Seven Colors of Our Love

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MALHAN HOUSE:

Manisha entered Malhan house humming a happy song. She was very happy to meet uncle and aunty. (Sara's parents, she went to meet them with Ashika.)

"Hiii ", Manisha greeted babita ji.

"Hlw beta, How was your day?", babita ji asked.

"Great! What abou..." Before Manisha could complete her sentence she heard a loud shriek of Afsa and after that her continuous loud cries.

"She might have woken up again", babita ji said in a low tone.

"Does something happen to Afsa?", Manisha asked in a terror-filled voice.

"Afsa is vaccinated today, She has been crying since the morning.", Babita ji replied. A twinge of pain arose in Manisha's heart, she climbed up the stairs hurriedly and made her way to Abhishek's room.

The scenario in front of her was heartbreaking. Afsa was crying and breathing heavily, it looked like she was tired of crying but her pain was still there. Prerna and Abhishek were trying to soothe Afsa.

"Afsaa", Faryal said holding her hand.

"Can't we give her any pain-killer", Manisha said with tears filled eyes.

Prerna heaved a sigh and said, "We have been giving her pain killer but the moment we put it in her mouth she starts crying due to pain and spits out the medicine".

"She is not eating anything as well", Prerna added.

"We don't have any other option?" she asked.

"Let's apply the warm fomentation again if she let her do this time", Abhishek said.

"You will take her in your lap, Prerna would hold her legs and I'll apply it", Abhishek instructed them.

Manisha sat down on the bed with Afsa in her lap. Prerna held her both legs and Abhishek started applying the warm fomentation as planned.

Manisha started humming something and kept praying for Zahra. The tears of agony were streaming down her face uncontrollably seeing her daughter in a painful state.

"Afsa! the pain will vanish soon Meri Jaan", She muttered.

A few minutes later Afsa has stopped crying, but she was coughing to catch her breath with her eyes closed. Abhishek was still applying the warm fomentation. After some time he went to the closet and brought Afsa's wrapping cloth.

"Her legs are numb so we can wrap that cloth to minimize her movements", Abhishek said and wrapped Afsa in that cloth. He took the pain killer and put it in her mouth with the help of a dropper.

"I hope she doesn't throw up again", Prerna said in concern.

"I'll ready her feeder, maybe she will take it now", Manisha said and hurriedly prepared her bottle feeder and handed it to Abhishek.

"Thank God, she finally had something", Prerna heaved a sigh of satisfaction while holding an empty feeder in her hands.

Abhishek placed Afsa on his shoulder and started patting her back to make her sleep.

"I think we should leave them alone", Manisha whispered.

"Ji bhabi you are right", Prerna replied. They dimmed the lights and left the room without making any noise.

Prerna narrated the whole story to mom, dad, and Nischay when they reached home.

"Oh god! you should have called me at least Prerna. How did he manage Afsa alone since morning", Mom said in a guilt-filled voice.