the unfortunate thing || kaira

#07

as kartik entered their home , everyone's gaze went on his. they saw how devastated he looked. eyes red and puffy from crying. lips red and lightly swollen. not to forget his flushed face and messy hairs. his shirt was crinkled.

"kartik.." manish called.

"ji papa?" he spoke without any emotion.

"are you okay?" he asked. it hurt his heart to see his son like this.

"ji papa. i'll just come." he said and went upstairs.

he went upstairs in his room. he removed every photo of them together. he took out the photos which were earlier hanging on the wall and replaced them with random frames.

once he was satisfied , he collected all of them and carried them to another room. the room was dark. he switched on the lights and went towards a huge trunk.

he kept the photo frames in it and the large ones , he kept behind the trunk so that they weren't visible.

as he came out , he saw swarna standing there. "yeh kya kar rahe thhe tum?" his mother asked.

"maa vo naira ne an yaha hi aana hai. toh maine room se saari photos hata di. usko nahi toh uncomfortable ho jaega." he smiled but it didn't reach his eyes.

"why are you doing this to yourself?" swarna asked softly.

"maa , i just want naira's health to get better." he said and went away.

he entered the washroom with his towel and clothes. he stripped and stood beneath the shower. as the water droplets soaked him , tears started to flow out of his eyes.

he slipped down and sat on the washroom floor. he silently cried. he cried and cried. let his feeling out in the shower.

he stood up after an hour , wiped himself , wore his clothes and stepped out. as he stepped out all his feelings were trapped inside the washroom.

he went towards the mirror and saw his puffy red eyes. he rubbed them to make them normal. he took an apple from the basket and went back to the hospital. there he saw keerti and naksh still waiting for him.

"guys." he said.

the couple turned around and saw kartik. keerti's eyes held nothing just sympathy for his brother.

"you can go back home. i'll see everything here." he said.

naksh nodded and took keerti with him. kartik sat on the benches there. he somehow managed to pass this night.

the next morning , kartik had called swarna with naira's and his clothes. she came and helped naira change.

"maa , you take her to the car. i will be back." swarna nodded and took naira to the car.

kartik went back inside , to meet the doctor. "doctor , you called?" he said entering the cabin.

"yes kartik. i just wanted to tell you that , you really have look after naira sincerely. seeing her previous reports too , i think there might be a chance of clotting again. just make her stay happy and keep her away from stress free environment. she might experience a few headaches while remembering something's , you can give this to her. this will keep her brain silent." doctor explained.

kartik gulped and nodded. he took the medicine from him and exited his cabin. he couldn't digest the fact that , there is a chance that naira might get a clot , again?