Its 2:00 PM...Sumit caresses Kumkum's hair..
Sumit-kumkum?...baby?..kuch khaa lo pehle...utho?..
She opens her eyes and finds herself in the decorated bedroom....
Kumkum-sumit?...ye?..hum..toh pooja...
Sumit-aap so gaye they na?..aur meri bhi aankh lag gayi...jab utha toh dekha aapko bahut tez fever tha...i brought you here....maine inject kar diya aapko...but davaiyaan toh leni hain na?..
Kumkum-sumit?..do baj gaye?...
Sumit-haan madam...subah ki dose bhi skip kar di aapne?....
Kumkum-i am sorry..tumhaari saari planning kharaab kar di...
Sumit-planning aapki tabiyat se important toh nahin hai na?...chalo...aao main khaana laya hoon...
Kumkum-sumit...abhi?
Sumit-ssh...chupchaap acche bacchon ke jaise munh kholo....
Sumit feeds her and vice-versa...He then gives her medecines and puts her to sleep...
She sleeps, clutching his arm tightly...sumit smiles at her innocent gesture and kisses her forehead....
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FLASHBACK-
Sunday morning, Sumit iis waiting for Kumkum outside her hostel.....
Sumit-(to himself)....kitni der laga di...2 din ho gaye...roz kuch na kuch bahaana...pata nahin kya ho gaya hai iss ladki ko...
Sumit is shook by a girl...
sumit-yes?..
Girl-hi...i m nikita...kumkum's friend...wo..aaj kumkum nahin aa payegi...usn kaha hai ki baad mmein aana..
Sumit-kya matlab hai baad mein aana?....meri bhi studies hain...main itni door se aaya hoon...aaj 3rd day hai..ye kya matlab hai?..
Girl-usne kaha ki kh doon ki she's busy...
Sumit-kumkum mujhse ye nahin keh sakti...pls sach batao wo kyun nahin aayi?..pls..
the girl hesitates at first, but she speaks after sumit's assurance..
Girl-actually...she's having chickenpox..n is down with very high fever....
Sumit is shocked.."chickenpox?...."
Before the girl cud say anything, he runs inside the adjacent building-.."HOSPITAL"
He asks Matron about Kumkum and gets permission to see her...
Inside, kumkum is lying down pale and weak.Her entire body is covered with small boils...Sumit s disheartened to see her in such a state..
He calls her softly.."kumkum"...
She's extremely happy to see him....The smile through tear-filled eyes reflects it...
But, she stops herself..."sumit?...tum yahaan mat aao...tumhe infection ho jayega...tum jao...tumhaare exams hain..."
Sumit stops her...."ssshhh...."
He hugs her and she cries pathetically hugging him very tightly...He caresses her hair...
Kumkum-Sumit.....I ..I love you...
Sumit-sweety....I love you too...ro mat bacchi...
But she continues crying...
Sumit-tumne last week bataya tha ki body mein rashes ho rahein hain.....i didnt know ki aapko chickenpox hai...aur aapne mujhe bataaya kyun nahin kumkum?...hmm?..munna ek phone toh kar sakte they na?...
Kumkum-(crying)...tumhaare exams they main pareshaan nahin karna chaahti thi tumhein...
Sumit-pagli...mere exams tumse zyaada zaruri hain?..bolo?...aur kk..i m immune to it...mujhe bachpan mein chickenpox ho chuka hain na...
She sobs in his chest...He sedates her...
Kumkum-mujhe accha nahin lag raha hai....i was missing you....yahaan nurse zabardasti...
Sumit-shikaayat nahin....tum bhi toh theek se khaati nahin ho na.....chalo..ab aaram karo..aao...i am with you...
Sumit nurses her for 15 days...applying oinment on her rashes...pacifying her, forcing her to eat...
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He has tears of affection in his eyes remembering Kumkum saying "..Please mujhe chodkar mat jana...sumit I love you"...
He kisses her forehead and leaves....
Its riddhima's call..
Riddhi-sumit?....birthday girl kahaan hai?...
sumit-riddhi...so rahi hai abhi...
Riddhi-bukhaa hai kya abhi?...
Sumit-haan riddhi...abhi soyi hai...fever tha subah
Riddhi-kitna?....
Sumit-101 tha...abhi injections aur medecines di hain...
Riddhi-pareshaan to nahin thi?...
Sumit-arrey main hoon na?..
riddhi-aur mr....uske liye gift liya?...
sumit-haan...wo toh le liya hai...par abhi tujhe ek kaam karna hai..
Riddhi-bol...
Sumit-uske liye ek bada surprise hai...sun..
He tells him something....and goes to Madhav Kaka with a big grin on his face...
Udne Ki Aasha
