LOVE, LIFE, SECRETS: Answers lie within – CHAPTER 80

CHAPTER 80: His love for her

“It doesn’t matter to me if it is against or for my family; it has to be the truth that is all that matters”

This is what he had said to her when they had talked to each other for the first time when they had met at the hotel on the day Tia was killed and from where all of this had begun….

“Please no need of Mr. Omkara, you can call me Omkara”

The genuine smile he had given her was something she could never forget; Om was definitely different from his other family members….

“Why cannot we, you want to let the people know the truth, and so do I, what is wrong in that”

Truth…. He wanted to help her in finding the truth…. His willingness to fight for the right was something that had always attracted her towards him….

“Will you stay with me for some time, please?”

The way he had said those words after Tia and Dushyant’s truth was revealed to them made her heart melt for him…. She knew he needed someone to be by his side and she was more than happy to be by his side, not just that day but forever….

“Don’t worry Ishana, I’ll reach on time tomorrow and we’ll restart our work on the case with great enthusiasm”

How they had turned from being strangers to being friends in that short period of time…. Their cute banter…. Their silly arguments….

“I’ll always stand by the truth, even if it is against my family”

She had always admired his courage to stand up for the truth even if it meant fighting against his own family….

“I am sorry Ishana, but if it is so dangerous and about my family, I have to think as Omkara Singh Oberoi and not Om”

How he had asked her to stay away from his family matters and told her that they could not work together….

“I am doing all this because I care for you”

She remembered the time he had taken care of her after Daksh had kidnapped her…. He had told that he cared for her, but did he really care for her….

“But abhi ke liye, yeh sunset enjoy karte hai (For now, let us enjoy the sunset)”

How he had asked her to relax when she had told him about her doubts about Daksh…. How he had assured her that everything would be fine….

“Don’t stress yourself so much, we are trying and I am sure we will definitely succeed”

Whenever she lost hope, he was there to show her a new ray of light….

“Pata hai Ishana, insaan sab kuch bhul sakta hai, par usase bole huye jhoot woh kabhi nahi bhul sakta (You know what Ishana, a person can forget everything but not the lies spoken to them)”

He was so right when he had said this to her…. Lies…. One can never forget the lies told to them…. She could also never forget his lies….

Ishana was sitting near the window lost in her thoughts…. All the time she had spent with Om was replaying in her mind again and again…. She could not stop thinking about him…. She could not stop herself from getting hurt….

How could Om hide it from her….

How could her parents hide it from her….

Daksh….

The person she hated the most for destroying everything was indeed the person who was trying hard to keep her life safe from the threat, the Malhotras…. He was doing so much for her, and when she had questioned him, he was ready to be punished for a lifetime then to put her life in any risk…. He did not deserve any of this and yet he had endured everything without complaining…. If he wanted he could have lived a life away from her family, but no he chose her family, he chose to protect them rather than protecting himself….

Her chain of thoughts broke as the doorbell rang…. She wiped the tears and composed herself…. She walked towards the door and opened it….

Om looked at her and one look at her was enough for him to know something was not right….

Omkara: Ishana….

Ishana: Come inside, corridor mein hi baatein karoge kya (Come inside, will we talk in the corridor only).

Although she tried to show herself as normal, she could not do it…. Om could easily understand something had happened to her…. She walked inside and Om followed her quietly….

Omkara: Ishana, there is something I need to tell you.

Ishana looked at him…. He was going to tell her…. She should have trusted him…. She was mad to make assumptions about him; he was not like others…. He was Om…. She should have known he would not lie to her….

Ishana: Yes, tell me….

Omkara: Ishana, I had gone to meet Daksh.

She was right…. He was not going to lie to her…. He was not going to hide things from her…. She should have trusted her judgment about him…. Om was not like the others…. He would not keep her in the dark….

Ishana: Daksh, why did you go to meet him, and why didn’t you tell me, why did you go alone?

Omkara: Relax, Ms. Reporter, let me speak, I am telling you everything. So, if you allow may I?

Ishana nodded at him….

Omkara: Ishana, I had gone to meet him because I had some questions in my mind and I wanted their answers from him.

Ishana: Questions? Did you get your answers then?

Omkara: Yes, I got all my answers.

Ishana: What did you want to know, what did you ask him?

Omkara: That doesn’t matter now, it was about Riddhima….

Ishana looked at him surprised…. Riddhima…. He never talked about Riddhima to Daksh…. So, he had decided…. He was going to lie to her just like all others…. He was going to hide it from her like all others…. He too did not find it important to let her know the truth…. He was no different…. He was also going to keep her in the dark…. She was brought out of her thoughts by Om’s voice….

Omkara: Ishana, where are you lost? What are you thinking?

Ishana: Yehi ki kaise jhoot se nafrat karne wala insaan hi aaj itni safai se jhoot bol raha hai (That how a person who hates lies can speak lies so efficiently).

Om looked at her shocked by her words…. Ishana looked at him….

Omkara: Ishana, what are you saying?

Ishana: You are shocked as if I said something wrong. Agar galat bol rahi hu, toh bol do ki main galat hu (You are shocked as if I said something wrong. If I am saying anything wrong, then say that I am wrong).

Omkara: Ishana….

Ishana: Why Om, why, why are you lying to me? Why are you not telling me the truth?

She stood up from her place and turned the other side to hide her tears…. After whatever he was doing, she could not let him see her tears….

Om was too shocked to react for some moments…. How did Ishana know he was lying…. How did she find out…. Who told her….

He looked at her, her back facing him…. He stood up from his place and stood behind her…. He held her shoulders and made her face him…. Ishana looked at him…. He could see the tears she was trying hard to control…. It pained his heart to see her like this….

Omkara: Ishana, meri baat suno (Ishana, listen to me)….

Ishana jerked his hands away from her shoulders…. He looked at her…. Anger replaced the pain in her eyes….

Ishana: Kya sunu aur kyu sunu, so that you get one more chance to lie to me, to hide things from me. Why Om, why did you hide it from me, Devika is my sister and I deserve to know about what happened to her? You tell me, if you were in my place, wouldn’t you also want to know the truth, would knowing the truth not be your right.

Omkara: It is your right Ishana but….

Ishana: But what Om, what, you are the one who always talks about truth and lies, and now you are the one who is lying to me.

Ishana walked towards the other side…. Om looked at her…. Ishana tried to calm down her anger…. Om only kept looking at her…. She turned to look at him….

Ishana: When Aai-Baba told you, didn’t you feel that even I should know this? When you went to meet Daksh, didn’t you feel it was important for me also to know?

Omkara: I wanted to tell you Ishana, trust me I….

Ishana: Trust…. Om, I always trusted you, and that is the reason I asked you to help me finding the truth, but what did you do, when you found the truth, instead of telling me, you planned on hiding it from me.

Omkara: Ishana, aisa nahi hai, I was really going to tell you….

Ishana: When Om, when were you planning on telling me, well I’ll tell you that, never. You must have thought she did not find it three years; I’ll not let her find out ever. Jo ladki teen saal se bewakuf ban rahi hai, use aur bana lete hai, kya hi farak pad jayega, hai naa, yehi soch rahe honge tum? (When Om, when were you planning on telling me, well I’ll tell you that, never. You must have thought she did not find it three years; I’ll not let her find out ever. The girl who is being fooled since three years, let us fool her more what difference will it make, you were thinking this right?)

Om was listening to everything she was saying but even he had enough when she started speaking without thinking…. He could understand that she was upset with him, but this was not the way to talk…. He did not wish her to say things she would regret after her anger had vanished….

Omkara: Enough Ishana, I understand you are angry but that doesn’t mean you’ll say anything that comes in your mind. Are you even listening what you are saying, how can you even say all this?

Ishana: Why, why shouldn’t I say all this, you have given me reasons to say all this.

Om tried to calm down his anger…. He knew him getting angry would make things worse and he did not want that….

Omkara: Ishana, at least listen to me once….

Ishana: What should I listen, why should I let you justify your deeds?

Omkara: Ishana….

Ishana: Acha okay, tell me, tell me why did you lie to me? Why did you keep all this from me? Why did you meet Daksh without informing me? Why did you hide the reason behind Devika’s death from me? Why did you keep me in the dark?

Omkara: I did all this because I care for you Ishana, I did not want to put your life at risk, I was sure once you know the truth, you won’t keep quiet and then you may go and confront that Shaantanu, and it would not be good at all, for anyone.

Ishana: So, what if I confronted him, I have the right to do so, he killed my sister. How can I let the person who killed my sister, move around freely, I love her….

Omkara: And I love you….

Ishana who was speaking stopped mid-sentence and looked at him…. Om cupped her face and looked into her eyes….

Omkara: And I love you Ishana, how could I do anything that put you in danger? How could I let anything happen to you?

Ishana was still looking at him in surprise…. Had he just confessed his love for her in the middle of a serious argument….

Ishana: What did you say?

Omkara: I love you Ishana.

Ishana: You…. You love me? I mean….

Om held her hands in his and looked straight into her eyes….

Omkara: I love you Ishana and I’ll love you till my last breathe.

He smiled at her…. He had never thought he would have to confess his love like this….

Omkara: I know this might not be the best time to let you know this, and I had never thought that something like this would happen, but now it has happened Ishana, I have fallen in love with you.

Ishana was looking at him listening to each word he was saying…. The moment she had waited for in the past months was finally here and she did not know how she was supposed to react…. She wanted to be upset and angry with him but now how could she…. Her assumptions about him loving Riddhima were proved wrong…. She felt so happy from inside….

Omkara: Ishana, it’s okay if you don’t think the same, I can understand if you don’t….

Ishana: I love you Om….

Om looked at her surprised…. They looked at each other for a few moments…. Ishana hugged him tightly…. Om took some time to recover from the surprise but soon reciprocated the hug….

Life could not be unfair all the time…. They deserved their share of happiness….

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Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing well.
Here is the next chapter of the story, do share your views on the same.

So, finally Om and Ishana have confessed their love for each other, some misunderstandings could create a distance between them but not separate them.

Also, this is the last chapter about a couple and romance, from the next chapter, the climax of the story will begin and I am sure you all will enjoy the turn of events.
Anika and Prachi are missing, Shaantanu is still moving freely, Pankhuri has to be proved innocent, Tej and Shakti’s true face is to be revealed, Abir has to confront Mishti and Kunal, Abhi and Pragya have to meet, many things revolving around a murder investigation, all stories will now reach their final destination.

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