After 26 January
ABHAY POINT OF VIEW:
I certainly can't live without her, but the circumstances abide me. Mom and Dad are the main problem… They won't let me go to her… See her once; tell her a proper goodbye at least? No they won't. They were just a couple of heartless monsters who only thought about their own survival… They call me son? I scoff their words. They don't want me happy; every time I am close to getting happiness they show out of nowhere and just spoil it in a matter of seconds…
A sudden pain rumbled in the pit of my stomach, I couldn't quite decipher what it meant… But something must be wrong. It feels wrong.
I closed my eyes and tried to search her face from the enormous crowd. She was nowhere to be found. My Pia was lost in his unfaithful and treacherous world.
I wish I could cry. It would lessen the pain… But that was not- possible. It won't go until I have at least one glance of her to keep in my memory forever. I HAVE to go.
MISHA POINT OF VIEW:
Its so hot here… I thought and opened my eyes.
"SHOURYA?" I half shouted. He smirked and held me tightly against him by my waist. I struggled against his grip and shouted profanities but that just amused him all the more than he already was.
"Sweetheart, Don't be so stubborn. You know how much you want me" what was he trying to do? Seduce me? Well whatever he was doing was surely working…
'SHUT UP' I shouted in my head. Now I am behaving like Tracker. Oh no, maybe I should consult a psychologist or something. I think I am going nuts. I felt my phone vibrate and looked at it… My eyes were still heavy because of the sleeping and the number… Pia? Why was she calling at this time in the morning?
"Hey Pia" I said groggily. The resulting voice startled me.
"Who is this?" I said a bit scared. Why was someone else calling me from Pia's phone?
"Excuse me ma'am, I am from the hospital, the girl who this phone belongs to is currently admitted here and we didn't know about her family, so we tried calling whoever her caller id had. We called someone called Abhay Raichand but they didn't pick up so we called you. Would you please come up to the hospital and fill up the forms?" I was just listening it took a lot of time to get the words registered into my head.
"What happened to her?" I chocked out.
"We actually don't know… but we guess she was hit by a car. She was found lying on the road early In the morning. She has got a bad injury on her head and…" the person on the other side trailed off. For some reason I had a bad feeling, I think I knew why he stopped.
I hung up the phone with no further chit chat and rushed to the living room. "MOM, DAD, PANCHI?" I shouted and soon they came out of their rooms.
"Pia is in the hospital" I said with dread, but no one asked anything else. We all just rushed out of the house… forgetting all our jobs.
When we reached the hospital we all just wished we were not too late. No we are not late. I ensured myself.
We went into the emergency room. She was lying on the white bed. Her head hands and legs bandaged. Her face was bruised and worst was…. She was extremely pale. I rushed out of the room. I was not strong enough to see my best friend in that state.
I only overheard something I wish I hadn't. My father was talking to the doctor… "Please doctor you have to do something" he pleaded. The doctor grimaced and thought for a moment to frame his answer.
"Mr. Dobrial. I am very sorry, we are trying our best but we don't think-" I stopped hearing. Nothing is going to happen to her. I wouldn't let her leave just when it all seemed perfect.
"Excuse me miss." Someone called and I turned to see a nurse smiling at me.
"I think this is your friends. Can you please keep it?" I nodded without a word and walked away. I had to build up courage. I had to go and meet her.
I opened the room she was in and she was still in the same position. She didn't even move a bit.
"Hey Pia" I said sitting down beside her and taking her hand in mine. "You are such a softy" I whined. "Cant you look and walk on the road?" I scolded. "Hey wait wait wait… Are you sure you didn't commit suicide because your darling Abhay left?" maybe that was possible. But Pia was not suicidal or reckless for that matter. She wouldn't do something so stupid.
"Why did you let him go?" I asked was suddenly. I knew she was suffering because he was gone. "Don't you understand that you two love each other?" I was angry. These two were ruining each others lives by suppressing their feelings. Though she didn't move I was sure she could hear. I wanted to talk to Abhay.
The phone rang in my hand and I looked at it. I took the call…
"Hello Pia" a male voice said. I was confused. This didn't sound like Kabir, then who was this? It was an unknown number so I had to know... Convey the message.
"Who is this?" I asked, there was a clearing of throat and then the other person went silent.
"Please tell me who are you? A friend from her orphanage?"
"Yes" was the flat reply. I sighed. "Thank goodness you called, I didn't know anyone's number from the orphanage…" I trailed of thinking if I should break the rule.
"Please tell me how can I help?" the voice seemed utterly polite… overfriendly actually.
"Well how should I tell you…" I hesitated. "She got in a bit of 'trouble'" I said skeptically.
"Trouble?" the reply was panicked.
"Not exactly. Actually she had an accident last night and… she is in the hospital" I chocked out, I forced my voice out. "Well the doctors say it's very critical… There is less… 'hope'" I said sadly.
"What?" was the roaring reply. "Misha, please tell me that is a lie." I was shocked that the person on the other side knew my name. "Misha. Just save her and tell her 'I' am coming" the phone went silent leaving me shocked.
I looked at Pia and she seemed restless and grimacing as if even having something she wanted close to her but it was slipping away.
"Pia? Who was this? He seemed so… unhappy" unhappy wouldn't be a right word… but nothing else suited either. "Abhay speaks like this…" my throat became dry. Abhay. It was Abhay on the other side. He wanted to meet Pia and he is coming back… He has to.
Do you think he will be able to come in time? Of course he will. GO ABHAY!
Aaj ka assumption yehi khatam hua! 👏
After 27 January
ABHAY POINT OF VIEW:
Please Pia. Be strong I cant afford to lose you. I wont be able to bear it. I cant let you leave my life. Cant you feel the love? Cant you understand I am right here with you… as always. I will never leave your side. I promise. Just come back to me… That's all I want now.
The pleas came really fast but her heart beat was low distant and the blood transfusion wasn't helping much. Why didn't it protect her? It had always protected me, why not this time?
I had already planned what I would do. The doctors soon started to come out and the nurses too… Mr. Dobrial sat still in front of her and tears rolled down his cheeks. He was really anxious. But he had to go now. I couldn't afford to lose any more time. It is getting late… I gulped the lump in my throat.
'NO' I repeated confidently. If I had to play with fate this time I would. But I would not lose her. I had decided.
He wiped his tears of and came out of the room. I leaned against the wall trying to look casual. He caught a glimpse of me but maybe he didn't recognize me. That was good news.
I took in a deep breath. I would need that. Her blood would be hard to resist but I knew I could do it. I stopped my breath and opened the door.
"I know you can hear me Pia" I murmured softly. I knew she was. "Just follow my voice. Don't give up. Do you trust me?" what was I doing? Trying to get a sign she could hear me? Well it happened. Her heartbeat paced suddenly and then fell dangerously low. I rushed to her side and sat beside her. Her bruises were bad and the cuts were deep. The heartbeat? Where did it go?
Just hand on… I placed my hand above her heart. Please gods make this work. I prayed frantically. With another hand above it, I tried my best. With all my effort, I could sacrifice my dead heart for her if it was necessary.
WORK! I shouted in my head. A smile spread across my face when the beats started again… I sighed with relief. I had done it. For now she was fine… but I was not going to go back any time soon until she recovers.
"I tell you Misha, this Abhay is so… arrogant" I heard Kabir's voice and I heard closely. "I called him to tell that Pia was in the hospital… he hung up on me! THAT IS DOWNRIGHT INSULTING" he was shouting now. From the corner of my eyes I saw her eyes furrow. The loud noise had done some miracle. She was waking up. I quickly stood up, but I felt her warm hand brush against my temporarily. She wanted to hold on to me, but she was too weak. I smiled again and rushed out of the room ringing the emergency bell while going out.
Now the doctors would be in and there would be no more complications.
"Abhay hung up?" Misha seemed shocked.
"I guess he doesn't care is she dies" my fists clenched so did my jaws. Who the hell did he think he was to judge me? Only if he knew where I was. Only if he knew to what extent I loved her.
"Kabir, I don't think you should comment on him. He loves her too much. I saw it in his eyes." Misha said trying to convince him. He gave out a mocking laugh.
"Mish if he did love her why did he suddenly disappear?" I sighed again. I pulled my hood up again and walked to the benches from where I could hear them better.
"He must have reasons Kabir. Don't you think that you are just trying to make him sound low? Do you not see what he feels? His eyes… they search for her. Each and every moment any of them makes is just… Its like magnets. They just seemed to be bound by this invisible chord" She looked away ashamed that her thoughts were so… real.
"Mish where is that chord now?" he said angrily. "I thought that my love was not enough, maybe he could do something. But I was wrong he doesn't care" he was hurt, humiliated and angry.
"I am sure he will come…" she looked around a bit and spoke again "you never know if she is already here. Hiding from our view so that no one gets to know how soft he is" she said with a faint smile. I liked this girl so much. She seemed to understand things better than most people in this city. She was not all good, but good.
He laughed nervously. "In your dreams" Misha grimaced and went near Pia's ICU room. A flood of doctors and nurses were coming in a rush thinking that there was some emergency.
They pushed Misha aside and went in. They remained astonished to what they saw. Soon a nurse came out and informed that Pia was out of her unconscious state so some of them could go meet her. Of course I couldn't go in. I didn't even exist here for any one.
Kabir and Misha went in first they seemed very restless. After some murmuring and scolding I heard something and left shocked, she had heard me. She really had felt my presence.
"Who said he isn't here?" the muffled voice said. "Maybe you cant see him, but he is here… he is watching …" she said with a soft laugh. Kabir tried to say something but Misha stopped him. "Why do you think my heart is still beating?" I could almost see the smile on her lips.
"My heart beats because of him" she murmured and no one else spoke.
Wah wah wah! Just wishing that this happens. Though i am sure it wont. Liked it guys?