Enchanted Love

Alex panicked seeing Clara who was standing at the entrance of her mom’s room. He knew that Clara didn’t even see Jenny these days. He even promised her that it would happen soon when the doctor examines her improvement. But now seeing her doing this, he felt his heart strangled. She won’t do anything rashly. That’s what he was uttering again and again till he reaches her side.

“Clara” he called her gently so that they both could leave the place before his mom notices them. Alex tried to talk about Clara with Jenny. But she never mentions her name or asked anything about that incident. It was clear that her mind shuts that memory from her system. So Alex wanted to take it slowly.

He saw Clara’s back stiffened with his presence. She didn’t turn to his side instead she was frozen on the spot. He notices that something was wrong as he peeped inside and his entire body froze when he saw his mom in the same state, a numb state.

Jenny was frozen and the tears streamed down with no gap. Alex didn’t wait any single second as he ran to her side to get her back to life.

“Mom, nothing is wrong. Don’t panic. Please. Mom” Alex was continuously shaking her to and forth so that she could at least shift her gaze to his side. Before anything happens, he heard a thud from the room entrance. Can the day get more worse than this? He looked at Clara over the floor with no movement.

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“I gave her an injection. She will sleep tonight. Don’t disturb her.” the doctor told them once he came out from Jenny’s room. Alex didn’t waste any second running to the next general ward where Clara was been admitted.

“Doctor will come to meet you in five minutes” The nurse replied as Alex sat beside Clara who was still unconscious.

“Jaan” Alex gently called her taking her palm to massage it.

Clara rolled her eyes once his voice reaches her.

“Jaan” he called her again and cupped her cheeks. She opened her eyes and soon her lips curved into a sad pout as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“I am sorry. I didn’t know that she would see me. I am sorry, Alex. Please. Please. I didn’t intend to do this. I wanted to see her. I was just missing her badly. I am sorry. I am so sorry. I am sorry” Clara didn’t stop her statement as her sobs got harder and harder making Alex panic. Her hands were getting trips and she had no clue of it as she was grabbing his collar to cry.

“relax. Jaan. Relax” He tried consoling her but all went in vain as she cried more hysterically.

“Why she is crying?” the lady doctor asked as soon as she came inside. She sat beside Clara to calm her down.

“She was startled,” Alex replied shortly and Dr. Riya knew about them very well. She didn’t ask further.

“Okay, let me first ask about her health. Any unusual issues with you?” Riya asked checking her reports which the nurse carried with her.

“For few days, she is feeling so much pain in her body. Even her fingers are paining. She is not able to do daily activities freely as she feels so tired and uncomfortable often. In morning, the pain was worse and as time passes, it’s bearable I guess as she wouldn’t flinch too much in the afternoon or evening. And her sleep is also not like before. She would often wake uo disturbed and find it difficult to sleep again for almost two hours.” Alex’s words made Clara surprised. He always notices her like this but she didn’t expect him to notice while he was with Jenny taking care of her. Her cheeks turned pink naturally with his gesture and she smiled genuinely after a long period. Of course, there is something that changed between them after this separation.

“Other than this, I don’t know what all she is feeling” Alex spoke as Riya shifted her gaze towards Clara who didn’t even blink away from Alex.

“I love you.” Clara hugged him taking everyone to surprise. Riya smiled as the nurse was blushing furiously seeing such scene in front of them while Alex always loved her little little bold surprises.

“I have some emergency cases today. So can you pay some attention to me?” Riya broke their moment as Clara felt too embarrassed to even face her.

“that’s all I have. Alex said almost everything” Clara blushed as she said those.

“In some cases this might be the symptoms and they don’t even suspect this.” Riya spoke as she looked at the particular file.

Clara blinked to absorb words.

“Relax. Nothing is wrong with you. You are expecting” Riya kept her hand over her shoulder with a broad smile.

“you are too weak now. So you might get discharged tomorrow. I will prescribe some folic tablets and some iron tablets too. Don’t miss the course.” Riya was all explaining everything but Clara looked at her with no expression in her face. Her eyes glued to Riya with a blank face.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Clara!” Riya shook her again as Clara blinked and looked at her with tears flowing down her cheeks. Her smile was as broad as a highway road. She closed her mouth with her hand and turned to Alex’s side who was still gazing at Riya as if wanna check if she is been telling truth or not.

“Are you serious?” Alex screamed as he grabbed Riya to confirm the news while Riya nodded positively.

“Omg. Omg. Omg. I mean. Clara. Did you hear?” Alex turned to Clara who is equally shocked surprised and happy with the news.

“So is this your first child?” Riya casually asked to fill in the information in the file. A hell of silence if what prevails after that.

Riya looked at them but she didn’t hear anything from their side.

“It’s not?” Riya asked in a hoarse voice which is not even audible to the nurse.

“She had a miscarriage few months ago.” Alex answered Riya as Clara gripped his fingers tightly.

“In that case, I want you to take some tests and bring me the previous files also.”Riya told them with a small smile.

“I don’t have file” Clara felt so stupid to utter those but she doesn’t had energy back then to even collect her file or anything.

“I didn’t expect this from you both. How can you both be so careless? It’s very important to see how she had miscariage earlier. We have to protect her from those sort of things happening to her again.” Riya threw her hands up in frustration. Alex lowered his head in guilt. If he was there with her, this wouldn’t have happened.

“I shall collect it from the hospital. It’s been just 9 months. So I am sure they would have saved a copy in their system. I know the staffs too. So it might not be difficult.” Clara replied and thus the tensed atmosphere subsided and Alex smiled in relief.

*****

Jenny got out from the car with the help of Frank. She looked around to see Clara alone. She didn’t meet Clara in hospital.

“Clara?” Jenny asked for the hundredth time as Frank just passed an assurance smile to let her meet her.

As she entered the hall a huge balloon made its way to her side. It was half pink and half blue in colour. And there was something written in the center.

“Welcome home, to be Grandma” Jenny held the balloon close to her as her eyes widened in shock. Her lips curved up automatically as tears formed in her little eyes.

“Frank?” she asked him with a shaky voice as Frank hugged her from side.

“There is no place for tears from now on.” Alex wiped her tears as he grabbed her inside to show the decorations which were simply awesome in every sense.

“Clara?” she again asked.

“I will bring her now. But promise me that you won’t panic or remember any past things?” Alex is hell scared to make her meet Clara. But now they Jenny remembered everything, he has no options to prevent their meeting. Jenny nodded positively with a small smile. She heard from the doctor how months she was in a vegetative state and how long Frank and Alex were affected. She should hold herself tightly so that nothing sort of that could happen again.

Alex entered the room with a broad smile. He didn’t expect everything to go smoothly this soon. Now he has no fear. He sat beside her as gently pulled the comforter and widened his eyes when he found nothing under the cover.

“Jaan?” Alex knocked on the bathroom door and it opened revealing her absence.

Suddenly everything felt like dream as he stumbled back. Is it a dream? Did he wake up from the beautiful dream? He looked around and saw no trace of Clara. Did she leave him again?

A message ringtone broke his thoughts as he looked at his phone and widened his eyes