ASHLOK FF - AT FIRST SIGHT Last Chapter - Page 4

He kept looking at her, and the words just flew out of his mouth, he said "my angel" before he himself could realise what he had just blurted out. She just looked at him with a smile in her face and said " I thought you were recovering without any complications. Guess I was wrong"

She looked at her colleague. He replied with a grin saying " he was, last time I checked, maybe it's got something to do with you". She gave her colleague a confused look. That's all she could mange to do.

That made Shlok realise he what he had just said, he looked at the house doctor, and said "she the one I saw in the ICU, thank god I wasn't hallucinating" she extended her hand towards him when her colleague introduced her as the doctor who performed the surgery on him.

She felt it again, the moment his skin came in to contact with hers. Their eyes met one more time with intent and for that moment he felt as if he was in heaven. And she, his guardian Angel.

Both were lost in their own thoughts when Varad walked in with couple with anxious faces. Both were quick to react, withdrawing their hands with a confused look. Varad introduced Astha to Mr. Niranjan Agnihotri and Mrs. Anjali Agnihotri, as shlok's saviour, the one who saved their beloved son. They were very sincere and full of gratitude towards her.

Varad just got off the phone. And he informed everyone present, that the drive by shooting was in no way related to Shlok, that he was not the target, it was gang related, revenge attack, it was just a case of wrong time wrong place. Shooter was apprehended and he had confessed. His parents was very relived to hear that. Astha excused herself reassuring specially Anjali, that their son was on his way to making a full recovery and probably in 10 to 12 days time will be able to travel back to India provided he takes things easy. They both shook her hand thanked her once again for saving their sons life, and specially Anjali couldn't help but give her a tight hug with tears streaming down her cheeks.

The whole time Shlok kept looking at her, he was unaware of his own actions. He seemed mesmerised with those eyes, dancing to a silent melody only he could hear! What was so special about those eyes. Those Angel eyes.

He was glad, no! he was extremely happy to see his parents specially his mother. He was closest to her. She too had a very special bond with her second son. She indeed loved her other two children more than life itself, but just a tad more Shlok.

She came and sat next to Shlok on the bed, ever so careful not to pull any of the many wired and tubes that was attached to her son. And looked at his face and caressed his cheek with all the love poured into that one touch. And he felt it. Shlok put his hand on top of his mothers' and tears just started to flow from his eyes. She had been crying from the moment she saw her beloved son. Hooked to a heart monitor and Many other equipment that kept beeping and blinking and his Bandaged upper body made her realise just how lucky she is to be sitting here and have him with them still. He has been extremely lucky indeed. For if anything had happened to their son, then all the money in the world wouldn't have mattered to them.

For the Agnihotries family meant everything. All other things were secondary. They were a very closely nit family. Varad the eldest, was married to his high school sweetheart Sojal, and are the proud parents of their 5 year old daughter Kavya. Then there's Shlok, single not in any hurry to change his marital status either, much to the dismay of his mother specially. Finally the baby of Agnihotri mansion Joyti the youngest. She too was married to a Delhi based banker.

Agnihotries were old money! But they weren't arrogant nor complacent about it. Niranjan and now his two sons have worked really for what they have achieved. They owned a chain of Garment Factories. They cater mainly to the international market, affiliated with high end designer labels. The same reason that brought the Agnihotri brothers to Los Angels. They had come down to finalise and take care of the legal documentation of the contract with another new high end label that had chosen them.

All three Agnihotri men were smart and shroud but also fair and kind businessmen as well. All their employees were treated equally well and excellent and exceptional employees at Agnihotri Group of Companies was recognised and rewarded accordingly. In return they stayed loyal and worked even harder. It was good people managing skills.

She closed the door behind her and sighed. She was trying desperately to keep the tears from escaping. She opened the door leading to the staircase and she just dropped herself on to the first step. She was Lost. The moment Anjali hugged her she was teleported to a parallel world, where she was in her mothers arms again.

How she missed her mothers warm embrases, the feeling of comfort and sense of security she felt in her mothers arms. Isn't that the most comforting place on earth, in the arms of ones mother. Regret started to seep through once again like water escaping through a crack in the wall of a reservoir, the volume of water the dam held is so destructive if the walls break through if the cracks aren't sealed in due time, similarly Astha retorted back at her own self "you have no right to miss her when you but nobody else is responsible for her death"

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