CHAPTER 2:- RAMAN COMES TO KNOW ABOUT ISHITA'S WHEREABOUTS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA:
"Mumma kal school me parents teachers meeting hai. Sabke mumma papa aa rahe hai. Aap bhi aaoge na?"
ISHITA: "Haa betu obviously meri beti ka PTM hai and mai na aau aise kabhi ho sakta hai bhala?"
MANSHITA: "Yeeaaa I love you mumma your the best. Ayooo murugan bato baato me toh I forgot the time only.
Mumma hurry up aapko ek emergency case attend karna hai na. I am also getting late for school. Where is Mani uncle? Call karo na unhe.'
"Meri Manshita ne mujhe yaad kiya aur mai aa gaya"
Manshita stood up from her chair and ran into her favourite Mani uncle's arms.
MANSHITA: "Maniii uncle. Aaj mai aapke saath school jaaungi yeaaa. Aapko naa kuch important baat bolni hai.
Par promise me ki aap yeh baat mumma ko nai bologe."
MANI: "Haa baba chalo ab run upstairs to your room aur apna school bag laao jaao jaldi."
Manshita ran upwards to fetch her school bag.
MANI: "Heyy Ishu so kaisi ho?"
ISHITA: "Kaisa question hai yeh Mani? How do you expect me to be without Raman? Tumhe pata hai kal Manshita ke school me PTM hai.
You know jabhi uske school jaati hu aur baaki baccho ko unke dono parents ke saath dekhti hu naa apne aapko bohot hi hara hua feel karti hu.
Meri beti ko bina baap ke jeena pad raha hai. Kya kami reh gayi mere pyaar me Mani jo Raman ne aisa kiya mere saath, Manshita ke saath?
Unhe ek baar bhi apni maasum bacchi ka khayal nahi aaya?"
MANI: "Ishu common yaar 6 saal ho gaye hai iss baat ko.
Jis aadmi ko tumhari kadar nahi hai uske baare me soch soch kar kyu apne aapko doshi therati ho?
Just listen to me ok agar Raman ko tumhari fikar hoti ya Manshita ki fikar hoti toh voh aisa kadam nahi uthata. Ishu just move on.
Abhi bhi waqt hai marry me. I really love you Ishu. Manshita ko ek pita ki sahare ki zaroorat hai. Please iss baare me sochna tum."
ISHITA: "Hum iss baare me pehle bhi baat kar chuke hai Mani please I still love Raman yaar unke alawa I cant think about anyone else."
MANI: "I am not forcing you Ishu just think about it calmly. Manshita ke future ke baare me scoho."
MANSHITA: "Oh God kitni baatein karte ho aap dono come on uncle we are getting late. Bye mumma."
BHALLA GROUP OF COMPANIIES, DELHI:
MIHIR: "Bhai bhai suno I have a really amazing news for you."
RAMAN: "Kya hua itna kyu chilla raha hai? Rinki se fir daat kha kar aa raha hai kya?"
MIHIR: "Kya bhai aap bhi na. Are bhai you know humari company ka ek Australian based Indian company ke saath deal hui thi naa remember?
Unke CEO Mr charles se aapne baat ki thi. Yaad hai?"
RAMAN: "Haa yaad hai 'AR GROUP OF COMPANIES' naa?? So what unke baare me kya?"
MIHIR: "Aree bhai uss company ka owner ka naam pata hai aapko? ABHIMANYU RAGHAV."
RAMAN: "What Abhimanyu Raghav yaani Mani??"
MIHIR: "Haa bhai but 'AR GROUP OF COMPANIES' ke do owners hai. Both have 50-50% ki partnership. Aap dusre owner ka naam jaante ho?"
RAMAN: "Yaaar Mihir please I have to go and pick Ruhi from school so jaldi bol."
MIHIR: " 'AR GROUP OF COMPANIES' ki dusri owner koi aur nahi DR ISHITA IYER hai yani Ishita bhabhi."
RAMAN: "Kyaaa Ishita you mean meri Ishita?"
MIHIR: "Yaaa bhai maine saari detail information nikali hai. Ishita bhabhi pichle 6 saalo se Sydney me reh rahi hai.
Jaha voh rehti hai vahi ek bade hospital me as a dentist she works. AR companies ka poora karobaar Mani sambhalta hai."
RAMAN: "Mihir yaar kya khabar di hai tumne. Thank you so much. Finally 6 saalon baad mai apni Ishita se milunga. "
MIHIR: "Bhai here have a look internet pe AR GROUP OF COMPANIES ke itne saare images hai.
Isme se kuch are about the latest held party at AR MANSION. Yeh photo dekhiye jisme bahbhi aur Mani ke saath ek bacchi bhi hai.
She is Manshita humari choti si nanhi Manshita. Kitni badi ho gayi hai na voh. I have to go and pick up vansh from school. I'll pick up Ruhi also"
Raman looks at the picture. Indeed his little princess looked very big. He looked at Ishita.
OH MY GOD even after so many years she looked just the same. Beautiful elegant and simple. How much he had missed her.
"Don't worry madrassan jo galti maine 6 saal pehle ki thi use mai ab sudharoonga.
I promise you bohot jald hum dono ek saath honge along with both our daughters. Yeh maere vaada hai tumse..."
CHAPTER 3:- ISHITA AGREES TO MARRY MANI
"Maa, papa, amma, apppa, Rinki, Ruhi kaha hai sab ke sab? Jaldi bahar aao." Raman yelled out of happiness as soon as he entered the house.
ROMI: "Bhai kya hua? Aisa kya hua jo aap itna chilla rahe ho?"
TOSHI: "Ki gal hai puttar? Chedi bol voh shaam ke khaane vaste menu daal chadhani hai."
RAMAN: "Mai aap sab se toh pehle maafi maangna chahta hu. Ho sake toh mujhe maaf kar dena..."
Ruhi was about to interupt when Raman stopped her.
"Ruhi ab jab tak meri baat khatam na ho jaaye koi kuch nahi bolega.
Mai jaanta hu jo faisla maine 6 saal pehle liya uski vajah se aap sab ko bohot dukh aur dard diya.
Par aap logo ke saath saath mai bhi toh puri tarah se tut chuka tha. Ishita meri zindagi thi. Meri saans thi voh.
Usi ne toh mujhe firse pyaar karna sikhaya. Mujhe apni Ruhi ke paas laya aur maine uske saath kitna bura kiya.
Par mai kya karta mere paas aur koi raasta nahi tha." I am so sorry. Par ab mai apni iss galti ko sudharunga. Sab log apne bags pack karlo.
Hum sab Sydney jaa rahe hai."
MR BHALLA: "Oyee puttar ji Sydney kyu?"
RUHI: "Areyy dadu papa ne mujhe promise kiya tha ki hum vaccations ke lie Sydney jaaenge. Right papa?"
RAMAN: "Yaaa rockstar par hum vaha kisi aur kaam ke liye jaa rahe hai. Hum vaha pe aapki Ishima ko lene jaa rahi hai."
AMMA: "Ayooo Ishu? Meri Ishu Sydney me hai?"
"Haa amma pichle 6 saalon se Ishita aur Manshita Mani ke saath vaha reh rahe hai."
RUHI: "Yeeeaaa mai finally 6 years ke baad apni Ishima se milungi."
All were very happy and excited about going to Sydney and finally meeting their Ishita, the heart and soul of their house.
The only two people who were not looking forward to this were ADI & SHAGUN. Adi could not take this anymore. He was burning with anger.
ADI: "Stop it all of you. Dad how can you get that lady back in this house?
I am telling you ok if that woman comes back in the house then I will..."
He was interupted by Raman in between. "Kya karoge Adi tum? Suicide karoge? Yaa yeh ghar chodke chale jaaoge? Jo karna hai kar.
But first grow up Adi your not a kid anymore. 18 saal ka ho gaya hai tu. Abhi bhi tujhe sahi aur galat dikhai nahi deta kya?
Ishita humesha se sahi thi aur yeh jo teri mom hai naa humesha galat.
Mai aakhri baar keh raha hu jise Ishita ke ghar me aane se koi problem hai you may leave and go. I will not stop you."
All begin preparing for their trip to Sydney.
On the other hand Ishita had agreed marry Mani. She had thought about it a lot.
"Mani sahi keh raha hai. Agar Raman ko sachme meri aur Manshita ki fikar hoti toh hume jaane hi nahi dete voh.
Jo kcuh bhi hua uss sab mai meri bechari beti phas gayi hai. Use ek pita ki saaye aur pyaar ki zaroorat hai.
Maybe I should consider this marriage as a compromise as in 'SIRF MANSHITA KE LIYE'
I hate you Raman Kumar Bhalla aapko mai aapke iss faisle ke liye kabhi maaf nahi karungi."
Ishita had finally made up her mnd and taken a decision about marrying Mani.
The wedding preparations had begun. Ishita saw her little princess chirping and running around to help as much as she could in her mumma's marriage.
Manshita was really happy that her mumma was getting married and that too to her favourite Mani uncle.
Now finally she would too have her papa with her. The children would not tease or make fun of her that she was a fatherless child.
Her mumma never spoke about her dad to her. The only thing she knew about him was his name 'RAMAN'.
She had never seen his photo. She never asked her mom about her dad because the mention of him would bring tears in Ishita's eyes.
Manshita could not see her mom sad at all so she had stopped questioning about her dad.
It was her engagement day today. Finally she was putting a foot forward in her life. She looked really very pretty in her baby pink lehenga.
"Wow mumma aap kitni pretty lag rahi ho. Ekdum cute. Mani dad toh aapko dekhkar full flat hone waale hai." Manshita teased her mumma.
"Arey rockstar Mr Abhimanyu Raghav toh pehle se hi humari Ishita ma'am pe flat hai." joked Sarika.
ISHITA: "Arey Srika kya tum log. Kuch bhi! Now stop pulling my leg and go and see the arrangements I'll come down in few minutes."
After everyone left Ishita took out Raman's photo from her purse.
"Kaisi lag rahi hu mai Raman? 6 saal me pehli baar aise itna saj dhaj kar taiyaar hui hu.
Kya karu kahbi mood hi nahi hota tha aise taiyaar hone ka khoobsurat lagne ka. Aap jo nahi the mera mazak udane aur taarif karne ke liye.
Kaisi lag rahi hai aapki jhansi ki rani? Raman aaj mai apni zindagi ki nayi shuruwat karne jaa rahi hu. Ek aisi zindagi jaha aap mere saath nahi honge.
I'll no more remain MRS RAMAN KUMAR BHALLA. Aapka naam humesha ke liye mere naam se mit jaaega.
Mai ek baar fir ek aise rishte me bandhne jaa rahi hu jo sirf compromise ke balbute pe shuru ho raha hai.
Iss rishte me pyaar toh hai but only one sided. Aapko pata hai Raman Mani bohot pyaar karta hai mujhse.
Mere aur Manshita ka pura khyaal rakhta hai. He is the one jisne mujhe in 6 saalon me sambhala jeene ki umeed di.
Mai usse shaadi toh kar rahi hu par use voh sab nahi de paaungi jo voh apni biwi se desrve karta hai.
I really miss you Raman I really miss you.
I should hate you for leaving me but afsos ki jitna mai aapse nafrat karti hu na usse kahi jyaada aapse pyaar karti hu.
But yeh bhi sach hai ki mai puri zindagi jhooti umeed ke saath toh nahi jee sakti naa that you will come and take me back with you.
Manshita ko ek pita ki zaroorat hai. Mani bohot pyaar karta hai usse.
I am sure ki voh Manshita ko kisi cheez ki kami nahi hone dega aur bilkul apni beti ki tarah pyaar karega.
Anyways its time for me to go now. I love you a lot Raman and will always do. Bye Ravan Kumar bye forever."
She kissed the photo put it back in her purse and went down to start a new chapter of her life...
Precap- Bhallas and Iyyers reach Sydney. Raman is shocked to know about Ishita's marriage.
Hey folks!!
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