Chapter-20
Author’s POV:-
Riddhima opened her eyes as a pat came on her shoulder, looking around she saw someone’s face. Her vision was a bit blur so she rubbed her eyes to see Vansh’s face.
Riddhima: What?
She asked in a lazy and sleepy tone.
Vansh: We reached so get up.
Vansh asked trying to wake her up from his shoulders which had turned numb as she is sleeping on his shoulder since more than 6 hours.
Riddhima: 5 minutes more.
She said snuggling into his arms whereas he inhaled a deep breath.
Vansh: Riddhima my hands are paining.
She instantly got up and looked at him who stretched his arms straight.
Riddhima: Sorry Sorry.
She mumbled getting up from her seat.
Vansh: Plane hasn’t landed yet.
He said quickly but a bit late as just then plane turbulated causing her to fall over him. His hands which were already numb, due to her sudden fall caused his pain to rose. She immediately sat on her seat.
Vansh: Riddhima why are you behind me since morning. First of all I fell from couch because of your scream now you fell on me.
Vansh said trying to ease her mood while looking at her face.
Riddhima: Sorry Sorry…. Wait why I’m sorry you were the one who was sleeping on couch in the morning then you were the one who woke me up. How I’m at fault?
Vansh looked at her face and then at his arms. When she didn’t get any reply from him she turned towards window seat and started looking out.
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Aryan saw Angre pacing left to right in his room. He slowly entered in the room and stood behind him trying to shock him but he got the shock when Angre didn’t turned around and started talking to himself.
Angre: What was wrong with me? Why I didn’t told him earlier? No wait why I even did that? Now if I told him he’ll surely kill me? Angre calm down…..calm down.
He said talking to himself and inhaling a deep breath.
Angre: I can’t. Angre you need a best psychiatrist right now.
Angre said and just then heard Aryan’s voice from his behind.
Aryan: I think I can help you in this. I’m having a friend who is a psychiatrist.
Angre turned around and saw Aryan smiling. Face palming himself he looked at him.
Angre: How can a psychiatrist be your friend? He must be your doctor.
Angre said a saw Aryan rolling his eyes.
Aryan: Anyway what you did?
Aryan asked adjusting himself on the couch.
Angre: Actually Boss told me not to fix any meetings in the middle of his honeymoon and I…
Angre said and before he could complete Aryan interrupted him.
Aryan: And you did. Hahaha very good Angre. Is bhai aware of it?
Aryan asked and saw him shook his head.
Angre: No, every time I went to tell him he said, “Angre now what you want?” Now who will tell him I don’t want anything clients wants to do the deal with him.
Angre asked and sat on the bed confused.
Aryan: Call bhai and tell him, you can’t do anything except this.
Aryan said and left the room leaving Angre in confusion.
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As soon as Riddhima saw the villa in front of her eyes, she was shocked by the magnificent view it held. Entering she saw few servants standing in front of them bowing down their heads. She looked at Vansh who was continuously trying to relax his muscles by giving his hands a bit jerk.
Vansh noticed her looking at him so he looked at one of his servants.
Vansh: You can keep these bags in our room.
As the servants left, nodding their head. Vansh saw Riddhima looking around the villa. He smiling came just behind her.
Vansh: How is it?
He slowly whispered in her ears.
Riddhima: Beautiful.
She smiled and craning her neck looked at him. He held her hand and pulled her with him.
Following him soon she saw a luxurious room in front of her eyes. He stood there at the door while she walked in to see her photos all around the room. Some of them were with him rest all were of her alone.
Riddhima: When you took these pictures?
She asked him and when she didn’t get any response she turned around and saw him smiling while looking at her. She was about to repeat the question when his phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw Angre’s name flashing on the screen. He once looked at Riddhima and disconnected the call.
Vansh: You freshen up we’ll talk later.
Vansh told her and as he saw her nodding he left the room. Riddhima gave one look at her pictures with a confusion.
Riddhima: These pictures are of Shimla when I was with Roshni, but at that time he wasn’t there. So when he took them?
Shrugging her thoughts she got in washroom.
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Vansh came out of his room and stood in front of the library, taking out his phone. He dialed Angre’s number when he saw him calling once again. He picked up the call.
Vansh: Now what Angre, why are you calling me?
He asked and as he didn’t get any reply he was about to shout when he heard his scared voice.
Angre: Boss actually there is a mistake.
Angre said with great difficulty.
Vansh: What?
He asked and Angre again took a deep breath.
Angre: Boss actually last month we had scheduled a meeting which got cancelled because of Aryan’s welcoming party. And last week I received a call that they want to schedule this meeting on 12th August and when I asked you, you agreed for it. But after that just 5 days before you got married. So the meeting is still fixed on 12th august.
Angre said and kept the phone a bit far from his ears and thanked god that he is not standing in front of her. He heard Vansh taking a deep breath and before Vansh could say he started speaking.
Angre: Boss I came to tell you but you only refused to listen to me. Boss just presentation and few paper works are left. Paper work and meeting will be online and Presentation you have to check it. That’s it.
Vansh heard him as he said all this in a single breath. He remembered how he was the one who refused to listen to him.
Vansh: Fine. Mail me the presentation, I’ll look after it.
He said and was about to disconnect the call when he remembered something.
Vansh: Where is Aryan?
He asked Angre.
Angre: Must be in his room.
Angre told while looking around the hall.
Vansh: Give him few official works. So that he don’t stay free whole day and even he will be the part of the meeting. Physically and mentally both.
Angre understood what his boss meant. Vansh disconnected the call and keeping the phone back in his pocket. He face palmed himself.
He entered his room and looking around the room, a small smile adorn his face. He heard water running sound from the washroom. He moved towards the cupboard and slightly opening the second drawer took out his laptop.
Sitting on the large king sized bed, he opened his laptop and entering the password. Looked at the screen, where he saw his and Riddhima’s reception’s pictures.
He saw Angre’s mail and opening the power point looked at the presentation.
Riddhima entered the room and saw him indulged in his laptop. She came in front of the mirror and looked at herself and started drying her hairs.
Vansh looked at her but as he need to focus on his work he ignored it. A knock came on the door, Riddhima went to open it but Vansh getting up stood in front of her facing the door. He opened the door and looked at the servant who was standing bowing his head. He smirked.
Servant: Sir, lunch is ready.
He said and waited for his response.
Vansh: Send in the room.
Servant nodding left the room. He shut the door and turned around to see confused Riddhima.
Riddhima: What was that?
She asked keeping her hands across her chest. Vansh looked at her and then at the laptop which was on the bed. He made his way towards the bed.
Vansh: What?
He asked adjusting himself at the bed and keeping the laptop on his lap.
Riddhima: Why you rushed like that?
She asked and saw him looking at her for a second but he didn’t told her the reason.
As soon as their lunch came, Riddhima served it and forwarded his plate to him. He looked at the plate and smirked. He then looked at her.
Vansh: I’m working on an important presentation. So can you feed me?
He asked her and she was about to refuse when he holding her wrist pulled her due to which she sat on the bed.
Vansh: See I fed you on reception night. So compensate it by feeding me today.
He said and saw her raising her eyebrows.
Riddhima: Are we doing any business deal over here? No, so keep it aside.
He looked at his laptop and kept it aside. She took the first morsel and fed him.
Vansh’s POV starts:-
As soon as we reached to Villa, I saw her looking at the designs all around. So she liked it, I want to listen it from her mouth. As soon as she said, I pulled her with me to our room. She entered and looked at her pictures in the room. I smirked as I remember how I took them. Well, Aryan it’s really easy to fool you.
Flashback starts (In Vansh’s POV):-
The day before our marriage, when I collided with Saanvi. I was suspicious of her being so sweet to me knowing that I’m going to marry her step-sister whom she hates the most. As she left I was about to go to Riddhima but then I decided to follow her first. I saw her entering to the room which was allotted to her and her mother. I stood near the window and saw her red face she started throwing things whereas her mother was controlling her.
I knew she’ll do anything to stop this marriage and I’ll do anything to marry Riddhima. I thinking was walking to my room. When I saw Riddhima entering Aryan’s room in anger. I followed her and stood in front of the door. They really don’t know how to talk secretly. Riddhima told him the way how I made her agree to marry me.
I don’t care she’ll still have to marry me. I heard Aryan saying he’ll help her run away. Good I got my plan, Roshni. Aryan you aren’t aware Roshni was with you in London on my orders.
I dialed Roshni before Aryan could I told her my plan. That’s why even on hearing their voices Guards didn’t do anything. And as per the plan Riddhima easily landed to Shimla. I behaved as I don’t know where she is so that these two mother-daughter didn’t get suspicious.
Angre did same and fake tracking there location told me at the exact time. Roshni dialed me and everything went so smoothly. She was sending me her pictures time to time.
Flashback ends-:
I heard Riddhima asking the question. Naah sweetheart you won’t get to know so easily. Just then Angre called me. Ignoring her question, I left the room. Then calling Angre I asked him the reason. Wow, did I came to my honeymoon with Riddhima or with those clients.
I was about to shout at me when he told me that he tried to tell me. He isn’t at fault. So I have to work. I was about to hang the call when Aryan name came into my mind. He must be sitting idle. If I’m working on my honeymoon even. So why should he sit idle. I gave him work.
I came back to my room and looked at the pics, she is really looking so cute in them. All her pics were adorn with her smile, her pink lips and her cute doe-shaped eyes. I made my way towards the drawer. Taking out my laptop I sat on the bed and entering the password which I guess is same as of my heart.
I saw Riddhima standing at the vanity drying her hairs. I want to go to her wrap her in my embrace. But Vansh focus on the work, you need to complete it by two-day. I heard a knock and knowing servant must be there. I saw Riddhima going to open the door and stood in front of her.
I can’t let anyone even think about her and eyeing her and talking to her is the far away talk. Closing the door she asked me another. Why she is like a question bank? And I don’t want to solve her I just want her to understand my POV on her own, my heart is all open for her She can read it anytime.
Our lunch came and I want to eat from her hands. I told her and she started feeding me. As we finished feeding each other. She kept the plates on the table. I was about to get busy in my work. When I saw her looking outside from the window.
I understood she wants to enjoy outside, she’ll, just wait for two days. I kept my laptop on the charging point and stood behind her.
I kept my head on her shoulder and my hands on her hands. She got shocked by my sudden touch. But soon she relaxed on feeling my touch. I smiled.
Vansh’s POV ends-:
Author’s POV starts:-
Riddhima relaxed on feeling his touch. She stood there and moved a bit back. She smiled looking at him and then looked at the view. Flowers kept in front of the window of different colors. Mountains covered with snow and clouds covering their peaks as if touching them. The view in front of them was divine.
Riddhima felt his hands on her hands which were on her waist. She twisted her neck and looked at her face, he was looking outside knowing her gaze. As she was looking at him, he looked back and then the cold breeze entered caressing their faces.
Vansh smiling pulled her closer. Again a knock came on the door, he left her and opening the door saw a servant.
Servant: Sir Plate’s.
He asked and Vansh got aside and taking the plate’s servant left. Vansh turned towards Riddhima but she wasn’t there, he looked around the huge room and saw her lying on the bed covered with duvet.
He moved and was about to open the drawer to take out his laptop. But thinking that continuous typing may halt her sleeping, he stopped and laid on the bed closing the lights.
Entering in the duvet he pulled her in his embrace. Feeling his embrace, she slept keeping her hands on his hands which were on her waist.
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Aryan was enjoying the videos games in his room, he eyed the files kept in front of his eyes. He knew he need to complete it soon or his brother is going to do what he don’t want.
Keeping the remote aside, he took the file and moved to his table and chair.
Aryan: Hi my table and chairs. From last 5-6 years you must be relaxing. Yaa why not I was busy with my life outside. Ohk I agree enjoying but now bhai wants I don’t enjoy. You tell how can’t I enjoy and waste my life. I know you can’t tell.
He looked at the moon through his window.
Aryan: Who will understand me? Bhai? How can he? I want someone in life. Like Bhabhi in Bhai’s who understood him. Please…Please…….
He said and got up.
Aryan: Overacting is over Aryan, get back to work or bhai will definitely not understand the excuse I’ll give. And they are already expired. Why not? Who will believe those? I slept. Files got burnt or I did it. On extra gift he’ll give me more load.
He said and sat on the chair pulling it close to the table.
Aryan: By the way, I’m just waiting for that call. Bhai a new entertainment in going to come in your life. Enjoy it.
He smirked and got indulged in his work.
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Riddhima opened her eyes not feeling his embrace, she moved a bit back and then turned around. She saw her alone in the room. She looked at the clock it was 7 pm. Thinking him to be in the washroom, she laid back.
As he didn’t came out for long, she went and knocked on the door.
Riddhima: Vansh, Are you inside?
She said in a sleepy tone and as she didn’t get any response. She tensed caught the knob and saw the door open.
She looked around and moved to the door, she took a deep breath as she know she didn’t even know a single corridor of this huge villa. She stepped out and decided to move towards the left side.
Moving she saw a swimming pool there filled with transparent water, a small bar on the other side of the pool. She moved and entered a huge room, looking around she was only able to come in view with either her or her with Vansh’s pics. None of those held them close. She moved and came back in front of their room.
Riddhima: This place is a perfect example of maze…huh….where I’m going to search him?
She moved towards the left side now and saw stairs which lead to the hall. She came down and saw the empty hall. Turning left, she saw so many rooms some were locked some were just latched. She moved in the right direction, and entered in the library.
She took a sign of relief on seeing him there. He was continuously typing on his laptop. He wasn’t aware of her being there, she moved in and stood in front of him.
He craned her neck and looked at her. He passed her a small smile.
Vansh: Why you came here? If you wanted anything you should have told me.
Vansh asked in middle of his typing.
Riddhima: And for asking you need to be there. You weren’t there. So I came here.
Riddhima told him and saw him smirking.
Vansh: So why you came here?
He asked while dragging the cursor to a folder.
Riddhima: Umm….I don’t have any work. I just came here searching for you.
Riddhima told him. He smiled in middle.
Vansh: You go I’ll come after two minutes.
Vansh said while typing again.
Riddhima: No I’ll wait here only.
She said and sat on the couch looking at him then at the clock.
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Hour’s hand which were on 7 now moved to 9, Riddhima opened her eyes 10th time and glancing at him working closed again. But now she again opened her eyes and saw him indulged. She was about to call his name but stopped and thought for a while.
She got up and moved towards the door to gain some of his attention but when he didn’t bothered to look at her, she stomped her feet on the floor hard in anger but neither that worked on him.
In anger, she left the room leaving him there. Entering the room she sat on the couch.
Riddhima: What does he think of himself? I’m dying here for him. No way. I can eat without him and I can even sleep without him.
She looked at the dinner in front of her. Serving it she took the first morsel, sleep was far from her eyes and hunger was calling her. Yet the normal jeera rice was like a burden on her head and all the other eatables were now tasteless.
She kept back the half-eaten plate on the table and moved to the night stand and taking the filled glass of water, drank it in a go.
Riddhima: Now I can even sleep. Just how I ate.
She was about to get on the bed, when she saw the phone in front of her eyes. Recalling a name she grabbed it and dialed the number.
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Precap: Memory Loss.
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