Devisha and Sakshi were talking for some time, but then Sakshi slept.

Devisha decided to meet Vansh. She needed to talk, talk her heart out.

She broke up with Adwait just yesterday and now she has to behave like nothing happened because she can't stress Sakshi. On top of it, neither her parents are here; it was very important for them to attend a meeting out of town since Vansh is in a coma. The company is being handled by his parents.

Devisha enters the room where Vansh is lying lifeless, his body weak despite no external injuries.

"Bhaiya" (Brother) Devisha whispers, sitting beside Vansh on the bed.

"I know you can hear me, plz bhaiya wapas aajana na, tere bina meri life mai sab kuch galt ho rha hai. Tujhe pata hai, teri girlfriend bhi aagyi hai. I mean, Sakshi yaar, tu kitna bura hai, tune itni badi baat mujh se chupayi, akele kyu jhela, tune ye sab? Itna bharosa nahi hai kya tujhe mujh par? Mera Adwait ka breakup hogya. Bhot bura lag rha hai mujhe, meri jindagi ke sabse jaruri sab log mujh se itne dur hogye hai, sabke hote hue bhi akeli hogyi hoo mai. Adwait ne tere sath jo kiya, woh bhot bura tha. Aur he deserves all the pain, but mai usse nafrat bhi nahi kar pa rahi. I love him so much but ab mai kuch nahi kar sakti. I hope ki mai usko kabhi bhi na dekhu. Bhaiya yaar, tu ab mujhe aise dukhi dekh sakta hai? Kya plz aajana. Sakshi bhi bichari kitna dukh jhel rahi hai. Tu hum dono ke liye wapas aaja. Tu nahi hai toh mujhe dar lagta hai ki pata nahi kab kon mujhe dard pocha de. Plz aaja, jaldi aaja. I need you. I need you."

(Vansh, I know you can hear me. Please, come back. Without you, everything in my life is going wrong. You know, even your girlfriend has come. I mean, Sakshi… You’re so mean. Why did you hide such a big thing from me? Why did you go through all this alone? Don’t you trust me this much? You know, I broke up with Adwait. I feel so terrible. The most important people in my life are so far away from me. Even with everyone around, I’ve become so lonely. What Adwait did to you was terrible, and he deserves all the pain, but I can’t even hate him. I love him so much, but now I can’t do anything. I hope I never see him again. Vansh, can you really see me in this much pain? Please, come back. Poor Sakshi is going through so much pain too. Come back for both of us. Without you, I’m scared that someone might hurt me. Please, come back. Come back soon. I need you. I need you.)

Vansh

All I can feel is the darkness that's consuming me. The pain in my body is so strong and how much I try, I am not able to open my eyes. I am not able to move. I can't even lift a finger. Then I hear a voice. It’s Devisha.

"Mai idhar hi hoo." (I'm right here.) I try to say but I can't make any movements.

Her voice is breaking, is she crying?

"Guddi plz ro mat, plz Guddi." (Guddi, please don’t cry, please Guddi.) I want to say this. I want to comfort her, but this damn body won’t work.

She mentions about her and Adwait's breakup.

"Oh no, it would be hurting her so much the way she loves Adwait, but now not having him by her side. Ahh, why did it happen to my sister?"

She even mentions about Sakshi. I want to meet her, hold her, kiss her. I have to wake up. I will have to mend things out.

Devisha's sobs grow more.

"Plz bacha mat ro." (Please, child, don’t cry.) I feel a tear escaping my eyes and traveling down my cheek.

I want to wake up now, right now. I need to wake up. I don't want this darkness to consume me. I want to go to my Sakshi, my love. I missed her so much, and now when she is so near to me, I can't even meet her. Agh, I hate feeling this helpless.

I can see everything: Sakshi's smiling face, Devisha's irritated face every time I used to tease her, my mom, my dad. I need to be okay. God, help me.

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Suddenly, the machines start beeping and the heart rate monitor goes wild.

Seeing this, Devisha stops crying and panics. She calls for the nurse. The nurse enters the room and asks Devisha to wait outside.

The nurse checks on Vansh and gets happy instantly.

"Ms. Ahuja, aapke bhai ko hosh aa raha hai." (Ms. Ahuja, your brother is regaining consciousness.)

The nurse says, coming out of the room.

Hearing this, all the worry on Devisha's face vanishes, replaced by pure joy. She enters the room and sees Vansh struggling with the lights in the room.

"Bhaiya." (Brother) Devisha says softly and hugs Vansh softly.

"Ahh Devi." (Ahh, Devi) Vansh groans in pain.

"Sorry, sorry." Devisha says and separates herself from him.

"Bhaiya, mai Sakshi ko bulati hoon. Tu pehle usse mil le, phir hum baat karte hain." (Brother, I’ll call Sakshi. You meet her first, then we’ll talk.) Devisha says, standing up.

Vansh nods his head eagerly at the mention of Sakshi.

"Itna khush mat ho, you have to hear a lot from me because you hid such a thing, you know." (Don’t be too happy, you have to hear a lot from me because you hid such a thing, you know.) Devisha says, glaring at her brother, who nods his head pretending to be scared.

"Ab tu Sakshi ko bhej jaldi." (Now send Sakshi quickly.) Vansh says impatiently.

Devisha exits the room and makes her way to her room where Sakshi is sleeping peacefully.

"Sakshi." Devisha says softly, shaking Sakshi by her arm.

"Ye aise hi uthegi." (She won’t wake up like this.) Devisha says and pours a glass of water on Sakshi.

Sakshi: "Bhad aagayi! Bhad aagayi!" (There’s a tsunami! There’s a tsunami!)

Devisha: "Bhad nahi aayi, bhaiya ko hosh aa gaya hai. Ja mil unse." (There’s no tsunami. Brother has regained consciousness. Go meet him.)

Sakshi blinks her eyes confused, but then as soon as she processes Devisha’s words, she jumps out of the bed and makes her way to Vansh.

Sakshi enters Vansh's room and throws herself on him.

"I missed you, I missed you, I missed you." Sakshi starts chanting, her grip tightening every second.

Vansh also wraps his arms around her.

"I missed you too and sorry for not being there when you were fighting for your life." Vansh says, guilty.

"No, it was not your fault, Vansh. Nothing was your fault. It’s okay. Whatever happened was written, and that’s why it happened. You couldn’t have stopped it even if you would have tried, so just don’t worry." Sakshi says, smiling. Then she realizes that she is sitting on Vansh. So she quickly gets up and resettles herself on the bed.

"I am sorry, woh emotions mai beh gayi. Mai tumhe kahi laga toh nahi na, mai bhi na, dhyaan nahi deti." (I’m sorry, I got carried away with emotions. I hope I didn’t hurt you, I wasn’t paying attention.) Sakshi starts blabbering.

"Tum itni bhi bhari nahi ki mai tumhara wajan na utha paun. Aur abhi toh aur abhi bhot patli ho gayi ho. Kuch kahti nahi kya?" (You’re not that heavy that I can’t carry your weight. And now you’ve become even thinner. Don’t you eat anything?) Vansh says, smiling.

Sakshi playfully swats his arm, and they both start laughing.

After their laughing session was over, Vansh pulls Sakshi closer to him, closing the distance between them. He leans in, their lips just a few inches away from each other. Sakshi closes her eyes, letting in her moment. Vansh captures her lips within a moment in a long, breathtaking kiss. The kiss was slow, filled with longing and love, the years of separation, the pain— all melted away with just a kiss.
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