(In their obsession, I lost all my relationships,)
Seeing his tears, Ishita pulled him into a tight hug. Rakshit didn’t resist , he wrapped his arms around her, burying his face in her chest as the tears kept flowing.
To some, Rakshit's past might seem normal. His reasons to leave his parents might seem unjustified. But Ishita understood. There comes a point where being around people who only want to use you, breaks you. It starts small, but with time, it eats you up from inside—especially when those people are the ones who were supposed to love you the most.
“It's okay Rakshit , see now you have so many people who love you, care for you , You have such a big family in the Rathore's and your friends,” said Ishita, softly caressing his hair , reassuringly, her words bringing a small smile to Rakshit’s face.
“Now I have two more in my family , you and Ishaan,” said Rakshit, sincerely, making Ishita’s heart flutter. They stayed in each other’s arms in comfortable silence for a while, until Rakshit gently broke it.
“Andar chalein , subah office bhi jaana hai apn dono ko,” said Rakshit , with a light tone as they stood up. But Ishita paused mid-step, remembering something.
(Shall we go inside? We both have to go to office tomorrow.)
“Rakshit can I just go to bhai for 2 minutes , bas unhe ek hug karna hai,” said Ishita , her voice tender. Rakshit smiled, instantly understanding her need.
(just want to hug him once.)
“I am no one to stop you , ja,” said Rakshit , with warmth, and Ishita smiled as she rushed toward Rawat Mansion.
(go.)
She knew Ishaan would be in his room, so she headed straight there and pushed the door open, only to find him working on his laptop, seated on the bed.
“Tu yaha , kya—” Ishaan began, confused, but was cut off when Ishita threw her arms around him in a sudden hug.
(You here , what—)
“Bhai tightly hug karo,” said Ishita, softly. Ishaan chuckled, hugging her tightly as requested.
(Bhai, hug me tightly.)
“Kya hua , iss time pe achanak se kaise aayi tu yaha?” asked Ishaan after a minute , still holding her.
(What happened , how did you suddenly come here at this hour?)
“Just missing you,” said Ishita—resting her head on his shoulder.
“We just met 2 hours ago betu , kuch baat hai kya?” said Ishaan , concerned.
(is something wrong?)
“Just wanted to hug you tightly,” said Ishita , honestly. Ishaan smiled, hugging her even tighter.
“Thank you for always being with me, for loving me, for taking care of me, for everything,” said Ishita, only to receive a light smack on her head from Ishaan.
“Pagal hai tu , ab bhai ko thank you bolegi tu? Aur vo bhi in sab cheezon ke liye?” said Ishaan, fake glaring at her , dramatically.
(Are you mad? Now you’ll thank your bhai? For all of this?)
“Haan haan theek hai na , mooh mat sadao , bandar lag rahe ho,” said Ishita, teasingly , with a laugh, making Ishaan laugh too as he hugged her again.
(Yeah yeah fine , don’t make faces , you're looking like a monkey.)
“Jaan hai tu meri Ishu , tu hai isliye zinda hoon main,” said Ishaan softly , with emotion, and Ishita smiled.