Hospital:
Ks felt a familiar hand on her should.. she looked up and was shocked to see that it was Hm.. Hm had a smile on her face and a glass of water in her other hand .. Hm seated herself on the chair next to Ks ..
Ks- ms aap? Hume .. hume maaf kar dijiye ms.. bina kuch soche samjhe humne aapko pata nahi kya kya keh diya.. hum.. hum..
Hm- shhhh shant ho jaaiye Ks.. hum aapko bohut ache se jaante hain.. aur ye bhi jaante hain ki aapne jo kuch bhi kaha vo bas aise hi keh diya.. humne aapki baaton ka bilkul bura nahi maana hain..
Ks- hume laga ki aap chali gayi ..
Hm-hum toh bas neeche se aapke liye ye paani lene gaye the.. kuch khaana nahi hain toh koi baat nahi.. par paani pi lijiye please..
Hm handed over the glass to ks who desperately needed it... she drank all of it in one go and kept the glass aside ..
Ks- dhanyawad ms..
Hm then took Ks' one hand in her hand .. kept it on her lap and kept her other hand on top of it.. basically Hm sandwiched Ks' one hand..
Hm- ks .. bhale hi hum ek bhai ko dard mein dekhne ka dukh nahi jaante par aap par jo abhi beet rahi hain vo hum ache se samajhte hain......
Ks- kaise ms?
Hm- ks .. ek din hum school se jab laute.. humne dekha ki humaari ammi zameen par baithe ro rahi thi.. jab unhone hume dekha toh unhone apne aansu ponche aur hume aise hi ek hospital le gayi.. vaha humne dekha ki humaare abbu ek khaali kamre mein lete hue hain.. zakhmee hain.. aur white coat mein kuch log( doctors) unhe gher kar khade hue hain.. ammi ne kaha ki abbu apne zindagi ke liye lad rahe the.. hum aise hi hospital puri raat baithe rahe.. ammi allah se dua kar rahi thi aur hum.. hum bachche the.. toh aankh lag gayi.. jab humne aankhe kholi.. tab ammi ne phirse apne aansu ponche aur humse kaha ki abbu allah ke paas chale gaye hain aur vo ab humse kabhi milne nahi aayenge.. hum tab bohut chote the ye sab samajhne ke liye par jaise jaise bade hote gaye hume samajh aaya ki uss raat bhale hi ammi andar se toot kyu na gayi ho.. unhone humpar uska asar kabhi nahi hone diya.. apne shauhar ko khone ke baad bhi humaare saamne ammi kabhi nahi royi.. iseliye hum ache se jaante hain Ks ki aap par kya beet rahi hain..
Ks and hm both were in tears now..
Ks- ms .. ab hume pata chala ki aapko apna dhairya kaha se milta hain..
Hm- ji .. sahi mein humne apni ammi se jyada strong insaan apne jeevan mein kabhi nahi dekha.. lekin iss vakt hume strong rehna padega ks.. sir ko kuch nahi hoga parantu bhagwan na kare kuch ho jaaye toh aapko hi apni chachi ko sambhalna hain..
Ks- jaante hain ms.. aur hum ye bhi jaante hain ki chahe jo ho jaaye .. aap humesha humaare saath rahengi.. hume sambhalne ke liye..
Hm- humesha...
Hm and ks talked for sometime and slept on the hospital chair in the same position ( with hm holding Ks' hand) .. early morning ps arrived at the hospital and discovered that As was already awake but Hm and ks both were asleep on each other's shoulders.. she woke both of them up..
Ps- uthiye aap dono! Dekhiye dsp sir ko hosh aa gaya hain!!
Hm, ks - kya?! ( they got up with a jerk)
Ks ran inside the room to meet As but hm hesitated.. she sat there a while longer until ps came out and said
Ps- ms aap yaha kyu baithi hain? Aaiye na andar aaiye..
Hm- ji ji hum aate hain..
Hm went inside the room and saw As with bandages at several parts of his body.. Ks was sitting beside him and both were talking.. ps also joined their convo but hm just stood silently near the door..
Hm was relieved but didn't have words to speak at the point..
Ks- hum chachiji ko phone karke bata dete hain ki aap sahi salamat hain ..
Ps- hum Lalla aur mpt mein phone kar dete hain..
Ks- Haa aur dig sir ko bhi toh batana hain..
Saying this ps and ks left the room and now Hm and As were alone.. Hm was still standing far from the bed just looking at As with no expressions on her face..
