After The Storm - IshRa SS | Chp 5 - Page 39 - Page 22

Originally posted by: avni_19

Awww... beautifullyy written... totally amazing! Loved hw raman considered ishu as true mother for ruhi! Keep continuing!

Originally posted by: ThruMyEyez-Nita

Aww, that made me cry. The gift he gave her is probably the best thing Raman can ever do for Ishita. I am not sure how the legal system works in India with regards to adoption etc, but I would love to see this on the show. Once again, beautifully written.😊

Originally posted by: Elita

An incredible story...👏

Loved Raman's sensitiveness...his gesture was so genuine and sweet. That's the best gift he could've have given Ishita. When Raman begins to express...he melts ppl's heart... as his talks are honest and have depth just like his personality.

Originally posted by: PagliLadki

Loved the update

Originally posted by: afsanaanjum

Hey Aani.🤗

This entire story is beautifully written.

Hey Afsana thank you 🤗

I felt a little disappointed with the first part.
It was VERY short. Mind you - VEERRRY!😆
I read that long back but didn't get the time to comment on it.
Hence here it goes now :


LOL the next ones are long hence the mercy on myself 😆

Part 1. - He realized that she is no ordinary woman.😃
You left a note regarding his feelings for Shagun and Ashok. I really couldn't fathom the mind of a woman who forgets her child's distress seeing a 5carat ring!😡
The entire depiction of his thoughts while planning a grand, special gift for her was soothing,
i'm not a proper writer hence, i won't be able to express it properly.
Its not beautiful, just pleasant in an overwhelming way.
- I don't know if i made sense!😕

Of course you did and he realizes somehow with each day what a wonderful woman she is even in the hotel recently he saw that and said she is amazing 😳 And Shagun is like that I wont be surprised if she drops Adi like a hot potato one day


Special applauds for not continuing with the spoiler story.😆

trying my best 😳

And... Those amazing quotes! Where do you get them? Always on target with new beautiful ones!

Goodreads! LOL

Sorry for being awfully late Aani, have read the other two. Will comment on them soon.
Thanks a ton for the PMs madam.🤗

No need to be sorry Afsana and thank you for this comment take your time for the rest 😊

Originally posted by: cool_aparna

and with this gift I am head over heels in love with ur writing yet again for the n-th time 🤗

Awesome work👏

Originally posted by: CavingIn

That was till date the best gift any fictional husband gave his wife. Raman Kumar Bhalla you have my salute.

Aani once again hats off.

Love

N

Originally posted by: Alu-

All the three updates have been absolutely great

I love what Raman did for Ishita, shows how highly thinks of her.

Like usual you penned down everything in the perfect manner

Chapter 4 - The Price of Living.

"Of course I'll hurt you. Of course you'll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence."
Antoine de Saint-Exupry, The Little Prince

A few minutes pass before she can finally compose herself.

Her red-rimmed eyes, her tear stricken face have peace and so much contentment written all over, he thinks this is perhaps the most beautiful she has ever seemed to him.

As consciousness seeps in, she shyly moves away from her husband and puts a miniscule distance between them. They wipe away their tears feeling some awkwardness, reeling from the emotions they experienced in the moments just gone by. They muse this is happening repeatedly between them now -this letting down of their guard, baring of their souls.

They are allowing themselves to expose their most vulnerable facet to the other... and surprisingly it feels right.

She sniffles slightly before she continues,

"Thank you Raman... I... I really don't know what else to say... really my mind is just too zapped to even find any words that can explain how much this means to me."

"Don't thank me so much Ishita, not for being selfish."

His remark puzzles her,

"How can you say this is you being selfish Raman? You are allowing me something so huge here."

"I realized Ishita with what happened recently with Adi, there is more to being a parent than just giving them birth, raising them or even loving them. I thought I was protecting my son when I did those things and even when I knew whatever I was doing was morally wrong, legally wrong I still chose to do it. I knew I could be landing in trouble too for my actions but nothing mattered to me more than Adi - all I could think was consequences be damned nothing would happen to my son.

Shagun and I, we were both doing the same thing here - we were saving our son, and initially it felt the right thing to do, when it reality we were just being terrible parents you know."

"Raman..."

"No... Ishita... do not patronize me, I don't deserve it not now. Not when I keep on repeating my mistakes. That day Ruhi yelled at me for always screaming at her, I never realized how much wrong I was doing by both my kids. Ruhi, I ignored her for so long... all because I couldn't stand to think of Shagun and she, she was a reminder of her, of all the bad memories that just came crashing down on me the moment Shagun' mere name came into picture.

I could not do right by Adi too, I made him apologize to you and everyone in his school that day and considered things are even now, I could get over the guilt of making you apologize to him that day in the restaurant. However, correcting one mistake of his does not change the fact; I cannot allow him to make new ones, biggerones just because I could get him to say sorry once. I was setting the worst possible example here for him - allowing him to think he can get away with anything so long as I stand behind him, no it would have made him a criminal in the future for sure. I yelled at maa that day about raising a son like Romi... but what I was doing, was it any different. No it was worse, I was allowing my son to make more mistakes by pardoning this one, which could have cost Amma her life."

She briefly touches the back of his hand to get his attention as she finds him lost in thoughts once he is done,

"Stop thinking things so much, it's of no use now. What matters is now you are making amends Raman, trying to make sure that Adi does not stray from the right path. You are a good father, you just lost your way for a while."

He smiles affectionately at her,

"Don't be so nice Ishita; it makes me feel all the more horrible I swear."

"I am not being nice Raman, just saying what I think, what I feel because that's how it is, I am not trying to make you feel better. An uncaring father would not have owned up to his mistake, there are loads of those out there, who think they can throw money and just deal with everything that comes their way. They have the money but not the time or love their children need or want of them, which you do."

"A love so blind; I could have ruined my son' future, his life blinded by it."

"A love which also allowed you to see the mistakes you were making, the shortcomings you need to overcome Raman. Mistakes happen and I admit this one was huge... but sometimes we stop thinking; that is what happened with you. You cannot keep on blaming yourself for this all your life; you have to move past it if you want to change things. "

"I know... and this is my first step towards that change, like I said... I am selfish in my motives Ishita. I want my kids to have the best possible mother, luckily, my Ruhi already has her and I know, my Adi will too. I just wanted their mother to know, how much it means to me, what she is doing here. I am trying to keep the word I gave you that day at Riteish' party Ishita, we would be together in every decision to raise our kids, but I want you to know... that I meant it."

"You didn't need to prove it to me by doing this Raman. I don't need a proof to know you will keep your word."

"I am not proving anything here Ishita, like I said I am selfish, especially when it comes to my kids. This formality will ensure that should a time come when I lose my way again, you can choose to do whatever you deem fit and not worry about your right, your authority to make that decision. Because I know, you will not make a decision that could ever hurt Adi or Ruhi. I trust you with them.

I do not trust myself anymore when it comes to them now. "

"Raman please doesn't say such things, mistakes happen. Didn't I make a mistake in assuming you were doing all those things to save Shagun because you still love her? I misunderstood you, your motives as well. No one can be perfect. It is not making a mistake that defines us Raman; but what we do once we realize we have made one that does.

I know my mistake must have hurt you too, my words that day couldn't have been easy for you to deal with as well, so should I be focused on them all my life or should you as well?"

"You are right, your words that day did hurt me. When you assumed I could still love Shagun I honestly was never more disgusted, because my actions were only indicative of that one thing and try as I might I could not understand how to make you understand otherwise.

All I could think of at that time was I could kill Shagun for putting me through this, for allowing Adi to drive that car in the first place without which none of this would be happening. You would not be assuming the things you were, saying the words you did if at all Shagun had been a good mother in the first place.

I was furious with her and upset with you Ishita."