Love Endures All

Part 2 - Wanting To know her...Again...!!

Part 2 – Wanting To know her...Again...!!

He hasn't detected the presence of Ridhima so she moved further-reaching up to him, she heard him, bit clearly and gave her glimpse of the thing he was holding onto and that broke her heart.
He was holding the stuffed toy she once gave him when their love was growing up in the shed of Sanjeevni's locker room. She heard him saying "koi mujhse baat nahi karta teddy.  Sab mujhse dur jaate hai.. Koi khelta bhi nahi mera saath.  Par mein kya karun teddy vo sab bhi mujhe chidate hai... 

Mein toh janta bhi nahi na ki basket kya hai par sab bolte hai mein nind mein basket-basket bolta hun par mera ko pata bhi nahi...  Sab bolte hai mein ek container (basket) ka naam leta hun... Sab chidate hain mujhe. Mujhe koi pasand nahi aur koi Milne bhi nahi aata mujhse...  Kya mein itna bura hun teddy."

Ridhima who was hearing him talking shifted back with shock and tear running down her eyes only to get misbalanced. To attain her balance her hand hits the table nearby breaking the glass kept on it gaining Armaan's attention.

Armaan looks at her and clutch his teddy dearly to himself "aap koun ho... Aur yahan kya kar rahi ho... " he moved towards her still holding his teddy tightly to himself when He saw Ridhima's tear and spoke "aap ro kyun rahi ho" when he got no reply from her he moves closer to Ridhima. Ridhima put her one hand on her mouth wanting to hold herself but looking at Armaan she found not control over her tears. Armaan saw her crying more so being in the state of child-like mind, he moves more closely and hugged her "aap ro maat...  Mela ko kisi ka rona acha nahi lagta. Aapse bhi milne nahi aaye apke dost.  Mera bhi bhi dost milne nahi aata. Mera mummy papa bhi nahi.  Paar mein aapka dost banunga phir hum dono khub masti karenga aapko rona bhi nahi aayega...  Aap kyun ro rahi ho..." he asked her while hugging her and soon Nikki to come in.

Not knowing the situation or Armaan's state Nikki fired her question towards them seeing them hugging. "lo aate hi chipak gaye dono... 

Bus mauka chaiye tum dono ko. Aur Armaan toh kabhi sudhar nahi sakta hameaha apni apni karta hai bahut pitega ye mujhse...  Hum sab ko bina bataye itna bada kadam utha liya aur...." Nikki stopped in mid-way when she felt something odd in Armaan's behavior and looks.
"Armaan" Nikki called out to him in a questionable confused tone. She saw Armaan hiding behind Ridhima and peeking from her back.

"k..  Koun ho aap... Aur mera naam kaise janti ho...." Armaan asked Nikki getting all scared of her sudden tempered entrance.

Nikki was silent but Armaan nudges Ridhima a bit asking "ye koun hai...  Aur mujhe daat kyun rahi hai." taking the situation in her hand Ridhima to turn around on her feet now facing Armaan instead of Nikki. Holding him by the shoulder she made him walk up to his bed and settled him there while she settled down on the floor on knees. "Armaan" she called out lightly as he was busy staring at Nikki and hugging his teddy more closely to himself. He looks at Ridhima who have a teary small smile on her face, ye tumhari friend hai Armaan.

 He looked at Ridhima attentively before staring at Nikki who still stood on the door not moving at all. "Par Mela koi dost mela se milne nahi aata." Armaan asked innocently "tabhi toh ye wali dost tumse milne aai hai...  Dekho" Ridhima try to convince him. "phir mujhe daata kyu...  dost daate thodi hai" Armaan asked Ridhima not wanting to believe her but still trying to believe her "dost toh daate bhi hai aur samjhate bhi hai,  agar dost aisa nahi karrnga toh hum ache kaise banenge." Armaan looked thoughtfully at Ridhima then once again he stare at Nikki.

Getting up not leaving behind his teddy he walked up to Nikki "tum sach mein meri dost ho" to which Nikki just nodded her head "toh mujhse kabhi milne kyun nahi aai" Armaan asked her in a complaining tone. "Mujhe pata hi nahi tha mera dost mujhe itna miss karega warna mein pehle hi aa jati" Armaan smiled at her words for coming back to him sooner. "aab jaogi toh nahi na..  roz aaogi na mujhse milne" Armaan asked "pakka promise roz aaungi mein tumse milne" Nikki replied while messing up his hairs and he jumps up and down like an excited kid clapping his hands.