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"Mr. Sharma!" I hear the nurse call. Kabir turns around to look at the nurse.
"Yes?" He replies.
"I need to go Mrs. Sharma a sponge bath. May I?" I look at Kabir then at the nurse. I slightly nod and Kabir makes a puppy face as he walks out of the room and the nurse does cleans me.
"Kabir." I say when the nurse exits and Kabir enters my room. I look at him and he is all teary eyed. What.. What has happened to me? Is something wrong? Do I not deserve to know what on Earth is making my mother and my love cry?
"Ananya." He sits beside me and eyes me carefully. "I.. I.. sent Maa back home.. To rest.. Trisha..uh..took her.."
"Okay." I keep my hand on his. He looks down at this and shuts his eyes tightly, "Is something bothering you, Kabir? Btao na mujhe."
"Actually..."
"Hmm?" I look at him. He's disheleved, his hair all messy, his clothes not changed as he still wore the sherwani from our 'almost' wedding.
"Maa and I.. we made an arrangement.."
"And what is that?" He hesitates again, "Tell me, Kabir. Whatever it is, you're with me, and that's really all I need now."
"Okay.. So.. You're gonna live in my appartment.. For.. A while.."
"Why? Why can't I go home?" His head drops again. I look at him and raise his head with my two fingers, "I don't mind, Kabir. But why? Is something wrong with me? What am I..?"
"Is there something wrong with me, Ananya? I mean, didn't you wanna marry me? Is something that is stressing you? That you're sad about? You can tell me, Ananya. You can share your emotions with me. Just.. Just tell me. Is anything wrong that you're worried about?" I look at him, shocked. Him, shaken. I don't get it.
"No, Kabir, nothing is wrong with you. Why do you ask?"
"Coz you're..!" He cuts his sentence off. "Because you.. you are suffering from depression, Ananya.. And being your husband, I want to know! I want to know what is stressing you out!" Depression? I look at him wide-eyed.
"Depression? I have a perfect life, Kabir. I have you, Maa, Armaan, Ronnie, Richa, Trisha, Sunny and Malvika even." I chuckle lightly, "There's nothing wrong in my life."
"As long as you're sure about it, I am sure I don't need to worry. But all I need you to know is that you don't need to keep your emotions all bottled up. Tell me, and I'll never ever judge you or misunderstand. Do you get me?"
"Yes, Kabir." He smiles shyly, and kisses my forehead.
"Sleep now. You need to rest." I nod as he lays me down and sits close beside me. I hold my arm around my waist, securely. I'll never let him go, I chanted in my mind. Without him, I wouldn't be anything. And already I've lost my man.. Papa. I can't afford to lose Kabir. I'll never, ever, let him leave me.
"I love you, Kabir. More than anything."
"I do, too, Ananya. I love you." He kisses my head and I drifft into numbness and unconsciousness. For now, I don't wish to be worried about anything. I guess.
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"Rise and shine, sleepy head!" I hear Kabir's chirpy voice. I sit up by the pillows and then drink him in. He's shaved, changed, and looking his usual charming self. I don't where this Kabir was lost. I hated to see him unhappy or with tears.
"Good morning." I smile. I look at the tray laid before me.
"I have a good news for you." I look up at him to be grinning like a teenager.
"What?"
"You're getting discharged today." Oh thank God! Anything away from this sick environment! I feel more sick, which I am not, when I look at all the doctors who come to check on me.
"Oh, yay!" I grin at him.
"I brought you boiled eggs, coffee, some toasts, and you're favourite blueberry jam. And don't worry, they're not from the hospital canteen. Maa brought them for you."
"Is Maa here?" Why didn't she come to meet me?
"She came here early morning, to drop this off. And then looked at you for what seemed like a while, and then just told me to give her a call when me and you reach home. I said yes and just like that she went away with Richa."
"Richa? She came, too?"
"Yes, she did. I asked her if I should wake you up because you had already slept like for 12 hours! But she said no, because she didn't wanna ruin your pretty sleep. She dropped this letter for you." He holds out a piece of paper for me. I take it in my shaken hands and look at it. It has at least a thousand staples on it.
"What explains this?" I look up at him.
"Well," he grins, "She wanted to make sure I don't read it before you do."
"Ohh." I chuckle lightly as I try to take off the staples.
"Allow me, my dear." I hold out the paper to him. In one sudden moment, the paper tears apart. Oh, I could have done that too.
"What does it say?" He asks me. I open the little card and am I surprised? No, that would be an understatement. Here's what it read.
We were heck worried for you
but i am glad you're okay now
get well soon, annie.
we all love you. ;)
-Ronnie
Hi Ananya! I am so happy for you.
You're all right now and I'll come visit you soon.
And you're lucky to have Kabir.
He's been very nice to all of us and you.
Never let him go.
And yeah, get well soon pal! :)
-Richa
Teri KKN mei bahaut yaad aa rhi hai.
Aur Kabir bhi nahi aa rhe toh Malvika has gone crazy. :P
Just get well soon aur jaldi se waapis aa jaa.
Koi nayi story cover krenge saath mei.
-Sunny
"Trisha ne kuch nahi likha?" He grins at me again and holds out another card. Oh.. Oh! Of course!
Annie meri baby! Jaldi se theek ho behan.
I know, I know, tujhe meri yaad aa rhi hai.
But please behan, tujhe milne aana hoga.
Just get well soon and take care of yourself.
And Kabir too, he's been heck worried. :)
I'll drop by his appartment at night.
Tab pajama party karenge. ;)
-Trish.
P.S.- Editor in chief ke ghar pe
pajama party! Never have
thought of that in my dreams! :P
"She's mad!" He giggles. "Aap? Aap mujhe kuch nahi denge?"
"Madam ji." He sits beside me and takes a toast in his hand and starts applying jam on it. "Aap ghar toh chaliye. Hum btayenge aapko ki hum kya kya de skte hai."
"When do we leave?" I take a bite of the toast he holds out for me.
"After you finish this." And he continues to feed me.
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