Finally, the day had arrived, his wedding day. I had a full day meeting in the education department and after that I had planned to bolt myself in my room till sunrise. Around 6 pm I came out from the department building, took a cab to back home when Charu called me up telling that she will be staying at Rakesh's place for Tonight. Then suddenly there was a loud sound and everything turned into black.
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. Everything was white, the walls, curtains, bed, and people around me and then again black.
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At the hostel gate, watchman informed me that that Pragya madam has met an accident and taken to the Hospital. I rushed to the Hospital. Charu was already there. Pragya's taxi collided with a truck and a metal rod pierced in her stomach. She also had a minor skull fracture. Doctors needed next of kin's signature on the forms and she had none.
There were things that I didn't know about. Charu informed doctors that she has no living blood relatives. Later she told me that her immediate family and extended family, all died in a road accident around a year back. There were 15 dead bodies waiting for her when she reached home, they all were going for a wedding when their bus fell into a river and all of them died.
I couldn't breathe. I couldn't stand there. I remembered that night, her suicide attempt, the pain, anger, question in her eyes when I saved her. I was the one who stopped her from going back to her family. May be I'm the only one she is holding on to. May be that's the reason she never questions my ways or expects anything from me.
It was time to act, not to think. I went back in, filled all the forms - Mrs. Pragya Mehra, w/o Mr. Abhishek Mehra.
Charu, Dr. Kulkarni, Principle, her other hostel mates, they all were looking at me with a hope. For them I was the reason that Pragya was still moving on in her life. And none of them wanted to disturb her life in any manner so they had chosen to ignore me. But today they all were acknowledging me as ME.
Soon Purab, Dadi, Aliya were in the Hospital, assuring me that they will take care of the rest as I should be going for the wedding. But how could I, she was my responsibility. Purab tried to reason his best. To my surprise, Dadi supported me, she asked me the reason of my behavior and I told her all about my relation, her family loss and my guilt of leaving her in between. She understood, as she always supported the right one and this time I was at the right side.
And then Mr. Juneja arrived, explaining me the consequence of my decision that I already knew.
That night nothing could bulge me. No one could move me away from her.
I was completely in my senses; I knew Mr. Juneja had all the power to bring me down to my knees. I could be boycotted and out of work within a matter of days.
I had to come up with a counter plan and that too very soon. The moment Doctors told that she is out of danger, I left for my office along with Purab and Aliya, asking Dadi to be with her.
Soon Aliya released the statement in media that marriage was cancelled due to the critical condition of a family member of Rockstar Abhi. We got dadi also admitted in the same hospital for the sake of statement authentication.
Mr. Juneja had to agree to this statement as he was not in a position to accept that someone had ditched his daughter at the last moment.
Next part was to find a media house that could back me up and save me form Mr. Juneja's wrath. Purab told that the law firm that we deal with; had recently taken up work for an international media & entertainment company interested in working in India. We immediately called up head of the law firm to join us in our office. The loyal lawyer he was, he not only connected us with them but tremendously helped to convince them why they should work with me.
And within a week's time, I was safe. All damage control was done. Mr. Juneja had no other option than to accept me. No businessman would like to lose his assets to his rival. I was top of my game. I was proud of myself and my team. And again I wrote my own destiny.
She was recovering well. Whenever I went to see her; she was asleep. Almost after 3 weeks, I decided to throw a party, a power show for the industry. All top people were invited. This was necessary to show them I'm Rockstar for no reason.
Night before the party, while talking to Dadi about the arrangements, I asked her about Pragya's health. She told me that her vitals were still not stable throughout the day, so doctors were refusing to discharge her.
It was around 9pm when I reached the hospital. Nurse was checking her BP. Nurse asked me to inform her before leaving as she was yet to give her sleeping tablet. I asked her why there is no TV in the room and the reply was, that patient was not allowed to read, watch or use electronic gadgets, as it might cause headache as she was suffering from a skull fracture.
Great, hospital had cut her oxygen supply and waiting for her breath to become normal.
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I was seeing him after a long time. I only heard from his Dadi, how he cancelled his wedding, how he didn't even move till my surgery was done, how he was nowadays busy to save his reputation and everything else. But he never came to visit me all this while. And today when he came, he is asking for TV, what a nutcase this guy is. Wait, why nurse was so cool around him, generally these girls make a big fuss for celebrities. Does she know him already? He came back again after a good amount of 15 minutes and said - "Come, let's go. We are leaving." Then he picked me up in his arms. And soon I was sitting in his car. I was beyond surprised. I already started feeling weak and drowsy. When I opened my eyes, I was on my bed, in my room, next to him, clutching to his chest. I was happy.
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