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Hellooo lovely people !! And I'm back with another prediction kum OS :P
Yeah, seems like you'll have to bear with me for a while - you see, my dear sissy (sister :P) knows about my 'unfathomable' hobby - writing (rubbish 😆) But I dunno how in the world she likes it. You see, PaYa's her fav jodi and she has ordered me to write more n more on them. So, you guys have to bear the consequences. (P.S. Now, if you hate it, you know who to curse ! 😉) So, here goes another prediction kum OS of mine !
"City Hospital. Pankhuri ko sar pe chot lagi hai. She is critical. I'm so sorry Adi! Tum please bas jaldi aa jao!" Aditya Kumar felt his whole body tremble with the deepest and worst kind of fear he had felt in ages. His phone dropped to the ground and he ran, his mind not giving any thought to anything other than the fact that he needed to reach the hospital, he needed to reach his Pankhuri. He ran for Pankhuri, he ran for himself, he ran for his life. He drove the car like a maniac, keeping his mind on the roads, and refrained from thinking too much lest any negative thoughts about her condition enter his mind.
Damn the traffic ! he cursed, as he left the car and ran again, determined to reach his wife, his life. He wouldn't let anything happen to her, he couldn't let anything happen to her. With fear and worry pounding through his veins, he entered the hospital with bated breath and a flicker of hope only to have it drown in vain when he was told that Pankhuri had been shifted to the ICU. For one, her condition had worsened, and secondly, he couldn't meet her now. All of a sudden, he felt exhausted. Exhausted and defeated. With slumped shoulders he went to the door of the ICU and looked at the pale face of his wife, her fragile form surrounded by frightening equipments.
"I'm sorry Adi." he heard his mom's voice as she put a hand on his shoulder in comfort. He hadn't realised he was crying. He quickly wiped the tears from his face as he turned. "Ye sab...it happened because of me. Vo mujhe bachane ki kosish kar rahi thi." Adi smiled ruefully. "Don't worry mom, aapki koi galti nahi thi. Don't blame yourself. Aur na hi aapko guilty feel karne ki zarurat hai." He gestured toward Pankhuri. "Iss pagal ko main bohot acchi tarah se jaanta hoon. Aapki jagah vahaan koi anjaan aurat bhi hoti na, phir bhi ye duffer bina soche aise hi superwoman banne ki koshish karti." he scoffed, more worried, afraid and proud than angry.
"Ae Romeo. Chinta mat kar. Abhi theek ho jaegi vo. Tujhe daanta abhi baaki hai na!" his dad tried to lighten the mood. "Haan. Daatna. Baaki hai na daatna. Mujhe bhi daatna hai ! Main koi chup chap baithke sunne nai wala haan ! Iss baar na, iss bar galti uski thi. Keh raha hoon main, iss baar main hi daate wala hoon. Use sunna padega haan, sunna padega use !" he said, looking at Pankhuri and trying hard to control his tears. "Papa main- main vo doctor se baat karke aata hoon." he gave the excuse and turned around so that his parents wouldn't see his tears.
As he left, Avantika broke down. "Harish, kuch karo na ! Please Harish, do something !" she held his shirt in her fists, her helpnessness coming out. "Main Adi ko aise nahi dekh sakti ! Dekha tumne use ? Dekha tumne ? Kaise achanak se thaka hua, hara hua lag raha tha ? Vo toot chuka hai Harish, main use aise nahi dekh sakti ! Please kuch karo, please do something !!" she sobbed into his chest. He held her close, both, for her and himself. Nana and Preeti masi looked over and smiled.
Meanwhile, Adi went to the doctor to ask about Pankhuri's condition.
"Dekhiye Mr.Kumar, she is very critical. Unhe sar ke bohot hi naazuk (delicate) hisse har chot lagi hai. Ab to koi chamatkar hi use bacha sakta hai. Hum kuch nahi kar sakte."
"Kuch nai kar sakte." he repeated."WHAT DO YOU MEAN KUCH NAI KAR SAKTE ?! YOU'RE A FREAKING DOCTOR FOR GODS' SAKES ! DO SOMETHING !! MERI PATNI HAI VO DO YOU UNDERSTAND ?! SHE'S MY WIFE !!" Adi had lost his cool. By now, he was shouting his lungs out holding the doctor's collar.
The doctor gently removed Adi's hands from his collar, asking him to calm down. Being a doctor, he had experienced this before and could understand the reaction. "Dekhiye janab, hum doctor hai, bhagwan nahi. Humse jo bhi ban padta tha, humne kiya. Ab sab bhagwan pe hai. Agar agle 24 ghanto mein unhe hosh nahi aaya to complications badh sakti hai. Aap bas ye prarthna kariye ke unhe jald se jald hosh aa jaaye.." he explained and left.
Adi pleaded with the doctor and got a chance to go into Pankhuri's room. Avantika and Harished looked on through the door.
Adi sat on the stool beside her bed and took her hand in his.
"Pankhudi ! E Pankhudi ! Sunna yaar ! Tu-tu naraaz hai kya mujhse ? Maine vo- tujhse baat nai karneki, tera chehra nai dekhne ka decision liya to ? Haan ? Sunna ! Tujhe - tujhe to pata hai na main pagal hoon ? Gusse mein kuch bhi bolta hoon na ? Haina ? To ! Dekh na meri taraf, dekh ! Mainh yahi hoon. Tere saamne. Tujhse baat bhi kar raha hoon. Ab bhi naraaz hai kya ?" He failed to hold back his tears as they flowed freely now. "Pankhudi ! Baat kar na mujhse ! Daant na mujhe ! Maine na tere haath ka bana khana khaya tha, pata hai. Bohot yummy tha. Mujhe pata hai tu kyu nahi aayi thi. Mujhe pata hai aisa nahi hai ki tu meri parwah nahi karti. Nahi karti to khana thodi bhejti ? Haina ? Tujhe mere parivaar ki fikr thi, tu mujhe mere parivaar se door nahi karna chahti thi isiliye nahi aayi thi tu. Haina ? Dekh. Pata hai mujhe. Samajhta hoon main tujhe. Meri hi galti thi. Daant na ! Main kuch nahi kahunga. Chup chap sun lunga. Koi bhi punishment de mujhe manzoor hai. Bas mujhse baat kar na Pankhudi ! Aise chup mat reh !" he cried and went out of the room, and beyond the corridor.
Seeing his son in such a condition broke Avantika to. She looked at Harish helplessly and cried. Harish tried to console her, pretending to be strong. But both knew his pretense wasn't going to last long.
Adi went to the place he had talked to the doctor and stood rooted to the spot, unable to imagine anything bad happening to his Pankhuri. The doctor's words echoed in his ears - Ab to koi chamatkar hi unhe bacha sakta hai. The events of the last few days flashed in front of his eyes - Their beach date - gosh, it seemed soo long ago ! - the bet, them accepting the bet, his gift, listening to her voice over Harish's phone, and then - DONG !
Adi snapped out of his reverie and looked around. He was in a temple. He awsn't even aware of how his feet carried him there. He didn't even believe in God ! But it didn't matter. He remembered the times Pankhuri was in the temple, the times she talked about God, her belief in Him. That was all he needed. He believed in HER and that made him want to believe in everything she did. So he took his shoes off and entered the temple. Aarti was going on, the big ghants (bells) were ringing and the priest was singing the prayer. Adi went right to the front.
The priest then saw a humble man, bare-foot, with unshed tears in his eyes veiling an ocean of pain and fear. He saw the man look at the God with longing and bowing his head in front of the God, not in prayer, but in defeat. He knew the man was oblivious to the aarti going on as he stayed in that position all through the aarti and even after everyone had taken the prasad and left.
Adi stood with his head bowed in front of the beautiful black Shivling, beggging for his Pankhuri's life, unaware of anything else. What bad had she done to anyone ? Instead, she was a person who'd take others' problems on herself without a second thought ! Then why her ? Why hurt her ? She didn't deserve it one bit !
A hand on his shoulder brought him back to the present. He looked up to see the priest looking down at him. He asked him what was wrong. And Adi told him about his Pankhuri, his wife's condition, the tears threatening to flow.
"Beta, aapki patni ki stithi badi naazuk hai. Vo maut se lad rahi hai. Unhe bachane ke liye main aapko ek upay de sakta hoon. Par vo aasaan nahi hoga beta." he said.
"Aap bas mujhe bataiye na panditji ! Main kuch bhi karunga, meri Pankhuri ko theek karne ke liye na, main kuch bhi kar sakta hoon !"
"Beta, maut ko harane ke liye Mahamrutyunjay jaap se shaktishali kya ho sakta hai ? Aapko poore dhyaan aur saaf man se ye jaap karna hoga. Chhahe kuch bhi ho, aapki tapasya beech mein tootni nahi chhahiye. Tab tak nahi jab tak aapki patni khatre se bahar naa aa jaaye."
"Mahamrutyunjay jaap ?"
"Haan. Mahamrutyunjay jaap (Death-conquering mantra) -
Om tryambakam yajamahe
Sungandhim pushti-vardhanam
Urvaa rukamiya bandhanan
Mrityormukshiya mamritat"
**To those who don't understand and want to know the simple significance, this mantra is recited as a remedy to forgo untimely death..**
"Main karoonga." said a determined Adi. He went to a deserted corner of the temple and closed his eyes. Pankhuri's laughing face flashed in front of his eyes. He smiled. He then concentrated on her beautiful face and started chanting the the mantra. Once, twice, thrice, he lost count of how many times he chanted it as he concentrated on the smiling face of his Pankhuri.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, the nurse suddenly called out to the doctor. The patient was responding, her heartbeats were erratic and her body was having spasms. Avantika held on tightly to Harsh'd arm, her nails digging into his skin as doctors and nurses ran in and out of the ICU. Everyone's eyes were closed in prayer for the one girl who had made herself a beautiful place in their hearts.
"Adi !" A voice called.
Adi's eyes snapped open. "Pankhuri !" he cried and ran to the hospital leaving a smiling priest behind. "Jai jai Mahadev !" the priest called out in victory.
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Pankhuri opened her eyes to see the whole of her family standing around her. She could help but smile.
She suddenly frowned as she recalled the goons. "Nanaji, aunty, aap theek to ho na ? Aapko chot to nai lagi na ? Nanaji ! Aapka haath !" she tried to get up "Kya hua ?! Aap-aah !" she went back down because of all the neddles and tubes. Everyone bent, but Avantika was the first to reach. "Leti raho. Chup chap leti rehna. Khabardar jo hili ho to. Apni halat dekhi hai ? Aise mein bhi humaari chinta. Baaki sabki chinta karne ke liye main hoon ! Tum apni chinta karo." she said, back to her strict self. But the genuine worry in her eyes and concern in her voice betrayed her. Pankhuri smiled. So did Harish, Preeti masi and Nanu. Sheila (ki jawani 😆 Sorry, couldn't resist :P) just rolled her eyes. Everyone took turns and told her to take care. But her eyes roamed around for the one person she terribly wanted to see.
Exactly then, the door burst open, revealing a panting Adi. Everone understood the situation and left the room, leaving the couple alone. Not that it would have mattered. Since the moment Adi entered, both Adi and Pankhuri had eyes only for each other. They were blissfully unaware of the world around them. Everything else lay forgotten as they looked at each other, ttrying to read each others' eyes.
Adi sat down beside her. "Kaisi hai tu ?" he asked. All the fear, the worry, the tears he had held inside him were threatening to break free. He bowed his head, trying to hide it from Pankhuri.
"Aap kaise ho ?" she asked.
He smiled. So typically Pankhuri. Maut se ladkar khud aayi hai aur mera haal pooch rahi hai.
"Adi ? Aap theek to ho na ?" she asked, concerned.
Adi couldn't resist any further. In a flash he hopped on to the bed and hugged Pankhuri with all his might. He took care of the needles and tubes so as to not hurt her. He held her close, he held her tight and he cried. He let all the worry, all the fear flow freely.
Pankhuri hugged him back. Tears made way down her cheeks too. "I missed you Adi." she whispered.
That made Adi hold her tighter. "I'm sorry Pankhudi. I missed you too. I missed you a lot !" he whispered back, still crying.
She smiled and held him. They didn't know how long they stayed in that position. Finally, Adi loosened his grip and pulled back, deciding it was time Pankhuri rested.
He was about to leave when Pankhuri held his hand.
"Kya hua Adi ? Kya baat hai ?"
Adi turned. He knew she wouldnt let it go. So he sat back down and made her lay down comfortably. He then held her hand in his.
"Pankhudi, tujhe pata hai, jab mujhe pata chala na ke tu..teri halat..to - however filmy and cheesy it sounds - mujhe literally aisa laga jaise kisi ne mere pairo tale se zameen kheech li ho. Mujhe bohot darr lag raha tha Pankhudi. Jab main chhota tha na, tab jab Mom-Dad jhagadte the, tab mujhe aisa dar lagta tha. Mujhe apni family tootne ka darr lagta tha. Aur aaj jab tere baare mein pata chala to phir ujhe vaisa hi darr laga Pankhudi. Jaise main sab kuch kho doonga. Mujhe nahi pata kab, kaise par tu meri zindagi ka, MERA ek atoot hissa ban chuki hai Pankhudi. Main tere bina nahi jee paaunga. Please, please dobaara aisa kabhi mat karna !" he said, breaking down again.
She wiped his tears and made him look at her. "Sorry!" she said, with that innocent face of hers. That made him smile.
"Phir nahi karegi na ?"
"Kabhi nahi."
"Promise ?"
"Promise."
Yeah, you guessed it right...that's me running from all the aaloos and tamatars and chappals comming my way 😆 How was it ? Do and comment friends ! Its encouraging. Even negetive comments
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