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PART 61
After lunch and a quick nap, they were waiting in the hotel lobby for the driver to come.They were sitting on the sofa with Armaan reading a book and Riddhima playing some game on her phone. Yes, Armaan was reading a book. “Armaan ghar pai call karna tha. Hum toh bhool gaye,” Riddhima suddenly remembered. “Oh shit. Sab ghussa honewale hai. Chalo call karte hai,” He said.
Armaan dialed the number and the call was answered on the second ring. “Hello kaun?Riddhima? Armaan?” It was Ananya. He could make out from her voice that she was worried. “Ha Armaan bol raha hu,” He said. “Armaan, what is wrong with you both? Ek call nahi kar sakte kya tum dono? I know waha pai network ka problem hai but kisi pco se call toh kar sakte the na. Pata yaha sab log kitne tension mai hai? Tu toh hai hi nalayak par Riddhima ko bhi yaad nahi raha?” She rantedon. “Mom breathe,” Armaan chuckled. He understood that she was worried but there was no need for her to shout so much. He could hear her just fine. And she called him nalayak? Seriously nalayak? Nalayak?
“Hello Armaan? Awaz toh aa rahi hai na?” Ananya’s voice brought him out of histhoughts. “Ha aa rahi hai. Aur mom I know hum log bohot dur aaye hai par iska yeh matlab nahi hai ki aap itne zor se chillaye,” He joked. “Nalayak kahi ka.Yaha tension se meri jaan ja rahi thi aur tujhe mazak sujh raha hai?” She scolded him again.
“Sorry na maa,” He apologized. “Tu na phone Riddhima ko de tujh se baat karna hi bekaar hai,” She said. Armaan rolled his eyes and passed the phone to Riddhima who was standing beside him. “Tumhara na kuch nahi ho sakta. Hopeless,” She said before taking the phone. Armaan just smiled at her showing his teeth. Riddhima and Ananya chatted for a few minutes. Before ending the call Riddhima promised tha tthey would call again in the night because Muskaan was already missing them.After that Riddhima called at her home. She chatted with her mother and sister for few minutes before the driver arrived.
“Armaan yaad rakhna raat ko Muskaan ko call karna hai. She is missing us,” Riddhima said afterthey were seated in the car. They were going to the marine museum. “Raat ko?Time milega kya?” Armaan smirked at her. At first, she didn’t understand why he said that they won’t get time but then she looked at his face. Oh God! What is wrong with this man? “Armaan kya yahi sab chal raha hota hai tumhare sar mai?”She asked.
“Nahi. Aur bhi bohot kuch sochta hu na,” He said. “Aur kya?” She asked. Bhagwan madad karna pata nahi kya-kya sunne milega she prayed. “Mai sochta hu ki tumhe kabhi aur kaise-kaise satau. Phir Raool ko marne ke tareke sochta hu. Phir...” He was interrupted by Riddhima. “Bas-bas pata chal gaya tum kya sochte ho. Basically,you think about ways of troubling people,” “Not always. Aaj mai soch raha tha yeh jo itna time mila hai isse kaise spend kare,” He put his hand around Riddhima’s shoulder.
“Bas sochna hi. Okay,” Riddhima pushed his hand away. “Yaar tum na bore ho. Ladkiyon ko romantic partners chahiye hote hai aur yaha ek tum ho” Armaan pouted. “Kuch kadar hi nahi meri,” He wiped his fake tears. “Oye Mr.Nautanki aaj raat ko 9 baje terrace par aa jana,” Riddhima said. “Terrace par? Kyu?” He asked.“Surprise hai,” Riddhima told him. “Mere liye?” He asked excited.
Riddhima smiled seeing him this excited. “Nahi voh jo subeh bell boy aya tha na uske liye,” She decided to pull his leg. “Lucky him. Itni beautiful ladki ne uske liye surprise plan kiya hai,” He knew her better. He was sure she would say something like this so he decided to play along.
Damn. Mera hi game mujh par hi ulta ho gaya, she thought. “Hai na. Kitna lucky hai. Bellboy ko bolna aache se ready hoke time par aa jana,” She said. Armaan shook his head. “Ready hoke aa jaega. Don’t worry,”
After few minutes they reached the museum. There they got to see different marine animals. There were so many beautiful corals too. There was also a small shop where they bought souvenirs for everyone.
From there they went to the cellular jail. They reached the cellular jail in just 10 minutes. Riddhima really loved the city. It was so small and cute. The tourist spots were just 10-15 minutes away from each other.
They took a quick tour of the jail and the museum too. There was a light and sound show also. They bought the tickets and quickly took their seats. The history and importance of the place was shown through the light and sound show.
Armaan hardly watched it. Firstly, he was distracted by dark sky full of stars. When Riddhima pointed it out he said that they rarely got to see a sky full of stars back in Mumbai and that he could read about the place on the internet too. And secondly, he was really curious about the surprise.
He couldn't sit still. He would bug Riddhima every 2 seconds about the surprise. One time Riddhima hit so hard that he shouted. That caught the attention of the people sitting around them in spite of sitting in the corner most seats . Riddhima glared at him and he got back watching the show.