Chapter 47

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Congratulations Vansh.....

And welcome to this new chapter of your life . I know letter feels like formality but it would be rude if I returned without informing you.

I am extremely happy for you , you understand no , extremely happy. Gotta go to continue college so here I write this , so

always smile it suits you, take medicines on time and take care of Ishani and Aryan , you will I know.

Wanted to write more on this but getting late so , miss me sometimes if you get time , and please speak , you never say anything , it's different to interpret sometimes. Nevertheless we will be in contact.

And yes ,I will miss you .

Always,

You don't get Mister Unknown in your life everyday no .

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His eyes slowly ran through the few words which were scribbled on that paper , standing under the shade , he saw few drops of water blurring the ink , if it was not from her eyes .

He turned around quietly , the chaos , the noise , the rain , he could hear nothing of it now. The cold this letter sounded he knew it was done intentionally , intentionally to make it look normal. She is master of it , smiling as if never had any pain .

Everything went still as if something was snatched from his hands after keeping it. Not even a goodbye , he took a deep breath , where it went wrong . Him being quiet or her being calm , him being emotionless or her being too emotional , or him being a pshyco and she...

Where it went wrong?

The rain poured heavily now and his drenching body was feeling the same pain as the day all this started , or probably more brutal. He opened the letter again , was she just someone or was he too fast to interpret her support as ...

The words on the letter vanished as the rain felled on it. Then why it feel so bad to loose something that was not even his.

He closed his eyes as everything ran before his eyes again, first seeing her in that cold night , first  time hearing her voice , first time feeling her presence , first time touching her skin , was she just someone. She wanted to say something yesterday and was that only what all is in this letter, a tear felled down his eyes , if this seems so normal , then this is surely not.

He grasped the paper in his fist , he is doing the same mistake again , underestimating her emotions. This is not she and how could he even think that , this is not her Riddhima. He stood up .

A letter without a goodbye is a hope we won't part.

The rolling tyres of the suitcase were not rushing today. Riddhima walked slowly down the platform gripping the suitcase as the rain poured.

Pihu walked behind her quietly. The rain didn't even wanted her to leave , it was raining heavily and she , unaffected , kept walking.

"Won't you meet him ..." Pihu finally spoke.

Riddhima kept walking.

"Riddhi..." Pihu stood before her , the rain blurring her vision.

"Are you crying....." She held her face.

Backing Riddhima forced a smile.

"Are you mad...... Why will I cry.....and can't you see it's raining let's go into the train first."

Pihu looked at her in frustration.

"Won't you meet him ."

"Whom?" Riddhima looked away .

"Are you serious.....",

"What's the point of meeting him, now everything is fine , he is fine, his family is fine. " Riddhima voice broke.

Pihu held her hand.

"Are you fine?".

"Offcourse ...... What had happened to me ...." She smiled closing her eyes.

"Then why you are crying...."

"I am not crying it's rain...",

"Seriously... You can't even like Riddhi",

Riddhima walked from her side.

" From what you are trying to run..."

"I am not running."

"You are."

Riddhima took a deep breath. The rain drops soaking in her dress,

"Give me a reason to stay...."  , she finally spoke.

"Give me a reason not to stay."

Riddhima shook her head in frustration.

"Pihu can't you understand.... Now everything is fine , he is with his family , he is happy."

"What about you.... Are you happy."

"Offcourse I am happy for him.",

"Are you happy for yourself.",

There was a uneasy silence.

"Why don't you accept it riddhi.",

"What......",

"Offcourse that you love him.....",

"Are you crazy......... And who told you this..........",

"Then say you don't love him....",

" Pihu you are getting it wrong.",

"Say....... You don't love him .",

"It was just an assignment.",

Pihu's eyebrow curled.

"He was just an assignment....... Whom you are lying to Riddhima me or yourself.",

"Pihu........",

"This is just enough, I just can't understand what's the problem... You love him Riddhi"

"There is only problem." Riddhima wiped her tears in that rain.

"Problem is ..................not love , problem is what he wants , problem is the fear , fear of losing him before even having , problem is what if he don't feels the same , problem is I can't loose him keeping my selfishness in front of him.",

"Your love is not Selfish ok, and how can you even think that , you are selfish and is there any greater irony to this , are you........

Are you mad , you are too selfless and now you are just too much for me to bear .....",

Riddhima tightened her grip over the handle,

"He don't love me.",

"He do ....." ,Pihu held her shoulder.

"He told you .",

"God........Can't you see it....",

"He just respects me , I saved his life, that's it ."

"You are impossible." Pihu threw her hand in air.

"I can't make this situation complex anymore..... He just got all his happiness and I can't go and ask him a share....."

Pihu looked at her disgust.

"Who has given him this happiness , who went through that torture , who believed him when no one did ..",

"I never all this for any returns.",

"You will regret it .....", Pihu took a deep breath.

Riddhima looked up at her and then closed her eyes. The train horned. Turning to the sound , she gripped the suitcase.

" Let's go .......",

"Riddhi .......... Think again." , Pihu looked at her.

"The assignment is complete and thus is this chapter.....",

"Don't dare to utter that assignment thing again, you know it very well that he was not an assignment , never.......... I..... I ...... Just can't handle your stupidity. Let's go and let him enjoy happiness and you yourself die everyday smiling ....OK .....".

Pihu threw the bag in and went inside.

Riddhima stood there for a minute. She looked at the assignment in her hand , smiling she threw it on the bench , she can't take anything which may force her to look back , the file felled on the bench hopelessly , he was just an assignment no.

"I think I felled for you badly and  I am still falling with every passing seconds", she looked up at the pouring sky , " But still may be we were always strangers.",

She laughed at her unknown tears and walked in.

The train started.