Part 10
"Zara sa dil me de jaga tu
Zara sa apna le bana"
Prem came in front of her and stopped her and she was taken aback by him.
"Zara sa khwaabo me saja tu
Zara sa yaadon me basa"
He came closer to her
"Me chahu tujhko meri jaan bepanah
Fida hu tujhpe meri jaan bepanah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
He held her in his arms and she also closed her eyes and melted in his embrace.
"Zara sa dil me de jaga tu
Zara sa apna le bana
Zara sa khwaabo me saja tu
Zara sa yaadon me basa
Me chahu tujhko meri jaan bepanah
Fida hu tujhpe meri jaan bepanah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
It was still raining and people around were running trying to save them from the rain. Meanwhile the group of men who had been overlooking Prem and Heer kept laughing at the two love birds.
Prem moved out and took her face in his palms.
"Me tere me tere qadmo me rakhdu yeh jahan
Mera ishq deewangi
Hain nahi, hain nahi aashiq koi mujhsa tera
Tu mere liye bandagee"
He lightly kissed her forehead and then held both of her hands and kissed them.
"Me chahu tujhko meri jaan bepanah
Fida hu tujhpe meri jaan bepanah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
She didn't know what to say as he was leaving nothing for her to say. She was completely sure now that she was in love with him and he was in love with her. But still she didn't know how to express it but she didn't think he needed her to express anything with words as he could clearly see in her eyes.
"Kehbeede kehbeede dil me tere jo hain chupa
Khwaish jo hai teri"
She kept staring at him wondering how he was always able to read her mind.
"Rakh nahi rakh nahi parda koi mujhse eh jaan
Karle tu mera yakeen"
He bent down on his knees and put his hand out towards her in a gesture to dance. She was surprised and didn't know what to do.
"Me chahu tujhko meri jaan bepanah
Fida hu tujhpe meri jaan bepanah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
She couldn't help but let out a laugh as he was too cute. Not only had he proved how much he loved her but was also ready to show her off to the whole world. She agreed and extended her hand towards his and then he pulled her closer and began to dance with her in the rain.
"Zara sa dil me de jaga tu
Zara sa apna le bana
Zara sa khwaabo me saja tu
Zara sa yaadon me basa
Me chahu tujhko meri jaan bepanah
Fida oh tujhpe meri jaan bepanah
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh"
Both of them were really happy that finally they got what they wanted. As they kept dancing, the group of guys passed by them and just congratulated Prem for finally winning. He smiled at them and held Heer closer to him.
Then he pulled out and saw her eyes were moist. He held her face and gradually bent down to kiss away her tears from both her eyes. She closed her eyes as the proximity was doing wonders to her. She couldn't believe that just in a matter of a few days they had become so close. She had never thought that one stormy night could have ignited so much. And yet again it was raining and it had created their union. Perhaps rain held a very significant place in their relationship.
"Me kabhi bhi tumhaaree in aakhon me aasoon nahi dekhna chahta Heer. It gives me pain to see you like this. I only want to give you all the happiness." He said whilst looking into her eyes.
She held onto his hand which rested on her cheek, "I know Prem. I know very well now how much I mean to you and will always mean to you." She hugged him again. "I'm sorry Prem that I took so long to admit how much I really love you but I was afraid. Afraid that this wasn't real and I would lose you completely."
"That is not going to happen, Heer. Yeh Prem ab utna hee adhura hai Heer ke bina jitnee Heer hai Prem ke bina." Both of them stayed in each other's embrace not wanting to let go as now no matter what happened they had promised never to let go. Finally on the day of love, two souls had intertwined into eternal love.
END OF FLASHBACK
Something was wrong, Additi could feel it. She quickly left her office to check on Prem and her indication was correct. His pulse rate was dropping tremendously and his blood pressure was rising. She quickly went closer to him to stabalise him but to her surprise as she touched him, it was as if he calmed down all of a sudden. She kept staring in amazement as she couldn't understand what was going on. She waited until he was stable again and then she slowly removed her hand off him. For some reason she didn't want to leave him. She wanted to stay there with him for long but she knew she couldn't. It just wasn't appropriate. Why was she feeling this pull towards him? She didn't even know him but yet still he appeared familiar.
She returned back to her office and then collected her things. It was time she left the hospital for the day as it had been very long 24 hrs for her. Since Prem had come in she hadn't been able to take one wink and now she was exhausted. She gave all the instructions to Dr. Rahul about Prem and informed him to call her immediately at a time of emergency. Then she was finally out of Lilavati but her heart was still left inside.
The long hours and all the tention had made Additi so lethargic that she didn't seem to muster much energy to get out of her car towards her house. She lived alone as her parents lived in Kaula Lampur Malaysia but she had never missed them that much. But that day she was missing her mother too much. She didn't know why but she wanted her so she can lie in her lap and cry her heart out. A storm had built up in her and she was waiting for it to burst. She did manage to push herself towards the house and as soon as she reached her room she dropped everything and flogged herself on the bed. She was tremendously tired and just wanted to relax it all off but when she closed her eyes the only thing she could see was Prem's helpless face behind the machines. Her eyes burst open as the shock was too much to take. She needed to get him out of her system and she knew only one thing relaxed her. There was only one thing from which she forgot everything. She opened up the drawer of her side table and took out a fancy book. This was a very special book which she held closer to her more than anything. It was a book written by her favourite author Harshad Chopra and this particular book was her favourite as each poem was full of magic and each word reflected so much love that she was in love with it completely. The way the man had expressed his love for his lady was commendable. She turned to the last page she had read and continued to read…
"Kya pyaar me aisa hota hai…
Ke jisse dil chaahay uss pe mar jaane ko dil chahta hai
Ke us ke aansoo pi jaane ko dil chahta hai
Ke uske her gham ko milta dena ko dil chahta hai
Ke usko her pal muskuraate huwe dekhne ko dil chahta hai
Ke us par zindagaani luta dene ko dil chahta hai
Ke uska haath pakar kar ura le jaane ko dil chahta hai
Ke uski pyaari baato ko har pal sunne ko dil chahta hai
Ke usko her khushi dene ko dil chahta hai
Ke usko her chot se mehfooz rakhne ko dil chahta hai
Ke uske raaste me gire hue her kaante ko uthaa dene ko dil chahta hai
Ke usko dil me chupa lene ko dil chahta hai
Ke usko her pal sapno me rakhne ko dil chahta hai…."
And before she knew it her eyes had closed and she had gone into deep relaxed sleep. She forgot everything and was able to only keep the beautiful words in her mind. That was one of the main reasons why she was in love with Harshad, because he made her forget her world.
Back at Lilavati, Kiran had arrived with Sid and they rushed inside enquiring about Prem. Then they rushed over to the ICU and halted when they saw Preet just coming out of Prem's room. When Preet saw them a smile came across his face and his eyes became moist. He sauntered towards them and immediately hugged Kiran letting out silent tears.
Kiran consoled him. "Preet everything will be alright." He pulled out. "Prem kaha hai?"
Preet hesitated to tell him at first because he knew he won't be able to see Prem in the condition he was in right now. Kiran asked him again and his chain of thoughts broke. He looked up at Kiran and thought of how to tell him. "He is in there bhaiya." He pointed towards the room he came out of and just then when both Kiran and Sid were walking towards it Preet stopped them again. "Wait, bhaiya there is something you need to know before you go in that room."
The worried look on Preet's face made both Kiran and Sid tensed and wanted him to tell them quick. The suspense was not making things easy. Preet made both of them sit down and then slowly and calmly told them the current situation. It was hard for him to not break down but he tried his best to compose himself. It was hard for Sid to handle it as he couldn't imagine Prem like that at all and immediately got up and rushed for his room to see him. Kiran didn't so much get excited but just sat there absorbing the information. To some extent he blamed himself for Prem's present sever condition. If only he wouldn't have had made him drift away from him so much then today he would have taken care of Prem the way he should have been.
Half an hour later….
"Preet be careful," Meher quickly came and picked up the cup of coffee which was going to fall on his hand. "Dhyaan kaha hai tumhaara abhi haath jal jaata." She sat down next to him and saw he was really distressed. She put her hand over his. "I know Preet you're really upset about Prem bhaiya but you know that right now he needs your strength and not your weakness."
"I know Meher but I can't help it. He has always been my strength and now when that strength is in danger, how can I be strong?" tears treaked out of his eyes and Meher held his hand tighter. "I've always remembered PB as this one man who only cared about other people's happiness regardless of his own," he choked, "or phir achanak onki hee khushiyo pe nazar lagagyee or wo aaj…" he couldn't build up the courage to finish the sentence so he left it.
She understood his condition and just tried to console him to the best. She knew Preet was very emotional and it would take him some time to recover but she knew he would calm down soon.
He sat there still dwelling into the thoughts of Prem and he remembered his good old days with him. He still remembered that day when he had that jovial conversation with him. The day he was so excited as if he had received all the happiness in the world…
FLASHBACK
"I can't believe PB that you finally found her." An excited Preet reverted on the phone.
An equally excited Prem replied, "yes Preet I finally found her. Wo bilkul wesee hee hai jesa maine socha tha."
"That is great. Per yeh kya aap ne pehlee hee mulaaqaat me ose itna darra diya?" Preet gave a half laugh.
Prem also laughed, "I didn't do it on purpose. I was actually trying to help her or ab wohi darr gayi to me kya karu." He remembered the stormy night encounter at Shiv Mandir and smiled. The way Heer had hugged onto him so tight was something he couldn't forget and he could still smell her essence within himself. He had narrated the whole incident to Preet and both the boys had spent some time laughing about it. It was too hilarious to forget.