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Sonakshi's POV:-
The ticking of the machine, kept beside my bed was slowing down, indicating that my heart was failing and I would not live for long. I heard the doctor saying that there were no chances left for my survival. I only had a few minutes to live. I knew that he was speaking the truth about me but before dying I wanted to meet him once. I wanted to just see him before dying. I had no family of my own before I met him. He was the only one whom I could call my own. My Dev.
Gently I opened my eyes and saw a group of two to three doctors standing around my bed. one was checking my heartbeat, one was looking at the ticking machine and one was dressing my would. All had masks on their faces which was why I was not able to recognise any of them. I could see that my room was converted into an operation theatre with all the machines, equipments and doctors and nurses present there. But that one person was missing who always used to be by my side. Breaking my train of thoughts, one of the doctors shifted his gaze to my face and was surprised. He might had seen my eyes open. he told his fellow doctors about it and they all rolled their eyes towards me. Getting this much attention was a little awkward for me but I could do nothing about it. The only familiar face which I could see among the doctors was the face of my friend, Khushi. She was having her eyes fixed on me as if she was looking at my face for the one last time. I looked at her with assurance in my eyes that I would not leave so soon.
I slowly, with trembling hands, removed the oxygen mask which was covering my face. looking at my actions, the doctors went still. They might be wondering about what I was doing but none of them spoke a word. The were just staring at me, standing still. I tried to speak but my mouth was unable to form words. I tried a little more and managed to say, "I want to see Dev." though i tried to say it out loud but what came out from my throat was a mere whisper. I tried saying it again loudly but Khushi assured me that she had understood my words. Removing her mask, she immediately ran outside. My lungs were slowly giving away with my heart but I needed to stay alive until I see him once. One of the doctors insisted me to wear the oxygen mask as i was dying without it and it would help me to live a little longer. in the hope of seeing Dev soon, I agreed with the doctor. After two minutes of complete silence, I heard Khushi speaking to the doctors, asking them if they could leave the room for sometime. All of them nodded.
After the room was empty, I heard a faint sound of footstep coming from behind the door. It took me less than a second to recognise the person. slowly, the door opened and there stood Dev in his most vulnerable state. his face was not clear because of the darkness outside the room. Though I could not see him, I could sense his hesitation upon stepping into the room. But fighting his feelings, he slowly took a step in. coming into the light, his face became clear. Those red puffy eyes and messed up hair showed his condition upon hearing the news.
Looking at me, he tried to smile a bit but it didn't reach his eyes. He knew that i was leaving him for forever but still he was trying to remind me that i was alive, lying on the bed in front of him. In between that smile, a lone tear escaped from the corner of his eyes. As soon as it rolled down his cheeks, he tried to wipe that out but to his disappointment, another followed it and soon he was crying again. He quickly turned around hiding his tears from me. I removed the oxygen mask and tried to say, "Dev." even that inaudible sound made him turn back and come closer to me. He immediately came near my bed and caressed the back of my head, saying, "Yes, Shona. You want to say something?"
His voice seemed melodious than ever, soothing my ears. I closed my eyes to feel his voice. Tears escaped my eyes too but he wiped it quickly with his hand. As his hand touched my cheeks, I held it and felt its warmth. Understanding my feelings, he caressed my cheeks lovingly and placed a kiss on my forehead. I opened my eyes and looked towards him.
"Dev...don't cry...please", I said. Listening to my broken words, he immediately wiped of his tears.
"Oh, its nothing like that Shona. See, I am not crying. Its just that something went inside my eyes and maybe because of excessive rubbing its looking red. I am not crying at all, Sonakshi."
"Dev..you know...that you are...not good...at lying."
"I am not lying, Shona."
Another drop of tear escaped his eyes.
sorry guys for pausing here. I'll definitely continue it but later as i have some important work to do. I'll finish it today only, I promise...