The Binding String

T W E N T Y - S I X

"My mother does not gave you responsibility to babysit me."

"Ishu!!!!! This is not a way to talk with Raman. He is not wrong here. God forbid if somethimg happened with you what will we do then?"

"Jeeju please you know I was always interested into these things and you supported me as well. What happened now?"

"That was another thing you wasn't married that time. Raman do not stay here if something happened with you then what will aunty uncle do? Moreover earlier you was working for office, your work was drafting the letters and creating the banners but now you're taking part into protests. These two are different things Ishita." Bala tried to make Ishita his point understand which went into deaf ears that time.

"Jeeju I love doing it and I won't leave it." Ishita deterministic words left Bala disappointed and Raman furied with anger. "Subbu was right a man cannot leave his male chauvinism and Raman is no exception."

"Aahaaa dekha Bala yeh gyan kahan se aaya hai. You're going too good wifey. Ek kaam karo jo karna hai karo but make one thing feed in your mind if somethimg happened to you then none of us, write it down, none of us would come and help you. Jisne tumhe motivate kiya hai na tum uski hi help logi. Mere ghar ka koi bhi member police station aakar apna maathe par daag nahi lagwaayega samjhi."

And Raman stromed out from apartment not to return back for next one week.

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The fight didn't changed Ishita Raman as the couple expected, Raman remained stubborn in not supporting Ishita where Ishita remained firm on her decision and continued to take part in the protests by university, from the encouragement of her friends especially Subramanyam she also decided to be a candidate in upcoming university president elections. The months passed but the couple changed nothing except the few sexual encounters and fights. It's true to say relationship are just like plants, they will loose their life if you don't nurture them with water same was going with Ishita and Raman, the long distance relationship and lack of communication didn't helped couple to stay connected with each other like they used to. After some two months of fight and some limited phone calls, one fine day Raman decided to return early from his Mumbai trip and surprise Ishita. He reached in afternoon and entered inside apartment using his spare key and waiting for her to come back, he was determined to make her woo and convince her not to fight the upcoming university elections but all his planning went in vain when he listened the churn of door. His wife had arrived early but she wasn't alone, the Subramanyam was with her enough to make Raman blood boil.

"Ishita the campaining is going good. We will try our best to make you win."

"Thanks man but on second thought I'm thinking to take my name back. I don't want to upset my family members."

"Ishu! You got married nothing else. Are you getting nervous and scared of your husband?"

"What! No way. Why would I? I am not scared of him." Subramanyam left apartment soon but the conversation get evsdropped by Raman. Her husband sudden presence indeed filled Ishita heart with joy but the happiness was shortlived when they started to argue again on same issue.

"You proved again that I mean nothing to you Ishita." Raman screamed his lungs out unable to take out hi frustration.

"Evsdropping someone conversation is unethical Raman." She yelled back not ready to loose.

"I thought this distance might make you realise your mistake but how much wrong I was."

"You just know how to order everyone Raman. I'm not a clown I'm your bloody wife Raman. You know nothing except showing authority." Raman kept looking at his wife who was screaming and accusing him throwing her hands in at it.  He strode towards her and clutched her hairs in tight grip leaving her shocked. He captured her lips in forceful kiss making her gasp and moan aloud. The sex starved bodies shut their minds as they started to shed each other clothes and dragged each other bodies inside bedroom. The fight and arguments almost thrown out from window that night and they continued to show there aggression through entire night. Next day they haven't discussed anything about past night but the air indeed became bearable between them and Raman decided to express his views.

"Ishita here is something for you." He forwarded an envolope to his wife who was busy in cooking breakfast. She quizzed her brows and tore the envolope with suspicious looks and her eyes gone wide seeing the letter in her hands.

"How you managed this?" She managed to spoke in unbelievable voice rereading the letter.

"Ishita I know you want to take admission in this coaching institute since long but you wasn't taking it because of the high course fee but it is solved now." Raman spoke softly and hugged Ishita from behind. "Look Ishita I just checked the vacancies of your university and there is vacancy of assistant professor and I want you to prepare for it. Ishita the vacancies do not come everyday. I want you to work hard for it as I know you can crack it." Raman pressed Ishita shoulder at end leaving her tight lipped.

"Raman this coaching classes are too expensive and how would I able to manage it?"

"We cannot see money at this time and I'm earning enough to pay this fees. These classes are near to your university you can easily go there after attending university." Raman explained everything hoping she agrees with him. "Ishita every thing secondary infront of your career. I hope you will not disappoint us." His last words worked as hammer for Ishita who once was very much dedicated and passionate for her career but now she was just an ignorant ass but she would never agree for same. Ishita closed her eyes when she felt her husband lips caressing and kissing the skin of her nape.

"I would prepared later or by my own Raman."

"These are government vacancies it won't come everyday. And don't worry about the fees you can always pay it back to me."

"Oh really!! How so?"

"By participating equally in what we did last night." The naughty smirk he passed made her giggle and her husband sighted. He talked to her Amma who agreed to stay with Ishita in his absence, he knew he killed two birds with one stone. Ishita was right being authoritive won't work everytime and Raman Bhalla used new tactic to save his wife from upcoming strom and satisfy his ego this time.

To be continued....