I Will Hold You.... Little Longer

11 - Loosen up.

"I loved to be alone, I never found the companion who would be compassionate as solitude."

"Ridhima has been the person so silent yet so expressive. She never spoke more words than the necessary one's. The first day I saw her talking about her thoughts or insecurity to muskaan somehow pulled my questions down to the melting point. Her every word showed that she never had been in any relationship before, also that she felt the need to be the right person for him. To be the person he would like. She felt the pressure to be the person who he would, if not move ahead with, in life but at least be one who smiles when crossing paths.

This thing somehow told him she will never want to do wrong to anyone. knowingly isn't a question but not even unknowingly. He never liked to ear-dropped not even on them but the scream from muskaan made him jump and he felt that happened for some reason.

The way she was ranting out made him smile involuntary which he didn't realize that day. The next moment she went all silent as she never learnt how to speak, he tried to make her understand that it's all okay to feel that way.

She was only listening to him with occasional nods. He feared she will start to speak with goo-goo gaa gaa if he would insist her to speak up."

He laughed at his thoughts and muttered "Goo goo gaa gaa"

He never got time to sit and wonder about their meeting. Now he got time to stroll on the past meetings he feels it's worths the walk on those memories.

"I have painted with UN kids sometimes, engaging them in some activities that might give them interesting direction to explore for themselves. I haven't painted something with someone of his age before but with ridhima he felt they might give it a short and unknowingly it did bring out the best out of the two. He doesn't believe in destiny's plan. But that painting made him thinking as the two of them are the fitting piece of the puzzle that had its pieces misplaced for years.

The smallest of actions of her made him pull towards her, the way she called out to him when he was about to leave for India to have a safe journey and return soon. Then the little commanding tone she used to make him have some great after a tiring day instead of hitting the workout session made him shake his head in pure delight.

His thoughts halted on giving attention to his name called out.

" Armaan"

"Yes mom"

"Where are you lost Maan is calling you for so long"

"Where is he."

"He is sitting out in the living room calling you out as your favourite movies are on run" his mother informed him.

"Hunh. What movie," he asked still zoned out in his thoughts a little.

" Armaan... what happened to you. Your 'THE FAVOURITE MOVE' "

"Kal ho na ho," he asked suddenly recalling what his mother was informing him off and enthusiasm take over.

"Yes." even before Ananya can sniff another shot of oxygen he was out of the room. Shaking her head she moved out behind him. "I don't understand bow he withstands not been able to watch this movie in all these years while he was there"

A few minutes back Armaan was relinquished due to his thoughts and now he is fallen into the trap of the movie rerun.

An hour delayed he came to the dining table to see everything is set already. Scratching his head he looked at his mother like a guilt-ridden person. "Sorry Mom"

His apologising confused his mother but a minute later she knew what he was sorry for. "Stupid. Sit now" she little hit on his head.

"But maa" He tried to reason with her but, he forgot her is reasoning with his mother which he won't be able to win anyway.