<font size="3">Hi everybody, this is my first time writing an FF for this forum. I hope you all like it!</font>
<font size="3">Chapter 1</font>
<font size="3">I closed my eyes as I took a deep breath and began to stich
wound on the wrists of a young woman as she sat there crying in front of me.
She appeared shattered and nowhere near coping with the situation she placed
herself in. I sighed as I looked up at the tears of her parents who were
standing outside the door of my office.</font>
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<font size="3">"Milli you should not have done this to yourself. Why give
yourself this pain?" I announced anxiously as I placed cotton against her wrist
to soak up remaining blood that was oozing out of her wrist.</font>
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<font size="3">"Dr. Ishita ,why don't you understand?! I love Arjun, he is
my entire life. I cannot believe he left me for her all on her mother's words!"
Milli exclaimed as she broke into tears all over again. I sighed as I placed my
hand on my head. </font>
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<font size="3">I could understand the pain of heart mainly because I
remember how on that day of my wedding, Subbhu left me at the alter all to get
married to my cousin Neela. The pain and emotion I went through and that
immediate response of feeling that all such was happening due to my own
shortcomings of the ability of never becoming a mother all due to my Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome,or PCOS as the doctors in the medical world call it.</font>
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<font size="3">All due to my PCOS, I have constant mood swings, random
cravings and random weight gains or losses.It's like being pregnant,sort of,but
just that I don't have a baby or never will as assumed.</font>
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<font size="3">I burst my bubble of thought as I looked back at Milli and
grabbed her hand squeezing it as I looked at the poor young love-smitthen teen.
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<font size="3">"Look Milli, I understand your pain. This broken heart has
wished upon me too,but you have to be understanding towards your family and
their worries for you. Look at your parents and your brother. Do you know how
scared and worried they are for you? Just for their sake try to let go of this"
I said as she wiped her tears and shook her head.</font>
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<font size="3">"I will try Dr.Ishita,but I can make no promises. I've loved
Arjun all with my heart,but all I have received is betrayal. But,I think you're
right.Maybe I should let go" Milli said in a small whisper as she hugged me and
walked towards her parents.</font>
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<font size="3">Milli's parents smiled at me as they came up to give me
cash, but I replied a no.</font>
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<font size="3">"No please, this is a free clinic and I'm only here to help
you because I want to.Not because of the money" I said as I smiled and led them
towards a rickshaw waiting outside the office.</font>
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<font size="3">The sky was dark black and I could sense a storm was
coming,so I sent them off immediately and decided to call it a day off as I
sent nurses home before the storm got worse.</font>
<font size="3">I sighed and looked outside of my office window as I packed
my bags. India's weather is truly unpredictable, one time it rains and next it
sunshine. It typically reminds of the Bay Area back at home in the U.S. I truly
do miss home, especially California. I started to feel a little homesick as I
bit my lip and placed my bag on my shoulder.</font>
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<font size="3">Oh well, one more month and then I'm back home. Moreover, I
should be happy that I'm making my dream come true for working for the poor and
providing clinical medicine. This is where I always wanted to be. I smiled as I
grabbed my umbrella and wrapped my duptaa on both of my shoulders.</font>
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<font size="3">"Rickshaw!" I called as the rickshaw stopped in front of me
and I quickly got in.</font>
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<font size="3">I felt the rickshaw bump up and down the broken road as I
texted Ma that I will be home in about 30 minutes. I smiled as I scrolled
through social media. The rain began to pour faster as I peaked my head out a
bit.</font>
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<font size="3">The rain was gorgeous and it prickled softly on to my hand
as I tried to take a small piece of its beauty with me. It was these small
moments that wiggled me out of my clinical depression that has been plaguing me
for the past 3 years after that wedding disaster that occurred. However, my
depression still wasn't leaving me,it is like it has become my best friend and
a part of me that doesn't want to leave,no matter what. The medication is not
working, therapy is not working, nor is socializing with people working at all.
I sighed as I looked out and noticed a large black rectangle from afar.</font>
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<font size="3">My eyebrow raised in curiosity as I tried to focus on it and
realized it was a human being. The man was laying on the side of the road and
he appeared to be unconscious.</font>
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<font size="3">"Rickshaw stop!Stop right there next to the main" I
exclaimed.</font>
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<font size="3">"Why madam? He is probably a drunkard! This is Delhi and it
is night. This is not a safe place to get out" The rickshaw driver replied.</font>
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<font size="3">"Look I don't care! I'm a doctor and it is my duty to give
help to those who are in need.Stop right now!" I exclaimed as the rickshaw
driver hit the brakes and I quickly ran out of the rickshaw towards the man.</font>
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<font size="3">Rain began coming down much harder as I felt my hair getting
wet as my duptaa flew to the side. I stumbled on the mud as I ran up to the man
laying there with blood soaking out of his forehead and nose. His small beard
wet against the raindrops as his mouth was open trying to gasp for air. I
quickly grabbed him my his shoulders as I placed his head on my lap as I tried
to shake him. His head still unusually hot against my lap as his chest moved
lightly up and down against the dark black shirt he wore.</font>
<font size="3">I tried shaking him,but it was not working as I noticed
blood still oozing out of his forehead. I quickly ripped the small end of my
duptaa as I wrapped it around his head.</font>
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<font size="3">"Here help me get him in the rickshaw" I told the driver as
I placed his arm against my shoulder as the driver helped me sit in the
rickshaw.</font>
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<font size="3">"I think it's better to go back to my clinic. Come on let's
go back" I told the driver as the rickshaw made a u-turn towards the clinic.</font>
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<font size="3">"Nothing will happen to you. Don't worry" I said to man a Is
tried to lift him out of consciousness,but it was not working. I noticed his
phone slipping out of his pocket as I grabbed it and decided to notify his
loved one who may be worried about where he went.</font>
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<font size="3">I noticed an American driver's license on the side of his
phone case. I focused my eyes and noticed it said Raman Kumar Bhalla. The name
seemed familiar, but I couldn't recall from where I heard the name. </font>
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<font size="3">I swiped his cellphone and noticed the words "Mom" and I
quickly dialed it.</font>
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<font size="3">"Hello" I heard a voice say on the other end of the line.</font>
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<font size="3">"Hello, this is Dr.Ishita. I found your son Raman on the
side of the road and we will be reaching my clinic" I said as I held on to Raman's head that fell against my shoulder.</font>
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<font size="3">"What?! You found Raman! Thank God! I will be right there
soon! Please do everything possible to save him!" I heard the woman as she
disconnected the call.</font>
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<font size="3">I placed my hand softly against his rough cheek as he
appeared to mumble something.I felt his hot breath prickle against my neck
softly as I felt my heart skip a little. I shook my head as I got to the clinic
and grabbed him by his arm as the rickshaw driver helped me get him into my
clinic and on to the patient bed.</font>
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<font size="3">"Thank you so much and please go. The storm is very bad
outside" I said as I paid the driver an extra hundred rupees and let him go his
way.</font>
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<font size="3">I quickly sprung into action as I unbuttoned his shirt and
placed electrodes on his chest to measure his cardiac and breathing activity. I
began to look at the deep cut on the side of his forehead and I grabbed tools
and began to examine the damage.Stiches were the main solution as I grabbed the
water soluble stiches and began to stich his scar. The blood on his nose had
stopped,but appeared a little swollen as I placed a heat compressor on it. He
appeared to mumble softly and seemed to become more conscious as I repaired his
wounds. He laid there silently as his chest went up and down. My eyes lowered
as I caught myself staring his abs that appeared on his stomach. I sighed as I
attempted to dry my duptaa and called Ma that I will be late home.</font>
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<font size="3">Suddenly I heard a sound and then a large bang as I quickly
got up and opened the curtains of the patient room. My eyes widened as I
noticed the large body standing in front of me as the body shaked and wiggled a
little against the darkness of the night. </font>
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<font size="3">"Raman please rest! You're ok now,no worries!" I exclaimed as
I ran towards Raman and placed my hand on his shoulder.</font>
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<font size="3">"Let go of me!" He yelled as I stepped back a little
frightened by the loudness of his voice. My eyes snapped into the dark brown
marbled eyes of his that appeared clouded by the darkness of his anger. His
face appeared red as his muscles tightened in anger.</font>
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<font size="3">"Who are you?! Why did you bring me here?!" Raman exclaimed
as he walked towards me as I backed up.</font>
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<font size="3">"Please relax...I saw you on t-the s-side o-of the road and
decided to help" I replied softly as he slammed his hand loudly against the
bed.</font>
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<font size="3">"Did I tell you to help me?Did I?!!!"Raman yelled as I bit
my lip in nervousness and shook my head.</font>
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<font size="3">"You...were...unconscious and I thought you needed help" I
whispered as I felt myself hit the wall as Raman approached me. Suddenly I felt
his hands grab my arms in anger as I yelped as I felt throbbing pain under his
fingers.</font>
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<font size="3">"So, you thought why not help this poor helpless person?
Right...well you're wrong" He whispered loudly as I felt his face a little close
to mine's as his deep alcohol breath hit my ear as I felt my face flush red.</font>
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<font size="3">"You are the reason why I'm not dead and with my Shagun and
Adi today! You are the reason! I was supposed to die and then be reunited with
Shagun and Adi! My life, my everything! Do you know that?!" He exclaimed as I
looked up as my nose lightly touched his as I looked deeply back into his eyes.
I noticed his eyes feeling up with pain and tears as I bit my lip.</font>
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<font size="3">"My Shagun and Adi died and so now I want to be with them.
But, you are the reason why I'm not with them! You are the sole reason!" He
said as I felt his face becoming beast like as he pressed me hard against the
wall as I felt a sharp pain on my arms.</font>
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<font size="3">I felt his hand raise high up as I yelped and closed my eyes
in fear.</font>
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<font size="3">Precap of Next Chapter</font>
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<font size="3">"Look please let go
of me.I'm very sorry,but my full intention was to save you" I said as I felt
his hand on the side of waist, his finger deepening into the skin of it.</font>
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<font size="3">"I know girls like you. You find ways to get into rich houses
like these and find a way to get into these families" Raman hissed as my eyes
widened in shock as I stared at his face.</font>
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<font size="3">"Look,please let go" I said as his face neared me as his
nose touched mines again.</font>
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<font size="3">"Why?Too close for comfort?" Raman smirked as I bit my lip
and pushed him away with all my force.</font>
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<font size="3">"Let go!!!" I exclaimed.Raman looked back in anger as he
pushed me against the wall.</font>
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<font size="3">"How dare you?!"He yelled as I felt him pierce me against
the wall.</font>
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