CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVEN

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CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVEN

'Because for all these years I have had to watch my father be a good dad and try and be a good husband but he wasn't happy. Everything he had in him he drowned to his work. I watched my mother love him one sided all these years because she always lived in the shadow of your mother but not once did she complain. We hold prayers every year in h=our house in memory of your mother every year because my mother figured trying to push the great Anjali Raizada out of papa's memory was going to be the greatest mistake she could do and she loved him too much to do so. So in a fit to just let him trust her, she just embraced it and it become a tradition in our house'' Said Ishana

'Why are you telling me this...'' Said Ishita again

'Then you showed up and all of a sudden it was like he become a different person. He was happier and seemed more content even when you were in the hospital he always knew you would be okay and he would finally get to make up for the time he lost. But then you just pushed him away and didn't even...'' Said Ishana as tears filled her eyes

'I don't understand how this is my problem...'' Said Ishita who truly felt bad but didn't want to show it

'It is your problem too because no matter what you say you have his blood in your veins. He is still you father...'' Said Ishana

'Oh dear he is most definitely not. Their needs a lot than just blood through ones' veins to be called a father'' Said Ishita as tears filled hers

'Well how will you know if he can be if you not willing to give him a chance? He is a good dad Ishita who loves his children more than himself. Right now he is miserable and it is even worse because he knows you're here but he can't do anything about it. ' Said Ishana as tears rolled down her face

'I can't forgive what he did...'' Said Ishita

'He didn't know that your mother didn't take the money. He was told that she accepted a substantial amount of money from grandmamma and in exchange for her walking away from him. Dad out of anger said yes to marry my mom and my mother being selfish because she loved him said yes to their wedding not caring about you or your mother. My father didn't know that your mother said No to that payment. When he found out that Anjali was still in Delhi he threatened to look for her and figure out why she had done what she did. You were about 2 and I was 1 and half. My mother got scared that her marriage was going to fall apart and told my grandmother that is how she ended up coming to your place that day, ' said Ishana

'No... No I don't believe you...'' Said Ishita

'It is the truth. She came to talk to your mother and convince her to let her take care of you two but your mother got scared because she thought that she was going to take you away from her so she left with you to Lucknow. I swear that is the truth. There is a diary from your mother that says everything up until the time she left Delhi. She wrote it to my dad but my grandmamma hide it until Raman walked into that door asking him to save you. Grad mama felt guilty and ended up giving it to dad. He didn't tell you about it because he did wrong by you both in so many ways and feels guilty so he thinks this is his punishment.'' Said Ishana

Ishita had tears flowing down her face as she remembered how her mother died in her arms, she remembered how she repeatedly told Ishita to always love no matter how hard and it just broke her heart all over again.

'Why are you doing this? What do you want from me?'' Said Ishita as tears flowed down her face

'My dad is not okay Ishita. He is a broken man even worse than he was all those years. Do you know how hard it as living in the shadow of a sister you never even knew? I didn't even know what to match up so that I try and be like you because none of us had ever seen you. I know my family has caused you so much pain and hurt but we are human. All I am asking is for you to give me a chance and try and give us a chance, we are not so bad I swear. I am not even asking for a lot just please give us a second chance. There will be a function at home in 3 weeks where we raise money for charity every year and I know this will give you ample time to think about it. I will be grateful if you come.'' Said Ishana before she stood up and walked out leaving Ishita there pondering what it is exactly she was supposed to do about such information

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