IshRa Story : Stand Close To Me ( Chp 6 on Pg 11) - Page 7

I am ready with next update! I am so fed up of Shagun in the current track, that I decided that it's time Shagun's story ends atleast in my IshRa story!

At this point only kicking Shagun out of Bhalla House is not going to keep her away from IshRa. It's only Adi who can get her away from IshRa. When he sees the true face of his mom. When he realises he is being used and stands up against Shagun. And I am going to do just that.

So here is my next part. Enjoy :)

--------------------- Chapter 6 : Blurred lines get clearer! --------------------------

As the sunrays hit his eyes, he felt a fresh wave of hope hit him, after 17 days his mornings had begun with positivity. With Ruhi, tucked inside his arms, sleeping peacefully enveloped in him, he couldn't help but smile. After a long time he had felt like he was breathing again. He carefully unhinged himself from her grip and sat up on bed to greet the new day and put his plans into action.

He knew just how he was going to make every wrong right, it was time to make every bad good and it was time he unmasked the facade of good and showed his son the real side of his mother. Shagun's time was up and he had made sure it would happen at the start of the week.

He freshened up, woke up his Rooh baby and got her ready. The daughter-father duo walked down hand- in hand as they saw Adi and Shagun waiting for them. Ruhi held his hand tighter than before as she mumbled, "Ek naya saiyyapa shuru."

Adi ran upto his father, "Ssup dad, good morning! I was just waiting for you! Come let's have breakfast together."

Raman loved the attention he was getting from his son, but he knew better than to fall for the trap again. He could see the glint of mischief in Shagun's eyes. He knew she was upto something, and he knew Adi was her pawn once again!

"Sure Adi! Me, you and Ruhi we all three will have breakfast together."

Raman takes Ruhi to the breakfast table, as Adi settles himself next to Raman. As they await, Simmi bua's garam-garam parathas, Shagun on cue starts with her drama.

"Raman, you know what Adi ke school mein kal Parents Day program hai. We as parents of Adi need to be there and participate in it. We will go na Raman, Adi will love it!"

The mention of Parents Day Program brought back innumerable memories of Ruhi's parents meeting where for the first time Raman had noticed Ishita's beauty, her angelic face, her curvaceous body, her deep, brown eyes and long silky hair. To tell the truth he was enticed, and since then her beauty had only grown.

Adi's excited voice got him out of his thoughts, as he waited for Raman's answer. He knew one yes from him would make his day. But Raman knew this would be wrong and he was done doing the wrong things just to please his firstborn.

He opened his mouth to answer, when the bell rang. Raman's eyes became sharp and he realized it was time to put his plans into action. As Neelu opened the door, Raman felt a new door opening in his mind. His eyes darted towards Shagun as he thought, "Last day Shagun. It is your last day when you will play your mind games with my son and manipulate him against me and Ishita. It's time for Ishita to return to the place she rightfully belongs to and for you to leave my house. Acche din toh ab aane wale hai."

Neel greeted each one of them, and nodded his head in a slight approval, so as to indicate the start of his plan.

"Bhai, aapne news padhi aaj ki? Aapka phone kaha hai? Kitna phone kiya meine."

The urgency in Neel's vice alerted everyone, as Mrs. Bhalla walked upto him and asked him , "Ooye puttar, aisa kya ho gaya? Tu itna ghabraya hua kyun hai?"

"Mummyji baat hi kuch aisi hai! Bhai yeh dekhiye, aapke company ke shares bahut gir gaye hai. Infact Mr. Malhotra has liquidated his shares and this has lead to a loss of millions. Infact meine toh yeh bhi suna hai ki board ne yeh faisla kiya hai ki..."

Raman on cue went upto Neel and asked him, " What has the board decided Neel. Also, Neelu please bring my phone. Neel tell me. Kya hua kya hai?"

"Bhai aap khud hi padh lo. Aapka lawyer hone ke naate board ne iski copy mujhe bhi bheji hai."

Raman took the paper from Neels' hand as he read out that the board had decided to throw him out, as they believe that he was responsible for the loss. Raman was shocked, he was rendered speechless by the accusation, and he stumped down on the chair next to him.

Everyone was shocked, but what stood out in these shocked expressions, was Shagun's expression of absolute disbelief. It was as if someone had stripped a child off his favorite candy. Raman knew that his plan had started to work.

"Bhai, all your bank accounts are sealed, and you have to return these service apartments by tonight. I am extremely sorry Bhai. I tried to use all my strength and get them to stop, but people are angry and there is nothing I can do here legally."

Mrs. Bhalla started to wail, as Simmi came forward to console her. Mr. Bhalla was in shock too. This was bad news, and this meant that from today the Bhallas were poor and on the streets.

Raman with an expression of grim and remorse said, "So, there is nothing I can do to save my family from poverty? We will be on the streets, we have no house. No money. What will my family eat? How can this happen? In just one day, I am going to be back to where I was."

Raman's words stung Shagun as she went ran towards Neel and said, "What rubbish are you saying? Have you lost your mind? How can Raman become poor? He is a CEO. He is a multi-millionaire. How can he be poor? Are you in your senses? Where will I go now?"

Raman knew Shagun had fallen into his trap. She had taken the bait and now was in the trap that was going to lead to her downfall.

"Relax Shagun, sambhalo apne aap ko! Agar tum aisa karogi toh Adi aur Ruhi ko kaun sambhalega?" Raman said, so as to instigate her further.

"Are you mad Raman, you are telling me to relax? Don't you understand? What did you do that your company has filed for bankruptcy? What kind of businessman are you? You know what this means? This means I am going to be poor again! I will have nowhere to go! No money for my expenses. What have you done Raman. Now I once again will have to stay with a man who cannot afford my expenses. Now once again Adi and me will have to find some new place to stay in."

Adi was shocked. He couldn't fathom his mother's reactions. He couldn't understand why her love for his father had vanished the moment it was mentioned that he was bankrupt. Adi had thought his family was going to be one again, but now this was going to be a distant reality.

"Kya hua Shagun? Tumhe kya lagta hai meine yeh jaanbujke kiya hai? What is wrong with you? Today, when I need your help the most you are accusing me! You had only said that you still love me! That you will stand close to me in every situation. Me, you Adi and Ruhi will live like a family. I don't care if we have money or no money, I am ready to stay with you three forever. Just like a family. Don't you Shagun? Then what difference does it make to you if I have money or no money."

"Haan mumma, why are you saying like this? We are a family right, we don't need money. We need each other." Quipped Adi, trying to bring his mother back to her senses. Adi went forward and placed his hand on his mothers and tried calming her down.

Raman knew this was the moment, for him to put the final nail in the coffin. He bent his head at Neel, gave him a cue. And there rang Raman's phone.

He picked up in the third ring. "Sir, yeh sab kya ho raha hai? Mujhe toh kuch bhi samajh mein nahi aa raha hai!"

Raman waited for the imaginary person to talk, while he spoke after a few seconds. "Sir, mein barbad ho jaaunga. Meine koi gadbad nahi ki. Believe me sir. I have given everything to this company. Please don't do this. Where will I go? Meri family kaha jayegi? Sir, it's a request. Atleast hear me out. I will be ruined. I will not get job anywhere else. I will have to stay in a chawl and do menial work to feed my family. Please sir... Sir? Sir?" and the line went dead!

"Mumma...Papa... I have lost everything. Everything! There is nothing I can do. We have to vacate this house in two hours. Our bank accounts are freezed, I don't have a single penny now. I am really sorry Mumma. Meine kuch bhi nahi kiya, but they have believed a false news by my rival that I am the one who caused the bankruptcy. I am ruined. Now I only have your love and I need your support in the tough times to come."

Raman's break-down was the trigger for Shagun, to vent out her anger as she freed her hand from Adi with a jerk and screamt,

"Raman, sorry? Are you serious? All you have is sorry? What have YOU Done? No... no...not at all. I cannot be poor again! Bahut mushkil se I have got my life of luxury back. This cannot be happening to me! What not I did to come back to this house. Not because I loved you Raman or I loved my son. I just knew only you could fulfill all my desires. My expenses. In the name of Adi, I could make you do anything. And I struggled to get back into your life. I manipulated Adi to hate Ishita, so that he could kick her out from this home. I used Adi to get my place back in this house, and now all my mehnat is gone to waste! Nahi. No. I wont let this happen. This is not fair."

Shagun's words pierced Adi's heart! He couldn't believe his mother's words. His mother had used him? Was he just a pawn for his mom to get her expensive life back? She had made him kick Ishita out just for MONEY?

"Mom??? Aap aisa kaise keh sakti ho? Mom? Mom???"

"Ohhh Shut up Adi! Haan tum mere liye sirf who tarrika ho jisse mein Raman ke paise haasil kar sakti thi. I am not interested in you or your dad! You all can go to hell. Tumhe kya lagta hai Raman, iss stupidity mein mein tumhara saath dungi? Are you mad? You all can go lead a life in the chawl, in poverty. Not me! Mera kuch class hai and I am not going to stick by you in this shit."

"Mom please don't say this. After so long I have got my family back. I have got dad back. I don't want to go anywhere. Please Mom."

"Stop it Adi. If you don't want to come with me, it's good. Stay here with your dad for all I care. I need to go back to Ashok. I'll stay there in one room. But I am not going to be a part of this bullshit."

Adi was heart-broken. Bhallas were shocked. They always knew shagun was a bad wife, a bad daughter-in-law, but they had not fathomed her to be that bad and selfish a mother. Adi couldn't believe his ears and tears flew down his cheeks. Ruhi was right, Shagun mumma was selfish, all she thought about was money. Ruhi was right. He had lost, not only in the challenge to prove his mom's worth but also in life! All his life he had hated his dad, but today he could see the lines getting clearer. He had been used, by his own mother. A child of 13 had been used and now he had been thrown, just like garbage. He cried as he remembered how he had tortured Ishita Aunty with his words. His accusations. Had forced her to leave her home. He had taken away Ruhi from his mother. He was a culprit, a guilt-ridden failure, whose mother had taught him the biggest lesson of his life, a lesson he would never forget.

Raman could see his child break. He knew he had achieved his goal. He had been able to bring out Shagun's real face in front of his son. How much ever it pained to see Adi like that, he knew this jhatka was important. It was time for Shagun's games to end and as he had planned, his son would be the one to right his own wrongs. It was time for Adi to be a better person and for his son to come back to him!

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Awesome. ...

totally loved it.

continue soon- and pm if possible :)

this is the only shagun can move out...