Chapter 4

[MEMBERSONLY]

[NOCOPY]

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He saw that most of the family had left, only Shivaay and Rudra had stayed, both of which were currently occupied on their phones speaking to their fiance and girlfriend respectively. Omkara could hear Shivaay reassuring Anika that all was fine and there was no need to get all worked up and drop by the hospital. Rudra on the other hand was getting updates from Soumya on the current situation at home, ensuring there wasn't any type of massive fight breaking out.

 

When they saw him they both wrapped up their conversations and moved towards him. Shivaay placed a hand on his shoulder before speaking,

 

"How is she?"

 

"Fine. Mentally, she's exactly the same, cracking lame jokes and acting as if everything's perfect. Physically, it'll take time for her to heal. She's got quite the bandage on her head and her arm will take time, she'll probably need a sling along with the cast."

 

"And emotionally?" He looked up at that, only to see that Shivaay also knew somehow that that question in itself was a big mystery.

 

"I don't know. She doesn't really seem affected by what happened, at least not in the way I had assumed."

 

"What do you mean O? She's coping badly?" Rudra questioned frantically, worried about his new Didi.

 

Om shook his head in response, "She's mad, neither at me nor at Svetlana. Actually she barely spoke of her, even when I directly asked her anything relating to Svetlana. She's mad at you guys, as in the whole family. She asked me, and I quote, what was wrong with my family."

 

"Why would she be mad at the family? Does she realize what she's saying? Who she's speaking about? We're the Oberoi's, how dare she question our family and ask if there's something wrong with us! I'm not going to tolerate her questioning Om, not even for you." Shivaay exclaimed, automatically falling into The Great Wall of Shivaay mode, fighting back everything and anyone that was against his family.

 

"Shivaay you're getting it wrong, she's not questioning our sanity or anything like that, and she has a logical reason behind her questions." He said, to reassure his brother and ensure he wouldn't storm into the room behind him and give Ishana a piece of his mind.

 

"She's mad because no one was there for me, no one knew anything. She thinks that what happened today, and what's been happening for many years is not one person's, but our whole family's fault. If everyone knew what had happened and the story behind Svetlana and her entry into our lives then maybe everything would be different. But, you know what, even if she doesn't say it, it's my fault as well. If I had maybe told Mom the whole story, mentioned along with everything else that Mr. Oberoi's new mistress was also my ex, maybe things would have turned out differently. We wouldn't be in a hospital having this conversation."

 

"Ishana Didi's right, our family is bad. How could they not know, everyone loves O at home and they don't even know what's happening I got his life? So unfair. Usually they make it seem like they love O even more than me and Bhaiya, yet they don't know such a big thing about O?" Rudra then looked up, finger on his temple, before he turned back to Om.

 

"By the way O, your choice used to be so bad. Thankfully it's improved over the years otherwise imagine what could be."

 

"Rudra what are you going on about? My choice has improved? What are you saying?" Om questioned.

 

"Svetlana? Really O? I mean, what were you thinking? Please, tell me you didn't make that choice yourself. I mean, Svetlana!"

 

"Shut Up Rudra!" Om exclaimed, grabbing onto Rudra's collar and dragging him down the hall out to their car. Saying goodbye to the doctor whom they met on their way out, who told Om he could drop by anytime after 8 tomorrow morning, he got in the back with Rudra. Finally finishing beating him up for his previous comments, Om let go and turned to look out the window, thinking about how he'd need a good night's sleep tonight.

 

He had to head to the hospital first thing in the morning, to be with Ishana while she went through her first series of tests. Then, he thought with a smile, he had some calls to make.

 

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IF was telling me that I have crossed the limit of how big/long my post can be and so I had to cut this chapter into 2 parts.

So, how was it? Characters reactions on point? Was what was supposed to be funny actually funny? Cause that's the most important part. I've never written anything remotely funny before so it's super important for me to know whether what was supposed to be funny actually made you guys laugh or not. I'm planning some funniness for the last part so I need to know if this ending was good enough to make you laugh a bit. 

I just remembered that there's only one part left.. Whoops.

Love for all who continue to read,

Zarmina