Chapter 16

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PART - 16


~ PAST ~


Ashima ji handled the situation.. "dr.. kya hum neha se mil sakte hain??"
ke : "see is unconscious maam.. but u all can meet wen she gains senses"
she nodded bt then she asked the dreaded question.. "aur akash?? woh kahan hain??"
Dr. keerti looked at riddhima.. actually dr. keerti was Riddhima's elder cousin Dr. Shubhankar's wife.. But they didn't able to attend the wedding as they went for a conference in delhi nd wen they landed to mumbai airport, dr. keerti got an emergency call nd being a great doctor she came to sanjeevani directly from there.. She knew today was neha's wedding with akash.. She met akash too.. nd wen all asked about him, she didn't understand if she should tell or let riddhi tell them in her way nd thats why she looked at riddhima with questioning eyes.. Riddhima looked at her nervously nd then turning to her Ashima aunty, she started stammering..
"aun.. ty... woh... jeejuhh.. actually.. jab armaan di ko leke hospital ayein toh jeeju ka operation chal raha tha.."
she paused nd saw ashima ji trembling.. Armaan quickly went near his mother to give her support... "mom.."
but she kept on looking at riddhima with hopeful eyes.. Riddhima came near her nd held her hands within hers softly.. she lowered her eyes but didn't get courage to utter anything.. her eyes started flowing.. Ashima ji felt her hands getting wet nd looking at her hands, she saw tear drops on it.. she panicked but whispered..
"akash kahan hain, riddhu??"
She lost control nd started crying hard.. Atul came quickly nd hugged her side ways.. muski n anjali too came near her.. Dr. shashank got frightened seeing his daughter nd guessing the news, he took the support of the wall beside him to stop him from falling down.. bui saw her brother nd quickly ran towards him along with dr. keerti.
Atul : "riddhi?? kya hua.. tu bol kyun nahi rahi?? kahan hain jeeju??"
riddhima juz kept on crying fearing to answer wen they heard armaan's slow voice..
"bhai is no more.."
All froze in their tracks ... "what??" anjali shouted nd looked at riddhima for confirmation.. nd saw her hugging atul tight nd crying hysterically.. on the other hand, Dr. shashank who guessed the news closed his eyes painfully.. But above all some one was greatly affected...
"mom"
armaan shouted as he felt his mother collapsing in his arms.. "mom.." he shouted again nd patted his mom's cheeks slowly to make her conscious.. all ran towards armaan.. Dr. keerti checked her pulse, heart beat nd eyes...
"bring her to ICU 2.. fast.. its a heart attack.."
armaan stared at her shocked.. "heart attack??"
"fast.. plzz" dr. keerti ordered nd Armaan carried his mom in the ICU..



"doctor??" armaan asked Dr. shubhankar, the heart specialist of sanjeevani who was called to come to sanjeevani for this emergency.. Almost an hour has passed, armaan saw through the glass window on the door that dr. shubhankar nd his team were trying hard to save his mom but none gave any news.. finally the dr. came out from the ICU..
"Armaan.. u, urself are a doctor.. please calm down" he assured.
Ar : "she's my mother, dr. shubankar.. i've already lost bhai, i can't afford losing her.."
Shu : "she's a heart patient, u know that, right??"
he asked placing his one hand on his shoulder warmly.. Armaan juz nodded..
Shu : "its her 2nd attack nd.."
Ar : "and????? " his heart stopped for that moment.. he saw dr. shubhankar hesitating.. "and??" he demanded for an answer...
Shu : "i'm afraid that we can't save her..."
Armaan trembled nd took a step backwards.. "nohhh.. that.. that's not possible.." he kept on stepping back nd was about to hit the glass table behind him wen Riddhima came quickly nd stopped him mid way.. She saw Armaan talking to her bhai but didn't able to hear them as she was near ICU 1 for her di with her papa nd all other were with armaan near ICU 2... but wen she saw him going to hit the glass table she ran quickly to protect him.. Armaan looked at the person who stopped him nd seeing Riddhima he hugged her tightly.. Riddhima backed off as he put his all weight on her nd riddhima being a delicate girl, was having difficulty to carry his load.. She put her all strength to support him nd hugged him gently.. but his condition tensed her very much nd she looked at her bhai at once questioning him through her eyes.. Dr. shubhankar nodded his head negatively nd seeing this she tighten the hug feeling Armaan's condition.
Shu : "we r trying riddhi.. but she's not responding to our treatment"
Armaan tighten his grip around riddhima closing his eyes.. He was hugging her so tight that it was hurting her but knowing his condition, she didn't protest but asked..
"but bhai.. we can't lose hope.. right??"
Shu : "we are trying riddhi.. par tu bhi dr. bannewali hain.. try to understand.. she is a heart patient nd its her 2nd attack.. if she responds, then we can save her.. juz pray that she will respond as soon as possible.. (he paused nd placing his hand on armaan's shoulder once again).. i'll suggest u should meet her now.."
But armaan juz nodded his head negatively, crunching riddhima more in his arms.. Dr. shubankar told riddhima to make him understand through his eyes nd she nodded positively.. Dr. shubhankar again entered the ICU for monitoring Ashima ji leaving armaan alone with riddhima.
Ri : "armaan??"
she asked softly, caressing his head but he replied stubbornly..
"no riddhima.. i won't go.. i know mom ko kuch nahi hoga.. she can't leave me.. (then breaking the hug, he looked at her eyes hopefully).. kuch nahi hoga na, mom ko??"
Riddhima juz kept on staring at him painfully dreading to answer his question..



~ PRESENT ____ Riddhima's P.O.V ~


Riddhima was staring at the stars painfully, her eyes were blowing by their own.. She was alone nd so, there was no need to hide her tears.. she didn't attempt to wipe the tears off her eyes.. She was juz standing resting her head on the window door, hugging herself tight with her own hands across her chest.. Feeling extremely lonely nd miserable remembering Armaan's condition.. She still could see Armaan's tear-stricken face clearly in front of her eyes wrenching her heart apart..

pata hain armaan.. jab tumne mujhse yeh poocha ke aashima aunty ko kuch hoga ya nahi, i was just wanted to hug u tight.. as tight as possible.. hiding u from this painful world, securing in my arms..

She gulped some air as she was becoming out of breathe remembering that day..

Tumaherey aansoon mujhe bahot dard deti hain, armaan.. (She sighed) .. u've no idea how much it hurts me...




~ PAST ~


Ri : "armaan??"
she asked softly, caressing his head but he replied stubbornly..
"no riddhima.. i won't go.. i know mom ko kuch nahi hoga.. she can't leave me.. (then breaking the hug, he looked at her eyes hopefully).. kuch nahi hoga na, mom ko??"
Riddhima juz kept on staring at him painfully dreading to answer his question..
Ar : "Bolo na riddhima.. nahi hoga na kuch mom ko??"
Riddhima saw how broken he was nd decided to handle the situation carefully.. She took armaan's right hand in hers nd holding it gently she started..
"Armaahhn.. "
she pronounced his name very softly yet very painfully ..
"armaan.. hum sab yehi chahte hain ke Aashima aunty to kuch na ho.. kyunki hum sab unse bahot pyaar karte hain.. (then directly looking at his eyes).. khas kar ke tum, armaan..(he listened to her carefully)..par hum sab yeh bhi jante hain ki situation kitni critical hain.. (Armaan blinked his eyes fearfully) .. par hum ummeed to nahi kho sakte na?? (he again stared at her eyes trying to understand wat she is goying to say.. riddhima sighed nd closed her eyes for some time nd then opening it she said softly nd directly from her heart)... u r a doctor..armaan.. nd i too going to be a doctor very soon.. but before that we r a human being.. aur jab aapno ko dard hota hain to koi bhi dr. nahi rehta.. sab ek aam inshaan ban jate hain.. sari rational thinking kam karna band kar deta hain.. kam karta hain to sirf ek cheez.. out heart.. (she paused nd armaan juz inhaling each n every word of hers.. his eyes started flowing unknowingly.. riddhima freed her right hand from him nd cleared his tear..) aur mera dill yeh keh raha hain ki... bhagwanji humarey sath itna boora nahi kar sakte.. i know we have lost jeeju.. but jo tab hua.. woh aab nahi hoga armaan.. Prayer mein bahot takat hoti hain aur dill se nikli hui dua humesha qubool hoti hain.. (armaan held her hand tightly..) ... tum aandar jaao armaan.. make aunty listen to ur heart.. make her understand how much u need her, i'm sure she will respond.. she lost one son but being a mother its also impossible for her to see her second son in pain.. (armman didn't get any word to state his feeling.. her words gave him strength, hope nd immense faith.. he hugged her tightly in gratitude for handling him this way, for being there this way nd protecting him from being lost in the darkness of pain n loneliness.. riddhima understood his unsaid words nd ran her hand softly on his back nd whispered..) u don't have much time, armaan.. juz go nd made her realize.. she will definitely respond..(armaan broke the hug nd whispered with his cracked voice..) tu..mm.. nahi ayo..gi..?? (in return she juz nodded her head negatively nd said).. tum jao andar.. i've to go somewhere..(armaan didn't say any thing nd entered ICU slowly) "




Armaan closed the door behind him nd looked in front.. the sight in front of his eyes juz shook him vigorously.. He closed his eyes nd riddhima's words came to his subconscious mind again.. no!! i can't break down.. i've to save mom.. he thought n opened his eyes nd then looking above whispered.. "plz help me god..plz" he again looked back at the bed where his mother was lying unconscious.. Soon dr. nd nurses left the room leaving him alone nd he came near the bed, sat on the stool beside.. Took her hand his his gently without hurting his mom nd started painfully..
"momm... (his heart was throbbing loud dreading the future..) .. i know aap mujhe sun sakti ho.. (then paused a lill) .. par agar sun nahi sakti toh bhi its okkey.. i know u can feel ur armaan's touch.. hain na mom?? (he asked hopefully nd looked at aashima ji as if she would answer..) .. mom.. u know na.. aapke alawa mera koi nahi hain.. u know, na.. mom?? (his voice was cracking, eyes were flooding but he had to do this).. i know u loved bhai but.. but u love me too, ri8?? then.. then how could u do this mom.. how?? (his voice was painful nd showed the hinge of betrayal).. u've to come back mom.. i.. i can't live without u.. u've to stayyy.. (still no response nd his heart was beating madly now).. aapke aur bhai ke bina aur koi nahi hain merey pass.. bhai ko to main rok nahi paya par aapko main kahin nahi jane dunga.. (his voice showed firmness) .. i swear on u mom.. agar aap ko kuch ho gaya, i'll finish myself too.. u her me, mom?? i'll kill myself too.. aur aap hi toh kehte ho na main bahot emotional hoon.. so, now its upto you mom.. u want your second son alive or dead?? (he was very confident this time) "


But is any mother who can see her son dying?? I guess no.. nd aashima ji was no different.. as sson as armaan made his mind nd announced his decision to his mother, he felt lill pressure on his thumb nd looked downwards at once.. he saw his mother's finger moved a lill nd not believing his eyes, he looked back to his mom again nd then the ECG machine attached with her heart.. He found the heart beat improving nd panicked in sudden happiness.. He wanted to shout in joy but this sudden phenomenon didn't allow him to display his happiness.. soon he regained his senses nd went outward to call Dr. shubhankar.. He opened the ICU door nd found dr. shubhankar talking to shashank uncle nd atul..
"dr. shubhankar.. woh mom??"
he paused unable to utter the whole sentence in one breathe..
"wat?? dr. armaan move..."
Dr. shubhankar thought negative nd barged into ICU followed by dr. shashank nd atul nd got the happiest shock of that time.. they found aashima ji opening her eyes a lill.. All became happy.
Dr. shu : "thank god.. now she will be saved.."
Armaan was standing at the door supporting the door nd sighed in relief.. his happiness had no barrier.. Atul looked at him nd saw him closing his eyes.. he went to him nd keeping his hand on his shoulder he said..
"armaan??"
Armaan opened his eyes nd found atul smiling through tears .. he too smiled but soon asked..
Ar : "riddhima kahan hain, atul??"
At : "bahar.. ganapati temple mein.."
Ar : "main ussey bata ke ata hoon.."
At : "hmm"
Armaan left ICU to thank the person who gave him the strength to fight against this storm..


Armaan came near the temple nd found her in front of the Ganapati idol closing her eyes, folding her hands , praying in her heart.. He kept on looking at her divine face.. She was so pure, so innocent, so angelic that he couldn't help but admire this angel nd thanked god for sending this fairy in his life.. Its because of her, he was able to face the situation.. he felt extremely fortunate.
He removed his shoes nd entered the temple nd placing his hand on her right shoulder he whispered softly..
"mom has responded riddhima, we won.."
Riddhima opened her eyes as soon as she heard him nd turned to him at once.. He nodded his head positively through his tears nd smiled.. she too smiled nd again looked back at the ganapati idol nd thanked him heartily.. but before they could talk more, Anji came running to her..
"riddhi.. jaldi chal.. di ko hosh aa gaya hain.. aur koi bhi unhe sambhal nahi paa raha hain.. uncle bhi nahi.."
Riddhima turned to anji at once nd without waiting for a minute ran to ICU 1...



Armaan saw her running madly to her di nd he turned to the god to pray..
"plzz god.. plz help her.. jis insaan ki wajah se aaj meri mom merey sath hain.. plz don't hurt her anymore.. i know how much she loves her di.. plz, aab sab kuch normal kar dijiye.. plzz"

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