SHIDDAT - Love that transcends boundaries...

Chapter - 48

Hello everyone! How are you guys doing? 

So here is the next chapter, do not forget to grab your tissues before hand. You will cry hard...I promise! 

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Author's POV

The doctors were rushing in and out of the VIP zone of City hospital where the whole Mehrotra family was sitting with dim faces, while the doctors were treating Roohi inside the ICU. None of them knew what to say, or how to react. Sheetal and Asha were crying, while Elara and Nitya were consoling them. Ashiaa was at home with Meera because the little girl was hell scared and it was not good for Ashiaa to be sitting in hospital for long. However she was calling Vihaan to get Roohi's update every hour. The brothers couldn't believe their little sister's condition and Ridhaan, he was just blank.

He felt nothing, only the previous night's memories where she shied away in his arms, pulled him closer to herself in ecstacy and kissed him lovingly on the lips were resurfacing in front of his eyes. Her bloodied form that laid limp in his arms a few hours back was making him breathless. His clothes were soiled by blood, but he felt his heart was tainted with pain and anger. Inaayat was sitting beside him holding his hand, herself scared for Roohi. It's been an hour Roohi was inside, when finally the doctor came out.

Their eyes landed on him and they rushed to him, Ridhaan asked him frantically, "Roo...Rooh kaisi hai? Thik..thik kr diya...kr diya na aapne use? Main mil aaun usse? Ho..hosh aa gaya use?"

Tears brimmed in everybody's eyes at his vulnerable state, when the doctor sighed sadly knowing the news would pain Ridhaan. The doctor spoke, "Roohi ki condition kaafi critical hai Mr.Malhotra, unhe kaafi zyada blood loss bhi ho gaya hai. Ek bullet unki spine ke pas se guzri hai injuring her ribcage, almost grazing her heart. Par tension vali baat ye hai ki dusri bullet seedha unki left kidney pe lagi hai, humne bullets nikaal li hai par unki kidney ki condition acchi nahi hai. Hume surgery karke unki kidney remove krni hogi. Or uske baad bhi unke survival ke chances kam hai, hum operation ke baad hi kuch keh sakte hain."

Roohi was the one to be hit with the bullet but they all felt as if their hearts were the ones pierced by his words. Ridhaan stumbled a couple of steps back hearing him and Eshaan held him. He couldn't believe his ears that his Roohi was fighting for her life inside that room. The doctor pitied his condition, however said as per the formalities, "Hume jaldi hi surgery karni hogi, the nurse will give you some papers to sign. Tab tak aap please kahin se O-ve blood arrange kr lijiye. We would need it."

Armaan immediately said coming forward, "Mera blood group O-ve hai, I'll give."

The doctor told him, "Thik hai, nurse aap inhe le jaiye aur blood le lijiye."

The doctor went away. Asha cried holding her head, "Ye kya ho gaya hamari bacchi ko, hamari Roohi..."

Everyone was crying hearing the doctor but Ridhaan's eyes were devoid of any tears, he was just standing there. That is when a nurse came there and asked, "Aap mein se family member kaun hai?"

Krish told her, "Hum sab hain, bataiye."

The nurse said, "Mera matlab unke blood relative se hai. Ye consent form bas koi blood relation hi sign kr sakte hain."

The thought pained all of them as Vihaan said, "She doesn't have a blood relative."

The nurse could understand through his words that she was an orphan and said understandingly, "Oh, to koi legal guardian bhi ise sign kr sakta hai."