Chapter 49

"Hello"

"Yes..."

"Is this Mrs. Arjun Malhotra?", an unfamiliar voice asked me as I made my way over to the kitchen and started arranging the plates.

"Yes, it me, who're you and why are you calling me from my husband's phone?"

"Oh well madam, I am from the police department, we were patrolling this area when we heard an unusually loud sound", he said with a sigh, an I guess my heart was slowing down, Yash asked me who it was but I just ignored her.

"And..."

"Well, we found out upon reaching that there had been a car accident and the car had toppled over a few times"

"No- don't tell me-", I said as I shook my head, tears blurring my vision already.

"We're sorry to inform you that your husband was unfortunately the victim of the accident, we're taking him to the angel hospital", the phone was put of my grasp and onto the floor before I could even hear further. The plate fell from my hold, shattering into pieces as I slid down onto the floor.

No! No! No! This can't be happening! Maybe it's a mistake. Maybe it's not Arjun! Arjun can't do that to me! I won't let it happen!

"Tanvi!"

"Huh!"

"What happened?"

"Arj-Arjun, he-he, wait I'm sorry Yash, I have to go, please don't mind me doing this, and just eat this pizza that I've set on the table, I have somewhere to be", I rushed out before even getting a response from her and in a haste took any of the car key and was immediately on my way to the hospital.

My hands were sweaty as I held onto the steading wheel. I blinked my teary eyes several times to clear my vision. I knew I was breaking the speed limit but it didn't matter. All I knew was I had to reach my husband. Parking the car in a crooked manner I rushed inside the hospital. The nurses immediately making way for me.

Just then I saw the men in khaki, standing over there discussing something when one of them pointed their finger at me and they both walked towards me.

"Mrs. Malhotra?"

"Yes"

"He got into a fatal accident, has several severe injuries, currently he's being operated in the ICU, his parents have been called. We're sorry to inform you this", one of the man said as he looked at me with pity while I fell down as my knees buckled underneath me.

"These are his belongings", the other gave a bag to me which I defeatedly took from him as I cried my eyes out.

"We'll be back once he's operated and conscious", it wasn't even a minute later that I heard cries from mom.

"Where is he? Where is my son? This can't be possible!", She said hysterically as she thrashed in dad's arms. Then they noticed me sitting on the floor crying my eyes out.

"Tanvi", mom said as she took hold of my hands, "tell me this is a lie, tell me it isn't Arjun", all I could do was just cry.

"Shhh Jaya, everything will be fine", dad said as he took mom in his arms. I stared helplessly at them. Roshan held Sonia as she wept. Dad held mom as she cried. I had no one to hold onto. For the man I love was in the ICU battling life and death.

My life with him flashed in front of my eyes which only resulted in me crying more. I didn't even get to say those three words. God! How could you be so cruel god? I looked through his belongings, it consisted of his wallet and his phone. When the wallet fell from my grasp, it fell open and I could see one of my picture was there and underneath that "The love of my life❤️" was written. With shaky hands I picked it up and cried harder.

God knows how long I cried but I controlled myself when I saw the ICU door open I immediately rushed to the doctor, holding his hands as I cried.

"Please tell me he's okay, please tell me it was just a minor injury, please", but the look on his face said it all.

"Ma'am, please calm down, we're trying our level best, for now we need blood, he's lost a lot of blood and our hospital is out of O negative blood type", the doctor said.

"What kind of a useless hospital is this?", Roshan boomed.

"Sir please try to understand, we just operated another girl for whom we had to use the blood"

"I don't give-"

"Roshan, it's ok, I'll donate my blood", I said.

"No, I'll give it, you don't have to worry about it", mom said.

"Mom, do you think I forgot about how you were not feeling well yesterday, no way in hell am I going to allow you to donate the blood when I can do it", I told mom.

"But-"

"It's ok mom", I said as I went an donated the blood. All the while crying as they took blood out.

"Ma'am please stop crying it'll hamper your health", the nurse said softly. I just shook my head as I shot her a small smile and let the tears fall freely.

"Just rest for an hour and then you're good to go", the nurse said.

"No no no, I'll sit there, near the ICU I won't rest here when I know my husband is battling between life and death"

"But ma'am-"

"I'm sorry, I'm not a cooperative patient, but please try to understand me", I said as I pleaded her. She simply gave up knowing that I was going anyways, whether she said yes or no.

She helped me walk towards the seating arrangements and helped me sit down.

"Tanvi! You stubborn girl, you should be resting", mom said with tear stained cheeks.

"You think she will do that when the love of her life is in there", Roshan said as he smiled and sat next to me, pulling me into a side hug.

After a few hours of surgery when the ICU light went off, Roshan was the one who rushed to the doctors this time.

"What happened? Is he okay?"

"Well, he's out of danger", the doctor said and I released the breath I didn't realize I was holding.

"There's a but isn't there?"

"But, we had to put him in coma in order to stabilize him, we don't know when he'll wake up now, he'll be shifted to the normal ward in a few minutes and you all can start visiting him", the doctor said as he stared at me and left without saying a word.

"Coma?", Mom asked.

Tears slowly welled in my eyes but I just excused myself and was going to the washroom when the whole world started spinning around me but after blinking a several times, the dizziness subsided.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay", I said before going to the washroom.

After washing my face, I finally left the washroom. I had a blank face. I took some coffee with me as well. When I had glanced at the clock, it read 3:30 in the morning. I sighed and quickly reached the ward that Arjun was shifted to. Sonia had told me the room number so it was easier.

I waited outside as Roshan and Sonia came out of the room along with mom and dad.

"We thought you would want your time alone with him, oh and stay with him please", mom said as she gave me a hug and as others also proceeded to give me hugs before they all left promising me to come back later.

I stood outside the door, mentally preparing myself and controlling my emotions that were all over the place.

I twisted the door knob and entered the room.

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Another cliff hanger!

Firstly I'm running somewhere and saving myself from the torture i could get since I wrote this chapter. Guys! I'm sorry for writing a chapter like this but I mean you, my smart reader we already well kind off aware of what was coming your way.

Anyways I didn't write this chapter that sentimental so I hope you all didn't cry. If you did, your author offers hugs and ice-creams which I'm sure is still available during the lockdown. 🤣

Atleast be happy people that I didn't make you wait long and posted within a few hours of the last post.

Love,

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