Something in You Calls Me (Complete)

Prologue

Arnav opened his eyes slowly, blinked for few times until they got adjusted with the dim light of the room.

He wandered his eyes all around the place only to understand he was in the hospital room.

He got seated when the memory of the accident hit his mind.

"Where is Khushi? She was with me then.." muttering this to himself, he once looked all around but didn't get to see her.

He found someone sleeping on the sofa at the corner of the room. He tried to look properly.

It was Muhib, his brother-in-law.

He got muttering again, "Where is Khushi?"

He found his phone was on table beside his bed. He took it to call Khushi only to find the number unavailable which made him frowned.

He tried for few times but got the same response.

"She must be crying somewhere seeing me in hospital bed."

"What if she is crying herself to get sick!" this thought got him restless. He wanted to see Khushi safe and alright. He wanted to let Khushi know he was okay now so that she would stop crying and worrying for him.

Then he thought of waking Muhib up but got stopped as something got into his sight.

When he looked at it properly, his eyes widened to their full length.

The phone was showing it's 3rd July, 2020.

But it wasn't possible. It had to be 29th October, 2019.

As he thought it was just yesterday when he took Khushi out on their anniversary.

He satisfied his mind by thinking there was something wrong with his phone and was about to utter something but got stopped as he felt someone entering the cabin.

"Must be, Khushi." he muttered this smilingly and kept waiting for her to enter.

But no. It wasn't Khushi but Areesha.

Seeing him all awake, Areesha got near him hurriedly as she uttered, "Thanks to Almighty ALLAH that you woke up, Vai."

He smiled a little and uttered, "Api, relax. I am okay but why are you saying it like it has been months for me in this hospital bed."

Areesha got confused at his words but before she could say something, he got uttering again, "Where is Khushi, api? At home with Esha?"

Hearing their talkings, Muhib got awaken and happily got near him.
"Arnav, you okay yaar?"

He nodded smilingly but Muhib rushed out, "Let me call the doctor first." though he kept saying, "Vai, I am okay."

When Muhib got out of their sight, he again turned to Areesha, "Api, you didn't tell me where is Khushi. She is okay, right?"

Areesha got staring at him thinking, "What should I tell him?" in mind.

He was about to ask something again but Muhib entered with the doctor. Checking on him, doctor spoke up, "Thanks to Almighty, you are quite well now, Mr Mahmud. I almost gave up. After almost eight months, you finally got back to your sense. You can go home but make sure you take rest for few days."

The doctor left the cabin and Arnav looked at Muhib being all shocked.
"What is actually happening? Eight months?"

Muhib and Areesha tried to calm him down as Muhib spoke up, "Arnav, relax. Don't stress out yourself."

Looking down, he tried to figure out the whole thing and then looked up at them with a jerk, "Where is Khushi?"

They kept all silent. This made him more restless as he got uttering, "I am asking you something. Why aren't you answering me?"

Areesha spoke up softly while giving him a pleading look, "Vai, please calm down."

Arnav got asking again, "Where is Khushi, Api? Is she okay?" demanding for the answer.

When Areesha and Muhib, both of them kept all silent, he uttered in a broken voice, "Api, please tell me she is okay. Please api."

He was being desperate to know Khushi was okay, she was safe.

But the answer he got, made him frozen in his place.

"Khushi is no more, Vai. She is no more."

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