This is a short update...but a necessary one...coz I can't update much for 1 week...exam time in the uae...sorry :/ hope y'all like it and btw just so y'all know. I simply loved your comments, and love can't express what it meant to be...keep it going :) love y'all and thank you for those encouraging comments. Here's the next part...read like comment ;)She drove to the college knowing where he'd be. And she found him there too, sitting on the water tank on the terrace.
Part IV
"Swayam" she called putting one hand on his shoulder, looking at him with eyes full of unshed tears. Swayam a person who went through the most difficult of times without letting anyone know. He looked up at her, and smiled. "Kya hua sharon?" he asked still smiling. "Swayam tum mujhse jhoot bol nahi sakta" she said. His smile faltered and he looked away, into the endlless depths of the morning sky. She sat down beside him, keeping her hand on his. They were quiet for a while, thinking what to tell the other. "Tum surgery karoge na?" she asked finally. "Obviously, kyun nahi karuga mein?" he asked back. "Dance..." she started. He laughed a humorless laugh and said, "Dance abhi bhi nahi kar sakta hoon mein, tho kya farak padtha? Agar mein surgery karoon ya na karun?" he asked sarcastically. "Just like us sharon, tumhare liye bhi mein koi farak hi nahi pada na? Tumhare liye bhi aur mera pappa ke liye bhi, mein kabhi kisi ke liye koi pada aur nahi padunga" he said, quietly in a woeful way. "Mujhe farak padtha hai dammit!" she wanted to yell. They remained quiet until he asked, "Kab karna hai surgery?" he asked quietly. "Aaj hi karna hai...minor surgery hai" she said. "Tho abhi kar sakta?" he asked. She nodded silently. "Tho chalo hospital chalo" he said getting up and automatically forwarding a hand for help, before realising it might make her feel uncomfortable. She was about to slip her hand into his when he took it away, her heart cried. She got up dusted her dress and made their way to the hospital. They remained quiet, coz each one's heart was injured too and to heal it they needed each others presence, not their words.
They reached the hospital and Swayam was taken to the OT. While he underwent the surgery, she informed Taani and Rey about it, and Taani rey and came to the hospital. Both of them out of breath and panicked.. "Kya hua swayam ko?" rey asked Sharon. "Swayam ko shoulder mein ligament tear hua, aur...aaur..doctor ne kaha ki..." she stammered choking when it came to the last part. "Doctor ne kaha ki?" rey asked. "Kya kaha bha...i mean Sharon" Taani asked panic bubbling inside, seeing sharon's tear filled eyes. "Swayam can't dance anymore..." she whispered. "What?!" Taani and rey asked together. "Uska chot serious hai rey, doctor ne kaha surgery ke baad ussko aaram zarurat hai, and he shouldn't put any stress on his shoulder, otherwise the result will be bad. Any kind of stressful activity, especially dance" she said breaking down in Rey's arms. "Sssh sssh sharon, you need to be strong for him, he doesn't like to see you cry, you know that right so hush now" rey calmed her down. "But swayam, swayam dance nahi kar sakta, aur wo jee nahi paunga rey, dance ke bina, its his life" she sobbed. While rey and Taani desperately tried to calm her down, the silent observer, Mr. Shekhawat had walked in, and what he saw surprised him and confused him. Confused as to why would a diva like sharon, would be so affected for Swayam...it's he who is hurt so, why is she crying for that? Luckily or unluckily he hadn't heard the entire thing.
Swayam's surgery was over, and the doctor had given him a strict warning not to do anything stressful. Of course by now the gang and his dad knew that he had a ligament tear, and as a dutiful husband, he had called up Swayam's mom to tell her about it. This of course bought on shock and worry at the other side, and his mom insisted on seeing him.
His mom came to Mumbai all the way from jodhpur. Swayam and his mom shared a very open relationship. He hid nothing from her, sharon was special so he didn't exactly tell her everything about sharon but what he told was enough for his mom to make out he liked her in a special way. His mom's arrival was pretty dramatic, she wouldn't stop crying for one, and sharon who was present by Swayam's side always, so that she could monitor him, had to coax her a lot to make her understand it wasn't all that serious. The only serious issue was his dance which he loved. They had decided not to tell pappa shekhawat, coz they thought he would still be indifferent and anything he did after knowing about it, would only hurt swayam more. But they did tell his mom though, and his mom sobbed harder, she knew what dance meant to him, knew it as well as anyone else. She'd nurtured it in him, supported him by going against his dad's wishes. She did want the father son relationship to be strong, and had tried all sorts of stuff for it. Just to prove her son is not as worthless as his dad thought. This bought on many tiffs between them and eventually made her husband delve deeper into his business and get obsessed with it.
Swayam was kept under observation for a week during which his mom and sharon would stay by his side. While his mom slept sharon would stay awake, keeping a watch on him, wondering if they were really meant to be. And while sharon slept, his mom would take charge and talk to him or just remain silent stroking his hair just like she did when he was a kid while he would gaze at sharon getting all the more confused. One night he'd woken up only to see both of them sleeping. His mom had taken the couch which meant it was Sharon's turn to keep watch. He saw her, sleeping on his arm, with undried tears on her cheeks. He tried to silently wipe it away, but woke her up in the process. She woke up with a start and asked, "Dard ho raha hai kya? Doctor ko bhulaun?" she asked frantically. He shook his head. "Tumhe kuch chahiye? Paani? Something?" she asked. He shook his head again. "Phir kya hua?" she asked confused. "Tum kyun ro rahi thi?" he asked. 'How does he know?' she thought before making a quick reply, "mein, mein kyun roungi?" "You can't lie to me sharon, kyun ro rahi thi?" he asked again. "Wo, actually kuch nahi..." she said. "mein teek hoon Sharon, sach mein" he said. She remained silent afraid she'll cry again. "Sharon..." he said again. She gripped his hand and said, "Kuch nahi hoga Swayam, tumhe hurt nahi karne doongi mein" "Par it hurts sharon..." he said "It hurts here" he said pointing towards his heart. She placed her hand on his heart and then leaned in to rest her ear against it. "Kuch nahi hone doongi mein" she whispered and they fell asleep like that.
