Viren woke up early morning seeing doctors again checking on her. They smiled assuring Viren, her health was getting better. Viren just rubbed off Jeevika's hair from her face. She was still asleep due to the drowsiness of all the medications. Viren wanted to make her eat, so he slightly kissed her on her forehead. She didn't open her eyes but Viren caressed her face trying to her attention.
viren - "Jeevika, here drink some juice please"
Jeevika just started crying, softly though unable to express her feelings. Her tears were the only way to convey her emotions, but it was hard for Viren to understand her.
viren - "Shhh, please Jeevs no more crying. Okay if you don't want juice, I won't force you. Just please calm down"
The hug was persistent, and so was his love for her which was slowly sinking in. She felt complete after a while, but that wound was still not completely healed.
viren - "Come on, lets go get you ready to go home"
Jeevika held her head tightly from the right side. Her head was starting to throb, faster than her heart. The pain in her body was traveling fast, from one place to the other. She let go of Viren using both her hands to apply pressure on her head.
viren - "Here, let me press it for you" he said moving her hands down and placing his there. She seemed to be feeling a little better as he applied more pressure on both the right and left side
viren - "Jeevika, please can you eat something? Or just this glass of juice. It will help your headache, I promise"
Jeevika didn't say anything, and Viren took that as a cue to go ahead. He helped her drinking the glass of juice. She stopped after a few seconds, not desiring anymore. Viren knew not to push her to her limits as of now. He helped her get off the bed and to the bathroom changing. Those scars and bruises were never bigger to him than now. It was like going through a heart attack seeing her like that. Unable to control himself, he started dressing her as fast as he could not wanting to face such a big punishment. She could understand finally the feelings he had for her, making her think that she still was important to him. She hugged immediately and he secured her tightly in his arms. He took her out of the room with her attached to him still. She didn't want to let go, and neither did he. As they were gathering all their stuff, Neha came in to talk to the both of them.
neha - "How are you feeling today Jeevika?"
jeevika lightly smiled. That smile didn't mean much though. How could it? With those eyes swollen and her heart still beating faster than normal, how could anything be fine?
neha - "I see that you guys are leaving soon. If you don't mind, can I talk to Jeevika for sometime while you fill out some paperwork Mr. Vadhera?"
viren - "Uhmm' sure" he said a little hesitantly"
Even though Jeevika wasn't told anything about the matter, she knew who Neha was and she could sense the apprehension her husband had at the moment. Neha smiled and waited for Jeevika to follow her. Viren gave her a reassuring look making her feel deep inside that he truly was with her. She got up from the bed and walked behind Neha. Viren knew there wasn't really any more paperwork left to do, this was just an excuse to talk to Jeevika and understand her feelings. That moment proved to be most hard for Viren. He didn't know what was happening. He was curious to know what had he done? Several questions were being thought of in his mind. Would Neha call him in eventually? Would Jeevika open up to Viren and tell him her feelings? What if she did this whole thing again? What if Viren made another careless mistake and the next time the results were more dramatic than this? That moment alone just made him agonize within himself.