Ishitha :: wo , meri wajah se aap apnakarma chod kar kar yahan aana pada.. apko aapka ghar, kamra, bistar sab kuchchodna pada.
Raman :: ishitha.. aadmi thaka haar ke gharaata hain. Mera ghar to tum ho..Tumhari baahein hain. He pulls her to a hug andsays..:: yeh hain mera ghar, mera kamra aur meri bistar.. ab sounga sukoon se..
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Raman hugged her tightly assuring her thathe will be always with her. They slept together peacefully. Ishitha hoping thateverything will be better and Raman hoping that Ishitha will get alright soon.
The next morning Ishitha woke up early andfresh. She quickly freshened up and ran down to make breakfast for herchildren. She left a message for Raman on his mobile.
Raman woke up feeling empty and realizedIshitha was not around. He got startled for a moment but was ok after knowingthat she has gone down. He freshens up and goes down. He is so happy to see thesight in front of him. Reminded him of the good old days. His parents were inthe living room chatting away happily with Ishitha who was in the kitchencooking. Neelu and Mihika were helping her. Raman said a silent prayer askingGod to keep his family as happy as this always. He slowly walked in asking forcoffee.
They were all sitting there waiting for thebreakfast when there was someone at the door.
Raman :: Neelu, dekh kaun hai.
Neelu goes to open and in walks a gentlemanwho looked a little over 50 years. He introduced himself as Dr. Dilip Shukla
Raman :: Good morning Dr.. Aayiye..Bhaitiya.. Neelu, paani lana.
Dr :: Good morning… main actually Dr.Ishitha se milne aaya hoon.
Raman:: please sit down. Main abhi bulathahoon. Mihika, ishitha ko bulao..
Ishitha comes down :: Arre, Dr. Shukla aap.Phone kar dethe.. main khud aa jaathi.
Dr:: no formalities Ishitha. Main bas yedene aaya tha
He hands over a letter to her. Ishithagives a puzzled look.
Dr:: kya Ishitha, bhool bhi gayi.. TumLondon jaane ke liye exams likhi thi.. Well you have topped the exams. AurLondon ke Kings Hospital ne tumhe HOD of Paediatric Dentistry. You have 3months to join. Tumhari visa bhi ho jaayega.. Bas tumhari passport aur kuchpapers chahiye. My secretary will get in touch with you for them.
Raman is shocked to hear this and allfamily members also.
Mihika :: akka, London. Ye kya hain.
Ishitha does not know how to react.
Ishitha :: Thank you so much doctor. Kya mainaapse iss baare shaam ko baath karoon. Mujhe to samaj nahin aa raha ki main kyakarron.
Dr :: are sochna kya hain.. Ishitha, tum ekbehtereen doctor ho. You should accept it. Muje patha hain ki tumne kitni mehnaki thi exams ke liye. I will wait foryour call.
Isitha :: Thank you doctor.
He leaves and Ishitha turns around to seeall of them with a surprised look .
Mihika :: akka, aap London jaane ka sochrahe the? Kyun.
Ishitha :: haan.. wo mein kya batau..
Raman walks upto her and holds hershoulders :: Ishitha, tum sach mein London jaane ki soch rahi thi.. ek baarhumse poocha bhi nahin. Kyu Ishitha.
There were few tears in his eyes. Ishitha didn’tknow what to say
Ishitha :: Kisse poochti Raman aur kyapoochti.. mera poochne wala koi tha kya. Mere parents ne muje apne aap sedoorkar diya.. mere pathi ne muje manhoos aur baanj karke muje ghar se nikaaldiya.. mera beta nahi raha. Meri betiyaan mujse mil nahi sakthe. Aur muje pathahai ki mere saath kya ho raha tha. Meri nervous system weak ho raha tha.. aisehaal mein muje stroke ho saktha tha.. mujhe kuch ho gaya tho sab hote hueyahaan main ek anaaath ki tarah akeli apna ilaaj karathi.. agar sab se doorgayi to akele hone ka dard todha kam hota kyunki aap me se koi mere aas paasnahi hote. agar muje kuch ho jatha to kaun hain yahan jo muje dekhne aata.. koinahin na raman. It is miserable to live alone when everyone is around. Muje lagaLondon jaaongi to sach mein akeli ho jathi aur akelepan ka dard toda kam hotha.Itni himmat nahi thi ki beemari mein aap sab ki nafrat jhelu.. main London chalijaathi to kisi ko patha bhi nahin chaltha ki main zinda hoon ya nahi.
Ishitha started howling and crying and shekneeled on the floor crying profusely. Raman sat down and hugged her tight andstarted crying with her.
Raman :: sorry ishitha,, im so sorry.. humsab apne dukh ye bhool gaye ki dard tume bhi hain. Sorry , so sorry… aise rothenahin madrasan. Please chup ho jao.. please bacha..
Ishitha slowly stopped crying and came outof his hold.
Ishitha :: ye offer muje tab mile jabdelivery honewali thi. Muje laga delivery ke baad roshni aur bache theek honge.Main aaram se jaa sakthi hoon. Aur phir ek exam bhi dena tha jisko maine pichlemahina diya tha.
Raman :: good, ab ye nahi bol saktha kifarji doctor ho. Hain na?? exam pass karke London me job pa liya.
Ishitha gave a small smile and a chuckle.
Toshiji :: acha huwa puttar, tum gayi nahi.Ab to sab theek ho gaya. Tum shaam ko uss doctor se milke naa bol dena.. Raman,tum bhi jao uske saath.
Ishitha didn’t have an answer and gave avery confused look and looked at Raman. Raman was keenly observing her.
Raman :: pehle breakfast to karle. Muje bhooklagi hai.
Ishitha quickly goes to the table to havebreakfast. She is very confused on what to do. Raman is only looking a her. Hewants to know what is on her mind.
Raman :: Ishita. Aaj koi important kaamnahi hai to lunch pe chale. Bohat din ho gaye.
Ishitha :: Theek hain Raman. Aap bolo kahanaan hain. Main aa jaoongi.
Raman :: Madrasan, saath me chalthe hain.Main office nahi jaa raha hoon. Bas kuch mails check karne hain.. Check karkeready ho jaatha hoon. Lets leave by 12.30. Kahaan jaana hain.. South indian bhichalega.
Ishitha smiles :: nahin, muje dhal makhanikhaani hain. Wo highway pe dhaba hain na.. waha chalthe hain. Main bhi 12.30tak ready ho jaathi hoon.
Saying that both of them went their way.
Ishitha praying to murugan to guide her andRaman praying to Matarani to give him back his madrasan.
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