A Love So Pure

Part 7

He quickly bent down on his knees...he tried to wake her up...he was patting her cheek

A: ishqi...utho...pls wake up... ishqi...

She opened her eyes...he felt relaxed but was panicked at same time...

A:keep your eyes open...hum jaldi hospital pahuch jaayenge...

He then picked her up in his arms and then put her on the seat...he tied the wound with her scarf to stop bleeding...he quickly sat on driving seat and started driving...

In the whole journey to the hospital, he was saying words to keep her awake...

Soon they reached hospital, he took her inside and called the Doctor... doctor came and quickly took her in the operation theatre...

Ahaan was still in shock...his eyes fell on his shirt which was stained with ishqi 's blood.

A[to himself]: tumhe kuch nhi ho sakta ishqi...kuch nhi...pls jaldi se thik hojao tum...

He sat down on the chair...he was numb, he was just figuring out how things became like this...he was just lost in his thoughts when a boy of around 7-8 yrs came near him with a sweet box...the boy saw tears in Ahaan's eyes...

Boy: uncle aap ro q rahe ho...

Ahaan touched near his eyes and saw tears and he wiped them. He just nodded in no.

Boy: aapke shirt par ye red red kya hai... blood hai?

A: haa...meri friend ko chot lag gayi, uska hi blood hai...

The boy then sat beside Ahaan and kept the sweet box on side...

Boy: aap chinta mat kijiye uncle aapki friend thik hojayegi...aap bhagwan se pray karogena toh vo aapki wish jaldi Puri krdenge... pata hai unhone meri bhi wish kardi...2 saal pehle meri mumma ko bhagwan ne apne paas bula liya...

Ahaan then looked towards the boy...

Boy(in calm way): uss time main bahaut sad hua aur bhagwan se bahaut complain bhi ki...phir bhagwan ne shweta mumma ko mere paas bheja mere liye (in happy tone)...pata hai aaj main big brother bhi ban gaya...

Ahaan smiles a little...

Boy: aap bhi bhagwan se pray kijiye... aapki wish bhi puri krdenge...arre main toh aapko sweet khilana hi bhul gaya...

The boy stuffed the laddoo in Ahaan's mouth...

The boy then stood up and hugged Ahaan for sometime.... Ahaan too needed such reassurance from someone and he got it from a stranger little boy...

Boy: aapki friend thik jaldi thik hojayegi...

Saying this he ran away...

Few minutes later, he called Jay and told him everything and asked him to call Siya too...

Ahaan was seeing towards the OT.... when two Drs came out from OT...he went near them...

A: Dr... ishqi kaisi hai...

Dr: humne bullet to nikal diya and unka shoulder joint dislocate hogaya hai...but bleeding kafi hogayi hai...agar jaldi blood tranfuse nhi kiya toh patient ki condition aur critical ho sakti hai... Humne blood bank mein baat ki hai and ek employee blood lekar aa raha hai...aap himmat se kaam lijiye...

Ahaan just nodded and Dr left.

Ahaan's heart raced as he absorbed the doctor's words, a mix of relief and concern washing over him. But with time,Ahaan's mind echoed with self-blame as guilt weighed heavily on his shoulders. He was blaming himself for her condition and his inner turmoil was increasing.

Ahaan was just thinking about this all, when Jay came. Ahaan firstly hugged him and then broke hug.

A: accha hua tu aagaya Jay...Siya kaha hai...

J: uska call maine try Kiya but unreachable bata raha tha...dr ne kuch bola?

He nodded and told what Dr said.

A: accha tu ishqi ka dhyan rakhna...main chalta hu abhi... varna mere uske paas rehne se uski condition kharab ho sakti hai...

J: tu kya bol raha hai Ahaan...

A: agar aaj ishqi mere saath udhar nhi hoti toh use goli nhi lagti aur vo yaha hospital mein nhi hoti...

He started moving.

J: jaa chala Jaa tu...aaj bhi situation dekhkar bhagja jaise last time kiya tha tune...yahi tere liye best hoga... situation ko face karne ki jagah situation ko dekhkar bhaag jaana...last time bhi tu apne aapko blame kr raha tha aur aaj bhi vahi kar raha hai... tune lekin ek baar bhi socha, ki agar aaj tu ishqi ke saath vaha nhi hota toh use time par hospital kon laata... lekin tu ye sab q sochega... tuje kya lagta hai agar uss din Deepali ko bachana possible hota toh tu kya use nhi bachata...uss din jo bhi hua vo sab accidentally hua, cheeze tere haath mein nhi thi lekin tu ye samajne ke liye ready hi nhi hai... ahaan agar logo ki soch teri jaisi hoti toh koi bhi insan kabhi bhi apni zindagi khusi se nhi jee paata... deepali ke saath Jo hua vo nhi hona chahiye tha but ab uss baat ko hum badal nahi sakte...tujhse teri deepali cheen gayi lekin zindagi ne tuje ishqi ke roop mein tujhe Tera pyaar vapas lautaya...And that girl truly loves you Ahaan...jab tune uska proposal reject kardiya tab bhi vo tujhse pyar krti thi but Teri vaja se hi usne khudko tujhse durr rakha...jab deepali ke baare mein maine use bataya so she just wanted ki tu apni zindagi phirse jeene lage phir chahe vo tere saath ho ya na ho, aisa hai uska pyaar...but now it's high time, now you have to understand things...

Ahaan just looked Jay and trying to understand what he just said and mixed emotions started rising in him...he left the place as he felt that he was stuck in the complexities of love and life...
He started driving his car, in the middle of the road, a temple came and he remembered the little boy 's talks, so he stopped the car and went to temple to pray for ishqi 's health.

After coming out from temple, he drove to his home and then quickly went to get shower...
Ahaan stood under the flowing water, the shower providing a momentary escape. Thoughts of Deepali, Ishqi, Jay's words, and the boy's encouragement lingered in his mind. He started getting flashes of time that he spent with Ishqi , later he remembered her confession and his rejection. He closed his eyes and he imagined that ishqi was going somewhere, he stopped.

[His imagination,
A: kaha Jaa rahi ho ishqi...
I: iss jagah se bahaut durr...ab aapko kabhi pareshan nhi karungi main...
She smiled and ran away...]
A(shouted): ishqi...
He abruptly opened his eyes and closed the shower.

Ahaan 's povs:
I can't let you go, Ishqi. I can't risk losing you because of my past. I have to accept the reality. Thinking about the future I should not ruin our present. I need you. You are not my first love but, definitely you are my last love. Really you are a gift for me from nature, you made me live my life once again. And now it's time to reciprocate and cherish my love.

With these thoughts, Ahaan emerged from the washroom, reaching out to Jay for updates on Ishqi's health. Upon receiving positive news, he changed into casuals and embarked on the journey to the hospital, ready to face the complexities of love and life with a newfound determination.

To be continued...

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