My Secret Wife

Chapter 2

Chapter-2

"Manikkkkkk", Cabir shouted, and before I knew the car was flipped over. Everything was blur, my grip on steering wheel tightened and on instinct I raised my other arm infront of Cabir to protect him but I couldn't. 

Everything was spinning, our car, my head and  I heard some indistinct shouts of my friends, mixed with my own as our car flipped  and then pushed back.

What happened? Cabir, I tried shouting for him, but no voice came out of my mouth. I tried to move, but couldn't but when I finally did and looked at the passanger side I shouted looking at Cabir's condition and lost my consciousness.

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I woke up from throbbing pain from my arm. How much time has it been since then, I tried shouting for help but no one came, again I couldn't control myself and fainted.

"Manik", I heard Mukti's painful whisper, as I opened my eyes. It took me a minute to realize what happened and when I did I again heard Mukti's voice and looked back to see her condition which tore my heart. Dhruv was looking almost dead-bleeding heavily, Aliya was also unconscious. I can't let them die like this, and not at all due to my fault, no- my family can't die like this. I won't let them die like this.

I tried calling out to my friends, to wake them up so then we all can get out of this derelict car. But they didn't wake up, but I can't give up, I can't just loose my concious again, I have to save them, I do but how?

I-I-I, my phone, yes, my phone.

My phone-my phone where is it. Finally saw it, but it was difficult to reach it since my whole body was paining a lot but somehow I managed to pick my phone up and then I dialled 112, the emergency number, and asked for help.

After asking for help, i couldn't help but loose my concious again, but I had to wake up, no I have to be awake for them, for FAB5, for Navya, for my parents, for Rishabh, for her. But in my fight with consciousness I was loosing, as I was loosing and gaining my consciousness again and again.

A while later I heard some indistinct chatter and when I opened my eyes again red and blue lights blinded me while I felt someone grabbing my arm and checking my pulse as I looked around for my friends. My family was lying down and people were helping them, I breathed a sign of relief, they'll be fine. And finally I let myself rest and closed my eyes, just then I heard someone shouting my name and asking me to not close my eyes. But I just couldn't help myself now and gave up.

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 "Manikkkk drive slow", I heard a distinct whisper. Whose voice was it? Dhruv, tu h? 

"Manik dhere chala dekh, samne se truck aa rha h", this time it was  Cabir who shouted. He never says things like these. 

"Cabir", I again shouted. No one's here, where are you all?

"Mukti, Alya, Dhruv Cabir, where are you all".

No one's here, again I heard someone shout out my name, "Manik"

I looked around, and saw Cabir shaking my arm, trying to make me look. When I looked ahead I saw I had a steering wheel in my hand as I was driving and again heard Cabir's shout, "Manik dekh, samne se truck aa rha h, Manikkk- Manikkk" .

I looked in front of me to see a truck in speed coming towards us, I tried to move towards the left, but as the car was in speed it flipped and then we felt the push as the truck pushed the car till  a good distant. And that's the moment I shouted for him.

"Cabirrrrr", I shouted and sat upright, breathing heavily. Then I heard someone shouting for someone and then someone came to check me, I looked around and saw a doctor and then I looked around to see a couple of nurses and mom and dad in the corner standing  with moist eyes.

My friends, are they all right? Is Cabir fine, he took the impact. I have to look for him. 

"Mr. Malhotra, breathe slowly", that's when I realized how ragged my breathing was but I have to look for my friends. I tried to remove the IV tube attached to my hand, but the nurse held my hand, and I shook her hand harshly, I didn't have the time to feel guilty and started to get up.

But then mom told me to sit down but how could I, I have to look for my friends, my family. I have to know if they are fine, what will I say to Navya. No-no, nothing will happen to Cabir, or anyone.

But before I could move again, my hand was held down by the doctor, I gave him a cold stare and I heard him asking ," Mr. Malhotra, can you speak?" 

What sort of a question is that of course I can talk, heck I am singer, I can sing whenever and wherever I want, I opened my mouth but not a word came out, I touched my neck to try and scratch a word out, just a word no more, I tried, and tried but not a word could be heard, that's when I realized I can't speak, no, how is that even possible, I was aghast, appalled.

"He's hyperventilating Doctor" I heard someone shout but I couldn't pinpoint at anyone, as I was not in my proper senses. I just wanted to speak I was scratching on my neck with my nails, and they started to bled but I didn't stop, i couldn't, I just wanted to shout out loud but no voice was coming out.  That's when I felt a pinch of a needle in my arm. And before I knew I was loosing my consciousness.

Before closing my eyes I looked to see the doctor holding the injection, and my parents holding each other with moistness present in their eyes. 

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to be continued