It has been only 2 days since Armaan has left for London Riddhima is already missing him. Though she will not agree that she is missing one can easily say seeing her face and actions.

After armaan left Riddhima will be glancing her phone now and then but the thing is she also don't know the reason maybe she was checking if armaan will call or message her that he reached safely or not.

One time she thinks why can't he inform about his arrival and departure and one time she thinks that why he will inform her as they don't share the same relation as before. She thinks to call him but doesn't not have courage to do it and stops herself from calling armaan nearly thousand times.

Siddhant observes Riddhima's odd behaviour and when he asks her ,she just shrugs it off saying that she has headache. Though Sid is not convinced with her answer he just leaves it.

******

Riddhima will be in the cafe thinking it is has been 3 days still there is no message or call from him. Shilpa also sits with her and observes her restless  behaviour.

" Di aap teek toh Hai? Kya hua?" Shilpa asks riddhima who will be staring at space.

" Huh?......umm......nothing" riddhima says .

"Di Kya baat hai ? Aap mujhse share Kar sakte hai" Shilpa again asks her but she stays silent.

" Are you worrying about Armaan Di?" Shilpa asks her even though she knows the answer and riddhima just nods her head in yes looking down.

" What did he do now Di? Shilpa asks.

" What he did? Ask me what he did not do. He left 3 days back ,no message,no call......nothing " riddhima rants angrily and Shilpa smiles at her care for armaan.

" Di woh teek hai, I called him yesterday ,he reached safely and he is busy in his work as usual" Shilpa says smiling to riddhima who is relieved knowing about him.

" Ok....." Riddhima says looking down not convinced fully and Shilpa shakes her head smiling. She takes her phone, dials a call and put it on speaker phone while riddhima still looks down.

Phone will be ringing......and the call is received....... hearing the voice of the person on the other side riddhima snaps her head up towards the phone as she doesn't need anyone to say who is the person on the line........her heart felt warmth hearing his voice and automatically a smile appears on her face.

" Hello" armaan says.

" Hello armaan" Shilpa shouts happily.

" Don't shout, I am not deaf" armaan says rubbing his ears for which Riddhima smiles.

"What are you doing? Are you free to talk now?" Shilpa asks him and riddhima silently listens to his voice.

"Nothing much,we can talk" armaan says.

" How are you armaan?" Shilpa asks on behalf of riddhima.

"Yesterday only we talked Shilpa what will happen to me in one day"armaan says annoyingly.

" Just answer me armaan please" Shilpa asks him and he sighs.

" Ok Meri maa. I am fine,Hale and healthy,doing my work, attending the conference,eating and sleeping. Is this information is enough or you want anything else" armaan replies sarcastically to her to which Shilpa looks at riddhima who is happy to know he is ok and to listen to his voice.

"Enough enough......" Shilpa replies and Riddhima sighs her to ask her about his food.

" Did you have your breakfast no lunch....no no....may be dinner whatever it is there now? Shilpa asks him confused scratching her head and riddhima facepalms herself.

" Hahaha....... you know you are stupid.......hahaha..." Armaan says while laughing and riddhima is overwhelmed with joy by hearing his laugh.

"Anyways I am taking my breakfast,lunch and dinner everything correctly ok don't worry" says armaan and relief flows through riddhima's body.

" Ok good......take care armaan" Shilpa says.

"Ok......umm.....Shilpa how is riddhima?" Armaan asks hesitating for which riddhima looks down and Shilpa smiles.

" She is fine......do you want to talk to her?" Shilpa asks to which riddhima shakes her head in no.

" No......I just want to know that she is fine......take care of her Shilpa" armaan says to her and Riddhima gets tears in her eyes and blinks back her tears but Shilpa sees it.

" I will armaan.....woh mere di hai.....don't worry" Shilpa replies smiling.

" Thanks......got to go now.....I will talk to you later ok" armaan says to her.

" Ok bye.....take care armaan.......and eat on time" Shilpa says looking at riddhima who smiles.

" Yeah.... Bye" armaan says and cuts the call.

Shilpa looks at riddhima who is already looking at her thankfully. Shilpa keeps her hand on her hand and assures her smiling.

Sometimes no words are necessary some small gestures are enough.

******

Days pass like this, armaan should return in one week but it has been 10 days still armaan did not come. Riddhima is hell worried thinking what might have caused him delay and Shilpa is also worried for his delay.

Shilpa called him but he is not picking up his phone. Riddhima again asks her to call as it was 10 the day and he is not back. Shilpa calls him but his phone is switched off now. They both get worried especially riddhima who thinks to ask Shashank about armaan.

******

Riddhima knocks the door of her dad's cabin and enters. Shashank welcomes her smiling. They talk about random things and cases.

" Papa Armaan should have come 3 days back but why he is not still coming, is everything alright?" riddhima asks him concerned.

" Yeah.....but his work was extended due to some emergency" Shashank replies to her. He knows very well about his daughter who worries about armaan more than anything else in this world but at the same time he is also worried about her future.

Shashank sighs seeing her worried face and relaxes her by saying armaan is fine, that due to some emergency he had to stay there for 2 more days.

Riddhima is relieved that armaan is fine but her heart is dying to see him. The walls she has built around her heart against these feelings are slowly getting cracked because of armaan. Though she tries to be strong and keep her and her heart immune to such feelings she always feels helpless in case of Armaan.

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

Love AR.