Na Bangaram (Pranushka)

Chapter 82

Rana's Pov:

"Deep breathes Miheeka, deep breathes," I whisper against her ear as she squeezes my hand even harder, the veins starting to pop on the top of my hand from the pressure. I wrap our arms together and rub her messy hair as she grips onto the railing with her other hand and tilts her head up in the air, her mouth wide open and her eyes forced shut. Thin drops of sweat frame all around her face, alone with dried tears imprinted on her face and a reddish hue on her heated face.

"Rana," She groans, her muscles relaxing onto the bed a little as she looks up at me, teary eyed and scared. The nurse comes back and presses her fingers against the veins at the inside of Miheeka's elbow where the iv is and she notes down something on her clipboard before they go to the tray of tools and look around for something.

"I'm sorry Miheeka, I know it hurts." I rub on her arm, making soft circles close to her wrist but I know my sympathy doesn't help to match even an ounce of what she's going through. I reach out to adjust the pillow behind her back to line it up and give her support. The blanket on the bed is scrunched up at the bottom of Miheeka's feet and the pillow are arranged behind her back so her already paining back gets a little bit of support.

"Is Krish gonna come," She groans, holding her head and looking up at me, tired eyes and frowning lips.

"He's with Anushka and she said she'd bring him once you were doing better."

"I don't want him to see me like this," She mumbles back quietly, her lips going around the straw to sip some water as her gaze drops to her lap. I rub her hair and kiss the top of her head, "I know baby, I know."

I take the bottle back from her and set it on the table beside me before going back to stand by Miheeka. She is staring up at the ceiling, one hand still in mine and the other on her protruding stomach. Her breaths are focused as she blinks her eyes ever so often, afraid of losing the little light coming from above.

"It's all gonna be worth it," I kiss her hand, taking in the thin, shaking hand into mine and letting my warmth overtake her chills. She nods, turning her head to look at me, barely able to give me a weak smile.

"They're saying I might need a C-section Rana, I'm scared," She turns to me, tears welling up in the corners up her eyes but she keeps her face firm and doesn't let them fall. I cup her face in my hands, looking into her eyes which have a glossy sheen.

"Don't be scared. They are just gonna do what's safest for you and for the baby. I know it's not what we planned but I'll be here the whole time and it'll be done before you know it." Her face drops and my words just make her tear up even more as her body weakly falls against the bed and she holds onto the sheets as tightly as she can. Her head falls back onto the pillows weakly and she just closes her eyes as her already weak body has to go through another set of pain.

I swiftly turn my head towards the door when it opens and the doctor walks in with a few nurses behind him. I move away from the bed to stand behind the doctor as he jots down what the nurses say as they move around the bed, checking Miheeka's vitals and running other tests to check where it is.

I try to ignore the frowning and panicked whispers amongst them because I know that can't be a good thing and right now, we can't take anymore bad news.

"We have to perform a C-section ma'am. It's already really risky so we have to do this in the safest way possible," I look towards the nurse who is holding a towel against Miheeka's head with a frown on her face. I look down so my eyes meet Miheeka's which look more scared than I have ever seen them. Her eyebrows are furrowed, her lips facing down, and her nose flared as she takes the words just said. I nod my head, trying to get her to calm down and take deep breaths so she doesn't put more stress onto her body.