CHAPTER 11:
Time seemed to be frozen. She was numb. Him holding onto her waist and turning around…. Him getting shot… scenes were replaying in front of her eyes… she felt so lonely… she was lost in her thoughts.. tears running down he cheeks.😭
"maam…. Mrs. Rawte…" nurse kept calling her. "ha.. kya hua.. wo teekh hai na..?" she was worried.
"operation shuru hogaye hai… bus patient ke kuch cheezen dene ayi thi… don't worry .. he'll be fine.." she gave his wallet and phone to Sapna and went back. She kept looking at it for a while. "oh.. no.. mujhe Rathod Sir ko sub kuch bathana hoga…" her phone was in her vehicle. So she dialed the number in his phone..
Back at office all were tensed. There was no news from them. "ye Rawte aise kaise kar sakte hai…" Rathod complained😡. Suddenly his phone rang. He put it speaker mode. "ya kya kar rahe ho tum Rawte.. tum dono itne laparva kaise ho sakte ho…? Sabere se try kar rahe hai tum dono ko..or yaha pe jo chal raha hai… wo Latheef bhi is case mein judi hai.. patha nahi or kya kya ho raha hai.. ab tum kuch bolonge bhi..?" no response from the other side. "Rawte are you there?"
"s..sir.."sapna was almost breaking down. "Sapna… kya hua.. or ye Rawte kaha hai..?" he was worried for them. "or tum ro kyu rahi ho…are you alright?"
"sir unhe goli lagi hai.. bohot blood loss hua hai.. ab operation theatre mein hai…" she was crying..
"relax Sapna.. or mujhe sabkuch bathao.."
She told everything. "I'll come there ASAP. Don't worry. Tum…."
"nahi sir aap math aayiye.. aapka waha hona zaroori hai.. par yaha kuch commandos ko bhej deejiye.. sir keh rahe the ki shayad wo exchange aaj raat ko hi hoga.. fort ke east wing mein.. ithna sub kuch hua.. ab me nahi chahthi ki ye log ithne asaani sub kare… but aap 3 wahi rukiye. Sir aapko Latheef ke bare me bathane wale the… thabhi unhe… wo aaj raath port ke paas kuch logon se milne wale hai.."
"par tum waha akeli kaise…"
"its ok sir… mein unhe sambhalthi hu.. aap fikar math kijiye… unhe kuch nahi hoga…"
"ok then … tum hospital me hi rehna.. case hum sambhalenge… and call me when you need us..tumhare phone kaha hai?"
"gaadi mein".
"ok. Then I'll call in this number.. but take care.. he will be alright…k…bye" he cut the call. Sapna was feeling empty. After a few minutes many doctors and nurses were rushing to OT…"kya hua ?" she asked one of them.." patient ke haal bohot unstable hai…BP bhi low hothe ja rahe hai…." They rushed in.
She was worried like hell.. she couldn't control her tears.. "unhe kuch nahi hoga.. please bhagvaan… please unhe kuch hone math dena… please…." She closed her eyes praying.. unknowingly she was holding onto the mangalsutra in her neck… as if holding onto his dear life….😭
After 3-4 hours doctors came out.." kaise hai wo? Sub teekh hai na..?"
"don't worry Mrs. Rawte.. aap ke pathi ab teekh hai.. next 24 hours observation me rakhna hoga.. abhi ICU me shift karthe hai.. kuch hours ke baad unhe hosh ajayenge.. don't worry.."
She was so relieved that she couldn't still stop crying.. "kya me unse mil sakthi hu..?"
"after shifting to the room.. sure.. don't cry.. he'll be fine.." he left her.. she called rathod to inform him..he was relieved.. he was already taking the matters under control.
After a while she went into the ICU. He was asleep. Wires running down from his chest.. machines all around.. bandages near to his ribs and on arms…. She couldn't still believe that he was fine.. his earlier conditions flashed infront of her.. she snapped out.. she gently placed her hands on his forehead… caressing him.." ab aapko kuch nahi hoga Sir… mein yahi hu….".
PRECAP:
Sapna taking care of Arjun...
"Sapna tum teekh tho ho na?"
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