Something in You Calls Me (Complete)

Chap_36. Silent Prayers

Maruf entered the cabin with his mother right after Maya left it. Riya uttered, “Aunt Munira, here is your patient, Zareef Vai.” she pointed at Ema, “She is his wife, Ema.”

Maruf’s mom turned to Ema who was looking at her with hopeful eyes. She smiled a little and nodded at Zareef and Ema.

Ema forwarded the medical test report of Zareef. Maruf took it and gave it to his mother whereas his gaze wandered all around the cabin.

“Khushi is gone?”

They nodded with a smirk. Smiling at that thought, Maruf turned to his mother who had opened the medical report of Zareef by then and was thoroughly examining it.

Everyone had their gazes fixed on her and when she was done, she opened her mouth, “I want to do some tests for now first.”

There seemed to be something but she couldn’t get to reach an conclusion. She wanted to be sure.

They thoughtfully nodded and Maruf turned to the doctor standing beside him. He rushed out of the room when the doctor asked him to get the things ready for the test.

Ema was looking at her hopefully like she was pleading to him with her eyes, expecting her to say it would be alright. Zareef would be alright. She couldn’t make any words for the response immediately being lost in thoughts but smiled at her, “Keep faith, dear. Everything will be good.” as she looked at everyone like she was not just talking about Zareef but their other situation as well.

Being a doctor she was habituated to this type of situations and all he kept wishing what she would be able to make him alright anyway. She was going to give the best effort she could for her son, for her patient.

Not like she was insincere before to her patients but this time it’s beyond that...

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Nayeem’s car came to an halt when a car got passing his and just stopped few meters away blocking his way further. He got out of the car getting frustrated but not before glancing again at the girl who was still unconsciously lying on the back seat of his car.

Arnav got out of the car, slamming its door shut and scurried to him with a murderous look.

“How did he get to know?” Nayeem got asking himself.

Seeing Arnav here and even like this, Nayeem was already taken aback. He forced himself not to look back at his car in case Arnav got doubting on him.

He tried to sound casual like he was doing nothing wrong.

“What are you trying to do here? Why did you block my way? Why..”

Nayeem couldn't get to produce the another question as a hard punch landed right on his face.

“You dared trying to take my girl away from me again?”

Before he could retreat, Arnav punched him again, “You dared to say she is your fiancee!” even harder for his time. If looks could murder, Nayeem would have been buried now for nth feet underground.

Blood started oozing out of his nose. But like Arnav cared!

“Arnav listen..”

He was beating him inhumanly without giving him any chance to explain anything.

He was sure to death that she was Khushi only and Nayeem separated them big time. This was an unforgivable sin to Arnav for forgiving Nayeem.

But when a panicky voice got into his hearing, “Arnav!?”, his hand got stopped mid air automatically.

Arnav tilted his head to the side to face her only to get frozen. Maya was standing beside the car. His tight hold on Nayeem got loosened. He left Nayeem and tried to get a step forward but Maya took a step back instantly. Arnav got paused in his track.

Maya was looking at him like she was afraid of him more than anything else.

This fear in her eyes for Arnav was getting him felt lacking of breath. He couldn’t get himself to take another step and fell on his knees.

A car got passing by them only to crash Arnav’s car. Maya was already in haze, this crash intensified the terror in her. But before she lose her sense, she saw Arnav lying on the ground. Blood was oozing out and rolling down from the right side of his cheek.

Arnav tried to forward his hand while mumbling, “Khushi?”

Nayeem upraised his hand holding the steel rod ready to strike on his head again, “Yes, she is your Khushi. But she is mine only.”

These words reached into Maya’s hearing but she couldn’t get to react but fell on the ground being senseless.

Nayeem was hardly hit on his one side and he fell on the ground. Akash, Muhib and Kowshik were glaring at him.

Arnav tried to drag himself to Khushi but couldn’t reach her and closed his eyes letting dark engulfing him.

Muhib and Akash rushed to Arnav and Khushi whereas Kowshik beat Nayeem some more like he was letting out his hatred for himself only which got him remorseful for back years for treating Khushi like a trash from the beginning.

The police and ambulance reached the place. Some policemen got Kowshik away from Nayeem. He got arrested whereas Arnav and Khushi were taken to the hospital.....

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Two days got passing in the blink of an eye. Not for all people though.

They were rooted on their position outside of the two rooms on the specific corridors surrounding with white walls..

Air was filled with silent prayers for the two people who were lying there inside the cabin lifelessly. None of them were responding to any of the treatment.

Blood cells from Khushi’s brain were raptured. It was not sure she would even survive or not. Blood was needed to give her.

After all the time keeping silence, Kowshik forwarded remorsefully, “I will give blood to Khushi. Our blood group is same.”

Kowshik remembered his mother saying this to him once about them having the same blood group. Though that time, it only irritated him now he couldn't be more relieved.

No one was in the position to deny him for this as except Areesha, it was his to match only.

Areesha couldn’t give her blood to Khushi as she had already given to Arnav.

After the last try, the doctors said Arnav would fall into fall in coma again if he didn’t make it to get conscious within 72 hours.

Like Arnav had lost all hope for living after seeing the afraid face of Khushi. The fear in her eyes of nothing else but for Arnav only, was getting him close to death with every passing moment.

Worse than that her getting senseless being panicked got reminding him about Maruf’s words. Stress was like leading Khushi to brain death.

Maruf and Mahin were cursing themselves for not being there beside Arnav when it was needed.

Akash and Muhib were regretting only if they could reach earlier.

Areesha was sitting all silently on the bench. Nothing was going through her mind. If Esha was her child, Arnav was nothing less to her. She couldn’t get to think about the upcoming happenings.

Payel and Riya were tired of trying to cheer them up to be hopeful and now they themselves were on the verge on losing hope.

Though Maruf’s Mom showed Ema some hope for Zareef but it would take him some time. Besides, Ema was sure by this time that Maya was no more and Khushi’s situation was not also promising.

This was a heart-aching situation for her and Zareef as well.

Their situation was beyond just haphazard to describe. They were desperately praying for a miracle to happen but it seemed there was not anything like miracle actually....