Those unsaid words

• Chapter 30 •

• Chapter 30 • That was a fucking dream.

" Mish --- promise. " Abir weekly mumbled trying his best to open his eyes but the force he was trying to apply was not enough to push his eyelids up. He could hear slight shuffling sounds and some muffled words which he couldn't catch on.

" Can you hear me ? " A soft muffled voice spoke and he could feel his hand was lifted in air along with unknown weight of hold of that someone.

Yes. I can.

" Can you try opening your eyes ? " A deep voice spoke after few seconds as he was trying his best to push up his eye lids.

And what in the hell do you think I'm doing ?

" We know Bhai , you are trying. Just try more harder. " A cracked voice spoke slowly and he very well knew who it belonged to. The one whom he never gets tired of pampering off.

I'm trying Ketu. I'm trying!

" Shut up. You'll survive. No. Promise me you will. Promise me. "

" Mish --- promise. "

You promised her. You'll not leave her.

So try for her.

Try for your family who is yearning to hear you.

Come on. You can do it , Bir.

You can do it.

Along with hers he could hear more of the same words but with variations of voices making him boost up and with all the force he opened his eyes but only to close them back due to sudden intensity of light flashed on him. He then slowly opened his eyes again and closed them back. He continued the process for few seconds so that he could adjust his eyes to the intensity of light around him. When he completely did he could see his family shedding tears and an unknown person with white coat which turned out to be a doctor was flashing him a small smile. But his eyes were eagerly searching someone who was now his family too.

They all started speaking simultaneously more sort of complaining , scolding in short venting out their emotions which made him think for how long he was unconscious. He again watched each and every face present there saying something or the other to him which he couldn't catch. And next moment they all were silent as doctor told them not to overwhelm the patient and let him rest for a while.

Ragini slowly pushed away his hair from his forehead and placed a kiss there making him close his eyes in peace while she quickly rubbed off the tear that escaped from her eyes as she couldn't believe that her son was finally awake. Before he could open his eyes and see her watering ones she quickly left the room. As soon as he opened his eyes he saw no one nor his mother to whom he wanted to talk a lot for the very moment.

He frowned and pouted since he couldn't ask any of them about his Mish nor he could ask Ragini to slowly massage his head to fall asleep again. All he did was ,  waited for someone to enter and kept staring the white celling above him but no one showed up nor did she. He tried thinking of all the possible things like where she would be busy so much that she didn't even felt like meeting him for once in past two hours of him being awake.

" Abir. " A voice breathed in relief making him bite his inner cheek , stopping himself from smiling and closed his eyes quickly. He pulled up a neutral face and slowly opened his eyes pretending as if he was asleep.

There she was sitting on the stool beside the bed in white coat. Which concluded her being late but he couldn't help but feel anger build up in him because of her patients who would always jump in between them someway or the other. Though he very much respected her profession but it would annoy him sometimes whenever he felt neglected by her.