|| Carefree For The Moment. ||

|| Part Eleven. ||

"I'm fine" He assured her & she realised his voice wasn't muffled anymore. She sat up from his arms & saw he had taken his oxygen mask off from his mouth, causing her eyes to widen in fear.
"Abeer! Don't touch it!" She said, going to put it back on but he stopped her. "Abeer!"
"I'm okay" he assured her, trying to sit up a little.
"Let me go & get the doctor then" She said, about to get off the bed when he took her hand to stop her. "Abe-"
"Wait a second" He told her & she sighed.
"Abeer! The doctor needs to make sure you're okay."

"I'm okay." He told her, "You're here, aren't you?" He smiled & she shook her head at him.
"This is not the time to be stubborn, I'm going to get him!" She said, about to get up again but he grabbed her wrist.
"Would you stop being stubborn for once & sit down!" he said & she sighed before doing as she was told.
"What is it? Why won't you let me go & get the doctor? Do you know how worried everyone is out there?"
"It's fine. A few more minutes won't hurt" He assured her, keeping her hand in his.
"Really?"
"Look" he began. "As soon as you go out there & get the doctor, everyone will come in here, crowd around me & we won't get any time alone. Just the two of us" He said & she pulled a face.
"Because this is the perfect place for it, isn't it!?" She pointed to the room around them, rolling her eyes.
"I could say, it's the best place" He mused. "After all, it was the last time" He said & she tried to suppress her smile, recalling the last time they were in a hospital room such as this.
"I should've known you were awake."
"I couldn't let that moment go, now could I, Angry Chorni?"
"No, you couldn't" she shook her head at him. "Ajeeb Rajvansh" she muttered to herself, but loud enough for him to hear.
"By the way" He said & she looked up at him. "To this day, you still haven't answered my question" he teased her & she sighed.
"You & that damn question!" She exclaimed, making him laugh.

He pulled her close, catching her off guard, just like he did the last time, only this time he leaned in, resting his forehead on hers as their noses met. He noticed her eyebrows furrowing. "What's wrong?" He asked softly, not moving from how close they were, but she shook her head.
"Nothing" she managed
"Mishti" he said softly, taking her cheek. "what is it?"
"I'm just remembering how scared I was when I saw you on the ground" She shook her head vigorously of the image, again.

He took both her cheeks in his hands. "I'm sorry I scared you like that" he said & she smiled softly.
"It's fine" She shook her head. As much as she tried to ignore it, she couldn't help wondering deep down. She was about to open her mouth then changed her mind. Not wanting to aggravate him by recalling.

"I'll tell you what happened" he said reading her mind & a soft smile came to her lips as he pulled her into his arms so that she lay beside him on the hospital bed. She rested her hand on his chest & he took that hand in his own as he began, sighing. "I sent Jugnu, Ketu & Atul home & went in Kunal's car so we could talk" He began & she looked up at him. "Mm, I listened to you, don't look so surprised" he teased & she chuckled, watching him as he continued to speak. "So anyway, Kunal & I were arguing, obviously" he rolled his eyes. "I got angry so I needed to have some space"
"So you just got out of the car?" She taunted. "Without even looking around you?"
"I did! But it came out of nowhere" He sighed, resting his head back on the pillow, rolling it to look at her & she sighed. "& then Kunal called my name but before I knew it, the truck came out of nowhere &..." He sighed & Mishti closed her eyes briefly, ignoring the images that she was envisioning of the moment of impact.

She sighed deeply, hoping the tears that were forming in her eyes would disappear with a blink. & thankfully, they did. "Anyway" she decided to change the subject, sighing. "Let me go & find out from the doctor when they'll discharge you." She said, about to get up but he tightened his arms around her. "Abeer, if someone walks in right now & sees us...!" she trailed off.
"They'll see a soon-to-be-engaged couple, having a moment & they'll leave"
"& if it was your mum?" She asked & he sighed.
"She'd give you evils & then storm off" he said simply so she shook her head.
"I'm going" she said, sitting up.

"You sure I can't stay in a few days?" He pleaded, pouting at her.
"Ajeeb Rajvansh!" She tilted her head at him, sighing exasperated. "Is that what a person wishes?"
"No, I suppose it isn't" He said rethinking his position. "but at least I'd get to be away from home for a bit. Plus you'd come & visit me" he grinned happily, causing her to smile.
"We're getting you out of here as soon as we can, okay?" She told him. "Your little dream will have to remain unfulfilled" she taunted
"Spoilsport" he glared at her & she pulled a face at him before getting up in order to leave the room.

"Suno" She heard a voice so she stopped in her tracks, smiling to herself before turning to see he had the exact same smile on his face.
"Bolo"
"Kuchh nahin, jao" He said & she shook her head at him, amused, before leaving the room to call the doctor.