after speaking to her appa ishitha settled on the couch while tears rolled down through her eyes
seeing this raman and mrs.bhalla walked towards her while raman stood silently not understanding how to question the reason of her tears
mrs.bhalla who was worried about her dil cupped her face questioning her 'kya huva puttar thum kyoun ro rahi hu?'
'mummiji dekho na appa ney ek hafthe sey bol rahi hu ishu mi aarahi hu delhi,lekin voh aayi nahi,aab bol rahi hu voh aaj nahi aasakthi hu' said ishitha crying in mrs.bhalla's embrace
koyi baath nahi hi puttar voh aayengi vuska kaam bhi important hi naa,thum bachi ke tharah ro rahi hu,dekho anshu thumko kaise dekh rahi hu said mrs.bhalla making ishitha to look at anshu who was looking at her in surprise
mummiji anshu aisa kyoun dekh rahi hu mujje asked ishitha innocently making raman and mrs.bhalla chuckle following by anshu
aap sab kyoun haas rahi hu?asked a miffed ishitha
nahi tho kya thum chey saal bacchi tharah ro rahi hu,madam grow up your 25years old said raman making ishitha to pout sadly at him
mi kisi sey baath nahi karengi said ishitha walking towards stairs
mumma mujse bhi nahi baath karengi asked anshu with a sad face making ishitha walk towards him
thum tho meri anshu,mi kaise nahi baath karengi thumse said ishitha picking her son into her arms,glaring at raman she climbed the stairs aiming her room
while raman and his mother laughed heartfully seeing her another side which has all innocence
...
seeing raman walking inside after attending a call mrs.bhalla called him catching his attention
kya huva maa,kuch kaam hi kya? asked raman
raman thum office nahi jaa rahi hu naa aaj? asked mrs.bhalla
no iam going to office now,actually i thought to stay at home for today as appa is coming to our home and ishitha will be going along with him
but now his plan cancelled so i am thinking to go office
don't be stupid raman,you took a day off,so let it be don't go said mrs.bhalla in a warning tone
what i will do staying back here maa asked a confused raman
while mrs.bhalla whacked him for being very dumb
maa is this good for you to beat a grown up son questioned raman rubbing his arm where his mother hitted him
chup kar thu,go and spend some time with your wife,when you will come close to each other unless you give some time to her
don't spoil your father's name in this matter
meri bhallaji is very good in flirting with woman,use some of his talent to get closer to your wife
maa is this the way you talk chee,kya bol rahi hu aap said a shocked raman
don't divert the topic raman,are you going to listen my words or not asked mrs.bhalla
arey maa you don't know about that jhansi rani,she always keeps a sword ready to hit me said raman thinking her previous actions
see raman bhallaji took anshu along with him for his friend's function,she must be alone so go and spend some time with her
don't loss her with your late actions
nodding his head raman climbed the stairs
he opened the door to see a crying ishitha
(st):aab kya huva isko,he walked towards to know why she was crying again,but listening to some voices he turned his head to see a movie playing in the T.V
settling beside her he looked at her who was watching the movie very keenly without sensing his presence
to grab her attention he switched off the T.V only to listen her shouting 'ayyo meri kuch kuch hota hi movie'
later she turned towards raman who was already looking at her
why you switched off the T.V i am watching my favourite movie said ishitha pouting her lips
what i should do when you are crying seeing a movie,if you want watch but you shouldn't cry said raman
voh ithna emotional movie hi kohi bhi royengi said ishitha snatching the remote
listening to ishitha raman settled silently beside her checking his mobile for imp mails and messages
while ishitha continued to watch the movie
after sometime listening to sniffles he turned ishitha to see her face bulged like a balloon because of continuous sobbing,her nose red
but her eyes are still staring at the television
smacking his head he rushed towards the cupboard to get tissues
keeping the box infront of her he paused the scene where anjali leaving rahul knowing he loves tina
raman please why you paused the movie,please don't disturb me don't you have office today?
raman(st):dekho iss pagal madrasan ko,maa ne mujje yaha iskeliye beja lekin iss pagal aurath mujje disturbance jaise feel ho rahi hu
wiping her tears with tissues she looked at raman who was busy in cursing her 'i am sorry and thank you'
sorry kiske liye aur thanks kiske liye asked raman eager to listen her answer
aap par gussa honekeliye sorry,aur yeh tissues keliye thanks
when you know that you will cry why to see this movie asked raman
ishu(st):when i know that i can't be happy in this loveless marriage still i got married to you
she looked at raman who was waiting for an answer 'we can't ignore someone or something knowing it hurts us'
raman who didn't understand her inner meaning shrugged away her words 'thun naa ekdum ki pagal hu'
ishu:i know that
raman started laughing listening to her reply while ishitha looked at him with a pout on her lips
ignoring him she resumed the movie
while raman too started watching the movie along with ishitha
till the end of the movie for every emotional scene tears rolled down from ishitha's eyes which were wiped by raman like a dutiful husband
after the end of movie raman picked up a fight with ishitha for wasting her tears unnecessarily
'still i am not getting why you will watch these emotional movies which brings tears to your eyes,baachi ka harkath bahuth hi thumpey'
keeping her both hands on her hips she faced him with an angrily look 'aapko kya thagleef horaahi hu,mi movie dekhne mey'
because for one movie you made this room as dustbin,think what will happen to this room if you continue to watch these emotional movies
said raman
'kuch bhi haa' mi clean karungi room ko,aapko room ka chintha hi meri nahi she said miffed with his words
you woman know how to take men words in a wrong way,said raman putting the empty tissue box in dustbin
you men only know how to tease woman about their weakness
you very well know how to pick a fight,after anshu joins in play school i will make sure you attends the college daily
you are not at all studying,tell me when is your semester exams,if you get less marks then i will make sure that you won't watch any movies till your studies gets completed
without answering to raman ishitha got down from the bed and walked towards the wardrobe while raman is observing her silently
bringing a file she forwarded it to raman 'see this'
taking it from her he opened it to see ishitha's first semester score
he opened his mouth widely looking at her score
while she smiled proudly for successfully shutting his mouth
'oh my God you are college topper in your second year first semister,but why you didn't tell me mad woman'
listening him scolding her even after getting good score she pouted at him 'this is very bad raman even after being college topper you are scolding me'
i am scolding you because why you didn't tell me before,you got your result last week and now you are showing,he said with a bit of sadness in his tone
iam sorry,you were busy and on that day you came very late from office,after that it skipped out of my mind if forgot to tell to mummiji and papaji also,now when you mentioned about my semister i remembered and thanks for helping me to reach my goals
hello madam you have to complete another 5more semisters and one year internship to complete your studies said raman with a little bit of attitude
you only know how to taunt me,its more than 10mins that you saw my marks but you didn't congratulated me,akdu aadhmi kahika,i don't want to talk with you
stomping her foot she walked out of room making raman chuckle at her childish behavior which comes and goes like a rain
...
he walked down to see his mother and father settled in the drawing room while ishitha was busy in preparing lunch for everyone with the help of maid,while anshu was busy in playing with her pallu
running around her
he settled with his parents while they are happy to see raman spending some quality time with them after year and half
after 30mins
watchman walked with a parcel 'sir delivery boy gave this parcel'
raman taking the parcel walked inside while his parents curiously looked at him,while anshu rushed towards him looking some colored wrapped packet in his father's hands
'papa mereliye toy laya?' said anshu tugging his father's pant to look at the gift
seeing his son with so much curiousity ishitha walked towards them 'raman give that to anshu know he is very eager to see it' she said unable to see anshu's effort to catch a glimpse at the gift
picking his son into his arms he asked his mother to unwrap the packet
she opened the packet to see malpua sweet,sweets? achanak questioned mrs.bhalla
raman:ha sweets your dil topped the college in her 2nd year first semister exam
mrs.bhalla and mr.bhalla looked at ishitha happily listening her good score
ishitha touched their feet to take their blessings while they happily blessed her
while anshu got down from his papa's arms to eat the sweets which was his and his late mother's favourite
mrs.bhalla:ishitha puttar go and give sweets to raman,see how his face was glowing listening your scores
ishitha smiled lovingly at raman for his small surprise,taking the box she walked towards raman,
he took a piece and fed her while she fed him other half
congratulations madam he said showing off his dimples
thank you said ishitha shyly smiling
while raman was mesmerised with her behavior,for his little surprise she is so much happy
how you know that malpua is my favorite sweet asked ishitha surprisingly to see raman selecting her favourite sweet
listening to her words raman remembered anjali while ishitha left with anshu who spoiled his face and dress with sweet
raman(st):kya ishitha and anjali's favorite sweet is same
he walked to the memory lane of anjali
walking towards anjali with silent steps he wrapped his palm on her eyes standing at her backside
'raman what is this,please na remove your hand' said anjali trying to get out of his hold
keeping the packet in her hands he removed his palm from her eyes,seeing her favorite malpua sweet she took out a piece eagerly to taste her favorite sweet
eating that she questioned him 'raman how you know this is my favorite sweet,you never asked before our marriage what is my favorite sweet and i never told you,then how you got to know'
'thumhara bodyguard hi naa voh bathaya'
meri bodyguard?questioned anjali
arey thumhara bhai romi,behan ki chamcha hi naa,voh bathaya,isiliye miney laaya,kyoun mera biwi ko ek surprise dene keliye
raman this is not fair you are keeping names for my brother haa,said a miffed anjali
then what i should call him before marriage whenever i thought to spend some time with you,your brother romi and your father used to come along with you
isiliye voh naam rakha miney
smiling at him she walked closer towards raman while he smiled like a mad thinking his wife is in romantic mood
pinching his chest where the first two buttons of his shirt are opened she warned him 'mr.raman bhalla if you once again keep names to my brother or father,then you will be very desperate at every night'
winking at him she left with her sweets
while raman followed her like a puppy,anjali this is not fair yaar,you will give so much importance to your father but not me
...
sensing his mother's touch on his shoulder he turned towards her
mrs.bhalla:many people's taste matches in this world it doesn't mean that they are same
don't wake up the memories which are sleeping now in your heart after lots of effort from you
smiling at his mother's concern he said 'now i understood maa,don't worry about me,i know anjali and ishitha are two different persons and they have their respective places in my heart'
i am giving my 100% to move on,but to love a person it either takes a sec or years
i fell in love within a sec with anjali now it is taking lots of time to make feelings towards ishitha
before they can continue ishitha and anshu walked down
ishu:mummiji lets go i prepared lunch we will dine together
raman:maa today i am taking ishitha and anshu for a movie then for a dinner,is it ok for you
mrs.bhalla:more than ok puttar enjoy your day
...
in the evening
raman from drawing room:this women will never change if they has to go out they need hours to get ready
ishitha please come fast,we have only 30mins to reach theatre,said raman walking to and fro along with anshu who was waiting for his mother
ishitha rushed down listening to her husband screams,araha hu mi aap kyou ithna chilla rahi hu said ishitha after reaching him
if you take all the time to get ready what i can do other than hurrying up said raman before raising his head to look at ishitha
when he looked at ishitha he was dumbfounded by her beauty for the first time in 6months of their marriage
she was decked up in blue and orange color combo designer saree,with simple earrings along with her black beaded chain on her neck
seeing them mrs.bhalla smiled silently
arey raman kaha ko gaya thum,ishitha aagaya
listening to his mother's voice he gained his senses back
voh mii...stammering with loss of words he walked out asking ishitha to come out along with anshu
ishitha who was surprised with his wierd behavior looked at mrs.bhalla who was smiling looking at the retreating figure of her son
raman behaved wierdly while you are smiling at him,kya huva mummiji,mi acchi nahi lag rahi hu kya?
she asked looking at herself
mrs.bhalla:today you didn't let me down ishitha,you proved yourself as a punjabi bahu,not only in semister but also in your married life you scored good today
for a moment his heart skipped a beat looking at you
listening to her MIL's words ishitha smiled shyly
mrs.bhalla:ok we can talk later now go he must be waiting,now you locked his mouth so he can't call you out unless he composes himself
ishu:kuch bhi mummiji mi jaa rahi hu,
picking up anshu ishitha walked out of mansion
...
the drive was silent with some stealing glances between the couple
soon they reached the theatre,seeing ishitha's seat was beside a male,he exchanged his seat with ishitha's while she smiled like a mad
seeing his protective shade
entire the movie time raman's thoughts were occupied by ishitha
while ishitha and anshu are busy in watching the comedy movie,laughing at every comedy scene
...
you enjoyed the movie asked raman when they settled in the car
'bahuth aap enjoy nahi kiya kya,kithna comedy hi' said ishitha
raman(st):if i would have paid attention then i would have said i enjoyed it
ishu:raman chelo,horn bhaj rahi hu peeche
coming out from his thoughts he started the car
raman:do you want to dine in any specific restaurant ?he questioned ishitha
ishu:restaurant bahuth boring hoga,hum kuch family dhaba pey chalungi
smiling at her tastes he drived towards a famous family dhaba
after ordering the food she got a call from her appa,that he boarded the train and he will be in delhi by early morning,ishitha happily hanged the call after chating with her appa
while raman's face fell listening that she will be leaving tomorrow with her parents
dinner after the call was very silent
...
when they are driving back ishitha looked at raman's silent
'raman' she called him making raman to glance at her once and return his attention back on the driving
'thank you for doing all this,i am so happy today' said ishitha looking with longing eyes
i did this to see you happy and i got that no need to say thanks,i will be always with in your every step to reach your goals
said raman making ishitha's heart welled up with love towards her husband
both remained silent
soon ishitha fell in sleep with anshu in her arms
...
after reaching home he looked at anshu and ishitha who are in deep sleep,not having the heart to wake up ishitha,he called his mother who was waiting for their arrival
giving anshu to her to let him sleep with his grandparents,he picked up ishitha in his arms after mrs.bhalla left with her grand son
carrying her into her room,he placed her on the bed,while she stirred disturbed by the moments
patting her back to sleep he settled beside her thinking whether to leave her alone in the room or settle back in her room
after contemplating for a minute he walked to his room to come back changing into his casuals
settling beside her on the bed,he went into deep thoughts looking at her,how they spent six months of their married life
Anupamaa
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