Chapter 8B
-Not Proofread, so forgive me for any grammatical or spelling errors-
"Bye, Raman! See you tomorrow!" Ishita let go of Raman's hand unwillingly. Raman came forward and gave her a bone crushing hug. Tears were falling down from both their eyes. How are they going to stay without each other for a day? It's impossible for them!
"If you both are done, I need to bring Akka in the house before Appa and Amma wake up..." said Mihika breaking their trance.
"Haan Bhai... We also need to go home before Ma or Papa wake up!"
Raman and Ishita looked at each other and bid goodbye for a day. Luckily, IshRa reached their house before their parents woke up. The day seemed too long for Raman and Ishita. So Ishita decided to message him rather than calling as she will get into unnecessary teasing by her friends who visited her house for her marriage.
"Hey Raman!🥱"
Raman's face brighter up as he saw her message. He lay down on his bed as he replied her.
"Hey Ishita! What's the matter?😎" he decided to tease her.
"Nothing! Why? I can only message you if there's some problem is it?🤔"
"I am not saying that. As you know tomorrow is our wedding, so I am busy in the preparations.😊"
"Ok then, bye😡!" Ishita got annoyed!
"Hey Jaan! Don't get angry. I was just joking! 😉 So tell what are you doing?"
"Missing you terribly! 😭"
"Missing me? May I know why? "
"Ramannn..." she stretched his name, which he loved the most! He loved it whenever she calls him like that.
"Kya Ishita? 😆 Ok I won't say anything anymore."
"Ravan Kumar! 😈 Anyways what are you doing?"
"Me? I am dreaming about my girl! ❤️"
"Dreaming? 😳 Who's that girl anyway?" she pretended to not know.
"The one who wore the short blue dress yesterday! Hayeee, her sexy legs!! " he replied shamelessly.
"Besharam! Stop it Raman! ☺️" she said as she went so red.
"How was the night Madrasan? 😉 You enjoyed?"
"Ramannn..." there she did it again making his heart skip a beat. There was a few seconds of silence before Ishita replied again.
"It was the most beautiful night of my life Raman! 😳 Thank you for coming into my life! I love you! 🤗" she replied openly as she remembered their passionate night. He smiled broadly at her reply.
"I love you too meri Madrasan! 🤗❤️" before he could send any reply, his phone rang as a unwanted name flashed on it.
"Ishita, I will message you later. Got to go now." he messaged her immediately as he picked up the call.
"Hello Jiju?"
"Haan, Raman. Your Jiju here! I want to talk to you about something very important. So if you don't mind, can you come to my farmhouse?"
"Ok Jiju, coming an half an hour. Is Di there?"
"That's non of your business. Just come now!" the man told as he hung up. Raman lied to his parents that he had to go to the office for some important work and rushed to the Man's farmhouse.
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As he entered the farmhouse, "Arey! Welcome Raman! Was waiting for you." the Man said as he made Raman sit in the sofa.
"Why did you call me here? I came because you're my sister's husband, if not..."
"If not what Raman? You can't do anything. You're sister will die if anything happens to me. Remember that! Wait for a while. Someone special is coming." the Man said as he sat beside Raman. Raman moved away from him and sat in a distance. And the special one came. Shagun Arora, Mihir's sister.
"Look Jiju! You know that I hate Shagun! Especially when I see her with you. So..." before Raman could complete Shagun interrupted.
"Awww... Baby, chill! I am not going to do anything to you. We have come here to make a deal. Once the deal is done, you won't see me again. So calm down!" Raman calmed down thinking of his sister. Shagun settled beside the Man as he started to talk.
"So Raman, by now you should have known that we are here for a deal. The deal is that, you cannot marry Ishita!"
Raman was shocked and confused at what the Man just said.
Man : "If you marry Ishita, ur sister's life will be like hell and I will kill your beloved Ishita or maybe your sister too because I don't need her anymore. I have my Shagun with me. Or you have to marry my Shagun so that you Ishita and your Di will be save! So now the choice is in your hands now!"
Raman froze on his spot! He can't live without his Ishita and at the same time he can't see his sister suffering. Raman was lost between his sister and his Ishita.
"No, please don't do anything to Ishita. And don't spoil my sister's life! I want them to be happy always. Ok, I know why you want Shagun to marry me. But I can't betray Ishita! She's my life." he said as tears started to flow like a river from his eyes.
"See Raman, I don't care what you are going to do. You just have to marry Shagun. I am not asking you to live your whole life with her. After 3 months you can divorce her and marry that Ishita of yours as we will get what we wanted after 3 months of your marriage."
"No jiju... Please I can't do this to Ishita! She will die without me!" he said crying bitterly!
"You have no choice Raman!" the Man said as he got up.
"Please Jiju..." Raman begged but it fell on deaf ears. He didn't know what to do. He thought for a while, with on other option he finally spoke...
"OK jiju, I will do as what you said. But I have one condition, I will marry Ishita! That's final. After I marry her, I will somehow convince her to leave me as I can't stop the marriage Now. It's too late. I will make sure that what you wanted will never go to Ishita. So I will marry her and I will torture her after marriage. Then she will eventually leave me!" Raman said as he choked in the end. He couldn't even imagine doing that to his Ishita. But he had to do it for his sister. The Man agreed with Raman's condition.
"OK Raman! So our deal done! Better make sure you keep your words! If not you know what will happen!" the Man said as he went inside the room with Shagun. Before he could go Raman asked,
"Jiju, can I know where is Di?"
"Oh... Tumhara Di is at home."
With that, Raman left the farmhouse to his home, feeling broken completely!
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The marriage preparations were going on so wonderfully at both sides. Haldi took place but Raman was all quiet. Meanwhile Ishita was enjoying herself knowing that she will be finally her Raman's wife! Mihir noticed Raman and asked him what happened but Raman told him he was tired so he's quiet. Ishita tried calling Raman so many times but he didn't pick up. She thought Raman must be busy so she ignored. While Raman was crying in his room seeing her missed calls!
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Finally the day for the marriage came. Raman was sat in the mandap in his maroon sherwani with white pants. Soon the bride was called. Ishita came wearing a maroon Saree with a white blouse and a red veil covering her face. Raman was lost in her. She came and sat beside him. They soon took the pheras. The Pandit asked Raman to fill Ishita's partition with sindoor. Raman did the same. And he tied the mangalsutra around her neck. Ishita cried happy tears while Raman had no reaction in his face. Ishita didn't see Raman's face as she kept her head down all the time. The Pandit announced them as Husband and Wife. IshRa took the blessings of the elders. Soon Ishita had to go to Raman's house. After all the crying, IshRa sat in the car as it went towards Raman's house. Ishita was feeling very shy today to look at her Raman as their relationship took a step ahead and now she's his wife. She gathered some courage and looked up at Raman and saw him in tears. She got worried.
"Raman, Kya hua? Why are you crying?" she asked as she moved closer to him. Raman hugged her tightly, crying his heart out. Ishita patted his back as her cried. Raman remembered what he told the Man so he distanced himself from Ishita.
"Nothing Ishita. Anyways why do you bother?" he said as Ishita's eyes pooled up. She replied something is wrong. They reached the Bhalla mansion. After all the rituals were completed, it was their night.
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Ishita was sitting in his, no their room! She was waiting for that day when she would become his! And now she's his forever! And today is their Subaag Raat! She was so excited and was waiting for him to come inside their room desperately. And there he was. He came in and gave her a shock of her life! He went to his cupboard and took out a bottle of alcohol to drink! She was frozen! He drinks? She thought to herself and yes he, her Raman just gulped down the bottle of alcohol in a few minutes. Tears welled up in her eyes!
Ishita - "Raman do u drink? Ur parents told me u don't have any bad habits like drinking and smoking. What r u doing? And I know you for 3 years! I know you don't drink!" She said looking at her drunken Raman and trying to put her hand on his shoulder.
Raman with red eyes and tears in them said - "Why did you even come into my life? Why did I marry you? I am so stupid! I can't even tell my parents that I love her! Just stay away from me! Don't ever try to touch me!"
Ishita with tears flowing down her cheeks - "What are u saying Raman? U were the one who agreed to marry me! We loved each other, Raman. Then why are u saying this?"
Ishita's dreams shattered in the moment he said he loves someone else! Her heart broke into pieces!
"No this can't be her Raman." her heart said. Raman collapsed on the floor. She went down and tapping his shoulder.
"Raman, Kya hua aapko? Utao na please Raman!" she cried at him while he kept on mumbling. She lifted him with great struggle and took him to the bed. She sat beside him as he layed down and slept like a baby. Ishita caressed his hairs saying...
"I don't know what happened to you Raman. But I am very sure you didn't love anybody else rather than me. I trust your love Raman. You can never ever betray me. I know there's something that you're hiding from me. Your eyes tellse that. I hope you will share with me that soon. I want to be your humdard Raman. Please give me all you pains. I am always there for you. And today I promise you Raman, no matter what happens, I will never ever leave you. Nobody can separate me from you. You're my life Raman. Even if you chase me I will not leave you because I know that you can't stay without me for long! I know my Raman and I trust him. I love you, Raman. Please share with me a your pains. I will be always there for you!" she said to the sleeping form of Raman as she kissed his forehead.
She slid beside him and tried her best to sleep feeling totally confused with Raman's behaviour. Raman who was pretending to sleep, opened his eyes and saw Ishita with most eyes. He came closer to her and hugged her tightly putting his head on her bosoms. She hugged him tightly as she caressed his hairs. He said in his drunken state...
"Please don't leave me Ishita! I love you! I can't live without you! I will do anything for you! Don't leave me!" he mumbled as he finally drifted in deep slumber feeling relieved that she's with him. Tears rolled down Ishita's eyes as she caressed his hairs and kissed his hairs. She finally said,
"I am always with you Raman. I will never leave you! I love you Raman." and Raman tightened his grip on her. They slept cuddling each other feeling better in each other's arms.
Precap : Raman goes Mumbai as Ishita gets to know the truth.
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Finally, done with the update. I was caught up with Christmas preparations and my mom didn't allow me to update so I am updating now. I realised that I am not receiving much comments. If you don't like the story, I will stop the story after I disclose everything. Tell me if you want us to stop it. O feel very depressed seeing no comments or really less comments. So please guys try your best to comment at least a word. Please! Anyways next update will be after New Year. My advance HAPYY NEW YEAR to all of my lovely readers.
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