Vani - Zehnaseeb

Chapter 18 - Agar Tum Saath Ho...

Sorry for the delay! And Congrats to Surbhi & Karan. They look so cute together and their wedding looked straight out of a fairy tale <3

Her hands trembled as she held the phone to her ear. Bani looked straight ahead at the picture of her and Veer on the nightstand, and then her eyes scanned the side he sleeps on. She gulped and then forced a low whisper to leave her lips. V...V...Veer...she said, hardly breathing. Silence. Veeranshu...Bani whispered again, her heart beating faster and faster now. All she could ear was his carm alarm. Veer! Bani finally shouted out. 

Bani screamed his name again and again, and then ran downstairs to go to her car. Madhu and Ponky were sitting there playing a game of chess when they saw Bani run down the stairs, still in her night clothes, and tears streaming down her face. Ponky looked at his mom in worry and then Madhu stood up and caught Bani in her arms. Choddo! Leave me! Veer! Bani said with the phone still in her hands. Madhu wiped the hair away from her wet cheeks and shook her shoulders to try and make her look at her. Bani! Kya hua! Kya hua Veer ko?! She asked with worry. Bani shook her head, chin wrinkled, and nose bright red now. Veeranshu...my...my Veer...nuy nuy! Bani was hysterical and trying to get away. Ponky put the phone to his ear but heard nothing on the other end. Babhi? Veer bhaiya ka phone tha kya? What happened?! He asked. Bani continued to try and get away. Right now she needed to get to Veer. Finally Madhu shook her so much that Bani snapped out of it and shouted. Veer had an accident! I need to go there! Fifth...fifth road. Veer! Veer!!!! Madhu gasped and looked at Ponky in shock. She hook her head and then passed Bani to Ponky who was frozen. Chall....Challo! She yelled at her son.

Ponky snapped out of it and held Bani's hand, then ran to his car. Madhu too frantically took the ganesh idol that was sitting on the table and began to run after them. Mahir and Mayuri came out of the office and shouted to Madhu Kya hua aunty?! Madhu turned around with tears streaming down her cheeks. Veer ka accident...nuy...nuy...kuch nuy hoga mere bache ko...nuy....kuch nuy... While they drove to the scene of the accident Bani kept trying to talk to Veer. She cried in the phone that she's sorry and she loves him so much, and begged for him to be okay. That ten minute drive felt like an eternity for her. She shouted at Ponky to drive faster and wailed like a child. Mera Veeranshu! He's...he's all alone. My husband...mera Veer! Once they got to the scene they could see smoke all around, Veer's car flipped upside down and unrecognizable. There was a crowd and an ambulance had just pulled up as well. Ponky and Madhu's instincts kicked in and they immediately jumped out of the car. Ponky didn't even care he left the ignition running. He stopped and turned around. The scene shocked him. Bani was still in the car, frozen, barely breathing, and looking straight ahead at the smoke and car. He came back to her and opened the door, then started to cry at the sight. Bani was panting heavily, looking straight ahead, and had a frantic look in her eyes. Nuy. Nuy...this isn't real. My Veer. My Veer is okay. This isn't real. It's a dream...it's a dream...she slapped her face repeatedly trying to wake herself up. Ponky shook her and and then tapped her cheek lightly. Babhi! Hosh mein aao! We have to go...bhaiya...bhaiya ke paas jaana hai! Bani whimpered and dug her face into his chest and cried out for God to make this a dream. Ponky pulled her out and they both started to slowly make their way to the front of the crowd. Both afraid of what they were about to see.

Once they squeezed their way through Bani began to fall to the ground, and Ponky held on to her. The ambulance was pulling an unconscious Veer out, face covered in blood, and body completely limp. Madhu stood there, unsure if this was real or not. She held the Ganesh murti tight and began to chant, praying to God to save her son. Bani screamed at the top of her lungs and began to run towards him. Veer! Veer! Choddo muje! Veer! Aankhein kholo! Veeranshu! Please God! Please...no...no...no! Ponky tried to hold on but right now he also felt so weak. Bani managed to get away and ran up to Veer as they were putting him on the stretcher. She caressed his cheeks and kissed his forehead, whispering to him that she loves him and he can't leave her.  The ambulance pushed Bani away and several strangers had to hold her back. Ponky came up to the ambulance driver and with erratic breaths asked Which hospital? The driver replied City Hospital damnit! Now let us do our job before he dies! When Bani heard that she felt as if her heart was being ripped out of her chest. She fell down and blacked out.