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Part 10
Malika was practically running up ramp to the hospital entrance. It had been a while since she had left. Big D was getting very anxious and agitated over Ranbir and the fact that no one told her anything clearly, wasn't helping. Along with Aayan she managed to calm her down. Siddhart had almost let the fact that Ranbir was in a coma spill, but he had caught himself before he said anything. Malika wanted to rush back to the hospital the minute she had left it, but she couldn't. She had to wait until Big D had fallen asleep because she refused to do so other wise. Malika waited and waited until Big D had finally fallen asleep. As soon as she did, Malika and Aayan rushed back to the hospital.
As Malika approached the door she slowed down, but it wasn't until she was just outside the door that she stopped in her tracks. In front of her she saw Kanya resting her head on the edge of Ranbir's bed. From the shaking of her shoulders, Malika could tell that she was crying. She found out from the nurse that Kanya had only been in there for about 20 minutes or so. As much as Malika wanted to be with Ranbir, she knew that this had to be the first time that Kanya was in the room with Ranbir. They deserved their time together. She quietly stepped back and took a seat outside the room on one of the chairs.
Aayan- Aare Dadi, aap yahaan? Cachu kaise hai. (he was about to walk in when Malika grabbed his arm) (Dadi, you are here? How is Cachu?)
M- Nahin beta, andar maat jaana. Abhi Kanya uske saath hai. Un dono ke thoda waqt ke liyeh akela chod dete hai. (No son, don't go inside. Right now Kanya is with him. Leave the two of them alone of a while.)
Aayan- Tik hai Dadi, jaise aapki marzi. (Ok Dadi, as you wish.)
Neither Malika nor Aayan went inside. Instead, the both went to the ICU waiting room so sit and pray.
Kanya just laid there and let her tears flow freely, there was nothing that she could do to stop them. The tears that fell from her eyes were not just tears of fear or pain; they were much more than that. The tears were full of fear, apprehension, worry, sadness and most of all guilt. No one had to tell because she knew that she was somehow responsible for Ranbir being in this condition. She knew the facts but decided to stay in denial, as long as no one else knew about it, she could pretend like nothing happened. Pooja had caught her bluff and thrown it in her face. What kind of man would like his wife roaming around with another man? Pooja was right, it didn't matter whether Ranbir loved Kanya or not, the only thing that mattered was the fact that she was his wife.
As Kanya thought back to the previous day's happenings, she couldn't fathom why she had said all of those things or done all of those things. She didn't have those kinds of feelings for Chunnu. Sure, when they were younger she had a crush on him, but it was never more than a school girl crush. When they had reached the age when they could have fallen in love or become more than friends, Chunnu had moved to the US, and that was the end of it. Then along came Aayan, but now Kanya could honestly say that with Aayan it wasn't love, it was more like infatuation.
As Kanya's mind traveled towards Ranbir, her eyes watered up again. She thought of how he was before and how he was now. A person had to be blind not to see just how much he had changed. The Ranbir Nanda who never so much a touched anything a poor man had touched, was now living in her chawl with no complaints. He had come through for her and her family countless times. What had they done for him? Nothing. From the day that he had gotten there Shanta Tai, Pooja and herself had done nothing but make his life a living hell; from making him sleep with out an AC which he was used to, to taking away his money and his cars, not letting him have access to water, and so much more. Sure had done his fair share of teasing and taunting them, but whatever he did, it was in the spirit of the game, he had never intentionally hurt any one of them.
Kanya didn't know when she went to sleep but the next thing she knew was waking up to the sunlight. As she got up she saw that she was in the same position that she had been the night before. She quickly straightened herself out and looked towards Ranbir. Nothing seemed to have changed, but she couldn't be sure until she talked to a doctor. Kanya looked around the room for some sign that someone else had been there, but there was none. Kanya was confused because she knew that Malika would have been there if no one else. She was after all Ranbir's mother; she couldn't stay away for too long.
By looking at Ranbir's monitors everything seemed to be running smoothly, but she decided to go get an update from the doctors. When she stepped outside of the room she was shocked to see that Malika was fast asleep on one of the chairs.
K- Mummy-ji…mummy-ji utiyeh. (Malika woke with a start) (Mom..Mom wake up.)
M- Kya hua? Ranbir… (What happened? Ranbir…)
K- Mummy-ji shant hojayeh, woh tik hai. (Malika relaxed a bit) Aap yahaan, iss kursi paar kya kaar rahe hai? Aap andar kyun nahin aaye? (Mom relax, he is fine. You here, what are you doing here? Why didn't you come inside?)
M- Woh…raath ko main aayi thi Ranbir ko dekhne. (Umm…I came at night to check on Ranbir.)
K- Toh aap ruke kyun nahin? (Why didn't you wait then?)
M- Tum dono soh rahe the, issi liyeh maine tum dono ko akela chod diya. (The two of you were sleeping, that is why I left you two alone.)
K- Lekin mummy-ji… (But Mom…)
M- Dekh, mujhe kuch nahin sunna. Abhi Ranbir ka khayal tumhe hi rakhna hai. (Look, I don't want any excuses. Now you have to take care of Ranbir.)
K- Aap kahin jaa rahe hai? (Are you going somewhere?)
M- Haan, woh ghaar pe Big D hai naa. Big D phele se pareshan hai Ranbir ke accident ko lekar, hum unhe nahin bata sakte ke Ranbir coma mein hai. Aagar main din bhaar yahaan rehti hoon, toh unke shaq hojayega. Aab tu hai naa, Ranbir ka khayal rakhne ke liyeh. Mujeh chinta karne ki koi zarurat nahin hai.
K- Mummy-ji main kaise… (Yeah, Big D is home. She was already worried about Ranbir since his accident, we can't tell her that he is in a coma. If is stay here all day then she will begin suspecting something. But you are here, you will look after him. I don't need to worry about anything.)
M- Mujhe tum paar pura bharosa hai, main jaanti hoon tu mjuhe nirash nahin karegi. (I completely trust you, I know that you won't disappoint me.)
Malika then went straight into Ranbir's room. Kanya watched as she ran a loving hand over his head and whispered something to him as she smiled. She straightened out the pillows and made sure that Ranbir was comfortable, as best she could. Kanya left the mother and son so they could have a private moment, while she talked with the doctors.
As Kanya's conversation with the doctors ended she recalled everything that he had said. There had been no change in Ranbir's condition, but he remained stable which was the best thing at the moment. There was no telling when he would wake up, but as of that morning's checkup, there was nothing permanent. The doctor encouraged that the family and other important people in his life talk to him as if he was wake and listening. Hearing is one of the strongest senses, and even though Ranbir wouldn't say anything, chances are that he could still hear them and it may trigger something in his brain. All they needed was one trigger, only one thing to get him to wake up. He had also mentioned that there was at least one positive outcome of his coma, his injuries and wounds were healing fast.
Malika had left about an hour later leaving Kanya alone once again with Ranbir. Kanya just sat in a chair next to his bed and watched him; it just looked like he was sleeping. She wanted to just call him and wake him up, and if he didn't respond, then she would shake him until he woke up. Seeing a pitcher of water next to the bed, Kanya dipped her hand in and sprinkled some water on Ranbir's face. Like a child she had hoped that the water would wake him up, but of course she knew it wasn't going to work; still, it broke her heart more when nothing happened.
It had been about 30minutes since Malika had left and now a nurse, who she hadn't seen on this floor before, dressed in white came in with supplies. There was a large bowl, lots of towels, small and large, new hospital gowns and a number of other things. Kanya walked towards the woman and eyed the items on the cart.
K- Yeh saab kya hai? (What is all this?)
Nurse- Yeh cheezein Mr. Nanda ke liyeh hai, doctor ne kahaa ke unhe bed bath deh doon. (These things are for Mr. Nanda, the doctor told me to give him a bed bath.)
K- Kya? (What?)
Nurse- Haan, doh din hogaye unhe admit hue, aur hum toh unke shower nahin desakte, issi liyeh bed bath. (Yeah, it's been two days since he was admitted, and we can't give him a shower, so that is why we are doing the bed bath.)
K- Oh
The nurse sensed Kanya's hesitancy and didn't proceed to do anything at first. Seeing that Kanya didn't say anything, the nurse closed Ranbir's door and pulled the curtains, then she proceeded to pull his covers back.
K- Rukiyeh…(the nurse stopped) who main…aap jaiyeh, main karlungi. (Stop…umm I…I'll do it, you can go.)
Nurse- Ji? (Excuse me?)
K- Haan woh, main uski paatni hoon…toh… (Yes umm, I am his wife…so…)
Nurse- Oh aap Mrs. Nanda hai? (Oh, you are Mrs. Nanda?)
K- Haan (Yes)
Nurse- Tik hai, yeh rahi saab kuch. Aagar kuch bhi chahiyeh hoga, toh woh switch daba dehna. (Ok then, here are all the things. If you need anything, just press that switch.)
K- Ji (Yes)
The nurse left, closing the door securely behind her. Kanya stood in the room thinking about what the hell she had just gotten herself into. The nurse could have easily given Ranbir the bed bath, but for some reason, just the thought of the woman having her hands on her husband didn't set well with her. As Kanya thought about what she did with Chunnu in front of Ranbir, she hung her head in shame. Ranbir was in a coma and the nurse was treating him yet Kanya saw green; she could only imagine how Ranbir felt seeing her act like a tramp with her best friend…ex-best friend, she corrected herself.
Kanya took a breath and walked to Ranbir's bed and looked at him for a moment, then she rolled the sheet covering Ranbir, half way down to his waist; slowly she unclasped the buttons on the side of the sleeves, untied the strings by his neck, and then ever so carefully she removed the gown exposing his arms and chest. Kanya let out an involuntary gasp when she saw Ranbir's body; he had a very chiseled body with tight muscles, but what caused Kanya to gasp and also brought tears to her eyes were the scars on his skin. There were countless scars, cuts and bruises, there were some where he had bled but the blood was now dry. He had patches of gauze taped where his cuts were deeper; his left arm was in a sling since his clavicle was broken. Kanya knew that he had many injuries but to actually see them, it was something else. She carefully ran her fingers across one big cut that ran under his chest.
K- I'm so sorry, for everything. (she whispered) Mujhe maaf kaar dena. (I'm so sorry, for everything. Please forgive me.)
Kanya ran her hand through his hair, gently caressing him. After a moment, she took the large basin and went to the bathroom. She soon returned with warm water and began to carefully sponge down Ranbir; she started with his face and worked her way down. Once she had finished that, she took one of the new gowns the nurse had left and put it on him; she made sure that she didn't move his left arm much afraid she would hurt him. With the gown on, Kanya secured a new set of sheets to cover him and then took a brush from the drawer and set his hair.
By the time that Kanya was done setting up Ranbir's pillows and making sure that everything was perfect, she looked like a mess. Water had spilled all over her clothes, her hair was tied up in a bun because it kept getting in her face, her dupatta was tied around her waist, and her face was etched with tiredness.
Kanya stood by the window, dazed and looking out over the city. The sun was up and that made the room some what bright, but the mood was still very somber. Kanya just thought over and over about her contract marriage to Ranbir, her time at the Nanda's and his time with the Godbole's. So much had happened, so much had chanced, the question was when; when had everything changed?
For some reason Kanya's mind suddenly traveled back to her Holi with Ranbir. From the stories, Ranbir had never played or celebrated Holi in his life and here he was with her family participating in Holi. Kanya's hand automatically went to the parting of her hair, where Ranbir had put sindoor. Kanya couldn't dwell on the thought because suddenly the silence of the room was broken by a high pitched beeping of one of the machines.
Kanya ran to Ranbir to see what was wrong. She checked to see what was beeping and if Ranbir was ok. Kanya couldn't tell which way was up and which way was down with all of the machines. Not knowing what to do, she rushed out and ran towards the closest nursing station.
K- Koi hai, please help! (Anyone there, please help!)
Nurse- Kya hua Mrs. Nanda? (What happened Mrs. Nanda?)
K- Please, aap…aap mere saath chaliyeh, Ranbir ko kuch hua hai. (Please come…come with me, something happened to Ranbir.)
Nurse- Kya hua? (What happened?)
K- Mujhe kaise paata…aap chaliyeh mere saath. (How am I supposed to know…please just come with me.)
Kanya was literally holding and dragging the nurse by the hand as she rushed back to Ranbir's room. Kanya grabbed on to her mangulsutra and prayed while the nurse quickly checked Ranbir and all of his machines; she punched in a few buttons and the beeping stopped.
Nurse- Mrs. Nanda, ghabrane ki koi baath nahin hai. Mr. Nanda ka IV khatam hogaya tha, issi liyeh alarm baj raha tha. (Mrs. Nanda, there is nothing to worry about. Mr. Nanda's IV has finished, that is why the alarm went off.)
K- Kya? (What?)
Nurse- Haan, saab tik hai. Main abhi jaake dusri IV bag laati hoon. (Yes, everything is alright. I will bring another IV bag right now.)
(Kanya looked over Ranbir's sleeping figure once)
K- Woh, woh…woh tik toh hai naa? (He, he…he is okay right?)
Nurse- Ji, aap please, shant hojaiyeh. (Yes, please calm down.)
The nurse left Kanya to go get a fresh IV bag for Ranbir. Kanya couldn't stop the tears from flooding her eyes. For a minute she thought that she was losing Ranbir for good, she felt like a piece of her was dying with him. The tears began to flow; there was no stopping.
"Kya hua Kanya?" (What happened Kanya?)
A voice came from behind Kanya that she recognized as Aditya's. Before she turned around Kanya wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand. She took a second to gather herself together and straighten herself out.
K- Aditya Bhaia, Aayan…aap log kaab aaye? (Aditya Bhaia, Aayan…when did you come?)
Aditya- Hum toh kuch dehr pehle aaye aur dekha ke tum nurse ke saath bhagi jaa rahi thi. Ranbir tik toh hai naa? (We came a little while ago and saw you draggin a nurse. Is Ranbir is okay?)
K- Haan, woh…IV machine ka alarm bajne laga toh main ghabra gayi thi issi liyeh… (Yeah, umm…the IV alarm went off and I got scared, that is why…)
Aayan- Kya!? Kya hua, Cachu kaise hai? (What?! What happened, how is Cachu?!)
K- Kuch nahin hua hai, baas IV khatam hogaya tha. Main khama kha daar gayi thi. (Nothing happened, the IV just finished. I got freaked out for no reason.)
Seeing the state that Kanya was in Aditya got an idea.
Aditya- Kanya, tum ghaar jaao, thoda fresh ho jaao. (Kanya, go home and freshen up.)
K- Nahin, main kaise jaaun isse chod kaar? (No, how can I leave him here?)
Aditya- Tum chinta maat karo, main aur Aayan rukte hai. (Don't worry, me and Aayan will stay here.)
Aayan- Haan, Kanya tum jaao, niche gaadi hai, main driver se keh dunga tumhe ghaar leh jaane ke liyeh. (Yeah, you go, the car is downstairs, I will tell the driver to take you home.)
K- Magar… (But…)
Aditya- Mujhe kuch nahin sun naa. Doh din hogaye tum iss hospital mein ho Ranbir ke dekh bhal kaar rahi ho. Aab tum ghaar jaao, naha lo, tik se kuch bhi kha lo, thoda aram kar lo, phir aajana. (I don't want any excuses. You have been in this hospital looking after Ranbir for the past two days. Now go home, take a shower, eat something, get some rest, then come back.)
Aayan- Kuchi ghante ki baath hai, driver tumhare liyeh ghaar ke bahar hi intezar karega. Jaise hi tum ready ho jaao, woh tumhe vapas lekar aayega. (It's only a matter of a few hours, the driver will wait for you outside of the house. As soon as you are ready, he will being you back.)
K- Umm…tik hai. (Umm…okay.)
Aayan- Good, chalo, main tumhe gaadi tak chod ke aata hoon. (Good, come, I will walk you to the car.)
Kanya had no choice but to agree with Aayan and Aditya to go home and at least take a shower and change her clothes. As Kanya left, she had on request for Aditya and Aayan.
K- Please, uska khayal rakhna. (Please, take care of him.)
The entire ride home Kanya was lost in her own thoughts about Ranbir. Again tears formed in her eyes; first she couldn't, or wouldn't cry, and now, there was nothing she could do to stop the tears. The pain that she had caused Ranbir, seemed to affect her more than she ever thought possible. Kanya closed her eyes and let the tears fall freely, there was no use in trying to stop the inevitable. It had been inevitable for Kanya to cry by Ranbir's bed side the night before; just like it had been inevitable to fall in love with Ranbir. Kanya now knew, that no matter how hard she had tried and how much she denied it, she was head-over-heels in love…she was completely in love…with her husband.
JAZ
ps: now dont kill me because i didnt wake up ranbir yet..i have my reasons...dont worry...he wont die...i just want a kanya to suffer some more 😈...and now...how many of you fainted when kanya took of his gown...😉...the bigger question...how many of you were dying to BE kanya in that position...bed bath for ranbir...not bad huh 😳😳😳...😆😆😆...looking forward to comments...
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