Chapter 17

Chapter 17:

I continued driving straight down the road, and glanced in the rear, the black car was still following me; how was I supposed to shake him off? BAMMMMMMMM! "ahhhh!" I screamed, the pain that crushed through me the next second was powerful enough to knock me unconscious on the middle of the street crushed by a huge truck that had come out of nowhere in two seconds. "Manya manya? Are you okay, damn!" I heard a soft and pained voice speak before the lights turned off.

With a throbbing headache I found myself opening my eyes to blinding lights. "Damn where am I?"I muttered to myself trying to lift myself up; my hands immediately finding something holding me back, a tube on my nose? "No you don't Manya!" I groaned and flashed my eyes in the direction of the voice and immediately regretted it. "What am I doing here and why are you still touching me?" I growled. With a cute smile on his face, wait did I just say cute? Something was wrong here! Anyways he backed off slightly. "Manya you were driving to work, a truck crashed your car, I was driving by headed towards the police station to talk to you when I saw your car being smashed, so I rushed you to the hospital. And here you are bandaged up with a broken ankle, a head injury and you lost some blood. Thankfully they were able to get your blood in time and I haven't called your family, well actually I did and I told them you had to leave for a case and would be back in a few days. So that way they can heal faster without having to worry about their daughter!"

I turned to eye him, he did have a point but what was the need to do that they would sooner or later call me and ask for me, I mean wouldn't they? And then tring tring! I sighed that was them. With a swift movement I grabbed my cell phone and spoke. "Hey mama, sorry actually one of the assistants called that is going with me and he called to let you know when I was grabbing some necessary files. I'll be home in two weeks and how is dadu? And you mom, are you feeling better?" I questioned her. I could hear the smile breaking out on her face, "I'm fine beta, your dadu has healed completely because of Rupa and now we are just relaxing, nothing else we are on house arrest because of her; its okay beta its understandable no need to explain just rush home, I'll miss you, and now I should go before Rupa says something else." I smiled, "bye mom, love you!"

"Wow that was something I never thought I could do, I lied to my mom point blank!" I muttered suddenly furious with myself. Karan glanced at me from the corner of his eyes, as he passed me some medicine and water. "it's time to take your pain killers for the broken arm!" I glanced at him and groaned, in my life one thing I hated far worse than anything besides killing or abusing children was taking pills. Why would anyone make such a horrible thing? "Manya, please take them if you want to heal fast and go home?" I groaned and fiercely took them; surprised by the sudden change in my movement, and tone he backed away and then realized when I put up a puking face when the medicine went down. He snickered, "sure a police officer, why not but a pill on the other hand…" he rolled his eyes as he muttered something else under his breath.

"Karan can you please get me out of here, I really have to find more information on some important files and get this case over with otherwise it will haunt my family forever like it has since I learned about the other side of the details!" I muttered shutting my eyes in pain to conceal away the tears. He glanced at me before nodding, "sure! I'll just talk to the nurse but after two days, the doctor advised you stay here for at least a week depending on your condition!" I mumbled something furiously before dropping my face in my hands only to scream a bit later. "What happened, are you okay?" Karan questioned his hands fluttering around my arm carefully.

I turned my attention towards him to snap when I found genuine panic and concern in his eyes. My stomach did a summersault, he was being so careful on not hurting me. "does it hurt?" he asked softly as he pushed me back against the bed, and placed my arm back on my stomach. I nodded negatively and watched as he spread his magic wand on me. "Manya I'll just be back kay?" I smiled slightly and relaxed into a nervous and anxious position, eh it suited me better. With a chuckle I closed my eyes and drifted off into sleep.

The next morning began my therapy to heal, what I was dead concerned about was my broken ankle, how was I supposed to heal that in two weeks and go home acting like it was nothing. I sighed this was going to be a long two weeks, and worse I couldn't rely on anyone other than Karan. This was bad. "Manya, the doctor has said you need to start walking around so that way you can stand on your own feet by the end of next week!" Karan said rushing by my side to help me. With a struggle I manage to get myself off the bed with a tingling sensation, why I had no clue what was wrong with me. Perhaps it was gratitude from Karan saving my life, was it?

"Kay now Manya carefully start moving your legs forward!" Karan commanded from a few feet away, to give me space. I turn and look at him, rolling my eyes I look away, why else would I be standing up? Carefully I move my good foot forward and hope to do the same with the other, automatically it rushes forward but as soon as I set it down the pain shot through my foot and I lost balance. Seconds passes, a minute passed and yet I was still conscious, how come I was conscious? I asked myself, finally peaking through my eye I see Karan holding me very carefully and glancing at my frightened face. I open my eyes completely and look at him, refusing to look away for some odd reason.

Carefully Karan set me back on my two feet and helped me walk, however I pitied the poor guy, I only reached two inches below his shoulder without my heals on so that meant he had to bend a lot to help me walk! Oh well but I was grateful for what he was doing.

The days continued by but the information I had in my mind relating to papa's case replayed every second I was awake; apparently information had been linked that I had found something else and had decided to give justice completely! But who was it? And not only that but whoever was behind the killing of my father definitely did NOT want me to open this case and punish him or her. And to stop me they would go to any length, whether it be trying to kill a police officer or their family.

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"Manya? Damn where is she, its been a week and a half since she has been gone and yet I can't contact her, I went home but she isn't there, dadu said she left Mumbai for a case, but how is that possible when she is only working on one case at the moment; I had been here everyday since the last few days to give Manya more evidence, we had found all of it…but there was one piece missing!" in frustration Akash slammed his hand on the wall. "Akash have you found out about Manya yet? Anything at all about her sudden disappearance?" Rupa asked Akash. He turned to glare at her, but one look at her condition calmed him down, she really cared about him and Manya. "No I have been searching anywhere Manya could be to find her but she is no where. I think either something happened to her or she has been kidnapped because we have all the information now!" his suddenly froze, he didn't want any damage or harm done to Manya.

"Well Akash have you checked any hospitals nearby, maybe….lets hope nothing has happened to her and our assumption is false, but just in case I think its time to look around in the hospitals!" Rupa suggested. I stopped she was right. "alright let's go, are you coming with me?" I asked afraid to go alone and find Manya fighting for her life, she nodded understanding my situation. With that we rushed towards our car and drove off to the nearest hospital.

"Excuse me? Can you tell me if you have a patient with the name of Manya Sharma?" I asked the receptionist. "One second sir!" she said before scanning the computer for any Manya. "Nope, I'm sorry, you must be mistaken, we don't have any patient by the name of Manya in this hospital!" I nodded once and rushed out the door holding Rupa's hand. "Akash hurry please!" Rupa said. I nodded again and hurried back to the car.

At the next hospital, Rupa rushed towards the receptionist and quickly asked, "excuse me do you have a patient here by the name of Manya Sharma?" the nurse nodded negatively after checking the records twice. Frustration was starting to boil over as we reached another hospital and the same answer was given to us three more times before we remembered the hospital near the police station. Quickly rushing into reverse gear we rushed towards the hospital. "Excuse me nurse, do you have a patient by the name of Manya Sharma?" Akash asked her. Quickly glancing through all the records she nodded positively. "yes, we do have a patient by that name!" Akash and Rupa looked at one another, their hearts immediately coming to a stop. "What room?" Rupa asked. "I'm sorry but I can't give you any record of that unless you are family!" Rupa glanced at Akash before saying, "we are her best friends and co-police officers, we have a right to go in there, so please tell us the room number!" she nodded suddenly surprised, "room #E21!" and with that Akash and Rupa rushed towards the elevator.

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"Manya, are you feeling any better now?" Karan asked me. I glanced at him before speaking, "in a way yes and no, things couldn't have been worse than they are now; I was so close to finding the information and now this, I don't know what to do and I want to get out of here right now!" I sighed in frustration and leaned back. "im sorry, but you only have 3 more days here before you heal completely so relax, and here eat this!" Karan said I glanced at him and nodded negatively. "Please, for your family and to restore your strength!" I grimaced as he began feeding me like a loving husband! Morsel by morsel he fed me and carefully wiped the corner of my mouth with a napkin, while I was too busy staring at his eyes, trying to read them. Just days earlier I hated this man and now I was beginning to see him as a friend. What was this? I just hope I wasn't falling for him, I loved once and I would never be able to ever again, my heart belonged to another who belonged to another.

"MANYA! WHAT HAPPENED, ARE YOU OKAY, HOW'D THIS HAPPEN?" I hear Akash barging into the next room and freeze…

to be continued...just like 3 parts left and an epilogue for this ff....thanx everyone for the comments...c= - sukhi