{A/N: Actually this is the only leftover book of mine on this website. After that these will end and I will try to bring another story only after this ends.}
Chapter-28
Author’s POV:-
Aryan took a deep breath running his hand through his hairs and again an idea came into his mind.
Aryan: Riddhima, why are you so scared of bhai?
He yelled on the phone making her shocked of his tone.
Riddhima: Aryan…I..I’m not…
She said and just when he interrupted her.
Aryan: You are Riddhima…You are scared of him. Why? Isn’t he behaving well with you?
She heard him and repeated his words in her mind again.
Riddhima: No he is.
She said and looked back at the door.
Aryan: Then what’s the need of getting scared? On one hand you keep shouting at me all day and on the other hand you don’t know how to scold your husband? His one word in anger and you get scared, really? Why?
He asked and she was about to reply him when he again interrupted her words.
Aryan: You are Riddhima. For godsake, stop being so naïve. He is your husband not your boss.
He said and she felt his words correct.
Riddhima: What should I do then?
She asked not knowing what exactly he meant.
Aryan: Do I need to tell you? Of course not, just answer him back when he is wrong.
His words were kept on hold as the call got disconnected. Not knowing what exactly happened he called back only to find it to be busy. Keeping the phone aside, a wide smile came on his face.
Aryan: Bhai, start your counting. She will soon make you agree to bring her back to Mumbai. You really think I would trust you with my best friend when you forced her to marry you. No way until and unless she won’t tell me that she is comfortable with you. I didn’t promised her to be her best friend just like that, I actually meant it.
He said and smirked at his thought.
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Riddhima looked as she heard the door opening without turning back she threw the phone over the carpet but didn’t turned back.
Vansh: Riddhima, what are you doing here? I was searching you for so long, why you didn’t came out.
She heard him, saw as he came and stood beside her.
Vansh: Were you searching for something? Or just came looking around?
He said in an authoritative tone and raised his eyebrows as she looked at him. And once again Aryan’s words rang in her mind.
Riddhima: Why? Just now you said it’s our Villa so can’t I roam around like that without any reason?
She asked him and saw as he came close to her. Leaning close to her face he looked into her hazel brown eyes.
Vansh: Of course you can. Anytime, Anywhere.
He said and moving back bent down. She looked as he picked up the phone from the carpet. Mentally hitting her head with a wall, she looked around the room not wanting to meet his gaze.
Vansh: Were you searching for it?
He asked and showed her the phone.
Riddhima: No…But if you want I can take it.
She said and was about to snatch it when he pulled back his hand.
Vansh: No, it’s for official work.
He said and again moved to the cupboard.
Riddhima:Â Btw Vansh, where is everyone else? I mean servants and your bodyguards.
She asked and he looked up at her, his gaze it was making her confuse of his upcoming behavior.
Vansh: Why? I mean what’s need of them?
He said and came close to her.
Riddhima: I was just asking. I mean even in VR Mansion they used to be around you every time. So I just felt it to be awkward.
She said while looking at his expressions. Coming close to the table he pulled her close to him by her waist.
Vansh: We are on our honeymoon Riddhima and they are just my bodyguards. What would be the need of them over here?
She nodded and looked away feeling his gaze on her. Keeping his eyes fixed on her face, he starts to trace his index finger from her shoulder to her arms, slowly moving it with a ticklish sensation he makes her shiver.
Moving to her palms his fingers get entangles with her. Bringing their entangled hand to his lips, he places a soft kiss at the back of her hand. She looked at him as pulls her closer to him.
Vansh: What happened? Why are you feeling like this with me?
She looked into his eyes hearing his question as she never said anything.
Riddhima: Vansh, not…
She said in a low voice but he kept his finger on her lips. Holding her hand, he made her sit on the chair whereas she looked at him as he knelt down in front of her.
Vansh: Riddhima, you don’t have to feel like that with me. Trust me, I’m not going to do anything with you without your permission. Just like I do even you can share your feelings with me. I know I didn’t asked your permission before marrying you but I really love you alot since the moment I saw you for the first time. I know love can’t happen within a flick of seconds and even I’m not forcing you to love me back, just stay close to me because may be you don’t need me but I definitely need you now.
He said and brought her hand close to his chest.
Vansh: Close to me, my heart. And until and unless you won’t give me the permission I’m not going to do anything with you. I swear.
He said and removed his hand from hers.
Riddhima: I..I…
She tried to say something and the left over courage to face him had even flew away.
Vansh: Its ok, you don’t have to say anything. You must be hungry, let’s make something for us.
He said and was about to get up when she held his hand.
Riddhima: In this condition.
She said pointing at his injured arm. He chuckled as he looked at the sling around his neck covering his hand completely.
Vansh: Oh… No worry. I’ll direct you and you can make it.
She nodded with a big smile. Holding her hand, he pulled her out of the room.
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Coming to the kitchen, they looked at everything perfectly arranged there. Moving to the gas stove, he looked at her.
Riddhima: What should I make for you?
She asked and looked at him as he sat on the slab.
Vansh: Anything except for that ‘kheer’ which Aryan had told to make it for me.
He said emphasizing on the word ‘kheer’ making her recall the day how Aryan had added salt in his dish. She heard him chuckling and a smile came on her lips.
Turning back she looked around and then picked up a pan and a ladle, moving back to the gas stove.
Vansh: What are you making so I can direct you? Btw, let me guess meatballs?
She shook her head listening to him and picked up a chopping board.
Vansh: Then, Chicken lasagna?
Making weird faces and looks at him. He raised his eyebrows and saw as she shook her head.
Riddhima: Vansh, I’m a Vegetarian. I don’t know how to make non-veg dish.
She said and saw as he nodded with it.
Vansh: Then even I’m not going to have non-veg from now.
He said and she looked up at him shocked.
Riddhima: You don’t have to. I mean I’ll try to learn how to make it.
She said and saw as he shook his head.
Vansh: If you can learn then even I can leave it for some time.
She was about to say something but then thing that the argument will keep on going on if she didn’t agreed to it now.
Vansh: No tell what are you making? Or let me guess.
He said and she looked up at him irritated but didn’t said a word.
Vansh: Pasta?
She shook her head making him again drift into thought, for a while he kept on asking and telling different kind of dishes except the one which she willed to listen so that this matter can end over here.
Vansh: Ok then sandwich.
She looked at the vegetables kept on the chopping board and lost her patience. Moving close to him she kept the knife on his neck.
Riddhima: I’m just making ‘Aloo Paratha’ and dare you utter a single word now. I know how to make it and if you said anything I won’t even make anything for you from now.
She said and saw as he nodded. Taking a deep breath she looked up at him and moved back. He was again about to say something just when she looked up.
Riddhima: Not even a single word.
He didn’t said and started looking at her working.
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Taking out the shiny piece from his pocket, he looked at it carefully.
Aryan: It’s a diamond but who can be there in the office after working hours even when the guards had himself checked each and every cabinet? Only a jeweler can tell what type of diamond it is.
Keeping it back in his pocket, he drove his car on the road. Looking at the empty road on which just the moonlight was showering its light, he started driving his car swiftly. Focusing his gaze on the road, he suddenly heard his phone ringing. He lifted his hand to accept the call on the screen, but just when he saw an old women who came in front of his car.
Taking a sharp turn, he moved his car in another direction. Just by his luck, he pressed the break at the correct time. Taking deep breath, he looked behind to see the women fallen over there.
Tensed whether he did something wrong or did he hurt her? He rushed out of his car. Moving to her, he held her hand gently.
Aryan: I’m so sorry aunty. I didn’t know how you came suddenly in front of my car. Are you okay?
He asked and saw as she covered her face more in her veil. He felt awkward and looked around to see no one on the road around them.
Women: Beta, I’m fine. You can go now.
She said in a low and fragile voice which made his mind divert. He looked at her.
Aryan: Aunty come, I’ll drop you. You can tell me where you want to go?
He said in a gentle voice seeing her to be too old. Wrinkles all around her body which made him assume her age to be more than 70.
Women: No need beta, I can go by my own.
He saw as she got up with in a flick of second and started to move.
Aryan: Arey aunty, I can…
He saw but as she started moving he didn’t find it appropriate to force her. He saw how slowly and with a low pace she was walking. Moving back to the car, he sat inside.
Turning back he again tried to look for that old women but he didn’t found anyone there. Even there was enough light through which he could see the complete road clearly but he didn’t found her anywhere around. Running his hand from his hairs, he came out of his car.
Looking at both the sides of the road, he searched for her but didn’t found anything except for himself to be alone on the empty road.
Aryan: What the f**k man? She was just here.
He said and again heard his phone ringing. Getting in the car, he picked up his phone.
Aryan: Hello.
He said in a harsh and tensed voice.
Voice: What’s that tone Aryan and where are you at this hour? Look at the time, it 12.
He heard his mom scolding him on the phone. Licking his lips, he shrugged rest over thoughts from his mind.
Aryan: Mom, I’m on the way. I’m just coming in few minutes.
He said and heard her humming. Disconnecting the call, he took a reverse gear.
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Stopping his car, right beside the VR Mansion. He looked at the huge black door. Sighing the watchmen, he asked them to open the door.
Parking the car, he removed his seat belts. Masking a smile on his tensed face, he came forward to take that diamond from the place he had kept but to his shock he didn’t found it to be there.
Aryan: What’s happening? I have kept it here only.
He muttered to himself and bending down looked beneath the sheets, over himself but it was nowhere he could find out. His thoughts ran back to the old women with whom he just now met.
Joining the dots, he muttered a curse under his breath. Recognizing it to be just a plan to grab back the diamond from him.
Aryan: There is definitely someone who is behind these attacks. But why Aadhya? She has nothing to do with us.
He said to himself in a complete confused sense.
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Keeping the spoons in the plate, she forwarded it to him. He took it with a small smile on his face. Taking a morsel with his left hand, he had it.
Knowing it won’t taste best the way his chefs used to make it especially for him, even she is cooking after a long time so definitely there would be so much change in the taste. Even Saanvi and her Chachi never complemented her dishes; and her father never bothered to think who has even cooked the dish.
Aryan never had any dish made from her hand. It was Vansh only, whom she wished that he would say but thinking why would he? She began concentrating on her dinner.
Suddenly she heard a voice, it wasn’t too loud but she never heard this voice. While sitting over there only, Riddhima looked out of the window in the darkness but couldn’t find anything or anyone. She looked at Vansh who didn’t even moved his eyes anywhere around.
Again she heard the same voice but it was little low this time. Curiosity to know what was happening out there, she didn’t even wished to tell him anything and started to move from there. Neither had he noticed her leaving as he was in his own thoughts.
Movingthrough the window, she tried to look out to hear the same sound but it didn’thelped her to know what the reason of the sound was. Coming to the big window, she saw all the windows to be locked even the glass looked to be unbreakable.
Again the voice came and the curiosity reached to its peak in her. Moving she opened the window, which directly made her look what was happening out. She looked and her eyes went wide.
Riddhima: Vansh…
She shouted and kept her hand on her mouth. Her eyes glistened while looking out.
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Vansh who was busy in the thoughts of something important heard her shout. Looking in front he didn’t found her anywhere. Panic rushed in through his veins.
Taking all the negative thoughts with him, he followed her voice. Passing through the long corridors he cursed the designer for designing such long corridors as they were definitely doing no help except for freaking him out right now.
Taking all the possible long strides, he finally found her standing in front of the window. Holding his hand he mentally cursed himself for doing all the mistakes he made by not telling her about the prediction. He rushed to her.
Hearing the coming footsteps, she turned and saw him coming to her.
Riddhima: Vansh, look snowfall…
He heard her and pulled her behind him away from the window. Closing the windows as fast as he could, he locked them properly. Turning back he saw her fallen over there beside a pillar. Remembering of the wounds she had because of Ahaan.
He just wished to kill himself right there for doing so many mistakes at a time. Moving to her he sat beside her and looked how she looked at her injured wrists.
Riddhima: Vansh, why you behaved like this?
He heard her and looked at her with sad eyes. Cupping her face he looked at her.
Vansh: I’m sorry, I should have told you about the prediction of hailstorms. Look I’m really sorry I wasn’t aware that you will open the window at this time even when I asked the servants to lock them properly but why you came here?
He asked and caressed her wrists with his free hand.
Riddhima: I just heard a voice and curious about it, I came here to look. Thinking it was snowfall but it was hail stones.
She said sadly and lowered her gaze.
Vansh: Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?
He asked looking at her hands. She shook her head while looking down.
Vansh: Don’t feel bad, you wasn’t knowing anything.
He said and looked behind to see snowfall and hail stones are no more there. With smiling face he looked back at her.
Vansh: Come…Lets go, it’s already cold here. Even look at your clothes.
He said and saw her looking at him. Thinking that she would definitely say something to him he looked at her with a serious look. Getting up she started to move and he followed her thinking her to be sad because of his behavior.
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Entering in their room, she moved to the cupboard as she looked at her dress. What was wrong with her dress? Wasn’t she looking good? But as any never complimented or berated her dressing style she didn’t bothered to think of it. Taking out her night dress she got in the closet. Removing her saree she striped out of it.
Vansh: Btw Riddhima, I want to say something.
Getting startled to hear his loud voice she looked around but didn’t found him there. Looking out she saw his shadow falling on the ground.
Riddhima: Say.
She said and took a deep breath relaxing her mind. Taking her pants, she stepped into it.
Vansh: The dinner was too good tonight.
A smile came on her lips listening his words. First time compliment of her cooking made her heart flutter. But saying a ‘thank you’ she didn’t wished to spoil her own mood. Even when Aryan told her that he is our husband so what’s the need of thanking him.
Getting herself dressed, she stepped out of the closet. Looking at him, she saw him sitting on the left side of the bed. Passing him a smile, she was about to get on the bed just when he came on that side.
Vansh: No left side.
He said and she scrunched her nose at him. Her eyes again fell on his injured arm and the last night view came in front of her. Nodding she got on the bed. Getting in the duvet, she saw as he closed the light.
Darkness prevailed in the room as the curtains were even closed. She saw as he kept his hands on the pillow.
‘Just stay close to me because may be you don’t need me but I definitely need you now.’
His words rang in her ears and closing her eyes, she moved close to him. Covering themselves with the duvet, she looked up at his closed eyes.
Riddhima: Good Night.
He heard her and opening his eyes looked down at her face.
Vansh: Good night.
Keeping herself away from his injured arm she kept her head on his chest and with a smile lingering on her lips. Listening to his heartbeat she didn’t even realized when she drifted into deep slumber.
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Sitting on the arm chair, Aryan’s face grew more tensed. Deep dark circles is now beneath his eyes telling his lack of sleep.
Aryan: Who was she? And why will anyone be after me and Aadhya? Did I do anything wrong with anyone?
He asked to himself but there was just one answer ‘No’ but if anyone took his right thing to be wrong and is after him now. Not knowing whom he should tell of his misery he closed his eyes tensed.
Looking up at the ceiling of his office, he remember how early he came today even when there is no staff except for watchmen. Running his long fingers through his hairs, he got up from his place.
Moving to the huge window, he looked out from it. Absolutely countable number of peoples were there on the Mumbai Street. Mumbai roads famous for their traffic and for the first time he was looking at it. Thanks to his sleep which didn’t got in him last night after his met with that old women and loss of that diamond.
His thoughts diverted when he heard a knock on the door. Not knowing who could be there at this hour, he turned back to his chair.
Aryan: Come-in.
Saying in a low voice which even echoed in that silence. He looked down and took a deep breath to keep his tensed composure to himself only.
He looked up and got shocked seeing the person.
Aryan: What the hell are you doing over here, Saanvi?
He yelled on top of his lungs as he looked at her. Getting in the cabin, she looked around.
Saanvi: Oh…Isn’t Vansh back yet? I thought he must have came back by now.
He heard and closed his fists while taking deep breaths to control his anger.
Aryan: What are you doing here?
He shouted again not even looking at her.
Saanvi: I came to meet Vansh…
Before she could say, he interrupted her.
Aryan: Why? You know mom has officially told you not to show your blo*dy face to her back again. Why you want to meet bhai? And especially I don’t find any appointment letter from your side.
He said and saw as she looked at him. Coming close to her, he grabbed her hand.
Aryan: I respect girls but not the one who doesn’t want themselves to be respected and if you had you wouldn’t have come here even after the constant insulting.
He said and pulled her out of the cabin. Coming out he showed her the door.
Saanvi: What’s wrong? As far as I know Riddhima is my sister and I can meet her anytime.
She said as her part of stretching the argument. He moved close to her and looked into her eyes with his angry ones.
Aryan: You should have thought her to be your sister before sending goons after her to rape her, before throwing hot coffee on her just because of less sugar?
He said and saw her looking around, there was no sound except of his loud voice echoing on the floor.
Aryan: I wish to kill you right here. I just can’t even imagine how much I hate you.
He shouted and moved back.
Saanvi: What the hell Aryan? Why would I do anything like that to her and who told you all this, Riddhima? I don’t know who but I definitely didn’t.
She said not even removing her gaze from me.
Aryan: Why are explaining all this to me? I don’t want your justification. Come on, leave right away. And I swear if I went to tell bhai of the things you mother and daughter did to my bhabhi, the things I can’t even imagine would be done to you.
She said and saw as he left back to his cabin. Turning back she looked Aadhya entering in. Flashbacks of her slapping her came in front of her. Clutching her fists she moved to her whereas Aadhya who busy ruffling through her bag didn’t even noticed her.
Sliding the chair on just at the way she was walking, she moved away from there. Not even knowing what was in front of her, Aadhya was about to move towards her cabinet just when her leg hit the chair and stumbling she was about to fall. Closing her eyes she waited to hug the floor just when she felt her head on soft fabric.
Taking slow breaths, she opened her eyes and looked at Angre who saved her.
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Loss of the same warmth she was feeling for a long time, Riddhima opened her eyes and looked around to see him nowhere. Not knowing where exactly he went in this early morning, she got down from the bed.
She was about to move to check in the washroom. Just when the last night hail came in front of her. Looking at the window, she didn’t even wished to open it. But the condition outside was making her to give it a thought.
Getting to the window, she was about to open the window just when he came in front of her. She looked at him in his jacket which was not even having his hands in them obviously how he could wear it on his own. Whereas he instantly forwarded her a blindfold.
Riddhima: What do I do of this?
She asked and took it from him.
Vansh: What type of work can you actually do with it?
He asked and she started to think of his words in her mind.
Vansh: Of course, tie it.
He said and saw as she was about to do it.
Vansh: First go and wear something warm.
She was about to ask the reason but then thinking it to be some of his surprise, she went to the washroom.
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