The Binding String

*Weaved this part around my favourite song from the hindi movie "Lucky: No Time of Love." The song song gives me so many ideas for the this chapter and and I ended up weaved this part around this song. Just used few fragments of the song in this this part. I have added the song in media section so that you all can enjoy it.

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"Papa!!!"

"Hey Roohi baby. How are you feeling now?"

"I'm fine Papa but...."

"Don't cry baby. Everything is fine Shona."

"But Papa."

"Hsshh baby!!! Papa is here with you. Haina." Raman took his scared daughter in his arms, his little daughter clunge close to her father continued to cry with fear filled eyes. Raman kissed Roohi's chubby cheeks fondly continued to console little child. He caressed Roohi's forehead covered with bandage and made her lay her head on his chest. Raman bring Roohi out from her ward and took her towards his mother who was seated outside of luxurious ward, worried and tear striken face.

"Beta. Dadi paas aa jaa." (Roohi come in Dadi arms.)
Santhosh tried to take Roohi in her arms who refused her Dadi advances and hide herself in her Papa chest. Raman signalled his mother to remain seated and took a separate shawl to cover his scared daughter.

"Papa. Mumma abhi tak kyon nahi uthi? Why she is sleeping for so long?" (Papa why mumma is sleeping so much? When she will wake up?) Raman eyes welled with tears looked at his unconscious injured wife treated inside the private ward. He bit his lower lip trying not to cry looking at severely injured Ishita, hospitals always made him nauseous and today also he wished to run away from this place but taking Ishita and Roohi along with him. He lovingly wiped tears from Roohi's eyes and patted her head, consoled the crying girl.

"Nothing would happen to mumma. She is injured that's why she is sleeping." He tried to coax his little daughter who was not ready to convince.

"It's all Roohi's fault Papa. Mumma got injured....but I just wanted to save that little baby Papa. I'm sorry Papa." It's not first time since his little girl asked for an apology from him, it was happening since he reached hospital after receiving the news of accident. He patted her back continued to console his crying daughter and gazing towards his unconscious wife. He kept Roohi in his arms and remained glued outside of room until he saw doctor emerging out from room.

"Doctor......how is Ishita now?" Raman asked softly continued to pat his daughter back.

"She is fine according to us Mr Bhalla but we cannot assure you anything until she gains consciousness." The lady doctor calmly replied patting sleeping child head. The doctor excused Raman after permitting him to sit near his unconscious wife. He didn't wasted a single minute to enter inside room and sat near Ishita after making Roohi sleep comfortably over couch. He took her palms in his, started to stroke her slender fingers one by one, he removed the silky locks from her face thinking they might be irritating her and remained glued at his place hoping her to get conscious soon. He was so thankful of his neighbours, Aurbindo Uncle and Shobhna Aunty who informed him about Ishita and Roohi accident and instructed him to reach Apollo Hospital soon. Raman was picking his luggage on airport when get call from his neighbour Aurbindo Mukharjee who told him to reach Apollo hospital as soon as he can. The old man sounded scared while detailing him events which lead towards the accident, the crying sound of Roohi from background made his heart sunk. Raman himself didn't know how he managed the ride from airport to hospital, after reaching to hospital he straightly ran towards Ishita room where she was getting treatment from doctors and then in pediatric department where hospital staff admitted Roohi. The little girl was crying continously in Shobhna's arms when he reached there, the girl got scratches on her knees and a deep cut at the right side of her forehead but thankfully nothing major had happened with her but Ishita, she took everything on her while saving little girl. His little girl hugged him tightly like her life depends on her Papa, and refused to leave him until she slept due to effects lf mild sedatives. Raman racked his hands through his hairs remembering the events and shifted his gaze to Ishita who was still unconscious.