Itni si baat hai - IshRa TS

SECOND SHOT

This part is dedicated to Kavitaj and divanru who waited long for this... sorry dearie for the delay

Lost in herself, ishita didn't noticed that she has bought his discharged phone. That phone, that is going to join the broken wires of their relationship.

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Taking the memories of 15 years, she wandered on her aimless way of the mall road. she didn't had any reason to be sad but was also unable to find the reason of her smile. Her steps itself worked to the mall road of Shimla. Craggy way, Evenfall and the old 15 years rising memories.

Ishita there positioned herself on the not far off stairs. The red walls and the grayish stairs were reminding her of some memory. Glancing so nicely at them for minute she realized that she was sitting on the stairs of public library of shimla.

"stairs... stairs of public library'... That was the most romantic place for her. Their relationship grew deeper till they came to Shimla.

*FLASHBACK

Days of being in a single blanket and the hesitancy of holding one other hand were long forgotten. It was an evening time, grayish-black sheet covered the sky and soon out poured on the surface of earth as lashing their anger of their girlfriend. And then waiting on the stairs of PUBLIC LIBRARY raman professed his love to her. With the most romantic yet simple proposal.

"Ishh i love you... tumhe pta hai na?"

*FLASHBACK ENDS

That remembrance chilled the moment deeply. She knew his love but his saying gave the wings to her.

Rather than all the time we don't utter the commonly known expression. As we think that they must knowing that feeling of ours. But maybe SOMETIMES keeping them remind is IMPORTANT.

And on this present moment ishita decided that she will profess her "dil ki itni si baat" to him.

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The time Raman reoccured after the period of absence Ishita wasn't present in the room. Waiting near the sitting area he dozed off. Time flee and the dusk covered the sky. 2 hours passed and her absence from his sight was making him restless.

Asking on the reception area Raman got know
"Sir, Mam toh paidal hi baahar gyi thi"

Pulling out the phone from his pocket, the realization took place when he noticed her phone. The same models of theirs were exchanged and his own phone was discharged.

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Stepping down from the mall road, he travelled inside the church as he decided. She always loved visiting churches. He loved 'the shorgul' outside it and she, the burning candles giving inner peace.

Raman, neither was loving the church from inside nor from the outside as the 3 hours flee and she was still missing.

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His Ishita always loved the essence of coffee shops. He still remember when they previously visited the shimla... he and Ishita just prattled till 11 at night.
It's been to eternity that they talked for so long.

Hours of darkness and he himself finding difficulty to draw breath made him occur on the stairs of coffee shop.

Waiting there like a ghost, he tried to hunt her face in each and every person who passed by... but she wasn't there.

His wallet resting in his pocket pricked forcing him to pull it out.
A picture slipped and peeped out of it where as he slipped into their memory lane with a smile.

*FLASHBACK

"Ye filmy harkatein karne ki na koi zaroorat nhi hai, Raman"
She says

"Mera wallet hai yaar, main decide karunga ki kya hoga Isme, kya Nhi"
He says snatching his wallet from her.

"Par meri photo rakhni kyun hai?"
She was in need of the answer.

"Kyunki din Kaisa bhi ho Ishh... tumhari ek smile isko behtar banane ke liye kaafi hai"

*FLASHBACK ENDS

A smile broke up on his features when her blush flashed across his eyes.

He stood again shrugging his pant
'Where his Ishh must be?'

*ti-ring*
Her phone buzzed in his pocket

'Ishita, tu apni blue dress leke gyi shimla? That was so beautiful.'

*ti-ring*
Alert again captured his attention.

'Come soon Ishu, Phir tumhare liye ek success party karenge'
It was her friend's message

This Outside world, these unknown people were uttering those words which belonged to him.

He was ill at ease for a moment. why they knew her more than him?
And more probably on this point why on the earth he didn't understand her so much?

"Kahan ho tum, Ishh?"
He inhaled a sharp breath dissolving his all anxiety in winds.

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#To_Be_Continued

Love,
Ishika Saxena❤️