Riansh FF: BROKEN

Chapter 3

You can't go back in time and start over again,

but you can aim for a new ending starting from now.

VR Mansion or I would say it is a Pandora's Box. So many hidden secrets are there. The secrets that can destroy each person of this family; who it belongs to along with the person who tries to bring them out. However, right now, I'm at a place where I would be making sure everyone pays for what they did so that none of them ever plays with an innocent life ever again. They have no right to. Yes, I can go back and live my life forgetting everything, howbeit, I don't want another person to be part of their dirty games and be played by them due to the greed and ego carried by these people. Someone needs to teach them their limits and that is going to be me.

Ridhima steps into the VR Mansion and sees everyone in their own world. Nothing much has changed since she left the house besides why would something be changed? Who is she? No one to them. Today she is back with a bounce and will never be stepped down by these people's words or actions ever again. Today, at this moment, she is proud of herself. She is broken, but, not shattered she made sure she stands up on her feet back again. Two months for two months - she only knows how she was living with so much pain, and what she went through, what it took for her to get herself back together but it was necessary may be.

Ridhima: Dadi, I'm back! (With a smile)

Dadi was happy to see Ridhima back in the house. However, something was missing. The sweetheart-warming smile was there yet something was missing. Her eyes that used to hold warmth; though had the same warmness yet something was different they looked guarded. Dadi felt distant like Ridhima is there yet somehow has gone far away. The smiles on her lips were real, but it doesn't have the same brightness which they held earlier. Dadi couldn't pinpoint what it is hence asked.

Dadi: Bachche kya hua? tu itni bujhi bujhi si kyu lag rahi hai? 

(Child what happened? Why are you looking so down?)

Riddhima: (Smilingly)Nothing dadi just tired.

Saying so Ridhima hugs dadi. Dadi returns the hug brushing off her thoughts.

Ishani: The Queen of the house is back. Look, what an entry she made just like a female lead of daily soap. As Ridhima is here, from today, just like usual daily soaps once again we are going to see the twist and turns, all troubles are going to come together for some weird reason, we would be facing issues and drama in the home. For two months we lived peacefully without her but looks like now entertainment is back with everyday new happenings.

Ridhima turned her face towards Ishani with a smile on her face. Ishani felt weird about her action rather lack of Riddhima's usual reaction she got. That look on her face that Riddhima used to have whenever Ishani used to say such things was missing. Ishani saw the eyes of Ridhima. They were unreadable. Nada. Earlier she could see Ridhima's emotions and turmoil in her eyes. Those eyes now held something or were they lacking something which Ishani had never seen before wondered Ishani. She never saw those emotions on her brother's face too hence wasn't able to recognize them.

Ridhima: Hello, Ishani. I am glad my absence brought you peace just like my isolation did for me. Peaceful indeed it was away from everything and everyone.

(Said Riddhima making everyone look at her and with a smile continued saying.)

I mean all green, away from all crowd and rush. It was peaceful and serene there away from everyday life. It was a good break quite eye-opening; with some very much-needed realizations about life and reality checks. I didn't even realize how badly I needed one but glad it did happen whatever happened.