Suddenly there were blazing sounds surrounding the room, clatter of feet rushed and she felt as if she could not longer breath, breathe', what was her name? Why could she not place her name, she knew who she was but what was her name? And where in the god name is was she.
Tumbling away were her illusions, soft unspoken words of the heart that seemed too impossible and out of reach for the moment, and voices directed towards her'far yet so close she could feel the warmth of the sounds yet somehow she felt so far away'
''Miss Sharma'' stirring, she heard the name again but what was her name, that was her fathers name, the father who had taken away her right to be his daughter, but why?
''Miss sharma, are you awake?'' stirring, her eyes flicked open momentarily and closed again. The hoard of faces overwhelmed her vision along with confusion of knowing none of the ones who stood there waiting for her to come back to the real world. Who were they?
Her eyes opened and gazed shifted around, there were so many of them with hopeful eyes and twinkling smiles, but how did they know her?
''Miss Sharma, how are you feeling now?'' groggy, she stretched a bit but smiled giving all the thoughts and tensions a rest, '' thank god, you scared us'' one the ladies whispered along and collapsed on the complimentary guest seating's.
''where am i?'' the question was as stranger to her as the people in this room., '' who are you?''
Repeating herself she waited for an answer, '' where am i?'' since no one bothered to answer her, her gaze roamed around and the familiarity struck her, the machines, the smell, the voices, she was in a hospital, '' why am I here?''
Putting on a brave face one of the ladies glanced at the others and as if they spoke in some code language which all seemed to understand but her , made her all the more restless, ' whats going on?''
''Nupur ''' Nupur, Yes, she was Nupur Nupur Sharma, the only daughter of the Mumbai's biggest industrialist, but why was she here? In a hospital?
'' your two months pregnant '' suddenly the memories flooded right in, everything blurred away was becoming clear her thoughts roamed back, and everything was mussed, her mind went blank and her eyes closed just a for a second, to gather everything , just for a second but she lost herself too easily.
The time she came around it was a little better since her memory was much clear but that did take away the pain or the regret. She was pregnant, without marriage and suddenly everything fell into place. The betrayal was so fierce and direct her tears dried up, '' why did you bring me here? Who are you people?''
The nurse shifted around and smiled, '' Miss Sharma '''
''its nupur, just nupur'' nupur interrupted, maybe it was her pride or maybe it was her anger, either was she was no longer a sharma as her father had announced.
''Miss Nupur, these people found you on the road, I presume you fainted and well they brought you to the hospital'' pausing she cleared away the side table, 'we tried to contact for your family but no one was available.
Why would they be? She was no longer their daughter, shrugging away the unwanted thoughts for the moment being, she looked over to the strangers, the seemed so at peace and happy, here with her. Why was that even though she had no idea who they were but just them being there waiting for her to get better tugged at her heart?
One of the elder ladies rounded around to nupur and sat by her side, '' your going to be a mother, you have to take better care of yourself dear'' nupur resisted the shock and conjured up a smile, '' a mother can't go running around on roads, she has to take of the baby inside her, the miracle that's taking place inside her. You have some responsibility now''
''yes Mom I agree, your baby wants to see the world nupur, it wants to breath don't crush his breath before it has a chance to breath, you have to live for your baby if not for yourself'' the words taunted her, how was she to live for her baby when didn't even want it/ Was it responsible for the broken pieces of her life. The baby was the reason she was sitting among strangers instead of her own. This baby snagged away her breath how could it grow inside her? Clutching her stomach she simmered in arrogance for a moment.
'' I want an abortion'' nupur announced leaving everyone stunned along with herself.
''Miss Nupur, what are you talking about?''
''am I talking in foreign? Dammit I want this child dead, -- if I can't live than it can't either'' urgency was their in her voice with intent but even a blind person could have felt her fear and her panic, '' kill it''
''Nupur, child'' the elder look looked too pale to speak but she held onto nupurs hand, '' you don't want to make this mistake, your whole life you will regret it''
''I already regret it, this child took me away from everything I have loved'' holding off her tears, she shivered, '' I hate it'.i cannot possibly give it life when it took away mines''
''don't do this'' the other lady spoke up.
"Miss Nupur are you sure'' stopping she opened a file, '' there are precautions of course, but if you are serious it has to be done soon, otherwise it won't be possible''
''I'm serious'' she was adamant as her decision, '' do it ''helpless she struck a gaze at the other and saw the pure resentment in their eyes for her selfishness.
''I will go and speak to the doctor'' the nurse left the room leaving nupur along with the strangers.
''Look I'm sorry ''' her voice was blur with the hiccups and the tears streaming down her cheeks, '' I'm helpless''
''give it to me'' every gaze focused on the lady who may have been in her mid-fifties standing with the others, '' Nupur don't kill an innocent life'if you don't want it. Give it to us, we will raise it''
''I'm sorry?''
The agreement was done so quickly that nupur didn't have a chance to think over her thoughts or anything. All she knew was she wouldn't be a murderer anymore and the baby would go to a well off family. It was all set, yes afterwards she would go back to her family and apologize and even to Rahul. They would all take her back
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