The Shattering Tale (Dark)(On Pause)

6. Trust him

Dev was taken inside the ward. Sonakshi and Elena were dumbstruck at the situation.

"He's weak and hence unconscious" Doctor's words jerked her to reality. The sun was shining brightly outside the window. After ten hours, Sonakshi lifted her head as the door clicked open and doctors came out of his room.

"How's the doctor?" Elena was the one to ask. Sonakshi was all dumbstruck and unable to register anything in her mind.

"He had a blood loss. And I think he was tortured....." on these words, finally a tear escapes down Sona's cheeks. "Tortured?" she asks standing up. "Yes, he has many scars on his body. Some are like the cigar has dug deep in his skin, some scars are like razor blades has been pierced in his skin, some areas if he was beaten up badly." Doctors' words make all of them numb.

"To....tor.....tortured!!!!" Sona's words were bare a whisper. "Sc....scars......."

"But yes...... We have found drugs in his blood" says the doctor.

"What!!!!!" Riya's voice enters the scenario.

Everyone turned and found the devastated Riya behind.

"Riya listen..... Dev Bhai was taking drugs and you know he attempted to murder my dad and your Mamaji" Vikram cries holding Riya's shoulder.

She looks at him.

"No Riya... I'm sure there's something else... Dev needs you the most..... Please trust him." Sona rushes to Riya and turns her towards her.

"What?" Riya asks.

"He has many scars..... He was tortured..... Trust him...." Says Sona.

"Oh just shut up," Vicky yells. "He attempted to kill my Dad. Do you even realize how I must be feeling? He was always my dad's priority. He was always cherished with love, care, and freedom. Just think about it, my Dad never denied and always respected his decisions, even when he was working as your peon!! He was always free to make his decisions, and this decision was his own." He cries in hatred. "Moreover it was you..... Only you who wanted him as your peon, didn't you?" He yells at Sona. She was all silent.

"You can't blame her...... He did the worst to her...... He deserved such punishment" Elena interrupts yelling back at Vicky.

"What he did do?" Riya, who was now out of words and numb, managed to utter.

"He made a........" Elena spats meanwhile Sona holds her wrist and gestures to keep quiet.

"Sona why are you saving him? He deserves whatever is happening, bloody drug addict" Elena fumes.

"Shut up Ele" fumes Sona.

"Where is Mamaji?" Riya speaks in between.

"He has slipped into a coma" Vicky cries sitting on a chair. "What!!!" Riya was left shocked.

"Riya, please...... Understand...... There's something else...... Trust me" Sona tried to make her understand.

"Bhai...........drug...........addict?????" Riya gasps wiping her tears.

"Yes. And see what he did!!! He attempted to kill my dad, Riya..... Your Mamaji!!!" Vicky cries.

"Bhai...." she consoles placing her palm on his shoulder.

"Riya..... Dev needs you..... Please meet him for once." Sona pleads.

"I hate him......" Riya cries and her voice chokes. "He almost killed my Mamaji, do you even know how much he pampered both of us? He never expected that his most beloved son will ever do anything like this" Riya yells breaking down. "Bhai..... I want to see Mamaji." she declares.

They went to his ward. He was laying lifelessly, and a thick bandage was covering his half face. And half face was covered by the oxygen mask.

For Riya, he was a fatherly figure. "Mamaji...." she holds his hand. "Please get up......" she cries bitterly. It was an unexpected phase for her. The tables have turned within one night. Her family was destroyed by her brother.

How can her brother be a drug addict?!!!

"Riya...." Sona places her hands on her shoulder. ".......meet him once....."

Riya stands up with a jerk.

"No..... Let him be drowned in his addiction. I will wait for his call. Now I should leave back to my hostel." saying so she leaves the room.

After an hour.

Sona enters inside the room in which Dev was lying unconscious and unaware of the storm he has created for himself.

"Dev...." Sona sits beside him, stroking his hair.

Unexpectedly, Dev opens his eyes. She smiles at him. "How are you feeling?" she asks and suddenly he gets up. "Dev lay back, you're injured," she commanded.

"I..... I killed him....." Dev giggles maniacally. Riya, who was secretly watching this from outside the room, was left stunned. "Dev... Come on lay back" said Sona sitting on the other side and holding his shoulder. "He said he loved me........ So I killed him" He laughs.

"Bhai....is admitting his deed!!!" Riya cries and leaves.

"Dev... Sleep now....." Sonakshi cups his face. "Did he torture you Dev? Tell me" Sona asked as it was unable for her to witness his condition.

"Gooooo awayyyyyy" He screams wildly at the doctor. Sonakshi was scared. "Gooooo" He cried throwing the medicines from his side table. "Dev...." Sonakshi tried to calm him but he kept screaming and slapping her hands. "Dev this is me...... Sonakshi" she finally catches his chin. He looks at her with his scared eyes. "Gooooo" He yelled and was dizzy. "I killed him" He laughs while Sona finally catches his face and cups it as he was dizzy. "Dev..." she wipes his sweaty face. And every staff helped her lay him in his place.

Sonakshi was devastated.

The doctor injects him with the medicine and he was finally asleep.

*

It was a week.

"Dev...." Sonakshi enters his room. He was sitting, silently, blankly glaring at the floor. He looked at her.

"Coffee?" she asks.

He remains silent. This week, he never has spoken with anyone.

She slowly sits beside him and he curves his legs to his chest and wraps his arms around his knees.

"............."

"Dev..... Please talk to me...... Talk to anyone...." Sona, as always tried caressing his bandaged head. But he never let anyone touch him.

"Dr Bose, I wanted to talk to you," says the doctor knocking at the door. "Yes please," she leaves with a sigh.

"Dr Bose, Mr Dixit needs psychological treatment for now....... I mean he's unable to recover......." The doctor informs her as she comes out of his ward. "Moreover, his family... I mean....from whom he's attached?" He asks. "He's attached to his sister, but she was never attached to him." she lets a sigh out. "But don't worry, being a doctor..... I'm with him."

"Great to hear this...... See Dr Bose, the scars clearly show that he was tortured, but yes we can't deny the fact that he almost killed a person. If he remains silent like this then he might be sent to a mental hospital..... I mean Vicky Talwar isn't going to spare him. That's why Mr Dixit has to admit in front of the law that why he attempted to kill his beloved family member. Cause with all the shreds of evidence it's very clear that Mr Talwar has built his image as a father figure." Doctor suggests.

"But we can do justice with the help of his scars, isn't it?" Sona questions.

"Yes, we can..... But it'll never be proved who was behind his condition. We can't claim straight on Mr Talwar, he's a strong personality to be involved in such a sensitive case." Doctor sighs. "You have to prepare him for being strong and to get him justice. It's only you who can help him."
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