Blooming haven

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In a middle class locality of a metropolitan city there is a house. A medium sized cozy well furnished house with various plants and trees. They aren't just getting care because of the house owner's interest on greenery but also because they are her source of income. The house is covered with multiple flower plants , vegetable plants , fruits plants , saplings , decorative plants and many imported exotic plants. The greenery added additional beauty to the peach and white house . Beside the main gate there is a board placed on the wall. It is a floral theme board with shiny metallic letters sticked on to it. It read " BLOOMING HEAVEN". It was a nursery started by the current owner meera's father in early 1990s. It was quite popular in those days but the customers are decreasing as the years are passing because of the increase in number of floral stores in the locality. Most of the stores are located on the main road but her store is little inside. She placed direction boards for her store on the main road but they aren't helping her much. She is planning to gather money and start a store on the main road. With her friend's suggestion she even started an online business which is helping her a lot. She have 4 employees who are designated for different works. 2 are responsible for taking care of the plants and 2 are responsible for taking orders and for giving home deliveries. In her minimalistic and pleasant life she have a trouble. That is caused by none other than ' nila' and nila's owner who is called as Varun. Her neighbour's pet dog. That shih tzu is the biggest trouble for Meera. She gets into Meera's nursery and destroys plants. Meera complained to her neighbour about this but he never pays attention to her words. He hates it if someone scolds his Nila. He always blamed Meera for not repairing the wall . There is a hole on the compound wall  which separates their houses. Meera thinks that he is responsible for repairing it and he thinks that Meera is responsible for repairing it. Meera's neighbour is an artist who is always covered with stains of paint. The smell of paints is quite noticeable able by people who visits their street . The inhabitants are adapted to that smell and most of the people in the locality are curious to know about him. He rarely comes out of the house. He won't even go out for buying any necessities. He will order everything home. If at all he comes out he will wear a hoodie. There are some people in the locality who tried to  interact with him or peek into his house but earned a complaint against them from him at the community hall. So, far Meera is the only person who person who interacts with him much . I mean quarrelling. He have a friend Rahul who sells the paintings made by Varun. People think that he is a sober. 

Again on the present day, nila sneaked into meera's garden. It is noticed by meera's employe prithi. Prithi was cleaning the litter . She told Meera about that. Meera came there furiously but her anger melted by seeing an injury on nila's leg. 

Meera : nice happened ! I warned your owner many times. He never bothered about that. You injured your leg now.


Meera picked nila in her arms and walked towards varun's house. She opened the gate with one hand and walked inside. She knocked the door. She didn't get any response . She sighed with frustration and knocked again hardly. He opened the door.

Varun : wonderful ! You are here again . From morning i am suffering with nausea and now you are here for giving me a headache.

Meera : hello ! I am here to talk about your dog. Look at her leg. She injured herself.

Varun looked at nila's leg. He saw blood dripping from it. Meera held the place tightly with pressure to stop blood flow. Even her hand is covered with blood. Thud !! Varun fainted. Meera is looking at him amused. She shouted for prithi. Prithi came there worriedly. 

Prithi : what happened ma'am ? Why he is unconscious ? I never thought that you will beat him to this extent. What if he is dead ? You will end up in jail. I'll loose my job. My family will loose their source of income. My family will starve. 

Meera : shut up ! He just fainted.

Prithi walked towards him and checked if he is breathing.

Prithi : he is alive ma'am.

Meera glared at her. She shut her mouth.

Meera : sprinkle some water on his face.

Prithi went into varun's house and came with a glass of water. She sprinkled on him and he didn't respond much. He just flattered his eyelashes for few seconds.

Meera : what shall we do now ?

Prithi : let's take him to hospital ma'am.

Meera : what about nila ?

Prithi : let's do one thing. I'll take dog and you take the human to the hospital. I know a vet.

Meera : ok ! Call others. I can't lift him.

The other workers came there and helped them to carry varun to the car. Meera glanced at him and fastened her seatbelt. She drove to a nearby hospital. After reaching the hospital she rushed inside and called for a stretcher. A couple of paramedics came and took him inside. The doctor asked her to come inside.

Doctor : what happened to him ?

Meera : from morning he is nauseous. Now he fainted.

Doctor : what ?

Meera : yes !

Doctor : Nurse ! This seems to be a gynaecology case.

Nurse : sir ! The patient is a man. He is very handsome.

Doctor : oh ! 

The doctor checked his vitals.

Doctor : what's the lunch at your house today ?

Meera : potatoes and dal rice. Why are you asking me about my lunch ?

Doctor : I am not asking for ordering food from your house. I want to know what he had eaten today. He is very weak.

Meera : how would i know what he ate ? He is my neighbour. I don't know about him.

Doctor : I will guess what my neighbour's are cooking by smelling it from my house. 

Meera : I don't have that habit.

Doctor : what's his age ?

Meera : I don't know. 

Doctor : ok ! He must be in late 20s or early 30s. Name ? 

Meera : Varun.

Doctor : get these medicines and IV fluids. 

Meera : ok !

Meera felt that the doctor is really stupid. She went to the pharmacy and brought the medicines and IV fluids . The nurse connected the IV to him.

Nurse : inform me when he wake ups. I will be sitting in the lobby ma'am.

Meera : ok ! Thank you.

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