ISHRA 'FF' ~~ 'To Trust OR Not To Trust' [Chap 4 - Page 8] - Page 5

To Trust OR Not To Trust.

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As, Ishita started walking out of the house...Raman called out to her.. "Ishita"...she continued walking out..The rest of the family members were literally just standing there, having their own mental conversation to what's going to happen... Raman hurried a few steps ahead and grabbed hold of Ishita's hand... At thievery instant, she jerked it off and stood in her tracks...Just few inches away from the front door of the Bhalla household, Ishita's back was facing Raman..

Where are you going Ishita?..asked Raman

"To where I truly belong..My house." Ishita replies back in a very stern tone..

"But..But..this is your house..."

"WAS!..I'm sorry, Mr.RamanKumarBhalla... this WAS my house but now it's just a place I detest."

"Ishita..please STOP it... stop throwing daggers at me through your words...Everything is solved now...Please, forgive me...

"What did you say?, I'm throwing daggers at you with my words... Well, your silence yesterday did far worse things to me.."

"For goodness sake Ishita, You're still thinking that, I don't trust you... I trust you Ishita..I really do..I know my Wife..I know her well...There's no way she would do such a thing not even in her dreams... You're assuming things...Did I tell you that, I didn't trust you that day when all the hungama happened?"

"Neither did you tell me that you trusted me.."

"Ishitaaa please, I can't do this anymore... This word game we're playing is going no where... Let's just please stop this and forget everything.."

"Same sentiments Mr.Raman Bhalla.. You can't do this anymore and neither can I...So like you said, let's just forget everything..Before that, let me go and get something..."

Raman was elated that finally Ishita was convinced.. Both the Bhallas and Iyers were equally Happy as well...That everything was back to normal...

Few minutes later, Ishita came back...Everyone was settled down in the sofa and chatting about whatever had happened thus far... Ishita stops at the door and everyone turns to look at her with smiles on their faces.. Raman gets up from the dinning chair and heads towards her to welcome her in but what followed was nothing but a HURRICANE in disguise...

Ishita handed over some folded papers to Raman...

"What is this?"

"See for yourself.."

As Raman opened up the paper and started reading the content of it...His hand was slipping down from the grip he first held the paper with..Tears were blurring his vision...With a disbelief look plastered on his face, he looks up at Ishita...

"Divorce notice?"

"Yes, divorce notice... I did tell you last night, didn't I?!... Did you think I was kidding? Not at all, Raman.. I've never been this serious in my life... I've already signed the papers... If you sign it too, we can go for a not so messy mutual divorce if you refuse things will only get ugly but trust me...however ugly it gets, the divorce will happen..."

"Is this what you really want?"

"Yes!... And also, you should be more happy now...There's no more pretending to act like a couple...This marriage was for Ruhi...but unfortunately that's where it ends... You and Me, were never meant to be..."

"Ishitaa..."

"Raman, please..Save your speech for the audiences and your business clients...If you stayed dumb at the moment I needed you the most, I don't wish to hear anything you've got to say today...It's OVER...Tomorrow, family court at 10am.."

With that Ishita turns and walks away..leaving Raman and the entire family gathered there feeling numb and sick within...The Iyers were shocked..as no one knew about Ishita's decision...

Raman brings the paper close to his face as if trying to zoom in to what's written in it...He knew it was nothing but his fate... And the next thing you know it..he crushes it into his face, crying and falling to the ground...

Chapter 5; To be Continued

Chapter 5 will most probably be the last part if not the 2nd last part.. Am trying to finish up on all my pending FF's and SS's... Finally got back my muse for this, so will finish off with this first...