Everything》

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"milne aa sakte hai na?", Anubhav peeped inside her room door. It was 20 days from the day of the first checkup. She had been discharged yesterday from the hospital after her breast operation and after observation. He wanted to give her space to accept the new changes of her life...

She sat back, pulling quilt till her neck. Ammi smiled to him and left giving the couple a private time.

"Theek hai sab?", He asked.

She nodded in a negative. "Bahout ajeeb lagta hai Anubhav, jab mirror me khud ko dekhte hai" She is concious of her disfigurement of chest.

Her eyes moved away but then closed gently when she felt his fingers caressing her cheek. When she looked back at him, he withdrew his hand but she held it again, close to her. He looked in her eyes. He had never asked her about the proposal again from that day. But things had grown better and feelings mutual in these 3 weeks. She just feared saying it due to her health.

He raised himself and got closer, kissing the top of her head. A assurance to her he is with her at everything life can throw now for them. She smiled while he whole heartedly looked at her reaction.

"Operation ke baad se jo dawaiya shuru ki hai woh allergic hai humme. Uss me se ek suit nahi hui...", Haseena said weakly.

"Doctor se baat ki? Koi badlav likha unhone?"

"Hmm...kal se medicines changed. Humne order kar li hai"

She opened her eyes again. Sitting straight in front of him. "Apna face dekho tum. Kitne tired lag rahe ho. Dark circles aagaye hai. Peechle dino kitni night duty ki hai tumne. Thoda rest Karo Anubhav. Beemar pad jaoge. Waise hi badalta mausam hai"

"Chuti nahi le sakte hum...Haseena lekin ab night shifts bhi nahi hai. 1-2 mahine baad jab tumhara chemo shuru hoga tab dekhenge", he replied.
"Agla long weekend hai Anubhav. You look tired. Ek break lelo...humare kehne par hi"

"Haseena...",he denied politely.

"theek hai",she said irritatedly. "Dheet ke Dheet hi rahoge tum",she puffed her cheeks and later glared when she found him smiling at her irritation.

"Thodi der baithe raho humare paas" "permission milli toh raat bhar baithe rahenge", he answered smiling. She rolled her eyes and smacked on his upper arm. "Permission... Permission kya kar rahe ho baar baar"

"Sorry"

"Neeche baitho"

"Itni si baat ki punishment dogi kya Haseena?"

"Baith Rahe ho ya nahi?". Her irritability level has risen over the past few days.
She walked over to her dressing table and came back with a bottle of coconut hair oil.
He sits between the space of her legs. She smiled and slipped her thighs over his shoulder. Taking oil in her finger tips she massaged his scalp. He leaned back near her belly watching her face. How she was few minutes before hiding in the quilt and now he is all near to her.

"Bina khuch bole relax Karo aur phir apne kamre jaake so Jaao. Chuthi Na sahi. Khuch din Ghar time pe aao aur time se so"

He nodded like an obedient child. She saw his lips moving to say an "I love you". He didn't voice it. But she could understand from the movement of his lips. He was unknown to it as his eyes were closed.

"You mean Everything to me. Like my Ammi, like the moon...one and only", she thought.

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Next day evening, At Anubhav's Cabin.

Constable- Sir ho gayi ye chargesheet. Ab aap sign kardijye toh mein HQ bhijwadunga.

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