Family is Everything [COMPLETED]

Chapter 7

...Once dinner was over everyone settled back down in the courtyard in a circle waiting to know what all the fuss between Anji and Atul was about. They both sat on opposite ends of the circle with frowns on their faces waiting for someone to start the discussion but there was silence.

Riddhima's frown deepened; "Will someone say something?" she asked calmly.

"I want to do an acting performance..." Anji said at the same time as Atul said; "We should do a dancing performance..."

Immediately the noise level hit the roof and echoed as everyone talked all at once and Riddhima tried to take it all in.

"That's a great idea..."

"That's too much hard work..."

"Why should we act if it's a sangeet...?"

"Yeah...we should be dancing at a sangeet..."

"It's not a big deal..."

"We can do both..."

"No way..."

"We just need music..."

"I don't want to act in front of so many people..."

"It's an awesome idea..."

"It's a terrible idea..."

And it went on and on. Riddhima stood up quietly and walked away from the circle as they all continued shouting over each other, no one even noticed her exit as she walked through the courtyard and was about to go up the stairs but she felt a hand on her elbow dragging her to the room under the stairs.

"What the hell..." she rounded on whoever it was and was shocked to see him standing there; "...what do you think you're doing?"

"Riddhima I need to speak to you...and I'm not letting you out of this room until I'm done saying what I have to..." Armaan said looking into her eyes; his body was pressed against hers on the wall beside the door.

The feeling of him being so close to her after so long made her shiver as all their good times came flooding back into her mind.

Flashback

Riddhima stood with her back touching the wall and Armaan stood in front of her moving a centimeter closer with every breath he took; their eyes were locked onto each other and no one dared to blink.

"Riddhima..." he whispered against her lips.

She closed her eyes as her heart skipped a beat.

"You are the most beautiful lady in this whole world and I'm so happy that you're mine..." his lips traced against her jaw line making its way to her earlobe; "...there is no one out there that can ever take your place in my life and no one that can make you feel the way I do...I love you Riddhima..." he whispered into her ear.

"I love you too Armaan..." she replied as he brought his lips back down to hers and gently brushed against it before capturing her...

End of Flashback

"I know what I did was wrong Riddhima and no matter what the reason...it should not have happened...I made a mistak-"

"Mistake..." she said furiously; "...you broke my heart..."

"I'm sor"

"There's nothing that you can say now that will fix this..." she said; he looked into her fire raging eyes; "...you did what you had to and now I will do what I have to..."