SS - In Love with You(IshRa) Chptr 7Contd.New part Pg.9 22nd May '15 - Page 4

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"Utth gayi Kumbhkaran ki badi behen??" 🤣

awww such a cute cum funny 😆update

dialogues were like ek se baadkar ek 👍🏼👏

loved ishra convo

and arjit and aabhijeet 🤣

loved the entire update 😳

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. Thank you for your lovely comments..Shagun's boring wedding coming up..!

Here's the 7^th Chapter. Yay!..Hogayi Shagun ki shaadi ..sans any drama!

Sorry. Not proof read.

Chapter 7

Ishita stood at the entrance of the brilliantly decorated wedding hall clasping Ruhi's hand in her's firmly , waiting for Raman to finish his call. She surveyed the sea of people floating in, eager to mark their attendance for one of Delhi's most high profile weddings. She hoped and prayed that the function would go well. Not that she cared about Shagun . But experience has taught her that anything that involved Shagun invariably ended up in an ugly drama. Shagun has been trying to act nice with her off late but she did not trust her one bit. She felt Raman's hand firmly clasping her free hand now. "Chalein ?" He asked her. And she nodded.

Her hand was clamy, a clear indication to him that she was nervous. He wanted a moment alone with her and just then thankfully he spotted Mihika walking towards them. Ruhi ran to Mihika in her excitement and Raman signaled Mihika to take Ruhi inside. He turned to to look at Ishita.

"Kya hua ? Nervous ho ?"

"Nayi toh.. I am fine Raman."

"Toh tumhare haath thande kyun pad rahe he?"

"Aisa kuch nahi hai " She freed her hand from his.

"It's only a matter of few hours. Once the rituals are done , we are going home". He looked around at the crowd and continued "If it's the crowd that's bothering you then let me tell you, its pretty much the same crowd you know , jinke samne humne perform kiya tha kal. Haan .. aaj kuch zyada hai.. But my eyes will be on you all the time, wherever you go " . He assured her.

Her face lit up and she smiled and nodded. He took her hand in his and walked inside.

They spotted Mihika and Ruhi along with Mihir . Ruhi was nicely perched on Mihir's arms now and she was pulling his cheeks and telling him how handsome he looked in his Sherwani. Mihir put her down and greeted his Bhai and Bhabhi. He immediately took Raman aside and launched into his tale of wooes about how certain things were messed up at the last minute and how he had to yell at so many people to get things done. Raman listened to him without actually taking in a word of what he was saying. Mihir was also one of the reasons why he had decided to attend this wedding. Mihir wanted his Bhai to be there for his sister's wedding . While Mihir continued with his tale of wooes Raman's eyes kept darting here and there , desparate to catch a glimpse of Adi.

Mihika assured Ishita that she will take good care of Ruhi and took her along to meet Shagun. Adi & Ruhi were to accompany Shagun, when she makes her grand entrance into the hall. With nothing better to do ,Ishita took a seat not too far from the Mandap but not too close either. Her eyes scanned the crowd and she spotted Raman towards her far right corner, busy talking to a group of men who she assumed to be his business acquaintances. She saw him glance in her direction a couple of times, keeping his promise of watching her all the time. She sat back and tried to relax and just then the groom and party entered the hall with much fan fare. In the group of men that trailed behind Ashok ,she spotted Sooraj and then Param.She quickly averted her gaze ,in a bid to stop her mind from going back to unpleasant memories.She wasn't surprised when she found Raman looking at her intently now. His eyes asked her to relax and she smiled at him which was her way of telling him she is fine. Raman's eyes followed the groom and party all the way to the Mandap. He wanted to make sure that none of them wandered in her direction even by mistake.

Soon after, Shagun and her entourage made a grand entrance into the hall. The sight of Shagun, with Adi and Ruhi on either side of her was a little unsettling for Ishita as well as Raman. Everyone settled down in the Mandap now and the Pandit swung into action.

Ishita had noticed that at the sight of Shagun flanked by her kids, a murmur had gone through the immediate crowd surrounding her , followed by curious glances directed towards Raman that eventually came back to her. Yes, she was used to it by now. She was the new wife after all, she thought to herself sarcastically.

To distract herself , she unlocked her phone, checked WhatsApp , FB & Insta and got bored . Shen then did that weird thing that she normally does whenever she was stuck in a situation that she couldn't get out of of, like a boring party or a boring seminar. She opened the note pad on her phone and started typing : "What I really want to do now is go back home with Raman and Roo. An early dinner and a nice shower would be great.Read a bedtime story to Roo , cuddle her and smother her with kisses and watch her fall asleep. Maybe cuddle a little with Raavan Kumar afterwards ...that is if he doesn't plan to get too adventorous and then drift off into a blissful sleep".She finished typing with a smile on her face and kept reading and rereading what she wrote. Suddenly a message popped up on her screen from Raman. "Aise phone mein ghusi hui daant kya dikha rahi ho? Shaadi mein aayi ho yaar..dekho abhi phere shuru honge."

She replied back "Aap ki ex-wife ki shaadi hai...aap dekho". She glanced in his direction but he was not there and she couldn't spot him anywhere. Another message popped up " Waise , you look beautiful in this Sari !".

"Uff ! Phir aapke mooh se meri tareef ? Muruguan , yeh chamatkar kaise hogaya?"

"Ho madam..zyada udo mat..yeh main nahi keh raha hoon.. I was just trying to read the mind of that Budda , jo tumhare left mein , second row main baitha hai.!!" And true to his word , there was a budda staring at her with his mouth open. Disgusting,she thought to herself. But she perked up immediately , when she saw Ruhi running towards her. It looked like Shagun Arora and Ashok Khanna were finally wedded to each other. She breathed a sigh of relief. "Ishima , hogayi Shagun Mamma ki shaadi .. ab ghar chalein?" Ruhi asked her innocently. "Haan beta jaayenge.. .bus thodi der aur..Aur Rooh ko khana bhi khana hai na?" Ruhi nodded , looking bored. She searched for Raman and spotted him with a drink in his hand , his eyes fixed on Adi , a look of longing writ large of his face that slowly turned to anguish. And that's when she realized that she had been blissfully unaware of how Raman must be taking all this. She wanted to talk to him desparately but didn't know what words would comfort him. There really was nothing she could say to comfort him. She kept staring at him feeling terrible.

Raman downed his Scotch in one gulp and headed back to the bar for another drink. He sat at the bar counter swirling the glass in his hand trying to fight his biggest fear. More than six years ago , when Shagun left him to be with Ashok , she had taken a piece of his heart , his Adi along with her. Gradually and painfully he had learnt to live with it. But what he cannot live with is his son's growing hatred towards him. Adi was being extremely rude to him off late and when it came to Ishita he literally spewed venom. And now when he saw Adi posing for that perfect family pic with Shagun & Ashok, it started to hurt like hell. It felt like he was losing Adi all over again. The thought of his son addressing Ashok as "dad" made him sick and who knows there might come a day when he may refuse to acknowledge him as his father and may completely cut him off from his life. But his biggest fear was the possibility of Adi growing up to be someone lile Shagun or Ashok. How was he going to live with that ? The sick feeling in his stomach became worse and his breathing became labored. He left his drink at the counter and rushed outside for some fresh air. The hot and humid air outside did not really help, but he was glad to get away from the crowd. His thoughts now drifted to Ishita. Its not even been 24 hrs, since they have confessed their feelings for each other and he had gone from being in a happy frame of mind to this. He had felt a surge of positivity all day , like he could face anything in life now. But all that has changed in a span of few hours, like someone up there in the heavens couldn't stand the sight ofhim being happy. He had not failed to notice the radiant glow on Ishita's face when she was fast asleep this morning. And there was no way he was going to burden her with his pain again and snatch that away from her. This was his pain and he will learn to deal with it and if he cannot then he will bury it deep within himself. With this thought he went back inside and with Mihir's help spotted Ishita & Ruhi in the banquette hall.

Ishita was staring at the phone in her hand , unable to decide whether she should call Raman and check if he was ok . That's when she saw him & Mihir walking towards her. She was surprised to find Raman looking calm and composed, not a trace of that anguish she saw on his face just a while back. He was damn good at masking his pain , she thought to herself. The drive back home was silent for most part save for the small attempts he made to engage her in a conversation , sometimes teasing her and sometimes cracking silly jokes. Given their current equation , she could easily ask him to share his pain. But she held herself back from asking because something in his expression told her that he wouldn't talk.

When they reached home , they were surprised to find everybody awake and seated in the living room having a gala time.

"Sab changi tarah se hogaya puttar? Usne koyi drama toh nahi kiya na " Toshi ji enquired looking a little concerned .

"Arre nahi Maa.. sab achi tarah se hogaya" Raman assured his mother.

"Chalo theekh hain.Fikar toh mainnu sirf Adi ki...". He didn't let her complete. "Pls don't Maa!" was all he said but it came out a little too strong startling everybody. There was a moment of silence and then he tried to cover up "Thak gaya hoon.. Pls aap mere liye Chai bana dogi?" . He requested her smiling.

Rinki pitched in saying , everybody will have Chai and a little bit of gupshup and added" Raman bhai aap aur Bhabhi bhi bhaitto na...maza aayega.".

Ishita was still trying to gauge his mood and was surprised when he readily agreed.

"Haan.. kyun nahi.. change kar ke aata hoon". Saying this he quickly made his way upstairs.

She carried Ruhi , who was now sleeping in her arms to her room ,somehow managed to to wake her up to help her change to her night clothes and put her back to sleep.

When she entered their bedroom , Raman had already changed into his night clothes and was rolling up the sleeves of his shirt, looking fresh and relaxed. When he saw her enter , he immediately walked over , closed the door and pulled her into a tight hug. She wound her arms around him and held him tight.She thought this was a good time to ask him whether he was really ok. "Raman ...aap theek toh hai na?". He pulled back a little to look at her ." Kyun? Mujhe kya hua ?" . He asked her nonchalantly. She cupped his face and said "Raman ..mujhe pata hai ki..aap Adi ko..". He cut her off . "Can we not talk about it?". It wasn't a snub but an earnest request and she knew he was not going to open up so easily. She caressed his cheek and continued to stare into his eyes. May be not tonight , but she is not going to let him clam up and cut her off from his pain like that . She let go off his face and hugged him tightly again.

"Bohat pyaar aaraha hai mujh pe? " He was back to his teasing mode.

"Haan.. koyi problem hai?"

"Problem toh nahi hai. Lekin pyaar jataane ke aurr bhi tareekhen hai." He tried his luck.

She broke the hug. "Filhaal mujhe yehin tareekha aata hai.. " Saying this she walked to the cupboard to pull out her change of clothes.

"Main sikhaa sakta hoon". He offered her making an innocent face.

"No.Thanks". She said trying not to smile.

"Madrasan .. kyun torture kar rahi ho ?". He looked like he was in pain.

"Maine kya kiya ?" She looked offended.

"Wahi toh problem hai..tum kuch karti hi nahi ho.". He muttered under his breath.

"Kya? Kya kaha aapne?"

"Arre kuch nahi.. tum jaa ke change karo.. main neeche jaa raha hoon ..pls jald aaja na."

Saying this he walked out to join his family downstairs. When he entered the living room, he caught Simi and Rinki exchanging curious glances and he knew there was something going on. But Romi was engrossed in his phone and looked disturbed. They made him sit down on the couce.

"Bhai.. Bhabhi kahan hai ?" Rinki asked him.

"Aa rahi wohi..change kar ne gayi hai..Baat kya hai Rinki ". He asked her bluntly.

"Kuch nahi bhai..bas aise hi...aaj kal aise saath baithne ka maukha hi nahi milta.. sab itne busy ho gaye hai.. ".

"Haan.. sahi hai" . He said , fully convinced now that they were upto something. Only Romi looked disinterested and still bothered with something on his phone.

"Madrasan..jaldi aajaon yaar.. yeh log shayad humari class lene waale hai..kal ke bare main" . He thought to himself.

To be Contd.

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