~MaNan FF~Benaam Rishta...The Ill-Fated Souls💔

10. Ateet - II (Past - II)

Anu (rolling the bottle in her hand...reading it's contents) - Yeh kya hai... (What is this?)

Nikhil - Yeh.. Woh.. (This is...)

He trailed off seeing a horrific look on her face

Nikhil - Kya hua tujhe? Aise chauk kyu gayi? (What happened to you? Why are you so terrified?)

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Anu (coming out of her trance and in a panicking tone) - Bhaiyaa aapko pata bhi hai yeh kya dawaayi hai!! Yeh unn patients ko di jaati hai jo sadme mei se baahar nahi nikal paate kyuki woh haadsaa unke mann mei lagaataar chalta rehta hai... Yeh medicine nhi ek prakaar ka drug hai jo unn dardnaak yaado ko mitata hai...Mahine mei sirf ek dosage bas... Isse zyaada liya toh patient ki memories hamesha ke liye chali jaati hai aur uski jaan ko bhi khatra hota hai...Yun samajh lijiye ki yeh ek slow poison ka kaam karta hai... (Bhaiyaa...Where did you get this medicine from!! This is given to patients who show high levels of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...It is actually a type of drug which makes them forget those painful incidents...It  is to be given only once in a month...If consumed more than this then the patient loses his memory forever and chances are that he may lose his life too...It works like a slow poison)

Nikhil stood rooted on his place as if suddenly able to join the dots... Nandini's deteriorating health... Tauji's refusal to admit her in a hospital...When he was taken aback because the doctor informed that Nandini had stopped reacting positively towards the treatment...the number of times he had asked Tauji that he would go and fetch Nandini's medicines but he always shrugged him off saying that there were servants to do such petty chores. And then the question which had been haunting him for past 2.5 years began to resurface... Tauji's motive to bring Nandini here!... Even after all the conclusions, he was unable to identify the reason... He has to find it...Soon... But before that it was necessary to prevent Nandini from consuming that poison...

Anu (shaking him) - Bhaiyya aap kaha kho gaye... Pehle batao yeh medicine aapke paas kaise (Bhaiyaa... Where are you lost? First of all tell me why is this medicine with you)

Nikhil snatchied the bottle from her and cooked up a false story to convince Anu

Nikhil - Actually, there is this friend of mine who had a terrible accident few months back and lost his wife. He is unable to get over the loss, so he started consuming this. I noticed a change in his behavior and enquired with his Mom. She said that he had been taking the medicine and therefore I thought to ask you about this... Now that I am aware of the harm... I promise it won't happen anymore... (looking towards Nandini)

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An hour later, Nandini opened her eyes and saw Nikhil sitting besides her...holding her hand...

Nandini (getting up) - Bhai...bohot raat ho gayi hai... Jaake so jaaiye... Mai thik hu... (Bhai...It's quite late... You should sleep... I am fine)

Nikhil (patting her head) - Tu aise daraayaa na kar mujhe... Pata hai na kitna pareshaan ho jaata hu mai... (Stop scaring me like this... You know na how much it tenses me)

Nandini (first giggled and then tears pooled in her eyes) - Bhai maine suna tha...Doctor uncle ne aise kyu kaha ke mere therapies rokne padenge...kyuki ab koi faayda nhi... Matlab meri yaadaasht kabhi waapas nhi aayegi na... Mai kabhi apne Maa Baba se nhi mil paaungi (and hugged him crying bitterly)
(Bhai... I heard everything...Doctor uncle told to stop my therapies because it's of no use now... It means I will never get my memory back...I can never meet my parents)

Nikhil (in a cracking voice) - Shhh... Chhoti... Nahi rote.. Pagli tune aadhi baat suni... Unhone yeh kaha ki filhaal woh tujhe alag medicine denge kuch mahino ke baad firse teri therapy chaalu karenge kyuki puraani medicine teri body accept nhi kar rahi... (Shh...Stop crying baby... You heard only half of the things...For the time being doctor uncle has changed your medicines and halted your therapies because your body is not accepting the previous medicines)