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Chapter-40
ITNA PYAR...
"Akka...apko saree chahiye hai nah...? That's there..." Mihika showed the saree section to Ishita while Ishita's eyes were searching something else.
(You wanna by saree?)
"Nahin Miku...shirt...I want to buy a shirt for Raman..." She bit her nail looking here and there.
(No)
Sighing in frustration Mihika asked, "Why are you taking stress to buy just a shirt for jiju? You're too much akka..."
"Nahin Miku...aise nahin hai...I vomited on his favourite blue shirt this morning. That too when he was all dressed up to leave for office. He bathed again...Poor nah...Voh mujhse gussa tak nahin kiya. Isiliye shopping ka plan kiya maine...! I want to buy a new blue shirt for Raman...He'll get so happyyy..." Ishita said pouting making Mihika smile meekly.
(He didn't even get angry on me. That's why I planned for this shopping)
"Yep...let's go..."
Mihika took Ruhi in her arms and went to buy the shirt along with Ishita. To make her akka happy. She was eating up the lump in her throat. She wanted to shout out loud that because of the man whom her akka is in so much love, her husband, she is going to lose something more precious. Then, she couldn't show blind eye towards the love Raman haves on her akka. He loves her so much that he sacrificed everything for her akka. He buried his wish to become a father for her akka. How would she erase the truth and write an ugly past on it. That too of a mistake. Of an accident!
She felt suffocated watching the love they are sharing. Though she was angry on Raman for the past. Still, she craved to solve this charade as quick as possible. She was also scared of the situation where her akka will see her jiju the way she saw him yesterday. As the culprit of everything! She so wished to undo all the mistakes of almighty.Yes, she blamed God for everything.
Looking at the little princess of her akka's life she could do nothing but sigh a relief. No matter what, her akka would be happy until the two priceless persons are there in her life. Ruhi used to make her happy every time. Even before their marriage. And she believed in that angel who would always make her akka happy. And she was sure that Raman Bhalla will do everything in his power to keep her akka happy. He will go to any extend to see her smile!
She wanted to tell Raman that she could understand him. His pain. She did always felt the same as him because they both love Ishita to death. He as a brother always shared his worries with her making her learn him more. Maybe she knows him more than Mihir and Romi does. It was because he places her where Shagun ruled over. Still...what she gave him was hurt other than a shoulder to cry on. To grip on.
"Sorry jiju...I'm always with you. But...this time..I can't directly let you know it. My mind is ruling my heart. I'm so sorry...But I know...you'll fix it...yet...I won't let anyone humiliate you...I swear..." She thought to herself when Ishita selected a shirt for Raman and showed it to her.
"See Miku...Rooh...how's it?"
"Ishima...papa ko voh pink acha lagega..." Ruhi touched her favourite colour shirt.
(That pink will look good on papa)
"Haan...kyun nah hum papa ko pink suit bhi lele...!" Ishita tickled Ruhi but the little girl took it way too seriously.
(Why not we buy a pink suit for papa!)
"Toh chaliye...pink suit lete hai..." She pulled Ishita towards the other section while she signed Mihika as if asking 'what'd we do now?' for which she just shrugged her shoulder and winked.
(Then come we'll buy pink suit)
While walking towards the section Ishita bumped in to a man who catched hold of her before she could fall on the floor. She screamed clutching her stomach and took some minutes to open her eyes whilst Mihika and Ruhi looked on in shock. Mihika reached out angrily and made him loose his grip in Ishita so that she could stand properly. Ishita thanked that man after fixing her saree and was about to go. However, she turned to him astonished and mouthed 'Subbu you...?' Albeit, she could not talk more as Mihika pulled her away from there.
It was when Ishita was awaiting Mihika outside the mall when Mihika went to buy some cool drinks for Ruhi that Subbu approached her again. She tried to ignore him but he was adamant to talk to her. He held her hand asking if she really didn't feel anything for him. She felt disgusted.
"It's not over Ishu...nothing is over between us...you just remember it..." He said in a soft but threatening tone and left before Mihika could see him.
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When Raman came home the whole family was laughing watching the pink suit his wife and daughter bought for him. He held his head in embarrassment whilst all that Ishita could do was mouth a sorry. He blinked his eyes indicating that it is alright making her sigh a relief. He very well knew who might have selected it.
"Kya puttar...biwi aur beti donon milke tujhe Raman Kumari bananewale ho?" Mrs Bhalla started laughing making Raman say a 'kya...ap bhi nah mummiji...!'
(What puttar...wife and daughter is going to make you Raman Kumari?)
"You will wear it nah papa...?" Ruhi pouted making Raman took a deep breath thinking what to do infront of his daughter's innocent face.
"Haan Ruhi...papa will wear it..." He managed to say.
"Awe...Kal Ravan Pinki Kumar banke office jayenge...!" Ishita thought feeling bad for Raman's plight.
(Tomorrow Ravan will go office as Pinki Kumar)
Raman did not dare to stay there for a second but rushed to his room when the whole family was laughing out loud watching his situation. Ishita followed him to their room after some minutes excusing everyone with a tea in her hand only to see the bathroom door closed. She smiled remembering his face.
"You're done bathing?" She asked knocking on the door for which he replied, "Yeah almost... Hmm..."
When she turned to go down stairs after smacking her head her steps halted on noticing a small gift box laying on the bed. Taking it in her hand she decided to open it. But then, she has not has the mind to do it without his permission. "That's for you..." She heard him saying from behind when she was about to keep it back. She smiled cheekily and opened it only to see a beautiful vermilion box.
"Wow Raman...it's so thoughtful...and lovely...! I thought you'd give me a ring...that's so cliche...But...this is...so beautiful." She hugged him forgetting that he is just in a towel and is out from shower.
"Madrasan...keep distance...kayi din se mera control ka band bajake rakha hai...I'll forget the doctor's instructions..." He said wounding his hands around her waist making her blush.
(My control is at stake for some days)
"Kuch bhi matlab...huh..." She tried to hide her face in his chest.
"Ishima..." There came Ruhi's call who watching them in such a position stopped in the doorway stunned, not understanding what is going on.
"Voh...Ishima...papa ke hair...dry kar rahe the...hai nah papa..." Ishita tried to make an excuse for which Raman nodded his head like a kid completely supporting her.
(Ishima was drying papa's hair)
"Lekin...papa's wearing the towel nah...?" Ruhi frowned in doubt making the couple run out of words.
Fortunately Ruhi was called by her dadi to have milk hearing which she ran back to the living room forgetting about her enquiries. They sighed a relief and laughed out sitting on the bed. "You'd have closed the door...!" Raman said in between his laugh earning a smack on his chest from his biwi.
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It was half past twelve. Ishita was in deep sleep when Raman decided to enjoy some fresh air. He was not feeling like sleeping. His mind was completely in guilt mode. Moreover, he was unable to hide it from her. She had asked him many times if everything is alright. But he did not had the courage to let her know the problem. Everytime she questions him he could do nothing but hug her to hide his treacherous eyes from her. She would understand everything if she once get to see his eyes closer to hers.
He stood there for some time. But time and time again his eyes searched for her. He could not even stand far from her. Sitting beside her he caressed her forehead lovingly. She realised that he was awake. However, she knew that he would talk his heart out in front of her, thinking that she would not be able to listen. Unknown to him she sharpened her ears to hear him. She wanted to know what is bothering him.
"I'm sorry Ishita...I don't know how to tell you...I would have told you, but...this is so difficult. When I'll tell you on your face that you should agree for an abortion...you should at least think of the pain I'm suffering throughout..." He let those words come out unwittingly piercing her ears and pricking her heart.
She jolted open her eyes when he was rubbing away his tears. "What the hell you meant Raman...?" She screamed on top of her throat shaking him by grasping his collars.
He did not expect that sudden confrontation. Trying his best to hold her and calm her down in vain he at last pushed her to the bed and pinned her there. She felt her blood rushing to her eyes as anger spat out. She felt sad. But crying was out of the question. She wanted to hear just one thing. That whatever happening is just a dream and she is still asleep beside him.
"You can't carry our baby Ishita...you can't..." He whispered in his weakest voice tightly griping on her arms whilst she could do nothing but stare at him with her welled up eyes.
"Why...? Our baby is...still there Raman...where would he...go...?" She asked innocently. Her face smeared in tears. Voice shaking as if she has no more strength in her.
He touched her stomach lovingly. Her eyes bearing nothing but expectation. "Zyada din nahi reh payega woh...You're too weak to carry him..." He said kiising her stomach making his tears moisten there.
(He can't stay more days)
"Let me...carry him as much time as I can...please...let him stay there..." She pleaded.
"He'll never come to us...I can't see you crying...it's all because of me...If I would have been a little more careful..." He tried to get up from her.
Making him lay beside her she asked softly caressing his chest, "It's true that it was all because of you...but that was an accident. You didn't mean to kill me...but...why do you want to kill our baby...? Why Raman?"
"I don't mean it...I just can't see you dreaming about our unborn baby...he will never born...I want you to understand it. Even if you won't agree for an abortion...it will happen one day...It's better we do it as soon as possible...else...we can never swallow the pain Ishita..." He said cupping her face.
"The pain would be always the same Raman...the same..." She said pecking his cheek.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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