The Silent Bond

✨Chapter - 23✨

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Study Room – Dimly Lit, Quiet, Tension Brewing

Arjun and Shivansh sat across from each other, documents and CCTV screenshots scattered across the table. The atmosphere was grim.

Suddenly, a soft knock echoed through the thick silence.

The two men exchanged wary glances.

Arjun (firmly) –"Come in."

The door creaked open, revealing Jiya, visibly anxious, her hands nervously fiddling with the end of her dupatta. Her eyes were uncertain, her steps hesitant.

Jiya – "Bhai... mujhe aapse aur Shiv bhai se... kuch zaroori baat karni hai."

Arjun (calmly) –"Bol na, Jiya. Kya baat hai?"

Shivansh straightened up, sensing the seriousness in her tone.

Jiya took a deep breath, trying to gather the words that had been stuck in her chest since the hospital incident.

Jiya (quietly) – "Woh... Aish ke baare mein... mujhe lagta hai—"

Before she could finish, the door suddenly burst open.

Kabir entered, his expression tight, phone still in his hand.

Kabir (urgent tone) –"Arjun... humein abhi nikalna hoga. Ek emergency hai."

Arjun (sharply) –"Kya hua?"

Kabir (gritting his teeth) – "Truck driver mil gaya hai... lekin usse pehle koi aur us tak pohch gaya. Attack hua hai uspe. Abhi ICU mein hai."

Shivansh shot to his feet.

Arjun's jaw clenched. Rage flared in his eyes.

Arjun (cold voice) – "Unhone saboot mitane ki koshish ki..."

Jiya froze. Her moment to speak had vanished again—but her worry doubled.

Kabir handed Arjun a slip.

Kabir – "Hospital ka address yeh hai. Main gadi tayyar karwaata hoon."

Shivansh was already moving.

Arjun turned to Jiya, eyes softening for a moment.

Arjun – "Jiya, tu kya keh rahi thi?"

Jiya hesitated, then shook her head slowly.

Jiya (quietly) – "Kuch nahi bhai... baad mein batati hoon."

Arjun frowned, but nodded, patting her head lovingly.

Arjun – "Jab bhi mann ho, bas bol dena. Hum sab ek parivaar hai, okay?"

Jiya (softly) – "Hamesha..."

As the men left for the hospital, Jiya stood frozen at the door, torn between the truth she held and the storm that was building outside.

Inside her mind, one thought echoed:

"Aish is spiraling... and if I wait too long... someone else might get hurt."

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City Hospital – Emergency Wing, Night

Rain pattered softly outside the hospital windows as the emergency lights cast a blue-red glow on the walls. Security guards stood outside Room 307, where the truck driver lay under tight surveillance, handcuffed to the bed.