Part 33 (B) 29/04/2019
There were two men standing outside his room, one dressed in a constable uniform and another wore khaki pants with a black collared t-shirt. Shaurya casually said hi to them and the guy with a black t-shirt greeted him back. Officer Jalalluddin and this is Constable Raj Kumar. Shaurya introduced himself I am Shaurya Khanna.
OJ: Mr. Khanna, could you follow us, please?
SK: Can I know what is it about?
OJ: I can't discuss anything here Mr. Khanna, it's for your own interest. Please follow me.
Shaurya can understand the seriousness in his tone and nod, Vicky who was still on the line said bhaiya,is bhabhi back, Shaurya place the mobile on his ear and said Vicky, I will call you back he quickly slid his mobile into his pants and close the room door follow them. Throughout in his journey in the police car Shaurya's mind ruffled with questions, why is he being called like this, where is Mehak, is she in some sort of trouble? His trance broke when the car stopped at the hospital.Officer Jalalluddin opens the door for him and he gets down from the car. His worry increases as they in the hospital, the officer walks in as Shaurya follows him at the back like a shadow. Shaurya's throat gets dry as the officer passes some corridors, he uttered officer, that's when Officer Jalal stopped and turn to look at Shaurya.
SK: Why are we here? If you have some inquiries etc. bring me to the police station but why we are here in the hospital?
OJ; Mr. Khanna please follow me, my team is waiting there we will explain to you.
SK: Officer, I need to go and look for my wife,
OJ: We are going to meet your wife Mr. Khanna, please follow me.
Shaurya's POV
When the officer said, we are going to meet my wife, I felt some unexplained kind of emotions in me. I never felt like this before in my life. I hope Mehak is fine, she must be fine she has to be fine. During the party, she came in to surprise me and wants to talk to me but I want to test her patience and avoided listening to her. I saw her while I was busy discussing with Mr. Jatin and his guests about some random topics, she was still there fidgeting her saree pallu hem anxiously, I love the anxious look in her face, that's the same expression she had while in ISC. Whenever we give her tough situation like unusual ingredients or some new challenge she will pout anxiously as she mutters something in her. Usually, if there is no one she will stomp her feet in annoyance. Though I have told my self I will not bother her but old habits die hard, I love to do those things to her. But why is she in the hospital, why she didn't call me if she got injured.
They reached in front of closed ward area and many police officers were visible there. Shaurya looks at them all and wonders why many police officers are here, that's when a doctor came off with a surgical mask from her face, she removes it and Officer Jalal introduced, Dr. Kaur this is Mr. Khanna, patient's husband. She replied thank God you manage to get him on time, please get his signature in order to start the procedures and we need to get the treatment started. Before that let him do the patient' sverification. That's, when Shaurya's breath hitched something, is not right and they guided him to a closed ICU unit pointing at the glass door.
OJ: Mr. Khanna, please verify is that your wife?
Shaurya told himself it is not Mehak, it cannot be his Mehak there, whatever happens, it should not be her,and this must be some mistake he prayed deep in him as his feet freezes at the spot. Officer Jalal placed his arm around his shoulder and bring him forward to the glass door, Shaurya took a few steps slowly and peeped at the glass door.His breathing stopped seeing Mehak was there. He rested his hands on the glass door as he was jolted seeing her lying down on the hospital bed with an oxygen mask covered on her face, some cables running everywhere around her with many machines placed around her monitoring and a cervical collar placed on her neck.Her face had some bruises too, His heart sank and he uttered Mehak and tried to push the door to go in to be beside her but the door was locked.
SK : Doctor, let me in I need to see my wife.
Doc: I am sorry sir, please sign the authorization form first so my medical team will start with the treatment first, it's crucial for you to sign the form and we can save your wife.
OJ: Mr. Khanna, please sign the form in order for them to start the treatment. At the moment only first level treatment has been given, they can only start the necessary treatment after the next of kin's authorization. Every minute you delay, chances for her are getting slim.
SK: No, give me the form, let me sign it now. I will not let anything happens to my wife.
Doctor Kaur's assistant gives him the form as Shaurya didn't read any of them as he signed every single column required and pass it back to the assistant. He looked at the doctor and Officer Jalal can you explain what happen to my wife. The doctor nodded as she guided him into her room.
He sat in front of the doctor,as the doctor takes out her folder with some photos, she put them in front of Shaurya, it was some wounds in close-up shots. Mr. Khanna when your wife was brought in here, she was badly injured. Your wife was attempted to rape.
Part C continues