Prem Ki Naiya hai Ram ke bharose

A Brother-Sister Talk

Note: I've started this story thinking it's gonna be a light and short story, but as I'm typing it I simply CANT ignore few things or emotions, so maybe you'll find few chapter's plain, but there presence in the story has a certain relevance, you'll get it as the story progresses.

flashbacks in brackets

Finally, Riddhima and Armaan's wedding day come, Raizada Mansion was beautifully decorated, guests roaming around and gossiping about the arrangements, many business partners brought their daughters to the function, knowing that the Only son of the house was still single.

Khushi had come earlier to help Riddhima, she had reached her friend's room by avoiding him successfully, she was still too shaken after last night, she heats up at the mere thought that she loves him, what would happen if he comes in front her. Till yesterday, she had seen him under a different light, but today the equation has changed, at least from her side.

"Thanks, Khush" Riddhima hugged her bestie after looking at herself in the mirror, without a doubt she was the most beautiful girl in the event, and she had to be, after all she was the bride. Both the red lehenga, that her best friend had designed especially for her and the glow on her face, were making her look stunning.

"love you" Khushi said hugging her back and the eyes of both got teary and not only theirs but also someone else's.

He had come to check on his little sister, the scene between the two friends made him understand that today she was going to leave them, him, to start a new life, in which someone else would have a bigger space then him; yes Arnav Singh Raizada felt jealous of Armaan. Without saying a word, he went away, not feeling to disturb them.

Two men looked at the entrance when people started murmuring, one was Armaan who on seeing Riddhima, clad in that red lehenga, looking like a freshly blossomed rose, felt the luckiest person on earth, because the rose in question was going to be his forever. The other one was Arnav, whose heart on seeing, the central of his thoughts, clad in that golden and royal blue saree, almost turned into a puddle, making him feel at short of oxygen.

On the other side both the girls, obviously for different reasons, kept their eyes glued to the floor. Khushi after helping Riddhima sit at the mandap next to Armaan, went to stand near her parents.

"you look breathtaking babes" Riddhima heard Armaan whisper as soon as she sat near him and she blushed profusely.

"is she ignoring me?" he thought, eyes fixed on her since she entered in the room. She hadn't looked at him even once, while passing near him to go to the mandap, she had simply ignored him. Did it hurt him?

Now she was standing near her father, with her head resting against his upper arm and smiling at the two souls sitting before them. How he wished to be at Shashi's place in that moment.

"what the hell is wrong with you...get a grip" he scolded himself, this girl was going to make him crazy.

Unaware of the turmoil going inside him, she had decided that she will ignore him and behave normally, like nothing happened, for the simplest reason, she don't want him to know about the fact that he had managed to make a permanent place in her heart and especially because she wanted to know if on the other side there was a spark or not, with Raizada everything is possible, this is what she had stated this morning before coming to Raizada mansion.

The wedding rituals got over, Armaan and Riddhima after promising to each other to be always together, got up from the mandap to take the blessing of the elders. The time for the Bidai come, which for someone is a tough moment. Riddhima after hugging her parents and Dadi and crying her heart out, with tears filled eyes turned to her brother and saw him shook his head as to say "don't cry", he had never seen her crying, correction, he never let her cry. He could do anything for her, but today seeing her crying he felt helpless. She run to him and hugging him tightly started sobbing once again "hey I'm always here" he shushed her, stroking her back and kissing her head. After a long while, when she calmed down, he pulled a little from the embrace and putting a hand under her chin made her look up, her red eyes did prick his heart, but he had to be strong for her, he had promised "I love you and will be always there for you, but it's the right thing" he whispered just for her, she nodded smiling with teary eyes and he kissed her forehead.