Life Ends At You

Prologue-2

Advik ran to his little Doraemon running from Naina. He barged in the room. The little girl was sitting on her bed looking out of the window lost somewhere deep, her eyes numb. As if she was waiting for someone who will never come back. Advik watched her from a distance. She wasn't even aware of his presence. Derek sat down afore Advik and held his littler hands. 

"Kuwar sa, aap already bahot shaitani kar chuke h. Ab ghar chaliye warna problem ho jaegi."

"I am sorry nahh. I promise ab koi shaitani nahi karenge bas Hitler ko mat batana warna......tumhe pata hai nahh." Advik said folding his hands with innocent authority. 

"Ha ha warna jab aap CEO banenge hume job se nikal denge aur gun se shoot kar denge. It will be a secret between us, I promise." Derek said cupping his small face.

"Derek hume ghar nahi jana h abhi. Please nah bas thoda sa time aur?" Advik pleased his hands joined. 

"Aapke papa 2 hour mei ghar aa jayenge, usse pehle we need to go." 

"Ok deal then" Advik pushed Derek and ran to the girl. Naina chuckled standing at the entrance. Derek gritted his teeth at her presence and sat on a chair watching Advik chat with the little girl.

"Hii, mai wapas aa gya." Advik shouted pulling her out of her world and he handed her a chocolate. The girl smiled with wet eyes. Her skin radiating sun's glow, her wet orbs and brown eyes captivating the innocence of angels. 

"Are we still strangers? I even gave you extra chocolate now." Advik looked at her angelic crying face.

"Lavanya." She said and extended her hand Adi took her hand at once and smiled at her. The girl smiled back, and a drop fell as she blinked.  

"Why are you crying?" Advik uttered wiping her face with his handkerchief and cupping her little round face. 

"Mumma said she will never come back." She burst into tears, but she looked away trying to hide her face. Advik pulled her into a hug. 

"Mayke chali gayi kya? Don't worry tumhari papa manayenge toh aa jayegi." 

"Papa nahi manayenge, wo bhi chale gaye." She burst out loud. Naina ran to Lavanaya. 

"Aisa kuch nhi h bache. Mummy Papa jaldi hi ayenge. I promise you." She cupped Lavanaya's face wiping her tears.  "Now smile." Naina kissed her forehead. She sobbed and hugged Naina.

Days kept on passing and Advik started to visit hospital daily. And Lavanya found comfort in his embrace. She started talking, playing. When all she used to do is stare at walls before. She got her crime partner. But things turned upside. 

Advik came running to hospital after school with his mom to introduce to his new friend. He barged in the room pulling his mother and shouted. 

"Lavanya" But as he entered the room was all empty. Cold breezes pierced through his skin and he left her mother's hand and ran away. He stumbled as he crashed in a lady. 

"Advik, dhyaan se bache." Naina mushed picking him up and checking his hands.

"Chot toh nahi lagi nahh?" She asked. 

"Lavanya kaha h?" He asked with his welled-up eyes, feeble voice. Naina's face fell, her eyes glued to ground, her eyes a little wet. She wiped her numb eyes cupped his face.

"She is in ICU. She will be fine soon. Thoda sa wait kar lo bass." She said holding his little hands and getting up. "Muje zara kaam h, mai baad mei baat karti hu okay?" Naina said leaving.

Advik grabbed her apron and pulled back sobbing. His mother came and checked up on him, but he pushed her and held Naina's hand.

"Aap humse kuch chupa rahi h, hume pata h. Kya hua h use?" Advik asked wiping his teary eyes.