EPISODE 65
KALYANI SADAN,
ANISH’S ROOM,
Amaya and Siya slowly entered the room…. They smiled at each other…. All ready to tease their favorite chachu…. They both walked towards the bed but were surprised…. The bed was empty…. This had never happened in so many years…. They both looked at each other confused….
Siya: Where is chachu…? He never gets up before we both come….
Amaya: Even I am surprised…. It is only our right to wake him up….
Ahana entered the room to check upon Siya and Amaya….
Ahana: If you both are done teasing and playing with your chachu…. Come and have breakfast….
Amaya: Wish we could do that Mumma….
Ahana: What do you mean…? (She looked around the room)…. And where is your chachu?
Siya: Don’t know…. When we came here, the room was already empty….
Ahana: Where did he go and that too in the morning itself…. You both go and have breakfast, I’ll ask your papas to find him….
The three of them left the room….
DINING TABLE,
Siya and Amaya came down and took their seats at the dining table…. Everyone could notice that something was wrong that the two of them were quiet….
Pinky: Siya…. Amu…. What has happened, you both didn’t bring you chachu for breakfast….
Amaya: Chachu hote toh late naa….
Rudra: What do you mean?
Siya: Means chachu was not there in his room…. We didn’t wake him up today….
Shivaay: Aniruddh isn’t there but how is it possible, where will he go at this time?
Ahana also comes there….
Janhvi: Ahana, what did we hear Aniruddh isn’t in his room?
Ahana: Yes Badi Maa, even I was surprised because he never goes like this without informing….
Soumya: And definitely not without seeing Siya and Amu….
Shekhar: Don’t worry you all…. He may have got some important work; he’ll come in sometime…. Everyone have their breakfast….
Tej: I think Shekhar is right; you all are worrying just like that…. He’ll come in some time….
All others nodded and continued with their breakfast…. They were busy having their food when they heard Aniruddh calling them to the living room….
Sumitra: Aniruddh, why is he calling us like this…?
Anika: Let us go and see…. His voice has something different today….
Omkara: You are right Bhabhi…. He sounds happy today….
They all walk towards the living room…. They saw Aniruddh smiling…. This wasn’t the first time that he was smiling but today his smile had a different vibe and his eyes had a sparkle he had lost in the past years…. Everyone could see it in his eyes that today he was the happiest he had been…. They were all smiling seeing him smile….
Siya and Amaya together: Ishu Chachi….
All eyes turned towards the door…. Ishana was standing there smiling at her family…. Siya and Amaya ran towards her and she took them in a hug…. Tears filled everyone’s eyes….
Siya: We missed you so much Chachi….
Ishana: Even I missed you all a lot….
She kissed their cheeks one by one and then they kissed her….
Priyanka: All the love is for Chachi only or something is left for us also….
Priyanka entered with Ranveer, Siddharth and Mallika…. Siya and Amaya hugged them….
Ishana took blessings from all elders and hugged everyone….
Rudra: Bhabhi, you were coming…. Why didn’t you tell us…?
Gauri: What are you saying Rudra, she didn’t tell us but she did inform someone….
All eyes turned to Aniruddh and Ishana blushed….
Ishana: Gauri….
Arjun: Why wouldn’t she…. After all they are seeing each other after three years…. Were so eager to meet each other….
Aniruddh: Bhai you also….
Sumitra: Acha bas, enough of teasing them…. Ishana, you go and freshen up…. We’ll prepare something for you all…. Even Prinku and others have come after so many days….
Soumya: Prinku yaar, you have toh forgotten us after going to your sasural….
Anika: Why would she miss us…? Now she has her own family….
Siddharth: Rightly said Anika, from the day Veer and Prinku have come our house feels so different….
Mallika: Yes, it feels complete…. They both have added life to our family….
Ranveer: Well the credit for this goes to Ishana and Gauri only…. They both had taken it upon themselves that I change my mind…. And that’s why our family is also together….
Priyanka: Of course, my Bhabhis are the best….
Saying so she hugged IshRi…. Others smiled seeing there bond….
ANISH’S ROOM,
Ishana entered the room…. It had been three years that she had been away from her home…. But nothing had changed here, the room was still the same…. Just like the way she had arranged it…. She was lost in her thoughts when she felt two hands around her waist…. Aniruddh hugged her from the back and rested his chin on her shoulders…. How complete they felt being with each other…. How much they had missed this closeness in the last three years….
The four months, when Ishana was in a coma lying in that hospital bed, were the most difficult ones for him…. But when she finally opened her eyes…. The family felt life coming back to them and Aniruddh started living again…. Ishana received extra care from everyone as she was recovering…. She couldn’t express how she felt seeing the love and care her family showered on her….
Then they had gone to Shillong to wrap up their businesses there…. IshRi dance academy was selected to represent India in an international dance tour where they would visit different countries…. Ishana was excited but the thought that she would be away from Aniruddh pulled her back…. But Aniruddh knew dance was her life and passion…. He had to do a lot of hard work to finally convince her to go…. Three years…. They couldn’t talk regularly because of the various time differences in the various countries…. They missed each other so much…. Aniruddh returned to Mumbai feeling that being with the family would help him…. He did manage when Siya and Amaya were there always giving company to their chachu…. The time spent with his princesses did make him feel better and he missed Ishana a little less….
Now finally those three years were over…. And he had his Ishana in his arms, not for this moment but forever…. Now he won’t let her go away from him, not even for a moment…. She would be his and only his….
Aniruddh: I missed you so much…. Why didn’t you come sooner?
Ishana: I came as soon as I could…. Even I missed you so much…. You had the entire family with you…. I was all alone there….
Aniruddh: I know how hard it must have been for you…. First the coma and then this dance tour…. But you know what…. (He made her face him)…. I am so proud of you…. You made our entire country proud….
Ishana: It felt so different when you represent your country to the world…. I wish you all would have been there….
Aniruddh: Even we wanted that but what could we do…. The organizers had their own terms and conditions….
Ishana: But now that I am back, I have decided I am not going anywhere away from you all….
Aniruddh: Even if you want naa then also I won’t let you go…. Now you’ll always be my side no matter what….
Ishana: Awww…. (She pulled his cheeks)…. How much I missed my husband….
Aniruddh: Ishana…. I have told you naa not the cheeks yaar….
Ishana started laughing and ran away…. Aniruddh chased her…. They were running in the room when Ishana’s leg stuck in the carpet and she held Aniruddh for support…. But Aniruddh also lost balance and they fell on the bed…. They looked at each other and burst into laughter…. This is what they had missed so much…. Having each other by their side completed their incomplete lives….
(“Tere bina jeena kya
Tere bina jeena kyun
Tere bina jeena kya
Tere bina jeena kyun
Tujhe kaise bataun yaara
Tere bin mujhpe kya guzre
Woh zindagi hai hi nahi
Jo tujhse judaa guzre
Dhal jaun main tujhme
Ghul jaun main tujhme
Mil jaun main tujhme yaara….
Dhal jaun main tujhme
Ghul jaun main tujhme
Mil jaun main tujhme yaara yaara….” Plays in BG)
AFTER SOMETIME,
Everyone was seated in the living room…. There was laughter…. Teasing each other…. Pulling each other’s leg…. Making teams…. Brothers defending their lovely sisters…. Bhabhis defending their devars…. Mothers praising their sons…. Fathers in their daughters’ teams…. All in all there was love, care and affection….
A family complete after going through so many ups and downs…. There were times they were away from each other but nothing could break the bonds they shared…. After all this is what a family is all about…. You can be away from the house but you reside in each other’s hearts….
Dadi smiled seeing her family and prayed to God that this remains the same forever…. Only one wish that her family stays together through all ups and downs of life….
She remembered how everyone had lost life after Ishana was in a coma but they became each other’s support…. How everyone celebrated when Ishana returned from the hospital….
How Ishana and Gauri worked hard to make Ranveer return to his family…. How the Ranas were happy to get their lost son and a lovely daughter-in-law….
How everyone used to tease Shivaay and Siddharth in the initial days reminding them of their rivalry…. How Shivaay and Sid became best of friends….
How Tej, Shakti and Shekhar retired from their work giving everything to not only their sons but their daughters also….
Shivaay and Rudra took over Oberoi Industries….
Anika restarted her event management company….
Soumya joined back as everyone’s favorite love angel….
Raichand business managed by Arjun and Ahana….
Vikrant continued his business along with Sakshi….
Omkara decided to reopen his art gallery along with Aniruddh….
Ishana would continue working for IshRi dance academy with Gauri….
How Prinku had turned into the daughter of Ranas and became Mallika and Sid’s best friend….
Dev and Sonakshi were happy in Delhi but missed everyone….
Sahil would return from London after completing his masters….
Mittals, Maheshwaris and Tendulkars were also an important part of the family….
Karan and Natasha were also a part of the family…. They had been with them in all ups and downs….
They were all a big family connected by hearts…. There was only love, care and affection that filled their bonds….
THE END
AUTHOR’S NOTE: With this we come to the end of this beautiful story…. I know that I had not mentioned anything about the story ending but I didn’t because I didn’t want you all to read it as if it is ending…. I wanted you all to read it with the same love and appreciation that you all have always read it with…. I hope you all loved this simple and sweet story of Aniruddh and Ishana…. I did not wish to drag the story when it is not needed…. I hope you all will understand my decision…. And therefore I end this story on this sweet and happy ending….
And as I always say, this is the end of this story not the end of our journey…. I’ll definitely come back to meet you all whenever I get a new story to win your hearts…. Thanks to all my dear readers for appreciating my work and efforts….
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