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Vanya was sitting on the countertop in the kitchen swinging her legs in the air looking at her father making a chocolate cake for her.
“Dadda you are really making it for me?” Vanya asked and chuckled.
“Actually for both of us… Those two boring people don’t like chocolate cake.” Vansh said and Vanya nodded in yes.
“Dad… Can I ask something?” Vanya said and Vansh hummed.
“Can I see how I looked when I was a baby? Or when I was small?” Vanya looked at him and he smiled.
“I have kept all the footages, I think this day had to come.” Vansh said wiping his hands with a cloth.
“We will watch it having the cake. Mumma and Bhai are already asleep.” Vanya said and looked att he floor, slowly slipping ahead trying to jump.
“Vanu don’t… Let me help” Vansh picked her and carefully made her stand on the floor.
“What did the doctor say?” Vanya asked seeing this new thing.
“Come, the cake is ready” Vansh and Vanya headed to the living room.
Switching on the TV, Vansh inserted the pendrive, and sat next to Vanya, covering her witha duvet. Vanya hold his arm by both her hands and keeps her head on his shoulder. Vansh starts the video.
(The video is in Italics and normal words are present)
Little Vanya was sitting on the bed jumping with her hands in the air trying to dance on the drum beats Ritwik played.
Vanya chuckled and looked at Vansh who was smiling seeing the video.
“Mumma!!! Blooo” Little Vanya was pulling Vansh’s by his pants trying to pull him to Riddhima and Ritwik who were busy playing with each other ignoring Vanya.
“Vanya ..(laughing) don’t….let me take you… ” Vansh picked up Vanya in his arms and switched the camera to both of them. Vansh kissed Vanya on her cheeks and she pulled him by his beard to kiss him back.
“Bau (vanu) lob Dadda!” Vanya clapped her hands in order to attract Riddhima and Ritwik to make them jealous.
“Vanu Dadda loves me too!!” Ritwik ran to Vansh and Riddhima laughed. She also came to Vansh and hugged him.
“Ohk… I love mumma the most. She is the reason of your existence.” Vansh said and laughed as Riddhima was hitting him. All looked towards the camera and smiled.
A happy tear escaped Vansh’s eyes as he chuckled, and saw Vanya who was asleep smiling. He kissed her forehead and both slept in the living room only.
It was 3 am, Riddhima came out in the search of Vansh. She saw Vansh and Vanya sleeping on the sofa, and smiled. She heard footsteps and turned back to see Ritwik descending the stairs with a scared face.
“Mumma Vanu is….not in the room” He saw his mother smiling and looked at the sofa to see the father-daughter duo sleeping peacefully.
( I wanted to add a picture, I searched in Google but only found baby girls. And Vanu is not a baby. Not good Google 🙂)
Vansh’s sleep broke listening to talks of Riddhima and Ritwik who were on the sofa infront of them.
“What are you both doing here?” Vansh whispered and they both stopped giggling.
“I am making you jealous. Inka pata nhi.” Ritwik said teasing Vansh.
“I thought you gre up but you are still the same. Such a tease.” Vansh said chuckling.
“At least he is not a flirt like you” Riddhima argued.
“Oh really? These two didn’t fall from heaven ok?” Vansh said and Riddhima fell silent.
“Ohh chhii dad…” Vanya laughed holding her stomach.
“That’s nothing to laugh..” Vansh exclaimed.
Vanya breath became uneven due to laughing, she sighed and sat down bending herself to the ground and Vansh rubbed her back while Riddhima told her to breathe slowly.
Nothing seemed to work, Vanya’s face became red due to lack of oxygen, and Ritwik came with her oxygen cylinder.
Vanya took the pipe from him immediately holding it tightly and taking long breath.
“Huh…I am fine” Vanya said sitting properly with the oxygen pipe still with her and everyone took a breath of relief.
“When are the reports coming?” Riddhima asked slowly seeing Vanya in sleep.
“Doctor has called all us tomorrow.” Vansh said and picked Vanya.
Tucking her to the bed, RiAnsh left for their room, while Ritwik drifted to sleep on the sofa of Vanya’s room.
Vanya’s POV
Wese toh these guys are always courageous, but today, seeing the hospital gate, I think these three will die before me. Look at these scared faces!!
So what? Even I am scared… But not like them. You know why? Because doctor is going to tell me to start counting my last breathes, which I have even started.
The doctor is going to tell me how much more will live. Then see these three people going crazy. Their love for me is making them too much mad. I love and hate them at the same time.
Destiny, brought me to them. I think to increase their pain only. What good did I do? Since these 5 months I am just roaming with an oxygen pipe in my nostrils, itchy and giving me an ugly look. Oh… Look at Giraffe’s face, looks like he will faint now. Let’s pierce the silence.
Pov ends
“Can you all come back from your world’s?” Vanya asked and three of them flinched, coming out of their thoughts.
“Oh, Miss. Rai Singhania! Welcome” the doctor greeted Vanya happily.
“Hi doctor! Hope you are doing good!” Vanya said taking a seat on the nearby stretcher.
“I am… Ready for tests?” Doctor passed a smile. Vanya nodded with a fake smile.
Vanya was taken to the different room for her tests, and Ritwik accompanied her. Here, Vansh and Riddhima were holding their chairs seeing doctor’s stern face.
“Her latest reports say the same, the condition is not improved.” The doctor said matching the reports.
Riddhima controlled her sob, and Vansh side hugged her.
“She has nearly 1-2 months more. Please keep her atmosphere happy. We are really sorry.”
The doctor’s words were enough for Riddhima to break down. How can she let her daughter go away? Riddhima hid her face with her hands and cried while Vansh hugged her tightly shedding silent tears.
“Riddhima…we can’t..let her fall week.” Vansh said not to sob and Vanya and Ritwik returned.
Seeing her mother’s face red due to crying, she understood what must have happened. She sat on the chair infront of the doctor and took a deep sigh.
“Ho…how m..much?” Vanya asked stammering.
“1-2 months dear. But stay strong. Everything will be fine.” Tue doctor said.
It was night, and there was utter silence in the house. No body has said a word since they returned. The workers were also a little upset understanding the situation. Vanya was in her room scribbling her drawing book. Ritwik didn’t return from his basketball match, and Vansh and Riddhima were silent.
A tear fell from Vanya’s eyes and she dialled up Ritwik. Ritwik was standing on the subway station with his bag, waiting for the metro to come. He picked up Vanya’s phone wearing his earpods.
“Kya hua chhoti…” Ritwik said in a teasing tone to cheer up. But what Ritwik heard, were just heavy sobs. He plugged his earpods more tightly.
“Vanya…what happened?” Ritwik became worried.
“I don’t want to die….” Vanya said covering her mouth from the loud sobs.
Ritwik’s face went down, he wasn’t able to do anything. He sighed and answered her back.
“Why are you so sad? Look… If you go…we will aslo come after some months or years…and there is a family circle. It can be possible that..you become my mumma in next birth..and mumma become da..no let mumma become your daughter. Like that?” Ritwik joked apart.
Vanya left a chuckle.
“You are really a mad giraffe” she said “ok I have to finish my potrait. Cutting the call.” Vanya declined the call and pounced on the pillow crying.
Ritwik sat on the bench, with his both hands covering his ears… Shedding out some tears.
I am not good🤧 I am feeling so bad writing it. This is the second last part of this SS. I think mostly everyone has guessed the ending. Please do comment your reviews