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Slowly, I took my steps back - Away from Armaan and Nuts.
Part 9: You, Me aur Tanhaye..
I slowly walked back to the tent, Rested my head on my pillow.
A tear just flowed down my eyes. WHY?
Not because Armaan-Nuts are together but because I was angry on myself.
I was losing myself - Ridhima is not so vulnerable and that too front of a guy. Never! But why does it happen when Armaan is front of me? That's so not me!
I was introduced to so many new feelings in last few days..which I never felt before. Couldn't figure out what's happening to me.. Or maybe I just didn't want to figure out.
I closed my eyes and avoided thinking about all this..But couldn't sleep.
Just before morning I fell asleep.
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I woke up.. looked at the watch - 11:30 AM
I sprang up and looked around but found no one to be seen.
Where did they go?
"Nuttts?"
"Jooo?"
"Nikkk!"
I went out and called out their names, looking all around the place and searching for them.
But didn't find anyone.
Finally, I took the name of the person who I didn't wanna find - "Armaaan??!"
"Kise ne mujhe yaad kiya?" I heard Armaan's voice
I looked up and found him sitting on the branch of a tree.
"Sab kaha hai?" I asked him
"Ghar chale gaye!" He coolly said, clicking pics of a bird on the tree
"Aise kaise chale gaye? Mujhe chod ke??" I wondered
He threw me a note. I opened it and read.
'Hey Ridzy,
Sorry I need to rush back home..Got some important work.
You are sleeping now so not disturbing you.
But Armaan will drop you back home safely.
See you at home.
-Nuts'
I felt how a child feels when her parents leave her with a kidnapper. Armaan is not bad as a kidnapper but he is not Good..either?!
I was almost in tears.
"NUTS AISE KAISE MUJHE CHOD KE JAA SAKHTE HAI?" I yelled
He closed his ears "Drama club bandh karo aur agar Madam ji ka beauty sleep ho gaya ho tho CHALE?" He jumped down from the tree and lifted his bag
"TUMARE SATH? KABHI NAHI!" I said, folding my arms
"Kyun baby ko mujse darr lagta hai?" He asked, playing with my chin
"Darr? Tumse? BADA GHATIYA JOKE THA!" I said, pushing his hand
"Ek jawaan ladka + Ek not so khobsurat ladki + Akele akele junglo mein = Darrne ki baat.. Hai na?" He asked, to irritate me
I made a disgusted face "Just go!" I walked back to the tent
"Sooch lo..Abhi time hai? Main 30 tak genoga.. aana hai tho ah jao varna" He said, opening his car door
"Marr jaogi par tumare sath nahi aaogi" I said, stubbornly
"Fine then marr jao.. R.I.P." He sat in his car and went away.
He actually â left â ME â and went away?
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I packed my bags grumbling about my useless friends.
"Isolated place mein ek bechari ladki ko akele chod ke chale gaye sab ke sab! Huh!
Bechari ladki? No..I'm not some bechari. I'll find my way."
I lifted my bag and kept walking..looking for a taxi.
But only cars were passing by.
A man stopped his car "Lift?" He asked me
"Ummm" I thought â Stranger se lift lena danger to nahi hoga? "No Thanks!" I said and continued walking for more than an hour but the isolated road was not coming to an end.
I was so tired. I just sat down between the road.. Suddenly, some bikers were passed by.
They didn't ask me for lift..Nor did I ask.
But a boy stopped his bike and starred at me in a weird way. I felt uncomfortable.
I started taking quick steps and walking away.
I felt as if someone was following me â One of those boys? Oh No!
I got scared and started walking even more faster but the guy following me walked even more faster.
"No Ridzy, don't get scared..You are a strong girl... You've been trained in karate for 3 months in school? Remember? Now It's the time to use the karate skills..." I told myself
I turned and with full force punched the person who was following me before seeing his face then I looked up at him
And He was none other than ------------- Armaan!
"Aa..a..Arman?? Tum yaha? I was shocked yet happy on seeing him
He didn't say anything.. He was still in a shock state cos of my punch.
"ARMANNN!!" I hugged him, felt a sense of relief and safety.
"Pahele varr phir pyaar..Ajeeb ladki!" He spoke to himself, confused "Dekhti nazuk ho par kafi dum hai !! '' He said, surprised
"I am sorry.. maine soocha koi gunda hai. '' I apologised for the punch
"GUNDA!!!??..but why would a gunda follow you?? Tumhe khud ke bare mein kitne galathfemmi hai?" He said, rolling his eyes
"WHAT?" I asked, confused
"Gundo ka bhi apne choice hote hai..Saare Delhi ke hot babez ko chodd ke.. Gunda tumara peecha karenga?? You must be kidding Uhahaha" He laughed on his own stupid joke
"Tho tum kyun karr rahe the mera peecha..Hot babez ko chod ke??" I questioned him
"Armaan Malik girls ka peecha nahi karta.. Wo tho main bass Umm.. actually" He tried to think of an answer "AHHH" He touched the punch mark on his cheeks "It hurts" He changed the topic
"I am really very sorry" I said, feeling guilty
"Basket..Sab blackout ho raha hai..Mujhe kuch dekh nahi raha.. Lagta hai tumare uss punch ne mere dimag ke wires ko hila diye" He said, shaking and feeling dizzy
"Armannn???" I got worried.
I touched his cheeks where I had punched him "Ab main kya karo?" I couldn't think of a medical remedy to help. I sat between the road and made him sleep on my lap "Ankhen bandh karo aur rest karo.. You will feel better" I said.
He rested on my lap making some weird sounds in pain.
After 2 mins
"Are you feeling better?" I asked, worriedly
"NO Its like I can feel the blood from my cheeks rushing to my brains.. My brains are just gonna burst any moment and I can go mad" He said, in a panic
"Armnannn?? Doctor? Should I call a doctor.. But yaha doctor kaha milenga? What should I do? OMG help me someone" I went all panic.
Suddenly, He started laughing and stood up all fit and fine "Tumhe kya soocha tumare itne adha kilo punch se main marr jaoga?" He said, raising his eyebrows wickedly.
I was relived but then "Tum natak karr rahe the?" I asked, angrily
He nodded YES "Tit for tat!" He said "Tum bhi tho natak karr rahe thi..Fake concern" He added
"Natak??" my heart slipped for a second "Yeh natak nahi tha..I really" -Care for you! I was gonna say but I choose not to complete my sentence
"Whatever" He yawned "Chale" He said, and opened his car door.
This time without any argument I went and sat in his car.
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"Sorry sweetheart but aaj ke liye tumhe bhi mere tarha iss Basket Ball ko tolerate karna hoga!!" He started speaking to his car.
I rolled my eyes.
I turned on the radio..And I felt like the song on the radio was speaking to me.
~ Jab kisiki taraf dil jhukne lage
Baat aakar zubaan tak rukne lage
Aankhon aankhon mein ikraar hone lage
Bol do agar tumhein pyaar hone lage~
I looked at Armaan..He looked back at me.
Err..I turned off the radio.
"Kya yeh gheste pethe gane" Armaan said, and put on some head banging music.
Hearing that music.. I felt brain dead.
"Bandh karo yeh shor!!!" I closed my ears and turned off the music.
He turned it on.
I turned it off.
He turned in on.
And suddenly, the car stopped.
Armaan tried to start the car but it didn't.
"Tum ho hi mere liye bad luck!!" He grumbled at me
He got down and tried to repair his car but he couldn't repair it.
"Damn" He banged his sweetheart car in anger
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We started walking in search of a mechanic..But We were still in a isolated place.
Mechanic tho kya..Insaan bhi nahi dekh rahe the.
And to make it worst â It started raining.
"Na tum meri car mein beth the aur na meri sweetheart bura mann ke bandh hoti" Armaan said
"Meri wajhe se nahi..Tumare uss freako music ke wajhe se car bandh ho gayi" I argued
We kept walking and blaming each other for the situation we had landed in.
I saw a huge tree - shade. I ran there to cover my head from the pouring rain.
I was all wet and shivering cos of the chill.
Armaan came and stood near me.
We both stood in silence..starring at the pouring rain.
Armaan just cant keep quiet so
He started whistling some song tune.
I stared at him.
His whistle got stuck and turned into a cough.
"Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si... Sarr gela hai..Than bheega hai.. Uska koi pheg bhi dila hai..Mili ek ajnaabi se koi aaghe na peeche.. Tum hi kahu yeh koi baat hai?" He started singing
"Chup nahi reh sakhte?" I asked
"Tumhe tho mere harr baat se problem hote hai!" He said, and went and stood far from me.
I looked at him â Armaan, I've no prob with you.. but I've prob with what I am when I am with you. I told him in my mind.
He started drinking â Alcohol
I'm sorry I was wrong..He was right.. I've a prob with him. Serious prob!
"Haww! Tum phir se drink karr rahe ho?" I asked, widening my eyes
"It's brandy..You wanna try?" He offered me
"Stoppp it.. Gimme the bottle" I said
"So you wanna drink tooo? Whaoo ho" He said, surprised
"NO, I wanna break the bottle on your head." I said, irritated
"Meri bottle pe buri nazar math dalo... Doorrr raho" He said, and continued drinking
"I don't drink, OK!" I said, with a straight face
He laughed "Tell me something new.. Tum kya peyongi tied up chicken" He teased me
I felt challenged..I pulled the bottle and started drinking non-stop.
Armaan stared at me "Stop ! There's a art of drinking...Itne fast peeyongi tho.."
"THO?" I stopped drinking after finishing half the bottle
"Thooo...let's see kya hota hai" He looked at me curiously
"Kuch nahi hota..Dekha I'm absolutely fine." I showed him standing straight.
Next moment, everything started blurring. I felt dizzy and my eyes started watering.
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"What's soo funny?" I asked Armaan and tried to balance myself on my two feet.
"Look at you!" Armaan pointed a finger at me at started laughing. He went back and tripped on a stone and fell down.
"Now that's funny!" I started laughing at him
He made a grumpy face..and made me trip and fall down too.
I fell on top of him.
Girl + Boy + Rain + falling on each other + eye contact = total filmy scenario â My dizzy mind calculated.
Armaan looked at me intensely. I felt conscious.. and tried to get up but slipped back on top of him. I looked back in his eyes.
And the moment got paused.
~Asmaani rang ho
Pyar ki boond ho
Roshni ho dhoop ho
Chahaton ki gunj ho~
"Oye hoye Basket..Aise hi dekhti rahogi tho tumhe mujse pyaar ho jayenga" He said, coming back in his filmy mode
"Tho hone do" I said, getting carried away by the moment
~Mera izhaar tu
Mera iqraar tu
Pyaar hi pyaar tu, Tu zindagi~
Next moment, He pushed me away.
"Dekho..Main janta ho main irresistible ho but ladki hone ki naate..You need to control yourself" He said, making a forced innocent face
Grrr..I got up and started walking. I couldn't walk straight as I was still feeling dizzy in my head.
"Kaha jaa rahe ho?" He asked
"Kahin bhi..Bass tumse dooor" I yelled
"Byeee" He waved his hand
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I walked some distance and turned to find him following me.
"You are following me!?" I asked him
"In your dreams! Main tho bass evening walk karr raha ho" He said
I saw a small old Church.
"Follow me!" I said and walked inside the Church
"I'm not gonna follow you.." He said, and followed me
We entered the church!
"KOIII HAIII... ARRREEE KOI HAI YAHAAA" He screamed
"Shhh" I put my finger on my lips
"Ok Shhh" He keeps both his finger on his lips.
"It's so beautiful" I said, looking at the interiors of the Church
"Thank You" He replied
"Tum NAHI!" I said and kneeled down to pray
"What are you doing?" He asked
"Tum bhi pray karo" I told him
"Nah" He said "Aayushmani bhava..yane tumne jo maanga wo tumhe mill jaye" He extended his hand and blessed me
"Tum chup rahoge tabhi tho main mangogi" I said
He kept quiet for once and let me pray but he continued to stare at me.
I turned his head..Making him look straight and not at me.
"I Do!" He said
"What" I wondered
"Do you? Do you accept Armaan Malik as your lawfully wedded husband yane Pati Parmeshwar?" He asked me
"I do" I said, dreamily
"So now we are husband and wife" He said and the Church Bell rang "Whaooo..heard that? Confirm bhi ho gaya!" He said, with a big smile
"Tum pagal ho.." I smiled a little more.. Not getting irritated on him this time
"And now...You may kiss the bride... Come to me, Ridddhima!" He said, holding my hand
"OMG! Armaan, stay far." I said and finished my prayers and ran away from Armaan.
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I came back on the road and started walking. Thankfully it had stopped raining by now.
"Wait yaar" Armaan yelled from behind but I didn't stop.
He caught me and pulled my hand.
"Stand here" He ordered and picked a chocolate paper from the road..Curled it and made a ring out of it..
"I dont know yeh kab hua.. kaise hua..etc etc But All I know is I wanna fight with you forever... a little more than all the usual husbands and wives" He said
I rolled my eyes with shock. Is he gone mad? Or Is he drunk?
"I will love you also more than all husbands.. and I will flirt with you even when u are 99yrs old.. Tumare Kasam!!!!!!!!!!!" He swore by my head
I smiled but tears filled my eyes
"Will you be mine?" He asked
"Armaan?" I tried finding words to answer him
Yes! Yes! Yes! My heart said
No! No! No! My mind yelled
He put the chocolate paper ring in my finger.
"I love.." - you Armaan. I was gonna say it but He said "I love you sooo much, Nuts!"
And I was again crashed into reality.
"When we get back.. finally I'm gonna official propose Nuts! Let me rehearse one more time.." He said and took my hand and started proposing again.
My emotions over took my senses and made me go deaf.. I couldn't hear what he was saying nor could I understand.
Tears begin to flow down my eyes..I turned and started walking again..Trying to hide my tears from him
He turned me around and saw me crying "Hey..What happened to you?" He questioned with shock expression
"Are you blind or cant you can't see? Or yeh sab tum jann pochke karte ho mujhe tang karne ka new tactics hai na tumare?" I pushed him, getting angry "You have no feelings.. bass mazak karna jaante ho..Everything is not fun OK. But What do I care? I dunno why.. but I do care for you... You know, jab tum kehte ho ke tumse koi pyaar nahi karta tho mujhe kitna hurt hota hai.. Because koi pyaar kare na kare but..I really.." â Love You! I again didn't complete my sentence.. as I realised It's stupidity opening my heart like a book front of a insensitive guy.
He just stared at me as if he saw a ghost.
"I really..What? Complete your sentence!" He ordered, with a straight face
"I really hate you" I said
He pulled me close to him
"But I..."He paused, and starred in my eyes with his red-shot eyes "I Love" He said, softening his expression.
With his every word my heart beat increased
"I love..." He repeated but even he couldn't complete his sentence.
He left me and nodded NO to himself and kept battling with his thoughts. He looked back at me with a blank expression and walked away.
I was left standing alone, confused as usual.
To be continued...
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~Ritu~
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