Tu Zakhm Hai (On Paused)

Chapter - 13

Kavya's POV

Both of us had reached the mansion, Viraj was leading and I was following him. Both of us go straight towards the dining table because all the family members are there.

Viraj asks his aunt to drop me in my room and his aunt did the same. While leaving from there I just hear that Viraj tells Jaggi that-
"There was an attack at Vinod Ji's house. Find out who ordered it."

Then my heart got some peace knowing that Viraj is trying his best to help me as much as he can.

Viraj's aunt and I were going through corridor.

"I think we should get habituated to you making an entry when all of us are together." She said.

I sighed. I knew that she don't like me here at all, so I avoid to talk to her much.

"Thank you. I know the way from here." I said.

"So sweet and you're so innocent." She pulled my cheeks and said as if she was talking to a child.
"Where you go from here is something only Viraj knows. Okay? So, take care of yourself." She said and leaves from there.

I looked at her confusingly to digest her words but she is disappeared.

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Wo dost jise log ummeed kehte hain,
Uske daavon mein kal ke sapne rehte hain.
Wo kehta hai mujhpe kaayam rah,
Kaayam hain mujhpe duniya.
Kal behtar hoga, aasaan hoga.
Kyon ji ka inta janjaal kiya?
Par us dushman ko kya kahen?
Jo jhoothon ka ek jaal bune.
Jab paani sar tak pahunch jaaye,
Wo tab bhi aankhon pe hath rakhe.
Kahe sab aasaan hai.
Wo muskil bhi jo dheet hai,
Kya kahein us dushman ko?
Kya uska naam bhi ummeed hai?

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(The friend that people call hope,
the one that promises a beautiful tomorrow.
It tells me to keep it alive.
For hope springs eternal.
Tomorrow will be better and easier.
Why overburden yourself with worry?
But what do I call the foe that spins a web of lies?
When things get out of hand,
it continues to turn a blind eye.
It says everything is easy, including problems insurmountable.
What do I call that foe?
Is that synonymous to hope also?)

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I go to my room and sit on the bed. Then I realized that Viraj's coat was still on my shoulders so I took the coat off my shoulders and placed it on the bed. Before placing the coat, I looked at the coat and a smile appeared on my face. I didn't even realize when I fell asleep while thinking all this.

The Next Morning

I got up from the bed and started going towards the washroom. I feel a bit of a headache so I rest and it's straight wakes up at lunch time. After lunch, I came back to my room. My head was still aching a bit, so I asked Viraj to bring some medicine for me.

He came to my room with the pills. In that particular time, both of us didn't utter any word. After giving me pills, he left from there. I take the pill and fell asleep.

Around 7:45 p.m I woke up and my headache went away. I was feeling better than before. I got up from the bed and went to the washroom and washed my face and came out.

After sometime, someone knocks the door. I went to open it, a maid comes to my room and tells me that, "S_sir was calling you to have dinner. So I come here to call you. I go with her.

After having dinner I come back to my room and sit on my bed. Then I felt like drinking water, so I got up and brought the water jug kept on the side table.
And as soon as I take the jug in my hand, I see a paper note lying under the jug. I put the jug aside and take the paper note in my hand to read.