Ishita and Raman reached Ashok's house with a doctor.
Ishita: Kya hua?
Doctor: Bas nomal fever hi hai Dr.Ishita. Teek ho jayega. Don't worry.
Raman: Thank you doctor. Aap ko hum raaste mein drop karenge...Chalo Ishita...
Shagun: Ek minute... Ishita, tum aaj raat yahan ruk sakthi ho kya? Ghar mein koi nahi hai... Phir se kuch...
Raman: Well, in that case, doctor mein aapko bahar tak chod deta hoon. Mera driver aapko ghar drop karega. Chaliye...
Ishita settled near Arjun. She saw that the room was fully filled with Kids stuff. When Ruhi stayed with Shagun, she was given a separate room but Arjun... Ishita was surprised. Ishita knew that Arjun needs complete care and attention but it is something too much to expect from a person like Shagun. Ishita could feel that motherly love in each and every thing in that room. Shagun sat near Ishita to look after Arjun. Raman came back.
Ishita: Raman. (Eyeing the empty seat beside her) Yahan baitiye...
Raman: Haan... (Caressing Arjun) Sote hue tumhare jaise lag raha hai...
Ishita: Raman... Bahut chota hai Arjun... Abhi yeh sab nahi dikhta ...
Raman: Jo bhi ho... I just wish voh bade hokar tumhare jaise ek insaan bane.
Shagun wasn't feeling exactly jealous of the two because she got used to the same but she was feeling uncomfortable... Guilty... Apart from Arjun, she looked at nothing.
Shagun: Ishita... Coffee ya tea?
Ishita: Kuch nahi chahiye...
Shagun: Apne liye bana rahi hoon main. So, please...
Ishita: Jo aap apne liye banaoge wahi chalega...
Raman: Mujhe nahi chahiye... Voh mujhe sirf mere patni ke haath ka chai ya coffee acha lagta hai.
Shagun returned with a tray in 10 minutes.
Shagun: Ishita... Yeh tumhari coffee. Raman ke liye sab alag rakha hai. You just brew it for him.
Ishita: Thanks... Jab hum dono Arjun ke pass rukh rahe hain toh aap jaake thoda aaram kijiye.
Shagun: No... Its ok... I want to be with him.
Shagun enquired about everything regarding Arjun from Ishita. Shagun stayed awake the whole night even when Ishita and Raman dozed off for a while. Finally, next morning, Arjun's temparature was back to normal and it was time for Ishita to bid farewell to her son once again.
Ishita: Toh hum jaa rahe hain...
Shagun: Thanks for coming.
Raman: Ek raat bache ko Ishita ke bina sambhal nahi paayi... Poore zindagi usse apne ma se alag rakhna chahti ho... Kaisi aurat ho tum?
Shagun: Main sambhalungi... Ab sab kuch jaan chuki hoon... I can take care of Arjun.
Raman: Ishita... Main gaadi mein tera wait karoonga.
Ishita: Hmm... (To Shagun) Kya main phone kar sakti hoon aapko? Mujhe Arjun ka fikar rahega...
Shagun: Sure...
On their way back,
Ishita: Shagun badal gayi...
Raman: Really?
Ishita: Tumhe dikh nahi raha hai? Infact, mujhe thoda better feel ho raha hai Shagun ko aise dekhne ke baad. She truly loves Arjun. Ashok ke saath party mein bhi nahi gayi. Poore raat jaagi hui thi. Humse bhi nahi hua yeh sab.
Raman: You are very innocent Ishita. Itne jaldi Shagun pe yakeen mat karo. Bache ke full custody ab tak nahi mila hai use. Isliye yeh natak kiya hoga.
Ishita: Shagun ke aankhon mein voh pyaar nazar aa raha hai Raman. Maanti hoon... Shagun ne jo kiya teek nahi kiya. Hamare majboori ka faayda uthakar Arjun ko cheen liya humse... Lekin, yeh sab mein kuch toh acha hua. Kam se kam voh Arjun ko hurt toh nahi karegi.
Raman: Agar tum convinced ho toh teek hai. Tumhare kushi ki parva hai mujhe. Baaki outsiders se mera kya matlab? Kaash kal ke din hume Arjun vaapas mil jaye.
Ishita: You know what... Maine apne aap ko samjadiya. Kal faisla chahe jo bhi ho, main accept karne ke liye tayaar hoon. Sab kuch nahi mil saktha insaan ko. Kabhi kabhi kuch choices majbooran karan padta hai. Agar Arjun ko Shagun khush rakhegi, toh mujhe aur kuch nahi chahiye.
Raman: Yeh tum keh rahi ho Ishita? Itne dino se itna ansoo bahaya... Aaj yeh kehne ke liye...
Ishita: Raman. Hum humari sabse pyaare cheezon ko doosron ke haath dene se isliye darte hain kyonki hume fikar rehta hai ki kahi woh doosra insaan uska value samje bina usko nuksaan na pahuncha de. Agar hume tasalli ho jati hai ki woh cheez humse jyada surakshit uss doosre insaan ke haath rahega, toh hum befikaar reh paate hain. Arjun koi cheez nahi hai lekin baat ek hi hai Raman. Shayad mere naseeb main yehi likha tha... Arjun ko janam dena. Usko paalne ka sukh nahi hua hoga mere naseeb mein.
Raman: Itne aasan hai tere liye yeh sab... Bhashan dene se kuch nahi hota...Tum aur jhooth...Nahi hoga tumse...Bekaar mein koshish mat karo...
Ishita: Aaj nahi toh kal sambhalungi...
Raman: Really? Fine...
That day, Ishita must have atleast called Shagun 20-25 times. Shagun attended every call of Ishita with utmost patience and answered her politely. Others were disturbed more than Ishita to hear the final judgement. Ishita didn't have any hope of winning the case. She wanted to mentally prepare herself for the worst. Madhu was still angry with Ishita. She confronted Ishita again.
Madhu: Ab khush ho tum?
Ishita: Amma. Aap kyon nahi samajna chahte ho?
Madhu: Kya samjaoge. Arjun ke bina sab kitne udaas hain?
Ishita: Kya lag raha hai aapko? Agar Arjun ke jagah Ruhi ke diya toh kya sab khush honge amma? Mere majboori aapko dik nahi raha hai na.
Madhu: Kya majboori Ishu? Tumhe Arjun ko beech mein nahi laani chahiye. Ruhi ke liye ladna chahiye tumko.
Ishita: Kuch tha nahi ladne ke liye amma. Ashok ne achi tarag phasa diya hume. Pehle case ko withdraw karke ehsaan nahi kiya. Woh ek bade bomb ko drop karne ke liye kiye hue saazish tha. Normally, custody Ma ko di jaati hai lekin pehli baar hume mila. Iss baar Shagun ke natak ke saamne sab kuch peeka padne wala tha. Ruhi ke choice sirf ek opinion hai judge ke liye. Har waqt Ruhi ke kehne par faisla nahi kiya jayega.
Madhu: Ishu. Mujhe tumhari fikar ho rahi hai. Meri kanna... Arjun ke bina tum kaise rahogi?
Ishita: Rehna padega. Aap log aise samaj lo ki Arjun kabhi hamare zindagi mein tha hi nahi. Ma...main Ruhi ko yeh sab ke beech mein daalna nahi chahti hoon... Phir se court, case...toot jayegi meri bachi... Please amma, try to understand...
Madhu finally hugged Ishu. Ishita was trying to spread happiness in the house with Ruhi's help. After failing in her attempts, she was standing near their room's window submerged in Arjun's thoughts once again. She wanted to call Shagun but stopped herself. She wanted to get used to this separation... Wind was blowing which made the curtains caress her face and mess up her hair... When Ishita wanted to brush those strands of hair aside, another familiar hand did that for her. After doing so, Raman hugged Ishita from back.
Raman: Bahut khoobsurat hai...
Ishita: Haan... Mausam toh
Raman: Mausam? Main tumhari baat kar raha hoon.
Ishita blushed on listening to the same. Still, Raman could see worry lines on Ishita's beautiful face.
Raman: Sirf meri beti ki nahi , beti ki ma ke chehre par bhi hasee ke alava aur kuch suit nahi karta. Ishita, sab ko sambhalna chahti ho lekin khud ka kya?
Ishita: Raman. Main teek hoon. Lekin waqt lagega... Das mahine iss bache ka intezaar kiya maine... Lekin, teek hai... Ruhi hai na... Jaante ho, main ma banne ka har ehsaas mehsoos karna chahti thi... Isliye bhagvan ne bheja hoga Arjun ko humari zindagi mein... I'm good...
Raman: Mujhe safaayi de rahi ho ya khud ko? (Cupping Ishita's face) You know what... I love you so much Ishita... Tum hi udaas ho gayi toh...
Ishita: Main teek hoon... Please... Aap upset mat ho jao... Humne itna sab kuch dekha hai inn do saalon mein... Agar tum mere saath ho, toh sab teek ho jayega...
Raman: Mujhe tasalli de rahe ho Ishita? Mujhse jyada dard tumhe ho raha hai...
Ishita: Mujhe apni fikar nahi hai... Gharwalon ko dekhkar acha nahi lag raha hai... Itne jaldi main unse un logon ke kushi cheen rahi hoon...
Raman: Aisi baat nahi hai... Meri patni hone ke wajah se tumhe yeh din bhi dekhna pad gaya... Mujhse badla lene ke liye Shagun aur Ashok tumse Arjun ko cheen rahe hain. Sab meri bad luck hai...
Ishita: Raman. Aapko meri godh bharai ke din yaad hai. Tab main aisi kisi baat ko lekar root gayi aur aapne mujhe samjaya. Aaj kya hua? Aisi khaylon ko apne dimaag se hata do na. Yeh kya bad luck good luck... Aaj tumhe maaf kar diya. Dobara yeh sab bola toh Ruhi se kehkar murga bana doongi...
Raman smiled and they sat there in silence for a while...
Raman mixed sleeping mills in Ishita's milk and forced her to drink the same. After making Ruhi sleep beside Ishita, he came out to get some fresh air in the balcony. Toshi was already standing there.
Raman: Ma... Kya hua? Ab tak jage hue ho...
Toshi: Jab mera Raman udaas hain, mujhe needh kahan se aayega. Ishita so gayi?
Raman: Maine neend ke goliyan dhoodh main mix karke de diya warna aaj ke raat bhi nahi so paati. Tabyath kharab ho jayegi uski.
Toshi: Tera kya?
Raman: Ma... Mujhse bhi buri haal hai uska. Physically and mentally stressed out hai... Use lagta hai ki hum uske natak ke aage kuch dekh nahi payenge. Sirf aaj ke din usne Shagun ko kam se kam chaalis baar phone kiya hoga. Arjun ke baare mein jaanne ke liye.
Toshi: Fikar toh hoga na Raman. Lekin tu hai na... Ek gaal dasa Raman? Tenu dekhkar mujhe bade acha lag raha hai. Jab se Shagun tere zindagi se gayi, tu parivaar se judna nahi chahta tha... Lekin, aaj... Tu phir se mere happy ban gaya... Sabko khush rakhne ki koshish kar rahe ho... Apne biwi ko sambhaliya tune...
Raman: Yeh mera fars hai na ma. Maine wahi kiya.
Toshi: Issi se door bhag rahe the tu. Lekin, aaj... Mera purana Raman poori tarah se mil gaya mujhe...
Raman: Ma... Mujhe aapke godh mein sar rakhe sona hai...
Toshi: Yeh bhi poochne wali baat hai... Chal...
Raman: Ma...Arjun hume chodkar London chala jayega?
Toshi: Humne usse choda puttar... Raman, ro rahe ho?
Raman: Ma...Yeh galat ho raha hai... Humare ladayi mein masoom bache ki balidaan de rahe hain...
Toshi: Raman... Itna mat socho... So jao...
Raman: Itna aasan thodi hai... Aankh bandh kartha hoon toh Arjun ka chehra mujhe satata hai... Kitna bada nainsaafi kar rahe hain? Arjun hume kabhi maaf nahi karega.
Toshi: Raman...Bas... Acha socho puttar... Acha hi hoga...
Sleep finally knocked Bhalla house, in particular Raman and Ishita. Finally, the judgement day was there... Though Ishita has been grooming herself for the day, she never expected to fail this way. She could feel her every single heart beat. She felt that her heart is going to pound outside due to this tension... Each and every second was killing her. She was sweating hard... Raman who came in to call her noticed everything...
Raman: Ishita... Tumne kaha ki tumne apne aap ko samja diya, sambhaliya... Toh yeh sab...
Ishita: Jaante ho kya? Fear of losing something is more terrible than the loss itself... Ab issi darr mujhe chub raha hai...
Raman: Kaisi chudail se shaadi kiya tha maine? Kabhi kisi bhi role ko nahi nibha paayi... Ek boori patni, boori bahu, boori ma...
Ishita: Nahi... Yeh mat kaho... Shagun boori ma nahi hai... Kam se kam Adi ke liye. Woh ek achi insaan nahi hai kyonki usne tumhare jaise ek insaan ko choda... Ruhi ko chod diya lekin Adi... Woh pyaar karti thi Adi se...
Raman: Isliye sharab peekar Adi ko lene aa gayi.
Ishita: Woh...Kal raat, Ashok ke ghar ke naukar ne mujhse kaha ki woh mahino ke baad Shagun ko khush dekh raha hai. Yeh bhi kaha ki uss din usne isliye Sharab piya kyonki woh miss kar rahi thi Adi ko aur usse darr bhi ho gaya hi kahi Adi usse door na chale jaye... Main justify nahi kar rahi hoon lekin sach toh yehi hai Raman. Tum yeh bhi dekh hi rahe ho ki Shagun ne sab kuch chod diya uss incident ke baad aur kaise ek simple zindagi jee rahi hai...
Raman: Yehi tumhari achaayi hai Ishita. Kabhi tumhe kisi ki buraayi dikhti nahi hai. Lekin, main Shagun ko kabhi maaf nahi karoonga... Tum jao... Main kuch court ke papers lekar aata hoon...
Raman was searching for the papers when a cover fell down... On the top of it, the name of a hospital..."City Hospitals" was written. He wanted to see that report for one last time before losing his son forever... Sonography report... He travelled back to that date written in that report...
Toshi: Ishita... Tu Raman ke saath hospital jao puttar...
Ishita: Mummyji... Raman Mihir se baat kar raha tha ki aaj ke din bahut important hai uske liye. Some important meeting... Main chale jaaongi...
Toshi: Lekin puttar... Pehli baar... Raman ke bina aisa acha nahi lagega tumhe...
Ishita: Koi baat nahi. Aap log hai na mere saath.
On listening to the same, Raman postponed his meeting and called Ishita to their room...
Ishita: Kya hua?
Raman: Tumne mujhe bataya kyon nahi?
Ishita: Toh aapne sun liya... Raman... Aap office jao. I'll manage.
Raman: I know that you can manage but I want to be with you. Ishita... Isse jyada important kuch nahi hai...
Ishita: Lekin aapke career ka dhyan rakhna mera fars hai. Family ke wajah se aapko takleef nahi honi chahiye.
Raman: Kaisi takleef? Ishita, tum aurat log na...bahut lucky ho. Har ek pal apne bache ka ehsaas mehsoos kar pa rahe ho... Lekin, mere liye yehi ek mauka hai jahan main ape bache ko dekh paunga... I can't miss it...
Ishita held Raman's hands.
Ishita: You know... You are world's best father... Kitna pyaar karte ho apne bachon se... This kid is very lucky...
Raman: Yeh bacha mujhe Adi ka bahut yaad dila raha hai... Kyonki itna excitement mujhe tabhi hua. Lekin Roo...kaafi unlucky thi... Jab Ruhi hone wali thi, tab main busy tha kyonki apne shaadi ko bachane ki koshish kar raha tha... Shagun ke liye paisa kamana chahtha tha isliye travel karke yeh saare pal ko diya. Jab mein settle hua, tab Shagun mujhe chodkar chali gayi... Uski gussa meri bechari bachi pe nikala... Jab tak tum nahi aayi, tab tak main Ruhi se door raha... Ruhi ke saath nainsaafi hi hua...
Ishita: Main aapse vaada karti hoon... ab aur nahi. Ruhi ke saath ab hamesha acha hi hoga. Main aapke saath hoon... Hum Ruhi ko hamesha khush rakhenge...
Raman came back to his senses...
Raman: (Self talk) Tum apne vaada nibaane ke liye itna bada sacrifice kar rahi ho Ishita. Lekin main kuch nahi kar pa raha hoon... Tumhari khushi lautane ke liye... Arjun ke bina kaise chalega?
Mr.Bhalla: Puttar... Der ho raha hai. Jaldi aa jao.
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