Ishra were crying hugging each other tight, ishita crying remembering her bitter past while Raman crying thinking about the pain she went through.
After sometime, when her hiccups reduced, she realised their position and broke the hug. Raman wanted to hug her to sooth her pain but she showed him her palm stopping him.
Ishita turned towards the window and said-i think u should go now raman.
Raman -how could I, tumhare baare mein aadha jaan kar, how can I go. Tell me what happened after u were taken to hospital, where is subbu now. Where is kaka, I want to everything. Tell me ishita, what happened.
Ishita-u really want to know about me.
Raman -no I want to know about those bas***ds,what happened with them. Tell me, or else I won't be in peace.
Ishita nodded and start narrating -i was in hospital for around twenty days, I thought I lost my child but with god's grace, she was all fine. My little baby was growing inside me while I was fighting for life. Appa amma came to see me, they stayed with me for few days and then went as their son's wife was pregnant. Aur unhe lagaa that he need them more then I need them. Aakhir mujhe unki kya zarurat hoti after all I was on bed, with immense pain ,mujhe kyun kisi ki zarurat hoti. She said trying hard to stop her tears, but they were coming out adamantly.
Raman was shocked hearing and asked-does it mean, no-one was with u when u r in hospital.
Ishita-the naa, the one who think me as their family, kaka the, unki wife thi and their daughter. They were with me, all twenty days. U know after getting discharged, I don't have any home to go.sasural tih chut hi gaya tha, my own family disowned me. Mere bhai ne mujhe apne saath rakhne se mana kar diya, as he can't take care of two pregnant ladies at a time. Sahi bhi hai, jis ladki ko uske pati ne, uske maa baap ne nahi apnaya, woh kyun apnata. I am not angry on him just hurt ki usne mujhe protect karne ka promise kiya tha, but when I needed him, they left me alone. My whole family, har woh insaan jisse main apna samjhti thi, all left me alone. But not kaka and his family, they took me to their own house, they treated me like a family. Thoda chota ghar tha but I felt relieved. Usme ghuttan nahi thi, I was not treated like a piece of shit.
Raman -kaise log hai yeh, how they can leave their own daughter in pain.
Ishita-aise hi log hote hai Raman, trust me. I have seen the ugliest face of this society.
Raman -phir kya hua.
Ishita-kya hona tha, a long fight for justice. They had the best lawyer in town and I don't had anyone, as I don't have any money.
Raman -but u were lawyer herself.
Ishita-but I wasn't that confident. Jis ishita iyer ke saamne khade hone se aaj log darte hai, I was a scared kitten on my first hearing. Bahut mushkil se, apna sab kuch, jo bhi tha mere paas, bej kar ,Maine Ek wakil kiya tha, but woh bhi bik gaya. I was threatened by subbu's cousin to withdraw the case warna mujh par acid phenk denge. U know I cried that day alot, mushkilon se akele ladhte ladhte thak gayi thi, then kaka's wife, give me courage, unhone ne kaha ki agar aaj darr kar baith gayi toh log hamesha darayenge.and I have to fight for me and my baby. She told me that either I can be a victim or a fighter, which will change the game. I thought all night about it and realised that if I don't fight for me today then tomorrow everyone will scare me and my child for every petty issues.i don't want to give my baby a life I was living, so I decided to fight for us and next day I filed the papers that I will fight the case myself. At first it was very hard as the lawyer ask many awkward questions from me, I use to cry every night but kaki ji told me, it's not good for my baby, she took take of me as their daughter. Their daughter, reeti, loves me, encouraged me as sister. With their love and encouragement I became the ishita iyer. I won my first case and subbu aur uski family ko dus saal ki saza hui. I still remember his words while going to jail, that I will take him out soon as I am bearing his child and every child needs a father. But my baby never a father, and he is not a father on the first place, joh insaan apni biwi ko maarta hai ,uska rape karta hai, joh log apni bahu ko dahej ke liye jaalate hai,unke yahan betiyan nahi hoti. He is not the father of my baby, woh kuch nahi lagta meri ruhi ka, I am her mother and father too. I hate him to the core, I hate his family to the core, I hate my family to the core, I have only my Ruhi, kaki ji and reeti as my family.
Raman -aur Kaka ji.
Ishita-he died last year out of cardiac arrest, I tried my hard to save him but he left me making me an orphan again.
Raman -aur kaki ji, reeti, where r they .
Ishita-maine reeti ki shaadi karwa do, Ek achcha ladka dhoondh kar, I became her elder brother, u know uska kanyadaan Maine kiya as kaka ji was no more, and she don't have any brother. Main hoon ab uska bada bhai, I always keep her protected. Aur kaki ji toh mere saath hi rehti hai. She take care of my child and her grandchild, Ruhi. I didn't allowed my parent to touch Ruhi. I have only allowed them to stay in my house, not in my life. Main akeli hoon and I am happy that way only. She said wiping her tears which was flowing continuously till now.
Raman was all silent and so was ishita, like it was the silence after havoc.raman always knew that her past could be painful but never ever has thought that her past could be so much painful. She was all alone in her struggle but not anymore. Raman was determined to stand beside her in every battle of her life.
Both were silent and finally ishita said-now u know everything about me. Hope now u will stop following me everywhere. She said closing her eyes in immense pain while tears were rolling down her cheek endlessly like before.
Raman -yes ,now I will stop following u everywhere, he said making ishita heart skip a beat .yes she wanted to chase him away but hearing same from him pricked her heart. She accepted it as her destiny when Raman said-as i will take u home.
Ishita turned to him hearing this when Raman said-yes ishita, u heard it right. I will marry u and take u and ur daughter no our daughter home. Mujhse shaadi karogi naa.
Ishita cried in happiness, she wanted to say yes but the bitter past was not allowing her. She nodded in no and said-no I can't marry you.
Raman -but why ishita, ab kya problem hai. I am ready to accept u and ruhi.
Ishita -but I can't accept u raman. Aap bahut achche hai Raman, bahut hi jyada achche, but main aapke kaabil nahi hoon. Mere ghaav bahut gehre hai Raman, sirf meri body par hi nahi but they r on my soul too. Zakhm bharte bharte aapki puri zindagi nikal jayegi. So don't even try. Go find someone else for u. I can't give u anything. She said and looked away trying hard to control her tears.
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