Raman and Ishita finally reached Sownya's chithi's house to be greeted by Mihika...
Mihika: Welcome... Amma...Dono love birds apne romantic date poora karke ghar lautkar aa gayi...
Raman: Romantic? Tumhari akka ke saath...Please...
Ishita: Koun bol raha hai? Isliye uss couple ko dekhkar koi bade chi chi kar raha tha...
Raman: Whatever... Andar chale?
Ishita: After you...
When Ishita was about to go behind Raman, Mihika stopped her...
Mihika: Poore din jeeju ke saath hi rehkar aayi ho... Ab toh mere saath dijiye na...
Ishita: Kya hai?
Mihika: Kya hua?
Ishita: Raman ke saath kya hoga Mihika? Wahi... jagda...
Mihika: Phir se...
Ishita: Phir se? Hum dono ke beech kab jagda khatam hota hai ki usse phirse shuru karne ki mauka hume mile... Come, I have got something for you...infact, all of you...
Mihika: Akka...Kuch serious issue hai kya?
Ishita: Nahi nahi... Aao...
On reaching the sitting room, she saw that the the goods were already strewn over and all of them were happily seeing the same with some occasional shower of praises for Raman.
Sowmya: Raman...Yeh sab... Iski kya zaroorat? Hum humare damad se...
Raman: Please chithi... Don't think like that. Agar yeh sab Mihika or Ishita karegi toh apko aitraaz nahi hoga na? Aise hi samaj lijiye...
Siddu: But jeeju, itne costly gifts?
Raman: Itne formal kab se ho gayi tu? Aap log bas karo yaar... Ek ek karke ab yehi sawaal poochenge kya?
Balaji: Uske baare mein nahi toh iss date ke baare mein batayiye... Akka... Join us...
Ishita: I'm tired. I want to sleep. Gud night everyone.
Krish: Gud nyt akka. Jeeju, kya hua?
Raman: Kuch nahi... Sach mein tak gayi... I'll go...
Thatha: Ofcourse Raman. Go and take rest.
Raman went upstairs after ensuring that Ruhi is sleeping with Divya.
Balaji: Sid...Kuch toh gadbad hai.
Siddu: Dikh raha hai lekin hum kuch nahi kar sakthe... Ishita ko bhi acha nahi lagega na jeeju ko... Leave it yaar...
In Ishra's room,
Raman: Ishita...
Ishita: Hmm...
Raman: Hmm kya? Yahan kyon aa gayi? Kisise baat nahi kiya...meri gussa sab pe nikal rahi ho.
Ishita: Aapko sab ki takleef dikhta hai lekin meri nahi...hai na?
Raman: Ab kounsi nayi drama shuru kar rahi ho?
Ishita: Jaise aapko pata nahi. Raman, you are hiding something about Mihir's past... Somewhere, he's connected to your life... Mihir sirf mera devar nahi but meri behan ki pati bhi banne jaa raha hai. Mihika ki zindagi usse judne wali hai. Lekin, itna bada sach chupa rahe ho. Mihir ke family ke baare mein hume kuch nahi pata. Neither we saw the need to enquire about it lekin aaj, jab aap itne bade baat chupa rahe ho toh mujhe darr lag raha hai.
Raman: Aise darne wali baat nahi hai...
Ishita: Toh batao na. Uss photo mein Mihir ke saath koun tha? (Raman becomes silent and averts his eyes) Nahi bataoge...Teek hai. Humare iss rishte ka koi matlab hi nahi raha Raman. We are standing in the same position as our first day of our marriage. Koi badlav nahi aaya... Trust hi nahi hai iss rishthe mein... Yes, yeh rishta Ruhi ke liye hai lekin izzat bhi deserve karti hai... Lekin,afsoos, kuch bhi nahi hai...
Raman: Kahan se baat ko kahan le jaa rahi ho tum?
Ishita: Kya galat kar diya maine? Ek simple sawaal pooch rahi hoon lekin aap jawab nahi de rahe ho. Chilla chillake mujhe chup kara dete ho ya aise... Just leave it...
Raman: Ishita... I'll tell you.
Ishita: Bolo...
Raman: Yeh Mihir ka past hai Ishita. Iss baat ko batana ya na batana uspe depend karta hai. Mera isse koi lena dena nahi hai. How can you expect me to say this? Just because I know about it and somewhere I'm connected to it, I can't breach his trust. Dost hai woh mera. Lekin, iska matlab yeh nahi ki humare rishthe ka koi matlab hai. Mujhe aise kashmakash mein mat fasao yaar.
Ishita: But...
Raman: I assure you on something. Mihir bahut acha ladka hai. Mihika se bahut jyada pyaar karta hai. Hamesha khush rakhega.
Ishita: Lekin...main Mihir se poochongi. I want to know about his family Raman.
Raman: Ishita...Mihir apne parivaar se alag reh raha hai toh...
Ishita: Zaroor kuch badi baat hi hogi. I understand. Don't worry. I'll deal with it. Aapko kuch batane ki zaroorat nahi hai.
Raman: Thanks...Tum so jao. Good night.
Ishita: Good night...
Suddenly, Raman's birthday struck Ishita.
Raman: Kya hua?
Ishita: Mujhe kuch baat karni hai Thatha se. Bhool gayi. Aap so jao.
Raman: Ok... (After Ishita's exit, self talk) Mujhe maaf kar do Ishita. Mujhe jhoot bolna pada. Itne mushkil se sab teek hua humare beech ki mein phir se sab kharab nahi kar saktha. I can't take your anger or silence. Main kuch keh dunga toh... I dunno... Tum iss sach jankar kaise react karogi...iss baat se darr lag raha hai. Kahi tum log Behen ki character ko bhai se relate karoge toh Mihir ka future khatam ho jayega. Humare rishte aur Mihir ke rishthe ke liye mujhe chup rehna padega. I'm very sorry Ishita.
Downstairs,
Ishita: Hello everyone...
Siddu: Yeh lo. Abhi abhi bye bolke gayi phirse aagayi... Lekin, baaki gharwale sone chali gayi.
Ishita: Sid...
Mihika: Aap yahan aa jao...
Ishita: Ek important baat share karni hai... Parson Raman ka birthday hai...
Krish: Wow...
Ishita: Shh... Raman ko aise chill chillake sab kuch bata doge kya? Surprise plan karni hai...
Mihika: Aap bas hukum de do akka. Hum sab kuch karenge. Ek poora din hai humare pass...
Ishita: Oh no... Bhool gayi. Kal dinner ke liye kahi jaana hai. Not having much time now.
Balaji: Kal kyon di? Cancel kar do...
Ishita: Nahi kar sakthi. Raman ke client ke ghar jaana hai. Jaana padega. Mein conference bunk karoongi.
Mihika: Akka. Jiju ke birthday ke din bhi aap nahi jaoge. Nahi jaoge na?
Ishita: Woh...
Siddu: Nahi jayegi. Kya Ishu? Wahi sabse bada gift hoga jeeju ke liye. Chup chap kal ke din chale jao. Hum sab sambhalenge. Bas tere hero ki pasand aur napasand ke baare mein hume bata do.
Ishita: Teek hai. Main instructions text karte rahoongi.
Mihika: Toh batao...
Next morning, Raman got up from the recliner and noticed that Ishita was missing.
Raman: Ouch... Backache ho raha hai... Thatha se jhoot bolkar isse lekar toh aa gaya lekin comfortable nahi hai... Time...5.30... Itni jaldi ut gayi... I'll go and see... Kal bade gusse mein thi...
Raman went downstairs and saw that all the cousins were sleeping there.
Raman: Aise hi so rahe hain... Baat karte karte aankh lag gayi kya? Yeh JKR ki haath mein yeh kya paper and pen... Aise koi sota hai kya?
Raman took one cushion and started walking towards Ishita when Krishna suddenly stretched his legs. Raman, who failed to notice the same stumbled and collapsed over Ishita. However, to prevent Ishita from getting hurt, he held her shoulders which made Ishita fall on top of Raman who fell on top of Balaji...
Balaji and Ishita: AAh...
Raman: SHUT UP... Balaji chilla raha hai toh teek hai lekin tum...Tum kyon chilla rahi ho? Tum mere upar ho... Mujhe chillana chahiye.
Ishita: Excuse me... Maine nahi kiya yeh sab... Aapke wajah se hua... Aapko yahan aane ki kya zaroorat thi?
Raman: Yeh bhi sone ki jagah hai... Tumhara bhai ke wajah se balance ko diya tha maine.
Balaji: Jeeju...Di...
Ishita and Raman: Kya hai?
Balaji: Aap dono utne ke baad bhi jagad saktha ho na?
Ishita: What?
Balaji: Main do logon ki weight nahi sambhal paunga. Please...
Raman and Ishita realized the position in which they were lying and quickly got up.
Mihika: Aap dono bhi na... Kya naya naya tareeka dhoonte ho? Romance karne le liye...
Ishita: Chup... Ab batao... Yehan kya karne aaya?
Raman: Tumhare haath mein pen,paper...You weren't sleeping properly...Toh...
Krish: Jeeju couldn't take his beloved wife sleeping in discomfort...Isliye yeh cushion ke saath...
Raman: Aisa kuch nahi... Anyways, I'm getting late now... Ishita, kapde nikaalke rakho...
Balaji: Jeeju ko jhoot bolna bhi nahi aata...
Ishita: Baal baal bach gayi... Thank god Raman didn't see this paper... Ayyo thatha, Chithi...Everyone is here...
Sowmya: Kitna shor Ishu? Tum Raman ke saath room mein hi so jao...
Ishita: (Self talk) Chee...Yeh Raavan kumar ke wajah se kya kya sunna pad raha hai... (To Sowmya) I'll get ready...
Raman and Ishita left for their respective offices and Ishita reached home at 1 pm after completing her conference...
Ishita: All set?
Divya: Almost...
Ishita: Divya... You are here? What about college?
Divya: Akka...Its Atimber's birthday... You know... Leave... Just for 2 days...
Mihika: Akka...Go and have your lunch...
Sowmya: Ishita ke pass bahut kaam hai... Isliye main khilaungi...
Ishita: Thank you Chithi...
Mihika: Akka... We have almost completed everything but for that cake... Aap banaoge na?
Ishita: Main? Raman bhaag jayega Miku... Hamesha mazak udate rehta hai... We'll get it from outside...
Mihika: Aap jeeju ko jaante ho na... Uska style hai taunt karna... Aap banao... Unhe acha lagega...
Ishita: No Mihika... I'll order for the same...
Mihika: Fine...
Ishita: Toh baaki ka plan yaad hai na... Thoda unch neech bhi ho gayi toh Raavan kumar ko pata chal jayega... Be very careful... Waise, idea meri hai lekin you know what I mean... Jyada hogayi toh sab barbad ho jayega...
Krish: We'll take care akka. Aap dinner pe jaane ki tayaari karo...
Ishita: Ok... Roo kahan hai?
Ruhi: Yahan... Papa ke liye card bana rahi hoon...
Ishita: Roo...secret...
Ruhi: Papa ko kuch nahi bataungi. Ishima promise...
Ishita: Papa ko phone karte hain... Evening bahar jaana hai... Papa kaam mein ghus jayenge toh unhe kuch yaad nahi rahega...
Ishita called Raman. Meanwhile, Subbu was also assisting Raman at that time.
Raman: Bolo...
Ishita: Aaj raat ka schedule yaad hai na... Dinner...
Raman: At Raghuraman's place... Yaad hai... Aur kuch?
Ishita: Nothing...Bye...
Raman: Bye...
Raman saw that Subbu was observing him.
Raman: What happened? Aise kya dekh rahe ho?
Subbu: Sorry... Kal ke liye... I dunno why I behaved like that...
Raman: Saaf saaf batao... Kya kehna chahte ho?
Subbu: Mujhe aise behave nahi karna chahiye. I mean aapki bachi se poochna, that comment on Ishu-Ishita's saree, unnecessary comments...Maine Ishita ko choda. I have moved on in my life. Aisi behavior teek nahi hai. Pata nahi kyon, jealous feel kar raha tha. Aapko Ishita ke saath dekhkar. Sir, I broke my ties with Ishita just because my mother wanted that but my love was true. Uss samay jab Ishita ki infertility ke baare mein pata chala, I... I was confused and I made one wrong decision...
Raman was feeling uncomfortable to hear about the same. But, Subbu went on and on...
Subbu: But, its all over now. I lost Ishita... Lekin my behavior was unacceptable isliye...
Raman: Its ok Subbu. I understand. Yeh kaam thoda jaldi khatam karo na.
Subbu reluctantly left that place.
Raman: (Self talk) Yeh saala maafi mang raha hai ya mujhe jalane ki koshish kar raha hai... My love was true... Mujhe usse kya matlab? I mean mujhe itna farak kyon pad raha hai? Am I over reacting? Bilkul nahi... Biwi hai meri...This is normal... Is this actually normal Raman? I'm feeling protective and possessive about Ishita. I mean...aisa Shagun ke saath kabhi mehsoos nahi kiya. Ofcourse, she liked male attention always but... What's wrong with me? I know that Subbu is a part of Ishita's past but... So, Ishita must also feel the same when she sees me with Shagun na? Kya Ishita aise feel karti hai? Ishita jealous feel karti hai ya sirf mujhe yeh ehsaas ho raha hai? Mujhe dil se pati maanti hai toh jalan bhi toh honi chahiye... Has Ishita moved on or is it just me? Ek minute, did I say that I have moved on... Fine but Ishita se aisi expectations kyon rakh raha hoon main? Ruhi ke liye shaadi hui humari... Kya kar raha hai Raman? Concentrate on the file... You can do it... I'm not thinking about Ishita anymore but why did I think about her all this time? Why is her past affecting me so much? STOP... Just stop this NOW...
Raman was distracted when someone intervened and he engaged himself in his office work again. At 7 pm, he reached home. On entering his room, he saw Ishita who was getting Ruhi dressed up for the dinner... Then, his eyes fell on Ishita who was complimenting the anarkali suit which she chose for that night... For one brief moment, Raman was totally lost and came out of the trance when someone patted on his shoulders...
Mihika: Jeeju... Kya horaha hai?
Raman: Kuch nahi... Tum yahan?
Mihika: Yeh saree pin dene aayi thi... To pin the shawl... Aap de do...Lekin, ek baat aur...
Raman: Kya?
Mihika: Yeh jo shabdh hai na..."Kuch nahi"... Jitna simple lag raha hai lekin iss shabdh duniya ke sabse complicated shabdh hai... Kuch nahi mein hi bahut kuch hota hai jeeju... Careful...
Mihika handed over the same to Raman and went downstairs after teasing Ishita with a mocking smile...
Ishita: Roo beta... Ho gayi... Aapko chithi ke pass jaana tha na... Jao...
Ruhi: Bye mamma...Bye papa...
Raman: (Extending his hand to give that pin) Yeh...
Ishita: Please don't start it again...Jaanti hoon...Behenji lag rahi hoon... Thatha ke saamne isse jyada nahi hoga... Agar mujhe sleeveless mein dekhenge toh maar dalenge... Aaj ke din chod do...
Raman: Bad bad karne ki aadat gayi nahi... Achi lag rahi ho... Yeh lo... Saree pin... Yehi kehna chahtha tha aur kuch nahi...
Ishita: What?
Raman: Ek baar meharbaani karke tareef kiya...Baar baar jhoot nahi bolunga... Paap lagega...
Ishita: Purane roop mein vaapas aa gayi... Kapde nikaalke rakha hai... Ready ho jao... I'll wait with Ruhi...
Raman: Please...
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