If only it was FOREVER | ✓

Chapter 21

"Our love is like the wind. I can't see it, but i can feel it. " 

                                                                                                    ~ A Walk to Remember, Nicholas Sparks

 It had been two days since I was discharged from the hospital. Cara's family had paid all the bills of the hospital. I had asked them not to but when they have listened to me. 

 Over the past two days, Cara and James had been really busy. Not with their own work but by looking after me. They keep on running here and there to make sure I don't leave my bed. I just get up from my bed when I have to take a bath or I need to pee. That's it. Rest all my works which includes my food for the entire day, my household chores, my medicines etc etc - everything was under their supervision. I was pretty well now and could do most of the work by myself. I only had a bandage around my head. But these two people didn't allow me to. And yes! I forgot to mention the name of my great brother Jay who has been guiding me how to take care of myself over the phone. He would yell at me if I ever insisted on not eating the food and then these two people, who were physically present around me, would attack on me like anything. Sometimes I got irritated by their actions but mostly I liked it. I liked the fact that there were people on this planet who were so much affected by the way I lived and how I was. 

  "Cara!" 

"Ash! What's wrong? Why are you shouting? Does your head hurt?" She asked.

"James!" 

"Baby! What is it? Is everything alright?"

"You two, sit down. Right now." I commanded.

"What is it Ash?" Cara asked.

"Enough now! For the past two days, you people have been behaving as if I am totally paralyzed and can't do anything on my own. Don't you two have a life of your own? You just keep on running around me and taking care of me and my meds. I am so angry and so disappointed. And ..and I feel as if I am burden to you two even though I know I am not. Every time I leave the bed, one of you comes running upstairs as if there are some cameras in this room. I need to inform you every time I have to pee. Makes me feel as if I am still in playschool. Both of you are going out tonight, not together though and will come back only after you have thoroughly enjoyed. Am I clear?"

They kept on staring me for a while and then suddenly started laughing out loud. 

"May I know Miss Cara and Mr. James, what is so hilarious?" 

"Oh Ash! You look so adorable when you are angry!" James said.

ADORABLE?! WHILE ANGRY?! Sometimes love makes us blind.

"I am serious James! And nobody looks adorable while they are angry!" I said in a serious tone.

"Oh Ash! What makes you think that we are not enjoying this? We love doing all this - taking care of you, your house, your medicines etc etc. it's not like someone has forced us to do this. This is our choice. We want to do this and so we are. We don't have to go out and party or dance or watch a movie to relax. We love spending our entire day with you." Cara said.

"Absolutely baby! See, this way I'll be able to care of you when we'll be bringing a mini version of you or me in this world. At least I'll have an idea as to how to take care of you. I have seriously enjoyed past two days except the fact that I don't like seeing that bandage over your head." James said.

Oh God! Sometimes these people just do so much for me that I find it difficult to pay back. Not that it's a rule to pay back for whatever a person does for you. But you feel as if you owe them something. It feels more like a responsibility.