Hearts in Balance: A Tale of Business and Medicine

12. Weekend!!!

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Happy Rakshabandhan!!

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Recap:

Samrat and Virat noticed that Anurag was unusually silent. They asked him for the same but Anurag said he was stressed because of his workload. Aastha understood his dilemma, she held his hand in hers and assured him that she is with him. This action of hers wasn't unnoticed by her brothers and their wives.

At the dinner table:

Everyone served themselves pav bhaji but Aastha was staring at Rice and Curd bowls in front of her plate with a small pout on her face.

Samrat (sternly): Aastha, start having your dinner.

Aastha (whined): Dada, please let me have one bite of this, please...

Samrat (sternly): Noo

Anurag was not having his food, he was lost in his thoughts. He was playing with his spoon. Virat noticed it. He was going to ask something but Anurag interrupts

Anurag (very low voice merely audible to everyone): Bacha, should I also have curd rice with you?

Aastha (smiles): No you have your dinner with mindfulness and I'll have mine.

Anurag's face holds confusion.

Aastha: Stop your thoughts wherever it is and concentrate on your food.

Anurag (smiles): okay.

All started having food silently, Aastha didn't like her food but she was happy atleast Anurag was having his food peacefully.

On either side of Aastha, Anurag and Omkar were sitting. Omkar saw Aastha's sad face, he hit his elbow on her slightly. Aastha looked at him with a pout on her face, Omkar offered her morsel of pav bhaji she looked around her and saw everyone was busy eating, she quickly ate the morsel from Omkar's hand and showed him thumbs up. A smile crept on her lips.

Again Omkar gave her a bite from his plate, she ate it happily. He was going to feed her 3rd morsel when Bhawani spoke

Bhawani: Omkar stop now, let her eat her food.

Aastha and Omkar's eyes opened wide and looked at everyone with a sheepish smile. Aastha immediately started having her food. All laugh at her.

After dinner completion, Anurag and Aastha were sitting in Aastha's room. Anurag was lost in his thoughts.

Aastha: Fire, today you sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the couch.

Anurag (came to his senses): No no I'm fine

Aastha (smiles): Please, I insist

Anurag smiled and lay down on the bed. Aastha covered him with a blanket and sat near him, she was caressing his hair. Anurag was mentally drained so he soon drifted into sleep when he felt Aastha's soft hands in his long lock of hair.

Aastha was still caressing his head when someone knock on their door. She ran towards the door so that Anurag's sleep don't get disturb. She opened the door revealing Samrat, Virat and Mohit.

Aastha (concerned): What happen? Everything alright?

Samrat (his soft voice is filled with concerned): We are asking the same. What happen to Anurag?

All look towards Anurag, he stir little in sleep...

Aastha: Can we talk outside? or else he will wake up.