You're The Only Thing I Want. (✔)

6. Sshhhh...

Making an excuse to her family she left to meet Jatin.

And she reaches at the decided place, the cafe shop, in few minutes. She found Jatin with a man on a table. "Tell me whatever you know" she puffs in tiredness. "Sonakshi... Take a seat first" says Jatin getting up of his place. She looks at the silent surrounding and slips herself on the chair.

"He's Manish. Assistant of Dr. Singh." Jatin makes an introduction. Sona was impatient.
"Please tell me whatever you know about Dev's condition..." she asks. "Actually he's suffering from Meningitis." his words were enough to make Sona shake upside down. Jatin looks shocked as well. "Bacterial?" she asks. "No... It's viral. And..." He stops. "And what Mr. Manish!! Please tell me." her voice go louder and she gets noticed by her nearby tables. Jatin asks for forgiveness as she wasn't in state to react.

"And he has only six months left of his life." His words fetches the floor beyond her feet. "No... This.... This is a lie..." she murmurs in shock while a lone tear passes through her soft cheeks. "Sona...." Jatin consoles placing his hand on her. "Does he knows about all this?" she asks. "I don't think so...." Manish goes in a deep thought. "The Day I was sent with medicines.... He looked least bothered. I mean.... A person is about to die and how can he take things lightly?" Manish completes. "Oh just shut up" she gets up shouting at her while half of the cafe shop stares at her. "Sona please relax..." Jatin consoles her taking her outside. She was all numb now.

"Sona please speak something..." Jatin was still trying to make her speak. While they made their way towards parking. "Ms. Bose" the voice filled her eyes up. There he was... In his sherwani. The batch she has gifted him was shining proudly. And there was the precious thing on his face.... That smile. He looks at Jatin, confused while he leaves her hand. "Dev..." she runs to take him in her embrace, a warm one. Rolling her hands around his neck she places her chin on his torso. Jatin leaves two of them on their own.

"What happened Sonakshi?" He asks softly rolling his hands around her waist. "I searched for you everywhere.... Your phone location indicated this coffee shop. Is everything fine?" He asks wiping her tears. She just wanted to spend each and every second of her life with him. Manish's word echoes in her mind when she again hugs him. He was surprised while she keeps weeping. "What happened Sonakshi..." He asks again. "Dev..." she weeps. "Sona it's Neha's marriage today..." He reminds her. "And you are crying like you are getting married!!" he chuckles trying to make her smile. "No... Dev." she weeps finally parting herself. "does he knows about his condition? Should I ask him or should I stay quiet? What if he gets hurt after knowing the fact if he doesn't? But what if he knows and is hiding from me?" her chain of thoughts was disturbed by his confused glare. "Shall we go?" He asks offering her to depart inside the car. He replies in a lips peck smile.

They reaches home while Ishwari looks annoyed to see him with her rather than Neha. The marriage went well while Sona remained in dilemma. At the time of Neha's marriage ritual of leaving her home fills up everyone's heart. Everyone has right to show their tears but not Dev. His work was to behave like a robot... Feelingless. This is what she hates about him. Neha leaves while he goes missing from the hall. She hurriedly went to his room.

There he was panting heavily while eyes closed to grab some air which probably helped him everytime to control his tears. "Dev" she enters inside while he changes his posture as acting to work on files.

"I... Had some work so..." He composes his dried throat. She simply takes file out of his hands. He looks at her. "Do you want to say anything?" she was straight forward. "You know you can share anything with me!!" she says caressing his cheeks. Her eyes were uncontrollably teary to see the man whose life is limited now is trying to be so tough. "Sona..." He breaks down falling on floor. "Dev..." she follows sitting on her knees in front of him. He cries and she hugs him placing his chin on her shoulder. She too cries seeing feeling his pain.
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Sona's phone buzzes which Ishwari notices as it was kept on dinning table. "Jatin" the name flashes on screen.
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"Dev... Sshhhh..." she consoles caressing his back. "I want to live every moment with you Sonakshi.... Every second of my life...." He cries. "I too Dev..." she cries thinking about those horrible words.
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"Who's Jatin?" she thinks and decides to search about him. What if he's the one right guy to marry Sona!! And then she'll leave this house forever.
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Sona was sitting on bed while caressing his head on her lap. "Dev... Should I ask something?" she asks caressing his hair. "Hmm..." came his reply. "Aren't you hiding anything from me?" she asks and he widens his eyes. "Why do you think so?" He asks remaining in the same position. "Umm... Nothing just... Feel free to share anything.... I'm there with you." she says continuing her work. "Sona... I have to do many things. I'm carrying responsibilities of my family... My business and you.... I want everyone of you to happy...." a fresh bunch of tears blurs his vision thinking about his limited time period. "I'm sorry Sonakshi... I can't tell you" He thinks.

"Dev.... How should I tell you everything? How can I explain you about the life you have? You are so excited to spend life to see everyone happy.... But you!! What about you..." Another fresh bunch of tears caressed her cheeks as well. "Okay no more tears." He orders getting up wiping his tears and then hers. "Now let me drop you home.... Tomorrow is the another day!!" He says filling excitement in his voice at least enough to make her smile. How can she even think of snatching these full of life moments!! But she has to tell him... Before it's too late. "Driver will drop me... You should stay with your family this time." she suggests as always making him proud on his choice.

He drags her waist enough make her hit on his chest. "Dev.." she blushes while he roams his lips on her cheeks. How can he spoil these moments by telling her that horrible truth? At least he could collect some precious memories for his last breath. "I love you..." He kisses her forehead. "I love you too..." Says she barring his soft hands around his back.
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