Hola Amigos!! I am back with another PreRish story 😳
This OS is a continuation to our AT's Dabang Prerna aka Ankie's first OS on PreRish (Ji haan, itna shock mat ho jao, Ankie khud bhi kabhi kabhi stories likhti hai 🤣)
So, if you have not read the masterpiece by our Ankie, then pehle vo read kar lo😛
Bajaj x Prerna OS | A Life Full Of Surprises |
And then enjoy reading this one! Proof read nahi kiya hai toh errors (if any) ignore karna please 🤣
Happy Reading 🤗 😳
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Veena was on cloud nine after knowing about her daughter’s pregnancy. She looked at Rishabh and Prerna who sat across her with expectant smiles, waiting for her to say yes to move in with them. But Veena was a little emotional and hesitant to shift to Amsterdam, as per the norms of Indian society it was a big deal for a mother to stay with at her married daughter’s house but then Mr and Mrs Bajaj didn’t really care about such norms. Rishabh was adamant that Veena should come along with them so that she can take care of Prerna during her pregnancy.
‘Maa please, aap janti hain ki Prerna kitni ziddi aur careless hai. Main akele isse nahi sambhal paunga…’
Rishabh’s words sounded more like a plea than a complaint, Prerna had smacked him on his arm and Veena had chuckled at them. Rishabh had also assured Veena that in her absence Mehra would take complete care of Sharma Niwas. Veena was not surprised at this, by now she knew that her son-in-law would not take no for an answer.
Two days later the Bajaj family was back at their mansion in Amsterdam. Veena was in awe of the house, though she had seen it on video calls it looked much prettier and absolutely beautiful in reality. Kukki had insisted that her DeeMaa would stay with her and Veena didn’t want to break her heart so she agreed. A week went by and it turned out that it was not just Prerna who Veena had to look after, she had to take care of all three of them.
Kukki was a child and obviously she loved playing with her DeeMaa all the time; Prerna too wanted to be pampered by her mother and Rishabh was so busy managing both his work and taking care of Prerna that he would forget to take care of himself. She would also have to play the role of a referee whenever Rishabh and Prerna quarrelled
‘Maa dekho, Rishabh phir se mujhe ubla hua khana de rahe hain…’
Prerna complained as she walked out of her room in to the hall, followed by Rishabh who had a plate of untouched food in his hand and irritated expressions on his face
‘Maa abh aap hi samajho apni beti ko, main sirf inke health ke bare main soch raha hun aur yeh hain ki..’
Rishabh tried to defend himself but Prerna cut him off in the middle
‘Nahi, aap sirf mujhe torture karne ki koshsih kar rahe ho. You know very well that I hate bland boiled food’
‘But this is not bland boiled food Prerna, it is a mix sprouts salad’
Rishabh rolled his as Prerna sat next to Veena and crossed her arms across her chest, Kukki who was seated in on the other side of Veena was trying hard to control her giggles
‘Priyu.. Rishabh theek hi bol raha hai Beta, tere sehat ke liye yehi khana theek hai…’
Rishabh grinned as Veena took his side and Prerna looked at her mother with her mouth agape.
‘Maa, aap bhi..’
‘Chalo, abh at least Maa ki baat maan lo aur khana kha lo..’
Veena took the plate from Rishabh and tried to feed Prerna but she turned her face the other side
‘Nahi main nahi khaungi…’
She said sternly, Veena kept trying but Prerna was not ready to bludge from her decision. Rishabh was losing his patience yet he tried his best to keep his temper in control
‘Prerna…’
‘Kya Prerna.. Prerna laga rakha hai? Just because you have such food all the time aap mujhe kyun zabardasti khilane ki koshsih kar rahe ho?’
Prerna cribbed
‘Because this is healthy and what do you mean that I am forcing you to eat this? You like salads as well. Whenever we go to the mall you always have a subway salad na’
‘Huh.. Mujhe koi shauk nahi hai vo bhi kahne ka, but I would prefer a subway salad over those zucchini noodles that you like to eat. Maa aap batao, noodles jaisi cheez koi healthy hai isiliye khata hai ya tasty hai isliye khata hai?’
Rishabh opened his mouth to counter her but Veena held her hand and stopped him
‘Bas abhi.. Bahut ho gai tum dono ki behas… Prerna, abhi yeh kha lo jo Rishabh ne banvaya hai, baad main hum tumhare liye halwa bana denge’
Veena took the plate from Rishabh and started feeding Prerna who kept sulking and making nasty faces as she ate the boiled sprouts salad. She glared at Rishabh who grinned at her as he played with Kukki. After having her food Prerna literally stormed back to her room and Rishabh quickly followed her. He knew that he would have to pacify now.
As soon as they reached their room, Prerna turned to face Rishabh and pointed a finger at him
‘THIS. IS. HAPPENING. BECAUSE. OF. YOU.’
‘What?!’
Rishabh asked innocently and confused at her sudden accusation
‘YES. Sab aap ke wajah se hai. Staff ko, Maa ko yahan tak ke Kukki ko bhi aapne instruct karke rakha hai ki mujhe har time sirf healthy cheezain de khane ko. Do you have any idea, mujhe din main kitne baar Maa vo kadve meethi ke laddoo khilati hai? Kukki uss din chocolate kha rahi thi, usse maine share karne bola toh uss ne mujhe fridge se aap ki vo chocolate wali protein bar lake de di…’
Prerna blabbered in anger and Rishabh tried hard to stifle his giggle, he tried to maintain a straight face while listening to her and waiting for her to finish before he started defending himself
‘Even our cook has replaced almost every junk food with healthier ones. Potato chips ke jagah multigrain chips rakhe hain kitchen mein.’
She walked to the bed and sat there with a pout, Rishabh smiled at her before walking towards her. He sat on his knees to come to her level
‘Prerna look at it the other way na, everyone cares for you so much. We all love you and just want to be sure that you have a healthy pregnancy. That’s it, aur waise bhi yeh instructions maine nahi doctor ne diye hain. She has asked us to keep you on a healthy diet remember?’
Prerna listened to him quietly and Rishabh thought that her anger was subsiding. He was about to clasp her hand when Prerna pulled it back
‘Okay. Agreed that the doctor has asked me to be on a healthy diet throughout the pregnancy, BUT I AM PREGNANT BECAUSE OF YOU. Toh yeh sab aap ke hi wajah se hai…’
Rishabh was dumbfounded after listening to Prerna’s words. He also could feel his cheek turn red due to her statement, he tried to open his mouth to say something but shut it as words had failed him. He just shook his head and walked out of the room while muttering ‘Meri biwi pregnant nahi pagal ho gai hai’ under his breath.
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It was a weekend and Prerna was mad at Rishabh for going to the office, he had promised her to take her out for shopping today. Though he said that he would be back before lunch, she was upset that he was going to work at all. She walked to the garden area where Veena was teaching Kukki how to plant seeds. She smiled looking at her daughter and mother spend quality time together.
‘Kya chal raha hai yahan?’
Prerna asked cheerfully as she walked towards Veena and Kukki, but she stopped just a few steps away from them as she felt a little dizzy. She shut her eyes tightly before opening them again, Veena got concerned immediately while Kukki got confused and before either of them could realise Prerna fell unconscious on the grass, hitting her head on one of the pots. They both rushed to her and Kukki patted Prerna’s cheek with her tiny hand in an attempt to wake her up
‘Mamma… Mamma utho…’
Kukki was in tears as Prerna didn’t open her eyes. Veena tried to wake her up by sprinkling some water on Prerna’s face but that didn’t work either.
‘Kukki kuch nahi hua hai aapki Mamma ko… aap yahin Mamma ke paas rukho main aapke Papa ko phone karke aati hun…’
Veena rushed inside and speed dialed Rishabh, he answered the call in third ring
‘Rishabh.. Vo Prerna…’
Before she could say any other word the line went dead as Rishabh cut the call already, the tension in Veena’s voice was noticed by him immediately and when she took Prerna’s name that was enough for him to drop everything and rush home. She summoned the servants and asked them to help her in getting Prerna inside the house. She noticed some blood oozing from her forehead and her panic increased. She used her pallu and pressed on Prerna’s wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
Rishabh reached home in a record time of fourteen minutes and rushed inside the house. His heartbeat stopped for a second when he saw blood on her face but he had to recover soon because seeing her father there Kukki rushed to him and hugged him by his knees. She had been crying constantly and Veena gave a helpless look to Rishabh. He just nodded his head in a silent assurance before picking Kukki in his arms
‘Kuch nahi hua hai Kukki. Papa aa gaye hain na, aap rona bandh karo aur Deemaa ke saath rukho mujhe apki Mamma ko doctor ke paas leke jana hai..’
Rishabh wiped Kukki’s tears and placed a kiss on her forehead. He put her down and walked to the sofa, picking Prerna in a bridal style. He walked out the house with long strides, Veena and Kukki followed him. He noticed an ambulance enter through the gate and turned to look at Veena
‘Vo Prerna ke sar se khoon behta dekh hum ghabra gaye the, issliye Chandu se keh ke humne ambulance bulva di’
Rishabh just hummed in response and waited for the paramedics to pull the stretcher out for Prerna. Rishabh decided to go along with her in the ambulance and asked Veena to stay at home with Kukki.
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Rishabh kept phasing through and forth in the hospital corridor as the doctor checked on Prerna. He kept taking deep breaths to stay calm, he tried not to let his anxiety get the best of him as all negative thoughts came to his mind. He didn’t know why he was getting a bad vibe about all this. Just then a nurse rushed out of Prerna’s room and went out of Rishabh’s side even before he could get hold of her to ask what happened, the nurse returned in less than five minutes with two paramedics behind her.
‘Nurse what happened?’
Rishabh asked with urgency in his voice but the nurse just ignored him and walked in the room. A minute later the doctor walked to Rishabh
‘Doctor what’s wrong? What is this sudden commotion?’
‘Mr Bajaj please calm down, I need you to listen to me very carefully. We have to shift your wife in the ICU. Her vitals have dropped drastically so we will have to stabilize them first, only after that I will be conducting a few tests’
The doctor continued speaking and tried to give Rishabh some hope that he wife would be fine but Rishabh had stopped listening to her. His eyes were fixed on his wife who was lying unconscious on the stretcher as the paramedics pushed it. A thick bandage was draped around her forehead and an oxygen mask on her face. His eyes shifted on the IV tube that was attached to her hand. And his heart cried in pain seeing the state in which Prerna was right now
‘Mr Bajaj?!’
The doctor’s voice got Rishabh out of his trance, he looked at her blankly as she held some papers in front of him.
‘I need you to sign these documents so that we can go ahead with the procedure’
Rishabh took the papers with a little hesitation and glanced at them once before signing them and handing them back to the doctor
‘Don’t worry Mr Bajaj, I am sure your wife and your baby will be fine’
The doctor took a leave to continue Prerna’s further treatment. Rishabh crashed on the nearest bench and caught his head in his hands. He shut his eyes and let his tears flow down. All his fears were alive now, his pregnant wife was being treated in the ICU. What if the test reports are not good? What if something happens to their baby or to Prerna? How could he deal with the loss of either of them? His phone vibrated in his pocket, Rishabh removed it and absent-mindedly answered the call
‘Papa, Mamma theek hai na?’
Kukki’s voice laced with concern made Rishabh’s chain of negative thoughts come to a halt. He lifted the phone from his ear and sniffed before taking a deep breath to compose himself
‘Haan Bachha, Mamma is fine…’
‘Aur Chottu Baby?’
Kukki asked innocently, Rishabh tried maintain a calm tone and answer his daughter yet again
‘Vo bhi theek hai. Aap DeeMaa ke saath rehna aur unko jyada tang nahi karna, unko phone de do please mujhe baat karni hai unse’
Rishabh spoke quickly before Kukki asked him anything else
‘Rishabh sab theek hai na..?’
‘Maa…’
The one word that Rishabh uttered was enough for Veena to understand that nothing was okay. Veena asked Kukki to go to her room and gather her toys, she promised to finish the call quickly and come to play with her. Once Kukki was out of earshot Veena repeated her question
‘Kuch theek nahi hai Maa. Prerna ko ICU main leke gaye hai…’
Rishabh had started crying once again as he gave Veena a small gist of what the doctor had updated him about Prerna’s health
‘I can’t lose either of them Maa.. Aap janti hain na ki Prerna mere liye kitni important hai, vo meri zindagi hai Maa... Prerna ke bina main kuch nahi hoon. Aur iss bache main already unki jaan basti hai… agar dono main se kisi ko bhi kuch…’
‘Kisi ko kuch nahi hoga Rishabh… na Prerna ko aur na hi tumhare bache ko..’
Veena spoke adamantly as she cut Rishabh off in the middle of his sentence
‘Hume pura yakeen hai ki Prerna aur tumhara bacha dono sahi salamat ghar wapas aa jayenge. Pregnancy main aksar weakness ho jati hai beta, Prerna bhi usi wajah se bhehosh ho gai hogi, aur usse jo sar pe chot aai thi shayad usi wajah se abh tak hosh nahi ayaa hai usse. Tum chinta mat karo. Dekhna uske sare tests ki reports achi hi aayengi’
Rishabh sobbed silently as he tried to hold on to the hope that Veena was trying to give him. He really wanted this to be the truth but his heart kept constraining as images Prerna being taken to the ICU flashed in front of his eyes
‘Rishabh…’
Veena called him out softly when she got no response from him for almost a few minutes
‘Ji Maa..’
He managed to reply in a broken voice
‘Rona bandh karo beta. Usse kuch nahi hoga, tum bas khud ko kamzoor kar rahe ho buri baatien soch kar. Bharosa rakho beta, sab theek hoga’
Rishabh hummed in response before he cut the call making an excuse that he was receiving another call. Veena closed her eyes and sent a prayer to her God asking him to protect her children, she knew that right now not two but three lives were at stake. If anything were to happen to Prerna or her child, Rishabh would be destroyed as well.
Two hours passed by and Rishabh was getting restless once again as he had not been updated about Prerna’s health by anyone. He walked towards Prerna’s ICU room in fury, he was about to push the door open when the doctor herself walked out of the room
‘Mr Bajaj?!’
The doctor was surprised to see Rishabh so angry
‘Tell me, what happened to Prerna?’
Rishabh demanded straight away, he didn’t care if he sounded rude to the doctor. Right now he just wanted a damn update about his wife and their baby’s health.
‘We have conducted some tests, most of reports have come clear so you don’t need to worry but a few reports will come tomorrow so we will be keeping your wife under observation for a night’
The doctor spoke as professionally as she could, the fury in Rishabh’s eyes had initially scared her. But when she saw him relax at her words she realized that he was just scared for his wife and their child. She assured him once again and gestured the staff to leave as she permitted Rishabh to go inside the room.
Rishabh walked to Prerna’s bed silently, his eyes welled up once again seeing his wife almost lifeless on the hospital bed with various equipments attached to her. He took her hand in his, careful of not touching the IV tube he turned it and placed a soft kiss on the center of her palm
‘This is not fair Prerna.. Aap ko pata hai iss waqt kya biet rahi hai mujhpe, peeche kuch ghanton main hazaron maut mar chuka hoon main yeh soch ke ki kahin aap ko ya baache ko kuch ho na jaye. Ghar pe Maa aur Kukki bhi kitne pareshan hai. Yahan hum sab itni tension mein hai aur aap itne peacefully so rahi hain? It’s not done. Come on, now wake up quickly. Chahe toh mujhe daant lijiye ga aap ko sirf healthy khana khilane ke liye or fight with me over our Baby’s name... But just open your eyes Prerna, main aapko iss tarah nahi dekh sakta hun…’
He placed her palm on his cheek and sobbed silently, in this moment he wanted nothing else but just his wife to be fine. Even Rishabh didn’t realise when sleep took over him as he cried sitting next to his unconscious wife.
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The day had gone by and Prerna gained her consciousness around late evening, she was confused when she found herself in an unfamiliar room. She tried to sit straight to get a better look at her surroundings but Rishabh’s hold on her hand stopped her from moving. She lifted her other hand and placed it on his head with great difficulty, Rishabh was startled at her touch and woke up immediately
‘Prerna…’
He whispered her name and quickly pulled her in a side hug, his hold was not tight but was strong enough to bring a little solace to both of them. Rishabh was finally relieved that Prerna had gained her consciousness and Prerna who couldn’t remember how she landed in a hospital had an assurance that at least her husband was with her
‘Rishabh.. What happened, how did I come here?’
Prerna asked softly, Rishabh pulled away from her but didn’t let go of her completely. He gave her a curt reply that she had fainted and hurt her head. He also assured her that the doctor has conducted some tests which were all clear.
‘Aap aur Baby dono theek hain..’
Rishabh gave her a small smile and pulled her in a hug once again. He just wanted to keep holding her safe in his arms. Prerna could sense his worry, she knew that he wouldn’t say but his eyes held the fear that he was trying to hide from her. She clasped his arm and squeezed it, to assure him silently that everything was fine. Their silent moment was disturbed by the nurse who walked in with Prerna’s food and to Rishabh’s surprise she ate it without any fuss. The doctor come to do Prerna’s routine check up and was pleased seeing her quick recovery
‘Mrs Bajaj, your vitals look much better now. We just have to wait for the rest of your reports and I guess we can discharge you tomorrow itself’
Prerna and Rishabh both smiled at the doctor’s words as relief washed through them. After a quick chat with Veena and Kukki on video call Rishabh and Prerna called it a night. The dose of medicines had kicked in and Prerna fell asleep almost immediately, Rishabh seated himself by her bed and dozed off by holding her hand once again.
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The following morning when Rishabh half opened his eyes, he saw that Prerna was already awake. She looked worried but Prerna masked her concern and replaced it with a smile as she saw Rishbah open his eyes. He gave her a rare smile as he sat straight and clasped her hand in his hand
‘Aap sote hue bahut cute lagte ho..’
Prerna said in a teasing voice and Rishabh felt a little shy at this sudden compliment from his wife. He was about to thank her when he noticed her feel a little distressed.
‘Prerna.. Are you okay?’
Rishabh asked her as he quickly stood by her head and rubbed her back, Prerna gripped his hand tightly and gasped for some air. Rishabh pressed the call button by her bed and within two minutes the doctor rushed in followed by a nurse who had guided Rishabh outside the room. The anxiety and fear that Rishabh had felt the other day was back with a force now as he waited in the hospital corridor once again but thankfully his misery was short lived as the nurse asked him to come inside after ten minutes or so
Rishabh sighed in relief as he saw that Prerna was looking fine now, he walked to her and clasped her hand in his. Rishabh’s concern and love for his wife was so palpable that it brought a smile even on the doctor’s face. However, she quickly donned her professional look as Rishabh looked at her
‘What had happened? Yesterday she fainted suddenly and today she had trouble breathing? Is she fine doctor, is the baby fine?’
Rishabh asked all the questions in one breath, the doctor gave him a weak nod before answering his questions one by one
‘Mrs Bajaj and your baby are both fine now Mr Bajaj. Your wife had fainted because her blood pressure had dropped down. For which I would be prescribing her some medicines. As of now her low blood pressure should not be a matter of concern but in the long run it can be. And she had trouble breathing a few minutes ago because of panic. So please make sure that she has these medicines regularly and on time and does not stress herself at all. I am relieved to hear from her that she is following a strict diet, but I have prepared a diet chart as per her health requirements. I would suggest that she starts following it as soon as possible’
Rishabh who thanked the doctor with a smile and turned to look at his wife, who was silent all the while. He squeezed Prerna’s hand making her look at him. With his eyes he asked her if she was okay and Prerna just blinked in assurance. Prerna was discharged after lunch and the doctor had handed them a new diet chart for Prerna to follow. They walked out of the room silently with Prerna’s head resting on Rishabh’s arm. She was still lost in the thoughts, their entire ride back home was almost silent. Though Rishabh did attempt to initiate small conversations with her but Prerna would reply in monosyllables.
By the time they reached home Rishabh’s worry was at its peak because of his wife’s behaviour. Something was bothering her and he wanted to know what it was. But before he could ask her about the same Veena rushed to them with her Aarti ki thali followed by an excited Kukki.
After Veena was done with their aarti, Kukki hugged her mother from her waist. Prerna gave her an assurance that she was fine and just needed some rest. As Kukki turned to Rishabh to hug him Prerna walked past her mother towards her room, Veena looked at Rishabh with a bemused look
‘Maa she is fine. Bas unka blood pressure thoda drop hoagya tha, doctor ne thoda aram karne ko kaha hai. Aap tension mat lijiye main hoon na’
Rishabh gave her a smile, he asked Kukki to stay with Veena and went to their room. He found Prerna standing by the window, shutting the door behind him; Rishabh walked to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He pulled her closer to him and rested his chin on her shoulder
‘What’s bothering you?’
He asked her softly and Prerna sighed before she replied to him
‘Doctor ne jo kaha uske hi bare main soch rahi hun… what if my health issues lead to a complication in this pregnancy?’
She turned in his hold and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
‘What if something happens to our Baby because of my carelessness?’
Rishabh cupped her face immediately and wiped that lone tear from her face
‘Prerna kuch nahi hoga, na aap ko na hamare baby ko. Doctor ne kaha hai na ki medicines se sab theek ho jayega? Toh aap chinta kyun kar rahi hain? Aur aapke saath main hoon, Maa hai aur Kukki bhi hai, hum sab milke aap ka dhyaan rakhenge. You don’t stress yourself about it’
Prerna clasped his hand which was cupping her face
‘Pakka kuch nahi hoga na?’
Rishabh gave her a genuine smile before pulling her in an assuring embrace, he placed a soft kiss on top of her head. They enjoyed their moment for a littler longer before Rishabh broke the silence
‘Come on, now rest for a while then we will go for shopping’
Rishabh tried to cheer her up and Prerna smiled at his efforts, breaking their embrace and she placed a kiss on his cheek before walking to the bed. She slipped in the covers and waited for Rishabh to join her, once he got next to her in the bed Rishabh snaked his arm around her waist and spooned her in his arms. Prerna’s back rested against his front, he caught her hand and entwined their fingers. He placed their hands by her belly and rested his chin against her shoulder once again. He nuzzled in her hair and Prerna relaxed in his hold before she closed her eyes. She knew that with Rishabh by her side everything would be fine.
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This is the longest OS I have written so far 🤣🤣
But this one is extra special, because this is my 25th story on Prerna and Rishabh (Maine kitne stories likh diye hain yaar 😲😳) *thu thu thu* 😛
I hope ki mujhe jitna PreRish pe stories likhna acha lagta hai utna hi meri AT fam ko unhe read karke acha lagta hai. 😳
Ankie, I hope I have done justice to your prompt and this story. Thank you so much for giving me a chance to continue it and for all the other prompts that you have given me. I just love writing on them 🤗
Please don't forget to leave your likes and comments on this story. Your appreciation and criticism means a lot to me.😳
Love;
Niyati ❤️
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