Yes m very much alive...its just that I have a habit of going into hibernation ..nothing major😉
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The sweet and calming sound of wind chimes were in the air
"Not done"
"What? I won fair and square!"
"Tum bade cheater ho ..m not playing"
"Jaan its thumb fight..not let us fight"
"Exactly..it's thumb fight not let's tickle her"
"I wasn't tickling jaan"
"I hate u"
She turned to other side.
"U cannot hate me "
"Of course I can ..and and I will go away from you"
He turned her to him and cupped her face
"Ye dobara math kehna ..u can hate me as much as u want"
He slowly leaned inward and rested his forehead against hers and closed his eyes. she could feel them breathing in unison.
"Tumhare begair main kaise jeoonga?"
She woke up panting heavily. Tears blurring her vision
Shomi came to her side."shona Kay hua ? U okay ?"
Swara looked everywhere
"M fine maa"
"Kay hua shona ?"
"Maa its just another dream...bade hi ajeeb khwab tha"
Shomi understood what she must hav dreamt..it has been happening since she woke up..she was worried .when swara told she had dreamt two unknown ppl pleading her to comeback.she could only hear their prayers n pleads and hazy figure . no proper face whatsoever!
"Shona ..doctor ne kaha hai na ..khwaab hai it happens with your Case"
Shomi tried to explain her
Swara just nodded..
"Maa what if it has some meaning..?"
Swara was staring at nothing but looked lost
"Shona..come on now let's drop this dreams ..its time for your physiotherapy"
It's been 3 weeks since swara gained consciousness. She started with her physiotherapy soon after doctor gave it a nod .swara has been working hard to get back to normal ..deep down she knew her family who seemed all okay about her condition was worried for her.and she had to keep her mind away from those dreams.those dreams has been playing with her mind..those voice seems like very dear to her.
"Shona sunn rahi hoo..?"
"Ah..haan maa actually ..I was thinking ...ah..dadi..ragini abhi tak kyun nahi aayi ?
This was another question sharmishta was dealing with .
" shona..Maine kaha ragini apne mama k paas gayi hui hai..aur uske mama ki tabiyat thik nahi hai toh wo kuch aur din wahin rahegi"
"Maa...usne mujhse call par bhi baat nhi ki.." Swara had tears in her eyes..she was going through emotional roller coaster her life was shaken ..she was sleeping for 2 n half month ,she dsnt remember what caused her accident,her dreams had been bothering her,that missing piece of herself,and ragini was missing in the picture ,maheshwari who has been distant with her family are close now everything seems different.lately she been throwing tantrums at everyone,she dsnt want any visitor other than shomi
"Shona ..again u are stressing your self"
"Maa..u can stop baby sitting me"
Shomi was the next person after the sister at the receiving end of her snapping and tantrums
"M sorry ...but this mess..this hospital..these medicine...these constantly beeping machines ..dat ever smiling sister who punctures needles into me ...everything frustrates me"
Shomi took her in embrace
"Meri shona toh bahut strong hai..she was never the quitter"
"Maa why are so patient with me "
"Because ..my shona is my strength" both mother daughter smiled at each other
"Maa why do I feel this void in my heart ? Why do I feel I have to be somewhere else but caged in this God damn place ?"
"Shona ...this..hospital environment. That is playing games with your Mind"
Swara stared at the bouquet
"Maa u never tell who brings this orchids nd lilly bouquet with one single red rose everyday?"
"Shona your frnds...they drop this beautiful bouquet since you hav banned every other visitor"
"Dats strange ...they know I like orchids only "
*****
"So mister no1 businessman of city dsnt know how to persuade his wife"
"Jaan there is a difference between pleasing an upset wife and trying to please a wife who acting to be upset"
"I m really upset ... And u can't persuade me with flowers and a dinner date" she pouted
"Okay fine jaan...wait and watch"
He blindfolded her and lifted her in bridal style
"Hey u can't do this"
"Of course I can "
"Put me down now.."
"Naah not happening..u wanted to be persuaded right...have some patience sweetheart"
"Where are u taking me ?"
"U are being kidnapped...nd m ur kidnapper hahhaha"
"M not afraid of u,U fail big time as a kidnapper..now put me down"
"We are almost there"
He out her down few minutes later he took off her blindfold
They were in boat, in the middle of river ganga.
She was awed at the sight ,beautiful sunset and ganga were the perfect combo. She smiled
"Soo..?? Are u still upset ?"
"Hmmm impressive Mr .workaholic..I love it" she smiled at him
"Ahaan there is something else "
"This is just perfect!"
"Now this is perfect"
He handed her bouquet of orchids nd calla lilly with single red roses in the middle
"Wow,but this ?"
"Kayi dafa hum life main ulajh jate hai..ki hum bahut se ehem cheezon for granted lelete hai ...red rose signifies love and orchids being your fav nd calla lilly mine ...let me take an oath. These flowers signifies our togetherness for eternity and beyond"
He eyes which has always been the soul opener had nothing but love for her .
She had tears in hers and thought
How did she get so lucky.
*************
Swara has been working out,she tried to ignore the pain ,finally her body give up due to exhaustion.
Sanskar ran to her side,wiped her tears which escaped her eyes
"Tumhara har dard mehsoos karta hoon,tumhari uljhane bhi...par tumhe kho nhi sakta..tumhare liye har dard jee sakta hoon"
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tanhai
sanG dil tanhai..sanG laai Yaad teri sanG laai
baar baar woh bahaar phir se Yaad aaYi
sooni sooni raah dil ki jisne thi saJaai
tanha dil. .
roYa re. .dil roYa re
Sanskar walked into MM ,he hardly visited home.their home where they made beautiful memories,happiness,smiles,nok-jhoks,and tears they shared everything.
He silently walked towards their room.this room still holds her fragrance .his legs stopped at the entrance ,he didn't had strength .this room was in silence. his heart quenched at the wind chimes sound cutting through the painful silence.
He gulped in closing his eyes.
har taraF bikhare hai teri Yaad ke hi niSHaaN
meri har eik cheez mein hai teri hi parchaaiYaan
He felt like swara was holding his hand and dragging him towards balcony to show him her fav plant started budding.he smiled at her excitement just then he realised she wasn't here ..the smile wiped off his face replaced by pain.
He heard swara playing guitar he turned to the other side before he could touch her she was gone.he took her guitar and hugged it tight. He looked at withered flowers in the vase .
"U don't understand sanskar,flowers gives us positive vibes..there freshness..there colors..there vibrance its endearing"
Sanskar threw away the withered flowers and walked towards dresser.
He remembered how pleasant it was to see his wife every morning with wet hair she getting dressed up give him her day schedule. How she would ask him everyday to fill her mang which according to her was their special moment. He looked the sindoor box .how he wish time comes back again .where they were together.
tu hi hota hai..tu hi rehta hai mujh mein har dum sadda
paas bhi tu hai..door bhi tu hi..hai Yeh kaisi khala
Yaad banke aSHq teri aankhon mein samaai
Yaad banke eik hansi honton pe bhi aaYi
tanha dil. .
roYa re. .dil roYa re
He was brought back when he heard pages being turned over.. He looked around to find her music notes which were lying on the couch been opened due the wind. He closed the book and kept it on table.
He walked towards her closet.
"Sanskar help karo na"
"Shona.. Two minutes ..I need to send this report to auditor"
"Sanskar waise main yeh pehenloo?"
"Perfect..yehi pehenna"
It silence.. He looked up.. There she was standing with hands on her hips with anger blazing through eye
"Shona..wo..main select karta hoon "
He walked to the closet and started picking clothes randomly
"Sanskar leave it"
He hugged her behind
"Tum kuch bhi phenlo ..sabse sindar aur pyari tum hi lagogi..trust me swara maheshwari tumhari ada par ye sanskar fida hai"
"Kitne cheesy lines bolte ho tum"
"Okay tum bhi itni pyari aur sundar dikhna band kardo I will try not use such chessy lines"
"Filmy sanskar"
"I love u jaan"
"I love u too"
He hugged her clothes...just then he felt a hand resting on his shoulder.there stood sujata and Annapurna with tears in their eyes
chaand suraj bhi wahin hai..hai wahin aasmaan
zindaGi bhi chal rahi hai..chal raha hai jahaan
He closed his eyes looked away ..and smiled looking at them
"Wo..woh maa actually ye packing..swara.."
"Sanskar..humse bhi apna dard chupaogey?"
"Chupaya wo jata Jo khaas hai...shayad ye dard dhere dhere mera saya ban raha hai"
"Chhora...bol kyun nahi dete..doctor ne kaha hai na..kuch yaad dilane se shayad kuch yaad aajaye"
"Mom ..usse sach bata kar poori tarah kho nahi sakta...wo sonche ki bhi himmat nhi mujhme"
"Usse yoon door se dekh dekh kar jeeloge?"
"Agar uske liye..usse door rehna padhe toh wo bhi manzor hai"
"Kab tak sanskar?"
"Shayad jab tak humari kismet chahe..shayad zindagi bhar"
He walked out of his room leaving his mother and badi crying.
He drove back to hospital.he walked towards his favourite place. Paediatrics block
He sighed at his fare ..who would thought hospital could be someone favourite place..but then his fate was written in special book.
He was welcomed by the cooing sound of his angel. His angel does know how to cheer his mood. He took her in his arms
"Angel ne papa ko miss kiya? Papa ne apko bahut miss kiya..mumma ne bhi miss kiya"
She made sounds as if replying to her dad
"Ab toh aap bade baby hogaye ho". She played with him tugging his collar pulling his hair.
He put her to sleep and talked her doctors..who had good news for sanskar
" Mr maheshwari.. your daughter is fighter... Something she picked up from her parents I read"
Sanskar smiled
"Well I have a good news for you. Since she could breath without equipments now you can take her home"
Sanskar couldn't believe his ears. His lil angel recovered and he could take her home. He thanked the doctors. His happiness was beyond limit.
He happily ran towards shomi
"Maa .."
Shomi smiled at him
They both hugged each other. They hav been each other support all this while.they didn't need words. There silence did their talking
"She is being discharged" both said in unison.
They both smiled through tears
"My baby" both said in unison
They looked at each other and realised
They smiled happily in months.
Sanskar ran towards swara's room
mein hi thehra hoon khud mein simta hoon..dil hai Gham se bhara
bin tere kaise jiuun main..kuch toh de maSHwara
He looked at her through glass. As she was awake and he didn't want to bother her about his presence
She sat on the bed with bouquet in her hand and lost in thoughts. Pretty and breath taking as ever
He took out his phone
"Please come back...uske liye hi ajao please..she needs YOU" he messaged it
"Sanskar"
"Maa main discharge formalities poore kar deta hoon..we can take them home "
He was excited like a small kid.
*****
"Maa..till when are they planning to keep me tied in this cage?"
"Shona... Doctors are releasing you "
"They better did.. or I would hav gone on my own ..since im nomore immobile"
"Shona"
"Anyways where is my mobile ?"
"I guess we lost in the accident.."
"Of course ! You people were too occupied with these stressful hospital business ..it might have been ignored..silly things"
Swara replied sardonically
"Shona why are you being bitter towards everything?"
"Do you want me to be happy about my immobilisation from head to toe? Or do u want me blush at these ugly looking scars ..or u want me to happy about those damn dreams ..or at fact that I have no freaking about my life ?" She snapped
"Shona...you are improving baby...since when did scars bothered my strong girl ?
" its not every girls dream to be a vegetable for 2 n half month! Improvement ? What do you have to say about those tears and fake pasted smiles ? Scars ? Do you think I don't see that sympathy in every eye? I do !"
"No one sympathies with you ..infact we look at you with pride..you have battles on your own..it wasn't easy still u did"
"Maa..drop this already..because no matter what m not going to understand this whole thing..not atleast now...ask that Satan's pawn to inject me with whatever poison she has to..my head has taken enough for the day"
"Shona..she really adores you.."
"Yes..n I love her like my broken neck both are painful to bear "
zindaGani aisi rehGuzar pe mujhko laai
saaYe se bhi abb tere ho Gai judaai
tanha dil. .
roYa re. .dil roYa re
Far in the other corner sanskar was staring at the phone in his hand. Her phone. A picture of sanskar nd swara smiling at each other was its screen saver.
Bikhre lamhon ke saaye mein jee rahe hai
Teri har aahat main khudko dhund rahe hai.
Jo zakhm sabse chupa hai usey har dafa kured rahe hai
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