Chapter 6

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"Yeh Aangre... Itna strange kyun behave kar raha tha.." mumbled Riddhima to herself, ".... kahi ussey mujhpe shaq toh nhi? Kya Vansh ki tarah woh bhi mujhe galat samajh raha hai?" when sweat buds start forming on her forehead.

"Khair abhi...." she rubbed her forehead with her trembling fingers and sat on the edge of the bed, "....Kabir k baare mein sochna hoga, ussey kaise ghar se bahar nikaloon...." gulping she took the glass of water from the bed stand, "......Issey pehle woh Ishani ko kuch kare, mujhe usse VR Mansion se nikalna hoga"

Taking a sip, Riddhima continued talking to herself, "...Kabhi nhi socha tha ki jiss insaan par maine itna bharosa kiya, woh mujhe iss tarah se dhoka dega....." her eyes widened with rage, ".....Vansh ko jail k salakho k piche nahi, iss duniya se hatana chahta tha Kabir..." her teeth gritted with each other, '..... Aur main bewakoof" she hit her own forehead in dismay, ".....usse mauke pe mauke dete gyi. Sirf ek mohra thi main....."

Roughly rubbing her tear-lined eyes, Riddhima continued, ".... Kaise nhi samajh payi....." she stood up again and started and stepped down the bed platform, ".....Kyun Vansh pe bharosa nhi kiya maine....." hissing she turned around and sat on the bed with a thud, ".....Apne pati ko chor kar, uss Kabir par bharosa kiya maine... " she let her head fall on her palms.

Breathing heavily, Riddhima rubbed her chest in order to pacify her while eyes streaming profusely, "Kya kar diya maine...."

After a moment of letting out her grief, Riddhima took a large gulp from the glass, "Jo ho gya so ho gya... ab inn do aafat se kaise niptun yeh sochna hoga" she added.

"Aur mummy ji...." she gritted, ".....woh hamesha se Kabir ki help karte aayi hai. Kitna bharosa karta tha Vansh unpe..." She looked at her palms, while lips quirked down, "..... Jitni baar bhi Kabir VR Mansion mein aaya, woh mummy ji ki wajah se..." Riddhima stood up again from her place, ".....Woh jaanti thi ki main ek spy hoon..."

She paced across the room when a thought striked her, "....Kahi isiliye toh Mummy ji ne meri shaadi Vansh se....." her breath hitched at the possibility that crossed her mind, "......Main nikalne waali thi iss mission, tabhi Vansh ka proposal aaya...." her anxiousness started rising again, ".....Oh No!!... No No Bappa please.." she folded her hands in prayer, ".... No... Meri shaadi plan ka hissa nhi ho sakta, nhi.. Meri shaadi jhuti...." her eyes welled up again which blurred her vision.

Closing her eyes, Riddhima shook her head in trepidation. "Vansh..." she breathed out his name..

*Pasand aa gyi thi tum, paana chahta tha tumhe*

The anxious heart rate slowed down instantly, "Vansh ko pasand thi main....." A small smile escaped her lips, when she muttered to herself again, ".....isiliye usne mujhse shaadi ki... Meri shaadi plan ka hissa nhi hai... nhi hai...." the raced up heart soon started to calm down, while mind getting clearance.

*Riddhima kya tum mere liye, mere pyaar k liye, mere sabse bade dushmann se shaadi karogi?*

"Kabir mujhe uss din rokne aaya tha, mujhe yaha se le jaane nhi..."
"Chalo.. kuch toh aacha kiya usne" The smile of satisfaction never leaving her tired ridden face.

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"Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?" Asked Aangre to the new member of the family as he walked out of the secret study room.

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