BETTER-HALF( ARDHANGINI)

I WILL MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT

Riddhima's POV

Armaan where are you?

It's 2am and this guy is out of the house. His anger is reasonable but not coming home till this late is immaturity.

He is hurt,I know but I have an explanation which will make things back to normal. At least I am hoping that.

A knock broke my trance. Rahul bhai walked in. Maa and bhai both are awake waiting for my husband but he care the least.

"Armaan aaye?" He nob. I got up to go down.

"Riddhima..." Bhai stopped me. I look at him impatiently. I need to see Armaan,"he is drunk. Let him sleep with maa today"

I look down as my eyes welled up. Bhai put his arms around me and squeeze, "Armaan was always a very understanding and calm of a person Riddhima. The man I saw yesterday and today is not him. I know him for past 20 years. kya hua Riddhima? Aisi kya problem aa gai hai tum dono ke bich?"

"Bhai,we say what goes around comes around. This is what has happened. Maine Kuch Aisi galti ki hai jiski saza mujhe mil rh hai. Bas fark itna hai ki iss bar mai akeli nahi hu jo ye saza bhugat rh hu. Mere sath sath Armaan ko bhi saza mil rh hai" I sighed and wiped my eyes,"bhai ap Jake rest kijiye. You need rest too."

He nob and walked out of the room. I stood there thinking what exactly should I do. Armaan is just running away from me. He doesn't even want to hear me out. Without any confrontation,he is just pushing me away from him.

I walked down the stairs and towards Maa's room. The door is open and maa is sitting on the floor worried. And Armaan is laying next to her with his head on her lap.

"..gar Dad hote toh mai aj aisa nahi hota na maa" his cracked voice make my eyes well again. Maa look up from him to me and our eyes met. She is crying as well.

She look at him again and caress his hair, "kya hua Armaan?"

"Maa Mai bhot bura hu na. sab mujhe chod ke chale jate ya mera faida uthate hai. Dad chale gaye phir RK ne dhoka de diya. Ab ye log mujhe..Maine kya galti ki hai maa?" He looked up at her as the tears fell on his cheeks.

Maa wiped his tears, "Armaan tu itna toh tab bhi nai roya jab tere dad Hume chod ke gaye the. Phir tu aj itna q ro rh hai beta?"

"I lost everything maa. I lost the reason to be happy"

He is crying like a baby. I felt my tears on my cheeks. I broke this man. I have made him what he was never. This is not the man whom I married but someone who I wished when I married.

I succeed in my plans.

But I lost the man I fell in love. I lost the love he had for me. With him,I myself lost my everything.

I ran up to my room and fell on the bed,crying.

Next day, I got up feeling my head really heavy. Getting fresh,I walked down. Maa is sitting alone on her dining chair looking worried.

"Maa" I placed my hand on hers. she look up at me,"maa Armaan?? "

"Room me hai.. " I nob and got up taking the glass water.