love until eternity

chapter 28

The door opened as car keys were thrown on the dinning table, revealed as all lights were switched on. Ishita glanced over her empty house,keeping her many bags and suitcases, returning after what seemed like years, despite of just few weeks passing away. 

She seemed to have just worn t shirt and sweats on the way home, her hair tied in a messy ponytail, that was expected after her intricate bun and upper braid was unpinned to let her hair loose. She made sure to lock the door properly, leaving the bags to be unpacked as a chore for morning,in order to go to her room to get some sleep. 

The first thing she did after getting inside the room, after switching on the lights and fans was to switch on the ac and close the door, and finally peacefully crash on her bed. There seemed to be nothing more peaceful than that for her in the past few days. She was quick to doze off to sleep after closing her eyes. 

The car keys thrown by him on the dinning table became visible as he switched on the light upon entering the previously locked house. Ishita took off her gold earrings, placing them on the dinning table along with her purse, revealing her heavy festive attire, while dushyant was dressed in a kurta and pyjama too, revealing they both were arriving from attending a function.

Ishita opened her eyes in a flutter, she felt taken aback to be find the night play out again in front of her eyes. She lied on her back, placing her palms in front of her eyes, taking a deep breath to calm herself down, before going to sleep again. 

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He immediately crashed on the couch, covering his eyes with his palms, letting out the exhaustion from his deep breath, while she unpacked her mobile, lipstick, compact powder, and handkerchief from the purse. Suddenly his phone rang, as he let out a groan in annoyance.

She shook her head in annoyance too, as she pulled out a chair from the dinning table to get seated and take off her heels.

Dushyant opened his eyes immediately, realising he had dozed off while waiting for his flight at the airport. He felt surreal recounting the night, seeing it right in front of his eyes as if it was just yesterday. He started to wonder what would have happened if he didn't take that call in the first place, the what if was more of a painful realisation which he was not ready to take,  and to take his mind off, decided to take a deep breath and close his eyes to relax for a moment, knowing very well the flight still had two hours to arrive. 

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Ishita, unlike that night, knowing well already what the call would reveal, couldn't let the second time also be an argument that lead to a regretful separation,  she immediately got up from her seat and turned back. 

Only to realise that he had not taken the call, and was standing in front of her, his eyes moist, revealing regret, as she walked towards him in brisk steps. 

 "i am sorry ishita..." abruptly uttered dushyant immediately, leaving her to find it quite unbelievable. 

"i am sorry, for, for everything...pichle saal joh kuch bhi hua hai ishita woh isliye nahi hua kyunki maine tumse pyaar karna chod diya, main bas, baaki cheezon mein itna ulajh gaya ki, hosh hi nahi raha..."  stated dushyant, clearly getting very emotional, as ishita interrupted to get near him, they ended up standing only an inch apart, while she placed her hand on his cheek and their gazes met. 

"i am sorry too...tumhare upar gussa aur resentment bharte-bharte, pyaar ke liye jagah hi nahi chodi maine..." stated ishita getting tearful, as dushyant cupped her face, and wipped the tears and not letting them escape her eye.