Hey folks.. Here i am with a new khichdi.. thodi filmy paki hai.. Taste it and tell me how is it.. i am overwhelmed with your responses on my previous works.. Seriously you guys are amazingly encouraging.. Please do read it and tell me how has it cooked up...
It's been 3 weeks she isn't talking to him.. Even after handling whole Romi fiasco her silence dint move a mm. He has tried all his ways to make her normal.. his taunts, his apology messages, his hand made vulnerable cards, his advances to pick her up and taking care of her every small bit.. But she was hurt beyond limits.. He had started losing hopes now. He could see a big dig creating in their relationship. He had once faced the loss and couldn't bear another. Even his daughter wasn't able to change her mother's mind.. Now the questions that arose in his mind were
"Have I lost her already??"
"Am I destined to be alone??"
Days had become vulnerable for him and nights were hollow.. He could see her behaving normal to everybody but him. She was fulfilling all the responsibilities but wasn't even looking at him.. Things were becoming unbearable for him so he decided to give her some space and leave the place for few or may be more than few days so that she won't have to bear him and he could at least do this for her.
He told Mihir he would go to handle the project at his Mumbai branch and asked him not to reveal his whereabouts to anyone..
Raman:- Anyone means anyone. Neither Mihika nor your bhabhi .. samjha bhabhi ka chamcha???
He asked him many times but he just replied that it's for good..
He wanted to inform her about leaving. In his room...
Raman:- Ishita..
She looked at him once and then continued with her work..
Raman:- Zyada pareshan nahi karunga abse tumhe I promise.. bas ye batana tha ki mai office ke kaam se bahar jar aha hoon..
Ishita:- good for you..
She went to the couch and lied down.. He was just staring at her.. As if he would not be able to look at her for long. As if he wanted to capture her image.. She could sense his gaze on her but pretended to ignore unaware of the storm going to enter her life..
He left next morning before her waking up and without informing her.. Although only he knew he was there sitting beside her over night just to stare at her angelic face and remembering all the good times they had shared together.. His tears were to him only..
She woke up not to find him and remembered he has gone for some business stuff.. Ruhi wanted to talk to her dad so she asked her mom to call him. She reluctantly called him and found his phone ringing in the same room.. She went to the sound and found his phone with a note..
Ishita
You will not have to bear me anymore. I am away for how long I don't know. But this is what I could do for you as I saw you are not able to stand me.. I can see anything but hate in your eyes for me so I am leaving my phone as well so that you will not be able to call me coming into any kind of force or to convince anyone.. Please do take care of yourself and our daughter.. My life lies in you two.
Yours
Raman..
Her heart skipped a beat at his declaration. But she got more furious at his way of handling things.. Running away was the option left for him.. He is so feeble that he ran away.. Why was he behaving like a coward man??
She told Ruhi that her father has left his phone and took her to get her ready for school.. Her heart was racing but she shrugged the negative thoughts out of her mind..
Days were passing and Ishita did not have any clue of Raman. He neither called her nor even messaged her.. Initially she was not taking things seriously as she thought he would return soon and moreover she was angrier on him this time to run away from the problems instead of facing them but now she was getting worried..
She was eager to know where he was and when will he return.. 3 months had passed without him and living devoid of him was no less then hell for her..
Mihir was the only option for her to know. She knew he would definitely know his whereabouts. Who else would know?
She called him..
Mihir:- hello bhabhi.. Everything alright??
Ishita:- Hello Mihir.. Yeah all good.. long time u dint turn up.. u tell.. All good??
Mihir:- yeah bhabhi.. woh bhai nahi hain na to office me kaam badh gaya hai..
Ishita:- Umm oh haan.. badh gaya hoga.. waise kahan hai wo?
Mihir:- kaun bhabhi??
Ishita:- wohh I mean Wohh kahan gaye hain.. Itna lamba tour to pehle kabhi nahi tha.. I mean ruhi is missing her father.. it's been almost 3 months..
Mihir:- Don't worry bhabhi.. ruhi ki mai roz baat kara deta hoon Bhai se.. he talks to her daily..
She lighted a little..
Ishita:- really?? mujhe to ruhi ne nahi bataya.. umm Kahan hain wohh?? I mean unka phone yahan hai na to I don't have his contacts..
Mihir was trying hard to hide..
Mihir:- bhabhi agar koi message hai bhai ke liye to tell me.. mai message de dunga bhai ko..
Ishita was irritated now..
Ishita:- no no.. mujhe kya message dena hoga?? Who am i?? Theek hai mihir.. raho khush tum aur rehne do khush unhe..
She hung up and tears started rolling down.. She was missing him but above all she was hell irritated with his behavior..
She was muttering in anger while cleaning the room..
Ishita:- (ST) Who the hell he think he is??And who the hell am i to him??? Pyaar hi karti hai na tu unse Ishita.. Naraaz hone ka right thodi na diya hain unhone tujhe.. Jee rahe hain apni life wohh.. Jee tu bhiii.. unke bina.. Saying so she opened his drawer to keep some stuff when she found his notepad there..
She picked it up and was about to read when Mihika entered..
Mihika:- Kya kar rahi ho akka??
Ishita hid her tears and started to clean the room again..
Mihika:- Jiju ko miss kar rahi ho??
Ishita shot her a glare..
Ishita:- mai kyun miss karungi unko.. hain kaun wo..
Mihika:- itna gussa kis baat ka akka?? Aap wohh fake accident waali baat pe ab tak atki ho??
Ishita:- atki ho matlab?? Koi tumse aisa jhut bolta to tum life time usse baat nahi karti..
Mihika:- haan nahi karti agar who efforts na daalta to...
Ishita:- yeah right..
Mihika:- what right akka?? Jiju ne kya kucch nahi kiya to seek an apology from you.. Batao.. efforts nahi kiye unhone??
Ishita:- kya efforts?? Who to peeth dikhakar chale gaye...
Mihika:- really akka??? Wohh daily cards.. Daily flowers.. aapse roz roz baat karne ki koshish karna.. har possible try karna ki aap kaise bhi unse baat karlo.. unhe maaf kardo.. aur aap?? Aap kehti ho ki aap unhe samajhti ho???
Ishita:- he distrusted me Mihika..
Mihika:- Once akka.. and you gave him more than enough punishment for that.. he is living apart from his family akka.. Just because he doesn't want his vicinity to effect you... unko lagta hai ki aapko unka aas paas rehna nahi pasand.. aren't you pushing him to the same darkness he came from?? Tell me..
Ishita began to think..
Mihika:- aap kehti ho unhe aapki fikar nahi hai... really?? Aapne nahi dekha unhe akka Maine aur Mihir ne dekha tha.. aapke liye kaise he broke down.. he was bitterly crying and saying he cant live without you.. aap to behosh padi thi akka.. hosh unke kho gaye the..
Mihika sighed..
Mihika:- really akka ?? aap kehti ho aap unhe samajhti ho.. mujhe to ab apni akka pe doubt hota hai.. itna loving husband mila aapko aur aap outer beauty ke chakkar me phans ke inner goodness ko ignore kar baithi... galati aapki bhi hai akka.. kaash aap ek baar jiju ke actions ke peecche ki wajah jaan paate..
Saying so she left.. Ishita was almost in tears.. She was about to sit when the notepad she was holding grabbed her attention.. She began to read..
Title:- How to be a good husband??
* Kiss your wife
She remembered how he kissed her..
* Help your wife
She remembered how he messed up all the clothes in order to help her out.
* Be friend your wife's friend
She remembered how he was trying to thank Mani.
A smile crept on her lips as she remembered all his gestures and found them to be meaningful now..
Ishita:- He was trying to b a good husband???
She nodded her head in disbelief..
Ishita:- oh my freaking lord.. Somebody please tell him he is the best the way he is.. Oh my God.. did I made a big blunder unknowingly?? How stupid you can be Ishita?? You could not notice his intentions and judged him..
She was not able to decide whether to smile or to cry..
Ishita:- How sweet my Raavan Kumar can be?? He did so much for me and I was not able to forgive him..
She again read the note he left for her.. It said
"But this is what I could do for you as I saw you are not able to stand me.. I can see anything but hate in your eyes for me"
Ishita:- He left for me..He did this for me.. Itna affect karti hoon mai aapko Raman?? Aap bhi na.. mujhe bewakoof kehte ho.. aur khud kya ho??
She became adamant to find him and bring him back.. actually bring them back...
After lots and lots of pleadings and considerations Mihir gave her his address in Mumbai... She made sure he won't get killed by his bhai rather he would be proud of him to be the reason of his happiness...
Mihir:- get him back bhabhi.. his voice tells he is alone..
She smiled.
Ishita:- I will... I know... I promise i'll bring the happiness back in your bhai's life..
She asked amma to take care of his daughter and caught the next flight to Mumbai and in no time landed into his new apartment.. After 3 long months he was going to be in front of her.. After realizing the depth of his feelings for her she could not wait to be with him..
She entered the flat and was greeted by an old servant..
Servant:- arey madam aap?? Namaste..
She had no clue how he knew her.
She went inside to find his home more like a newly constructed vacant flat. She straight went to his room and started to pack his things.. She found her and ruhi's picture framed on the side table..She smiled and kept it in the bag as well.. After doing all the packing she sat in the hall to wait for him to return..
Servant:- madam.. aapki coffee..
Ishita:- aapko kaise pata mai coffee peeti hoon.. raman to chai peete hain na? aap mujhe kaise jaante ho kaka??
Servant:- Sahab aksar aapki baat karte hain madam.. Aapko aur Ruhi bitiya ko bahut yaad bhi karte hain..
Ishita smiled..
Ishita:- Wohh kab tak lautenge??
Servant:- Koi time nahi hai..
Ishita:- kaka.. Kahin wohh zyada drink to nahi karte??
Servant:- Nahi nahi.. who to kehte hain ki aapko aur Ruhi bitiya ko unka peena nahi pasand..
Ishita couldn't believe She was hearing about the same Raman..
She just sipped the coffee looking out of the window and waiting for him to return.. He returned late in the night.. He opened the door and was shocked till death to find her standing there..
She saw him.. he looked so fragile.. As if he dint want to get ready properly.. No dressing sense as it use to be. No shave.. He had wore glasses instead of his contacts.. her heart broke seeing him like that.. She sighed as she now more desperately wanted him to be back to his life..
Raman:- am I Hallucinating??
Ishita:- no.Its too beautiful to be a dream raman. it's me.. aur ye koi time hai ghar aane ka.. jab dekho tab apni manmaani.. kisi baat nahi sunni hai na apko.. Jaiye.. fresh hoke aaiye.. mai khana lagati hoon..
Raman:- Ishh Ishh Ishita??? Tum yahan kab?? I mean kaise?? I mean kyun??
Ishita:- uffo raman.. baatein baad me.. bhuk lagi hai mujhe ..Jaldi jaaiye na
He very surprisingly went to his room finding all his stuff packed. His clothes for night were neatly kept on the bed.. he took a shower and came back still not believing she was actually there..
He came back and found her waiting for him on the table.. he came and sat there and was about to ask something when she said..
Ishita:- raman plz.. pehle khana kha le???
He nodded and they silently finished their food.. he was actually eating after so many days.. And while eating he was continuously staring at her.. She could feel it but ignored.. it was her time to do things better after all..
After dinner she came to the bedroom where he was sitting on the bed not finding enough words to speak to her.. he knew the things between them have come extremely far.. She just came and sat beside him.
He looked at her and said
Raman:- I am sorry..
Ishita:- kab tak???
He looked at him with interrogative eyes..
Ishita:- kab tak chalega ye sab Raman?? Kab tak aap sorry bolte rahoge??? Kya hum dono ek dusre se simply apne dil ki baat nahi bol sakte.. I know I've been a jerk all the while and you were no less.. and dare you don't accept that.. But is stupidity ki wajah se we have lost 3 months of togetherness raman.. aap aisi life jee rahe ho jaise aapka koi nahi hai aur mai wahan us ghar me aapke bina... (She sighed) Khair.. Words are sometime required not always.. I don't want to repeat whatever happened and again we both start seeking apologies so I just wanted to say I am sorry for my behavior and just forget everything and let's start afresh..
He was looking at her controlling his emotions.. he had become very bad at it since last few months as he was very much alone and there was no need to control his emotions at that time.. She held his hands and kissed on the back of his palm.. His dam of control was broken and he hugged her tight.. Within no time tears were flowing from both pair of eyes..
After sometime he was the first one to break their silence.. Still hugging her he said
Raman:- isme bhi lecture Ishita.. Seedhe seedhe I Love You nahi bol sakti thi madrasan..
Ishita smiled and said..
Ishita:- Aap samajh gaye na.. bas..
Raman broke the hug and cupped her face..
Raman:- I am sorry and I missed you..
Ishita:- jhut..
Raman looked at her with frown..
Ishita:- Mujhse baat kiye bina kaise rahe itne din...
Raman:- mai tumhari awaaz sun leta tha.. Mihika ki help se.. woh jab bhi tumse milne aati thi apna phone leke aati thi.. mai line pe hota tha..
Ishita was shocked..
Ishita:- acchaa.. to torture sirf mere liye..
Raman:- tumse zyada mere liye tha.. Par shayad I knew ki tum mera pyaar kabhi to samjhogi aur aaogi..
She kept her head on his chest for a while and then moved and looked into his eyes.
Ishita:- Aapka andaaz itna alag kyun hai??
Raman:- kyunki mai Jhansi ki Rani ka pati hoon..
Ishita smiled and kept her head on his shoulder..
Raman:- andaaz to tumhara bhi kam nahi.. aate hi mera boriya bistar baandh diya.. Mai to soch raha tha honemoon mana ke jaate..
She nuzzled herself closer to him and said shyingly
Ishita:- ab sab kucch ghar jaake..
Raman:- Kya sab kucch..
Ishita:- Raavan Kumar..
Ishita:- on a serious note.. aage se kabhi mujhe aise chhodke jaane ke bare me socha bhi na to aapko bathroom me band kar dungi..
Raman laughed.. His first laugh after so many days..
Raman:- Matangi bhalla.. mai ruhi nahi raman hoon..
Ishita:- mere liye dono same hain.. kyunki dono meri life hain jaise hum aapki life hain..
Raman:- to tum bhi promise karo.. kabhi bhi mujhse baat karna band nahi karogi.. tumhari baat band aur meri saansein...
Ishita:- raman please.. Kucch bhi bol dete ho..
He kissed her fore head and they slept like that.. Waiting for a new dawn to bring the light of happiness and fresh air of love in their lives.. They realized they are One..If one is hurt other could not be left painless..
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Sakshi
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