A month passed, Zaib spend some quality time with both Kripa and Adi. The months passed quickly, and Adi had to go back. When Kripa got back with Zaib they started on Zaib launch, he would be modeling for the men outfits, and on T.V. will be doing the 'Envy' perfume adds. Kripa was in quite a depressed state after knowing that Angad had died, she walked around with a plastic smile and no one could see the depression behind her plastic smile but Zaib, and herself. Zaib did many things to cheer her up, everything for trying to make her laugh by doing funny things, to talking to her nicely. It wasn't working. Kripa was a mess, she had never been this miserable, not even when Prithvi had "died," nor when she lost her baby, and not even when Angad decided to divorce her. There was no doubt about the fact that Zaib loved Kripa, everyone from Dadi to Josh saw it in his eyes. Kripa was it as well, but it reminded him of Angad, and she simply laughed the thought off by saying that she's just imagining Angad that's why she's seeing the love in his eyes.
"Zaib! Zaib! Zaibbbbb!" Kripa yelled.
Zaib came sliding out of backstage, and slid across the stage and landed in front of Kripa, almost falling on her but then keeping his balance.
"Would you quit wobbling," she held his arms and continued talking. "Stop goofing off and I want to see a full run through before the show tomorrow, silence on the set!"
The lights go down and the music starts, Kripa sits back in her chair as the lights start up and in front of her stands a charming Zaib. His head is down, and as he slowly looks up in with a naughtiness in his eyes Kripa stiffens and moves forward. As Zaib walks the ramp like an angry, tough model; with a sexy charm in his eyes Kripa stands up. She is reminded of a few years back before Angad's big launch, and he walked the ramp for Kripa for fun. He looked hot doing so, and the same charm was in Zaib right now.
Kripa remembered more, how last him he walked and tripped falling right on his back, and they both had laughed about it then. Kripa teased him for days after he had fell.
As Kripa remembered back she found Zaib stand in place, right in front of her posing. But then also saw his hand turn into a fist, tight. Almost as if he were trying to struggle to stay on his feet. Worried Kripa took one more step towards the ramp. When she saw Zaib totally loose his balance she quickly ran up the ramp and Zaib fainted in Kripa's lap. The lights turned back on and Zaib was quickly taken to the hospital.
Doctors were worried, and Zaib launch was cancelled. Kripa paced the empty corridor of the hospital, angry, and worried. Angry because she might have to face a loss. Yet at the same time she felt extremely worried for Zaib. But why? The only time she had been this worried before was when Angad had gotten sick, along with Adi. Was it simply because Zaib reminded her of Angad, was it because of his ill state she would have to answer about a few million people, or was it that she had started to like Zaib, all the silly things he did, the love he had in his for her, the way he made her feel when she was around. Could it be possible that she had started to LOVE Zaib. She shook the thoughts from her mind and took a seat. What's happening to me, she though taking her head in her hands. She sat like that for a long time.
When she head the ICU door open and doctors come out Kripa quickly stood and ran to them. "Dr. Zaib, how is he?"
"I'm sorry Ma'am but, he's not improving. It seems like he's a case of memory loss."
"What? What do you mean?" Kripa yelled.
"We examined his brain, only to find it slightly injured due to a accident he had."
"How long ago," Kripa's voice was shaking, along with her legs and hands.
"Maybe, three years or so. Have patients ma'am. We will try our level best."
Kripa nodded, "Can I see him?" The doctor nodded and Kripa swung open the glass door and ran inside. She saw Zaib laying there peacefully, his eyes closed. She walked to him, a fear rising within her. She sat on the bed beside him, tears fell from her eyes. She bend down to where she could feel his breath on her neck. With shivering hands she placed her hand on his forehead, and the doctors words came back to her, "We examined his brain, only to find it slightly injured due to a accident he had, three years or so."
The tears in her eyes trickled down her landing on Zaib's cheeks. She slowly placed her head on his chest and while crying, she heard his heart beat. Each time she heard his heart beat she wanted to believe it one more that this was her Angad she was hugging. It was Angad would have been with her for the past month now. It was Angad in whose eyes she saw the love, it was Angad who had been trying to make her laugh, it was Angad whom she had started loving once again. It was Angad, the same Anagd who she had been waiting for years now.
She cried as she held him tighter. "I love you Angad, I love you." As her words spilled, Zaib opened his eyes slowly. He found Kripa crying, and weakly put her arms around her as well. Kripa felt his hands on her back, and instead on sitting up she laid beside him and cried for a long time. Zaib confused, just held her and let her cry.
Is this Angad, and if he is will he get is memory back? How will Kripa cope with the fact that the man in front of her is the love of her life yet she can't tell him that.
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