Ishita was busy making coffee when Raman walked in. "Aapko coffee ya chai chahiye?" Ishita asked. "Nahi, main theek hoon," Raman said while staring at her. He was hoping that she would look up and notice him. Ishita glanced up and realized that Raman was still standing by the door staring at her. "Aur kuch chahiye kya, mujhe aisa gur gur ke kyun dekh rahe ho." As she was chiding him, Ishita glanced at his hand and realized that it was bandaged. She rushed towards him concerned. "Aap ko hath ko kya hogaya. Yeh chot kaise lagi...kal us gundon ko marte waqt lagi kya, mujhe kyun nahi bataya," she asked while holding his hand. "Mera hath theek hai, aur waise bhi tum ek dentist ho, doctor nahi," he said while pulling away. " Aap baar baar yeh dentist aur doctor ka comparison kyun karte ho, ek din main aapko dekheyengi k eek dentist aur doctor ke beech zyada differences nahi hai,"Ishita replied. "Mujhe kya dekhayegi," Raman said as he walked away.
Just as he was walking away, Ishita stopped him. "Aab kya hua?"Raman asked annoyed. "Ek minute, kuch different hai aap mein," Ishita said as she walked towards him. She looked at him up and down and circled him a couple of times trying to figure out what it was. Just as Raman was about to say something, Ishita came up close to and stood almost face to face with him. She was so close that Raman could smell the sweetness of the shampoo that she used and could feel her breath on him. Something stirred inside him, a feeling that was new and unknown. As he continued being lost in her thoughts, Ishita stepped back and looked at him weirdly.
Realizing that Raman wasn't paying attention to her, she clapped her hands at him to bring him back to reality. "Hogaya tumhari yeh investigation, aap mein chalun," Raman asked and started heading towards his room. "Aap kabse itne lamba ho gaya, kal to aap itne lamba nahi thi," Ishita asked while looking at Raman with a smirk on her face. Raman stopped on his tracks and smiled to himself while thinking "Acha, so she actually paid attention,". "Nahi toh, main hamesha seh hi aise hoon, kisika height badalte hai kya is umar mein. Yeh choti se baat bhi tumhe nahi pata, isiliye main kehta hoon ke tum ek dentist ho, doctor nahi," Raman said and went into his room. Raman sat on his bed and smiled victoriously, "Ha, she will never know," he thought to himself and got ready to take a shower.
Ishita waited until she heard the shower running and went into the room. "Kuch to yeh chupa raha hai," she thought to herself and started looking around. As she was looking around, she realized that Raman had randomly left his things around. "Yeh aadmi na, kehta hai ke who ek cleanliness freak hai, lekin samaan ko sahi jaga par nahi rak sakte," she said while putting his thing away. As she lifted his shoes, the inside soles that Raman had bought to make himself look tall fell out. Ishita picked them up and realized what had happened. " Toh yeh baat hai, lagta hai jo baat maine kal kaha uska height ke bare mein, usko insecure kar diya. Aab mein dekhti hoon, woh kya karta hai ."she said hiding it away with a cheeky smile on her face.
Ishita sat at the kitchen table enjoying her coffee while waiting for Raman to come out of the bathroom. Just then, her phone rang. It was Mihika. As she was talking to Mihika, she realized that Raman had just stepped out of the bathroom. She knew that he had a dinner meeting to attend to tonight. As Raman stepped out of the room ready to leave, Ishita asked Mihika, "Mihika, tumne Dhoom 3 dekh chuki ho kya?" "Haan akka, kyun," "Waise, us film main, Aamir Katrina se bohut chota dikhta hai na," Ishita purposely asked knowing that Raman was listening in. Raman turned around and gave her one of his famous stares. Ishita continued while looking at Raman "Chennai Express main bhi Shah Rukh Deepika se chota hai, yeh hero sab chota kyun hai, mere ghar main bhi ek hai," Ishita teasingly said.
As he heard Ishita talking to Mihika, Raman realized that he was wearing the wrong shoes, the ones without the insoles. "I'll show her," he thought and went back to his room to switch them out. As he was putting on his shoes, he realized that the insoles were missing. "Yeh kahan gayab ho gayi,"he thought and started searching around for it. Just then, Ishita came into the room, "Suniye ji, aap kya dhoon rayi ho, main madath kar doon?"she sheepishly asked. "Mujhe tumhari madath nahi chahiye," Raman said and kept looking. "Shayad almari ke uppar hogi, main ek stool lekar aati hoon, apki hath nahi reach karega," Ishita teased. Raman ignored her and continued looking. Ishita stepped out of the room and came back in minutes later, "aap yeh dhoon rahi kya," she asked holding up the insoles. Raman looked at her and stared, "yeh iski hath main kaise aayi," he thought to himself.
At that moment, Ruhi came in. "Ishima, yeh kya hai?" she asked pointing at the insoles that Ishita was holding. "Yeh, yeh apki papa ki heels hai," Ishita said while looking at Raman. "Heels??? Lekin heels to girls pehnti hai. Papa, aap to boy ho, aap kyun heels wear karoge," Ruhi asked innocently. "Woh...main..." Raman stuttered while turning red with embarrassment. "Ruhi, main mazak kar rehi thi, yeh aapki papa keh nahi hain, waise bhi aapki papa ko heels ka kya zaroorat, he's nice just the way he is, right?" Ishita told Ruhi while looking at Raman. "Haan, mere papa bohot handsome hai aur mujhe papa ko isi tara pasand hai, us lamba Ashok uncle ki tara nahin," Ruhi said while hugging Raman. Raman's eyes welled up with tears. "Mujhe dinner meeting ke liye jaana hai, dher ho gayi," he said while heading out the door. "Raman," Ishita called out stopping him. "I'm sorry, main mazak kar rehi thi aapke sath, mujhe nahi patha tha ke aap is baat ko itni seriously le lenge... Aur ek baat aur, main Ruhi se saach keh rahi thi," Ishita said. "Kya?" Raman asked curiously. "Yehi ki, aap aise hi achi lagti hai." Ishita answered. Something deep stirred within Raman's heart. As he stepped out into the cold night for his meeting, he couldn't help but replay Ishita's words in his head. Something was changing within him but he wasn't sure what it was or if he was ready for it,only time will tell.
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