IshRa SS: Strangers in the Night ||Part 6 updated on 29/09/2020 (Pg 6 - Page 3

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April 2014

New Delhi

“Ishita auntyyy!” Ruhi came screaming from Bhalla’s place to her room. She was busy packing and preparing for her Paris trip. Yes, her research paper had been shortlisted for the International conference. She was so nervous when she had opened her e-mail and soon her nervousness turned to excitement as she had gone through the content of the mail. She told the news to her family in the same excited voice. Her appa and amma had been equally happy too; glad to see the glimpse of their old Ishita, with her amma sending prayers to her god and blessing her daughter. However, she became reticent once Ishita told her she would be visiting Paris alone for a week. However, her other family members had taken it into their hands to persuade for permission.Thus, simple cajoling and emotional tactics from appa, Vandu akka, Bala jeeju and Mihika and her amma had finally assented to her trip.

“Aap kahin ja rahi ho Ishita Aunty?” Ruhi’s voice put brakes on her train of thoughts.

“Haan beta” Ishita replied warmly hugging Ruhi and putting her into her lap. “Mere work se related trip hai to main Paris jaa rahi hoon”Ishita continued.

“Paris kaha hain” asked Ruhi.

“Well, Paris is in France. Yaha se bahut door hai, flight se jana padta hai. 10 hours lagte hain” Ishita explained to Ruhi and then showed some pictures of Paris to Ruhi on her phone.

“Wow!” an amazed Ruhi replied “It is so beautiful. Aap kitna enjoy karogi!”. Ruhi’s big round eyes began even bigger with wonder.

“Haan beta, par main aapke liye gifts zaroor laungi aur dher sari pictures bhi. Aap batao aapko kya chahiye waha se?” she asked.

“Mujhe to Paris ke barey mein kuch ni pata, aapko jo achalage aap le aana” Ruhi replied thoughtfully.

Ishita laughed softly at her response. Ruhi was such a sweet and innocent girl but her the wisdom she showed sometimes was beyond her age.

“I’ll miss you Ishita Aunty. Papa bhi mujhe chhodkar chale gaye kahin work karne” Ruhi said in a dull voice.

“I’ll miss you too bache par Papa kaha gaye?” Ishita asked concerned,worrying if Raman Bhalla has moved out of Delhi again leaving Ruhi behind with her grandparents. This man can never change!

“Papa bhi kahin Europe gaye hain. Unhone kaha wo 15 days tak wahi rahenge. Waha par unko bahut important kaam hai aur agar wo kaam ho gayato wo first aa jayenge. Aur papa ne promise kiya hai ki wo mere liye dher sare gifts bhi layenge. Europe kaha hai Ishita aunty?” Ruhi said in a go.

Somewhat relieved at Ruhi’s answer Ishita answered Ruhi’s queries while Mihika entered the room enquired Ishita if she has completed her packing, “Packing ho gayi akka? Aaj raat ki flight hai aapki. How I wish I could also come with you. Paris sounds so exciting!”

“Packing is almost done and don’t worry main tumhare liye bhi gifts le aungi” said Ishita.

“Haan par main yaha kitni bore ho jaungi, aap bhi ja rahi ho aur Mihir bhi business trip par gaya hai Mr. Bhalla ke sath”

“Aww my poor baby! Koi baat ni tab tak Ruhi hai na tumhare sath, kyu Ruhi? Aap masti karna Mihika aunty ke sath” Ishita said lovingly drawing Ruhi and Mihika into a group hug.

With that Ishita finished her packing and prepared to leave for the airport.

Italy

Raman and Mihir had finished a meeting with their Italian clientwho was looking to enter Indian market. The meeting was successful and theirweek-long discussions and negotiations had finally concluded successfully.

“Congratulations bhai!” Mihir hugged Raman cheerfully. “Thiscalls for a celebration” he continued.

“Congratulations to you too. Tujhe pata hai na tere bina yesab possible nit ha aur of course, celebration to banta hai. Let’s go out forsome Italian wine and dine.” Raman replied.

After their mini celebration, Mihir left for shopping. “Bhai,Mihika meri jaan le legi agar main uske liye kuch exclusively lekar ni gaya to”Mihir had said with a horror-struck face. “Aap bhi chalo, meri help kar dena”

“Tu ja aur kar shopping. Mujhe koi shauk ni hai ladies ke liye shopping ka. Abhi se hi joru ka ghulaam ban gaya hai” Raman mocked.

Mihir would leave tomorrow morning for India while he had to continue his business trip in Paris. He had once dreamt of a vacation in Paris with his ex-wife Shagun. Her thought was enough to rise bile in his stomach.After his divorce, he had distanced himself with nearly everything related to Shagun. He did not eat the food she liked, did not visit the places she frequented and in the process he has distanced himself from the most precious gifts related to Shagun-his children. He had also moved out of his home, left the city but he had to come back as it was where his family leaved. And now Paris. But the thought of going to Paris did not hurt him as much as he had thought. Weirdly, he was looking forward to it. There was something strange, he could not put a finger on it but it was as if something momentous was about to happen.

Awesome update

Ishita was doing packing for her Paris trip she was happy as she got selected ruhi came there ishru scene was beautiful and lovely so raman is going to Paris and ishita too waiting for ishra scene

Pls update soon

Amazing! Can’t wait for the next part! Suppose raman n ishita will in Paris!

A very beautiful update yes obviously he will meet Ishita in Paris please update next part soon to see how will they meet and at least they both become friends

Awesome update. Please do continue. Thanks

Amazing update dear

Part 4

Hyatt regency, Paris

International Conference on Dental Research and Dental Treatments

Ishita had landed in Paris an evening before the conference. She had planned a week-long vacation, first two days of which were to be spent at the dental conference where she was to present her research paper. Her presentation went well, better than expected. Her work was appreciated by the attendees. It felt so good, so exhilarating, to be admired for her talent. Well, her trip was off to a good start. It was such a nice break from the constant worried look on her parents’ face, the relentless pursuit of her sisters and jeeju to make everything normal for her and her immersing into loads of work to escape from the whole marriage drama. She was here and she will enjoy to the fullest.

After the presentations were finished, the attendees were meeting each other and making acquaintance when she was approached by the head of department of paediatric dentistry of a prominent hospital of Paris. He congratulated on her work and also gave her some valuable advice and then came a proposal which she was astonished to hear. He offered her fellowship at his hospital and explained in detail the perks of the job that came along with it. It was a pleasant surprise but she was not prepared for it and she conveyed the same to him.

“Oh no Dr. Iyer, you don’t have to give me a final decision at present. You take your time, make up your mind and mail me your decision” said Dr. Richard in his French accented English offering her his visiting card.

“Thank you for the offer Dr. Richard. I am extremely grateful and I’ll surely let you know” said Ishita pleasantly.

“You are a wonderful doctor and we will be extremely delighted to have you with us but don’t stress yourself now. You said you are on a holiday, well then enjoy your stay in Paris. Good luck!” Dr. Richard said left to meet some other attendees.

She hadn’t imagined any such thing happening to her when she applied for this conference. “Maybe it is a place for new beginnings” she thought while safely keeping Dr. Richard’s visiting card in her file. She was leaving the conference hall when her cell phone rang flashing her Appa’s name. She talked to him cheerfully and told him about her first impression of Paris and her presentation withholding the information about the new job proposal. She did not want to tell anything to anyone yet when she wasn’t clear about it herself. Her Appa then passed the phone to amma. After her initial enquiry about her well-being, Ishita received second shock of the day. She knew her amma was fervently looking for marriage proposals for her and now she had come across a boy from the NRI Tamilian community settled in Paris.

“I think it’s all fate Ishu” her amma said affectionately “See I came across this proposal some days after you received confirmation for the conference. Now when you are there, why don’t you meet the boy once kanna. I have seen his photo. He’s very handsome and comes from such a nice family.”

Ishita’s anger had already grown exponentially when her amma added “He has agreed to meet you tonight. I’ll ask your appa to mail you all the details. Please meet him kanna, it will make me very happy” and then the phone was handed over to her appa.

“Hello kanna, don’t stress yourself too much. We’ll never force you to do something against your wish and I have tried to explain to your amma too. But you know your amma, just think about it with a cool mind. Go and meet the guy once. You don’t have to decide anything instantly. You can always say no” her appa said calmly.

“Appa, everyone is leaving the hall, I have to go at my stay. I’ll talk to you later” she replied.

“Ok kanna, take care!” the line went off.

Her anger had peaked. Here she had planned to take a holiday to cot herself off from her normal life and now her amma had planned a meeting with a marriage prospect. She didn’t reply anything to her parents because she wasn’t thinking rationally and didn’t want to upset them. After reaching her room and taking a shower she thought about her parents’ idea. It might not be a bad idea to have dinner with the guy. Sure, she wanted a change with what was happening back at her home and now her mother wanted to continue the charade here but she can always say no to guy after having dinner, her appa had already so. So, after giving it a lot of thought she took out the card and began to dial the number. Abhimanyu Raghav!

Abhimanyu Raghav, COO , born in Chennai, India until the age of 5 when his parents moved to France. A few years ago, her younger sister and brother-in-law passed away in an accident leaving her two children under his care. He did not want to get married unless he found the one who was suitable for taking care of his nephew and niece as their own. Recently, his mother had been in touch with some relatives back in India when she came across the profile of Dr. Ishita Iyer and a meeting was arranged here in Paris. He had received a call from her while he was about to leave his office and they decide to meet for lunch.

Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee

After initial introduction and little hesitation their conversation was to a comfortable start.

“I know it’s a little odd to suddenly having a wedding prospect put upon you when you are on a vacation. To be honest, I just said yes to placate my mom” said Abhimanyu smiling at Ishita.

“Thanks for understanding me and I appreciate your honesty. I really wanted to catch a break by coming to Paris and I do not want to think about marriage” told Ishita as they were wrapping up dinner.

“Well Ishita you are a nice girl and I don’t to force anything but I could feel some connection here. I will be in India for a month starting next month. We can meet then, you can show me around and see where it goes. What do you think?” asked Abhimanyu.

“You are a nice guy too but I can’t make any promises now. Although, I would love to show you around, like a friend!” replied Ishita. “Thank you for the dinner” she added.

Abhimanyu laughed a little and said “It was my pleasure! May I drop you to your hotel?”

“No, I would take a cab and I want to take a stroll before going to hotel” said Ishita.

“So, it’s a good bye and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any trouble here. Happy vacation!” and with that Abhimanyu reached for his car.

Ishita always wanted to see Eiffel tower all lighted up during evening so, here she was, trying to enjoy with a head full of thoughts when she heard a familiar voice engaged in some Punjabi cursing.

“Mr. Bhalla!” she did not know she had said it out loud.

“Dr. Ishita Iyer” said a very shocked Raman.

Nice update pls continue

a very beautiful update please update next part soon to know what happens next

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