Author's note-this updt is dedicated to one of my reader, dinuu aka dinithi, who is celebrating her birthday today. Happy Birthday dear, may god always bless u.
PART 18
Raman was just looking at ishita observing her words. He just couldn't believe that someone can love him so deeply and madly. A tear escape his eyes feeling overwhelmed by her unconditional love.
Ishita wiped his tear and said-i am sorry raman, I never intended to hurt u. I know sorry won't be enough, u can punish me as much as u can. Aap mujhe maar lo, mujhse baat bhi mat Karna. Mujhe khana bhi mat dena.room,bed,blanket kuch mat dena bas mujhe apni zindagi mein rehne ki ijazat de dijiye. She said keeping her head on his hand.
Raman couldn't say anything, he just got up and went to his room leaving ishita crying.
Appa's eyes got teary not able to see her only daughter in so much pain. He was going to her when his phone rang. He attended it and said-ok I am coming. Saying so she hung the call and said-ishu, I had to go. Ek bahut jaruri operation hai. U want to come with me to the hotel or will stay here.
Ishita looked at appa and said-let me be here appa.
Appa-ok, then I am going. Will come back as soon as my work will be finished. He said caressing her hair
Ishita got up and hugged him tight crying.
Ishita -I am sorry appa, I hurt u. Maine aapka bharosha toda,i hurt u appa. I am really sorry.
Appa pecked her temple and said-we will talk about it later, now I am running late.
Ishita-i love him appa. I really love him.
Appa-i told u naa that we will talk about it later. Saying so he went out leaving ishita.
She looked at mihir and said-sab kharab ho gaya mihir. Raman hates me. She said crying.
Mihir-no bhabhi, Jahan tak main jaanta hoon bhai ko, I don't think he hates u. Woh aapse nafrat nahi kar sakte, he loves u bhabhi. Bhai takes a lot of time to feel something for someone, but when he start doing it, he can't stop himself. Bhai toh romi se bhi itna pyaar karte hai, joh sirf unhe dard deta hai. How can he hate u, u love him so much.
Ishita-i don't know, main nahi samajh paati yeh sab. All I know is ki agar raman ne mujhse nafrat ki toh main nahi jee paungi. She said crying.
Mihir took her in side hug and said-aisa kuch nahi hai bhabhi, u just relax. He was consoling her while her head was resting on mihir's chest.
Param saw this from upstairs and said-yeh toh badi chupi rustom nikli. Pehle raman ke saath pyaar or ab mihir se.tru kar lein beta, jo sakta hai tujhe bhi kuch mil jaaye. He said smirking.
On the other hand, Raman was sitting in his room and remembering words said by ishita smiling.
Raman -ishita loves me alot, kitna pyaar karti hai woh mujhse. I just don't believe ki koi mujhse itna pyaar kar sakta hai. She did all this just for me. Apna ghar chod diya, aisho aaram chod diya. Just for me. Sab kuch mere liye kiya, just for me. Main kitna lucky hoon, yes mihir was right. I am lucky to have someone like ishita in my life. Main usse kahin nahi jaane dunga. Usse apna paas rakhunga. Apne dil mein chupa kar, apni dhadkan mein basa kar. I will keep her close to my heart. He was thinking when he remembered about appa.
Raman -but first I have to convince her father. Ishita ne galti ki hai apne papa ka dil dukha kar. I will make her apologize. Aur agar woh usse le jaana chahe toh, then what will I do. I will let her go, phir baraat le kar jaaunga, usse apna dulhan bana kar laaunga. Haan yeh sahi rahega, he is her father. He has full right to take decision for her.
The day went in jiffy, whole day raman was in his room while ishita was in her.she so wanted to go to Raman but was afraid of his anger on the other hand raman was waiting for appa to take decision for them.
Romi, sarika and param want out to have dinner. Actually sarika and param room romi out intentionally to divert his mind off raman.
At eleven in night, they came back fully drunk. Romi and sarika slept on his bed while param was going to sleep when he heard some sound. He went out with trembling feet only to see ishita drinking water near the refrigerator.
He smirked and went to her.
Param went very near to her and said-u look sexy, very sexy.
Ishita turned and was shocked to see param smiling at her fully drunk.
Ishita-what u r doing here, let me go. Saying so she was going when param pinned her to the wall and said-aise kaise, at least let me have these rose petals. Saying so he tried to close the distance between their lips while ishita was struggling to get off his hold. In the struggle, a vase fell off.
Raman got up hearing the sound and went out to check only to see param forcing himself on ishita. He get angry seeing it.
In a jiffy he ran down and punched param. He fell on the ground and fainted while ishita hugged Raman tight.
Raman caressed her hair and said-kuch nahi hua, rote nahi. He was caressing her lovingly while she was crying harder seeking his warmth.
Raman was caressing her and very soon he felt her weight on him. He looked down only to see her already slept hugging him.
He smiled at his baby and picked her in his arms. He took her to his room and make her sleep comfortably on his bed. He slide next to her and caressed her face softly. Her face got dull in just a day while her eyes were puffy showing she has cried all day. He softly pecked her temple and she snuggled more into him.
Raman -main kabhi soch bhi nahi sakta tha, ki main bhi itna lucky ho sakta hoon, that some day someone will love me so much. Tumne mere liye kitni takleef uthayi ishita, came as a servant, lived in servant apartment, cooked food for me, even steal injections for me. Tumne har kuch kiya meri khushi ke liye aur maine kya kiya. I thought u a cheater, I am sorry jaan. U know I am feeling blessed to have u in my life. Main tumhe khud se kabhi dur nahi karna chahta. But I can't overlook the fact that u hurt ur father. So for now, I will listen to him and will let u go, if he wanna take u. But don't worry jaan, tumhara raman tumhe lene bahut jaldi aayega,baraat le kar aur tumhe apni dulhan bana kar laaunga,bahut jald hum hamesha ke liye saath ho jayenge. He said and closed his eyes to get some sleep.
Next morning ishita got up and saw raman all ready to go to office. Ishita got off the bed and walked to him. He was tying the knot of his tie. Ishita took it from his hand and start tying it. Raman left it for her.
Ishita-aap ab bhi naraaz hai mujhse raman. She asked looking at Raman.
Raman -tumhare appa kab aayenge.
Ishita-i don't know and this is not the answer to my question. Boliye naa Aap ab bhi mujhse naraaz hai.
Raman -what u were doing at night.koi aise raat ko sone ki jagah ghoomta rehta hai.
Ishita-sorry, main paani peene gayi thi and he just caged me.
Raman -toh maara kyun nahi usse. How u just let him overpower u.
Ishita look down and said-i wasnt strong enough to fight.
Raman -u r always strong to fight for me but not for urself.
Ishita-i need u beside me to fight back. Boliye naa Aap ab bhi gussa hai mujhse.
Raman -i want to talk to ur appa before talking to u.
Ishita-woh gussa hai mujhse.
Raman -hona bhi chahiye. Tumne kaam hi aisa kiya hai.
Ishita-i did so coz I love u.
Raman -still the fact is same, u hurt him. No father can tolerate his daughter working as maid while she is a doctor.
Ishita-aapko sabka point of view samajh mein aaya hai naa siva mere.
Raman was about to answer when a help came and informed that appa has come.
Raman -I am going down, tum bhi fresh ho kar aa jao. Saying so he went downstairs.
Raman greeted appa and make him sit. Help served tea and snacks for them.
Appa was about to say something when raman said-before u start I want to say something. I know u r very hurt by Ishita's act and as a father u r not wrong. But she is also not wrong totally.
Appa looked at Raman with questioning eyes.
Raman -i know sir u must be thinking I am saying this to stop u from taking her away and to be true u r not wrong. Main nahi chahta ki aap ishita ko le jayen.but agar Aap le jaana chahenge toh main rokunga bhi nahi coz I know she hurt u alot. Main bas itna kehna chahta hoon, that she loves me and so am I. So if u think me good enough for ur daughter, kya main usse shaadi kar sakta hoon. He said making appa shocked.
Raman -I am just telling. Last decision aapka hi hoga. But woh thodi pagal hai, aisa naa ho ki aap usse le jayen, aur woh kuch ulta seedha kar baithe. I hope u also can't afford to loose her just like me. He was saying when ishita too came down wearing a yellow anarkali.
She settled beside appa looking down.
Appa-do u have anyone more in ur house, like ur bhai or family. I want them here when I talk.
Raman -main kuch samjha nahi.
Appa-call romi also.
Ishra looked at appa and said-aap romi ko jaante hai.
Appa smiled and said-main tumhe bhi jaanta hoon raman, romi ko bhi bulao. I know he is ur only family after Om and bhabhi ji's death.
Raman got confused hearing this and told help to call romi. Soon romi came down while sarika and param too came behind him to know the matter.
Ishita-romi bhi aa gaye appa. Ab boliye how u know them.
Appa-i don't know what to say but at first I want to thank raman.
Raman -me?? For what.
Appa-for saving me and Ishu's life.
Raman -main kuch samjha nahi .
Appa-main samjhata hoon. Actually two years back when ur family died in air crash,main aur ishu bhi jaane wale the tumhari family ke saath.
All got shocked hearing this while param said to romi-dekha, he saved his girlfriend and her father but not ur family.
Romi -u said right.aaj mujhe samajh mein aa gaya ki bhai kitna bade jhoothe hai. He was saying when raman said-main kuch samjha nahi. How I saved u two.
Appa-actually mujhe aisa kehna nahi chahiye, coz it was so sad that u lost ur family in that crash but hum bhi mar jaate agar gaye hote unke saath. But nahi gaye u know why.
Raman nodded in no.
Appa-coz u have cancelled ur programme to join them.
Raman -main ab bhi kuch nahi samjha.
Appa-ok shuru se samjhata hoon. U remember ur father wanted u to marry his best friend's daughter who is doctor by profession.
Raman -yes,how u know this.
Appa-ishu, u remember two years back I want u to marry my best friend's son.
Ishita nodded and said looking at raman-woh raman the.
Raman -thay girl was ishita.
Appa nodded and said-me and ur father want u two to get married. But both of u denied saying u people don't wanna get marry. So I and ur father made plan of that family vacation, so that u two can spend some time together and can eventually like each other. But on last moment, u couldn't reach as u had an important meeting. And ishita too had something important, toh main aur ishita nahi gaye. Waise bhi I was going just for u two aur tum log nahi jaa rahe the toh main bhi nahi gaya. And see the bad luck, u lost ur whole family in that air crash. I too was devastated by that news. I want to come to u to talk about ur marriage with ishita but socha shayad tum dono ek dusre ki kismat mein nahi ho. But seems, I was wrong. Tum dono ek dusre ke liye hi ho. Toh aaj apne aur apne sabse achche dost ki taraf se I am asking this, I want u two to get married. R u ready.
Ishra nodded and hugged appa tight while romi was shocked beyond words knowing the vacation was not planned by raman but by his father himself.
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