chapter 20
I still was in shock, my body was trembling but it felt numb. It felt like it has all been a dream and I would wake up the next second, but I knew I wouldnt wake up.
Nikhil has laid on my lap all the time till the police has overpowered Sameer. He hadnt moved and only had stared at Nikhil.
"Oh my god, I didnt mean to..." he whispered shocked. robbie hugged Naina and tried to calm her down. Finally the ambulance arrived and Nikhil was rushed into the hospital. They took me with them, too as they werent sure if I was hurt, robbie and Naina followed us in the car.
And now we were waiting, just waiting. It was horrible, to me I had the feeling that we waited for an eternity. I didnt dare to look at Naina, who stared motionless out of the window. I felt so guilty, it has all been my fault.
robbie tried to care for us, he offered us coffe, tea, something to eat, but we refused all his offers.
The doctor had only told us that Nikhil was hurt very bad and that he had to have an operation. He wanted to send us home, but we wanted to stay.
Another rush of shaking went through my body, I tried to control myself but I just couldnt.
"kasturi, what is with you?" asked robbie concerned, but I only shook my head.
"Its ok robbie. Im fine." Naina still stared out of the window, she seemed to be in a different world.
I tried to get up and go over to her, but my legs were too shaky, so I almost fell down. robbie caught me right in time.
"kasturi!" I saw that he was really concerned. Now Naina seemed to come back to reality and looked suprised at me.
"Oh my god, kasturi. What are you doing?" she rushed to my side, but I pushed robbie and her away.
"No, let me. Im not worth it!" I called mad, they looked shocked at me.
"What are you talking about?" asked robbie now.
I looked desperate at Naina and broke down crying.
"Im so sorry, Naina. Im so sorry!!!!! It was all my fault, if Sameer wouldnt have..."
She slapped me right across the face and looked mad at me.
"What do you think you are talking about?!" I looked shocked at her and held my cheek, the tears still streamed down my face.
"It was nobodys fault than Sameers ok? Only Sameers."
"You must hate me for doing all this to you, I mean...Nikhil is your husband and I..." I whispered.
"And you are my sister, got that? kasturi, I could never hate you and believe me, it wasnt your fault, really. We have always went through everything together and we will get this too." The tears welled up in her eyes.
"I know we get this, but I will need your help, ok?" I got up and hugged her tight.
"Im here, Naina, Im here! We get this." I said soft, I felt her body ease a bit, she began to sob. I knew I had to be strong for Nikhil, Naina and the baby, so I held her as tight as I could and comforted her.
robbie watched the scene with misty eyes, I knew how he felt. Nikhil was his best friend and he also reproached himself for not being able to stopp Sameer. I looked loving at him and held out my hand to him, he grabbed it hesitantly and he hugged the both of us.
"Mrs. Oberoi?" the doctor came into the room and we parted.
"Yes, thats me. What is with my husband? Please tell me what it is." She looked pleading at him.
"Uhm....I want to talk to you in private, please." he said, looking at robbie and me.
"No, they are family. Thats my sister and my brother in law. You can talk to me, here." she said looking hard at him.
"Ok. When your husband was rushed in, it seemed really bad for him, the knife has hurt the spleen and almost destroyed the liver..." he began to explain.
Naina sighed in shock and grabbed intuitevly my hand.
"Is he?" she whispered.
"No, hes alive, but hes in a bad condition. Im sorry, but Mr. Oberoi is comatose.
The three of us jumped and Naina had to sit down, otherwise she would have fainted.
"What does this exactly mean?" asked robbie now.
"It means that Mr. Oberoi is alive, but we cant say if he will recover properly or..." he hesitated to end the sentence.
"Or?" I asked frightened.
"Or if he will wake up ever again." he looked apologising at Naina.
"Can I see him?" she asked, trying to not break down.
"Im sorry, not today. You have to come back tomorrow." She nodded and we left.
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