Part – 12

(Four days later)

"Gautham..." she gasps, her eyes flung open as she sat up on her bed.

"Sanjana... Relax" Jaanvi quickly sat beside her on the bed & rubs her back soothingly.

"Maa... Gautham... I lost..." Sanjana cries hysterically.

"Ishh... Sanjana...Everything will be fine..." Jaanvi gently pats her head, hugging her.

"I can't be here... I'm going... going to my Gautham" she moves back from her mother's embrace & pulls the IV needle and throwing it away she clambers out of the bed. She sways as her feet feels like jelly but her mother helps her to steady. Draping a protective arm around Sanjana, Jaanvi walks her out of the room.

Suddenly they stop in track when a lady blocks their way, she has a little kid in her arm & with other hand she takes Sanjana's hand gently and squeezes it, sympathetically. Sanjana looks utterly confused at the lady's strange behavior.

"Madam, this is my son, he is alive now only because of your husband, our family will forever be indebted to you."

"I didn't get you" Sanjana whispers.

"I work in Gautham Sir's construction site. My son was playing in the scaffolding & when it fell down no one but Gautham Sir jumped in to save him, he protected my son & the rod fell on his head instead of my son's. He risked his life & saved my child. He is such a nice man so don't worry nothing will happen to him" the lady assures.

Sanjana's vision blurs as tears brim her eyes. She blinks & looks up at the innocent boy in her mother's arm having few bruises & scraps on his head & hands.

"Take care of your child" Sanjana gently whispers caressing the boy's head. He flashes a smile to Sanjana but Sanjana couldn't pull a smile as her lips are trembling. Soon she walks away wiping her tears.

"Maa, you stay here, I want to go in alone" Sanjana orders & without waiting for her reply she walks in.

--0--

"How long I should go through this pain? How long will you remain mute? Won't you look at me? Won't you talk to me? Won't you share my pain? Are you listening to me Gautham?" she asks her voice hoarse. Her eyes are burning with hot tears streaming down her cheeks but she didn't bother to wipe it.

"Did you forget your vows? You vowed me that you will never ever let me feel lonely, did you forget that? If you didn't know then I'm telling you... I'm feeling lonely, it's killing me to see you like this, enough is enough, you just wake up now, I want you... I want you to walk with me holding my hand... because this journey is hard, I can't go through this suffering alone, I need you or else this pain will kill me... please Gautham, I love you, come back to me" she cries her heart out.

"Sanjana..." She hears a meek voice. She startles & looks up to see her husband, fighting to keep his eyes open.

"Gautham" She takes his hand in hers & places it close to her cheek, she felt a finger wiping her tears. "Gautham, look at me, please" she gently pats his cheek. He finally opens his heavy eyes lids & groans taking in the sight of his wife. She looks half her size. Her beautiful eyes look too large in her pale face. Her eyes are puffy & blood red in color due to constant crying. Her hair disheveled. She looks haunted & dreadful. He definitely didn't open his eyes to see her awful state.

"Sorry, baby" he whispers shutting his eyes in pain for putting her in misery. She cries as relief spirals through her body. She leans forward & kisses his forehead sending a silent prayer to the almighty for giving her life back.

"Thanks heaven, you are back. Everything will be fine. We will be fine" she kisses his hand again & again. When she looks up his eyes are closed again.

"Gautham" she panics.

"I'm here, Sanjana" he opens his eyes & frowns finally noticing her in hospital gown. What's happened to her?

"You won't leave me right?" She asks worriedly.

"I won't." he promises squeezing her hand.

"How are you?" Gautham asks softly.

"I almost died." she whispers back.

"Please stop with this crying" he groans.

"I'm sorry" she dashes her tears with the back of her hand. "I'll go inform our parents & the doctor too"

"No. Don't go. Be with me" he grips her hand tightly. She nods & sat beside him on the bed. They kept staring at each other in silence

"I love you" Sanjana says softly breaking the silence.

"I know. And I, you. It's your love saved me" he kisses her knuckles. "Not that nuptial chain" he wanted to add but he didn't as he didn't want to hurt his wife's feeling. Not when she is deeply hurt and in pain.

"I want water, Sanjana" he asks realizing his mouth has gone dry. She nods & takes a glass of water & gives it to him in spoon. Once his thirst is quenched, he asks her to stop & she wipes his mouth with her fingers & gently caresses the stubble on his cheek.

--0--

"Hello, Mr. Gautham. I'm your, Dr. Prateek. How are you feeling now?" He asks him fondly.

"Better. Thank you."

"Good" He says & looks Gautham's medical reports.

"Is he perfectly alright, Doctor" Sanjana asks him worriedly. Gautham caresses her hand with his thumb calming her down.

"The recent MRI shows no swelling or blood clot so nothing to worry, Mrs. Gautham" he assures her.

"When can I go home?" Gautham asks feeling sick of being in the hospital bed.

"Not until you get well completely" Sanjana orders before the Doctor could answer.

"Mrs. Gautham is right. We need to keep you in observation for another two or three days then you can go home, If your vision gets blurry or you get severe headache you should immediately come back here" he says. Gautham sighs but agrees.

"You should take care of yourself too, Mrs. Gautham" Doctor advises. She nods. Gautham wonders what's wrong with Sanjana. When the doctor leaves, Sanjana follows him out to ask about Gautham's diet.

"Mom, please stop crying. I'm fine" Gautham says tired of seeing all the crying. Radhika envelops her son in her arms giving him a gently hug.

"Yes. You are fine" Radhika takes his head between her hands & kisses his forehead.

"What's wrong with Sanjana?" Gautham asks his mom.

"Sorry Gautham, we failed to take care of her in your absence" She cries.

"Mom, it's okay. Calm down. She is worried for me. That's all. I will take care of her now that I'm okay."

After the entire family taking their turn to meet Gautham, Sanjana fed him soup & gave him medicines & forced him to take rest when he insisted her to talk with him.

... To be continued!

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