Kaira- We are one forever!!!

Patch up?

Part-3

Karthik drove home happily... whistling her favourite songs.. He pulled into the house.. ready to open the car door and thought" Ok Jaan.. here are your favourite things. White orchids, red roses, pink balloons ,chocolate brownie and most important of all "ME". Come on.. Come out now and see me... He kept honking the horn waiting for her to come out.. But she didn't...

"Hmmm he thought Beta Karthik, you need to put extra efforts this time.. all this is not going to work out.. Just think how you blasted her today morning... You need to go to her.. All the best Karthik.. Be ready to face your sherni..." He said and chuckled to himself...

Carrying the big load of gifts he walked to the door and rung the bell... No response.. He rang it twice, thrice... then saw that the door was locked from outside.. A sense of uneasiness took over him.. She would never go anywhere alone without telling him.. Then why did she this time? He wondered...But she had called him.. 5 times.. and he had cut the call all the 5 times...

He felt extremely scared.. Taking out his spare key he opened the house went inside and called her.. The mobile ring seemed to come from inside the house.. It was in their room.." Idiot.. why did she leave the mobile home and go out? Does she realise Ill be worried about her? He grumbled.. Perhaps she went to moms place.. He thought and called Akshara

"Hello beta, I myself was about to call you.. How are you? How is Naira? I was wondering why she didn't call me today.. I also could not call as both Bhabhi Ma and Choti Ma were down with fever and I was busy.. All fine there na?

Sweat broke out on Karthik's forehead as he tried to compose himself and replied" Haan Ma, everything is OK.. I am just getting another call.. Ill call you back and cut the call...

He went inside the dining room.. The food cooked in the morning sat intact in the vessels. It looked like she had not eaten.. Karthik suddenly felt extremely worried and suffocated...

Just then he a call.. " Keerthi" he said.. No I cannot talk to her now.. She ll find out something is wrong.. I cannot tell her now.. He thought .. and ignored the call...

Keerthi kept calling him again and again.. Exasperated he picked up the call and snapped"What". Keerthi snapped back at him" I just called to tell you that Naira and I are coming back home in 5 minutes. I am wild at you.. Please keep some hot water ready  to drink for Naira.." and cut the call...

A wave of relief passed over him.. She was safe.. But why hot water.. Was she OK ? And why didn't she eat? He thought...

He kept looking at the door. Finally they came back.. But what he saw next shook him... Naira was not able to even stand on her own and was clutching to Keerthi for support.. He rushed to catch her.. but she shook off his hand...

Come on Naira, lets go inside to your room Keerthi told ignoring her brother completely. She took a weak Naira inside the house carefully and went to help Naira lie down on her bed.. She was just coming out of the room when Karthik stopped her and blurted out infinite questions

"What happened to Naira? Where did both of you go? How is she now? Why are you silent? Reply..."

Keerthi shot him a furious look and said" What happened to you? Is this how you treat the one who loves you? Scream at her? Cut her calls? Ignore her messages? What if it had been an emergency? In fact it was.. I had come as a surprise.. to surprise both of you.. I got the shock of my life when I came and saw the door open. And Naira had fainted on the sofa.. I tried to wake her up... She did not stir.. Then I had to rush her to the hospital.. Doctor told that she was weak because she had not eaten.. And why did she not eat? Because of you.. Because you shouted at her today so madly and did not even talk to her later.. She had also developed a fever because she did not have her medicine today