MananFF~Flawless✔️

46. Our Hope

I step inside to welcome the silence except for the beeping sound of machine attached to Nandini. She is lying there unaware of the chaos her condition has caused in me.

I so want her to get up at once and tell me that it was just a game that she played to tease me. I am dying for all of it to be just a nightmare. I want her to shake me up from this deadly nightmare and tell me that she is absolutely fine.

I feel some weight tied to my feet as my pace lessens as I approach the bed, she is lying on. I feel strength draining out of me.

I sit on the stool beside her bed and look at her calm face.

"You don't know what you make me feel when you don't say a word." I say after looking at her face blankly for god knows how long. "You love to test my patience." I keep on looking at her face digesting the fact that she is still not responding. "What do you want me to do? Huh? Shall I beg you? Shall I touch your feet and beg you to be fine again? Do you want me to to do sit ups? Tell me. Shall I request you in front of everyone? Shall I shout and cry for you to be healthy?" My voice gives up at the end and I feel my tears rolling down my face. I cannot hold anymore. I cannot act strong because I am not when it comes to her. I hold her hand, which still gives me the warmth in spite of being cold.

" I will die without you. I cannot imagine my life without you." I let out a sob and take a deep breath. I wip off my tears with the free hand.

"Your dad asked me to leave you. He just asked me to leave you and to live without you. He thinks I will eventually forget you. How am I supposed to tell him that you are the soul reason of my existence. I have never imagined a life in which you aren't there because there is no life without you, no Manik without you." I hold her hand with both of my hands and bring it close to my lips to kiss it. I let my lips linger over there for a while.

You are my home, Nandini.

" If me leaving you, could heal you then I would have been long gone. If I could get one clue that my absence would heal you then trust me you won't find me beside you." I once again feel myself drowning into water with no help. "I don't know how would I live without you but mere thought of you being perfect will be enough for me. I can die for you to live, my love." For the first time I wish that we were in some fantasy world, and I could use a magic stick to heal her.

"I want to hear your voice, baby. It's been hours since I heard you. Please wake up. Please wake up." My heart breaks to even say these to her.

But she doesn't move, she doesn't even utter a single word. I keep looking at her, hoping for her to open her eyes and spare me a glance.

I keep on looking at her face, I don't know for how long.

Minutes pass

Hours pass

I keep on sitting.

I keep on staring at her.

Everyone met her before me so I had all the time to myself. Rishab checked on her a few time in between while I keep on staring at her.

Doctor and nurse also checked on her time to time giving positive answer.

Evryone came but she doesn't get up, nor she even flinched.

"You could have just asked me to be with you. You didn't have to do this. You could have just ordered ne to sit by you and look at your serene face. I promise I would have happily agreed without a second thought." I try one last time to make her get up.

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Right after 28 hours, Nandini stirs in her sleep indicating that she is conscious now. I hurriedly open the door and call for the doctor and in no time Michael walked in with a nurse tagging along.