Pyaar ki Duniya

Bechaini

"Prerna, tum thik ho? Kya ho gaya? Woh awaaz kya thi? Prerna??", said Surya, worried on the phone.

Anurag ran over to where Prerna had fallen and he carried her over to the sidewalk. Prerna was unconscious and she had fallen in an odd position. There were some scratches on her arms from the sharp rocks on the road, and blood was pooling around her head. Anurag was panicking seeing her like this but he tried to stay calm because he didn't want Prerna's condition to deteriorate. He looked in his car and found some napkins and a handkerchief to clean up the blood. When he went back to help Prerna, he slowly lifted her head and made her rest on his lap. He applied the napkins and handkerchief to her head to put pressure on the wound and try to stop the blood flow. Stressed, he looked around for Prerna's phone and realized Surya was still on the line so he picked up the call.

Surya: Prerna! Kya ho raha hai waha? Jawaab kyu nahi de rahe ho? Kuch to bolo mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai!!

Anurag: Hello? Surya? Prerna ki accident ho gayi...Bahut khoon beh raha hai, main abhi khoon rokne ki koshish kar raha hoon

Surya: Oh no!! Tum log kahan par ho? Main aa raha hoon

Anurag: Gandhi Bazaar mein, caterers ki building ke paas. Yahan par mat aao, main abhi usse hospital lekar jaaunga, tum wahan pahunch jaana aur keh dena ki emergency case aa rahi hai

Surya: Haan haan thik hai, I'm on my way. Prerna ko kuch nahi hoga, bye

Anurag carefully carried Prerna and made her sit in the front seat and fastened her seat belt. He quickly got into the car and drove off towards the hospital and at the next signal, used her dupatta to tie the makeshift bandage around the head. He kept glancing at her as he drove, trying to make sure she wasn't losing too much blood. "Aaj kal to logon ko kisi aur ki jaan ki parwah hi nahi hai, kabhi dekhte hi nahi ki koi road cross kar raha hai yaa nahi. And the car just drove off, jo bhi tha woh ruk sakte the na, Prerna ki madad kar sakte the..lekin log itne selfish ho gaye, zyaadatar logon mein insaaniyat hi nahi bachi hai", he thought in anger. He noticed that Prerna's body kept jerking as he turned and her head almost hit his shoulder. With his left hand he supported her and soon they reached the hospital. Surya had already reached and had informed the doctors about Prerna's arrival. As Anurag stopped his car outside the hospital, the nurses were already coming towards them with a stretcher. Anurag carried her safely out of the car and placed her on the stretcher and the nurses rolled her away towards the ICU with Anurag running after them.

Anurag: (out of breath) Nurse, please Prerna ko jaldi thik kar dijiye. Usse kuch nahi hona chahiye. Treatment ke liye jitne bhi paise chahiye, main dene ke liye taiyyar hoon lekin Prerna ko kuch bhi nahi hona chahiye

They reached the ICU and the nurses took Prerna inside and starting cleaning the wound so they could assess the extent of the injury. The main emergency doctor was also rushed into the ICU. While Surya was filling out all the paperwork for Prerna to get admitted in the hospital, Anurag stood outside the ICU doors, the stress about her health eating away at him. "Yeh sab meri hi galti hai, jab woh meri saath thi tab uski safety meri zimmedaari thi. Ab main Aunty aur Uncle se kya kahunga, unhone mujhpe bharosa kiya", he thought while getting teary eyed. "Mujhe Prerna ki family ko accident ke baare mein inform bhi karna hai, lekin mere paas uske phone numbers nahi hai. Haan main Chandu se poochunga, waise bhi usko pata hai ki Prerna ka ghar kaha hai. Woh Aunty Uncle ko bata sakta hai", he realized.

Call to Chandu

Anurag: Hi Chandu, tum free ho abhi?

Chandu: Haan Anu, kya hua hai? Bahut stressed lag rahe ho? Sab thik hai na ghar mein?

Anurag: Darasal Prerna ka accident ho gaya hai aur main usko hospital lekar aaya hoon. Woh abhi ICU mein hai, doctors treat kar rahe hai usse. Lekin abhi tak baahar nahi aaye hai to thik se nahi pata ki situation kya hai. Tumhe Prerna ka ghar pata hai na, to wahan par jaake Aunty Uncle ko bataake yahan par leke aaoge?

Chandu: Haan of course, abhi ghar se niklunga. Fikr mat karo, Prerna thik ho jaayegi

Anurag sat outside the ICU for a while, and as he got more and more worried about Prerna, tears started rolling down his cheeks. Just then, the doctor came outside.

Doctor: Aap is ladki ke pati ho?

Anurag: Nahi..woh meri dost hai. Ab woh thik hai na? Kya main usse mil sakta hoon?

Doctor: Ab woh khatre se baahar hai, apne sahi waqt par lekar aaya usse varna woh coma mein jaa sakti thi. Lekin kaafi blood loss hua hai, we need to find a blood donor for her.

Anurag: Haan doctor, main khoon dene ke liye ready hoon. Chaliye...

Anurag went to the room to donate blood. Scared of needles, he closed his eyes and looked away, thinking of Prerna's situation as the nurse drew his blood. By the time enough blood was collected, he was feeling lightheaded and his vision was blurring. A few minutes later, he opened his eyes and sat up.

Nurse: Tum thik ho? Lagta hai tumne pehle kabhi blood donate nahi kiya hai

Anurag: Haan, kabhi aisi situation nahi hua hai. Aur mujhe needles se bahut darr lagta hai

Nurse: Achcha, yeh juice peelo, behtar feel karoge

Anurag drank the juice and walked over to Prerna's room, sitting next to her. He held her hand and started talking to her, hoping she would regain consciousness soon.

Anurag: Kya hai yeh sab Prerna? Dekh kar nahi chal sakti thi, tumhe kuch ho jaata to? Tumhe aisi haalat mein dekhkar bahut darr gaya tha main. Actually saari galti meri hai, sorry Prerna, mujhe tumpe zyaada dhyaan dena chahiye tha. Jab tum meri saath thi to tumhari safety meri responsibility hi thi na. Maaf karo na mujhe..ab uth jaao. Main tumhe aise nahi dekh sakta, accident se pehle tum kitni khush thi, mujhe tumhare chehre pe wahi muskurahat dekhna chahta hoon

As Anurag was talking to Prerna and almost begging her to wake up, Chandu came with Prerna's family. They were all crying seeing Prerna's condition, especially Veena. Anurag hugged Veena and assured her that she would wake up soon and that she was unconscious mostly because of shock and the blood loss.

Anurag: I'm so sorry, maine aap logon ka bharosa toda, Prerna ki safety meri zimmedaari thi, phir bhi yeh sab ho gaya mere saamne.

Shivani: Isme aapki galti nahi hai, fikr mat kijiye. Hume aapko thanks bolna chahiye ki aapne Priyu di ko yaha par sahi waqt pe leke aaye hai

Anurag: Thanks bolne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Yeh mera farz tha aur waise bhi Prerna meri dost hai to main usse aisi haalat mein nahi dekh paaya

After some time, they were asked to leave the room so the doctor could ensure that she would regain consciousness soon and the nurse gave a list of medicines to get for Prerna. Anurag offered to get the medicines from the nearby pharmacy and started walking downstairs when Chandu stopped him.

Anurag: Kya hua Chandu?

Chandu: Mujhe tumse baat karni hai, chalo neeche jaake medicines leke aate hai aur phir mujhe tumse kuch poochna hai

They headed downstairs and bought the recommended medicines from the pharmacy. As they walked back towards Prerna's room..

Chandu: Anu, tum Prerna ke liye kuch feel karte ho kya?

Anurag looked back at him confused.

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