flash back in his mind.
Kahiiinnn...ghar chodke toh nahi chali gayi..
Maine bahot kuch suna diya tha gusse me..amma appa ke ghar gayi hogi toh?
Nahi..ishita wahan nahi jaegi..waise hi amma ki tabiyat kharab hai...ek minute..usko fone karta hoon
He tries to call her. phone rings but she doesn't answer. That scares him all the more. He rushes to his bedroom ,grabs his keys and runs down in full speed.
He finds the watchman and runs
to him
R: suno..madam ko dekha kya? Meri biwi ko?
W: haan sahab..abhi kareeb dedh ghante pehle hi gaadi lekar kahin chali gayi..bahot jaldi me thi..aur shayad roh bhi rhi thi..maine poochne ki koshish ki parr woh jaldi me nikal gayi..
Blood drains out of Raman's face as realisation hits him. She's gone. He's behaved very badly and she left..
W: sahab? Kuch hua hai kya? Aap unko phone lagao na..bahot raat ho gayi hai..delhi mein madamji
ka akele rehna theek nahi hai..
This seems to shake Raman out of his thoughts..
Raat ke do baje..dilli mein..ishita akeli..
A series of news reports flash through his mind..all about crime against women..violence..molestation..ra..he stops his train of thoughts.
Mujhe use dhoondhna hi hoga..kahan gayi hogi..
hey bhagwaan..please meri jaan ko safe rakhna..please..use kuch matt hone dena..please..please!!
Tears fall off his eyes as he runs
to his car and dashes out of the society, his hands frozen, his grip tight on the steering wheel
Kahan gayi hogi Ishu?! Clinic? Sarika ko phone karta hoon..
S: hello?
R: sarika..main raman bhalla bol rha hoon..Dr. Ishita ka husband..kya ishita clinic me hain??
S: Mr. Bhalla..iss waqt ma'am clinic me kaise hogi..mujhe toh kisi emergency ke liye call bhi nahi aaya..aur clinic ki chaabi mere paas hai..toh ma'am.
R: accha theek hai..thanks..sorry
tumhe itni raat ko..disturb kiya..bye!
Kahan gayi hogi..clinic me nahi ho sakti..chaabi sarika ke paas hai..waise bhi daant ka dard hai..heart attack thodi jo iss waqt emergency...
Kahiinn..bala- vandita ke ghar toh nahi..
Nahi..ishita unko bhi iss waqt disturb nahi karegi..
toh kahan gayi hogi..
heyy bhagwann..safe rakhna usko..please! Nahi jee paunga uske bagair!
He scans the roads..looking for
her car..searches every garden and public place..
He's frantically calling her..no response..
He texts her..
1. Ishitaa...please phone uthaao..kahan ho tum?
2. Ishuu kahan ho yaar..please answer my call..please..I'm sorry..gusse me zyada bol diya..I didn't mean it..
3. Ishitaaa..please yaar..answer the damn call..I'm just a few minutes away from having a heart attack..
4.tumhe harr jagah dhoond
chuka hoon ishu..kahan ho tum..please..ek mauka dey do I promise main tumse kabhi nahi ladoonga..
5. Ishu yaarr..please wapas aa jao..nahi jee paunga tumhare bina..please aa jao..I'm sorry..
I love you ishita..Please mujhe chodke matt jao!
Ek reply nahi..kahiin ishu ke saath kuch..
Nahi raman..aisa matt soch..
kya karu..? Kahan dhundo ise..
He cries and bangs his hand on the wheel..he can't believe he lost
his love after finding her after so many tests of time..he screams out of frustration. It's 4 am and he has searched the whole city..everywhere he could think of..
Kahaannn ho ishita tum..wapas aa jaaoo..please..
Kahan dhundu tumhe..!
God..help mee...
Ek hi jagah bachi hai..uska clinic..band bhi hai toh dekh hi leta hoon ek baar..waise bhi aur kahin nahi hai woh..
He drives like a maniac to her clinic..and finds it open..he
dashes in..and screams his wife's name on top of his voice.
R: ishitaaa...ishitaa..
He runs to her cabin. Tears are flowing freely again. He can't control them nor does he want to. He doesn't care if he looks like an idiot..he wants his wife..safe and with him..
He enters..and screams..
R: ishitaaa..
She wakes up due to his scream and that's when he realises she was fast asleep on her chair. He rushes to her and hugs her tight as his tears fall off.
R: tum ghar chodke aise kaise chali gayi jaann..meri jaan nikaaldi tumne..pata hai..poori dilli me pichle 2 ghanto se dhund raha hoon tumhe..kahin nahi mili tum..paagal ho raha tha main..kitna call kiya..text kiya..ek reply nahi..
Suddenly the tears are gone and rage fills him, yet again.
R: tumne samajh kya rakha hai? Dilli tumhare pati ki property nahi hai jo raat ke do baje nikal gayi saer pe..akal bech ke aayi ho? Dilli hai yeh..news dekhti ho ki nahi? Safe lagti hai tumhe yeh
jagah..woh bhi raat ke do baje? Dimag hai ki nahi tumme? Aaj tumhe kuch ho jaata tohh..Ruhi ko kya jawaab deta main? Maa papa...amma appa..poori family...kya hota sabka tumhare bina..mera kya hota? Socha tumne ghar se nikalne se pehle? Do shabd kya keh diye tumse..chali ghar chodne bina bataye..raat ke do baje..pagal ho tum? Ab ghoor kya rahi ho mujhe..jawab do..kahan thi itni raat gaye?
I: huh?! Raman..main..clinic..woh
R: kya woh? Sarika ko fone kiya
maine..she said koi emergency ka call nahi aaya usko..sach batao..tum ghar chodke nikli thi na?
I: aapne sarika ko itni raat ko kyun disturb kiya..main
R: haan toh kya karta main..meri haalat kya thi pata hai..2 ghanto me mujhe laga meri life khatm ho jaegi..aur tum question dodge matt karo..karr kya rahi thi tum yahan? Aaram se so gayi yahan..meri jaan nikaal ke..
I: raman...aap shaant ho jaiyee..mujhe call aaya tha..emergency thi..
R: sarika ne kaha use clinic se koi call nahi aaya for any emergency.
Jhoot mat bolo mujhse..
I: ramann I'm not lying baba..mujhe call aaya tha..woh patient yahaan ka nahi tha..meri friend out of town thi and her patient was in need of treatment..toh..
R: toh tum aadhi raat ko..bina mujhe bataye..ghar se clinic aa gayi? Mujhe utha deti naa..
I: Raman..woh aapke sir me dard thaa..aur maine socha..aap phir chidh jaenge mujhpe..toh..
R: ishitaaa..main kyun gussa
hota tumpe..main aa jaata na tumhare saath
I: kyun? Main toh sirf Ruhi ki maa hoon na..aapko kyun fark padta hai..waise bhi..jab main aapki biwi hoon hi nahi toh main aapko batana zaroori kyun samjhu..
R: kya? Biwi nahi ho meri?
He closes the distance between them and pulls her to him. Ishita is nervous, the way he had roughly handled her a few hours ago flashes in her mind and she's scared. He lifts up her mangalsutra to eyelevel, one hand still enveloping her bare
waist.
R: yeh dekh rhi ho..proof hai..biwi ho tum meri..legally shaadi ki hai humne..poore rasmo riwaz ke saath..rassam khaa ke pet bhi bigaada hai maine tumse shaadi karne ke liye..
I: shaadi sirf Ruhi ke liye ki thi naa..main sirf..
He cuts her off..
R: tum meri biwi ho..sirf meri ho tum..aur tum mujhe aise chodke nahi jaa sakti..tumhe koi haq nahi banta meri jaan ko mujhse cheenne ka..aur..meri jaan tum ho ishu..
aaj agar tumhe kuch ho jaata toh..main..marr jaata main tumhare bina..
He hugs her to him and whispers
R: ishita..main..aur nahi control karr sakta...nahi chupa sakta..I love you ishita...I've fallen for you Mrs. Bhalla..mujhe tumse pyaar ho gaya hai..
I: Ramann..aap..
I love you too! Parr..
R: par kya ishita?
I: aapne kuch der pehle kaha ki main sirf..
R: ishu..gusse me kaha tha..chid gaya tha tumpe..poore din office
me itnaa kaam tha. Upar se poora din tum aur tumhare thoughts.
Har jagah tum nazar aa rahi thi Woh pink sexy saree me..aur main khudko kos raha tha woh "sirf ruhi ke liye" clause ke liye..you don't know how it is to fall in love with your own wife and not be able to say it to her..or want your own wife and worry about her slapping you for such thoughts..
aur phir sir dard aur tum aa gayi mujhe lecture dene ke liye jab all I could think of was to take you to
bed with me..and..
He blushes..
R: uhh..I guess..you got the general idea of what was going on in my mind..frustration me bola woh sab maine..I'm sorry ishu..
I: ramann..it's okayy.. bura laga bahot mujhe par now I understand.
R: accha ab toh mujhe poora sach batao..jab chaabi sarika ke paas thi toh tum yahan aayi kaise? Aur itni der takk karr kya rhi thi yahan akele?
I: accha toh ab raavan kumar
kumar jagga jasoos bann rahe hai haan?
R: ehh..don't steal my terms..
I: anyway..mere paas chabi thi spare..aur woh emergency ke baad I just waited here to vent..aapke saamne rohna nahi chahti thi naa..aur pata hi nahi chala kab aankh lagg gayi..
R: aankh lagg gayi? Kumbhkaran ki tarah so rahi thi maharani...zara fone check karo apna..
Ishita checks everything and blushes at Raman's last message. Both don't realise that
they've still held each other close..
R: abb chalo jaan..aaj raat ke liye itna drama kaafi hai..aur mera sir phir phatt raha hai..
I: chaliye..ghar jake massage karr doongi..iss baar pure haq se bithaungi..samjhe? No arguments!
R: yes ma'am!
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