Raman looked at ishita all shocked hearing this and asked -kya??
Ishita -haan, yeh sach hai. Mere pati mujhe bhool gaye hai. Unhe nahi yaad ki main unki biwi hoon. She said and her eyes got moist saying this. She closed her eyes in sheer pain and a tear escape her eyes.
Raman -aap ro rahin hai. He asked feeling bad for her.
Ishita -no I am not crying.
Raman went close to her and said touching her cheek-yes ,u r. Aap ro rahi hai ishita ji.
Ishita -toh kya karun, jin aankhon mein hamesha se itna pyaar dekha, aaj woh aankhen mujhe pehchanti tak nahi. Mujhe ajnabiyon ki tarah dekhti hai. Nahi dekh sakti main unki aankhon mein apne liye yeh ajnabipan.woh mujhe aise dekhte hai jaise hamesha se pehchante hai par aise behave karte hai jaise mujhe jaante bhi nahi. Mujhse nahi hoga bardasht ab, nahi seh paa rahi main yeh sab ab. She said and burst into tears.
Raman don't understand what to do, he just pulled her to himself and hugged her tight while she just cried more bitterly.
His hands involuntarily went to her hair and he started caressing her hair while she continued crying.
Raman -bas kijiye, sab thik ho jayega. He said and thinking that how much ishita loves her husband and it's so wrong to think about ishita in a wrong way when Ishita said -kab thik hoga raman, aakhir kab milenge mujhe mere pati, thak gayi hoon unke muh se ishita ji sunn sunn kar. I want to hear madrasan from him. She said crying when Raman got shocked hearing this.
Raman -ishita ji, aapke husband aapko ishita ji bulate hai. He asked in shock making her realise what she told. She remembered doctor told her not to give any shock to raman.
Ishita -nahi ishita, u can't do this. Raman is not in a state of bearing any shock. She thought and broke the hug. She got up from her place and said -i am very hungry, please ander chaliye. Saying so she went inside while Raman was just looking at her retreating figure thinking about her words.
Ishita turned and called raman who was still sitting in the bench. After being called by ishita many times raman finally went inside behind her.
Raman went inside and sat on the dining table while neelu start serving food along with ishita. Both were talking and serving happily, all were eating happily. Raman was seeing all this and thinking,how everything has changed just because of ishita.
Raman -aakhir aisa kya hai ishita mein, joh uske kaaran sab itne khush hai,. He was looking at everyone and thinking .thinking so he ate the food and closed his eyes feeling heavenly with the taste.
Raman -umm, it's just too tasty. Kitne din baad aisa khana khaya hai. He said with his closed eyes making everyone look at him.
Ishita smiled hearing his compliment and said -achcha hai, aapko sach achcha lagaa.
Raman looked at ishita hearing her and said -sach, bahut achcha hai. Lag raha hai khate jaun, khate jaun.
Ishita -toh khaiye naa, roka kisne hai.
Raman -mere stomach ne, woh phat jayega. He said and start eating smiling while all smiled hearing him and continued eating when Raman look around and asked -arey, yeh simmi aur param Kahan hai. Kahin baahar gaye hai kya.
All looked at each other hearing his question when Mr bhalla said -param simmi ko vacation par le gaya hai. Ek -do mahine baad aayenge woh dono. Tu pareshan naa ho, waise bhi they r couple, they had a family of themselves.
Raman -yes, it's true, waise bhi unhe khud ke liye time ho kahan milta tha. Good they went on a vacation. He said and continued eating.
Ishita looked at Mr bhalla asking why he lied to which he replied ,for Raman. He is not fine to bear such huge shock.
Ishita nodded saying OK and all continued eating. Soon all finished their food and went to their room to sleep. Ishita was laying beside ruhi and pihu trying to sleep but sleep was faraway from her eyes. She was remembering the happenings of the day, how Mr bhalla called the doctor and everything came in front. How pihu told everyone about her mistake and simmi's behaviour and finally her going to jail after param ditched her.
Ishita -ek din mein kitna kuch ho gaya, raman ki dawa bhi bandh ho gayi aur simmi -param bhi hamari zindagi se baahar ho gaye. Ab bas raman ko sab kuch yaad aa jaaye, phir sab thik ho jayega. Hey Murugan I know I did a huge mistake by sending raman away from me, but ab bahut ho gaya. Now I can't live without him. Please unhe sab kuch yaad dila dijiye. I just want to be near him, please kaise bhi unhe sab yaad aa jaaye.
Ishita was laying on bed thinking when she heard knock on the door. She got up and went to open the door. She opened it and was surprised seeing raman there.
Ishita -raman Aap, iss samay??
Raman -chalo mere saath, I want to talk to u.
Ishita -kya baat karni hai aapko mujhse.koi problem hai kya, aapko koi takleef ho rahi hai kya. Raman main doctor ko bulaun. She asked in concern.
Raman-nahi koi problem nahi. Tum bas chalo mere saath He said and took her with himself. She was thinking where he is taking her while Raman was walking holding her hand firmly.
Soon they reached to their room.
Raman made her sit while ishita was looking at him all confused. She was looking at him with questioning eyes when he asked -I am ur husband naa.
Ishita looked at him all shocked while he continued -see I am not a duffer. I can feel connected with u. Jaise hi tum saamne aati ho dil zoron se dhadkane lagta hai.joh aaj tak kabhi kisi ke liye feel nahi kiya, woh tumhare liye feel karta hoon. I get all kind of thoughts about u, jaise tumse koi bahut gehra rishta hai. Tum mere ghar mein aa kar rehti ho delhi ke saare hotels chod kar. Sab tumhare saath itne comfortable hai jaise tumhe hamesha se jaanta hai. Tum mere saath raat bhar kamre mein rehti ho aur phir bhi mujh par trust karti ho. Apne pati se pyaar karti ho phir bhi meri care karti hoon.itni raat ko mere saath chalo aayi, I held it hand but u didn't protested like it meant to be like that. Tum mere saath aisa behave karti ho like I have all the rights on u. Iske toh do hi matlab ho sakta hai. Pehla ki tum apne pati ko dhokha de rahi ho coz u have fallen in love with me. Which I know u can't aur yaa phir main hi tumhara woh pati hoon joh tumhe bhool gaya hai. kyunki main hi hoon joh tumhe ishita ji kehta hoon. Bolo ishita main hi hoon naa, tumhara pati, the one who forget u,his wife, his family. Bolo main hi hoon naa. He said shaking her while her eyes got moist hearing all this from him.
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