Thursday, 27 December 2018

part 51 : Haatho Ki Lakeeron mein

“Vansh, kya ho gaya beta?” Prerna asked being worried.
“Mom, please Riddhima bhabhi ko wapas mat bhejna, ham waha pe the to Armaan bhaiya theek the, fir jab yaha aaye to unhe kuch ho gaya aur jab Riddhima bhabhi aa gai to wo fir theek ho gaye, ab agar wo fir se chali jayengi to fir Bhaiya,,,,” Vansh was so scared at that moment.
He don’t wanna Riddhima to leave for Armaan, his little mind was so stressed that he can’t even think being a kid.
“Vansh, bachha aisa nhi hai aur Riddhima to aa jayegi yaha pe” Ananya said holding him and he hugged her.
“To aap unhe mat bhejo please” Vansh said and tears were visible in his eyes.
Everyone was so stressed these days that they didn’t even noticed the phase in which Vansh was being scared of losing Armaan.
According to him only Riddhima could make him fine and till she will be with him everything will be fine. At this point kid Vansh was acting like kid otherwise he was always wise with his talks and comments.
“Vansh, beta aap idhar aao mere paas” Prerna called him.
“No Mom, pahle aap mujhse promise kariye Riddhima Bhabhi will be here with us” he said.
“Vansh, beta kya hua hai apko” Ananya said holding his hand.
“Bhabhi, Vansh ko pata nhi kya hua hai, kisi ki baat nhi sun raha hai” Nikki came inside Armaan’s room.
“Matlab? Let me see” Armaan said getting up.
“No Ammy, you’ll not go” Rahul said atonce.
“Kyu?” he frowned.
“Bas bola na” he was strict.
“Ham dekh k aate hain” Riddhima said getting up.
Nikki told her why he was behaving like that, Riddhima was nervous how to explain him this thing.
“Dad, aap bolo na uncle aunty ko” Vansh said looking towards Anurag.
“Vansh” Riddhima called him slowly.
Everyone look towards her.
“Bhabhi” Vansh run towards her and hugged her.
Everyone was feeling helpless how to make him understand as he was suddenly demanding something very big and his condition was so vulnerable like he can’t even thing of being away from Armaan and Riddhima.
“Vansh, shush, chup ho jao aap, you are a good boy na, so just stop crying” Riddhima ruffle his hairs.
She blinked looking towards the family and they breathe being relax that now she will handle him.
“Aap mere sath chalo, come” she hold his hand.
“Kaha?” he asked.
“Aao to” She took him outside the house.
“Pata nhi itna jyada kaise dar gaya hai” Padma said.
“Bachho ko kabhi kabhi koi baat bahut jyada affect karti hai, Vansh abhi us phase se bahar nhi aa paya hai” Shashank said.
“Bhabhi aap mat jana wapas please” Vansh said.
Riddhima look towards him and smile, she make him sit on swing and herself sit beside him.
“Dekho Vansh, mai kahi nhi ja rahi hu, mai to yahi pe hu aur aap to jante ho mai apse bahut pyar karti hu, fir mai kyu jaungi” Riddhima said ruffling his hairs.
“Ha lekin, aap puri tarah yahi rahna, kyunki aap jaoge to fir se Armaan bhaiya ko,,,,” Vansh stopped.
“Vansh, kuch nhi hoga apke ARmaan bhaiya ko, dekhiye aap itna pyar karte hain unse isliye to wo bilkul theek hoke wapas aa gaye hain” she smiled.
“Lekin agar app,,,,,” he don’t know how to stop her.
“Vansh, apko pata hai ham kahi v rahe kuch v kare, agar Bhagwaan hamari help karte hain to ham her pareshani se bahar aa jate hain, apni mehnat se lekin agar kuch bura hona rahe to v ham use rok nhi sakte, isliye kabhi v hame dar k nhi rahna chahiye ki next moment kya ho jayega, hame is moment me rahna chahiye, jisme ham khush hain, sabke sath hain” she explained him “Aur jaha tak mujhe pata hai, hamara Vansh bahut samajhdar hai isliye jab mai jaungi to wo apne Armaan bhaiya ki puri care karega” she smiled.
“Lekin apko jana kyu hai” he whined.
“Kyunki waha pe kuch kaam hai jo pure karne hain, uske baad to mai aa jaungi na” she said.
“Theek hai I’ll try lekin is baar aap jyada time nhi lagayengi” he look towards her.
“Pakka” she promised.
“Bhabhi, did I behave too kiddish inside?” he asked looking towards her.
Riddhima controlled her smile that now he was normal than before and he was back to Mallik’s form.
“No Vansh, not at all, bas thoda sa” she showed a little sign with her fingers.
“Oh No, sab mujhe chhota bachha samajh rahe honge” he said.
“Because that’s what you are” she said.
“No” he replied back.
“Ok baba, ab chale andar” she asked.
“Bhabhi aap pakka jaldi aaogi na? Mai fir se darna nhi chahta” he said.
“Vansh, mai bahut jaldi aaungi don’t worry” she said.
“Hmm, chaliye” he hold her hand and they went inside.
“Pata nhi kya hua hai Vansh ko, mai uske liye kuch bana k lati hu” Prerna said getting up.
“Uski koi jarurat nhi hai Mom” Nikki said.
“Kyu?” Muskaan asked looking towards her.
“Because he is back to his normal self” Nikki said looking towards the entrance and smile.
Everyone saw him coming inside with Riddhima, that too talking normally and smiling happily.
“Ye lo ham yaha soch soch k pareshan ho rahe hain ki Vansh ko kya ho gaya aur ye aaram se has raha hai” Anurag said.
“Sorry everyone, maine aaplog ko pareshan kar diya” he apologise for that.
“Hmm, to ab aap theek hain?” Shashank asked.
“Yes uncle, bas aap Riddhima Bhabhi aur Muskaan Bhabhi ko jaldi se hamare paas bhej dijiyega” Vansh said.
Riddhima blushes on how he was demanding about that and the only factor to get her back to house forever was Armaan and anything linking Armaan always makes her blush.
“Ok Sir” Shashank said.
Elders were discussing few things in room where kids were not allowed.
They gather inside Armaan’s room, he was waiting for them impatiently.
“How’s Vansh now? Wo theek to hai?” he asked immediately.
“Ha Vansh bilkul theek hai, Riddhima Bhabhi ne sambhal liya” Nikki said and Armaan smile.
“Lekin ek aur syappa ho gaya” Muskaan said making a sad face.
“Ab kya kar diya tune?” Rahul asked glaring her.
“Oye khotte maine kuch nhi kiya, tujhe aisa kyu lagta hai ki har time mai hi kuch na kuch karti hu” she asked her with red eyes.
“Kyunki tu karti hai” Rahul was not holding back.
“Tu chadd yar, tujhe to mai baat me dekh lungi” Muskaan ignore his words and turn toward others “Ha to baat ye hai ki sab kuch matlab Vansh k normal hone k kuch der baad, hame ye bola gaya ki tum log jao Armaan ko dekho hame kuch jaruri baatein karni hai” Muskaan said.
“To?” Armaan, Nikki, Riddhima and Rahul asked simultaneously.
“To ye ki hame bhejne k baad v wo log hall me baith k baatein nhi kar rahe hain balki Study room me gaye baat karne k liye aur pata nhi kyu mujhe gadbad wali feeling aa rahi hai” Muskaan said.
“Ha yar ab to mujhe v lag raha hai” Rahul said involuntarily keeping his hand over her shoulder.
“Hai na?” Muskaan tried to take support but saw him and make faces “Tum rahne do bolne ko” and move his hand away.
“Are hogi koi baat jo unhe discuss karni hogi” Armaan said.
Riddhima gave him medicine as it was the time and he mubbled thanks to her.
Rahul and Nikki look towards each other and smirk.
“Ab tum dono k dimaag me kya chal raha hai, Rahul don’t tell me your mature phase again get back to hibernation and you are going act something kiddish again?” Armaan knew every bit of him.
“Mai itni der tak mature nhi rah sakta Ammy” Rahul said.
“Chal Nikki, Muskaan tum v” Rahul ask them to join him.
“Lekin kaha?” Armaan Riddhima asked.
“Sorry, these works don’t need u” Rahul said and Nikki dragged Muskaan.
“Ab kya karne wale hain ye log?” Riddhima become tensed.
Armaan hold her hand and she stop in her way “Don’t worry wo bas sun ne ki koshish karenge ki ye log baatein kya kar rahe hain” he utter.
She turn towards him being surprised and Armaan blinked his eyes that he is right.
“Aur kisi ne unhe dekh liya to?” she move towards him in disbelief.
“To as usual thodi daat padegi” Armaan said as if its not a big deal.
“Tum kyu itna pareshan ho rahi ho, wo is waqt koi baat nhi sunega, kyunki jab tak use pata na chal jaye uske dimaag me kuch na kuch khurafat chalta rahega” ARmaan smile and she sat down and after few minutes again a bit of silence as Armaan was getting in affect of medicine.
“Tum kya karne ja rahe ho?” Muskaan asked.
“Unki baatein sun ne?” Rahul and Nikki said.
“Kaise?” she glared them.
They smiled and she jumped in excitement “Ham chori se sunne ja rahe hain”
“Ha” Rahul said “But keep silent”
“OK, OK” she said and the slowly move towards the room looking here and there so that no one could catch them.
“Rahul baba” one servant called his name and they disperse here and there Nikki holding curtain without any work and Muskaan sat down on sofa immediately while Rahul look towards him.
“Ha kya hua?” he asked.
“Apke room me garam pani aur doodh rakh diya hai, Choti madam ne bola tha” he said.
“Theek hai, mai le lunga, thanku, ab tum jao so jao” Rahul said.
“Ji theek hai” he left and they breath out being relaxed.
Slowly they reached near the room Nikki sit down trying to look inside through glass window, above her was Muskaan trying to do the same and above her Rahul was standing following them.
They saw them sitting around the study table and discussing something being serious. Billy was on phone talking with someone while Anurag Shashank and Daljeet were writing something discussing with each other, ladies were also busy discussing among themselves.
“Yaar ye log itna serious hoke kya discuss kar rahe hain wo v hame bataye bina” Rahul murmured.
“Wahi to” Nikki said.
The didin’t get any response from Muskaan and look towards her direction but she wasn’t there.
“Ye kaha gai?” Rahul asked.
“Pata nhi abhi to yahi thi” Nikki replied.
They look here and there and become shocked.
“Tu waha kya kar rahi hai neeche aa” Rahul said.
Muskaan was standing over a chair and trying to listen what they are talking inside through a slit opening.
“Shushh, sun ne ki koshish kar rahi hu” Muskaan said “Chup raho tum dono”
She again put her ears there and tried to listen.
“Ye hamse v char kadam aage hai” Rahul shook his head.
“Ha to achha hai na” Nikki rushed towards her.
“Kuch pata chala Muskaan bhabhi” Nikki asked.
“Abhi tak to nhi, kuch likh rahe hain wo v phone ko dekhte hue, jaise video calling ho” Muskaan murmured.
“Aur kya bol rahe hain” Rahul asked being impatient.
“Arey ruk, sunne to de” she said.
“Ok, Ok” Rahul said.
Muskaan tried to lift a bit up to listen but become disbalance.
“Muskaan sambhal k” Rahul said hold her before she fell down.
After two hours of anger and fighting, finally they smiled looking towards each other and that care emerge out of love.
“Ahem ahem” Nikki fake coughed and they realized where they are.
“Thanku, mai theek hu” Muskaan said.
“Hmm” Rahul nodded.
Inside the room Ananya heard something falling outside and get up to check.
“Lagta hai koi aa raha hai” Rahul said.
“Bhai, jaldi bhago” Nikki said.
They ran behind the curtains and thankfully lights were off there.
They were holding each others hands praying not be caught by them.
“Bhagwaanji, please bacha lo, agli baar aisa nhi karungi, please” Nikki murmured.
“Tu har baar aise bolti hai” Rahul too murmured.
“Chup raho tum dono, agar mujhe yaha dekh liya to kya bolengi, kaisi bahu milne wali hai, meri to puri image hi kharab ho jani hai” Muskaan said.
Rahul kept his plam over her mouth and they all stood being silent like that controlling their breath.
“Kya hua Bhabhi?” Prerna asked.
“Mujhe laga kuch gira bahar” Ananya said.
“Ha, apki hone wali bahu” Nikki murmured and Muskaan kept her palm over her mouth.
“Kuch v to nhi hai yaha, apko aise hi laga hoga. Bachhe so gaye honge waise v itna thake hue hain, chaliye ham apna kaam kar le aaj hi pura kar lena hai sabkuch” Prerna said and took her inside closing the door again.
“Aisa kaun sa kaam hai jo aaj hi pura karna hai” Rahul murmured.
Muskaan slapped on his palm over her mouth and Nikki signed her to remove her palm also.
“Sorry” Muskaan said to Nikki and look towards Rahul who was holding his hand where Muskaan hitted just now.
“Ab tum koi bakwas mat karo” Muskaan said.
“Ha Bhai, abhi chup chap upar chalte hain, kyunki sabko lag raha hai ki ham so gaye hain.” Nikki said.
They move upstairs like thieve looking here and there.
Riddhima was sitting beside Armaan’s bed and he was sleeping peacefully.
They peeped inside the room and signed Riddhima to come in Nikki’s room then left.
“In log ko kya hua?” she murmured then look towards the clock, it was declaring 1:00 o’clock.
“Kafi late ho gaya hai” she again look towards Armaan and slowly rubbed his hairs and gently placed a kiss on his forehead.
Armaan smile in sleep as if he was dreaming about something good and beautiful. She smiled and leave the room after covering him properly and shutting the door.
They were waiting for her in Nikki’s room.
“Kya hua?” she asked coming inside.
“Kuch mat pucho Bhabhi, itna kuch kiye khabar lagane k liye lekin samajh hi nhi aa raha hai ki kya kar rahe hain sablog eksath” Nikki said.
“Aur pata nhi kya kaam hai jo aaj hi khatam karna hai inlog ko” Rahul said.
“Mai pata lagane hi wali thi lekin jane do, ab waha jana khatre se khali nhi hai” Muskaan said.
“Tum log itna kyu soch rahe ho, agar hamse judi koi baat hogi to hame jarur pata chalegi, wo log khud hi batayenge aur agar koi aur baat hai jo wo hame nhi batana chahte to rahne do, maybe right time pe bataye. Koi pareshan to nhi tha na?
“Na, sab has rahe the andar” Rahul said.
“Fir tum log v ye sab chhodo aur so jao, kal pata chal jayega kya baat hai” she said.
“Ha ab aur koi option v nhi hai, Mom ko lagta hai ki hamlog so gaye hain” Nikki said.
“Hmm” Riddhima hummed.
“Theek hai fir aap log so jao, mai v chalta hu” Rahul said getting up.
“And don’t worry about Ammy, mai uske sath hi rahunga uske room me” Rahul assured Riddhima before she could asked and she smiled.
Rahul stretched Muskaan’s hair and ran out saying “Good Night”
“Pagal, gadha, mera baal kheech k chala gaya” Muskaan said.
“Are Muskaan Bhabhi wo to Rahul Bhai ka pyar hai” Nikki said.
“Aisa pyar mai dikhaungi na to samajh me aayega” Muskaan said looking towards the door.
“Tumlog v change kar lo aur so jao” Riddhima came out of washroom.
“Ha” they said and changed into night dress one by one and slept soon because of tiredness.
“Pata nhi kya baat thi, maybe kal subah bata de sablog” Riddhima thought about the incidence and soon drift into sleep.
Next morning,
“Good Morning bachho” Ananya came inside waking them up.
“Good morning M’om, sorry neend nhi khuli” Riddhima get up to take her blessings.
“Its okay beta, koi baat nhi, jaldi se ready ho jao” she said.
“Kyu M’om, kahi jana hai kya?” Riddhima asked looking towards her.
Ananya smile feeling how easily she considered this home as her.
“Ha beta, aaplog ko nikalna hai aaj” she said.
“Oh! Suddenly?” she feels a bit sad, she didn’t get to spend time with ARmaan.
“Ha wo shayad kuch kaam aa gaya hai bhaisahab ko, to unhone mujhe kaha tumlog ko bol du” Ananya said and left keeping her hand over her head.
“Muskaan, utho” she wake up Muski.
“Kya hai yar Riddhi, sone de na” Muskaan said covering her head with blanket.
“Muskaan hame ghar chalna hai, uth ja” she said moving towards the washroom.
“Kya?? Achanak se kyu” she was also surprised and Nikki too wake up by the news.
“Don’t know” Riddhima said from washroom.
They get ready soon and came down.
“Aa jao beta, tumlog v nashta kar lo fir nikalte hain” Padma called them.
“Ji Mom” they replied.
“Mom Armaan ne,,,,,,” Riddhima feels a bit shy to ask.
“Nhi abhi uska nashta le jana hai, tum le jaogi?” she asked looking into her eyes.
“Hmm” Riddhima nodded.
“Theek hai, ye lo” she forward a tray to her.
Riddhima was moving towards the stairs when saw Rahul coming down “Kya baat hai Bhabhi, Ammy se milne ka bahana” Rahul smiled.
“Achha kuch pata chala?” he asked.
“Nhi bas itna pata chala ki abhi nashte k baad ham nikal rahe hain” Riddhima replied.
“Kya?” he look towards Muskaan being sad and Riddhima move towards Armaan’s room.
She knocked and Armaan asked to come in.
He was lying on bed, looking fresh and handsome as usual, a beautiful smile on his face with closed eyes as if thinking about something special.
“Riddhima” he murmured her name and open his eyes only to see her standing near the door holding breakfast tray.
Riddhima smile on his act and move forward “Aap nashta kar lijiye Armaan fir apko dawa v leni hai” she said.
“Nashta lane k liye thanks lekin dawa” Armaan make a yuck face.
“Wo to apko leni hi padegi” she replied and he look towards her face.
“Achhi lag rahi ho” he said looking towards her.
Riddhima become shy at once on his one sentence and control her blushing smile, although Armaan was way to introvert but he likes to be free with her and feels happy after expressing anything without thinking twice.
She sit on bed and keep tray on bed, Armaan sit properly and smile looking towards her when she was serving him breakfast.
“Hmm” she singned towards the plate asking him to have food.
Armaan tore a bite and was about to eat when look towards her asking “Tumne khaya?”
“App kha lo uske baad mai jake neeche kha lungi” she replied.
“Neeche kyu?” he said and move the bite towards her.
“Armaan aap jaldi khao, apke dawa ka time ho gaya hai” she make him eat that and he makes faces.
“That’s not fair Riddhima” he said.
Riddhima was trying to avoid eye contact with him coz she don’t wanna make him sad by the news of leaving.
“Mera ho gaya, chalo ab pahle nashta karo” Armaan said.
“Armaan pahle dawa” she said.
“If you want me to have medicine then have your breakfast quickly” he said and Riddhima had no other option.
“Hmm, kar liya maine nashta, chaliye ab dawa khaiye” she said and he smiled.
Riddhima make him have his medicine “Armaan ab aap jaldi se theek ho jaiye” she said.
Armaan smile and hold her hand when she was trying to get up.
“Kya baat hai?” he looked into her eyes.
“Baat, kuch v to nhi, bas aap jaldi se theek ho jaiye” she control her tears coz she don’t wanna leave him so soon that too in this case.
“Riddhima” he slowly cover her face in his palm looking into her eyes asked “Koi baat tumhe pareshan kar rahi hai”
Riddhima couldn’t control herself and hugged him shedding tears on his shirt making him restless.
“Riddhima kya ho gaya?” he asked.
“Armaan, aap promise karo ki apna khyal rakhoge achhe se” she control her tears.
“Matlab, tum ja rahi ho?” he asked coming out of hug.
Riddhima nodded and Armaan sighed coz he also want her to be near him.
“But thode time k liye ja rahi hu, I promise is baar aaungi to hamesha k liye apke paas aaungi” she tried to make him smile.
Armaan smiled a bit “Wo to mai leke aaunga hi but ye nhi socha tha ki itni jaldi chali jaogi” it was a painful smile.
“Armaan” she feels like someone snatched her heart away.
“Its okay, I’ll be fine, aur jaldi se theek ho jaunga don’t worry” he smiled knowing Riddhima very well.
“Thanku Armaan, ab aap aaram kariye” she said making him lie down on bed and cover him properly.
Armaan smile and slowly kissed her hand, a soothing gesture to spend these days of separation. Slowly he sleepy due to medicine and Riddhima left his room.
Riddhima came down and found everyone ready to go with luggage, she was quite confused why so sudden.
“Chal Ridzi” Muskaan said and they took everyone’es blessings.
“Jaldi se aana ab hamare ghar me” Ananya hugged both of them.
Soon they left Mallik Mansion, Riddhima was confused and same was Muskaan’s condition.
“Ridzi, tujhe pata chala kal kya baatein ho rahi thi” Muskaan asked.
“Nhi yar” she replied.
Soon they slept in car thinking about what was going on.
“Rahul, don’t you have to go court?” Billy asked.
“Yes Dad” he said and move towards his room to get ready.
“Koi kuch bata hi nhi raha hai, kya kar rahe the ye log kal, koi nhi wapas aake puchunga” Rahul murmured.
Once he left with Billy and Anurag left for office as Armaan was not well yet, Nikki and Vansh left for their college and school.
“Ab ham v chale?” Prerna asked Ananya.
“Ha chalte hain” she replied and ask one staff maid to look after Armaan then left with Prerna.
Riddhima reached Mussoorie and smile in that environment which was giving her a different feeling, as if Armaan will be with her soon.
They reached home and rested for sometime.
Armaan get up and he was hoping to see Riddhima but it was a maid.
“Sir, ye apke liye khana, aap fresh ho jaiye fir apko medicine leni hai M’am ne bola hai” she said.
“Its okay mai le lunga, baki log kaha hain?” he asked and she replied to him.
After few minutes having his food and medicine he came out in balcony to get some fresh air and smile remembering Riddhima.
He called her and she received his call immediately “Kaise hain aap?” she asked in sleepy tone.
“Tum so rahi thi, I’m so sorry I thought,,,,” Armaan feels bad.
“Armaan maine apko call nhi kiya kyunki aap dawa kha k so rahe the but mere sath aisa nhi hai, kaise hain aap ab?” she asked.
“Kaisa ho sakta hu, tum itni jaldi kyu chali gai?” he asked.
“Ooo, so Mr. Mallik is missing me” she tried to cheer him up.
“So badly” Armaan accepted which twirls butterflies in her stomach.
“Armaan, mai jaldi aa jaungi” she replied.
“Pata nhi wo jaldi kab hoga” Armaan was acting kiddish this time, he was so used to be around her that her absence was making him angry.
“Bhaut jaldi, bas condition yahi hai ki apko jaldi se theek hona padega” she said.
“Arey wo to mai ho chukka hu na, koi nhi tum thoda aaram kar lo mai baad me baat karta hu” Armaan said.
“Hmm, apna khyal rakhiyega” she said.
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