CHAPTER 11
Prakram is staring at Avishka, but she cannot feel his stare because she is unconscious and is currently lying on the hospital bed with Aashi sleeping nearby in her arms.
PAST EVENT
Prakram is driving the car very fast, and Armaan, sitting nearby, is telling him all the things that Vishnu and Padma have told him till now and is continuously asking him to leave Avishka because that girl already tolerates too much. She is in trouble, and in such a situation, both of them do not want any more trouble in her life.
“Sir, although I have sent many of my men to Guwahati to know more about this girl, after knowing everything, I feel that this girl is neither a threat to our prosperity nor is it. She just met them randomly, and they both like each other very much.”
"I have no interest in any frivolity; don't you believe that she saved my daughter in such a kind manner, took her away, and then suddenly attacked me? .... It is not easy for any normal person."
"Sir, I suggest that you look at her social media account, which hasn't been active for the past two years, as some of her information may provide answers to many of your questions."
"Shut up…"
He jerks his car, and as soon as he takes the first step out, he hears his daughter crying loudly, which is enough to add to his distress. He runs inside and sees that Aashi has been crying for a long time because her condition is very bad.
"Aashi..."
"Papa..."
She runs to her father. Prakram's eyes are on the three nannies who could not stop his daughter from crying. He hugs her to comfort her, but she starts crying even more. Her hiccups clearly indicate that she is crying heavily. With her head bowed, the nanny tells him.
"Sir, Madam has to stay in the hospital; that is why Digvijay sir did not come here. He called us and asked us to take Aashi baby from the hospital because it was not good for her. We also brought her, but as soon as she woke up from sleep, she started crying continuously. Neither has she yet even a drop of water nor ready to eat anything.”
"Aashi, my love..."
“Papa, my Avu is hurt; she is bleeding a lot; I have to go to her.”
“You are not going to anyone; you will stay here with Papa.... We enjoy ourselves together.”
“Papa, I just have to go to Avu.”
“Let us eat something first, and then we'll talk about it.”
Prakram does not like his daughter's inclination towards Avi at all, so he wants to end this matter by any means and feed his daughter by engaging her in his words, but perhaps this time it is a more difficult task.
"No, no, I want to see Avu.... Just want to go to the hospital.”
"Aashi, listen, my love.”
“Avu….”
“Aashi…”
Prakram is deeply troubled by the attack, and he is also filled with fear for his daughter's safety. In such a situation, his daughter's constant insistence on meeting a stranger causes him to lose his temper. He yells loudly at his daughter, causing her to become frightened and begin crying even louder. As a result, Armaan quickly approaches Prakram and forcibly takes her from his arms, while Aashi wraps her arms around his neck. She starts crying even more loudly. Aashi's crying voice starts resonating throughout the house.
Prakram tries to calm himself by holding the bridge of his nose, aware that it's evening and Aashi hasn't eaten anything since breakfast in the morning. He fears that a major accident could occur in the interim. His mother is also in the hospital, due to which he is worried, and all of a sudden his anger gets directed at his beloved daughter. He begins to approach his daughter, but upon seeing him, Aashi cries loudly and expresses her feelings.
“I have to go to Avu; she is in a lot of pain, and I have to bandage her painful leg.”
“This is the doctor's job, not yours.”
“But Avu says that if I stay with her, then she will get well soon.”
“Avu, Avu, Avu, Avu is no one to you, so now you stop all this nonsense and go quietly and have dinner with Papa.”
Aashi knows that her father is angry with her, so she gets down from Armaan's lap and runs towards the stairs, crying, so she can go to her room. Prakram also keeps watching her go, but he is not ready to accept her insistence under any circumstances; hence, he feels that maybe after some time she will agree to his request.
After some time, Prakram slowly opens the door and looks inside to see what Aashi is doing, but she is crying, holding the tiara, which is no longer fresh. He closes his eyes tightly, and he feels as if he will have to accept defeat in front of his daughter's stubbornness. Armaan is standing behind him, and he tells him softly.
“Stubbornness is in her blood.”
Prakram stares at him, and Armaan walks away with his face down. He sits inside next to his daughter, who doesn't look at him at all. She hugs the tiara to her chest and silently lies down near her teddy bear. She has cried so much that her condition has deteriorated, to the point where she is no longer able to cry properly. Prakram cannot see his daughter in this condition at all, so he tells her.
“Okay, first let us eat food and then go to the hospital.”
Aashi immediately sits and looks at her father very well; it is as if someone has poured lava on Prakram's chest when he sees his daughter's beautiful eyes so swollen because of crying. Aashi says, wiping her tears as she stands up and walks towards the door.
"We'll go to the hospital and eat the same food there; I won't leave my Avu."
Prakram keeps watching her go from there; he cannot believe at all that his daughter is so insistent on him for a stranger girl and is not even ready to listen to anything he says.
Prakram immediately comes to the hospital with Aashi, and before coming, he had called the hospital; hence, Avi has been shifted to the most expensive ward so that Aashi does not face any problems by staying there. The reason for the sudden change was that Vishnu and Padma were getting very worried due to this, but Armaan went there and took care of the whole matter very quickly. As soon as they arrived, Aashi sat down, holding Avi's hand tightly. Her father fed her very nicely, and immediately after eating, Aashi laid down next to Avi, falling asleep within a short while. According to the doctor, Avi has lost a lot of blood, due to which she will be able to regain consciousness only tomorrow morning.
PAST EVENTS END
Vishnu and Padma have been forcibly sent home because Prakram himself is staying there, so they were afraid of staying there in his presence, but as the shift has been made, not many people can be accommodated there, so they have to go from here. Despite their reluctance to return home, both Vishnu and Padma chose to sleep on a bench outside the hospital. Prakram's eyes are on Avi, and Armaan, sitting nearby, opens his laptop and displays Avi's Instagram and Facebook in front of him.
Prakram has no desire to know about the girl, but he knows very well that his daughter has come to this girl with great insistence; hence, it is very important for him to know about the girl.Immediately, he grabs his laptop and begins to read about the girl. With some introduction of the girl, his eyes go to her hobbies and achievements.
I joined Scots at the age of 6 and love tracking with my Scots buddies.
A black belt in martial arts
I love my family. I am so fond of reading books that even when I die, I want to die with a book in my hand.
Prakram immediately looks towards Avishka, keeps his gaze there for a while, and checks her profile again.
MARRIED TO RAJEEV SANIYAL
As soon as he reads her married status, he turns and looks at Armaan, telling him instantly.
“If the girl is married, then what is she doing here? Find out about her husband.”
“I have learned about this girl's husband, he died about one and a half years ago, and the girl has been here since then... And the truth is that according to what my man told me after reaching Guwahati, this girl is dead along with her husband....”
Prakram's eyes now stop completely on Avishka, and his teeth start clenching very hard.
“Another cheater…”
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It is 2:30 in the night, but sleep has completely disappeared from Prakram's eyes because his life does not matter to him. But today, when the attack happened, his little daughter was present, his mother was dearer than life, her life on stake. Numerous issues were deeply troubling him, leading to an increase in his suspicion of Avishka.
Armaan knows very well that it is very important to remove Prakram's doubts; otherwise, he can make Avishka's life hell in a few moments. For this reason, Armaan wanted to introduce Prakram to Padma and Vishnu himself. However, as soon as he stepped out, he was shocked to find Padma and Vishnu there, prompting him to call Prakram outside. Now he is interrogating them. Vishnu quickly answers.
"Sir, I have never witnessed that girl interacting with anyone; she consistently stays at home, remains in our presence, and never expresses a desire to meet others. I am aware of this; I simply bring flowers and present them to her, from which she crafts garlands. Apart from this, she simply sits on the riverbank; how can you discuss her meeting someone else?"
"My daughter was there during that attack. Anything could have happened to her.”
"Exactly what you are saying is right; the attack was so big that anything could have happened to anyone. I could have been killed, my wife could have been killed, or even Avi could have been killed, but she did not care about herself but about your daughter. She probably loved her very much. I am not saying this just randomly; Aashi and Avi have a strange kind of bond. Not only do I say this, but everyone who has seen these two in the temple agrees that you are unnecessarily doubting the girl. She is a simple girl who just loves your daughter."
Prakram is furious upon learning that his daughter is deeply infatuated with someone, a situation that could potentially be detrimental to both of them. So in his anger, before he could say anything to them, his phone started ringing, which belongs to the bodyguard who is currently outside Avishka's room, so that Aashi does not face any kind of problem.
"What happened…”
"Sir, I don’t know what has happened to the girl; something has happened suddenly, and Aashi has woken up and started crying.”
Prakram immediately runs inside, and seeing him running like this, Armaan also immediately runs behind him. Both Vishnu and Padma are very nervous. Both of them are so restless that they can neither stay out nor go inside; everything is beyond their understanding. As soon as Prakram comes inside, he sees Aashi crying loudly while holding Avi's hand. And right now, she is breathing very fast, like she is fighting for her breath, and all the doctors are trying to control her.
"What happened..."
"Sir, I think she has a panic attack."
Prakram quickly takes Aashi into his lap and tries to push her away from Avishka, but as soon as he tries to push her away, Avishka holds Aashi's hand and starts looking at Aashi with her half-open eyes only. To free Aashi's hand, Prakram holds her hand and starts opening her fingers from her small wrist, but Avishka suddenly grabs Prakram's hand and starts pricking her nails into his wrist. Prakram immediately picks up his daughter with one hand and leaves the other hand in Avishka's hands. Her nails have caused blood to start dripping from his wrist, but he is unable to free his hand. She is staring at Aashi with her eyes half-open, tears streaming from them.
Seeing the tears, Prakram, for some unknown reason, feels his heart melting for the first time, and Aashi, who was trying to get free from his embrace, loosens his grip, which causes her to come closer to Avishka and tell her while kissing her cheek.
"Avu, it hurts... Ashu, blow some air on your wound.”
Avishka's eyes are only on Aashi, who kisses her again. The doctor, who has been trying to control her with injections and everything else for a long time, is also watching everything as Avishka's grip on Prakram's hand loosens. It appears Prakram releases his hand from her grip and starts looking at both of them very carefully. Aashi is smiling and trying to talk to Avishka.
"Avu, don’t be afraid. Aashu will not leave you and go anywhere.... I am here with you...”
It seemed as if there was a lot of magic in these few words from Aashi. Avishka felt very relaxed and closed her eyes with a faint smile. The doctor thoroughly examines her before engaging in a conversation with Prakram, who is observing his daughter and has begun to listen to the doctor from a distance.
"Perhaps due to a previous incident, she experienced a severe panic attack. However, your daughter's words create more magic than the medication. As a result, she has calmed down and resumed her sleep, indicating that there is no need for concern. However, it's important to note that she should not experience such panic attacks in the future."
The doctor leaves from there, and Prakram begins to observe his daughter, who has once again found her place in Avishka's arms. She is lying close to her, placing her hand on her chest, and patting her gently, as if attempting to put her to sleep. However, all this is very new for Prakram because Aashi never does anything like this. Prakram comes and sits in front of Aashi and says this to her while caressing her forehead.
"Aashi, what happened?"
"Avu was scared, so I was scared too."
"Your father is here, so you don't need to be afraid."
"Will you protect my Avu too?"
Prakram has no answer to her innocent question at all, but he does not want to trouble his daughter with anything, so he smiles very lightly. Aashi immediately smiles, due to which Prakram is also forced to smile more. After some time, Aashi falls asleep again. Prakram is looking at his daughter very well, and he is also looking at Avishka again and again. He doesn't want to believe anyone at all, but he doesn't know why, after seeing this girl, he feels like believing. He is extremely upset and unable to sleep, which is why he feels the urge to smoke cigarettes. He immediately goes outside the hospital, where Padma and Vishnu are still awake and talking to each other.
Observing both of them engaged in conversation, he silently stands behind them, carefully concealing himself, confident that something significant will undoubtedly emerge from their conversation.
"I feel that we should tell everything we know; at least that girl will not have to face any more trouble."
"I am not able to understand what to say. We've already told them that we found her unconscious on the river banks one and a half years ago... In a very bad condition."
"Why don't you tell them that when we took her to the hospital in a half-dead condition, the doctor told us that the girl had lost her child some time ago? ... Perhaps that is why she loves Aashi so much."
On hearing this, there is a strange movement in Prakram's heart; his heart starts beating vigorously, on which he suddenly places his hand. Padma says this while controlling her tears.
"I don't know how many of my children have died in the womb, one after the other... I have personally experienced this pain, so I can empathize with this girl's anguish. I had also asked her about her parents, but in her eyes, I saw nothing but tears. Only God knows what calamity she has gone through. And now the trouble is not ending here either.”
"The truth is, when she started meeting Aashi, I told you that she is the daughter of Bundela Sir, and he would not like this at all, so keep Avi away. But God knows what happened between them.... Both of them are always seen around each other as if they are pulling each other... It is like a string where both are drawn towards each other."
Prakram cannot let his heart melt even more after listening to these things because he cannot believe anything just by listening to these people. He immediately sits in his chair, lights his cigarette, and closes his eyes.
"Don't melt yourself; this is just a deception, and deception is in the nature of these people."
He quickly takes out his phone and calls Armaan while smoking his second cigarette.
“Yes sir…”
"We should know every little thing about this girl because she has completely trapped my Aashi in her lie. My baby girl doesn't even want to listen to me; if there is anything about this girl, then let me know about every single thing. Find out whether it takes a month or two. I want every detail about this girl. EVERY...SINGLE... DETAIL... DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?"
He emphasized his last words very loudly, which already alerted Armaan, so he quickly answered.
"As you wish, sir..."
On his mobile, he turns on the CCTV installed in Avishka's room and starts looking at his daughter carefully. He fixes his gaze on his daughter.
"It is not so easy to deceive me, and the day it is proven that you are a fraud, no one will be able to find even your nails...You've made a big mistake by implicating my daughter."
He completely finishes his cigarette and immediately comes back into the room with long strides because he cannot leave his daughter here alone at all. He is exhausted from the morning rush, so he lies down on the sofa in front and turns his face towards his daughter, who is currently sleeping very comfortably in Avishka's arms, as if she were in his arms. All these things are making him very angry. At the same time, he is also being forced to think about why Aashi is so attracted to Avishka.