Until I Find My Star

Chapter 24

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His rugged posture seemed to scream of a barely contained fury, as if he was ready to unleash his wrath upon the world yet his mind was a jumble of emotions. He was worried, scared, confused and angry all at once.

As he followed the nurse who led him to a small, private room making him stilled at the entrance.

There she is - his life who laid on the bed, eyes closed, her face pale. His heart skipped a beat not in a good way, slowly he approached her. He felt a lump form in his throat as he gazed at her fragile form, his eyes softened. He never felt this kinda emotion even when she left him for years, cause deep down he knew he would find her but right now looking at her in this state was not settling good with him.

"Anu," he whispered, his voice shaking with emotion which was very new to him, when she didn't respond he tried again.

"Love" Anu's eyes flickered open, and she gazed up at Vikram. For a moment, they just stared at each other - one with that longing and one with that empty eyes.

Then, she turned away from him as her eyes filled with tears.

He felt a pang of hurt and confusion. Why was she pushing him away?

He reached out gently and touched her shoulder making her flinch, his eyes masked with pain when he saw how she reacted to his touch.

"Anu, please," he whispered. "Talk to me. What's going on? Why did yo-" he stopped when he saw her shoulders shook as she sobbed hard. His heart broke as he realized he had no idea what was wrong or how to fix it. All he could do was stand there, feeling helpless and scared, as the woman he loved fell apart in front of him.

How did it all changed? He couldn't understand, everything was going perfectly to his plan and then this happened making him restless.

Vikram's eyes pleaded with Anu to respond, to say something, anything.

But she remained silent, her body shaking with sobs. He tried to hold her by getting on the bed, to comfort her, but she pushed him away, struggling to leave her alone.

His heart broke as he realized he was losing her, that she was slipping away from him.

Just as suddenly as she had woken up, Anu's eyes closed, and she went limp in his arms. He felt a chill run down his spine as he realized she had passed out again on his arms.

The nurse who was present inside rushed and pressed the red button to alert the doctors, who rushed in, surrounding her bed. Vikram was pushed aside, forced to watch as they worked to stabilize her. His chest tightened as he rubbed to sooth the pain.

Finally, after injecting the medicine to her trips the doctor turned to him, a somber expression on his face.

"Mr. Vikram, we've run some tests when you admitted her. The results came and we think we know what caused Mrs. Anisha's breakdown."

Vikram's heart was racing. "What is it? Tell me."

The doctor hesitated before speaking, "She has been suffering from severe depression and anxiety. She's been showing symptoms for several months or maybe for years. We need to check with her, and it seems like she's been hiding it from everyone."

Vikram felt like he'd been punched in the gut. Depression and anxiety? Anu? How could he not have known? He was so lost in his lust he forgot about her health.

The doctor's voice was firm but gentle. "We need to get her into therapy, and possibly medication. But then there's something else you should know."

His voice impatient, "What is it?"