Till Last Breath... (A IshRa Drabble) Completed!! - Page 12

Nice concept. Interesting. A different equation between ishra was refreshing

Awesome..loved it..and aaah..blue sari..😳😳..raman tu toh gaya beta..😆

I am so apologetic right now, But guys my net was not working, there was some problem with my dongle and so I couldn't come online all this while... So I updated a LONG part for you all as a sorry... hope you'll like it..

Now without further ado...

Part 5

It was almost 5:30 PM when Ishita left Clinic, by the time she reached home it was 5:45 PM and as she rang the bell Neelu, a house help opened the door and she was welcomed by the sweet voice of her daughter, and smile appeared on her face as all the tension left her.

Her daughter was an angel and had a magic, she was her tension buster and her soul daughter. She just couldn't thank God enough for bringing her into her life.

Breaking her thoughts, Ruhi said in worried voice, "IshiMa, aap late ho, you know na you have to go with Papa. Aap jaldi se ready ho jao."

Ishita looked at her surprised, and then Toshi ji told her that, Raman had already informed them about the official dinner. Ishita sighed and went in her room, thinking about what to wear and then, took out a white net-Saari with the blue border and pallu. It was elegant and with it she wore small diamond drop earrings and a very thin white-gold chain with a small diamond locket and few white bangles with thin blue diamond kadas in the middle of the bangles. and white slip-on heels with blue stone studs. And left her hair open.

She looked elegant if not sexy, simple yet attractive. It was when she came out of the room, Ruhi, Toshi ji and Romi gaped seeing her, as blush coloured her flawless cheeks.

"IshiMa aap toh bohot... bohot ... bohot zada Pretty lag rahe ho." Ruhi Chirped and came towards her and held her saari and started to caress it with admiration.

"Thanks mera bachha." She bowed and kissed her cheeks.

"Bhabhi... Aapko toh pehchaan hi nahi paya mai..." He said as he smiled and even blushed.

Ishita smiled and nodded to and fro, as if saying 'Stop exaggerating.'

They were in midst of this conversation, when they hear the car honk out side. Toshi asked Ishita to go and enjoy and also assured her that she will take care of Ruhi and every body and that she shouldn't take tension.

"Bye Ruhi, mummyji, Romi ji", She said last teasing Romi, he felt like a younger brother that she never had. She had really found family in Bhallas. she smiled and waved 'bye' and exited.

* * *

Raman was all busy, but by 6:30 PM, all he could think about was Ishita and their dinner, however it was with other board members and few employees and Mihir, his only friend, but still she was joining him as his wife, infront of all his official people and for the first time too.

He winded up all the work and started for home, He was so excited and just wanted to see her, and after such an intimate phone call and feelings bubbling inside him like he was not more than a teenager who was going to meet his first crush for a date, he stopped the car infront of a florist shop and bought bouquet of white roses and in the middle a single red rose. He smiled knowing full well that he was acting like a pathetic teenager, when he not even acted like that when he actually was one himself. And now he was doing all these things for a girl, who was also his wife.

* * *

After a while he saw her coming out, for a moment he couldn't help but stare at her, he had never felt the way he was feeling today, it wasn't that she was looking exceptionally beautiful, but she was all around perfect to his taste. Simple and elegant. He was always surrounded by the girls who loved to show off, but it didn't mean that he liked it. He never liked it, he liked rather simple woman, well precisely the only woman he liked was Ishita and he couldn't think about any other lady.

He came out of the car and walked towards her, as if in trance and then came just infront of her and while standing, he just kept staring at her, her soft features, her simple gestures, her shyness and her small smile, he involuntarily extended his hand to tuck her loose strand behind her ear.

She shivered under his touch, it was such an intimate gesture, she looked down shyly and then cleared her throat and said softly, "Chale? Mai ready hoon..."

His trance broke and looked at her and returned her smile and nodded, and walked towards the car, while she stood there disappointed. She, anyways, walked towards the car and sat silently in the passenger seat.

The drive was silent, after about 20 minutes, the car stopped and she found her self infront of Hotel Grand. It was, as the name suggest grand in everyway. From the start, it was located in a very posh locality, or rather a very natural locality, all she could see was greenery everywhere. And it was quite peaceful, she felt comfortable, and close to nature.

She looked at him, and silently came out of the car, and started to adjust her saari plates and combed her hair back with here fingers. He smiled seeing her little gestures that had nothing fake. She was ever so natural in everything she did, not a trace of artificiality.

'How she manages it everytime?', was one question he wanted to ask her everytime.

"Are you okay? Shall we proceed?", He asked casually.

She just nodded and followed him.

* * *

As per the strict instructions by Raman, everything was perfectly decorated, simple yet in an elegant way. The place that was booked for the official dinner was lotus dinning hall.

As Ishita entered the hall, she was happily surprised by the the decor, she had assumed that it would be some kind of boring sort of dinner with elderly board remember, but if the place was such then who cared for the company. She looked around with glee in her eyes and they shined as they reflected the solemn light of the Grand chandelier above them. It looked like an Antique and not just an ordinary one.

She was still too much fascinated by the chandelier, when Raman noticed her constantly looking at it and he said in a hushed tone, coming very close to her, so as to whisper into her ear, "Its 150 years old, it was gifted by Ambassador of Spain to the maharaja of Jodhpur as a remembrance of there trading relationship from many years."

"Oh!" was all she could utter and she looked at it again with awe. While he just smiled at her, while stepped away from her as he heard the humming noise coming from the behind the door.

"It must be the BODs", he said to Ishita as if informing her. While she just nodded, looking towards the door.

He gestured her to follow him, which she did, and he moved towards the BODs, shaking hands with each one of them and welcoming them.

"Hello Mr. Bhalla, must say your choice is best and always unique", said one of the directors while others nodded in appraisal admiring the decor and the surroundings.

"Yes Mr. Bhalla, beautiful and refreshing, so close to nature, its really a novel Idea." said the other all smiling.

"Mr. Chopra, Its what our standards are. Always the Best!" Raman said with pride in his voice.

"Who is this beautiful young lady, here?" Asked one of them as he and other noticed Ishita standing next to Raman.

"Oh! This is my wife, Mrs. Ishita Raman Bhalla, and Ishita, this is Mr. Agarwal, Mr chopra, Mr karniwal, Mrs Joshi, and Mr Khan." Raman introduced Ishita to all five BODs. All BODs had come along with there spouses, and were all warm and extremely friendly, It looked like a big family.

After a while, Mihir too entered the hall with few other employees. Ishita was Engrossed in conversation with Mrs Chopra and Mrs Khan, as they were asking about her family and were giving her inside stories of there marriages and romance, while she was blushing at there suggestion and also that they had never seen RKB with any other woman in previous meetings.

Mihir straight away walked towards Raman who was Engrossed in some light and casual conversation with other BODs and said, "I am sorry mai late ho gaya, Bhabhi kaha hain? Mujhe introduce nahi karaoge?" he said faking annoyance.

"Arre waah, Bina mile hi Bhabhi ka chamcha bann gaya? Chal Milwata hoon..." he said and turned towards the memebers and said, "Please excuse me, I'll be right back."

"Come on Raman, ek hi toh mauka milta hai saari formalities bhula kar ek family ki tarah dine karne ka, so yahan formal mat ho... jao... milwa do.." Said Mr. Khan warmly.

Raman returned his smile and went away with Mihir towards where Ishita was.

"... I am telling you, it was just after a day of our marriage that he gifted me this pearl ring, It wasn't expensive,only 250 bucks was the cost, but its very valuable for me, I wear it only on special occasions, You know some gifts are so valuable that there cost doesn't matter a bit." said Mrs Chopra with a sweet smile. While Ishita and Mrs Khan looked at the ring with admiration.

Raman was standing just there while Mrs Chopra was saying all that, and cleared his throat as she finished.

"Uh.. Ishita... I am sorry Ma'am", Said Raman to Mrs Chopra and Mrs Khan, "I just wanted to introduce my wife to my friend, If you don't mind."

"Ofcourse not youngman..."Said Mrs Chopra.

"You guys enjoy, we'll see what are husbands are doing, I hope you have not included hard Drinks, have you Raman?"

"Aah.. Well, Its just I thought..." Raman stammered.

Mrs. Khan just shook her head and smiled and said, "Well that gives me a reason to be busy this evening"

Raman smiled too, as she left. Then he turned towards Ishita, "Ishita, This is Mihir, he is my friend, well my only friend and confider till now, and Mihir this is my wife who would be my friend and confider in coming time." he said as he smiled at both.

Ishita was surprised at his introducing her to his bestie as his would be friend and confider.

"Hello Bhabhi, I am so glad to meet you, must tell you , only in few days you have changed this RKB into Raman I once knew. Do yo know magic?" Mihir said all smiling.

While Raman stared at him shaking his head, as if saying, now he is not his friend anymore but now he is his wife's devar.

"Come let me introduce you to his employs." Mihir said extending his hand, showing direction.

Ishita immediately looked at Raman asking her permission, while he looked at her in confusion and then smiled understanding her turmoil, nodding his head in approval.

She silently moved towards where Mihir was pointing.

"Guys, here attention please, I would like you to meet our RKB's wife, Mrs Ishita Raman Bhalla, Ma'am, here are our few top most employees of our company, this is Mr. Nath, here, Mr. Saxena and Mr Nigam and here is head of the technical administration, Mr. Subbramanium, Well we call him Subbu in short." He finished, and Ishita's eyes widened in surprise or shock, he could not place. And then he turned to look at the man who caused it, well he was in no better condition. then he turned towards Ishita and said,

"Bhabhi, aap theek toh haina?" He asked in a low tone.

She absent mindedly nodded and excused herself quickly.

* * *

How was this possible? Subbu, of all people Subbu is here infront of her, why now? Where was he she wanted him, When she wanted him near her, when she just once wanted to confess her love to him, then he was no where and now when she was married he is infront of her, why God was doing this to her?

She was indulged in all these thoughts when she felt a tap on her shoulder, surprised she turned around, only to fine her husband and a relief passed across her face.

"Raman..." his name escaped as a relief from her lips and she sighed.

"Kya hua? tum yahan bahar? Bore ho gayi kya?" Raman asked casually taking in the surroundings.

"Nahi toh... mai toh bass... actaully I just wanted to breathe some fresh air." Ishita said.

"Theek hai, pehle kuch kha lo phir hum saath mein fresh air enjoy karenge." he said with a wink.

She just smiled, while inside her heart havoc was going on. She was scared, scared of what would happen if her husband comes to know about about everything. But then she thought if there was anything that would effect their relationship. After all it was just her one sided love. He had rejected her, and accepted the girl who according to him was his equal and perfect.

She sighed and said, "Okay". And followed him in.

Everyone was sitting around the big round table while each chair had a personal serving guy, the environment looked royal and she was quite curious about everything, however she couldn't help but steal glances at Subbu who was sitting just across her. What was her fate, she wanted to know, was it some kind of joke?

While he, Subbu too was constantly steal glances at her, he was shocked when he had come to know about Ishita being the wife of his boss, well not only boss but his ideal, and ideal of half of the business world aspirants.

The dinner ended soon and they were on there way.

In Car.

"uhh.." she cleared her throat and with intention to start a convo said, "The dinner was nice, I really enjoyed. Mujhe laga tha ye business dinners boring hote honge, but it was complete opposite. Thanks for bringing me."

He smiled, while his whole concentration was on road. "Thanks for coming, even I enjoyed dinner today." he said.

"Raman... Ek baat puchu?" She said hesitantly.

"Hmm.." he nodded, suggesting to go on.

"Did you ever had a crush on some one?" she asked hesitantly.

While he looked at her surprised with the question she had posed. Lines of concentration marring his forehead.

"I hardly ever had time for all that", he said and then like remembering something added, "But I had one admirer, I think she had crush on me... " he said with a small smile.

He looked at her who in return was looking at him, "... Actually, I was attending Harvard school of business studies when I met her. She was smart and intelligent and she was pretty. We used to be partners in almost every project, our professor, professor Steinbeck's favorite we were, because when ever we used to work on some project it used to come out with zilch flaws. Our friendship was such that our friends at one point thought that we were dating." he said like deep in thought and smiling at the memories, that to her looked fond.

"So were you?" she asked almost fearing the answer.

"Are you serious? No! Obviously not. She was good and all but She was not the one with whom I could spend rest of my life, thats what I had told her when she had proposed me, She was just like me. A me in a female form. And I always wanted adventure in my life a puzzle that I could solve and not some already known one. Then life would have been boring, don't you think?"

"But she liked you..." she said like she was in trance and continued, "You obviously don't know how an unrequited love feels like. What its like to be rejected by the person you almost worship. It hurts Raman, and hurts a lot!" she was serious, like lost in deep thought, her eyes were fixed on some very distant place.

"Ishita? What are you saying? I mean I thought you would be jealous or something, but you seemed to be more sentimental and as per you I should have married her instead of you..." then he continued, "Could you have married me if you didn't liked me?"

His last question brought her back from the pity world that she was feeling for the girl and for herself. How could she would have told him that it was indeed a marriage where her heart was not involved, rather her marriage was standing on the happiness of her family but hers.

Did he really think she liked him at the time of marriage? Forget then, did she liked him now? She knew the answer, she didn't like him in that way. He was her husband and she felt protected with him, but Love, no she didn't, because she just can't forget her first Love, even if it gave her heart ache, she still can't let it go like that. It would cheating with her heart and her feelings if she let her love someone else.

She didn't answer him. But he felt scared of her answer just then. He knew at that time, he didn't want to know it.

*Next-Part*

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Okay that's it for now...

will be updating soonish...

hey dear
was missing this. thanks for a lengthy part🤗
it was great⭐️
ruhi admiring ishita was too adorable😳. loved that scene and toshiji-romi were sweet as well👍🏼
for the first time and the longest one at that, together after marriage, ishita-raman were quite comfortable and cute👍🏼
mihir was sweet😳
thoroughly enjoyed raman-ishita scenes😃
i was thinking that subbu in raman's company might be the one ishita had loved and well, yeah you confirmed it. hope he doenst create any trouble
eager for the next part

Originally posted by: Rozy77

hey dear
was missing this. thanks for a lengthy part🤗
it was great⭐️
ruhi admiring ishita was too adorable😳. loved that scene and toshiji-romi were sweet as well👍🏼
for the first time and the longest one at that, together after marriage, ishita-raman were quite comfortable and cute👍🏼
mihir was sweet😳
thoroughly enjoyed raman-ishita scenes😃
i was thinking that subbu in raman's company might be the one ishita had loved and well, yeah you confirmed it. hope he doenst create any trouble
eager for the next part

nice update
there conversation was nice
subbu??? now its gone take new turn may be
I liked d way Raman introduced her to mihir

I have been reading the story from the start but always forget to comment. Amazing fic. You are doing a great job. I really like the freshness of it.

loved the way raman introduced ishita and mihir 🤗
aww don't break raman's heart 😕
lovely update- a wonderful long one at that 👏

loved the update ..a long one but after a long time..