Hearts in Balance: A Tale of Business and Medicine

39. Doctor Aastha!!!

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Recap:

Aastha punished her trollers and Bhawani's proposal for Aastha's marriage.

One correction in the last chapter I wrote, 

Anurag pulled out from the hug slightly still holding her in his arms and kissed  her forehead, "I promise, I'll come soon."

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It's been 2 days since Anurag left for his meeting but he couldn't contact her because of his busy schedule.

Aastha was sitting in the hall staring at her cup of tea lost in her thoughts.

Aastha (internally): It's been 2 days, Fire. You didn't contact me.

Ninad: What are you thinking, Aastha?

Aastha (smiles): Nothing baba. I'm leaving for work. Bye.

Everyone: Bye.

Aastha's whole day was busy with appointments and training her juniors but her Fire was still on her mind. She was wondering why he didn't even text her...

Bhawin her assistant and junior, "Ma'am, are you okay? You seem off today."

Aastha smiles tiredly, "Yeah just a little tired." 

Aastha returned to her house and she made her way to her room.

Aastha's POV:

As I sat by the window, the soft evening breeze ruffling my hair, I couldn't shake the uneasy feeling that had settled in my chest. Fire had left for Russia a few days ago, and though it was just for a week, the silence between us felt unbearable. No calls, no messages. My phone remained stubbornly quiet, and with each passing hour, my anxiety grew.

He must be busy, I kept telling myself. After all, this was a crucial business trip. But the rational side of me couldn't silence the insecurities creeping in. What if something went wrong? What if he was too caught up in work to think about me? Or worse, what if he wasn't thinking about me at all?

I hated how insecure I felt. It wasn't like me. But love... love makes you vulnerable, doesn't it? It turns you inside out and exposes the parts of you that you didn't even know were fragile. And with Fire, my heart felt so exposed. I had fallen for him, deeper than I ever thought possible. But did he feel the same? Was I just another part of his life, or was I... his life?

My thoughts kept spiraling, the lack of communication feeding into my fears. My heart raced as scenarios ran through my mind. What if he found someone better? Someone who understood his world of business and power? Someone more poised, more confident, more... everything I wasn't.

I tried to shake off the thoughts, but they clung to me like shadows. Every minute without hearing from him felt like an eternity. My love for him was fierce, but so was the fear that came with it. Fear that I wasn't enough. Fear that this love, this overwhelming feeling, was one-sided.

I glanced at my phone for the hundredth time that evening, hoping for a message, a missed call — anything. But nothing. It was like a void, and the silence made the distance between us feel like miles instead of time zones.

Maybe I was being silly. Maybe this was just part of loving someone like Fire — someone whose world was bigger than mine. But it didn't make it any easier.