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Prologue:
"Sumit, we are leaving for the airport.You're coming naa?.."Shashank inquired over the phone..
"Jee sir.."was all he could say.😳
"Kumkum.."the name brought smile to his lips..as he looked on the walls of his room, every corner of which was covered by her snaps, his eyes really got moist..😭
"No pranks..no shaitani..only dosti nibhani.."
He closed his eyes, feeling her warmth...feeling the push, she gave him to win the basketball match..hearing the song of her colorful bangles ..touching again her silky, smooth hair..
"Why did she leave me without even giving a reason..?.."He felt hurt.😭
Part 1:
"Goodmorning Doctor Kumkum and welcome back..!!!"Dr. Abhimanyu Modi smiled, shaking hands with her.😊
"PAPA..!!"She jumped with joy and leapt to him..Shashank hugged her tight.."Mera baccha..!!"😛
He had missed her a lot in her absence.Though, she had gone only because of his insistance, to Chicago , he still, felt like a criminal ..
Kumkum wiped hers, as her as his tears and hugged him.."I love you papa.."
She kissed her Dad's cheeks, as she used to do when she was some 12 years old.Her father was her world as she hadn't sen her mother.😳
"Ab ghar chalein?..tumhaara poora gang wait kar raha hai tumhaara.."She nodded with a smile..😉
Though she started walking out of the airport, her heart was still there..Her eyes were scanning the airport compound to get a glimpse of him.."He wouldn't have come.."she though, when someone held her shoulder.."Hi Dr.Kumkum Gupta.."The voice was his..yes..!!It was the same voice, the same touch, she was craving for..😳😳
"SUMIT..!!!" She was more than just happy as she hadn't expected him..😳
Her ecstacy, covered the grey matter of her brain and without a logical thought, she clinged onto him, taking him into tight embrace.😳
"I missed you.."He said, higging her even tighter..😳
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Part 2:
Her return brought the "something missing" back to her life.The gang of friends-Armaan,Riddihma,Muskaan and Rahul and of course, Sumit, had hosted a lunch party for her, which was more of a re-union than a mere wlcome party..She came to know, how Riddhima won the basketball match against Armaan, how Muskaan locked up Dr.Abhimanyu Modi in the hospital bathroom and how th guys fought with the girls and she just listened with utmost interest.😛
"Goodmorning Dr.Shashank, goodmorning Dr.Kumkum.."a visibly excited sister Lovely, greeted..😉
"Aah..Sister Lovely jee..kaisi hain aap..?.."Kumkum waved Shashank a good bye as he left for an urgent meeting..😳
"Oh jee...kumkum jee..main toh theek hun jee...aap kaisi hain...?.."Lovely really, was a lovely person..😆
As Kumkum chatted merrily with her, Sumit stood behind her, mesmerised by her persona..😳😳
"Oh tum kab aaye...!!"She smiled..😛
"Jab tum Lovely jee ke saath gappe mar rahi thi.." he grinned..😃
"You know..black suits the most on you.."she couldn't help saying..😛
"You're looking gorgeous too, as ever.."He smiles..
"Hey guys..What's up.."Armaan pats their back and soon the place turns chirpy and noisy..😉
The day passed swiftly with duties and fun.At about 6:00PM, Shashank called Sumit in his cabin..
"Can you do me a favor son?.."shashank asked Sumit
"No sir..you have to order, not request.."He smiled.
"Beta..Can you please drop Kumkum home..??"He said.
"Sure sir..but this eaarly..?"He asked..
"Well actually..safar se thakan ho gayi usko..she asked me ..toh maine socha ghar jakar thoda aaram kar legi.."Sumit nodded..
"Ok sir..will meet her at the parking lot.."Shashank thanks him..
"Thanks a lott Sumit.."she mutters, getting inside the car..
"My pleasure.."He smiled, adjusting her seat, as he always did for her..
He looked at her as she closed her eyes, and felt something wrong with her.."You ok?.."
"Hmm..just tired..kal bhi raat ko papa aur main baatein hi karte rahe toh thoda thak gayi hun.."She smiled wearily..
He was still concerned.."Chalo panipuri khayein?.."
"Haan..!!"Her eyes lit like a 3-year old kid..
"I thought you loved Panipuri.."sumit said, as they walked along the huge sea waves..
"Yes ofcourse, I do.."She replied quickly..
"but you had only one.."he said..
"so, you were counting .."Kumkum raised her brows..
"No..I mean.."He tried covering up for himself..
"Its ok...can we sit down for a while..I'm tired like hell..."she did look pale..
"ok.."They sat down on a rock..
"Baalon ki kya haalat kar di tumne..??..Itne bade ho gaye ho baal banana nahin aaya ab tak..dekho kaise champu jaise baal ho gaye hain.." She sets his hair by her fingers..
"Tum bina sikhaye chali gayi..mujhe kya pata tha ki itne din ke liye chali jaogi.."He said..
Kumkum's smile faded away and she got up.."Chalo na..andhera ho gaya hai..I think we should go.."
"Why did you leave me..??.."He stopped her, holding her hand as she got up..
Sudden tears emerged her eyes.."Sumit..please leave me.."
"I love you Kumkum..I still do.."His eyes were moist too..
"Don't love me then.."She turned her face away, crying silently..
"I will and always.."..He said firmly and turned her face towards him..
"Sumit.."She hugged him and he too, unable to resist, holds her tight, with all his pent-up feelings..
She moves her hands all over his back but then, stops..
"I..I..I can't let you love me..Sumit..you..for my sake..do..don't love me.."She ran away..
They were quiet during their journey..Kumkum looked outside the window, to fight back her tears..As they reached her home, Sumit opened the door for her and looked away, to avoid her.. but, she held him.."Sumit.."
Astonished, he looks at her.."kumkum.."but she had lost her conscience, as then, falls on him..
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Part 3:
"Uncle?..?Sir??..Kumkum theek hai na?..use ..use chakkar kyun aaye..wo.."He had thousands of questions to ask..
"she's fine Dr.Wadhwa.."Abhimanyu announces while Shashank couldn't stop crying..
"Toh..Toh aap ro kyu rahe hain uncle..boliye na?.."Sumit asks him anxiously..
"I..I want to tell you something today Sumit.."Shashank told him in his cabin..
"Yes uncle.."He sits down..
"Sumit..she ..she ha..has Le..Leukemia.."
A stream of tears fell from Sumit's eyes.He was still as a statue, blank, expressionless and unmovable..
"Its her 3rd stage..uska case bahut complicated hai..woh isiliye chicago mein thi..apne treatment ke liye..Sumit har hafte uski chemotherapy hoti hai..Body mein lyphocytosis band ho chuka hai..and due to her state, hum bone marrow transplant nahin karva sake..Sumit..meri beti mujhse door hoti jaa rahi hai..har beetta par..mujhe uski hansi..uske pyaar..us se door karta jaa raha hai..Sumit kumkum jaa rahi ha.."He was crying..
Sumit, listening to him, wasn't at all attentive.. He was just thinking of his angel...
FLASHBACK*
"No sumit...it was just a physical attraction..hum dono sirf dost hain..aur kuch nahin.."Kumkum said firmly..
"Toh tumhaari aankhein kyun nam hain Kumkum?.."He smiled..
"wo..wo toh bas..isiliye ki..I had planned to play a prank on you with the help of your wife-to-be..ek baar tumhe sherwaani mein, ghode par chadte hue dekhti toh accha lagta..main main nahin jaanti If I'll be evr back..zindagi ka kuch bharosa hi nahin hai na.." She smiled, through tears..
"Sir..I love her..Can I marry her?.."His straight-forward qestion left Shashank dumbfounded..
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Part 4:
"So you're back..fatso..!!"He advanced a tennis racket to her..
"Ram Sanjeevan ne kaha ki tumne bulaya hai.."Her beauty was breathtaking, but she was pale and weak..
"Lets see if you still win.."He winked..
"I will win..!!" Kumkum took the racket from him..
"Lets play.."He hit the ball first, trying to hide his tears..
As soon as they start playing, rains pour over.."Lo..ho gayi baarish.."She noded but continued to play..
She hit the ball with perfect angle but it couldn;t move out of the net again..She lacked force..
"You won.."She gave up and removed her clutcher to set her hair..
"Gave up so easily..??.."sumit couldn't stop crying now..
"Nahin..bas ab mann nahin hai.."She handed over a towel to him in the fire-escape area..
Setting her tiny black bindi, she glanced at him through the mirror and saw his tears.."Sumit?..."😭
He wiped them.."Yes ma'am.."His voice was still shaky..
Tears appeared her eyes too.."Papa ne tumhe bata diya na..?.."she held his hand..
"Nahin...nahin toh..kya bata diya matlab.."He faltered..
Without saying anything, she kept his hand on her head.."Meri kasam kha kar bolo..papa ne bata diya na.."
He broke down into tears and so did she.."I love you too Sumit..I don't want to go.."
"Pagal..you are not going anywhere..jab tak mujhe meri return 180 treats nahin milti hain aur..till when you dont return me, my 23 jackets you owe..and mind you, I want those same ones again..and ....aur uske baad bhi kumkum...tum mujhe cho...chod kar kahin nahin jaogi..I'll see to it....main marr jaoonga tumhaare bina kumkum...main..main kahin nahin jaane doonga tumhe.."😭
They sobbed into each others arms till late..😭
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Part 5:
"Sumit?..main tumhe ek baar phir practical ho kar sochne ko keh rahi hun..dekho sumit.."Kumkum tried to say but, he didn't let her..😳
"Practical hokar tum socho kumkum..firstly, nothing's gonna happen to you aur secondly, main tumhaare sath har wo pal jeena chahta hun...jo main ji sakta hun..aur agar tumhe lagta hai ki tumhaare baad main zinda rahunga toh ye galatfehmi hai...jitni zindagi tumhaari hai utni meri bhi hai..kyunki hamari zindagiyan ek hi hain..aur bhagwaan ki di hui zidagi mein itna door ka nahin socha jaata.."😳
At last, Kumkum had to give up..
3 months later:
Finally, their wedding day arrived..While Shashank, Armaan and Rahul were busy in preaparations, Muskaan and Riddhima got her ready..
"Kumkum??.."Sumit smiled, seeing her getting dressed up ..
She looked a perfect angel in her light pink lehenga..Her lehenga matched the color of her cheeks.😳
"Oye?..Tu kya kar raha hai yahaan khote?.."Muskan got up in rage..😆
"Sumit..be patient..wo teri hi ho jayegi kuch der mein.."Riddhima laughed..
"Ok baba..bas davaiyaan poochne aaya tha.."He smiled..
"Sumit.."Kumkum got up, with Riddhima's support.
Sumit noticed, she didn't look too well....
"Chal muskaan..5 minute ke liye chod de.."Riddhima pleads Muskaan
"Ok..bas sirf 5 minute theek hai?.."She warns Sumit..
"Haan meri maa.."Sumit joins his hands, making kumkum laugh..
"Tabiyat kaisi hai?.."Sumit hugs her sideways, but she weakly, hides her face into his chest.."Hey..!!Show me your hand.."Sumit was worried.."Tumhe toh bukhaar hai.."He kissed her head..
"woh...aaj subah papa ghar par nahin they...injection mil nahin raha tha.."She sits down on the couch..
"Chalo..main de deta hun aur tum jaldi se so jao..ok?.."Kissing her softly, he made her lie down on the bed.😳
"Waise aaj toh kayamat dhaane ka khayaal hai aapka hmm?.."Sumit commented, while injected her and she smiled..😳
"KUM.."Muskaan stopped, seeing Sumit caressing her to sleep..😳
"Sumit..kya hua?.."she asked..
"Tabiyat theek toh hai?..Riddhima was worried too..
"Temperature high hai..I think, hum mandir mein hi choti si pooja karva lete hain..we'll have to cancel the pomp and show..I don't want to get her exerted.."He suggests..😊
"Tumne theek kaha sumit..mujhe bhi yahi lag raha tha.."Shashank too agrees..
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Part 6:
"Mausajee se mile?.."Kumkum asked weakly as he removed her necklace gently..😳
"That mucchad one?.."He joked..😉
"Sumit..!!He's my favorite .."Kumkum smiled..
"Ok baba..just joking..yes, he''s a thorogh gentleman.."He removed her hairpins and moved his fingers through her hair..😳
"Chalo..wear your gown now.."He helped her get up..
"Can I take a shower..???.Pleeeeeeeeeeease..??.."she pleaded..😆
"Ok..aao mere saath.."He made everything ready for her..
As she returns from the bathroom, holding her head, he's very worried..
"Kumkum?..kya hua kumkum?.."She opened her eyes weakly and they were blood red..
"Sum..Vomit..Vomi.."before she said another word, he t took her to the bathroom and rubbed her back, as she bent over the basin..😭
"I don't want to leave you..Main marnaa nahin chahti.."she muttered as sumit patted her to sleep..😭
"I don't want to lose you either.."Sumit broke down into enormous sobs as she fell into a drugged sleep..😭
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Part 7:
Instead of a honey moon, they had a home moon..Sumit was on a 2 week leave.He took care of her but, tried to maintain as much normalcy as he could..😳
One day, while returning from an excursion to Kelwi Beach, Kumkum suddenly said.."Sumit roko.."
"Kya hua?.."He was confused..😕
"Main doobta hua sooraj dekhna chahti hun.."she pointed to the setting sun..😳
"Oh...ok..aao.."He helped her out of the car..
Sitting on a bech, she gazed at the sun..😊
"Hey beautiful..!!"Sumit wrapped a shawl around her.."Thand lag jayegi.."😳
As he sat with her, he saw her crying..😭
"Kumkum?..baby?..kya hua?.."She looked very pale..The dark circles under her eyes worsened her paleness..😭
She places her head on his shoulder.."We all have to die like that..ek din mera bhi aise hi ant aa jayega..Just a few seconds and all the pain, anguish, distress..everything will die...main bhi aise hi mar jaoongi.."she smiled too..😭
She got up.."Lekin pata hai..main..main udna chahti hun.."She twirled round..😳
"Chidiyaaon ki tarah apne bhi pankh failaana chahti hun..u oonche badlon ko chukar hawa se baatein karna chahti hun..aur pata hai.."She sat down again..😭
"Main tumhaare saath bitaaye ek ek pal ko sametna chahti hun..main abhi marna nahin chahti.."Sumit hugged her tight..😭
"Pagal kahin ki..aisa kyun soch rahi ho?.."He was crying too..😭
"Kumkum??..Chalo doodh piyo..aur ye medicines lo.."Sumit hugged her as she stood in the balcony..She was crying bitterly in his arms..😭
"Kumkum kya hua?.."He hugged her.."haan?..mera baccha?..Kumkum..??.."He thought, she needed that childish treatment..😳
"Kumkum?..accha..idhar baitho..aur bolo..kya baat hai?..haan?..tabiyat toh theek hai na?..Kumkum?..baba kuch toh bolo.."He tried to make her talk..😭
"sumit..main kal ki subah nahin dekhoongi..mujhe jaana hoga...ho sake toh mujhe maaf karna.."She sobbed bitterly..😭
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Part 8:
His worst nightmares were coming true..
kumkum had to be admitted at 2:00 AM after she fainted in the bathroom, almost pulseless, after puking blood..
Sumit's tears weren't stopping as only one setnece of hers buzzed inside his mind.."Main kal ki subah nahin dekhoongi Sumit.."
"Dr.Wadhwa..."Abhimanyu's eyes were red..
Without asking him anything, Sumit went in..😭
"Kum.."He tried hard not to sob before her .."everything will be fine haan?..tumhe kuch..kuch nahin.."He unfortunately, broke down..😭
"Sumit..mere ..liye..ye bahut keemti hain.."She wiped his tears, though she was still crying..😭
She was lying pale and weak as if life had been draining out of er with evry passing moment....All sorts of tubed were connected to her body and huge machines beeped continuosly..😭
"Ek kaam karoge na?.."she asked..😕
"Hmm.."He noded..
"Hug me.."She cried😭
Sumit took her in arms lightly, making her sit, he hugged her..😭
She rested her head on his chest.."Bas..ab tumhaari bahon mein hun na...maut bhi aayegi toh bechaini nahin mehsoos hogi.."she smiled..
Sumit cried and cried.."Kumkum please matt karo aisi baatein.."
"Ssh...ab mujhe bolne do..waqt phisal raha hai haathon se.."She coughed once..😭
"Abhi maine papa se baat kari thi...aur saare doston se..ab tumse kehna hai.."She held his hand.."sumit..main jaa rahi hun..ho sake toh maaf karna..tumhaari zindagi barbaad karne ke liye..tumhaari umr bhar ki khushiyaan cheenane ke liye..aur pheron ke woh saat vachan na nibhaa paane ke liye.." Sumit listened to her sobbing softly..😭
"Sumit.."she sobbed.."Promise me..mere marne ke baad..apna khayaal rakhoge..you won't miss even a single meal..mujhe yaad mat karna..haan kabhie kabhie miss karna..par bhoolne ki kosish bhi karna.. aur..Sumit..concentrate on ur work..karm hi pooja hoti hai na..air pls..papa ko sambhal lena.." she sobbed harder now..😭
"Believe me, apni marzee se nahin jaa rahi hun..hagwaan ne majboor kiya hai..par sumit jo bhi ho..I love you more than my life.."Her breath was uneven now..and the huge instruments indicated her declining vital signs..
Sumit knew, nothing was there to stop her and he had only one way..He picked up the hollow, used injection kept besides her and injected himself..😭
"Kaha tha na...our lives are one..humein ek safar tay karna hai..aur kumkum..aankhein pehle meri band hongi..tumhaari nahin.."
Kumkum screamed for help, not for herself, but him..But sumit stopped her.."I love you .."😭😭
And two bodies but a single soul, departed from the heavenly world, to build a beautiful space for themselves..
"Sumit, we are leaving for the airport.You're coming naa?.."Shashank inquired over the phone..
"Jee sir.."was all he could say.😳
"Kumkum.."the name brought smile to his lips..as he looked on the walls of his room, every corner of which was covered by her snaps, his eyes really got moist..😭
"No pranks..no shaitani..only dosti nibhani.."
He closed his eyes, feeling her warmth...feeling the push, she gave him to win the basketball match..hearing the song of her colorful bangles ..touching again her silky, smooth hair..
"Why did she leave me without even giving a reason..?.."He felt hurt.😭
Part 1:
"Goodmorning Doctor Kumkum and welcome back..!!!"Dr. Abhimanyu Modi smiled, shaking hands with her.😊
"PAPA..!!"She jumped with joy and leapt to him..Shashank hugged her tight.."Mera baccha..!!"😛
He had missed her a lot in her absence.Though, she had gone only because of his insistance, to Chicago , he still, felt like a criminal ..
Kumkum wiped hers, as her as his tears and hugged him.."I love you papa.."
She kissed her Dad's cheeks, as she used to do when she was some 12 years old.Her father was her world as she hadn't sen her mother.😳
"Ab ghar chalein?..tumhaara poora gang wait kar raha hai tumhaara.."She nodded with a smile..😉
Though she started walking out of the airport, her heart was still there..Her eyes were scanning the airport compound to get a glimpse of him.."He wouldn't have come.."she though, when someone held her shoulder.."Hi Dr.Kumkum Gupta.."The voice was his..yes..!!It was the same voice, the same touch, she was craving for..😳😳
"SUMIT..!!!" She was more than just happy as she hadn't expected him..😳
Her ecstacy, covered the grey matter of her brain and without a logical thought, she clinged onto him, taking him into tight embrace.😳
"I missed you.."He said, higging her even tighter..😳
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Part 2:
Her return brought the "something missing" back to her life.The gang of friends-Armaan,Riddihma,Muskaan and Rahul and of course, Sumit, had hosted a lunch party for her, which was more of a re-union than a mere wlcome party..She came to know, how Riddhima won the basketball match against Armaan, how Muskaan locked up Dr.Abhimanyu Modi in the hospital bathroom and how th guys fought with the girls and she just listened with utmost interest.😛
"Goodmorning Dr.Shashank, goodmorning Dr.Kumkum.."a visibly excited sister Lovely, greeted..😉
"Aah..Sister Lovely jee..kaisi hain aap..?.."Kumkum waved Shashank a good bye as he left for an urgent meeting..😳
"Oh jee...kumkum jee..main toh theek hun jee...aap kaisi hain...?.."Lovely really, was a lovely person..😆
As Kumkum chatted merrily with her, Sumit stood behind her, mesmerised by her persona..😳😳
"Oh tum kab aaye...!!"She smiled..😛
"Jab tum Lovely jee ke saath gappe mar rahi thi.." he grinned..😃
"You know..black suits the most on you.."she couldn't help saying..😛
"You're looking gorgeous too, as ever.."He smiles..
"Hey guys..What's up.."Armaan pats their back and soon the place turns chirpy and noisy..😉
The day passed swiftly with duties and fun.At about 6:00PM, Shashank called Sumit in his cabin..
"Can you do me a favor son?.."shashank asked Sumit
"No sir..you have to order, not request.."He smiled.
"Beta..Can you please drop Kumkum home..??"He said.
"Sure sir..but this eaarly..?"He asked..
"Well actually..safar se thakan ho gayi usko..she asked me ..toh maine socha ghar jakar thoda aaram kar legi.."Sumit nodded..
"Ok sir..will meet her at the parking lot.."Shashank thanks him..
"Thanks a lott Sumit.."she mutters, getting inside the car..
"My pleasure.."He smiled, adjusting her seat, as he always did for her..
He looked at her as she closed her eyes, and felt something wrong with her.."You ok?.."
"Hmm..just tired..kal bhi raat ko papa aur main baatein hi karte rahe toh thoda thak gayi hun.."She smiled wearily..
He was still concerned.."Chalo panipuri khayein?.."
"Haan..!!"Her eyes lit like a 3-year old kid..
"I thought you loved Panipuri.."sumit said, as they walked along the huge sea waves..
"Yes ofcourse, I do.."She replied quickly..
"but you had only one.."he said..
"so, you were counting .."Kumkum raised her brows..
"No..I mean.."He tried covering up for himself..
"Its ok...can we sit down for a while..I'm tired like hell..."she did look pale..
"ok.."They sat down on a rock..
"Baalon ki kya haalat kar di tumne..??..Itne bade ho gaye ho baal banana nahin aaya ab tak..dekho kaise champu jaise baal ho gaye hain.." She sets his hair by her fingers..
"Tum bina sikhaye chali gayi..mujhe kya pata tha ki itne din ke liye chali jaogi.."He said..
Kumkum's smile faded away and she got up.."Chalo na..andhera ho gaya hai..I think we should go.."
"Why did you leave me..??.."He stopped her, holding her hand as she got up..
Sudden tears emerged her eyes.."Sumit..please leave me.."
"I love you Kumkum..I still do.."His eyes were moist too..
"Don't love me then.."She turned her face away, crying silently..
"I will and always.."..He said firmly and turned her face towards him..
"Sumit.."She hugged him and he too, unable to resist, holds her tight, with all his pent-up feelings..
She moves her hands all over his back but then, stops..
"I..I..I can't let you love me..Sumit..you..for my sake..do..don't love me.."She ran away..
They were quiet during their journey..Kumkum looked outside the window, to fight back her tears..As they reached her home, Sumit opened the door for her and looked away, to avoid her.. but, she held him.."Sumit.."
Astonished, he looks at her.."kumkum.."but she had lost her conscience, as then, falls on him..
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Part 3:
"Uncle?..?Sir??..Kumkum theek hai na?..use ..use chakkar kyun aaye..wo.."He had thousands of questions to ask..
"she's fine Dr.Wadhwa.."Abhimanyu announces while Shashank couldn't stop crying..
"Toh..Toh aap ro kyu rahe hain uncle..boliye na?.."Sumit asks him anxiously..
"I..I want to tell you something today Sumit.."Shashank told him in his cabin..
"Yes uncle.."He sits down..
"Sumit..she ..she ha..has Le..Leukemia.."
A stream of tears fell from Sumit's eyes.He was still as a statue, blank, expressionless and unmovable..
"Its her 3rd stage..uska case bahut complicated hai..woh isiliye chicago mein thi..apne treatment ke liye..Sumit har hafte uski chemotherapy hoti hai..Body mein lyphocytosis band ho chuka hai..and due to her state, hum bone marrow transplant nahin karva sake..Sumit..meri beti mujhse door hoti jaa rahi hai..har beetta par..mujhe uski hansi..uske pyaar..us se door karta jaa raha hai..Sumit kumkum jaa rahi ha.."He was crying..
Sumit, listening to him, wasn't at all attentive.. He was just thinking of his angel...
FLASHBACK*
"No sumit...it was just a physical attraction..hum dono sirf dost hain..aur kuch nahin.."Kumkum said firmly..
"Toh tumhaari aankhein kyun nam hain Kumkum?.."He smiled..
"wo..wo toh bas..isiliye ki..I had planned to play a prank on you with the help of your wife-to-be..ek baar tumhe sherwaani mein, ghode par chadte hue dekhti toh accha lagta..main main nahin jaanti If I'll be evr back..zindagi ka kuch bharosa hi nahin hai na.." She smiled, through tears..
"Sir..I love her..Can I marry her?.."His straight-forward qestion left Shashank dumbfounded..
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Part 4:
"So you're back..fatso..!!"He advanced a tennis racket to her..
"Ram Sanjeevan ne kaha ki tumne bulaya hai.."Her beauty was breathtaking, but she was pale and weak..
"Lets see if you still win.."He winked..
"I will win..!!" Kumkum took the racket from him..
"Lets play.."He hit the ball first, trying to hide his tears..
As soon as they start playing, rains pour over.."Lo..ho gayi baarish.."She noded but continued to play..
She hit the ball with perfect angle but it couldn;t move out of the net again..She lacked force..
"You won.."She gave up and removed her clutcher to set her hair..
"Gave up so easily..??.."sumit couldn't stop crying now..
"Nahin..bas ab mann nahin hai.."She handed over a towel to him in the fire-escape area..
Setting her tiny black bindi, she glanced at him through the mirror and saw his tears.."Sumit?..."😭
He wiped them.."Yes ma'am.."His voice was still shaky..
Tears appeared her eyes too.."Papa ne tumhe bata diya na..?.."she held his hand..
"Nahin...nahin toh..kya bata diya matlab.."He faltered..
Without saying anything, she kept his hand on her head.."Meri kasam kha kar bolo..papa ne bata diya na.."
He broke down into tears and so did she.."I love you too Sumit..I don't want to go.."
"Pagal..you are not going anywhere..jab tak mujhe meri return 180 treats nahin milti hain aur..till when you dont return me, my 23 jackets you owe..and mind you, I want those same ones again..and ....aur uske baad bhi kumkum...tum mujhe cho...chod kar kahin nahin jaogi..I'll see to it....main marr jaoonga tumhaare bina kumkum...main..main kahin nahin jaane doonga tumhe.."😭
They sobbed into each others arms till late..😭
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Part 5:
"Sumit?..main tumhe ek baar phir practical ho kar sochne ko keh rahi hun..dekho sumit.."Kumkum tried to say but, he didn't let her..😳
"Practical hokar tum socho kumkum..firstly, nothing's gonna happen to you aur secondly, main tumhaare sath har wo pal jeena chahta hun...jo main ji sakta hun..aur agar tumhe lagta hai ki tumhaare baad main zinda rahunga toh ye galatfehmi hai...jitni zindagi tumhaari hai utni meri bhi hai..kyunki hamari zindagiyan ek hi hain..aur bhagwaan ki di hui zidagi mein itna door ka nahin socha jaata.."😳
At last, Kumkum had to give up..
3 months later:
Finally, their wedding day arrived..While Shashank, Armaan and Rahul were busy in preaparations, Muskaan and Riddhima got her ready..
"Kumkum??.."Sumit smiled, seeing her getting dressed up ..
She looked a perfect angel in her light pink lehenga..Her lehenga matched the color of her cheeks.😳
"Oye?..Tu kya kar raha hai yahaan khote?.."Muskan got up in rage..😆
"Sumit..be patient..wo teri hi ho jayegi kuch der mein.."Riddhima laughed..
"Ok baba..bas davaiyaan poochne aaya tha.."He smiled..
"Sumit.."Kumkum got up, with Riddhima's support.
Sumit noticed, she didn't look too well....
"Chal muskaan..5 minute ke liye chod de.."Riddhima pleads Muskaan
"Ok..bas sirf 5 minute theek hai?.."She warns Sumit..
"Haan meri maa.."Sumit joins his hands, making kumkum laugh..
"Tabiyat kaisi hai?.."Sumit hugs her sideways, but she weakly, hides her face into his chest.."Hey..!!Show me your hand.."Sumit was worried.."Tumhe toh bukhaar hai.."He kissed her head..
"woh...aaj subah papa ghar par nahin they...injection mil nahin raha tha.."She sits down on the couch..
"Chalo..main de deta hun aur tum jaldi se so jao..ok?.."Kissing her softly, he made her lie down on the bed.😳
"Waise aaj toh kayamat dhaane ka khayaal hai aapka hmm?.."Sumit commented, while injected her and she smiled..😳
"KUM.."Muskaan stopped, seeing Sumit caressing her to sleep..😳
"Sumit..kya hua?.."she asked..
"Tabiyat theek toh hai?..Riddhima was worried too..
"Temperature high hai..I think, hum mandir mein hi choti si pooja karva lete hain..we'll have to cancel the pomp and show..I don't want to get her exerted.."He suggests..😊
"Tumne theek kaha sumit..mujhe bhi yahi lag raha tha.."Shashank too agrees..
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Part 6:
"Mausajee se mile?.."Kumkum asked weakly as he removed her necklace gently..😳
"That mucchad one?.."He joked..😉
"Sumit..!!He's my favorite .."Kumkum smiled..
"Ok baba..just joking..yes, he''s a thorogh gentleman.."He removed her hairpins and moved his fingers through her hair..😳
"Chalo..wear your gown now.."He helped her get up..
"Can I take a shower..???.Pleeeeeeeeeeease..??.."she pleaded..😆
"Ok..aao mere saath.."He made everything ready for her..
As she returns from the bathroom, holding her head, he's very worried..
"Kumkum?..kya hua kumkum?.."She opened her eyes weakly and they were blood red..
"Sum..Vomit..Vomi.."before she said another word, he t took her to the bathroom and rubbed her back, as she bent over the basin..😭
"I don't want to leave you..Main marnaa nahin chahti.."she muttered as sumit patted her to sleep..😭
"I don't want to lose you either.."Sumit broke down into enormous sobs as she fell into a drugged sleep..😭
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Part 7:
Instead of a honey moon, they had a home moon..Sumit was on a 2 week leave.He took care of her but, tried to maintain as much normalcy as he could..😳
One day, while returning from an excursion to Kelwi Beach, Kumkum suddenly said.."Sumit roko.."
"Kya hua?.."He was confused..😕
"Main doobta hua sooraj dekhna chahti hun.."she pointed to the setting sun..😳
"Oh...ok..aao.."He helped her out of the car..
Sitting on a bech, she gazed at the sun..😊
"Hey beautiful..!!"Sumit wrapped a shawl around her.."Thand lag jayegi.."😳
As he sat with her, he saw her crying..😭
"Kumkum?..baby?..kya hua?.."She looked very pale..The dark circles under her eyes worsened her paleness..😭
She places her head on his shoulder.."We all have to die like that..ek din mera bhi aise hi ant aa jayega..Just a few seconds and all the pain, anguish, distress..everything will die...main bhi aise hi mar jaoongi.."she smiled too..😭
She got up.."Lekin pata hai..main..main udna chahti hun.."She twirled round..😳
"Chidiyaaon ki tarah apne bhi pankh failaana chahti hun..u oonche badlon ko chukar hawa se baatein karna chahti hun..aur pata hai.."She sat down again..😭
"Main tumhaare saath bitaaye ek ek pal ko sametna chahti hun..main abhi marna nahin chahti.."Sumit hugged her tight..😭
"Pagal kahin ki..aisa kyun soch rahi ho?.."He was crying too..😭
"Kumkum??..Chalo doodh piyo..aur ye medicines lo.."Sumit hugged her as she stood in the balcony..She was crying bitterly in his arms..😭
"Kumkum kya hua?.."He hugged her.."haan?..mera baccha?..Kumkum..??.."He thought, she needed that childish treatment..😳
"Kumkum?..accha..idhar baitho..aur bolo..kya baat hai?..haan?..tabiyat toh theek hai na?..Kumkum?..baba kuch toh bolo.."He tried to make her talk..😭
"sumit..main kal ki subah nahin dekhoongi..mujhe jaana hoga...ho sake toh mujhe maaf karna.."She sobbed bitterly..😭
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Part 8:
His worst nightmares were coming true..
kumkum had to be admitted at 2:00 AM after she fainted in the bathroom, almost pulseless, after puking blood..
Sumit's tears weren't stopping as only one setnece of hers buzzed inside his mind.."Main kal ki subah nahin dekhoongi Sumit.."
"Dr.Wadhwa..."Abhimanyu's eyes were red..
Without asking him anything, Sumit went in..😭
"Kum.."He tried hard not to sob before her .."everything will be fine haan?..tumhe kuch..kuch nahin.."He unfortunately, broke down..😭
"Sumit..mere ..liye..ye bahut keemti hain.."She wiped his tears, though she was still crying..😭
She was lying pale and weak as if life had been draining out of er with evry passing moment....All sorts of tubed were connected to her body and huge machines beeped continuosly..😭
"Ek kaam karoge na?.."she asked..😕
"Hmm.."He noded..
"Hug me.."She cried😭
Sumit took her in arms lightly, making her sit, he hugged her..😭
She rested her head on his chest.."Bas..ab tumhaari bahon mein hun na...maut bhi aayegi toh bechaini nahin mehsoos hogi.."she smiled..
Sumit cried and cried.."Kumkum please matt karo aisi baatein.."
"Ssh...ab mujhe bolne do..waqt phisal raha hai haathon se.."She coughed once..😭
"Abhi maine papa se baat kari thi...aur saare doston se..ab tumse kehna hai.."She held his hand.."sumit..main jaa rahi hun..ho sake toh maaf karna..tumhaari zindagi barbaad karne ke liye..tumhaari umr bhar ki khushiyaan cheenane ke liye..aur pheron ke woh saat vachan na nibhaa paane ke liye.." Sumit listened to her sobbing softly..😭
"Sumit.."she sobbed.."Promise me..mere marne ke baad..apna khayaal rakhoge..you won't miss even a single meal..mujhe yaad mat karna..haan kabhie kabhie miss karna..par bhoolne ki kosish bhi karna.. aur..Sumit..concentrate on ur work..karm hi pooja hoti hai na..air pls..papa ko sambhal lena.." she sobbed harder now..😭
"Believe me, apni marzee se nahin jaa rahi hun..hagwaan ne majboor kiya hai..par sumit jo bhi ho..I love you more than my life.."Her breath was uneven now..and the huge instruments indicated her declining vital signs..
Sumit knew, nothing was there to stop her and he had only one way..He picked up the hollow, used injection kept besides her and injected himself..😭
"Kaha tha na...our lives are one..humein ek safar tay karna hai..aur kumkum..aankhein pehle meri band hongi..tumhaari nahin.."
Kumkum screamed for help, not for herself, but him..But sumit stopped her.."I love you .."😭😭
And two bodies but a single soul, departed from the heavenly world, to build a beautiful space for themselves..
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