Part 9 A --------------------------------------
She looked back at Sameer, raised her hand and touched his shoulder to make sure she was not hallucinating and he was there for real. Sameer kept the bouquet to her side as Shree got up and stood aside. Sameer held her hand and called her with love "Ashima"... She closed her eyes, hugged him and broke into crying loud.
She felt her voice coming back and she could scream and cry her heart out. Sameer tightened his grip around her as he sat next to her on the bed. The world seemed to be stopped for them and they were lost in each other's embrace.
Ashima kept on sobbing resting her head on Sameer's shoulder and he kept on holding her close to his heart.
Shree went out of the room giving them some time in private.
After sometime Sameer try to part the hug and wipe her tears but she tightened her grip around him. She was scared to lose him.
Sameer: Ashima! meri taraf dekho
Ashima parted the hug but held his hands tightly and looked a Sameer and found him smiling. He wiped her tears.
Sameer: Nahi... ab aur nahi ... ab ek bhi aansu nahi nikalega tumhari aankhon se ... ab mai aa gaya hoon ... ab tum jaldi se theek ho jao...aur fir hum ek nayi zindagi shuru karenge
Ashima was in tears again and hugged him back.
Sameer: Mai janta hoon jo hua wo theek nahi tha ... aur dukh mujhe is baat ka hai ... ki jab mere pyaar ko meri sabse zyada zarurat thi ... tab mai uske paas nahi tha ... par ab nahi ... jo bhi galat hua hai ... usey hum mil ke sudhaar lenge ... tum dogi na mera saath?
Ashima parted from him and shook her head in a No. Sameer was surprised.
Sameer: kyun? naraaz ho mujhse?
Ashima again shook her head and burst into crying again holding his hands. The medication for almost 2 years left her weak. It took her some time to frame a sentence in her mind and then speak it.
Ashima(whispers): Nahi... mai.. tumhare pyaar ... ke ...kabil .. nahi ... hoon... maine...tumhara ... dil... toda... tumhe ..dukh.. diya ... iski
... sazaa ... mili ... (her words trail off and Sameer pulled her back in his embrace)
Sameer: Nahi Ashima ... aisa mat kaho ... please ... mai kal bhi tumse pyaar karta tha, aaj bhi karta hoon aur humesha karta rahunga ... aur aisa kyun kehti ho ki tum mere pyaar ke kabil nahi ho? ... tumne jo bhi kiya wo us waqt sahi tha ... tumhari koi galti nahi thi... par agar kismat mein yehi likha tha to hum kya kar saktey hain... par dekho na... kismat ne humein dobara milaya hai... socho kyun?
Ashima parts from him and looks intently in his eyes.
Sameer: kyunki hum ek dusre k liye hi baney hain ... aur ab humein koi alag nahi kar sakta ... koi nahi ... ab mai tumhe apne se door nahi hone dunga ... aur ab Shree bhi meri zimmedari hai ... hum ek nayi duniya basayenge ... bas tum jaldi se theek ho jao (wipes her tears)
Ashima(whispers): Sameer!! kya... aisa... ho ... sakta ... hai?
Sameer: kyun nahi ho sakta? doctor se baat huyi hai Shree ki ... doctors ne kaha hai ki tum mein bahut improvement hai ... aur ek specialist doctor bhi bahut jaldi tumhe dekhne aayenge ... bas tum apni himmat banaye rakho ... mai aur Shree har hafte tumse milne aayenge ...
Ashima tilts her head trying to smile and fighting her tears. Sameer wiped her tears with his thumbs and cupped her face in his palms.
Shree comes back to the room and comes closer to Ashima and Sameer.
Ashima(low tone, struggling to complete her sentence): Shree... tum ... Sameer... kaise...?
Shree: Di ... Rathod sir mere chief hain ...
Ashima: tum... police ...force... mein?
Shree(smiles and clarifies): Technical expert hoon Di ... ETF mein ...
Ashima: par ... mere ... barey ... mein ... (scared thinking if Shree had discussed her domestic violence case with Sameer. She didn't want Sameer to know anything)
Sameer(chuckles): uske liye to Arjun ko thanks bolna padega ... usine pata lagaya ... ki Shree tumhara bhai hai ...
Ashima takes a pause and smiles remembering the prankster Arjun.
Ashima: Arjun ... wo ... kaisa ... hai?
Sameer: wo bhi theek hai ... uski family aayi huyi hai Kolhapur se... isliye wo aaj nahi aa paya ... but wo bhi jaldi hi tumse milne aayega...
Ashima is again in tears remembering something.
Ashima: Arjun... sach ... kehta... tha ... tumse ... door ... mai... kabhi ...khush... nahi... reh... sakti ... mujhe ... sazaa mili ...
Sameer(cuts her short): Aisa nahi hai Ashima ... Arjun ka ye matlab kabhi nahi tha ... aur fir haalat ke aagey humein jhukna padta hai ... ab please ye sab mat socho ... chalo... ab hum chaltey hain ... tumhare therapy session ka time bhi ho raha hai ... hum next week fir se aayenge ...
Shree and Sameer bid her bye and leave.
Ashima was very happy. And as she had started speaking, doctor was very happy. It was a big step towards improvement.
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Edited by bgargate - 11 years ago
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