Bumping Into A 'Superhero' (BIAS)

Chapter 07 : Spontaneous Realisation

I swung the bamboo stick randomly. He got hold of the girl and pushed her towards me. I threw away the stick and caught her.

He had ran away. "Now you know what I was talking to you about ?", I asked. She just nodded. I hugged her tightly as she cried loudly.

"Satvar !!", I shouted. Tejas rushed in quickly.
"Where were you ? What happened ?", he asked. I covered the girl so that she couldn't see him.
"I need Satvar. A guy just ran off from here. Black glasses, green muddy T-shirt, ripped jeans. I need him here", I instructed.
"I'm sure he's scared now. He won't come here agai-"

"I NEED HIM HERE, SATVAR !!", I reinstated. I saw lightning again and within seconds Satvar appeared in his suit along with the guy.
"Is this him ?", he asked.
"Yes indeed", I said as I picked up my bamboo stick again.
"Now back off", I warned Tejas. He left the guy alone in the center.

"Please don't hurt me", he pleaded.
"What did you say ? It's your personal matter ? I couldn't interfere ?", I said as I attacked him. "Guess what ? This is personal now", I said as I continued to thrash him.

At one point blood came out of his mouth. "Sejal, you need to stop now", Tejas sounded terrified as he saw the blood. "This isn't you !"

"That's what I thought Satvar. But what you see now in front of you is the Sejal I'm. The Sejal I always wanted to be", I said as I kicked the ripped jeans guy hard on his crotch.

I heard the police's siren. "Satvar, it's time you leave. Otherwise, your family will get involved in all of this", I told him.
"What about your family ?", he asked.

"I want them to get involved", I said as I passed the stick to the girl. "It's your turn", I told her. She tried to muster up the courage but she couldn't.
"You can call me didi. Sejal didi. You don't need to depend on losers like these for affection. Sometimes you just need someone that really cares about you. And I promise you, I'll always be there for you", I held her hand.

The girl kicked him hard. He continued to wail as the police rushed in. Tejas was nowhere around. They all surrounded us. "Who are you ? Why are you assaulting him ?", they asked.

"I'm Dr.Sejal Gaikwad, daughter of Dr.Arjun Gaikwad of REDZ, Vashi. And I need a lawyer."

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"Dr.Sejal ? Why did you assault him ?"
"Is it related to the recent attack on REDZ ?"
"Is REDZ trying to show its political support to the government ?"

- The reporters flooded me with questions. My lawyer aunty - Ankita told me that she had got me bailed out. My phone buzzed - it was mom. "What are you trying to prove ? The last thing we want is media attention. Please Sejal, I'm trying to keep you away from the limelight and you are sinking deeper in it."

"Mom, you see a TV around yourself ?", I asked over the phone.
"Yes, but why-"
"Please switch in on and hear what I say next", I said as I put my phone in my pocket. I turned to the reporters. "I, Dr.Sejal Gaikwad would like to make a statement."

Everyone became quiet. For now, mics were the only thing I could see other than the cameras focused on me. "When I was young, I had a sister. She was becoming youthful you know. She hit puberty late.. at this tender age. All you want is affection. Love. In today's world, everyone is so busy that we forget this 'affection'. Everyone craves for it, but only a few are ready to give it..

Amruta didn't find it inside our house. So she tried finding it outside. But she failed. She isn't among us anymore. Something similar happened with this girl. She too tried to find the same affection outside. But unfortunately, there are many people out there who exploit such innocent souls..", I said. "They use these girls to please their hunger, their sexual desires."

"But isn't she the reason all this happens ?", A reporter pointed out.
"Is that what she wanted in the first place ?", I countered the point. "All she wanted was affection. But this is what these assholes know already.."

"So according to you, assaulting such people will benefit the society ?", Another one of them asked.
"No, absolutely not", I said. "All I want people to know is that if you can't give your kids affection. I'll do it."

"What do you mean by this statement Dr.Sejal ?", someone asked.
"REDZ, Vashi has been always ahead of proving services that the society needs. So, I take this opportunity to announce our new campaign. As the heir to one of the most prestigious groups of hospitals of Asia, I Dr.Sejal Gaikwad officially announce - Project Affection."

A lot of chit-chats started among the reporters themselves. "So was this some kind of publicity stunt for the announcement of the project ?", they asked.
"No. I'll refer to this as the first case of the project. My client, this girl called me when the miscreant couldn't control himself. I even took the help of Satvar to get her justice. You see psychiatry works fine when it's practical."

"Satvar ? Are you referring to the alleged fast superhero ?", he asked. "What are your relations with him ?"
"Yes. He's an acquaintance of REDZ", I proudly said.

My phone buzzed. There were calls and messages from a lot of people.

"Final statement : The campaign starts Monday in the new building in the psychatric section. Have a good day !", I said as I led the girl to my car.

I drove her to her home. On the way, I got her a new shirt. "Thank you Sejal didi", she said.
"Oh you are such a sweetheart", I said as we reached her house. "What's your name ?"
"I'm Nikita, and I won't tell anyone about you", she smiled.

"You are quite smart Nikita", I remarked.
"I learned it from you didi. I know you weren't going to announce whatever that was. It was spontaneous, wasn't it ?"

"Yeah, I realized something. Why my mom is trying to keep me away from all this.."
"Even your mom doesn't like you ?"

"No, she does actually. Now I understand how", I said as I glanced at my phone.