ARHI SS: In Another Life Ch38-pg87 COMPLETE - Page 50

Before you read this chapter I want to warn you that there are talks about abortion and I'll explain myself at the end of this chapter.

Chapter 36: Clean Out

Anjili's lawyers came by after breakfast to discus Anjili's divorce. When they asked her whether or not she was sure, she only hesitated for a moment before saying yes. During that bit of hesitation, the family had watched her closely to see any signs of doubt. She then proceeded to set the terms of the divorce while the lawyers took notes. They were done in a hour and the lawyers left to draw up the papers.

After they had gone, Anjili had asked Payal, Nani and Mami to help her sort out some things in her room. They all went up to her room and she began to sign tasks on to them. Mami and Nani were to get rid of all the things that belonged to Shyam and she and Payal were going to go through all the sarees and pick out which ones to give away and which ones to keep. She had also asked the servants to go around the house, find anything that belonged to Shyam and throw it away. This had taken them all the way up to lunch.

After lunch, Anjili took a car to the hospital. Despite Arnav, Akash and NK's pestering, she refused to go with any of them. Upon arriving she had asked to see her gynaecologist Dr Rathor. The receptionist led her to a room and asked her to wait.

"Anjili, it's so nice to see you but you don't have any appointments any time soon. Is it the baby?" said Dr Rathor when she arrived.

Anjili took a deep breath and replied, "Yes it's about the baby."

"Is there something wrong?"

"I want an abortion."

Dr Rathor's eyes widened in shock. Anjili didn't seem like the type of girl who would give up her baby. "Why?"

"I don't think I could love it." She answered honestly.

"Anjili, you need to think carefully, I mean this is a life we're talking about here."

"I know what it is and I don't want it anymore."

The doctor thought for a moment before she replied. "How about you think about this again for 24 hours? If you feel the same this time tomorrow, I'll arrange the operation."

Anjili hesitated. She knew she wanted this and she didn't want to wait. But she really didn't have much of a choice as Dr Rathor looked like her mind was made up.

"Ok I'll come back tomorrow. But I want to say something before I leave. If you tell any of my family members about what I'm going to do, I'll sue you so badly that you won't be able to put a plaster on anyone let alone practice medicine. We have patient doctor confidentiality so I expect you to honour that. I'm a grown woman and I know what I'm doing, do you understand?"

The doctor was slightly taken aback; she had never seen this side of Anjili. "Yes I understand."

Anjili smiled at her. "Good, I'll come back tomorrow. Have a nice day."

She walked out of the room leaving the bewildered doctor behind.

Ok so I know that abortion can be a touchy topic and I'll explain my view on it. I'm a pro choice person, this means that I believe that the mother has the right to choose to keep her baby or not depending on her. I thought I would write Anjili as a pro choice person because of the fact that she has become quite a strong woman since she visited the police station and that she is making her own decisions. If you have any questions about my view on abortion please pm and I'll be happy to answer them. I want genuine question not hate because of my opinion. On a less serious note, I'm thinking of starting another story after I finish this one. It will be mostly dedicated to Anjili and her struggles after Shyam because I feel like it needs to be explored and that can't be done in this story because this one is dedicated to ArHi. Let me know what you think.