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Hey guys...after a long time I have tried dialouges in hindi...so pls bear.
Tears- Of Happiness and Pain
It was a breezy spring evening in
Delhi. Making way through the nasty traffic Raman stopped his car at the traffic
signal. He along with Ishita and Ruhi, had been to the latter's school to
attend the annual day function. While Ruhi peacefully stared out at the spring
bloom, Ishita touched Raman's forehead with the back of her hand. Raman felt
uneasy at the touch of her satin skin.
"Pls Ishita I am fine...stop
irritating me...and pls ye doctor wala look clinic mein chod ke aya karo"
"I can't believe it...ekto dhyaan
rakho aur taane bhi suno...how can someone be so rude" Ishita shook her head in
exasperation.
"Mumma-papa...u promised...no fighting"
Ruhi interrupted before Ishita and Raman could lock horns again. Hearing Ruhi's
sweet voice, Ishita looked back at her and smiled tenderly.
"Uth gaya mera bacha"
"nahinnn aap dono ki fighting ne
mujhe darra diya" Ruhi pouted.
"Aww mumma is very sorry baby...ab
aap ache so jao...darne ki koi zaroorat nahin hai" Ishita said sweetly as Raman
looked upon the mother daughter duo.
Over a month had passed since
Ishita became Raman's lawfully wedded wife and though it seemed a big lie to say
that they were coping well in the new setting, but it wasn't as bad as Raman
had thought initially. Ishita was a mature and caring girl who took care of his
family and his daughter with all the love and respect. And he never expected
anything more from this particular marital alliance.
After a few passing seconds, Raman was
tapping his
fingers on the
steering wheel
when he suddenly stole a glance at Ishita, who stared out of the window
with a childlike excitement in her eyes. He bent over to see what she looked
at. It was a golgappa stall. A quick
smirk touched Raman's lips seeing his wife' innocence. Ishita was still looking
on when the signal turned green but instead of taking a left Raman took u-turn
and stopped the car in front of the stall.
"Arre apne
yahan gadi kyun rok di" Ishita asked taken aback by Raman's sudden gesture.
"Ruhi aapko ice-cream chahiye tha na?" Raman
asked Ruhi looking into the rear view mirror.
"Yesss
papa" Ruhi shouted in excitement.
"come on then...jaldi se bahaar aa jao"
Closing the door behind him Raman took ruhi
in his arms and went towards the ice-cream counter. He looked back to check if
Ishita was following or not.
Ishita opened her side of the door and walked
out of the car still lost in bewilderment."Ye Mr mogambo ki tabeyiat to theek
hai? Kahin phir se bukhar to nahin aa gaya. Inhe kya hua hai aaj"?she thought
to herself.
"Ishita tum kaunsi ice-cream logi?"
"Ice-cream...urmm...Nahin mujhe zyaada meetha pasand nahin hai...aap dono khaiye"
"Kyun tumhein teekha pasand hai...waise I
wont be surprised if yes"
Raman smirked.
"What do you mean hun?"
"Nothing bas yehi ki tum sari aurton ko bas
teekha hi to pasand hota hai...isiliye shayad tumhari zuban bhi waisi hi ho jati
hai..."
"hun excuse me!"
"excused!"
"And please hun! Aap mardon ko agar teekha khane nahin ata to
usmein humari kya galti...aap logon ko bas ye bachon wali candies and ice-creams
hi pasand aa sakti hai"
"Please hun ek
punjabi se to teekhe khane ka competition karne ka sochna bhi nahin
chahiye tumhein...abhi tumne mummyjee ke haath ki kadhi nahin khayi...agar ek
bite mein tumhari aankhon mein aunsun na aa jayein to mera naam Raman nahin"
"Acha to phir kya naya naam rakhenge aap...mogambo?"
"shut up Ishita" raman ground his teeth.
Ruhi giggled seeing her mom and dad fight like tom and
jerry...she loved how they fought still cared so much for each other.
"acha agar aisi baat hai to chaliye karte hain na" Ishita
challenged Raman.
"what?"
"competition"
"kya! golgappe khane ka competition...pls ishita u r not a
school girl...so ye stupid bets khelna band karo"
"kyun darr gaye"
"ha! In your dreams Mrs Bhalla"
It was a very sudden gesture that Raman acknowledged Ishita
as Mrs Bhalla...though different but it did sound good...really good...for a few
passing seconds the two of them shared
an eyelock when Ruhi's giggle brought them to reality.😳
"Urmm...so are you ready for the challenge?"
"Bring it on!"
"ok then...bhaiyaa do plate paani puri dena...teekha thoda
zyaada"
Raman gave a tough look to Ishita as she stifled a giggle.
"Yesss go papa go...go mummma...mumma you have to win" Ruhi
began to cheer them as they took in the first golgappa.
At the first piece only Raman choked at the extra spiciness.
He had eaten golgappe after ages. Ishita giggled seeing his state.
As the two of them went on eating more, Raman's eyes grew
from its usual pink shade to dark crimson red. He huffed and puffed due to the
extra spicy water.
"Go mumma papa ko harado" ruhi hooted for Ishita, who too
had watery eyes now. But she didn't give up.
Finally as they reached 18, Raman backed off.
"huhhhfff ..ceee...shittt" Raman wheezed emptying a whole
bottle of mineral water in his stomach. "achu...huhhh... this is crazy Ishita maine
aaj tak itne golgappe kabhi nahin khaye tum pagal to nahin ho"
Ishita and ruhi giggled seeing his haphazard state.
"Papa mumma ne aapko kitne araam se hara diya...my mumma is
the best" ruhi and Ishita hi-5ed and made fun of Raman. Ruhi's innocent smile finally
brought happiness to Raman's face. It was a picture perfect family moment as Ishita and ruhi made fun of him and he flushed
in embarrassment. Raman could still feel the inner side of his mouth burning
with the spiciness of the water but what burnt even more than that was
someone's heart. Someone who was silently witnessing the happiness of Bhallas
from a distance.
Shagun had come to the mall for buying some sarees as Ashok
was out of the town since weeks now and she was getting bored at home. E ven
Aditya had refused to visit her in his vacations. Sitting all by herself in
Ashok's huge mansion made her feel claustrophobic. But much to her shock even
in the open sky and the cool march breeze she felt nauseatic and stuffy.
Ishita Raman and Ruhi were lost in their own world of of
bliss when suddenly Ruhi saw Shagun approaching them. Scared, she hid behind
Ishita. Shagun was staring daggers at Raman and Ishita. She didn't know why but
she felt a gruesome pain gripping her chest. She hated the smiles on Raman and
Ishita's lips.
"mumma ghar chalo na" ruhi held Ishita by her dupatta.
Shagun felt sick in the stomach seeing her daughter
acknowledge someone else as her mother.
"hiee shagun" Ishita stammered confused what to say.
"woh actually hum ruhi ke annual function se aa rahe the to
Raman ne kaha ki...woh paani puri...waise do u like it..."
Shagun felt irritated seeing Ishita's
sweetness...she had never felt so embarrassed and estranged in front of Raman. Today
for the first time he didn't look like her ex-husband to Shagun but someone else's
life-partner. And it certainly did sting her ego to bits.
"Shagun tumhein zaroor try karna chahiye...its nice..bhaiya ek
aur plate deejiye na" Ishita offered the panipuri to shagun and tried to be
courteous but before shagun could throw Ishita amidst another round of insult,
Raman picked Ruhi in his arms.
"let it be Ishita...is tarah sadak par pani puri khana kuch
logon ke class ko suit nahin karta...ye itne teekhepan ko hazam nahin kar
payengi..."
Raman's bitter words
transported Shagun to a bleak memory of the day when Raman had bought a new two-wheeler and he
wished to celebrate the occasion by eating roadside panipuri and chaat. She
remembered how she had insulted him of being a typical middle class mentality
man and being unhygienic. And how she had left the mall with some of her rich
friend for a party leaving Raman to ride back home all alone.
*bang* the sound of her slamming the car door and leaving
behind a hurt Raman, reverberated in her ears...but alas! This time it was she
at the receiving end. Before she could come to know the Bhallas had left the
place elaving her all alone. As Ishita took Ruhi into her lap and slipped into
her seat next to Raman's, he lifted her dupatta inside and closed the door
carefully. Without caring two hoots about his so called ex-wife, who still
stood glued to her place he sank in his seat and turned the ignition on. Shagun
fumed in extreme anger as she witnessed Raman's car vanish down the road when suddenly
she felt her eyes burning and cheeks moist. She could not believe, she was crying.
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