The Man who saved Bella...

Bella was still in her dream, and she wished to stay there.. She knew her parents would disappear as soon as she opened her eyes, so she tight it shut, gazing at the beautiful couple lying on the garden. She felt as if slowly her vision was diminishing.. She felt the whole picture before her fading out and slowly a white roof filling its space with a piercing light aching her eyes .. She saw a man in white coat holding her hand and shouting something to a nurse nearby. Even though she couldn't hear anything, she could clearly make out that he was very anxious.. She felt her head very heavy and placed her hands on her forehead to feel it covered with bandages.. So she was badly hit and was still alive.. she sighed. She tried to move her legs and was surprised that she couldn't. Both her legs were plastered and she could feel deep pain radiating till her back as she moved. She shook the doctor's hand and glared at him demanding an explanation.. The doctor was a middle aged looking man who looked very kind. He winked at her and said, "The surgery went perfectly well, and you have got a super healing body.. I did not know till the end of the surgery that you cannot hear, and I kept on calling out in vain.. You might have to stay for a few days here before getting discharged.. Just write your home address and phone number. Lucky for you that the man standing outside is very kind. He had been here for a while. The fog yesterday was so thick that you got knocked off by his car.. He had been very anxious and stood awake the whole night. You might be knowing him very well. " Bella could easily make out his lips but wasn't sure what he was telling, she did not know who the man is herself.

Bella asked for a paper and pen and immediately wrote her address and phone number.. She was surprised that she had been unconscious for a day and wondered again who it was that brought her here… She had only a blurred image of that person yesterday and he looked so familiar.

She tried to peep out through the door outside but couldn't get a glance at the person standing outside. She wished to thank him but she could see only his shadow and she stopped straining her neck as it started paining.

She was too tired and could already feel herself dozing off and falling into another deep sleep.

Peter was in a hurry as he was already late to attend the international conference. It was rescheduled for him and he couldn't afford to be absent this time too.. He found that the climate was very bad and the fog was thickening and he could barely see the road that he was driving..

He suddenly saw someone infront of his car and he tried his best to bring the person's notice by sounding his car horn continuously, but the person did not seem to budge.. He couldn't reduce the speed either.. and before he could do something, the girl got struck by his car and fell on the ground. He could see from the car itself that blood were pouring out of her head.. She had a short hair and looked very weak but strangely familiar.. He rushed out of the car to the person who lay on the ground.. She had beautiful eyes, that was deeply in pain .. He could immediately recognize her. She was that same girl, that short haired arrogant girl who made him crazy everytime he meets her.

But this time he was panicked. He was seeing her in pain and she was getting unconcious, he did not waste much time and carried her in his arms and rushed to his car.. He drove stright to the hospital, his heart panting heavily as he felt the girl with her head on his chest was not moving, her breath shallow and blood all over his white shirt.. He was determined to save her by any means as he placed her in the stretcher and watched her silently, getting treated.

Somebody rushed to him and asked in a hurry, " Do you know this girl?"

"Yes. Please try to save her." Peter found to his surprise that his sound was cracking and was full of emotions.

" Ok then, what is her name?" The lady that appeared like a nurse to him enquied.

"Her name... I forgot... " It occurred to him that he did not even know the name of this girl who felt so close to him for a moment before..

It was late evening and it had begun to get dark outside. The girl had been sent for surgery and he was waiting outside. He did not even know her name and with his fame and hold, he could easily disappear from the scene without anyone pointing a finger at him.. He did not even know whether the girl would survive, but he stood there at the door for the doctor to come out and say something..

He was starting to doze off when the operation theatre opened and the doctor came out..

" You said that you know her, don't you even know that the girl is deaf and dumb? You should have informed it prior to the operation.. We were wondering why the girl was'nt responding.. Anyways, the surgery went fine but the girl's leg will have to be plastered for a few days, so she will need to stay here and someone have to be there with her. So inform her parents to be here soon. You are a good man with a good heart.. or.... "

Peter was not at all focussing on the doctor's words now.. After he had heard that the girl couldn't hear or speak, he was in a daze.. All the moments of him with the girl splashed across his eyes.. He could clearly see it all.. The girl wouldn't have heard the clash of his watch falling on the ground, or the huge commotion she created when the wine was splashed onto him accidentally that day.. She would even have been willing to apologise after she knew her fault, but she couldn't .. he could understand her .. Even at the time in the store, she had not been telling anything in her defence when she was sealed for robbery.. Even the store owner seemed to be unaware that she was dumb..

He could feel her pain now.. stranded at the police station without uttering anything, but he wondered still she could have tried contacting her parents..

The doctor had went inside and was now back with a paper in his hand.

" This is the address of her home. Her name is Isabella Lawrence and I wonder how you said you know her without even knowing her name.." The doctor raised his eyebrows.

"And Peter, you can go home now.. I have already told the nurse to call at her home.. Somebody will be here by now. You are a busy man, and you needn't get involved in all these.. You have already done a lot in saving this girl."

Peter payed the hospital bills.. He wished to meet this girl but did not know how to face her. He was too wrong. He have done a great mistake and had made this girl suffer this entire time.

He gathered up his courage to go upto the room where she was laying. He saw that she was in a deep sleep. Her hair was entirely covered in a white clothing and there were plasters on her legs.. He felt a lump in his throat as he touched her forehead.. He saw her smiling.. She looked beauutiful. He took out a paper and wrote his address and phone number in it .. Below it he wrote, " Please don't hesitate to call me if you need anything. I have to go now.. Will meet you next time."

Placing some money on top of it, he slowly went out of the room.. He could not face her at the moment.. Maybe next time they would have a decent meeting..

He left the hospital and drove straight to his apartment.