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21. Friends?

"Siya? You here?" "Oh! I should have knocked, this is your study after all. I am sorry Mr. Raisinghania". Vansh looked at Siya shocked. "What are you saying? " She threw a file at his table. " I just came here to hand this over to you. Congratulations! You are finally free. " Vansh opened the file. "Why don't you marry Ahana now? I saw your beautiful photo from that day. Maa's lehenga suits her well." Vansh looked at Siya. It seems like he had lost his every relation. If his own sister can't understand him or forgive him. Then what about Riddhima? He suddenly remembered her wordings to Kabir "He hurted my self respect, played with my feelings. He used and threw me." He shuddered remembering her words. "Siya, I am sorry. I want to......." "I am not interested in what you want Mr. Raisinghania." She cut in and placed another file on his table. Vansh looked at her confused. "Siya! What is this way to talk to your brother?" Dadi interrupted in from the door. "He is not my brother anymore. " Dadi looked at her incredulously. Vansh took the file and began studying it. "He is the one who looked after this family after your father died. He took all dangers upon himself. " "I'm really thankful for it. But he couldn't save his own child." Vansh felt nauseous. His head started aching, his shoulders felt heavy. "Who told you this?" Siya turned her face away.
"You want to go to Canada for studies", Vansh interrupted looking at Siya. "Yes", Siya crossed her arms in front of her. "Okay". "Okay? How can you...... She is too young" , Dadi said making Siya roll her eyes. "I'll take care of that", Vansh left the study...

"What is your problem Aangre? Why are you ignoring me? ", Ishani felt her patience slipping away. Aangre was losing his cool. He took out his phone, rummaged through it and threw it on bed. "This..... This is my problem" , he pointed at his phone. Ishani picked his phone from her bed. She felt a sudden rush of tension inside her body. "This is old. I was drunk Aangre", Ishani almost shouted. "O really, this is how Kabir lured you right? " "I didn't cheat on you. This is before everything." "This is after you got pregnant , after you married me." Aangre yelled at her. Ishani felt herself tearing up. "Aangre, please calm down. Somebody will listen us. Let's talk. " Aangre took a deep breath,"I want divorce , Ishani", he said calmly and left the room bumping into Ishani's shoulder.
Ishani's mouth opened. She felt a strong urge to cry but she refused to give into her emotions. She shouldn't feel bad , it wasn't as if she felt something for him and was going through a break up. She has changed after Dhvani, if he refuses to believe her, it's his problem. Anyways, she deserves better.

"Are you sure? It's all upon you". Sejal was anxious of Riddhima living alone in Delhi. Riddhima is not sad anymore but she is afraid for her . What if she gets a panic attack? Will she be safe? Can she manage herself alone. "I want to do this. I know we will not be together but it is just for six months. I have thought upon this entire day. I will manage myself well. I promise I'll call you daily. Trust me. " Sejal sighed and got up from the bed. "Fine! I know you are strong. I will miss you. We will pack your bags tomorrow and buy you a new phone. "Why?" Riddhima's brow knitted in confusion. "Don't give me a lecture on budget management now. That time we were settling in but now you will buy latest model. Sleep now. "

Next day, Riddhima went to Roma's home to tell her about her decision and discuss about her stay. The latter dismissed all her worries and assured her that she will be fine. "Rajveer is also going to Delhi with papa. He will accompany you and help you settle." Riddhima didn't want any other embarrassing meeting with him. She acted as a desperate bitch that day. Desperate because she threw herself at him without his consent and bitch because she didn't even bother to help him out from Sejal's grasp. She just threw a tantrum and went away. "No! I don't want to give him any hassle. I was just a little nervous of living alone in Delhi. I have never been there before. " "It's fine, here comes Rajveer. Let me grab you a coffee." Roma pushed herself up the chair towards her kitchen. Rajveer , though wanted to retrace his steps on seeing Riddhima couldn't do it as he already entered through the door. He behaved horny that night, clearly she was drunk. He seated himself on the chair that Roma left and greeted her with a brief 'hi'.
They both sat there in an awkward silence for a few minutes before Riddhima decided to initiate a conversation. "Rajveer?" , She asked to get his attention who was busy in his phone. Rajveer felt a little odd hearing his name in her voice. He looked up and kept his phone aside. "I'm really sorry for that night. I was not really myself. Sorry if I offended you in any way. " Rajveer could feel the utter embarrassment flowing through her. He suddenly wished for them to have a better start. "Relax, Riddhima. There is not much to worry. We all do embarrassing things at times. Forget that night. We can start as friends." He offered her a warm, genuine smile. Though he told her to forget that night, he himself was finding it very hard to forget it. He could judge people's personality easily by now. He knew Riddhima was thoroughly ashamed for her act and wasn't the kind of girl to randomly kiss strangers. Riddhima felt her shoulders drop in relief. "Offcourse!", She smiled in return. It was after a long time that she met someone genuine who wasn't trying a move on her.
Roma joined them soon. They chatted about Riddhima's job, her life in Mumbai except Vansh offcourse, Roma's plans for expanding her buisness and their father's boutiques. She felt a comforting, warm feeling inside her. She felt positive around them and really adored their bond. It made her feel like , she is with a family and felt thankful. She asked herself, "How stupid I was to count those Raisinghania's as a family even?" There was an empty feeling inside her after she came here in Goa but one thing was sure, she was definitely more positive and more at peace.

Vansh knew something was wrong with Aangre. He wasn't at ease around him and the team he prepared to looked after all the recordings and records that could take him to Riddhima was bullshit. He wasn't paying attention. It was quite much visible that there was some tension between Aangre and Ishani. He very well knew, who would be at the fault among the two. That is why, he decided to take urgent matters in his hand and give him some space.

Today being his lucky day, he finally got hold of the video with Riddhima and Sejal. She has went through train but their names were not on any of the records, that means she used someone else's identity. She knows him too well. He smiled at his thought. Just a few more hours and Riddhima's current location will be known......