Part 1

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      This one is for you diiiii maanvir

  Special dedication to Aarohi and Sapna di ...... Finally I am the last from our gang to resort to writing.
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                    Ishita stood dumbfounded at the sudden turn of the events while simmi with her new found friend  mihika draggged her out of the house. She felt extremely miserable in those few moments for not being able to save raman from the clutches of simmi and param but what dreaded her most was her husband's reaction on the revelation.
                 He was numb and looking at her but for the first time in her life she failed to read those very eyes which were a open book to her all these years.
                 She tried explaining herself to bhallas and iyers while all this while her gaze was fixed on raman.
                It was only when simmi threw her luggage out that Raman came back to senses .
                " Mujhe Ishita se akele mein baat karna hai" , he stated devoid of emotions .
               Simmi tried to protest him but Raman walked into the Iyer House with Ishita following him determined to explain herself.
                  " Raman Maine jo bhi kiya aapke liye kiya . Mai sach bol rahi hu . Please mera bharosa karo " , Ishita said on their way to her room .
                  " Ishita itna toh mai tumhe jaan gaya hu ki tum mujhe kabhi dhoka nahi de sakti . Mujhe tum par bharosa hai " , he said after locking the door.
                  " Raman ...."
                  " Haan Ishita I trust you but mai ye jaanna chahta hu ki tumne ye sab kyu kiya ? Tume kyu shanno banna pada?" , he asked her softly
                  " Kyunki meri majboori thi"
                  " Aisi kounsi majboori hai ishita ki tume apni pehchan chodkar mere paas mere liye aana pada? "  , He asked taking her hands into his .
                     Ishita found her strength in his trust and decided to reveal him the reason behind her disguise .
                     She narrated him how she got to know  the reason behind his epileptic attack , her confrontation with simmi ,the manipulation of facts by the doctor , Mr Bhalla's kasam to not show her face again to raman and finally about the fraud the doctor has done  
                    " Ishita tum itni padhi likhi hokar is kasam ko leke baithi ho?", he asked amazed at her .
                    " kyunki mai aapki jaan ko lekar koi risk nahi lena chahti Raman. Mai kabhi aapki dard ki wajah nahi banna chahti" , She said locking her eyes with him.
                    " Pagal tu kabhi meri dard ki wajah nahi ban sakti . Tere aane ki baad hi toh mujhe ehsaas hua ki mai abhi bhi jinda hu. " He said looking lovingly at her .
                    " Ishita mai nahi jaanta ki hamara kya rishta hai , kyu mai tumpe itna bharosa karne laga hu ye jaante hue bhi ki ananya ki mouth ki ilzaam tumpe hai , kyu teri ek jhalak se mere dil ko sukoon milta hai ? Kyu ishita tum mere liye itna maayine rakhte ho?" , He asked not able to hold himself further anymore.
                        He waited for days to have a talk with her and when this moment came he decided to pour out his feelings for her .
                        Ishita looked at him with watery eyes and cursed their fate for doing this to them . Out of an impulse she hugged him while he was more than happy to reciprocate it .
                    " Ishita voh pills.........  mai nahi le raha hu . Phir kaise? " , he asked breaking the hug .
                    " Raman mujhe nahi pata ki aapko mere baaton pe bharosa hogi ya nahi par aapke ghar mein hi koi aapko pills de rahe hai aur aapka fayda utha rahe hai "
                   " Mere ghar mein? Par koun? "
                    " Simmi ......."
                     " Simmi?" , He asked unable to understand the her words
                   " Haan raman simmi hi hai aur voh ye pills kaise aapko de rahi hai yahi jaanne ke liye mai shanno bani thi "
                   "Mujhe samaj nahi aa raha hai tum kya bol rahe ho? Meri behen aisa kyu karegi ye jaante hue bhi ki un pills se meri jaan jaa sakti thi" , He asked confused
                   "Voh mujhse badla lena chahti hai ananya ki mout ke liye aur use pata hai ki mujhe dard dene ka ek hi tareeka aapko takleef pahunchna hai Kyunki aap mere liye bahut mayeene rakhte ho"
           
                    " I don' t know Ishita ki aisa kya dushmani hai meri behen ka tumse aur ek tum ho jo itne bade businesswoman hokar bhi mere ghar mein noukrani banke aayi ho . Aisa kya rishta hai hum donom ka Ishita?" , He asked unable to understand the current circumstances
                     The continuous knock on the door disturbed them before she could answer him.
                     He opened the door to find simmi looking at him with mixed emotions .
                    He moved out of Iyer house and sprung to his room to have a deep thought on the present ongoings.
                     Back In iyer house romi asked ishita about his brother' s reaction and assured her that soon things will fall into their place.
                     Not getting a idea about the conversation between the couple the wicked trio finally decided to get raman remarried and that too to mihika to throw Ishita permanently out of their lives .
                     Simmi announced to senior bhallas that she had decided to get raman married to mihika . They looked shocked at their daughter's behavior but before they could talk Romi slapped simmi 
                  " Tum pagal ho gaye ho? Raman bhai ki shaadi voh bhi mihika se? , He roared
                  " Toh galat kya hai romi agar mai jeeju se shaadi karna chahti hu toh ? " , Mihika asked
                  " Mihika tum itna gir jaaogi ye maine kabhi socha nahi tha . Arey mujhe toh tume apni biwi bolte hue bhi sharam aa rahi hai . Mihika aankhein kholo tum apni behen ki ghar thodne ki soch rahi ho" , Romi said trying to bring his wife to senses.
                 " Voh aurat meri behen nahi hai" , Mihika shouted n left the room with simmi and param .
                        Pihu ran to ishita and cried her heart out about her aunt trying to get her father remarried while Ishita stood shocked unable to understand anything .
                         Ishita met romi to get a clarity on the happenings of the house only to get her deepest fears turning true. She is on the verge of losing her Raman but she decided to fight this time to save her marriage .
                  " Romi mujhe kaise bhi karke ye shaadi rokni hai . Ab mai aur nahi lad sakti "
                  " Dont worry bhabhi aisa kuch nahi hoga .Mai hu aapke saat" , he said putting an arm over his wailing sister in law rather his sister .
                     Back in bhalla house simmi told raman about his marriage with mihika .
                   " Ishita......." , were the only words that escaped his mouth . He could not believe that his sister is thinking to get him remarried that too to his brother's wife.
                  " Ishita nahi bhai mihika . Maine mihika kaha "
                  " Simmi ye tum kya bol rahi ho? Mihika se shaadi? Pagal ho gaye ho ." He said after coming out of shock
                  " haan bhai yahi sahi hai . Aap mujhpe bharosa rakho . Mai aapke liye acha hi toh sochungi"
                 " par achanak shaadi ? Kya hogaya tumhe?"
                 " Mai ab aapko akela nahi dekh sakti  hai. Mai chahti hu koi toh ho jise aapki parvaah ho , jisse aap apni jindagi share kar sako"
                  " Par beta......."
                  " Nahi bhai . Aap bas haan kardo hum sabki khushi ke liye "
                  " Voh simmi...."
                  " Please bhai"
                  " Theekhe mujhe thoda vakt do . Mujhe sochna hai is baare mein."
                " Jaise aap chahe bhai par aapke haan ka intizaar rahega mujhe " , She said clasping his hands.
                        Raman left the house to have a thought about his sister' s sudden proposal while his mind was occupied with Ishita's words that simmi is drugging him without his knowledge .
                   " Ye kya ho raha hai? Ek taraf meri behen hai aur dusri taraf ishita. Kispe bharosa karu? Mera dil keh raha hai Ishita galat nahi ho sakti par simmi meri behen hai voh aisa kyu karegi? Aur shaadi ?   Mai mihika ke saat apni jindagi baantu? Toh Ishita ka kya ? ", Raman thought driving away from his home .
   
                 " Nahi Ishita aur mere beech kuch nahi hai . Hum sirf dost hai. Use dost hone ke naaten meri fikar hai aur kuch nahi. Vaise bhi Ishita ashok ke saat hai aur mujhe bhi apni jindagi mein aage badh jaana chahie " , He reached a conclusion after a long thought and rang up his sister
                   "Simmi mai shaadi ke liye thayar hu"
              

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