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CHAPTER 25

Everyone, who know Riddhima crowded outside the hospital the moment news spread of her awakening.

"Hey guys, thank you so much for coming!" Riddhima said weakly but happily, she was really pleased to see all her college and school friends gather around her.

"Your welcome! we went to your house too btw." Pulkit, one of her college friends informed.

"When?"

"Before coming here, it was locked." Pulkit said.

"Obviously!" She laughed softly.

"We did too, it was next to impossible to even take a little step here." Her school friend, Bhawna, informed her.

Riddhima just nodded as it was difficult to speak anymore, she was out of breathe.

"When are they discharging you?" Another friend Tarun asked and Riddhima turned her eyes towards Avinash. Pleading him to talk.

"Soon. I guess, it's time for my wife to take some rest." Avinash smiled politely, where in Raj involuntarily chuckled, he knew it was Avinash's polite way to say 'Get the Fuck out of here now.'.
In past two weeks both the men developed a good understanding.
Riddhima, Avinash and Raj exchanged a knowing smile.

"Yeah! Take care, we'll meet soon." Himesh, her another college friend said and the little party departed.

"I will take them, it's easy to take a back door now." Raj said and moved outside.

"Oh gosh! It hurts." Riddhima said and touched her face.

Avinash jumped and came by her side. "Hurts? Where? Do you want to sit? Do you want me to call the docto--"

"My cheeks. They hurt from smiling so much." She smiled softly this time, intently gazing towards her husband.

His expressions relaxed and he moved towards her. "Oh.. I missed you, love... We all missed you." He caught hold of her hand and squezzed it gently.

"I know."

He frowned. "You know?"

"While, I was unconscious... I heard conversations...My brother's joke, my parent's concern.. Raj's update.. Gautam's agony.. Sneha's sniffs, I even felt her tears on my hand, but I couldn't move to grab her and hug her.....thank you for forgiving Gautam."

"Your welcome." He smiled.

She shook her head and smiled involuntarily.

"What is it?"

"I was thinking about my dream... About us."

"Us?" He frowned again, but a good frown this time, a happier one.

"We had kids. Our own flesh and blood. Three. We were happy in your mansion in Rome. It was a beautiful dream."

"Our Mansion. Maybe we can turn that dream into a reality."

"No we can't.. It is not possib--"

"It is." He smiled, a genuine happy smile.

Riddhima just stared, hoping for him to continue. Tell her, 'Da! That's a joke.' Or to punch her to be out of this yet again stupid dream.
"Tell me! Tell me that's not true! Tell me that you are joking! So that I can punch you for this pathetic joke!" She was hyper now and was shivering.

"Baby..please relax.. Look at me." He held her face in his hands and gazed directly into her eyes. She was still shivering but returned his gaze.

"Doctor told us, that you will regained your capabilities as they removed your cyst, but that won't make a difference until and unless.."