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Chapter 21: Staying strong
Virat stared at the cold figure laying lifeless on the bed, it had been 5 weeks and she had not woken up from the deep slumber... At first, doctors had said she had just been tired and the coma was just down to dehydration. But after a few difficult days, he had overheard them telling his bhabi that the lung transplant would be needed as soon as possible or the chances of manvis surviving this time would not be so likely...was this what she had so desperately wanted to say?!
Virat had felt his world crash, everything he loved left him... A darkness surrounded his world when he heard the news... How can someone so perfect, suffer so much?? He wished he could take her pain upon himself, yet he had to keep it inside, nobody for him to cry to,if he wanted to hold her, he had to come alone, late at night.He didnt even know where he stood with her... it had been so perfect yet it was over so fast. Kneeling beside her, he let his tears run as he held her hands in his own
"Why?!! ... Why has it become so hard that I cannot stand being awake, the pain is too much... Manvi, i Wish u could see Sometimes if you love someone so much, it will actually hurt more...i love you manvi, please dont go, please dont leave me alone again. You see manvi, with you i feel completed and the thought of you leaving takes me back to who i was... I dont want to go back manvi, i need you please!! Wake up and tell me we'll be ok, please! Wake up and tell me youll be mine forever!"
Suddenly, he heard the sound of her voice, distant yet reassuring "there is no blessing that can't become a disaster, and There's no disaster that can't become a blessing"he looked at her for a moment, as the reality struck. Was she truly awake?!!!
"Nurse! Nurse!, shes awake" he ran out of the room calling for any sort of assistance
"Im sorry sir im going to have to ask you to wait outside... We can take it from here..."
Virat knew jeevika would be called soon, and that would mean he would have to leave. How would he explain to everyone his reasons for being there so late? How could he explain that the girl on the bed was not just a sister,daughter, sister in law... But it was her who gave him a reason to want to wake up in the morning, her who made him want to be better, her who made him forget his past and look forward to the future?
He left and headed home before they could see him and wonder. Just as he got into his driveway, virat could see the driver drive out, he hated having to wait around for any news... But not knowing where he stood with manvi meant he didnt have the right to say anything about his love for her. He sat in his empty bed counting the seconds before jeevika would return And he would find out how manvi is...to Him, the seconds felt like minutes and minutes like hours. it was a few Hours which had passed and he began getting restless, virat took out his book and wrote the lyrics
"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity"
He sat a while longer before he heard the front door open... Not knowing how long he had been lost in thought... He looked at the time 6.45am and started to make his way downstairs before the sound of a distressed jeevika stopped him in his tracks
"Pregnant ?!, 5 weeks pregnant! I cant believe this!" He heard jeevika shout deliriously. "Im guessing its dilips huh?, that sorry loser hasnt even asked how you are since you were admitted, just like the past! Manvi, i thought i could trust you to be responsible!...bloody hell manvi! When will you stop, its always problem after problem with you!! Youre already sick, and now youre pregnant! Im glad mum isnt here to see this, you are an embarassment manvi!"
Virat could hear manvi crying in the distance. "Please di... Im feeling weak, i need to rest" she said, sounding defeated
As he stood in the large hall upstairs, virat saw the frail figure make her way up the stairs, trying hard not to fall as she gripped the banister... She stopped as she saw him and their eyes met through the pain of it all. Tears in her eyes, she looked through his eyes and into his soul as he looked back at her unsure what to say next, till he opened his mouth to speak.
"Pregnant Manvi?"
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