24. Hope

"Okay!!!
So that girl is illiterate and she is living in a village where she has no idea about the outer world. You both really think getting married her to bhai is justice to him." Megha opposed not believing in her parents idea of marrying Akhilesh to a village girl.

"She is just 20 and bhai is 29 do you really want to get him married to her ?" Radha spoke softly making her parents give a second thought about their decision.

"She can be no match to bhai." Megha gave an ultimatum.

"Megha, what problem do you have ?" Mrs. Shah asked not able to understand her daughter oppose.

"Problem is I am not able to understand when we can search for a good bride who is equal to bhai in all sense why don't we do that instead of marrying him to a village girl!!!" Megha spoke with hatred in her voice.

"Moti Ben is right. Mota bhai is such a good man he doesn't deserve some village girl. Why you both don't understand that he deserves a much better bride." Radha supported Megha.

"Your mother didn't even knew how to count money when I married her, she was just a 11 years old who knew nothing about anything in the world still I married her and I was 25 at the time of our marriage. She was living in village at that time, I am a village man myself. We both belong to a schedule area of Gujarat. We back then didn't knew what schooling meant." Mr. Shah roared in front of his daughters.

"Your brother is not a big business man. We are small people. You both think we are very rich but no, this house is the only thing we have in name of property with us. Whatever we have earn in our life time is because of Kanhaji. Don't think you are someone because you didn't earned it. I have decided Akhilesh will marry the girl I have chosen whether you two like it or not." Mr. Shah announced his decision and left to his room.

"We understand your both concern towards your brother but this is good for him too. Your brother is a gem but he naive and innocent. He doesn't know how manipulative people can be. I want to marry him to an innocent soul just like him, who can be his strength and can guide him to the right path of life which is not Acquiring Wealth but attaining peace in life." Mrs. Shah explained her views to the Sisters.

Megha and Akash house

"Megha please stop crying, you can't just behave like this. You need to be strong. You know how Strong Radha was Yesterday she didn't even once voice out her fears to me. Please jaan stop crying for my sake." Akash tried to console Megha who was crying from last one hour after hearing the phone conversation between Akhilesh and Akash.

Megha controlled her sob not wanting to stress her husband more. She knew Akash was helping her family and she couldn't burden him more.

"You could have inform me yesterday only. I don't know what Baa and Bapuji will be doing there. Mota bhai is the life line of the house Akash, this couldn't happen to him." Megha voice out her worry.

Akash was finally relieved that his wife spoke something because from last one hour she was only crying after knowing about her brother's health. Akash had to hide the events happening back in the Shah house he couldn't allow her wife to go there at any cost.

Akash cell phone started ringing and seeing Radha name he quickly picked it up. "Bhabhi had fell unconscious and Baa is hell worried. What do I do ?"

Radha fired the question as soon as the phone was picked up. Without waiting for Radha to acknowledge that the phone was on speaker Akash assured her. "I am coming."

Megha called her mother and requested her to pray for all of them and not to be worried at all. She consoled her mother saying that kanha ji is there with them and he will surely help them in these difficult times.

Akash came to the Shah house and he with the help of Radha took Sonal to the Hospital. Nearly after 15 minutes of proper examination Doctor concluded that the girl had stress herself too much and Radha agreed that she had barely eaten Yesterday and didn't sleep at night.

The doctor prescribed sleeping pills after knowing the situation back at Shah house and took Sonal blood sample for further test.

It was around noon when Sonal was conscious again. She started crying and Mr Shah requested his daughter in law to stay strong. He explained to her how then can't lose hope in difficult situation. Sonal understood him and agreed to take care of herself and promise she wouldn't stress herself more and she won't be crying.

Akhilesh was hell worried for Sonal all the time. Akash acknowledge him about Sonal health and after Sonal got conscious both had lunch together through video call.

Radha after giving Sonal lunch move out of her room to give the couple some privacy.

"Sonal you need to take care of yourself. Be strong for me, please. Tomorrow till afternoon my reports will come. Don't worry I am healthy. Stressing yourself just brought choas in the house and we don't want it right ?"

Akhilesh tried to make his wife understand that crying and taking stress won't help right now. Sonal understand but voiced out the most dreadful fear of her to Akhilesh.

"I understand that me stressing myself to such an extent is wrong but I fear to lose you. I am afraid of staying without you. I want you right beside me . I love you Akhilesh. It's just a day that we are not able to be together but it feels like I am away from you for years. I can't live without you please never leave me.

Sonal started crying again and Akhilesh Shushed her. "I love you too now eat. Radha complained me that you hadn't eaten properly Yesterday now eat and rest. We will talk later. Okay."

Sonal agreed and put the morsel in her mouth. Akhilesh commented on seeing her obliged to his words. "Mari vhali dhingli, saras have plate ma thi badhu jam chal mara saame."
( My dear doll, good now you need to complete whatever is in the plate in front of me.")

At evening

The evening atmosphere of Shah house was same as morning, silence prevailed in the house as every member was dreading for tomorrow.

Radha closed the nob of gas stove and pour tea in 3 cups. She headed towards her Brother room and knock on the door. Akhilesh smiled at her and asked

"How is Sonal doing ?" He inquired as Radha started pouring tea in the disposal cup.

"Bhabhi is asleep, I am not going to wake her at all." Radha inform Akhilesh and stood up.

"Okay. Are Baa Bapuji alright ?" Radha nodded her head and further informed.

"Yes, they are good Mota bhai but please you rest and don't stress yourself." Radha tried to give him hope by making herself strong.

"I don't have any symptoms right now. Even if I am positive, Akash had conveyed that the hospital staff will come and take me from here. The society will also be sealed and you all will be tested. Make sure Baa Bapuji are together and we just hope we come out of this situation."  Akhilesh made Radha aware of the things which could take place.

"I hope your test result are Negative."  Radha wished and Akhilesh closed his bedroom door. Akhilesh knew that he was gone test Positive because every person in the market had Symptoms and he alone can't be negative.

Radha took the other 2 cups of tea for her parents.  She knock on the door and saw her mother weeping while her father was talking to Akash.

"Jamai ji for how long  Akhilesh will stay in hospital ?"

"I don't know, I had called many of the shopkeepers in market almost everyone is affected."

"I know but I am not able to be strong, Radha is there she is the only one looking after everything. I am feeling vulnerable."

Hearing Mr. Shah, Radha hugged him and tears fell from her eyes. They have faced many ups and downs but anything happening to one of them was never in the picture. The family was losing all its hope and every person only could pray and do nothing else.

Akash called out Bapuji and Radha took the phone from her father's hand. "Akash bhai, I will call you later."

Radha hand over the tea to her parents and said "You two were right marrying bhai bhabhi.  She love him a lot,  Selfless love kind she have for him. You two always stood strong against problems please don't lose hope right now. Everything is going to be fine. Mota bhai doesn't have any symptoms. He is fine. Tomorrow reports will be negative and we just have to wait for tomorrow."

Mrs. Shah wiped her tears and put her hand on Radha's head and blessed her. She is the support of family in these difficult times. Radha smiled at her mother and headed out of the room.

At Night

Akhilesh had Video called Radha as soon as he shut his bedroom door. "Are you okay, Akhilesh ?"
Mrs. Shah asked as she received the call on Radha's phone.

"Haa Baa, chinta na kar. Hu Saras chu. Mare koi tav, udhras ke mathu dukhe ave koi shikayat nathi mane bas tamara badha ni chinta che." Akhilesh said looking in the phone and her mother wiped her tears.

(Yes Mother, you don't worry. I am alright. I have not experience any kind of fever, cough or headache. I am just worried for you all.)

It was so true she was worried for her first child and he was worried for his family. He had always been the back bone of the family. When Akhilesh was 17 years his father had been experiencing sharp pain in the knee which made him unable to stand and work in the small shop.

Akhilesh took over house house responsibility and asked his father to rest at home. His father agreed on one condition that instead of his knee operation Akhilesh will use the money saved and shift the shop in the main market and work not as retail but Wholesale business.

Akhilesh agreed but he became adamant of saving money within next year he was able to get his father operated. He worked hard and his family supported him.

Megha also drop out of college and started working with her mother for embroidery printing in saree. They all aim for better living and finally were able to purchase a house in the society.

The house was second sale but Mrs. Shah had always wanted a house and this was it. Mr. Shah and Mrs. Shah knew there was a loan on Akhilesh head still they knew how efficient their son was and they believed in him.

Akhilesh had asked his mother for a simple wedding for him but when Megha got married he fulfilled her every wish such a selfless man he is.

The family had been through tough times many times but not with the fear of losing their only son. Tonight they are preparing for the worst and tomorrow morning they hope for the Best.

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