Harmony ~ KaIra Fiction [OnGoing]

Scene 8 : Smiles Counts.

She could see her reasons for existence, right in front of her playing with each other. Kairav and Kartik were playing football, as she was sitting in the corner. Kairav was clumsily kicking the ball and running towards it as Kartik followed him. Kartik was keeping up with Kairav's attempt, letting him have his way.

They were sweaty with their mini workout session. Kairav kicked the ball for one last time towards his mom, as she sat in the corner of the yard. As the ball reached her, she picked it up to her lap, and looked up to find Kairav and Kartik coming towards her with the smile filled with contentment. Both sat on each side of hers. While Kartik sat to her left, Kairav was on the right. Kartik took the ball from her hands, as Kairav took her right hand and put around himself, rubbing off his sweat on her, he hugged her sideways from right, with Kartik following the same actions from the left. Naira sat there sandwiched between her man and their child.

"Mumma. Bhuuk lagi hai" Kairav said to Naira.
"Aur pyaas bhi" Kartik chirped on. And Kairav continued, "Yes. Mumma. We want water and...and cupcakes"

"Ok. I will get it for you both." She smiled at these two and was about to get up, but Kartik and Kairav tightened their grip on her. She gave them a questioning look as both of them didn't let go of their grip on her.. She was sandwiched between the two. With Kartik's arms engulfing her in a strong side hug and his head resting on her left shoulders and tiny Kairav, now crawled up in her lap, his head resting on her chest. They were literally clinging on to her. She was being cuddled between these two. This was her haven.

She could feel the warmth and the support she was getting while being cuddled. She sighed as she let herself loose her tensed demeanor. She has lived with these for years but now she just wanted to relax.

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She woke up to find herself in the dark silent room with the faint beeping monitors around her. She was trying to recall her memories and she remembered she woke up last time to have doctors and nurses around. She remembered her giving her brothers name, when they asked her of any contact person from her family. She was trying to assemble all her memories, when she felt someone entering the room.

She couldn't move; she had no energy to move. Her body was too comfortable in this hospital bed, probably because she was lying in the same spot since days for now. She was feeling too relaxed.

A nurse came up to her bedpost and asked her how she is now. Naira was too tired to speak so she just nodded her head.

"Doctors will be coming in a while." the nurse informed her in a tenderly tone, while checking her vitals.

"She is a kind nurse" Naira thought to herself and gave the nurse a smile.

Naira was feeling too relaxed and at peace, "is everything alright?" she thought to herself.

A doctor entered, and the nurse updated him about the condition. The doctor turned to Naira and asked "How are you feeling now Naira?"

Naira nodded again.

"How are you now? Tell me." The doctor urged her to speak, while he was checking on some notes and the beeping machines around her.

"Fine" She answered in a weak voice.

"Good!" The doctor responded as another doctor entered the room. The other doctor came up to them. The doctors talked something in hushed tone and the first doctor nodded.

The first doctor turned to Naira and continued, "Naira. You are doing good. But if you feel anything please do tell. Ok? Now, do you want to meet your brother?"