Chapter 13

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PART - 13


~ PRESENT ~



RIDDHIMA'S P.O.V...


Kuch tha humare beech Armaan... kuch to zaroor tha!! Tumhari aankhein jo keh rahi thi usse mere dil ne mehsoos to kiya tha.. aur shayad isiliye pehli baar Atul ke alawa kisi aur ladke ko apne kareeb ane ki izzazat di thi maine... aur bidayi ke waqt jo tumne kaha woh aaj bhi mujhe yaad hain...




~ PAST ~


Riddhima was crying hysterically .. Dr. shashank was also sad seeing his daughter going away 4m him... But he was more upset seeing his princess... he tried 2 console but failed... Riddhima wen finally saw her di nd jeeju's car took a turn nd went out of her view.. she couldn't control anymore nd ran 4m dere...


Riddhima was standing alone in their garden looking at d sky.. she was feeling lonely.. she was very close 2 her di... Neha was not only her di but her friend also nd above all she was nxt 2 her mother... Riddhi did not remember her mother as wen she was of age two, she lost her mother.. 4m then her di played d role of her mother.. she alwz thanked god 4 gifting her such a caring n wonderful sister... he nvr complained god 4 taking her mother away bcz she nvr felt d place of her mother vacant bcz of her di.. but 2day her di left her all alone.. she was happy 4 her di as she knew how much her di luvs akash jeeju but still after bidayi she started suffering 4m dat killing loneliness... she closed her eyes as her eyes were full of tears restricting her views.. but as soon as she reopened her eyes she whispered...

"Aap??"


He was standing juz in 4nt of her... when every 1 was busy or sad in their own way.. Riddhima ran 4m dere but some one dint miss her escape.. that pair of blue eyes which were admiring her every movement happily .. were now showing concern only...


Riddhima tried to look away par HE stopped her...

"aapko aapne aap ko mujhse chupane ki zaroorat nahi hain.. Riddhima... "
she looked at him wth teary eyes. he cleared her tear streams blowing 4m both of her eyes nd again started:
"i know aap ko kaisa mehsoos ho raha hoga... Bhabi aur aap bahot close hain.. na??"
Riddhima juz nodded unable to speak as her throat was chocking due to constant crying.
"pata hain.. aap ladkiyo mein alag hi strength hota hain!! (riddhima stared at him blankly.. he sensed her question nd continued) kaise aap sab aapne parivar ko peeche chod kar ek nayee zindegi ki suruwaat karte hain... naya ghar.. naya humsafar.. par phir bhi purane rishto ko bhulte nhi aur bahot acche se dono families ko sambhalte hain..."


Riddhima smiled a lill... he continued:
"agar bhai ko ya mom ko chodke mujhe jana parta toh... (he widened his eyes, made a O-shape in mouth nd threw his hands in air..."

This time riddhima spoke:
"Thank u ARMAAN!!"

Armaan looked at her.. smiled genuinely.. he knew dat riddhima understood wat he was trying.. he squeezed her palms nd said:
"dont worry riddhima.. hum sab hain .. na!! hum sab bhabi ka poora khayal rakhenge aur jab bhi aapka dil kare aap aa jana bhabi se milne!!"


Ri : "mujhe pata hain armaan... aur mujhe iss baat ki koi chinta nhi hain.. mujhe pata hain jeeju... aunty aur aap di ka bahot aachhe se dhyaan rakhenge par..."

Ar: "par??"

Riddhima sighed nd : "mai bahot choti thi armaan wen i lost my mother... Di is every thing 2 me... kabhi unse door nhi rahi na?? aur aaj jab woh aapni nayee zndegi ki suruwaat kar rahi hain to..."

Armaan squeezed her palms more.

Ri: "main di ke liye bahoot khush hoon armaan... sirf thoda boora lag raha hain.. aaj jab mein late 9t tak lights on rakhungi to koi nhi dantega... bed ke ri8 side mein kaun soyega iss baat pe kissi se ladayee nahi hogi... (closing her eyes) subah koi nahi uthayega taki main college ke liye late na ho jayun...(opening her eyes) aur brk fast mein meri spcl coffee banane ke liye bhi koi..."


Her voice chocked nd her vision was becoming blurred again... Armaan couldn't control any more.. he pulled her in a hug.. 2 soothe her...

"main kaise rahoongi armaan... di ke bina??"

She broke down completely... armaan allowed her 2 cry 4 sum time then detangling her he cupped her face nd said...

"sshhh riddhimaa... aise kaise chalega bataiye?? aise to aap beemar pad jayengi.. bhabi ko kya accha lagega ye jankar??"

Riddhima cleared her eyes like an obedient gal.. Armaan smiled nd extended his arms..

"Friends??"

Riddhima looked surprised..

"hath mila li jiye..Riddhima ji.. main itna boora dost bhi nahi hoon... u know.. mere dost kehte hain ke main bahot accha dost hoon!!"
he said cheekily compementing himself nd he winked.. riddhima smiled nd shook her hand.. wat dey felt 2night definitely proves dat dey will be gr8 frnz..

"aur aaj se jab bhi akela feel ho ya kuch bhi kabhi bhi baat karni ho.. i'm alwaz dere... thik hain dost??"

Ri: "thik hain partner" she said happily... She lost her di i mean not dat lost wala lost par fir bhi shadi ke baad her di cant gve her all her time , na?? but thankfully she got a frnd nd she was sure dere frndshp gonna be a true one!!


~ PRESENT ~



RIDDHIMA'S P.O.V ...



She smiled. U were ri8 armaan.. aap bahot acche dost ho!! par hume uss waqt ye kaha pata tha ki ye khushi kuch seconds mein gham mein badal jayegi... She closed her eyes in pain... Aisa kyun hua humare sath.. akhir iss sabki zaroorat kya thi!! she sighed.



~ PAST ~



Riddhima & Armaan were happy wth their new frndshp.. they were going 2 d entrance as Armaan had to leave now with his friends. Juz then his phone rang. He picked d phone nd


"WHAT????"



~ PRESENT ___ NEHA' s P.O.V ~




Neha was sitting on her bed caressing the photo frame which she brought out of the drawer beside her bed. The fame contained her love's picture.. HER AKASH...


kyun bachaya tumne mujhe.. akashhh?? har pal mar rahi hoon tumhare bina... upar se meri wajah se Armaan ki zindegi bhi kharab ho gayee...


Her eyes were bleeding with tears.. She was feeling suffocated due to immense pain. she caressed her tummy nd said..


Humare baby ke liye kiya na tumne aisa!! par.. Armaan ki to koi kasoor nhi tha , na.. meri wajah se Mummy ji ne usse ye karne ko kaha aur woh mummy ji se aapni jaan se zyada pyaar kar ta tha.. sirf unke kehne se bina koi behas ke ussne tumhari zindegi ko aapna liya.. par akash.. mujhe bahot guilty feel hota hain jab bhi main usse dekhti hoon.. i tried hard 2 keep my promise jo maine mummy ji se kiya tha par...


She gulped d lump formed in her throat .. closed her eyes.. put her head on d bed post.. hugged his picture tightly nd confessed:


na main tumhe bhula paayungi na Armaan mujhe aapni patni maan payega..


She sighed nd opened her eyes nd looked at d picture again...

jo woh kar raha hain woh bhi duty hain aur jo main karne ki kosish kar rahi hoon woh bhi duty hi hain.. pata nahi kabhi humari life normal bhi hogi ya nahi...


~ PAST ____ NEHA' s P.O.V ~



I was crying hugging U (akash) in the car... We were alone as mummy ji told us to go in a separate car so that we could have our time after such hectic rituals nd all.. But wen i saw my princess crying hysterically through the window while waving her good bye, i felt immense pain.. She was juz like my daughter.. ya, it sounded funny, i know.. i was juz 4 years elder to her but after mumma's death it was me who took care of her every need nd now wen she was crying i could not run to her to stop her 4m crying.. I hugged u tightly nd my eyes spoke all i was feeling. U knew how close i was with my princess.. U alwz told me dat it would be very difficult 4 me wen d moment of bidayi will come.. I also knew how correct u were but alwaz ignored the topic as it wrenched my heart.


"Neha..."


U cupped my face.. clearing my tears.. I looked at U nd got the strength seeing the immense love in your eyes.. I relaxed a lill.. my sob lightened as I started seeing our future through ur eyes. I smiled a lill..


"that's like my Neha"


U said nd hugged me side ways nd looked forward but soon shrieked wen our driver gave the horrible news of our life...


"sir.. car ka break kam nahi kar raha hain!!"

"WHAT??" u shouted at our perplexed driver. The news made me shiver.. U looked at me wen u felt me shivering in ur arms... "Kuch nahi hoga.. main hoon na!! main tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga!!" U assured me nd instructed our driver... "aap car chalate rahiye.. nd dnt be nervous.. main phone karta hoon kisi ko for help..." the frightened driver nodded his head timidly nd kept on driving although the more he tried to drive normally, the more he panicked nd drove roughly... "aaram se.." U said again.. I hugged u tightly dreading wat was cuming next.. u took out ur cell 4m ur pocket nd dialed a number...


"ARMAAN... dhyaan se sun.. abhi maa se kuch mat kehna.. u cum soon.. humari car ke break kaam nahi kar raha hain.."

I was so close to u dat i clearly heard Armaan's one word reply..


"WHAT????"



~ PRESENT ___ ARMAAN' s P.O.V ~



I was happy seeing the budding flower between riddima nd me par jab aapka phona aya... tohh bhai... trust me... my heart skipped a beat... i was like HOW THIS CAN BE POSSIBLE state... i was so shocked.. sorry.. shocked was an under statement... i was beyonddd shocked.. i juz shrieked...

WHAT ???

I was so panicked dat my brain stopped working.. i stood still .. rooted at d spot nd dont know kab tak sirf ek statue ki tarah khada rehta agar riddima ki awaz nhi sunta. she was walking along wth me to bid good bye but my tensed face told her dat some thing was wrong with me..

mm... Armaan.. aap thik to hain.. na??

I heard her but still my limbs dint support me to move..

Armaan...

She shook my shoulder nd i jerked to the reality... I dint bother to tell her any thing juz started running like maniac...
She was confused wth my sudden movement but she understood dat sumthing was terribly wrong with me.. She also started running following me although her heavy lahenga dint allow her to speed up her pace.
I was trying to insert the keys in the car but my hands were trembling dreading the fact nd keys were about to fall on ground wen her hands caught it... She never asked anything juz said a line which gave me d courage to handle the situation.

Armaan.. mujhe nhi pata ki baat kya hain par I'm 100% sure ki aap sab sambhal loge..

Her faith on me worked like magic.. i knew her 4m juz a few hours but her words meant every thing to me at that time.. now i wonder why her words affected me soo much.. may be becoz i could not share that news with any one else at that time or may be people says some times a 3rd person clears our doubt very easily, is a true fact.. i still dnt know.. but was she juz a 3rd person to me or more dan dat !!! anyways... i dint had time to think about this dat time.. juz opened d car-gate nd started d engine but b4 i start d car i looked side ways as i felt dat she had the ri8 to know the matter.. after all her di was also there wth bhai.. u were staring at me hopefully .. may be u're wanting me to share wth u but u dint said ... nd i respected ur decision of giving me the privacy... but i had to tell u...

riddhima... bhai ki car ka break kam nahi kar raha hain.. i've to go par jab tak main call nhi karta dnt tell any one.

nd without waiting 4 her reply i started d car nd drove as fast as possible along the way to our house. but b4 taking the turn i juz looked at the rear-view window for the last time.. nd wat i saw wrenched my heart... she was standing still like a statue juz like i was minutes b4.. i knew its gonna be the toughest wait of her life after watching her break down juz becoz of her di's bidayi.. nd now both of us dont know wat destiny has stored... losing bhai made me shiver nd i can understand wat she was feeling thinking about her di...





~ PAST ____ NEHA' s P.O.V ~



U (akash) cut the call nd looked at me...

"sshhh... bhai ata hi hoga..."

U cleared my tears.. i dont know wen my eyes started flowing..

"i cant leave without you .. "

I said but u smiled... "u have to neha.. u have to... for me... for our baby..."
U put ur palm on my tummy.. "baby... aap ghabrana mat.. thik hain?? main aapko aur aapki mumma ko kuch nhi hone dunga!!"

My eyes started flowing fast hearing u... "baby ko uski papa bhi chahiye..."
i said wth choked voice... u looked at me and cupping my face said.. "isn't it better to save two lives than none??... (then taking a pause) promise me neha tum aapna aur baby ka poora dhyaan rakhogi.. khush rahogi aur (closing ur eyes u continued) aur aapni zndegi ki nayee suruwaat karogi.."

I hugged u ti8... ur words pierced my heart like sharp knife... "tumhe kuch nhi hoga akash... i know... tumhe kuch nhi hoga..."

I was hugging u as ti8 as possible nd repeating these words repeatedly wen i heard...

"aap left se drive kijiye nd try to slow down..."

"sir... speed kam nhi ho raha hain..."

"goddd!!! thik hain.. at least try to drive along left side..."

"ji sir.."

"dhyaan se... dnt be nervous.. kuch nhi hoga.." u said once again seeing our panicked driver to tke right side in stead of left..

"sorry sir... maine isse pehle kabhi aisi situation face nhi kiya.. woh asal mein mere papa ji driver hain par aaj woh beemar hain to main aya tha taki unki naukri na chali jayee!!"

"its okk... aap left side se chalaiye.."

he nodded nd u looked at me.. I was terrified... Oh god!! he's a new driver aur aaj hi ye sab hua... all negative vibes started entering my brain... U unlocked the door of my side (left side) but b4 opening it u looked at me...

"u have to jump.. neha... ( i was horrified ) ... armaan ata hi hoga.. he'll take u to the hospital... trust me.. tumhe kuch nhi hoga.. sirf thodi si chot lagegi as the speed can not be reduced.. ( i was staring at u blankly trying to digest wat u were sayin ).. aur agar bhagwan ne chaha to main bhi thik hi rahunga.. (u smiled... god!! were u mad?? how could u smile at dat situation??) "

but b4 i could answer i felt the gushing wind touching my face nd next moment i felt me thrown out of the car carefully... i was numb to think wat was happening... juz heard ur faded voice as the car was driven very fast... "i love you"

I hit the road nd soon my vission started to getting blur.. i was juz staring at the road.. our car was going out of my vision as fast as possible .. wat i dint know at dat moment wass its nt d car but my love who was going out of my life for ever n ever...


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