Itna Karo Naa Mujhe Pyar #Completed

Chapter 39

After 24 hours of observation, Ishita was shifted to Shagun Arora Memorial Ward, the most equipped room of the hospital that was used for treating special and critical maternity cases. 

(Note: Have you heard of 'misleading clue'? FYI Shagun was that misleading clue of this story and she shares no relationship with IshRa or Ruhi. You can breath now and thank me later ;) Hahahahaha)

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"Kya mai apni beti ko ghar le jaa sakta hoon?" he asked the doctor. The doctors would not let him stay whole day in the hospital. The visiting hours were fixed and he had to oblige. So he decided to take Ruhi home.

"Are you sure Mr.Bhalla? Bin Maa ki bachhi ko sambhalna koi asaan kaam nahi hai" said the Doctor. "I mean Ishita is still in coma and she will have to stay here for another couple of days until we are sure that she is ready to be discharged. Will you be able to manage the baby all alone? Uski Maa uske sath nahi hogi" 

"I am sure doctor. Meri Ruhi ke paas uski MAA hai" he stated confidently. "Mai use uski Maa ki kami kabhi mehsoos nahi hone doonga" 

"Ok then...If you are sure about it, you can take her home" smiled the doctor.

"Sir you have to fill this form for the birth certificate of your daughter" said the nurse when Raman was paying the bills.

"Ok" he said after burping the baby as instructed by the nurse, and placing her in her crib.

First thing he had to fill in was the name of the baby. He hadn't thought of a name yet. He didn't have a right to think of the name either. It was Ishita's right. How could he snatch that right from her? But the circumstances were such that he had make that decision too on her behalf.

As if on cue, a memory flashed in front of his eyes.

When he and Ishita were working together for the Children's Skill Devpt Project, they were required to meet a lot of kids who were eligible to be admitted to the centre. They had aimed at innocent kids with criminal backgrounds, but there was one special case of an 8 year old girl who was a victim of domestic violence and molestation. A brilliant and gifted child had lost her self-confidence and gone mum due to the atrocities she has faced.

Raman was highly impressed with the way Ishita dealt with the girl, making her speak and confide in her. He had got another reason to fall in love with Ishita. After counselling the girl, Ishita discusssed about the girl with Raman. She was quite effected with the story of the little victim. She kept talking about her and also mentioned to him that this girl would always stay in her memory, so will her name 'Ruhi'. 

To lighten her mood, Raman had asked if she would name her daughter after this girl in future. "Well that's a wonderful idea! Ruhi....If I have a daughter in future, I shall definitely name her that" She sounded delighted.

Raman had chuckled at her remark.

"What??? You think I am not serious?" she asked frowning.

"I never said that" Raman acted innocent.

"On a second thought, the name Ruhi ends with I. I for Ishita" she remarked.

"Hmmm....Great discovery. Waise I don't have a problem either in naming my daughter Ruhi, as it begins with R. R for Raman" he winked giving her a hint about his feelings for her and his dreams of having a family with her.

"Hmmmm....right! Go ahead" she had said jokingly which Raman had considered as a green signal for him. Raman offered to drop Ishita back home but as always she refused the offer. 

"Why do you always refuse my offer?" he had asked finally.

"Samajhdaar ko ishara kaafi" she exclaimed and left in a cab.

'Mai tumhara ishara samajh gaya Ishita!' Raman though with a dreamy smile assuming she was speaking about the name 'Ruhi'.

If only, he had realised that not Ruhi, but refusing his offer was a signal for him. A red signal that was, not green.

Thankfully, he knew what Ishita would have wanted to name her daughter. Without a second thought, he wrote 'Ruhi' in front of name, added 'Bhalla' after it mechanically. 

'Father's Name: Raman Kumar Bhalla' he wrote in a flow, quite naturally. Although he had not admitted it verbally, since the moment he had taken Ruhi in his arms, he had unconsciously become a father to her.

He realised what he had done, only when he was required to fill in the next line.

'Mother's Name: .............'

What was he doing? He was claming Ishita and her daughter, without Ishita's consent. Didn't he do the same to Ishita before when he had proposed her in public? Wasn't he committing the same mistake again? 

Unable to make a decision, he left the form incomplete. 

Another nurse came running to him and informed that Ishita had recovered from the coma. He rushed to her ward. She had her eyes open but was giving a blank look. She stared into the oblivion and screamed holding her head. 

Raman was pushed out of the ward as the doctor and nurses attended Ishita. 

Later, Raman was informed by the doctor that Ishita had lost her memory. He did not know how to react. He had been waiting from a week for her to come out of coma, so that he could ask her all the questions he had on mind, contact Mihika or anyone Ishita would want to inform her whereabouts. He would explain to her under what circumstances he had to sign the consent form as her husband and had hoped she would understand. That would be the end of his responsibility and his journey with her. He did not expect anything more than that for he had learnt a lesson from his past experiences and accepted that she was not meant for him.

But now everything had turned upside down. The one he loved, he craved for, he was mad for, lied in front of him in a conscious yet unconscious state. And on the other side, lied the half filled form for Ruhi's birth certificate.

Recalling his conversation with Subbu's wife and Mr.Iyer, he gathered that Ishita had no place to go to. All the paths he could visualise at this time led her towards him and him towards her.

Selflessly or selfishly, he could not decide, he picked the form and resumed filling it.

His vision turned blurry as he wrote an 'S' in the blank against Mother's name. 'H' he added with a lot of difficulty. When he was about to write the next letter 'I', he realised that he had missed writing the first letter of her name. Making a decision finally, against his conscience, he wiped his tears and added an 'I' before 'S' and completed the name as ISHITA RAMAN BHALLA.

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Long chapter after a very long time...

Now I am planning to take a brief break if it's ok with u guys...

PS: Not proofread