DSP Siddharth entered their room just then along with Miku, and informed them about the progress of the case.
"Khan Sahib is going to lodge the case for trial as soon as the court opens next week. Dev can peacefully continue his treatment in Mumbai. I am just coming from his room as I wanted to tell him personally how all the hard work he did all these years finally paid off. But he is still under sedation." He said in a sad tone.
"Don't worry Bro! Dev Bhaiyya will recover in no time, he is a fighter. And once he is fully conscious, he will come running back to Allahabad and will sit through every session probably till the sentencing is done."
As he sat down and chatted with everyone around, Raj Singh realized that for everyone around here, Aryan is now Dev Bharadwaj. Perhaps he was the only one who never knew wh
Almost a fortnight laterAryan woke up on his hospital bed in Mumbai and looked at his surroundings, which have now become familiar. He felt completely energised, for the first time.He was waking up for a few minutes and drifting back to sleep for the past few days. He spoke briefly with Miku, Avinash and Raj Singh when they happened to be in the room. Raj Singh was busy back at Synergy as they finally hired a new CEO but still visited him every evening. Namrata and Sanjay Verma visited Aryan as soon as he arrived but Raj Singh requested the rest of the staff to wait till Aryan had fully recovered.Avinash and Miku were quick to assure him that Aishwarya was behind bars, and a case has been registered against her for attempted murder, giving him peace of mind. Miku and everyone evaded answering questions about Chandni except to
Next Sunday: Carrying grocery bags in both hands, Aryan slowly made his way towards the lifts from his car, parked on the street instead of the carpark of his apartment block. He was still resting in his apartment as per Doctor's order. Thankfully he was kept entertained and busy by his neighbours, who knew him since he was a teenager. Aryan's neighbour on the fifth floor had renovated his apartment, and sold it to a young couple and they were having a housewarming party. A Large statue of Ganesha adorned the corridor next to the lift near their apartment and they were using the emptied car park to serve lunch for all the guests invited. As Aryan pressed the floor button and waited for the doors to close, he heard frantic footsteps and Chandni entered the lift. Both kept
Rocky, their neighbour’s dog barked loudly, jumping towards him and Chandni. "Aaaargh" Chandni shrieked loudly and grabbed his jacket, hiding behind his back. "This is Rocky, our neighbour's dog. I am just looking after him for a day till they come back. He is completely harmless." Aryan tried his best to reassure her, even though he knew it wouldn't make much difference, as Chandni had a phobia against dogs since her childhood. "Rocky Stop!! Go back inside!!" Aryan's orders were ignored by Rocky as he continued to twirl to his tail excitedly and sniff around Chandni, while Chandni continued her frantic shrieks and panic ridden gasps. Rocky was a gentle giant, a 7-year-old Labrador whose over enthusiasm and friendliness was somehow being misinterpreted as aggre
"Oh God!!! Do you have to remind me of that? It was not my fault, you know. But your girlfriend's" "She was not my girlfriend!!" hissed Aryan as he advanced towards her. "Okay one of your wannabe girlfriends. But still, I must have made a mighty fool of myself that day. Did I blabber too much? I am sorry you had to see me like that. I don't know what came over me that day! You must have been embarrassed." "I wasn't and I will never be embarrassed because of you Chandu! In fact, that was one time when you spoke freely with me. And I am thankful for that! I can never forget that night in my life." Suddenly the space between them seemed to have shrunk and the rest of the room became oblivious, as he locked his gaze on Chandni's face, as her eyes darted rapidly, probably
Aryan rushed inside the hospital to alert the medical staff of the emergency and soon Atharv was placed on a stretcher and wheeled inside the hospital. Chandni rushed to the registration desk while Aryan stayed with Nargis Chachi and made sure Atharv was taken care of.Half an hour later, once the duty doctor had done the initial tests and diagnosis, they met the Paediatrician who informed them that Atharv's appendix needs to be removed, as it has been inflamed. He congratulated them for bringing Atharv quickly before the infection spread and reassured them, multiple times, that it is a simple procedure and Atharv will be discharged in two days once he is fully recovered.Chandni urged the doctor to do whatever necessary. As the medical team began preparations for the surgery, Chandni urged Rashid Chacha and Nargis Chachi to have something to eat and drink at t
Aryan blindly walked out of the Hospital without any idea where his feet were taking him. After sometime when he looked around, he realised he was sitting on a wooden bench in the playground area that the hospital built for its little patients. Small kids were playing under the loving supervision of their parents.Parenthood wasn't something he had even given a thought about till now. The tragic way his relationship with Chandni ended, he had no hopes of even thinking of marital bliss or having a family. He put all his energy into avenging his parents' death rather than looking for any female company. But few of his friends have become parents recently and he always envied their joyful life. His dazed senses still registered the sounds of the traffic outside the hospital and of dista
"You never lie, do you Chandni?" He asked with a sneer before Chandni could gather her senses. "Dev! Hi! Come on in!!" She felt uneasy at the way Aryan was looking at her, with so much anger and hatred!! What happened suddenly?? He was quite normal when they met in the hospital in the afternoon. Aryan didn't move an inch but asked again. "You didn't answer my question!! You don't lie do you?" It wasn't her cold body or the wet saree, but something in the way he asked, that sent shivers up her spine. She looked at him for a moment. Aryan made no move to come inside but the same sarcastic smile continued to play on his lips, even though his narrowed eyes suggested how his mood was.
"So, this is what you think of me is it? That I am like her?? That's okay Dev. I expected better of you, but I am ready to accept all the blame for hiding this since we met again, but please, I beg you, not to misunderstand me, that I have done this to take revenge on you or anyone. Even if you believe it or not, this is the truth. Before we met, I was truly under the impression that you have settled abroad happily with someone, that girl I saw you with. And I wished you nothing but happiness. I genuinely thought knowing about Atharv would only create unnecessary complexities in your life and I wanted to spare you from all that. Even after we met, seeing all the girls going gaga over you, my resolution became stronger. I wanted you to marry someone and have a happy future, unburdened with a hurtful past and a child...""Burdened my foot!! Who the hell are you to decide what I need to do with