Dil-E-Nadaan

2~ Homecoming & flashbacks

"Us ne manzil pe la kay chord diya
Umar bhar jiska raasta dekha"

- Nasir Kazmi

★★★★★★

Riddhima closed her eyes for a minute and tried to calm down her heart beats which were on a racing spree.

She turned her head a little and met with his red and rage filled eyes. There was a safe distance between them for which Riddhima was thankful because she knows she won't be able to deal with that volcanic warmness.

Riddhima fully turned to face an irked Vansh. Not being able to hold his piercing gaze she looked down as if she found the floor more attractive.

"I...... I was...

She shuttered in his dominating proximity. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath calming herslef down and then looked at him again.

"Maa told me to give you coffee." She pointed at the tray which she placed on the table earlier.

Vansh narrowed his eyes to look at the tray and then at her.

"You are done. Right? " He asked, to which she nodded "Then get out." He said moving away, engrossing himself in a file he grabbed from his table to read.

Riddhima stood there for a second. Even though she wasn't waiting for him to welcome by pouring Rose petals on her but still this sounded so rude. She was hurt would be an understatement. He could have said that he was busy but no he bluntly asked her to get out from his room. She spared him a last glance and came out of his room with a  heavy heart.

"No no no Riddhima you can't cry on such petty things." She told herself moving toward the room she was given. Entering inside she sat on the bed egde contemplating her actual place in this house and most importantly in his life.

Didn't he want me as his wife?

She came back from her reverie when her phone buzzed. She instantly smiled looking at the caller's name.

"Papa" She said swiping right the call.
"How is my baby doing?" Her father asked in a gentle tone.

"I am doing good. How are you all? " Even though she tried to sound cheerful, a tear escaped her eye because she  hasn't seen her family for almost more than 12 hours.

"I miss you all." She said in a cracked voice.

"We are missing you too my baby. Come home we all are waiting. Rehaan is on his way, will be reaching there soon."

"Really?" She was surprised, she will be able to meet her family today.

Her father laughed at her excitement. "Come soon" He said before cutting the call.

Riddhima took out her carry bag, placing her mobile phone inside, she literally ran downstairs.

Uma smiled when she saw her daughter in law coming down in excitement.

"Maa Rehaan is coming to get me. I can go right? " She asked being a little skeptical to which Uma laughed "I know beta Rehaan is coming. It's a ritual where brother comes to get his sister the next day after wedding and then in evening husband goes to get her back." Uma told her.

Riddhima's excitement dropped down as soon as she heard husband. "You mean to say Vansh will come to get me? " She asked even though she knew the answer already, still was praying in her mind, what she heard wasn't true.

"Of course he will come to get you. Don't worry." Uma smiled.

That's my only worry!!!

Ek aur naya shyapa!!!