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PYAR ka ZEHAR 23.3
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Chapter Thirty Seven
'Why do you want her to make plenty of money'' He asked and like clockwork shoulders slumped, head down, demeanor changed and he said
'Sorry Sir...''
'Why are you apologizing'' Raman asked
'I can't answer that Sir...'' Said Aditya in a low tone
'Okay I won't ask anymore...'' He said and he sat up straight again like nothing happened
He was very similar to Ishita, every time she dealt with something that somehow made her uncomfortable. She shut down and almost took on a different character. Aditya feared his mother and every time he came in contact with Santosh he became like how he was a few minutes ago. He was mimicking what Ishita did except unlike her, he seemed to get out of it easily than she did, or could it be, she felt very uncomfortable with him than anyone else that is why she was always like that with him just like Aditya was with Santosh.
'Aditya if you were to pick a baby sitter for you...'' Raman started
'I do not need a baby sitter though...'' He interrupted
'I know I am just saying what if Ishima was say at work and you needed someone to watch you at home, who would you want'' Said Raman
'I have a choice in that'' He said as if surprised at Raman's question
'Yes...'' Said Raman
'Well... I would say Romi Uncle'' He said smiling
'Why...'' Said Raman
'Well... He is nice to me... He takes me for pizza; he sometimes covers for me when I make a mistake then teaches me when I find it hard to comprehend things such that Mrs. Bhalla won't yell at me... She is scary'' Said Aditya
'Does she yell at you a lot...'' Asked Raman
'Not a lot like Uncle but she scares me than him...'' Said Aditya completely relaxed now
'Which Uncle...'' Said Raman
'Uncle in Goa... Where Ishima and I used to leave... I am glad we do not have to live there anymore'' Said Aditya
'That bad Huhh...'' Said Raman to which Aditya responded
'Yeah... He liked hitting Ishita when he got drunk and...'' then he suddenly stopped talking, began biting his tongue before he put his hand on his mouth
'That was not a topic I am supposed to know...'' Said Raman and Aditya nodded
'You keep a lot of secrets for her don't you...'' Said Raman
'No... They are not for her, they are to protect me...'' He jumped to Ishita's defense
'How...'' Asked Raman but he just looked away not saying anything
'You can't tell me that either...'' Said Raman
'I am sorry...'' Said Aditya
'Okay... Okay... Do not worry I will keep your secret...'' He said
'Promise...'' Said Aditya
'Yes... I promise'' Said Raman and Aditya smiled saying
'You are not as scary as you look... Ishima was right''
'Oh she said that about me...'' Said Raman
'Yeah... She says you're like the hulk... You're hard on the outside but very soft on the inside...'' Said Aditya chuckling before he added
'I don't think you look like the hulk though'' causing Raman to chuckle as well
'Hang on a minute, Why am I not your favorite baby sitter...'' Said Raman
'Well... Don't you have to actually do that once in order for me to pick you...'' Said Aditya
'Oh... Right ...'' Said Raman
'Besides I don't think you like Ishima and I very much...'' Said Aditya
'Why is that'' Said Raman
'To be honest I do not understand but Ishima says we invaded your life and that is why... She said we over stepped our boundary that is she is making sure that...' Said Aditya keeping quite again
'Ohh... This big mouth ...'' He added
'Are you always this cautious when talking to Romi'' Raman asked randomly
'No... I never really find the need to be... I do not understand why I keep on telling you things I shouldn't...'' He said
'Is that a flattering remark...'' Said Raman
'What is a flattering remark?'' Aditya asked and Raman chuckled
'Nothing... How about we make a deal then'' He said
'Okay...'' Said Aditya
'How about... I tell you a secret about myself too that way we have something on each other. If I tell your secret you can tell mine... Is that okay...'' He said and Aditya hesitated a bit before he innocently agreed
'Okay I will go first... A secret let me see...'' Said Raman tapping on the steering wheel before he said
'I have been in love with one woman since I was 7 years old...'' And Aditya's eyes lit up
'Ms. Shagun...'' Said Aditya
'No... Someone else... I have not seen her in close to 2 decades, 17 years to be exact... Someone reminded me of her today'' He said and Aditya's jaw dropped
'17 years, how my God that is so long... Why don't you try and find her...'' Said Aditya
'I tried but it is like she just disappeared...'' Said Raman
'If you do not love Shagun Mam, why are you with her then? Mr. Khan always says love is something one should never settle for. He said you only have one heart to just throw it away on someone you don't like...'' Said Aditya and Raman turned looking at him surprised at his statement. It was not something a child would normally say, but then again, kids say the dandiest things.
'Why am I with Shagun? That is a secret for another day...'' He said
'Oh Come on...'' Said Aditya and Raman laughed saying
'See... See how frustrating the curiosity is...'' And Aditya nodded his head
'Okay your turn, can I ask'' Said Raman
'Ask...'' Said Aditya
'Why do you call Ishita Ishima...'' He asked
'Because she is Ishita and also she is like my mother so put that together, you get Ishima...'' Said Aditya
'Like your mother... What do you mean?'' Said Raman
'Ishima... She is not actually my mother she is my sister, my step-sister to be exact. The woman we met earlier... That is my mother...'' He said looking up at Raman and he could tell this was hard given how teary his eyes were getting. Something about that statement hurt him and Raman could only guess why given the conversation he heard between Ishita and Aditya
'I don't like this game anymore... Now that I told you, Is that enough for today'' He said
'Sure...'' Said Raman looking at him before he looked away feeling bad for the boy
'You promise you won't tell...'' He asked again almost as if he needed reassurance
'I promise...'' Said Raman pulling into the drive way
'We are here...'' He said
'Where...'' Said Aditya
'Pizza... We are going to have pizza that will change your life'' Said Raman and Aditya looked out the window
Raman could tell he was still worried about what he had just told him. It seemed like he did not have many people in his life he would depend on but Ishita and it took a lot for him to let Raman in. But Raman also understood he may have done that out of sheer desperation to just get a few things off his chest. He was after all jut 10 years old
'Hey just for reassurance... I am going to tell you an embarrassing secret of mine. That way you have two on me therefore I have more to lose if I tell...'' Said Raman and Aditya sat put
'I wet my bed till I was 11...'' He said and Aditya jaw dropped before he put his small hands on his mouth
'We are never to talk about this to anyone ever. Not even... In fact especially your Ishima ...'' He said and Aditya chuckling said
'I agree...''
'Pizza then...'' Said Raman
'Sure... Pizza... I wonder what toppings they serve there...'' Said Aditya as he got out of the car in a fit to change the topic and Raman found himself laughing as he followed suit
'Anything you want... They got...'' And with that the day that began with all the awkwardness between them had suddenly disappeared
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Chapter Thirty Eight
Back at the hotel:
Ishita had already made it back and was bothered the whole day a little worried as to what Raman had been doing with Aditya. She was also a bit skeptical about what her little brother would tell him. He was sweet and could also be easily swayed. Her greatest fear was that he told him why she was married to him in the first place. If that happens it means her plan goes out the window and things may end up worse than they were if he acted irrationally.
'Ishu... Did you get into trouble...? Oh My God I was worried sick about you'' Said Rinky who had finished her rounds
'Not exactly... Aditya got himself into trouble at school so I had to leave and take care of that'' Said Ishita
'Oh My God is he okay...'' Asked Rinky
'Yeah he is fine. He just... He just met his mother...'' Said Ishita
'What do you mean?'' Said Rinky surprised
'She was at the school where he goes. Apparently Aditya and her daughter got into it...'' Said Ishita
'Hang on a minute... Why is she is Delhi...'' Said Rinky
'I have no idea. To be honest a part of me hoped she had died...'' Said Ishita and Rinky looked at her for a second before she said
'You do not mean that...''
'No... No I actually do...'' Said Ishita
'Oh My God how did Aditya react...'' Said Rinky
'Forget Aditya, I kind of lost it and things happened...'' Said Ishita and Rinky finding that weird chuckled asking
'Why... What happened''
'Well I saw Aditya bruised and then I saw her and then I kind of lost it and I slapped her... Then I remembered how she used my father and how she squandered his money after he died living her child with me starting a new family elsewhere, I lost it again and slapped her a second time...'' Said Ishita and Rinky looked at her jaw almost dropping into the ground
'Ahh... It was a whole thing, principal was yelling, Raman was trying to pull me away, it was just ayiiishhh...'' She added
'Ishu...'' Rinky found herself saying
'By the time I realized what was happening I was outside with Aditya and he was crying the whole thing was a mess...'' Said Ishita
'Wait... You actually slapped her...'' Said Rinky
'It wasn't intentional as you think...'' Said Ishita
'Unintentional things do not happen twice...'' Said Rinky
'Ha-ha... Whatever ...'' Said Ishita
'Seriously though, what are you going to do about it. Now that she has seen Aditya, I think she will cause trouble...'' Said Rinky
'Oh I know she will, I am depending on that. If she comes after me, I go after her comfort zone. The only reason she is still here and breathing means she got her way... If I shatter that '' Said Ishita and Rinky interrupted
'You have a way into the Aroras...''
'Exactly...'' Said Ishita
'What will happen when you have face to face with them...'' Said Rinky
'Oh I have already met them... Shagun's parents at least...'' Said Ishita
'What happened...'' Said Rinky
'Oh I had to play dumb and quiet house help... Plus I was sick that day ended up collapsing... It was another thing...'' Said Ishita
'You seem to have a lot of 'things'' going on...'' Said Rinky chuckling
'Tell me about me...'' Said Ishita shaking her head
'Speaking of things... How is you're boo'' Said Rinky
'Do not say that word again... Ever '' Said Ishita and Rinky chuckled
'Is it nice being married to him...'' Said Rinky
'I do not think nice would be the word to describe it'' Said Ishita
'That bad...'' Said Rinky
'Actually not bad just... It is just... I mean he doesn't yell at me out if the blue like he used to... I mean that is nice I guess'' Said Ishita
'Is he still seeing crazy...'' Said Rinky
'I think so... But of late he snaps when she is around so I guess they were having a fight'' Said Ishita
'That is a good thing then...'' Said Rinky
'Why...'' Said Ishita
'It allows you to get closer...'' Said Rinky and Ishita looked at her for a second before she said
'Stop watching all those dramas, they were getting in your head for no reason...'' Said Ishita
'Are you telling me you haven't thought about it...'' said Rinky
'No...'' Said Ishita
'Oh you're seriously going to hell for that lying tongue of yours... I am praying for your soul...'' Said Rinky sarcastically
'I will save you a place...'' Said Ishita chuckling
'Not even a little... I mean he is nice to look at...'' Said Rinky
'No...'' Said Ishita and Rinky looked at her smiling
'Okay... Maybe that one time he leaned down looking straight at me and asked me to breath, I did think about it for second...'' Said Ishita
'Whoa... What... Wait... Why is this the first time I am hearing of this'' Said Rinky
'Because there was nothing to tell...'' Said Ishita
'Really... Tell that to your face that looks like red wine in snow...'' Said Rinky chuckling
'Ahh whatever, fantasying is free of charge anyway'' Said Ishita
'That is true my friend'' Said Rinky as she grabbed a water bottle
'Something strange did happen though...'' Said Ishita
'Oh yeah... What...'' Said Rinky
'I woke up in his bed this morning...'' Said Ishita and Rinky out of shock looked forward spitting the water she had in her mouth
'KYA...'' She said
'He hasn't said anything to me about it, I am worried I may have done something weird...'' Said Ishita
'I am sorry... Hold on and back up... You woke up where'' Said Rinky
'Keep up... I said I woke up in his bed this morn...'' She said but Rinky interrupted
'What were you doing in his bed'' Said Rinky
'I do not know or remember how I got there...'' Said Ishita
'Hang on... Did he do something to you...'' Said Rinky
'No... Actually I was under the covers and he was on the other side of the bed but on top covered with a blanket'' Said Ishita
'So hold on... You woke up... and what...'' Said Rinky
'I woke up, he was laid next to me, and we were running late...'' Said Ishita and Rinky interrupted
'Wait... Why were you late? You are never late...'' Said Rinky
'I know but for some reason I over slept...'' Said Ishita
'Wait... There were no nightmares...'' Said Rinky
'No... It was so strange, I haven't slept peacefully like that since... Since dad died ...'' Said Ishita
'I know... Maybe being married to him might give you some healing'' Said Rinky
'Oh please his family is the reason I have those nightmares in the first place... Besides you are such a romantic. Not every story should end with a happy ending you know...'' Said Ishita
'And you are the most pessimistic person I have ever met...'' Said Rinky
'Not pessimistic, realistic...'' Said Ishita
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Chapter Thirty Nine
'Joking aside though, do you think they have any idea about who you actually are...'' Said Rinky
'No... '' She said
'Ahh... I understand... I am really thankful that you are alright. I was worried something bad happened to you when boss took you upstairs. I will cover your shift do not worry...'' Said Rinky out of the blue but Ishita sensed she must have seen something so she turned around
'Hey... Can I talk to you for a second ... In private...'' Said Shlok
'Uhh... Sir do you need something...'' Said Ishita as she put her hands behind her back doing everything in her power not to show how disgusted she was
'No I just wanted us to have a little chat...'' Said Shlok
'Sorry Sir we are not allowed to interact with guests. In case of anything please talk to...'' Ishita started but Shlok cut her off
'Don't you recognize me...'' Said Shlok
'Uhh...'' Said Ishita playing dumb
'I asked you a question don't you recognize me...'' He asked again knowing she just pretending
'Of course I do... You are the adoptive son of the Aroras... Everyone around here talks about you a lot...'' Said Ishita
'ISHITAA... DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE ME'' He yelled and the people around them started to notice.
Ishita maybe should have kept that demeanor she always did when she was around them but she could not bring herself to act that way that in the most calm and composed way irrespective of the fact that her co-workers were watching looked him straight in the eye and said
'I do... You scumbag...But so what... If I say I do will you leave my sight and never show up again? You won't... It is not in your nature to do things for other people. You are still the ungrateful opportunistic murderous jerk you were 10 years ago... So please, let us pretend we have never met'' And with that she walked out and Rinky who knew her too well did not know what to do except follow her
Mihir who had watched the whole thing wondered what kind of history she and Shlok had for her to say something like that to him. Shlok looked like he had the wind sucked out of him as he watched her leave. It was like he was lost in his own thoughts that it took him a while to compose himself and realize his surroundings.
'What the hell was that? How does Mr. Shlok know her ...'' Pratik asked turning to Mihir
'What are you doing...'' He added when he say Mihir had taken off his tie and jacked and was now tacking out his shirt
'Just have these ...'' He said handing his jacket to Pratik before he walked
'Where are you going? What is it about that woman anyway...'' Said Pratik shaking his head as he watched his friend leave
Mihir made his way to where she was and he could tell she was seriously upset and wanted to check on her but he was stopped on his tracks when he saw Shlok make his way to where she was. He grabbed her hand forcing her to turn around and look at him
'Ishita...'' He called her
'What... What do you want from me? Leave me alone...'' Said Ishita
'Why are you here? What are you doing here, why aren't you in Goa?'' He asked her desperately
'Since when do you have the right to ask me anything...'' Ishita snapped
'Ishita... That man... Why are you married to him? You have no idea what he is capable of'' Said Shlok
'You mean like you who killed my family...'' Said Ishita her voice braking
'I did not... Listen...'' Said Shlok as he tried to calm her down
'Leave me alone...'' Said Ishita
'I had to do it otherwise they would have killed you all... But I jibed the knife on the left because I knew you had Dextrocardia there was no way you would die...'' He said trying to justify his actions
'That was Nikita you stabbed your asshole... It wasn't me...'' Yelled Ishita and she broke down
'My father took you in every time you needed a place running away from your abusive father, every single time, he gave you a warm blanket and food to eat, treated you like you were one of us and you turned around and killed him, in cold blood... How could you...'' She broke down
'No... No... Nikita was not there, she was with your auntie in Kashmir. In fact I send money to her every month through your Uncle... No... No way... No...'' Said Shlok as if he was confused
He stumbled back a little his eyes getting teary as he looked at her falling apart. It did not make sense, no way had he stabbed the wrong girl, if it was true it would mean... He took on stride and grabbed her hand removing the shawl she had on and he tried to rip her blouse but Ishita fought back
'Leave me alone... Leave me alone...'' She shouted
Mihir who was watching all this knew this was not ending well and so he came out to try and come to her aid but he was a bit late. Shlok had grabbed her kurta ripping it in the process that all that was seen was a black bra and the mastigula around her neck that Bhalla Senior gave her.
'Hey... What do you think you're doing...'' Said Mihir as he pulled him away
Ishita just fell down her hands around her chest humiliated that this was happening to her
'Wait...'' Said Shlok as he held Mihir back and looked at Ishita and he saw it, the scar that run up her chest, the one thing he forgot to check as he stabbed her. It was the one thing that differentiated her and Nikita, Nikita was the healthy twin, Ishita was the twin with the heart defect. It was very simple, all he had to do was check but he did not, did it mean he actually killed someone?
Ishita who was by now on the floor suddenly felt someone put a jacket around her turned and through her blurry vision that was because of her tears she could see Raman. He slowly put his jacket around her before he held her shoulders helping her get up.
He took a few steps forward before he suddenly turned around engulfed in anger as he headed towards where Shlok was. He arched back folding in hand in a fist and
'SMACK...'' off went a right hook on Shlok's jaw that he ended up stumbling back and falling down
'Raman calm down...'' Said Mihir but Raman just turned around, grabbed Ishita's hand and walked away with her
'What the hell man'' Said Mihir as he turned to Shlok
'Why are you grabbing a defenseless woman and ripping her clothes off in public like that'' He added but Shlok seemed out of it
'I am sorry... I am sorry... I am so sorry... Please... ' He began to cry
'Dude...'' Said Mihir surprised but Shlok instead got up and walked away
Raman made it to the car putting Ishita in the passenger's seat before he drove off. He was pissed, did not understand why on earth he had to find her with ripped clothes and on the floor crying. The only thing she had said to him since he began driving was am sorry Sir which was pissing him even the more. He began banging the driver's wheel out of frustration and Ishita who was visible scared cuddled in her seat trying to push herself as far away as she could. If she did that any further she might just jump out of the car.
He turned and looked at her and he could see she was very scared and she had began trembling her eyes fixed on the floor of the car almost as if she was scared to look at him. He realized maybe his anger was not justified and she was already stressed and upset as it was. He parked at the side of the road and got out leaving her in there to just have a moment for herself because he knew she was doing everything she could to hold it in and it was not fair to her.
When Ishita realized she was in the car alone, she tried as hard as she could to make sure that she kept her composure and did not give anything away but after what she had just been through with Shlok, it was hard. It was so hard to just swallow it all down and act like nothing happened and she could not keep it anymore so she broke down and she began to cry. It was harder than she thought. Her plan was very simple, drove those heartless Aroras out, clear Raman's name and make him Aditya's guardian, that way he was safe. It was that simple, it was supposed to be that simple, why now before she could even get to the Aroras was Shlok there. He made it hard, he made her want to hate them even more for what they did.
Raman who had walked out could hear her sobbing and it had been going on for quite a while that he was started to get worried that she might fall sick. All the anger he had had subsided given how much he could hear the pain in her cries. One had to be hard hearted not to feel for her.
With nothing else to do and out of ideas on what to say, he just walked over to the side of the car she was seated, opened the door, leaned in taking off her seat belt before he turned her around her legs facing him and with that he just out his arms around her. She tried to get away from his hold but he would not let her and instead he pulled her in more his one had on the back of her head pulling her more into his hold and as if on cue, she put her arms around him, grabbing the back of his shirt and holding him as tight as she could realizing she really needed that hug.
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