SS: Turning over a new leaf....Last part...Pg 73... - Page 38

Originally posted by: Nichuss

updt thr kichaaa?

Originally posted by: krikumar.91

Still typing... Not sure if i can finish the same... Let us see...

Originally posted by: lwrimaforever

Nice update Dear!Thanks fr pm!Hate Apshagun!Waiting fr next!Pls continue soon!

Originally posted by: -HeyJude-

I loved it dear! =)

Originally posted by: priyadarshini.r

Nice update Kri.

Shagun is as always disgusting.😡. Arjun chahiye usko? Kya demand hain?
Seriously, Is this aurat obsessed with males whose names start with "A".?😊. . Ashok, Adi, now Arjun.

Thank god Ruhi bach gayi.

But I have a feeling that Ishita and Raman are not going to give up in this matter so easily.
Chahe, Shagun kuch bee kare.

Ishita mahantha dikathi hain, lekin apnon ke liye.Is ABshagun se kabhi nahi. This is what is my feeling.

Will see how it unfolds further.😊. Thanks for the update despite your hectic work Kri.

Originally posted by: avni_19

OMGGG!!!!! wt a female is Shagun!!! arghhh!!! itniii demanding aurat ko meine kabhi dekha nahi! cheee!!

awesum updatee!! i just hope shagun loses the case! keep continuingg!!

Ishita: Kya? Shagun... Arjun koi cheez nahi beta hai humara.

Ashok was shocked by the Shagun's demand but seeing the disturbed face of Raman, he let the play move on.

Raman: Tumne aisa soch bhi kise liya ki hum Arjun ko de denge?

Shagun: Kyonki tum dono ke pass aur koi option nahi hai. Tum logon ko pata hai ki agar hum court jaayenge, toh zaroorar Ruhi mujhe mil jayegi. Isliye yahan aaye hue ho na?

Ishita was completely shattered on hearing to Shagun's demand.

Raman: Kitne chaalak ho tum? Ruhi ko tum kabhi haasil nahi kar paogi.

Shagun: Really Raman? Main iss case aaram se jeeth joongi. Arjun ne mere kaam aasan kar diya. Agar mein judge ke saamne do aansoo bahaungi toh bas... Doctor certificate bhi hai mere pass yeh prove karne ke liye ki main depressed hoon Adi ke wajah se aur ek bache ke sahaare se main teek ho sakthi hoon. Agar Ruhi ko bachana hai toh mere demand poori kar lo...

Raman: Tumhari gandi zubaan se Adi ka naam bhi mat lena... Tumne Adi ko maar daala...

Ashok: Yeh maar dala maar dala kya lagake rakha hai... It was an accident. Nothing else...

Ishita: Agar aisa kiya toh meri Ruhi ko chod dogi na?

Raman was shocked with Ishita's response.

Raman: Ishita. Soch samajkar bolo...

Ishita: Do minute Shagun. Mujhe Raman se akele mein baat karni hai.

Shagun: Sure... Take your time.

After moving away from them...

Ishita: Raman. Please... Mere baat samajne ki koshish karo.

Raman: Kya samajna hai? Mujhe laga tum samajdar ho lekin nahi. Tum bhi...

Ishita: Hamara chodiye, Ruhi humare bina kaise reh paayegi... Tooth jayegi...

Raman: Yehi sawal Arjun ke liye bhi main pooch sakta hoon. Chota masoom bacha hai. Aisi harkat karne se tum Shagun se bhi neeche gir jaogi Ishita. Shagun bhi Ruhi ke saath che mahine tak ruki thi. Lekin, Arjun... Sirf 11 din hua hai uska janam lete hue. Usse kurbaan karna chahti ho? Kyon...apne aap ko duniya ke nazroon mein mahaan dikhana hai?

Ishita: Mere aur Ruhi ka rishta mere aur Arjun ke rishtha se bhi gehra hai. Main Arjun ke liye boori ma ban sakthi hoon lekin Ruhi ke saath nainsaafi... kabhi nahi. Main Ruhi ko dekar Arjun ke saath kabhi khush nahi reh paaungi. Please...

Raman: Jo poochna hai pooch lo Shagun se... Ghar jaakar baaki ke baat discuss karenge. Main gaadi mein wait karoonga.

Saying this, Raman went out of Ashok's house. On the other hand, Ashok and Shagun are talking about the same.

Ashok: Tum apne bache ko chodkar aayi thi mere liye. Yeh Raman aur Ishita ke bete mein itna pyaar kahan se aa gayi? Kal mere ek employee se uss bache ke naamkaran function ke saare details pooch rahi thi. Ab yeh...

Shagun: Woh mera Adi hi hai... Mujhe pata hai. Mujhe woh bacha chahiye... Main Ruhi se jud nahi paungi. Sirf janam diya usko. Uske baad, koi rishtha nahi tha... Voh Ishita ki beti hai...

Ashok: Kya logic hai tera?

Shagun: Tumhe faayda ho hi raha hai na? Raman toh takleef mein hi hai.

Ashok: Whatever.

Ishita arrived alone after some time.

Shagun: Kya decide kiya?

Ishita: Aise bache ke custody kisi third party ke haath dene ke liye legally provision hai kya?

Ashok's lawyer: Ho saktha hai. Rare cases mein aisa hua bhi hai. Agar parents ko bache ke dekhbaal karne ke unfit maana jaye, tab third parties ko custody mil saktha hai.

Aur ek option bhi hai jahan Foster parents ko custody diya jaa saktha hai. Biological mother yaani aap choose kar sakte hain. Agar yeh prove ho gayi ki Shagunji bache ka acha khayal rakh sakthi hai, tab unhe custody milegi.

Aap Ruhi se kaafi attached ho. Isse bhi hum court mein dikhakar aapke poori sehmati ke saath Arjun ko Shagunji ke haath de sakthe hain.

Ishita: Foster parent? Jab main zinda hoon, tab ek guardian ki kya zaroorat hai mere Arjun ko? Ya phir mujhe ek unfir parent manaa jaye... Jab main aur Arjun ek hi shehar mein rahenge toh yeh guardian?

Lawyer: Shagunji aapke bache ko lekar videsh jaana chahthi hai... London... Hum kuch na kuch karke Arjun ko Shagunji ke haath de denge. Are you ok this settlement?

Ishita: (With tearful eyes)Yeh sab kya hai Shagun? Kaisi demand hai yeh aapka? Mere dono bache mere jaan hai. Kaise kurbaan karoon ek bache ko? Voh bhi doosre bache ke liye? Main Arjun ke bina... Chota bacha hai Shagun... Haath jodti hoon aapke saamne... Isse yehi khatam kar dijiye... (Seeing Shagun's attitude) Khair... Ghar mein sabse baat karna padega iss settlement ke liye...

Shagun: Hum lawyer ke saath discuss karke batate hain ki kab hearing hai aur kya karna hai.

In the car, Raman didn't turn towards Ishita even once. Ishita couldn't control her tears. She was helpless. She couldn't explain anyone in the world what Ruhi means to her. Everyone will see it only as a drama. No one can understand her.

Raman: Gaadi roko... Ishita...aao...

They sat in the park bench. The same place where they were discussing baby's names few months before. Today, they are in the same place to discuss the fate of the same kid.

Ishita: (Sobbing) Kaisi maa hoon main? Apne bache ko narak mein daal rahi hoon. Kya karoon? Itni frustrated hoon main ki main aapko bata bhi nahi sakthi. Gussa aa raha hai apne kismat pe... Bhagwan ne itne bezzati sehanne ke baad Arjun ko bheja lekin usko bhi rakh nahi paa rahi hoon... Itni mushkil choice... Arjun aur Ruhi ke beech mein... Main kya karoon? Agar Arjun ko maine janam diya hai toh Ruhi meri pehli aulat hai jisne mujhe maa banaya. Arjun ko Shagun ke haath dena bahut bada paap hoga kyonki voh mere bina nahi reh paayega lekin Ruhi... Kaise rahegi humara bina. Sirf janam na dene se mere and Ruhi ke rishtha mein kami kaise aa saktha hai Raman... Main... I'm helpless... Ruhi ko bachane ke liye iske alava mere pass koi option nahi hai... Koi bhi option nahi hai... Kaise ladenge? Sab kuch humare khilaf hai... Humare kismat tak... Kya...Kya horaha hai yeh?

Raman: Sorry... Jab tumhe mere saath ki zaroorat thi, tab main tujhse rootkar car mein bait gaya. Ishita... Tumne Arjun ko janam diya... Uss dard ko bhoolne se pehle tumne usse kurbaan karne ka faisla kiya toh... Kitna mushkil hua hoga... I am sorry... Ab batata hoon... Tum jo bhi faisla leti ho usse main sehmath hoon... Mujhe bhagvan pe yakeen hai... Dono bache hamare saath hi rahenge... Kya karoon? Thoda selfish ho gaya... Arjun ko Ruhi ke aage rakhkar socha... You are the right person to decide on this... Main hamesha galtiyaan karta hoon phir pachtava karta hoon. I'm with you in this...

Ishita held Raman's shirt and started crying inconsolably.

Raman: Bas. Mandir chalne ke baad ghar jayenge hum. Sab teek ho jayega.

On the way, they visited a temple. Ishita was tying a thread around a tree.

Raman: Dono bachon ke liye mannat maang rahi ho Ishita?

Ishita: Haan. Sirf bhagwan hume iss mushkil se bacha sakta hai.

Raman: Don't worry... Thodi der ke liye bait jaaye.

After settling down...

Ishita: Mujhe mummyji ki fikar ho rahi hai. Arjun ke aage woh kuch dekh nai paa rahi hai. Ruhi se pyaar karti hai lekin... Jab se unhe pata chala ki main pregnant hoon, tabse excited thi... Kabhi nahi manegi Raman...

Raman: Sirf mamma... Sab ko samjana hoga... Koi bhi tumhare iss faisle se khush nahi honge... Lekin, pata nahi kyon... Aisa lag raha hai ki sab acha hi hoga...

Ishita faintly smiled on listening to Raman's belief. On reaching home, they saw both the families in Bhalla house. Until they saw them, they believed that the house was empty. Their silence was frightening Ishita. She was afraid... Raman understood the same and narrated everything before they could ask a question. Ishita was expecting Toshiji to react but the same did not happen. It was her amma who started shouting at her.

Madhu: Ishu. Enna achu? Dimaag kharab ho gayi? Kya kiya tumne yeh? Ghar ke bade log se discuss kiye bina faisla kar diya? Inda maddiri eppad seiyva Ishu? Arjun tumhara beta hai. Kya sochke yeh faisla kiya? Ruhi ko hum aise jaane thodi denge? Kyon kiya yeh faisla?

Ishita started crying again. It was becoming difficult for Raman... Ishita is a strong woman. To see her breaking down again and again was definitely painful for Raman. Apart from him, everyone was upset with Ishita.

Mr.Bhalla: Puttarji... Hum sab jaante hain ki Ruhi se aap bahut pyaar karte hain lekin yeh faisla... bahut galat kiya aapne. Arjun bhi iss ghar ka bacha hai. Usse jaane kaise de sakte hain hum... Itna chota bacha...

Raman: Papa... Ishita ne koi faisla nahi kiya. Itna bataya ki ghar mein discuss karke batayegi.

Romi: Lekin aise khayal bhi kaise aaya... Arjun ke bina hum kaise reh paayenge... Mera Arjun...

Raman: Toh Ruhi ke bina rahoge?

Mihika: Jiju...Romi ka voh matlab nahi hai. Hum aise Shagun ke demands poora karne ke liye kuch bhi karenge?

Vandu: Mihika is right...

Mr.Iyer: Ishu... Tum kaafi samajdar ho beta. Tumse yeh umeed nahi thi.

Raman: Appa...Hum discuss karna chahte the. Lekin, aap sab Ishu ko accuse kar rahe ho?

Rinky: (Timidly) Bhai...Aap dono ne faisla kar diya. Bas keh rahe ho na...

Raman: Oh...So, you are also with them... Finally, muh kholne ka mauka tumhe bhi mil gaya...

Bala: Raman... Try to understand our point of view...

While all this was going on, Ishita was comforted by another soul...from Bhalla house.

Toshi: Puttar... Bas... Ro mat... Main tere saath hoon...

Ishita: Mummyji... Mujhe laga...

Toshi: Ki main tumse jagda karoongi. kyon? Itni boori nahi hoon main Ishita... Main khud ek ma hoon. Teri dard...mujhe dikh raha hai... Ek minute... (Facing others) Aap log meri beti ki dard samaj nahi sakte ho tab bhi teek hai lekin khud usse dard mat dijiye...

Madrasan... Tu ma hai uski... Tumhe uski majboori dikh nahi raha hai... Chale jao yahan se... Chal Ishita...

That night, Ishita, a vulnerable mother was in need of a mother's love... But, she got the same from a unexpected person... Her mother-in-law... She comforted Ishu the whole night when Raman was taking care of Ruhi and Arjun... Raman was thinking about the last time when he had to spend a night without Ishita. That was eight months before when Ishu gave him the good news...

Raman was busy in his room as he had to prepare for a presentation. He heard Madhu calling out for him. He saw that Madhu was there with his appa and Mihika...

Raman: Amma. Kuch kaam tha kya?

Madhu: Haan Raman. Ishu ko le jaana hai.

Raman: Le jayiye na. Kab tak aayegi?

Madhu: Do - teen hafton mein...

Raman: Kya???

Everyone turned her heads towards Raman on seeing his response. Ishita was totally enjoying it as she knew that Raman must have been quite clueless when he gave his nod to amma.

Madhu: Haan Raman. Ishu ko apne ghar le jaane aayi hoon.

Raman: Yeh bhi toh uski apni ghar hai na?

Mr.Iyer: Haan Raman. Lekin kuch dino pass rakhne ka mann kar raha hai.

Raman: Ab kounsi door rehthi hai. Don't tell me, phir ek madrasi custom. Appa...Yehi padosi mein hai na. Kyon fikar kar rahe ho aap log?

Mihika: Wahi toh jiju... Akka ko padosi mein hi le jaa rahe hain hum. Madras thodi le jaa rahe hain... Itna miss karoge?

Raman: (In a frustrated tone after giving up) Aisa kuch nahi... Le jao apne akka ko...

Mihika: Akka... Main aapke kapdon ko pack karti hoon.

Raman: Stop... Kyon?

Mihika: Kaisi sawaal hai yeh. Wahan rahegi toh...

Raman: Jaanta hoon. Lekin, ghar toh yehi hai na. Har roz kapde lene ke liye aa sakthi hai. Warna isme bhi restriction lagaya hai tum madrasan logon ne...

Mihika: Teek hai. Waise akka ke kapde hai humare pass... Chale akka...

Ruhi: Chithi... Main bhi aaongi... Kitna maza aayega Muthu ke saath...

Mihika: Haan haan... Chalo chalo...

Ishita finally gave a helpless look with hidden sarcasm and left with Ruhi. Others in that house enjoyed Raman's antics and left from there to continue their work...

Raman: (Self talk) Kamaal hai... Beti ko Muthu ki padi hai aur beti ki maa ko apni ma ki padi hai... Mera sochne wala koi nahi hai iss ghar mein...

Regarding the custody case, saw these points which i quoted above in some random website. I don't know if it applies under Indian law. Just see as a story.

Regarding the flashback, it might look out of the place. But, i decided to include the same to bring in some light moments to reduce the intensity of high voltage drama going on...