In Quest Of Love

chapter#26

   Aditya couldn't decipher anything but was sure about something that was strange... He didn't know why he felt like detached from something... For some unknown reason he kept his eyes on Suman every now and then...

   Throughout the travel, Suman was sitting silent, clasping her hands together... Leaning over the window frame, she was looking something far away..yet, her eyeballs were fixed in one point... It seemed that she was frozen and was at an alternate universe.... Suddenly, a lone teardrop escaped from her eyes... At times, she smiled...

Fighting with scare and awe, Aditya continued to observe her...

He thought that it was not fair to disturb her as she was going through emotions. Moreover, Neeraj was following them as a fact of strength...

He will talk to me....! He will smile at me!!!!

Suman's words revoked his thoughts... He never seen her  emotionally broken... And, now...he himself developed a kind of excitement to see Shravan and to know more about his relationship with Suman...above all, he wanted to know more about the ISRO's tie with Shravan... To be Frank, his enquire nature stood up high...

  Aditya walked with Neeraj towards the ICU block...

    As per suman's instructions already the block was guarded with police officials..some with uniform while others in casual attire....

Accepting the wishes of the policemen, Neeraj walked fast and Aditya matched his speed..

In a thought, Neeraj stopped and surprised to see Suman at the end of the corridor...she was hesitating as though she's going to be torn apart emotionally...

    Neeraj went to her and grasped her shoulders...

" Suman...you have faced so many  difficulties to see Shravan like this... Then, what's the point in hesitating...? Come with me"

He didn't expect her to reply... He made her to walk with him...

   There was only a door now that separates suman and Shravan... Her heartbeat was galloping that she could hear her heart thumping loudly... Literally, she felt like racing down the street in frigid air... Her chest was heavy... Each breath was a knife in her chest...

Two more steps....

Her legs were growing weaker and more rubbery with every step...

Wizzzz...

Neeraj pushed the door to open...

Next moment. ... He left suman and approached shravan hurriedly...

Shravan was sitting on the bed, resting his head on the bedframe supported with pillows... IV  line was intact and ECG was connected to the monitor... His head bandage was reduced in size and his wounds were dry and medicated...His right hand was supported with a sling bandage to his shoulder... He looked weak...He was  sleeping with the effect of the medicines...

He was wide awaken when Neeraj opened the door...or,  may be the intuition in him would have awaken him that Suman was there...

  Neeraj saw Shravan with pitiful eyes...he touched his head softly...

" Shravan...I am one of the reasons why you are here... forgive me man..."

He said from heart in guilt ridden....

Shravan tried to smile...

" Not at all uncle... you are my suman's father... How could you do anything wrong to me ?"