The Binding String

F O U R

"Bala please."

"Vandu..."

"Amma....Amma where are you? See I came back from park. I'm hungry Amma." Vandita left the room leaving her husband alone. Bala Chandran sat on the armchair dejected with his wife behaviour. It was the another attempt from his side which failed miserably. He knew Vandita'a anger is justified but how long his wife going to stay angry with her younger sister? He never thought that the clashes in the ideologies will make the sisters away from each other who were inseparable once. He went towards the dining area and smiled seeing his ten years old son who was narrating the day events to his Amma while doing his maths homework while taking dinner from his mother hand.

They are sisters from same blood but still they're poles apart. Bala wondered looking at his wife, Vandita and Balachandran were employed in the State Bank and their jobs became hectic and demanding after their promotions but he never saw his wife stepping away from her motherly duties. He knew Vandita's anger with Ishita was justified but he also knew the silence and ignorance will not help and maybe Vandita can help her. Bala who was upset earlier after hearing Ishita's divorce news became hopeful after hearing about the arrangements the couple had made. No wonder Ishita had saw many ups downs in her life but he never thought if his sweet, caring, ambitious Ishu will turn this bitter.

I hope if these six months turned out as best months of your life. Bala send a silent prayer to almighty before heading towards dining area.

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Ishita Bhalla entered inside of CCD and removed her sunglasses. The evening was sweaty and humid making her dress wet with the sweat. She removed her scarf and made her way towards the table of two placed in the corner of the cafe. She freed her hairs from the bun, her waist length hairs cascaded down, spread on her shoulders and closed the eyes to get her nerves calm. After few seconds when she opened her eyes she spotted a waiter who placed a chilled glass of water for her which she gulped in a single go. More than the summer she needed to calm her anxiety and chilled water proved helpful in same. After calming her nerves down she started to found numerous couples seated in the cafe, chatting cosily along the cup of coffees. She met her husband first time in such a coffee house and everything changed in her life after that. Eight years back when she reached at the cafe she came with a mind to deny him straightly without further discussion but the sexy dimples smirk fluttered her heart and everything changed after that. The simple arranged alliance proposed by her mother indeed turned life changing for her. After whatever happened with her mother, Ishita never wished to involve in any relationship but plans do not work everytime.

She got married with Raman Bhalla and became Ishita Raman Bhalla and maybe in next six months she is going to be Ishita Iyyer again.

Strange life!!!

She wondered looking at the couples, the romanticism was no more left in her and she decided to overlook the love sick couples everywhere.

I have reached already. When you're going to show me your face?

She send the message to her husband and slammed her phone angrily on the table annoyed with the fact that her not so soon to be ex husband hasn't arrived yet. I am not going to bow down infront of him. She told herself continued to look at her wrist watch. Otherside Raman Bhalla parked his BMW outside of CCD and wore his glares to save his eyes from burning sunrays. He peeped inside the cafe and realised his not so soon to be wife already arrived there and probably cursing him. He locked his car and entered inside the crowded CCD, till yesterday he was trying to find the ways to win from the lady he hated most and now after twenty four hours he arrived again to meet her, to talk about the compromises they had to made for the sake of their daughter secured future.