*Riddhi Pov*

"Are you sure, Riddhi? I mean, everything is fine now. So, what is the need making them worry?" Rose asked when she handed over my mobile.

I brushed my tears away and nodded at her saying, "What you are saying is true, but I don't want to repeat my mistake."

"What mistake?" she asked frowning.

"My parents were more hurt than angry at me all these days because we were always close and I did something major part of my life from them for whole six years. I am their world and they support me in everything if they think it is sensible. I can't hide this from them now and get them hurt again." I explained and felt the tears again remembring the terror I felt for those few moments.

"Shh! He is behind the bars. Do not worry, Riddhi. And you are right about your decision." She said nodded and I calmly pressed my parents phone number.

"Mom!" I said when she lifted the phone and gave a small sob.

"Riddhi? What happened?" Mom asked and I immediately explained everything along with how I am fine now.

"Oh Riddhi! Is there anyone near you?" she asked and I gave the phone to rose when she asked me to give it to her.

"Aunty? I am her friend, Rose. Don't worry, Aunty. Many are here to take care of her and I will be with her only." Rose talked for a few moments before passing me the phone.

"He will get punishment to even thinking of harming you, Riddhi. Don't forget that we love you and take rest. We will call within a few hours." I heard Dad's voice and I hung up.

"Feeling good?" Rose asked, sitting beside me.

"Yeah! If it is not for Shiv and Charlie then..." I stopped myself and she shook her head holding my hand.

"Don't think like that, Riddhi. You would have fought back and I know that." Rose said confidently.

"Thanks for being here with me, Rose." I said, hugging her and she patted my back.

"Thanks for letting me stay here, Lisa." I said when I walked downstairs in the morning.

"Will you stop thanking everyone?" Jim asked, shaking his head.

"She will never." Rose replied, to which I gave her a small smile.

"Don't worry about the details because I took care of the case." Jim said and I nodded thankfully before Rose and I left the house.

"Shiv was here when you are getting ready, but he left when I said you wouldn't want to meet any of them." Rose said when we reached my room.

"You did the right thing. If I meet him now then I would have taken my anger on Sam over Shiv." I said and she nodded understandingly and left after I assured her that I will be fine.

I sat on the bed and shivered, remembering the touch of that Sam which felt like I crawled into a drainage system. If you use the force, then will the girl will be yours?

If you like some girl then will her feelings doesn't matter and should be with you just because you wished her to? I thought, shivering again and hugged myself.

"Riddhi! I need you here right now." I heard café Aunt's voice in the evening and immediately rushed downstairs getting up from the bed where I was lying down from morning and entered the café only to step back.

"You guys know!" I stated and they all nodded before the twins dragged me towards the table.

"Sit down! We gave you enough time and now you will have dinner with us." Manager ordered and I smiled at him.

"Why are you smiling? You are worse than a kid, not eating anything from morning." Aunty scolded and I smiled at her too.

"By the way your Aunt made a new cake." Café uncle said and I glanced at the closed board on the door.

"You guys are amazing." I said hugging each one of them and started having dinner together.

"I will do something to that bimbo. Don't worry, Riddhi." Jonah said, assuring me and I shook my head.

"No need! Don't do anything." I said to which he reluctantly nodded.

"A little?" he asked, to which Manager uncle nodded, making me look at him in surprise.

"Why are you surprised? No one should allow a man to even think such disgusting thing." Aunty said and they all started planning together what to do with Sailu as Sam is already in police custody.

"Riddhi?" I heard someone calling me and I turned to see Shiv is standing near the door.

"What are you doing here? Can't you see that the café is closed." Manager Uncle stood up angrily.

"I... I need to talk to Riddhi." Shiv said stuttering with shock looking at the manager and everyone.

"No! I will not allow you." Manager Uncle said to which his Son frowned.

"Dad! Don't be old and let her talk to the guy." Uncle said laughing.

"No! He is the one who made me wish I could kill him and I still remember how I saw Riddhi that day. She had enough." I stared at him with shock before getting up.

"Thank you so much for being there for me then and now." I said hugging the manager to which he hugged back reluctantly.

"You have to leave." Noah said, walking towards Shiv along with Jonah.

"I will not leave until I talk to her." He said stubbornly.

"Guys! Let me have a moment." I said, stopping Jonah, who was ready to say something else.

"Are you sure?" Jonah asked and I nodded before gesturing Shiv to step out.

"Stand before the café only." Manager instructed and I nodded at him before following Shiv.

"What is it?" I asked stopping near the gate.

"How are you feeling, Riddhi?" he asked holding my hand.

"I am fine! And thanks again for searching for me at the party along with Charlie." I replied taking my hand away.

"I was so stupid, Riddhi. I... it all happened because of me. I made them my friends and I should have known about them before. I let them rule our relation and I could have saved it if I started thinking about us and not myself. You don't know how was it from yesterday thinking about each thing from the moment we came here from yesterday night. How could I be so stupid?" he said, holding my hands and placed his head on them.

"Shiv! Everything is over. Leave it!" I said and he slowly shook his head.

"No! I need you in my life and I know I can't ask your decision now, but please know that my happiness is only with you." He said stepping back.

"What? I don't think anything would come out of it. I am fine at my place and you will be too." I said frowning to which he nodded.

"I can understand, but I will not give up and do another stupid thing. I will not lose you again and miss out anything." He said to which I sighed, feeling a little pain inside to see him like this.

"It is a waste of time, Shiv." I said and he shook his head.

"No! It could never be a waste of time for a chance to be with you. Just say that you will think about it. I will not make you regret. I think I finally got my brains from somewhere otherwise I would have shouted back at the manager, but then it was good that I didn't because I wouldn't have never known how I left you in devastation." He continued to talk and left after staring at me for a few seconds.

"Don't do this, Shiv." I shouted, but he shook his head and walked away.

"Are you ok?" Aunty asked when I walked inside the café.

"Yeah! I am still waiting for the cake and you all should stop plotting against Sailu. She already had enough yesterday before everyone and Rose did give her some scratches as per Lisa." I replied, to which they laughed nodding and we finished our dinner talking to each other.

"Riddhi!" I heard his voice and turned to see him walking near to Rose and me making her frown.

"What is happening here?" she asked in a whisper.

"He is being stubborn." I replied in a whisper.

"Let's go to our classroom." He said when we both just stood there.

I sighed, shaking my head and walked away along with Rose with him following me. How should I make him understand when he is not listening to my words?

"See? No one is talking to Sailu." Rose said during the lunch and I glanced up to see her sitting alone as usual like th past one month.

"She will get some friend and she is in need of one like I got in you." I said to which she frowned.

"Don't tell me you will go there and talk to her." Rose said pleading me.

"Of course not! I will not forgive her for the terror I felt because of them and I am not that great." I said shaking my head.

"Then will you forgive him? It was like what, a month since he is just talking to you and have that pleading look in his eyes." she asked, gesturing Shiv, who is sitting alone at another table.

"He is asking too much." I replied looking away.

"Look, whatever you decide, just do it with what you wish for and don't think about others. If you are not happy then how can the others be." She said and I nodded.

"Yes! I wished to ask him many things and fight with him whenever he did something wrong during that one year, but I gave the importance to the memories we already had for six years and felt like I should fight and come over the small obstacles but never knew that they were dangerous ones." I said giving a snorted laugh.

"Maybe all this wouldn't have happened if I didn't have too much trust on him and felt a fear to not let the relation get spoiled and let him do whatever he want to without telling my wishes completely yielding to him." I added shaking my head.

"Well, learn from your mistakes." She said smiling and I smiled back nodding.

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i know, i know i shouldnt do this but i just got a thought that i may not have wifi after two days or something as we are shifting the house... so i am writing whenever i am getting time even for five minutes... and i really hope i am not rushing the scenes...

If i dont complete it now then i have to write it on mobile which i dont like.... anyway i just hope again that i am not rushing :D

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p.s- fourth update