#RIANSH - SCAR ON SOUL

#Part - 31#

Finally reaching the farmhouse the trio retired to their beds after freshening up whereas Riddhima reached her usual place on the lawn relishing the moments spent in Delhi with her "friends".

Vansh: What do you regularly think here?

Riddhima (smiling): Of life!!!!

Vansh (sighs): I can never understand you and your over thinking!!!

Riddhima (chuckling): Forget it!!!

Riddhima: Vaise can I ask you something!!!

Vansh: You can ask me anything Riddhima; need not hesitate

Riddhima: You always speak of your friends, your college days, business deals, and all but never of your family!!!

Riddhima: Who all are in your family?

Vansh (smiling): I have our dadi, my sisters Ishani & Siya whom you have met, and Angre as my family, and my extended family includes Sejal and Aryan apart from my employees (whispering) But seems like my heart wants you too in this family as a part of it, not as a mere employee or friend

Riddhima: Did you say something?

Vansh: No... nothing!!!

Riddhima: And your parents?

Vansh: I have lost them when I was just 10 in a plane crash so since then dadi bought us up but Ishani & Siya were too young to understand the loss so I had to take up the responsibility of being an elder brother cum parents. And for them, I'd bring the world down so to fulfill all their wishes and dreams I strived hard to take this business to these heights so that my sisters don't need to cry for anything ever!!!

Riddhima (smiling): They are lucky that they have you as their brother

Vansh (smiling): They are my lifelines.... Without them, I feel lost!!!

Riddhima was admiring the love and respect a guy has for a woman and the way he's striving to give everything for his sister's happiness!!!

Riddhima (thinking): Do such men exist!!!

Vansh: So, tell me about your family.

Riddhima (emotional): I was a single child for my parents and with their accident, on that unfaithful night I felt I lost everything but my uncles and aunts didn't let me feel so.... They stood by me, supported me both emotionally and physically; gave me the necessary strength and courage that I could stand for myself. They turned into my parents eventually and in all this, I always had Aryan & Seju... (laughing) Aryan has always been this crazy and idiotic self since the beginning. We were the pride of our parents. We were the epitome of friendship the other parents gave examples of to their kids. So, that's my family.... Consisting of aunts, uncles, Aryan & Seju

Vansh realized that in all this Riddhima didn't mention of her husband as her family and even Riddhima didn't realize that she missed out on him!!! Intending not to remind her of her dreadful past he remained calm

Vansh: Sejal.... I understand is a bit immature and drama queen but Aryan!!! Am sure he must have been an idiot since childhood

Riddhima (giggling): Aryan though is an idiot and irritates us most but when we need him, he's always there. In fact, he used to kick those bullies who used to hurt me or Seju. There's one such incident where ... I guess during our schooling days, me and Seju were returning from school when we noticed a bunch of guys was passing filthy comments on one of our classmates and she was weeping; I and Sejal knew that moment that we have to do and did the same. I punched on a guy's face initiating verbal and even physical abuse with them who was 3 and I was alone while Sejal was helping the other girl. I had to kick them but when I felt am going to lose to them Aryan popped into the picture and trashed them left and right. And since then, he has made sure we weren't going anywhere alone without him. He has always been protective of us and is still!!!