To say Thank You' for showering sooo much affection on this TS would not be enough! My feeble attempt at expressing gratitude! *facepalm* Next and final part to this TS and it's extremely long! Extremely long and a little rushed, but it's a TS so I needed to fit most of the content in!
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Yeh Hai Aashiqui~ Part Two (A)
The rain had long passed and had given away to a pleasant, clearer sky with no dark clouds. As Sanyukta, sleep deprived and eyes still blood shot, got ready and she walked out of her house wearing her bruises and scars with pride. As she walked out of her apartment, the sound of gossiping aunties fell upon her ears. "Poor girl got used!" one of them said, while another one replied, "Bechaari! Think about her future, no one will want to mar- -"... Clenching her fists she tried to ignore the voices that were regurgitating in her head.
Walking in to her office without her facade of yesterday, Sanyukta attracted a lot of stares, sympathetic stares. As she looked around she had attracted everyone's attention, everyone's unwanted attention. "If I am remembering correctly, which I am, don't you all have some work to do?" Sanyukta said emphasising on the word "work", before walking and slamming her office door shut.
Absorbing herself in file and pending contracts, Sanyukta was soon able to divert her over working, over stressing mind. Despite the occasional stare here and there, the day has gone smoothly for Sanyukta. Now all that remained was the dreadful journey home, as she went out to look for a taxi, ran to her lift and again felt uncomfortable to say the least at the company of males in the lift.
As she knocked at the door, her mom ushered her inside not before looking behind Sanyukta's frail figure as a reflex. After serving Sanyukta her dinner, her mother began, "Beta, let's go see a doctor just in case? I mean just in case... I mean just to be sure" her mother gulped back her saliva. As Sanyukta looked up at her mother, thinking again to be met with sympathy, but her mother's eyes no longer beared that suffocation. This time Anju Agrawal's soft eyes were brimming with concern and unadulterated love for the fighter that was her daughter.
Slowly nodding, she again walked lifelessly to her room and locked the door. After making sure the windows were shut and curtains drawn, Sanyukta pulled over the covers, only to stare at the ceiling. If she closed her mind consciously, that dark lane would cloud her vision. Hence she felt herself staring at the broken shards of glass in the bin again and her heart simply wanted to keep running her finger over the sharp edge again and again. She stared at the shards inertly until the first crack of dawn, when sleep finally engulfed her in to its arms.
Upon reaching the hospital with her mother by her side, Sanyukta left herself grudgingly walk towards the counter and swallowed her bile and asked for a female doctor. "Sorry ma'am, we are currently waiting for a female doctor to arrive and additionally, she only takes patients with prior appointments"
"Is there any other doctor on duty, who is free right now?" Sanyukta heard her mother say, she did have a point; they really didn't have a choice. They couldn't afford to patiently wait this one out. Giving her consent to any available doctor, Sanyukta started to fill out the formalities.
Reason for visit. Sanyukta's hands started to wobble slightly at those words. She swallowed her bile again and wrote one word: "Rape". Her mother's eye brimmed with tears of unspoken pride. There and then, her mother sent a quick prayer to all her Gods and guardian angels, to thank them for their mercy. Funny that, it is only during certain ordeals that even the extreme start to believe in the presence of an Almighty.
"Ma'am, a doctor is ready to see you", the receptionist professional tone had suddenly changed to one of unwanted compassion, as she gave out the instructions to the doctor's cabin. Sanyukta felt herself roll her eyes and sigh deeply as she walked out alone as only she wanted to see the doctor.
Knocking softly on the door, Sanyukta's heart was literally thumping loudly than ever before. Lowering her head she walked in to the doctor's cabin and sat down dejectedly on one of the opposite seats. Shivering slightly, her eyes wandered around the doctor's cabin table avoiding the gaze of the doctor.
"Sanyukta right? What brings you to see me today?" the doctor's tone was irritatingly cheerful and his gaze too intense. "Urm... I ur..." flinching slightly at her helplessness, Sanyukta had no idea how to break it to an outsider, a male outsider. Even knowing that he is a complete professional, Sanyukta felt herself awkwardly shift in her chair, while wiping her sweaty hands on her jeans and letting her eyes wander on the table in front of her.
The doctor cleared his throat alarming Sanyukta as she snapped her head up, her eyes shining with fear. For the first time the doctor was able to look in to his patients hazel orbs which help inexplicable emotions, though he could tell that she was afraid, but why?
"You know I like to bite people when they don't say anything to me" the doctor said in a mocking tone which failed to make its impact on the person before him. Frowning slightly he pulled out her filled form and looked up to the person in front of him who was awkwardly shifting in front of him, adamant on not making eye contact.
In this few years of practise, he had always heard of numerous rape cases, though never handling one himself. He got up and arranged for a blood sample to be taken by a female nurse. Sanyukta had heard the proceedings and felt herself release her breath and closed her eyes in gratification. As Sanyukta stepped out of the nurse's cabin, she found the doctor standing right outside the door and gestured her to his office.
"Your test results will come in a few days time, but at the moment take a seat here" the doctor said while ushering her to the hospital bed in front of him. Sanyukta's subconsciously widened her eyes in alarm and in reflex her body stiffened. Realising the misunderstanding he had created, he cleared his throat and said, "to just appropriately just check your bruises". Hiding the embarrassment in her eyes, Sanyukta sat on the table, while the doctor examined the bruises on her face.
"What is your profession Sanyukta?" he doctor said while he glared at the hickey mark on the neck. Swallowing her saliva, she said, "I work as a marketing executive." A prolonged silence followed after which the doctor reached out to touch one of her marks near her eyes. Jumping in fear, Sanyukta's eyes had widened and were out of pop out of her. The doctor's eyes however held anything but sympathy, his carried another emotion, he held curiosity in his eyes.
Just as he was about to say a few words of condolences, Sanyukta interrupted him, "I am sorry... But I am getting more fidgety these days." The doctor smiled and said, "It's okay... I get fidgety when my tummy hasn't been fed", this time though his joke had earned a tiny smile. "Anymore wounds?"
"Actually... ur..." Sanyukta couldn't help but tug at the hemline of her kurti all the while avoiding his gaze. Understanding her hesitance, he smiled a little and said, "It's okay, I was going to ask you to stay back here for a few days anyways, that way a female doctor can help you." He saw preparing herself to argue and before she could say anything, he said, "You look fragile and it's better if you stay here for a few days... For formalities sake" he said firmly and saw her surrender."
As she got down and walked to the door, the doctor said, "Sanyukta, it was never your fault and always remember I am always here to talk.", his eyes shining honestly. "What's your name doctor?"... "Randhir Singh Shekhawat" while extending his hand, which she tentatively took it in politeness.
As she stepped back in the hospital with her bags, Sanyukta was escorted to her room where the doctor was already waiting for her. He turned and offered a bright smile only to be met with a demure one in return. "Welcome to your room for the next few days! Trust me if you want good food just let me know, the canteen basically serves you water and boiled vegetables" he squirmed his face in disgust.
Smiling apprehensively in return, Sanyukta was told to rest for the night before the analysis tomorrow. Sanyukta tried getting used to the uncomfortable and not so soft bed. After twisting and turning in her bed for the umpteenth time, she got out to wander in the garden. She glanced around and walked out to the nearest balcony and sat on the railings. She looked down and show a range of cars and people on the street and took a deep breath.
"What do you think you are doing? Do you not value your life? What will parents say for crying out loud!" Randhir said as he pulled her from the railings and shouted at her without giving her a chance to explain. "Doctor! Please! I was not planning to do what you are thinking... I just need some fresh air!"
"Oh really! Then why was this in your bag Sanyukta?!" Randhir said while pulling out a glass shard from his doctor's lab coat. "Please enlighten me!" Randhir said, his tone conveying hints of anger and concern.
For the first time Sanyukta let a tear fall from her eyes in front of another person after Sameer. From that day she had not broken down, but today she had reached the pinnacle of her control.
"Why do you care so much?"
"Because Sanyukta what happened to you was atrocious! Words will fall a mile short of how inhumane and atrocious it was! But it does not mean you can end your life and just think that all your problems will come to an end. I am a doctor Sanyukta; trust me when I say this suicide is never the answer! Ever!" his eyes faltered and he looked away before continuing, "I have seen many families fall... Don't do this!"
Sanyukta looked into his eyes without hesitation this time and they held a different emotion... Pushing aside her thoughts, she walked back to her room but nor before throwing the glass shard in the bin where it appropriately belonged.
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I couldn't finish it off here... The rest in the next post!
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