Ishita woke up feeling too hot. When she opened her eyes she was greeted
by a sleeping devil on one side and her little angel on her other side, both
with their heads resting in the crook of her neck and an arm each draped over
her stomach. Raman even had his left leg nestled between both of hers. He had
somehow managed to remove Ruhi's leg off Ishita and put his there instead.
Ishita decided to first wake up Ruhi so that she wouldn't be witness to her
parents fighting so early in the morning.
"Ruhi baby, utho, school jaana hai."
"Ishi Maa, five more minutes... Ishi Maa... aap whisper kyun kar rahi
ho?"
"Aankhein kholo aur khud hi dekh lo."
Ruhi opened her sleep ridden eyes to see her Papa hugging her Ishi Maa
like she does every night they sleep together. She started giggling quietly.
"Haaww, Ishi Ma, Papa tho meri tarah aap se chipak kar so rahe hai!
Kitne cute lag rahe hai. Meri dost kehti hai ke uss ke Mama Papa ek dusre ko
hug kar ke sote hai, mujhe lagta tha ke sirf uss ke Mama Papa hi aisa karte
hain, but mere Mama Papa bhi hug kar ke sote hai! So nice na, aap dono har waqt
aise hi soya karo, I like it!"
"Ruhi, meri Dadi Amma, tumhe school jaana hai na? Iss liye tum jaa kar
brush karo aur mein abhi aati hoon."
"Ok Ishi Maa."
Ruhi quietly walked out of her room to go brush her teeth. The second
she left the room, Ishita violently pushed Raman off of her and he landed on
the hard floor, now fully awake.
"Aaah!"
He looked up to see a fuming Ishita and he suddenly remembered having
slept in Ruhi's room last night with her.
"Ishita woh mein- "
"Mr Bhalla, aap ki himmat kaise hui mere saath sone ki, kya koyi parayi
aurat ke saath aise karta hai?"
"Tum parayi kahan ho, tum to meri patni ho tho- "
"Acha, tho mein aap ki patni hoon yeh baat aap ko ab yaad aayi. Tab kyun
nahin aayi jab aap apni patni se chup chup kar kisi dusri aurat se mil rahe the?
Tab kyun nahin yaad aaya jab aap mujhse jhoot boli jaa rahe the? Wah Mr Bhalla,
jab aap ka mann chahta hai aap mujhe apni patni maan lete ho, warna baaki ke
waqt tho mein sirf Ruhi ki Maa hi hoti hoon na?! Apne iss chotte se dimaag mein
yeh baat permanently fit kar le ke mein aap ki kuch nahin lagti, hamare
contract ke mutabiq mein sirf Ruhi ki Maa hoon, iss se zyaada hamara aur koi
rishta nahin!"
"Ishita! Hamari shaadi hui hain!"
"Shaadi nahin, hamari business deal hui hai!"
"Ishi Maa, maine brush kar liya."
Seeing Ruhi standing in the doorway Ishita quickly lost all traces of
anger from her face. Ruhi ran towards Ishita, stopping when she saw her Papa on
the floor.
"Papa, aap floor pe kyun bethe hain?"
Raman remembered that he was still on the floor. He attempted to get up,
but was stopped by the tremendous pain in his back.
"Aaah, Ruhi meri back mein dard ho raha hai, Ishi Maa ko bolo meri help
kare uthne mein."
"Ruhi beta, mein toh girl hoon na, aur girls itni strong nahin hoti,
unse itni bhaadi cheezein nahin uthayi jaati, aap aise karo Romi Chachu ko bula
do, woh aap ke Papa ki help kar dege uthne mein."
"Uss ki koi zaroorat nahin hai, mein khud uth jaata hoon!"
Raman slowly got up, still feeling a severe pain in his lower back.
"Ruhi, apni Ishi Maa ko bolo na ke woh mujhe balm laga de."
"Ishi Maa, aap- "
"Ruhi beta, apne Papa ko bolo ke woh kisi ache doctor ko apni back
dikhade, mein toh doctor nahin hoon na, mein toh dentist hoon."
With that Ishita headed towards the door, but not before turning and
seeing Raman's lips twitching in a miniscule smile. She blinked and it was
gone. His face now set in determination, an expression that instilled an
excitement in her. But that excitement was over ruled by the hurt he had
caused. Remembering her pain, she left the room with slumped shoulders.
"Iss dentist ke haatho apni back ka ilaaj tho mein karakar rahoo ga!"
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