Always & Forever

Part 3

As always, Shehnaz was waiting for Sidharth to come. As he always comes early and spend time with her. 'But what happened today? Why hasn't he come yet? I hope he's fine' these thoughts were bothering her. Soon her thoughts got broken when she heard the sound of the door opening. 'Finally! He is here. Obviously it's him. I can feel his presence' she chuckle mentally.

They say that a person in a coma cannot see what happens around them, they cannot move and react but their brain can process sounds. They can hear and feel everything.

It is same with Shehnaz also. She can also feel everything, especially Sidharth's presence. He never says anything but she can feel his pain, she can feel how much he is suffering, without her.

She waits for him everyday and listen to him everyday. His presence is enough to make her day. She smiles mentally when he praises her, roll her eyes when he tease her and cries when he pleads her to wake up. Her heart sinks when he cires silently.

She never even dreamed that 'Sidharth Shukla' would cry for her one day. But she can't see him like this. She badly wants to hug him and console him but whenever she tries to open her eyes and move her hand, she fails everytime. And that time she feels nothing but helpless.

She always prays to her 'babaji' that make her well so that she can wraps her arms around him so tight and tell him that everything will be okay. But Alas! God doesn't listen to her prayers.

She came out from thoughts when she felt his touch on her hand and he was telling her why he was late. 'Aww my bebu, why are defending yourself. You are here that's enough for me. Mera dil kar raha hai ki main jor se teri cheeks pull karu, but kya karu' she pouted but it turned into smile when she heard her praise and mentally rolled her eyes when he teased her with Asim.

'He want me to go to asim? Like seriously? Main galti se uska naam bhi lu toh tu pura din muh phula ke ghoomta hai, aur agar main uske paas chali gayi na toh jal bhun jayega tu' irritation was clearly visible in her thoughts.

Sigh!

'But he does that everyday na. Pehle woh meri tarif karta hai, so that main response du. Phir woh mujhe tease karta hai, aur jab main response na du toh fake gussa bhi karta hai. Aur agar phir bhi mujhse koi reaction na mile toh woh sad ho jata hai aur minnate karta hai ki main apni zid chod du or uske pas wapas aa jayu. He tries a thousand but...' she sighed sadly.

She feels his pain everyday but today she felt something different. She knows that he is hurt by her condition but still, it was something she never felt. The way he held her hand tightly  when nurse asked him to go and after that, the way he sat there quietly and didn't utter a word, it was very unusual. That kiss he gave her before going, she felt his tear against her forehead. She knows that something was definitely running into his mind. 

'I hope sab kuch theek ho uske sath. Please babaji usko theek rakhna' she prayed silently.

*

He reached home and saw his mother was sitting in living area with Shehbaz and was talking about something. He sighed and made his way towards his room.

"Arre Sid tu aa gya?" his mother asked him as soon as she saw him and told him to sit and when he didn't sit Shehbaz asked him about Shehnaz. He just nodded blankly and went to his room but not before saying that he is tired and want to sleep.

It has been his routine from past two month. He visits Shehnaz everyday and spends his time with her and after returning from the hospital, he directly goes to his room.

Both, Shehbaz and Sid's mother shared a look as soon as Sidharth was out of their sight.

"Yeh sab meri wajah se huya hai Aunty ji. Dono ki is halat ka responsible main hoon" Shehbaz said while pain was clearly reflecting in his voice.