IshRa Five Shot - Finding My Way Back To You (COMPLETED)

Shot - 3

Raman had, with a vengeance, plunged himself into work that day. Multiple meetings, project reviews, calls and emails later, he still couldn't escape or avoid that which he had been trying to avoid all day. Giving up, he leaned back in his chair and let his mind recall and analyse what he had witnessed, rather overheard the previous day, when he had gone home in the afternoon for a quick lunch.

Flashback

“Kya.. Simmi Di..aap toh aise bol rahe ho jaise maine sab ke saamne uss pe chilladiya.. Main Raman Bhai jaisa thode na hoon..ki sab ke saamne apni biwi pe chillao aur jo mooh mein aaye woh bak doon!!”

He had just finished a call standing in the lobby of their apartment and was about to move towards the door that was slightly ajar,  when his brother’s words made him stop in his tracks.

“Iss baat ki credit lene ki koyi zaroorat nahin  hai. Mihika bhi Ishita nahin hain, agar tu aisa karega na,  toh woh bhi chup nahin bhait ne waali..Tujhe yeh baat acche se pata hai..!! Aur tu na, chup kar.. Bhai ne sunn liya na.. pitega tu!!”

“Woh office mein hai."

“Haan yeh sahi hai...unke saamne tu kahan yeh sab bolega, bas bina wajah apni biwi pe baras pado.”

“ Bina wajah nahin Simmi di. Aur agar maine uspe chillaya hai, toh woh humari bedroom ke privacy me. You were not supposed to listen to that.”

“oh hello! Mujhe bhi koyi shauk nahin hai tere maamlon mein padh ne ki. Aur main tere kamre ke baahar kaan laga ke nahin baithi thi. Mihika se baat kar ne aayi  thi aur tu bina wajah gussa kar raha tha uspe,  woh bhi Ananya ki baat ko lekar.”

“oh please Simmi di uski galati thi.Ya phir yun kahoon ki uski laparwahi thi.  Agar usse nahi hota toh usne Ananya ko school se pick kar ne ki responsibility kyun li?”

“I don't believe this! Itne dino se woh hi toh pick kar rahi thi Ananya ko. Bas ek din thodi si late ho gayi thi, kyunki traffic mein phas gayi thi bichari.”

“Aur uska nateeja dekha aap ne? Param Ananya ko ghumaane le gaya, bina aap ko bataye!”

“Toh woh Param ki galati hai Romi. He knows that he is not allowed to take Ananya out without my knowledge or permission. Aur Mihika ne yeh baat chupayi nahin hai. She called me right away and informed me. And let me ask you, uss din tumhara koyi client meeting tha na, Ananya ke school ke taraf ussi time pe? You could have offered to pick her up too if you wanted to. Blame kar na asaan hota hai beta.”

His phone started to vibrate and he immediately silenced it before it started to ring loudly. He couldn't will himself to go inside, so he continued to stand there listening to their conversation.

“Blame kar ne mein mujhe bhi mazaa nahin aa raha hai. Lekin baat Ananya ki hai aur Param…”

“I know!!  Maine Param se baat ki hai aur Ananya se bhi.  Aage se aisa kuch nahin hoga. And by the way, ek baat bata, tu ne Mihika ko sorry kyun bola tha? Agar tujhe abhi bhi yeh lagta hai ki galati usiki thi, tu kyun sorry bola?”

“Woh toh main..”

As Romi's voice lowered, he found himself straining harder to catch the words.

But it was his sister who answered her own question.  

“Jab din bhar kaam kar ke shaam ko ghar aata hai toh who wants to deal with an upset wife right? Sorry bol diya toh baat wahi khatam.”

“Agar mujhe pata hota ki aap aaj meri class lene waali ho, toh main office jaake hi kaam karta.”

“Baat ko taalo mat tum. Aur free mein class le rahi hoon, toh sunn lo..”