Karan open Armaan room to see the lights were on... He put his head inside to check what he was doing but seeing the sight in front of him, smile form in his face...Karan move inside to see Armaan laying on bed on his stomach... Laptop was left open with files around him... His head was over a file which he must be reading or checking... He must have slept while reading...
Karan couldn't help but smile seeing how Armaan was sleeping like a kid... His hair was a mess with some hairs coming over his board forehead... His mouth was left open a little... Armaan was in deep slumber not knowing his father was sitting next to him watching him sleep like a kid...
Karan was thinking those days when first Armaan came to his life and how he grow with the love of his and Nandini... They have so much memory with him and they never felt that they need another child because Armaan never make them feel that they need more kids... He is very friendly kid and well mannered boy...
Karan cares Armaan hair with all the love... He keeps watching him sleep peacefully as if nothing has happen... Karan felt bad to ignore his call all day but later his phone was off due to battery low...
'Sorry my baccha... I know I should have let u speak... But main kiya karta...Tum samajh hi nehi raha... Kash tum humhare saat ho aaj Nandini... Phir hum dono milke humhare Armaan koh samjhate...Aur woh khushi khushi haan karde...' Karan said looking at Nandini photo which was kept on side table of Armaan king size bed...
Karan drop a kiss on Armaan forehead and took the laptop and flies from the bed keeping it side table... Looking at Armaan one more time, he left the room after off the lights and on dim light...
GUPTA MANSION
RIDDHIMA POV START
After finishing dinner with Dad, Mom and Karan Uncle, I make an excuse saying I need to finish working on a file before I go to hospital the next day... I don't know why but I was feeling sad whenever I look towards Karan Uncle...
I never have dream that unknowingly I was hurting him with my parents whom have so much expectation from me and Armaan... Mom was trying to make me understand why they want this relation to work and I know they had so much confident on Armaan that he will never hurt their daughter...
I agree with them after meeting Armaan today but, I don't know what Armaan will think if I accept the relation... I was laying on the bed, looking at the ceiling as if suddenly I felt it more interest then anything else in this room...
It was just white color ceiling without anything design but I don't know why, my eyes were focus there from long time... My mind was busy thinking about what I have seen few hours ago when I reach to meet Karan Uncle after freshing up... I didn't mean to listen to their conversation but hearing Karan Uncle broken voice, I couldn't stop my self...
FLASHBACK START
After a cool shower, I got ready wearing a light blue salwar suit... I left my hair open because it was wet as I just wash it... As I don't get time in morning, I always wash my hair at night... Looking at myself in the mirror, I put some eyeliner and lip gloss before moving out from the room... I can hear two people talking and saw Dad with Karan Uncle and they were sitting on the couch...
As I came down, I saw Karan Uncle were sitting hiding his face... I was shocked to see he was crying as he move his hands away from his face... Tears were rolling down from his eyes and I felt bad for him... Don't know why, I just want to hear what they were talking about...
'Shanky, I don't know main ab kaise samjhaun us ladke koh...' I heard Karan Uncle said...
'Karan, don't worry... Woh jaldi samjhenge...' Dad said softly...
'Kab Shanky... Kab tak woh aise akele rahenge... Main jaanta hoon uske ek hi wish hai abhi... Lekin hum dono milke koshish kar raha hoon... Ground nehi milte toh kaise uske dream hospital banaenge hum... Main jaanta hoon woh Nandini se bohot zyada pyar karta hai... Main bhi bohot zyada pyar karta hoon Nandini se... Main sirf zinda hoon toh Armaan ke liyeh hoon... Jis din Nandini ne mere saat chod diya... Maine khud koh kaise sambhala hai main hi jaanta hoon... Sirf Armaan ke liyeh... Main nehi jaante mera waqt kab aayega lekin main yeh nehi chaahte tab mera waqt aaye main Armaan koh yaha akele chodke jaun... Main kabhi nehi chaahte woh mere tarah akela rehjae... Mere paas toh Armaan hai, lekin uske paas koan hoga...' Karan Uncle crying...
I felt someone stab my heart when I heard Karan emotional words which reach to my heart... I was thinking what I can do to make things better...
'Karan, Armaan bohot mature hai...Haan bas uske ek sapne ki wajahse woh apne life main settle nehi hona chaahte... Bas uske wajahse woh pareshan rehte hai aur rishte ke baare main sochte nehi...' I heard Dad saying after sometimes...
'Hmm, lekin aaj jo maine kaha uske baad pata nehi huva kiya karenge...I mean maine jaan bhujke woh baat nehi kaha mere muhse nikal gaya...' Karan Uncle said as he wipes his face...
'Kiya kaha ta tumne Karan...' Dad ask looking towards him...
When I hear Dad asking, even I wanted to know what Karan Uncle said to Armaan that makes him so much upset... I know Karan Uncle wasn't like a person to cry because he didn't cry this much when Nandini's death... I move down towards them but accidentally I hit my hand on the vase which was kept and it fall making the loud voice crashing it to piece's...
FLASHBACK ENDS
I stood up moving towards the window remembering what happen before the dinner... I felt restless thinking what Karan Uncle has said to Armaan... I just couldn't stop thinking about it and was feeling so much restless...
I was thinking how can I know what Karan Uncle was about to tell Dad... But at the wrong time, my hand was hit by the vase making it fall with a loud crashing voice... I look out from the window to the cloudy night which shows grey clouds as they hide the mood behind it... No stars were to be seen because of the grey clouds...
'Yeh mujhe kiya ho raha hai... Why I badly want to know what Karan Uncle must have said to Armaan... Ek baat toh sure hai ki main is rishte koh pehle se hi ek moka dena chaahti hoon... Lekin kiya Amaan chaahenge... Oh god... Ab main kaise yeh pata lagaun... Armaan koh bhi call nehi kar sakte main... Please god, help me... I don't know why but, I want to do this for Karan Uncle... He is a nice guy and kind hearted person...I m sure he loves me a lot... The way he always treated me, I feel I m his daughter... Yeh sach hai maine zyada use baat nehi ki... Na mili lekin, those few meetings he make me feel I have known him for ages and family to him... Main aisa kiya karun uske pareshani kam hojae... Kiya mujhe Armaan se baat karna chahiyeh...But what if he didn't agree... Kiya yeh tik hoga main uske badle use kuch de dun jo use bohot din ya saal se chahiyeh...Nehi nehi... Yeh tik nehi hoga... Oh god, I just hope koi toh raasta ho...' I close my eyes sending a prayer to god...
After standing near the window looking outside the sky for god knows how many minutes, I went back to bed thinking I should try and spend some more time with Armaan...
'Kiya pata tab tak Armaan bhi mujhe like kare aur woh bhi meri tarah is rishte koh ek moka dena ke liyeh tayyar hojae... Haan yehi sahi hoga... Lekin main kal use nehi mil sakte... Koi baat nehi Ridzy, kal nehi toh phir kabhi...Yaad haina tumne kiya kaha Armaan se... Kismat ne milna likha hota hai toh miljaenge phirse...' Unknowingly smile form in my lips, I felt happy thinking after all I might help Karan Uncle...
Wishing to meet Armaan soon, I hide under my comfort hugging my soft cushion cuddling to it as the sleep soon take over my eyes making it shut as the black color took around me...
RIDDHIMA POV END
MALLIK ENTERPRISE
Armaan was sitting in his cabin as files were open in front of him on the table around his laptop... His hands were moving on the keyboard as he kept typing trying to complete whatever he was doing in the laptop... Armaan PA Maya was standing near his chair as she was holding some files which Armaan had ask her to bring inside for him...
As Armaan was asking about him the project information he was doing at the moment, he felt Maya keep getting mute in each minute... Armaan try to ignore as thinking she was just like other girls who would go drooling over him when their eyes laid on him...
'Ms. Maya, aap mere saat kaam karne main interest nehi hai toh u may leave taking a big break...'Armaan got irritate with her gaze on him from last 20mins...
Till then Maya didn't respond to him, Armaan stop working over his laptop and look towards her to see her staring at him... Armaan shake his head as he stood up standing really close to her... Maya took a step back still not moving her gaze away from him...
'Ms. Maya, aapne suna maine kiya kaha...' Armaan asked...
'Haan Sir...' Maya said still under her trace...
Armaan was bearing him just the sake of Karan who had appointed him... Also he knows he can't kick the girl just because she stares him all day because she do her work which most of the time would be good but other times it would be the worst...
'Ms. Maya, U can leave...' Armaan said little louder then before which bring her back to the real world...
'Ji Sir...' She said leaving giving him last look before closing the door behind her...
'God, I just can't stand with these girls... Why don't they just get that I m not interest in any of them...' Armaan said as he went back to his work...
Soon it was lunch time and Armaan heard a knock... As Armaan was still busy with his work, without checking who it was, Armaan ask to come in...
'Hey Buddy... Itna zyada kaam kyun kar rahe ho...Kahin tera shaadi fixed toh nehi huva jo uske pehle tu sab kuch complete karna chaahte ho...' Guy same age of Armaan came inside and sit in front of him as he look at him with so much interest...
'Tum yaha bakwaas karne aaye ho toh tum jaa sakte ho Rahoool...' Armaan said not looking away from his laptop...
'Main bhi yaha MD ke post pe hoon Armaan... Main bhi kaam karta hoon lekin time par khaana khana padta haina... Nehi toh aise kaam kaise karenge...' Rahul Grewal said as he sit straight resting his arm on the table...
Armaan stop typing as he look towards Armaan with a grin of his face... Armaan shake his head and Rahul knows it wouldn't be easy to drag him out from the office when he was working so busily over some project...
'Armaan, chalo na... Aaj main tujhe treat dunga... Tujhe pata hai, Muskaan bohot din se complain kar rahi hai tum aajkal humhare saat kahin pe bhi nehi jaate...' Rahul said...
Rahul is married to Muskaan Chadda know known as Mrs. Muskaan Rahul Grewal... She is doctor who works in Sanjeevani Hospital... Hearing Rahul complain, Armaan shook his head looking towards him... Armaan knows he was saying the truth but hearing Muskaan Armaan remember something as Riddhima's name came to his mind...
Armaan knows Muskaan was a doctor and work in Sanjeevani means she will know Riddhima who works in the same hospital... When Armaan sit like a statue not moving in his chair, Rahul stood up clearing his throat...
'Are u gonna come or should I bring her one day to make her teach a lesson to you for not spending time with us...' Rahul said with his one brow up...
'Main kuch soch raha ta Rahul... Muskaan toh abhi hospital main hogi right...' Armaan asked he move his eyes on laptop screen while his mind was on Rahul...
'Yeah, y u r asking...' Rahul asked...
'Lunch time bas shuru hone wala hoga uske liyeh right...' Armaan asked again...
'Haan baba... Tu toh aise bol rahe ho pehle tum nehi jaante...' Rahul said...
'Great... I was thinking why don't we visit her in hospital and we can have lunch together in cafe... What say...' Armaan ask getting all excited...
Only Rahul didn't know why Armaan suddenly wants to visit Muskaan in hospital because he always wanted to avoid hopsital and the smell around the place... Rahul keep staring at Armaan who stood up closing his laptop and collecting the papers putting it into the files and keeping it one side neatly... Seeing Armaan action, Rahul smell that something was cooking in Armaan mind...
'Tu itni jaldi kaise maan gaye mere saat jaane ke liyeh... Woh bhi hospital...' Rahul asked...
'Main sab kuch tujhe bataunga... Lekin tumhe aur Muskaan dono koh...Chalo jaldi... Nehi toh Muskaan ki break khatam hojaenge...' Armaan said pulling Rahul along with him while he make their way out from the office...
IN SANJEEVANI HOSPITAL
Riddhima was sitting with her friends enjoying her lunch... Muskaan and Nikki were Riddhima's two best friend and Abhi, Nikki's fiance was also a good friend of Riddhima... Riddhima knows Muskaan husband Rahul who works in a big company... But she had never met him much as he rarely come to meet her in the hospital...
Riddhima was being quiet as Nikki and Muskaan were talking about some fashion show which took a few days before... Riddhima wasn't interest so she wasn't saying anything while they carry on... Muskaan mobile vibrate which was next to her... Nikki let her attend the call and look at Riddhima who was playing with her food...
'Kiya huva Ridzy... Tum khana kyun nehi kha rahi...' Nikki asked...
'Kuch nehi... Main bas kuch soch rahi ti...Ek baat poochun Niks...' Riddhima asked thinking it would be better to take their opinion as her mind was filled with so much questions...
Nikki look towards Riddhima with questions in her eyes... Muskaan by the time end the call and joins them...
'Rahul, he is stopping by here... With one of his friend who is the boss of his company...' Muskaan inform...
'Oh, So Ridzy tum batao... Kiya poochne wali ti tum...' Nikki said after listening to Muskaan and turning towards Riddhima...
'Kiya poochna ta Ridzy koh...' Muskaan asked...
'Actually, mujhe tum dono se kuch baat karni hai... Kinda of advice chahiyeh...' Riddhima said...
'Okey shoot...' Muskaan said...
Riddhima think for a while if it would be a good thing to share with them or hide that it is related to her family and Armaan family... Then she thought it wasn't necessary to tell them the name so she got ready to speak...
'Woh meri ek collage friend hai jo mujhe bohot din baad mili... She is in a problem and use meri help chahiyeh to clear some confusion...' Riddhima started...
Nikki and Muskaan keep quiet letting Riddhima to continue as she stop looking towards them... When they didn't ask any questions, Riddhima continue...
'Uski Dad ne use ek ladke se milne bheja hai... They like each other but neither of them was ready to get settle down yet... Uski Dad aur woh ladke ka Dad friends hai aur us ladki koh pata chala why the boy father wants him to get married and settle down...' Riddhima said...
'If they both like each other, why don't they give a try...' Nikki said...
'Niks is right Ridzy... I mean ek moka dene se kiya chala jaenge... If they think they can't go along with each other, they can tell their parents... I m sure their parents will understand...' Muskaan said...
Riddhima was thinking the same but she knows she don't have much time... She can't see Karan Uncle sad and being worried for his son...
'So u mean, they should try to date and so on... But she said their parents want them to get engage... Shaadi baad main bhi kar sakte hai...'Riddhima said...
'Haan toh ismain sochne ki kiya baat hai... Maybe they want to get them engage so they feel girl and boy would try to make it work...' Nikki said...
'And trust me Ridzy... Aise rishte main end main aisa hi hota hai ki ladka ladki always fall badly in love with each other... Ab mujhe aur Rahul koh dekho... We met by chance, fight like cat and dog but end up fall in love with each other badly and madly that we are happy married...' Muskaan said...
'Nice example Muski...But I agree with her Ridzy... Tell ur friend just give a chance... I mean woh us ladke se baat kare... Try and know each other more...' Nikki said...
Riddhima didn't say anything and just keep thinking about this... She was thinking to call Armaan but she don't know how to start the conversation... She was very new to all this and she don't know what Armaan would be thinking about her if she calls him...
'Hey Ladies...' Before Riddhima could ask anything more, Rahul joins them...
Riddhima look at him with a smile but soon it faded seeing who was next to him... 'Armaan...' his name escape from her mouth before she could hold it...
With Love,
Rihoohaws...