'Last days.' SanDhir SS(Complete.)Part 7-12 Pg 25 - Page 16

Part 7

"randhir ko dekha kya ..??" I asked yoyo who was walking with his friends ..I hadn't seen randhir from the past 3 hours ..

"nahi bhabhi ji ! kyu ? ki hoya ?" he asked rubbing his chin ..

"..mujhe mill nahi rha kahi vo .." ..I said out of fear ...more than that ..I had the thought that ..maybe ..he had went to ...to the hospital ..for the test ..we had already fought over this numerous times after returning back yesterday ...

"..arre lo vo rhe .." yoyo's friend broke my trance ..I turned back en there randhir was coming with his usual self ..smirking at me ...

He came up to me ...en pecked my forehead caging my waist protectively ..

"..hie !" he said low en calmed ..

I looked up at him ..he was smiling warmly at me ..I instantly smiled ..

"..hey !" I said weaker than always ..

"..you look weak ?" ..he said frowning but still low en calmed ..

"..lunch m kuch nahi khaya ..!! ..tabsse pagalo ki tarah tumhe dhund rhe thi !! ..aur kya hoga .." kaustu came from behind en held yoyo's hand smiling at him ..her voice sounding louder ..uff course !! ..

.. "vo randhir .." I was about to explain myself ...

"..khaane challe canteen ??" he smiled again at me ...I nodded ...

"..see I bought your favorite chocolates .."..he said handing it over to me ..on the way to canteen ..

I kept looking at him .. without answering him ..or taking the choco ...

"..aisse ..aisse kyu dekh rhe ho ..?" he stammered ..looking everywhere but me ..

I moved my brows up en spoke .. "kaha the tum ..??" I asked staring at him ..en still didn't looked at my direction ..

"arre canteen aa gya .." he nearly inside the canteen ...

"randhir ! randhir !" en I kept shouting from behind his name ..

As he ordered for us ..

I sat on one of the seats ..as he stayed there till the food was to be delivered ...

After 10 mintues ..he came with two coke ..a burger ..en a Frankie ...

He was smiling like a maniac ...en I kept staring him with a straight face !

... "randhir !" I was about to speak when he shoved the burger in my mouth ..en I was forced to eat...-_-

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This kept going till I had finished the burger ...

En when it finished en I was again about to ask ..he indicated from his fingers that he was eating ..en couldn't talk ..

I waited en waited ..en he took millions of years to finish a 20 cm long Frankie -_-..!!

Finally when he was done ...I opened my mouth ...but he chose to speak .. "mujhe aur bhook lagaaa :3 ! m aur lane jaa rha ? tumhe kuc chahing ?" he asked in a funny way ...

But I was already freaked out to much to even smile ... "RANDHIR !" I screamed ! banging the desk ...

"..okay fine sorry haa m gya tha test ke liye.." he said faster than possible with his eyes tightly shut..

Part 8

" Sanyukta ! Sanyukta listen to me !." he was continuously calling out my name ..but No -.-!

"Nahi ! I am not listening to you .." I shrugged his hands which tried to stop me ..en continued walking ..

" Jaan ..I'm sorry ! " he said stopping mid-ways in the corridor.. gosh he knew I couldn't be angry when he called me ...you know ..THAT !

" Ughh !!" I stomped my foot on the ground clearly irritated ..

I turned pouting ..as he came near me ..

"..awweei mella babie ." he said placing a peck on my lips ..

".. aeeehhh .." I puffed my cheeks with air ..

..He laughed a bit ..pulling me closer by my waist ..

We joined heads as I relaxed en kept my hands softly on his chest ..

.. " I know you hate it ..but ..you're everything to me sanyu .. I couldn't afford ..en well I can't afford to lose you because of some stupid disease .. that's making you sick en weak ..en pale day by day .. en even if something harming ME would make YOU okay ..I would love to do that .." he whispered cupping my cheeks ..

I shivered due to our proximity en the cold night ..snuggling closer to him ..as my hands slip up to his shoulder en his hands wrapped up more tighter around my waist ..

We stood hugging each other for a longer period of time than intended ..

" ..I think we should sleep .." .. I said placing my head on his chest ..as we sat on the cold freezing floor ..ehm well I couldn't quit feel it ..I was sitting on him ..so ..

"..then sleep.." he said pecking my forehead smiling at me ..I smiled back not looking at me ..en soon passed out ..

Rd's POV

I gulped down another lump ..as she slumbered en wriggled closer to me still sleeping ..

I was looking blankly at the ceiling ..thinking about my meeting with the doc .. Why did it had to be HER ? WHY ?Is there some so called pichle janam ki dushmani' with me god ..I smiled sadly thinking ..My mom well ..is someone who left me when I needed her ..en now thinks that I should be there for her just caus SHE needs ME ..

My father ..who claims of loving me to eternity .. only remembers me when he needs to fight en show my mother that how much I am of him en not hers ..

En lastly when I finally had someone who was very much mine selflessly ..unconditionally ..you're taking her away .. how awesome is it !

Another tear dropped down ..making its way from the corner of my eye down to my cheeks .. my lips curving into a smile .. a smile coming from my heart .. seeming like after an decade I had actually smiled ...

As I remembered my conversation with the doctor ..

***" .. I am sorry ..ran .." but I had already interrupted ..

" ..oh common doctor !! .. you must be mistaken .. this ..this can't be happening .." I said gripping my hairs under my first resting my elbows on the desk ..

".. hey Randhir ..I understand what you're going through ..ehm ..but there's a happie news too .. well ..." he said still in a low ..gripping my arms ..trying to calm me down ..

" ..what happie news ?" I looked puzzled at him ... " sanyukta ..she is well copping ..responding to our treatments ..en well the doctors your mother had called from States are hopeful about her recovery ..so well .. where we had thought she had only 4 months left .. well she had about a year en more now .." The doctor smiled ...looking at me with hopeful eyes ..

I kept looking at him trying to register the facts .. looking at him ..in his eyes ...left to right .. right to left ..

I was about to smile but .. "but randhir ..see I don't want you to have hope very much .. don't start expecting that she's living with you forever .. I don't want you to break down completely if that doesn't happens ..I have seen cancer taking not only one but two persons life .. one leaving physically ..the other by soul .." ..

Part 9

I felt bliss having warm rays falling on my face .. I blinked numerous times before opening my eyes ..

I tried stretching my right arm up as always .. but felt weight on it .. in fact a lot of weight !

En thats when I realised that it was his arms that embraced me .. I moved my legs a bit .. on the cold floor making goosebumps around my body ..

The position was awkward .. I had my one arm stuck up between the chest of our two .. which wasn't in a condition to move .. the other which had his iron arm .. yet unable to move !

I tried moving myself .. lifting my head up .. but his grip stayed strong .. he had embraced me from both of his hands .. one as I said rested on my right arm .. the other on waist ..

His engulf was warm en safe .. I mean I felt safe .. even when just is around me .. he always did .. made me feel safest .. I hardly care of what I do at that time .. caus somewhere I knew .. or rather I did knew .. he was there for me .. with me ..

I sighed en thumped my head on his chest back after two fuitial attemptd.. which I guess made him wake up ..

"You awake ?" He asked in a soft hushed voice .. kissing my hairs ..

"mmhmn.." I nodded still in that position ..

His grip around me loosened .. en I sat straight ..

"We better get going to our rooms .. kissi ne dekh liya toh .." I getting when he gripped my writs making me stop en look at him .. en suddenly he embraced me in a tight hug ..

" You're gonna live more love ! The docs from U.S. ? they said you're responding positively to the treatements ! You need no transplantation or anything ! You're gonna live sanyu !" He spoke wetting the fabric on my shoulder .. I smiled as tears trickled down my eyes ..

"We are gonna live Randhir ! WE" I said breaking the hug en cupping his face ! He nodded en smiled as still those warm tears dropped down his eyes .. latching our eyes for a moment .. I tangled my lips with him as if it was my last day ..

We kissed french .. biting each's lip .. pecking the pouts .. tasting each other to the full .. moving in sync ..

***

We all sat in the library .. it was a sunday morning starting already with a bliss ..

On my side sat as usual randhir .. front occupied by vidhu en beside her was parth ..

The other people i.e. jiggy, kaustu, yoyo en gang sat just at the table parallel to us ..

The whole college had none but us .. since maya ma'am was welll informed about me .. she allowed us 2 sundays to do our projects ... finish assingments .. en study to make up all the lectures we had missed due to my regular check ups .. It wasn't only randhir but all the one's in our group who had some or the other time accompanied me during my appointments making them miss something or the other ..

"Sanyuktaaa " Vidhu sang my name gaining eye balls .. I looked up .. "Mechanical transmissions padhte hue ajj takk maine ittna toh blush nahi kiya kabhi .. tumhari book m aissaa kyaaa likha h ki tum itta blush kar rhe ho ?" My eyes popped out en looked around .. every eye was watching me .. except one of course .. the root why all the eyes were 'eyeing' me !

En there ! Mr.Randhir Singh Shewkhawat was coyly smiling still looking down at his book .. suppressing his smile .. biting his lips .. how I wanted to smash his face right then .. !!

For further enlighten of you of the situation .. randhir had been firstly trying to grip my hand underneath the table en having no success in that ! he further tried keeping his hand on thighs making me jump at times .. I had been wearing a floral one piece that way ! ..

" voh .. m .. voh .." I fumbled at my words ..

" haa sanyukta bollo .." Randhir inturupted ... I death glanced him which was enough to make his smirk turn into a gulp ..

"Shudap ! concentrate on study !" I said closing up the topic ..

"jaaan ?" rd said coming closer to me .. his face near mine .. I without glancing up at him placed my finger at his forehead en pushed it by that ..

he twisted his lips en again came closer .. "shunooo toh .." I sighed en loooked at him !

"what ?" .. I spat having a straight face !

"Ek surprise h tumhaare liyye !" He said smiling toothly ! I giggled at his smile ..

Part 10

Sneaking out from the hostel is a tedious task.

We literally had to PLAN out the whole thing. From when to how to who will help us. Everything. Obvious done by him !

His bike waited for us outside the campus as we missed the sleeping watchman at the hostel gate.

We hopped on the bike en I remembered that rain bike ride. I giggled sneaking myself closer to Randhir as he drove the bike on the highway.

"Something amusing you find Madame ?" He said looking sideways to me.

"Nop. Just the memory of the rain bike ride crossed my mind sir." I said placing a peck on the fabric covering his shoulder.

" aah ! THAT!" He said with the twinkle in his eyes that I noticed from the side view mirrors. That was clearly the starting of our new bond.

The breeze played with my hair brushing my cheeks en ears making the them ice cold. I shivered en back hugged Randhir as we continued our ride.

***

"Madame ?" I heard someone calling out en my pillow somehow making it hard for me to sleep.

I opened my eyes a bit .. the nap was sudden. The day was tiring, en thus I had slept then en there on Randhir which a second ago I had mentioned as my pillow.

"Ohh ! Sorry !" I smiled apologetically.

"No offence. I love to see you sleeping en me as the pillow. But well we've reached sweetheart." He said still sitting on the bike as I slowly rubbed my eyes yawning.

I looked to my left en found us on the parking of the most posh apartments in Delhi.

What the f**k are we doing here? I murmured to myself.

"Ye kya h Randhir?" I asked dropping my foots on the ground from the bike.

"Arre farzi dikhta nahi? Apartments h!" he said laughing getting down from the bike playfully hitting me on the back of my head.

I made a face.

"Well tumne kaha tha ek din that you want to spend a night with me so. *pause* I bought a flat here."

I glared at him as he closed his eyes biting his tongue.

"You know it's the MOST EXPENSIVE apartment in Delhi! don't you ?" I said hitting his muscles, but got hurt myself.

"Nhe. zyda nhe 20 crores only." he said casually at what my eyes widened.

"WHAT? 20? are you mad RANDHIR!" I said a bit loud.

"Shhh. Sanyukta. It's 12 am in the night." he said placing his fingers on my lips.

"I don't care!" I said shrugging his fingers off.

"I wanted to make this night special. I love you." he said cupping my face with wet eyes.

"I too want too. but what's the use of this house?" I said stopping my tears en looking at the ground.

"Actually I bought it the day we got committed. I thought of spending our married life here." he said with a bright smile ..!!

"There is no use of it still. We won't be getting married." I said with a lump in my throat.

"Then we will marry today." he said lifting my chin up.

"No Randhir please!" I said stroking my thump on his cheek.

"What if I say a please?" he said as tears rolled down his eyes.

"Randhir!" I said en hugged him crushing his bones en crying my heart out.

"Sanyukta in the morning I told you about your recovery. Then why are you all of a sudden -- don't worry! trust me you will--" but before he could say more lies, I had interrupted him.

"Randhir! I had received the doctor's call in the afternoon. You LIED to me !" I said gripping his collars.

"But Sanyukta you're GONNA live!" He said holding my wrists looking straight into my eyes.

"For a year en more ! Just ! That's it !" I said as my hands fell from his collar. I dropped down on the cold floor as I cried bitterly. My palm covering my mouth en my eyes closed as those warm tears dropped.

After a moment or two I felt his embrace around me .. he was hugging me.

I somehow moved my hands which had been clasped between our chest en surrounded his neck.

Tightening the grip with each drop of salty warm water. "I'm sorry Sanyukta. I know I should have told you the whole thing. But pls. Be mine." He said without breaking the hug between his sobs.

"I am yours." I whispered in the air. My voice was hoarse en dry due to crying so much.

We left each other together. The contact still being there. My hands now rested on his chest from his neck whereas his moved from my back to my waist.

We kept looking at each other, in each other's eyes for eternity may be. Our eyelashes were wet. As if those drops on the leaves after the rain. My throat pained en may be his too.

I moved a bit forward. My lips trembling.

Chapter 11

The rain had already drenched us. There wasn't much of a change, except the fact that now we were kissing.

My body shivered due to cold as well as my weakness. I parted for a moment en breathed heavily with eyes closed. My fingers were as if jammed like of then in winters.

It somehow appeared in my mind that he was about to say something, but that was after I had placed my lips on his again. The thought soon left as he picked me up in the bridal way. I kept on kissing him, not only the lips but his en face too. I had no idea what had over powered my mind. It all seemed a dream. Rather a fantasy. With the world having me en him only. Us together.

We crept inside the apartment still moaning while our hands went all over others body.

What we were doing was surely being done with our senses totally out of systems.

We kissed, laughed, moaned en etc all which was supposedly undone between us.

I still cannot en I would never be able to, feel that way en describing it in words is totally out of the world question. The moment he entered I had moaned the loudest. My body which was moments back shivering due to cold now had only heat in it. I could actually feel my body temperature rising, I feared I might burst out even.

But then he calmed me down, kissing me all over the face. Specially the forehead en temples. I had once told him I loved it when he kissed me there en sort of calmed me. Though today it was just .. I don't really know.

Moments after he wrapped around me en I slept cuddling to him. The next day we woke up. I felt sour en it really pained more than those monthly one's. I tried getting up, Randhir wasn't beside en I had sort of panicked. I looked at the clock which showed 4 in the morning.

I rubbed my scalp getting up as nicely as I could. Though it still pained. I wandered over my eyes in the room till they had rested on him.

He was sitting on the arm chair. His elbows on the his thighs with a pleasant smile on his face. He kept looking at me which made me blush to another level. The last night incident just crossed over making me look down. I could actually feel my cheeks burning. As if someone had placed a ball of fire right around it.

"What? Stop looking at me!" I snapped still looking down at the white sheet crumbled with our deeds. God! Why was everything making me remember about last night. I shut my eyes tight en gripped tighter over the black silk blanket that I had around my body.

"You look beautiful. Sorry I can't." He said getting up from the chair. Lifting my head up en kissing me the softest on my lips. I smiled this time.

"Paining?" He asked with concern written all over his face.

"Not now." I said hugging him giggling. Gosh what a place his arms were. Such peace.

I wrapped my arms tighter en smiled.

"Fresh up! Then I will ride you at your parents." He said rubbing his palm on my naked arms. They were warm.

"Ma Pa? Why?" I said with confusing getting out of his grip.

"I am not gonna let you attend college when you've this pain en ..." He stopped mid ways en gulped.

I looked up at him. ".. en cancer." I completed with lump in my throat.

"Let's ehm freshen up." He said getting up from the bed.

" Yes. Let US freshen up." I said smiling naughtily at him. He immediately turned en cocked his brows at me.

"What? Let's freshen up." I said moving towards him. While he pulled me all over to the bathroom.

******

"Everything okay?" He asked as we sat that doctors dest again.

"Yes. She is improving very well. En the baby is mighty fine too." He smiled at us. Though the former hardly mattered. I rejoiced at the latter part.

It has been 5 months. En I am even that months pregnant. No. Cancer en pregnancy do not relate. It could have harmed me if I was about to die within a month or that. Since I have now a bit more to live, I was very well allowed with each to carry the baby.

Randhir had opposed the most though. It was a hard time getting him to believe that it wasn't a harm to me. Though Randhir still has doubts, I am the happiest to give Randhir someone to shield, protect, be with him, make him understand, understand him en love my baby.

Yes obvious it wasn't that I was going to live. But the happy part was that Randhir won't be alone. He would have someone after me. I know his stubbornness en that it would take a good deal of time to him to be in love again. He will shield himself. Isolate himself after I'm gone. Hopefully this child will be his strength then.

Chapter 12

You know. I won't say I am sad. But I am just not happie. No I ain't Antonio en this ain't the merchant of venice. It's my life.

It's been 2 years since her gone en yet I feel this way. Incomplete. It feels like I have missed something somewhere that I need to get back. I do know what it is. It's her.

I still clearly remember her smiling. Her last words still echo around me. "I love you." She had said.

I was about to answer her but I guess I was late. She kept looking at me with her eyes open. I shacked her madly en tried making her blink again. Breather again. I wished she would just come back en kiss me the hardest. Of course, It was a wish but. En more, it was mine. God had serious grudged with me. He had all those apart whom I loved.

Ranyukta moved left en stirred in sleep.

I placed the blanket over her again. I hopefully think you do know who she is. Anyways.

I moved to the balcony with wind making me shiver. London wind was very cold. Just how my heart had turned. En the only one existing that could make it warm was my daughter which right now rested on the bed sleeping peacefully.

She so was Sanyukta. Doing things according to her. Having ideas no one could think of.

Tears dropped as I remembered me putting her beside when her mother no more moved.

I breathed heavily as tears dropped on the her hand. She didn't flinch an inch even. She used to pamper me back when I cried en today she wasn't even opening her eyes. So stubborn? Is this your love? To leave me all by myself? How could she think that I could live without her even. That is somewhat like a man being alive even after touching the sun.

I couldn't breathe in the room en so I left. I wandered my eyes for once back at her turning. Just somehow, something that would wake her up again. But she didn't. I looked as all others cried en howled. They had papers in their hands. Letters. She had written to each person she knew anyhow. She used to write them at nights. I would scold her, caus it made her weak. But she was stubborn enough as always. She wrote to each. Me too.

My black slid down the wall as I placed my face in palm en cried like a child. A child that needed only one persons pampering. Her's.

End.