Hearts in Balance: A Tale of Business and Medicine

3. Melancholy Rainfall (Edited)

Hello Everyone!!! I know some people read the first two chapters the same as Humsafar: Tale of Two Broken Hearts firstly I wanted to write it in the same book but later I decided to present a whole book for Aastha and Anurag's love story!!!

Hope you enjoy reading!!!

Aastha never spoke about the torment she was enduring, but she made a solemn promise to everyone: she wouldn't let her pain drive her to make any rash decisions. Each day, she trudged to the hospital, her face clouded with a heavy gloom, only to plaster on a hollow smile when she returned home.

The nights were relentless, a parade of sleepless hours consumed by the haunting memories that refused to let her rest. Every day felt like an endless loop of shadows and despair. Yet, as dawn broke, she found herself back at the hospital, clinging to the routine as a fragile anchor in her sea of anguish.

She was sitting in her cabin when a message popped up she opened the message...

Unknown number: 

Come to my cabin without having your bodyguard with you...if you dare to inform anyone then slowly one by one you'll lose your friends and love ones...come fast...

Her body started shivering... she came out of the cabin 

Aastha: Advik you stay here I've some paperwork I'll come back after a while

Advik: okay ma'am 

Aastha went to her senior's cabin and came out like a lifeless body 

Advik: ma'am are you okay?

Aastha: Yeah

Saying this she went inside her cabin...

Advik made a call to Anurag

Anurag:(on call) Yes advik

Advik: Sir something is off with ma'am she went for paperwork and then came back like a lifeless body...

Anurag: okay keep her safe and any emergency is there call me immediately

Advik: Yes sir

Anurag(telling himself): What are you hiding dear please tell me I can't see you in this pain...

At midnight around 12:30, Aastha was sitting in Chawan Niwas garden alone and sat lifeless...Anurag was seeing her every move from the beginning from his room...

It started raining heavily and Aastha started crying she thought no one would know her miserable state unknown that someone is watching her every move...a messaged popped up in her phone...

TRIGGRED WARNING MENTION ON PHYSICAL ABUSE AND HARRASMENT!!!

Unknown number: 

That's like my girl  come to me everyday I'll devour you in every fucking way until you left your soul and don't you dare to confess anything to anyone...you're mine only

Aastha stared at her phone in disgust and throw it somewhere in garden...she was getting wet in garden from very long time and it was raining heavily Anurag came to Aastha and took her to his house but she stood in lawn

Anurag: It's raining heavily please come inside...

Aastha: I don't wanna come he will destroy everything...he will harm you please stay away from me please

She begged him...He immediately hug her but she wiggle in hug

Aastha: please stay away from me please...he will harm you all if you try to come near me...

She started wailing and crying 

Aastha: please stay away...I'm not able to handle this anymore...why this is happening to me Anurag why 

After a while Anurag try to pull her out from hug 

Aastha: Please, just stay like this. I'm begging you—he'll kill me if you won't be with me. I can't bear the thought of what will happen if things change. Please, don't make me face that nightmare.

Anurag stay like that for a while rain was getting heavier with every passing time it seems clouds are also miserable while hearing Aastha's wailing...

Anurag took Aastha inside his mansion she sat on couch and Anurag gave her water...Anurag sat beside her 

Anurag: Tell me what's bothering you!!!

Aastha: please don't tell this anyone please

Anurag: okay I won't tell anyone now tell me 

Aastha: there is a senior doctor of mine Dr. Devansh he is around 35-40 years in age...he touch me inappropriately...first he touch my hands than slides his hand on my back than on my front body he touches my chest and than downwards...

She was explaining this and touches her body the way her touches her...She couldn't compelete and started crying 

Aastha: I hate my body Anurag I hate myself...

Anurag pulled her in hug 

Anurag: Now he won't do anything you're safe with me relax...

Aastha calm down and slept in his arms.

Anurag carried her in his room and saw she was shivering as her clothes were wet and he touched her body she was having fever...

Anurag goes to his walk-in closet and came out with his hoodie...

Anurag: Don't worry dear I won't spare him for doing this to you...

Anurag tied cloth on his eyes and sat beside Aastha she was wearing kurta set...Anurag slowly try to remove her kurti   she whimpered 

Anurag: shh..it's me Anurag relax I'm just changing your clothes...relax

Anurag removed all her clothes and made her wear his hoodie and cover her with blanket still with his eyes cloth he took Aastha's clothes along with inner wear and kept it in his room's couch...

He slowly removed his eye cloth and saw Aastha sleeping peacefully...He took one towel and started rubbing her hair to make it dry she was relaxed with his touch...He stood up to sleep to any other room but Aastha held his hand in sleep

Aastha: please don't go please...

Anurag sat beside her on floor and slept while holding her hand....

Anurag: I promise you from tomorrow onwards you won't shed a single tear and he will pay for his sins 

Saying this he kissed back of her hand and kept his head near their interlaced hands. 

This chapter is short one I know I just wanna say next chapter will be on Aastha's and Author's POV while she is telling every detail it will describe how a girl feel after harrasment and abuse...

This is how every women sound when they are struggling through mental and physical abuse and narrate whole incident while crying to the person they feel safe....

Yours,

Aastha!!!