I knew something was wrong. I could sense everything, yet couldn't react. Someone was obviously screaming near my ear.

Whoever is screaming, Shut the fuck up dude! Spare my ears, I don't wanna turn deaf!

But I couldn't react to anything, though I wanted to. I felt like being paralyzed. I could breathe a little better. It wasn't suffocating as earlier.

With great efforts, I tried opening my lids, and everything was blurred. For a few seconds I tried to focus my view, yet in vain, cause I knew I was going to lose my consciousness yet again.

Boom! Everything was black once again!

• • • • •

Lavender scented perfume. This smells like my room. Did God prepare a similar room for me in heaven also?

How lucky I am!

Everything was calm around me. With the pricking pain in my head, I put my hands on my head trying to shake off the pain.

But it only grew worse. With great efforts, I finally separated my damn eyelids and had a view at my new room in heaven.

"Suha, you okay?"

Aisha??

"Yeah of course she is!"

Anki??

What are they doing here?? In heaven???

Did they commit suicide or something to end with me here?

"Dude, wake up!! You have been sleeping for days now!" Ankita yelled near my ear.

"What?" I whispered faintly .

Geez, what happened to my voice??

"Get up sleepyhead" Ankita screamed like a Dinosaur yet again.

"Shh, Let her take some rest Anki"

This is definitely not heaven if these idiots are here, torturing me.

"Suha, are you feeling better? Want some water?" Aisha asked as I nodded back.

Meanwhile I tried clearing my throat, as I could still how I was feeling while suffocating in the lift.

"Here, drink this" Ankita handed over the water as I gulped it down.

"What happened to me? Where is mom and dad? And--Vikram?"

"Let me answer the first question. So wanna know the good news first or bad news?" Ankita started jumping with excitement plastered on her face.

"Whatever!" I replied with no energy in me.

"Okay so the good news is ---" she gave a huge pause and directed her look to Aisha.

"Is--what?"

"You are pregnant!!!!" Aisha and Ankita screamed together.

"Ahhhhh" I screamed along with them.

Maybe I didn't hear them properly .

"I am --what??"

"Pregnant suhu. And now listen, the bad news is that you aren't married yet. What are you gonna do now??!!" Aisha joined Ankita.

"Now I know the reason for the dream you had yesterday. Family dreams with your kids. Wow I am so excited. "Anki continued.

"Well wait--Is this because of Vikram or---" their winking session started.

"Eww--girls, shut up!! I am not pregnant, okay?!!" I started laughing with the lame theory they came up with.

"Yeah we do know that, at least we got rid of the sick face you had earlier" Aisha smiled.

This is really heaven, i guess.

Where did I even get these lovely crack-brained friends??

Maybe I can hold on to them for some more time. Well after that, I am getting new friends.

"Exactly, it was like watching some sick pig lying on bed. Eww!"

Ankita. She is a drama queen.

"And just because I am here, doesn't mean I have forgiven you for hanging up on me."

See!!

Now do you believe me?

"Are you feeling better?" I turned to my left, and saw Vikram standing near my door.

"Maybe we should leave" Aisha and Ankita sneaked out like snakes.

"Yeah I am feeling much better. Well, why don't you Come in"

"Yeah" he entered with his hands in his pockets.

Messy hair but still his coat made him look approachable and ---hot?! Maybe.

Forget everything I told you after approachable.

"You should take some rest. And huh--I informed your mom and dad just a few minutes back, as I didn't want to worry them before making sure you were alright. "

"Thanks. Well What happened to me back in the lift?!"

"Well as a doctor I thought you might have known?!" His lips didn't stop the deadly smirk he gives every time.

"I don't remember anything or what happened with me over there!"

"We had doctors check up on you and they informed us that it was only because of less oxygen supply in the lift. Anyways, don't keep thinking about that. Take rest"

"But how did we get out of the lift??"

"They took another hour to get us out of the lift. And then we got you here and called the doctors here."

"But an hour without oxygen ---I would have died!" My eyes almost popped out!

Is he lying or hiding something?

"What?? Do you think I am joking to you? I had to kick of the ceiling of the lift to ensure Oxygen supply was enough for us"

"Okayy sorry about that and --what about that little girl?"

"She is fine, her friend took her home"

"You both were fine? How come only I lost consciousness without oxygen?!"

Why me??

Why me??

"Because we weren't talking the whole time, until we were exhausted without any oxygen left" He smiled gently as Sarcasm was dripping down his words.

"Okay fine!" I turned away.

"Well,I am leaving for Moscow tonight for a business meeting. I have to go now. " He nodded and turned to leave.

"Vikram! Huh--Thank you and --sorry, if I was too annoying back there in the lift" I grimaced as I could see a faint smile playing at the end of his lips.

I was lying down inside the lift like a sick pig for an whole hour??? This is so embarrassing!!!

"Of course you were annoying. Anyways, Stop thinking about that and take rest " He said as he ruffled his hair and almost left my room.

"Vikram!!"

"Huh--what? You want something?"

I slowly removed the quilt over me as I moved towards him.

"How did this happen?" I lifted his right hand with his wrist bruised very badly with dried blood around.

"Uh-nothing exactly! You should take some rest"

"Will you please stop saying "Take some rest" continuously like a machine?? Sit here!!" I pushed him to sit on the bed and moved to get the First Aid kit from my closet.

My head still felt heavy !

"There is no need for this stuff. It would be nice if you let me go, considering the amount of time, I wasted on you" He sounded annoyed.

Yeah of course! Do waste some more time

"Shut up!" I cut him short from his whining, as I pulled his hand.

Narcissistic donkey.

"Wait--Leave I can do this myself."

The Narcissist in him never takes a rest, I guess.

"Fine, do it yourself " I grabbed a pillow and laid back against the headboard

He opened the antiseptic bottle and used the cotton swab to use it on his wound.

10 mins.

No progress.

15 minutes.

No progress.

30 minutes.

"Fine, do it," He said almost like a whisper.

"Do what?? I didn't hear you" I faked it.

"Fine, Treat my wound yourself!" He gritted his teeth as I snatched it away from his hand.

"Next time, don't show off your tactics with me" I said while treating his wound.

"Okay doctor babe!"

When will he even stop calling me that!

• • • •

"I seriously can't wait to jump into my engagement outfit!!" Megha squealed.

At least someone is interested in this marriage!

"Well di, how was your experience inside the lift alone with jiju" Megha started her interrogation as if I had a steamy make out session with him in the lift.

"Well, I was lying inside the lift like a sick pig, unconscious. Otherwise, nothing interesting!"

"Suhana, have this juice" I collected the juice glass.

"Thank you mom--huh--aunty? You--here??" I basically blabbered.

What is Varsha aunty doing here?

"Why shouldn't I come to meet you?"

"No no I didn't mean that aunty!"

Yes yes, I did mean that.

"Drink this juice and yeah I forgot to tell you, since you and Vikram couldn't come to shop, we ourselves got your engagement rings and outfits. "

Oh shit!!

How did I forget that?!!

"But Vikram said he is leaving for Moscow?!"

"Yeah he will be back on Sunday morning for the engagement! Don't worry"

What???

How will I stop this, if he isn't here??!!

"You take rest, I am leaving. Take care" She smiled and left before I could create a ruckus.

"Now how the hell will I stop this, when Vikram is in Moscow?!" I yelled.

"Shhh" Anki and Aisha said together.

"Shh what?"

"Stop what di?" Megha asked doubtfully.

Blow me! I completely forgot her presence.

"Huh--huh--"

"Anyways tell me what happened in the lift" Megha changed the topic, thankfully.

A different topic would have been better!

"Vikram says I lost consciousness because of low oxygen, and that he had to make sure there was oxygen supply. Nothing interesting or steamy as you expect " I said as she smirked.

"And how exactly did he make sure you had oxygen supply?" She smirked.

"Haha, Good question Megha. Even I have the same doubt!" Anki joined her.

"What doubt do you girls exactly have? Well, He said he had to break the ceiling of the lift to make sure, oxygen was supplied." I face palmed.

"Haha and you believed his story?" Both started laughing.

"Why not?"

"Because I came back in the same lift after you went and I didn't see the ceiling or the roof of the lift broken " Megha tried to control her chortle.

They are just kidding!

I guess so.

"So what are you girls trying to say? "

"Come on Suha, don't act like you don't know about what we mean!"

"What, I really don't have any idea of what you girls are talking about!"

"Well, you are a doctor. Tell me what would you do if a patient doesn't have oxygen supply?"

"Make sure either an oxygen concentrator or the nasal cannula is connected to them!"

"What if there is no concentrator nearby?"

"Then--- immediate step would be CPR"

"Exactly you got our point!" Aisha started laughing.

"Point what? I don't understa---"

The hell what??!!

"What no!!! There is nothing as you girls think. Ugh. You three please for hell's sake get your minds out of the damn gutter"

"Come on, don't feel shy." Megha started tickling.

"Exactly if you don't believe, ask Vikram yourself. "

Ask him what? Did you give me CPR? Or did our lips meet in the process??

Ohh noo!!

"Enough of your talks, let her get some rest" mom intervened the 'Did-your-lips-meet' session.

And sooner the girls left me alone in my room.

Finally, I get to rest in peace. Though I couldn't as I was busy indulged in other thoughts.

What do I do about this engagement? Where am I stuck? If Vikram isn't here to help me get out of this stuff, then how will I escape from this??

Ughh, everything is so confusing !

And later at night, I had a small conversation with mom and dad with great efforts asking if there is any possibility to change the engagement dates.

But in vain.

After sitting in the garden for hours, cursing and praising Vikram to the flowers in my garden, I decided to get back to my room, when something caught my eyes.

What is that?? A Flower bouquet?

Red roses?

I removed the bouquet from the top of the car and inhaled the blooms, as it's overwhelming fragrance hit my nostrils.

Fresh roses.

Of course, Anki and Aisha are making fun of me, duh, I was thinking to myself as a note fell down.I

I picked it up and opened it only to see,

"Take Care Beautiful! "

• • • • •

Those who are confused on what happened in the lift, have to wiat a little more ;)

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