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Part 13:

"Arnav Ji..."

He opened his eyes to see a blur image of Khushi. He can sense her tension with her voice

"What's wrong Khushi? Are you ok? What's bothering you?"

"I'm fine Arnav Ji. It's that... Um... Hmm... Arnav Ji whatever I'm going to say, you please don't get tensed. And don't get angry on me. Whatever I'm going to do, other than that I don't have any other choice, other place. I know you don't like and you won't be comfortable, but still... please Arnav Ji, listen to my fully."

"Khushi... first tell me what's bothering you. Then we can think about comfort and all. First tell me the matter"

Khushi took his hands in her and said "Arnav Ji... I'm shifting you from here"

"What? Why Khushi? What's wrong?" his heart beat increased in a fraction of second after hearing what Khushi said

"Oh god... Please Arnav Ji. Please relax... I will tell you everything. First you have to be relaxed. Shh... Relax..." she continued saying after few minutes but not before confirming Arnav is fine "You already knew that you were attacked by some attackers appointed by your rivals. And recently also you were attacked. And police said they might attack you again in two days. That's why Dr. Alex told me it's better if we shift you. That's why I'm taking you from here."

"No... No... I won't agree with you Khushi. If police knew that they are going to attack me then they will do something to catch those criminals. It's a good opportunity to catch them. I don't want to go anywhere. I want to co operate with police. You just go and talk with police. They will tell you what to do. No Khushi this is not correct. Please listen to me"

"I know if you are saying then that is the correct thing to do. But... but... I can't lose you Arnav Ji. What if something happened to you? I already saw enough. The last thing I want that something happening to you. I don't want that" she said in low trembling voice. She is hell scared. "And top to all, Dr. Alex said he won't allow you to stay here anymore. He doesn't want to take any risk. He fears about other patients thinking that the attackers might attack on the full hospital to... to... harm you. So, he said to take you away from here. Sorry Arnav Ji... I couldn't make him agree" with that she kept her head next to his hand and cried her heart out. Arnav's safety is taking a toll on her. After crying for a good minutes she raised her head and called "Arnav Ji?"

"Tell me Khushi. I'm hearing"

"What should I do now? I don't understand. I can't do anything against your wish. But Dr. Alex is not allowing me to keep you here. Please help me. Tell me what I should do. But before you say anything please remember that I can't see you getting hurt. I can't lose you and I can't leave you alone here"

Arnav couldn't understand what to say. He can't take risk with Khushi. He knew she won't leave him and go. At the same time, this is the time to catch the attackers. He is confused about what to do. He looked at his side, to see blur images of Khushi. Maybe he can't see her face properly but he can sense her tears.

"Khushi..."

"I'm fine Arnav Ji. Just tell me what I should do now"

"Don't cry Khushi"

"I can't Arnav Ji. Sorry for that. I knew that I have very less time to live with you. Once you become fine, you will go to your family. Whatever time I have with you I can't see you hurt. Anyway I will lose you when you go to your family. I don't want to lose you before that. Please Arnav Ji, please come with me. I won't ask you anything. Please... I never ask you to stay here with me. But Arnav Ji please... Please... Please... And once you become healthy and fine, you can search for the culprits. I know you can do that. After all you are ASR. You can do anything. But Arnav Ji please, for now please come with me" she cried her heart out.

Unable to bear her pain Arnav closed his eyes. He can't bear her pain for him, trust on him and mostly selfless love for him. He doesn't know whether he can give what she wants from him for her life or not, but he will give her what she wants now. So he said

"Fine Khushi, I will come with you. Take me wherever you want me. If you feel I will be safe there, then take me with you."

"Arnav Ji..." she is not sure what she heard.

"You heard me Khushi. Take me wherever you want. I will come with you. May be I can't give you what you want in your life. Let me give you what you want now. Take me Khushi. Take me with you. I will come"

"Thank you Arnav Ji. Thank you so much" she hugged him as much tight she can. "Get ready, today night we are eloping from hospital" she said smiling and wiping tears. he smiled at her craziness.

"Khushi..."

"Yes Arnav Ji... we are eloping from this hospital without anyone's notice. I'm taking you away"

"Shut up Khushi..." he smiled a big smile.

"Hamesha aise hi hasthe rehna(keep smiling like this always) Arnav Ji. I don't want anything other than your happiness" she pressed his hand. He smiled in return.

'How much you love me Khushi. Please don't love me. I don't deserve this love" he thought.

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At night Khushi make Arnav ready with the help of NK. She informed Dr. Alex about taking Arnav out of the hospital. Without any second thought Dr. Alex agreed. But he assured Khushi whenever she needed a doctor in Arnav's case, she can take help from them. Thanking Dr. Alex Khushi took her leave from there. After getting permission to take some necessary machines and things from hospital, she and NK took Arnav to Khushi's house in NK's car.

After settling Arnav on bed, NK bid good night to Khushi and Arnav, he left to his house asking Khushi to call him if she needs anything. After NK left, Khushi closes the door and went inside. She sat beside Arnav and held his hand in her and caressed his forehead

Arnav opened his eyes to see a blur image of Khushi

"Khushi... Which place is this?"

"Thank you Arnav Ji"

"For what?" he couldn't understand for sudden turn of topic

"For trusting me. For coming with me. For being Arnav Ji. You will be safe here. Nobody can know about your whereabouts. I won't let anyone to come here. I will take care of that. Except me and NK nobody knows that where I kept you. Don't worry"

"Nobody? Then what's about Dr. Alex?"

"I just said to him that I'm taking you. But I didn't say where I'm taking you. I can't trust anyone over you safety. You will be fine here"

"Hmm..."

"Arnav Ji..."

"Yes Khushi..."

"Can you try to recollect Aman or Anjali Ji or Lavanya Ji's number? We have to inform them about you. They can and will provide you good medication. If Aman Ji is with you, then you will be completely safe. I know how much you mean to him. And I know how close friends you both. Please Arnav Ji, try to remember."

He nodded his head.

"I remember few numbers – 8861398... After that I am not able to remember"

"Can you tell me once again?"

"8861398... Why Khushi? Don't tell me that you will try all the combination after that"

"Exactly... I'm going to do that. You just relax. I will find Aman Ji's number for sure. I can't leave you like this. You need a proper care and medication. Sadly, I can't provide you that" she continued with low voice with guilt "I'm sorry for that"

"Khushi..."

"Truth hurts Arnav Ji. Leave it... do you need anything?"

Arnav nodded his head in no. She gave him medicines and made him lied properly adjusting his bed covers. After making sure that Arnav is comfortable, she took her mobile to try the combinations to contact Aman. She tried all the numbers straight from 000 to 100, adding to the number which Arnav gave. But for her bad luck she never got the person for whom she is trying. Sighing deeply she stood up and went to washroom. Later, she checked with Arnav, who is sleeping peacefully with medicine affect. She went to her small couch and started calling the numbers. Some of the numbers are not valid, some of the numbers and out of reach, some of the numbers switched off. She noted these numbers to call back if she won't get Aman on phone. Whoever answered the calls – some of them told her politely that she dialed wrong number, some of them rudely, some of them disconnected call and some of them shouted at her for disturbing their sleep. She kept trying calling the numbers. While dialing the numbers she dozed off into her sleep on the couch.

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"Khushi" she heard someone calling from far. She tossed in her sleep uncomfortably.

"Khushi" she didn't want to answer the person.

"Khushi" Arnav called louder this time to wake her

Khushi jumped from her couch hearing Arnav's voice.

"Yes... Yes... I'm alive... I'm alive... what's wrong Arnav Ji? Do you need anything? Why are you shouting? Are you fine? Anybody came?"

"Shh... Khushi relax... I'm fine. I'm just trying to wake you up. You are not at all responding to my voice. That's why I shouted at you. What's wrong with you? Why are you sleeping like this? Are you ok? Is everything fine in hospital?"

"Hmm... yeah everything is fine there. I will be back in few minutes and will give you coffee for you and by the way – good morning"

She is working too hard to give him a good medication and comfortable life. Morning at 9, she goes to her usual hospital till evening 6. After that, at 7 at the night she goes to some organisation to work till 3 in the early morning. Then she will come to home and sleeps. As Arnav is better than before, she cooks for him and keeps all the things beside bed on table, and leaves to work. Arnav will take the food and tablets and sleeps with the affect of tablets. He doesn't know whether she is eating or not. He doesn't know about her working timings. She made sure that he doesn't know about this. Whenever he asks her about her timings, she skips the topic mentioning some emergency in hospital.

How much ever she tried to hide things from him, Arnav sensed something wrong. He sensed her doing hard work. He felt bad for being the reason for her exhausting days and upcoming painful future. He sighed and sat on bed resting his back on the wall.

So many things have changed within these 10 days after eloping from hospital. He chuckled with that, remembering Khushi's words. He can walk little. He can hold small things in his hands. He can take food with his hands. He can sit not so long time, but he can. He can go to washroom without Khushi's help. He remembered how stubborn she is when it comes to his health. She took a wonderful care of him. He remembered the day, when Khushi came home back fuming. She replied him very harshly cursing some people in her hospital. He still remember her reaction when she said one incident happened in hospital next day of their eloping

"Dr. Alex, where was that patient? Where did you send him?" asked the police official

"I... I sent him from hospital"

"Sent him from hospital? Who took him and where?"

"Khushi... one of the doctors here"

"Why?"

"She said she loves him"

"Then you allowed her to take? How can you say that she loves him? How can you be sure that she won't hurt him? How can you be guarantee about his safety? Where is that girl?"

After few minutes Khushi went to Dr. Alex's room to see questioning eyes

"Where is that patient?" asked the police officer, the very next moment she entered in the room

"Who?" Khushi asked again

"Khushi... don't drag the issue. They are asking about Arnav" said Dr. Alex

"What made you think that I will tell you?"

"Ms. Khushi... if you won't answer then we have to arrest you"

"I'm ready. But I don't say about his whereabouts. He is completely safe wherever he is. I don't want to put his life in danger"

"Ms. Khushi, he is the only one chance for us to catch the criminals. If you hide him then how can we? Please tell us where ASR is?"

"I will do anything. But I won't say about his whereabouts. You can do whatever you want. I love him. I can't risk his life for your duty. What if you fail to catch the criminals? What if they get succeed in harming him? I can't take the risk."

After a lot of discussion and argument, everybody understood Khushi won't say anything about ASR. The police officials went back with dejected faces. But she called them back saying she can help them to catch the criminals. She told them her plan when they asked how. Everybody got shocked after hearing her plan

"There is no other way. You guys act normal outside this room as nothing happened. Just come back tomorrow night to catch the criminals. I will help you in this"

"But Ms. Khushi?"

"No more words. Please..."

Everybody looked at each other and understood her love towards Arnav. Next day night all the officials came there in normal dresses to catch the criminals. As they expected, two men came there into Arnav's room to attack him. When they saw the bed, they felt something is changed. But they knew that is not the time to think, but to act. So one of them moved to the bed and held a knife in his hand. He was about to dig the knife in Arnav's heart, he felt a push on his back. With that push he dug the knife in Arnav's right arm. A loud scream escaped from the person on the bed. Before the men understand what was happened, the police officials surrounded them and arrested them. They took the criminals outside, not allowing them to see Khushi, who lied on the bed as Arnav.

Dr. Alex came running there along with NK and other doctors treat her deep wound on her arm. NK hugged her tightly and cried his heart out. When he looked at her, she smiled at him and said "Anything for him, Bhai" leaving everyone in the room shocked.

Arnav felt a shiver in his spine after remembering this entire scene. He couldn't believe that Khushi took this step to catch the criminals, not thinking about her life. She could have lost her life in this mission. He knew that Khushi loves him, but to this extent! he never guessed. She was daily dialing the combinations to catch Aman's contact. She never backed out from the words she said. She thought she is not giving him good medication and food. She is eager to send him to his family for his betterment. But he knew how difficult this is for her. His chain of thoughts broke with the sound of washroom door getting open. He turned little to see a blur image of a red. Red – his favourite colour, he thought. Suddenly, the urge of seeing Khushi increased. He wants to see her in his favourite colour. He shook his head in disappointment.

"Are you fine Arnav Ji?" asked Khushi preparing coffee for Arnav.

"Yeah I'm fine. How are you? How is your arm now?"

"I'm perfectly fine. And my arm, till whenever you are safe, it won't pain" she gave the coffee to Arnav and asked again "How is your legs and hands? Can you notice any betterment in them? And what about your vision? Can you see any clearness?"

"I'm feeling less heaviness in my body today. I can move my legs and hands easier than before. And I feel my vision got little clear than before. Now I can identify what is what"

"Wow... that's really nice to hear. Then tell me what is what?"

Arnav tuned his head around the room to see, and pointed some objects and mentioned them – photo of a pair, some books and kitchen utensils. He turned to her and said

"I think it won't take much time to get my clearer vision Khushi. Thank you so much for your help"

"Please Arnav Ji... don't thank me. It's my pleasure to help you. Bas ek bar Aman Ji ka phone number mile... (just once let Aman's phone get connected...)" her words got stopped by her phone. She excused and answered the phone seeing NK's name on the screen.

"Good Morning Bhai"

"Doll, did you see the today's morning news or paper?"

"Why Bhai? What's the news?"

"Police released the news about Arnav Ji. They showed his image and attackers to media. And also said how you helped them to catch the attackers. I think you better be careful when you come to hospital. They also showed your image. The media is going crazy about this news. But the police said, they lost the contact with ASR and they don't know whereabouts"

"...."

"Doll, are you there?"

"I will take care of that. I will talk to you in hospital" she disconnected the call and sat silently

"What's wrong Khushi? What did NK say? Is everything fine in hospital?" asked Arnav sensing something wrong

Khushi said everything what NK said to Arnav. "I think now there is no need to try to call Aman Ji. He will come to hospital to know about you. Once he finds you, he will take you from here" how much she tried and how much she consoled her heart, it's really difficult for her to let go Arnav. Few drops of tears ran through her cheeks.

"I... I... I will go now. I will meet you at night. Please take care of yourself Arnav Ji" she took her bag and moved from there whispering "Please take care"

...to be continued

Let me warn you again, it's an emotional story. Be ready :p

This is story is completely imaginary. Resembling any living or dead is completely coincidental. Please take this as a fiction and don't think of logic.