Premise: Virat wakes up from unconsciousness 2 days after he met with the landmine blast to an empty room. The doctors did all their best to remove the toxins that spread in his blood. His back had some deep cuts which were stitched back properly by a plastic surgeon. But his will to live was not enough to pump life into the rejuvenating organs.
Minutes before Virat regains consciousness.
"Virat Sir, please take care of my daughter Sai. Please", his Guru and colleague Kamal Joshi pleaded with him. It started with that promise and his life has been no lesser than a roller coaster ride till he saw her upclose hanging from the branches of the tree. Her innocent face asking him to listen to her and her eyes pleading him to forgive her for her distrust on him came in front of him vividly. What will happen to her, if I leave her? He cant trust his family that threw mudsling on him after 28 years of his life, to take care of her. He summoned all the life force he could gather from his navel to the spine and breathed air into his lungs calling the only person he ever trusted to take care of him irrespective of the relationship they shared.
Present
"Saiiii"...he breathed in while letting her name out.
The vitals were up and reaching normal, when the nurse rushed in to check. Pakhi came in piggy backing the nurse.
"Mr. Chavan, wake up", the nurse patted his cheeks gently trying to keep up his consciousness.
"Sai..", Virat repeated. He has to see her face to be alive. "My wife.", he clarified to the nurse slowly.
"Oh is she your wife?", Nurse pointed to Pakhi not knowing their relationship fully.
"No. She is my Vahini. My elder brother's wife", Virat clarified with meek voice.
Pakhi stood there with her hand on her mouth and in sheer disbelief uttered "Viraaaat".
"Oh sorry Mr. Chavan, this lady was staying here for couple of days so I misunderstood.", Nurse clarified.
Virat's eyes pooled up that Sai was not near him. But in this nonfunctional state, he still figured out how she cried when he went to save her from Sada. So he repeated again.
"Sai Joshi, my wife is a medical student. She must be here somewhere. Will you ask her to come to me", he requested not without saying "You can ask my Vahini to leave. I dont want anyone here except for the doctors." he reiterated.
He turned his face sideways with disgust unable to see the face which has ruined his life and his relationship with his wife. Not able to speak a word more, due of his health and out of his hatred, he waited patiently till Pakhi left the room. Samrat came in few minutes later.
"Shiva! my brother. How are you?", he greeted with huge smile and thanking Bappa with folded hands.
"Where is Sai?" Virat asked calmly without looking into Samrat's eyes.
"Sai is not here. She was not asked to meet you by Badi mami", he said without hiding the facts. "She begged to stay here but was not allowed."
"What were you doing when your younger sister was told off", Virat demanded still not seeing his face. "She stopped my transfer so that I can be with you, she stopped you from leaving the house when you wanted to flee again, remember?", he reminded Samrat "So your job is done, so she doesnt matter anymore?", he remarked not without a hint of derision.
"No Shiva, she caused this misunderstanding and escalated to the point that I had to raise my hands on you my brother, my Shiva. And when Badi mami punished her, I didnt have any reason to stop her.", he defended.
"Samrat!", Virat spoke intentionally not calling by their bond name, I" did not mind you liftiing your hand on me, because I thought you were enraged as Sai's brother. But I was wrong, you were neither my big brother who understood me nor Sai's. You take the stand according to your convenience." said virat now looking straight into Samrat's eyes. "Most importantly, I dont understand how you let your wife here with me. I thought you have the understanding of relationships. Dont you cry to me now that Pakhi behaves the way she does. This time, whatever happens with you and her is your headache. Dont you dare to blame me!", he slightly pointed his finger as if giving him a warning. "Please leave I have to take rest."
Few minutes later Mohit came bringing in Ashwini and Ninad together.
"Where is Sai mohit?", Virat asked his younger brother expectantly. He was sure Mohit would not leave her side, afterall he stood by her like rock, going against him which he never ever did. "Why dont you bring her in", he begged.
"Woh dada..", Mohit trailed off, and diverted the topic quickly "See who came dada! Kaku and Kaka. Ashwini Kaku was doing nirjal vrat. Just now she had a glass of water after you came back to consciousness", he said not able to meet his eyes and answer him.
"Goduuu", Ashwini wallowed kissing his hand.
"Virat, my son!", Ninad cried covering his face.
"Aai, I am fine. Where is Sai?", he asked her mother, wiping her tears away.
"Godu, I am so sorry I had to slap you. I cursed you. I am the reason for your situation today.", Ashwini cried without hearing to her sons pleas to which Ninad also echoed.
"Aai, Baba, please I dont take any of your words seriously. I am glad you all stood by Sai. I always wanted her to have a family like you, who can go even against me to protect her. But I heard Kaku didnt let her in. You consoled her right?", he asked now tears rolling his cheek. "Baba, she must be feeling guilty. I have seen her in Sada's place. She was feeling terrible for what happened. I cant wait to see her and say its all ok. Please bring her to me", he begged.
Not getting any answer from them, he pulled his hands from his mother's hands and said
"Dont say that you left her alone. please dont say.", he was crying now. "What happened to you people? You dont believe your own son who has not given a single reason for your mistrust in 28 years. You dont understand his love for his wife. You dont give him benefit of doubt. You dont trust him when he asks for time. I agree you had proofs against me and severed ties and took my wife as your daughter. And you repeat the same with her? What kind of parents are you? And that girl had felt on top of the world when she brought you together! Silly one, she didnt know one day you will be the ungrateful ones to separate her from me! I feel terrible to have parents like you. Especially you Aai, after knowing how much I love her, you neither stood for my love nor her self respect. You knew how Pakhi plays with her. You knew it more than anyone. You protected her from that lady all this while, only to feed her now to Pakhi, when she needed you the most.", Virat was crying uncontrollably now. "What kind of parents you are?! Chee.", he admonished them.
"No one, literally no one has conscience", he said looking disparagingly at Mohit now. "No wonder Sai distrusts me. Afterall I am born in this family who has zero empathy. Being with you, listening to you, I have crossed my lines many times with her. But atleast I was glad that by the end of it all, she forged true bonds with everyone. But I was so wrong. She has no one expect me. No one", he shaked his head, breaking his delusions that his family has accepted Sai as their own. "The people who can be this cruel to their own son, how can they stand for an outsider", he concluded and asked them to leave.
Ashwini and Ninad could not say a word back. They were just glad that he woke up so they left, unable to hear their own voices that might reek hypocrisy.
He vehemently refused to meet Kaku or any other family members. He asked for his phone, which was completely destroyed, so he requested the nurse to talk to Dr. Pulkit immediately.
The nurse was about to call when Pulkit entered his room.
"Pulkit, where is Sai?", virat asked him franctically. "You must have seen how they all sent her away. Please bring my wife to me. I want to see her. Please call her.", he begged.
Pulkit could not talk anything seeing his situation but to do what he asked for. He called Sai which was answered immediately.
"Sai, Virat...your husband woke up. He is asking for you. Talk to him.", Pulkit spoke without adding any extra information and handed the phone to Virat.
"Virat Sir...", his wife called from the other end.
"When will you fight for me Sai?", Virat asked with fake anger. "You fought for everyone in my family, went against me. But now, when they were all against you, why dont you fight? Is this the value I have in your heart for me?". he asked choking up.
"Virat Sir...I love you.", came the answer from the other side. and she broke down.
"Can you come here and say it to me please.?", Virat asked breaking down equally and turning to Pulkit he said "Pulkit, will you go and bring her wherever she is".
"She is here only, in one. of the doctor's office.", he said smiling softly. Before he could go out to fetch her, the door opened and Sai came in.
Her eyes puffed up, her hair ragged, and face gone gaunt she limped towards her husband, when Pulkit left them in privacy.
She sat close to her husband, patting his cheek. "I am sorry Virat sir. I am so sorry...", she said meeting his forehead with hers.
"I thought you would say the other 3 words you said on phone Sai.", Virat said, taking in her scent which acted as medicine to his soul.
"I love you. I love you...", sai said repeatedly kissing his face.
"I love you too! always I loved you.", Virat reiterated her words pulling her closer. "And I am sorry to put you through this risk. I did not expect things will spiral out of control. And you know I never had any hope you would love me. I was so wrong. so so wrong. I am sorry.", he begged her.
Sai pulled him even closer by encircling his neck with her both hands. "I am so sorry I left you here. I felt too guilty to fight for you. I am the reason you landed up here. So I did not want to fight with Kaku and cause more nuisance.", she explained why she could not assert herself more.
"Pagli, we are in this situation because of both of us. Never trusted each other for our worth. And we learnt our lesson. Everything is for our good. We now know who will stand with us and who will not. Basically we both dont have anyone but us. So better we not fight with eachother anymore.", he schooled her rubbing her cheeks.
Sai smiled softly, nodding to what her husband said and asked "Virat Sir...can I ask you one thing, for myself.",
Virat gestured with raising his head up as to ask "What?"
"Shall we move to your police quarters? I dont want to live in CN anymore", she choked trying to stop the flood from her eyes.
"Yes. ofcourse", Virat said bringing his wife towards his chest, and kissing on top of her head.
Part 2: It is now about "US"
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