Riansh Os Book

Dard (The Last)

Author's pov

Riddhima stood there dumbfounded as Vansh knew everything, so why didn't he blame her as usual and punish her? 

V: I know that you have many questions, But won't you delay it for your mom's sake? 

Riddhima bit her lips to stop herself from sobbing as she saw her mom whom she lost during her childhood. The woman looked at her curiously and she ran and hugged her crying. 

R: Maa !! I was longing for your presence my whole life. (burying her face in the woman's chest) Maa !! 

Ra: Tum Kaun ho? 

R: I am your daughter, Mom!! Riddhima !! 

She pushed her and Riddhima was about to fall if it wasn't for Vansh who held her, she jerked his hands and looked at him in anger. 

R: what did you do to my mother? Why is she behaving like this? 

V: I didn't know that she is your mother! I knew it later when we weren't together! 

R: You are just a bloody liar, Why are you keeping my mother here? You want to hurt her right? so that she doesn't give her statement against you. 

Ang: You are mistaken! Boss was punished for that mistake. He was in a juvenile center.

R(shocked): What? 

Ang: He was imprisoned when He was 14 because of your parent's accident. Even though you find shreds of evidence, He can't be punished twice! 

R(with hatred): You are the reason why my mom is suffering !! it's your mistake! 

Voice: Noo, it's not his mistake, It's mine. 

It was Vansh's turn to get shocked by that person's presence there. 

V: Sia, What are you doing here? 

S(looking at Riddhima): I followed you as I was doubting your intentions, Babhi, And I was right !! You came here to destroy Bhai 

R: Haa, the same way He made me lose my parents, I wanted him to root in jail !! I needed more pieces of evidence. 

S(in anger): You wronged him! He did nothing! My Bhai is innocent, You don't even know any detail about the incident, you just on baseless proof doubted him !! Why would a murderer keep a victim alive? To give her statement against him? If he wanted to shut her mouth, wouldn't it better for him to kill her? But No, He protected your mother whereas you were planning to destroy him !! 

V: Enough, Sia !! 

S: No, Bhai, I won't stop, She played you! (realizing) The scandal too you were behind it, weren't you? 

Riddhima for a moment she stopped talking to digest what Sia was saying, and she had a point, Why did he protect her mother, She even heard him getting angry at the nurse for not giving her proper care. 

S: The person whom you accused, He was ready to do anything for his family !! 

V: now stop it, Sia !! 

S(in tears): No one will stop me, Not even you Bhai! (to Riddhima) do you know for whom he did it? (Riddhima looked at her) For me !! He went there instead of me! That accident was because of me. 

V: No, Riddhima, don't believe her, she is lying for me! I did it, ok! 

S: Babhi, look at my eyes, Do you think I am lying? I am not! It's the truth!