ZINDAGI KYA KEHTI HAI

Chap-23

"She is getting conscious." He said.

And within a few minutes, Swara's eyes opened. She blinked a few times and then her gaze stabled.

"Feeling good?" Pari asked.

"Yes!" Swara replied in a feeble voice. She held her head with one hand and try to sit up.

"What had happened to me?" Swara asked.

"Blood pressure was low, and your exhausted mind and body needed rest. So you were sedated for 6 hours." Adarsh replied forwarding a glass of water.

Swara gulped down the water and smiled at Adarsh, "I am fine now, don't worry! "

Pari smiled at Swara, "Look! Who came to meet you!"

Swara turned her face and her eyes met with a nervous Sanskar who was trying to avoid her gaze.

Swara's heart skipped a beat. Everything said by him rang in her ears. Everything that had happened with her that fateful night started to flashback. Swara's eyes were tearing up.

Sanskar wanted to hug Swara at that moment. He wanted to say sorry to her. He wanted to kiss her pain away. But he stood there numb.

Swara took a deep breath and tried to smile at Sanskar, "Mr. Maheshwari! Nice to see you."

Sanskar just smiled. He could sense the pain in her voice.

"How are you now? And I am sending a names of two medicines, you should start taking them for one month na!" Swara said.

"Swara!" Adarsh held her shoulder, "I have told him everything. About that night, about Nikhil."

Swara looked at Adarsh and then at Sanskar, "Ok! It's good!"

She then stood up from the bed, "I should go now, Mom must be waiting for me."

And before anyone could say anything, She stormed out of the room. Sanskar ran behind her.

"Swara!" Sanskar held Swara's hand from behind.

"What happened Mr. Maheshwari?" Swara turned.

"What has happened to you? And what is this, since when you have started calling me Mr. Maheshwari again!" Sanskar said.

Swara freed her hand from his clutch and smiled, "You are my patient. I should maintain a professional relationship with you na. "

"I am your friend Swara." Sanskar replied, "See I know that you are angry on me for those words...."

Swara's gaze stopped Sanskar in between.

"If you think I should be angry on those words, then you are wrong. It was your relapse and that's it." Swara was still smiling, "And that's why I am sending you medicine."

"Then why.... Why are you not sharing your pain with me? I know you need me!" Sanskar had tears in his eyes, "At least as a friend, please tell me. I will listen. I will do everything."

"Friends!" Swara smiled, "you could have shared your pain with me too. But you didn't." Swara's voice was trembling this time, "You know Mr. Maheshwari, I am a good Psychiatrist, but not a good friend. See na, till I was just a psychiatrist, you shared everything with me. But when we became friends, you didn't even thought to share the pain with me."

Sanskar was speechless this time. The girl, who always beamed with sun of positivity, has now been filled with dispair. How could this be possible?

"So It's better that I should stay just as your psychiatrist na!" Swara said and turned to go. Sanskar saw her hands wiping her tears. He didn't have the strength to held her hand again. He didn't have the strength to hug her and say sorry.