𝙿𝚎𝚑𝚕𝚎 𝚔𝚢𝚞𝚗 𝚗𝚊 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚑𝚞𝚖
𝚃𝚊𝚗𝚑𝚊 𝚑𝚒 𝚔𝚢𝚞𝚗 𝚓𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚖...
𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚔𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚔𝚊𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚞𝚢𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚗..
𝚢𝚊𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚑𝚊 𝚋𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚖.....

KABIR:

"I have got this attack once before. It was after Advait's death. Advait and I met at coaching centre in 11th standard. You know we were teenagers.... Actually we saw each other during our classes.. We didn't talk with each other , it was just stealing glances...."

She said smiling reminiscing the memories. It seems like she went into those old days. I am thankful to her that she trusted me with her past.

"Until one day he was absent for few classes. You know that day I realised that how much I used to steal glances at him." She chuckled.

" Then next day when he came back, after our class he talked with me for the first time asking me the notes. Then we started to talk, we used to group study at our homes. After so many years , I felt attached with someone , he felt like home. There were late night movie dates , our 40 rupees momo dates, late night bike rides. It was after six months we exchanged our "I LOVE YOU'S" though it was not needed. We were in love with each other without each other's awareness. After that we both got selected for Medical. He ranked better than me and got a college in Bangalore. I got my college in Delhi. I cried a lot knowing that he will leave Delhi and we have to be in a long distance relationship. But one fine day I see him entering my college. When I ask him what happened he told me , " Tujhse dur nahi reh Sakta Naina... Tu or main ek hi college mein padhenge.... Or eksath Doctor banenge.." (I cannot stay away from you Naina.. You and I will study in the same college and we will become doctors together)...."

She said and then stopped. It seemed like I was witnessing their love story relieving their story.

" Everything was fine.. Everything was going good.. Those four years was bliss...It was during our final year. We decided that we will move out in Mumbai during our residency.. One fine day we were in my room preparing for our final year exams which were starting from next week. Suddenly I saw blood running from his nose.. On Asking him he ignored saying due to tension and exam stress. While figuring out the possibilities that what could have happened to him, he fainted.."

She took a deep breath.... Closing her eyes a tear drop fell from her eyes. She rubbed it immediately... and looked away.

I took her hands in mine rubbing it with my hands. " You don't have to say..... " I told her... It must be so painful for her. I can figure out by now that something bad happened to him.

She looked at our entwined hands at first then at me. I nodded. "I want to..... Next day we found out that....... He...... He has leukemia... a terminal one....... He has only 4 months .... With him...."

There was complete silence..... I don't know what to say... I just got up from the stool and hugged her. She was sitting on the bed. She wrapped her hands around my torso. She held my shirt in her tiny fist. I could feel my shirt getting wet. Few tear drops escaped my eyes. She hugged me like her life depended on me.

After calming down she looked at me and chuckled in her groggy voice and said ,

"Hey!! Why are you crying !" ........

" Its nothing" I say and turned to move away when she held my wrist...

" Come on !! Tell me !" she said....

I went to her and wiped her tears cupped her face in my hands and said , " you are strong.... You know that... I am proud of you... and I know Advait is in better place now.. and he must be doing proud of you...."

She sighed and took a deep breath...and said , " It was Advait's last wish that I should .. you know move on... and marry someone... It is so difficult...You know I used to hallucinate Mom, Dad , Advait... It was after multiple therapies and sessions I was fine.. Then we decided to shift to Mumbai...."
" Don't worry..!! You are fine, " I said and kissed her knuckles... A red hue appeared on her cheeks. Our trance was broken when the doctor came inside to check on her.
I went outside.

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Soon it was night and it was decided that I will stay in the hospital with her in her cabin and Ammu will come in the morning. She will be discharged tomorrow in the evening. Though Naina was not agreeing us with this. After a lot of pestering she agreed , not before arranging an extra bed for me in her cabin. Perks of being a senior doctor.Apparently according to her, my body will be small for the couch inside the cabin and I will end up hurting my neck , which she can't afford (isn't she caring!!!?)...

I entered the cabin and while giving her the tablets she again said , " you know , you don't have to stay here. Please go home... you are here since morning.... You need to rest... "
And here she goes....

She gulped down the tablets and I replied
"come on yaar Naina!! I will not go ... I will stay here .. with you... Now it's late good night... sleep" ..

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We both were awake .. sleep was far away from my eyes. Suddenly Naina turned towards me and said , " How will I say thank you to you?". The bed was placed within a hand distance . I could touch her bed . I turned towards her.

"Why would you say thank you ?"

"you know staying with me.. I don't know. I am thankful to you. When nobody was there , you guys came here running...."

"First of all.. No you don't need to thank you and secondly you are part of our family.. drop that ! Both you and Ammu are our family.. So it is our responsibility to help our family members.." I said and I saw her eyes tearing up.

"What happened?" I asked her..

"Nothing I just became emotional." She said and extended her hands and frowned. She gestured with her eyes and I kept my hands with her and she entwined hers with mine.
An idea struck my mind and I asked her

"Waise you can say thank you to me .."

"How ?" she said..

"Soch lo Dr. Bedi ... you have to do what I will to you. ( Think Dr. Bedi )". I said...

" I will do anything... just tell me Mr. Singhania. " she said ....

I was eager to see how will she react when I will ask her. I was smirking mentally..

" Come on Kabir yaa! Tell me what I have to do." She said , an adorable pout forming on her lips. I just wanted to kiss her.. Control!!!

I just wanted to ask her to go on a date with me... I don't know if I should ask her again this time. I guess I have to take things slow. She has just started opening up to me. I should drop this idea...Instead I decided to tease her..I got up from my bed with her hands in mine. I made my face serious. She got up sitting from her bed. Her face changed into serious one. My plan is working. I said to her

"Naina I want you to.."

" Is it something serious?"

"Yaa very serious!!" I said stressing the word serious...

She took a deep breath and said , "just tell me Kabir I am ready.."

" okay !! I just wanted you to..."

"wanted me too..."

"Wanted you to..."

" come on yaar!!"

" to sleep..." I said and started laughing...she dropped my hand . I clutched my stomach and I said still laughing said, " you're expressions were priceless..." She took this so seriously...She hit my stomach with her tiny fist and said,

"Kya yaar ! Itna suspense banake chor diya....(what yaar ! You left after making such suspense).. you are so mean.." She said...

I sobered up and said, "Aww! I am sorry !" I held her shoulders and she shrugged it of.

"Okay ! I am sorry, really really sorry!" I said holding my ears...

"you better be !! " she said..

"okay ! Good night !! " I said...

"Good night...!" she said..

I cupped her face ... she was look at me with her green orbs . It held a different emotion. I don't know how many minutes I was scanning her face and then I asked her "can I?"

She said , " huh?!!"

"Can I kiss you in the forehead?" I said and she nodded.

I placed a chaste kiss on her forehead ensuring her that I am with her. Post that there was red hue adorning her cheeks. She turned her head down shyly...

Oh ! How much I love that blush!!

After bidding our final goodnight we slept looking at each other.

Hey guys!! Here's the 11th chapter....

I don't know if I justified with her Naina's past ... do drop your suggestions about the chapter..

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