A beautiful mistake

"Mehul", Vikram called his best friend and collapsed on floor. Mehul came running to see what happened and found Vikram lying unconscious in the room. Immediately with the help of other friends Mehul took him to the nearest hospital.

After half an hour in the hospital corridor 

"Nurse how is Vikram?", Mehul asked. 

"Sorry Sir, I can't say anything", the nurse gave the usual answer and left in jiffy.

After an 45 minutes when doctor came out after examining.

"Mr. Roy", the doctor called  Mehul. 

"Yes doctor", he rushed at once. 

"Mehul its just over consumption of alcohol, what has happened to your generation you all drink like hooligans and affect your health, are you even drunk? 

"No doctor, I don't drink now.", he replied.

"Don't drink now, you use to drink before?", the doctor asked while she signalled him to enter the cabin.

"Yes, doctor I use to drink before but now it has been nearly 8 months, I have not touched alcohol", he said taking a seat. 

"And what made you leave alcohol?", the doctor asked while writing the prescription.

"She", and this three letter word were enough for the doctor to understand, she did not ask further and handed him the prescription. 

"Vikram has to stay here for one night, and anyone of you can stay with him.", the doctor said.

"I will.", and he left the cabin with a smile on his face, for the first time in 8 months he smiled whole heartedly remembering her. 

He went to the chemist centre to get the prescribed medicines and returned within 15 minutes. 

He entered Vikram's room and patted him, "So how are you feling now?", he asked.

" I will not drink now, I promise.", he said making a puppy face.

"Hmm, will see.", he said mockingly. 

"You sleep, I am outside.", Mehul left the room.

It was just 8 in the evening, Mehul was standing near the window at the end of the corridor. He was looking at the couple who were waiting outside the gynaecologist's cabin for their chance.

He smiled when he saw the husband taking care of his wife, she dropped the water bottle and made a puppy face looking at him, he picked up the bottle and made her drink water. Then the wife kept her head on his chest and he caressed her hairs, kissed her forehead. Looking at them Mehul smiled in solace, while he was engrossed watching the lovely couple a voice struck his ears and the words made him look into the direction of the voice, "All my wishes were his command."
He could not believe his eyes he finally found her, she was right in front of him. Even her face lit up with a smile as soon as he saw her.
They walked towards each other and was about to embrace each other when Mehuli's baby belly interrupted their hug. He looked at her face and had a broad ear to ear smile for he knew it was his baby, rather their baby.
So many questions were to be asked, alot of them to be answered but they chose to keep quiet for the moment for that moment was precious.
He made her sit on the near by bench, cupped her face, kissed her forehead wiped her tears and uttered the three magical words which she always wanted to hear," I LOVE YOU BABY."
Tears found there way out from her eyes, they started flowing profusely. He tried not stop them and just placed her head on his chest and patiently waited for her to stop crying.
For the first time he let her cry for he hated to see her even sad.

After half an hour, she was finally feeling light; she let out every single drop she wanted to shed since 8 long months.

“I was in New York; I went there the very next week, so that I don’t create any havoc in your married life.”, saying this she just parted herself from him, as for now he must be married for 7 months and she had no right on him.

She tried to stand up but he held her hand and said, “Today only I will say and you will listen.”

She looked into his eyes and gave consent by blinking both her eyes together, which was the gesture he always fell for.

“That night when we realised our love for each other was the best night of my life baby, and I know even yours. After making love to you that night I felt complete and found my soul mate in you. The next morning when I woke up I was shocked not to find you anywhere, I looked for you in the entire apartment, I tried to call you but all went in vain, your cell phone was switched off, I asked the gatekeeper if he knew anything about your where about and it was then when I got to know that you left early morning with all your luggage never to come back.”, he had a lump in his throat while uttering the last few words

“He said that that you asked him to call for a taxi for the station.” , everything was clear in front of me. I understood that you left thinking that I will abandon you but how could you think about me like that? Did you had this thought?” his eyes were brimming with tears now.

She cupped his face and gave a peck on his cheeks and said, “I didn’t wanted to ruin your relationship with Sagarika you were about get married within a month from then, I could not see you sad for I LOVED YOU and I LOVE YOU and will LOVE YOU FOREVER.

“I LOVE YOU TOO”, he dropped a tear and she kissed it away.

“I called Sagarika to call off the marriage and told her about us, I told her everything and she wanted to meet me for the last time, I was expecting that so I agreed.

She came to my apartment, slapped me and went off, and after that I flied straight to Chennai to find you as I knew you would come there for once. i took a taxi to your place but your parents said that you gave them swear not to tell where you vanished suddenly. I flied back to Bangalore and joined my job again but you changed me, that night when I sat with my whiskey bottle I could not take a single sip and then I promised that I won’t drink till I find you.”, he said this with a grin.

“Baby, I will drink today.” He smiled ear to ear again.

She gave him a ‘don’t you dare think that’ look.

“Okay okay I won’t. After that I use to check your facebook profile and whatsapp last seen but both were useless, it gave no hints about your location. Then I decided to wait, because I knew you waited for that night for 3 long years and now it was my time to wait and I was ready to wait for eternity.” He was about to continue his side of story but a ward boy interrupted them.

“Are you both with any patient?”, he interrogated.

“Yes, he is in room number 4 there.” Mehul said.

“sir you are well aware with the rules of the hospital that only one visitor can stay back with the patient and ma’am I don’t think so you can sit here all night long and as the visiting hours are over you should leave.”, he said in the most polite tone.

“Okay I will.”, she said it with a warm smile.

“But I want to talk to you.”, Mehul said lowering his head making a sad face.

“Our baby needs rest, she wants to sleep.” , she said while her fingers made their way through his hair.

“It is a girl, you know how much I wanted a daughter, and I always told you that I want a daughter whenever I have a child, aww baby you fulfilled this wish of mine.”, he said this and kissed her forehead.

“I did not do anything, it was you”, she winked.

“Someone has become naughty”, he pulled her cheeks.

“It is the effect of your company.” And they laughed together but soon controlled as they were in hospital corridor.

“Wait let me call Akshat, he is downstairs and he will stay back here and we can go home so that you two can take rest.” he said this with a smile.

Akshat came up and took the charge. He handed the car keys to Mehul. They both went to the driveway and he let the door open for his queen, she sat inside, he closed the door and went to the driving seat.

He was driving as carefully and as slowly as possible.

“Mehul really it is you?” She asked astonishingly.

“Yeah it’s me.” He said surprised.

“I never thought you can drive that slow.” She said.

“Ohh! Yes I can drive slow so as not to wake up my baby there.” He said that keeping his left hand on her belly.

Mehuli smiled with a rolling tear. Mehul tapped her right on her head and the baby kicked from inside and she burst into a laugh.

“What happened”, he asked.

“Your daughter is your copy, she kicked while you tapped for dropping the tear”, she said with a huge smile on her face which showed her contentment.

Mehul gave his cutest smile.

They both reached home and entered the apartment. Mehuli became nostalgic entering ‘their home’, that’s what Mehul said while entering.

“Welcome to our home Mehuli”, he said with his a huge smile showing all his 32 teeth.