Chapter 3
Ishita was waiting for her friend outside a shopping mall, when one of her friend asked : Ishu.. Is ur bhai and bhabhi coming back this year? Aunty was talking about it with me."
Ishita : Hmm..! Finally Mihir got his transfer letter and they r coming back in this Diwali.
They were talking on random things when Ishita's cell rang. She received : Yes amma?
Mrs iyer : Ishu did u reach mall?
Ishita : Yes amma.. Do u need anything?
Mrs iyer : No actually.. Rinki.." She stammered when Ishita said : Don't worry amma.. I know her choice, u don't worry I will take the best one for her. U please don't take stress and start ur Diwali preparation.
Saying this Ishita hang up the call and at the same time her friend arrived and they walked in.
Raman was checking his friend Aarav's car at the side of the road.
Raman : See..! I checked ur car. Ab yeh theek hai..
Aarav : Thanks Raman.. Agar tu nahi hota toh mujhe car yehi pe choddhni hoti.
Raman : It's okay. By the way what r u doing here?
Aarav : Oh..! I came here to buy a jacket for myself. U also come.. Buy something for urself.
Raman : No yaar.. I have work.
Aarav : It will take 5minutes only. Come.. " Saying this he dragged Raman inside.
Ishita was choosing Saree for her family members, when one of her friend said : Arey Ishita.. Tu kabse dusro ke liye dekh rahi hai. Try something for urself.
Ishita smiled : Pehle sab ke liye le loon..!
Madhu insisted : No. U try this Saree..! " Saying this she handed her a saree and asked her to try. Ishita left from there. At the same time, Raman arrived there with his friend and they goes to the gent's side. Aarav was looking something for himself when Raman was looking at the dresses and a shirt caught his eyes. He walked there and touched the shirt when he looked at the price tag, it was 2000 Rupee, so Raman smiled and was going to step back when Aarav arrived there asking : Is it nice?
Raman : Yeah nice.
Aarav : Then why r u smiling for? Have it..!
Raman turned at him : No yaar..!
Aarav : Kyu? Jab tujhe pasand hai phir kharid le..!
Raman : Yes I like it, par utna nahi ki kharid loon.
Aarav : Okay.. U try something else till then I try this jacket. " saying this he left from there. For sometime, Raman looked at the shirts and when he saw Aarav didn't arrive yet, he went to the dressing room. Raman knocked on the door saying : Aarav yaar.. Ek jacket try.." but he paused seeing the name plate hanging on the door writing ladies. Raman immediately turned being embarrassed. Just then, Ishita opened the door and asked : R u finding someone?
Raman didn't look back when Ishita waited for his reply, finally he was about to turn at her when Aarav walked out from other room saying : What happened?
Raman looked at him and said : Let's go.. " saying this he walked away from there hurriedly. Ishita stood there confused when her friend came there and shook her asking : What happened Ishu?
Ishita : Nothing.
Madhu : Then with whom u were talking?
Ishita : I didn't talk with him, even I couldn't able to see his face but may be he was searching for someone.
Raman was standing at the counter and said to his friend : Aarav yaar.. I mistakenly knocked on ladies door.. I even couldn't say sorry to her. Kya soch rahi hogi.
Aarav : It's okay. It happens.. When u see her again, say her sorry.
Raman : Really? Meine uska chehra tak nahi dekha. How will I say sorry?
Aarav : Leave it yaar. Let's go..!
Raman and Aarav gets in the car when Aarav's eyes fall on Ishita and her friends, he said : Raman yaar.. Look at the girl.. How beautiful she is..
Raman just smiled but didn't look at her. Other side, Ishita seemed lost, her friend asked : Where u lost? Uss ladke ke bare mein soch rahi hai?
Ishita : Why will I think about him?
Madhu : Agar soch nahi rahi toh sochna suru kar.. Waise bhi dekhne mein achha tha..! Aur jab tak sochegi nahi tab tak achha ladka milega nahi.
Ishita smiled on her comments, other side Aarav insisted Raman to look at them when he said : I prefer to go on straight way.. Maa will find suitable girl for me.
Ishita also replied : I trust amma.. Woh jo sochegi achha hi sochegi.
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Mrs iyer was decorating the house when Mihir and Rinki walked in along with Rinki's mother, Mrs iyer overwhelmed seeing them. Mihir took blessings from her but when Rinki was about to take Poornima (Rinki's mother) stopped her saying : Rinki u should not bend..
Mrs iyer confused and looked at them when Poornima said : Don't u know, my daughter is pregnant..
Mrs iyer smiled happily and hugged Rinki saying : Why didn't u tell us before? I am so happy. " and then she welcome them doing aarthi.
Rinki and her mother settled on the sofa when Poornima said : Rinki.. U take some rest, then we will leave.
Mrs iyer : Leave? Where r u going?
Poornima : I decided, Rinki and Mihir will stay at my place till Rinki' delivery.
Mrs iyer : But Poornima ji...
Poornima : See.. Rinki can't stay here, how can she adjust in this small house. She can't spend a single moment without AC and u haven't that. No no.. I can't let her suffer in this situation.
Mrs iyer helplessly looked on when Ishita walked in saying : Rinki will stay here only.
Poornima glared at her when Ishu continued : See aunty.. Mihir, I and my two sisters we all brought up in this house when we couldn't suffer then I am sure, Rinki won't. And Rinki would think all this things before loving my brother. Par ab kuch nahi kar sakte. She is daughter in law of this house and she has to stay here. I assure u, ur daughter won't suffer here, I myself will look after her comfort zone. U don't worry.
Poornima : But Ishita.. " But before she could argue Mihir came there and said : Ishita akka is right. We will stay here only, I didn't say anything because I thought u would change ur mind. And Rinki, if today you will go with ur mom then...
Before he could say, Rinki said : No Mihir.. I will stay here with u.
As she said, Poornima agreed unhappily, although everyone looked on happily.
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