After 5 days

Samaira came with 2 cups of coffee for Gautam and Arunima, who were sitting on the couch in the hospital room. She glanced towards Abhimaan also, he was unconscious lying on the hospital bed. His operation was successful and he is stable for now.

His head had a serious injury with a fracture on his left leg, and some other injuries on his body. He was unconscious after that. He is stable but not completely out of danger, that will be said after he gains his consciousness.

His family is dying every moment thinking about him. Arunima cried every time, she calls him and he didn't answer him back.

Gautam was trying to support his wife, but from inside he is also breaking slowly. His Granddad, literally got a heart attack when he came to know about all this. He also came to see him twice, he needs to rest also. So, they didn't allow him to come again.

Sagar and Ritika were a great support in this critical and weak phase for them. Sagar was handling his work commitments and also supporting them. Now, Samaira realized why Abhimaan trusted him always. He is truly a wonderful person.

And here is Samaira, she looked at him for some more seconds before going to them.

Only she knows, how she is holding herself. She can't break down. She needs to be strong for her family, their family.

His parents were already bearing this pain to see their son in this between death and life situation, and that is a horrible situation for any parents.

"Maa, please drink this," Samaira said giving her the cup. But, Arunima denied it as usual. Samaira sat beside her, holding her hand.

"This is not right, you have not eaten anything since morning. Dad, please make her understand." She said to Gautam also.

"Arunima, she is right. You need to take care of yourself." He said. Arunima looked at him with her sad face.

"Like you are taking care of yourself very well, don't tell me what to do when you are doing the same." She looked at his lying figure. She just wants him to open his eyes, and call her once. Gautam didn't say anything on this.

Samaira heart pained seeing them so vulnerable.

"Abhimaan will be very angry knowing you didn't take care of yourself. And he....he will also scold me for..not taking care of you both." Samaira said she could feel the forming lump in her throat, but she controlled herself and gulp down her tears.

"I will scold him double if he even tries to scold my daughter. I'm already angry with him, he needs to apologise first for doing this with all of us.....with you." Arunima said palming her cheek with her love. Some traitor tears fall from her eyes, she looked down.

Arunima hugged her, caressing her back. Samaira closed her eyes, Gautam also put his hand on her head, blessing her. She is their strength in this situation. She always hides her tears in front of them. Her heart is crushing from inside, but still, she is portraying to be confident to them.

Whenever she was alone, she cries. His words always roam into her ears, how he always scold her for crying. He doesn't like my tears.

"Samaira, you go home and got fresh and take some rest," Gautam said to her. She shook her head. She can't go without him. She only went home 2-3 times, just to take a bath and to change her clothes.

What if he opens his eyes, and she was not there. He would search for her.

"No..I'm waiting for him. We will go together." She replied and looking down. Arunima felt so lucky to have her in her son's life.

"We are here, beta...you also need some rest. Go and come in some time." Arunima said. Before she could reply, Sagar came inside the room and heard them.

"Yes, Samaira, you should. Come I'll take you." Sagar said. She is being tried very much. She has not taken care of herself too but scolding others for this.

No one listens to her and forced her to go. Reluctantly, she got up. She walked towards him, holds his hand.

"I'll come back soon, don't worry." She whispered to him. She kissed his forehead and left.

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They reached their home. She entered and sat on the couch. Mrs Annie hurriedly got water for them.

"Where is Dadu?" She asked her.

"He is sleeping after taking his medicines." Mrs Annie replied.

"I'll go and make something for you to eat." She said.

"No, Mrs Annie. I don't have time. I'll just take a bath then I'll go again. Please make something for Sagar till then?" She said and went to their room.

Sagar heard her and called Mrs Annie after her going.

" Mrs Annie two cups of strong coffee and something to eat also for both of us. Sagar said and Mrs Annie left. He sat down on the couch waiting for her, so they will leave again for the hospital.

Samaira entered her room, her heart starts to beat faster again. She didn't look around. She directly went to the closet and took her clothes. After some time, she came out. She put her hair in a bun hurriedly.

She was standing in front of the mirror. Her hands stopped looking into the mirror. She remembered that night, how he was standing behind her telling her not to do a bun. She left to open her hair again.

Her eyes brimmed with tears, she sat there and looked around. The whole room was clean now but she still remembers what happened here.

"You cheated me"

"Sleeping with that boy..."

She opened her eyes, keeping her hand on her chest. She was breathing heavily.

"I love you....don't leave me."

His every word were roaming in her mind. She doesn't want to remember all this, but her mind is not forgetting all this. She makes herself understand, nothing is important in front of his life.

I will never leave you, Abhimaan.

She came downstairs and found food and coffee on the table. Sagar asked her to the seat beside him. She denied but he made her seat forcefully.

"You want me to be killed by your husband's hand....eat quietly," Sagar said to her. She smiled at him, but her smile was fake, and he knows it. Her eyes were red and tired.

"You were crying??" Sagar said. Samaira looked down and didn't say anything.

"You didn't tell anyone about what happened but you can share this with me at least. You need to share your feelings Samaira, you are not alone." Sagar said to her. Samaira kept on looking down.

He is right, I'm not alone.

I have my family.

"Sagar, please. I can't. It's between me and my husband. " she replied.

"I respect your feelings. But you are like my sister, Samaira. I can't see you like this, Abhi said he has hurt you...Please tell me what happened between you too." His words touched her heart.

"He was planning to confess his love then....what went wrong??" Sagar informed her. She looked up surprisingly. Tears fall from her eyes.

He was ready to confess, I was ready also.

Everything was perfect....but...

They ruined it.

Rajat ruined it.

Abhimaan ruined it.

I ruined it too.

She sobbed keeping her palm over her face. She couldn't control herself. She can't bear this distance from him. She can't see him like this. She wants to tell to him, punish him but not like this.

"Hey...It's okay...He will be fine. Don't worry." Sagar said encircling his arm around her.

"I...love him, ...Sagar. I can't live without him. Please do something. Please.." She cried in his arms. She could feel his brotherly love and care. Sagar's eyes also got wet. He is also missing his friend.

"He hurt me....but I should be punishing him....here, he is giving me more pain, he is hurting me more. It's not right." She complains to him. He listens to her.

"I'll help you to punish him, but...Samaira, what did he do?" Sagar asked. He can't keep quiet seeing this mess. He needs to find out the reason.

Samaira got straighten on her seat, she whipped her tears. She was in confusion to share this or not. But, she looked at him and found his care and concern.

"He...doubts on me....he thought...I'm....cheating...and he got angry." She couldn't say anymore. She closed her eyes for blocking everything after that.

"What the hell??? Is he mad??? Sagar yelled in shock. He couldn't believe this.

" I can't believe this, he can't do this Samaira. Trust me, I have seen his love for you." Sagar said. Samaira didn't say anything.

"God!! Maybe that's why he was guilty and coming after you to stop you..right??" Sagar asked her. Before she could say anything, her cell buzzed. She saw it was Gautam. She picked it up.

"Yes, Dad, Is he fine?." Samaira asked immediately.

"He has gain conscious beta, come fast."

She heard this. Her heart skipped a beat. He is fine...he has opened his eyes.

"Sagar, He is....he is fine... let's go." She said getting up. Sagar got up and they left.

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Samaira took fast steps in the corridor. Her heart was beating fast, she was scared and happy at the same time. She opened the door of his room, and her eyes directly matched with his.

She stopped in her place, she was watching him. He was watching her. After 5 days, she was looking into his eyes. Sagar came behind her and entered.

He smiled finally seeing him awake. His parents were beside him, smiling at her.

"Thank God Abhi, you are fine Man...you made us so scared," Sagar said coming near him. Abhimaan didn't say anything, he was still very weak and in pain.

He remembers running behind run and that extreme pain in his body. He was on the verge of losing but she stopped him. He heard her voice, her cries...everything.

Samaira still doesn't move, both were just looking at each other. Sagar felt the situation. He asked his parents to come with him to talk to the doctors. They understood his reason and left with him.

"Talk to him, okay.." Saying this Arunima left. She nodded. She looked up to him again. He extended his hand a little to her, she saw it. He gestures her to come.

Her eyes filled with warm tears, her lips trembled. She took some small steps to him. She holds his hand with her. He kept on looking at her. Her red eyes were enough to tell him everything about her pain.

"I hate..you," Samaira said to him, she sat beside him. Hearing this, his heart ached. I deserve this.

He smiled painfully.

"I know..." He said. Her heart fell, she holds his hand tightly.

"You are here. with me. You didn't go." He whispered to her. Only he knows, how much he was thankful to God and her right now for not leaving him. He is ready for everything but not for this.

"I couldn't not...I couldn't leave my home." She replied to him. Both have tears in their eyes, with so many questions and pain, care and love for each other.

"I'm sorry....I'm really sorry. I'll never ask you about all this. I promise I love you and I know you love me too. I don't care about anything, " he said to her. She couldn't reply to anything.

He still doesn't know the truth. He thinks that was the truth, but he is ready to accept this. He loves her, he doesn't care about the past. He trusts his love and the love he has seen in her eyes.

Her eyes can't be fake.

"I can't change those 10 minutes, I got blind in my anger and jealousy. But, I realised my mistake. Please forgive me." He said. He was scared due to her silence.

She kept on looking at him. He loves her. He is ready to forget everything, but she can't forget those 10 minutes.

She knows one thing, she won't forgive those people for running her happiness. She can't forget because of them, he is in this condition....she is in this condition.

She got up suddenly. He looked at her with little fear in his heart.

"I.need to go, I..." He coulnt say anything. She stopped for a second then continue directly looking into his eyes.

"I'm going to meet Rajat, to discuss something." She said. She is still scared to say this.

"I'll wait for you." He said with confidence in his voice. He wants to believe in his heart, his love. She felt relieved and she turned but he holds her hand again.

"Be safe, .." He said like he always said to her. She nodded to him with a little smile. She walked out of the room, leaving him alone battling with his mind.

She came out, Sagar was there doing something on his phone.

"Sagar, I need your help." She said to him and asked him what she wants him to do.

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