War within Hearts

He is awake

This was the 16 hours long crucial operation and needed to be done very carefully. All the vital organs need to be checked continuously to make the operation a great success.

The team was working vigorously and finally they have done with the surgery.  Now it’s time to wait for next 72 hours as these were crucial hours for the patient’s survival. Dr. Malek gave the report to Dina on the phone call.

Dina smiled but also worried on the other hand that if he didn't get up after next 72 ours then how she would face her brothers. this is matter of her reputation and image in front of them.

On the dinner table in the evening all three were sitting and having their meal. They were doing gossip on random stuff. Suddenly Ikhlakh remembered something and turned towards Dina to ask.

“So how is your patient doing. Any progress?” Ikhlakh khan asked with curiosity.  Kazeem too shot his glare in her direction.

“Ah well, today only I had a talk with Dr. Malek who was leading the team in this matter.  They are saying that they have done all the necessary operation and now waiting for the results." She paused foe a moment she continued again, "He was also saying that next 72 hours are crucial for him. It can be turned in good or bad side. We have to wait till then.” She spoke with little sweat beads on her forhead as she was little worried about the result.

Kazeem twitches his lips in disbelief and said, “still I am not understanding that why you are helping him? Who is he to you by the way? You don’t know anything about him and wasting your time on him blindly. You are literally crazy Dina.”

Kazeem and Dina both started bickering and try to prove themselves.

“Ok stop it now. We will see it afterwards.” Ikhlakh tries to shut them up.

“Did you have anything else to identify him? So we could be able to know about him.” Ikhlakh asked her.

She looked at him and shook her head while digging in her plate as she was trying to hide something. She was trying to see the expression on the faces of both her brothers with the sides of her eyes.  Ikhlakh stared at her for a moment but then continues with his meal.

*****

The time was passing after the operation the patient was still unconscious. The doctors were praying that everything should go according to the plan otherwise Ikhlakh Khan will make their life into hell. They were well aware of that how bad temper he has.

Dina was also counting on the hours. The day finally arrived when he was supposed to come out of his deep slumber. Dina was present there and checking the reports with Dr. Malek.

A nurse was supervising him in his ward while Dina and the doctor were sitting in their cabin.

Suddenly nurse rushed in the cabin and informed them that the patient became conscious. Both of them shocked by hearing the news and jumped in excitement. They got up quickly from their place and walked out of the cabin. The team also arrived in the ward.

Dr. Malek checked upon him. He checked his eyes first and then tongue to see any problem in that. Then he counts his pulse rate and heartbeat. He found everything is quite normal. He took a detailed note of other organs of his body parts.

Suddenly that patient started moving his fingers. He tried to open his eyes with some flickering movements which brought a smile on Dr. Malek's face that finally he has succeed in this mission.

Finally he opened his eyes completely and tried to figure out his surrounding. He was looking lost as everything was looking new to him.

He tried to moved his lips to speak something but due to less energy his voice was not coming out properly. Nurse helped him to sit upright by adding some cushion on the back. He was looking curiously to everyone standing in the room.

“Who are you? Who I am?” he spoke in very slow voice finally after collecting his all strength but still in daze that what is going on around him.

“What, are you not able to recognizing anyone here?” The doctor was stunned by his questions.

“Try to memorize about you, Dear. Think again properly?” he asked him in encouragement.

He narrowed his eyes at some random point in the room and tried to recall something but shook his head in frustration.

“No... no... no... I am not able to figure out anything.” He covers his face with his palm in annoyance.

“Easy my boy easy... you need to take rest. I am giving you some injection and you will feel better afterwards.” He caressed his shoulder and instructed the nurse to give him the injection. Then they all come out of the room.

Dina who was waiting outside the ward rush to the team and asks about his wellbeing. Dr. Malek told her  to meet him in his cabin. She felt something is serious about him so she followed him in his cabin.

After taking their seats Dr. Malek started speaking, “I have checked everything about his body’s performance and it’s going pretty well. Only one problem is there...” He fixes his glasses in hesitation.

“What is that doctor?” she asked with curiosity.  He gulped down his saliva as he was afraid of her reaction that how she would react about what he was going to reveal. 

“Actually after looking his cognitive state I think he had lost his memories and not able to recognize anybody not even the place or something.... It is just my observation. Though I am not sure too much.” He expressed his views but he was looking terrified when he was saying this.

“I think it's the effect of heavy medicines which we gave to him and it affected his brain functioning and damaged some of his brain parts which might storing his past memories. And I feel it would be quite difficult for him to regain again in future.” He tried to justify his statement.

A sly smile floats on her face after hearing about his condition. She started to make a plan for him. “hmm it’s OK, doctor, we will figure out about it that what we can do to regain his memories.” She spoke in very calm manner which made the doctor frown that why she is not looking in any stress.

But he was no one to argue in front of her so he nodded only in understanding. 

“OK then, under which name we should make the papers of discharge as we have to give him some name until he recognizes himself.” Doctor asks in quizzical manner.

“Shakil Ahmad....” she suggested the name to write on the patient file.

Doctor looked at her in some doubts but couldn't dare to ask.

“That pretty fine, I should proceed to make his discharge papers. Till tomorrow you can take him home.” After giving his final statement he left the cabin for further proceedings.

Dina was smiling slyly on her luck and swinging her chair in contentment, her mind was cooking up of a false story to make him believe on it.

Next day in the morning she got up early and get ready to go to the hospital. Before reaching there she purchased a bouquet of white lily’s and headed to his ward.

When she entered in the room she was that a nurse was performing her routine check-up. She gave a big smile to him and placed the bouquet on the side table.

“Finally you woke up, I am so glad that you are up again. Do you know how much I was frightened, Shakil?” She stretched the last word hugged him. She kept her head on his crook of the neck.

He narrows his eyes to recognize her but not able get any hint. He pushes her to separate himself from her.

“May I know who are you? As its feeling like I am seeing you first time in my life.” He was looking puzzled on her action.

“Oh, I forgot to tell you that doctors were saying that due to the operation and heavy doses you have lost your old memories and we have to try to help you to recall them.” She said while keeping her hand in his shoulder.

He was still looking at her in disbelief. “Oh, don’t worry. No need to stress your mind that much. you will get them back soon. And I am always there with you to figure out the things. After all I am you would be fiancé and it’s my first duty to take care of you.” By saying that she blushed and placed a kiss on his forehead.

She slowly started kissing him on his eyes then cheeks. Her desire to get him as hers was increasing. 

She was going to kiss him on his lips, but he stopped her immediately.

“Fiancé....” he asked her with wide eyes but looking unconvinced with her words. Internally he was not feeling any connection with  her which was making him more puzzled.