|| Carefree For The Moment. ||

|| Part Eight. ||

Mishti heard a crash coming from outside her window & a sudden feeling of tremor overtook her. As if someone had literally taken out her heart from her chest. All of a sudden she recalled the sound that Abeer's car had made when it exploded after she pulled him out of the car, the night he went missing. That same feeling washed over her. That fear. That panic. That exact same feeling-

She rushed over to the window & all the colour had drained from her face. Kunal was screaming for someone, anyone to come. All of a sudden she saw him bend down but she couldn't see anyone behind the car. She knew. She knew in the pit of her stomach. She knew.

The next thing she knew, her whole family had rushed outside & she shook herself of her thoughts. She had to get down there. She ran as fast as her legs could take her as she wiped her eyes of the tears that had trickled down her face. Out of her room. Down the stairs. Out of the house. Just when Varsha stopped her in the middle of the foyer.

"Mishti!" She took her arm. "Wait!"
"Aunty please, Abeer-. He's hurt. I have to go" She rambled.
"I know. Maa & Bauji are out there." She assured her. "Let them deal with it"
"But-" She began
"I know you're worried. But I'm only stopping you because I don't want you to get upset when you see him."
"Mishti" Kuhu made her way over from the kitchen, a cloth & a first aid kit in her hand. "Mumma's right." Kuhu told her. "It's better that you wait here"
"No! I can't-" She said & pushed straight past them.

Had they forgotten that she was the one who single-handedly saved him that night of the storm? Had they forgotten how she went looking for him. Alone. When no one else knew where or how he was. She couldn't stand back now. Not when he needed her. Not when she knew he was hurt.

"Daadi" Kuhu rushed out to give her the first aid kit. Rajshri noticed a shadow & looked up to see Mishti stood in front of her. Her eyes heavy & her facial expression emitting the fear in heart.

Mishti saw Abeer lying there, almost lifeless. He had blood coming from his chest. Almost exactly the same place as last time. It was all happening again. History was repeating itself.
"Mishti!" Rajshri exclaimed & Vishamber looked up to see Mishti stood there. So did Kunal.
"Bhai, wake up bhai!" He turned back to his brother, lying there, his emotions all over the place as he cried out for his brother to wake up.
"Kuhu, I told you & Varsha not to let her out here!" Rajshri was incensed.
"Daadi, I tried to stop her. But-"
"Abeer!" Mishti rushed over to him & knelt down on the floor. "Abeer! Abeer, get up! Please!" She
cried. "Abeer!" She yelled. Wh-"

"Bhai! Open your eyes! Bhai, please!" Kunal pleaded. He pleaded with him to get up. To get angry at him. To tell him off. To say something. Anything!
"Maa" Shaurya rushed back over, ending the call on his phone. "I called the ambulance, they said they were on their way"
"What's taking them so long!?" Kunal exclaimed.
"They said there's a road closed so that's why it's taking them so long"
"So we're supposed to wait until then!?" Rajshri panicked.
"No!" Kunal & Mishti both exclaimed at once, both Vishamber & Rajshri exchanging looks as Mishti focused on Abeer, as did Kunal, not looking up at one another.

"Badi Maa, Bade Papa" Mishti addressed them. "we need to take him to the hospital ourselves"
"Yes, Kunal. Is your car outside?" Rajshri asked
"Okay, we can't wait here any longer" Vishamber told them. "Mishti, you go with Kunal in his car. Take Abeer & we'll meet you at the hospital"

"Shaurya" Rajshri wiped her eyes. "Help Kunal take him to the car. Quickly! Don't waste any time."
"Okay Maa" he said & went to walk forward but Mishti didn't move. Instead, she got up as both she & Kunal helped Abeer get up. Neither of them wanting to let Abeer go.

"Kuhu, tell Varsha & Jasmeet that we'll call them. Okay?" Rajshri said & Kuhu nodded slowly, worriedly.
"Shaurya, come." Vishamber told him. "Kunal" He said & Kunal looked up but Mishti kept her eyes on Abeer. "I'll call your family & we'll come in the other car" Vishamber told him.
"Okay" He said & helped his brother up as Mishti got up, helping Abeer up from the floor as the two of them held Abeer from either side, dragging him slowly over to the car.

Kunal opened the passenger door so Mishti rushed over to the other side & got in, pulling Abeer slowly into the car as Kunal helped her, placing his legs inside, as she rested Abeer's head on her lap. Cradling him as she cried. "Quickly Kunal! Get us to the hospital quickly!"
"I'm going" He said closing the door then getting into the driver's seat.

He drove off at speed as Mishti continued to talk to Abeer, pleading with him to wake up. Pleading with him to at least open his eyes. To look at her. Kunal kept glancing back at the two of them whilst he drove to the hospital. His heart in his throat.

It took at least 10 minutes for Kunal to get through the traffic that had built up due to one of the road closures & the car came to an abrupt halt when they got outside the hospital. "Help me get him out" Mishti cried as Kunal quickly undid his belt & rushed over to the back of the car, opening the door on the opposite side of Mishti to get Abeer out, the same way he had got him in.

"Get a doctor here!" Kunal called over the car's roof, as Mishti got out of the car too, helping Kunal. A nurse came rushing out, followed by two other nurses & a wardboy. "Get the Doctor! Now!" Kunal yelled at the nurse, who flinched at Kunal's outburst.
"Please, hurry!" Mishti pleaded, her emotions at a complete different level to Kunal's as the two of them pulled Abeer out of the car.
"Here" The wardboy took over from Mishti, who rushed over to take Abeer's hand as both Kunal & he pulled Abeer onto the gurney.

"Ajeeb Rajvansh. You need to get up now. You're scaring us!" She exclaimed as the wardboy began to push the gurney into the hospital, followed by Kunal as they made their way down the hallway, quickly, meeting the doctor at the emergency room's door.