DEMISE
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PRISHA'S POV
I left the room as well and again sat on the bench outside OT praying god for dad’s recovery. After a few minutes, Salmaan Bhai came holding Yuvi’s hand
“Why did you bring him here?” I asked Salman Bhai scooping Yuvi in my arms. “ he needs to know what happened to his parents Prisha that’s why I brought him here.” He said. “What happened di? Where is mom dad? Why are we here in the hospital?” He asked question after question. I hugged him tightly and told him that our parents got into an accident he stiffened in my arms and started wiggling but I tightly hugged him and told him that mom is no more with us. He started crying badly in placing his face in my neck and after few moments he said” I want to meet mom, please take me to her” I nodded my head and took him to the morgue. I didn’t want to go inside but I can't let Yuvi go inside again too. We both entered and saw a body on a stretcher which was covered in a white sheet. I gathered courage and removed that sheet from her face and took a step backward because I can’t do this again. First maa and now mom, why I keep on losing people I love. Yuvi took a step forward and caressed her forehead and kissed her on cheeks. He swiftly then turned around and hugged me by my waist and started crying badly. I scooped him in my arms and covered mom face again then left room.
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Yuvi was sobbing beside me and was not uttering a single word. I was patting his back, when suddenly the door of OT opened and the doctor came running towards us Prisha, go and meet your father right now he is conscious and wants to see both of you. I grabbed yuvi’s hand and we entered the room. What we saw really broke our heart various pipes were attached to his body and machines were beeping and dad was breathing heavily. “ dad !! we both run to his side, his head was covered in bandage and eyes were half-open. He removed his oxygen mask and smiled “ I do not have much time. So I want to say that I and Pragya love all three children a lot, you all are our life. Now I don’t have much time Pragya is calling me and I have to go “ dad said with pain visible on his face. “ please don’t go, dad, mom left us and now you are also saying that you have to go,” Yuvi said and started crying loudly. “ son, you are my strong boy. I am not leaving you alone, your di is with you she will never leave you alone but you know your mom will be scared alone. So I have to go to be with her I can’t leave your mom alone. Prisha will take care of you and you will also take care of your di promise me, give me your hand” yuvi put his palm on dad’s palm.” Prisha I wanted to see you getting married but some desires never complete but I want you to always be happy and after today no one will search Kunal. Live your life happily and I am giving you a very big responsibility “Yuvraaj” and then he put his hand in my hand. Just then the door open and Salman bhai walked in “ salmaan come here, I am giving you the responsibility of prisha and Yuvraj, please take care of them. In this whole world if I trust anyone it's you” Salman bhai nodded his head and said” I promise you, sir, I will take care of both of them till my last breath, I won’t let anyone harm them” dad smiled a little bit and turned his head to look both of us “ now will you both give your dad a goodbye hug” he said and we both hugged him tightly and just then we heard the sound of machine beeping continuously with a straight line on the monitor. Salmaan bhai scooped Yuvi in his arms and hold my hand to drag us out. I and Yuvi hugged each other and cried our heart outside OT. People in the hospital looked in our direction with pity in their eyes.
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