Chapter 18: Part C
The truck was heading near them. His lips were still pressed on her lips. They forgot the time, place, themselves and people around them. So much consumed by the senses, of them being together after so many long years, they forgot the whole world around them. What was coming near by, what was passing next to them, or which insect came and ringed its song in the air, or the frog why it was croaking a lot, they were not aware?
She did have a past, where she was insecure and she tried to avoid any situation. She had fought many things in life. Starting with life, with the branding of so and so by her own. But now, the situations changed. She forgave him wholeheartedly. But whatever they thought, could they achieve. Of living together in the place called earth.
When living, he bluntly blamed her. She realised how he was a coward and not fit for her life, nor her child. But time was the solution. After the entire drama of redemption, forgiveness, acceptance, and staying away for so many years, still her heart wanted him badly.
Was this Indian societal females karma, or all the gals who fell in love had the same feelings. How much ever you were treated, insulted, ruined badly by your lover or hubby, how much ever you say you changed and tried to move on in life, the haunting of his memories, his giggles, his touch, his feel, his chattering's, his yelling's, his smell, his scent, his silhouette, came in front of you which made you neither live nor die, but always filled with his thoughts and memories.
In birth they met at the right age. Not even three years. They split. Four years of separation. Total of life years, why and how. Why did the saat pheras dint work, or dint allow to work.
The saath phere does have a meaning. You live together or die together. Or she preferred to die before him.
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Kushi saw the fishes below the water coming and kissing her. Somebody was pushing her to go up and breath in the surface. But she was fighting with him, telling him I will come with you now and forever. She felt like she would tie a stone in her leg and go with him, towards the abyss.
They were sitting in a lonely island. The beaches waves were hitting these two love birds legs. They were smooching and give a tickle on their bare foot. He felt and was happy that her hands were hooked with his hands. In a fraction of second, he got a glimpse of her face in the sky, exactly at the twilight horizon time. He got up and went flying towards her face, she giggled and disappeared.
He walked in the fire, he carved in the stone, he became a stone, he swam in the deepest ocean, he rolled down from the wildly populated jungle. He was suffocated and dying without a drop of water or oxygen which dint want to exhale from his mouth. He couldn't inhale too. His heart stopped then and there.
She was in a room. She saw her puppy. She saw her softy fluffy teddy bear. She saw her Grand father. She saw her Arnav too. Sitting in the rooms corner. In the dim light, the center focus on his forehead. He was aggressive as usual. He was signing now something. Oh , it was , he telling me to go down to earth. Why should I?. Arnav you also come, Why are you here and that too with my puppy.
It was dark all around her. She was alone. No lights. No sounds. No people around. A lonely dark forest. She lost her way. Finally after so much of cry and houl, he was standing there, her knight in shining Armour to rescue her and take her home.
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In the hospital
Kushi, Kushi..
Day 1: Wake up beta. How much time will you sleep. Its 10:00 am and still you are asleep.
Day 10: Hey Kushi did you know, Aaji now has found a new boy friend for her in Ashram. They both are jelling well. If you wake up, you will get to see marriage of your own dadi.
3 Months: Kushi, You know I have bought a new Puppy for you. I saw a stray cat roaming near our home. The puppy and mischief mischele the cat, they take my life and split the house into two. You know.
4 months: Why beta, still you are teasing mommy. Your fingers, moved, I saw. I told the doctor too. But he is not believing me.
6 Months: you know what. You beau, ArnavRaizada..
Sudden changes could be seen in her body. Her body lay on the hospital bed. She was in deep slumber for so many days. She heard all the rambles what her mother told. When she uttered Arnavs name, Kushi wiggled and wriggled.
They say, when heart, mind and body all were connected the soul, the athma will start working more, when they hear or listen anything about ur loved ones. Was it true, it was. He was the medicine for her. His love was the cure.
That particular day, the truck was approaching on the road. Arnav opened his eyes as the lights were on high beam. The truck driver was a drunkard. He was blind at the late hours. He was driving very madly.
Arnav realised the severity and pushed her aside.
The next what all saw was, a bleeding Kushi who was hit by a near by stone.
Arnav was hit by the truck, his legs jammed and bleeding, he lay fainted in mid of the road.
Somebody, passer by saved them both.
He was breathing hard. Doctors were uttering, Pls mister, breathe, breathe. Don't loose hope. His eyes were going up and down. His tongue was to be bit by his teeth very badly. He wanted to drink water. He was asking for water. He was asking for Kushi.
In the ICU, the procedure were happening. The main doctor asked, cant we save him. The senior main doctor uttered, now it is in gods hands. Lets wait and watch for miracle to happen.
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Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki
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