Saat Vachan (Completed)

Part 31

Scene starts in the hospital,
Raavi was rushed to the I.C.U.
The chairs outside the I.C.U caught every single moment of the family members roaming outside the I.C.U...fidgeting fingers...their heartbeats on cloud nine and all worried for Raavi.

However, the person namely Shiva,who was supposed to be the one panicking was sitting quietly without any expressions on his face.

Dhara came to Shiva and sat down beside him.
Dhara: Shiva....sab theek ho jaaega......tum chinta mat karo.....
Krrish(teary eyed): Isse kab se chinta hone lagi Raavi ki bhabi? Yeh toh chahta hi tha ki aisa kuch ho......taa ki iska aur Dev ka peecha choote Raavi se.
Dhara: Krrish.....yeh koi wakt hain beeti baatein yaad karne ka?
Krrish(teary eyed): Yaad nahi kar raha hoon bhabi....yaad aa rahi hain....yaad aa rahi hain iski harkatein bachpan ki jisse Raavi ka poora bachpan kharab ho gaya. Par ise kya? Iske liye toh yeh sab mazaak hain. Raavi ki zindagi....Raavi ka astitva....uski self respect.....sab mazaak hain Shiva ke liye. Yeh agar kabhi kisi ke baare mein soch sakta hain na toh vo hain apne baare mein.
Dhara: Krrish! Bas kar....pehle se hi yeh disturbed hain...halat dekh iski....
Rishita: Koi disturbed wagera nahi hain yeh......bhale hi main aapke parivaar waalon ko nahi jaanti lekin main Shiva ko bachpan se jaanti hoon aur yeh bhi jaanti hoon ki yeh kis hadd tak gir sakta hain Raavi ki aankho mein ansoon dekhne ke liye. Bachpan se le kar aaj tak Raavi ke saath kya kua kiya hain aap sabne mujhe sab kuch detail mein pata hain toh mere saamne yeh concern waala natak toh kariye hi mat. Aap sab aur especially yeh Shiva Pandya kya hain I know very well.
Dhara: Rishita........
Before Dhara could speak more.....a doctor came out from the I.C.U and.....
Rishita: Raavi kaisi hain?
Doctor: Ab vo theek hain.....we are shifting her to the normal ward. Mujhe unke husband se kuch baat karni hain. Raavi jii ke husband kaun hain?
Shiva stood up.
Shiva: Mm..main hoon.....
The doctor: Okayy....aap aaiye mere saath....
Krrish: Doctor kya main bhi aaun?
The doctor: Okayy.....
Krrish and the doctor left with Shiva.

In the doctor's cabin,
The doctor: Dekhiye Mr.....Raavi jii ki halat bohot nazuk hain. Unhone shayad koi huge loss face kiya hain recently....jiski wajah se unke andar ka koi darr....koi dard iss hadd tak trigger hua ki unhone atmahatya karna hi sahi samjha. Vo mentally unstable hain.....she is not healthy mentally. Unhe extreme care and love ki zaroorat hain. Ek aur baat hain which I figured out that she was already in the second last stage of depression but due to her loss she reached the last one. So sorry to say this but if this continues.....we would lose her very soon.
Krrish: Iska koi ilaj hoga na?
The doctor: Haan agar medical bhasha mein kahu toh there are medicines and I have prescribed some as well. Par agar pshycological bhasha mein kahu toh....except for attempting suicide....let her do whatever she wants...without any restrictions. Let her speak her out.....it would be a great help to her. Don't get angry on her.....take away her bad memories atleast try to do so.....in short....try to feel her loved. Isse kaafi sudhaar aa sakte hain. Also...travel can be an option.
Krrish: Doctor......jab aapka trust toot jaaye....aur jisne aapka trust toda hai....usi se shaadi ho jaaye....toh kya depression cure ho sakti hain?
The doctor: According to me...agar aisa kuch hota hain toh depression se bahar aana is impossible kyunki trusting is like depending due to something on some person....it can be for love, friendship,etc and uss trust ka toot jaana matlab......a heartbreak and it hurts more than anything else.
Krrish looked at Shiva with a sarcastic smirk only to find Shiva sitting there without any expressions on his face. He was totally numb....he was not uttering even a word.

Only Shiva knew what he was going through. At this point of time.....nothing was affecting him....except for Raavi. All the memories.......flooded in his mind. However.....they were all the memories that he always wanted to erase from Raavi's life but couldn't as it was too late.

The moments when he hurted Raavi.....the moments when he taunted Raavi for staying in his house....the moments when he hurted Raavi physically. The moments when he got Raavi punished for his deeds......the moments when Raavi was left lonely..the moments when he blamed Raavi for all his problems in his life.....all these things just flooded in his mind hurting his self consciousness and his filling his heart with the mixture of guilt, regret, pain, anger.

Shiva stood up without any words and came out from the cabin of the doctor. Krrish followed Shiva and saw him entering Raavi's ward.
Krrish was about to stop him when Dhara stopped him.

Scene shifts to Raavi's ward. Shiva came inside and sat down beside Raavi without any words. Her pale....lifeless face...devoid of any expressions...caused pain in his heart. Her tear striken face was a prove that in how much pain she was.

A tear flew down Shiva's cheek seeing Raavi.

Shiva held Raavi's hand and then spoke.
Shiva(teary eyed): Aaj tak tujhe hamesha yahi lagta raha na ki main tujhse nafrat karta hoon? Hain na? Par aisa nahi hain. Main tujhse naraaz tha....tujh par gussa bhi kiya par kabhi bhi nafrat nahi ki aur na hi kabhi kar paaunga nafrat tujhse Raavi. Kyunki shayad samajh hi nahi aaya ki kab main tujhse pyaar kar baitha.....kab tujhe itna chahane laga. Hamesha socha ki main bata doon aa kar ki yeh sab natak tha taa ki tu mujhe sab kuch sach sach bata de lekin nahi bata paaya. I know bohot bada gadha hoon main jo tujhe aaj tak yeh nahi bata paaya ki maine yeh sab kyun kiya aur main  aur meri theory kitni galat thi. I know ki main kabhi tera dard nahi samajh sakta ki tujh par kya beeti hain poora bachpan........par mujhe itna ehsaas hain ki maine galat kiya hain tere saath....bohot galat. Par unn sabki itni badi sazaa mat de mujhe please. Maine tujhse apni poora bachpan baat nahi ki toh tu mujhse poori zindagi baat mat kar lekin....please mujhe chod kar mat jaa Raavi....(crying) please mujhe chod kar mat jaa. Tu meri zindagi...meri dhadkan mera sab kuch hain...main tere bina nahi jee paaunga Raavi. Tu Shivam ke paas jaana chahti hain na? Theek hain jaa......par tu akeli nahi jaaegi....main bhi jaaunga tere saath. Kyunki jaise tu nahi jee paaegi...main bhi nahi jee paaunga tere bina. Tu mera sab kuch hain Raavi.....jab tak yeh Raavi hain...tab tak yeh Shiva hain. Agar teri saansein tham gayi.....toh iss Shiva ki bhi saansein ruk jaaegi.
Shiva wiped his tears and kissed on Raavi's forehead.
Shiva(teary eyed): I Love you Raavi........
Shiva didn't knew that someone heard this whole soliloquy but still didn't believed Shiva.

Scene shifts to Pandya Mansion,
Suman was sitting in her room worried for Raavi when she heard some words......following those words....she reached the balcony and saw two people speaking but she couldn't see their faces.

"Agar 19 saal pehle ka raaz khul gaya toh sab barbaad ho jaaega."
"Don't worry.....kuch nahi hoga...everyone would hate her only forever......Dev bhi....toh don't worry."

Suman(in mind): Yeh kaun hain? Kaunse raaz ki baat kar rahe hain yeh dono?

Suman took her stick and came ahead towards those and was shocked to see the people there.

Scene End.
Who are those? What is the mystery? Let's see.....