Continuation of previous chapter :-

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" ARMAAN !!!!! "

A loud shriek turned everyone's attention to the entrance of the cafe. Gang looks at Riddhima standing there with shock and gets panicked while armaan will be looking down clenching his fists controlling his anger.

Riddhima runs towards armaan in a swift motion and stops when she looks at the blood on the table and floor. She looks at his hand from where blood is oozing out and tears flows from her eyes seeing him hurt.

" Armaan......" She whispers walking close to him but he doesn't look at her.

She takes his bleeding hand in her hands and looks at his blood filled hand . Tears from her eyes fall in his palm making him look at her. His features soften and gets worried seeing riddhima crying.

" Armaan.....kitna khoon beh Raha hai......itni chot kaise lagi hai tumhe?....... Yeh kaise harkatein karte rahte ho tum ? Tum itni laaparwaah kaise ho sakte ho armaan?......." Riddhima rants in panic and Armaan will be just staring at her with bloodshot eyes and tears in it.

" Yeh Sab kaise hua?" Ridz asks looking at him crying.

" Ridzy galthi se glass toot gayyi aur armaan ko lag gayyi." Anji lies to her and ridz looks at her not believing.

" Arey yeh Sab chodo , bulbul jaake pehle apple ko Patti laga lo,bahut khoon beh Raha hai." Says nana who reaches behind riddhima.

T gasps when she heard bulbul. Now she came to know that this girl is bulbul whom armaan loves. She just watches them stunned.

Riddhima drags him fastly out of the cafeteria and goes towards his cabin while armaan just let her drag him calmly. Gang with panic and interns with curiosity follows them.

Armaan and Riddhima goes into his cabin. She runs to the cabinets for the first aid box and comes to armaan making him sit on the couch there. She bends and kneels on the floor taking his hand in hers.

Gang comes to the them and stands by the glass door trying to peek in hovering over each other. Interns stood far away from them and looks at the gang with wide eyes when they saw them peeking into the Hitler's cabin.

She dresses his hand not caring to wipe her tears which are flowing continuously and Armaan just stares at her actions. He moves his free hand to her face and wipes her tears away. She looks at him tears spilling out of her again which are stabbing his heart.

" Riddhima, please don't cry."

" Armaan...... Yeh sab kaise hua?"

" Bataaya na.....galthi se ho Gayya."

" Tum aur mein acche se jaanthe Hain yeh Sach nahi hai."

" Leave it."

He says and looks away with anger.

" No,tell me."

She pressurise him staring at him.

"Maine kaha na riddhima chod dho, koi farak nahi padtha."

He looks at her and glowers at her.

She flinches but she does not give up.

" Farak padtha hai !!! "

She shouts standing up from her place and he just looks at her eyes filled with tears.

" Mujhe farak padtha hai Armaan. Tum aise gusse mein aake kudh ko chot pahunchaathe ho.....aur tum chaahthe ho ki mein aise hi jaane Doon tumhe.......tumhe dard mein dekh Kar mein chup kaise rah sakti Hoon?.......bolo armaan."

She shouts at him again with tears which made him even more angry.

" Chup kyun ho? Bolo armaan........ Kyun hurt karte rahte ho tum kudh ko?.......Kya chupa rahe ho tum mujhse?"

Riddhima asks him softly with fear and concern.

" Tum chupa rahe ho sach, mein nahi."

Armaan says with anger standing up from couch and she looks at him confused.

" Kya?"

" Tumhaare zindagi mein Kya Kya hua hai riddhima mere chale jaane ke baad?"

He says deadly looking into her eyes and she looks down.

" You want me to tell ? or Will you say by yourself?"

He looks at her but she turns away.

" Apna mooha mat phero tum riddhima...... Ab waqt aa Gayya hai sachaayi ka."

Armaan says making her turn by gripping her arms tightly and she looks at him with fear. While gang looks at them tensed as they couldn't hear anything.

" A.Armaan.....m.mein....tum........"

" Are you and Sid divorced?"

Armaan hisses at her coming straight to the point and she nods her head in yes unable to speak anything out of fear.

" Tumne mujhe bataaya kyun nahi?"

"....."

He sighs and she looks down.

" Tumhaare zindagi mein itna sab kuch ho gayya hai aur tumne mujhe bataana zaroori nahi samjha......samaj aa Raha hai mujhe ki mein tumhaare zindagi mein meri kitni maahina hai."

" Nahi Armaan aisa kuch nahi hai."

" Toh kaisa hai riddhima?"

" Tum jaanthe tum mere liye Kya ho armaan iss tarah kudh ko kam mat samajna."

" Agar aisa hai toh ,tumne mujhe bataaya kyun nahi?"

" Kyun ki mein nahi jaanthi ki tumhe kaise bataao aur mein bas sahi waqt ka intezaar Kar rahi thi."

" Aur sahi waqt kab aayega riddhima?"

" Armaan....."

" Nahi Sach toh yeh hai ki tumne mujhe bataana zaroori nahi samja kyun ki mein tumhaare liye kuch bhi nahi hoon.....hai na? Tumhaare behene,tumhaare family,tumhaare dost sab jaanthe hai yeh baat Siva mere......kyun ki mein itna important nahi Hoon tumhaare life mein ki tum mujhe bataa dho."

" I don't have any importance in your life that you could tell me what happened in your life and how much  pain you are going through."

Armaan shouts at her and walks to the door and looks back at her who will be crying while gang runs away from the door and stands little far away from his cabin.

" Armaan..... Aisa kuch nahi hai.....Please Meri baat suno......" Riddhima pleads him.

" Mujhe ab kuch nahi sunna hai....."

He stomps out of the cabin angrily without looking at anybody. Interns gets frightened looking at him all red and furious. Gang looks at him worried and looks at riddhima.

" Armaan suno Meri baat......please armaan......aisa kuch nahi hai.......armaan please........."

Riddhima shouts running behind him but no use he already stormed out of hospital. Gang looks at her crying and shouting Armaan's name and runs towards her.

" Ridz!!!"  "Di !!!"  " Ridzy !!! "

They all shout and reaches her to stop her from running out.

" Di.....armaan ko rokh lo na..... please....."

" Shilpa woh mujhe galat samaj Raha hai......"

" Ridzy......ridzy......chup ho jao......sab teek ho jaayega....." Muskaan says and hugs her tightly rubbing her back.

" Woh bahut gusse mein hai......mujhe bahut dar lag Raha hai Muskaan."

She says sobbing onto her shoulders. Her friends heart clenches seeing her crying like that and guilt overtakes them as it is happening because of them.

Riddhima suddenly looks towards the exit with fear and panic.

" Guys , woh bahut gusse mein hai..... aur jab woh gusse mein hota hai toh, saara gussa driving pe dikhaata hai aur kudh ko chot pahunchaata hai...... Rahul,Atul tum dono jao na uske peeche aur dyaan rakhna usse kuch na ho please........"

Riddhima says with tears.

" Ok hum chalthe hai par tum Rona band karo aur inn logon ke saath Ghar jaake aaraam karoge ,teek hai?"
Rahul asks her holding her shoulders and she nods to him wiping her tears.

" Nana aap inn ko leke Ghar chale jaayiyeh hum armaan ko dekhthe hai."
Atul says to nana who nods and looks at his bulbul who will be crying.

" Bulbul tum tension mat le,tum jaante ho na usse gussa aata hai toh aise hi koi Ulta seedha Kaam karta hai aur jab gussa tandha ho jaayega na toh Tere aage peeche goomtha rahega maafi ke liye..... Aisa pehli baar thodi hua hai humesha aisa hi toh hota hai. Tum ready rahna apne nakre dikhaane ke liye aur itni aasaani se  maaf mat karna apple ko."

Nana says in his usual tone which lightens the atmosphere as everyone laughs . Riddhima also smiles to his words and remembering those beautiful days. Interns stood wondering not knowing what happened but they felt bad as they saw both armaan and riddhima crying.

Rahul and Atul goes behind armaan. Nana, Muskaan and Riddhima goes back to home while Shilpa, Anji and interns stays in the hospital to complete their and other's unfinished work.

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" Di, humne sahi Kiya Kya armaan ko bataake?"

" I don't know."

" Humaare wajah se unn dono ke beech ladaayi Hui hai."

" Yeah,mujhe bhi bhoora lag rahi hai."

" I hope Di aur armaan teek hai"

" Yeah Me too. "

"But what we could do, we have done this to make things easy between them."

" But things got backfired. Ridzy toh kuch bataayegi hi nahi usse, isiliye hum logon ko involve ho na pada."

" Ha di, sahi galat hum kuch nahi jaante Hain,humne Jo bhi Kiya un dono ke liye Kiya hai."

" Hmm......right. Chalo Ghar chal ke ridzy ko dekhna hai aur armaan ka bhi wait karna hai."

" Chalo Di."

" But I don't leave armaan so easily once things get back again. I and Muskaan will take a serious class on him regarding his anger issues. How can he just storm away like that leaving us all behind worried to hell ?"
Anji says in anger gritting her teeth while Shilpa laughs and they make their way to home.

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Riddhima will be sitting on the couch in the living room with eyes on the main door and Muskaan will be in the kitchen making food while nana will shouting for the food.

" Arey oh sherni, kitni der lagaaogi khaana banaane mein, dho ganto se kitchen mein padi rahi ho abhi Tak katam nahi hua hai Kya.....bahut bhook lagi hai." Nana shouts at Muskaan sitting on the dining table.

" Agar itni hi bhook lagi hai toh.....aake khud banaa lijiye.....mujhe toh time lagega kyun ki har Roz thodi mein khaana banaati hoon." Muskaan shouts angrily from the kitchen.

" Ab Tak Jo bhi banaa hai mere mooh pe maar do,zor se bhook lag hai."
Nana shouts going inside the kitchen.

" Nana aapko bhook lagi hai toh jaake kisi aur ka dimaag khaayiyeh Mera mat khaana, already Mera dimaag phati jaa rahi hai aur uper se aap mujhe tang Kar rahe hai." Muskaan hisses at nana throwing away the spoon.

" Haaye.....bhagwaan.....yeh Kya haalat bana rakhi hai kitchen ki !!!! apple aake dekha toh Tera Kaam tamaam hoga." Nana says shocked looking at the dishelved kitchen state with angry Muskaan glaring at him.

" Tum dono lad kyun rahe ho? Oh my God!!! Yeh sab Kya hai?" Anji shouts at them shocked.

" Yeh Jo khadi hai na yaha pe, khaana banaane ki khoshish Kar rahi thi par poora kitchen ko thaba Kar baiti hai."
Nana accuses Muskaan who will be trying to mix the flour.

" Nana!!!"

" Muskaan!!!"

" Anji!!!"

" Di!!! "

" Shilpa !!! "

They all look at each other and sighs.

Shilpa insists that she will cook while  Muskaan and Anji starts cleaning up the mess she had created. Nana will be giving tips how to make curry tasty to Shilpa who will be smiling and continues to cook.

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" Ab toh khaane ke liye kuch dedo.....bhook ke maare mar jaaunga mein."

" Nana bas ho hi gayyi hai....thoda shaanthi rakhiye na."

" Yeh Shaanthi kaun hai? Mein jaanta Hoon Kya usse? "

" NANA !!! "

Muskaan yells at him while Shilpa comes and put all the food on the dining table. Anji comes dragging  riddhima to the table and make her sit.

" Di armaan bhi toh nahi khaaya hai, uske aane ke baad mein khaaloongi." Riddhima pleads them.

That time main door opens and all the heads snaps in its direction. Riddhima smiles and runs towards the door only to find Atul an Rahul but there was no sign of armaan and her smile drops. All of them comes to the living room and sits on the couches.

" Oye kotte kuch toh bataao humein, baad mein rest Kar Lena."

" Ha guys where is Armaan?"

" We went behind armaan following him. He was driving his car aimlessly wandering every road came in his way and we followed him wherever he went. At last he stopped here in front of the house and disappeared in the backyard."

Rahul finishes resting his head in his hands tierdly and everyone looks at him tensed.

" Backyard?"

" Ha woh cottage Mein hai."

Atul replies making everyone confused.

" Cottage?"

" Ha ridzy jab bhi woh upset hota hai, akela rehna chahtha hai tab woh cottage Mein Chala jaata hai Jo iss building ke backyard mein hai."

Atul finishes and ridz turns to leave for cottage.

" Ridzy rukho......woh akela rehna chahtha hai na ,uska gussa Tanda hone do hum subah baat Kar lenge use." Muskaan suggests.

" Yes riddhima abhi bhi woh bahut gusse mein hai,woh toh shukr hai usne humein nahi dekha.......Kal subah dekhlenge Jo bhi baat hai."

" Par Rahul usne kuch nahi khaaya." Riddhima says in verge of tears.

" Ridz woh gusse mein hai, iss waqt woh kuch nahi khaayega. "

Anji tries to pacify her.

" Ha di, thodi der akela chod dethe toh shaayad shaanth ho jaayega."

Shilpa says and she nods her head.

" Good Chalo ab tum kuch khaalo aur  jaake aaraam Karo." Muski says to her.

" Nahi,mujhe bhook nahi hai, mein jaake so jaaungi."

" Aise kaise bhook nahi hai, thoda sa tho khaalo." Anji insists her worried.

" Nahi di please, mein nahi khaaungi Mera Mann nahi hai." She walks away.

" Anji leave her, if armaan doesn't eat then she will also not eat. Let us leave them both alone for sometime ,they will be alright" Rahul says and everyone agrees and goes to eat their dinner.

Riddhima runs to her room and closes the door behind her and leans on to a wall crying.

" Armaan I am so sorry.......please forgive me and come back."

She says to herself and cries.

On the other side in the cottage armaan is no less than a mess.

He keeps rubbing his forehead to ease his pain and tension.

" I know I have hurted you riddhima and I am sorry for that but I am also hurt riddhima."

Armaan says to himself and tears escape from his eyes which he was controlling.

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To be continued............

Love AR.