SS:Matters of the Heart(updated pg 27)#19/2 - Page 4

Part 3

I tried searching for
her on the terrace and the garden of the house but she was no where to be
found..

The only other place she could have been is the out house.

It was a long way but none the less I needed to see
there..if I don't find her there…no she
will be there..where else will she go..she cant be walking in this cold night. She
knows she has to take care of herself.. but my brain contradicted to this.. maan u know her..u think she will be in the
state of mind to think about herself. U know she does crazy things half the
time..and a smile came to my lips..i remembered the time we had spent in
the outhouse together..that first night, the way she was dancing when I lost
the bet to her, the way she had hidden beneath the table not to be seen by
anyone..and in her present state of mind.
I prayed fervently that she should be fine..

I reached the outhouse in a couple of minutes and I was
right she was standing there looking at the door still getting wet in the
rain..

Was she crazy..what
was she doing outside..why hadn't she gone in..

I walked behind up to
her and placed my hand on her shoulder.."geet"

She turned around to face me.

I saw that there were still tears in her eyes.. without
saying anything I walked forward and opened the door to the outhouse.

"Geet andar chalo.." she looked at me as if she was seeing
me for the first time. She stood there motionless for a few seconds and then
she shook her head and walked back into the rain..

What was wrong with her.. I followed her
into the rain and within a few steps I had reached to where she was..

"Geet andar chalo bimaar pad jaaogi.."

She again looked at me with those eyes full of questions and
shook
her head..

"Sir main apni boss ke ghar nahi reh sakti..aur waise bhi
aapko apno company k eek maamuli employee ki itni phikar karni ki zaroorat nahi
hai.."

I was a bit taken aback by this..but I knew what I had said I
deserved nothing less than this cold treatment I was getting from her.

"Geet, andar chalo baaki baatein hum wahaan kar lenge pls.."

She shook her head again and a chill ran down her spine..i
saw that she was shivering too.

I held her hand and found that she was burning.

I looked at her and she was staring at my hand which was
holding hers..

"geet andar chalo" she again shook her head..

This time I had no other option but to carry her in and I did.

I took her to her room in the outhouse and placed her on the
bed.

As soon as I got up she tried getting up too but I pushed
her back into the bed.."geet agar tumne yahaan se hilne ki koshish kit oh mujse
bura koi nahi hoga.."

And I stared at her..she knew in an instant that I was
capable of doing what I was saying. She lied down silently on the bed while I covered
her in the blanket.

She would need new clothes and so did i.

I went out of the house and called up the main house and
told nakul to bring the necessary clothes.

By the time I went back in I saw that geet was already in
deep sleep.

I didn't wake her up..

And sat on the chair waiting for nakul to come.it took him
several minutes to come..

I changed into the pair of jeans and shirt he had brought
me.

I went to geet and touched her. And she woke up with a start.

Without saying anything I handed her the clothes. She took
the clothes from me and was trying to get up..but I knew she was running a high
temperature.."geet tum yahaan leti raho main bahaar jar aha hoon" she just
nodded her head and I left the room closing the door behind me..

After about half an hour I went back in to see that she was
sleeping covered in the blanket. i touched her lightly but this time she didn't
get up. I realized that she was still running a temperature..I saw the time it
was late and I couldn't call the doctor and I couldn't do anything either so I just
decided to sit by her on the chair.

It was six in the morning when I got up. I saw that she was
still sleeping comfortably in the bed. i touched her head and saw that she was
still running a high temperature..I didn't want to wait anymore.

I called up her doctor and told her Geets condition
immediately.

She told me some medicines but warned me that she must eat
something before she took the medicines.

I needed to wake up Geet to make her eat something and even
the medicines. I touched her and again she was up in a minute.

She was startled to see me. She immediately got up and was
ready to jump out of the bed.."Geet let jaao..tumhe bukhaar hai.."

She looked at me with eyes full of questions and I knew what
she wanted to ask, but how do I answer them.

"Geet tum jaakar fresh ho jaao tab tak main tumhare liye
kuch khaane ke liye laata hoon.."

She wanted to shake her head but the way I looked at her she
knew she will not be able to win.

She stood up but she wobbled for a minute , I held her hand
and led her to the washroom.

I went out of the room and called up the house. I told nakul
to get some breakfast for two of us and even inform dadi that we were here.

I went and sat in the small verandah outside.

I was thinking about the past week..how I had spent it how I
had made up my mind upon various things and here I was breaking them again.