Chapter 1
**June 10,2018**
The corridor was engulfed in silence. Cutting through the silence, a young lady approached the elevator. She pressed 'Basement'. It was 10:00 pm. It had been 3 hours since Anushka Reddy had been fired from her job.
Another day has ended, with nothing fruitful. Absolutely nothing at all.
Anushka hustled through the empty basement and in a matter of minutes, her scooty had whistled out of the office complex. The weather had deteriorated and the winds had picked up. It was only a matter of time before the heavens opened up. But Anushka was unperturbed. She was too preoccupied in her own thoughts to care about the inclement weather.
After 20 minutes of driving, Anushka reached home. Taking out the spare keys, she opened the main door and moved in. The drawing room was pitch dark. Everyone had gone to bed.
Why are you surprised Anu ? Did you seriously expect that someone would be staying awake for you ?
Anushka freshened up and retired to her room. The torrential rain was beating down. An hour passed away but sleep would not come. Finally, in a fit of desperation, the lady took a couple of sleeping pills and in a matter of minutes, she receded to sleep. The young girl perhaps hadn't realised but sleeping pills had become an active part of her life.
**June 11,2018**
After the thunderous rainfall the previous night, Anushka woke up to see the sun shining in all its glory. It was 8:30 am.
After her morning chores, she stepped into the living room and sat on the sofa. Reaching out for the remote, Anu switched on the television. Hardly had a few minutes passed when the TV went off in a flash.
Oh god! Not again.
Anu knew that things were going to get heated up. But she didn't want to let her temper flare.
Keep calm Anu. Keep calm.
Finally, she proceeded to speak.
"Mom, will you please switch on the TV ? What fun did you get by doing this ?"
"Why should I switch on the TV ? You have been fired from yet another job and you want to watch TV! Seriously Anu ?"
"How did you come to know ?" quizzed a visibly perplexed Anu.
"Your friend Riddhi told me. Had you returned home early yesterday, I would have spoken to you yesterday itself. And moreover, when have you ever managed to hold onto a job for more than a few months ? So I wasn't surprised to hear of you being fired this time as well..."
Before her Mom could complete, Anu interrupted her. "Mom, it was a bit different this time. Please let me explain."
But Ms.Nita Reddy was in no mood to listen.
"Why should I listen to you ? What more is left to say ? If you were not capable in journalism, why did you even go ahead with it ?"
Someone please stop her.
"I'm just fed up and sick of your chaotic decisions. When will you learn Anu ?"
Anu finally had enough. Picking up the keys, she stormed out of the living room and whizzed out on her scooty in a flash.
Tears had begun to flow out of her eyes and she was a frustrated soul.
My life sucks!
**June 9,2018**
A young man was pacing about in his room when he received a phone call. The call was from his sister's college.
He picked up the call and barely had he heard a few words when the phone slipped out of his hand. Those 11 words had shaken him to the core.
"Mr.Siddhant Sinha, your sister has met with a serious accident"
The young man's world had come to a stand-still in a matter of few seconds. He finally gathered himself and spoke out.
"Could you please tell me which hospital she's in ?" his voice was breaking and he could barely control himself.
"Galaxy Hospital" came the reply from the other end.
Siddhant stormed out of his house and was on his way to Galaxy Hospital.
Why did this happen to you Purva ? Stay strong my girl. I'm coming.
Siddhant reached the hospital and rushed towards the reception.
"Purva...Purva Sinha. She's my sister. She's okay,isn't it ? Please tell me she's okay!" stammered Siddhant with his choking voice suggesting that he could break down any moment.
"Relax Sir. Please let me check the records"
"Damn your records! Do it quick please!"
"Please go straight through this corridor and then take a left. Your sister is in Ward No 2" responded the receptionist.
The young man rushed through the corridor as he had been instructed, colliding with people along the way but that hardly mattered to him.
He reached the concerned ward and peeping through the glass pane, he saw his dear sister. Seeing her injured and unconscious, Sid couldn't control himself. A stream of tears rolled down his cheeks.
Why did this happen to my sister ?
He was about to enter the ward when a nurse stopped him.
"I'm sorry Sir but you cannot enter this ward"
"She's my sister. Please let me see her once" requested Siddhant.
"I'm sorry Sir but I cannot do that. Until her condition stabilizes, we cannot let anyone inside".
Sid realised the merit in the Nurse's words. He finally gathered himself and spoke with an air of rationality that had deserted him over the course of the last 30-40 minutes.
"How did this happen sister ?" he inquired from the Nurse.
"She was struck by a pacing car. The collision was pretty severe and she's suffered some internal injuries. Thanks to the young lady who brought her here on time. Had she not brought your sister here on time, things could have got much worse..."
Barely had the Nurse finished her statement when Sid interjected her.
"Who was that lady ? Please tell me about her! Any contact details which she gave ?" inquired Sid.
"No Sir, she didn't furnish any contact details. She only told her name and then she left."
"What is her name ?" Sid asked impatiently.
"Anushka Reddy" replied the Nurse before moving into the cabin to examine Purva.
This was Chapter 1 folks. This is a long story and will have plenty of chapters. The parts in italics indicate what's running through the minds of Sid and Anu at that point of time. It reflects their inner mind.
This is the first time I've written something like this. I hope you guys like it :) Please drop in your reviews. Constructive criticism is always welcome :)
-Lavanya
Geet - Hui Sabse Parayee
Advocate Anjali Awasthi
