Raining Love for Her, Kalai Selvi Arivalagan [ebook reader TXT] 📗

what happened.

Caroline left the hospital around 9 pm. Most of her colleagues came over to see Reema as the hospital was near their workplace. Reema’s brother asked Caroline to leave and promised to let her know the status of Reema’s condition at the hospital. Reema looked like a sleeping beauty, sleeping with a serene look on her face. Caroline can still see the glow of love on her face.

The doctor promised that nothing will be there to worry, and Reema would definitely come out of that. With a heavy heart Caroline left the place.

All the way to her home, Caroline could not feel relaxed. She felt restless, and the thought that anything can happen to Reema made her feel unhappy. She desperately wanted to stay near Reema in the hospital, but could not do so as her parents wanted her to come home and visit Reema the next day in the hospital.

Reema’s mother and father looked completely shaken and they refused to move away from Reema. Both of them sat at the bed looking constantly at Reema, praying hardly that Reema may open her eyes any time in the middle of the night and ask them what happened to her.

As the hospital had MRI scan facility within its campus, the doctor asked them to do it immediately so that the treatment can be started at once. Luckily, the scan showed only a very minute clot of blood in the head that compressed the nerve to the spinal cord. The doctor told them that medicines can dissolve the clot and once it is dissolved she will be back to normal.

While her parents were waiting for her to revive from the temporary comma, Reema’s sub-conscious mind still alert even in that stage thought extensively about Vel and his arrival from abroad. Deep in her heart, she kept on reading again and again the entire conversation that happened online between them. She could not remember any other thing than that.

“Definitely my sweet heart,” Reema’s sub conscious mind kept on repeating these words.

“How much do you love me?” Reema continuously asked this question to herself. You have assured it online, but I want you to assure me that in person. She wanted to share the excitement and happiness with him and shout to the world that she is in love.

“How much do you love me?” Vel asked her again.

“This much I love you.” Reema drew a very big heart on the sand and showed him that.

“Only this much, I never expected such an answer from you.” He replied showing disappointment.

“Ok, then the heart is huge and large as that wide blue sky.” Reema showed him the horizon that touched the large expanse of sea water.

“So your love will end there for me.” Vel teased her.

“Do you want me to travel in the space craft and show how much I love you in the space?” Reema questioned him again.

“Yes, I hope so.” Vel replied her.

“But, my wish is different.” Reema answered him back.

“I want to show you how much I love you by swimming deep into that sea. As deep under the sea where sunrays could not enter, my love is so deeper and it cannot be measured.” Reema’s reply brought a smile on his face.

“Do you mind waiting for me sweet heart?” He asked again.

“It is difficult, yet I have to wait for the right time.” Reema replied in a serious tone. “Before I get you in my hold, I don’t want to get emotionally attached to you. You may feel I move away from you, but it is not like that.” Listening to her serious tone, he smiled at her heartily.

“Don’t laugh, I mean it 100%”. Reema replied him back.

“Is it? I thought you are just teasing me.” Vel looked at her.

“No need to play in this. Every word that I tell is true and its implication is also more than usual.” She replied him back.

“Then come out of your coma, come to me. I am waiting for you.” Reema could hear Vel’s voice so near her.

“You have come. I am lucky.” Reema moved her hands searching for Vel.

Reema’s mother was happy to see the movements in Reema’s hands. She informed the nurse immediately.

The nurse came with the doctor immediately. The doctor told them as they have started the medicines immediately, Reema had showed some movements of the hands and legs. Yet, Reema did not respond to their questions and answered them. It did not register on her that they were her family, and they were all worried about her state. Her eyes looked blank and went around the room as if searching for someone.

The next day she opened her eyes and looked around, but she did not respond to any one’s call. Slowly she recognized her parents and her brother.

When Caroline reached the hospital the next day morning, Reema’s mother thanked her for taking Reema to the hospital just on time. She also told her that Reema opened her eyes and looked at them. The doctor had also promised the she will be back to normal within a short time. Reema gained her complete consciousness at the end of the second day. Reema’s mother hugged and kissed her to show how much they were all worried about her health.

“Reema, we were all scared. Thank god, you are now good.” Reema’s family could not control their tears.

The doctor told them that it was only a short term memory loss and it would not affect her in future. On seeing Caroline, Reema’s eyes brimmed with tears. Caroline took Reema’s hand and pressed her hand to tell her support and her willingness to make her feel comfortable. The doctor also told them about the regular follow up to be done to check if the blood clot dissolved completely. Till the doctor gave assurance that she is perfectly normal and there is no need for medication, Reema must not strain herself much and should be under complete rest.
The doctor requested everyone not to ask Reema what happened on that day for that can make her feel stressed.

“Thank you, Caroline.” Reema took her hand and kissed it thankfully. “You saved my life.”

“It is my pleasure. How can I afford to lose you?” Both the friends wiped away their tears.

“Caroline, will you do me a favor?” Reema looked at her friend with a plea in her eyes.

“Tell me what you want. It is my pleasure.” Even without Reema telling her, Caroline knew what she will be requesting her. She may want her to contact Vel once he reached India.

“I don’t know if I will be joining at work once again. I wanted to go on medical leave and come back to work. But my parents may not want me to do so.” Reema told Caroline.

“No need to hurry. First take rest and take care of your health. You are important to us.” Caroline comforted her.

“Yes. I will be missing you.” Reema started to cry broken hearted. “How things have changed?”

“Don’t worry things will be back to normal. Take care of your health first.” Caroline half-heartedly left the place after promising Reema that she will call her every day and talk to her.
She also promised to update whatever happened in the office and how things were at her life also.

Initially, Reema thought she would take some rest and return back to work. But the doctor told her parents that Reema needed complete rest and she should not strain much. She must eat well and sleep well so that she will not have any problem in the future. As there was no bleeding on the head, they must be doubly careful. Injury that happens inside the head is always delicate and it needs treatment for a while so that the short term memory loss will not happen again.

Reema’s father insisted that she must take a break for a while. When health is concerned, work always becomes secondary. To them, her health mattered much and they don’t want to take a risk with her health.

Reema could not talk to her parents about Vel without discussing with him. She decided to wait till her health improved and also till the doctor assured that she is back to normal and continue with her routine activities like going to the office or playing tennis.

Reema’s parents took her to their native town as they thought it will help her to get back to normal as soon as possible. At Chennai, people kept on calling or visiting her and reminded her about the accident again and again.

Reema’s father first took away the mobile from her as the doctor insisted her not to use a mobile phone at least for three months. The doctor also asked her not to sit at the computer and use the net or contact any of her friends through mails also. The doctor wanted her to be away from all kinds of stress that can strain the brain cells. As their native place lacked some of the facilities that cities enjoyed, Reema was forced to live aloof.

Every day Reema woke up to the sweet songs of song birds. The flowers bloomed colorful and their fragrance filled the air. Reema spent most of her time reading books, listening and watching television. She spent her evenings watching flock of birds going home or plucking jasmine flowers and preparing strands of jasmine to wear on her plaited hair.

Reema’s mother taught her how to do crochet bags and whenever she felt bored she did crochet. After four weeks when she looked at the collection of crochet materials, Reema could not believe herself. Reema did not forget to make some memorable gifts for Caroline. Caroline promised to call her every day, but she called her once in a week and it did not last longer than a few minutes. As per the doctor’s advice Reema needed complete rest that did not strain her brain, so Caroline called her once in a week in the landline number. Reema had to cooperate with the doctor’s advice, for she wanted to be normal as soon as possible and make her parents feel relieved and happy.

Reema slowly started to settle down in her routine life, but things were different for Vel. His life also took a complete turn and he had to face so many twists and turns that left him broken hearted and lonely. Caroline updated him whatever that happened to Reema. He was forced to wait than taking any action immediately.

As promised, Vel could not reach Chennai within two days. Though he got the connecting flight, it took another route to reach India. That took two more days in his travel schedule. One of his friends in the office sent a mail to him about the accident that Reema met with and how she suffered from short term memory loss. Vel wanted to meet Reema at once and see her in person.

When his flight landed at Chennai, Reema had already moved away with her parents to her native place. Willingly or unwillingly they were made to accept things as it were. They both decided in their hearts that they would wait till things fall in place, and nothing can be done except waiting. They understood how waiting can be so painful and make the life a hell when one cannot