Dated: 8th Dec 2024, Saturday
We ended the class at 8:30 am when Naresh asked me if we had water for drinking. I replied, “No”, but I opened my wallet and tried giving him twenty rupees to get a water bottle.
He said he had money and pointing toward her showed me that Sovaluxmi was unwell.
As he went to get water, I asked what had happened to the groaning Shovaluxmi.
In a feeble voice, she replied she was feeling breathless and unwell. I asked if she had faced such a situation before, and she nodded and whispered yes.
She pulled up her mobile phone and called somebody to come soon.
I was rubbing her hands and said she would get better.
As Naresh brought water, we let her take a sip.
I suggest we take her to a hospital as her health seems to be deteriorating.
We moved forward with slow steps with Naresh holding her on the right hand and me on the left.
But as we reached the doorstep, she was unable to move further. She was getting unconscious.
The light of the institute had just gone by a few moments back, and so the staircase was too dark.
We needed to get her three storeys down to get into my car to go to the hospital.
Someone lighted the stairs with the touch of a mobile. But as we climbed down, she got unconscious, and we felt a sudden heaviness.
I shouted out as loud as I could to let other students hear, “She is collapsing, everyone comes down and helps”
I saw many of them come running down.
A couple of them were holding up her hands and head. I was carrying her legs.
The stairs way were so narrow, and she was very heavy. We found some difficulties manoeuvring her to the ground floor.
I ran and opened the rear door of my car. I ran back and asked them to put her on my back and carried her up to the car. I let her down slowly on the seat.
Naresh got onto the left side of the car. I asked one of the female students to come along.
Chunthana volunteered to come with us. Later, I came to know that she had left her phone and bag in the classroom,
During the ride to RIMS, I told both to rub her feet and palms.
Chunthanna said her feet were as cold as ice. I pull off my muffler and throw it to them to tie her feet to make them warmer.
On the road at Uripok, I told Naresh to call her relatives and enquire if she had dinner last night. The question came into my mind because one of the students, Sarchil, said such unconsciousness may occur due to lack of sugar just when we were getting her out of the institute.
The voice on the other side said she did. However, I stopped the car near Langol View Clinic and asked Naresh to buy a lollipop. Chunthanna inserted in her mouth the lollipop.
We reached the emergency block of RIMS. I jumped down and got a trolley bed. We let her lay on the trolley with a little help from the security guard, who saw our plight.
I parked my car outside and ran back to the emergency block. Chunthanna was rubbing her legs, and the doctor was observing her. It seemed she had regained her consciousness.
Shovaluxmi was shivering. I asked if she felt cold, and she nodded. The doctor asked the nurses and security personnel to bring a blanket. He also told us to get her inside the hall as it was too cold outside.
Inside we felt a bit warm as the nurses also took charge.
I went out to buy a ticket for ECG. When I came back I saw she was on drip injection.
We carried her trolley to the ECG room and waited for our turn.
While waiting I called Laishram Sanjeev (my former staff) to bring a blanket and a hot water bag.
After the ECG, we waited on the bay to consult the doctor in the Medicine department.
I asked if she was still feeling cold, and she nodded so I took off my outer jacket and placed it on her.
The feet were still icy cold when Sanjeev brought the blanket and the water bag. We placed the water bag on her feet to keep her feet warm.
Soon after, her father and sister arrived.
The doctor advised for an X-ray. We carried her to the X-ray room.
Chunthanna whispered in my ear that she wanted to go back to her home soon because she suddenly had a health problem.
I told Shovaluxmi’s sister and father that I would drop Chunthanna and be back.
Chunthanna’s phone and bag were with Subashini, so we went to her house.
Subasini was going for an interview, so I dropped her at Nongmeibung and then went on to drop Chunthanna at Mantripukhri.
I got a call from Ranjit, our teacher and learned that they (including two students) came to see us at the hospital. They found that Shovaluxmi was already in better condition.
I came back and saw Shovalaxmi much better.
We carried her to a vacant bed as we were told that the drip needed to be completed. While shifting, she was able to move to the bed by herself.
Seeing her in good health again, I took permission. I said I would drop Naresh at our academy to get his vehicle to go home.
Her father and sister came along and offered me tea.
I saw Munish, another student, come toward us and asked the condition. He came to RIMS for his mother’s eye minor operation.
We had tea and bora and came back.