My take on what I wish had happened today...
Not proofread so please excuse any mistakes.
My humble request that you listen to this song while reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX0XRi6-RKI
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Ishita and Mani, with great difficulty, carried a fully unconscious Raman into the Bhalla house. Needless to say, the entire family was shocked and worried to see Raman in such a state. They all walked into the bedroom, just as Ishita was helping Raman to lie down on the bed. Ishita then sat down next to him with tears in her eyes, completely lost and distanced from her surroundings. Mani touched Ishita's shoulder, bringing her out of her trance-like state. She looked up at him for a brief moment, but looked away quickly and turned her attention back to Raman.
With his hand still on Ishita's shoulder, Mani asked, "Ishu, tum theek ho na?"
Shrugging his hand off of her shoulder, Ishita ignored him and continued to stare at Raman silently, tears pouring out of her eyes. Mr. Bhalla then spoke up.
"Abhimanyu, tumne Ishita ki bohut madat kari hai aaj Raman ko dhoondne mein. Iske liye hum sab tumse thanks kehna chahte hain. Lekin abhi tum ghar jao. Raman ko hum sab sambhal lenge."
Mani left the Bhalla house without any protests, realizing that it was not the time, nor the place to give support to Ishita. Once Mani had gone, the rest of the family members also dissipated to their individual rooms, leaving a crying Ishita and an unconscious Raman alone in the room. Ishita sat near Raman, cradling his face in her arms.
Pehle kabhi na tune mujhe gham diya,
phir mujhe kyun tanhaa kar diya...
"Kaunsa ghar! Kaunsa ghar! Ek ghar basaa tha mera...tune tod diya voh. Tune iske saath milke ghar tod diya voh!"
Guzaare the jo lamhe pyaar ke,
Hamesha tujhe apna maan ke...
Ishita remembered her earlier times with Raman.
When he had married her and given her the biggest happiness in her life...the happiness of being a mother, Ruhi's mother.
When he had carried her in his arms because her sandals were hurting her feet.
When he had dressed her up for the competition in Ruhi's school.
When they had gotten stuck under the shower together.
When he had slept on her shoulder at the hospital.
When they had danced together in the rain.
When he had kept the karwa chauth fast for her.
Toh phir tune badli kyun ada,
Ye kyun kiya...
Ishita remembered how he pushed her away earlier tonight when she tried to help him; how he had shouted "Hatt!"
Tears continued to flow down Ishita's cheeks.
"Sab meri galti hai Raman. Sab kuch meri galti hai."
Ishita wiped her tears.
"Lekin main yeh sab thik karoon gi. Aapke saare dard, aapki saari pareshaani...main door karoongi Raman. Yeh mera vaada hai aapse."
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The next morning Raman woke up really hung over with a huge headache. As soon as he woke up, he called out for Ishita out of habit.
"Ishita! Ishita! Sar dard ho raha yaar. Neembu paani bana kar do na! Ishita!"
Toshi walked into Raman's room and handed him a glass of lime water.
"Yeh le puttar. Tera neembu paani. Aur ab jaldi se taiyaar hoja. Voh Mihir ka phone aaya tha aur usne tujhe jaldi se office bulaaya hai."
Raman got ready quickly and looked around for Ishita. However, he found her missing, which made him even angrier. He left the house in a rush, burning in anger. Reaching the office, he was surprised to find his entire staff greet him with flowers and a cake.
"Congratulations Raman sir for winning the Asia Business Head title."
Making his way through the crowd after accepting the flowers and cutting the cake in a hurry, Raman entered his cabin, where he found a stack of files on his desk. Once he sat down, Raman opened the first file to find a handwritten note.
Kabhi jo badal barse
Main dekhoon tujhe aankhein bhar ke
Tu lage mujhe pehli baarish ki dua
Tere pehlu mein reh loon
Main khud ko paagal keh loon
Tu gham de ya khushiyaan seh loon
Saathiyaa...
Koi nahin
Tere siva mera yahaan
Manzilein hain meri toh sab yahaan
Mita de sabhi aaja faasle
Main chahoon mujhe mujhse baant le
Zara sa mujh mein tu jhaank le
Main hu kya...
Main Ruhi ki Ishima.
Aur aapki Ishita.
Sirf aur sirf aapki Ishita...
Raman read the letter and had tears in his eyes. When he looked up, he saw Mihir standing in front of him.
"Yeh letter Bhabhi ne bheja hai aapke liye. Aur yeh bhi dene ke liye kaha tha."
Mihir hands Raman another piece of paper.
Aapki Ishita aapka intezaar kar rahi hai Raman.
Aakar uska haath thaam lijiye...
At the bottom of the note, she had written an address for the Fortune Park Hotel, the same location where the Asia Business Head party was going to take place later that evening. However, Raman could not wait for that evening. Despite the large amounts of pending work that he had piled up on his desk, he bolted out of the office immediately, leaving behind a load of work and a confused Mihir. Raman drove straight to the hotel and asked the receptionist for Ishita Bhalla. He was instructed to go to the penthouse suite.
As soon as he entered the room, his eyes fell on the line of rose petals that were scattered in the entry way and made a path into the room, from which they led out to the adjoining balcony. As soon as he made his way to the balcony, his eyes found what they were searching for. Ishita stood facing him, leaning against the railing of the balcony. She was wearing the white lace sari that he had gifted her on for the Varalakshmi Puja. Before Raman could say anything, Ishita began walking towards him slowly.
"Ek din tum khud mujhe voh baat bataaogi. Yahi kahaa tha na aapne. Toh aaj voh din aagaya hai Raman. Aaj main aapko khud voh baat bataoongi."
She stood directly in front of him now.
"Ek khadoos Raavan Kumar bankar aaye the aap meri zindagi mein. Hum dono sirf Ruhi ke liye ek hue the. Aap Ruhi ke papa, aur main Ruhi ki Ishima. Bas, usse zyaada kuch nahin. Yahi decide kiya tha humne shaadi se pehle. Maine khud ko bohut roka, par dil kahin rukta nahin. Chalta hi jaaye teri aur, dil meri sunta nahin. Pyaar karti hoon main aapse. Aur agle har janam mein aapki hi Ishita rehna chahti hoon."
Saying that, Ishita hugged Raman tightly. He was too taken aback to respond to her. He simply stood there, with his arms limply hanging down. She broke the embrace and looked up at him.
"Puraani yaadon ke andhere se nikal kar aaj ke ujaale mein kadam rakhiye Raman. Apna haath aage badhaiye. Main aapka haath thaamne ke liye aapka intezaar kar rahi hoon. Aapki Ishita aapka intezaar kar rahi hai..."
Raman's eyes filled with tears, as he grabbed Ishita and pulled her towards himself, drawing her into an embrace. They stood in each other's arms, for neither wanted to let go. Each had stumbled in love before and faced only rejection and betrayal. But now that they had each other, kabhi kum na hongi ye chaahatein...pal pal badhe ye hai mohabbatein.
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❤️ Nivi
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