"Bethe bethe kya kare, karna hai koi kaam, shuru karo antakshri leke Prabhu ka naam!" Rohit sang. "Shahveer shuru ho jao" Karan said.

"Pyaar ki maa ki,
Pyaar ki maa ki,
Aaj se pooja krni hai..." He sang and stopped.

"Bas?" Devaki asked. "Bhabhi itna hi aata hai mujhe" He said making a puppy face. "Yeh M se kaha shuru hota hai??" Bandana asked. "Isme maa aata hai aur usme M hai" He replied. "Bhai tu road pe dhyaan de. Vese bhi baarish hone wali hai aur drive karna mushkil ho jaega" Sameeksha said to Bandana.

"Shahveer tum game se bahar" Rohit said. "Arey!! Yeh to nainsaafi hui" Shahveer said. "Sameeksha your turn" Rohit said ignoring Shahveer. "Sameeksha, ab tum mere lie game jeetna" Shahveer said placing his hand on Sameeksha's shoulder.

"Guys baarish shuru ho geyi hai. Aage road safe nhi hoga...thodi der ruk jae kya?" Bandana asked. "Nhi Bandana, late ho jaenge" Karan said. "Bhaiya shaam bhi ho rhi hai" She said. "I think hame jaana chahiye. Aur der nhi kar sakte" Shahveer said. Bandana finally agreed. Rain was heavy now. Bandana was scared as there was huge risk of driving in rain.

She was driving carefully. "Tension mat lo, kucch nhi hoga" Rohit said. Bandana smiled. Everyone was singing and enjoying.

Bandana's gaze went on the left side of the road as she noticed some activity there. Soon she saw an elephant sliding down because of the wet terrain of the forest. "Oh no!!!" Bandana exclaimed loudly. Everyone looked ahead. The elephant fall in the middle of the road. Bandana pressed the footbreak and pulled the hand break at the same time. The road was wet. The car made a turn and bumped with a tree on the left.

Everything happened so quickly that nobody got time to react to the accident. The impact was very powerful. Bandana was the first one to faint. Her head was bleeding heavily. After Bandana, Rohit collapsed. Karan and Devaki closed their eyes slowly. Shahveer was still trying to understand what happened when Sameeksha fainted. He was feeling dizzy, still he managed to call the emergency services.

*******

Four weeks later, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital...
Shahveer was sleeping on a chair next to Bandana's bed.

Bandana opened her eyes. Every part of her body was aching. She looked at the room and her gaze went on Shahveer. She wanted to call him, but was unable to do that. She tried to move her right hand but that too seemed immovable.

She was scared now. Where was she? Where was everyone? What happened after the accident?

"Sh...Shahveer...v...veer..." She whispered. Shahveer opened his eyes. He looked at Bandana. He was shocked and happy at the same time.

"Bandana!!" He said and immediately stood up. He went to call the doctors. They checked her and went to talk to Shahveer. "She's fine" The doctor said, "dheere dheere poori tarah theek hogi. She's very strong. Lekin uska khayal rakhna hoga" He said. "Usko sab bta du abhi?" Shahveer asked. "Woh aapse sawaal ese poochegi ke aapko batana hi hoga. But she will be fine" He said. Shahveer nodded and went inside.

He sat next to Bandana. "How are you?" He asked. "Sameeksha kaha hai?" And this was the first question she asked. Shahveer lowered his gaze. "Btao na Shahveer! Kaha hai woh? Tum kyu ho yaha? Me esi halat me hu aur woh mere paas nhi hai esa kese ho sakta hai?" She asked.

"Bandana...tum chaar hafto se coma me thi" He said. She tried to imagine what happened in those four weeks. "Ch...chaar hafte. Sh...shaadi...shaadi ka kya hua?" She asked and took a pause, "nhi woh baadme...Sameeksha kaha hai pehle yeh btao!!!" She shouted.

Shahveer startled. He was surprised, she was weak and still she was shouting so loudly. "Bandana, abhi tum poori tarah se theek nhi ho" He said. Bandana looked at him quietly. "Nhi btana? Fine! Mat btao. Khud pta kar lungi me" She said trying to stand up.

"Bandana!" Shahveer shouted, "abhi abhi coma se bahar aai ho tum! Mentally theek nhi ho! Right arm fractured hai tumhari! Physically fit nhi ho!! Kaha jaana hai?" He said loudly holding her shoulders.

"Shahveer dard ho raha hai" She said in a slow voice. He realised his mistake and left her. "Boht kucch badal gaya Bandana...boht kucch" He said sitting on the chair, hiding his tears.