REDEMPTION ISHRA FF NOTE AND CHAPTER 22 page 52 - Page 17

CHAPTER-15

PEACE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, 8.00 pm

" Bhai, we have been in here for more than an hour! Can you please explain why you are behaving like Sherlock Holmes? Do I look I a bloody Dr. Watson from any angle?"

" Mihir stop whining like a little girl now! I am in purgatory, being roasted alive and you can't even sit still in a car with AC , a blasted music system and God knows what for an hour for your brother?"

" NO. Not unless you tell me why we are hiding near Ishitha bhabhi's flat and you are watching her through a damn binocular."

" Shut up, she is coming."

Mihir saw Ishitha coming out of the main gate, looking killer in a blood red shirt and blue jeans. She had tied her hair in a high ponytail and she looked years younger in that attire. She was impatiently looking at her watch, so she was waiting for someone...

" Bhai, akka is looking so -"

" I am not blind Mihir! Look out for the idiot who is coming to pick her up, as soon as he gets here we follow the two of them.."

" What the hell, Bhai! Are you crazy?"

" All is fair in war and love."

They heard the roar of a bike and turned to see Ishitha climbing onto a stranger's bike, chattering happily. The man was dressed in jeans and wore a brown jacket over his white T- shirt. His face was hidden by his helmet . As soon as they sped away, Raman grabbed the gear and started his car.

***

They reached La Plaza restaurant in fifteen minutes. Raman frantically parked his car and the two of them got out to see Ishitha standing at the entrance of the hotel alone.

" Where is he?" Raman's voice was a bare whisper.

" Who?"

" Ishu..."

Both of them turned in the direction of the source of that sound.

" NO GODDAMNIT! IT 'S ABHIMANYU RAGHAV."

" Bhai , you know him?"

Mihir saw the handsome man walking towards Ishitha and hold her hand and the two of them walking into the restaurant.

" He is here to destroy my life again.. I am going to strangle him to death if he ruins my second chance with Ishitha."

" Bhai I am not understanding a word-"

" No need Mihir , let's go grab dinner, what say?"

***

" So how is life Ishu?" Abhi asked with a smile.

" Too dramatic for my liking nowadays.."

" Why what happened?"

" Raman Kumar Bhalla happened."

" Aah, The villian in our love story."

" Please Mani , I am already fed up with the daily dose of flirting from him , now you don't start."

" Why don't you end the cat and mouse game and get married to him already?"

"You are joking aren't you?"

" No I am dead serious Ishu. I know you better than anyone in this world. I know what is in your heart..You came to live with me right after Adi's birth and I saw you struggle , despair over him day and night. You never held him accountable for the mess your life was at that time. You forgave him for all his follies, you were madly in love with someone who gave you nothing but sorrow and though I can never understand why, I do know that you have never actually stopped loving him...Now the same man is here , pining for your love, hoping against hope that you give him a second chance...I don't understand why you are rejecting him?"

" Because my life is not just mine, I have to think of my son too.."

Abhimanyu felt his heart breaking at the despair that reflected from her eyes.

" Oh Ishu..there will be a reason, why don't you ask him?"

" I can't."

Abhimanyu gently wiped off the tear drop that was struggling to come out from the corner of her eye. He warmly squeezed her hand over the table.

They heard someone clearing his throat. Ishitha's face suddenly wore an expression of utmost irritation. To his shock and amazement Abhimanyu saw a very infuriated Raman standing near their table with another man who was struggling to hide his embarrassment.

" Raman what are you doing here?"

" We had a meeting in a nearby hotel and it got over a few minutes back. Mihir was hungry ..Any way do you mind us sharing the table, as there are no vacant tables here.." Raman spelled out.

" We do mind -"

" Ishu its okay. If I am not wrong Mihir is going to marry Mihika, right?"

" If he goes on wandering about with manner less people , we have to rethink about our decision."

Abhimanyu saw the horror on Mihir's face and had to control his urge to burst out laughing.

" What is this Ishu? We are the bride's side ! If we don;t accommodate him, then who will?"

Raman promptly sat near Ishitha amd Mihir occupied a seat near Abhimanyu.

" Mihir this is Abhimanyu Raghav, my best friend. Mani is also into buisness and he just came from Australia today "

" Ishitha why do you call him Mani, Isn't it a girl's name?"

Abhi smiled on hearing Raman's question.

" It's just that we were friends from when we were toddlers. It is quite difficult to spell 'Abhimanyu' when you are just three, she called me Mani then and it never actually changed and I do love it when she calld me Abhi lovingly."

" Lovingly..hmm."

Their dinner arrived and the four of them fell into a comfortable silence which was broken by Ishitha.

" When are you going to bring Aliya to my home? Adi is dying to meet her, you know.."

" Of course your son will be dying to meet my daughter ..."

" You have a daughter Abhi ?" Mihir asked

" Yes , my wife was three months pregnant when Ishu came to live with us in Australia after Adi's birth."

" Your family is in Australia?"

" Not exactly. Aliya lives with her grandmother in Chennai. I am kind of alone in Australia.."

" Your wife?"

" She died in childbirth."

An uncomfortable silence enveloped the atmosphere. Ishitha suddenly realised that Raman was unusually silent after the dinner had arrived, as if he already knew the answers to all the questions that Mihir had asked ...

" Hey don't worry, Meera was always happy , happy till her last breath...Ishu , Aliya will be here tomorrow. "

" Great. Then I will ask Adi to bring Ruhi home tomorrow, I am sure Aliya will love Ruhi..She is so cute.."

" After all she is Raman Bhalla's daughter.."

" I am sure that Ruhi and Adi inherited nothing but your stubbornness."

" If anyone is stubborn it is you and you know it."

" Hey guys , stop fighting. So I hear that you are my latest competitor!" Abhi asked, naughtiness evident in his voice.

" I don't understand. " Raman was puzzled.

" You are trying to woo her , aren't you?"

" BHAI?" Mihir choked on his drink.

" WHAT? You told him?"

" I share everything with Mani."

" Mihir, eat fast and let us get out of here."

" It is fine Raman. You can have your food patiently..We are finished here anyway..let's leave, Ishu.."

***

" Bhalla ji, do you think Raman can win her over?" Santosh asked in a worry filled voice

" I don't know, Toshiji...But I do hope he succeed. Our son needs a woman like Ishitha and this time around we will do everything in our power to not repeat the mistakes of the past.."

" If we only knew the truth before ...Raman would have had a happy marriage, we would have never forced him to marry Shagun..Whenever I am reminded of the hell that Raman had gone through , after Ishitha left..."

Mr. Bhalla enclosed his wife in a comforting hug. If anyone deserved a second chance in life , it was their Raman...

Originally posted by: ishrasoul

Awesome update
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Originally posted by: divz9769

Superb update

Raman was following ishita so mani and ishita are childhood freinds ishita shared about raman with mani he asked her to give chance to raman ishita got emotional raman came to their table mihirs reaction was hilarious when ishita said she needs to think about mihirs praposal mani ahve daughter aaliya his wife died

pls update soon

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