CHAPTER 30
When Avishka ran inside the railway station, she sat in whatever train was parked in front, and her ticket was also made through TT because, seeing her condition, TT also helped her. But the truth was that, as per Armaan's orders, the man who had come with her had refused TT to take any action against Avishka, due to which, at this moment, she is sitting near the window with tears flowing from her eyes continuously. It has been six hours since she has sat on the train continuously, and while she knows she has gone too far, the memories of Aashi are causing her great discomfort. She is feeling dizzy and weak.
Avishka's condition at that time was such that she knew only that she had to get away from here by any means, due to which she boarded the train that she saw in front of her. The train was going from Orissa to Rajasthan. It will take her approximately 29 hours to reach Rajasthan. She has informed Padma and Vishnu; they have also quietly left from there. It is not going to take much time for them to reach Rajasthan from Punjab, but Avishka will take a long time. Since it is a long-distance train, there are very few people in the train, and there is no one special sitting around the place where Avishka is sitting, due to which she is sitting and crying continuously, she says to herself.
“I don't understand why this is happening to me. When I wanted to die, you told me that I have to live, I can't die like this, and happiness will definitely come for me one day or another. When Aashi came into my life, I thought that maybe you were talking about this happiness: Why, Papa, am I not able to do anything? I was never so weak; why am I becoming weaker day by day? You had taught me to fight with courage; then why is this cowardice developing in me all of a sudden?”
She doesn't have any sleep in her eyes, but she closes them due to a severe headache she's been experiencing after vomiting twice, as well as her exhaustion from constant crying. Kailash's smiling face appears in front of her eyes, as if he were explaining to her again.
"Who says you are a coward? My daughter was never a coward, nor will she ever be one. Sometimes you have to consider your strengths and weaknesses based on the situation, and you should not worry until you find happiness in your life. I will not leave you. I want to see my daughter very happy, and as long as her father is with her, she cannot call herself a coward... She is my tigress."
Avishka suddenly opens her eyes and starts looking around. She longs to see Kailash in front of her, but she understands that this is not possible. However, she always senses her father's presence when she is upset.
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is not any paranormal activity at all; it is just a ray of hope. When you lose a loved one, that feeling always remains with you, and you feel as if he or she is there to guide you continuously.)
Avishka just sits down and starts looking outside, where she can see the trees moving fast, which are not giving her happiness while traveling by train like every time, but she is feeling as if she is becoming increasingly distant from her life, which is causing her a lot of pain. As time passes, Avishka feels increasingly weak and her body begins to radiate heat.
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Aashi is so exhausted from crying that her voice is no longer audible, only her hiccups. She is still holding Avishka's scarf tightly, and Prakram is holding her in his arms to control her sobbing. Since Aashi woke up, she has only inquired about Avishka. She has neither drunk a drop of water nor eaten food, which has become a big problem for Prakram because a small girl has not only been hungry and thirsty for many hours. In fact, her constant crying and worry have also caused her to suffer from a high fever. Only Avishka's memories are tormenting her. At this time, she has had such a high fever that even Prakram, who has taken her in his arms, is feeling the heat of her warm body. Because of this, he is sweating profusely.
"Aashi, listen… my love…”
"Mumma…"
"Sweety, try to understand my point; she is not your mother; that is why she has left you. Now, please refrain from acting in this manner, as doing so could lead to consequences."
"Grandma says... Now the person you will marry.... would be my mumma.... if you had married mumma... My mumma never... leaves me and.... goes anywhere."
Ashi is having a hard time getting her words out. Everything became difficult. Armaan is quite aware that Prakram might have let Avishka go earlier, but now seeing Aashi's condition, he is getting very angry because if Avishka ever had to go, then she should not have loved Aashi so much. Because a small child does not understand all this, she had just started loving her like her mother, and now she is so yearning in her memory that within a few hours she has developed a very high fever; even after giving her medicine, it is not getting down, and now neither Armaan nor Prakram are able to see her condition; both of them are very upset seeing the situation.
Armaan sits with Aashi on his lap and tries to feed her hotch-potch, but as soon as he forcefully feeds her a spoonful of Khichdi, Aashi vomits, which causes her health to deteriorate even more.
"Aashi…"
Prakram immediately enfolds Aashi in his arms, cleanses her mouth, forces her to lie down on the bed, and begins applying cold water strips to her head. He is filled with anger towards Avishka, which prompts him to inform Armaan.
"Find out where that girl is. I want that girl here with Aashi as soon as possible.”
"Yes sir…"
Armaan goes out for some time to talk on the phone. Aashi, who is trying to slowly open her eyes to see her father, smiles at him and starts calling Avishka again and again.
"Mumma… mumma… mumma…”
Prakram, who is very cruel, is very upset after seeing his daughter's condition, and he feels that he will probably cry any time after seeing his daughter's condition. He had no intention that Avishka would die; that's why he let her go, and lied to his daughter. This could potentially shock his daughter to such an extent that she becomes severely ill, all within the span of a few hours. He remembered the doctor's words.
'Sir, she is a little girl, a fragile and innocent soul who only knows how to love. She harbors a deep love for someone, and if she unexpectedly departs from her, her yearning becomes unbearable. All I have to say is that, as soon as possible, you should take her to the person for whom she is suffering in her memory. You will see that she will get better soon.
Armaan immediately enters the room and informs him.
“Sir Avishka is currently sitting in the train going from Orissa to Rajasthan, and the condition of Aashi is similar to Avishka; she is also crying continuously, and as my man has told me, looking at her, it seems that her health is also very bad. She is continuously crying, vomiting, and feeling very dizzy.”
Prakram clenches his jaw, and when he sees Aashi, he caresses her cheek and kisses her on the forehead.
"We are going to your momma soon; there is no need to cry at all.”
"But sir, there is troubling news.”
Prakram glanced first at Armaan and then at Aashi, who was likely feeling very relaxed after listening to him. As a result, she closed her eyes. Perhaps due to extreme fatigue, she suddenly fell asleep while hugging Avishka's dupatta and clutching his finger.
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Avishka's face has become very red, and she feels as if fire is coming out of her body because her body has become very hot. She has vomited many times, and now she does not have any strength in her body at all. She sees that the train has stopped at a completely deserted place, which is a crossing. There is a very loud noise, which she is unable to understand. She is trying to get out with great difficulty. As she manages to open her eyes, she suddenly hears the sound of footsteps, which gives her the impression that other passengers may be entering the compartment, leading her to close her eyes completely. She wants to cover her face properly, but she feels that she does not have enough strength left in her hands to do all this. But with tremendous effort, she covers her face. But another moment.
"Avishka…"
This voice alone is enough to intensify the shivers throughout her body. She tries to open her eyes to see Prakram standing in front of her, but the lack of space prevents her from sliding away to her seat. He notices the shiver running through her body and promptly informs her.
“Aashi misses you a lot, and because you're missing, she has a very high fever.”
This news is bigger than her fear or anything else, which is why she tells him outright.
"Aashi… Where is she?"
As she begins to search for her, Prakram unexpectedly grasps her hand, which is burning intensely. He turns her around and looks at her very clearly. He cannot see her face, but from the grip of her hand, he can guess very well that Avishka's entire body is burning with fever. She tries to move, but feels dizzy. He picks her up in his arms without any delay, and Avishka doesn't even have the strength to say no to him or put up any kind of struggle to distance herself from him.
Her face automatically comes to be placed on his broad shoulder to support, and he quickly gets out of there because the train has been forcibly stopped at this deserted station where he has come by chopper, and his chopper is in front. He sits in that chopper carrying Avishka in his arms, lies her very well there, and gives instructions to the pilot.
"Back to the hotel."
Armaan slowly turns and looks at Avishka, then at Prakram, who is currently looking outside and deep in thought. Avishka is able to hear and feel, but it seems that gradually her power is decreasing completely, and she is feeling herself falling into a deep black abyss where her power of feeling and hearing is ending completely, as if taking her into the embrace of deep sleep.
Armaan, Prakram, Aashi, and a few selected people, with the help of a chopper, had reached Gujarat within a few hours, where Avishka's train was about to reach. She was still 5 hours away from Rajasthan, where Padma and Vishnu were waiting for her. Soon they are here in the hotel where they have checked in, where Aashi is happily waiting for Avishka because Prakram had told her that he was going to take back her mother. Avishka has become unconscious, due to which Prakram brings her in his arms and makes her lie down on the bed, due to which Aashi smiles and immediately kisses her cheek, which is very hot, and she puts her hand to her lips and smiles, but without any delay, she kisses her mother again with love. She makes space for herself in her arms and lies down beside her.
“Mumma I love you... Thank you, Papa.... Aashi loves you so much."
Aashi whispers softly to her father. The doctor, who was already present, smiles at seeing all this and immediately starts treating Aashi and Avishka. After administering all the drips and medicines, the doctor stands near Prakram, who is observing both of them, and speaks.
"If these mothers and daughters love each other so much, then why are you separating them?" Look at the condition of both of them; it seems as if, after getting separated from each other, they had forgotten to live... Both of them's health will gradually improve. I have administered all the prescribed medications, and I plan to return in 3 hours to reassess their condition. However, my priority is to ensure they both rest well, and once Madam regains consciousness, she should be given some food. Make sure to give her food because the medicine will be effective only when there is something in her stomach. She has probably vomited continuously, due to which there is nothing in her stomach.”
Prakram just nods curtly and knows that the doctor goes away from there, and Prakram, with his hands in his pockets, is looking at Aashi and Avishka, who are sleeping very comfortably close to each other, as if their worlds reside in each other.