The Girl Next Door _An Ishra Drabble_Part 2 on Pg 5 - Page 4

Originally posted by: -K.13-

Pb, as always this was beautiful!

I legit miss your writing...you should keep writing before YHM hits the crap fan again 😆

Thanks Krishy, glad you liked it..yes the inspiration has clearly not been there for a long time..lets see how long it lasts😆...am adding the next part ..do let me know wht you think😛

So without much ado ...Thanks for all the lovely comments - and for all those who wished to read Ishita's POV from the same magical morning..here goes.
The song inspiration is 'Rozana' from Naam Shabana...
Happy Reading!
Not proof read

The Girl Next Door : Part 2 _ Her😳

11: 00 am : Iyer House

The soulful melody on the radio jolted her from her happy reverie...

Tere hathon ki taraf...Mere hathon ka safar
Rozana, rozana..

Teri aankhon se kahe...Kuch toh meri nazar
Rozana, rozana..

Rozana main sochun yehi...Kahan aaj kal main hoon lapata
Tujhe dekh loon toh hansne lage...Mere dard bhi kyun khamakhaa...

And that got her smiling again, subconsciously..the smile that had colored her cheeks about 2 hours back was still firmly there..and refusing to leave her heart and soul.

God!..this man..why did just a dimpled smile from him and a glint of desire in his eyes ..still make her heart do somersaults and her stomach churn with something she couldn't explain ...even after all these years...all these damn years ..and after that they had shared together...what had they not shared or done in the name of love that still made her so giddy..she wondered...

...and again her mind drifted to those cosy evenings and those torrid mornings and restless afternoons in the years past...'ayyo Ishita..get a hold of yourself.'.she exclaimed aloud..."full Paiyithiyam...you are turning into a complete damn teenager."..she said said still smiling widely and shaking her head..

"God only knows which side of the bed I got up this morning that this day has started like this "...she thought, while stirring some sambhar for lunch that Amma had asked her to make...

...thinking back to her encounter' this morning with her neighbour...Mr Raman Kumar Bhalla...her husband...her love...her doom...

Flashback to the morning

8: 30 AM : Iyer House

The morning had started lazily, Appa Amma had left for some bank work and Bala and Kiran had left to office. She had picked up her cup of coffee and her newspaper and sat down to read before she got down to thinking of her plan for the day .

She had been busy with Ashok's investors the previous day and felt damn guilty of missing out on a wonderful chance to spend time with Pihu and Raman...a movie and Chinese food ...what would she have not given to be there with the 2 loves of her life..she sighed..and now Raavan Kumar might be fuming at me for having ditched them...she thought, her heart again sinking at the thought of having to pacify him and be able to see him and Pihu again...

She knew all was well with Pihu since Aliya hadn't told her otherwise, also she had seen Raman's car pull in later in the evening and she hoped father and daughter had spent some good time together. She could see Raman realized the gravity of Pihu's situation and would not leave her side...

But she wanted to be there too...not just because Pihu needed her..but because she wanted to spend time with pihu..and with him...just random time..time watching him talk animatedly with pihu...time watching him simply drive...time staring at those firm features of his face..the way they changed and seem to reflect every emotion of his like a book that she could read...and those rare dimples of his...time watching his eyes light up at the banter of those animated characters...time watching him hide his tears at the emotional finish of the movie...time watching him smirk away to glory after a random one liner at the non Chineseness of desi Chinese food that Pihu loved...just some more time ...simply to be with him...the feeling of him being around her and her being around him...its been so long...she thought defeatedly...

Her thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell ringing...she kept her coffee cup down and went over to open the door. Have Amma Appa returned so soon she wondered, as she opened the door...and then all her thoughts went into a freeze...

He stood there..head slightly bowed...wearing her favourite color on him that damn pink lavender shirt...and did he smell of that perfume she had gifted him 2 anniversaries back? Damn yes...and then he looked up...those chocolate brown large eyes that conveyed every damn emotion of his...now looking straight into hers...almost boring into her soul ...she gulped in a deep breath and time stopped for her ...was she imagining him this way...maybe her mind was really playing tricks ...he didn't even like the sight of her didn't he? ...

She tried to now talk..to break the apparition..".hmmm...Hello."..she tried..in her smallest voice possible..".Hmm...Kya?."he responded in that gravely voice of his...and that broke the spell..

Dammit, he was really here..., her heart did a dance ...he had come over and he was staring at her as moon eyed as she was...?..This was really happening...Her akdu Raavan Kumar was actually falling for her ..all over again...Ayyo Murugan ..she thought, fiercely blushing by now...hoping he didn't notice it..

The next 5 min was a blur for her. She faintly remembered calling him in and him talking animatedly about a Christmas party he was organizing for Pihu. But all she could gather was him...just him..he was here...his face..the many expressions flitting on them...his eyes..not leaving hers for a second...his smile..as he spoke about Pihu and all the arrangements...she wished she could freeze time here and now and keep watching him ..as he spoke...

She suddenly caught his expression turn sombre.."Oh I guess you are busy then and can't make it.." ..he was saying.."no problem...some other time."..he said quite obviously disappointed...and he almost turned to leave..

"No no..she caught herself saying..".I am not busy."..she hurriedly told him , almost controlling the urge to hold his arm and pull him back...

"So you will come?.".he said..again with his eyes lighting up and something simmering deep within them...

"Yes , we will all come."..she smiled back..enjoying teasing him now as she caught him smile sheepishly back...I got you there Raavan Kumar she thought...a warmth spreading through her...seeing him back...her Raman...was back ...at least for a while..she thought fondly...

She watched him...till he walked out closing the door behind him...

And then she almost whooped...yes yes ...her heart was now singing a song and her day was made..she wanted to run , scream...shout at the top of her lungs ...she wanted to find the finest most alluring gown for the evening...she had to go shop...oh no..she had to head to a parlour first...pamper herself silly..and then prepare for the evening..to look and feel her best..for him...

And then ...and she stopped mid thought...Idiot ishita...she spanked herself mentally..he just came to invite you for a family event..a kiddie Christmas party..he hasn't asked you out on a date ...kuch bhi...she laughed aloud.

But then why does it feel like my boyfriend just asked me out on a date...she wondered aloud ...the smile now stuck on her face...

Flashback ends...

...the next verse flowed...

Inn aankhon se ye bata
Kitna main dekhu tujhe
Reh jaati hai kuch kami
Jitna bhi dekhu tujhe

Rozana main sochun yehi
Ke jee loongi main be-saans bhi
Aise hi tu mujhe milta rahe agar
Rozana, rozana..

The words seemed to echo her heart ...

Yes, she wishes she could see him forever , the same way...as she had this morning..How she wished each day started with staring into those eyes and meeting him the way they did, this morning...he was so near ..yet so far away...her heart clenched at that thought...

Few years back , when they had just fought a hard battle to get Ruhi back into their lives and succeeding..they had stumbled upon their next hurdle with Pihu refusing to accept her ...and in those days...he had suggested to her that they should start all over again...as strangers...and win each other's love back...

"And the you know the best part..he had quipped.. "We get to be boyfriend and girlfriend !..and they had both burst out laughing at the allegory...

But strange was fate's hand ...it had literally brought them back to a point where she was in every sense a stranger to him. And magically, he was falling for her all over again, wasn't he?

She always had wondered how it may have been if Raman hadn't been forced to marry her and they had both met each other in different circumstances and fallen in love...like those love stories she loved reading...what if? She used to wonder? Would he still fall for me..a simple Iyer girl ..a doctor...someone who society had rejected...would he really fall in love ...just wiith her..?

And the last few days had given her the answer...his heart loved her already..she knew that on the day he had spoken to her in the autopsy room...But there was something more..something that couldn't keep him from her..something that would have always brought them to each other...whatever the circumstances..they were destined...

And she couldn't thank all the gods in heaven for it ever enough...they had given her ..him ..and it was going to be for keeps...

Her heart soared...as the melody ended...there was a very steep road ahead...but her heart knew... life couldn't look more beautiful after this morning...

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Amazing points of view of the thrill and excitement they both feel at seeing an being with the other. Keep writing😛

Originally posted by: prachii

Aww thank you dear for the index link ! Index title is 👍🏼 Dreams delusions and desire !
Yay got a bunch of stories to binge read . 😛 and dream on ishra delusional world 😉

Originally posted by: momb24

PB- this was the sweetest,loved ramans musing.

Originally posted by: DikshaN

wow such a beautiful os
felt so good reading it
do write more

Beautiful pov 😳

Sigh this was one was one of the sweetest and beautiful drabble I have ever read

Originally posted by: moonwearer

Amazing points of view of the thrill and excitement they both feel at seeing an being with the other. Keep writing😛

Originally posted by: ishitaruhi

Beautiful pov 😳

Ishita wanted to raman fall for her and they actually live a situation which raman had proposed earlier that they should start as stranger and then gf bf ,them dating and spending times with each other.😃

Thanks for updating...😊