Inside And Out

20) The News

Kashyap Singh Oberoi by Sumedh Mudgalkar

Precap:

"Guys, now I would like to take your leave. I assume I have a date to look forward to" he said and smiled towards me. I nodded.

Kaira's POV:

I'm continuously tapping my feet because I'm nervous. Now you'll be like, Kaira, it isn't your first date with Karan, now is it?

But the thing is I'm not on my date. I'm sitting in St. Mary Hospital.

Few hours ago, precisely, 1.5 hours ago, I and Karan left to go to our date. Everyone else went their own ways. We drived for a good 45 minutes to reach the destination for our date which was a glass gazebo next to a huge green blue lake. It was actually a surprise to me since I was wearing a blindfold on my eyes. When I removed the blindfold, I was so surprised by just seeing the sight. The gazebo was decorated with white rose petals and red table and chairs. I turned to Karan with surprised wide eyes. I leaned towards him. Our lips were just few centimetres away when a phone call interrupted. The caller's ID showed Rohan's name.

Karan walked a few feet away from me and when he returned he was breathing heavily. He informed me that Rohan called to inform that when Nikki and Sam went to the Oberoi Mansion, there, Nikki fainted. Now she is in St. Mary Hospital. We drove to the hospital and here we are.

She was in hospital since last 70 minutes. Karan was pacing impatiently. I stood and went to him. I placed my one hand on his shoulder and soothed his other arm with my other hand. I was about to give him a lecture on being patient when the doctor came out of the examining room.

We all rushed to him. The doctor looked shocked at first but he composed himself.

"Doctor, how's my sister?" Karan asked.

"She is alright now. She fainted due to... umm... Is anyone here from a medical or scientific background?" The doctor asked shocking everyone.

"Is she alright?" I asked.

"Yes she is alright. May I have someone with scientific background please?" he asked again.

I volunteered myself which shocked everyone.

"Chill guys. I was a science student till 12th grade. Then I switched subjects in graduation. Trust me" I requested. Everybody nodded in agreement.

"Follow me please" he said and led the way.

He led me to a doctor's cabin which was his, obviously his. We seated ourselves.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Anish Dehshat. I'm an old friend to Nikita" he introduced and paused.

"Hello, Dr. Dehshat. I'm Kaira Singhania, Nikki's to-be-soon sister-in-law" I introduced myself.

"Now, Ms. Singhania, the thing is, I know that Nikki is going to get married in next few months but she is.... she is..... pre-marital pregnant. 4 weeks" he said.

A smile automatically made its way on my face.

"That's great news, Doc" I said excitedly.

"Now, Kaira, I'm sorry to say but your happiness is short lived. The thing is she is having spina bifida" he said and huffed.

My eyes went wide. I stood from my place in disbelief.

"Kaira, we will try our best to manage it. Don't worry. All you have to do is help Nikki as much as possible during her first trimester" he explained and continued, " I'll go fulfill the formalities for her discharge, you can take her home. She knows everything, by the way."