Few days later-
It was weekend evening when viaan had gone out to purchase some grocery& aarav had accompanied him while katha wanted to rest so she decided to stay back
When they returned& rang the bell, there was no response for quite a while so viaan presumed katha to be asleep& he opened the door with his set of keys& stepped inside
A-mumma!
We are back
They entered& viaan was about to keep the grocery bags on the kitchen slab but stopped midway
On seeing the sight in front of him, his eyes widened& the bags fell off his hands& he screamed
V-katha!!!
Katha was laying unconscious on the floor& aarav too, was scared
A-mumma!!
Mumma wake up
Viaan bent down& pulled katha on his lap
He started to pat her cheeks
V-aarav fetch water
Aarav rushed& fetched a glass of water
Viaan sprinkled some water on katha's face but she didnt respond
V-we need medical help
Lets rush to hospital
*****
Hospital-
With an unconscious katha in his embrace, viaan rushed inside the hospital corridors with aarav
A doctor heard their worried voices& came out of his cabin
He called for a stretcher& took katha in the ICU while viaan &aarav were told to remain in the waiting area
Viaan was busy consoling aarav, who was hugging him& crying inconsolably
A-papa what has happened to mumma?
V-i wish i knew aarav
But i have no clue
But we dont have to cry& be strong for mumma
Aarav nodded but continued to sob at intervals
Viaan was extremely worried about katha but he maintained a grip on his emotions, making sure to not breakdown so that he could console aarav
He picked aarav in his arms& started to caress his hair to calm him
With viaan being in hospital's ICU, aarav had already seen a situation where he was almost going to loose his father
Now, he was building the same fear about katha
He clutched viaan's shirt in fear
*****
After crying for almost an hour, aarav was exhausted& fell asleep on viaan's shoulder while viaan continued to walk to& fro in the hospital corridor, shedding streams of silent tears& waiting for the doctor's response
When he was sure about aarav being asleep, he sat down on a nearby chair with aarav sleeping in his lap& continuing to caress aarav's hair
He had rested his head on the wall behind him
Meanwhile, BeSan came rushing inside the hospital, directly after ending their project meeting with a client at office
They enquired on the reception &rushed to katha's floor
E(tensed)-viaan what happened to katha?
Viaan shot open his eyes
V-sshhh
It was then ehsan noticed aarav sleeping in viaan's lap
E(low volume)-oh
Im sorry
What did the doctor say about katha?
V-nothing yet
They are still examining her
Viaan looked towards the ICU &BeSan sat beside viaan
E-dont worry
We know she will be ok
Shes a fighter
V-thats exactly the point ehsan!
Shes tired of fighting all her life
Whenever her life starts to ease out, she is again put in a situation to fight
Our halted wedding
Waiting outside the hospital's OT
My arrest
Court battle
Our past traumas& what not
Is she just born to fight all her life?
