2015
The hospital smell always got on her nerves. The smell of the spirit and the disinfectant made her nauseous. She composed herself and made her way to room no 201. She had come to see a colleague of hers who had met with an accident.
It was disturbing to look at her with all those bandages and tubes. She left after some time and when she crossed room no 200, a familiar voice struck her from the open room.
It had been years, ten years to be exact since he had heard it. It was Aaditya. She was sure.
Her legs took her inside the room in a swift motion and she looked at the person on the bed. Aaditya stopped talking for a moment and looked back at her.
The two people looked at each other and the memories flooded them with emotion.
“What happened?” Rati asked in a small voice.
“I met with a minor accident. Nothing much. What brought you here? It has been many years and you haven’t changed, have you?”
“I came to visit a friend who is in the room next to you. Yes. It is the same me here”
The two people chatted about the world with the newly found comfortness which they were searching for earlier. But they carefully avoided asking each other about the possible family they might have.
Rati visited him the next day. She went there and was surprised to find Aaditya in a wheelchair.
The doctor was talking to him and after the doctor had left, she went in and looked at him enquiringly.
“I am sorry. I didn’t expect you to return and so, I didn’t want to burn you with the facts. I met with an accident. For a minute I was walking and the next thing I know, I am in a hospital. My condition as far as now is bad.”
“Why are you in a wheelchair?”
“To know how it feels like!”
“I am sorry Aaditya. I do not mean to be inquisitive”
His anger melted as soon as it came.
“My both arms and legs are paralysed Rati. I can’t use them. I need someone to take care of me always. I must have been a ruthless killer in my past life for having been blessed with this!”
She went near him and caressed is hair.
“You will get well soon. Don’t worry”
He was surprised at her touch.
“Where is your family Aaditya?”
“Mom was incessantly crying and dad was looking at me with forlorn eyes. so, I have asked them to leave me alone.”
“Your wife?”
“I don’t have one. I never married Rati”
“Why?”
“Never felt like it. What about you Rati?”
“I never felt like marrying too”
“Really?”
“It is tough handling one person in my heart”
“You love someone?” Aaditya asked with sadness etched in his voice.
“Yes. Never knew whether the other person love me or not. But, I guess it is high time I ask him”
“When are you goimg to?”
“Now”
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