Chapter 15

 

 

"ADITYA!" Kripa yelled his name as she returned back to reality, she looked at her surroundings and found herself back in his room, her eyes fell on the photographs lying on the bed, she grabbed one of them and ran her hand over Aditya's face, her eyes began to water as she called out his name again, tears began to fall as she looked at the photo albums on the bed, she picked them up and briefly looked at them before dropping them, she saw the gifts and picked up each of them for a second before dropping them on the floor when she noticed the clothes.

 

She reached out and picked up a blue shirt, it had been Aditya's favourite, she had gifted it him on his birthday, he loved it and would always wear it. She could still smell his cologne on the shirt causing her to sob again, just as she put the shirt back on the bed she saw Aditya's shirt which was covered in blood on the floor. She fell to the ground, she picked it up and held it close to her chest, she mumbled his name again through her never ending tears as she fell back against the wall.

 

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Angad applied the brakes and quickly took the key out of the engine and got out of the car, Armaan got out aswell and Angad locked the car and ran to the front door, he fumbled with the keys trying to unlock the door but Armaan took the keys from him and swiftly unlocked the door, Angad opened the door and ran up the stairs while Armaan shut the door and then followed.

 

Angad froze outside Aditya's room staring at the slightly opened door, he glanced behind himself and saw Armaan standing there nodding his head telling him to go in to the room, Angad's hand trembled as he reached out and touched the door handle, he pushed it open slightly and caught sight of Kripa sitting on the floor against the bed. A lone teardrop fell as he saw Aditya's bloodied shirt lying on Kripa's knees, he cursed himself for not throwing it away, he saw her clutching a framed photograph to her chest with her left hand, he presumed it was of her and Aditya, her other hand was slightly clenched, he kneeled down next to her and slowly unclenched her fist revealing the diamond ring.

 

"Kripa" He called out to her softly but she didn't move, her eyes were bloodshot red and her cheeks were wet from all the tears that had fallen from her eyes. He reached forward to wipe her tears, he touched her cheeks softly causing her to look at him, she blinked at him then slowly lifted her clenched hand and moved his hand away from him and began to stand up, Angad tried to help her but Kripa refused his help and stood up herself. She eyed him up then turned her gaze to the floor when the bloodied shirt fell from her knees when she stood up, Angad shifted his eyes down wondering what she was looking at, she was about to bend down to pick it up but Angad beat her to it, he lifted the shirt and held it out to her, she reached out her right hand and took it from him.

 

Angad called out to her again but Kripa moved away from him, he was confused, he wanted to take her in his arms but she seemed like she wanted nothing to do with him, Angad glanced at Armaan who was standing by the door, he shrugged his shoulders at Angad who repeated her name hoping she would say something, anything, and she did.

 

"You lied" She said softly but loud enough for both Angad and Armaan to hear. Angad shook his head and reached out for her but she stepped back away from him and spoke again.

"You lied to me Angad! How could you?" He wasn't sure what to say or what to do, he wanted to go closer to her but each step he took towards her she took away from him so he stayed where he was.

"Kripa, I don't know what you're talking about" He finally said, she smiled a little through her tears and nodded her head

"Of course you know nothing, you never do, what did you think? that you could keep me for yourself while Adi's not here?" she spoke bitterly

 

Angad's worst fear had come true, if all the items lying on the floor hadn't given it away, that remark did, he glanced at Armaan and both of them realised she had regained her memory, Angad closed his eyes and opened his mouth to say something but Armaan rushed over and put his hand on his shoulder and shook his head, he moved towards Kripa.

"Kripa, you know who I am don't you?" Armaan asked

Kripa nodded her head

"Armaan, when did you come back from the US?"

Armaan smiled at her and moved closer to put his arm around her shoulders

"Kripa, I need you to come with me"

"Where?" Kripa asked

"To the doctors ok?" Angad replied, Kripa looked puzzled but Armaan nodded his head and she agreed, he put out his hands to take the things and she handed him the shirt but wouldn't discard the ring or the photograph, Armaan left it that way and led her out of the room. Angad looked around the room at the boxes on the bed, he was in two minds whether to clear the things away but it didn't matter now, he left the room as it was and followed after Armaan and Kripa.

 

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After many requests from Armaan, Kripa allowed Angad to accompany them to the doctors, they were all seated outside the doctors office, Kripa was still holding the ring and the photograph in her hands, Armaan had tried once again to take them from her but when she refused to give them up Angad had told him to leave them with her.

The door to the doctors office opened and Dr Mathur stood in front of them, he beckoned Angad into the office, Angad got up and followed him inside.

"What happened Mr Khanna?" Dr Mathur asked

"She remembers" Angad said softly

Dr Mathur asked for details and Angad divulged what he knew, he told him how they had gone out and he had remembered he left the door open and when they came back they found Kripa in Adi's room with his things

"OK I'll need to speak with Miss Sharma, please bring her in"

Angad nodded his head and left the office, he glanced at Armaan and Kripa

"Kripa, the doctor wants to see you" Angad spoke softly not looking into her eyes. She nodded her head and followed him inside with Armaan, Dr Mathur greeted them both then made Kripa sit in the chair while Angad and Armaan stood by the door

 

"OK I am going to ask you some questions, I want you to answer them as honestly as you can"

Kripa nodded her head, the doctor walked over to Angad and Armaan and whispered to them

"When I glance at you, nod your head if the answer is correct"

Angad and Armaan agreed and waited as the doctor sat back down to ask the questions, he looked at Kripa's file and spoke

"Your full name please"

"Kripa Sharma" she replied

"Your date of birth"

"15th June 1984"

Dr Mathur glances at Angad who nods his head in agreement

"Your parents names?"

"Gayatri and Suryaban Sharma, they died a few years ago"

He glances again at Angad who nods his head in agreement again, he continues to ask Kripa questions about her past and she gets them right

"What year is it?"

"2008"

"and the date?"

"August 1st"

Dr Mathur glances at Angad then at Kripa

"Does the 22nd January mean anything to you?"

Kripa closes her eyes at the mention of the date, she glances at the photograph in her hand then back at the doctor

"Yes, it is the day me and Adi had the accident...the day Adi died"

Dr Mathur wrote something on Kripa's file then looked up at Angad then at Kripa

"Do you know who that is?" He asked while pointing to Angad

"Yes, he's Angad, Adi's brother" Kripa replied coldly

"Kripa do you remember what happened last week?" Dr Mathur asked her

Kripa thought back and nodded her head

"Last week I betrayed the guy I love by sleeping with his brother"

Angad cringed at her words, he walked over and whispered in Armaan's ear who led Kripa outside, he thanked the doctor then followed them outside.

 

He stopped the car outside the house and followed Kripa inside trying to talk to her but she wouldn't listen, she walked into their room and opened the cupboard and began taking her things out, Angad stood by the bed and watched as she took her things from his room to Adi's room, he went after her trying to talk to her but the only reply he got was having the door shut in his face. He sighed and took the key from around his neck and put it in the keyhole, he figured she would find it later, he turned and headed downstairs to where Armaan was sitting in the living room, he spotted a photograph of him and Kripa, he picked it up and sat by Armaan

 

"It's all over" he spoke softly as he touched the photo

"No it isn't, I'll talk to her, she remembers everything that happened but she doesn't know why, I'll tell her" Armaan replied

Angad shook his head, for him it was indeed over, he'd lost the woman he loved and that was that, nothing more nothing less.