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Chapter dedicated to keren_hadassah and jayhappy
PS: Please don't hate me for this chapter🙈🙈🙈
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Flashback continues
"Wow...what a scene! What a scene!" Echoed a sarcastic remark in Ishita's cabin followed by applause 👏👏👏 that definetely were not in appreciation.
That's when Ishita and Raman realised the position they were in and quickly untangled themselves.
"Arey ruk kyun gaye? You continue. Mai jo yahan unwanted or rather unwelcomed hoon toh mai hi chala jaata hoon" said Subbu and began to trace his steps back.
"Subbu wait! Jaisa tum soch rahe ho waisa nahi hai" Ishita rushed to his side.
'Subbu!? Oh no!' Thought Raman. Once again he had unintentionally created a misunderstanding between Ishita and Subbu.
"Achha? Toh phir kaisa hai?" He asked folding his arms across his chest.
"Actually mai carton nikal rahi thi, tab knock hua. Mujhe laga ke tum ho aur maine...." Ishita began narrating but Subbu didn't let her complete.
"Oh I see! Tumhe laga ke mai hoon aur tum is admi ko, if I am not mistaken, wahi hai jisne kuch mahine pehle tumhe poori duniya ke saamne propose kiya tha, kiss karne lag gayi. Kya Ishita? Koi aur achha bahana dhoond leti" Subbu laughed sarcastically commenting at her.
"Trust me Subbu....." Ishita was at the verge of crying.
"Seriously? Trust you in this matter? Par kaise Ishita? Mai tumhara hath bhi pakadta hoon..." he said taking her hand in his, which she jerked out of his hold in reflex "dekha....jab bhi tumhara hath pakadta hoon toh tum aise peeche hat jaati ho jaise ke mai koi achooth hoon. Aur tum keh rahi ho ke mai ye maan loon ke tum is admi ko mai samajhkar kiss karne chali thi?" He sneered.
Raman who had kept mum until now decided to break his silence. The last time Ishita had to bear all of Subbu's allegations alone as he wasn't there to defend her. But this time he wouldn't let this happen. It was because of him that they were having a misunderstanding and it was his duty to clear it out.
"Aap galat samajh rahe hain. Yahan aisa kuch nahi ho raha tha jaisa aap assume kar rahe hain. Mai sirf Ishita ki help kar raha tha carton nikalne me, aur phir carton hamare hath se phisal gayi, Ishita gir rahi thi toh mai bas use sambhal raha tha" Raman narrated.
"Gir toh chuki hai woh already. Ab sambhalne ka kya fayda" Subbu didn't give up being mean.
Raman could not tolerate a word against Ishita. Adding to it, he heard Ishita sniff and saw her wipe her tears away. Raman clenched his fist in an attempt to control his anger.
"Dekhiye! Aap bina baat ke Ishita par ilzaam laga rahe hain. Ishita ne aisa kuch nahi kiya hai jiski wajah se use sharminda hona pade ya aisi waisi baatein sunna pade. Agar kisi ki galti hai toh woh sirf meri hai. Pichli baar maine bina Ishita ki mann ki baat jaane sabke saamne use propose kiya, jo ki usne agle hi pal reject kar diya because she was engaged to you. Aur aaj mai yahan bina bataye agaya and you ran into us when I was saving her from a fall. Bas yahi baat hai, isse zyada ya iske alawa aur koi baat nahi hai." Raman tried to be as polite and as calm as possible but his demeanor and his tone ditched him.
Intimated by the way Raman was being protective of Ishita and the rage in his eyes, Subbu backed off a little but only to come up with another demeaning query "Chalo maan liya ke jo tum aur Ishita keh rahe ho woh sab sach hai. But I believe ke mujhe itna poochne ka haq hai hi ke tum meri honewali biwi ke cabin me is waqt kya karne aaye ho, jabki as per your narration, woh tum me interested hai hi nahi"
"Mai yahan sirf sorry kehne aur aap donon ki aage ki life keliye good wishes dene aya tha. Mujhe aaj hi pata chala ke meri proposal ke wajah se Ishita ko kya sab face karna pada. Meri wajah se aap logon ki shadi ek baar tooti, uske liye mai maafi chahta hoon. Aur ab phir se aap logon ka rishta judne jaa raha hai toh meri taraf se aap donon ko bahut bahut mubarakbaad" said Raman earnestly and extended the bouquet, he had earlier placed on the table, towards the couple.
"Sorry kehne keliye red roses? Interesting" Subbu chuckled derisively accepting the bouquet "oh wow! Isme toh card bhi hai" Subbu examined the bouquet and pulled out a heart shaped card.
"Card?" Raman sounded confused.
'Oh shit' he cursed himself mentally as he remembered that he had got the wrong bouquet. He just hoped against hope that the card did not create more trouble than he already had.
"Even if we are not meant to be together, I am glad that you are a part of my life.
For the world we may not be together, but our hearts know that I am yours and you are mine.
-Your Amor" Subbu read the card aloud.
Ishita stared at Raman, he could not fathom what her eyes depicted: hurt, hatred, pain or anger. Raman held his forehead for this was getting worser than worst.
"Ab iska kya explanation hai aap logon ke paas?" Subbu was surely enjoying this. He did not care if Ishita was actually deceiving him or not. All that mattered to him was that he was finding a way out of this unwanted relationship he had forced himself into for the sake of his financial security. His job was now permanent and safe, he didn't have to or rather didn't want to marry Ishita. But he had no choice as he could not back off the wedding without a valid reason. Now that Ishita was herself giving him a reason to call off the wedding, why not grab the opportunity he thought.
"Hang on! This is all a misunderstanding. Look I can explain. Mai jab flower store se aa raha tha toh mera bouquet kisi aur ke sath exchange hogaya aur mai......." Raman began explaining.
"Oh please! I have had enough of it. Ab bas bhi karo yaar tum donon. Aur kitna jhoot bologe. Mai hi bewakoof tha jo Ishita ke is masum chehre par bharosa karke pichle incident ko bhula kar ek nayi shuruat karne chala tha. Par mujhe kya pata tha ke ek characterless aurat masumiyat ka naqab pehen kar mere samne ghoom rahi hai. Mai...." Subbu would go on and on but the moment he uttered words against Ishita's character, Raman lost his cool.
"Zaban sambhalke" Raman grabbed Subbu's collar "Ishita ke khilaf ek lafz bhi agar apni gandi zaban se nikala toh mai bhool jaunga ke tum uske honewale pati ho" Raman warned.
"Honewala pati? Tumhe lagta hai ke ye sab dekhne ke baad mai is aurat se shadi karunga? Not in this lifetime at least" Subbu brushed off Raman's hands from his collar.
"Subbu please don't do this to me" Ishita pleaded with folded hands and tears pouring down. She could not afford being ditched for the second time before her wedding. She knew that if this happens again, her parents would break all their ties with her. Her marriage to Subbu was the only way she could save her relationship with her parents.
Raman was pained to see that even after listening to such demeaning and insulting words from Subbu, Ishita was begging him to not leave her. He realised how important this relationship was for her, probably she loved Subbu way too much that she could ignore all that he had said to her. Only and only for Ishita's sake, Raman rushed to Subbu's side and apologised to him "I am sorry...extremely sorry...Sari galti meri hai. Mujhe yahan nahi aana chahye tha. Jo kiya sab maine kiya hai. Ishita masum hai. Uski koi galti nahi hai. Please Ishita ke sath aisa mat karo. Please Ishita se shadi karlo. Please"
"Kyun? Taaki tum dono mere peet peeche gulcharre uda sako?" Subbu mocked.
Raman clenched his fist to calm himself. He had understood that Subbu was deliberately angering him now. One more reaction from Raman's side and Subbu would get another reason to walk away. So Raman didn't say a word in reply and turned to face the wall to control his urge to punch Subbu.
"Subbu please" Ishita continued to beg.
"Akka mai agayi" Mihika barged in unknown to the happenings in the cabin. "Arey Jiju aap bhi ho yahan par?" Mihika was surprised to find Subbu there. In her excitement, she failed to notice the state of Ishita.
Subbu simply looked at Mihika with a plain face.
"Hello jiju! Hello mai yahan hoon" Mihika waved her hand in front of his face trying to gain his attention.
"Oh! Tum mujhse baat kar rahi ho? Mujhe laga tum apne jiju se baat kar rahi ho" Subbu remarked.
"Jiju? Are you alright? Aap hi toh mere jiju ho, aur kise bulaungi mai jiju?" Mihika was confused.
"Akka...aisa kya kiya aapne jiju ke sath ke woh khud ki identity bhool gaye hain?" Mihika teased. As soon as Ishita had seen Mihika entering her cabin, she had wiped off her tears. She now tried to smile in response to Mihika's teasing but miserably failed.
"Akka...Aap aise kyun behave kar rahe ho jaise ke Subbu jiju ne shadi se phir se mana kardiya ho" Mihika joked in her usual style. If only she knew that this wasn't a joke anymore.
"Oh! Toh tum bhi is plan me shamil ho?" Subbu was quick to catch her words.
Raman did not dare to turn and face the girls. He had spoilt everything. He had broken Mihika's trust, unwillingly though. He wished, just wished, that he hadn't come here. But it was too late to regret as more regrets were on his way now.
"Kaisa plan?" Mihika asked still confused at the behaviour of the duo.
"As expected! Huhhh" Subbu chuckled. "Ab tum bhi in dono ki tarah koi kahani suna do. I am all ears" he said.
"Dono koun?" Mihika looked around and found another figure standing near the table with his back towards them. She walked closer to him and turned him around. She gasped in shock "Raman bhai?"
"Bhai? What Mihika? Bhai kehke in dono ke rishte ko maila mat karo. After all they are lovebirds, miles apart but together in heart" Subbu brought Raman and Ishita close to each other.
"What's going on here?" Mihika screamed wanting to know what exactly had happened in her absence.
"Mihika tum aram se pata karlena. Par mere paas itna time nahi hai ke mai use in jaise logon par waste karun. Tum, tumhari Akka aur tumhare latest Jiju, no not me, ye...(pointing towards Raman) tumhari Akka ke pyare Amor baithke sari kahaniyan sun suna lena" he told Mihika. "Aur tum donon..." he turned his attention to IshRa "Tum donon ko tumhara jayiz ya najayiz rishta mubarak ho, aur ye bouquet bhi" said Subbu placing the bouquet in their hands.
"Thank you for the entertaining session. That's all I can take for this evening, bye bye" he stated and marched outside the cabin.
"Subbu wait" Ishita called out to him but he didn't pay heed.
"Ishita...I am..." Raman tried to apologise.
"Please Mr.Bhalla...Not a word please. Aap se maine ye expect nahi kiya tha" she painfully said.
"Ek baar meri baat sunlo Ishita" Raman tried to explain about the bouquet.
"Is waqt aapki baat sunne se zyada zaruri ye hai ke mai apne honewale pati ko jaakar rokun. Aur please, I beg you, is baar mera peecha mat kijiye. Please" she folded her hands in front of his face and rushed out to reach Subbu.
"Shit...shit...shit" Raman banged his fist on the table cursing himself for the nth time. Oh what had he come here for and what had he done. If only fate was on his side today!
Mihika was clueless of what had had transpired behind her back. The bouquet of red roses and a heartshaped card caught her sight and as she read it, she put two and two together and got a whiff of what must have happened there.
(Mihika's hatred for red roses....Get it now?)
She threw the bouquet on the flower, stamped it with her foot, crushed the card in her hand and glared at Raman.
"Mihika...mai...." Raman began.
Mihika showed him her palm indicating to stop "Aap bharose ke layaq nahi ho Mr.Bhalla"
Mr.Bhalla echoed in the room.
If someone wanted to witness how relations changed in a fleeting second, then they should have seen these two. From being Raman bhai to Mr.Bhalla, it didn't take more than a few seconds for Mihika to begin hating the person whom she adored moments ago.
"Maine...." Raman struggled to speak.
"Kya bigada hai Akka ne apka ke aap unka jeena haram karne pe tule hue ho? Mai ab tak yahi samajh rahi thi ki apka pyar thukrake Akka ne galat kiya. Par nahi, Akka bilkul sahi thi. Shayad Akka ne aapko pehle hi pehchan liya tha, mai hi dhoka kha gayi. I am such a fool" she bickered.
"Mihika please sambhalo apne aap ko. Humein is waqt gile shikwe karne ke bajaye Ishita ke paas hona chahye" Raman although hurt by the allegations, ignored them completely as he was worried for Ishita.
"Kyun? Ab kya dekhna hai aapko? Bahut khushi ho rahi hogi na apna dil tootne ka badla leke. Ab yahi dekhna chah rahe honge ke apne pyar keliye tadapti hui Akka kaise lagengi?" Mihika scoffed.
"Mihika mai bas itna chahta hoon ke....." Raman tried to explain that he was only concerned for Ishita.
"Aap kya chahte hain, kya nahi chahte, isse mujhe koi lena dena nahi. Agar thodi si bhi sharam baki hai aap me, toh please stay away from my Akka. Please aaj ke baad apna chehra humein mat dikhana" she slapped her palms in front of him and raged out like a bull.
'Kyun? Kyun mere sath hamesha aisa hota hai? Akhir kya dushmani hai mujhse tumhari ke mai jis jis ko apna maanta hoon, woh sab mujhse moo pher lete hain? Agar itna hi napasand tha mai tumhe, toh mujhe banaya hi kyun? Maine to tumse nahi kaha tha ke mujhe insan banao. Akhir kyun?' Raman roared looking above asking God for what fault was he being punished.
----End of Flashback----
"Kuch yaad hai ya bhool gaye Mr.Bhalla?" Mihika asked. "Kitni ajeeb baat hai na! Yaaddashth Akka ki gayi hai, par bhool aap gaye ho ke Akka ke sath aapne kya kya kiya" she chuckled derisively. "But for your kind information, Mr.Raman Kumar Bhalla, mai...kuch...nahi...bhooli" Mihika emphasised on every word "Aur aapko bhi bhoolne nahi doongi" she added shooting daggers at him with her eyes.
"And by the way, darwaza udhar hai" she pointed towards the door asking him to leave.
-----To be continued-----
Hughh...that was hell of an update...
I know I have used many rude and harsh dialogues but that was what the story needed.
Some revelations made, many revelations yet to happen.
Par itni jaldi nahi....aur thoda intezar karlo...warna suspense ka maza hi kya hai? Hai na😉😉😉