"Kahan phas gaya yaar mein" said a seemingly frustrated Raman looking at Ishita trying to instigate her and again looked at road while Ishita just looked at him and turned to the window
" bheja toh bejha lekin iske saath " he said frustratedly looking at her from the corner of his eye
she looked at him angrily and again averted her eyes
" mujhe kehna chahiye tha yeh " she muttered under her breath mentally scolding her fate which made her come along with him to Mumbai all because of her mother cum mother in law who emotionally blackmailed her to go with him
"puttar tujhe Jaana padega woh meri bahut achi dost hain..uske bete ki shaadi hain...mein aur Bhalla ji toh utne dhoor thak jaa nahi sakte..woh kya hain na bhalla ji khamzor jo padgaye..budhe hogaye hain"
"mein Budha hogaya hoon..aap ye..." said bhallaji who just heard their convo whike coming to their room but he was cut by toshi who was looking at him angrily and signalling him to be quiet
Bhalla ji understanding his wife was on something went from there excusing him of having some work
" toh mein kehrahi thi puttar..tu jaayegi na ?" she asked caressing ishita's cheeks
"teekhe maa..mein simmi ya ruh ke saath Chali jaathi hoon"
" nahi nahi puttar aise kaise unlogon ke saath jaayengi..ruh ko school hain aur simmi..usko...usko..usko kuch kaam hain puttar...tu aur Raman hi chale jaana"
" maa mein..." she was cut by toshiji who used her most powerful weapon " Kya tu yeh maa ke liye itna bhi nahi karsakti.. mein ne vaadha Kiya tha puttar unlogon se ki mera beta aur bahu aayenge..."
before Ishita could say anything she added " tikhe puttar mein keh deti hoon ki nahi ho payega...mein apna wada nibha nahi paayi" she kept a sad face
" tikhe maa hum chale jaayenge" Ishita finally gave into Toshi's words
She was mentally scolding her sister mihika who clearly said a no to come with Raman and offered that she would come seperately and meet her in mumbai and she with no other option had to come with Raman as her mother cum mother in law was in a opinion that they are giving a chance to their relationship...her thoughts were broken when car haulted suddenly at a place...taken a back she looked at the Road and again at him confused
" kya ghoor Rahi hain?" he asked her faking anger
"Rukh gayi gaadi" he said faking frustration "lagta hain gaadi bhi bore ho Gaya iske saath" he muttered audible to her
she looks at him angrily and adds
" agar tumhara kudkud hogaya ho toh jaake dekho"
"oh really madam..mein mechanic nahi hoon jo dekhte hi theekh hojaye" he says looking at her while she looks at him angrily
"waise saari galthi tumhari hain " he says looking at her
"meri?..mein ne kya kiya?" she asks angrily
"tumhe itni boring ho ne ki kya zaroorat thi...tum itni boring ho isliye mera gaadi bore hoke Rukh gayi"
"oh really...lekin aap toh bahut happening hain...toh bhi Rukh gayi ?" she retorts
"ha hoon mein happening...lekin Baath Karun toh kisse...isse?" he asks showing her the steering indicating whether he has to talk to steering
"waise na saari galti maa ki hain..jo unhone mujhe tumhare saath bejhdiya..yeh jo sothi hain ya silent Rehti hain"
"oh really..mujhe bhi koyi shaukh nahi hain tumhare saath aane mein..woh toh mazboori aana pada"
"aur waise bhi agar tumhe itna problem hain toh maa se Bata dete wahan pe hain...mujhe kyu tumhare saath phasa Liya"
"keh toh tum bhi Sakti thi na?" he asks her
"nahi keh paayi?..mein bhi nahi keh paaya" he says her answer even and she remains silent
"ab kya karein?" he thinks for a while and goes and checks the engine and comes back and starts the car again which doesn't start
"kuch toh karo...hum aise hi nahi reh sakte...shaam hone wali hain"
"tum rukhogi mein soch Raha hoon" he thinks for a while again
"Haan mil Gaya idea..."he adds while she looks at him inquisively
"yeh gaadi kyu rukha?" he looks at her "isliye na ki woh bore ho Gaya"he answers his own question
"kya bhakwas..." she was cut
"toh shaayad ab yeh tabhi start hoga jab yeh entertain hoga...chalo isse happy karte hain"
"kya bhakwas idea hain...kaunsa car bore hoke Rukh jaata hain?" she retorts
"hello madam...gaadi meri hain..mujhe patah hain yeh bore hogaya hain..aur bore hua toh yeh nahi chalega"
"oh really...isne tumhe khud bataya hain?" she asks angrily
"Bata ne ki jaroorat nahi hain...samajh mein aajata hain...jab tumhara pyaara bhai Mihir baith tha hain na...tab bhi Rukh jaati thi..dono ek hi tarah boring" he says to which Ishita retorts
"Mihir Ko boring mat kehna Raman..woh boring nahi hain " she says angrily and she remembers something and a small smile plays on her lips unknowing to her
"Di..di dekho aapka yeh dost kya bol Raha hain" says Mihir to Ishita who has just come to Mihir's room
"ab isne kya Kiya?" she asks coming in
"dekho di...bhai mujhe boring keh Raje hain"
"boring nahi hain toh kya hain...udhar meri mihku tujhe bahar bula Rahi hain aur yeh keh raha hain ki use exam hain..exam miss hone se kya hoga..jaakar apna ishu di ko complaint kar Raha hain" he beats on Mihir's head
"oyy.." Ishita pushes his hand and rubs on Mihir's head and comes between them
"arey isse exams hain toh hain..agar itna fikar hain na toh tu jaa na Apne behen ke saath...bada aaya"
"akka aapne hi isse bigaada ha " complaints mihika
"bigaada nahi bachaya hain...nahi toh pura ka pura..iss Ravan Kumar ke tarah banjata mera bola bhai"
"oh really...toh tu ne isse tumhare tarah boring Bana diya" he comes forward
"hello mera bhai boring nahi hain okay ..aur naa hi mein boring hoon, exams ke time pe bahar nahi jaana boring nahi hota responsibility kehte hain usse.. aur waise bhi tum aur tumhare behen ho boring...jo humara Jaan ke peeche pade hue ho" she too comes little forward
" oh hello humein koyi interest nahi hain tum logon mein okay" he comes more forward
"oh really toh khud Jaaon na...humein kyu bulate ho?" she comes forward
"koyi zaroorat nahi hain...mein khud chalunga meri behen ke saath..Kyun mihku?"
"toh jaaona kisne rokha hain"
"okay okay stop " both Mihir and mihika interrupts
"mein..mein exam ke Baad aajaunga..tikhe mihku?". asks Mihir trying to stop them
"Haan okay okay"says mihika joining Mihir
"koyi zaroorat nahi hain" both Ishita and Raman says at a time
"agar kahin bhi chalenge toh hum dono chalenge...inki koyi zaroorat nahi hain" both Ishita and Raman says to Mihir and mihika respectively and turns back to opposite sides and takes Mihir and mihika respectively while both Mihir and mihika looks at each other sadly
Ishita fits into laughter remembering their faces...seeing which his lips forms into a smile seeing her smile whole heartedly after this long and tears form in his eyes
"uske Baad hum dono bhi 1-2 din ke liye saath mein bahar nahi gaye..humara ego itna bada tha" he adds smiles
"Haan"she continues laughing
"bahut Mazaa aata tha na ...hum chaar" he smiles
"Haan" she looks at him smile not leaving her lips
"tab hum dono Baath kare Bina ek,do gante nahi reh sakte the" he says looking at her and and her smile fades seeing him...coming back to the reality..
"Iske zimmedaar sirf tum ho Raman" she says looking at him tears forming in her eyes
"Ishu I know..." He was cut
she wipes the lone tear from her eyes and adds cutting his words
"jo kaam kar Rahe hain woh kare" she says sternly
"Haan" he sighs
"car ki mechanic cal karo"
"uski zaroorat nahi hain..tumne hasliya hain na..start hojayega" he gives a faint smile and with that he starts the car and the car starts
she looks at him understanding he did it wantedly and turns her gaze looking outside the window... Leaning on it thinking how life changed drastically.. the one whom she loved so much.. the one who promised to be with her in rest of her life left her in middle..the one without whom once she couldn't imagine her life became the one whom she don't want to see and be with any more
" hey Ishu" came her friends recieving her
"hey " replied Ishita who was in her friend's Mani's place for a party decked up in a blue chudidar with minimal makeup and her hair left open with little curls at the end and diamond ear rings hanging in her ears and a small diamond stoned bindi... making everyone's eyes to look at her
"ishu..you are looking stunning" there came the host of the party..Mani to which she gave a thanks with a smile
after talking for a while Mani excused himself to meet other guests and even Ishita excused from her friends of making a call and went out
she took a deep breath coming out
"patah nahi kaise rehte hain parties mein" she sighed and mentally scolded her both sisters mihika and Shagun for not coming with her... she saw her phone when it blinked for a message showing her the wallpaper pic of Raman and her
"khaash tu yaha hota.."she took a deep breath and went inside only to be pulled by a hand..she was placed against a wall and her mouth was closed by a palm when she was about to shout...she looks at the owner of the hands with fear stricken eyes and her eyes changes to relief to happiness then to shock
She tries to remove his hand from her mouth which he doesn't making her bite his palm and he removes it
"Ahh..kutte ki tarah kaath rahi hain" he takes off his hands and shakes it to relieve it from pain
" tu yahan pe kya kar raha hain?" She asks her voice trembling a little
" for a change ...achi dikh rahi hain"he compliments her
" bol na"
" may i ask madam aap yahan kya kar rahe hain" he asks her
" woh mein...mein toh..."she struggles
" let me help...arey mein kya karti agar nahi aayi toh mani ko bura lagta" he immitates her..."yahi na?" He adds
" Haan lekin Raman woh..." She was cut
" arey aayi toh aayi mujhe bolke aasakti thi na?" He asks angrily
" haan lekin tumhe bura lagta na isliye mein..." She was cut again
" ab kya mujhe khushi ho rahi hain ki tu mujhse jhooth bolke aayi"
" mein ne jhooth nahi kahan tha bas bataya nahi" she corrects him making him look at her angrily
" sorry " she bites her tongue "continue" he looks at her angrily
"Continue?...seriously tumhare paas koyi explanation nahi hain dene ke liye?"
"Hain na..woh toh tum daant rahe the toh..." She stops looking at him
"Acha theek hain..tum bolo" he says
"Woh actually agar nahi aathi toh mani ko bura lagta agar aathi toh tumhe bura lagta issliye donon ko bura na lagne ke liye..tumhe nahi bataya" she says it in a go and lowers her gaze adding a quick sorry
"Ishu...kya mein ne kabhi bhi mani se milne se rokha?" She nods her head in negative
"Ishu woh alag baat hain ki mujhe acha nahi lagta tumhara uske saath rehna...i know woh tumhara acha dost hain,tumhara class ka hain...lekin mujhe acha nahi lagta..iska yeh matlab nahi hain ki tum mujhse jhoot bolon"
She doesn't speak anything still her head down
"Did u just realize ishu...tumhara iske party mein aane se zyaada mujhe tumhara mujhse uske liya jhoot bolna zyaada bura laga" he says disappointed
"Yeh jhoot uske liya nahi mein ne tumhe bura na lage uske liye kahan..."she was cut
"Tumhe jo karna hain woh karo...shayad mujhse zyaada woh important hogaya hain tumhare liye" with that he goes from there without listening to her
"Raman...Raman.."she calls while he goes away...she mentally scolds herself for doing all this
She goes behind him but gets caught with her friends and later when she searches him...she couldn't find him anywhere,unable to find him she was about to call him when somebody starts announcing on the stage while her friends takes her phone away asking her to listen the announcement
"Can i have a dance with you?"asks mani giving her his hand while she looks questioningly
"Announcement nahi suni..dance karna hain...so may I?" He takes her hand,she tries to go away giving excuses but finally gives into his pleas after asking many a times
Both go on the floor and starts dancing while Ishita's eyes were searching Raman...Mani twirls her and holds her waist according to the rythm and sways..he twirls her again but a hand gets hold of her hand and pulls her towards him..holding her by her waist he pulls her towards him,his eyes filled with anger
"May I" he asked mani
to which mani smiles "Ya..ofcourse" with that he goes away
While Raman pulled ishita more his eyes raging anger
"Raman kya hua?" Asks Ishita seeing him that angrily...he doesn't speak and continues swaying to the rythm
"Raman kya hua?" She asks him again only to be replied by silence...she stops asking understanding her Raman is now in Ravan kumar mode
after completing the dance he leaves the dance floor while she tries to go behind him she was interrupted again by Mani
"Madam kuch Liya aapne?" asked Mani
"nahi Mani..uski koyi zaroorat nahi hain" she smiled her eyes searching for Raman and it finally stopped at the bar counter where he was drinking with some of the boys...she frowned looking him breaking his promise that too infront of her
she was about to go there when she heard
"come on Ishu..yeh lo" Mani was handing her a plate of some starters to which she declined politely her eyes still on Raman seeing him angrily while he was looking at them
"nahi Ishu ek toh khaana padega" he forced her and gave a bite to her mouth and she declined but after a lot of pleas she took it from his hand and had it
she again turned her gaze towards Raman only to get a shock to find blood oozing from his palm and broken pieces of glass on the floor...she ran towards him and took his palm in hers
"Raman yeh kya Kiya tune" she was blowing his hand
"dekhe nahi per Sakta" she tried to remove some glass pieces which pricked his hand but he removed his hand and ordered for another glass.. while she looked on
she caught hold of his arm
"Raman chalo yaha se"he pulled back his arm
"Raman tujhe meri Kasam chalo yaha se" and she holded his arm again and took him towards the door and took him outside
she forcefully took his hand and holding his hand tightly she took away the pieces pricked in his hand gently blowing his hand...tears started flowing from her eyes seeing his hand which she was wiping and cleaned his hand with water nearby and tied her handkerchief
"ab bol teri problem kya hain?" she asked angrily
"haath dekha hain apna..itna gussa Kyun?"
"meri wajah se ki mein ne bin bataye yeh party mein aagayi..?"
"aur waise bhi tumhe kya faraq padta hain?...tumhe toh mujhe diye huye wadah bhi yaad nahi hain" tears formed in her eyes
"toh kya faraq padta hain..Haan?" she adds "koyi faraq nahi padta" she shakes her head and was about to go from there when he hold her hand and pulls her towards him..he pulls her holding her waist
"faraq padta hain...bahut faraq padta hain..bahut zyaada faraq padta hain" he leaves her
"nahi acha lagta yaar jab woh tumhare aas paas mandrata hain...nahi acha lagta jab woh tumhe utna importance deta hain..nahi acha lagta hain jab tu usse importance deti hain...patah hain mujhe ki woh tumhara dost hain lekin kya Karun mujhe acha nahi lagta "
"nahi acha laga jab isne tumhare saath dance Kiya..nahi acha laga jab isne tumhe kuch kilaya..woh saara haq mera hain Ishu...mein kisi aur ko woh haq lete hue dekh nahi Sakta..friend hi kyu na ho.. ago acha lagta mujhe"
"Raman koyi tumhara jagah le hi nahi Sakta hain...tere aas paas bhi nahi aasakte..Mani toh bilkul bhi nahi...toh.." she was cut
"patah hain..patah hain mujhe..phir bhi acha nahi lagta mujhe..acha nahi lagta..I am sorry but I feel damn jealous jab tum uske saath Hoti ho.."he says in a loud voice
"Ishu kaise samjhaun mein tumhe.." he stays silent for a while and pulls her holding her both arms
"Ishu..Ishu I love you..I love you so much damn it..yeh sirf Dosti wala pyaar nahi hain Ishu...pyaar wala pyaar hain...tumhe zindagi bar mere saath dekhna chahtha hoon..meri biwi banakar..tumhe Mrs.Ishita Raman Kumar Bhalla banana chahta hoon Ishu...tumhe dekhte hi na mujhe kuch ho jata hain andar...tumhe dekhte dekhte poore zindagi bita Sakta hoon mein Ishu.."
she remains silent not sure what to say..he leaves her arms
"Ishu I know..I know tumhe Ajeeb lag Raha hain..I didn't want to say it this fastly..mein chahta tha tum bhi tumhare feelings realise karo..phir bataunga..Ishu mujhe patah hain tumne Abhi tak apna feelings ko realise nahi kar payi ho...I m sorry mein ne tumhe time nahi diya" but she remained silent
"Ishu.."he calls her but she moves from there without saying anything
She wakes up when she feels a jerk.. she opens her eyes to see car stopped again... she looks at him questioningly
"Woh gaadi Rukh..."he was cut
"Raman please tumhara yeh faaltoon ka natak band karo aur car start karo " she says coldly
"arey natak nahi hain yaar..sach mein gaadi karab huyi hain...yakeen nahi hain toh khud dekhle" he gets down from the car and she too gets down only too see steam coming from the engine
she looks at it disappointedly
"tension mat lo.. mein kuch karta hoon" he assures her
"kya karoon.." he looks here and there only to find nothing and no one
"tera phone milega?"he asks her to which she looks at him questioningly
"mera phone dead hogaya hain aur mujhe call karna hain mechanic Ko"
she gives him the phone and he calls to his dad and takes mechanic number only to find out that the mechanic is out of town and can send his fellow mechanic by tomorrow as it has become late in the evening
"chalo dekhte hain idar kuch hain raat kaathne ke liye"... he starts moving forward only to listen her
"mein tumhare saath kahin nahi aane wali.."she says sternly " tum kuch bhi karke isse theek karo.. mechanic Ko bulao ya kuch aur... par mein tumhare saath nahi aane wali "
"kya Matlab nahi aane wali... shaayad tumne Suna nahi mechanic kal se pehle nahi aane wala... tumhara paas aur koyi option hain nahi...ek.., mechanic aane tak iss sunsan jagah pe mere saath Rehna hoga ya doosra ek hotel ya kisi aur jagah pe Rehna hoga aur woh bhi mere saath hi...toh dono mein tumhe mere saath hi Rehna hoga aur waise bhi Mumbai mein bhi tumhe mere saath hi Rehna hoga... so the choice is yours..yaha? ya waha?" he shows the road and after thinking for a while she starts walking on the road direction
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