Us Haath Ko Tum Thaam Lo
Woh Maherbaan Kal Ho Naa Ho
Did he just say that!?
My eyes flew open and I jerked up.
Rewind & Replay
Chae jo tumhe poore dil se
Milta hai wo mushkil se
Aisa jo koi kahin hai
Bas wahi sabse haseen hai
All this while I visualized Raman's love filled eyes longing for acceptance.
Our conversation in the morning played on my mind
"By the way mai yahan tumhe borrow karne keliye aya tha"
"I am sorry mai samjhi nahi"
"Mai chahta tha ki hum ek akhri baar, well technically pehli aur akhri baar, as a couple waqt guzarein"
"I mean as an unmarried couple"
"Ishita! Please aaj ek baar bin kuch pooche, bin kuch kahe mere sath chalo"
"Please" he said bringing his hand forward.
Us Haath Ko Tum Thaam Lo
Woh Maherbaan Kal Ho Naa Ho
And with that I slipped my hand in his. The wide smile on his face said how happy he was.
"Thanks Ishita! Dil karta hai zindagi bhar aise hi tumahara hath thaame rahun"
I looked up and prayed to God
"Maine apni zindagi me bahut nadaniyan ki hain, kayi galat decisions liye hain. Please is baar jo faisla maine liya hai wo bilkul sahi ho. Is faisle par jame rehne me meri madad karna aur mujhe himmat dena ke mai iske consequences ka saamna kar sakun. Please! Please! Please!"
The most important decision of my life was made.
I was now very clear in my mind who I was going to choose.
But what about Raman?
He has an equal right to make this important decision of his life.
He must be given the right of choice.
And for that he needed to know the truth.
I don't have much time.
I have to tell him everything before our wedding.
I can't wait till tomorrow.
But how do I tell him?
Tell him in the party? What if I don't get a chance to talk to him in private there?
Call him? What if he is not be available for the call now?
Write to him? What if the letter reaches someone else?
Leave a voice message? What if...Actually, not a bad idea!
Hi Raman!
Ishita here...
Aap soch rahe honge ke mai apna introduction kyun de rahi hun.
Aap to mujhe achhi tarah jante ho, hai na?
Agar aap aisa samajte ho ke aap mujhe achhi tarah jante ho, to I am sorry to tell you that you are wrong!
Yes you heard it right Raman!
Aap mujhe nahi jante...
Kyunki aap jis Ishita ko jante ho wo khamosh, suljhi, samajhdaar aur wafadaar hai.
Lekin jis Ishita se mai aaj apko milane wali hun wo bilkul uske baraks hai: Batuni, Uljhi, Nasamajh aur BEWAFA
Jaanna chahte ho aisi Ishita ko?
Apko jaanna hoga...Kyunki jis Ishita ke sath zindagi guzarne ke sapne dekh rahe ho wo aisi hi hai.
Raman!
Aaj se ek saal pehle agar aap meri zindagi me ate to shayad aaj mujhe ye voice message bhejne ki zarurat na padti.
Par aap se pehle koi aur meri zindagi me agaya Raman.
Koi aisa jiska naam, patha, karobaar mujhe kuch nahi malum.
In short, Ek Ajnabi.
Ajnabi!
Ek aisa Ajnabi jisne kuch hi palon me mere dil me jagah bana liya
Aur char kadmon me zindagi bhar sath chalne ka sapna de gaya
Mai ek Ajnabi ko dil de baithi aur uske sath zindagi bitane ki sapne dekhne lag gayi.
Wo ek sapna tha, khoobsurat sapna...
Jis sapne se mai bahar ana hi nahi chahti thi...
Mujhe apni ankhein kholna manzoor nai tha...
Darti thi ke kahin sapna toot na jaye...
Par kabhi na kabhi meri ankhein to khulni hi thi...
Aur jaise hi ankhein khuli sapna toot gaya...
Aur Ajnabi ka haath mere hath se choot gaya...
Par maine sapna choot ne na diya...
Neend to khul gayi thi par mai usi sapne ko roz jeeti rahi...
Poori zindagi us Ajnabi ke intezar me bitane ko tayyar thi...
Lekin tab aap meri zindagi me aye...
Shayad Ajnabi ke wapas lautne ki ummeed ka jo diya maine jalaye rakha tha wo dheere dheere bujhne lagi thi..
Isiliye jab aap meri zindagi me aye to maine use kismat ka faisla maanke qubool kar liya...
Kambaqt Dil!
Dimag ne to is haqeeqat ko qubool kar liya tha..
Par dil maanne ko tayyar hi na tha...
Aisa nahi ke maine kabhi koshish nahi ki..
Koshish ki thi par mere dil par sirf Ajnabi chaya hua tha...
Har waqt, har ghadi wo sirf Ajnabi keliye dhadakta tha...
Isiliye aap se milne se darti thi...
Aap se bath karne se hichkichati thi...
Aapki ankhon me dekhne se katraati thi...
Aapko lagta hoga ke aisa to hota rehta hai..
Kisi se pyar karna buri baat nahi hai..
Shayad apki zindagi me bhi pehle koi ladki ayi hogi...
Ya phir nahi bhi ayi hogi...
Pyar to kabhi bhi, kisi se bhi ho jatha hai...
Kisiko dil dena galat baat nahi hai...
Par kisi ka dil todna to galat baat hai na Raman!
Kisiko dhoka dena gunah hai na Raman!
Haan Raman!
Maine kisi ka dil toda hai!
Kisi ko dhoka diya hai!
Aur wo koi aur nahi, wo aap hain Raman!
Aapki ye Ishita dhokebaaz hai, Bewafa hai!
Ye Ishita shadi ke ek hafte pehle apko chod kar chali gayi thi apne Ajnabi ke paas...
Agar us din Ajnabi use mil jatha to wo kabhi wapas nahi athi...
Apko akela chod dethi...
Shayad apko ye sochne pe majboor karti ke apke pyar me kya kami reh gayi...
Kami apke pyar me nahi, kami usme hai jisse aapne pyar kiya hai...
I am sorry Raman!
I am sorry!
I am very very sorry!
I know sorry se ye galti mitne to nahi wali..
Naa hi wo dard kam hone wala hai jo maine apko diya hai...
Isiliye mai apko ikhthiyaar dethi hun faisla lene ka...
Meri is gunah ki saza dene ka...
Aapka jo bhi faisla hoga wo mujhe manzoor hoga...
Aap jo saza denge mai chup chaap use seh lungi...
Kyunki I deserve this...
I don't deserve your love...
I deserve your punishment...
Kash aap meri zindagi me pehle aye hothe...
Kash meri mulaqat kabhi Ajnabi se na hui hothi...
Kash mai apke pyar ko pehle pehchan pathi...
Kash mai kabhi apko dhoka na dethi...
Kash mai pehle hi sahi faisla le pathi...
Kash...aap...aur...Ajnabi ...ek...hothe...
My voice choked and I could not speak more.
With trembling fingers, I sent the voice message to Raman.
While reminiscing those moments, I did not realize I was nearing the venue of the party.
As I pulled into the parking lot, a series of realization and confusion hit me.
1#I was probably going to face Ajnabi and Raman in the same place!?
2#Ajnabi aka Abhimanyu Raghav could be the Abhi, Raman was talking about!?
3#Abhi might have told Raman about Anamika!?
4#Raman supposedly knows about Anamika!?
5#Raman could have guessed I am Anamika!?
6#That is the reason for Raman's weird behaviour!?
OMG!
If...If any of these realizations or confusions come true, one thing was for sure...
This is going to be difficult to all the three of us...
It is definitely going to be a life-changing rather life-defining moment for the three strangely and mysteriously connected souls: Ajnabi, Ishita and Raman
All the best, Ishita
Did I just say that!?
-------------------------------To be continued-----------------------------
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