SS -Yeh Ishq Nahin Asaan (Ch.6 & 7 on Pg.20 9th Jul'15) - Page 2

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Hello Friends. Here's the second chapter. It's quite long. I don't know what I was thinking. I am not sure if this conversation makes a lot of sense at this point in time. This is just my attempt to make sense out of Ishita's hot and cold behaviour towards Raman. Please indulge me and read on.

Also please note that I have deliberately not touch upon 2 incidents : Raman forcing himself on Ishita and Raman throwing her out of the house. I seriously cannot deal with these 2.They don't exist in this story.

Chapter -2

The househelp lady ushered her in at Vandita's place and she found her Akka in bed , watching tv and gorging on some home made delicacies. They greeted each other warmly ,shared a tight hug and enquired about each other's health. Ishita settled herself down on the bed next to her Akka , took the remote in her hand and started flicking through the channels , stopping at some random Tamil movie channel.

"Ab..kya TV dekhne aayi hai kya?" Vandita piled up more food on her plate while Ishita was engrossed in the scene being played out on TV. Jyothika was telling a very dashing looking Surya that "she wants to spend her life with him, laugh with him , cry with him, make love to him.."

"Ishu tu yeh movie kam se kam pachaas baar toh dekh chuki hai." Vandita snatched the remote from her and turned it off.

"Kya Akka ..accha scene chal raha tha !"

"Tu yeh bata..tera kya scene chal raha hai ?"

"Kaash kuch aisa hi scene hota ". She muttered under her breath, marveling at the boldness of the character played by Jyothika.

"Kya bad bada rahi hai tu?"

Ishita started playing with the edge of her dupatta looking here and there.

"Accha..tu kuch khayegi?" . Vandita asked her between mouthfuls.

"I thought you would never ask. Khana bacha hai is ghar mein? ?"

"Ha ha joke tha ? .bacha hai..lekin ab tujhe nahin milegi !" Vandita made a face.

"Waise mujhe bhook nahi hai..but I will have some juice"

While Vandita asked the house help lady to get some juice , Ishita started getting restless thinking about how this conversation is going to go.

"Ishu..ab time waste mat kar..chal bata kya problem hai"

Ishita took a deep breath and decided to just say it and be done with it. "Baat actually mere aur Raman ke bare main hai.. humara rishta.. I mean humare beech..."

"Don't tell me ..tum dono ke beech phir se jhagda hua hai." Vandita butted in.

"Arre..nayi!!..mujhe bol ne toh do pehle. Raman and I ..we are..you know..we are yet to take that first step in our relationship!" . She was scared to look at Vandita now.

"Pata tha mujhe !!!..Pata tha mujhe Ishu !! but I was hoping I would be wrong ,aur isi bare mein baat karna chah rahi thi main tujh se... Tu!...kya karoon Ishu main tumhara?? I am so ashamed to call you my sister !!" Vandita did not care to hide her disappointment.

"Akka..aap aise kaise mujhe blame kar rahi ho.?? And what do you mean pata tha aapko? How could you have known ?" She felt offended.

"Arree.. mujhe kya saari duniya ko pata chal gaya hoga... Mihika told me about the cupboard confession story."

"Haan toh ?"

"Bechara Raman. Tum se ek "I love you" bulvane ke chakkar mein pehle khud cupboard mein band ho gaya aur baad mein tumhe saath le ke band hona pada.Tab jaake tu boli usko "I love you". Toh zaahir si baat hain na ki aur toh kuch hua hoga nahi! But don't tell me ki uske baad bhi kuch nahi hua !!"

"Nahi hua" she said looking down.

"Problem kya hai...Raman wants it right ?"

"Haan.. unko toh aur kuch soojta hi nahi aaj kal." She put her hand on her face suppressing a grin and Vandita started to giggle. "Lekin aap ko pata hain na..Simmi ki engagement hai abhi kuch hi dino main.. ghar mein rishtedar hai Raman ke.. aur humara kamra , Raman ke cousin ko de diya "

Vandita smacked herself. "Zaroor tum ne hi daan diya hoga..right ? "

She looked down again.

Vandita continued " which means I am right .. Lage raho samaj seva main!"

"Aap aur Raman na.. ek jaise baat karte hai..ab hogaya mujhse..chalo chodo us baat ko. What I want to know is ..ki.. kya yeh itna abnormal hai ki ..we have been married for over a year but we are yet to have a physical relationship? I mean our marriage was different. We got married for Ruhi! I know it changed over a period of time but realization came late and acceptance came even more late. And the problems that we have had to go through ..aap toh sab jaante hai na? Aap se toh kuch bhi chupa nahi hai."

"Ab tu saans le..aur yeh juice pee " . Vandita tried to get her to relax.

"Bolo na akka "

"Ishu sab kuch jante hue bhi main yehi kahoongi ki yeh abnormal hai. Aur tu yeh savaal ab kyun kar rahi hai? Itne din so rahi thi kya?

Ishita hesitated a little but decided to be honest with her Akka and quickly summarized her conversation with Simran. Vandita started laughing,holding her very pregnant belly.

"Simran tujhse advice lene aayi thi??? Joke of the century !!!". Vandita continued to laugh.

"Akkaa!! If you are going to laught at me, I am out of here ." She warned her Akka making an angry face.

"Arre..Ishu sorry sorry ...ab tu itna accha joke sunayegi ..toh mujhe hasee toh aayegi right?" Vandita continued to giggle.

"You know what ?? I am leaving !!" . She made an attempt to get up from the bed but Vandita caught her hand.

"Arre baba..am sorry...ab pakka nahi hasoongi..tu bol ". Vandita made a genuine attempt to look serious.

"Akka.. Simran..uske shaadi ko abhi teen hafte bhi nahi hua hai.. aur woh itni utavli ho rahi hai.. I mean..aur main ..I have been married for so long..and you know.."

"Haan ..toh galti kiski hai..tu kar kya rahi thi dedh saal se?".

"wow! ..aap toh aise bol rahe ho ki yeh sab mujhe initiate karna chahiye tha aur sirf meri galti hai ki yeh hone se raha hai.. Raman ne bhi toh kitna time lagaya tha sab kuch accept kar ne main..and honestly I am beginning to get tired of this dedh saal' , I mean I am definitely not going to count the first 6 months of my marriage..because it wasn't a marriage ..it was a compromise, it took us a long time to start being nice to each other..Raman was a different person then." She started going defensive.

"Fine! Don't count the first 6 months. Infact , don't count anything till the time you stopped Raman from running away to Singapore. Airport pe itna bada scene create kiya tha tumne.. .ek dusre ke bahon mein the tum dono..logon ke samne..uske baad ghar pohonchte hi memory loss ho gaya kya.? Or is it that you do such things only in full public view?"

"Kya bol rahe ho Akka aap?? "

"Why didn't things progress Ishu?"

"Woh actually ..I wanted Raman to confess first and he wanted me to go first..it was like a challenge you know..kaun kis se pehle bulvayega."

Vandita rolled her eyes . "How old are you two?? seriously !!!.aur Raman se toh maine yeh expect nahi kiya tha...! I don't know what God was thinking when He decided to get the 2 of you together. I am sure He must be regretting!"

"Akka..aap aise kyun bol rahi ho? And things definitely did progress from there. We didn't have to hide our feelings from each other anymore , we could express more freely..you know ..and we did get more comfortable with each other. But then .."

" I know what you are going to say..Shagun aur Adi ko tu ghar leke aagayi right?"

"Exactly...!..aur akka...aise mahaul main bhi..we had planned a trip to Dubai.. I mean it was a gift from Papaji.. but Adi's counselling had started by then and Raman was required to be there.. So we had to cancel that ..aur uske baad..."

"Bas Ishu..mujhe koyi flashback nahi chahiye. You can't wait for every other issue to get resolved to take your relationship forward. Problems kiski life mein nahi hoti..toh hum jeena chod de kya..aur tum dono ek dusre se pyaar karte ho yaar.. ek hi kamre rehte ho ,ek bistar pe sote ho..wasn't there any such moment when you two just wanted to close that distance forgetting your worries and differences?"

Ishita squirmed at the mention of "Ek bistar pe".

"woh Akka.. ek hi bistar ...happened very recently" her voice trailed off.

"How recent ?" Vandita was ready to explode.

"Akka .. aap aise interrogate kyun kar rahi ho..?"

"Do you want my help or are you here for some sympathy?"

"Ofcourse help chahiye "

"So answer my question..since when are you two sleeping on the same bed?"

"Ab date toh mujhe yaad nahi hai" She said sarcastically. That earned her a glare from Vandita.

"Its not like I never used to sleep on the bed. Matlab humare beec h sab kuch theek ho ne se pehle bhi main bed pe soti thi..but only when Ruhi wanted to sleep with us. Else I would sleep on the..ehm.. couch in our room.Then after I stopped Raman from going to Singapore, like I told you we got more comfortable with each other and I did shift to the bed but whenever we used to fight I used to sleep on the couch."

"So I can safely assume that since you two fight A LOT , you were on the couch most of the time?"

"Hmm... But since the time I fractured my leg I have been more or less sleeping on the bed continuosuly" she said trying to make it sound ok.

"And Raman ?? He shifted to the couch?". Vandita's question oozed sarcasm.

"No Akkaaa...!! And dont look at me like that."

"I think the two of you need psychiatric help!"

"Ab aap over react kar rahi ho"

"You know what Ishu..I don't think I should be subjected to this kind of trauma during pregnancy."

"Akkaa !! Let me explain please. When I say Raman and I used to have these fights, they are not your silly every day husband and wife arguments.When Shagun was there she was a serious threat to our relationship. And she tried everything to create a rift between us and sometimes..you know Raman right ? Woh..chillate pehle hai aur sunte baad main..and Shagun would constantly remind me .. that I am infertile ...that she is the one who gave birth to Raman's kids , how Raman used to be crazy abt her.. and what not...do you have any idea how that used to make me feel...in sab ke beech do you really expect me to be in a frame of mind..to.." She felt the prick of tears but held back not wanting to look weak.

"Ishu Ishu..I am not trying to trivialize your problems. Idhar aao " Vandita took her hand and pulled her closer.

"I know Akka.. and these things don't hurt me anymore..and its not like we never had any happy moments. We have had our special moments too..and you know we even came close to doing it once..." She said trying to cheer up.

"And?" Vandita looked at her curiously.

"We got interrupted .." She said , a small smile playing on her lips.

"Murugan ! Kaun tha who jisne..." . She couldn't complete the sentence as Ishita's hand covered her mouth.

"Don't curse Akka. It was Ruhi !!".

They both started lauging.

"I tell you Ishu, kids have the worst timings "

"You mean ..Shravu too ??"

"Poocho mat!!"..They continued to giggle.

"So had Ruhi not interrupted..you would have gone ahead ? I mean you were mentally prepared then?"

"Well for one ..I wasn't really thinking. It was quite unexpected. I wasn't even talking to Raman that day , woh Romi aur Saarika ke situation ko leke.. kuch difference of opnion tha humare beech..gusse mein unhone kuch aisa kehdiya tha...khair chodo us baat ko.. it doesn't matter now.. ..and this was the day Adi was supposed to come back to us..Holi ke din.actually.. toh I was not talking to him and he drenched me in colors.When I went to the washroom to clean up,he followed me..and one thing to led to another and you know..but then Ruhi interrupted us..and in a matter of few hours my life became a nightmare.. when Shagun came to take Ruhi away ..seriously I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. In a way accha hi hua ki nothing happened that day.. because...main waise bhi Raman ko maaf nahi kar pa rahi thi mujhe se Adi ke custody ki baat chupane ke liya.. aur agar humare beech aisa kuch hua hota toh..i don't know..it was really messed up."

"Tumhare mann mein us baat ko leke abhi bhi gussa hai kya?"

"No Akka aisa kuch bhi nahi hai.. you know..Raman and I are different in so many ways but our love for our children is the one thing we have in common. And sometimes blinded by that love we do tend to take some wrong steps. Main bhi toh Ruhi ko leke chali gayi thi..and during that period.. we have said so many hurtful things to each other. .aur Raman ne toh .." She stopped speaking suddenly , the memory of that night when Raman tried to come close to her to distract her from that letter given by the lawyer to get Ruhi back was something she never wanted to recall. When she came to know the truth the next day she had felt disgusted and used. But she had been able to forgive him because she knows only too well that desperation can drive you to do some very wrong things. As a couple they had failed to come together in a crisis but things had turned around miraculously and the hurt and pain had faded with time.

"Ishu..Ishuuu.tu aise chup kyun ho gayi , what happened ?". Vandita shook her lightly.

"Nothing !..kuch nahi.. main kuch aur hi soch main pad gayi thi". She quickly covered up as this was something she did not want to share even with her Akka.

"Ishu..tu kitna kuch andar le ke ghumti hai..its my fault too..I mean we were all too happy when Ruhi and Adi came back to you...but I should have spoken to you much earlier..we all got so busy in our lives .."

"Kaisi baatein kar rahi ho Akka.. I know you are just a phone call away.. but I wasn't in a frame of mind to talk about anything ..chodo na yeh sab.".

"Tell me something Ishu. And please be very honest with me here ...do you really want this to happen now?"

"Ofcourse ! I want this to happen. I want us to move forward !"

"Theekh hai.. I believe you .. And I don't really mind the way you put it.. you said you want to move forward. But let me be very sure here. Is that because this is what is expected out of you.? Because its an integral part of marriage..and because Raman wants it ?"

"I want it too Akka ! I love him !!" She didn't mince words and did not look away.

"So that means you are completely ready for this now ?"

Ishita hugged a pillow and hung her head down, unable to express her thoughts.

"Ishu sometimes when we want something badly ,that does not necessarily mean that we are prepared for it. "

"Sorry ..I am not sure I follow you ." She lifted her head up to look at Vandita.

"Ok. Let me put it this way ..do you know why that conversation with Simran bothered you so much? Because you know that your marriage is incomplete and somewhere deep inside you know that this kind of delay in taking your relationship forward is not normal. But you have not consciously admitted this to yourself ..infact you have been justifying this delay over and over by bringinging up every single problem that you have had to face ..."

"Akka ..but you are not ..." She tried to protest.

"Please Ishu.. do not take this in the wrong way..and please let me finish.

I am not saying that what you have had to go through is regular or normal.. I know its not..not many people would have stayed in this marriage...but inspite of this I would still say that had you wanted , this would have happened a long time ago because the 2 of you are in love with each other and 2 people in love will always find the time to be with each other. And those moments that you were talking about ..do you know why they never culminated into something bigger?.. because at some level you didn't want it to ..and I cant speak for Raman here .. I can only speak for you.. and if I am not wrong , your attempts to take this forward may have been half-hearted. " Vandita paused briefly to check her reaction, but Ishita had an inscrutable expression on her face.

"Something has held you back all this while and if am not wrong on some level its still bothering you. And I refuse to believe that its first time jitters. Does it have something to do with your past ?"

Ishita continued to remain silent but appeared to be deep in thought.

"Ishu..why aren't you saying anything ?" Vandita tried to read her expression ,waited for her to come up with another set of excuses.

"Akka..I need to make a call". Vandita watched her pull out her phone from her purse and dial a number.

"Mummy ji. Mujhe aane mein aur thodi der ho jayegi.. main actually Vandu Akka ke ghar par hoon..nayi nayi..woh bilkul theek hai..woh kuch zaroori kaam tha..I am sorry I know aapko meri zaroorat hai wahan pe.. lekin abhi mera yahan se nikal na..thoda mushkil hai.. .jee Mummy ji...Jee sab theek hai..main ajaoongi..bye." She put the phone down and looked at Vandita.

"You are right Akka..I won't deny it. Main..I don't know how to put this across to you.. I don't know if you will understand..but I am going to attempt to put this into words.

Jab Raman se meri shaadi hui thi.. I was in a bad place in life...other than Ruhi and my work..there was nothing good . If you were to take Ruhi and my work away from me..I was a worthless individual..atleast that's how I felt. The initial problems that I had with Raman ..I could deal with it ...because I just had to remind myself that this was all for Ruhi..when I have zero expectations from my marriage what can possibly hurt me ? But then my equation with Raman started to change..we became good friends and with that came expectations. And most often those expectations were shattered .

Our relationship still managed to progress but slowly and painfully. But whenever I used to feel that we are really moving forward, something or the other used to happen..and I would feel like we are back to square one. And the best way to keep all the hurt and pain away was just to remind myself that this marriage was a compromise ..sirf Ruhi ke liye...it was my escape mechanism..and initially I couldn't see beyond Raman's anger and insensitivity..I didn't know that he was battling his own inner demons. However , with time I started to understand him , I started to witness the change in him. But I was scared ...and now when I think about it I think I didn't have it in me to face rejection again. .I was rejected by someone who I trusted and loved the most at one point in time. And this society has branded me less of a woman because of my medical condition, I didn't feel I was good enough for Raman , hell I didn't feel I was good enough for anybody . In spite of being educated and progressive I fell prey to the hurtful words of the people around me . Raman started to change all that ..he made me feel desirable ...but he can say some really hurtful things in the heat of the moment..he may not have meant half the things he said but I think I didn't have it in me to take it. Consummating our marriage would mean..giving up that part of my being that I have managed to keep safe from all the hurt and pain."

Vandita watched in disbelief and with tears in her eyes as she heard her sister pour her heart out.

"And you know what Akka... " She stopped speaking when she saw Vandita's face.

"Oh..God. Akka..aap ro kyun rahi hai?." She wiped her tears away.

"Ishu tum ne yeh sab mujhe bataya kyun nahi??? Main...I really didn't think..you..god I don't know what to say now."

"Kaise batati akka..jab mujhe khud..you know ..sometimes we know certain things deep down inside our heart but keep pushing it down because we don't want to deal with it..so we tell ourselves a completely different story and spend most of our time trying to prove it. I think main aise hi kuch kar rahi thi.infact.I was doing exactly that when I was on my way here..because I knew you would want explanation.."

"Par kyun Ishu, there was a time when we used to discuss even the most silliest of the things..why would you keep all this to yourself?"

"Because I wanted to feel normal Akka.. duniya ke liye main normal nahin thi...and this was my way of telling myself that I am normal and that I am not weak..admitting it would mean I would have to deal with it."

"Pagal hai tu Ishu..Duniya ke samne..superwoman image..lekin andar hi andar..I seriously did not think that you could have such deep rooted insecurities."

"Yeah..but now after saying that out loud..i feel so much better..I mean.. I don't know.. ..."

"But Ishu..how can you possibly think you are not good enough ?Thats ridicuolous. Do you still feel that way?"

"I am not sure how to answer that..All I can say is I am not uncertain anymore about Raman's love for me.I see it in his eyes . He loves me for what I am ..it doesn't matter how much he complains about me. ..it doesn't matter what he says when he is angry...and it doesn't matter what names he call me..BTW the latest is "langdi madrasan " . Her face broke into a smile while saying that and Vandita looked at her fondly.

"But Akka.. ab meri sabe se badi problem yeh hai ki...as much as I want to ..main khud ko express nahi kar paa rahi hoon..apna pyaar jata nahi paa rahi hoo..i have always made excuses and pushed it away and now when I want to..i don't know...I thought it will come easily to me one day..kya aap samajh rahi hai main kya bol ne ki koshish kar rahi hoon ?"

"I know Ishu..I completely understand what you are trying to say..par yeh toh hona hi tha right...aise achanak ek din..you are not going to get comfortable with it...you have to make a conscious effort.."

"I really want to.. I just don't know how to go about it..of late what is happening is..you know we hardly get time with each other...that house is full of people..upar se maine kamra..I know it was so stupid of me..aur Raman aaj kal kahi bhi shuru hojate ha!...matlab aas paas kaun yeh bhi nahi dekhte..its so embarrassing."

"Bechara Raman !" .Vandita was back to giggling.

"Shut up Akka! I am asking you for help..and you are..

And he has been talking about getting away from home..I mean just me and him atleast for a day or 2 but only after Simmi's engagement.And honestly , I am nervous I am very nervous..call it first time jitters call it i don't know what ..but I didn't want him to know that I am nervous ..so when he told me about this plan , I said OK very confidently."

"Tu itna kyun tension le rahi hai...first time har kisi ko tension hota hai.Its fine."

"Haan.. par mujhe kuch zyaada hi tension ho rahi hai. Raman is so excited and that scares me what if I turn out to be a complete disappointment in bed?" She covered her face with both her hands.

"Ishu..tu pagal hai. aisa kuch nahi hoga..idhar dekho meri taraf dekho" Vandita pushed her hands away.

"If you go into panic mode like this..you are definitely going to spoil your first time experience. You have to learn to relax around him.And that is not going to happen.. if you keep running away from him..start by doing simple things "

"Like what ?" She perked up now.

"Now ..I have always observed this ..when it comes to Raman..you don't shy away from showing care and concern ,especially when he gets back home from work.tum uske khane peene ka khayal rakti ho which is all good..i mean jitna maine dekha hai..par usme woh waali baat nahi hai.."

"Kya bol rahi ho Akka aap..yeh woh waali baat kya hai?"

"Matlab as a person you are very caring..and that's how you are with everyother person in that house..not just with Raman.. "

"Toh..how is this a problem.? Dusron ki care karna chod doon?"

"Nahi.. Ishu.. Raman ko special feel karvavo.tum uski biwi ho yaar... usko tumhara time do..office se aate hi..dont thrust a cup of tea in his hand and walk off..tum samjh rahi ho meri baat? "

"Haan thoda thoda samjh rahi hoon." Ishita responded with a confused expression.

"Let me try and explain this better..you should consider yourself lucky that you are married into a Punjabi family..they are very open minded.. ab Toshi aunty aur Simmi ko hi dekhlo..they are so bindass about everything.. .agar unke samne tumne Raman ka haath pakad liya... they are never going to mind..infact I am very sureToshi aunty will be very happy that her son and his wife are so in love with each other...haan they might tease you a little..ok may be a lot..but isn't that fun Ishu? This is a phase of life you will never get back..you should just loosen up a bit and try to enjoy. Ab meri baat le lo you know how conservative Bala's family is. And back in those day when we were on good terms with Bala's mom she used to come visitng quiet a lot..aur pata hai jab hum hall main bhait ke TV dekha karte the, sometimes I would just lean a little on Bala and you know she would just give me this dirty look as if we were doint "IT" or something but I never used to care. But you are lucky in that way..you should just make use of it.

"Akka..yeh toda sa ajeeb nahi lagega ?"

"Kuch ajeeb nahi hai..aur tum pehle aise nahi thi..I mean Subbu ke saath..I am sorry to bring this up..par tum Subbu ke saath..bohat freely behave karti thi..maybe not in front of our parents or his parents but when we used to go out together...you have never held yourself back...and that is missing now." Ishita looked deep in thought now.

"I think I know what you are trying to say.." she responded after a few seconds.

"Toh phir itna socho mat..start expressing yourself physically..and trust me ..yeh jo tum tensed ho rahi ho na..us baat ko leker..all that will go..aur phir Raman ke bare mein bhi toh socho..he is trying to get close to you and you are brushing him off..if earlier you were doing it because of your insecurities now you are doing it because of your nervousness..but he doesn't know all this...socho usko kaisa lag raha hoga..aur kya..pata..what if he has his own insecurities and your behaviour could be making it worse."

"Aise mat bolo Akka..Aur main itni bhi uncaring ya unresponsive nahin hoon...and I may be nervous but I love this side of him..its like he has eyes only for me and it makes me feel so good! " She finished with a dreamy smile on her face.

"Toh tum bhi thoda sa effort lo..usko bhi special feel karvavo..make him feel wanted too. Just like women, men like attention too.

And please more importantly yeh samaj seva karna band karo..dont go around solving all the probems of the world..learn to prioritise..and now your husband should be your priority..Samajh gayi"

"Haan ..Samajh gayi !"

"Abhi bhi tensed ho?"

"Haan !. I mean..not as much as I was before.. I just hope I don't make a fool of myself"

"Ishu..dont put pressure on yourself. Kuch bada kar ne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Ab dekho ... When Raman comes back from work and you just feel like hugging him..dont hesitate...just do it yaar! do whatever you feel like doing..just don't hold yourself back with your usual excuses.

"Yeah right ! I am sure he will faint if I do that". She started giggling at the thought of it.

"That's ok.. he will get used to it."

"Akka..aap ke bina main kya karti ?" She looked at Vandita with puppy dog eyes.

"Pagal hai tu Ishu..God...am hungry now after all that lecturing!" Ishita looked at her in disbelief.

"Aise..kya dekh rahi ho.. I need to eat for 2 people" . Ishita nodded wordlessly in response.

"Aur yeh sab lecture free main nahi hai..you will have to tell me every single detail..you know " Vandita winked at her.

"No way..kuchi bhi..woh sab personal hai"

"Personal ki bacchi.. kya maine tumhe nahi bataya tha..mere aur Bala..."

"Ayyo..dont remind me..I never wanted to hear it..aap ne zabardasti mujhe bitha ke sunaya tha..I couldn't even look at Jeeju for the next few days..so pls!!"

"Sab ho jane do Ishu..then we can discuss in detail..I can give you some SOLID tips .." Vandita grinned at her.

Ishita covered her ears with her hands "Pls Akka...I don't want those SOLID tips .. I am already getting late...ab mujhe jaana chahiye.. "

"Mark my words..you will come back to me ..for those tips"

"Ruk na thodi der aur.."

"Woh kya hai na akka.. hazaar kaam pada hai..simmi ki engagement hain na.." She got up from the bed , supporting herself on the crutch.

"Chalo theek hai..waise bhi main aarahi hoon wahan pe thode hi dino mein. Aur yeh tera pair poori tarah se theek kab hoga"

"May be another week..I should be able to walk without this crutch by that time. I just need to be careful and not put too much pressure on my leg."

"Accha? Chalo theekh hai..I don't think it should affect your PLAN with Raman. I can tell you how not to put pressure.. "

"No No! I don't want to hear it.. jo hoga dekha jayega.."

"Don't worry Raman will know how to ..you know " Vandita continued to grinn.

"Shut up Akka.. I don't want to hear it. Before you damage my ears. I think I will get going." She hugged Vandita tightly.

"Accha baat sun..kuch bhi baat ho..share kar liya karo..dont keep all of it inside you like this". Vanidta kissed her on her forehead.

"I know Akka..I will ! Thank you and I love you!"

"Love you too Ishu, Bye" . Vandita watched her leave hoping she would make some real progress this time.

PS: I am hoping Vandita didn't sound like a shrink!

To be contd.

Next Chapter - Ishu's plan to sweep Raman Kumar Bhalla off his feet.

Originally posted by: shalz_123

res...

i already read the first part... n yes m a lil pagal.. n i like tht u called me tu... i will happily call u tu now myself...😆

unresing both in 1 hr...

unres...

okk 1 hr became 2 hr... sorry yaare m a lil late lateef...

loved the whole conversation... loved how u showed ishita's insecurities..loved it how vandu explained it to her...n i actually cud imagine shoew ke vandu talking like this... specially ishu vandu scene is helping me imagine them in the same attire n talk...

i love dialogues...n ur dialogues were bang on...saachi main super tha...will wait for the continuation soon...

Originally posted by: 143rhb

A wonderful update.

I personally like vandita and ishita' s chemistry.

Vandita being matured is right person to discuss.

Loved whole conversation. Total mixture of emotions. At some point it was hilarious then their was ishita's insecurity, her complex .everything was just perfectly expressed.

I hope raman doesn't get shock by ishita's gesture of expressing her desire.

Waiting for next update.