Hi guys ! Here's the update. Don't know if it's good or not, so any feeback appreciated
Part 3 : Shagun confession + Ishita needs time away from raman.
Ishita hurries up to get home. She puts her handbag at the Bhallas and go at the Iyers to bring them all at the Bhallas. They are all worried and keep asking her what is happening. But she justs says that they have to all be there because something important is about to happen. She calls Vandu and Bala too. Once they're there she finally speaks.
"Today is the day that it ends. We've all suffered enough with Amma's accident and we won't find peace until the culprit is revealed and put behind bars. As you all know, lately Raman has been protecting Shagun from going to jail and even though I understand his concern for his son, justice is blind as we say and a criminal -no matter who it is- should be punished. This is why I've asked you all to reunite today."
"Ishita, what is going?" asks Mr bhalla.
Right this moment, someone rings the door. Ishita goes to open and comes back with Ashok and a fearful Shagun. They are all very shocked to see them. Toshi wants to protest seeing the evil duo in her house but mr bhalla tells her to be quiet.
Ashok greets them and says "As Ishita may have told you already, today all will become clear." He explains everything about the accident and asks for their forgiveness. "Because of Shagun, I've put you all in a difficult time. And I'm here to apologize for it. Shagun will also apologize."
Shagun is reticent at first, but seeing Ashok's ice cold stare, she starts : "I'm sorry for all that happened but... but I just wanted to protect my son!! You should try to understand me!" She starts crying half real tears, half fakes.
Ishita asks "But why are you dragging Raman with you in all of this? Why did you ask him to protect you?"
Shagun responds "He is Adi's father. If I were to go to jail, Adi would have been the first to suffer! Who could have done things right if not Raman?!"
Ishita says "None of you made anything "right"! This could have stayed a family matter if you had come and explained everything to us. No one here would have sent Adi to jail!"
Shagun says "Oh please Ishita ! Stop this mahan act! I know the type of person you are, you do everything to steal Raman away from me and from his son!" Ashok rolls his eyes up hearing this.
Ishita scuffs "Stealing Raman from you? Shagun, Raman and I are MARRIED. And he knows how much I respect his relationship with Adi! I'm not stealing anyone."
Shagun starts screaming "You're a liar! I see clear through your games! Stop pretending being so innocent, I hat---"
Ashok shouts to interrupt her : "Shagun!" Everyone looks at him "We came here to apologize and I think we're done now. We should go to the police now."
"No one will go to the police" Mrs Iyer says. They're all shocked and look at her. She continues "If we send her to jail, Adi's life will be ruined and most probably Raman will never forgive Ishita. I don't want any hardship to come in my daughter's life. She had enough already." She gets emotional but continues "I do forgive you Shagun. I understand what lies a mother can tell in order to protect her children. Shagun apologized today and that is all that matter. Adi hit me with the car, but it was an accident, he didn't do it on purpose. This all needs to ends now." Saying that, she leaves to her house.
All are shocked but soon all iyers follow her. Ashok says goodbye to everyone and leaves dragging shagun. He looks at Ishita one last time before leaving. She looks at him too, being grateful for what he did. After he closes the door, Ishita sits down, she is relieved. If her mother considers this matter closed, then it is for her too.
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When raman comes back, everyone in the house is quiet. He gets a weird vibe from this all. He asks what happened but no one answer him. Then ishita gets up for the sofa and goes to their room. He follows her instinctively. She is standing with her arms crossed and without looking at him, she tells him calmly "Shagun came here and apologized for Amma's accident."
Raman is shocked "Shagun? Here?".
Ishita avoid his eyes because she has not forgiven him anything yet. "Yes, she was here with ashok, but they left now. Amma's has forgiven them."
"This 6ft2 lambu was here too? Ishita what is going on?"
Ishita is frustrated but try to keep her calm "What I just said : ashok and shagun came here to apologize to amma." Raman asks anxiously "Where are they now? Did they... was the police involved?" "No raman, don't worry, no one is going to jail, especially not shagun. You can relax." Raman feels the anger in ishita's voice but he is relieved that Adi won't have to see his mother in jail so he doesn't say anything.
Raman is hesitant but finally he speaks : "Ishita... I wanted to tell everything that happened earlier but i... I just couldn't. I'm sorry." Ishita doesn't respond so raman continues : "Also,... I want to thank you for what you did today."
"Well, you're welcome Raman but nothing would have been possible without Ashok, so I should thank him instead."
"Ashok? What are you talking about?"
"You heard me right. I should thank him. He was the one who came to my clinic and told me the truth. The WHOLE truth." She looks at him angrily, then continues "also he was the one to convince Shagun to apologize." Raman is so shocked, he doesn't believe it.
"How can you believe him? He is pure evil-"
Ishita interrupts him "We've met yesterday. He told me he would convince Shagun, and today here he was, with her."
Raman is getting angry. He doesn't like Ishita, his wife, talking about another man. He shouts "And you chose to trust him instead of me? Have you lost your mind Ishita? I'm your husband- "
She interrupts him again "Then start acting like one!!" She breathes deeply to calm herself down. "Raman, I know you had your reasons for doing what you did, but that doesn't mean you did the right thing or that you did it the right way."
"But Ishi-" "No Raman. I'm tired of your excuses. You BROKE my TRUST and today you dare tell ME who I should trust and who I shouldn't when YOU didn't trust me. This is... to much! You disgust me Raman."
Ishita starts going towards the entry door. Raman is shaken by her words but still asks her where she is going. She says in a cold manner "I'm going to see if my mother is ok. She needs me the most right now."
As soon as Ishita is out the room, Raman falls on the ground and starts crying.
Ishita takes her bag on the lunch table and goes towards the door. Toshi asks her what happened and where she is going, Ishita says that she needs to be with the Iyers right now but that she will be back when she'll be ready. Toshiji understands and makes Ishita bend to kiss her forehead.
At the Iyers, they are surprised to see Ishita. Mr Iyers is anxious and asks "... Is everything alright? Did... Did raman send you here?" IShita small laughs "No Appa. He didn't send me." ", with that, she answers the question he didn't dare to ask. And no I'm not leaving him."
Mr Iyer is relieved. Ishita goes in her room. Soon mrs iyers comes to spend a little bit of time with her daughter, she gives ishita a cup of tea and sits at the end of the bed.
She won't ask anything but Ishita knows her amma needs some explanations. Ishita says "Raman is thankful that we didn't send Shagun to jail." Mrs Iyers says "I knew it was the right thing to do. But Ishita, why are you here now? Shouldn't you stay by raman's side. You two have a lot to tell each other" Ishita wipes tears that had starting filling her eyes "Yes amma. We need to talk. But right now, I'm so angry and hurt that I can't even look at him in the eyes. I won't be able to listen to anything he has to say so there is no point in being at his side now."
"But he needs you. He is suffering a lot-..."
"And what about me Amma?" Mrs Iyers looks at her, surprised "Don't I have feeling too? Don't I feel the pain and hurt? Raman is the one who puts us in this situation Amma! I've been at his side in all obstacles, I've looked past his rude attitude and taunts to help him but he still didn't chose to trust me? Am I that unworthy of being trusted? Don't I deserve a little more respect?"
Mrs Iyers is worried "But Ishu-"
"Nooo Amma... Please. This marriage has been nothing except hardship till now, but I've hang in there and stayed strong... for Ruhi, for the whole Bhalla's parivaar that I consider my own, for you and Appa too. But I'm tired now and I think... Yes, I think I deserve a little break. " She wipes her tears again and recompose. "I will be back at his side, but I can't forgive him right away. I just can't Amma, not right now."
Mrs Iyer decides to let her daughter rest. She kisses her and goes back in the living room.
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Part 4 (last part) : ashok and ishita back at the coffee shop.
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