Grandma was alone in the evening,as Jai went back home to get his laptop,food and some other essential things.She wanted to use restroom,she tried pressing the bell to call Miss Rozy,her caretaker nurse but there was no response,nobody came in after a while grandma decided to go herself thinking she should do it often to get better by herself without needing someone constantly beside her.
She stood up,making way to restroom with the help of holding objects throughout the path.She took the hold of medicine table beside her as it was movable,she dragged herself to the gate of restroom along with that movable table.
Then took the hold of gate to get inside,she used the restroom,washed her hands and followed the same way and path back,she was about to reach to her bed,she slided the table with little more pressure and wheels moved faster than her,Dhwani just entered the room unable to grasp the view in front of her,she ran towards grandma to save her from falling,grandma lost the control over the table and was about to fall,Dhwani reached and hold her hand,she was almost slanted at about around 45 degree angle when Dhwani got hold of grandma.
Miss Rozy and Jai were about to enter the room seeing the thing rushed into the room,while grandma hit her leg into one of the leg of bed.Jai, pushed Dhwani aside,took the hold of grandma and started shouting Where were you Miss Rozy?, She stammered while answering as Jai was so loud even the whole floor could hear him,The bell of this room stopped working,I didn't get any notification but then I received a call from technical team that bell might had been pressed few minutes ago.
After hearing about blunder,He talked with more aggression saying,What if your patient was in emergency and something serious could have happened? Would you have said the same thing to me? Miss Rozy,How all you can take up such kind of blunders.
Dhwani was all scared seeing him like this for the very first time.Then Jai looked at Dhwani fiercely and shouted,What you were trying to do? If you can't take her alone anywhere,Why did you even tried? What if something big would have happend?Would you have taken up the charge? If bell wasn't working,you could have reach the reception via their landline number or you could have called me.What do you think of yourself? You can do whatever you want with grandma in my absence.
Dhwani had tears in her eyes,she started crying and ran outside hearing all of this.Soon Doctor came in,saying Relax Jai,maintain the hospital environment,there are some serious patients on this floor.Jai lowered his voice.
Miss Rozy took the hold of grandma and made her drink some water.Doctor looked after her leg which got hurt and said everything is okay,Jai it's just minor scratches.She is fine and then he looked at the technician which was on the same floor came running hearing the loud voice saying,take up the charge,it should not happen again if you want to stay here in this hospital.Then putting hand on Jai's shoulder said,I am.apologising on behalf of the hospital,you know our services are best in town,it was blunder but I understand the criticality of the situation,I promise you,it won't repeat and I request you not to file any complaint against the hospital.Jai took some water to get relax and replied,okay only because you are saying and we had very good relations since years but make everyone clear do not make any blunders with any of the patient.
Everyone left,Dhwani was crying outside the room on the waiting bench saw doctor coming out of the room wiped her tears and went to him asking if she is fine? The doctor replies,nothing to worry,she is absolutely fine,minor scratches it will be healed in no time.She put her hands in prayers closing her eyes thanked god for keeping her safe.
She wanted to go inside but seeing Jai's dark side,she was afraid,she kept waiting on the bench crying putting her both hands on her face.
Grandma relaxed after a while,Jai took her hand in his and asked are you okay? She replied,I am okay Jai but what is this behaviour,Miss Rozy has been taking care of me since the day I have been admitted here.It was me,who decided to go herself to use the restroom because I am.tired of being bed ridden and always seeking help to go here or there and Dhwani came before you seeing me losing the grip tried to save me.I wanted to move myself on my own.I want to independent in this way.He replied,but grandma this isn't necessary yet,once you will get discharged and fully fine,you can go wherever you want,nobody will stop you,I promise but please don't try this again.Miss Rozy had tears in her eyes,she said I am sorry aunty,you are like my own mother.Grandma replied,Rozy it was just a small accident,nobody has to be blamed.Don't be sorry.
Then Jai realised,he out of nothing retorted so many things to Dhwani,and she was just helping his grandma.He apologised to Miss Rozy for being extremely rude telling her, you know us since years,I don't have anyone except her,if anything happens wrong with her,I lose control of myself,I am really sorry.Will you forgive your child? Miss Rozy,put her hand on his head saying,It's okay my child,I understand.He asked Miss Rozy to be with grandma while he find out Dhwani to say sorry to her.
He thought,she must be at terrace so he went straight upstairs without noticing her on bench.Dhwani saw Jai leaving thinking him being still angry,went inside to check grandma,she ran into grandma's arms and started crying,asking are you fine? Then started sobbing,I was just trying to help you,I didn't want you to get hurt believe me.Grandma wiping her tears said, I know bcha stop crying,I am all okay,it's just bruises,they will get heal.Miss Rozy passed the glass of water to Dhwani asking her to stop crying.
Grandma told her,Jai has gone to find you out to apologise,he has realised it wasn't your fault.Dhwani still had tears in her eyes,grandma hold her hand and said,Dhwani I know you are hurt because of Jai' words but you don't know what he is going through now and had faced since childhood.He has no one except me of his own,he fears to lose me,I don't show him but I know he awakes at night in fear of losing me,keeps on watching me.Dhwani asked,What happened to his parents? She told Dhwani further,his parents had 4 years of affair but soon after they married Maya,mother of Jai got pregnant,it was their career phase,she didn't want a child,but it was so late.
This unwanted pregnancy brought distances between them two,they used to fight every other day.Vikram started drinking a lot.Back then,he was also busy in setting up his new business,so pressure of business,work and relationships made him frustated.Then,Jai born,I thought when the baby will come everything will change but it didn't.Vikram used to came home at late nights,Maya also wanted to give this much of time into her fashion designing career as she got opportunity from Paris.They started fighting every day and soon their love was out of sight.They decided to take divorce and Maya didn't want Jai,soon they got separated,I took care of Jai this whole time as both of them have seen Jai as burden to their lives but it wasn't for me.
Taking a breath,she said,After Maya left our house and went to Paris,she used to call once in a while to check on Jai in initial years,then frequency of her calls became null.When Jai was 12 years old,his father setup his business in London and wanted to take us with him there,but I refused because the house we have here have memories of his grandpa.I wanted to live with it,he left us alone and he had been so busy in his business never had time for us.I had been there with Jai,although every time but I have seen,the part of him wanting parental love,In childhood,he used to win any prizes out of joy calls his dad,he was never there.When there had been mother-child cooking competition in his school,everyone's mother was there,I went with him but he withdrew his name thinking other children would laugh on him for not bringing his mother.
There had been so many instances where I wasn't enough to be around,he had stayed deprived of his parents love,his whole life.He has been rude with you this time because nowadays,since I have been diagnosed with this disease,he had been overprotective for me.He is not bad at heart,grandma cried remembering the days when Jai used to cry for his parents as a child.She added sobbing,I have seen breaking him apart because of his parent's broken marriage.It wasn't his fault,he was just an innocent child who wanted to live life-like other children.
Grandma hold Dhwani's hand and said,I have never seen him happy with anyone else except you,please I request you Dhwani,If I die,please stay with him,my child will become lonely,thinking this breaks my heart,I want him to stay happy after me.Please, bcha fill his life with colors,he already had faced worst since childhood.
Dhwani started crying after hearing the story and knowing what Jai have faced till now,holds grandma's hand replied,I'll take care of him,I promise.She wiped her tears and grandma's saying,he hasn't come back yet,let me check where is he.
She came outside and saw his bag on bench,she took out her cellphone from his bag,it had 50 missed calls and 20 messages from Jai,saying sorry, please talk to me,pick up my call and asking where are you? She texted back asking where are you? He replied at terrece.She texted him back saying,I am coming.
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