Ishra FS: || Kwaboon ka Karwa ||Pt3 pg12 11th July 2016 (PMs later) - Page 2

Raman looks around the airport waiting for his manager. He holds his luggage and waits near the place they had decided to meet.

A man runs towards him handing him the documents.

"I'm Sorry RKB, Here you go"

"Next time I'll handle my own document. You don't have to take the trouble." He said little impatiently yet calmly.

"Well the editor wants me to take care of you" the man smiled.

He looks at the documents and lets out a sigh

"Vian Airways really?" Raman asked irritated with everything that was happening around him.

"Yes, sir. The Editor wants you to be comfortable and have the best services. So we chose the best airline for you."

"Next time onwards when you book my tickets, please ask me first and then book!" Raman ranted frustrated.

He walked away inside the airport.

The man just looked at him walking away and murmured, "Isn't what is booked the best? This man I swear" he also left the airport.

On the other side Raman just walked towards the Vian Airways counter to see the back of an airhostess, which zoned him back to those memories that he cherished.

...

" Did I make you wait for long? " He said sitting on a chair next to a girl who was in her early twenties.

She looked at him and smiled, " No!" she shook her head cutely.

"So what are you looking at?" he said seeing her glancing at her mobile.

"Not telling you!" she replied back with a tinge of naughtiness.

"And what's this? You have ordered already but haven't eaten it yet!" he asked her noticing the plate of food on the table. "Its melted already"

"That's because I was waiting for you" she whined.

"is it?" he smiled at her gesture.

"You I waited! Now that you are here, Ill eat it." Saying she took the ice cream bowl and eat a spoon of it.

Raman took something out of his pocket and handed it to Ishita.

"Here!"

"Awe this new book is beautiful" she whispered taking the book from his hand which had the Flag of London in the cover page.

"Traveler guides to London" by Raman Bhalla. She read.

"I am so envy of you. I also want to travel!" she told him excitedly.

"When we are free, we can find time to go and visit London" Raman told her. "Okay?"

"Working in an office, I have to wait for long holidays and we do get long holidays there are lots of people who would want to visit." She expressed her displeasure at her job. "Even if we go it will be disappointing!"

"Ohooo Ishu! You complain a lot about this even now. Even after so many years your complaint on your holiday hasn't stopped!" he laughed at her pout.

"But its true na. I am so jealous of you. You are able to work on your dream job."

Raman smiled at her and ruffled her hair spoiling it only to receive a pat on his hand and then their cute fight continued.

Raman and Ishita were in Love since long and had been living together. Raman was a very successful writer and Ishita worked in a job which she was not happy.

...

Raman is brought back to the present. He looks at the airhostess again and sees her walking away.

He again moves back in time.

...

"Being airhostess looks fun right? You are able to work and travel at the same time. You can travel to other countries and even earn money." She said dreamily looking at Raman.

"Ishita."

"Hmm" she looked up at him from the video of airhostess job she was looking at in the mobile.

"Every job has its pros and cons. Like people who are working in this profession they wont be sincere to anyone. They just view people as passer by just like the job they do." Raman tried explaining her.

"Aren't you being too biased, Raman?

"Ishita, In this profession you have to travel all the time. And on top of that you will be alone and travelling so far alone every time, I think it could be dangerous. You are not suitable for that profession"

Ishita just looks on gloomily and with hurt in her eyes. She expected Raman to encourage her in her dream but then seeing him against it hurt her.

She got up from on top of Raman and just looked at him sleeping peacefully. She sneakily moved out of the bed and went to the study. She opened the laptop to check whether she was selected for the job of airhostess. Seeing her name in the list her happiness knew no bounds. However, she glanced at Raman and cut down on her excitement because he seemed to oppose the idea of her becoming an airhostess.

The next day she went to the first class for the training of achieving her dream.

"Today, we are going to learn about the service in Boeing 777-200. We also call this working routine."

Ishita enthusiastically glanced at the board, which showed the blue print of the plane and listened keenly to what was being told.

On the other side, Raman tried calling her numerous times only to get no answer.

Ishita slipped her mobile into her skirt pocket and listened to the lecture.

"And when serving meal, it will have to be done by two people and the same time. It will be served from the back and then to those in the front and then the middle. It will be from opposite direction"

Ishita looked around at all the others who were at the same bench. She saw a guy of around mid twenties smile at her. She smiled back at him knowing soon her was going to be with her as her collogue.

"And it will stop at the gallery, over here." The lady continued pointing at the blue print. This one and the one at the back there's some difference in them"

Raman continuously was trying to call Ishita. He was getting frustrated at her not answering the call nor informing him her whereabouts.

Ishita was now in the dummy plane model, which was used for training.

"Now we are training how to serve meal to the passengers."

"Ishita and Mani you two try to serve the meal. Serve it nicely"

Ishita and Mani were doing as told to them.

"Put the bread on the bread plate, when you put it down, the hot dish should be near the passenger and then say"

"Enjoy you mean" both Ishita and Mani replied back and looked at each other smiling.

"Would you are for red wine or white wine" Mani continued rehearsing and demonstrating.

And the training continued.

Raman sat in front of his laptop to type his new book. As soon as he opened the laptop the confirmation list for the airhostess training webpage opened which left Raman surprised sorry shocked.

The cabin crew final list was like a blow on his face. He was disappointed.

Ishita and Mani on the other side walked out of the training area together conversing.

"Just now your shook a little. Mine too! It shook a lot."

"Hahaha Its hard too you know"

"Ya. Don't worry! We need some time to get used to it. Come lets go find something to eat instead.

"My hands feel so sore" Mani told ishita.

"Where? Here?" she asked him trying to touch his hand where he pointed out.

"Owww Ishita. That hurts"

Ishita started laughing seeing him complain.

"Oh didn't you say its paining for you? See that why im massaging it" Ishita replied pressing his hand.

"Softly please! It really hurts." Mani replied.

"Where? Where?" Ishita couldn't control her laughter

"Enough Ishu"

Suddenly Ishita's laughter faded. She faced Raman who stood at the end of the entrance looking at her without any emotions.

She removed her hand from Mani's hand and looked at him.

"Raman!"

She slowly walked towards Raman.

"Very happy right?" Raman questioned Ishita.

"Very happy lying around Ishu?" He increased his volume by a notch.

"Raman"

Raman just walked away from there while Ishita kept on calling him.

"Raman! Raman listen let me explain please. Raman!"

How ever Raman didn't pay heed to her and drove away from there.

Ishita didn't know what to say. Mani looked at Ishita and Raman and back at Ishita not knowing what to say.

Ishita entered the house to see Raman throwing all the books down and screaming silently.

"Raman!" she tried to make Raman face her only to feel him shrug her hands away.

She was crying a lot seeing him not responding and ignoring her.

"Let go Ishu!"

"Raman I am really sorry for not telling you" she cried hugging him from behind. "But its my dream profession. Please let me work. I'm really serious about it. Soon ill be able to work, like I've dreamt till now"

Raman however was way to hurt. He removed her hand from hugging him.

"Raman"

He turned towards are exasperated.

"Dream? Then what about me Ishita? Have you ever considered about me?"

"Its because I care for you. That's why I did not dare to tell you about it. I know that you don't like it." She had tears in her eyes.

"You know I don't like it yet you still want to do it. Is this what you call care?"

Ishita just looked at him with a Have-you-lost-it' look.

"Raman, please be reasonable. Till now, whatever you wanted to do I encouraged you. I never stopped you from doing anything. You wanted to have your dream job and you got it. You travel around and we never have time to be together but I've never complained about it to you. And now when I want to follow my dream why I cant I do it."

"Dream. Is it that important to you? Its more important to you than our love?" his volume increased with every word.

"Fine then go ahead and choose it! Between Dream and love which one will you choose?" he asked expressionless.

Ishita was shocked. She did not expect such a condition to be put forward in front of her especially by Raman whom she loved so much.

Ishita and Mani were walking near their training centre.

"Ishita" Mani called out. Ishita turned back to Mani to listen to him.

"Is it of so much worth that you want to exchange it with love?"

Ishita just looked at him and then with determination she replied, "I haven't done everything I've dreamt of Mani. But no matter what now I want you to fulfill this dream of mine on my behalf. Help me fulfill it." Mani didn't know what to say.

Ishita just starting walking away from there but turned back, "Mani!"

Mani just looked at her. "Please hand over the resignation letter on my behalf." Mani looked at Ishita walk away from her dream and stood silent.

"RKB!" Shagun folded her hands near her chest seeing him lost in his world and not completing his work.

"If you don't deliver your work, the printing side will be in trouble. This book needs to be published by this week. If its any later than this, the printing side will have a long queue and your publishing will be delayed." She scolded him frustrated with his demeanor.

He listened to her silently and then spoke seeing her stop talking, "I know. But lately, I have a lot of things."

"RKB, your work is very important to me. If I don't get your work then I might get fired. Please pity me and complete your work on time. This work is my dream."

Listening to the word dream Raman just closed his laptop.

"Dream again?"

"Why? Don't you have any dreams?" Shagun asked him confused.

"My dream is to work in something where I can earn a lot and take care of the person whom I love a lot. That's it"

"Then hurry and send your work to me now. I will stop bothering you now, so that you can work. Chal bye I'm leaving."

"Good bye"

Shagun walked away from the place and Raman sighed throwing his head back stretching himself.

He walked out form his table upset over the situation in front of him. He saw the toy place fallen on the ground and picked it up examining it but thinking only about Ishita.

"Ishita!" he noticed Ishita enter the house and called out to her.

She just stared at him and walked away to the room with tears rolling down her cheeks. Raman was confused as to why Ishita was crying and followed behind her. He saw her come back with the suitcase and walk away. "Ishita wait! Where are you going?" he asked.

"You wanted me to choose between love and dream didn't you? See then. I am choosing this!" she said tears still lingering on her skin and anger in her eyes and her ever words uttered.

"What do you mean?" Raman was dreading what was being told to him.

"This is my answer Raman. I'm going to follow my dream. I'm going to walk out of your life giving you as well as me some peace to live in." Saying Ishita just walked away from the house leaving Raman shattered and heart-broken.

"Ishita! Ishita..."

...

Raman remembers the past and sighs holding his boarding pass of the Vian Airways. Seating himself in the executive lounge of the Vian Airways, Raman waits for the time to pass dreading every moment of the time fearing incase he comes across her in the flight.

Toshi, Madhavi and Pammi come towards the check in counter.

"Namaste ji"

"Namaste"

Toshi hands over the boarding documents to the attendant.

"Okay ma'am"

"Thank you ji Thank you" They all are excitedly looking at the surroundings.

"How is it?" "Hurry up" "OMG just look around its so pretty." Pammi, Toshi and Madhavi gushed and spoke loudly disturbing the people in the longue. They looked at the food kept in the longue and went all oohs and aahs about it.

Raman took out his diary from his bag.

"Its so classyyy" Madhavi turned and jumped around. Raman turned and looked at him shaking his head at their craziness. "Its suitable for the 3 of us!"

"Right now! Lets go and take a seat first come" Toshi pulled Madhavi and Pammi with her to seat themselves on the posh couch.

"Look at it! Its such a prestige" "Yes, yes" "Where is our other friend Toshi" "I am here.. Look at the food" Pammi came with 4-5 plates of food and kept it on the table. Toshi and Madhavi joined her in enjoying the food in front of me.

Ruhi was seating behind the trio with headphones on her head. She was around 16 years.

"Excuse me, can you please help me take some food? I'm lazy to take it for myself." Toshi called the help there.

"Sure madam" The help smiled and moved to get her some food.

"Omg, they do that also" Madhavi stared amused and excited.

Ruhi listening to all the crap got irritated. She removed her headphone and shouted at them.

"Aunt! Can you tone down a little? Everyone is looking at you!" She puts the headphone back and listens to her music. Raman was looking at all this just shook his head again sighing.

"Should I be worried about you or your niece?" Madhavi asked Toshi. "Will she have problem with every other person in our journey?" Toshi just looked at them and turned her face away. Soon the food was served to them and they got busy in enjoying it.

The other side Raman was busy writing something down in his diary. Their voice was frustrating him, as it was too loud. He closed his diary and taking it moved out of the longue forgetting his boarding pass on the table it self.

Suddenly the help called him running from the lounge. He turned around. "Sir, you left this at your seat. Have a safe journey."

"Thank you"

Abhishek was searching everywhere for his grandmom. He is about the same age as Ruhi. While searching and looking around he dashed into Raman. "I'm so sorry sir."

"Never mind" Raman assured him.

Abhishek was looking around again trying to spot his grandmom.

"Is there any problem?" Raman asked him seeing his so distressed.

"RKB! Have you seen my Grandma, she's old and wearing glasses"?

"No! I didn't see her. Why what happened?"

"I just went to washroom. I was supposed to meet her here. And when I came out I didn't see her"

"Is it been long?" Raman questioned.

"Well, some time now" Abhishek was still worried.

"I think you should ask the staff to help finding her." Raman suggested.

"Yes you are right" Raman and Abhishek moved in search of the help desk to ask for help.

They see a help moving around with a walkie-talkie. They go to her.

"Excuse me. Can you please help us find someone."

On the other side Mrs. Agarwal is crying trying to search for her grandson Abhishek.

"Abhi where did you go?" "Abhi" she sat down on the waiting area of some gate trying to search for him.

Suddenly there was an announcement.

"This is to inform everyone that if they see a passenger who is an old person wearing a brown color sweater please inform the nearest attendant. Thank you."

A man saw Mrs. Agarwal and informed an attendant who rushed to her.

"Namaste!"

She folded her hands, "Abhi, where did he disappear? Did you see him?" she sobbed.

"Don't worry ma'am I will take you to Abhi. He is near the gate waiting for you." The attendant assured her and took her with her.

"Will you be able to walk?"

"Mrs. Agarwal shook her head. The attendant asked for a wheelchair and took her with her.

Raman and Abhishek were waiting near the gate and Abhishek was scared about finding his grandmom.

Raman kept his hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry she'll be coming."

He saw his grandmom and ran to her. He thanked the assistants and hugged his grandmom who had begun to cry again.

Abhishek also thanked Raman and even Mrs. Agarwal was grateful to him. They proceeded ahead to board the flight.

Inside the flight Ishita got ready and came to the entrance. She was late by few minutes and the main team airhostess Mihika was very angry at her.

"First day at work and your already late?"

Sarika just looked at her showing attitude.

"When the flight takes off, let the newbie take care of the drinks by herself." Mihika informed all of the attendants present there including Ishita.

"Wont it be very slow then?" Sarika interpreted her flicking her invisible hair stand of her face.

"Try asking her, if she will be late again?" Mihika answered back.

"Now everyone go and do your duty." All nodded and moved to their assigned place.

"Where did you go?" Mani asked her seeing everyone gone.

"You already came on board why didn't you tell me?" Ishita shot back at him.

Mani didn't answer back. Mihika saw them and questioned them, "You both still didn't go?"

"We're going ma'am" both answered and moved ahead.

Mihika shook her head at them and moved to continue her duty.

Slowly everyone started moving inside to take their seats. Ishita was at the entrance near the door and welcomed everyone with a smile.

Toshi, Madhavi and Pammi entered the flight with their oohs and aahs again. Even Ruhi entered behind her aunt and Abhishek and his grandmom followed behind. Seeing the grandmom Ishita walked with her till her seat moving away from the entrance. Raman entered the plane and moved to the other side aisle and missed seeing Ishita in the same flight. Since he was a first class passenger, Sarika took him till his seat.

"If you need anything, you can call me any time." Sarika comforted him in his seat.

And soon the flight took off.

"The flight has taken off already right? Why haven't you prepared for the drinks yet?" Mihika questioned Ishita who was just unbuckling herself from the seat.

"Sorry ma'am just going to do it right now" ishita just bowed her head and walked away to prepare for the drinks.

Abhishek saw both his grandmom and his neighboring seat girl Ruhi shivering due to nervousness. He held his grandmom's hand calming her down where as Ruhi held Abhishek's hand out of nervousness. Abhishek sat contended with his fate laughing inwardly.

Ishita prepared for the drinks and started serving. Raman got up to use the washroom and seeing the first class washroom occupied he moved towards the economy class. Ishita on the other side was busy serving the economy class passengers.

Will they meet? If they do what do you think would be their reaction?

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