Sometimes just when u feel everything is going well around u and it's a smooth sailing in life , at that very moment something happens in ur life which u never expect in wildest of ur nightmares and it completely breaks u and knocks u down. That is what had happened wid the Bhalla and Iyer families as Madhavi iyer met wid a fatal accident.
Ishita was completely devastated seeing her amma's blood on raman's shirt but in those weak moments , she had got support and warmth from someone she had never expected- yess it was her husband Raman bhalla. She was surprised to see him being so caring and supportive and together they had faced that worst time and also assured the family that they wud find the culprit behind it soon. More than her it was raman who was angry at the culprit ,so angry that ishita prayed for the life of that person when he was caught by raman.
So when suddenly after a meeting wid shagun and adi, raman had changed his stand and behavior completely, ishita was stupefied. She cud not believe that her husband who was after culprit's life till few moments back was now saving the woman was the culprit and all becoz that woman was his ex-wife and his son's mother. In the court she cud not believe that raman wud be standing and fighting against her and she was completely distorted abt what was happening in the court.
In their months of marriage , she had never felt that raman cud be unfaithful or untruthful to her and this was the reason her heart still refused to see raman as being guilty. All the drama continued till one day ishita over heard adi and shagun talking and got to know that it was adi , raman's son who had done that accident.
Now she cud understand raman's stand and behavior completely and did not found him totally at fault. She discussed it wid her amma who asked her to withdraw the case immediately and although ishita felt raman was wrong in protecting adi when he had done a crime , she still knew she cud not punish that child and send him to jail.
She took her case back and when raman came to thank her and told her all abt his dilemma and plight ,she reasoned wid him saying-" u were not completely right too raman u know that." And raman accepted that left it at that for the time. next day she was shocked when she got a call from home asking her to come to court as aadi's trial was to happen that day. She had no idea why this was being done and though she knew no one apart from raman cud do that but she was eager to know why?? Why?? Raman had taken such a big step.
In the court raman explained abt how he tried to save adi before and when the following morning he had heard aadi threaten a guy in his class saying he cud do anything as raman wud protect him, that's when he decided ishita was right and aadi had to be punished. He himself took aadi's case to court and this had angered aadi and shagun immensely.
Judge knew it was a sensitive case and she tried to reason wid aadi trying to make him realize his mistake and say that he won't do it ever again so that she cud let aadi go wid some community service and all but aadi did not repent. His anger and bitterness towards raman and shagun's evil words had manipulated him so well that he said-" nahi main jaisa hoon waisa hi rahunga...kya karoge aap Mujhe jail bhejoge? Bhej do .. jab mere apne dad Mujhe jail bhejne ko taiyyar hain toh aap kyun taras khaa rahe ho mujhpar?"
Judge gave no further chance and announced that-" aadi will be in child home for next 6 months and if he does nt mend his ways ,maybe for even longer." And left it at that. Everyone was shocked , both at judgement and aadi's behavior. Ishita and raman were most shocked thinking how cud a child behave this way? Raman was feeling maybe he did right but his trance was broken as aadi who was passing by spitted venom on him saying-" Mujhe laga maybe life mein main kabhi aapko papa maan paunga but after today I am sure never... kabhi nahi main anaath bina baap ke hona pasand karunga par aap mere dad nahi hogee samjhe aap... sach toh yeh hai ki na aap ek achche husband bann paye, na achche father aur na achche insaan ...do hell wid u aajse aap mere liye koi nahi ho. I hate u raman bhalla ..." and he left leaving raman broken and devastated as he leaned against the wall for support. Ishita and family members who heard that were shocked too and ishita composed herself and supported raman's almost lifeless body to take him home.
But what followed the next days was not at all expected by anyone in bhalla or iyer families. Adi's last words affected Raman like no other till date. He became like a dead man and almost went in living coma as he used to sit for hours at a place saying nothing and staring around. He used to cry but then wipe his tears and sit quietly again.
He stopped having food, going to office and his appearance was all disheveled wid grown beard and bloodshot eyes. Forget abt laughing or smiling , he went utterly quiet and did not speak at all. Everybody tried to talk to him but failed. Toshiji and elders tried to talk to him ,s scold him too but he did not budge. Romi tried to do stupid things but he did not react at all. Simmi and rinki along wid mihika too tried their best but failed.
Ishita and ruhi were most affected as they cud not see their hero, the man in their life in such a weak condition. Ruhi tried her best to cheer her father up but raman's hurt was bigger than that. Ishita tried to taunt him, mock at him, pick up fights for every possible reason but raman did not budge.
Once ishita was soo devastated that she shouted at raman saying-" what the hell raman? Yeh kya kar rahe ho aap? Aadi ke shabd itne bade ho gaye aapke liye ki uske aage aapko apna poora parivaar yahan tak ki apni beti ke aansoo bhi nahi dikh rahe? Kyun? Kyun aadi sab kuch dominate karta hai aapki life mein raman kyun? Aap apne aap ko aur hum sabko kis baat ki sazaa de rahe ho raman?" he was not angry, just lifted his head , looked at her and defeatedly said-" I am a failure ishita ..aadi was right main kuch bhi achche nahi bann saka na achcha beta...na achcha baap... na achcha pati aur na hi ek achcha insaan..he was right aur yahi meri life ki sabse badi galti hai jiski wajah se meri life hi ek sazaa bann chuki hai mere aur mere kareebiyon ke liye.." and a lone tear escaped his eye as he got up and walked out of the room silently.
Ishita was stupefied listening to raman...she cud not believe that he was the same man who had been the pillar of strength for his entire family and in need hers too. She felt guilty for not keeping her trust in him and not being wid him when he needed her the most.
She said to herself-" teri bhi galti hai ishita ...tune raman par bharosa nahi kiya ..u are at fault too." And she slipped on the floor and started sobbing silently. After an hour of sobbing she realized what she needed to do next and determinedly wiping her tears off said-" bass ab rona aur nahi.. agar galti maine ki hai toh I need to mend it too. Raman pati hain mere, soulmate hain aur unhe iss depressing situation se bahar lana mera haq bhi hai aur farz bhi and I will do it. I will get my old raman back , by any means."
For once she decided to keep her position as raman's wife at her topmost priority and leave being everything else behind. " I need to do this for raman and for us." She said and walked out to talk to mihir and plan her actions. She called up mihir and asked her to come home.
While raman was in bedroom in his trance , ishita addressed everyone along wid mihir in hall and said-" hamein raman ko iss guilt se bahar lana hoga..i mean Mujhe yeh karna hoga."
Mihir-"haan bhabhi par kaise?"
Romi-" haan aap karoge kya?"
Ishita took a deep breath and said-"raman ko yahan se , iss maahol se door lekar jana hoga kuch dinon ke liye so I have decided ki main unhe lekar shimla jaaungi..wahan hamara cottage bhi hai and the climate and change of place wud do him good. Waise bhi who office nahi jaa rahe hain so mihir u need to manage everything in office for few more days and do all arrangements for trip..koi problem?"
Mihir and romi were happy wid her idea and mihir said-" wow good bhabhi this will surely work. I will do everything right away."
Toshiji said-" par ishita raman jayega? Usko kaise manayenge jaane ke liye?"
Ishita said-" jo unki haalat hai mummyji aapko lagta hai ki who iss condition mein jhagda karenge ya argue karenge?"
Everybody got her point and agreed and so it was decided that they wud leave early in morning the next day. Ruhi told ishita-"ishimaa aap papa ko theek kar do..i will be a good girl I promise." Ishita just hugged her angel and said-" love u mera bachcha , papa bilkul theek ho jayenge..ruhi promise."
Ishita went to her room and wordlessly started packing hers and then raman's clothes and other essentials. Raman noticed this but instead of asking anything , he kept looking at her wid confusion on his face and kept staring at her till ishita noticed and said-" hum kal subah shimla jaa rahe hain kuch dinon ke liye.." and when she saw raman was not keen on idea she said-" no arguments plz..we are going and its final."
And was moving out when raman said-" ko faayda nahi hai iss sab ka ishita..main koi bachcha nahi hoon. All this won't have any benefit." And ishita just said-" I dnt care ..we are going that's it."
Raman did not argue and rest of evening past uneventfully and soon it was morning when left for shimla by car. They started off early so as to avoid traffic and reach on time and in the car too though raman was quite but ishita found him looking out of the window and observing things and sometimes even giving expressions.
She heaved a sigh of relief thinking-" bol nahi rahe par bahar aane se atleast dimaag kahin aur jaa toh raha hai inka..hope shimla mein sab theek rahe." She silently prayed to god to help her.
For raman past few days had been a blur when he stepped out of the house today and started thinking abt what he was doing in previous days. All this while the words that-" I hate u raman bhalla." Kept ringing in his ears and all he wished to do was sit and cry his heart out, moan the grief of father in him and sometimes even wished to die but cud not collect the courage to do so. He knew everyone was affected becoz of him and had tried their best to make him better but what cud he do?
No one's words or actions had any affect on her. His little angel had cried due to him and his Jhansi ki rani had not slept since the day he had gone into depression but he was helpless, tied down by his grief so badly that he cud do nothing for anyone. He knew his wife wanted to make him live and smile again and that is why she was taking him to shimla but he had less hopes of anything healing his wounds now but he kept quiet.
ok so this is it , precap wud be ofcourse how ishita gets raman out of his depression so tell me if u want me 2 continue.
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part 2 pg 6
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Shivangi
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