Ch.16 chapter 16 - Sanyog - A Coincide...

Sir , itâs evening , will you please get up? Are you feeling better now? I heard his voice â¦

I tried to move but my whole body was heavy â¦ I was unable to open my eyelids â¦ I tried hard but it was of no use â¦

I wished to reply him ,so I gathered my entire energy to utter â¦ but no sound emitted from my vocal box â¦

Whatâs happening to me â¦ my head was dizzy â¦ but I was able to think and listen what he was saying â¦

He shouted loudly â¦ Uncle â¦ please come quickly â¦ sir is not responding â¦

I was able to listen the voice of three people now , I could recognize , first was his , second was uncleâs and third might be of the aunty â¦

Aunty was crying bitterly â¦ and cursing and requesting God at the same time â¦ cursing for her sonâs this conditionâ¦ requesting and pleading God for her sonâs fast recovery â¦

Uncle could only say to him, call the doctor immediatelyâ¦

I was listening their conversation and wished to tell them that I was fine â¦ but my voice â¦ my sensory organs were not responding â¦ cooperating with meâ¦

Once , I assumed , that I was again dreaming and this wasnât real â¦

I tried hard to get up and sit â¦ but I couldnât gather myself â¦

Then I heard doctor approaching â¦ he checked my pulseÂ and heartbeats â¦ everything is normal , he declared â¦

That âs what , I am saying , I said â¦ but nobody listened or I was inaudible to themâ¦

Doctor added â¦ âHis condition is good compared to earlier â¦ may be he is in trance of the medicine â¦ we will wait for some time , letâs see what happens otherwise we will shift him to the hospitalâ¦â

Aunty said , âGod why are you punishing my child â¦ what had he done ? he had already suffered a lot â¦ now please donât put new challenges in his life â¦â

Uncle consoled her â¦ everything is ok â¦ he will be fine soon â¦

Sir , please try to open your eyes â¦ he was saying â¦

Doctor asked him, âDid you give him any wrong pill?â

I will bring the medicine box , he said and went outside â¦

Doctor once again checked my blood pressure and he assured uncle , nothing to worry â¦

When he returned and showed the pill , that he gave me â¦ doctor was very furious â¦

Doctor said angrily , âYou gave him wrong pill â¦ that was to be given after dinner â¦ you gave him after lunchâ¦ thatâs why he is still sleepy â¦ nothing else â¦ â

Uncle shouted at him , âThis is very careless of youâ¦ if something serious would have happened â¦ what we two old people do â¦ â

He was whispering , âItâs my fault â¦ I will be very careful now onwards â¦â

âYou have to beâ â¦ it was her voice â¦

Sanyogitaâs voice â¦

I was wondering , âHow did she return? Why did she come back? Is she worried about me?â

After Sanyogita left on that day â¦ I dropped her at the bus stop â¦ and I was returning to the hostel â¦ suddenly there was a heavy rainfall and as there were no signs of it , I didnât carry umbrella with me â¦ I was completely drenched and shivering while I reached hostelâ¦

I changed my wet clothes and had my dinner â¦ I was still shivering when I returned to the roomâ¦ Sumangal aksed me if I wanted his extra blanked . but I denied and slept â¦

In the morning, Sumangal was calling me , Sameep are you ok? Please get up â¦ Itâs already 8.00 Oâ clock, you will be late for the class â¦

I tried hard but I couldnât , I was able to listen to their voices , boys from other rooms also entered our room after Sumangal shouted â¦ Oh! His body is burning â¦ he has high fever â¦ please somebody call rector and doctor alsoâ¦

I could feel â¦ everyone was looking at me , there eyes filled with fear and anxiety â¦

I listened to the voice of Chandrya â¦ he was saying to Rector â¦ Sir , is it necessary to admit him â¦ we will make all the arrangementsâ¦ and that girl Sanyogita is standing outside the gate asking about him â¦ Babya tell her , he is sick and needs to be admitted in the hospitalâ¦

I could see her in my mindâs eyes , her round , charming face darkened by the concern about me , her one hand playing with one braid â¦ I have observed her â¦ when she was in tension â¦ on that day â¦ when I was with her walking to the bus stop outside the college campus â¦ she was continuously tucking her braid â¦

Chandrya whom I had met just four days before â¦ he lifted me like a child on his back and the whole hooligan group took me to the near by hospital â¦

The diagnosis was sudden attack of viral feverâ¦ Doctor said â¦ nothing to worry â¦ he will recover within three days â¦ just take care of his food and medicine â¦ he should eat on time and take prescribed medicines on timeâ¦

I heard Chandrya was telling Aniket â¦ while you go home â¦ go to the college first and tell Sanyogita about Sameepâs health â¦ she has requested me to keep her informed â¦ so pleaseâ¦

Anya said in a surprising tone , âWeird girl â¦â

The whole group was with me next three days â¦ turn by turn they were with me in the hospital â¦ everyone brought meals, breakfast from their homes so that I could get nutritious food â¦ I was really overwhelmed by their love and concern for me â¦ throughout the college this group was banned and blamed â¦ but from the first day of the college itself â¦ the group was attached to me as if we were brothers in previous life â¦

Next day â¦ Sanyogita visited me along with her friend â¦ she was afraid to come there â¦ I could feel from her body language but still she came to enquire about me â¦

Now the whole group was assured about our relationship â¦

Chandrya commented after she left , âMr. Sharma , you are too fastâ¦â

I replied , âWe are just friendsâ¦â

Donât you remember what she said while going backâ¦ he added

âWhat?â, I asked â¦

âYou have to be very careful from next timeâ¦â, He uttered and I could sense concern for you in her voice , he added â¦

âBring some tea for him â¦ â , Sanyogita said â¦

He replied , âYes â¦ I will..â

Dr. Archana Pandit

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