Kitni Mohabbat Hai

Tere jaane ka gam

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Manik

I sat beside her while her lips were trembling to say something. She was trying calling my name but her fever made it hard for her. She was not able to call my name due to all this, for the first time I was feeling helpless.

"Manu .... Be strong bacha" Mom cupped my cheeks and made my face to look at her but I was still looking at that life which was pale and ill due to me. A lone tear escaped my eyes again and fell on her hands.

"Mani...." She again tried to call me and this time her voice reached my ears a little clear.

"Nandini feeling okay beta" Mom asked her caressing her forehead and she meekly nodded.

"I didn't know you are not as dheet as my other kids" Dad said to lighten up my mood but that nowhere to be nearby. I was starving to hug her tight.

She got up with so much difficulty with Mom's help and as she sat, I urgently hugged her tight hiding my face in her crook. I needed that badly I needed her warmth very badly. She was still warm due to fever but not as high as before. Her hands come from my back to my head tucking hair in light grip to let me know that I have her in my arms.

After sometime she broke the hug may be she realized people were there in the room and I came out too from her neck.

She was opening her eyes little bit and with very difficulty. My left hand went to her head on her hairline to clean her smudged vermillion due to all this drama.

She looked in my eyes opening them a bit more. Her hand very slowly come to my hand which was on her hairline with a little shook of her head to not to clean fully. I kissed her forehead lingering lips a little more to feel her, to feel that she was near me in my arms, safe and sound.

"Aap royo nahi" she said in whisper and a tear left her eye jumping on our interlocked hands.

"You fainted" I said bending down on her face to let her hear my voice properly because I don't know if I was audible or not.

She looked at her right where dad was standing. She held his last two fingers in her hand and he immediately looked down at her. A tear escaped from her left eye making me move my hand to wipe it.

"Paa I'm...."

"Ohh na bol yarr... Its not your mistake. He is right you were overworked in my absence and most important... no deal is more important than you Beta" Dad said and kissed her head let her hug around his torso.

"Aapne kya bola usko Dev... aapki wajah se hua na" Mom said when a sob left her mouth hugging him.

"He screamed at her" this time I said because no matter in how bad situation I am I can't leave chance to get him scolded by his own wife.

"Dev" Mom sternly took his name and Nandini chuckled wiping her tear. She knows me.

"He said she did blunder" I said pointing my finger at him but looking at Mom.

"Dev" she again did the same but a bit louder.

"He called me unprofessional brat" I said.

"Dev" this time louder with wide eyes.

"Areee what Dev... dev... aur tu pitega mere haath se" He scolded me again and my ill wife giggled.

Pouts!

"Nandini you okay right?" Vandita asked softly to which she nodded only with smallest smile she could give.

"Hum darr gaya tumko behosh dekh kar bacha..." Marie aunty said in worried tone.