AnuGun SS : REPENTANCE

Chapter - 2

Anubhav was rooted to his spot seeing Gungun lying in the pool of blood! So it was Gungun who was hit by the bike. Everything felt blank around him. His worst fear came true! Meanwhile Yug informed evryone about Gungun's accident and all came running towards the road. "Gungun beta aakhein kholo apni. Utho beta. Dekho tumhre papa ek doctor hai. Woh apni beti ko kuch nahi hone dega", cried Dr. Riddhesh. "Humein ise turant hospital le jana parega, bohot blood loss ho chuki hai iski" he said further. Dr. Riddhesh carried his daughter and laid her in the passenger seat of their car. Today he himself drove to Saraswati Nivaas so his driver wasn't present too. Although he felt already broken today, Gungun's accident further came as a blow to him. But now Gungun was more important to him than anything else, more than his own sorrow! He was going to sit in the driver's seat that he heard Anubhav voice asking him, "Sir mujhe bhi chalna hai aapke saath hospital, please." He saw Anubhav with folded hands and tears in his eyes. His voice sounded so broken. Dr. Riddhesh too didn't want to waste any time arguing so he simply nodded his head in a "Yes." Anubhav immediately opened the door of the passenger seat and sat indide the car. He lifted an unconcious Gungun's head and gently put it on his lap. Dr. Riddhesh started his car and drove towards the nearest hospital. Here outside Saraswati Nivaas the rest of the Kulshreshthas and Garima Bua decided to reach the hospital as soon as possible.

During the whole journey Anubhav kept saying "Tumhe kuch nahi hoga Gungun. Tum toh strong girl ho na. Tumhe kuch nahi ho sakta. Mai tumhe kuch hone hi nahi dunga." "Abhi tak toh mujhe tumse maafi maangne ka bhi mauka nahi mila. Kya tum apne Chant Chashmish ko maafi maangne ka ek mauka bhi nahi dogi? Accha mere liye naa sahi lekin apne Papa aur Bua k liye toh aakhein kholo, Gungun!" cried Anubhav. In between, they reached the Lucknow City Hospital within 25 minutes. Dr. Riddhesh stepped out of the car and said "Anubhav beta tum yehi Gungun k paas ruko mai stretcher arrange karta hu." Anubhav nodded his head in reply. Dr. Riddhesh soon came back with a stretcher and two ward boys to carry Gungun inside the hospital. Gungun was immediately taken inside the hospital with Anubhav and Dr. Riddhesh beside her. 

"Doctor please check my daughter. Uski accident ho gayi hai aur bohot blood loss hui hai. Please arrange an OT please", broke down Dr. Riddhesh. Anubhav held Dr. Riddhesh from behind. He himslef wasn't in a very good state of mind. He felt guilty. He held himself responsible for Gungun's condition. Dr. Singh, the senior surgeon of the hospital said "Dr. Riddhesh aap humara jana pehchana hai upar se aap khud ek doctor hai toh mai aapko jhoota dilasa nahi dunga, seeing the amount of blood lost, abhi kuch kehna bohot mushkil hai. Now kindly excuse me taki mai OT ready kar saku." And Gungun was immidiately taken inside the OT and and her surgery commenced. In between the Kulshreshthas and Garima Bua had reached the hospital too. Garima Bua immediately asked "Bhaiya meri Gungun kaha hai? Use kuch hua toh nahi na? Woh thik toh hai na?" "Haa doctor sahab kuch toh batayie kaha hai Gungun?" asked Chandru. "Use abhi OT mein le gaya hai. Uski surgery chal rahi hai. Aur Dr. Singh ka kehna hai ki abhi kuch nahi kaha ja sakta. Mujhe ek call karna hai please excuse me." said a tired Dr. Riddhesh and went outside to make a phone call. 

Golu Chachu and gang came and sat beside Anubhav. Anubhav couldn't hold longer. He hugged his Golu Chachu and broke down. "Sab meri galti hai Chachu, sab meri galti. Kaash mai bhi aapke jaise Gungun pe bharosa kar liya hota uss din, toh naa aaj yeh din dekhne ki naubat aati aur naa Gungun ki accident hoti. Sab kuch mere wajah se hua hai. Agar aaj Gungun ko kuch ho gaya toh mai khud ko kabhi bhi maaf nahi kar paunga Chachu", wept Anubhav. "Haa chachu hum log bhi kabhi khud ko maaf nahi kar payenge. Galti sirf Anu ki nahi hum sab ki hai" said Neeti and everyone seconded her. Meanwhile Garima Bua and the senior Kulshreshthas were sitting tensed in the hospital bench when Dr. Riddhesh came back said, "Jo kuch bhi hua usmein Aakriti k saath saath Maya ki bhi utni hi haath thi jiske liye mai use kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga aur aaj bhi sharminda hu. Aur woh humare saath reh bhi nahi thi. Gungun ne usko party wale raat hi ghar se nikaal di thi. Lekin woh jaise bhi ho hai toh uski Maa hi na. Toh mujhe naa chahte hue bhi use Gungun ki accident ki khabar dena para. Ab woh aayegi ya nahi aayegi woh uski marzi. Mujhe pata hai ki aap logo k liye uss aurat ko dobara face karna bohot muskil hoga. Mai khud bhi use face karna nahi chahata hu lekin mai situation k haathon majboor hu. I hope ki aap log mere bhavnao ko samjhenge." "Doctor sahab hum aapki bhavnao ko samajh sakte hai." said Divya. "Humein koi problem nahi hai doctor sahab. Problem toh unko humse thi, humesha se. Hum asha karte hai ki woh aaj aur koi tamasha nahi karegi." said Golu. Hearing this Dr. Riddhesh said, "Mai aap sab se waada karta hu ki uss aurat ko aaj mai koi tamasha karne nahi dunga aur naa hi aap logo ki beizzati, I promise." Hearing this the Kulshreshthas sighed in relief. They could no longer bear another humiliation by that lady! A nurse came out of the OT and came towards Dr. Riddhesh and said "Patient ki heavy blood loss hui hai sir aur humein OB negative blood chahiye jo abhi k liye humare blood bank mein available nahi hai. Please jald se jald blood ka arrange kijiye warna patient ki bachne ki chance kam ho jayegi." Saying this she was going inside the OT when Anubhav said, "Mai dunga Gungun ko khoon. Nurse mera blood group bhi OB negative hai. Aap please mujhse khoon le lijiye lekin Gungun ko bacha lijiye, please." pleaded Anubhav. This is the least he could do for Gungun after what he did with her before. He felt God has given him a path to repent his deeds and he tanked him for this. "Thik hai lekin usse pehle aapka kuch test karna parega toh aap mere saath chaliye." saying this the nurse along with Anubhav went to the other side for testing.