Chapter 15

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PART - 15



~ PRESENT ---- Riddhima's P.O.V ~


Armaan??

He looked at me, recognizing my voice nd my heart skipped a beat seeing his blood shot red eyes.. he didn't say anything, juz held me tightly around my waist nd started crying hysterically.. I felt helpless.. i was sure some thing bad had surely happened. i ran my fingers in his hair to calm him down nd also waited impatiently to say him about the happenings. but he juz tightened his grip nd cried.. I, too hugged his head tenderly feeling his pain.. actually we were travelling in the same boat sailing in the river of pain.. nd for this reason, we could feel each other's pain best nd that's why we needed each other most. unknowingly, i too started crying hugging him more.. i still didn't remember how long we stayed like that.. but after some time he whispered, still hugging me...

"riddima... bhai..."

My breathe got stuck in my throat.. "jeeju??? oh my god.. aab main di ko kaisey sambhalungi??" my thoughts shivered me nd i slowly asked him as i knew he was completely broken...

"kya hua jeeju ko armaan??

He finally broke the hug nd detangling himself he looked at my face.. god!! i never imagined in my worst nightmare that i would see him like this.. I just saw him a few hours ago, during the wedding, a complete happy, fun loving, full of life person.. who was the mischievous team leader of their group, who had brilliant naughty ideas to beat girls in their own game, who was an awesome singer nd could dance well too.. altogether i found him that type of a person who can make anyone happy... but now!!! who will believe that its the same armaan?? i was feeling immense pain seeing his condition.. his whole hair was ruffled.. his eyes were red nd puffy due to constant crying.. his cheeks were showing the path of his tear - flow.. his face was pale, on his sherwani there was dark spots of blood.. his hand too had traces of blood.. altogether he was completely messed up nd was looking xtremely weak nd pained... I didn't get courage to ask him further. He, too, juz kept on looking at me, i knew he was wanting to say something but his voice was betraying him.. He tried to convey his words through his eyes nd his pain cleared my confusion.. "that means jeeju??" i thought. but before i face di, i had one more hard task in front.. i had to make him normal. I sat there on my knees in front of him.. nd hold his hands tightly.. he lowered his gaze at our entwined hands..

"aap agar khud aisey toot jaaoge to hum sabko.. khas kar ke ashima aunty ko.. kaun sambhalega??"
i tried to infuse sense within him so that he could come out of the trauma...

"he .. he was my.. best frnd.. "
he said stammering... it was really difficult to soothe him..

"sirf bhai nahi the woh mere... my guide, my frnd, my support... hum jagda karte the, fights karte the, par ek dusre ke beena reh bhi nahi pate the... main kaisey..."
he broke down again.. I raised myself nd hugged him..

"sshh.. armaan.."

"bhai left us, riddhima.. he left us.. main mom ko kaisey batayunga yeh.."
He cried nd i too started crying again.. but this time lill louder.. i couldn't able to check my voice any more.. he heard my sob nd breaking the hug looked at me.

"i m sorry"
he whispered nd i looked at him confusedly ... he cupped my tear striken face with his palms nd said...
"main bahot boora hoon.. na?? (it made me more confused).. sirf aapna dard hi share kiye jaa raha hoon.. ye bhi nahi socha jissey share kar raha hoon ussne bhi to bahot kuch khoya hain.. dard mein to woh bhi hain..."
nd he said those words so honestly nd so deeply that this time i broke down hugging him tightly.. 1st time in my life i so believed a man except papa n atul that he could be my support.. i, myself, was worried for di... nd hugging him i asked him the question which was haunting me from a long time...
"armaan... hum di ko kaisey batayenge??"
my voice choked nd heart beat raced thinking the scenario wen we tell this to di n ashima aunty...
"we have to..riddhima.. we have to.."
it seemed to me that he was saying to himself than me...
"nd we'll face together.."
i assured him... i knew this was wat he needed, a support... actually not he, both of us needed a support badly nd thankfully we got that support in each other..




~ PRESENT ---- Armaan's P.O.V ~



I still don't know why i brought myself so to closer to you (riddhima).
(sighing) actually this isn't the truth.. i know why i want u to be my side.. (he stared at the sky painfully) because ur very 1st glimpse stole my heart... yess.. i fell for u wen i saw u 4 the 1st time.. but.. destiny had planned some thing bitter... all of our lives changed.. we didn't get that person whom we love, rather we got stuck to someone other for the sake of the situation... (he ran his hands through his hair) What was the need of that accident?? why god does this accidents?? it does nothing except ruining many lives... (he sighed in frustration) ..if i can reverse time, i will definitely erase that time.. no accident.. means bhai would have been alive nd would have been happy with his family... na neha ko compromise karna padta aur nahi mujhe uss insaan ko khona padta jissey main pyaar karta hoon... par aab is sabka koi matlab nahi hain.. i'm neha's husband now nd ur jeeju.. (he put his head on the windoe door) ..nd i know my limit.. i know how to control my feelings... but i'm thankful to god that at least we r best frnz now.. i cannot imagine my life without you.. because its only u, with whom i can be myself, i need not to hide my pain.. actually.. i couldn't hide.. tum humesha pakad jo leti ho!! (he finally smiled a lill remembering how his GF alwaz catch him wen he was lying nd kept on insisting him until he opens up).. tum bahot acchi ho riddhima.. i hope u'll get whom u'll love.. (he prayed to the stars).. nd i will be with u always... as ur best friend... (he smiled vaguely).



...


Armaan was lost in his thoughts wen suddenly he heard a shriek..

"AKASH..."

and juz after the shriek he heard the sound of breaking glasses... "Neha" ... he whispered all tensed nd ran to her room as fast as possible.

Armaan entered the room nd asked worriedly "neha.. u ok??" but the room was dark, so he couldn't see the glass pieces on the floor nd it stuck in his right foot.. "zzz.. aauch" he groaned. and as soon as neha heard him groaning she switched on the light nd tried to go near him to check but he stopped.. "don't.. (he stopped her raising his hand) ..tumhe kaanch (glass) lag jayegi.." She stopped mid way nd returned her feet back on the bed but she used the other side of the bed nd getting down from there she went near him... "aap thik to hain, na??" she tried to bend down nd check his feet but he stopped her again holding her by shoulder.. "mm.. i'm fine, neha.. bass thodi si kaanch chubh gayee hain.. par tum jhuko mat.." she looked at him with utter respect.. yes!! respect.. that's wat she felt for him .. nd armaan?? well.. he felt huge responsibility towards her nd was performing that with gr8 devotion.. Neha supported him nd made him sit on the couch in her room.. she too sat beside him on that couch nd bringing his wounded leg over her lap she slowly opened the drawer of the side table for the first aid box.. she took out the glass pieces carefully nd gently from his foot so that it won't hurt him much.. nd this time armaan didn't groan.. She cleared the blood nd bandaged his foot.. Armaan didn't able to stop her doing that as he was very busy examining the scenario.. wen Neha was doing the bandage, he was staring at the shattered pieces to know wat had been broken nd the sight made him lost in some thoughts again.. it was a photo frame containing Akash bhai's pic.. He clearly understood the situation.. Although he thought neha was asleep but she wasn't.. she was caressing bhai's pic like she did wenever she was alone nd may be this time by mistake the frame fell from her hand.. He knew Neha never mentioned that she kept bhai's pic in the drawer neither she took out the pic in his presence. nd he knew the reason as well.. she didn't want to hurt him.. nd he respect neha for caring every one's feeling this much.. But he saw the pic in the drawer one day wen he was keeping her medicines there nd after that day he also saw her caressing the pic with teary eyes many times.. He sighed thinking their losses.. but soon his thoughts broke hearing neha's soft words.. "ho gaya bandage.. juz walk as less as possible for sometime." He looked back at her, then the bandage nd again to her... She , too, was performing her share of responsibilities too well.. He wanted to thank her but stopped seeing her face. Her eyes were lill red nd puffy proving that she was crying.. Her face was pale showing her agony nd she was trying hard not to meet his eyes.. He sighed again.. How their lives got entangled ruining their happiness.. why life is so complicated!! On the other hand, Neha was having tough time to control her tears.. She was crying over her fate.. She was crying for her love but now Armaan's wound juz added fuel to her guilt.. She juz wanted to run away but alas!! she wasn't allowed.. She has two responsibilities.. Armaan,her husband nd her baby,her life,her only reason to breathe... Her mother-in-law gave her armaan's responsibility nd she will take care of him as good as she can till her last breathe... Both were sitting on the couch in complete silence... Finally neha broke the killing silence nd whispered.. "bahot raat ho gayye hain armaan.. better we should go to sleep now.." nd she got up from there nd tried to walk towards her bed but armaan caught her hand.. "u ok??" he asked so honestly, so deeply, so warmly that she couldn't help but turned towards him.. She said nothing but her eyes started to flow showing her pain.. He stood up nd as soon as he put his weight on his wounded feet he closed his eyes in pain for a couple of seconds nd then said.. "bhai ki yaad aa rahi hain..na??" Neha couldn't control more nd hugged him softly.. she was badly in need of a shoulder to cry.. she was craving for a support.. she wanted to open up, she wanted to let her pain flow.. but she didn't get anyone.. nd so, now wen armaan asked him in a very caring way, she got that support nd putting her head on his chest she started crying her heart out.. Armaan, too , hugged her softly nd let her cry.. He knew how badly she needed this... her tears was wetting his t-shirt but he didn't stop her.. juz kept his hand over her head softly but in a protected way nd promised himself to be their (neha n her baby) support in all ups n downs.. Soon her sob lessened nd he made her walk to her bed carefully nd made her sit there also.. he handed a glass of water to her nd she drank some obediently.. smiling a lill, he made her lie on the bed nd covering her with duvet, sat beside her bringing a chair nd kept on stroking her hair affectionately.. She looked at his eyes with utmost respect.. in return he smiled nd "aab so jao.. aaj ke liye kafi tang kar liya tumne gudiya (baby) ko.. " he said to lighten the atmosphere nd she gave him a small smile.. he closed her eyes with his palms.. "let my gudiya sleep, neha.. " he said warmly nd neha smiled honestly closing her eyes.. yes!! her baby will not be deprived of father's love.. she knew that armaan will surely be a very good nd caring father for her baby nd she was thankful to god for that... Soon Neha was fast asleep .. nd sensing that armaan got up from there, cleared the glass pieces slowly so that it won't make noise.. nd then came back to his studies. he lied down on the rocking chair nd closed his eyes...


~ PAST ~


Armaan nd Riddhima were sitting solemnly on the bench .. Riddhima's head was on his shoulder nd his head was over hers.. They were neither uttering any word nor crying.. They were juz sitting like statues exhausted by continuous crying, lost in their thoughts. their hands were entangled with each others, nd they were staring at the floor blankly, wen suddenly they heard Atul's voice.. "woh rahi riddhi" nd both came back to the reality.. Both looked at the source nd saw atul was cuming with Armaan's mom ashima ji, Dr. shashank, bui, anjali and muski.. Riddhima tighten her grip over armaan's hand seeing their parents.. How will they disclose the truth!! Armaan felt her clasping his hand tightly nd looked at her.. She was frightened.. Afraid of their reaction.. how will their parents react after listening to this bitter truth, juz tensed her more.. armaan saw the fear in her eyes nd put his other hand on hers in a reassuring way.. She looked at him at once nd he nodded his head indicating her not to be panicked.. They all came to AR with hopeful eyes nd Aashima ji asked.. "armaan.. riddhu?? sab.. (her voice trembled).. sab thik hain, na??" she looked at both of them hopefully.. AR got up nd stared at her with nervous eyes.. "kya hua, riddhi?? neha aur akakh beta thik to hain .. na??" bui asked this time... "oh.. mm.. buii..." but before she could say further a nurse came running to AR nd said.. "aap log plz.. ICU mein aaiyee.. doctor aap dono se baat karna chahti hain.."
"wat happened nurse?? sab thik hain, na?? bhabi..." Armaan asked with fearful voice..
"plz come with me.." She said.. nd all followed her.

"keerti bhabi??" Riddhima shouted slowly wen she saw the attending doctor of her di coming out of tha ICU nd hugged her tight.. "aap kab ayee??" She was happy to see her at this moment.. "bas abhi thodi der pehle.." Riddhima broke the hug nd holding her hands, asked in a shaky voice.. "bhabi... di??" Dr. Keerti pressed her hand nd looked at dr. Shashank.. "khabrane ki koi baat nahi hai.. uncle.. filhaal toh hosh nahi aya hain neha ko.. par humne sare tests kar liye hain.. MAA AUR BACCHA DONO THIK HAIN..!!!" nd as soon as all heard her, Dr. shashank shouted in astonishment.. "what??"
Armaan was also confused.. "bacchha??"
Riddhima was so shocked that she withdrew her hands from her bhabi's in surprise..
Atul : "iska matlab di...
Muski : ... pregnant hain!!" muskaan completed atul's statement nd both exchanged surprised glances.

All were shocked hearing the news.. or better to say, shock was an under statement...





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