BeIntehaan~When Love Is Limitless
Part 3: The Wound
The family was back. Everything was back to the normal routine. Shivaay hadn't seen her since the morning and it was afternoon now. Even his breakfast had been served at his room by the servants Where was she? As he came down the stairs, he was greeted by Om and Rudra, his eyes still searching for Anika. Om wondered what would have happened the day before though Shivaay's face looked composed he could figure out something was bothering him but what?
Rudra-"Chaliye bhaiya bahut bhook lagi hain..." the others were already present there but she was still missing.
As they settled, he looked around but dint find her.
Jhanvi looking at her fruit plate, "Anika kitchen mein hain..!" she smirked and popped the piece of fruit in her mouth. Rudra gave Om an amused look. Shivaay pretended as though it wasn't meant for him.
Anika comes and serves everyone including him without sparing him a glance much too his annoyance. Om noticed her face, she camouflaged jauntiness but he could see something else beneath it.
As Jhanvi ate the first byte.."Anika iss mein namak nahi hai..." she says pointing to the bowl of sabji.
Anika-"Oh..wo jaldi mein bhul gayi hungi..!" A thoughtful Shivaay listens and stares at her.
Om's lips curved into a small smile.
Anika takes the salt and sprinkles in everyone's bowl. When she comes to Shivaay she only pretends to put some but doesn't actually put salt. A baffled Shivaay looks up to meet her eyes for the very first time in the day.
She then sits on the chair beside his and eats. Only Om notices that Anika also hadn't put any salt in her plate as well. Both were struggling to eat the blank food.
A busy Shivaay was talking on Bluetooth, as soon as he cuts the call his Bluetooth was removed from behind by someone. And she walked out.
Angrily.."Anika..!"
She turns.
"Yeh kya kar rahi ho..pehle meri plate mein namak nahi daala and now mera Bluetooth, problem kya hai."
Anika in a composed manner-"Kal agar aapne doctor ki wo lambi list padi hoti toh aap yeh nahi keh rahe hote...namak aapki sehat ke liye acha nahi hai...aur Bluetooth aur laptop screen se jitna door rehenge utna hi stress-free rahenge."Angry he walks out without waiting for her to complete.
A few hours later, Shivaay was alone in his room, lost in his deep thoughts. Om enters.
Om-"Shivaay tu theek toh hain..?
Shivaay-"Hmm..!"
Om-"dehk ken ahi lag raha..!
Shivaay finally looks up to his brother."Anika..ko kyun bataya?"
Om-"Usse haq thaa jaane ne kaa... aur waise bhi ussne mujhse poocha main jhoot nahi bol sakta thaa..!"
Flashback: The day Shivaay was leaving for his Business Tour
Shivaay had just boarded the plane when he suddenly felt his right arm being almost paralyzed, he couldn't move it, at the same time he felt dizzy. He quickly informed his manager. The manager at once brought in a doctor, the doctor immediately realised from Shivaay's slurry speech and the signs indicated that it was a minor attack. Shivaay was quickly taken to the nearest hospital for the necessary medications. The manger only informed Om, as he was asked to do in case of an emergency.
Om reached the hospital and met the doctor.
Om-"Doctor shivaay ko kya hua...wo theek toh hain..!"
Doc-"Mr.Oberoi..ghabrane ki as such koi baat nahi hai the situation is under control. Humne necessary scans kar liye bas reports aati hongi.
Om-"Lekin hua kya?"
Doc-"T.I.A Transient Ischemic Attack, its like a mini-stroke.!"
Om-"Stroke..!"
Doc-"Dehkiye isske symptoms normal brain stroke ke jaise hi hote hain lekin it's a minor one...its more of a Warning stroke."
Om-"Lekin Shivaay ko kaise..
Doc-"Uss ke liye reports ka wait karte hain..uss se pehle kuch nahi keh sakte..!"
It took Om great amount of courage to enter the room, Shivaay slept peacefully. He screwed his eyes shut hw would Shivaay face this.
An hour later :
Doc-"Mr.Oberoi...aapke bhai ka heart weak hai...aise mein insaan ka bp high nahi hona chaiye...aur aapke bhai ka B.P abnormally high thaa...jiski wajah se jo ek dimaag ki nerve mein blockage aayi hai.. Thanks to God ki it was temporary...warna...kher..since inki dimaag ke left side pe yeh hua issliye inki right arm mein numbness aayi. Ho sakta hain kuch dinno tak aur bhi aise instance ho..jaise numbness in the body toh please ghabraiye ga mat it would be due to weakness in the nerves. Aur please see to that ki Mr.Oberoi tension naa le aur aisa kuch naa ho jisse inka B.P high ho warna baat bigad sakti hai...as it is he has a weak heart.
Om nods and prepares himself to tell Shivaay everything.
Present:
Om-Kyun.?Aisa kya hua..? Tu kya soch raha hain?" he says reading his brother's expression.
Shivaay-"Main Anika ko Divorce...dena chatha hoon..!"
Om-"Tujhe idea bhi hai tu kya bl raha hain..! Yeh pehle bhi nahi hua thaa ab bhi nahi hoga..!"
Shivaay-"No this time I will make sure ki yeh ...D...ivorce...hoke rahe..!" he says determined.
Om-"Why Shivaay..? Ab aisa kya kar diya ussne... tere khaaane mein namak kam daala issliye?"
Shivaay painfully-"I don't deserve her Om...she doesn't deserve me..!"
Om-"Shivaay kaun kisko desrve karta hain ..yeh hum nahi decide karte who kudrat decide karto hai..!"
Shivaay his eyes turning moist unable to take all of this, moves towards Om,placing his han on his shoulder.."Maine ussske saath bahut bura kiya hai Om...bahut bura...kya kya nahi socha...usss pe trust nahi kiya...aur zabardasti ...ki yeh shaadi...I did wrong...Very wrong...shaayad main khud ko bhi nahi maaf kar paunga...iss liye ab maine decide kiya hai...I cannot turn back time...lekin main situation ko improve kar sakta hoon...!"
Om -"Tujhe lagta hai yeh karke tu situation ko baithar karega..?"
Shivaay-"Wo mere paas rahegi toh usse sirf dard milega...!" he says turning away.
Om-"Usski kya opinion hai iss baare mein...ek baar jaane ki koshish ki...who kya schti hai ...wo kya iss rishtey se chathi hai...!Har baar har decision tu nahi le sakta..Shivaay...You cant..!"
Shivaay-"Lena padega...If you knew maine uss ke saath saath kya kya kia...tu shaayad mujh se nafrat karne lage..!" He was unaware that he dint have a single listener but two.