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Part 23

Part.23

Alex Reached Shelby house with Ridhima alongside before she took her inside she asked ridhima to freshen up providing her few cloths to wear on after having bath. Ridhima tried to deny at first then when Alex forced her she have to agree with hesitation to bath in new place. She Look around careful for the windows or camera around but then getting satisfied she closed the door and went to freshen up. She took little time mean while Alex look for something to eat. She have already called Shelby to know the status of the Town Hall Seeing its under control according to Caleb it will take 4 hours more for the Drama to start up. So Alex told Shelby she will come back making ridhima at ease with security arrangements, to which Shelby gave positive response.

Once ridhima was out all freshen up Alex ask her to have something to eat providing her few things to eat. After everything is done Alex asked ridhima "Ridhima... Can we talk now... or you want to talk later" ridhima who was looking down look at her and said "Can we talk later... Please." Alex knew she might need to have time in peace for something she might have gone through so much in the past one year. So nodding to her she asked her "Ridhima I want you to meet someone... come" Ridhima got scared again, all the fear that was fading with Alex presence and her calm nature again came rushing back listening to her. She have gone through a lot of things in the one year that she is now afraid to meet any new person in this unknown country, the country that serve nothing but plain pain only. She shake her head holding onto her hands in fear "Don't Worry ridhima. It's now one new to you. Come with Me" Alex ensured her about the person whom they going to meet.

Ridhima walked with Alex holding her hands with fear in hear eyes pouring out. Soon Alex opened the door of one of the rooms in the house. With the opening sound created by the door. The person present in the room voiced "Don't please... I have done nothing. Don't take me please. I have done nothing. Please leave me. Don't give shocks please they pain me... please leave me.... I need to find ridhima... leave me... please.... Please..." listening this ridhima looked inside the room raising her eyes from the floor. She tried to look everywhere in the room but found no one in her view, unknown to herself she left Alex hand walking inside with small steps. Soon she saw a body in one corner of the room all curdled up like a ball saying in weak voice. She reached up to the person settling down staring at the person. Person was still whispering 'to leave' begging when he felt the hand on his own hands. First he was scared with the touch and tried to move away without looking at the person, but to him person seem adamant to leave him alone. While he kept whispering a begging to leave him. Ridhima then put her hands on the face of the person to make the person look at her. Out of fear of been beaten up once again the person closed the eyes with frightened. But when he felt the hands on his face are still not beating him up for long time he opened his eyes. Looking in front of him he was blank for moment, but then he came out of his numb mind with her hands caressing his face. He was confused with her sudden appearance "Tum sach mein ho..." is all that he can voice out of his system after all the begging since a year. To make him sure ridhima whispered "Armaan... Mein Hi hun... Aur Ye kya kar rakha tumne aapne aapko" she asked him forgetting all her fear and pain at once, hearing ridhima asking about himself armaan look down at himself but then look back at her and all he did was to hug her with left strength in him. Ridhima hugged him tightly trying to make him and herself feel the presence of the other one trying to remove the whole one year of their life.

Alex who was standing at the door was surprised to see armaan not moving away from ridhima getting scared as he did got frightened with others presence while ridhima to got strong all of sudden who was fearing with the thought of even meeting of someone few minutes back. Alex smiled Whispering to herself "Love do make people Strong and week at the same time. But it do tell you when to be strong and when to be week... Love is surely something". She got a call From Shelby asking her to come soon they got another lead, to which Alex told her that she will be there in few minutes. To inform ridhima about the security and her departure she move in where they both were sitting in one corner. "Ridhima I...." but before she can continue she saw armaan holding ridhima tightly with her hands and hiding behind her as if she was his shield "No... Don't give me shocks... Don't take me. I did nothing... Please leave me... Ridhima.... Leave me" Ridhima was confused with his this behavior but she will find that out latter for now he needs her presence more than her words. Alex was once again surprise thinking "Its only ridhima that can vanish all his far. Senator now your game will be over soon and you will pay for playing with life of innocent people." She came out of her thought with ridhima shaking her to say what she need to say so that she can leave soon as her presence was making armaan more vulnerable.