Maan she murmured as the light shadows of the breaking dawn touched her face, and the light emerged in my soul enveloping the remnants of my soul.
I looked at her hand that was still trying to reach me even in her deep slumber'stop me. I whispered in the light breeze of the morning sun'stop me Geet before it is too late.
Tring Tring
The sound of the phone rang loudly in the empty hall waking her up finally breaking her precious dreams''.Maan she murmured and smiled before grabbing her silken robe.
Oh how can I die every time to listen to her murmur my name so shyly but then how can I forget'forget that this is goanna be the last time when I will see her smile and whisper my name.
Oh geet I so wish I could have frozen this moment here'I could have happily lived between this heaven and hell of life and birth just to see you smile with my name on your lips.
I looked at her slender body walking hurriedly towards the phone hoping to hear my voice on the other end hoping to hear me say I miss her and will be back soon.
But then here I am lost and helpless a mere shadow of my lost soul.
I looked at her picking up the phone smiling breathlessly and yelling my name.
Maan I love you; I love you; I love you, I knew you will be back by the morning see, and you are.
Yes, I am Geet, I murmured as I looked at her excited face turning into a serious one.
Hello Mrs. Khurrana I heard someone say in his hoarse voice.
Yes, who is it Geet murmured slightly disappointed that I wasn't me.
I am calling you from St Mary's Hospital ma'am.
This is to inform you that your husband has been bought here in very severe condition.
Maan my Maan are you sure she murmured in a choked broken voice.
Yes, Mrs. Khurrana Please try to reach here as soon as possible.
I looked at her broken form Crying and fumbling and finally collapsing on the ground.
Maan she murmured again but only with pain and restlessness in her voice'Geet I whimpered hating every moment of her pain I am here my love. I whispered in her ears sitting just beside her.
Maan she cried bitterly breaking down even more'Shh Geet, I am here love please
I tried reaching her, hold her in my arms hide her in my embrace but then how can I forget I am only a soul hanging in between life and death'just a soul that has been punished to see his love suffer in front of his eyes.
Whyy I yelled up at the angels who were just being the mute spectators of my misery.
Geet I cried again with her still trying to pull her into my arms but failing yet again.
Never in my life did I imagine I will long to have her in my embrace never in my life I dreamt of a day of seeing her crying and suffering in front of me and will not be able to sooth her with my voice.
Never ever in my life I knew I will wish for anything else except her, but here I was begging in front of the god's grace to just give me one last moment to touch her to sooth her.
I need your love I screamed finally getting up from her side, please hear me once just once I begged hoping that she will hear me this time hoping that she will defy these rules of heaven and hell and just hear me once from the realms which were beyond the reach of humanity.
Hoping that she will stop me'Hoping that I will not have to leave her alone.
Geet please I cried again helplessly and broke down completely.
Geet I whispered again restinmy head against her and just wrapping my arms around her, I know you can't feel me Geet, but then I can't see you these ways'I can't'I am hanging in between life-and-death Geet, and I am just fighting this fight with God to be near to you'.I need you Geet, I need your strength, I need your belief that you will not let me go 'I need you love, and I need your love.
I know maybe now this death is inevitable but still Geet I dream of our tomorrow I dream of being there with you'huh you know these angels in the heaven above are calling me selfish they think that I am too much in love with something that can't exist beyond life and death but then geet how can I explain that you are my life, and only you will be my death'''
I chuckled at my stupidity, she can't hear me, I reminded myself'I am nothing now just a feeling of emptiness nothing I whispered yet again and looked at the brightening light that was waiting for my arrival.
I somehow got up looking at her tearful face one last time.
I will miss you Geet, I whispered before stepping away from her'.knowing that this time, I will not be coming back to her.
Maan I heard her murmur finally a gentle whisper of her choked broken voice wait for me please I looked at her face carefully the tears that spilled her Kohl the trails of the grief pouring down her eyes she got up somehow struggling to hold herself together.
Don't go away wait for me, she whispered looking straight at my face can she see me, I asked hopefully hoping this to be true but the very next moment she walked past me and held my photo in her hands that was kept on the side table.
I looked at her face yet again there was something that was changed, I can see the determination of her heart as she looked at my face in the photograph a precious memory of our blissful time'it was of the day when I proposed her to be mine life when I proposed her to breath her every single moment with me.
You can't leave like this Maan, I heard her whisper as she traced the outlines of my face in the photograph you can't leave me and go you have to wait and fight to come back to me because that is how our existences are meant to be together with each other. You remember Maan that you promised me that you will be there with me till eternity hmm so how can you just decide alone to leave huh this not my eternity, and it is not yours too I know so fight back Maan and come back to me just come back.
Yess Geet I will I whispered back finally that was all I needed that was all I needed to fight with death.
Hospitals are not a pleasant place Maan, I heard Geet scream as I walked with her inside dragging her with me to meet the doctor.
Oh god geet that cut is really deep you need to get it dressed by a doctor no ways Maan, she screamed as I picked up her struggling body in my arms and walked towards the doctor's cabin.
I hate you Maan, I hate you, she screamed, and I laughed at these child women of mine.
Geet I whispered yet again as I saw her walking alone through the same corridor the only difference this time, she was walking here by her will to fight for her Maan to bring her maan back pushing all her fears aside being braved because that was what she knew I wanted.
I walked towards her gently grabbing her shivering hands she has hidden beneath the shawl Mrs. Khurrana I heard someone calling.
Yeah that is me she said as she walked towards the timid looking doctor.
Maan where is maan my husband, I heard her ask in her shaken voice her eyes were desperately trying to locate me, I know this will be difficult for you Geet, but you need to be strong I whispered in her ears before she entered my ward.
Oh my god I heard her painful moan this was the second time in the day when I saw her breakdown'right beside my body, which was covered with bandages and tubes.
her body was shivering with the pain of seeing me covered with so many bruises
and scars but least did she knew that Even these bruises and scars inflicted on my body were not as painful as seeing those glistening tears of her even the silence of my haunting death was not as scary as the silence of her broken heart and even dying hundred deaths were easy rather than seeing her broken form'Geet I
whispered in her ears be strong for me love please.
to hold the ends of the bed to get up oh so I wish that I could have held her
in my arms now'
asked looking at her worriedly
of her eyes, how bad is his condition doctor she asked determinedly wanting
know the chances of my survival'
still trying to bring him back
doctor in slightly dazed form bring him back from where Dr.
Khurrana has slipped into coma
again probably now even more broken than before.
murmured a sorry and left the room giving geet time to compose her She slowly walked towards my bed were I was lying lifelessly the sound of her food step moving in sync with the low beep sounds of the machine that showed the rise and fall of my heart beats she
gently settled herself by my side lying on my bed carefully and wrapping her hands around my torso gently I felt her kissing my chest lightly and murmuring something in hushed tone 'I know you can hear me maan she whispered as her lips lightly touched my chest were my heart lied;
just touching her ears with my lips too I felt her shiver just a little bit as
if she felt the touch of my lips'
this time in more confidence of my presence around her you promised me that you will be there with me till eternity she said as she
held my hand in hers
Maan, this is not my eternity, and it is not yours too I know so then how can you give up and leave me alone in this world huh
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