The Shy Extrovert

Chapter 9

Doctor had prescribed medicines to cure his depression. Second month was even tougher. His will power had died with Vrishti. He did not want to get cured. He was getting more and more comfortable with his darkness. So second month I had to start his medicines anyhow. He did not eat proper food and was severely ill. Jaundice had attacked and he was sinking.

I brought him fruits and ordered chefs to prepare his favorite food. The table was decorated with platter of food and his never say no to dish... fruit chat. I got that to him. He did not react but anyhow I forced him to eat a bit of that. "Don't you understand I don't want to eat?" he shouted at me.

"I know you don't want to but I also know it is high time that you need to eat everything on plate. Just look at you your body has been under catabolism and you have struck with jaundice as well. Just eat everything else I will force you to eat and ask doctors to place a pipe through your nose." I shouted back. I was ready with his reaction and was prepared to face his anger and frustration.

"Okay fine. I will eat." He made faces at me. I winked and served him food. Once he ate something, he vomited. It was obvious due to jaundice. I gave him water and fruit salad. This time he did not vomit and then I asked him to take medicines. He denied saying he was not ill. I called servants, asked them to hold him and then made him swallow the medicines.

"You're a dictator. You're so cruel. I hate you." He was making faces and tried to throw that up. I was staring at him and he blinked. "I hate you too." I smiled.

Due to medicines he slept that night for two hours. I continued the same pattern of food and medicines for a week. After a week he started having six to seven hours sleep was that was not enough for sleep deprived person for months. For two weeks he ate only fruits, papayas and pineapples, juices and water. He was sleeping for five-six hours but stayed much irritated and shouted on everything. It was better than being mute so no one responded him aggressively.

The routine sleep had to increase. He had to cope up all that sleep which he denied over extra caffeine intake. His coffee was on total ban. He had withdrawals and the side effects of pattern change were drastic but effects had glimpses of hope that everything will be alright some day.

The entire months passed on bare grins and much fruits and the doses of medicines were increased by the end of second month. We were hoping and prayers had to bring colours someday.