The Birlas' - IKSHANA

Chapter 16: Past Mistakes

On the day of Roohi's Performance, At Birla House:

"What do you think it is Abhishek?" Abhimanyu asked in a controlled tone. Abhishek responded confidently and said, "A SABOTAGE"

Abhimanyu was shocked. He understood attacks like his accident where he was not the target, he was collateral. He made peace with that fact and most of the VVIPs warn him about the threats in advance. They even help him with security detail. Their security often took over to ensure his and his family's safety. He never thought saving lives would bring so much dread into his life but he learnt to deal with it. Charge a bit more from the VVIPs and spend on security. That won't hurt their pockets and it will help his nerves.

The rest is in his Mahadev's hands. His security team had successfully evaded quite a few attacks in the past few years. None of them had a personal vendetta. His competitors never troubled him because he often took up cases from their hospitals on their request. He once made a lot of connections when he worked as a freelancer, he couldn't just forget all those because he has his own hospital.

He prioritized his patients and his hospital but did help out if anybody reached out to him. He believed in timely treatment and never treated any of his patients differently. Everyone in his circle admired him for his attitude. He couldn't point fingers at someone who harbored a personal grudge on him.

"Neil ya Dad ke koi competitors ho sakte hain?" Abhimanyu questioned. Abhishek nodded.

"Koi bhi ho sakta hai Sir. The sad part is jab tak woh koi action na le, humein pata nahin chalega unka motive kya hain. They can be keeping tabs for anything. But my gut says that it's personal. Koi bhi aapki family ko professionally hurt karna chahta hai toh woh aapki personal life mein kyun itna interest lega? Hospital records, company accounts, property details, yeh sab pe concentrate karega na" he reasoned. Abhimanyu found that logical.

"I am sure you will take care of the security but do you think I should meet the Private Investigator you mentioned?" He asked for a suggestion.

"Nahin sir. We can't let them know ki humein bhanak lag chuki hai unki harkaton ke bare mein. They will get alert and won't end up making the mistake they otherwise would" Abhishek said in a no nonsense tone.

"I will keep tabs on Vikram. Hamara toh purana hisaab kitaab baki hain. Agar use shaq bhi hua toh yeh nahi sochega ki aapkeliye kar raha hoon. But we will have to wait for the first move. One move and I will decode their motive. You have my word" Abhishek's voice oozed confidence which relaxed Abhimanyu.

"Aaj Roohi ka performance hai. Please make the necessary arrangements. Keep things discreet. I don't want them to worry. Not before we have an explanation at hand" Abhimanyu requested in a professional tone. Abhishek nodded and took his leave.

The week was getting more and more adventurous for Abhimanyu. He hasn't experienced so many emotions and sudden changes in such a short period in the recent times. His heart was warning him of something being terribly wrong. He wanted to ignore the feeling but his gut feeling was always proved right through the week. So much happened so soon that he didn't get the time to sit and analyse. He had to go with the flow and he was fine with it because none of the conversations ended up badly, no one was deeply hurt.

Things were actually looking better from his perspective; he chose to heal himself. But then why did he have this lingering feeling in his heart that something shocking was about to hit them bad. Up until now, he let that feeling slide because he had so much more to think about and feel. This new piece of information diverted all his attention back to that at once. It was the need of the hour.