~Humaari Adhoori Kahaani~ TS~

Humaari Adhoori Kahaani

"Ishq sacha wohi jisko milti nahi manzeelein... manzeelein"

Perhaps, we were not destined to be together for a lifetime. No wonder he left me, oh so suddenly!

Just a week ago, he'd been perfectly fine! We had a routine: waking up at 7, taking a shower, preparing breakfast and leaving for office! Everything was well, till, till that day arrived when I returned home to see Raman lying on the floor unconscious!

I tried dabbing water on him; to no avail. It was wise to call over the doctor!
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The ambulance reached the hospital within 5 to 10 minutes. In that time span, I felt such an amalgam of emotions... fear, anticipation ... regret!

I knew so well that he wasn't keeping well yet I'd given in to his insistence and left for work! Had I been at home; this incident could've been avoided

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Mrs. Bhalla... I'm sorry to tell you Mr. Bhalla is no more...

What the hell was happening?

Kya... yeh kaise... yeh sab... Raman... nahi?

I understand it's difficult to come to terms with the death of your husband but he was in his final stage of lung cancer!

Lung cancer? This was news to Ishita...

Jab woh treatment ke liye aaye tab tak bahut dher ho chuki thi! No wonder hum unhe bacha nahi paaye!

Waise humne Santoshi Bhalla ko call kardiya hai... thodi dher mein aati hi hongi!

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Kya main Raman ko dekh sakti hoon? Ishita uttered; tears forming in her eyes!

Aap unse milen usse pehle we need to shift him to the private room! Bear with us a few minutes... we'll call you over

Just then Raman was brought out to be taken to the other room. His expressions were looking so serene... so somber... so careless! He looked like a little baby in deep slumber... his cuteness was one to die for!

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Now she wouldn't be engulfed in his warm embraces when she felt low! She wouldn't wake up to his smiling face which always exuded positivity! He wouldn't be there to tell her "all is well" when she would come home all tired from a day's work at office! As well as being husband and wife... they were friends... Soulmates! He was her emotional anchor! He was just there... always... but he wouldn't be there now... at a time she needed him the most...!!


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She had asked him to stop smoking but it had become an addiction! Little did he know that this addiction would take his life... send him so far away from his small family...!!!

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Hey... its a very touchy one dear...