I'll Love You Longer Than Forever

Chapter Two

Meanwhile, Armaan was trying to buck up the courage to meet someone important.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he knocked on the door.

"Come in", a voice came from inside.

Armaan entered.

"Good morning, sir", he said.

The person is shocked on hearing Armaan's voice and looked up.

He couldn't believe it.

"Dr. Armaan aap yahaan?" he questioned.

"Ji Dr. Shashank, maine aaj se hi Sanjeevani waapas join kiya hai", Armaan said.

Shashank surprised Armaan by getting up and enveloping him in a tight hug.

After a minute, he came out of the hug.

Shashank had tears in his eyes.

"Aapko yahaan dekhkar bohot achcha laga Dr.Armaan", he said.

Armaan just smiled.

"Ab kaise hai aap?" he further asked.

"Ab main bilkul theek hu sir, ekdum pehle jaisa", Armaan replied.

He also gave Shashank his reports, to study them.

Shashank seemed quite impressed with his improvement.

"Well Dr. Armaan reports toh sab achche hai...it's good to have you back", he said.

"It is good to be back sir."

After hesitating, Armaan finally finds the courage to talk about Riddhima.

"Sir, dekhiye ye aap bhi jaante hai aur main bhi jaanta hu ki main yahaan se kyu gaya tha aur ab waapas kyu aaya hu..." he began.

"Riddhima", Dr. Shashank said.

"Ji sir, sir...Riddhima ne meri wajah se bohot takleef aur dard saha hai, lekin ab main usse sirf khush dekhna chahta hu...isliye main waapas bhi aaya hu, par agar in 10 mahino mein kuch bhi badla hai toh mujhe bata dijiye", Armaan said, "Agar kuch bhi badal gaya hai uske liye toh main uske saamne aakar usse aur takleef nahi den chahta. 10 mahine bohot lamba time hota hai. Aur phir woh toh mujhse nafrat karne lagi hai."

"Woh aapse nafrat nahi karti hai Armaan. Woh aaj bhi aapka intezar kar rahi hai. Usse pata hai ki aap uske liye zaroor waapas aayenge. Sach kahu toh aaj tak main sochta tha ki woh jhoothi ummeed lagaaye baithi hai. But aaj pata chala ki aap dono ke pyaar bohot mazbut hai. Woh aapko apnaa legi", Dr. Shashank told him.

"Bohot taakat hai Riddhima ke pyaar mein. Maine toh theek hone ki ummed hi chod di thi. Riddhima ka pyaar hi tha jo mujhe us narak se waapas la paaya hai. Bohot taakat hai uske pyaar mein", Armaan said.

"Ye dekh kar bohot khushi hui ki aapko Riddhima par itna bharosa hai Dr. Armaan. Aapne sahi kaha, bohot taakat hai uske pyaar aur woh aaj bhi aapka intezar kar rahi hai. Mujhe yakeen hai ki woh aapko yahaan waapas dekh kar bohot khush hogi", Shashank said.

"Matlab aapko mere aur Riddhima ke rishte se koi problem nahi hai?" Armaan asked.

"Bilkul nahi, itne mahino mein nain samajh gaya hu ki Riddhima aapse bohot pyaar karti hai. Jab usse pata chala ki maine usse jhooth bola hai, toh aapke liye woh mujhse tak lad gayi. Aaj tak Riddhima ne kabhi mujhse aise baat nahi ki, jaise usne us din ki thi jab usse pata chala tha ki humne usse aapka sach chupaya hai. Aapke alaawa woh kisi aur ke saath khush nahi rahegi. Aur aapko yahaan apne saamne dekhkar ye bhi samajh aa gaya ki aap bhi Riddhima se bohot pyaar karte hai, itna pyaar ki agar aapki wajah se uski zindagi barbaad hoti ho toh usse chodkar chale jaaye. Aisa pyaar har kisike naseeb mein nahi hota. Main bohot khush hu ki Riddhima ko aap jaise ladka mila", Shahshank said, smiling.