Ritu was staring out of the window…
"They are serious…whatever the doctor said to me just now…is too much to handle. I hope both of them will be alright. Rajveer….this name is so painful to me. Its like whenever I think or speak out his name…hundred of needles prick through my heart.." "I have come back just because I have fallen in love with you captain" "That moment was so special to me…I finally told him whatever I had in my heart. I never expected a "yes" from him…nor did I expect a "no". But….but…the look that he gave me…I cannot make out what look it was…was it regret?…helplessness?…sympathy?…or…disgust? . it tore my heart apart. I am not that weak to be given that look. He could have smiled at least and said no. I would have happily gone back at least, with no ill-feeling about him. I never wanted to hate him. But I never wanted myself to be seen with those eyes of remorse. Maybe I hate him a little. But I love him more." Tears rolled down her cheeks as she closed her eyes on them.
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Naina had woken up few hours ago. She was feeling much better. The doctor declared that she was normal now but had to take rest too. Naina enquired whether she could walk or not. To which the doctor gave an affirmation and put up a condition that she had to take a nurse with her. Naina smiled and promised.
She got up and asked the nurse to accompany her to the ICU.
"Maybe I heard wrong…even if they are correct…I think the two officers in ICU are not Capt Rajveer or huda . they were perfectly fine then…" naina walked on…
"what am I thinking?...the bullets were fired…no…I hope I am right. I hope I don't lose anyone anymore." "ma'am this way please.." said the nurse…naina followed her inside. The chamber in which they were kept was separated by a glass wall. No one expect the respective doctors were allowed inside the ICU main chamber. Naina approached the main chamber slowly…cautiously putting every step ahead. She looked inside. There was a person lying on the bed…heavily bandaged and was on a ventilator. Naina narrowed her eyes to focus better on the man. She tried to recognize him. But couldn't. she looked down at her feet in distress and asked if she could see the other officer…nurse took her to the other ICU. This time she could see another man in a condition worse than the other. His body was completely silent. It seemed to her that he was already dead. He was surrounded by so many machines that it hardly looked like a place for humans.
"why is he like this?"
"ma'am…he was shot around thirty times with multiple bullets at the same place. It's a miracle that he is still alive. Today is the last day of his round of medicines. The doctor have given him another 24 hrs. if he doesn't react... nobody knows what will happen then. But its amazing that his will to live is so strong. Its really amazing."
naina was silent for a moment and kept looking at the person.
"Wh...Who is he?"
"He is Lt yaduvan sahani"
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Huda was standing at the doorway to ali's room and looked straight at them.
"It wasn't your fault!!...stop …just stop accusing yourself. If you think that accusing yourselves will bring back maj rajveer, yudi, naina and pooja back to normal…then I think you are all wrong. If you are wrong then I should be the one to be blamed the most! I was standing nearest to him. If there was anyone to save those two it was me!! IT WAS ME!"
Huda was bandaged all over. He limped while he walked near alekh and cried. Alekh stood up and gave him a hug. "you are right…we shouldn't be accusing ourselves. Right now those people need us the most. Shall we go and pay them a visit?"
Ali got up and hugged both of them. "let's go"
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Pooja walked inside the ICU and stopped suddenly. She could see a woman kneeling down and crying badly and a nurse consoling her. The cry was heart-wrenching.
"who could this be?" pooja advanced further and kneeled beside the woman and put a hand on her shoulders.
"don't cry please"
The woman stopped for a moment and looked at pooja in surprise with tears streaming down her cheeks continuously.
Pooja was astonished at the face who was looking at her.
"Naina?"
Edited by drymaple - 18 years ago