Coma?

Divya POV

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One week flew by easily and tomorrow is the day I am going to marry that untrustworthy man. I'll be his lawfully wedded wife tomorrow. I'll be called Mrs. Divya Daksh Mehra.

Ana and Pari maa were so excited about everything. Dad and uncle arranged everything perfectly for our wedding.

But neither I nor Daksh is happy with this wedding. I will definitely prove him that it was all fakes and will make him to regret his actions. I will teach him what love and trust is and most importantly, I am going to fulfill my mom wishes of marrying him.

But how can I prove to him? First, I have to find that culprit. I don't have any idea who sent that video to him. I have a doubt on Karthik and Maya. However, my main doubt on Karthik. Only he can tell me what happened. I hurriedly dialed his number, but it was switched off.

'Switched off? What should I do now?' I thought.

Suddenly, I thought about Veena. She is very close to Karthik. I quickly dialed her number, but it wasn't reachable. I kept on trying her number again and again, but still it was unreachable! I sighed.

Then I dialed Riya's number, and luckily she attended the call.

"Hey Divya! How are you?" Riya asked me.

"Hey, I'm good. What about you?"

"I am fine Divya. How is your wedding preparation going on?" She asked me happily.

"My Dad and uncle arranged everything. Do come with your family members, Ok?" I invited her.

"I got invitation three days ago, but you are informing me so late?" she complaint.

"I am very sorry Riya. Everything got finalized in a hurry" I told her.

"It's Ok Divya. I understand your situation. So it is a love marriage right?" Riya asked me. I don't know what to say.

"Yes, it is" I told her sadly.

"What is the time of the marriage ceremony? She asked.

"It is from 9.30 to 11" I told her.

"Ummm....Riya, I called Karthik but his phone was switched off. Did he get the wedding invitation?" I asked her casually.

"Divya, didn't you know? Daksh sir fired him from the job two months ago" Riya said sadly. I got shocked.

What? Daksh fired him? What is Karthik doing these days? I was still in shock that he fired Karthik. Did Daksh ask him about the video? What did karthik say to him? So many questions were running in my mind.

"Why?" I asked her shockingly.

"I don't know why sir fired him but  karthik meet with an accident five days ago, and he was in a coma now" Riya dropped another bomb on me.

Oh God! Karthik is in a coma? Is Daksh the one who is behind this accident? No! He will never commit such as a mistake. My mind is blank now.

"How is he now?" I asked her, feeling sad for Karthik.

"His condition has improved in last night. The hospital has been giving him the best treatment. Karthik doesn't have parents. His mother died giving birth to him. His father remarried and also abandoned him. He was raised by his grandmother. He was broken beyond repair. Now, Veena is taking care of him in the hospital." Riya said sadly.

"I hope he gets well soon" I said and hung up the phone.

I'm feeling sad for Karthik. He lost his mom at a very young age. That's extremely horrifying. And now he is in a coma. I sighed.

I looked up at the clock, and it was 8:00 o'clock. Now it's time to feed my precious baby. I went downstairs to eat dinner. Trudging down the stairs, I saw my dad sitting at the dinner table, waiting for me to join him in the dinner. I sat across the table in front of dad. He simply served me, and we ate dinner in complete silence.

After we finished our dinner, dad went to his bedroom without talking to me. I cleaned up the dishes.

When I was discharged from the hospital, dad didn't talk to me at all, no matter what I did to make him respond to me. He remained poker-face all the time. I feel very sad. It hurts being treated this way by my dad. I want him to let his anger out of his chest. I had to let him know that he can't get away with ignoring me. I am his only daughter, his Barbie doll.

Sighing sadly, I went to his room. I opened the door and saw my dad holding my mom's photo frame in his hand.

"Ritika, I can't do it. I can't live without my daughter!" Dad said, crying quietly. I felt someone stabbing my heart.

"I made a decision to distance myself from her, but I'm regretting it when I saw her sad look. Am I being selfish in hoping that she won't go so far away from me?" Dad asked to my mom. Tears were flowing down my eyes.

"No Dad, you're not selfish. You don't have to distance yourself from me. I can't bear it dad" I told, entering the room. I hugged him tightly, and he looked at me in shock.

"I still can't believe my little doll grew up so fast. It still seemed like yesterday we brought you home, our new bundle of joy. You are still my little doll and will always be. I will never forget the drive to the hospital on that day. Your mom gave birth to you and the drive back home with you in my arms. The day I first dropped you off at kindergarten, which seemed like yesterday. I'll never forget the pride I felt on the day I watched you graduate from high school. But I wasn't prepared for your wedding" Dad choked out. I wiped his tears.

"Dad, I will only be a phone call away and with modern technology today, there are other visual ways to stay in touch. So please don't cry" I consoled dad.

"Don't cry doll, I don't want you to make you cry. You're going to be Dharani's daughter in law. She will love you as her own daughter. You are going to get married with my sisters's son. In fact, I am very happy. I knew what Daksh did was very wrong, but he's not a bad person. I saw him growing up right in front of me. He is always your mom's favourite. Because the way a man behaves with his mother says a lot about how he would be with his wife and how he will be his daughter too, in a future. So I knew, Daksh will keep you happy even though you are going to have a very possessive husband" Dad said, and I chuckled.

"Doll, I know Daksh and you aren't marrying in good circumstances. You two have some misunderstandings. No matter how tough the situation gets, always respect yourself because if you don't respect yourself, your husband will also not respect you.

"No matter where you are and in what situation, you are in, you can always count on me. For me, no matter how old you grow. You will always remain my little doll.

"Even though we live in a society where most girls are told that after marriage, their husband's home is their only home but that is not true. This is your home, and I'm your Dad. The doors of this home and to my heart are always open for you.

"There might be situations after your wedding where you might feel that you can't handle things anymore. But instead of running away from them, face the situation. Try to find the root of the problem and solve it. It is the only way to get peace of mind. Running away will not do any good. Committing suicide does not solve a problem, but it only makes the situations worse for those you care about you. Suicide does not solve the problem. It is the worst mistake a person can do it. You consider it a brave act? That's cowardice! When I saw you in that state, I literally died that the moment. You didn't even think about me. You didn't think of your baby even though it was for a second. I thought I raised you strong enough to fight. But no, I failed as a father" Dad said brokenly.

I shook my head frantically, "I'm sorry Dad. Please don't say that, you didn't fail as a father. You are the best dad in the whole world. You gave me everything, dad. You held my hand when I was not sure about my choices. You helped me in taking every decision. Thank you for always supporting me and believing in me. I know I disappointed you but please forgive me" I said, crying.

"Promise me Doll, you're not going to run away from your problems" Dad asked me hopefully.

"I promise you dad. I will not run away from my problems. I will face them. I already understood my mistakes. Our problems will continue to follow us and even get bigger and stronger until we decide to face them" I said to my dad confidently.

"That's like my brave daughter" Dad said and kissed my forehead lovingly.

"Go and sleep now Doll. Tomorrow is your big day! You have to wake up soon" Dad said happily.

"Dad, I want to sleep on your lap, please" I pleaded him. Dad chuckled.

"Come here" Dad said. He made himself comfortable on the bed, and I happily laid my head on his lap. Dad stroked my hair lovingly.

"I love you doll and I will miss you so much" I heard my dad whispering.

'I love you too, Dad' I said inwardly and soon drifted into peacefully sleep.

Akash POV (Daksh Father)

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I glanced at the clock, and it's 12:45 am. I couldn't sleep all night. My angel was sleeping beside me. I kept tossing on the bed until 3:00 am thinking about Daksh's behaviour. I can't believe my son did this to Divya. He made her pregnant but ignored and didn't want to marry her. It was not something anyone of us expected from him. I cursed myself for giving him too much freedom. My angel is right. I spoiled him.

I sighed and turned around. My left hand accidentally hit angel's head. She stirred slowly opening her eyes. She blinked once and saw me.

Good, now I woke her up!

"Sorry angel, sorry for waking you up" I apologized immediately.

"It's ok Akash. Didn't you sleep? Are you okay? What's wrong Akash? It's 3:00 in the morning!" She said very quietly, in a tired voice.

"Nothing angel, I am fine" I assured her.

"No, you are definitely not. Now tell me what is it that is bothering you?" she demanded and sat up.

"I...mm...I can't sleep angel. I just can't.... I was not able to digest the fact that our son cheated on Divya. It was all my mistakes. If I didn't spoil him, all this wouldn't be happening today," I said brokenly. Tears brimmed in my eyes.

Angel held my hand and said, "It's not your mistake Akash. Please don't blame yourself. I know what he did to her was very wrong. But he's our son. I loved him for twenty-five years. I can't just turn that off and say, 'Well. You did wrong, so you're not my son anymore' Angel sighed and continued.

"Akash, our son is not a bad person. He loves Divya so much. I can see it in his eyes. He is short tempered,

possessive and has angry issues. He hated thinking that Divya cheated on him but did she do that? No!

"It was all his misunderstandings. Soon, he will realize his mistake and will approach Divya seeking for her forgiveness. Our son will not let Divya suffer anymore. If he didn't realize his mistakes, then we have to guide him in the right path" my angel said. I nodded and smiled at her.

"Let's not worry about anything now. Lie down and close your eyes. We have to wake up early tomorrow. I can't believe our son is getting married tomorrow! My Doll is going to be Mrs. Divya Daksh Mehra. I never thought in years this day would come. It's a big day tomorrow. So go to sleep" angel advised, turning off the lamp and laid beside me. I wrapped my arms around her waist and drifted into a sleep.

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Precap - Today is my wedding. If I was told that I will marry Daksh four months ago, then I would have been jumping in happiness, but right now I'm sad and disappointed. I don't know how my life is going to be if I be married to him.

How is it?

Tomorrow Daksh and Divya going to get married!!