A proposal from a wreck
“Do you know where he is?” she texted
“Bataya na beta? Aap kaha ho aaj?” he was a little exasperated
“sorry Papa I … never mind” she did not want to get mad at him
“Moolchand ke lobby mein milo”
“Do you know the room number?”
“VIP wing hai waha”
“Really?” she was shocked
“He heads many large companies, I am just praying for the bus driver”
“Umm yeah I would worry too” she said sadly
She was sitting on the dirt floor examining a new weave pattern on a cotton rug
Her craftsperson crew was 10 strong now, Ambar and Rani were weaving matching runners by hand
The ones that were done by hand without the loom would go for a higher price
Ishwar and Ratna were exploring some kind of a inventory software to keep tabs and assign categories and get some market data so they could price these things
Ambar’s father drove a truck back home in Vapi, she shivered when she visualized him being caught for striking a rich dude
“Mujhe hospital mein kisi se milne jaana hai, do ghanta mein laut aaoongi”
“Didi bahut raat ho jaayegi” Suhani offered kindly
“Ishwar, aur Ratna gaye hain kisi programmer se milne, Farha naam hai uske paas saara idea hai hum in cheezon ko kaise store karen kaise beche kis par kya daam lagayen?”
“Naye karamchari laga rahe ho did?”
“Mere paas bas iske kiraya aur tum logon ko chai aur mahiney mein thoda bahut kuch dene ke paise hain baaqi sab apne man se muft ke kaam waale log hain” she laughed grabbing her mirrowork shawl
She arrived at the lobby around 8ish
“Itni der?” Akash grumbled
“Papa? Whats wrong with you?”
“U are being so indifferent?”
“Kya karoon, I cannot worry and work Papa. I have no connection to this family now. I care for him I wish I could have rushed here this morning but we were not being expected” she said calmly
She was mature and rational he hated yelling at her
He hugged her
“sorry it has been a terribly stressful day beta I feared the worst”
“How is he?” she asked fearfully
A man approached them
And then turned to the lobby
The lady pointed to Akash Mathur
A young Sikh man walked towards the father daughter
“sir Rajeev Syal”
“Hello”
“Hi!?” Viveka extended a hand
“Rajeev Syal Sir’s Exec Admin”
“Hi”
“Chaliye”
He took them around the block to the VIP wing and upstairs to the ICU
Rakshit anD lekha were sitting in the private lounge outside what seemed like a ICU
Lekha didn’t bother acknowledging Viveka or her Dad
Rakshit got up swiftly as Akash almost sprinted to him
“How is he beta?”
“Stable, Uncle… I mean Sir”
“Good good”
“Hosh aa gaya?”
“Of course sir” Rajeev was smiling
Akash smiled “Sorry bhool gaya tabhi to hain hum yaha”
“No worries”
“How is he, WHAT happened?”
“A bus struck him trying to avoid a pedestrian crossing the road near JLN stadium he was told
The drive side rammed into the back door and knocked Satyen out, multiple broken limbs, ribs, torn ligaments here and there, an almost busted eye, miraculously the window glass had torn his cheek bone
And a head injury
“Shuqar hai Bhagwan ka” Akash was tearful
Viveka sniffled inaudibly thinking how much it would have hurt
“Hum ruk sakte hain beta aapko ghar jaakar change etc karna ho” Akash offered kindly
“We just got here 10 minutes ago
Truth was, Raanav had picked up his Chachu from the airport and brought him here and took him home
One of the drivers had brought Viren anD Nupur Dhamija
When Smrita found out that Satyen wanted to meet Viveka FIRST when he opened his eyes she lost it
Rather than fight with him in ICU she decided she was just going to go home
With her brother and his wife so they could rest shower and eat
“Sir, chalen?” Raajeev asked
A nurse walked up to ask who were the ones going in
“My daughter was requested to visit” Akash pointed
Viveka was cringing
She had no connection to the family
Yet she was being treated like a VIP
“Oh? You can go in too Sir but only for 10 minutes, we have to sedate him for the night”
“I will take you to get cleaned and disinfected first” nurse said
Father daughter nodded and followed her
Satyen was still laying down but his eyes was open
It sparkled like gems when he spotted Viveka
“Shaadi kar lo beta Raanav se” he said hoarsely☺️❤️
Akash’s jaw dropped
No greetings no pleasantries were even exchanged yet
Akash couldn’t even ask him how he was doing
Viveka blushed gloriously taken off guard completely as she connected this injured man’s direct upfront approach with his intensely sexy and handsome son, who had walked up to her on June 4th and told her "i would like to marry you"
“Silence is affirmation then?” Satyen laughed weakly cracking himself up and winced in pain until tears appeared in the corner of his eyes
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