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Chapter 132

Ayesha

@-Ms.Muffin-

Part 1

Within the gleaming celebration of the party Shilpa set in the corner of the room staring down at her drink.. She looked up at Armaan who was dancing with Sara , she could clearly notice the happiness shining in his face while he smiled down at her.. Indeed he was happy and content to have his love beside him.. Shilpa looked away as a unknown sadness formed in her heart.. She had to gain a control on herself.. Here she was in her best friends birthday party.. She had to be happy for him and share his happiness.. Not sulking up alone in a corner of room.. But it was hard.. Knowing how strong feelings she had towards him.. But she knew she had to control all these feelings.. For the sake of their friendship.. Shilpa came out of her thoughts as she felt a tap on her shoulder.. She looked back to see Anjali who stood narrowing her eyes..
Anjali : Get a grip on yourself Shilpa..
Shilpa : Anjie plz dont start again..
Anjali : Shut up Shilpa.. Cant u even see what you are doing to yourself.. First of all coming to this party is such a big mistake.. You cant even smile happily around anyone.. This Armaan is such a jerk..
Shilpa : Anjie stop it.. I told you dont say such things to him..
Anjali rolled her eyes picking up a drink..
Anjali : Oh come on Shilpa.. Face the truth he is a selfish self centered not caring guy.. Why are you even sticking around with him anyways.. He doesnt deserve your caring.. That freak cant even see a true love other than his wanna be hot girlfriend..
Shilpa : Anjie i told you before also.. I dont need anything other than friendship for him.. Can we just.. Avoid this talk..
Silence stretched between them.. Shilpa sighed and gave a smile when suddenly she felt his hand snake in her waist sending shivers down her body.. She gripped her glass tightly trying to control rising sudden emotions.. She glanced at Armaan who gave a warm big smile, like always his eyes full of tease.. Anjali turned around gritting her teeth..
Anjali : And here comes the Fool..
Armaan turned to her with a smirk..
Armaan : Anjie baby thank you for the compliment.. How nice of you..
Anjali faced him talking sweetly..
Anjali : Believe me if you like so much i would love to pass such compliments everyday..
Rolling his eyes he turned back at Shilpa and frowned..
Armaan : Why are you sitting in corner.. Arent you enjoying..
Shilpa gave a small smile staring back at her drink..
Shilpa : No.. Ofcourse i am enjoying.. Just away from crowd got little bored
Armaan moved away and gave a bow to her ..
Armaan : When the host of party is here mam you should never be bored.. Let me entertain you.. Can i have a dance with you.. ?
Shilpa hesitated and looked back at Anjali for help who narrowed her eyes at Armaan in anger.. Armaan noticed the interaction and instantly grabbed her hand pulling her on her feet..
Armaan : For once listen to your heart..

She took awkwardly in his arms while moving to the rhythm of the music with him.. Looking around she spoke softly..
Shilpa : Where is Sara.. ?
Armaan : She would be around talking with some friends.. But Shona why are you so worried..
She couldnt help but smile as he spoke out his favorite pet name for her.. She loved whenever he called her with that name..
Shilpa : Just i dont think we should dance.. Like this
He gave a funny look at her teasingly pulling her close.. Shilpa gasped and looked at his shining blue eyes..
Armaan : Ohh if you are worried about Sara forget it.. Come on Shona you are my best friend..
Shilpa looked away from his eyes closing her eyes..
Shilpa : Plzz Armaan.. You also know well.. She doesnt like me at all..
He shook his head protesting when she spoke again..
Shilpa : Dont try to deny it.. You and me both knows the fact well..
He smiled down at her touching his forehead with hers.. Shilpa tried her best to maintain the distance between them .. But failed as she couldnt fought with his tight grip..
Armaan : Well.. Ok i know Sara always become hyper with you sometimes.. But Shilpa just consider me here.. I am always there for you.. Remember you are my best friend Shona.. ? I would always treat you the best...
Shilpa opened her mouth to speak but decided to stay quiet.. She loved having dance with him.. But tonight openly that also so close , it was weird and scary.. She glanced up at him and gasped as she saw the intent look on his face while he stared down at her.. Shilpa gave a shaky laugh..
Shilpa : Armaan.. Dont stare at me like that...
He raised his eyebrow grinning..
Armaan : Like what.. ?
Shilpa : Like that.. I mean intent manner.. Plzz i am not Sara..
He frowned badly and tried to protest when Sara came towards them.. She glanced at Shilpa grimly.. Instantly Shilpa backed away and excused herself.. Sara turned back to Armaan folding her arms..
Sara : Ammy I need to talk with you..
Armaan passed a warm smile looking around..
Armaan : Sure we will do baby.. But first lets cut the cake..

Shilpa took her seat and drank the water when Anjali came towards her..
Anjali : What the hell was the Shilpa..
Shilpa looked away avoiding her words..
Shilpa : I donno..
Anjali : Ofcourse you know what i mean.. Do you even know how you both were dancing... LIKE LOVERS..
Shilpa looked at her in surprise shaking her head.. Anjali calmed herself and spoke softly..
Anjali : Shilpa plss.. I love you a lot.. And i am just trying to warn you.. Dont get yourself too much close to him.. Cauxe in end you will end up hurt..
She shook her head sadly knowing she was already going through the hurt.. Whatelse was there left to face..
Shilpa : I know.. Anjie i am trying my best.. And will keep trying always..
Anjali gave a nod and grabbed Shilpa's hand..
Anjali : Now come on lets go.. Your birthday boy is going to cut his baby cake..

Shilpa followed Anjali and stood between the crowd beside her.. She looked up when Armaan looked back at her and winked with a smile.. Passing a smile she gave a nod when he bend down to cut the cake.. Taking a piece he turned back to Sara feeding to her and gave a tight hug kissing her cheeks.. Everyone clapped around them but Shilpa stood motionless as the loneliness grew in her heart.. She glanced at Anjali and saw her occupied in a conversation.. Getting the perfect opportunity Shilpa walked out of the room with a heavy heart..

Shilpa set on the railing of the terrace while staring down at the city life.. Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought about everything.. What was she doing to herself.. With her own life.. Here she was away from her mother , away from Kasauli to Mumbai to work with Armaan in his new firm.. It was not easy as she missed her mother.. Her very own support.. Who always was beside her everytime.. Now living in a apartment alone made her miss her mother.. She was glad Armaan was happy in his life.. He had everything he wanted.. But what about herself.. Was she ever destined to get a love for herself.. To live a beautiful love which she always dreamed about..
Shilpa cleared her tears as she felt his presence behind her.. Armaan set beside her on the railing and turned around facing her..
Armaan : When i took cake you were not around..
Shilpa turned towards him passing a sad smile..
Shilpa : I know i should have left like that.. I was just not feeling well..
He touched her cheeks caressing it softly with worried eyes.. Shilpa reminded herself instantly it was only a friendly gesture..
Armaan : You look worn out.. Are you fine Shona..
Shilpa : Yes i am.. Just little tired.. You tell me did you enjoy the party..
His face brightened up with a smile..
Armaan : Ofcourse.. This was the bestest birthday.. Having Sara beside me it was a bliss..
Shilpa gave a silent nod speaking softly..
Shilpa : I am glad to see you so happy..
He titled his head as a amusing smile formed in his lips..
Armaan : You know Shona.. Sometimes i think.. If Sara wasnt there maybe i would have gone for you..
Shilpa tensed at once.. She looked away as her heart squeezed hearing his words.. Something impossible..
Shilpa : Armaan plzz.. Dont ever say such thing.. And i dont have interest of being a substitute..
He held her hand shaking his head worriedly..
Armaan : Shona i didint mean so.. What i was saying is you are a very caring and loving person.. If Sara wasnt ever in my life maybe we would have been together you know.. Dont u hear friends make good couples..
Shilpa passed a smile climbing down from railing..
Shilpa : Not in our case.. Armaan i am getting late i better run back home..
Armaan tried to talk when his phone rang.. He looked up at her and gave a nod..
Armaan : Ok go with Anjie.. I will call you later..
As he turned around Shilpa gave a curt nod and whispered before working out..
Shilpa : Good night Armaan..

Staring up at the ceiling she kept thinking when a soft knock came on her bedroom door.. Frowning Shilpa set up on the bed for a minute wondering who it could be.. Slowly she got up and opened the door to see Armaan who was leaning to the door frame , his coat hung on his shoulder with a stupid grin on his face... Shilpa sighed as she realized he was drunk..
Shilpa : Armaan .. How did you get in here.. ?
He smiled at her widely and walked inside the room ..
Armaan : I have a spare key.. Remember ..
Shilpa : Armaan.. You again drunk..
He turned around confusedly and jumped on the bed..
Armaan : Am i.. ? Oh ya i did have a drink.. I was little upset you know..
Shilpa set beside him on the bed cautiously..
Shilpa : Why are you upset.. ?
Ignoring her question he looked at her for a while making her feel uneasy.. Suddenly he pulled her on top of him.. Shilpa gasped and stared down in his eyes which was shining again..
Shilpa : Armaan.. Stop it..
He rolled and pinned her under him making her stunned with his strange behavior.. Shilpa stared at him with wide eyes as his eyes traveled down on her body..
Armaan : You smell So great.. Shonaaa..
Shilpa took a sharp breath and closed her eyes in fear as he leaned down brushing his nose on her neck rubbing on the spot slightly.. This shouldnt be happening.. Its wrong.. Her mind screamed in alert..
Shilpa : Armaan plzz.. I am.. Shilpa..
He moved his face up and stared at her with humor..
Armaan : Ofcourse not.. You are Shonaaa..
She cursed under her breath.. Indeed he knew who she was.. But still he was doing something which both of them was going to regret at high time.. Armaan bent his head on the crook of her neck brushing light kisses making her body respond back to him.. Shilpa felt trapped.. Never in life she was in such a position with him.. Never so close.. He is drunk.. He is not in his senses.. She reminded herself continuously.. And right now she hated herself.. She should stop him push him away , but her body was reacting badly to his every single touch.. As he kept kissing her neck Shilpa lay still beneath him , powerless while tears formed in her eyes.. This was wrong.. She controlled her body from reacting to his touch.. She gripped the sheets tightly stopping her hands from touching him.. Closing her eyes she prayed this bad dream to get over..
After several minutes Shilpa felt his deep breath on her neck.. Instantly a relief was through her as she realized he was alseep.. Clearing her tears she push him on his back covering him with the sheets.. Quickly she got up from the bed and set down on the sofa and stared down at her trembling hands.. Tomorrow was surely going to be a bad day for both of them..

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Part 2:

Biting her lower lip she glanced at the clock impatiently walking from one side to another..Shilpa glanced at her typical black and green combo vest and shirt with a matching pencil skirt.. Nothing was helping to distract her mind from memories of last night continuously running in her mind.. His every single touch, every single moment was still fresh in her mind and it made her heart beat rise whenever she gave a thought on it.. With that Guilt rose in her heart like last night.. A guilt which was now a burden on her heart..
Shilpa glanced back expecting to see Armaan in Office but found her cabin empty.. Shaking her hear she glanced at her phone which started to ring.. Taking a seat she picked up the call massaging her head..
Shilpa : Hey mom...
Padam : Again a headache Shilpa.. ? Didint you sleep last night..
Shilpa tensed trying to cover up with a smile..
Shilpa : Mom ya .. I was just walking on some assignments..
Padma : You dont need to drown yourself too much in work.. You are taking way too advantage of your independence..
Shilpa groaned closing her eyes..
Shilpa : Mom Plzz not again lecture..
Padma : Ok Forget it where is Armaan..
Shilpa : I dont know..
Padma : What you mean you dont know.. ? Did you both fight..
Shilpa : No Mom.. Everything is fine..
Padma : You hide too many things Shilpa.. Why dont you comeback to me i miss you so much baby..
Shilpa sighed smiling at her words..
Shilpa : Mom I badly miss you too.. Anyways even i was thinking to come and meet you by taking a holiday..
Padma beamed happily..
Padma : Thats great Shilpa.. !! If So Do bring Armaan also along with you.. I miss him a lot..
Shilpa tried to protest when Padma cut the call leaving behind Shilpa helpless.. How can she explain to her mother.. She didint knew herself how much things might have changed between them.. As she woke up in morning he was gone from her apartment and still no sigh of him... And deep down in her heart the hurt rose as she realized he might be regretting everything now..

Hesitating for a minute Shilpa walked inside his cabin trying to act normal.. She took a seat infront of him passing a file..
Shilpa : I have gone through the assignment its done why not you sign it..
He looked up at her hesitantly , not able to form words..
Armaan : Ya sure i will..
Shilpa kept playing with her bracelet as the awkwardness among them grew with every passing minute.. Shilpa waited for him to speak.. Wishing he would remove the awkward feeling between them.. And ease away her nervousness.. But seeing his hesitancy she got up from her seat when he held her hand..
She looked at him surprised when he got up from his seat, taking her hand he led her to the sofa.. Shilpa set beside him and looked at his him while he kept staring down..
Armaan : Last night.. I dont even know how to say sorry to my behavior.. The way i behaved last night.. I have almost ruined the friendship between us.. I am so sorry Shona.. If i was in senses i wouldnt have ever crossed my limits..
Her heart squeezed hearing the words which she expected to hear from his mouth.. The same regret.. Trying to avoid the talk she passed a smile..
Shilpa : Forget it.. Lets not discuss about it.. Now tell me why were you so much upset that you got drunk ?
Armaan rubbed his forehead closing his eyes
Armaan : Sara and her problems.. We fought again..
Shilpa : Again.. What you mean again..
Armaan : She has been behaving weird from few days always irritated.. Always have a reason to fight with me..
Shilpa held her his hand when he passed a sad smile..
Armaan : Its Ok.. She will be fine again.. I will make up with her..
Shilpa : Thats good.. Make sure you do..
His eyes lit up as he held her hand excitedly facing her..
Armaan : I am actually planning to do something special for Sara.. Like a candle light dinner with slow dance.. What do you think..
She forced a smile on her lips nodding her head..
Shilpa : She will love it surely.. Umm I will go now i have work pending...
Shilpa got up when he held back her hand lightly pulling her towards him.. She gasped trying to steady herself while he passed his teasing grin..
Armaan : I have practiced a dance even.. Come on do a rehearsal with me...
Shilpa suppressed her laugh seeing his face..
Shilpa : Armaan.. WE are not going on Date.. Its you and Sara..
Armaan shrugged his shoulders pulling her close into a slow dance..
Armaan : Its ok.. I will do this after the date with Sara i will take you on a small date.. We will go and eat icecream..
She rolled her eyes when he started to dance taking her along with him.. Shilpa hesitantly moved her arms on his shoulder when his hands moved on her back..
It felt good to have a safe dance with him.. Slow dance in the silence it was peaceful.. But this wasn't meant for her.. She reminded herself continuously..
Armaan : Do you think she will like it.. ?
Shilpa gave a nod staring down at the floor..
Shilpa : Ofcourse..
Armaan glanced away as the memories of last night's events cameback on his mind.. Something was really strange about last night.. He realized.. It was hard for him to decide to regret or forget the awkward feeling which rose in heart..
Armaan : You are still mad at me.. ?
Shilpa : Shut up Armaan..
Armaan : Means you are still angry..?
Shilpa : No Armaan.. I am not Mad...
He shook his head making a face..
Armaan : Why do you always hide things from me.. Am telling you stay away from that Anjie she is brainwashing you..
Shilpa smiled hearing his words.. His phone rang bringing a halt to their dance..
Without looking back Shilpa left the cabin..

Shilpa packed her bag tiredly when suddenly Armaan walked inside her cabin.. He grabbed her arms and started to spin her..
Shilpa : Armaan stop it Leave me..
He steadied her and stared at her grinning.. Shilpa tried to speak when suddenly he drop into one knee infront of her stunning her to the core.. Shilpa gasped and stared at him in shock..
Armaan : I really Love you.. Will You Marry Me..
Her heartbeat rose as she stared at him outrageously... What was he saying.. Was he even in his senses..
Shilpa : Armaan.. What..
He got up and interrupted her words..
Armaan : Ohh one minute don't react so soon.. I was just practicing words..
Shilpa : Practicing.. ?
Armaan : Whatelse.. FINALLY.. !! I am going to propose Sara.. I think thats the best thing for us right now..
Her heart sank hearing his words.. As he hugged her happily she tried best not to break in tears.. Why was she feeling broken.. She knew this was going to happen... But this soon.. ?

Anjali kept working on her drawing as her phone rang..
Anjali : Yo Shilpu..
She kept down her pencil worried as she heard muffled cries from the other end..
Anjali : Shilpa.. Whats wrong baby.. Tell me.. ?
Shilpa : I am mad.. I knew thing was coming.. Still Anjie...
Anjali : Shilpa first of all stop crying and tell me clearly what happened..
Anjali sighed as Shilpa spilled out everything..
Anjali : THAT FREAK.. !! Seriously doesnt he get anyone else then you to experiment his love tactics.. ??
No answer came from her side.. Not even a protest.. At the point Anjali understood she was broken..
Anjali : Ohh Shilpa.. I know you are feeling bad.. But you knew right this was coming.. You dont have to cry on him.. Believe me...
Shilpa cleared her tears nodding.
Shilpa : I know i am overreacting..
Anjali sighed feeling sad for her..
Anjali : No Shilpa.. You are reacting how people who are in true love reacts..
Shilpa : I will brace myself Anjie.. Goodnyt i will meet you tomorrow..

Shilpa cut the call as tears again formed in her eyes.. Her heart was breaking as she found it hard to handle to reality.. She opened her eyes.. Mom.. Yes she could go back to her mother to brace herself for somedays.. It was the best option for Now.. With the thought and crying her heart out Shilpa drifted into sleep with a loneliness in heart..

She groaned as her phone rang continuously.. With a throbbing head she set up on the bed rubbing it softly.. She took the phone and spoke in a soft voice..
Shilpa : Heloo..
Her eyes grew wide hearing the talks from the other end.. She started to tremble as she gripped the phone tightly speaking in a mere whisper..
Shilpa : Armaan...

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Part3

Shilpa walked inside his apartment with a thudding heart.. As she heard his trembling voice on phone, while he spoke in a shaking voice she couldnt help but rush to him as soon as possible..The pain in her heart wasnt something important infront of the pain he was going through right now.. She made her way inside the his room and stood still for a minute staring at his back while he stood near the mirror.. But she couldnt see his face as she noticed glasses scattered around into pieces.. He might have broken it in anger.. This made her step back in fear for a moment.. His anger was something strange to her but whenver his anger overpowered it led to worse situations..
Feeling her presence behind he turned back facing her.. She gasped gripping the door for minute.. Stunned by seeing the vulnerable look on his face.. His face reflecting the pain he was going through..
Passing a bitter smile he spoke in a shaken voice..
Armaan : And she went away.. Truth is out.. She left me..
She walked towards him hesitatingly.. Not knowing what to say.. It stunned her when he informed her Sara broke up with him..
Shilpa : Armaan plzz just calm down..
Gripping his hair frustratedly he broke the vase near the table.. Shilpa moved back little surprised seeing his behavior.. This was strange and more bit of scary..
Shilpa : Armaan Plzz..
He shook his head as tears formed in his eyes..
Armaan : She left me so easily.. She left me for a bloody so called Modelling carrier.. How can she treat me like a timepass when i loved her so much..
Shilpa : Armaan.. You told you dont have problem with her carrier.. How..
He interrupted her words sitting down on the floor staring at the space..
Armaan : She says.. If she stays with me she cant get fame.. She says i am obsessed about her which can be a hurdle for her carrier..
She set beside him when he spoke in a sarcastic manner..
Armaan : She says she want to be a independent person..And Armaan Mallik you .. You want to control me..
She felt his pain.. His voice reflected how much pain was rising in his heart.. She held his hand speaking softly..
Shilpa : Armaan.. It was her decision not your fault..
Armaan : I have a big fault.. Very big..
She tried to protest when he looked back to her in painful tears..
Armaan : My biggest fault was to fall in love with her like anything.. I wasnt ready for this.. I still cant believe she left me..
She didint knew what to say.. Trembling a bit she spoke..
Shilpa : Armaan i understand..
He interrupted her words harshly..
Armaan : No u wont.. !! You wont ever Shilpa.. The day you love someone so badly you will understand my pain..
Her heart squeezed in hurt hearing his words.. She bit back her lips from crying.. How she wished he knew how much she loved him..
He glanced at her with regret whispering a small sorry.. She gave a silent nod when he hugged her trying to ease away the pain..
It was the very first day when he cried in her arms..She couldnt help but tear up seeing his condition.. He was going through the pain that she was going through from long time.. And she knew this was going to be a hard time..

One month Pass :

She stared at her own reflection in tears while putting a icepack on her forehead.. She gave a close look at the bump on her forehead which was swelling bad.. Fear and hurt rose in her heart as she gave a thought about the incident which occurred last night... One month had surely brought a big change to Armaan.. Gone was the caring smiling guy who was replaced by a angry frustrated man.. And adding to it violent and drunk , a new thing which she got to see last night.. It was the first time in her life he had hurt her and surely that had shaken her to the core..
Shilpa set on her bed trying to apply medicine when Anjali walked inside her room in anger..
Anjali : You didint go office..
Shilpa looked away biting her lips..She tried to cover the bump while passing a smile..
Shilpa : I... wasnt feeling well.. So
Anjali : Ohh cut the crap Shilpa... Just now Padma aunty called and told me u are definitely hurt... Now tell me what happened..
Shilpa stayed quiet while Anjali walked towards her and set beside her.. At once she noticed the ugly bump on her forehead.. Anjali gave a furious look at her..
Anjali : Its Armaan right...HE DID THIS..??
Shilpa trembled as the memories flashed back infront of her eyes..How she tried to help him while he was drunk.. And how he become violent while pushing her roughly towards the table..
Shilpa : He was... Last night he was badly drunk..
Anjali : That dosent mean that Jerk has to be ABUSIVE..!!
Shilpa : Anjie Plzz it was an accident.. And plzz stop shouting my head hurts..
Anjali sighed calming down her anger.. She took the first aid box and started to bandage the wound.. After finishing the dressing Anjali hugged her sadly..
Anjali : Shilpa plzz... Stop becoming too nice towards him.. After that So called Sara left he is day by day becoming a jerk.. Everyday drunk or involves himself in a fight..He has lost it Shilpa..
Shilpa shook her head sadly..
Shilpa : But i cant see him suffer Anjie..You know i love him a lot..
Anjali : Then what about you.. ? Arent you suffering..? Shilpa if you want to help him remind him you are still there.. Stop becoming nice and show him how wrong he is going.. Lead him to the correct path.. Enough of being kind now its time to become strong..
Shilpa stared at her intently listening to her words..For long time she set thinking about her words and instantly realized how wrong she is going..

Armaan set holding the steaming coffee in his hands while staring down at it lost in his thoughts.. Just then the door bell rang bringing him back to earth.. Frowning he got up from his seat and walked upto the door and opened slowly.. He narrowed his eyes as he noticed Shilpa who stood infront of him folding her arms..
Armaan : I badly want to stay alone right now..
Shilpa shook her head and pushed him away walking inside the living room.. Armaan let out a snort and closed the door following her in annoyance..
Armaan : Shilpa i already have a big headache for god sake Leave me Alone..
She turned back to him with tears and snapped back at him..
Shilpa : When will you stop being such a big jerk..
He stared at her taken back by her words.. Her lips trembled as she pointed towards the wound on her forehead..
Shilpa : Do you really think i deserve this..
He looked at her stunned as he saw the bumb on her forehead... Blur images formed in his mind reminding him of his behavior.. He looked at her in guilt and shame not able to say a word..
Shilpa spoke in a sarcastic manner clearing her tears..
Shilpa : Believe me i dont want to come and disturb you at all...But what can i do if you come every night drunk begging me to speak..You really think i can bear to see you suffer..
Silence grew between them as they stood facing eachother without speaking a word.. Shilpa sank in the sofa staring at the space trying to calm down her anger..
Shilpa : Since one month i have been trying to help you.. But today i have realized you dont want anyone's help Armaan..
He sighed walking towards her and set infront of her.. Armaan tried to touch her when she brushed away his hands in anger.. Not giving up he cupped her face making her face him..
Armaan : Shona..Believe me on this..I would never ever mean to hurt you.. If i had even an idea of what i was doing i would have stopped myself..I cant even dream of hurting you ever..
Her heart melted hearing his words..How much she yearned to see him back into his normal side.. Forgetting his mean and rude behavior showing his caring side.. The part she always loved about him.. Nodding her head she got up from sofa..
Shilpa : Its ok..Anyways i just came to tell you i am leaving..
He stood up stunned from a minute..
Armaan : Shilpa Plzz..Dont do this to me..
She tried her best to ignore the pain in his voice..
Shilpa : I am taking a holiday.. I am going back to meet mom in Kasauli..I..I just need a break..
Armaan : Shilpa.. I have no one else beside you..Plzz dont punish me..
She looked up in his eyes to see pain and sorrow in them...At once her heart went for him as she moved forward and hugged him tightly closing her eyes.. She felt him respond back as he hugged her back murmuring sorry... She rubbed his back consoling him when suddenly she felt his lips brush on her neck sending a jolt down her body.. At first she thought it happened accidentally.. But the very next moment she felt him brush light kiss on her neck making her gasp aloud.. Shilpa abruptly moved back feeling tensed and awkward while he looked at her stunned realizing what he was doing... Without a further word she moved away from him and walked upto the door to leave as soon as possible..

She didint expect him to follow her.. But he stopped her the very next moment as she was about to leave.. She narrowed her eyes when he passed a guilty look... She knew the look , the look which he always passed when he did mistakes..She waited him to say sorry but it never happened..
Armaan : When are you leaving ?
She looked at him curiously and spoke..
Shilpa : I am going Tomorrow.. Evening..
He hesitated a bit.. And then spoke...
Armaan : Uhh Shona i was thinking..Will you go out on a dinner with me tonight.. ?
She looked at him outrageously.. Did he even knew what he was saying..
Shilpa : Armaan..Stop speaking Nonsense.. Are you out of ur mind..
He shook his head passing a small smile..
Armaan : I am just trying to correct my behavior.. I know i have been a big mess this whole month.. I just want to correct things between us even..
Shilpa : And you think.. A date would do that... ?
Armaan : Well.. I was thinking to give a try.. Shona you have always helped me in bad times..Always beside me..Maybe we could..
She shook her head instantly.. She knew what he was trying to say.. No matter how much she wanted him she couldnt let it happen...
Shilpa : Armaan plzz.. The last thing i want right now is getting on a forced relationship with you..
He shook his head instantly protesting..
Armaan : No you are taking me wrong.. Shona you know how much i have loved Sara.. Its not easy to forget those moments.. I just want to have a good time with you.. Clear out my mind and enjoy for a while.. Like we used to do before..
Shilpa gave a thought for a minute understanding his words.. Surely a dinner cant do any harm.. She just prayed..
Shilpa : Ok fine..We will go on a date tonight.. I mean dinner..

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