Zero Degree Love (Completed )

chapter 17

A lone tear rolled down ramnath ' s cheeks. ..He had been living a military life all through these years. ..He hadn't exhibited his love for shravan. .eventhen ,nothing had disarmed him like Shravan's sufferings. ...

This time too, he visualised his breathlessness and shattered as he suffered the same. ..

Suman sat silent , oblivious to the fact that ramnath is Shravan's father. ..Whereas, Ranjith quickly reached him and hugged in reassurance. ..

" uncle. ..he's good now. ..don't worry. .."

He said in a calm tone. ..

Suman was witnessing them still confused. ...

Ranjith might have read her confusion. ..

" suman. ..meet Mr. Ramnath malhothra. ..Our Brigadier. ..Shravan's father. .."

'Shravan's father. .? '

Suman touched his feet , in an intuition. ..

Initially, ramnath startled to see her gesture.

He remembered her tears when she was reporting about shravan. ...then, he had a questioning look at Ranjith. ..He nodded at a wink. ...

A satisfactory smile crept on ramnath ' s lips. ..He fondly touched her head ...

He wished her to be happy always. ..

Suman smiled ...and turned to leave. ...

" we are going to bharti. ..would you like to join us. .?"

Ranjith asked suman. ..

He knew well about their untold feelings. ..hence, he thought to make a reunion. ..

Suman smiled sadly. ..

Honestly, suman was yearning to see shravan. ..yet, she demanded herself to stay away since she was too fragile for his proximity. ..

She didn't want to showcase her emotions until she herself be sure of it. ..so, she gained her clarity in voice. ..

" ahh. ..Ranjith. ..I would love to. ..but, there are works waiting yet to done. ..be sure to convey my message that I wish for his speedy recovery. .."

That sounded close to normal. ..yet she couldn't conceal what her eyes said. ..

Ramnath smiled at the irony. ..

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Ramnath slid open the door. ..He stepped in with trembling heart. ..as he neared shravan, he felt sharp pain hit him virtually. ..

Shravan was lying on the bed surrounded by tubes varied in sizes. ..He was still under ventilation. ..the monitor ran the stable patterns that indicate the positive recovery. ..

Ramnath had encountered so many hard battlefields, sometimes he and shravan were on the same team, fighting with the opponents hand in hand. ..

He faced soldiers injured with gunshot, at times bomb blasts too. ..though, it was horrible , he hadn't been disturbed this much. ..

Seeing shravan, in bed like a patient was really painful for him. ..

" Beta. .." He touched Shravan's shoulders. ...

Shravan opened his eyes ...His face bloomed at the next moment. ..

As he was running tubes through mouth, he couldn't talk. ..

" shravan. ..take rest. ..you're fine. ..I spoke to the doctor. ..and I got the reports from suman and Ranjith. .."

Her name itself made shravan to
Wonder. ..His eyes expectantly went back to the door. ..