is life too short to love???

Chapter- 6. Love after life

Shaboni woke up in the hospital. She was weak and the nurse called the doctor. The doctor came and said, “You were senseless for more than 2 weeks and your husband has gone through several operation even with the heart transplant. He has not come to sense till now. You will be fine and can walk when you feel better. You can talk with your family members now.”

She replied, “Yes…..”

Her mother-in-law rubbed her head and prayed that she had finally come to sense. Everyone was present there giving a warm smile. She asked, “Where is Inder?” The nurse nodded her head removed the curtain of her left side. It was Inder with bandages and stitches lying on the bed. Shaboni cried looking at him. The nurse put the curtain again. Her mother–in-law consoled her and said, “Be strong, only you can help him to recover soon. We were waiting for you to come to sense as soon as possible.” She stopped crying and replied, “I will help him. I love him a lot. I can’t let him go. I will help him.”

“We love you both…..” her mother-in-law replied.

Days passed by she could walked in the room but she was not discharged as she wanted to stay there until her husband come in sense. She used to sit beside his bed and pray to God; wait there if he would speak to her. She wanted to say him Sorry as she blamed herself for his this situation.

“Yes why not……” Inder said but the car was hit and turned upside down Shaboni felt out of the car and………. Inder woke up and Shaboni was sitting beside him. She called the nurse and rang up her mother-in-laws. The doctor gave him an injection and he went to sleep again. The doctor was happy at least he came to sense for once after 1 month. “He will be fine now” said the doctor. Everyone came at the hospital.

Shaboni was sitting beside him when he woke up again and tries to say her something. She went closed to him and he said “I love you…..” tears came out of her eyes. The nurse came and said him his condition. The doctor said him, “Take care of yourself and thank your wife for taking care of you. She made our work easily. She used to sit beside you and pray to God for your recover all the time. And also thank to the one who donated his heart at the right time. And you are alive.”

“Can we know him or something about him?” she asked.

“Sorry, we couldn’t as he said that he didn’t want to reveal his identity at the last moment.”

“Okay fine then…….” Inder said. The doctor and the nurse left them alone. After sometimes Inder’s mother came and cried by looking at him. She kissed his head and blessed to get well soon. The doctor discharged them after 20 days and told to take rest for 1 month more. They went home and followed a very good schedule. Months passed by he could go to office and Shaboni could also help her mother-in-law in the household work. Later, they also restarted their business again.

One fine night, Inder came and wanted sleep in her lap as like earlier. He said, " You wanted to say me something that day”

“Don’t take the name of that day. Everything was fine but my last words..... I don’t wanna talk about it.” Shaboni replied in anger.

“Bad things happen and it was not your fault and why are you blaming yourself for this? I know you regret for it but.....” Inder said.

“But.... what bad things? Fault? Blame? Only this? I am the one responsible for this situation. If I wouldn’t have made the plan for going there then there would not be any such situation.” Shaboni said.

“Leave everything now please. It have been many days now please..… for me” he requested.

“Okay..….. Still I am sorry and I love you more now….. And I can’t live without you. After that day I feel like coming more close to you as like your heart always wants me.” She said.

“Is it? Really?” he asked hugging her and said in her ears, “I love you more and more……. More than you…. And I will be always with you….” That night she was sure not to say him anything about her past and leave the memories of that orphanage.

Years passed by, they had a boy child and named him “Jagdish”. He became their heartbeat. Everyone was happy in their life. The house became home with his coming. The boy grew up day by day. In nights, Inder used to narrate him bedtime stories. And Shaboni used to spend her whole day with him. One day Jagdish asked his mother, “Where is my Nani? From where did you come? How did you meet father? And........." she replied, “ And...... I will say you everything when you will eat and complete your lunch.” But Jagdish ran away . In this way they spent their life………. But one night Jagdish asked his father, “Can I go to met Nani? All my friends go to their Nani's place and spent time.... I too wanna go.”

Inder said, “We will take you to other place where you can play…..”

“No, No….. I wanna go there… say me something about that.” he said.

“Okay… we will talked about it later…. tonight go to sleep. Good night. ” said Inder and went to Shaboni. He tried to say…..... She replied, “I know it would happen one day. No worries it’s fine to say him the truth. Let’s go to Madhya Pradesh…..”

“Like this… like you have not talked to her after you left the place” Inder said.

“And that’s why I want to go there and show Jagdish my home town….. Mrs. Mira would be happy to see us even though I have not talked with her these many years. I know her.” Shaboni said.

They went to Madhya Pradesh next week. Jagdish was very excited to see his mother’s place. They reached orphanage and Shaboni entered after 8 years and was excited to see Mrs. Mira but unfortunately her photo was hanged with garland together with Himanshu in the wall. She was shocked to see that. Priya (the new caretaker) welcomed them and played with Jagdish. Everyone loved their presence. The children that had been kids were grown up now. She went to inside her room in front of the window and then she saw a diary which she gifted to Himanshu. In a curiosity when she turned back she saw Priya standing in front of her. Shaboni pointed the diary to Priya and asked, “That means he came…..”

Priya replied, “Yes…..”

“Then why you all didn’t ring me up? Why didn’t you say me?” Shaboni asked.

Priya replied, “All I know is that Himanshu came on the day when you were sitting in the marriage hall and Mrs. Mira said him something and later she too left us…..”

“And what happened to Himanshu then? Why didn’t he come to meet me up?” Shaboni asked.

Priya replied looking down, “Read the diary…….” Suddenly Inder knocked the door and asked, “If I could come inside my ladies?”

Shaboni hid the diary behind her and ribbed her tears. Priya replied, “Yes… why not..... it’s all yours.”

But Shaboni said, “Can you leave us alone for sometimes? Please…..”

Inder replied with strangeness, “Yes… why not you friends are meeting after so many years why not…….” He left the room.

Shaboni said to Priya, “Say me what was the matter?”

Priya replied, “He went to meet you in Delhi for the last time after donating everything he earned for from Dudai. He had been in Dubai for the many years before you got married to Inder. But we didn’t know what happen later and only that diary came from Delhi in a parcel……” Suddenly Inder called Shaboni again, Jagdish felt down while playing and was crying. She kept the diary and went to him. Priya followed her.

At night after everyone slept, Inder went to the room and saw the diary. Actually, he had heard everything and so he wanted to know the truth that everyone was hiding from him so many years even his wife. He read the diary.

“I went to meet Shaboni after 6 months she left but she was not there. She went to Shimla with her husband as told by the watchman. But I have waited there so that I could meet her for the last time but suddenly all their family members went to hospital. I too went there and shock to see Shaboni and her husband were lying on the stretchers. They had an accident. Both had to be operated. Shaboni was fine after being operated 5 hours. She was out of danger but her husband needed a heart to transplant. It was urgent and there was no donor. His blood group matches with mine. So I decided.... I said to doctor not to reveal my identity and send this diary back to the orphanage………

I couldn’t be with u but I loved you, I love u and now I will always be with you……………. Shannu

Forgive me I have made you to wait for a long time……….

Your Himangshu”

Meanwhile Shaboni went to Priya’s room and asked her the reason of his dead. She was stunned to know that. At last Priya said, “Your husband is alive because of Himanshu and Himanshu is always with you…. All time…..” Shaboni was backed to her room where Inder was already sleeping in the bed. She silently slept beside, tears felt out from her eyes. Inder hugged her and said, “I am always with you……” She felt guilty whole night but didn’t say anything to him. Even Inder could feel her pain.

Next day, they visited the tourist places Jagdish was happy and then Inder kneed down and proposed Shaboni in front of everyone. She hugged him and said, “I love you…..”

“I love you more and more...... more than you Shannu...... even though my heart is not mine but it will be always with you……” said Inder.

They went happily to Delhi.......

with a new season of #love............