She blinked again staring at the floor. Tears rolling down her eyes leaving behind the trail of khol.She looked at the red bulb above the OT and kept staring at the entrance of OT. His face covered with blood...broken glass and earthen pot piece stuck to his body near his abdomen on the right side ..and blood oozing out from those places making his white shirt turn wet and red...her heart ached as she touched the glass pane of the theater. She closed her eyes tightly yet couldn't stop those warm tears escape her eyes.
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"NEIL NAHI... RUKHJHAO..."she screamed running towards him. He was about to break it. "NEIL" she screams again.But it he hits it.There was a loud noise and she comes to a halt for a moment ...so does her heart for a sec...
The pink color spread in air... preventing anyone to get the clear view of the collapsing pyramid of men.
"NEIL" she shrieks and rushes to the place pushing the people who were trying to run outside.
There he was lying unconscious..with his both hands spread out...blood oozing out from the leftside of his head...from the long scratch on his other side ...a sharp object .. glass stuck to the right side of his abdomen region...skin and clothes hugged by the layer of ash...
Avni collapsed beside him...taking his head onto her lap..."neil" she called out loudly with tears trickling down her cheek..."NEIL" she screams again...patting his cheek...
DD and Neela reach them..."SIRJI" he screams... seeing neil's condition.."DD.. please car yaha lao.. immediately.."neela asks DD.
It seemed like a trance as she doesn't remember anything completely..reason being her eyes didn't leave neil for a second...she took his right hand in her right and held it tightly... pressing the small white towel with her other hand...on his head in her lap to prevent blood loss..."neil" she tries once again...but he didn't move a bit..."neil were are here...almost near hospital ..kuch nahi hoga tumhe"she says to unconscious neil..more to comfort herself.."aur teez chalo DD " says neela seated next to DD trying to contact bebe.avni bends her her to touch his forehead with hers..."neil" she whispers...she lifts her head up as she feels the car coming to halt.She looks at neil in her arms . They quickly take him inside.Thanks to DD...he manage it all quickly saying he is a police officer...and explained the situation to them. they shifted neil to OT in minutes.
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neela was busy with the paper work...
Avni moved away from the door as she heard some sound. She quickly asks doctor about neil.."dhekiye kuch bhi kehna bahut hi mushkil hai...unka halat bahut nazuk hai abhi...bahut blood loss hua..humne sabhi glass pieces unke body se nikal diya hai..phir bhi...agar unko hosh nahi aaya toh ye critical ho sakta hai "says the doctor "kya mai unhe mil sakti hu?" She asks wiping off the tears with back of her hand." Ha...unhe dusre room mein shift Kar ne ja rahe hai...uske baad"
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As she enters the room..she sees him connected with all those monitoring systems...her feet trembled as she walked towards him. She stopped to the side of the bed.She was feeling suffocated...she tried to take deep breaths..few more of those were waiting to escape her eyes seeing him like this...she shaking hands reached his cheek...and settle there until she finished saying what she wanted to... ..." Please neil...come back...I need you..don't leave me.. please..."she sobbed..
About 10 mins later...the system started to beep. "Neil...Neil...there was not motion in him...but the frequency of the beep started increasing...she panicked and called out for doctor. Neela who was standing outside the door rushed inside. In seconds doctor was in the room..and he asked them to leave the room...neela dragged out a reluctant avni outside the room..
Patience decreased with every passing second and a restless avni stood by the door...with neela's support.
Doctor came outside and informed them that his condition is critical.Avni walked inside the room without saying anything...she sat on the stood by his side..took his hand in hers
"Neil..mere baat suno...tum give up nahi karsakte..U are fighting this...socho neil...bebe ..papa ... aunty ka kya hal hoga tumhe aise dhek ke?...tumhare bina kya hal hogi unka?...hum sab ke liye tum important ho neil...mere liye tum sab se important ho...come back neil...aakhe kholo...baat karo mujhse...lado...jagda karo...par mujeh se dur mat Jao... please neil..." She said...
She heard the door open... And looked back... Bebe and shweta were standing with horrified expressions...shweta broken-down seeing neil like that...she looked at him once again... whispered"please" ..and left the room .
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Neela looked at her daughter who was walking away from the room...lost in her own trance...she called out to her thrice...but avni kept on walking...she followed avni.. avni stopped...before Ganesh idol...
She fell on her knees folded her hands
"Bas neil ko theek Kar dijiye... please...Neil ko kuch mat hone dena... neil ko theek Kar dijiye"she cried praying .
Neela couldn't see her like that...she turned back and cried .She spots DD running towards her...he stopped infront of her..and "sirji ...bhabhi ka naam le rahe hai..."
Neela: Avni!!...beta ...
Avni turns to her mother and wait for her to say the thing she is waiting for...but what she got is a different thing..
Soon as neela filled her with the news...she rushed to that room... Shweta and bebe were on the other side..tensed at the same time shocked..
She reached to his side ..."neil"she said in a low tone... His eyes opened in thin slits..."avniii" he managed to say with great difficulty. He tried to stretch his hand towards her...but the pain made him wince ...she moved quickly towards him ..and held his hand..."neil..." She said again...tears made their way down her cheek..and fell on his hand... she smiled through her tears...her happiness had no bounds...her happiness...it's him... happiness of having him back...
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High dose of medicine took over neil.Shweta asked avni to stay away from neil. Bebe didn't object..but neither she supported Shweta. Avni hugged his hand which was in her hand until then... Her eyes showed a totally different emotion...she placed his hand back ...and walked out of the room...not before looking at him once again...
She convinced neela to go back..and that she'll stay here...
She walked towards the mandir again...folded her hands and thanked God for saving neil...
She couldn't understand what took over her... She didn't have a name for it... All she knew was that she couldn't bear the thought of losing him...those 5 hours made her realize that she was ready for leave all the relations..to let go of everything..and everyone...for him...no one ever felt this important to her...not even Aman...for whom she came back fighting death...She didn't have a name for this feeling...
GUYS THIS IS A REPOST...I'M SANJU...TRYING TO POST ALL MY STUFF AGAIN WITH THIS ACCOUNT...AND DELETE THE PREVIOUS ONES...report mat kar denaa😆sorry guys...