Chapter 127 - I Cant Lose You, Innaya! (1/2)

| Eshan |

I cradled Innaya closer as her unconscious body lay in my arms. We were cooking together when all of a sudden; she fainted and fell on the floor, leaving me terrified.

Rather than taking her to the hospital since I knew how uncomfortable hospitals got her, I chose to call the doctor at home. I was panicking with every passing moment she wasn't opening her eyes with.

”Keep her safe, keep her safe,” I kept mumbling as I silently prayed to every God whose existence I was aware of and every God whose, I wasn't for my Innaya.

The sound of the doorbell that fell in my ears had me carefully withdraw myself from Innaya as I rushed downstairs to let the doctor in. I was sure it was Dr. Mittal and as I opened the door, I got the confirmation.

”Come in, doc.” I held the door open for him as I allowed him space to get inside. Dr. Mittal and I were on quite friendly terms. I had met him for my occasional headaches a couple of years ago and his warm nature instantly had us bond really well. He had been out of the country for some conference and had returned just a week ago. We had exchanged some casual messages just the previous day.

Dr. Mittal lived at hardly a walking distance. I knew he was on leave for a couple of more days so rather than going to the nearest hospital that would have taken me more than half an hour, I chose to contact him.

I led him to our bedroom where Innaya was, and anxiously waited for him to examine her.

What had happened to Innaya? I had no idea. She was doing just fine. I had turned to take out wheat flour from the upper shelf and the container that had wheat flour had slipped from my hand as the sudden sound of something dropping on the ground hit my ears and it was Innaya - I had realized, once I had turned around.

”Eshan, I would need some blood tests done before we can rule out why she fainted though I can already tell you, it's nothing serious but her low hemoglobin. I can see it.” Dr. Mittal got up; handing over a prescription to me that had a CBC and a couple of other tests written over it.

I nodded, registering the tests in my head. Could Innaya be anemic? I wondered.

”I'll send over someone to get her blood sample, and he would take it to the pathology. The reports should come by the evening and I am sure, Innaya would be much better by evening as well. You two visit me at the clinic in the evening.”

”But you are on leave, aren't you?” I asked, slightly confused at his comment about his clinic.

Dr. Mittal laughed. ”A doctor can't stay away from his patients for long. I canceled it. I was just going to the clinic when you called.” He smiled before he left.

”Innaya,” I murmured, sitting on the edge of the bed. Leaning forward, I pressed my lips against her forehead.

How careless could I really be? She was anemic and I didn't even pay attention? I was mad at my own self. My palm cupped her cheek as my lips still lingered on her forehead. My lips descended to her closed eyelids, and I could not help the few tears that escaped my eyes and fell on her cheeks. That was when I pulled myself back and stood up from the bed.

Arjun had told me that Innaya had not properly eaten when I had disappeared.

She barely must have eaten anything that provided her body nutrition.

When we met again, I was lost in the guilt of my own mistakes and that had left her again to neglect her health.

Then, Karan entered our lives, only adding on to already messed up things. And, today also she stressed and cried because she thought we deceived her.