Chapter 20 :
"Arnavji!! Arnavjii!!" Khushi's smile fade away and she jerked
him again and put her hand on his heart, only to feel weak heartbeat.
"His heartbeat is getting low'Akashh'Akash his heart beat is
getting Low!!" wailed Khushi.
Akash drove as fast as he could'his heartbeat increasing with
every decreasing heartbeat of Arnav. While Khushi kept on jerking Arnav and
rubbing his palms, Aaksh continued driving fast while Payal kept mumbling all
the prayer she knew.
Finally they reached nearest hospital, where Akash stopped the
car just in front of gate. It was small and did not seem very well equipped.
But, that time Arnav needed an urgent operation so, Khushi quickly came out of
car and went inside to ask for ward boys to carry Arnav inside but due to rains
none was helping her.
Akash was sitting inside along with Payal, helplessly watching
Arnav's fluctuating breath. Frustrated and disgusted watching helpless Khushi
outside begging for help and his friend almost dying he banged out of his car
and standing at the main entrance of hospital shouted,
"WHAT KIND OF HOSPITAL IS THIS??? Huh?? My friend is dying
outside and you all are refusing to come out to help because its damn
raining??? Are you made of mud that you are going to melt?? Pls I beg you help
us'he'll die'PLEASE!!" and finally he broke'numb from inside'helpless being
crying for the life of his friend.
Just then only a doctor came out of small operation theatre.
He saw Aaksh crying and instantly asked him'
"What happen young man?"
"Doctor!! Doctor!! Please help! My'my friend is dying outside
and none of your ward boys are helping! Pls, examine my friend fast or else he
would die'pls!" begged Akash.
Doctor gave a dirty glance to ward boys and shouted at his top
voice,
"I WILL DEAL WITH YOU ALL LATER! Now get up and get the
patient inside! Mind it, if anything happens to patient I won't mind
registering complain against you!!"
Ward boys quickly got up and sped outside and brought Arnav
inside.
"Don't worry Mister! I wont let anything happen to your
friend! Though we are less equipped, but I will try my level best to save your
friend! Don't worry! You quickly fill the details at reception!" said doctor to
Akash.
While doctor gave instruction to ward boys and nurse'Khushi
kept rubbing Arnav palm all the way he was being carried to operation threatre.
"Arnavji'Arnavji.." Khushi kept whispering non stop, taking
little of air in between as if chanting prayers. Whenever she caressed his
forhead, his eyes would open a bit and then close back again.
In between of his heavy breath he too kept chanting her
name'as if her name was giving him strength, giving him hope to breath'to live!
"Ma'am pls wait outside here!" suddenly nurse broke Khushi's
concentration on Arnav's breath and rolled Arnav to small operation theatre.
As
the operation door closed at her face, she kept staring at it. mind numb, a
situation where she wants to cry, but she can't, she wants to wake him up and
ask the person who hurt him so much'where she wants to be at his side, but
can't'where she wants to eradicate the thought of losing him, but she can't.
All she could at this time was, finally fall down on her knees and sit in
corner of nowhere and wait for doctor to come.
Akash and Payal
completed all the details at the reception and came towards operation theatre.
They too didn't sit for even a while and kept measuring the hallway.
Khushi
kept sitting in a corner, ignoring pleas of Payal to sit on bench atleast.
Nothing was running in her mind, except his heartbeats her hands a while ago
registered'that dreadful moment of again and again flashing her mind'his
bleeding form, his weak whispers.
After an hour or so, finally operation was over and after few
minutes operation theatre gates opened and through it came out exhausted
doctor. Khushi, hearing the door open quickly got up, as if she was given
electric shock and ran towards the doctor.
"How's Arnavji??"
Doctor didn't speak a word. There was similar disappointed
look on his face. As he continued his silence, Khushi jerked him hard'
"TELL ME DAMMIT!!"
Suddenly trio heard voice of wheel. All looked at the
direction of sound. Through the poorly lighted operation theatre came out
Arnav's body, again wrapped in number of bandages. Silence from doctor and
Arnav's body wrapped in bandages left Khushi numb, weak. Instantly, she fell on
ground, eyes filled with tears, heart throbbing at an undefinable rate.
As his body reached nearby room, doctor finally spoke'
"I don't want to give you any false hope'I am
sorry'but'I'see'I have stitched back those open wounds, checked for internal
injury and didn't find any. I operated him well'but'if'I mean'if he is not
taken out of whatever stress he is going through, I am sorry to say, but'you
might end up losing him!"
He continued," I have talked to other hospital and had made
arrangement for ambulance for patient's better treatment. But, I am telling
you, your friend should be out of stress he's carrying because that's causing
lots of problem and not letting any treatment or medicines cure him! After an
hr he'll gain conscious. You can meet him, but one at a time!"
Saying this doctor made his way to his room. Khushi was still
sitting on floor, trying to register what doctor just said..
Loose him'No! She can't afford to lose him! Never! And how
dare he try to leave her?? He promised to be with her..! Then how could he?
While Khushi continued to cry, caressed by Payal and Akash
totally worried, an hour passed by and finally a nurse came and announced that
they could finally meet him.
Though trio were dying to meet him, but Akash felt it was good
if Khushi made the first step. Quiet feeble and totally broken now she got up
from her place and with the remaining strength in her body she walked towards
the ICU door.
While shivering, she opened the door. Inside, he laid there, eyes
open looking at dilapidated ceiling. Even though he heard creak of the door he
never turned his eyes towards it and continued staring at the ceiling'as if it
contained something'something which was either giving him pleasure or pain
which his face was not expressing.
Slowly, as her anklet played around her feet, she walked
towards him. He still didn't move or look towards her and kept his eyes still
at that part of ceiling. Khushi too said nothing and continued her silent weep.
After few minutes, gulping down she softly kept her hand over his hand.
His silence was killing her but still she kept mum. Finally,
after hearing her uncountable sobs he broke his silence'
"That ceiling is my life Khushi'"
Khushi first looked towards Arnav and then towards the
dilapidated ceiling.
"Withered, used, ignored" he continued.
"She used me as much she wanted to! Took out my life from me! Made
me equal to a puppet! And I'I just let myself get used! Let my life be governed
by her, by her happiness! Let my love flow out of me, leaving me with nothing!"
he paused and looked towards Khushi with teary eyes'
"This is what I deserve Khushi! This is what I deserve! She
said I am a big fool'yes Khushi, she was right'I am biggest fool!"
Khushi said nothing and in a click of second hugged him
tightly'forcing all her body weight onto him. Crying like hell, almost lying
over him.
At that moment, she confess, she had become selfish'she had become
selfish because for that moment all she wished that he break his silence'say
something'do something! And he did! Every drop drenching his hospital dress was
fear that was brimming out of her'fear of losing him'!
Arnav too didn't wait for even a single second and wrapped his
hand around her tightly and finally broke into tears'letting his tears whisper his
sorrows, into her ears.
Precap :
'and in disgust shouted,
"I am gonna kill that lady!! I swear I am gonna finish her off
this moment itself!!"
Is it Arnav or Akash or Khushi?😉
NOTE :
Hospital scene where ward boys refused to come out happened in real at my place. Only difference in this story and that incident is that, Arnav was saved but sadly, that person is no more!💔
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