Kya Yeh Hai Mohabbatein?

Maa Ko Bataana

"Nahi, maa, mein... woh.." Ishita had never been so out of words before. She could not explain what kind of connection she had with Raman but she knew it was strong. She knew that if she lied to her mom about it now, she would regret it later as Raman was a part of her life. "Maa, woh sirf ek dost hai lekin pata nahi, kuch ajeeb sa ho jata hai jab mein unke saath hoti hoon. Pait mein kuch hota hai aur ak nahi ehsaans feel karti hoon. Meine ase kabhi Prateek ke saath nahi feel kia." 

"Mujhe pata tha kanna. Tumhe mujse darne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Mujhe pata hai ki tum jisko bhi chonogi, woh tumhare liye sahi hoga aur woh aadmi Raman ho ya Prateek, mujhe koi farak nahi padta. Mujhe bus tumhari khushi chaiye jo mujhe abh tumhare chehre peh dikh rahi hai. Tum itne saal Prateek ke sath thi lekin aisa nahi laga ki tum itni khush ho jitni tum Raman ke saath ho. Abhi bhi tum unke saath nahi ho kein jab tum thi, uski muskaan abhi bhi tumhare chehre peh hai." 

Ishita almost started tearing up. "Amma, I love you." Thats all she could say before the happy tears started flowing from her face. She didn't even know why she was crying but it felt good. They sat in their living room, Ishita on Amma's shoulder and slowly she fell asleep. Amma laid Ishita down properly on the sofa to let her sleep peacefully.

Meanwhile, in Bhalla house, a similar conversation was taking place.

"Maa, mujhe pata hai aap Ruhi ke liye maa dhund rahi ho aur uper se bhi aap ko toh pata hai Shagun ke saath mera kya hua. Toh phir mein kisi aur ladki se kyun-." Raman started saying that but was quickly interrupted.

"Oiii, tujhe lagta hai ki meine tujhe itna bada CEO aivai bana dia hai? Mujhe nahi pata chalta jab mera beta mujse jhoot bolta hai? Aur tu mujhe samjha raha hai ya khud ko?" Maa said.

Raman knew if he lied to Maa any longer, she would feel like he is hiding it from him while the real reason was something else. "Maa, aisi baat nahi hai. Meine aapse kabhi bhi jhoot kaha hai? Nahi na. Aur phir mujhe bhi pata nahi ki mere aur Ishita ke beech kya hai. Jabhi mein unke saath hota hoo toh kuch ajeeb si feeling hoti hai. Jaise mein apno ke saath hoon. Meine aise toh kabhi bhi Shagun ke saath bhi nahi feel kia. Woh toh mujhe dukh deke chali gayi Ashok ke saath lekin jabhi mein Ishita ke saath hoon, toh uski fikar hoti hai mujhe. Aaj, mein Pandare Road wale dhaabe par leke gaya tha usko, kyun ki bahot late ho gaya tha, toh usko mirch lagayi lekin aisa laga tha ki aag mere muh mein lagi hai. Pata nahi maa, yeh kya ho raha hai mujhe?" Raman said.

"Arre puttar, tujhe toh pyar hua hai. Lekin tu yeh nahi manega, issi liye tu kamare mein andar jaa ke so ja." Maa said.

Raman got up and went to go sleep. He kept thinking about what Maa said. He was in love? And that too with Ishita? He was debating. He did feel like they both had a moment at the CEO event. Ugh, why did he have to have that conversation about Prateek that day. Also, this was all Ruhi's fault. Had she not told Ishita to come with them to the event, they would not be in this postion right now. Wait, which position. Again, Maa's words echoed in his head. LOVE? No, that's not possible, he thought. Is it?

That's it for now! Stay tuned for the next update!