SWASAN: AASHIYAN [EPISODE-21]
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Episode starts:-
Coming in the room both sanutt sat on either sides of swara. Sanskar kept on changing the damp cloth on her forehead, while uttara periodically wiped her hands, neck and face with damp cloth. Uttara questioned sanskar.
Uttara- bhai why didn’t you let me stop maa and badi maa?
Sanskar- it’s not important now. I am concerned for swara, so just let’s see to her.
Uttara too didn’t question him again seeing him replying coldly. An hour later when swara’s condition didn’t get any better sanskar became more worried. He took swara’s report file and contacted her doctor.
On call-
Sanskar- hello is this doctor awasthi.
Otherside- yes sir I am her assistant. Please tell me your problem.
Sanskar- umm.. I am sanskar maheshwari. Actually dr. awasthi is my wife’s swara maternity consultant. Can I have a word with her. My wife is not well.
Assistant- hold on sir. I will just ask maam about it.
After a minute or two-
Dr. awasthi- hello sir. Dr. awasthi here…
Sanskar- hello doctor. I am swara’s husband- sanskar maheshwari. Swara is under your supervision. Actually she is having fever. I need to know what I should do, whether I should bring her there or not as I have no idea about all this.
Dr. awasthi- can you please detail me a bit.
Sanskar- yes.
Dr. awasthi- Since when she is having fever and what’s her present body temperature?
Sanskar- after midnight and her body temperature is about 101 degree Fahrenheit. Actually I consulted our family doctor in first hand and according to his suggestion we tended to her and kept damp clothes on her forehead and also wiped her body with damp cloth twice. Her fever subsidised but then again it hiked up. And over that her condition seems worsening.
Dr. awasthi- sir I would say you to bring her here, so that she could be properly checked. Then only I will advise you something. And it was good that you didn’t give any medicine to her.
Sanskar- ok doctor. We will be there in some time. Thank you.
Sanskar cut the call and turned to uttara who was sitting there confused.
Sanskar- uttara please change swara’s dress.
Uttara- bhai maternity consultant [she said confusedly] and dr. awasthi…..i didn’t hear of her before.
Sanskar- uttara… swara…. Swara is three months pregnant. She told me about this yesterday night itself.
Uttara- [shocked] what? [wide eyed] three months pregnant…. Oh god… really bhai. [she asked for assurance and sanskar nodded]
Uttara squealed in joy, jumped off the bed and hugged sanskar.
Uttara- this is great news. [she said with wide smile but her smile soon dropped] but we didn’t know about this. Infact no one knows about it and now maa and badi maa also went rajasthan and bhabhi is ill. Bhai why you didn’t let me stop them. [worrying] bhabhi is ill and also all these days she has been so sad and so much happened in home. Now how will we take her care.
Sanskar- uttara…. Relax. You change her dress and I am taking her to her doctor she has been consulting till now. she will be fine and I don’t need many people for taking her care [said with a determined face] I am there and you are with me naa.
Uttara- yes bhai. I am always there for you and bhabhi. Chalo let me change her dress.
Sanskar took his clothes and went and changed in other room till uttara changed swara’s dress. Then he took swara’s reports and picking her up in bridal style he went out of house with uttara.
In hospital-
Swara was checked by the doctor. Intravenously glucose was given to her while same sponge bath was given to her but in a more assisted manner. Sanskar was called by the doctor. On reaching doctor’s cabin, he knocked and entered.
Doctor- mr. maheshwari glad that you are here with swara. Swara will be fine. Let me be clear to you in all aspects since you are here with swara for the first time. She has always visited here alone. I asked her about some family member or you but she always told that you will come with her when you will be back. So it’s good. Mr. maheshwari pregnancy is very crucial phase. As much as it is a happy moment, it adds more to the responsibility of a person. [sanskar nods] swara is quiet weak and slowly her case is getting complicated and as I can deduce it is because of stress. Infact she talked about her nightmares and lack of sleep in her last visit and also about her increased restlessness. See mr. maheshwari a women needs extreme care and love in this phase and especially support from her husband. I would suggest you to be with her and also spend time with her. As a doctor I am being frank with you. She is experiencing a lot of hormonal changes in this phase and her desires may also increase. So you need to take care of that too along with being cautious about the baby. I hope you are getting my point.
Sanskar kept on nodding and felt guilty too. he listened to the doctor carefully and sometimes was embarrassed too.
Doctor- please make sure to come on her next check up two days later.
Taking note of every point doctor said he took her leave. After four hours swara was discharged, her fever gone and a nurse was appointed for her to keep a check on her till night.
They returned back home and found a worried dp and rp waiting for swasanutt. Swara was in sanskar’s arms sleeping.
Rp- [seeing swasan] sanskar where….what happened.[seeing swara] is anything serious?
Sanskar- no papa. everything is fine now. we took swara to hospital due to her fever. Now she is ok. Wo I am just coming.
He went to his room and carefully placing swara on bed he asked nurse to be with swara and came down.
Dp- Is swara fine now? [he asked uttara]
Uttara- yes bade papa. a lot better. ..vo..bade papa bhabhi…
Dp- what happened?
Uttara- yes…actually vo bhabhi is….. [seeing sanskar coming] bhaiyaa will tell. Bhaiyaa …..
Sanskar gave a questioning look.
Uttara- [slowly] aree about bhabhi’s pregnancy.
Rp- will you both say the matter.
Sanskar- bade papa, papa swara is going to be a mother.
Rp- [happily] what are you saying sanskar. This is such a happy news. [hugged sanskar] congratulations. [hiindi translation- ke keh raha hai sanskar. Ye tho bahut khushi ki baat hai. Mubarak ho beta.]
Sanskar bent and took rp’s blessings and came to take dp’s blessing who hugged him.
Dp- I am very happy for you sanskar. God bless you.
Rp- but suddenly. When did you know?
Sanskar- vo papa yesterday only swara told me. I didn’t get the chance to tell you all.
Rp- If you would have told this earlier we would have stopped your mother and bhabhisa. Let me call them and share this news.
Sanskar- [instantly] papa let it be. [managing] I mean…vo…When they will return we will tell them. Mom will get worried and excited and wouldn’t be able to manage staying there.
Rp nodded understanding what would be sujata’s over excited reaction.
Sanskar- I should go to swara.
Dp- let us also see her once.
All came to swasan room. The nurse was sitting on the couch surfing her mobile. Seeing everyone coming she stood up.
Dp came to swara and blessed her keeping his hand over her head. swara who felt this slowly opened her eyes.
Swara- [seeing dp in feeble voice] bade papa.. [she tried to get up]
Dp- no beta. Take rest. May god give all the happiness to you. [swara looked at him blinking confused] sanskar told us now. Take care of yourself and the coming baby.
Rp- yes bhaisa is saying correct. For now sujata and bhabhisa is not here to take care of you so till then you have to take your care yourself and don’t take any tension. Get well soon.
Swara slightly nodded and looked towards the cupboard where sanskar was standing. Both have a short eyelock.
Dp and rp left from there. Sanskar came and sat beside swara. He held her hand gently and caressed her hair with other hand.
Sanskar- sleep for some more time. Everything will be fine.
His soothing words gave her a sense of calmness. She obliged to him and closed her eyes holding his hand back. He kept sitting beside her, caressing her hair and got lost in his thoughts.
Sanskar- [in mind] I promise swara to correct everything that went wrong between us, with us. I was upset from you that you left me, angry that you blamed me and may be broken because you weren’t there with me. I tried hard to live without you but when you are in front of me I couldn’t live far from you. But I am still upset that you care for others first.
Goodness is that quality which can’t be possessed by someone completely but you have that but that’s not good for us swara. You should understand when to help others and when not to and take a stand for self. Now I am not letting you go far from me and neither I am going to let you prefer others over us. You will have to change for us and also for our baby and I will make sure of it. I have seen the worst side of people and this world. Swara you want to live a fairy tale life where everything will be perfect, all together without any problems but life is walk on flowers studded with thorns and not any fairy tale. You need to learn this and also that you always need to be careful while walking otherwise in saving others it’s you who is going to hurt yourself. Let others walk for themselves and let them learn to protect themselves. You should do is to support them.
I will not let you to get hurt neither am I going to allow anyone to take advantage of yours. I had enough of your sacrifices, mostly of our relation in which sometimes I supported you too but now I won’t let that happen. Our family is important but that same family should understand our worth too. I love you a lot princess and I am hurt every time we have to separate or you have to suffer. Now I will not allow any such thing to happen.
Sanskar pecked her forehead.
Sanskar- nurse be with her and please be careful. I will be back in some time.
Nurse nodded and he went.
Evening 7:30 p.m. the nurse checked swara one final time and then left telling that she is absolutely fine now. everyone was relieved knowing this. Around 9 p.m. sanskar came in the room with a bowl of hot khichdi [a dish of rice and pulses].
Sanskar- come swara now you should have your dinner.
Sanskar made her sit properly and sat in front of her. He blew air on the spoonful hot khichdi and forwarded to swara who had it quietly looking at sanskar. Since yesterday night sanskar has been caring for her. She felt as if she got her sanskar back but her mind was still fixed on the fact that he has forgiven and is caring for her because of their baby because till yesterday morning he was adamant on not forgiving her. Her heart felt overwhelmed with his care and she could feel his love but the thought of breaking her hope once again was restricting her from accepting to believe that he is doing it out of only love for her and not because of baby.
Looking at him she remembered the hospital incident. When she woke up in hospital she was confused and a bit scared when sanskar came beside her immediately.
Flashback in hospital during day time-
Sanskar- you are up. Thank god.
Swara- why are we in hospital? [asked sacredly]
Sanskar- I wanted you to get checked by doctor. Your fever wasn’t getting down that’s why.
Swara- hhmmm [she looked away from him as tears formed in her eyes remembering his words]
Sanskar- [noticing her tears turned her face towards himself] I am sorry that I shouted on you. I didn’t intend to. Just in anger….please don’t think about anything and stress yourself. I am here and will take care of everything. You just take rest without any worries. Please.
Flashback ends.
Swara’s pov-
I wished for this moment sanskar for so many days and it came but in such situations that it hurts more rather than giving happiness because with every moment there is a fear that the next moment it will be gone.
Swara’s pov ends
Sanskar- where are you lost?
Swara nodded her head in no and looked down to hold back her tears.
After finishing her dinner, sanskar made her lay and sometime later he came and laid beside her taking her in his embrace. Swara, since she rested whole day was not getting sleep and became shocked and amazed as sanskar took her in his embrace. She looked at him wide eyed, who slightly smiled seeing her reaction.
Sanskar- [raised his one eyebrow] what happened, why are you looking me like this?
Swara- [averted her gaze] no…nothing. [sanskar smiled]
Sanskar- [after few minutes seeing her awake] aren’t you getting sleep?
Swara- haan….i mean..no…. I was taking rest all day so…
Sanskar- hmmm……
Again silence prevailed for sometime.
Sanskar- so your three months are completed. It means we have to wait just six more months for our baby.
Swara- hmmmm…..
Sanskar- what do you think- we will have baby boy or girl?
Swara- [amazed by his question] i.. I don’t know. Why?
Sanskar- just like that. The thought came in my mind so asked.
Swara- what do you want?
Sanskar- either boy or girl- doesn’t matter. It will be our baby and that’s more than enough.
Sanskar- [after a few seconds smirking] but one thing I want that our baby should be intelligent like me and not you. So you should eat more almonds haan.
Swara- [narrowing her eyes] you mean to say I am not intelligent.
Sanskar- I didn’t even say. You yourself is saying so. [said with mischievous smile]
Swara- sanskar you are..you are dumb, idiot, stupid. [said slightly hitting on his arms]
Sanskar- aaoww [laughing slightly] swara….. accha baba ok…. Ok sorry.
Swara- that’s better.
He pulled her more in his embrace and this time she too moved more in him completely forgetting everything in his talks.
Sanskar- but my next demand you should agree. Baby shouldn’t be violent like you.
Swara- I am not violent ok.
Sanskar- accha that I saw just now.
Swara- you are naa very bad. You will see my baby will be very calm, sweet, loving, adorable…. You know extremely cute just like you and I will love him so much and my baby will also love me a lot and will always be with me. [she said happily]
Sanskar- don’t say me cute. How many times will I say this. And what about me, You will love baby and baby will love you and me?
Swara- [looking at him and pulling his cheeks] you are cute then what can I do. [again hugged him while speaking] and baby will love you also just as much as I love you. [sanskar looked at her lovingly] but baby will be my side. You always irritate me. In future I will irritate you with baby. You see then the score will be equal.
Sanskar- we will see. [swara yawned] feeling sleepy. [swara hummed]
Sanskar patted her so that she sleeps fast. He was feeling so happy that swara talked to him just like previous days without realizing and he was successful in diverting her mind. And most importantly she confessed her love and was hugging him too. after so many days they have talked like this. He pecked her forehead and slept a peaceful sleep. both had a smile on their faces.
The next morning swara woke up lazily snuggling in sanskar. She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was sanskar and found herself embraced by him. She smiled and slightly ruffled his hairs to which he moved but didn’t get up making swara smile. But soon she remembered everything and also their last night conversation and was shocked. How easily she forgot everything while talking to him and smiled sadly as they were so happy indulged in their talks.
Slowly she came out of his embrace and went to washroom feeling like vomiting. A while later sanskar too woke up. He sat and first thing that came in his mind was swara. He looked around and she wasn’t in the room but to his relief she just then came out of washroom wiping her face. He sprang up from the bed and came to her startling her.
Sanskar- swara
He checked her forehead for fever but she was normal. He sighed in relief.
Sanskar- why you woke up so early? It’s just six. I think you should sleep for some more time.
Swara- [looking away from him] no it’s ok. And moreover it’s six already. I took a lot of rest yesterday so my sleep broke on its own.
Sanskar- but you look tired.
Swara- no it’s just morning sickness. I mean vo….. in morning in this stage we feel like vomiting. that’s why.
Sanskar- should I consult doctor and why are you standing. Come and sit first. [he made her sit on bed]
Swara- I am fine. It’s common during pregnancy.
Sanskar- ok. But tell me immediately if you feel unwell.
Swara- ok….you want to use washroom or shall I take bath first.
Sanskar- you wait for a while.
Sanskar went in washroom and came back after 10 minutes.
Sanskar- come water is ready for your bathing.
Swara looked on confusedly. Sanskar just came and picked her up making her squirm and squeal in surprise with his actions. He dropped her beside bath tub.
Sanskar- it’s luke warm water. It will be better for you. Call me when you need anything.
He came out and closed the door leaving behind an amazed swara.
It was 25 minutes and swara didn’t came out. He became worried and knocked on the door.
Sanskar- swara…are you ok.
Swara- haan…yaa
Sanskar- why are you taking so much time?
Swara- no I mean I am done. It’s just….[she trailed off]
Sanskar- if you are done then come out and if not I am coming in.
Swara- no… please one minute.
Sanskar- ok
Swara slightly opened the door and peeked outside. Sanskar looked at her.
Sanskar- finally. What took you so long and [confused] why aren’t you coming out. Come out swara.
Swara- vo…vo my clothes.
Sanskar- ohh sorry…I am giving you.
He handed her clothes and she came out after a while, holding towel in her hands.
Sanskar came to her and took the towel from her confusing her. He made her sit in front of dressing table. He started wiping her hairs.
Sanskar- you should wipe your hairs properly. Yesterday only you got ill and today….[he sighed]
Swara- I was about to… I will do myself. [he was so close that his proximity was affecting her]
Sanskar- sshhhh I am doing naa.
Wiping her hairs properly he slid her hair on one side wiped her neck slowly which was wet due to wet hairs making her shiver.
Both were lost in each other, in the moment. She had Goosebumps all over her body. His breath fanning her neck, his musky odour emanating from his body was all intoxicating her after. Sanskar was no less. He somehow was controlling himself from kissing her, holding her. He was standing at her back and looked at her through mirror who had closed her eyes breathing heavily due to his actions.
Sanskar- done [spoke huskily in her ear]
Swara opened her eyes instantly and looked at him and got embarrassed. She hurriedly picked her earrings to wear but sanskar took it from her hands and made her wear and same happened with other accessories. Swara was in a trance and when everything was done, she hurriedly stood up.
Sanskar- swara slowly.
Swara- haan sorry.
Sanskar cupped her face and pecked her forehead.
Swara- [avoiding eye contact] I am going downstairs.
Sanskar- wait for me. I will freshen up quickly. Swara just nodded. After he was ready they started going downstairs when sanskar held her hand while descending the stairs.
Episode ends.
Precap- swasan going for swara’s sonography. Swasan getting intimate.
Will try to give this episode this year itself.