Arrange Marriage | Backseat or the Driving seat of dreams

Part 28

Part.28

Ridhima was standing on the other side of the door of her di's room when she heard her di shouting. Thinking it might be some personal husband wife stuff ridhima was about to go away from there but call of her name gain her attention causing her to stop right out there eavesdropping on their conversation.

Unknown of the presence of one more person other than them keerti Shubhankar keep talking or rather fighting. "Are you happy now to see you brother in this condition Shubhankar. Are you happy to see him distant from everyone building a shell around himself not letting anyone near him." Keerti accused him but all he said gain him more accusation looks from keerti "I have nothing to do with this. He will be fine" shocked by his ignoring attitude towards his own brother keerti spoke up "Have you seen his mental stability Shubhankar. Have you seen he have lost his stability to much extend all thanks to all of you people. He is on verge to be mad" she blasted on him. Getting frustrated with all the accusation and his own guilt he said "He haven't went mad na.!! He is sane still then why the hell you are making so much issue out of this" keerti was too much in shock to that her legs give up and she fall on the bed in sitting position with thud "I can't believe you are same Shubhankar I meet with before getting married, the one who have nothing in his life as important as his little baby brother Armaan was. Are you the same person who keep talking about your brother even on your meetings to me because whom I am seeing right now seems to be heartless to me?" Shubhankar didn't paid attention towards keerti's talk ignoring her he moved to pick his court from couch lying in room "I am getting late all because of your useless talks, I am going for meeting will be late."

Ridhima heard her jiju's words from start till he said he is going, hearing him ridhima moved away from the door not wanting to show she heard it all. Shubhankar left from there but Ridhima keep standing there only in hidden place behind curtains for few minutes. Getting herself settled Keerti came out to go down to do some work when she notices ridhima moving with baby step lost in her thoughts. Reaching up to her she asked "Ridhi what happen to you. Where are you lost? Are you okay. Any problem?" but ridhima shake her head before hugging her dearly keerti was left confused but without giving it much attention she too hugged her back. Both sister felt somewhat peaceful in each other's embrace. Ridhima parted from her giving a fake smile to her di while keerti caress her face with her palm looking at her like a mother look at her child. Both of them didn't spoke a single word ridhima didn't knew how to say anything to her di while keerti was in dilemma of what to say as she already knew but that's unknown to ridhima so she didn't want to make it awkward wanting ridhima to come up to her speaking her heart out on her own. With silent emotion exchange both moved towards their own ways ridhima moved to her room and keerti moved to do some work.

As soon as ridhima reached her room she saw her Jiju standing on his knew on the floor near where armaan was resting. He was caressing his face with so much care that it might not hurt or wake him up. She tried to look at her jiju's face but his side back was towards door showing his face just a bit. But she noticed tear dropping from his eyes.

She moved near them without making her presence felt to Shubhankar who was speaking his mind out while crying "I am sorry armaan. Please forgive your bad brother. Please armaan. Whatever I spoke few seconds back was like I was saying it with death welcoming me. I was some road side boy when papa took me in. it was not just him but you to treated me as your own brother, you have so much love for me that even real brothers didn't have. I know I promised you I will be there with you whenever you will need me, what if ansh wasn't there I will be there always but I broke my promise. You brought me into you priorities list doing so much for me but I failed you armaan. I failed my baby brother. I failed you today. I am sorry armaan. Armaan I knew if you would have been my place you would have find ways to save everyone but your this brother was so weak that I could save just one. I saved maa but I wasn't able to save you. I am sorry armaan" Shubhankar was crying, caressing armaan's face with love. Taking his guilt out when he heard gasp from behind.