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l got a call from my village...

that my elder sister had passed away

lm Dr Akash Bhatnagar

ln any case, you dont need an

introduction in Dr Mayas ward

The child who was brought into

the lCU... what was his name?

Can l meet him?

Dr Maya used to ask about him

the moment she arrived too

She used to love him very much

l want to see Nakul

How is he now?

See for yourself

Hes been drawing

as if nothing had happened to him

You like to draw?

What are you drawing?

l dont know. lve been thinking

about it, ever since l came around

Last night you were shocked,

werent you uncle?

Last night? When?

When your glasses got wet

How do you know?

l was watching you

Watching me?

Yes, from the ceiling

Nakul, do your drawings,

talk less

Nurse, l have to talk to him.

You cant, doctor

We have strict instruction from

the hospital authorities

We must discourage patients

from talking like that

Talking like what?

Like Sister Martha used to

She used to record the experiences

of the dead who came back to life

She used to quiz them

in a way that would make them uneasy

But Sister Martha never met me.

Had she, ld have told her so much

l remember everything

that l had seen there

Doctor, l have to check on a patient

at ward two. lll be back soon

Do you know my name, Nakul?

Akash, Have you heard it before?

Akash

Akki

Mayas Akki?

Yes... Mayas Akki

l met Maya too yesterday

Where?

l dont know

lt was so bright there

and water everywhere

She was saying something?

What was she saying?

What was she saying, Nakul?

What was she saying, Nakul?

Akki!

Akki!

According to recent medical studies,

all those who have had...

near-death experience say that

theres a tunnel, brightness...

Thats what most of them say

l wonder why

Let me explain. Medical science

studies show that after death...

the cornea slowly shrinks and creates

a tunnel-shaped image in the brain

But Akash says the boy

remembers much more

Like, Akashs entry into the room,

watching him on the sly...

Could be. The body dies

but the brain doesnt die instantly

The brain saves those impressions

that the person sees before his death

When did he see a drop of water falling

on my glasses? He was never around

He was dying when he was

being taken away in a stretcher

l felt as if he was

calling out to me Akki

Only your daughter used

to call me Akki, no one else

You are a psychiatrist, Neha.

What do you have to say?

Papa, a psychiatrist first listens.

l would like to hear from Akash

What does he feel these days?

These days? What do you mean?

l have told you all that

what is happening with me

All but one thing. Do you really feel

that Maya is calling out to you?

l dont think so.

Check yourself, Akash

Could it be that you are scared

of telling the truth?

Papa, lll be back

Akash, l wont charge you fees

if you consult me

l dont need to.

l knew that would be your answer

ld like to tell you something

l didnt tell you back there

Maya was not merely my wife, she was

a friend, she meant everything to me

Yes, l miss her. And l feel that she

is somewhere around trying to meet me

But that doesnt mean that

l have forgotten the truth

l know that l cant

get back Maya ever again

Wait, Akash.

Dont leave like that

Pour your heart out

and feel less burdened

l dont need to tell anyone

what l feel and what l dont

Sometimes fragrance,

sometimes a waft...

sometimes l feel its the breeze

You are far away from me...

yet l feel you are within me

This only thought...

keeps me away at nights

Should l sleep...

l would dream about you

And when at dawn...

my eyes open...

like the stars...

you would vanish too

Coming to me and going away...

hurts... hurts a lot

You are far away from me...

yet l feel you are within me

Whats your name?

Biren

lm Akash.

l know

Your sketches are so lovely

She is calling out to you

Who is calling out to me?

She said she was a doctor here

Doctor? Who?

Her picture is hung near the corridor

The one who has

worn Santa Claus gown

Shes calling out to you,

uncle Akash

l dont understand anything.

When l was being brought here...

l saw her in my dream

lsnt she dead, uncle?

Was it only a dream?

Probably

But she is calling you, uncle.

Where is she calling me?

All right, have we met before?

l dont know

Then how do you know me?

She showed me a picture of yours

Where? Where did she

show you my picture?

ln some picture?

ln my mind

Can you tell me where you met her?

Do you know the place?

Over there

There? How will l get there?

How does one get there?

l dont know

The boy in room 302...?

302? Biren?

Yes. Did he know my wife?

lll check, hang on

No doctor, this is the first time

the boy is admitted here

That too only two weeks back

Knowing your wife

is just out of question

Nakul was a patient

who was everyones pet

His coming back to life

and saying that he met Maya...

Chocolate for your coffee?

No

Nakul says that Maya is in some place

where its full of light...

and water all around

Biren too says Maya

is calling me out there

Too much sugar, no?

Why arent you listening to me?

Whats all this about chocolate and

coffee? l wish to tell you something

And l intend to distract you from

all these things that are unrealistic

Unrealistic? How can you be sure?

Four years ago

when Vinod passed away...

and l was running crazy looking

for him everywhere, you helped me out

l said hes alive and hell return

and you used to tell me its absurd

Didnt you say that?

But Tanya...

But what? Have you forgotten?

So many times you and Maya...

brought me back from the accident site

where l used to wait for Vinod

Because l felt he was alive

and hed return

l lost a year and a half of my life

just to understand that...

a person never returns from the dead

l dont want you to lose

years of your life too

All that l told you is real

Akash, you are a doctor.

How could you believe all this?

What explanation does

all this have scientifically?

lf you think too much about it,

you will go crazy

Stay away from all those things

that remind you of Maya

lts Maya!

Maya is here!

Come with me! Come on.

Whats the matter?

My house is flooded with water, Tanya.

Water...?

Please come with me.

How come?

Come in and see. Every room

is flooded upto the knees

You mustve kept the tap open.

Go inside and see

Come on.

lm not going in

l cant. You go in and see

Where is the water?

lt was right here.

Then where did it go?

lt was flooded upto the knees, right?

l cannot even see a drop.

Where is it?

lm not lying. Look at me. Look

at my clothes, they are still wet

l didnt get wet just like that.

You are always talking like a madman

Wont your clothes get wet

if you stay under the shower?

Youre going insane, Akki.

No, lm not insane!

Youre going insane! You have lost it!

No! l have not lost it!

Trust me, the room was full of water,

this floor was under the water

Water was gushing

out of these very walls

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