IshVeer FF: Of The Soulmates Chapter 53(Page 144) - Page 43

Originally posted by: Sania03337

Oh dear ,

Again it was a great chapter.

Loved it.

Greatly written.

Keep it up.

Update ASAP😃

Originally posted by: VC288

hey hi elvish!!
It was beautifully written!!loved the way you started your ff and continued it!!every chpt was superb!!i had not read it earlier as i joined only 2-3 months ago.then i had read it but not continuosly.now i have read it again in a flow and really it feels great!!!!really very good writting!update soon!!

Originally posted by: Elvish_Hobbit

Hey, thanks. :) Ishani has come to realize this now, yes, because being devoid of Ranveer did not make big difference to her when he was not present with her but now she's too much used to him to leave him again. Chirag was never her love and she's realizing this, albeit, slowly.

Puneet has noticed more than both Ishani and Ranveer realize. He's coming to understand there's more in them than just being business partners. So, he's trying it as a push.

The last converstation of theirs was more like she needed someone to talk to and the first person that came to her mind was him only. He too notices her emotions, and somewhere feels what her truest feelings are but he has lived with the thought his whole life that she can't be his ever. So he isn't entertaining any hope even now for this whereas Ishani has the advantage of knowing he loves her and she feels guilty. She can't help this no matter how much she tries.

Originally posted by: angela_khushi

Hey Elvish! Well written 👏 👏 It was a nice update... So now Ishani has started to realise her true feelings for Chirag...I will be waiting when she finally confesses to Ranveer and also for the Valentine's day 😉 Puneet and Sally are also cute couple

Originally posted by: OnlyIshveer

Hi dear

Beautiful chapters👏👏hope soon ishani will realize her true love towards ranveer..eagerly waiting for your next update..thank you for lovely story

Chapter 28

After her conversation with Ranveer Ishani noticed a better change in her daily life as various issues were resolved without delving into the things she had feared genuinely. She thanked him again and again and realized she was too happy for a particular reason. She had told her mother and Baa that they still had to wait for her marriage and her mother had shown no objection while Baa, little disappointed, had hurled various taunts and curses on her. Baa's family values and class still appeared to be having a higher place than her own son's business.

"You are getting too old, Ishani," she had jeered at her while Ishani said she was not old enough to marry straightaway and still in her early 20s. Although Baa for some inexplicable reasons could not agree, Falguni had assured Ishani that she would take care of Baa and her tantrums.

Ishani could not help but feel guilty for the fact that she had left her mother with the people who made her feel the loneliest when needed and with Baa being around she could not be happy at all. She had many times suggested her mother to come to live with her but Falguni always denied saying she could visit her at times"which she generally did"but could not move to the place permanently for after her husband's death she had to take care of her family and not even her husband would have wanted her to leave his family alone.

Amidst all this Ishani received Chirag's call one day who seemed furious at her decision and said the things that were rather unpleasant to her to listen and quite cross of him to say.

"What am I listening this, Ishani? You again have decided to postpone our marriage!" he said crossly. "Why do I feel you have changed?"

"I am not changed. I can't take out time to get married when I have so much to do," Ishani answered, although she did not mind if she sounded rude.

"Why can't we marry? We'll work together, if that's what you want," Chirag said, still unable to hide his rudeness from her.

"You said that to me when Papa was ill. He kept asking you to help him financially but you didn't do anything," Ishani said. "Now when I'm here let me do something for him, please."

"I know, baby," Chirag said, softening a bit, "I was struggling with my own business. You know how bad it was back then; don't you?"

"Hmm," Ishani nodded. "But if you are fully aware of the whole situation why don't you understand how important it is for me to do what I am doing?"

"I know," Chirag repeated again, "but I can't let you go and you know that. Don't you, Ishani?"

"I think I should be going," Ishani said when Chirag stopped her. "What?" she said.

"I heard you're a business partner with RV? Are you?"

"Yes," Ishani replied warily. "But why?"

"I read in a news paper few days back that you and Mr. Zaveri are working on a project together. You didn't tell me," Chirag said.

"Yes, but is there any problem in that?"

"No, no," Chirag said immediately. "His work is spreading here just like Harshad Uncle's did, and my grandfather's did, and I don't like that. How can he even do that?"

"Chirag, whatever he has achieved he has done it on his own. Why don't you like that?" Ishani said.

Chirag had no answers to this. "I don't like it," he said finally.

"I don't know what to say," Ishani said and hung up the phone.

Talking to Chirag never made her feel better and presently her conversations with him only made her feel more and more miserable. However, she was relieved. Relieved that there would not be any more objections from her family and fianc and she would be able to finish what she wanted to do. Sometimes families behaved like one's worst enemy, she thought, but she was glad that she had come past that phase and now no more trying demands would be there. Families in India had strange fascination with girls' marriage, she thought and frowned at the thought.

*

Ranveer reached home earlier than usual and saw his mother in the garden with his father, as they smiled together. He felt content that they were happy and he was able to give them the life he had promised all those years while working for the Parekhs. He headed to go into his room when the voice of his mother's made him stop suddenly. He looked at her questioningly while she came to him wearing a pleasant smile on her face.

"Maa," he said, and continued to look at her.

"Ranveer, you said you wanted this assurance that your mother is fine; here is what the doctor has said." Ranveer's father gave him the details of Amba's treatment. Ranveer observed the details and smiled at them.

"Are you happy now?" his mother said.

"I am," Ranveer said. "But you would have to be more careful now."

"Alright," Amba said and smiled.

"Maa, Baba, I have a few meetings to do and clients will be arriving soon here, at home. I should be going to prepare for them," Ranveer said

"Yes, Rishi has just arrived," Kailash said, and Ranveer left for his room.

The meetings lasted the whole evening leaving Ranveer feeling more tired than usual as he made his way to the garden to have the fresh air. Cold wind still blew softly as white diamond shaped stars glittered in the somber sky. He stared at them quietly, for they often made him realize there were things greater than the sorrow of his heart; and in the world far, far away glimmers of those tiny appearing stars struggled intensely to reach out and light the world with what they could provide but never regain anything. He walked silently and felt a soft fragrance touching him slowly. He did not bother to know where it came from or to which it belonged, rather continued to tread idly, staring at the things around for they were but wonder to his eyes even now.

More than anything he was content with the fact that all his meetings had been well and his mother was doing better; as well as with the new investors joining in after today there was a better chance to make up for the things that had gone wrong in the past; and he was sure the villain of his life was not happy at all and he wished he could see the face of his destroyer and laugh at the wretch but the man still had a few more days of peace. But there was one more thing to do.

Ranveer had to leave for Chicago in a few days but with the papers of Mr. Williamson's products kept secretly at his place of work he felt slightly vexed. He had trusted the right people but he wondered if the choice was right. Puneet and Rishi had proven themselves to be what he could never imagine himself. He never thought he would ever trust anyone in his life but these two had proved themselves to be much more than that as he could trust them with his most important of the tasks and they would do it as meticulously as possible.

He drew a pensive sigh as despite all the things that had come to a positive end one thing still remained in his heart leaving him little disheartened and unhappy. He knew the answer very well and thus did not bother to look deeper since it was the part of his being ever since he could remember his own existence.

*

Ishani realized her life had become easier than it was a few weeks ago. No pressure from anyone in the family for anything hung over her and she could work better now. Things with Ranveer had been slightly better as well and she could not help but notice it had removed a heavy burden from her heart. She did not bother thinking what future had in store for her and decided to be in present; for it was the most beautiful phase she had seen in years.

Two days after was Valentine's Day and there was a strange kind of air surrounding the environment of London. Couples seemed to be catching her attention leaving her in astonishment and the color around the places looked brighter and more pleasant to her eyes. She loved the feeling. She smiled more often and wondered.

Ishani found herself smiling as her eyes fell on Ranveer when he reached the office at the same time she did while he looked confused. She continued to look at him, having no idea of anything, as he himself did not move and nor he said anything. Instead Ranveer walked towards her and Ishani stared him flummoxed for a few moments before he waved his hands before her eyes in the air and Ishani came out to her senses. She gasped as she saw him as if he had not been here before.

"What happened? You alright?" Ranveer asked her.

"Yeah, yeah. I am." Ishani replied, slightly breathlessly, as she still looked as bewildered as few moments ago.

"You look...quite drained. Have you been working too much lately?" Ranveer said.

"Oh, well," Ishani said, still trying to keep her breathing decent, "it's obvious that I'm working. Working a lot, as you say. So, yes, may be!" Ishani waved her hands in the air eagerly.

Ranveer raised his eyebrows since he did not understand what she meant by her statements which left Ishani embarrassed and a small blush crept over face.

"I"I mean," she continued again, as nervous as ever, "these days there are lots of things to do so I have to spend more time in resolving them." She hoped she made enough sense.

"That's good." Ranveer smiled and turned to leave for his cabin when Ishani stooped him suddenly. "What?" he said, looking surprised.

"Nothing," Ishani looked down for no words came out of her mouth. Ranveer again began to walk when Ishani stopped him again and this time timidly went upto him.

"Do you need anything?"

"No," Ishani said defiantly. "Why do you think I would talk to you only if I need something? I only wanted to know how is Kaki doing? I have been worried about her but did not get to talk to you about her. Is she fine now?"

"She's better now. I think I was actually over-reacting while there was nothing much. She's fine. Thank you," Ranveer answered.

"I'm glad to know that," Ishani said, smiling. "She'll get better."

"Thank you. Aren't you going to your cabin?" Ranveer said.

"Oh yes. I'll be going there now," Ishani said as they left for their respective cabins.

Ishani had gotten rid of the distractions that had kept her from focusing on her work but there was something she could not get her mind away from. Her eyes still kept wandering to the cabin that belonged to Ranveer" until she herself had chased him away from her"and she still wished he could come back to the place. There were the things which came on terms between them but he still did not decide to move into his own cabin.

"I hope you could come here back," she said to herself, gazing towards the cabin which was now occupied by other officials from the company and they worked there all day long.

Along with the confusion of her own feelings Ishani was laid with another responsibility too, which she took on happily. She had not realized but whilst working there were several messages from Puneet in her phone. He seemed confused and nervous regarding his date and Valentine's Day evening and wanted Ishani to help him out.

"I don't know if she would like the surprises I have planned for her," Puneet said to Ishani.

"Of course she will," Ishani responded in a confident tone.

"I'm nervous," Puneet interposed. "I have never been in a situation like this before. But I can't afford anything getting wrong for this evening and as she expects me to do something big I'm worried."

"Don't worry, Puneet," Ishani said. "I have met Sally and what I know about her is that she might be the one living and desiring grandeur from the people around her, but as a girl all she'll be happy with is you. Keep that in mind. Now go with your own plan and do what makes her and you happy. I know whatever it is it'd be great."

"If something goes wrong?"

"It won't."

"But--"

"No but, Puneet. Go ahead. You still have your 2 days in hands," Ishani answered in a tone of finality in her speech. "And all the best."

Ishani had heard how single people feel lonely (that according to her was absolutely absurd) during Valentine's Day, but she already felt lonely as if no one wanted her. All the people around her were busy with their dates (or so she thought they did) and were extremely excited for the day. She could not help but yawn at the mention of it since everyone was happy for the reason she thought she could not be at the moment.

"Stop it, Ishani," she said to herself, "you're not a teenager anymore. Grow up."

But even this little reprimand did not help as the feeling"which she assumed to be quite stupid and unnecessary"still lingered there. To her surprise the thought of Chirag did not subside it anymore. She recalled that they had never been together on this day but she felt the loneliest on the day she had ever felt.