Stay Away

18- The Truth

Manvi pov:

  Slowly opening my eyes, I found myself lying weak in a hospital bed. The color of the wall was white showing me some peace in life..... it felt good. I kept staring at it forgeting to notice the man standing next to me.

"Maan... how do you feel now?" Vidyut asked me making me even more weaker. He looked much weaker and messier than how I last saw him.

"Yeah I am better now. How long had I been here?" I asked.

"2 days." He said.

"And you were here all the time? Office? My report?? My god.... you must have woke me up earlier."

"Cool down....... cool down.... No problem. I had made arrangements for everything. I asked permission to your boss too.... that your report will be late by 2 days and he was completly fine with it. So cool." He said.

"Than-"

"No need to thank me Maan." He stopped me.

"You were here all the time? Still.... in the same suit? Why? You could have left."

"How could I leave when you are like this?

And about the suit... I love wearing it I guess" he said looking down at his suit making me smile.

"When will I be discharged?" I asked trying to change the topic.

"Tonight.....

Can I ask you something?"

I know... I know.. I know... where the conversation was building up to......
Oh god save me...

"Yes"

"Little one?" He asked. A tear escaped my eye.

"I need some time to talk about this, please. And by the way sorry to spoil your award function"

"Shhhh" he said keeping his finger on my lips.

"N-" he sarted something but was interepted by knock at the door by the docter.
The docter did his usual check up and left....... leaving us alone in the room again.

"You sopil nothing in my life. You always make it better. Take your time to tell me about the little one. But never leave me blank again." He said and tears started soaking my chin again.

"Hahaahhaa... "he said and sat back in his chair.
"When did you turn so weak? When did Manvi loose her courage?" He asked playfully.

"When I left your life" I replied all serious. "When life took the most unexpected turn 4 years back." He turned serious too and looked straight into my eyes and remained silent.

"Then why did you do that? I never said you to do so. I never asked you to leave. I never expected you to leave." He said

"Stop it Vid. Yes I did it. I moved on. You never asked so. But I did because I wanted to. It doesn't mean that I never loved you or that I would never feel bad for missing you. Yes I missed you every single day in these 4 years. As you said earlier, I also had many meaningless days and sleepless nights. I loved you so much and still I.... I lo.... I don't know about how I feel now."

"Look maan. It is very clear that I had done something so big and so wrong in my life affecting you so much. I know very well that sorry would be not enough. I'm ready to do whatever you ask me to do. But never stay away from me. I don't know whether it would be possible for me to lead a life without you in it. I had always dreamt of being your loving and caring husband. Is that so big to ask for a girl to be my wife... who misses me every single day? Is that so big to ask her be what she had wished to be earlier? Is that so big?"