~Alternate happy end~

"Hello, your husband Abhishek Mehra was brought into the hospital this morning. He has been shot and is undergoing an operation currently. Please could you come here as soon as possible?"

Pragya dropped the phone before running out to get the auto. Tears were already trailing down her cheeks as she asked the driver to go faster.

As she arrived at the hospital and asked where his room was she ran up the stairs breathless as she arrived and the doctors came out.

"He is very lucky, he is out of danger and you may meet him"

Pragya walked into the room to see his chest covered in bandages. The rest of his body had slight burns but the most important thing for her was that he was alive before her.

She sat down next to him and held his hand. He was still unconscious as Pragya rested her head on his hand and wept silently. After a few moments she felt him whisper her name and her head shot up to look at him smiling at her weakly.

"Cha-chashmish" He tried to get up but she motioned him to stay still.

"Are you okay? Why do you do all this? You know I can't live without you?" as she burst into tears again.

"Hey, chashmish, calm down, I - I'm sorry, but look I am perfectly fine before you"

"But don't you understand, what if?" She didn't want to complete her sentence.

The doctor came in a few moments later and said that he could be discharged in a few weeks as he still needed to be monitored as he was weak.

He squeezed onto her hand as she gently smiled at him. The horrible feeling of losing him was gone, he was with her.

~

"Okay, now go to sleep Aditi" Abhi told her as he finished telling her stories about his experience of fighting as a soldier.

"I will papa, but where is your scar?"

"Aditi you have seen it so many times, anyway you know your mumma doesn't like it so why are you so fascinated?"

"Because mumma is always crying, I am strong, like you. And I feel proud when I tell my friends that you fought for our country, they all admire you" She high fived him as Pragya walked in.

"Your still awake, come on go to sleep now" She lay down on the other side as she patted her to sleep.

Abhi watched her and his daughter whom he loved more than anything. He no longer fought in the army after his duty had finished. He now worked as an officer and Pragya was happy.

She got up after Aditi fell asleep and walked to the window while Abhi followed and held her from behind.

"Chashmish, come on I think you should sleep, you must be tired"

Pragya didn't argue and lay next to Aditi as he caressed her hair. Neither of them could ask for anything more, they all loved each other and hoped to star that way forever.

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--simmi--2015-07-04 07:37:25