NURTURING US

CHAPTER 99 NURTURING US

CHAPTER 99 NURTURING US

Shehnaaz woke up and felt Sidharth’s hand on her forehead and his head was rested on the back of the chair which was next to her bed and he was asleep.. His mouth slightly open and she heard him snore.. She was a happy go lucky girl and her heart was pure… She had started melting already.. She held his hand and kept it on her chest after kissing his knuckles…
She slept again and he woke up after sometime.. He saw her hugging his hand to her chest and his heart swelled with happiness.. “Mera Bachaa.!” He cooed as he pressed his lips on her cheeks and her nose…
As he was adoring her, he got a call which he quickly picked up not wanting to disturb her sleep.. He walked a little away from her bed and spoke, “Haa Kaushal..”
“Sidharth, there is an urgent shoot today which you can cancel at any cost, I know Shehnaaz is unwell but the doctors will take care of her so please come for a few hours and you can reach the hospital by lunch…” said Kaushal and Sidharth had no option but to agree..
“Mai ghar nai jaa raha hu, adjust something so that I can take a shower…” said Sidharth and Kaushal agreed… He disconnected the call and sat close to Shehnaaz, she looked pale and weak but she was smiling weakly in her sleep as he brushed his fingers in her hair…
She was too sleepy to wake up any time soon.. He sent her a text saying, “Mera baby, I am so sorry mujhe jana padh raha hai, mai jaldi shoot complete kar ke mai sirf tere sath hi rahunga meri Jaan.. Aage se sirf tera aur hamare baby ka hoga mera time… I love You.. Please don’t skip meals mai aake lunch apne hatho se khilata hu..” The text ended…
Sidharth kissed her forehead once before leaving and spoke to Mom while he was settled in the car.. Mom had gone home for the night and came with breakfast along with Naira… Mom wasn’t talking to Sidharth much… Just as much as required.. Sidharth knew he had to pay for his actions big time..
He somehow went to work since it was important and Shehnaaz was sleeping for longer time than usual..
Mom was sitting inside Shehnaaz’s room, looking at her pale face, her lips had dried up.. Mom grabbed Shehnaaz’s bag and took out a cold cream, applied to her face and she shifted a little in her sleep..
She called out Sidharth’s name in sleep, “Sidharth!”
“Bache, mai hu.. Maa.. Tu so ja araam se.. Sidharth Aa jaega..” said Mom and Shehnaaz dozed off again..
The doctor came to check on her and was shocked to see her sleeping for an unusually long time, “Has she eaten anything for breakfast?” asked the doctor and mom replied, “No doctor, she isn’t waking up.. She called out Sidharth’s name in her sleep once and I told her he will come soon.. She slept again..”
“I need to do a test to check her..” saying so, the doctor took her blood sample but it was getting difficult to get even little blood out of her… The doctor had to change the places on her body, putting in the syringe thrice to finally get some blood out..
Mom saw her and asked the doctor, “Itna problem kyu ho raha hai khoon nikalna me? Meri bachi thik to ho jaega na? Mai Sidharth ko bulau?” asked Mom getting a bit restless..
The doctor tried to calm mom down, “Ma’am. Aap shant ho jao. Sab sahi ho jaega. Bas ek blood test karwa ke mai report do ghante ke andar nikalwata hu, I will let you know.” Said the doctor and walked off with the blood sample to get tested..
Shehnaaz woke up in a while and her head ached, “Maa! Aap pareshan ho rahe ho..”
Mom brushed her fingers in her hair lovingly, “Aisi baate mat kar warna Mai gussa karungi.. Haa kiya hai tune pareshan apni tabiyat kharab kar ke.. Aise karta hai koi? Mai Maa nai hu kya teri? Maine kabhi Sidharth ko galat me support bhi nai ki hu fir bhi tu ek baar bhi mere pass nai aayi..” said Mom, her eyes welling up.. Shehnaaz held mom’s hand, “Ab pakka har problem share kar dungi.. Aise bimar nai hone dungi khudko.. Bas meko ghar leke chalo Maa.. Maine kal boli thi Sidharth ko, sunta nai hai wo.. Kehta jo doctor bolenge wo wahi karega..” said Shehnaaz and she sobbed..
“Mere bache, aise rote nai.. Chup ho ja fir mai Baat karungi doctor se.. Aur ek Baat, uth ke baith Mai breakfast bana ke lai hu, khila deti hu..” said Mom and suddenly Shehnaaz’s sniffles stopped and she fainted on the hospital bed for the second time…
Mom got tensed and asked the Nurse to get the doctor.. He came and injected her with the necessary chemicals and asked Mom, “Ma’am. Aap thoda sa wait karo. Bas blood test ki report aate hi I will come back here again..”
“Aapko kya lagta hai.. Kya hua hai meri bachi ko? Khoon nikalne me bhi problem ho rahi hai.. Ye kiske symptoms hai aap ye to batao.. Meri bachi thik kab hogi..”
“Shehnaaz ma’am’s Hemoglobin has dropped down to a very low level and that’s the only major problem.. But don’t worry, we will work on her and I will see what exactly her Hemoglobin levels are after the test and then decide how much blood we need to put into her body..” concluded the doctor..
“Hosh aaega to mai khila sakti hu isko?” asked Mom and the doctor agreed, “Khila dena.. Bas ek baar mujhe firse bulwa dena.. Mai baat karna chahta hu ek baar madam se.” said the doctor and left…
Naira, her mum, her masi and Rehan came to see Shehnaaz.. She had gained consciousness again when the vaccination did its job inside her body and mom was feeding her..
Everyone entered and looked at Shehnaaz eating..
“Maami! Kaisa lag raha hai abhi?”  asked Naira as she walked close to her and Shehnaaz pulled her in a hug and answered, “Mai jaldi thik ho jaungi.. Fikar mat kar.”
Both the sisters sat on either side of Shehnaaz’s bed and held her hand, “Humko hamare ghar ki raunak firse ghar me wapas dekhna hai.. Jaldi thik ho ja Baby!”
“Ho jaungi thik.. Fir hum sab ek pura weekend sath me rahenge..” said Shehnaaz as she felt a little better after eating and the doctor came..
Rehan was about to talk to her but the doctor came before he could say anything..
“Everyone, aap sab family hi ho na?” asked the doctor and Rehan was about to leave but Mom held his hand and stopped him, “Haa, yaha sirf family aur close relatives hi hai.. Aap bataiye kya hai test report me..”
“As I told you earlier, it’s the same thing.. Her hemoglobin is very low and she needs at least two bottles of blood right now..” said the doctor.. “and Sidharth sir is not here.. And in the blood bank, we don’t have the blood which matches with her blood.. We need some done right now..”
“Mera check karlo..” said Rehan and the doctor took his sample..
Just then Sidharth entered into Shehnaaz’s room, his hair was messy and he was looking tired.. “Kya ho raha hai? Rehan? Why are you getting your blood group tested?” asked Sidharth and Mom was about to gesture him to stop but Rehan answered, “Bro, she needs blood and her blood isn’t available in the blood bank at the moment.. This is not a situation to fight..” said Rehan making Sidharth even more angry..
He turned towards the doctor, “If you remember, I met with an accident earlier and she donated blood to me that means we have the same blood group.. You can check it in your records and take my blood for my wife..” said Sidharth stressing on the word Wife..
The doctor agreed, checked the records and found the blood donation receipt done by Shehnaaz for Sidharth.. 
Sidharth smirked at Rehan as if he won a competition and Rehan looked at him with disbelief..
After a while Shehnaaz woke up and found Sidharth’s hand on hers.. “Uth gayi baby? Mai Aa Gaya dekh..”
“Hmm…” Shehnaaz felt a different energy inside her as Sidharth’s blood ran through her veins.. He was holding her hand and she felt like her world joining together..
She also saw Rehan’s upset face and he was standing in a corner.. Their eyes met and she gestured him to come to her.. He walked to her bed and handed her a packet of chocolates.. “Ye le.. Tere liye.. Energy kabhi khatam nai hogi isse..”

Promo- Shehnaaz teasing Sidharth with hers and Rehan’s name.. At home! ❤️ Stay Tuned!, ❤️