[AASHRITHA WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A HUGE 8 STOREYED BUILDING AND WAS TREMBLING WITH FEAR. SHE COULD FEEL A JOLT RUNNING DOWN HER SPINE AS SHE WALKED THROUGH THE CORRIDOR IN THE HOSPITAL. THE REPEATED SIRENS OF THE AMBULANCE, THE CRIES OF THE PEOPLE, THE GRIEF STRICKEN FACES AND THE SORROWS BEHIND THEIR EXPRESSIONS WERE MAKING AASHRITHA EVEN THE MORE WORRIED ABOUT WHY SHE WAS THERE.
AASHRITHA CALLED ARJUN'S NUMBER TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PERSON WHO CALLED WAS. SHE WAS DIRECTED TO ROOM NO.90920. THE ELEVATOR WAS FULL AND SHE HAD TO TAKE THE STEPS ROUTE TO THE SEVENTH FLOOR. HER TREMBLING LEGS AND THE ENTIRE SURROUNDINGS WOULDN'T ALLOW HER TO MOVE FASTER. SOMEHOW SHE FINDS THE CORRECT ROOM AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ARJUN ON THE BED WITH PLASTERS ON HIS LEFT LEG AND HIS RIGHT HAND. SHE GASPED FOR AIR UPON SEEING THE SIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. THE GLASSED SPACE ON THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THROUGH WHAT'S INSIDE WAS BECOMING WET WITH HER TEARS.
SHE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND WAS WELCOMED BY ARJUN'S BEAMING SMILE.SHE PUSHES HER WAY THROUGH THE HEAVY DOOR AND GETS TO THE CHAIR BESIDE HIM, PUTS ASIDE HER SLING BAG AND STARTS CRYING.
ARJUN COLLECTS HER TEARS IN HIS RIGHT HAND ,"HELLO MADAM! PLEASE STOP CRYING ELSE MY BANDAGE WOULD GET WET AND HAS TO BE REPLACED TODAY ITSELF."
ON THAT FUNNY NOTE FROM ARJUN, AASHRITHA SMILES A BIT WHILE ARJUN BRUSHES AWAY THE TEARS ON HER FACE WITH HIS OTHER HAND.
JUST WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT TO ASK SOMETHING... SOMEONE ENTERS INTO THE ROOM AND ARJUN SMILES AT HIM AND SAYS, " HE IS THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ME BEING HERE".
AASHRITHA GETS UP FURIOUSLY ,IN A SPLIT-SECOND GOES OVER TO THE PERSON."DON'T YOU KNOW, HOW TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS? AND DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW PAINFUL IT IS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE VICTIM?
EVEN BEFORE ARJUN COULD EVEN REACT WITH HIS NEXT SENTENCE THE CRIME HAD ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED. A TIGHT SLAP ON THE CHEEKS OF THE STRANGER AND THEN ARJUN'S WORDS GET OUT OF HIS MOUTH SAYING "...HE WAS THE ONE WHO ADMITTED ME TO THE HOSPITAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ME WHO DASHED HIS CAR...."
ALL THE THREE OF THEM IN THE ROOM WERE SHELL SHOCKED UPON THE INCIDENT AND ALL OF THEM HAD THEIR HANDS ON THEIR MOUTHS. AASHRITHA WAS EMBARRASSED, ARJUN WAS ASHAMED AND THE STRANGER WAS STILL OUT OF HIS SENSES- ONE HAND OF HIS WAS ON HIS LEFT CHEEK AND THE OTHER ON HIS MOUTH.
"SORRY DUDE!!!! "
"I'M SORRY SIR, I SHOULDN'T HAVE REACTED SO QUICKLY. I'M EXTREMELY SORRY", PLEADED AASHRITHA.
"THAT'S FINE. I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR SHOCKING REACTION. BUT PLEASE BE GENTLE TO STRANGERS", THE STRANGER REPLIED WITTILY.
"HEY AASHRITHA, I HAVEN'T INTRODUCED HIM TO YOU RIGHT? THIS IS Mr. Rajiv Nair AND HE IS A WRITER. YOU MUST THANK HIM FOR HIS WONDERFUL HELP IN CARRYING YOUR FRIEND IN HIS ARMS ...MAKING ME SIT IN HIS CAR... ADMITTING ME HERE AND ALSO TAKING CARE OF ME UNTIL YOU WERE HERE", ARJUN INTRODUCED THE STRANGER TO AASHRITHA.
"THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND DO CONSIDER MY APOLOGIES, IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL", AASHRITHA GREETED HIM.
"THAT'S FINE, PEOPLE. THERE'S ACTUALLY NO REASON TO THANK ME, I DID WHAT I SHOULD HAVE TO DO, THAT'S IT AND IT'S A PLEASURE MEETING BOTH YOU GUYS", REPLIED RAJIV.
THERE WERE SMILES ALL AROUND THE WARD AND SUDDENLY RAJIV'S EYES MET ARJUN'S WHICH WERE LOOKING AT HIM SADLY. THE ARTS BACKGROUND QUICKLY UNDERSTOOD THE REASON FOR HIS SADNESS AND LEFT THE ROOM FOR THE TWO
OF THEM TO HAVE THEIR PRIVACY. HE WAS OUTSIDE THE ROOM AND WAS VIEWING THE SCENES INSIDE THE ROOM THROUGH THE GLASSED OPENING.
BOTH AASHRITHA AND ARJUN WERE DEEPLY LOST IN STARING AT EACH OTHERS AND TEARS STARTED FLOWING FROM AASHRITHA'S EYES.
SHE PLACED HER HAND IN HIS PLASTERED HAND AND SAID SOBBING "ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF ME, IF ONLY I HADN'T HURRIED YOU, WE WOULD BY NOW HAVING OUR CUP OF COFFEE IN THE CAFE AND WOULD HAVE STARTED HOME BY NOW."
"LOOK, NOTHING'S IN OUR HANDS. YOU DON'T WORRY. I'LL BE ALRIGHT IN A MONTH OR SO. THEN WE CAN HAVE OUR COFFEE IN THE CAFE. YOU START TO YOUR HOME NOW, I'LL ASK RAJIV TO STAY HERE UNTIL NIHAL COMES HERE AND I'M SURE HE WOULDN'T MIND STAYING HERE FOR ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR OR MORE", CONSOLED ARJUN, AGAIN WIPING OFF HER TEARS.
THE WHOLE EPISODE IN THE WARD WAS PLEASING RAJIV AND HE WAS INSPIRED WITH A NEW CONCEPT FOR HIS BLOG.
A FEW MOMENTS AFTER AASHRITHA LEFT THE HOSPITAL, RAJIV ENTERED THE WARD, SMILED AT ARJUN AND ASKED HIM "ARE THE TWO OF YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP?"
"I WOULD LOVE TO GET INTO A RELATION WITH HER, BUT FOR NOW WE'RE STILL YOUNG AT OUR HEARTS AND FEAR OF REJECTION. JUST GELLING IN CLOSER IN THE MEANTIME.
"OH, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR AND ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE DUDE. I'LL BE STAYING HERE UNTIL SOMEONE OF YOUR FRIENDS OR A FAMILY MEMBER VISIT THIS PLACE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. IS THAT FINE?" ASKED RAJIV.
"THANK YOU. THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU IN THIS REGARD. DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN REPAY YOU?" ARJUN WAS HUMBLED UPON RAJIV'S GESTURE TO STAY WITH HIM UNTIL SOMEONE COMES.
"I JUST NEED A HELP FROM YOU FOR MY NEW BLOG. I NEED YOUR STORY SO THAT I CAN PUBLISH IT IN MY OWN WAY. EVERY DETAIL AND INCIDENT UNTIL NOW IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN CONNECTION WITH AASHRITHA. IF YOU DON'T MIND"
"WOW, THAT'S A WONDERFUL OFFER. WHY WOULD I MIND SIR? WHO DOESN'T WANT HIS LOVE STORY TO GET POPULAR TO THE WORLD? I WILL DISCLOSE EACH AND EVERY MOMENT UNTIL NOW", REPLIED ARJUN AND HIS HAPPINESS KNEW NO BOUNDS.
"THANKS FOR ACCEPTING AND PLEASE DON'T CALL ME 'SIR'. I'M NOT THAT ELDER TO YOU. YOU CAN CALL ME RAJIV. SO YEAH, SHALL WE START THE PROCEEDINGS?", RAJIV WAS EQUALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THE STORY FROM ARJUN.
"OF COURSE!!!YES!!!
IT ALL STARTED ONE DAY WHEN I ASKED HER FOR HER WATER
BOTTLE IN A SEMINAR...................................................................................
{THE REST IS ALL HISTORY.....
AASHRITHA CALLED ARJUN'S NUMBER TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PERSON WHO CALLED WAS. SHE WAS DIRECTED TO ROOM NO.90920. THE ELEVATOR WAS FULL AND SHE HAD TO TAKE THE STEPS ROUTE TO THE SEVENTH FLOOR. HER TREMBLING LEGS AND THE ENTIRE SURROUNDINGS WOULDN'T ALLOW HER TO MOVE FASTER. SOMEHOW SHE FINDS THE CORRECT ROOM AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ARJUN ON THE BED WITH PLASTERS ON HIS LEFT LEG AND HIS RIGHT HAND. SHE GASPED FOR AIR UPON SEEING THE SIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. THE GLASSED SPACE ON THE DOOR FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THROUGH WHAT'S INSIDE WAS BECOMING WET WITH HER TEARS.
SHE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND WAS WELCOMED BY ARJUN'S BEAMING SMILE.SHE PUSHES HER WAY THROUGH THE HEAVY DOOR AND GETS TO THE CHAIR BESIDE HIM, PUTS ASIDE HER SLING BAG AND STARTS CRYING.
ARJUN COLLECTS HER TEARS IN HIS RIGHT HAND ,"HELLO MADAM! PLEASE STOP CRYING ELSE MY BANDAGE WOULD GET WET AND HAS TO BE REPLACED TODAY ITSELF."
ON THAT FUNNY NOTE FROM ARJUN, AASHRITHA SMILES A BIT WHILE ARJUN BRUSHES AWAY THE TEARS ON HER FACE WITH HIS OTHER HAND.
JUST WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT TO ASK SOMETHING... SOMEONE ENTERS INTO THE ROOM AND ARJUN SMILES AT HIM AND SAYS, " HE IS THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ME BEING HERE".
AASHRITHA GETS UP FURIOUSLY ,IN A SPLIT-SECOND GOES OVER TO THE PERSON."DON'T YOU KNOW, HOW TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS? AND DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW PAINFUL IT IS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE VICTIM?
EVEN BEFORE ARJUN COULD EVEN REACT WITH HIS NEXT SENTENCE THE CRIME HAD ALREADY BEEN COMMITTED. A TIGHT SLAP ON THE CHEEKS OF THE STRANGER AND THEN ARJUN'S WORDS GET OUT OF HIS MOUTH SAYING "...HE WAS THE ONE WHO ADMITTED ME TO THE HOSPITAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ME WHO DASHED HIS CAR...."
ALL THE THREE OF THEM IN THE ROOM WERE SHELL SHOCKED UPON THE INCIDENT AND ALL OF THEM HAD THEIR HANDS ON THEIR MOUTHS. AASHRITHA WAS EMBARRASSED, ARJUN WAS ASHAMED AND THE STRANGER WAS STILL OUT OF HIS SENSES- ONE HAND OF HIS WAS ON HIS LEFT CHEEK AND THE OTHER ON HIS MOUTH.
"SORRY DUDE!!!! "
"I'M SORRY SIR, I SHOULDN'T HAVE REACTED SO QUICKLY. I'M EXTREMELY SORRY", PLEADED AASHRITHA.
"THAT'S FINE. I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR SHOCKING REACTION. BUT PLEASE BE GENTLE TO STRANGERS", THE STRANGER REPLIED WITTILY.
"HEY AASHRITHA, I HAVEN'T INTRODUCED HIM TO YOU RIGHT? THIS IS Mr. Rajiv Nair AND HE IS A WRITER. YOU MUST THANK HIM FOR HIS WONDERFUL HELP IN CARRYING YOUR FRIEND IN HIS ARMS ...MAKING ME SIT IN HIS CAR... ADMITTING ME HERE AND ALSO TAKING CARE OF ME UNTIL YOU WERE HERE", ARJUN INTRODUCED THE STRANGER TO AASHRITHA.
"THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND DO CONSIDER MY APOLOGIES, IT WAS NOT INTENTIONAL", AASHRITHA GREETED HIM.
"THAT'S FINE, PEOPLE. THERE'S ACTUALLY NO REASON TO THANK ME, I DID WHAT I SHOULD HAVE TO DO, THAT'S IT AND IT'S A PLEASURE MEETING BOTH YOU GUYS", REPLIED RAJIV.
THERE WERE SMILES ALL AROUND THE WARD AND SUDDENLY RAJIV'S EYES MET ARJUN'S WHICH WERE LOOKING AT HIM SADLY. THE ARTS BACKGROUND QUICKLY UNDERSTOOD THE REASON FOR HIS SADNESS AND LEFT THE ROOM FOR THE TWO
OF THEM TO HAVE THEIR PRIVACY. HE WAS OUTSIDE THE ROOM AND WAS VIEWING THE SCENES INSIDE THE ROOM THROUGH THE GLASSED OPENING.
BOTH AASHRITHA AND ARJUN WERE DEEPLY LOST IN STARING AT EACH OTHERS AND TEARS STARTED FLOWING FROM AASHRITHA'S EYES.
SHE PLACED HER HAND IN HIS PLASTERED HAND AND SAID SOBBING "ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF ME, IF ONLY I HADN'T HURRIED YOU, WE WOULD BY NOW HAVING OUR CUP OF COFFEE IN THE CAFE AND WOULD HAVE STARTED HOME BY NOW."
"LOOK, NOTHING'S IN OUR HANDS. YOU DON'T WORRY. I'LL BE ALRIGHT IN A MONTH OR SO. THEN WE CAN HAVE OUR COFFEE IN THE CAFE. YOU START TO YOUR HOME NOW, I'LL ASK RAJIV TO STAY HERE UNTIL NIHAL COMES HERE AND I'M SURE HE WOULDN'T MIND STAYING HERE FOR ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR OR MORE", CONSOLED ARJUN, AGAIN WIPING OFF HER TEARS.
THE WHOLE EPISODE IN THE WARD WAS PLEASING RAJIV AND HE WAS INSPIRED WITH A NEW CONCEPT FOR HIS BLOG.
A FEW MOMENTS AFTER AASHRITHA LEFT THE HOSPITAL, RAJIV ENTERED THE WARD, SMILED AT ARJUN AND ASKED HIM "ARE THE TWO OF YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP?"
"I WOULD LOVE TO GET INTO A RELATION WITH HER, BUT FOR NOW WE'RE STILL YOUNG AT OUR HEARTS AND FEAR OF REJECTION. JUST GELLING IN CLOSER IN THE MEANTIME.
"OH, THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR AND ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE DUDE. I'LL BE STAYING HERE UNTIL SOMEONE OF YOUR FRIENDS OR A FAMILY MEMBER VISIT THIS PLACE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. IS THAT FINE?" ASKED RAJIV.
"THANK YOU. THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU IN THIS REGARD. DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN REPAY YOU?" ARJUN WAS HUMBLED UPON RAJIV'S GESTURE TO STAY WITH HIM UNTIL SOMEONE COMES.
"I JUST NEED A HELP FROM YOU FOR MY NEW BLOG. I NEED YOUR STORY SO THAT I CAN PUBLISH IT IN MY OWN WAY. EVERY DETAIL AND INCIDENT UNTIL NOW IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN CONNECTION WITH AASHRITHA. IF YOU DON'T MIND"
"WOW, THAT'S A WONDERFUL OFFER. WHY WOULD I MIND SIR? WHO DOESN'T WANT HIS LOVE STORY TO GET POPULAR TO THE WORLD? I WILL DISCLOSE EACH AND EVERY MOMENT UNTIL NOW", REPLIED ARJUN AND HIS HAPPINESS KNEW NO BOUNDS.
"THANKS FOR ACCEPTING AND PLEASE DON'T CALL ME 'SIR'. I'M NOT THAT ELDER TO YOU. YOU CAN CALL ME RAJIV. SO YEAH, SHALL WE START THE PROCEEDINGS?", RAJIV WAS EQUALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THE STORY FROM ARJUN.
"OF COURSE!!!YES!!!
IT ALL STARTED ONE DAY WHEN I ASKED HER FOR HER WATER
BOTTLE IN A SEMINAR...................................................................................
