"Ishu, he is a nice guy. What's the problem in meeting him once..?" Mrs Iyer asked.
"Meeting isn't the problem amma.. The problem is in his name. Raman..! Yuck..! It completely sounds old type. And if the name is so old then think how he will look..!" Ishita made faces saying this and sit back on the kitchen slab.
"You can't go in any conclusion before seeing him kanna..!" Mr Iyer politely said.
"Amma.. Take a chill pill okay..! I'm not going anywhere and that's final."
Saying this Ishita got down and about to leave when Mrs Iyer stopped her saying, "ishu.. Ishu.. Listen..! We heard about the family, they are so nice kanna, please don't reject the proposal.. Okay, just go.. see him and then if you don't like him then we can drop down the proposal... But at least go and meet him. Your appa is so hopeful with this proposal.. At least not for yourself but for him... GO..!"
"You know what amma.. You are the worse mom in this world, you know how to press right button on wrong time." Ishita said defeated.
"Then should I take it as YES..!" Mrs Iyer sarcastically asked.
"Is there any option available?" Ishita asked excited when Mrs, Iyer nodded No..! "Then?" Ishita rolled her eyes.
"That's like my daughter."
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Ishita sipped another coffee and waited in the coffee shop, she was frustrated and continuously checking her watch. "Another 5 minute I'll wait and then I'll leave..!" She murmured. Ishita checked her wrist watch when her phone rang, she received the call, "Hi..! Sanjh.." She gasped.
"How's your interaction with Raman?" Sanjh asked excited.
"Interaction my foot..! He doesn't reach here yet." Ishita replied irritate.
"Aww..! So, madam is still waiting.. Not bad..!"
"Only for 5 minutes, I'll wait..!" She replied rolling her eyes.
"Come on Ishita... Change your mood.. If he see your such face, he would get scare buddy..!"
"I don't care..! He should know the manners. I was waiting here from last half an hour and he doesn't show up yet.. So, what do you want? Should I smile on this situation?"
"Okay.. okay chill.. May be he's busy.. After all he is.." Ishita didn't let her say, she completed, "Yeah, yeah.. So called businessman..! and listen, I'm not free also, I've my works and I came here leaving my works to meet him.."
"Tell me one thing Ishu, how will you recognize him? I mean, you never seen him before right?"
"Yeah..! Amma said.. He will wear some black shirt with white suit and all.." Ishita replied rolling her eyes.
"Black shirt with white suit.. Nice combination..!" Sanjh said dreamily.
"If you're so interested in him then why don't you marry him, at least he will spare me..!"
"Not a bad idea..!" They were talking on random things when Ishita saw through the glass window, a Mercedes halted near the cafe. "Hey, I think he arrived..!"
"That's cool.. Once he walk in, click a pic and send me. I want to see him.."
"Yeah yeah fine..!" Ishita's eyes glued on the entrance when she saw a man wearing black shirt with white coat, seeing his glimpse Ishita gasped, "Chee..!"
"What happen?"
"Let me send you the pic..!" Ishita quickly clicked a photo of the man and send her friend. "Did you see?"
"Ishu, I'm sure.. He's not Raman.. Look at him yaar.. His age might be 40.. No no..! He isn't.. And one minute... The guy behind him.. Umm..! The pic is blur but I think he also wearing one coat.." As she said, Ishita tried to look behind the man but there was crowd, so she couldn't see him but she could see his white sleeve..
"Yeah.. May be.. But I can't see his face..!"
"Try to see Ishu..!" And Ishita got up from the chair and tried to look when finally with much difficult she saw his face.. Her face became completely O - shaped, her heart started beating so fast and her body freezed right there.
"Ishu? Ishu are you listening?"
"Huh.. Sanjh.. He's damn handsome, I don't think he's Raman..." Just then she realized the man passed by her, she sighed in relief saying, "Thank god.. That old man isn't Raman.."
"Then, I'm sure the guy is Raman.."
Ishita couldn't move her eyes from the guy when she saw he was coming towards her, "Sanjh.. Sanjh.. He's coming to me.. Sanjh.. I'm shaking badly, my hands gets cold. Sanjh.. Sanjh..." Suddenly Ishita got hell nervous, her throat gets dried and when she saw him close to her table, she almost lost her voice.
"Hi.. Ishita?" The guy asked while taking off his sun-glass from eyes, Ishita couldn't able to say anything, when he forwarded his hand saying, "Hi.. Raman.. Raman Bhalla.." Ishita's eyes widened in shock hearing this.
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That's all... I myself was imagining Ishita's gesture... It's worth watching... Okay.. Now waiting for your comments...
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