JLS HOSPITAL
The following day, Sonakshi went to meet Dr Diwakar in the hospital. He was shocked seeing her there.
"Arre Sonakshi?? Aao...aao beta" he said
She slowly walked towards him and sat down. After a few minutes of awkward silence, Diwakar hesitatingly asked her, "Sonakshi...tumhaari maa ne tumhe yaha bheja hai kya??"
"Nahiin uncle. Maa ko kuch nahiin pata. Woh yeh nahiin jaanti hain ki main yahaan aayi hun." She answered
"Ohh" he said
"Uncle. Aapse ek baat puchun?? Aap please iska sach sach answer de gein naa??" She asked hopefully
"Ha..haan..pu..pucho" he replied but with fear in his heart. What if she asks something which he wont be able to answer?? What if she asks about her medical condition??
But his worst fears came true when, Sonakshi asked, "Uncle mujhe kya hua hai?? Kya bimaari hai mujhe??"
"Um..woh...aisi koi baat nahiin hai beta. Tumne studies aur sports mein kuch zyada hi mehnat kar li hai. Bass aaram ki zaroorat hai. Aur kuch nahiin" he spoke while averting his gaze from her. He couldn't look into her eye and lie straight on her face.
"Uncle...aap mujhse kuch chupa rahe hai naa..." she said sadly
"Nahiin...nahiin beta. Aisa kuch nahiin hai. Aur agar hogi bhi toh uski chinta hum, doctors karenge. Tum kyon itni pareshaan ho rahi ho?? he said and tried to force a smile
Just then a wardboy entered and said, "Sir, Room no 12 wale patient aapka wait kar rahe hain."
Diwakar got up and said, "Haan..haan...Main abhi aaya. Sonakshi, tum yahin baitho..jaana mat. Main tumhe khud ghar drop karunga (and turned towards the wardboy) madam ke liye fresh fruit juice le kar aao" and left his cabin.
Sonakshi sat there, not being able to decide as to how would she know about her condition. But one thing was true for sure. Her mother and Doctor Uncle were definitely hiding something from her.
Just then, the intercom in the cabin rang. Sonakshi looked here and there for some wardboy to come and pick the call, but there was no one. So, she herself decided to pick it.
She picked the receiver and heard a male voice speaking, "Hello....Dr Khanna...this is Dr Kapoor"
"Yes Dr Kapoor...boliye" it was Dr Diwakar on the other side. He had picked up the intercom which was located in the patient's room.
Hearing his voice, Sonakshi was about to put down the receiver but stopped in her tracks when she heard her name.
"Woh Sonakshi Bose ki reports ke baare mein baat karna tha aapse" spoke Dr Kapoor
"Yes..." he spoke nervously
"Am sorry Dr Khanna. The culture and biopsy reports are positive. Its a straight case of leukamia. BLOOD CANCER
Sonakshi's world stopped at that moment. She couldn't believe what she heard and her head started spinning. The receiver fell from her hands and she was shattered.
On the other hand, Dr Diwakar was speechless. Not a single word came from his mouth. He excused himself from the patient and walked towards his cabin. He had to face Sonakshi. He can't be weak. He made a strong face and entered, "Haan Sonakshi...main yeh keh raha tha ki.." but there was no one in his cabin. The washroom door was also unlatched. He was wondering where did she go and then his eyes fell on the receiver lying on the floor.
He immediately understood what must have happened and rushed towards Sonakshi's home.
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BOSE HOUSE
Meanwhile, Sonakshi returned home totally broken from inside and saw Asha waiting for her restlessly. She couldn't control herself and ran to hug her.
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