At the instant doctor left the room, I carefully climbed out of bed with the help of bed headrest. I begin to walk out from the room slowly, regardless of Meera's advice to take rest. My attention caught sight of my reflection in the mirror as I walked towards the entryway. I was taken aback when I looked in the mirror.

Isn't it normal to wake up with disheveled hair ?.

However, why does my hair appear to have been combed recently, and who freed my tied hair?

Whose dress I'm wearing right now ?. Its look like an expensive one.

Where is my saree ?.

As a result of those strange thoughts, I sighed and rolled my eyes. I'm such a dunce. Why am I having doubts about those things ?. Nurse or Meera would have undoubtedly changed my clothes and groomed my hair. Nowadays I'm daydreaming too much. Anyway, why everyone are stating that I'm was in coma. To clear up my suspicion, I turned and asked meera who is looking at me with fake angry as the result of not listening her advice to take rest.

"Meera.. Why did you said that I was in coma ?"

She glared at me in the way to response to my inquiry and came near to me. Regardless of my persistent requests for a response to my inquiry, she placed her hand on my shoulder to assist me in walking due to my weakened health. As she was helping me to walk out from the room, I questioned her again,

"Meera.. Tell me.. What happened after I'm become unconscious in marriage hall ??"

She drew a long breath after hearing my words, as if she was rewinding those memories. Then she said to me in soft tone,

"Akka. You were actually in a coma for two weeks."

I paused my steps and gave her a startled expression. She smiled weakly in the way to response to my expression and told me in a broken tone,

" You were in critical stage for two days from the day we admitted you in the hospital.. That two day was the most difficult and agonising period of my life, akka. I was terrified that I'm going to lose you. Doctor said that your body is not responding to any medication and you lost the hope to live. Even doctor advised us to mentally prepare to deal with any situation."

I stood there silently while looking at her, unsure of what to say after she finished her words. She didn't try to say anything after that, and there was complete silence between us. The silence is breaked away by nurse voice,

"Are you the daughter of patient Velu swami ?"

Hearing the nurse's voice, Meera instantly nodded yes and said in a frightened tone,

"Yes.. Its me "

I retreated from all the thoughts and focused my attention on what the nurse was going to say. Nurse handover some papers to meera and said,

"Madam.. This includes the payment information as well as a details of the treatment that Patient Velu swami and Patient Harsika received. Pay the bill immediately. Only then we will able to continue treatment for patient Velu Swami."

I snatched those papers from Meera's hand and glanced them over to see how much we needed to pay as the nurse was speaking it. When I saw the amount written on the bill, a lump developed in my throat. It costs roughly Rs. 4.5 lakhs. Oh my god, how am I going to pay for it ?. I just have ten thousand rupees in my hands right now. With this cash in my hand, how will I pay off the bill ?. I felt dizzy thinking about it all. What would happen to Mama if I fail to pay the payment on time?? Will the treatment be stopped? No.. I can't picture what will happen if the treatment is discontinued. Somehow I have to find the way to pay off of the bill. I hurriedly approached the nurse, hoping to persuade her to grant me some time to pay off the bill.

"Yes, We will pay it as quickly as we can. But, can you give me few days excuse to pay it .. You can believe me.. Definitely I will pay off the bill completely without even leaving single penny.. Please don't stop mama treatment.. please"

I pleaded her by pressing my palms together.. She gave me pity look and told me in a gentle tone,

"Madam, please don't plead to me.. I can't do anything about it. I'm just working here as a nurse.. I can't take any decision which related to management.. You can request this to account manager.. He can help you in it.."

I nodded and thanked her with a faint smile and asked her the direction to manager cabin with the strong belief that somehow I can convince the manager to get few days excuse to pay the bill. I went to the direction of where manager cabin located, after telling meera to wait for me in the waiting hall near the ICU..

I knocked the door of manager cabin at the instant I reached near manager cabin and waited for his permission to meet him. Hearing the knocking sound, he lifted up his gaze from the document and looked at me with confusion through glass door.. And then he nodded his head in the way to indicate me to come inside the cabin. I entered into his cabin and explained my situation and request him to grant me few days excuse to pay the bill.. However, he repeated the same sentence which nurse uttered and advised me to pay the bill as soon as possible in order not to endanger my mama's life.. And also he suggested that there is a no point in asking for help from anyone other than MD. He is the one who can make final decision.. And also he advised me that the new MD who had brought the hosiptal just two weeks ago is most strict person and he don't show any mercy towards anyone..Therefore, requesting to MD not going to change anything, still I can try my luck..

Regardless of his indirect warning and advise, I decided to meet the MD to seek his help. However, according to manager instruction, the MD will not be in the hospital all the time, he would come to the hosiptal at every evening around Six clock. Since it was morning now, I have to wait upto evening to meet him. Therefore, I decided to go the hotel where I'm working now to ask hotel owner to lend me the money for mama's treatment, without wasting time inorder to meet him..

With these thoughts, I went back to waiting hall to inform meera about it.. After explaining her everything briefly, I begin to walk out from the waiting hall.. Out of the blue, meera hold my hand and told me reluctantly,

"Akka.. I think its better to seek the help of raghavan sir than to seek the help of some unknown MD.. Already raghavan sir told me that he will take care of treatment expensive.. So let's talk to him.. Surely he will help us.."

As soon as she finished her sentence, I denied it firmly.. Regardless of meera constant advice to seek raghavan sir help, I walk out of the hospital.. I know very well that raghavan surely will not help us.. He may use this situation to mock and insult me.. I don't want it to happen..

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