This OS is for my darling Zoya aka orion23Happy Birthday my dear! Hope all your wishes come true. Of course we'll have a special thread for you, but this is just a toast to our friendship! Cheers!
I'll Wait For You
Shravan sat in her room. A perfect silence prevailed except for the Beeps of the machines. He was in Tiwari Killa. Sumo -- His Sumo, lay lifeless on the bed in front of him. In medical terms, she was on ventilator. In simple terms, only her heart beated, nothing else.
Shravan had almost settled in there after that fateful day. His files lay strewn all over the place. This was his office, his room, his everything.
He got up and stretched himself. He hadn't realised it was morning already. He twisted and yawned as he got up from the chair. He recollected that he must've fallen asleep while working yesterday.
Work -- was the only temporary solace for his aching heart. His peace of mind and happiness were gone forever the day he almost lost his Sumo. His heart longed for her. He couldn't focus on anything much, except cases. He stopped taking challenging ones cause his belief on himself was shaken. Every unsuccessful attempt in solving reminded him of his failure in protecting her. And the result was in front of him -- she was nearly dead.
He had probably forgotten to get up after his feel. His mind at heart weren't at their places. They were lost somewhere, with Sumo.
Main tenu samjhawan ki
Na tere bina lagda jee
Main tenu samjhawan ki
Na tere bina lagda jee
Tu ki jaane pyaar mera
Main karoon intezar tera
Tu dil tui-yon jaan meri
He also felt a sense of incompleteness. His feelings still lay suppressed in his heart. He hadn't Even told her once how much he loved her. And now that he had almost lost her, she was gone, for how long, none could say. But one thing he was sure of - that he'll wait for her. Wait for her to comeback. Even if it was going to take an year, a decade or a lifetime. He'll patiently wait for his Sumo. Always.
Mere dil ne chun laiyaa ne
Tere dil diyaan raahan
Tu jo mere naal tu rehta
Turpe meriyaan saaha
He found a certain strength in himself when he was in her vicinity. That was the reason he had nearly shifted to her room. His heart resided in her being.
Jeena mera.. hoye
Hun hai tera, ki main karaan
Tu kar aitbaar mera
Main karoon intezar tera
Tu dil tui-yon jaan meri
Main tenu samjhawan kee
Na tere bina lagda jee
Ve changa nahion keeta beeba
Ve changa nahion keeta beeba
Dil mera tod ke
Ve bada pachhtaiyaan akhaan
Ve bada pachhtaiyaan akhaan
Naal tere jod ke
Of course, apart from feeling helpless, he was also guilty. Guilty of failing to protect her, guilty of making her feel miserable, guilty of taking away her PCT. He only wished he could rewind back in time and correct his mistakes. There were so many of them!
Tenu chadd ke kitthe jawan
Tu mera parchhanvaa
Tere mukhde vich hi main taan
Rab nu apne pawaan
Now that she couldn't speak, he longed for her voice. He found glimpses of himself in their past moments. He had stopped running from reality long back. The truth was in front of him -- in front of his very eyes. He didn't want to leave her now and run away. Atleast he could feel her presence. And then the world could say that Shravan was with his Suman till time could permit.
Meri duaa.. haaye
Sajda tera kardi sadaa
Tu sun iqraar mera
Main karoon intezar tera
Tu dil tui-yon jaan meri
He opened the curtains to allow fresh sunlight. It was a new day, a fresh beginning, maybe?He collected his files and went near her. The same bubbly, hyperactive face now seemed so peaceful and relaxed. It were Two Years since she last opened her eyes. She maybe had become used to the void and silence by now, he thought.
He moved his hand through her smooth hair. He ruffled his fingers a bit to produce ripples in them. But today he noticed that she was breathing heavily than usual. Normally, he couldn't feel her breath but today, he could sense the rhythmical gush of air through her nostrils. After spending a few minutes, he got up. Her finger moved.
"Shravan, stop imagining things", he told himself.
He took a step ahead, her eyelids twitched.
By now, he was sure that something was different. Her rushed to her side and held her hand. Prayers after prayers flew from his soul to the Heaven above.
"Please Sumo, Please, just one chance. A last one."
Finally , her highness moved her lips lightly, eyes still shut. He had already phoned the doctor by now. His heart was on Seventh Heaven. Could this mean something?
Nothing happened for a few minutes there after. He was pacing across the Room very impatiently. What if she just opens her eyes and sees him? The excitement was unbearable!
Thirty minutes passed. Still no improvement.
Shravan turned around for the last time to look at her. He got up and started moving out. As he kept his foot outside the Room , a very very faint rumble was heard :
"Sh... Sh...Shra...Van"
His heart stopped. Was it for real?! He turned around and felt that he couldn't move for once. She wriggled her eyelids quite violently as finally they lifted to reveal her eyes.
A very blur image of someone standing could be seen. It strained her eyes to see.
She shut her eyes back.
"I'll wait for you Sumo, even if it takes forever for you to be with me." He smiled and stroked her hair. And he felt, she smiled back too.
Saathiya... Tune Kya Kiya
Beliya... Yeh Tune Kya Kiya
Maine Kiya Tera Intezaar
Itna Karo Naa Mujhe Pyaar
Saathiya Tune Kya Kaha
Beliya.. Tune Kya Kaha
Yoon Naa Kabhi Karna Intezaar
Maine Kiya Hai Tumse Pyaar
Itna Karo Naa Mujhe Pyaar
Hope you like it, Zoya.
--Mahishee
