#733
I opened my eyes, and even though my eyes were too blurred , for me to focus on anything, but she was what, I could even recognise, with my closed eyes. My head still hurts, and I didn't still know, why. I moved my trembling hand, towards her, as she held it, and with the other hand, she caressed my hand. "Nishaaa..." I spoke, weakly. Mom, bhai, her parents, kanan, and kanan's family, and her cousins were there, as well. They came running to me, as soon as I came to know, that I had opened my eyes. My eyes were too hurting. I just couldn't understand what was happening around me. All their voices were just making my head hurt more, and the person I wanted to speak, was just silent. The doctor came in, and asked everyone to leave, but allowed Nisha. I looked at her clothes, which had my blood. "I am sorry!" I said, and she was so angry, that she wasn't ready to speak. I realised that I almost broke the promise to never leave her. "What...happened ..to me?" I asked, weakly. "I don't know who he was... Who hit you... He shouted that you have an affair with his wife... And that this is your punishment... I just couldn't understand... He was Riyaana's husband, maybe... As She was the one, who stopped him... And took him away, before the police came...I..I just couldn't understand, main kya Karu... You were bleeding heavily, and not breathing too... I feared that I lost you... I didn't want to..." She said, and she started crying, covering her mouth. "I...am fine... Nisha... Don't trust ...that man... I'll never...betray you..." I said. The pain in my head was too much for me to bear. "I trust you... Not him..." She said, and I smiled, putting my pain aside. She fondled her thumb on my cheek, and looked into my eyes, with love. "Kiss me... Nishaaa... I need it... It will cure...this pain...in my head.." I said, as I knew, she needed it, she needed my love to console her. She leaned on my face, and placed her lips on mine. I just smiled, as she kissed me slowly. She then dug her head, at the crook of my neck, and rested like that, for a few minutes. "I'll just go out... Mom and Viraj, want to meet you..." She said. "Don't go anywhere, just be by my side..." I said, holding her hand, and she called mom and bhai in. Mom was crying, and Viraj was teary eyed, and he tried to console her. "Jojooo...aap kya karte hai, aapka aas paas kabhi dhyaan kyu nahi hota hai... Kitni Baar Kahan hai humne aapse ki dhyaan rakha kijiye... Par nahi... Aapko pata hai aapne humaari bahu ka kya haal kardia tha ... " Mom said, looking at Nisha, as I smiled. "Mujhe... Kuch... Nahi hota, mom... " I said, holding her hand. "Hum aapko kuch hone bhi nahi dete, Kabir!" Viraj said, wiping his tears. The doctor came in, along with the nurse, and gave me an injection. "Let him sleep!" The doctor said, asking everyone to leave. "Can she stay here? He needs her!" Viraj said, asking the doctor if Nisha could stay with me. The doctor smiled, and agreed, but asked Nisha to not disturb me. She nodded, to the doctor, and she sat, beside me, as Mom and Viraj left. "Your face is too swollen!" She said, touching my forehead. "Wo aadmi to mujhe pehle hi sanki Laga tha, par Maine ye Sab kabhi nahi socha, ki wo mere baare me ye Sab soch Raha tha... Mujhpe na sahi, apni biwi pe to Bharosa karleta... " I said, holding my head. I saw tears in her eyes. "Aaj tujhe kuch hojaata to?" She asked. "Nisha... Don't overthink about it now, I am fine naa... And main terko chodke kabhi nahi jaunga... Aur agar mujhe kuch hota bhi... To I know... Tu manage karleti Sab kuch... " I said, fondling her cheek with my thumb, as she leaned over me. " Main itni strong nahi hu, Kabir, tere Bina ab main nahi reh Sakti... I am completely dependent on you... For everything, Kabir... And I fear losing you... " She said, and rested her head on my chest. "Go to sleep, now!" She said, looking at me, and caressing my hair. I nodded, and closed, my eyes, intertwining my fingers with her. I just don't know, when I dozed off like that.
A nurse came to sponge bath me in the evening, and I had to wake up. The nurse was constantly smiling and blushing, looking at me, and I smiled back, weakly. "Aapko to bohot zyaada chot lagi hai!" The nurse said, as she made me sit properly, and got me rid of my shirt. I felt unsafe, when she oggled at my body. I just chuckled, nervously. My eyes constantly searched for Nisha, and she wasn't in the room. "To shuru karu?" She asked. "K..Kya?" I fumbled. "Sponge bath!" She said, and smirked, evilly. "Baadme nahi ho Sakta?" I asked. "Nahi... Abhi hi hoga," she said. "Okay!" I said, nervously. "Subah to shaayad koi aur nurse thi?" I asked her, "Unki duty khatam hogayi hai... Ab main incharge hun yahan!" She said. I was doing everything, to avoid her touch. She took the wet sponge, and started cleaning my neck, touching me inappropriately, whenever she was getting a chance. "Aap single ho?" She asked. I cleared my throat, and said, "no!" "Girlfriend?" She asked, "wife!" I said, and, "phir theek hai!" She replied. "Excuse me?" I said. Just at that moment, Nisha came in. She was wearing a fresh pair of clothes. "I asked sukku to stay here, where the hell did he go?" She asked me, to which I replied that I didn't know. I signalled Nisha that this nurse was touching me inappropriately, so, she just came towards me, and asked the nurse for the sponge, asking her that she would do it herself. The nurse looked at her, and said, that it is her work to do this. Nisha said that, she would do it, anyhow. The nurse was pissed off, but I was really glad the she went away. "Kya psycho hai yaar ye? Iska complaint to main karke hi rahungi.." Nisha said. "Koi baat nahi, chod!" I said. She took the wet sponge, and started cleaning me. "Kahan tujhe Abhi chot nahi lagti... Aur hum ghar me hote..." She said. "Aur kya kar rahe hote?" I asked, and smirked. "Jo bhi Kar rahe hote... Bas tujhe aise dekhna nahi padhta mujhe..." She said. "To ab bhi mat dekh... Tu kahe to kal raat ki tarah, aankho par ... You know what I mean?" I asked. "Sar pe chot lagi hai... Par tera dimag waisa ka waisa hi reh Gaya! Hawas ka bhookha!" She said. " Sorry... Wo change nahi ho Sakta!" I said. She giggled and slapped me, lightly. "Achha hua ye nurse gayi... Warna aaj to mujhe pata nahi kya hi kardeti ye... " I said. "Tujhe touch karke to dikhae, wo!" Nisha said. I giggled. "Waise! I forgot to tell you, kal subah tujhse statement lene, police inspector aaenge!" She said. "Tune complaint kardia?" I asked. "Haan...nahi to aise kaise jaane du main us aadmi Ko?" She said. "Par, Nisha... Office relations bigad jaenge! Hum baat bhi to Kar sakte hai na... "I said. "Kabir... I can't let this injustice happen to you! Sorry... I am not listening to anything you say... " Nisha, my lawyer, said. She completed the clean up, and asked me, if I was hungry, and I denied. "Mujhe yahan kitne din tak Rehna padega?" I asked her. "Probably, kal evening tak discharge kardenge tujhe! Then, we'll shift you home...and also, Rithwik called, he was very worried for you... But he said that he won't be able to come now... " She said. "Sabko ye baat pata Chali kaise, Nisha?" I asked. "I was scared... Maine vasu mom Ko call Kia... phir unhone meri mom Ko call kiya... Phir aise sabko pata chal Gaya..." She said. "Tu yahan laayi kaise mujhe?" I asked. " Kanan ki help se... " She said. "Wo bechaara, ghar bhi nahi gaya... Yehi bahar pareshaan ghuma Jaa Raha hai kabse ... Baaki sab to ghar bhi chale gaye!" She said, and I smiled. "Bula usko!" I said. Nisha went and called Kanan inside, and as he came in, he nervously smiled, looking at me. "Abhi kaise ho aap, bhaiya?" He asked me. "Bohot... Bohot... Swelling hogayi hai aapke face me..." He said, worriedly. I nodded my head, and smiled, telling him that I was okay. "I..I.. was scared..." He said, looking down, and maybe, there were tears in his eyes too, which he was trying to hide. "Arre... Kya hogaya... Kyu ro Raha hai, Kanan? Kabir bhaiya bilkul theek hai..." Nisha said, placing her hand on his shoulder. "Dad... Dad Ko bhi, kisi ne aise hi maara tha... And uske baad, he left us... aur ab bhaiya saath bhi Aisa hua...to I got scared... But, I am happy now..." He said, wiping his tears. "Tu mera strong bhai hai, buddy, main kabhi kisiko chodke nahi jaane waala... Sab jaanlo ye baat!" I said, pulling him into a hug, and stroking his back, and he smiled, and Nisha came and hugged us both together. "Madhu aunty aur Sia Kahan hai?" Nisha asked. "Bas ghar Gaye hai Abhi thodi der pehle... Soup banane..." He said, and chuckled. We laughed. "Aaj hi ghar nahi jaa sakte kya?" I asked. "Nahi..." Nisha said. "Wo chudail Raat Ko phir aagayi to?" I asked. "Kaun chudail?" Kanan asked. "Arreee... Wo jo Abhi nurse aayi thi... Aise dekh Rahi thi mujhe apni Hawas Bhari nazron se... Haaaye tauba..." I said. Kanan laughed. We talked for a while. And even though I wasn't feeling alright, but still I tried to act.