PART-60
for a while krishna stood senseless staring at crying pratigya. to certain extant he knew that girls who live lavish and luxurious life like to maintain their figure , they don't want to become a mother,they hate to breast feed their own infant, they don't want to take care of their kids ,they are more intimate with their puppies than their babies but he never expected pratrigya to be like that.it was shocking for him! after making up his mind he calmly went and sat on the bed beside her.
krishna:' utto...'he gently placed his hand on her shoulder.she did not.
krishna:' hamai yeh baat pehle hi decide karle ne chahi yeh tha na pratigya?....hum bachchay thodi hain? we would have been precautioned....there are thousands of precautionary methods to avoid pregnancy...'he gently hold her shoulders, lifted her up and made her sit.
pratigya:😭
krishna:'no worry... you have every right to decide about your life...'he wiped her tears with care.
pratigya:😭
krishna:'thumai thumari zindagi ka faisala karne ka poora huq hai...thumare har ek faisale ka mai saath doonga...😊'he said taking her hands in to his as a action of promise.
pratigya:'krishnaaa....😭' suddenly she inclined on him, clinched him tightly and buried her face on his shoulder.
pratigya:'mai marna nahi chaha thi...i want to live 😭...i want to live with you...😭...' she burst in to tears and cried loudly on his shoulder.
krishna:😲...he was thunderstuck.his commotions were violently attacked.
pratigya:'i don't want to die like keser di😭...mai tumare saath jeena cha ha thi hun...😭...'she sobbed and winced in pain .
krishna:'😲...he was deeply hurt.' this is why she said don't want baby???!!!!😲...but what i thought???...'he felt a sharp pain shooting up from his stomach to throat.
pratigya:'maine zindagi mai paise kay alawa aur kuch nahi thay khi hai...thum se shaadi karne kay baad hi maine zindagi jee hai...muchay doosron ka pyaar bahuth kam mila hai...par thum ne muchay ithna pyaar diya hai... ithna pyaar diya hai😭...har waqth har ghadam par...😭...i want to live this life ...i want to live with you...i don't want to die so soon😭...'she gasped for air while crying,her voice cracked. he felt small samll jerks in her body, her sobbing wrenched his heart.
krishna:'...chup hojao...chup hojao pratigya...'he brought her in his tight grip and rubbed her back to sooth her.
pratigya:😭
krishna:'...hum jeeyen gay saath aur mareyn gay bhi saath saath...😭 ...thumai kya laga ? thumare bina mai jee pawoonga? kabhi nahi......😭...hamai yeh bachcha nahi chahiye......tomorrow we will consult a gynecologist ...' while he was consoling his blackberry rang.krishna felt it is better for him to attend the call to divert himself .it was call from chandu!. he put it in speaker thinking that his fun filled talk may relax pratgya too, but he was wrong.
krishna:'hello...'he wiped his face.
chandu:'hey...mai...'
krishna:'haan!...bol...'he said with no interest.
chandu:'khush khabri hai😃...mai baap ban ne waalan hun😛...i am so happy...😃'he was like floating on air.
glad news in a sad situation!.krishna went blank , not knowing what to feel and how to react.he looked at pratigya and pratigya looked at krishna.their expressions were messed up.
krishna:'ok...' he kept his voice with low expression.
chandu:'what ok ? dumbho!😃...congratulate me...😛'
krishna:'congrats...'he was still looking at pratigya.
pratigya:😕
krishna could not sleep for multiple reasons, but he don't want to show pratigya that he is restless and sleepless.pratigya too was in the same status.she was frequently turning on her sides, left to right , right to left.when ever she turned, her stomach grumbled.she touched her stomach and felt a unbearable pressure with pleasure weighing in it.
'it is krishna's love...his right... his assert ...i can't just like that destroy it... i can't do any thing in haste...'her stomach quaked.after thinking for a long time finally she got up and sat on the bed.
pratigya:'krishna...' he did not answer even though he heard her calling.
pratigya:'krishnaaa...😔'she raised her voice and shook his shoulder.
krishna:'pratigya...sojao...i feel sleepy...🥱' he said without opening his eyes and acted as if he is in sound sleep.
pratigya:'krishna ....muchay mera bachcha chahi yeh...i want our baby😭...i can't kill your love...yeh paap hai...mere leyeh guna hai......😭'
krishna:😲...he instantly opened his eyes wide.his eyes were red proving that he was sleepless.
krishna:'...mai nahi jaantha yeh paap ya guna....i don't want you to live under the fear of death for nine months... bas baat khatam...ab sojao...'he turned other side as if he don't want to discuss further.
pratigya:😭 ..tears continuously streamed down on her cheeks. she was sitting for long hours without sleeping.
next day around 9am:
before going to office krishna drove to Dr. swati's clinic, the same swati well experienced gynecologist and sex psychologist to whom few days before pratigya consulted. pratigya was sitting with her lips stuck ,worried and confused. she knew that krishna is not going to listen any thing from her. as soon as he parked , she got down from the car and followed him silently. while they were walking along the corridor they came across arushi.
arushi:'aap log!...😛...'she too came for her initial pregnancy check up.
pratigya:'hi...😊...' she tried to be normal.
arushi: gynecologist kay paas!😛...i mean !!!!😉...congratulation...😃'she extended her hand to krishna for handshake.
krishna:😒....he did not reciprocate.
pratigya:
krishna:'issa kuch nahi hai😡...you better don't talk about this to my mom...chalo pratigya...😡'without expecting her reply he took pratigya from there.
arushi:😲....what is wrong with him? why he is so annoyed?😲😕...' she stood staring at their back.
Dr. swati's room:
while pratigya was sitting in a guest chair krishna was standing beside her.
krishna:' doctor i want to abort her baby...' he had no patient to explain in detail.
Dr.swati:'kya thum inn kay boy friend ho?...😕'she put forth her doubt to krishna.
krishna:' kya!😲😡...'
Dr.swati:' i thought thum shaadi shuda ho...😲'she turned and looked at pratigya.
pratigya:'yeh mere pati hai...😃'
Dr.swati:'then why he want to abort your baby?...😲'
krishna:'...😡...tumai kithna kaha hai uthna hi karo...😡'he jumped on her with harsh words.
Dr.swati:'mister....'😡
Dr.swati:'...krishna singh...😡'
Dr.swati:'what ever😡...she is my patient and my daughter's friend too. i know her case history...'
krishna:'tho!...😡'
pratigya:'krishna please...'she hold his wrist to calm him.
Dr.swati:'i want to talk to her...will you please sit outside for some time?...😡'she send him out.
pratigya:'sorry doctor... he is tensed that is why...😔'she said sorry behalf of krishna.
Dr.swati:' i can under stand that....'
Dr.swati took more than necessary time to check up pratigya.restless krishna frequently peeped in and annoyed the doctor.
finally Dr.swati called in krishna .
krishna:'abortion hoga ya?...'
Dr.swati:'mister krishna singh...please sit....'she told him to sit and he did. ' what is she going to say?....' he was nervous and worried.
Dr.swati:'pratigya will you please wait out side?...😊' she don't want to discuss in front of her thinking that it may worsen her health.
Dr.swati:'mr.krishna...sorry to say... your wife's heath condition is very delicate...😔'she paused.
krishna:😲...mathlab!...😕'he hold his breath.
Dr.swati:' she has the syndrome of preeclampsia...'
krishna:' what!😲...'he don't understand what she said.
Dr.swati:'syndrome of preeclampsia!😔....it includes high blood pressure, urinary protein, and changes in blood levels of liver enzymes during pregnancy...it can affect the mother's kidneys, liver, and brain too...'😔she explained about what is preeclampsia
krishna:😲 😲....'his mind could not take what she told. only singnal his brain received was pratigya's life is in danger. from his brain the message directly went in to his heart and collapsed it. his heart refused to beat! he hold the arms of the chair tightly to regain his heart beat.
krishna:'i brought her for abortion... we don't want to continue this pregnancy...'some how he managed to speak.
Dr.swati:'try to understand sir...abortion is also highly risky for her.her cervix is very weak....😒'
krishna:'cervix! 😕 what is that?😲...'he was over confused with her medical terms and he is less aware of human anatomy.
Dr.swati:'cervix is the lower and narrow portion of the uterus...i mean outer end of uterus...'
krishna:😲...he tried hard to understand her explanation.
Dr.swati:'...during abortion she has high risk of cervix puncture. damage or injury to cervix can cause severe and abnormal bleeding known as hemorrhaging , it may lead to bleeding inside the uterus called hematometra which will be life threatening for her....😔'her word life threatening smacked him to ground.he felt the pain radiating deep in his heart.
krishna:'😲 any other way?...'he asked in a begging tone.
Dr.swati:'sorry to say...i don't think we have alternative...'
krishna:' any surgical treatment?...why don't you remove her uterus completely......'his voice teetered , he was on the edge of tears.
Dr.swati:'not a good choice krishna...😒 using anesthesia is another risk factor for her. her health is very weak , anesthesia can cause convulsion in body functions or heart attack....'
krishna:😕...convulsion!...' he muttered to himself.
Dr.swati:'... convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body....it is a brain attack......some times patient may go in coma...'
krishna:😲
Dr.swati:' more over her mental condition is unhealthy.i have seen women suffer with emotional and psychological problems after their abortion like depression, guilt, regret, nervousness,
insomnia ,hypertension, trauma etc....😔'
krishna:
after the detail discussion Dr.swati and krishna came out of her room. krishna was utterly shattered. he could not walk steadily. pratigya was sitting in one corner of the long bench meant for the patient to sit.
Dr.swati:'pratigya...😊...i have explained about your heath to krishna...i hope he understood...'she said with a pleasing expression trying to ease the seriousness of the situation.
pratigya:'what should we do now?...'she asked without loosing her hope and courage.
Dr.swati: 'thay kho pratigya...in your case pregnancy and abortion both have equal rate of risk...'
pratigya:😲...she ran out of strength out,felt weak on her knees and hold the side wall for support.
Dr.swati:'if you want, you can go for second opinion. i can recommend you to a perinatologist,a high risk pregnancy specialist....'
pratigya:...i would like to...'he took the reference from her.
Dr.swati:'time being i will give you calcium and iron tablets.you should be under bed rest...complete bed rest...no office, no work, no claiming stairs , not even walking...'
pratigya:😔
Dr.swati:'nothing to worry...you will be fine soon...'😊 she said the formal words which all the doctors says to their patients even if they are in their death bed.
pratigya:😔...'a sad and depressed smile spread on her face.
Dr.swati:'if God wish ...her heath condition may improve during those nine months...have hope...😊'she encouraged krishna too.
kriya came out of the clinic. krishna could not look at or speak to pratigya.
pratigya: 'issa kyun moo fulaakay baite ho?...' they were sitting in their car, she was trying to be normal.
krishna:
pratigya:'kuch tho bolo...'she was scared about his dreadful silence.
krishna:......'
pratigya:😒...'his silence was awful.first time she was seeing him completely mute.she understood that he was under trauma and decided to talk to him after going home, not to disturb him while driving.she tried herself to maintain calm.
he drove to pratigya nivas. pratigya got down from her seat and closed the door.stood looking at him expecting him to get down. but he did not. he quickly took the U turn and drove out.
pratigya:'😲....krishnaa....'she called him loudly. he was not there to reply to her call.
pratigya:😲 ....'stood worried looking at his car going out.
pratigya's bed room:
the whole day pratigya was awaiting for him to come home. till 5pm she did not try to contact him thinking that he will be busy in office . around 5:30pm she found out that he did not go to office that day! around 8:30pm she found out that he did not go to nainaji's apartment! around 9:30pm she found out that his blackberry is switched off! around 10:30pm she found out that tunna was trying to call him but could not reach him.around 11pm she found out that he was isolated from morning....out of contact from others.she got frightened ' i can't wait any more...i have to tell to dad...😒' she got down from her bed, did not care to trouble or disturb sajjan.
'heeyyyy😃...pratigyaaaaaaa....😛' krishna push the doors forcibly and entered loudly.
pratigya:' krishnaa! aap agayeh?😛...kithna pareshaan kardhi aap ne?...' she rushed towards him.
krishna:'wo mai😃.....woooo...'his legs were wobbling.his steps were unsteady. he was not able to balance his body.
pratigya: 😲 😲 😲...aap ne sharaab pee ?'she noticed a whiskey bottle hanging in his hand.
krishna:'wahi tho!😆...kyun? mai mann maani nahi karsak tha...?😕...'he raised the big whiskey bottle near his face and looked at it by shrinking his eyebrows ,twisting his eye balls and making his eyes quint.
pratigya:'dad ko patha chala tho kithna feel kareyn gay...'
krishna:' tho!....mera feelings ka kya?...none cares about my feeling...no one...😔😭' suddenly he cried.
krishna:'mai wo doctor ko chodne waala nahi...😡'he shouted from the bottom of his stomach.
pratigya:😲...krishna shaanth ho jao...'she went and closed the wide opened bed room doors.
krishna:'... uss ka naam kya tha???😡...haan suu..su..aathi...doctorrrrr... suu aathi...unpad gawaar kaheen kiiiiiii😡...mere padi likhi pratigya kay saat issa kiya ussne?😡...meri pratigya london return hai... london return!...😛' he wander around the room with his unsteady steps and whiskey bottle swinging in his hand. she went behind him and tried to hold his arm. he slipped from her hold.
pratigya:'she was doing her duty....'she tried to pacify him.
krishna:'duty! my foot...😡'he raised his leg,touched his barefoot and showed to pratigya.
krishna:'...what is that she said? haannn...preeclampsia syndrome😡...i am going to sue that syndrome...and see that it get life sentenced😡...fir thayk thahun.... how can it threatened your life?...😡'
pratigya:...she don't know whether to laugh at him or feel sorry for him.
krishna:'...thum firk maat karo...mai hun na...😛'he took the sofa cushion , swing in a circle and threw it.
pratigya:'arey... yeh kya kar rahay ho?...'
krishna:'preeclampsia syndrome ko bhaga raha hun...😡' he turn around and threw the other cushion too.he was looking too funny while doing so.
pratigya:'....😆...' for a moment she forget herself and laughed at his innocent and funny act.
krishna looked at her laughing.
krishna:' haan... issa hi...issa hi hasste raha na hai....teek hai?...😃' the whiskey bottle slipped from his hand and fall down right in front of him with a big ear-piercing sound 'CLINKKK...'.the bottle broke and scattered in to small pieces spilling the whiskey every where.
pratigya:😲...😲'her jaw dropped down with shock.she closed her mouth by placing her fingers on it.
krishna:' pratigyaaa...'he was not in a position to realise the things and walked towards her with his irregular steps and stamping the glass pieces.minute glass pieces pierced his feet and made multiple minor slits in it. his feet started bleeding.
pratigya:'😲krishna...ruko...😲'she got panicked looking at him walking on the sharp glass pieces.
krishna:'...AHHH!...' lifted his leg with pain.
pratigya:' krishnaa😲 ...' she ran towards him for his help. before she could reach him he walked on by stamping the glass pieces all the way and managed to reach her.he was unable to stand on his bleeding feet and was about to fall on her .
pratigya:' krishna......'she hold his shoulder and helped him to stand properly.
pratigya:'😭...krishna...yeh kya kiya aap ne?😭...' she tried to make him sit on the bed.but he slipped down and sat on the floor beside the bed stretching his legs. she rushed to the dressing table and brought the first aid box.
pratigya:'😭 god! 😲....kithna khoon nikal raha hai!!!.....you are not only hurting yourself ...you are hurting me too...😭'she tried to removed the minute glass pieces and wiped the oozing blood.
pratigya:' yeh sab ki waja mai hun...😭...'she said bandaging his feet.
krishna:'pratigya ... mai thum se bahuth pyaar kar tha hun...i love you...muchay chood kay maat jao...mai paagal hoja woon ga...😭.. muchay bhi saat lejao na...😭' he hugged her.
pratigya:'😭... i am glad that God has given me nine more solid months to live with you...😭...poore naw maheyne hum jeeyen gay... bharpoor jeeyen gay...har pal jeeyengay...😭'she too hugged him.
pratigya:'😭...promise me you will never drink this again....'she showed the broken whisky bottle.
krishna:😭...nahi...'he promised kissing on her fore head.she moved close to him, slide her hands around his arm and rest her head on his shoulder. he leaned back on the bed stretching both his legs.rest of the night they spend sitting beside each other comforting them in one another's arm...
Edited by shumi. - 14 years ago