Chapter - 124
Chapter - 124
He guided me to the opposite side of where we were standing. "Where are you taking me? Gautam, I want to meet Kartik."
"If it was Kartik staying in that room you wouldn't even be able to step on that floor. It's a -- technique to confuse others and secure the Boss location." He said and I immediately smiled.
"I know about surrogacy strike. You need not explain it to me." I said without letting him to interrupt me.
He kept his mouth shut all the way till we reached Kartik's room. This floor was heavily guarded and I was under hawk eyes with every step I took forward. Finally, Gautam entered the passcode hiding it from me.
Stupid. I know all the passcodes are star star star star. What's there to hide?
He signaled me to get inside the room with his fingers and I stepped in the spacious room. It was the room I performed the surgery on Kartik when he kidnapped me. The curtains, the bed, and everything else was same. Nothing changed. Except my Kartik.
He slept soundly as his chest slightly rose with every breath he took. There were bandages all over his body indicating the number of times he was stabbed. A lump formed in my throat seeing my strong man in this position and all because of me.
I immediately ran towards Kartik and kneeled beside his bed while holding his palm within mine. "Kartik." I softly caressed his palm.
"You promised to not to touch or talk with Kartik." Gautam reminded me.
I looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "You should notice more things, Gautam. I did not promise, I pinky promised. I don't care if Pinky dies or stays alive as I don't know that Pinky organism. Secondly, I used my left hand which means that promise was not even a promise in the first place. How did you even get your title?"
He left his mouth open unable to answer me. Great! Kartik would be so proud seeing me tackling the problems.
With this thought my eyes went back to the handsome man lying on the bed with no motion. I slowly brought his palm and placed it under my cheeks to feel his warmth. I ran my fingers over the white bandage on his arm and silently wept.
Did the doctors do the surgery properly? Were his internal organs checked? Did they stop the internal bleeding? What about external organs? Were these people have passion to perform surgery or just did for money? Is my Kartik in risk? Should I redo the surgery?
"It’s enough. You have to go." Gautam said disturbing my train of thoughts.
"No. I still didn't even introduce myself to Kartik. There's a lot I have to speak with him." I said with a frown.
"He can't hear you right now. You can speak once he gets back."
"He can't hear me, but I can speak right? So, I will speak to him." I said standing up from my place.
"What's the use to speak if he can't hear you? You could do that in your room with your walls." He said taking a step forward.
Now he is irritating me. Should I perform eye dropping surgery on him? "You wouldn't understand. It's a thing between Kartik and me. Also, you have to stand out and give us privacy."
"Privacy? So that you could perform your surgeries on Kartik and hurt him once again?"
"No. Why would I do that? I initially had a thought to perform surgery by myself but seeing the troop of doctors running here and there confirms their dedication. Kartik's body is in normal temperature so there's no need of double surgery." I said like a doctor.
"Also stop accusing me every time that I am here to harm Kartik. I cannot do that, Kartik is my one night stand."
"What?" He questioned.
"One night stand? He stood by my side one night and changed my entire life from that night my mansion burnt." I explained to Gautam.
He shook his head. "If I spend another second speaking to you I will go insane." He opened the door and held the knob in his hand. "Promise me that you would not do your surgery on Kartik."
"Promise, I will not harm my one night stand." I said with a smile seeing Gautam on the door side.
"Stop addressing him with that word for heaven’s sake." He rolled his eyes. "Show me both of your hands and promise me with your right hand."
I laughed seeing the Underboss believing in this left hand promise. I did as he said and he walked out of the room not before warning me to not pull any tricks.
I shook my head at his antics. Okay, Kartik might be his best friend but Kartik is my boyfriend. Oh my! Mafia Boss is my boyfriend. I cupped my cheeks feeling excited.
I once again sat down next to Kartik's bed and gently pushed the few locks of hair falling on his forehead. His complete face is clearly visible to me now.
"Kartik." I started not knowing how to say things to him. "I am Aadhya Reddy. Hello. Welcome to the world. Konnichiwa."
What the hell am I saying?
"It's so difficult to form words Kartik. I need your help. You know it's so warm in your room, it's so nice seeing you after so many days. But it would be nicer if you were awake and listening to me speaking as a slight smile would play on your lips." I started and held his palm in mine while my free hand caressed his cheeks.
"It was so cold and lonely without you. I even had bad nightmares but you were not there next to me. You know I cried so much in these four days that it wouldn't even match for my lifetime. See, even while I am speaking with you I am crying and I don't know how to stop them." I kept his palm next my cheeks pretending that he is wiping my tears.
"I don't like how our conversation is one way. I want you to reply to me, agree with me, disagree with me, pass a sarcastic remark, laugh or get angry but seeing you not responding to me is scaring me, Kartik. What should I do without you?" My voice was getting soft as I cried next to him.
I laid my head next to the space on his bed making sure not to touch his wounds and hurt him. "I don't want anything from you Kartik. Nothing. You don't need to accept all my tantrums, you don't need to sleep on the couch, or get worried about me. I will behave like a good girl, Kartik. I will listen only to you and will not listen to that white coat bullock cart anymore. I won't trouble you Kartik. Please wake up as we have lots and lots to talk about."