|| IshRa || Chaar Kadam ✔

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Raman silently went to his room with his mind preoccupied with thoughts of his ishita and her condition. He thought why couldn't he guess that, that something might have happened to her because she wasn't one of the people who forget their friends.

He considered himself as a cheater-her cheater. He cried his heart out thinking why didn't he just hear her for one time. If he had heard nothing would have happened. Ishita wouldn't have met an accident nor would have suffered memory problem. It was all because of him. He was the sole reason for her becoming even more emotionally weak. Vandu's words that Ishu was adopted was spinning in his head - no matter why she behaved like that after their break-up.

Whenever the thought came to him that she was adopted, his heart ached a lot. He sat on his bed and remembered that day. The doomed day of their break-up.

*Flashback *

Raman was super happy. He ran to his room, quickly took out the suit Ishita had gifted him on his birthday. He wore it, combed his hair, applied her favourite perfume and rushed out of his house. He drove his car as quick as possible. He paused near a florist and bought a bouquet of red blood roses. He then again raced to his college.

He was the happiest person on this earth he felt. That day morning itself, his mom and dad had told him that ishita was a right girl for him and within a week they were going to Delhi to speak to iyers about Ishita-Raman's marriage. He was so excited. He was going to spend his whole life with the one whom he loved truly. He thought of presenting a marriage proposal in front of her and when she accepts it, he would give her the good news.

He wanted to be the one to give this news to her first. So he broke many signals and ran to college. He roamed almost all the campus looking places she was expected to be. He didn't find her. He tried her mobile it was switched off. Where was she? While passing through one corner she saw her. She was beautiful as always. She was on phone. He thought not to disturb her.

He stood behind the tree with roses in his hand. He heard her speak "It's all over between us dude. Mere peeche kyu padhe ho ?.".

He was shocked - who was she speaking to? He waited.

She continued "Look I was with you only for your money. Now that your almost all money is used up, I have no reason to hang out with you. You get my point, it's all over Ashok Khanna. Don't ever call me again." She kept the phone.

Raman couldn't believe what he saw. Was is her? Was is His Ishita who was very polite?

He thought she was joking. But her next phone call proved it wrong

"Hello...Kaam ho Gaya"

Raman's doubt got confirmed. Roses in his hand fell down. It took a few minutes for him to return to this situation. He felt anger boiling inside him. How could she do that with him ?. He walked over the roses to her and called "Ishita"... She was shocked upon seeing him.

He continued " chouk kyu rahi ho? Dar Laga ki Maine tumhare or tumhate bf ki baat suni."

"Huh ?"

"I heard it Ishita. You are really not what I expected.I thought you were the best girl but you are worse Ishita - the worst. Didn't you think once before playing with me and my families emotions? How cheap can you get? One or two is okay...three-four chee ..."

"Raman????"

"Mujhe sharam aa rahi hai apne aap par ki Maine tumpe bharosa karke tumse pyaar kiya."

Raman, what are you saying? "

"I hate you ishita. I hate you. Everything is over between us. Nothing is left. You moved on so congrats"

"Moved on. Suno tum galath soch rahe ho"

"Tumhare naye bf ko Mubarak. Mujhe time lagega but it's okay. Mujhe iss baat ka satisfaction hoga ki Maine tum Jaise ladki se Pyaar nahi kiya"

He left from that place. She kept on calling galath samaj rahe ho. He paid no heed to any of her words. She sat on the ground on her knees and was crying very badly. She controlled her emotions and decided to confront Raman for proving herself innocent in front of him.

She followed him where ever he went and tried talking to him. He ignored. She called him numerous times and also messaged him. He was ignoring everything. Their love story of four years had come to an end.

*****

He was speaking to himself " I was wrong, ishita. You were right.I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

He felt a pair of hands-on his shoulder. He looked up at them. It was Mihir and mihika. They occupied the seat beside him, consoling him.He told them "Meri galathi thi. Punish me. Meri galathi thi. I was wrong"

He continued "I'm such a bad person. I didn't listen to her. I did not believe her words. But Shagun proved I was wrong"

Shagun Arora was Raman-ishita's classmate. She was Ishita's next best friend after mihika. The trio always was together. Shagun was very kind-hearted. She helped everyone in times of need.She was madly in love with Ashok Khanna. Ashok was also their classmate. Most of the class preferred to be away from him.

Ashok always flirted with Every girl in the college who would fall for him easily. He was very rich so most of girls especially new ones who caught in his Words. Shagun was one of them. Once Ashok was catching anyone, he wasn't leaving them so quickly. Initially shagun felt Ashok was good but later she saw his true colors when she caught him red-handedly kissing a girl in an empty classroom.

She wanted to go away from that freak but it wasn't easy. She tried all the ways by which she could get away from him but none worked. So she spoke to Ishu about it. Ishita told her to speak to Raman as Raman was the only one who could scare that Ashok. The whole college knew how much Raman and Ashok hated each other. Though Ashok hated Raman,he was afraid of him as he had been hit a lot of times for teasing ishita.

Shagun denied of contacting Raman and pleaded ishita to do something. Ishita told her to speak to him confidently. Tell him straight on his face that you don't like him. You give him taste of his own medicine. Tell him he used her. Shagun tried speaking but she was afraid so she could not do properly.

Ashok even tried to create rift between ishita and shagun. But their bonding was strong enough not to be affected by these petty issues. Ishita finally decided to speak to ashok herself. What followed next was the flashback.

Ishita called Ashok and informed him about break up. She then called up Shagun giving her good news of her successful breakup and added nobody would come in between their friendship. Raman took it other way round and broke up with ishita.

When Shagun got to know about it.She was damn angry on Raman.She blasted him for doing that to ishu.She told then the reason behind what actually that phone meant. By the time, Raman got to know,it was too late. Ishita had gone somewhere. From the time he has found out the truth he was trying to find her.

After two long years, he found her by mihir's slip of tongue and was here to apologize for what he did. When he broke up with ishu his parents were very angry. They tried explaining him that he was wrong. He was adamant. His parents who were very fond of her got hyper. So Mr Bhalla asked him to leave.

Raman told mihir " Till Ishu gets her memory back. I'll be here only and help her remember. Till I apologize and be forgiven I'll not have sigh of relief.I m going to make her remember her past slowly with pure light hearted moments..."