~ SUNAINA TAKES A DECISION ~

Mansi

@Vampire2468

Evening 

Infinity Mall 

Food Court 

Sunaina and Preeti are eating their evening snack there, while the kids are in the library. “Sunaina, you had an appointment with the doctor today, what happened?” Preeti asked. 

“Yes, she told everything is normal, no need to worry !” she said with a pale smile. 

“That’s great ! Actually, I was thinking of our time in college. Kya din the wo. Now see, ghar par aise bethe rehna kitna boring hota hai. Jab se mera show khatam huva hai tabse. I thought I would enjoy the phase, but it has not helped me much !” Preeti said a bit dejected. 

“Then why don’t you say yes to the scripts coming your way? Aren’t they interesting enough? And yes, I agree with you college days were the best. Kash waqt wahi ruk jata. Everything was so nice, but..!” she said. 

“Right, no script has interested me enough you say yes..But I will admit, I am looking for working in the web space and Mr Raj is making one. Maybe I will sign it soon. By the way, mein soch rahi thi, if we could just go back to our college day’s. We had so much fun !” Preeti said excitedly. 

“That’s great news ! Agar mera bas chalta toh waqt ko wahi ruka deti. That’s where it all started, and it should have remained like that, rather than..” she said slowly. 

“Why you are saying this ? Tumhare aur Sameer ke bich mein kuch huva hai kya ? Preeti said chuckling. “Arey mein bhi na, tum dono ke bich thodi na kuch ho sakta hai ! Par agar aise dekhe toh kal tak hum bacche the, aur aaj humare bacche hai !” 

She laughs nervously. “So true, I know you saying this, as Kiara's birthday coming!” 

“Her 18th birthday, but I am prepared. I know it’s her right, and I will give her that right. I am not feeling bad. Ek waqt tha, jab wo meri zindagi mein aayi thi, giving me the identity of a mother. It was a surreal moment, I can never forget that. You know she makes me feel complete. She completes me. It's not like, I went out to be a mother, wo bas naturally aa gaya mujh mein, jab wo meri zindagi mein aayi. After that life came a full circle and now when she will be..” Gauri said, as she holds her hand comforting her. 

"You should know, she won't have got a better and the best mother, than you. I always wonder and I am in awe of how you manage all of this, that too alone.." she said. Preeti smiles emotionally.

“Chal ab chalte hai, bohot late ho gaya..” she said after sometime. 

Preeti too agrees “Yes, we should go now and call the kids too.” 

They calls the kids and they all came outside. “Tum ghar nahi ja rahi ho?” Preeti asked her seeing her taking a different route. 

“Nahi, mein Papa ke ghar ja rahi hu. Kaphi time ho gaya hai unse mile huve..” she replies. 

“Oh ! I was thinking of staying..But you are not there..” Preeti said. 

“So what ? Sameer toh hai na. You come, no issues,” she said. 

“Okay fine ! After all it’s my maayka,” Preeti said, as they laughs.

******

Night 

K M 

Hall 

Sameer came home and calls out to Naina, but she is not in the home.

‘Instead of calling Naina, why don’t you admit you are missing Sunaina? We all can see it, how much you are missing her,’ Preeti said coming down with Kiara. 

He just gives a pale smile. ‘By the way, where are they?’ 

Kiara laughs ‘Now Maama, don’t be so secretive. We all know Maami have already told you about her going to her Dad’s place with Naina.’ 

He acts as if he suddenly remembers it. ‘Oh yes, she had told me and I only told her to spend time with them.’ 

‘How dare she to go and even took Naina, without my permission,’ he seethes with anger from within. 

‘Are you okay?’ Preeti asked him seeing him standing rooted to the place. 

‘Yeah!’ he replies coming out of his revere. 

‘Then join us for dinner. Hum tumhara hi intezaar kar rahe the.’ Preeti said arranging the dinning table. He smiles a bit and walks towards his room, to get fresh before joining everyone for dinner.

****** 

SamAina's room 

Once in the confine of their room, he calls her.

****** 

Sharma Niwas 

Sunaina's room 

Sunaina sees her cell buzzing, but seeing the caller id she doesn’t pick up. She walks towards her daughter Naina, and seeing her sleeping peacefully, sighs a relief, as she has no energy left in her to make her sleep, after today’s eventful day. She caresses her forehead, as lays besides her.

****** 

K M 

SamAina's room 

Sameer tries to sleep, but is unable to sleep, reason for which he too doesn’t know. He looks at the empty side of the bed and recalls Sunaina not picking his call. He then gets up and walks towards the window, but even the fresh air can’t give him the peace he badly wants now. 

He feels strange to know, that he is actually missing his wife. Maybe because he always thought, she is here with him, but now when she isn’t, he is missing her terribly.

****** 

Sharma Niwas 

Sunaina's room 

Sunaina is emotionally looking at the sleeping form of her daughter. ‘I will do whatever it takes to save you. Even if..Even if I have to beg..’ 

She brushes off her tears, seeing her cell buzzing, but this time the caller id showing Doctor. She quickly picks it up, wondering what was so urgent, that she had to call at this hour in the night. 

‘Thank you so much doctor, you don’t know this news have given me a new ray of hope. I was wondering, until your call came. God, is kind!’ she cuts the call, elated like never before. She kisses Naina emotionally on her forehead. ‘Now, everything will be fine!’ 

But suddenly, she gets reminded of the bitter truth and fresh tears wells up in her eyes again. Just at that moment, she gets a call from Sameer, which she ignores. 

She walks towards the window, as only thing is revolving in her mind. He has broke her heart again. 

But she knows, whatever be the matter, she has to be strong for her unborn baby and she will be. 

‘You can’t pretend keeping something in your life forever. If it’s not working you have to let it go. However much difficult it is.’ She thinks wiping her tears. 

In that very moment, she takes a decision. A decision, which will make her treed that dreaded path, but she is determined to fulfill it, however may it breaks her.

******

Next Day

Morning

Hall

Sameer came in and greets Mr Sharma and then asks about his wife and daughter. 'Sunaina, took her with her, to meet her friend. But why you are sounding stress?' Mr Sharma asked him. 

'Ah, nothing just..' he said and goes out.

******

BG -

He 'Hey, wait you never mentioned what happened to Naina? I mean what problem and donor?'

She 'She needed bone marrow transplant and thankfully we got a donor too, and I didn't had to..You know what I mean ?'

He 'Yes, but then did Sameer got to know?'

She giggles, 'Not exactly ! I just hope he doesn't.'

He 'Hmm..But Naina did got cured no?'

She smiles.

BG ends.