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It's been four days since Imlie has been discharged from the hospital and five days since Aryan and Imlie are mourning for the loss of their child.
When Imlie had waken up that day in the hospital, after the effects of the sedatives had worn off on, she was hysterical. She couldn't come to believe that her Cheeku was no more. And Aryan broke some more after seeing her in that condition.
She was discharged from the hospital, the next day.
Her conversations had become nill at home. She didn't talk with anyone neither did she show any expressions on her face. Her face always remained blank and unreadable. She had been despondent since then.
So the family decided to give her some space so that she can come in terms with the reality. She stayed gloomy all day, sometimes staring at the walls with a far away look in her eyes.
She had become mechanical. Doing her chores on time, having food, taking medicines, sleeping.
But she had let Aryan near herself. She didn't try to push him away like she did with other family members, instead she had willingly sought for warmth and love in his arms.
She had let him comfort her, hug her, take care of her.
And in turn she had comforted him, consoled him and loved him.
They had both cried for the loss of their child in each other's arms. They had indeed become each other's strengths in their tough phase.
Aryan had decided to skip work for a few days. He wanted to be with Imlie 24×7. He also knew he wouldn't be able to do any work even if he attended the office. He had enough efficient staff who would take care of the work for a few days.
Meethi had arrived in Delhi that day after learning about her daughter's accident. She had been a crying mess after seeing her daughter so broken.
She didn't have words of solace her daughter and her son in law.
Rathores had asked her to stay with them for sometime, to which she had readily agreed. She wanted to be there for her daughter, whenever Imlie needed her.
Imlie had sobbed in her mother's arms, accepting the motherly warmth which she had offered.
And had slept peacefully in Meethi's lap after crying for hours.
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Aryan's sleep broke as he heard something clattering. When he didn't find Imlie beside him, he got up from the bed and first looked for her in the balcony.
The balcony has been one of their favourite places. When one of them needed some space to gather their thoughts, to clear their minds, they often seeked succour in their balcony.
Aryan didn't find her in the balcony, but saw the lights on in the closet. He moved towards the closet, and found that Imlie was in the washroom. He could hear the sound of shower running and wondered why Imlie needed a shower in the middle of the night.
He found the bathroom door open but knocked and called out for her, "Imlie?"
He could hear the faint sound of her sobs.
When she didn't respond, he got worried and pushed open the door and stood rooted in his place after seeing the sight in front of him.
