Together Hamesha (MishBir Version)

Chapter 12

Abir got out of his car and hurried towards the door. He rang the doorbell. A servant opened the door. 

Abir : Kuhu?

Servant : Woh apne room mei hai.

Abir ran towards Kuhu's room and barged in without knocking. Kuhu was sleeping tranquilly. The sudden noise didn't seem to disturb her slumber. Abir went towards the bed and shook her violently.

Abir : Kuhu.. Get up naa.. Kuhu.. 

Kuhu : (groggily) Kya hai? Itni subah subah kaun utha tha hai? Mujhe sone do.

She turned to the other side of the bed and covered her face with the duvet. Abir pulled off the duvet from her face and tried to wake her up again. 

Abir : Kuhu yaar, uth naa. Bahut important hai. Please uth jaa…. 

Kuhu opened her eyes and rubbed to get a clear vision of the person who disturbed her sleep. She got up and sat on the bed. She looked at the watch on her bedside table. It showed 8:30 AM.

Kuhu : Kya hai yaar Abir? It's 8:30 in the morning. What the hell is so urgent at this hour? 

She appeared to be annoyed.  

Abir : It's about Mishti. 

Kuhu's eyes widened at the mention of Mishti. She was completely awake now. Abir had a serene smile on his face. Looking at his smile, a thought crossed Kuhu's mind. Her lips curved upwards too.

Kuhu : Is it what I'm thinking? 

She asked hopefully. Abir nodded. Kuhu's smile widened. She jumped out of the bed and wrapped her arms around Abir's neck. 

Kuhu : I can't believe it. You found it already? I knew you would but I didn't know you would do it in a night.

Abir : Don't get too excited Kuhu. 

Kuhu removed her hands from around his neck and frowned. He didn't let her bask in happiness for even a few seconds. Abir continued,

Abir : There's just an infinitesimal amount of hope. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves already. Also, he's in the US. (dejectedly) We don't even know if he'll agree to come to India for Mishti's surgery. 

Kuhu : If he doesn't come here, we'll take Mishti there. Abir, at least there's some amount of hope. No matter how small. We can save Mishti, Abir. And I know you'll do anything and everything to save her. 

Abir : Yes, I will. But I don't know Kuhu. Mishti ne mujhe kuch nahi bataya. The entire time we were together yesterday, she tried to hide her sadness. And trust me, she did a pretty good job. If I hadn't known about her tu.. (he shut his eyes in pain and took a deep breath) tumor, I would have been fooled. I waited for her to tell me, but she didn't even hint towards it. 

He sighed sadly. Kuhu put a hand on his shoulder.

Kuhu : Abir, Mishti's life took a 360° turn in a moment. She'll need time to even accept the news herself let alone break it to you. Uske tumor ke baare mei baat karte hue bhi tujhe itna hurt hota hai. Tu thik se bol bhi nahi paata hai. Usko toh iss cheez se deal karna hai Abir. It's her reality. Abir agar tujhe isse itna hurt ho raha hai toh usko tujhse zyada hurt ho raha hoga. Let her take her time Abir. She'll tell you. 

Kuhu blinked her eyes in reassurance. Abir looked at Kuhu. She really had grown up a lot. And he was glad that she was by his side in this phase of life. 

Kuhu : Arey inn sab baato mei, main baat toh hum bhul hi gaye. 

Abir : Ohh yeah. It's Dr. Mehra. He's the best neurosurgeon in the US. In fact one of the best in the world. And he has an impeccable record with complex brain surgeries. I think he will be able to save Mishti. He's our only hope to save her life.