Part 13: His Healing Touch
THIS IS JUST A PREVIEW: DUE TO THE CHAPTER BEING TOO LENGTHY AND EXCEEDING THE SIZE LIMIT I CAN'T POST THE COMPLETE VERSION HERE.
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Ishita's Bedroom:
Ishita wakes up in the morning and looks towards her window. Although the curtain is still drawn it looks like the sun is fully out. She stretches in bed and checks her bedside clock and is stunned to see it's already 9 am. She sits up and realises she overslept also her head feels heavy. She touches her forehead and it feels a little warm. She checks her temperature and it turns out she has mild fever- around 100 degrees. She curses herself under her breath. Lately she has been negligent about her health and medicines. Everyone in the family has been lecturing her about it. Now if she tells them she has a fever they will all be upset with her and insist she stays in bed which she cannot afford to do. Ishita quickly takes some medicine that will help control her fever throughout the day and rushes to get dressed as she is already late.
Ishita comes out from her bathroom and checks her phone. She sees 3 missed calls from Ashok.
Ishita: Hello Ashok.
Ashok: Ishita! Sorry I hope tumhein disturb nahin kiya?
Ishita: Aiyo nahin! Mera phone rat se silent pe tha toh maine suna nahin.
Ashok: Accha mujhe Nikhil ka address pata chal gaya hai.
Ishita: Great. Mujhe message kar do.
Ashok: Yeh ladka thoda kamina type ka hai. Tum akele handle kar logi?
Ishita: Ashok Raman ki Jhansi ki Rani hoon main! Jab unhe sambhal sakti hun toh yeh Nikhil kya cheez hai.
Ashok: Ishita main mazak nahin kar raha.
Ishita: Ok sorry. Main sambhal lungi. Usse milne ke bad milne aati hun tumse . Don't worry. Accha woh Bhatiya's ka kuch hua?
Ashok: Don't worry. Sab track pe hai. Kuch time lagega but abhi contract ke bid ke results announce hone mein time hai.
Ishita: Ok. Waise bhi yeh problem tum akele handle karo. Yahan roz kuch na kuch naya hota hi hai so mujhe time hi nahin milega aur kuch dekhne ka.
Ashok: Maine kaha na I have got this. Tum baki janwaroon ki toli sambhalo. Aur Nikhil se deal karne mein koi bhi problem ho mujhe immediately phone karna.
Ishita: Thanks Ashok. Take care. Bye.
Ashok: Bye.
Ishita hurriedly rushes out of her room and sees Madhavi and Vishwa at the dining table.
Madhavi: Aiyo Ishu. Tum kal bahut tired lag rahi thi. Aaj bhi tumhara face itna pale hai. Tum thik ho na?
Ishita: Yes Amma.
Madhavi: Come. Breakfast karo.
Ishita: Amma breakfast pack kar do. Mujhe jaldi nikalna hai. Main raste mein kha lungi.
Madhavi: But Ishu tum toh drive bhi khud karti ho toh kaise khaogi raste mein?
Ishita: Amma office pahuch ke kha lungi. Dekho Amma aap aise mujhe aur late karaoge na toh mujhe office pahuch ke bhi khane ka time nahin milega. Isliye please jaldi pack karke de do. Jitna jaldi mai niklungi utni jaldi mai khaungi.
Madhavi knows that arguing with Ishita is pointless so she quickly packs her breakfast and Ishita gets going.
Nikhil's Apartment:
Ishita reaches the apartment and rings the doorbell. Nikhil opens the door and is stunned to see Ishita.
Nikhil: Aap yahan kya kar rahi hai?
Ishita: Tum jo kar rahe ho na uspe lagam lagane aai hun.
Nikhil: Main abhi newspaper padh raha tha. Aap ek newspaper ke liye itni door aa gai?
Ishita: Nahi but tumhare liye breaking news zaroor lai hoon. So kan khol ke sun lo- meri beti se door rehna. Agar uske aas pass bhi bhatke toh mujhse bura koi nahin hoga.
Nikhil: Aap mazak accha kar leti hai. Pehle ki baat alag thi. Ruhi ke mummy-papa ek hoke Ruhi ke liye khade ho jate the. Par aaj toh nazare hi alag hai. Papa ko yad hi nahin ki Ruhi unki beti hai aur maa..maa hoke bhi Ishita Aunty banke apne hi husband aur bachoon se door reh rahi hai. Akele pad gai hai aapki beti- main toh bus sahara ban raha hoon.
Ishita: Jab tak Raman aur main zinda hai Ruhi ka tum baal bhi baka nahin kar paoge. Tum mujhe jante nahin ho- apne bachoon ko protect karne ke liye main kisi bhi had tak ja sakti hoon. Toh tumhare liye accha yahin hoga ki tum meri beti se door raho. Kyunki agli bar agar tumne kuch karne ki himmat ki toh aise shanti se khade hoke tumhein samjhaungi nahi. Yaad rakhna!
Pihu Industries:
Ruhi is trying to work but isn't able to focus. She is very restless. Though she is worried about Nikhil she is more worried about Ishita and Raman. She knows that Simmi and Param will leave no stone unturned to get Ishita to sign the papers. At first Ruhi had thought she would not tell anyone anything but her worry was driving her out of her mind. Just as she was figuring out what to do Adi came into her cabin.
Adi: Ruhi...woh kal maine tujhe ek file di thi. Tune check kiya- woh figures sahi hai na?
Ruhi: Nahin... main bad mein dekh lungi. But usse pehle mujhe aapko ek bahut zarrori baat batani hai.
Ruhi tells Adi about the divorce papers Mihika gave the previous day.
Adi: Itna kuch ho gaya aur tu mujhe ab bata rahi hai?
Ruhi: Ishimaa ne mujhe mana kiya tha but mujhse ab aur raha nahin gaya.
Adi: Ishimaa kabhi sign nahin karengi Ruhi. Tum pareshan mat ho.
Ruhi: But aap Simmi Bua ko jante ho na. Woh kuch extreme kar jayengi taki Ishimaa ke pass koi choice na bache.
Adi: But woh aisa kya extreme kar sakti hain?
Apartment Parking:
Ishita was feeling a little calm now that she had handled Nikhil. She stopped by to see Ashok after that and then briefly went to Pihu Industries to finish some paperwork. Finally she decided to return home early as her fever had come back again. She had forced herself to eat come of the breakfast she had packed from home but she didn't feel like eating anything for lunch. Ishita parked her car and was just heading out of the parking when Simmi and Param came and stood in front of her.
Ishita: Accha khasa mera din ja raha tha. Kyun apna chehra dikha ke mera din kharab kar rahe ho?
Simmi: Din kharab hona kya hota hai yeh toh tujhe ab pata chalega.
Ishita: Bolo kya baat hai?
Simmi: Baat yeh hai ki natak bahut ho gaya tera. Chup chap in divorce papers pe sign kar.
Ishita looks around as if looking for someone.
Simmi: Idhar udhar kya dekh rahi hai?
Ishita: Raman kaha hai?
Param: Woh yahan kyun ayega? Uska kya kaam?
Ishita: Tumhari biwi ne tumhein bataya nahin ki maine usse kal kya kaha tha? Jab tak Raman khud nahi kehte ki unhone sign papers padh ke kiya hai main sign nahi karungi. Bhul gai kya Simmi?
Simmi: Tum sign karogi. Aaj aur abhi karogi aur Raman bhai yahan tumse kuch kehne nahi ayenge.
Ishita: Woh kehte hain na Simmi... kuch bhi palo but life mein kabhi bhi khushphemi mat pala karo. Chalo hato mere raste se mujhe aur bhi kam hai.
Param: Hamari baat sunne se zaroori filhall tumhare pas aur koi kam nahi hai. Isliye sun lo.
Ishita: Pet mein baat pachegi nahin na jab tak tum bak nahi dete. Tum bhi kya yaad karoge. Chalo bako. Sun rahi hun main.
Simmi: Sign kar de chup chap...
Ishita: Tumhari sui wahin ke wahin atki hui hai na. Let me simplify it for you... main mar jaungi par sign nahin karuni... aur very recently main maut ko maat de ke wapas aai hun...yaad hai na tumhein...so meri lifeline toh long hai...aur kuch baki hai??
Simmi: Chalo man lete hai ki tum mar jaogi par sign nahin karogi...par is chakkar mein agar tumhare Pati hi mar gaye toh?
Ishita looks at them with complete disbelief.
Ishita: Matlab kya hai tumhara? Raman ki tabyat phir kharab ho gai kya? Woh hospital mein hai kya? Kya hua unhein?
Param: Abhi tak toh kuch hua nahi. Par aage kya hoga yeh tumpe depend karta hai. Simple words mein- Raman ki zindagi tumhare hath mein hai. In hathon se agar tumne sign kar diya toh uski zindagi jaisi chal rahi hai chalti jayegi aur agar nahi kiya toh...
Ishita looks at them dumbfounded.
Simmi: Sadme mein hai bechari Param Ji. Thoda aur simplify kar ke samjhati hun main... tune chilla chilla ke kaha tha na ki Raman Bhai pichli baar hospital pahuche the kyunki unhe abhi bhi medicines diye ja rahe hain... tu sahi hai... aur agar tune sign nahin kiya na toh jo medicines main de rahi hun unka main dose badha dungi...aur tumhare pati ka phir kya hoga...itni toh samajhdar ho na ki kuch baatein khud samajh lo...
Ishita: Tum pagal ho gai ho kya Simmi?!? Woh bhai hai tumhare!! Tum aisa karne ke bare mein soch bhi kaise sakti ho? Unki jaan ko already khatra hai agar tumne aur gadbad ki na toh woh...
Simmi: Tune jo meri Ananya ke sath kiya usse pehle tune rishtey, natey in sab ke bare mein socha tha? Aur jab se tu mere bhai ke zindagi mein aai hai na mera bhai mera bhai nahin raha...tera pati ban ke reh gaya hai woh...tabhi toh taki woh tujhe bhul jaye humein kya nahin karna pada...medicines de ke unke har yaad ko mitana pada taki tujhe uski life se nikal sakein...
Ishita: Tumhari nafrat mere liye hai na toh Raman pe kyun nikal rahi ho?
Simmi: Yeh tum keh rahi ho? Agar aisa hi hai toh batao meri Ananya ki kya galti thi? Hai koi jawab tere pass? Nahin na. Tere pas 2 minute hai... chup chap sign kar de... ek bar main yahan se chali gai na toh phir jo maine kaha hai usko anjaam de ke rahuni... choice teri hai.. divorce papers sign karke mere bhai ke life se door chali ja aur phir bhai ki zindagi salamat rahegi ya phir sign mat kar aur dekhti ja ki kaise bhai teri aur sabki life se door chala jayega.
Ishita takes the papers from Simmi's hand and signs them (not realising that along with the divorce papers she has signed the affidavit too) with trembling hands she hands back the papers to them.
Ishita: Agar Raman ka ek baal bhi baka hua na toh duniya ke koi divorce papers tumhein mujhse nahin bacha payenge. Yeh yaad rakhna tum dono!
Ishita walks away in a state of shock. She cannot believe that Simmi and Param would stoop to something so low leaving Ishita with no choice.
Iyer House:
Ishita enters her house as if in a trance. As she is walking she starts processing what just happened. She cannot believe that Simmi's hatred has reached such bounds that she would threaten to take Raman's life for her revenge. Ishita can't remember a moment in her life when she has felt more helpless. She can't reveal the truth to Simmi for she must protect Pihu and because she is not living with Raman she can't protect him from Simmi in any other way apart from signing the divorce papers.
Bala, Kiran and Madhavi are sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.
Bala: Ishu tum jaldi aa gai aaj. Come join us for coffee.
Bala then notices Ishita's face and rushes towards her.
Bala: Kya hua Ishu?
Ishita looks back at him with tears in her eyes.
Ishita: Sab khatam...
Kiran: Kya khatam?
With much difficulty and fighting back tears she tells them about Simmi's threat and how she was left with no choice but to sign. Before they can say anything Ishita walks towards her room.
Madhavi: Aiyo Ishu! Ruko meri baat toh suno...
Ishita: Please mujhe akela chod do Amma...please...
Madhavi wants to comfort her daughter but she knows that it will have to wait for now. She watches with tears streaming down her eyes as Ishita walks away.
Madhavi: Bachoon ko phone karke bulao jaldi. Abhi Ishu ko unki zaroorat hai.
Bala nods and goes to his room to get his phone.
Ishita's Bedroom:
Ishita walks lost in her thoughts. She sits on the floor resting her back on the edge of her bed. She pulls her knee close to her chest and curls up. She tries to inhale and exhale deeply in order to fight the tears that are threatening to splurge out of her eyes. But she was fighting a losing battle. Her emotions finally catch up with all her thoughts and tears flow out of her eyes and Ishita rests her head on her knees. She starts sobbing uncontrollably and even through her sobs her mind flashes back to the many memorable times that she and Raman have spent together.
Ishita: Raman... Simmi yeh kaise...itni nafrat...agar Raman ko kuch ho gaya...main jeete ji mar jaungi... Raman ki jaan ki dhamki...yeh nahin ho sakta.. main Raman ko kuch hone nahin dungi...uske liye mujhe kuch bhi karna pade...Simmi ko kya lagta hai sirf Papers pe sign karwa ke woh hamara rishta tod degi...hum dono dil se jude hue hain...do sign karwa lene se kuch nahin badlega...hamari Mohabbatein itni asani se mitai nahin ja sakti...
While Ishita is crying her heart out celebrations are going on at the other end.
Simmi's Bedroom:
Simmi and Param run into their room and hurriedly close the door. Their happiness knows no bounds.
Simmi: Param Ji. Mujhe yakeen nahi ho raha... hamara plan kam kar gaya...Ishita hamari batton mein aa gai...
Param: Maine tujhse kaha tha na Simmo. Raman uski sabse badi takat hai aur kamzoori bhi.
Simmi: Meri baatein sunke uska dimag hi chalna band kar gaya. Woh sach mein man gai ki main apne sabse bade hatiyaar ko itni assani se apne haath se jane dungi. Bhai ki yeh halat hai tabhi toh hum unhein, business ko aur pure family ko control kar pa rahe hain. Unhein main kabhi think nahi hone dungi lekin unki jaan ko bhi kuch hone nahin dungi...
Param: Ab finally Ishita ho jayegi Raman ki life se puri tarah se out...par usse kya pata yeh toh bus shuruaat hai...
Simmi: Mihika ko jaldi yeh divorce papers aur affiidavit de ke aati hoon...
Param: Simmi par use batana nahin ki humne papers sign kaise karwaye... Raman ki medicines ka raaz sirf hum dono ke beech hi rahega hamesha...kuch aur bol dena...bacchon ko leke usko daraya ki Pihu hostel chali jayegi...Ruhi ki kisi ghatiya aadmi se shadi kara denge...aisa kuch bol dena...
Simmi: Theek keh rahe ho Param ji...main aati hun bus...
Iyer House:
Ruhi and Adi come hurriedly. They have just returned from work and directly came over having received Bala's call.
Adi: Kya hua? Aapne humein achanak kyun bulaya?
Bala: Woh... Ishu...
Ruhi: Kya hua Ishimaa ko?
Bala tells them about Ishita signing the divorce papers.
Adi and Ruhi are also in shock and have no words. They just hug each other and cry.
Bala: Please bachoon thode stong bano. Ishita ko tumhari zaroorat hai. Jake usse baat karo.
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