𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡

ATHARVA

Some while ago..

I tried to reassure myself, questioning her actions. How could I trust her when her story seemed so unbelievable? Ashwin appearing at the same dhabha on an uncommon route only fueled my doubts. She never provided proof, then or now. Yet, her actions always seemed to align with others' words. But why was I justifying myself? Maybe I wasn't always right, but I wasn't wrong either. If she chose to show attitude, so be it. She wasn't a child who'd forget her way home. She had money, a phone; she could find her way. But one look at her empty seat reignited my worries.

"She's acting like a child! How could she forget her essentials? She's got attitude, but no brains," my anger surged.

As the weather began to change, my concern grew. I turned my car back toward her direction.

Present ..

The rain hit the car window hard as I looked for her. Finally, I saw her standing alone in the rain. She looked lost in her thoughts. I called her name, but she didn't move.

I hurried to her and held onto her because she looked like she might fall. But then she closed her eyes and passed out.

I got worried. What had happened to make her faint? I tried to wake her up, but she didn't respond.

So, I decided to take her to the car for safety. I helped her sit in her seat and tried to buckle her seatbelt, feeling really worried.

As I started the car, I looked at her. She looked different, like she was hiding some pain behind a calm face.
I checked her body temperature, it was not normal.

It's hard to find any clinic or medical store near and it was raining the only option I have is to reach home safely even if it take 1 hr , that might be the only option left .And I wish she would open her eyes soon, I was angry with her but now I am angry that I am helpless to do something. Why I let her go !! Why I didn't stop her , why !! It doesn't matters now if she was wrong or guilty the only thing matter to me was her safety. I can try but I can never hate her ..Never.

After 1 hr we finally reached home . Rain also stop but dhruvi, she opened her eyes after some minute of her pass out , I was relief but she didn't move much and when I tried to touch her she pass out again and her body was shivering from fever.

I open her gate and swoop her out from the car . When I entered my house , Mom and Maya received us . I was in hush, I called them to contact a doctor. I brought dhruvi to my room , kept her in bed .

The doctor came, she examine her . I was moving here and there worriedly. What happened to Dhruvi so suddenly? My family kept asking me but I too didn't know what happened.

Doctor told us to leave the room alone with her so that Dhruvi can rest well but my mind didn't want to left her now just the way I left her some hour ago . When she will open her eyes I will ask for forgiveness, and will give her all the favourite foods of her but please get soon well .

But we existed from room. Now I was only concern for her health .
" Doctor what happened to her ? Why she suddenly pass out ? Was it cause of rain ? "

" Was she suffering from some stress or she is patient of panic attacks ? " Dr. Patel asked concernedly.

" Panic attack .. She may was in stress but she never told use and panic attack, it was never mentioned from her or anyone her known . " How can she had panic attacks and she didn't let us know ? Does her family know this ? Why will they keep it hidden from us ?