out of nowhere commented something nasty about Riddhima and he overheard it. He had scolded him left and right but the tiredness in him had overpowered everything. Also he wasn't able to spend time with Riddhima past few days at all. As he entered the room he threw his file and sat on the bed a little too harshly and messed up the bed.
R: Armaaan kya kar rahe ho tum?? Maine abhi abhi sab saaf kiya hai... She picked up the file and kept it properly. Armaan utho aur pehle fresh ho jaao. Bistar bhi ganda kar diya tumne.
A: Basket please 2 min yaar. He just sat there for 5 min relaxing himself and as he was about to get up he mistakenly dashed a vase and it broke into pieces. She came running as she heard the sound and glared at him as that was her favourite vase.
A: I am sorry vo...actually galti se!
R: Armaaan...ye mera favourite vase tha!!
A: I know par...
R: What do you mean by I know?? Tum na...
A: Bask...
R: Rehne do mujhe tumhare excuses nahi sunne tum jao ab... He was already frustrated and she was not helping infact was worsening the situation. He lost his cool and spoke rudely;
A: Basket...main jaan bujhkar nahi kya hai. Bina vajah kyu jhagad rahi ho?? 1 toh abhi abhi aaya hu; aur bina matlab mujhpar baras rahi ho! What is wrong with you??
R: Armaan main toh bas... Tumhe kya hua hai??
A: Mujhe kuch nahi hua hai...tum bas...forget it..
R: kya hua hai ?? kuch problem hai kya??
A: Tum yaar. Tum problem ho meri!! Vo ppl say na shaadi karke phas gaya something like that you know!! Ab khush...mil gaya jawab? He said that absent mindedly and strode off to the bathroom. On the other hand riddhima was shocked and had tears in her eyes now. She was deeply hurt by his words; did he really mean that! She walked to the window and was crying silently when her gaze fell on an envelope that came for him in the evening. She picked it up and was about to place it on table so that he could see it as she did not want to hand it over herself. But the envelope fell down and it had Mr. Sameer Khanna's name on it. She remembered him talking to him on phone few days back asking him to send the papers urgently. As she saw some court papers she picked them up and turned around.
He came out from a shower and saw her standing near the window. He felt guilty as he remembered his harsh words and going towards her wrapped his arms around her waist. Placing his chin on her shoulder he nuzzled her neck and said;
A: I am really sorry Riddhima. Mera vo matlab bilkul nahi tha! Vo main thoda pareshaan tha isi liye ... before he could continue he felt a drop of tear on his hand so he turned her around to see her tear stained face. He felt a huge pang in his heart looking at her. He held her face and clearing it he hugged her;
A: Riddhima...I am really sorry Jaan. Mujhe aisa nahi kehna chahiye tha. I am...She pushed him away harshly .
R: Enough!! Enough Armaan Mallik bohot ho chukka. No more drama please.
A: Riddhima ye kya...
R: Don't you dare touch me! Main sab jaan chuki hu and now it's all over. She threw the papers on his face. Jhoot jhoot jhoot. Sirf jhoot bolte aaye ho na tum aaj tak. I hate you Armaan. I just hate you. Agar yahi chahiye tha toh ye jhoota pyaar ka natak kyun??
A: Riddhima ye tum kya keh rahi ho aur ye papers?? He opened the papers and just stood still. He was shocked that how did she find out about them. Actually it was their divorce papers. As Armaan had already planned for a divorce in the beginning of their marriage he had told one of his friend Sameer to contact his lawyer and arrange the papers for him. But in the long run he had completely forgotten about all this. But just few days back as Sameer had called him that the papers were ready he realized what a big idiot he was. As Sameer knew everything about Armaan and Riddhima's relation and now in a better way; Armaan asked him if he could cancel them or just receive them and destroy it; but they were already done and were couriered too; moreover since they were divorce papers they could only be either received by Armaan or Riddhima. Now Armaan had no option but to wait till the papers were in his hands and he could just tear them; throw them or burn them into ash!!
A: Riddhima tum galat samajh rahi ho dekho meri baat suno...
R: Armaan ab bhi main galat samajh rahi hu?? You are the limit!!
A: Nahi Riddhima aisa nahi hai...listen I can explain trust me!
R: Trust you?? Seriously Armaan?? Mujhe achi tarah yaad hai ki tum do din pehle hi Sameer se keh rahe the that you want the papers immediately. Kya vo yahi papers nahi the Armaan??
A: Riddhima...main...ye sab...
R: Haan ya na Armaan??
A: Maine ye bohot...
R: Sirf haan ya naa??
A: Haan main inhi papers ki baat kar raha tha lekin...
R: Ab aur kya samjhaoge Armaan?? Sab saaf toh jaahir hai! Main hi bewakoof thi jo ye sab sach maan baithi!! Is rishte ko chance de rahi thi! Par ab aur nahi...
A: Dekho tum meri baat suno; aisa kuch nahi hai! Ye papers maine bohot pehle banvaye the aur mujhe toh yaad bhi nahi...
R: Aur kitna jhoot bologe Armaan?? Bas karo! He tried to hold her hand as he couldn't see her crying so bitterly but she just shrugged his hand away! Don't you dare touch me Mr. ARmaan Mallik. Mujhe haath mat lagao. Tumhe koi haq nahi banta mujhe chune ka you get that? He just pulled her harshly as he had had enough; she was just not ready to hear a single word.
A: Ofcourse mera poora haq banta hai! So now just shut up and listen to me. Tumne jo bhi dekha vo sach hai lekin ye papers maine bohot pehle banvaye the aur... She pushed him away with all her force.
R: Par tumhe cancel karvane ka time nahi mila hoga right?? Armaan main tumhe bevakoof dikhayi deti hu?? Tum kehte ho tumhe ye sab yaad nahi tha jab ki maine khud 2 din pehle tumhe is baare main baat karte hue suna. Tumhe kabhi ye shaadi nahi chahiye thi Armaan. Aur naahi toh tum pyaar main believe karte ho; toh phir ye naatak kyun? Meri feelings ke saath ye khel kyun Armaan??
A: 1 minute Riddhima; ye shaadi toh tum bhi nahi chahti thi toh ka iska matlab ye hua ki tum bhi ye divorce chahti ho?? Nahi na?? Aur vaise bhi mere paas toh koi reason bhi nahi hai ye shaadi nibhaneka; kyunki jaha tak mujhe yaad hai tum toh mere liye shayad kuch feel bhi nahi karti. Maine toh tumse apne pyaar ka izhaar kar diya par tumne toh aisa bhi kuch nahi kaha!
R: I can't believe it Armaan. Tumne khud mujhse kaha tha ki tum is baat ke liye zindagi bhar intezar kar sakte ho aur ab... and haan shayad 2 minute pehle main is shaadi ki duhaai de rahi thi that shaadi karke phaas gayi hu! But you know what ab main tumhe achi tarah samajh chuki hu! Aur ab main ye poore hosho aawaz main kehti hu Mr. Armaan Mallik that I hate you. I hate you from the bottom of my heart. Aur maine apni zindagi ki sabse badi galti ki hai tumse shaadi kar ke!! I completely regret this marriage Armaan. Armaan was shocked. Even shocked would be an understatement as he never expected that she would ever say something like that. He had loved her and he does love her. But why wouldn't she let him explain. He just stood there lost in his thoughts and spoke completely broken just in a voice audible to her; kya tum mujhpar jara sa bhi yakeen nahi kar sakti Riddhima?? Kya tumhe vakai lagta hai ki main tumhari feelings ke saath khel sakta hu! Kya tumhe mera pyaar...
R: Armaan tum jaante bhi nahi pyaar kya hota hai! So please apne is dhoke ko pyaar ka naam mat do!
He simply walked out shattered and broken whereas she slid down on the floor crying her heart out. How he wished that once he could hear those 3 magical words from her; how eagerly was he waiting for his happy married life with her; how excited he was about his future and just in a click everything was lost. Just swiped away in front of his eyes. He just was willing to tell her everything but when he saw that she had completely no trust on him he was hurt. He was hurt when she called their marriage a mistake; his feelings a joke. How could she. Wasn't every relation always based on a firm base of trust. Couldn't she once trust him; ask him out and try to know the reason?? He went out to the lawn and sat down remembering all the sweet moments he shared with her. The beautiful ritual of their marriage. The day they got married and finally the day he confessed.
On the other hand even Riddhima went down the memory lane but just that now she had a very different perspective about everything in her mind. Both of them slept with the heartbreaking pain in the same positions. As the sun rose Armaan walked in and found Riddhima walking downstairs. She went past him and opened the door knob when he stopped her.
A: Kaha jaa rahi ho Riddhima?? But she did not answer so he held her hand and repeated the same question.
R: Armaan haath chodo!...Maine kaha haath chodo mera. She jerked her hand away.
A: Riddhima main sirf jaana chahta hu ki tum kaha ja rahi ho!
R: Main apne ghar ja rahi hu Armaan. Main tum jaise insaan ke saath ab aur nahi rahi sakti! Main ye jhoota rishta aur nahi nibha sakti. He just closed his fist tightly and shut his eyes as the anger rose in him. After a few seconds he opened his eyes and asked her with completely no emotions;
A: Bas 1 baar bol do Riddhima; kya tumhe vakai mera pyaar...she just walked away hurriedly not even letting him complete his sentence. As soon as she was out of his vision he shattered all the things around him. He was angry on himself; on his luck; on her for not trusting him.
Riddhima too was shattered. She loved him. She wanted to spend her entire life with him but the way everything happened she was assured that he did not want this marriage. It was all just a joke for him. He never meant anything that he did or said. She remembered his harsh words about the marriage and the tears again started streaming down. She couldn't go back to her house because she knew that will only hurt her family; specially her dad. He would be shattered after knowing everything. Neither did she want to go back to Armaan. But she couldn't even think of a life without Armaan. But now what was she supposed to do? She just decided that she would go back home but not spill anything. As she reached home everyone was a little surprised but nonetheless happy to see her. She was looking pale and her eyes were puffed but she just gave the reason of her busy schedule. Shashank knew that something wasn't correct but thought of asking Armaan when he meets him but unfortunately he had some of his work done in lonavla which Armaan had gladly accepted. Just a day went by and the very next morning Sameer; Sameer Khanna had come to her place to meet Shashank for some work. Actually that was just a reason ; actually he had come to know everything about them as he had just come down from Armaan's place. He had told him everything and had also left for Lonavla for 1 month under the pretext of work but they both knew that wasn't true! Riddhima was completely unaware of all this. Sameer spoke to shashank and then straight away went to meet Riddhima saying that he had some message from Armaan. He saw her condition and had understood very well that she too loved him a lot but; was just being silly for not trusting him. So he spilled the beans and explained everything to her. He told her how he couldn't stop the parcel from delivery and destroy those papers in time. The moment Riddhima came to know the truth she was filled with guilt. She remembered him begging for a chance to explain. She was ashamed of herself. And as she realized the reason behind his decision about Lonavla she was completely broken. She hated herself for not trusting him. She just started walking away from her house as she couldn't cry and let her family know anything but she was soo lost that she never knew when she had come to the centre of the road and been run over by a car.
Armaan who had reached half way got another shock of his life as he got the news. He instantly turned back and came back with his heart in his throat. He cursed his fate. He couldn't forget what she did and said but this accident almost made him forget even to breath. As he reached the hospital he saw her lying on the bed; her face pale and body covered up with wires and blood stains. His entire soul shivered in just that 1 look. This was the first time Armaan Mallik shivered and was frightened to this extend. He asked shashank to replace someone in his place for lonavla's work as there was no way he could leave her like that and Shashank obviously did the needful! Anjali(Riddhima's sister) and Shashank both had completely no idea about the turn of events or AR's fight and Armaan kew that very well that they were unknown to everything. After an entire day she gained conscious and the first name she took was Armaan's. He came running to her and held her hand as he was just sitting on the couch next to her bed. As she blinked her eyes to clear the vision she saw him and a huge smile spread on her face. Just then Shashank entered the room and sat along her side and called Anjali as both were eagerly waiting for her to gain consciousness. Armaan just stood at the door and watched the 3 of them. He had accepted that he was not fit to be in the frame. She had just ruined everything and nothing could be back. He just thanked God for giving his Basket back but soon realized that she was no more his! Soon she was discharged and she went back with Armaan happily but Armaan thought it was just for the sake of shashank. He had no idea that Sameer had a conversation with her because he had being in hospital but before Armaan arrived Sameer had left. So he did not know that she knew the truth. They reached the house but she couldn't obviously walk till their room so he picked her in his arms and placed her on the bed. He kept a nurse for her as he did not want to go close to her and give her another reason to blame him; but he couldn't even leave her in that condition so the nurse was kept 24*7. Riddhima tried her best to talk to him but he did not budge. He made her drink water; take medicines on time; checked if the nurse changed the dressings on time but wouldn't react to whatever she said.
Anjali had been coming from 2 days to visit Riddhima and had sensed that something was wrong. She had seen the care Armaan held for her but yet he maintained a proper distance. He would be all okay with Anjali but as soon as he would bring Riddhima down he would run away for some or the other work. Finally Anjali decided to speak to Riddhima and asked her everything and as Riddhima had the unbearable pain and guilt in her she spilled everything in front of her. Anjali too got angry as how stupidly Riddhima had just jumped to the conclusion and obviously deserved this. But then she just consoled her as she knew she had learnt her lesson by now and she needed her. The next day Anjali purposely told the nurse to take an off chupke se ;) . Anjali took care of her and as she made her eat the lunch she went to Armaan and spoke to him. She told him everything that she knew and made him understand that Riddhima was just being stupid and he should just try to forgive her.
A: Anjali main bhi use bohot pyaar karta hu par usne jo choth mujhe di hai use bharne main bas mujhe thoda waqt chahiye. Trust me main bhi use kabhi alag nahi ho sakta.
An: Thik hai Armaan. Vaise bhi tumne jo bhi kiya hai theek kiya hai and I know tum Riddhima ko humesha khush rakhoge! So I leave it upto you. She went to Riddhima and spent her time with her. Later in the evening as Anjali was helping Riddhima with her head dressing Armaan was sitting right in front watching everything. But Riddhima had not seen him so she purposely asked her; Ridzi agar tu Armaan ki jaga hoti toh kya karti?? Riddhima was startled as she heard that.
R: Dii??
An: Haan matlab tune uspar itna bada ilzaam lagaya hai phir bhi vo tera itna khayal rakh raha hai; kitna pyaar karta hai vo tujhse.
R: Aap sahi keh rahi ho di. Main toh shayad use deserve bhi nahi karti.
An: Hmm...toh ab kya karegi vapas use chodke chali jaayegi ya phir use aur hurt...
A: Enough Anjali... I guess it's too late; tumhe nikalna chahiye! He knew what Anjali was doing but he couldn't see Riddhima getting hurt even after everything that had happened.
Riddhima turned around and met his gaze after soo long. A tear trickled down on its own accord from her eye. But as she tried to approach him he walked away. She looked at her bed and found a teddy. It was the same teddy that he had gifted her some days back as she had this habbit of hugging something and sleeping. She kept it with her whole day but while sleeping she always hugged the pillow only, saying that they were more fluffy and comfy! But the true reason was that the cushions had his essence; the smell of his cologne and she felt closer to him so she hugged them while sleeping. She slowly walked out and held his hand.
R: Armaan please mujhe maaf kar do. Chahe toh saja de do par mujhe apne aap se dur mat karo!
A: Dur maine nahi tumne khud kiya hai Riddhima! Main toh ye sab kabhi chahta hi nahi tha; par tumne mujhe bohot chot pohochai hai aur main ye nahi bhula sakta!
R: Armaan ma...
A: Nahi Riddhima tumhari haalat thik nahi hai hum baad main baat karengee! He went away and closed the door of his room with a bang. She couldn't bear this anymore. The physical pain was not less but the emotional pain was killing her. She cried the whole night and slept right in front of his room leaning on the wall. Around midnight Armaan opened the door as he wanted to drink water when he saw Riddhima sleeping leaning on the wall. His heart ached as he realized it had almost being 4 hours he had being inside. He quickly sat down and called her but she did not wake up. As he touched her cheek her cheeks were burning with fever. He instantly picked her up and placed her on his bed. He panicked as he could neither give fever medicines as she had a head injury nor could he keep wet stripes as her head had bandage. He rubbed her hands and feet for a while. But soon as she sensed his touch she gripped his hand firmly and said still in subconscious state; Mujhe chodke mat jaao Armaan. Please mujhe maaf kar do! He thought for a while but then looking at her condition just pulled her in his arms and rubbed her back. He hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead; to soothen her he slowly whispered in her ears; Main yahi hu Riddhima. Kahi nahi jaa raha. He covered both of them in blanket and enclosing her in his arms kept rubbing her back to provide warmth. And it surely worked as in quite a few minutes she relaxed in his hold and stopped shivering. She went in deep slumber and her temp. also came down a little bit. Around 6 in the morning he woke up due to her slight movement. He looked down and found her fast asleep snuggling in his chest. Caressing her forehead he checked her fever and slowly moved out of her hold. He covered her with blanket and placing a pillow in her hand he went towards his room.
Later he freshened up and told his maid to prepare some soup for her. He went to her room and saw that she was still sleeping. It was already past 10. He would have let her sleep but she had to take her medicines so he woke her up and first thing he did after that was checking her fever. Her fever had gone completely now. He told her to freshen up and come and he would bring the soup for her. But since she was already weak and the fever had made her weaker. She wasn't even able to stand properly so he held her hand and helped her till the washroom. She stared at him lovingly as she could clearly see his care for her but he just left her till the door without once looking at her and said;
A: Jaldi fresh ho jao aur door latch mat karna. Main yahi baitha hu; jab ho jaye toh mujhe batana tum apne aap chal nahi paogi! She just nodded her head and closed the door. The nurse was going to be late today. As she came out he helped her till the bed and placed the soup in front of her. But since her hand had a bandage she couldn't eat. Till date the nurse or Anjali would feed her but now he had no one around so he had to do the needful. Not that he minded doing but he did not want to get close to her and hurt himself again. She saw him thinking and understood his condition. She knew he hadn't forgiven her yet and said;
R: It's okay Armaan main manage kar lungi.
A: Maine tumse poocha?
R: Nah...nahin vo... He held the bowl in his hands and slowly blowing the soup he made her drink the soup. He wiped the face with the napkin and was getting up when she said;
R: Armaan I am sorry meri vajah se tumhe bohot takleef ho rahi hai! Mere accident ki v...
A: Accident ka toh pata nahi Riddhima par tumhe kya jaroorat thi raat bhar aise jameen par vo bhi itne thand main baithne ki! Tum jaanti ho ki tum already itni weak ho aur ab fever ki vajah se tum aur bhi...
R: Toh main kya karti?? Mujhe tumse baat karni thi. Maine socha shayad tum thodi der main bahar aa jao toh main tumse baat kar lungi par pata nahi kab meri aankh lag gayi. Main jaanti hu ki tum ab bhi mujhse naaraj ho aur main bas tumse maafi chahti thi!
A: Riddhima tum aaram karo sister.Stella(nurse) aati hi hongi. Tumhe jyaada stress nahi lena chahiye.
R: Toh please mujhe maaf kar do Armaan. Mera stress khud ba khud khatam ho jaayega.
A: Riddhima tumhare dawai ka time ho raha hai! Main abhi le aata hu!
R: Armaan kyu meri galti ki itni badi saja de rahe ho tum? Tum achi tarah jante ho ki main tumhare begair nahi jee sakti par tum... Isse acha toh hota ki us accident main hi meri jaan chali jaa...Even before she completed her sentence he strode towards her with fast steps and going dangerously close to her he whispered with the most dangerous look and murderous voice;
Iske aage agar 1 aur shabd bhi kaha na toh trust me tumhe "kuch" bhi kehne layak nahi chodunga. He made her take the medicines and before anyone could say anything Stella entered the room. Armaan goes down and receives a call from Shashank. It had been days since he had met Riddhima. He wanted to take care and be with her but his work wasn't allowing him to do so and anyways since Armaan was there for her he was not at all worried because he knew he would take good care of Riddhima. So he had called him that if he could send Riddhima home for some days as he wanted to spend some father-daughter time with her. Armaan thought for a while but then agreed as even she would feel a little better. So he accepted his demand; but what he did not know was Riddhima did not want this. She wanted to be with him; only him. And she had heard the convo. and was really upset now. She thought that it was better for her to leave because she had anyways hurt him and was doing that even now. So after Stella left she started packing her bag unknown to Armaan. After a while he entered the room to inform her about Shashank's call when he found her packing her stuff.
A: Riddhima tum apne bags kyun pack kar rahi ho? Aur 1 toh pehle hi tumhari tabiyat theek nahi hai; ye sab kya kar rahi ho?
R: Armaan main jaanti hu papa ka phone aaya tha. Aur unhone mujhe ghar bulaya hai.
A: Haan par sirf 2 din ke liye jaa rahi ho toh itna saaman...
R: Armaan...She turned to face him with teary eyes and said; Tumne bilkul sahi kiya haan kehke; vaise bhi maine tumhe bohot pareshaan kiya hai toh mera tumse dur jaana hi sahi rahegaa!Main jaanti hu ki tum mujhse pyaar karte ho; humesha se karte the par filhaal mujhse naaraz ho. Aur tumhari naarazgi bilkul jaayaz hai. Par maine tumhe bohot hurt kiya hai; aur tumpar aur is rishte par trust na karke bohot badi galti. Iski saja mujhe milni chahiye; aur shayad main tumhe deserve bhi nahi karti. Isi liye main jaa rahi hu Armaan; ab main tumhe aur pareshaan nahi karna chahti. Par pata nahi doobara mujhe ye mauka milega ya nahi is liye tumse kehna chahti hu ki main...main tumse... He understood what she was trying to say so he went really close to her and asked slowly
A: Tum kya Riddhima??
R: Main tumse bohot pyaar karti hu Armaan. Aur main tumhare begair nahi jee sakti. Par ab tumhe aur hurt bhi nahi kar sakti. Is liye main jaa rahi hu. Tum humesha khush rehna aur tumhe chinta karne ki jarurat nahi hai; main sab kuch sambhal lungi; Papa ko bhi samjha dungi! She turned around and was about to leave when he held her hand and turned her around.
A: Par saja dene ka haq mera hai vo tum mujhse nahi cheen sakti! Aur maine decide kiya hai ki tumhari saja hogi...ki tum aisa kuch nahi karogi; kyunki I...I forgive you!!Is liye you have to be with me...forever...Basket!! She instantly looked up at him and was shocked as he smiled at her after like centuries calling her Basket. He opened his arms wide and called her; she hugged him tightly without wasting a single second and starting sobbing.
A: Shh shant ho jaao. Tumhara aisi haalat main rona thik nahi hai! Tumhare sir pe strain pad jaayega. He caressed her head and rubbed her back to make her stop crying but nothing worked.
R: Armaan tumne sach main mujhe maaf kar diya na?? main...main bohot boori hu I know par...
A: Hey...Shh; he wiped her tears away and caressed her cheeks. Aisa mat kaho; bhool jao vo sab. Hmm? Maine sach main tumhe maaf kar diya! Aur ab rona band karo varna main phir se naaraz ho jaaunga tumse! She instantly wiped her tears and cleared her face like a small girl. He smiled as she did that and said; To ab chale?? Dr.Shashank intezar kar rahe honge!
R: Par abhi abhi toh tumne kaha ki tumne mujhe maaf kiya; toh vaha kyun bhej rahe ho mujhe??
A: Arey tum bhi na!! Maine haan sirf is liye kaha kyunki maine socha tum kuch din vaha pe rahogi toh mood bhi change ho jaayega toh better feel karogi tum. Main naaraz tha is liye nahi bhej raha tha tumhe buddhu! She instantly hugged him and said;
R: Par mujhe nai jaana. Please Armaan; mujhe tumhare saath rehna hain. Main ab tumse dur nahi reh sakti. Main sirf tumhare saath rehna chahti hu.
A: Acha?? Toh papa se kya kahe?? She looked up at him and started thinking but couldn't think any reason. As he understood her dilemma he held her face and asked her; Basket tum vakai nahi jana chahti?? She just nodded her head. He kissed her forehead lightly and took her in his arms.
A: Thik hai phir; tum tension mat lo main unse baat kar lunga. Don't worry.
R: Thanks Armaan. I love you!
A: I love you too Jaan. Bas ab humesha aisi hi rehna aur doobara kabhi mujhse vo sab mat kehna. Kyunki main tumse bohot pyaar karta hu Riddhima aur main ye ilzaam kabhi nahi seh sakunga!
R: Jaanti hu. I am sorry Armaan. She held her ears as she said that.
A: It's okay! He called up Shahank and somehow convinced him that she couldn't come. Now that he had the chance he asked her about her accident in detail and scolded her for being soo careless! Throughout the day he showered her with love and took care of her; fed her with his hands. At night she was supposed to change the dressing but sister stella wasn't coming as she wasn't feeling well. So he thought of doing it himself. He carefully did the dressing of her head and hand. But she had some injuries on her neck; waist and leg too but he did not know if he should go ahead so he just asked her and she hesitated a bit but said yes. He switched off the lights to make it comfortable for her and unbuttoned her shirt. He did the dressing without once getting distracted and she was touched by this. Even being her husband and having full right on her he had maintained his limits! He was done with his dressing when he got up and was about to leave but she held his hand firmly. Mat jao Armaan. Yahi raho, mere paas. Mujhe tumhari jarurat hai! He sat down and caressed her cheek. Slowly he removed her fringes and kissed her entire face. Finally he reached her lips and saw in her eyes; when she just shut them showing her anticipation and he instantly sealed her lips with his and she gripped his shirt tightly. He kissed her near her earlobe and slowly made his way down planting kisses all over her neckline. But he stopped as he felt her shiver. He went up and smiled seeing her still with her eyes closed; he kissed her lightly on her lips and moved away. She opened her eyes as he stopped abruptly.
A: So jaao Riddhima. You need rest.
R: Armaan. Please. I need you nothing else.
A: I know baby; par samajhne ki koshish karo. Tum abhi bohot weak ho na bacha. Tumhe bohot injuries bhi hain. Aur phir main kahi nahi jaa raha. Main yahi hu na; tumhare paas; aur kya chahiye hain na?! She was about to retort when he slid down with her and taking her carefully in his arms said; Shh soo jao Basket. Main bohot jald ye duriyaan mita dunga I promise. Bas thoda sa intezaar kar lo.She snuggled into him and both of them slept peacefully after so many days. From next day onwards everything changed. He was completely back and irritated her just like before. Just that now he even loved and pampered her a lot. He stole kisses from her every now and then and even she did not mind it but just showed some fake anger. She also improved quickly within next few days as now she was getting proper care and love and she didn't even have any emotional problems now. They visited her house but she went with Armaan and came back with him the same day. They both spent all their time with each other to compensate for the lost time.
Their marriage completed 2 months today and she was completely fine by now. So he had planned to celebrate with her taking her out for a small dinner. But since she still had some marks on her waist and neck because of which she had stopped wearing saree for few days and she did not want to go out today but instead she thought of simply spending time only with him, so he decided to have the dinner at their place itself. He decorated the table quietly and told her to wear a red gown which he had just bought. She denied first but as he said they were just going to go downstairs and there was nobody else but only him who was going to see her she agreed. She could walk till there but yet he insisted and picked her up. As she saw all the arrangements she was stunned. Two tears unknowingly left her eyes and he cleared them on time.
A: Oye...no rona dhona allowed today. Bas haste haste apni 2 month anniversary manao samjhi! She smiled at him and hugged him. Both had their dinner with lots of chit chat and then he asked her for a dance.
R: Par Armaan... main kaise...
A: Shhh just trust me. She smiled as he said that and immediately handed him her hand. He pulled her on his feet and holding her waist swayed along with her. She felt blessed as his wife. She had till now thanked God million times in her heart and as well said sorry for whatever she had said to Armaan. She just rested her head on his chest and hugged him tightly. She looked up in his eyes and said lovingly;
R: Armaan I love you. Thanks for been in my life.
A: I love you too baby. Caressing her cheek he took her in a sweet kiss and she responded back with same fervor. Acha batao tumhe gift main kya chahiye?
R: Mujhe kuch nahi chahiye. But main ye jaroor chahti hu ki tum aaj kuch maango mujhse!
A: Kya?? Mujhe tumse kuch nahi chahiye. Tum hi mera sabse bada gift ho baby.
R: Nahin Armaan. Please. Aisa kuch jo tumhare liye bohot maayne rakhta ho aur tum humesha se chahte ho! Aaj main tumhare koi wish poori karna chahti hu. Toh please batao mujhe; what you want?
A: Pakka?? R: Hmm A: Thik hai toh mujhe tum chahiye ho!
R: Armaan main toh already tumhare hi hu! He pulled her closer by her waist and nuzzling in her neck said;
A: uhuh...mera matlab...I want to make you mine completely. Kya tumhe manjoor hai?? She looked up at him and kissed his cheek; Main toh kab se tumhara intezaar kar rahi hu Armaan. I always wanted to be yours. I always needed you par tumne hi...
A: Shhh...He turned her around and slowly moved her hair aside and kissed her bare shoulder. He kissed her neck passionately and she grabbed his hands on her waist. She shivered feeling his hot breath on her earlobe. Turning her around he wiped her tears and kissed her eyes, nose, cheeks and lips. She planted kisses all over his face and hid her face in his neck hugging him tightly. Finally he picked her in his arms and took her upstairs. He laid her on the bed and came on top of her. Caressing her face he kissed her passionately and finally marked her his. She was now Mrs.Armaan Mallik in true senses. Both had waited for each other for long and today their wait had finished. Both had become 1 soul. They had overcome all the obstacles and had made a promise to be with each other for rest of their life come what may. Just this way the marriage that had begun with just hatred had now many colours of love. And this was just the beginning. Beginning of their happily married life forever.
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Comments (5)
awesome os...already read it but never get tired of reading your stories...they are so beautiful...how you describe AR and their emotions is simply mind blowing.I like fairy tales so much even at this age and your story is like fairy tales.write more and thanks for pm.pls update mefo...
10 years ago
awsm one.Luvd it.Thanx 4 d pm.T.c.
10 years ago
Superbthanx for pmdo pm me for other work
10 years ago
Awesome os :)I'm happy all was good at the end
10 years ago
Yayyy First to reply Awesome os Kitna Bhi padhlun Mann hi Nahi bharraha Mera Hmmm ab Pata Nahi Kitna repeat karungi Mai Ye os... Please update an arranged love marriage soon Really missing Dat ff
10 years ago