Part 26
Priya (pulls back the tray): Ayesha, when did you become so
digusting? He is your jiju, maatlab meri husband. All my life I lived for my
family and admist fulfilling every one of your stupid wishes I never got a
chance to live for myself. And today when I finally got my share of happiness
you want to snatch it away from me. Chalo, Priya Sharma shaayaad kar bhi lete
apki wish pura but today I am not Priya Sharma, I am Priya Ram Kapoor. And this
pyaar that you keep talking about is simply status, wealth, modeling deals, you
know all the high-end stuff that Ram Kapoor's name is able to give you. If you
can't love your own son than how will you be able to love my man? It's high
time now that you start living for yourself because Priya Sharma, the one who
used to live for you is dead and in her place stands Priya Ram Kapoor who only lives
for her husband, the only person who ever truly loved her unconditionally. The
only time I will ever leave is if Ram himself tells me that he doesn't love me,
he loves you. When I feel that Ram loves you more than me, which is never going
to happen, I will happily leave, but until than please move aside I have to go
to my husband and my two kids.
Ayesha's mouth parted in
disbelief as Priya's words left her shaken up like the ground had just shifted
beneath her feet. Priya nonchalantly walked past her and into the room, closing
the door behind her with the heel of her foot. Ram looked up at her before his
eyes moved down to the tray of food she held firmly in her grip.
Ram: I am not hungry.
The delicious aroma arising
from the perfect blend of spices danced up his nostrils making his mouth water.
Priya: (she rested the tray on the
bed and walked up to him hastily, feeling his forehead with the back of her
hand) Ram, are you not feeling well?
Ram: what… what are you doing? (he tried to move back)
Priya: I am checking if you have a
fever… Ram Kapoor is turning down food? Kids, I don't believe this… (Pihu and Kush giggled making Ram feel embarrassed)
Ram: haan so? I am not hungry…
Kush: Papa please eat just a
little bit…
Pihu: Haan papa if you don't eat
than how will you take your medicine and if you don't take your medicine than
how will you get better?
Priya just sat back on the
bed and watched as Pihu and Kush fed Ram who pretended like he was not enjoying
the food. But Priya knew that he was just trying to irritate her and could tell
by the speed at which he had finished his food that he was indeed hungry.
Priya: Ram, your tablets.
She pointed to the bottles
on the tray. He tried to resist but she signaled towards the kids who were
observing him like a hawk. She handed him the tablets followed by a glass of
water. He looked away and handed the empty glass back to her. She grabbed his
hand along with the glass forcing him to look at her and the minute that he
did, she winked and smiled as her teeth seductively tugged her lower lip. Ram's
eyes widened as he glanced at the kids who were thankfully discussing something
amongst themselves. He pulled his hand back as fast as he could and nervously
picked up his phone, sliding through the menus as if he was really busy. His
eyes were hypnotized by her swaying hips as she walked towards the door, cast
under the spell of her perfectly shaped body that she was practically thrusting
on him a minute ago.
Ayesha: Ram how are you feeling
now? Ram?
He was not entirely sure
when Ayesha had entered the guest room but he was certain that it was not too
long ago since Priya was still there with the tray in her hand. Breaking free
from the spell he was cast under, he fell back into reality with a thud
followed by the realization that Ayesha had cared for him more than his own
wife during his time of illness. Priya's heart worried as she noticed his anger
re-surfacing in his expressions.
Ram: Sorry Ayesha… I was just a little uhhh distracted. Actually I didn't really get
to thank you for all that you have done for me in the past couple of days. (He
got up and hugged her, staring directly at Priya as he did. He broke the hug
and stepped back) you are truly a gem of a person; you did more for me than
anyone else.
Ayesha (noticed Ram glaring
angrily at Priya): No Ram, it's the least I could have done for you, after all
that you have done for Kush and I.
Pihu (interrupted their
conversation; she did not like the way her Papa hugged Ayesha, which made her
mom sad): Papa!! (he looked at her, she got up on the bed and she walked
towards him. She leaped forward and hugged him tightly before she let go and
asked) Papa, I love you and I missed you so much. Can Kush and I sleep here
tonight with you?
Ram: Of course beta yeh bhi koi
puchne wali baat hain? You two can sleep here everyday if you want.
Kush: can mumma also sleep here
with us?
Ayesha: aww Kush beta you want to
me to sleep here with you… Okay if you ins… (before she could finish her sentence Kush interrupted)
Kush: no not you… (he walked over to Priya and tugged on her saree) mumma can you
sleep here with us also? Please…
Priya: off course I will beta…
Ram was surprised that Kush
was addressing Priya as his mom. He looked at Ayesha who smiled nervously…
Ayesha: uhh good night…
Before she could leave the
room, Priya calls out to her…
Priya: Ayesha ek minute. (she
stands in front of Ayesha and hands her the tray) can you take this to the
kitchen since it's on the way to your room. Itna aur favour karlo apni jiju (he
looked at Ram) ke liye…
Ayesha looked back at
everyone and mocked a friendly smile. Glaring angrily at Priya, she took the
tray and stomped furiously out of the room.
A week had passed by since
Ram's return from the hospital and against the doctors orders he convinced his
family that he was absolutely fine to go work. He insisted that if he stayed at
home and the Mittal's deal slipped through his fingers he would not be able to
bear the loss, which would in turn have worse consequences on his health. Staying
true to the promise that he had made to Dadi, Ram worked minimal hours and was
home atleast an hour early for dinner. He drowned himself in his work so much
so that sometimes Priya felt that he unintentionally ignored her and before she
came into the room he would have fallen asleep along with the kids. One day
before he left for work, he sought blessing from Dadi and Krishna telling them
that he might be home by 9pm, which is much later than he had promised them.
This day was important for him since all his hard work throughout the week,
boiled down to the finalization of the Mittal's deal. Priya decided to do
something a little special for Ram since she had not had the chance to
apologize properly amidst his hectic schedule. With a little assistance from
Soumaya and Neha, she set up a romantic candlelight dinner on the terrace for
Ram. Neha had left early, wishing her all the best, "Priya I am leaving
now. Best of luck my dear. Make sure you eat a lot, you will need all the
energy you can get in order to handle Ram tonight" Priya blushed profusely
and thought, "Our passion and longing for each other is equally
matched". She heard Ram's car roll up in the driveway. Soumaya ran
downstairs according to plan; she had to make Ram come up to the terrace. When
they left Priya added the final touch to their romantic night by placing a thin
white mattress on the ground so that they could count stars after dinner, if he
wanted.
Soumaya (called out to Ram as he
walked into the KM and was heading towards the guest room): Bhappa please wait
one second.
She ran towards him…
Soumaya: Bhappa, dadi wanted to talk
you…
Ram: okay I will freshen up and
than go to her room (he began to walk away but she stops him again)
Soumaya: uhh no woh actually she
said it's urgent and she is waiting on the terrace for you… (she cursed herself in her head thinking, "Soumaya itna stupid
excuse only you can come up with".)
Ram: okay I will go right now.
Is everything okay?
Soumaya:I don't know, see for
yourself. She did not tell us anything, she is only asking for golu.
Ram rushed up to the
terrace his mind perplexed with what Dadi might want to talk about at this
hour. The moment he laid eyes on the candlelight dinner followed by the
decoration, he knew that Soumaya had misguided him. He became enraged at
Soumaya not at all keen of being made a fool off, especially after a rough day
at work. Surely there was a purpose for all this decoration but he was in no
mood to dig for the reason. He turned to leave when Priya grabbed his hand.
Priya: Ram, where are you going?
She pulled his arm gently
getting him to turn around and face her. She balanced her weight on her toes in
order to get some elevation as she leaned forward and kissed him softly on his
cheek. He closed his eyes and swallowed hard.
Priya: Actually I wanted to
apologize to you that day but than your accident. So I thought that I would
surprise you tonight...Hay na great idea? It can be a celebration for the deal
finalization along with my apology. (She held both his hands and stared into
his eyes) Ram I am sooo sorry. What can I do to make it up to you?
Ram: so… you are sorry… for what? For ditching me
5 years ago, for accusing me of getting you drunk so that I could molest you or
for discarding me like a piece of trash to die in the hospital.
Priya: For everything Ram… I am sorry for everything… please don't do this,
it'll spoil your mood. Let's enjoy this dinner and try to move forward
together. Dekho aaj apne woh deal bhi toh finalize kia hay na? we can celebrate
na?
Ram: celebrate for what??? And
my mood is beyond spoiled. First the stupid Mittal's...ARGH, screw them and
their deal. Than when I come home Soumaya lies to me that dadi needed to talk
to me on the terrace and now this… You are behind all of this
Priya, if it wasn't for your stupid accusations that morning we wouldn't have
had that fight and I would have been able to concentrate and finalize that deal
the same evening. And now you are teaching Soumaya to lie…to hell with you and your candlelight dinner, what difference does
all this make now anyways. When I needed you the most you were nowhere to be
found. You know how much it hurt me Priya when that nurse said she saw you for
the first time in my room and Ayesha was there each and every single day? Priya
that should have been you… You are my wife not
Ayesha. But unfortunately it seems like everybody in this house loves me more
than you and I am the damn fool that loves you more than anything and anyone
else in this world… Kaash…Kaash mein Ayesha se pyar karta than today my love would not have
been rejected and humiliated.
Soumaya: Bhappa!!! (She walks onto
the terrace stepping in between Ram and Priya.)
Ram: Soumaya you won't
interfere. When big people are talking than small people should not interfere.
Soumaya: Nahi Bhappa! If big people
act their age than small people don't have to step in. I have never seen this
side of you Bhappa. Is your ego really that hurt that you didn't speculate why
bhabhi was not present in the hospital?
Priya: no Soumaya…(Soumaya interrupts her)
Soumaya: no bhabhi today you will
not stop me, Bhappa needs to know that perhaps you love him more than he
supposedly loves you. He needs to know about your intentions that only held his
best interests.
She begins exposing Ayesha
in front of Ram. Priya crept quietly past them, towards her room lifelessly;
Ram's words formed a dagger that remained lodged in her heart making it
difficult for her to breath. Her legs had a mind of their own, leading a
lifeless Priya outside for some fresh air and away from the suffocating
atmosphere in the Kapoor Mansion. The cold breeze froze her moist cheeks for a
moment before a fresh stream of tears rolled down it, heating it back up just
to be frozen again. It was similar to the
condition of her heart that would become whole only to be shattered again; she
came back into Ram's life just to be separated from him again. Why do we fall
in love? It's like putting your hand in fire despite knowing that you will get
burned… "Kaash…Kaash mein Ayesha se pyar
karta than today my love would not have been rejected and humiliated."
Ram's words rang in her ears, his anger flashed in front of her eyes as she
walked along the road on an aimless journey in search of solitude.
Ram practically ran to
Ayesha's room swearing that he would rip her head off her body. She did all
that to wedge a barrier between him and Priya and he blindly danced to her evil
tune? Soumaya ran behind him, "Bhappa please jald baazi mein kuch maat
kijiye. You need to be with Priya, she is probably in her room crying. Please
Bhappa"… Ram said, "NO Soumaya
I will clear this tonight. Ayesha needs to know Priya's importance in my life
and she needs to know that I will never love anyone but Priya. You go console
Priya and bring her down, aaj mein saab ke samney Ayesha ko dhaake maar kar
ghar se dhoor phek ne wala hoon". Soumaya runs up to Ram and Priya's room
to bring Priya down, she knew that only Priya could calm Ram down before he
makes a bigger mess of the situation. Ram reached Ayesha's room, her door was
slightly cracked open and he could hear her conniving voice on the phone. He
was about to slam open her door open when he began making sense of what she was
saying on the phone,
Ayesha: Yes everything is going
according to plan. Ram hates di and I am pretty sure that he will kick her out
of the house soon (ram clenched his fist)… Yeah I paid that nurse to
say those things, you and I both know that I wasn't really there everyday. That
stupid doctor said that Priya's pyaar made Ram regain his consciousness? She only
came one day and that too because of my master plan, and he supposedly woke up
to her touch…stupidest thing I have ever
heard… (She laughed) I only love one man in this world and for him I could
pretend to love a million Ram's for their money… (The man on the other end
said something, which forced Ayesha to stop talking as she listened for a
moment and than responded in an irritated tone) No I am not going to back out… Stop asking me that… I let you kidnap my son to
ruin Priya so why the hell would I feel sorry for her and have a change of
heart now? I am in 100% in just keep telling me what I have to do…
Ram backed away from the
door utterly shocked at everything that he had just heard. He thought,
"How can this bitch be related to my angel? Why the hell didn't Priya tell
me all this?" His subconscious replied in favour of Priya, "Did you
give her a chance? Did you ask? And if she did tell you than would you have
believed her? Ram Kapoor has a very bad habit, he believes liars and shuns honesty
because he needs prove." Everything that he was thinking was true, he
deserved this. First Niharika and now Ayesha, both women that he trusted tried
to separate him from his love and the worst part about it was that he let them,
not once but twice.
Soumaya (completely out of breath):
Bhappa, Bhabhi… woh bhabhi…
Ram: kya hua Priya ko?
Soumaya: she is not in her room. I
even checked Pihu and Kush's room but she is not there either. And I called her
cell but she left it in her room…
Ram (became extremely worried; he
did not want to lose her and feared that he might have already lost her again): Soumaya you stay here in case she
comes back and if she does make sure you call me… I will go and search for
her she couldn't have gone far.
Next update: Priya: Ram
slow down please... I don't understand what the hurry is? You said we will stay
up all night. But at the pace that you're going, we will be done in 5 minutes.
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