Next day :-

Sanjeevani, Delhi :-

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" Costumes?"

" Check."

" Decorations?"

" Check."

" Catering?"

" Check."

" Venue?"

" Check."

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" Ok now what's left?"

" Performances."

" Anji and Atul's ,mine and Rahul's are decided."

" Ha Muskaan di, performances of all the interns is also decided."

" So the only thing left to worry is?"

" Is about Di and Armaan."

Sighs.

" Yeh dono bhi na Kya ho jaata hai samaj nahi aata mujhe. Ek pal teek hi rahte ,doosre pal mein ladna shuru Kar dete hai aur phir suddenly ek doosre ko avoid karte rahte hain, Kya karoon mein inn donon ka?"

" Di ,it's ok.....after what happened in their lives it's not easy for them."

" I know par yeh dono kab Tak aise rahenge?"

" Mujhe bhi dar lag Raha hai."

" Shilpa humein hi kuch karna hoga inn donon ko paas laane ke liye."

" Yeah sure di, anything for them."

Shilpa and Muskaan look at each other grinning and high fives each other.

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Riddhima on the other side is gloomy as Armaan is avoiding her. He is not even looking at her and when she caught his glance once she was sure that she saw guilt and hurt in his eyes.
There is no need to say anything for him she read his eyes which are mostly of guilt.

She tried to to talk to him many times but he made excuses everytime saying he needed to do some work and he is busy. She couldn't forget the guilt look on his face and tears welled up in her eyes. She blinks away before anyone could notice and runs to terrace to be alone for sometime.

She sat there on a bench thinking deeply about her and Armaan's life. Whenever they are happy something or the other thing happens in their life which makes them apart or sorrow. She is happy from past few days being with her friends and Armaan but her experience from past tells her that something is going to happen which will destroy their happiness again.

Their happiness was always short-lived and somehow it was snatched away from them even before they enjoy it. She is dreading to see what's more to come in the future and Armaan's behaviour is not at all helping her to think positive.

She pushes away all the negative thoughts and tries to think for what armaan is behaving like that. Her thoughts rewind to their yesterday's conversation and then it hit her . She mentally slapped herself for being so ignorant and stupid.

She stands and realised that she should talk to him and clear everything. She rushes out from there blinking her tears away and reaches where everyone are working on the event.

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When Riddhima is on her way to armaan ,she sees a stretcher is hurried to ICU and she runs to see the patient is badly injured from head to toe due to an accident.

Armaan was informed about this and he comes there rushing into ICU to see riddhima already present there cleaning the wounds. They acknowledge each other with their eyes and focus on the patient before them.

Armaan focuses on head injuries while riddhima checks on the fractures in various parts of the body. It was very complicated case as patient is badly injured and they even doubt that patient will be alive or not.

Interns and gang came to know about this so comes there to see the condition.

Armaan and Riddhima looks at each other after examining the patient and nods their heads at each other knowing what to do.

They rush him to the OT and starts the procedure of operating. Armaan is a nuerologist takes care of head injury as it damaged the nerves and the skull. Riddhima as Orthopedician takes care of the broken limbs and ribs which caused internal bleeding.

The chances of survival of patient are less and so everyone are tensed about this including Armaan and Riddhima.
As far as their success rate is concerned they never lose but they pray for the patient to be alright.

Interns and gang are watching them through the glass partition . Interns saw the coordination between Armaan and Riddhima and how they are handling such critical case with ease and their talent.

After 4 hours of continous surgery they both finally comes out relieved. Gang were happy to see that patient survived and congratulates them.

" Congratulations guys ! "

Gang says and hugs them.

" Aap ka bahut bahut shukriya aap ne mere pati ki jaan bachaayi." A woman comes and thanks riddhima.

" Arey koi baat nahi,yeh humaari duty hai.....waise Maine kuch nahi Kiya sab kuch Dr. Armaan ne Kiya hai agar woh brain injuries ko handle nahi karta toh unhe bachaa nahi paate." Riddhima says proudly about armaan.

" Doctor Saab Aapka bhi bahut bahut shukriya agar aap nahi hote pata nahi Kya hota......." That woman praises armaan.

" Yeh humaara Kaam hai, waise mein akhele kuch nahi Kar paata agar Dr. Riddhima internal bleeding control nahi karti toh......" Armaan says to her smiling.

"Guys tum donon yeh ek doosre ko credit dena band Karo na......Jo bhi Kiya tum donon ne milke Kiya hai." Atul says interrupting them.

" Sir,Ma'am you both make a wonderful team." T says smiling at them and they smile back.

" Yeah Dad also says this every time." Anjali says smiling.

" Ha sahi baat hai......bahut achhe log hai aap log......kitne pyaare lag rahe aap dono......bhagwaan aap donon ki Jodi salaamat rakhe." That woman prays smiling making them both stand closer.

Armaan and Riddhima looks at each other intently locking their gazes while gang grins at the lady and then at them.

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Gang notices something is wrong between Armaan and Riddhima when they saw armaan is avoiding riddhima who tries to talk to him. They thinks that they should do something.

Armaan will be looking at final arrangements of the event as it is in two days while riddhima will be standing in one corner carrying some paperwork.

" Mein kuch karti Hoon." Rahul says.

" Kya ?" Everyone asks in unison.

" Wait and watch guys ." Rahul says smirking and moves towards the corner where table fan was there.

Gang will be staring at Rahul to see what he is doing. Rahul goes near the fan and turns it to the direction where riddhima is standing looking at the papers.

Due to the sudden rush of air the papers in her hand flies in the air making riddhima gasp. She tries to catch the papers which are flying but the speed of air doesn't allow her.

Gang grins at Rahul and shows him thumbs up and turns their attention towards armaan and riddhima.

Flying and scattering of papers catches the attention of armaan and towards it. He freezes looking at how her hair and dupatta is flowing in the air and how beautiful she is looking. He stares at her lovingly with a smile playing on his lips.

Riddhima didn't notice her dupatta is also flowing in the air and tries to gather all the papers. Her dupatta loses it's grip on her shoulders and flies in the air. She turns to catch but it was already flying in the air and falls on armaan.

Feeling her dupatta on his face is his favorite thing to do. Armaan fell in love with her dupatta first and then riddhima. He closes his eyes feeling it's touch on his face and inhaling her scent on it after long time.

Riddhima slowly takes steps towards armaan to take her dupatta and stands before him. She keeps her palm on the cloth where Armaan's face is covered and slowly uncovers it to see his closed eyes and smile. She takes it out fully and Armaan opens his eyes to see riddhima looking down shyly adjusting dupatta on her body.

She looks up and her eyes locked with his. They will be staring at each other remembering their old memories with a slight smile on their lips.

Interns watches whole scene in awe. Gang runs to Rahul and hugs him tightly grinning.

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Riddhima will be talking to interns about the to do list while armaan,Rahul and Atul will be discussing about the arrangements.

Anajli,Muskaan and Shilpa will be looking at riddhima and then armaan in to and fro motion resting their chins in their palms by just moving their eyelids.

Anajli looks at Shilpa.

Shilpa looks at Muskaan.

Muskaan looks at both of them.

Sighs.

" IDEA !!! "

Muskaan exclaims standing up and both of them snaps their heads towards her.

" What?"

" Girls follow me" she says dramatically while Anji and Shilpa roll their eyes at her but follows her.

She calls out and Everyone gathers in a circle.

" Mera aur Rahul ka performance is fixed ,just need to practice little bit."
Muskaan says and they nod.

" Atul and Anji ka performance bhi fix hai" she says .

" Interns bhi kuch performances Kar rahe hai.....good."

" Bas ab bache hai armaan and riddhima." She says dragging her words.

" Ridzy yeh kuch ladkon ki list hai tum select Karo." Muskaan says casually.

Armaan snaps his head towards them.

" Kyun?" Ridz asks confused.

" Arey select karo na "

" Kis liye ?" armaan asks this time.

" Hero yaar ridzy ko perform karna hai na toh uske liye partner chahiyeh na." Muskaan says .

" Toh?" Armaan asks.

" Toh Kya ......humne list banaaya kuch ladkon ki Jo dance Kar sakte Hain isiliye ridz ko choose karni hai apne partner ko." Muskaan says shrugging.

" What!? " Armaan yells.

Gang smiles inwardly as it is working.

" Ridzy "

" Huh "

" Did you select?"

" Umm.....no......"

" See those top 3 boys,those are very good Looking and also dances very nice."

" Ok "

" So? "

" Huh?"

" Pasand aaya koi ?"

" Woh main......I don't know."

" Ridzy !"

"....."

" You can select anyone ,all are ready to dance with you, you know ! "

Ridz looks at Muskaan then at list. She scrunches her face not understanding what she is trying to do. She looks at armaan from the corner of her eye and sees he was clenching his jaw tightly with anger radiating in his eyes.

Normally she would tease him or enjoy his jealousy but now she doesn't want piss him off more. She gulps.

" Di ,decide fast so you can practice with your partner as only two days is left. You both need to practice together for more hours now......so select fast."

Armaan snaps his head at Shilpa angrily. He couldn't even imagine her spending time with someone else and that to for hours for practice and he couldn't tolerate the fact that someone might even touch her.

He walks angrily towards riddhima ,snatches away the list and tore it into pieces furiously. Ridz was bewildered by his sudden burst of anger and gang smirks at each other.

" Basket is not going to dance with some stranger." Armaan declares.

" They are not strangers armaan we know them." Muskaan adds more fuel into the fire.

" Basket is not going to dance with any of the boys even if you know or not." He says again sternly crossing his arms.

Riddhima's lips curve up into a smile.

Interns giggle seeing his jealousy.

Gang suppress their smile to act more.

" Then what about her performance? Who will perform with her? " Shilpa asks innocently.

" Yeah, there isn't much time." Anji adds.

" So someone has to dance with her." Atul continues.

" You are not allowing her to dance with any other boy but she needs a male partner to dance with." Rahul adds on.

" We should definitely team up her with some boy." Muski finishes.

" No ! " Armaan yells.

" What ?"

" Why?"

" Because someone is there to dance with her." Armaan states hesitating.

" Who ?" They all ask in unison hopefully.

" Me " armaan declares.

" What !? " They all ask acting surprised and shocked.

" Yeah "

" But you didn't want to."

" Yeah you said no way you will dance with her."

" Now suddenly what happened ?"

" Why did you change your mind so suddenly?"

" STOP ! " Armaan yells unable to bear anymore questions.

" Because there is no time left to decide and practice and I don't want to leave her with a stranger." Armaan says hiding his jealousy.

" Oh !"

" Sure "

" Yeah "

" If you say so."

Armaan glares at their sarcasm.

" But what about ridzy?"

And everyone turn their attention to riddhima who is startled now.

" What do you say ridz?"

" Huh ?.....Ok "

" Ok ?"

" Yeah ok."

" You mean to say you are ready to dance with Armaan?"

" Yes Muskaan."

Armaan smiles slightly.

" Why ?"

" I guess I too don't want to dance with a complete stranger."

" Oh! That's the only reason."

" Yeah, besides we don't have much time left so it's better we dance together to save time."

" Oookaaaayyyyy........" Gang drag it.

Interns chuckles.

Armaan glares at them.

Gang does their victory dance mentally.

" So, now you both are ready for dance?"

" Yes." They both say at the same time.

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In the evening Armaan and Riddhima will be practicing their dance along with everyone.

Rahul and Muskaan will be bickering and dancing at the same time.

Atul and Anjali will be laughing and dancing.

Interns including Shilpa will be practicing steps in between the fights with Rohit.

Armaan and Riddhima will be dancing slowly looking intently into each other's eyes.

" Armaan....."

" Hmm....."

" Why are you avoiding me?"

" I am not avoiding you."

" Don't lie to me Armaan,we talked yesterday night and I cleared everything."

"....."

" Armaan you are being distant. Is that because I said I tried to kill myself ? "

"....." Looks away.

" Armaan?"

" Riddhima concentrate on the dance."

" No first talk to me."

He sighs.

" Riddhima I am not avoiding you.....the thing is I am not able to digest the fact that you tried to kill yourse......." Armaan flinches to say that and stops.

" Par...." She tried to say but he stops her.

" I am not feeling good knowing that you tried to commit suicide because of me........ I am feeling guilty and more angry towards myself." Armaan says looking down.

Riddhima stops in her tracks and Armaan tries to go away but she holds his wrist stopping him. He turns to her narrowing his eyes but she smiles.
She caught his hand,drags him out of the room to a secluded corner. She spots a chair and made him sit on it. She kneels down in front of him smiling.

" Armaan isme tumhaari koi galti nahi hai. Uss waqt ,mein apne hosh aur awaaz mein nahi thi. Mein sab pe gussa thi aur tumne phir se mujhe chod Kar chale gayye the ,Woh saare rumors aur Sid ke saath mere Shaadi ka faisla yeh sab ki vajah se mera dimaag Kaam karna chod Diya tha. Aise kamzor haalaat mein,mein kamzor pad gayyi thi aur Maine woh faisla liya tha." Riddhima says everything looking into his eyes with tears dwelling in both of their eyes.

" I was an emotional wreck at that time and reacted impulsively but nothing happened to me Armaan,I am in front of you see healthy and fine. So,you don't need to blame yourself for anything armaan." Riddhima smiles telling him .

" But I couldn't be there to save you and I haven't been there for you to support you,to calm you and to save you from such drastic step. If something had happened to you I don't know what would I have done. How would I lived without you,if something had happened to you I couldn't forgive myself in this lifetime. I left you so that you will live and not die along with me but here you were killing yourself and I didn't know that and couldn't do anything to save you. How you thought riddhima that killing yourself will kill all your problems ? Did you think even for once if something had happened to you ,then knowing that what would be my situation ? how would I live with that? Do you even know how guilty it feels knowing your love would have died because of you ? " Armaan says crying holding his head with his hands and seeing him like this riddhima herself broke out crying. They cried like that for sometime.

" Armaan..... Sshhh.....stop......" She says wiping her tears.

She takes his hand in hers and says......

" Armaan I loved you so much that the thought of giving your place to someone else itself killed me armaan and imagine my situation at that time when I should do it in real life. I couldn't armaan.....I couldn't do it......I couldn't give your place to anyone else. I couldn't stop that marriage, I couldn't convince my family and I couldn't marry someone else. So that was the only option I got to do armaan as I was weak, vulnerable, broken and tired of everything. I couldn't handle it anymore.....I had to do it and I have done it." Riddhima explains him holding his hands while both are crying.

" If I had died then what would have you done armaan?" Riddhima whispers crying.

" I would kill the reason for your death.....and that's me...... So I would have killed myself riddhima." Armaan says with utmost sincerity and confidence even he was crying.

Hearing this riddhima rests her head on his hands and cries vigourously. Seeing this broke his heart but he let her cry as the pain which has been for 2 years should go away. He looked at her head in his hands and he also cries with her.

After sometime she shots her head up to see Armaan was wet with tears. He makes her stand up and he also stands. He takes out hanky from his pocket and wipes her tears away. She then takes hanky from his hand and wipes his whole face slowly which is wet with tears.

" I know it was foolish to think but I thought at that time that if we both couldn't meet here alive then death will make us meet." Riddhima says smiling but it was bitter.

" Of course riddhima if you have died....." He flinches unable to say that word but continues....." how could I have lived alone in this world.....in fact I was already close to dying at that time though." He says looking intently into her eyes with tears.

She was surprised, shocked and her breath also got hitched listening to him but also overwhelmed by his love.

" Armaan......" She whispers.

" Tumhaare Bina jee kar mein Kya karta riddhima." He says smiling sadly and she was looking at him with tears flowing like waterfalls.

These tears would'nt stop.

" Armaan mein ab teek Hoon, tumhaare saamne Hoon. Past is past. We should forget everything and try to move on and please stop avoiding me. It hurts me more than you think." She says squeezing his hand.

" I will never think of hurting you basket. It's just that we have a rough past and it had made me like this cold and arrogant. I can't ignore you even if I want to." He says smiling wiping her tears.

" Don't say that! You are not cold and arrogant bas thoda sa Akhdu ho......but I can handle that." Riddhima says smiling.

" Really? How will you do that?" Armaan asks getting closer to her and her heart beats faster.

" By annoying you and by irritating you ." Riddhima says shrugging.

" Oh! No!......please when you think of annoying me you know you are super annoying." Armaan says in fear.

" Maybe but not more than you." She says grinning.

" So I am annoying?" He asks.

" Yeah.....very much." She replies.

" Say that again." He says pushing her body against his tightly with their faces merely touching.

Her breath got hitched with the sudden contact of his body with hers which got her mouth shut and blush creeps onto her cheeks.

" Now cat caught your tongue ah?" He asks smirking at her moving his face closer to hers.

" Armaan......" She whispers.

" Basket......" He whispers.

" No Romance in the hospital. "

Riddhima pushes away armaan with force hearing the voice. They both look at the voice and sees whole gang with interns stood there grinning like idiots.

" We told you to practice for the dance not to romance." Anjali says coming towards them.

" Di ! " Riddhima shrieks.

" Huh uh.....enjoyed ah?" Rahul asks armaan wiggling his brows and Armaan just smacks his head.

" Ridzy.......Kya ho Raha tha yaha pe....." Muskaan asks wiggling her brows.

" Kuch bhi toh nahi.....hum bas practice Kar rahe the....."

" OooHhhh......" They all I'm unison.

" True!" Riddhima exclaims.

" Oh."

" Ok "

" Sure."

" We believe you."

" Yeah ,after all you are our best friends."

" Stop it guys!" Armaan exclaims.

" Ok " they all say.

" Umm....mujhe kuch Kaam hai." Saying this she runs away from there with red cheeks.

" Hoye hoye......" Armaan says dreamily.

" Hoye hoye......" Gang sings.

" Shut up guys " armaan says glaring at them.

" Cool down lover boy." Muskaan pats his back.

" I think it's time to go home " saying this armaan escapes from his stupid friends.

Interns watch everything awestruck.

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

Love AR.