Part 17

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Ten Minutes later Juhi walked out with her purse and her luggage .. Shashank's heart sank seeing her carry her luggage... He knew he could never ask her to stay back.. Dejected he walked out of the house taking his blazer, his cellphone and car keys...She saw the hurt on his face..
Juhi realised she went overboard and hurt him with her words earlier ... It was actually her mistake that she hadn't even confessed her feelings for him.. and she expected him to reciprocate her feelings last night.. She very well knew Shashank was not a man who would ever take advantage of her no matter what state she was in... and also it was wrong on her part to doubt his love for her.." She felt a pang of guilt in her heart... She cursed herself for overreacting at the breakfast table..

She needs to mend it, she thought and followed him to the car.. He opened the boot for her and picked up her suitcase and settled it in.. Both of them sat in the car and he drove to Sanjivani ..

It was a silent drive from home.. both seated in the car with loads of emotions running in their minds. Juhi sensed his mood was off. She broke the deafening silence by asking "Are you upset.."
He looked straight into her eyes feeling so lost and held her gaze for a few seconds and diverted his eyes back on the road. In a low voice he answers " Why do you think I should be upset ? Mujhe upset hona chahiye kya ?.. maintaining his gaze on the road..
Juhi mumbled a "sorry" and rested her head back on the headrest.. Neither of them spoke a word throughout the rest of the journey.. She could see Shashank's hands gripping hard the steering on and off and the sighs in between . After a 25 minute drive, they reached Sanjivani. Shashank parked the car and just before unlocking the car he spoke up...

 Shashank parked the car and just before unlocking the car he spoke up

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"Juhi, I want to say something.. I'm not sure if it is going to make any sense to you or if you feel the same.. But I just want to say what I ve been wanting to say.. These few days where you have decided to stay back here in Pune may be my only chance to spend some time with you .... I may never get such a chance again. I'm not sure you feel the same as I do but if you feel I deserve a chance then please stay back at home instead of moving to a hotel..
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not forcing you .. it's your decision ultimately.. he sighed
And Juhi... Let your bag remain in the car.. I will drop you back in the evening wherever you decide to go..saying this he got out of the car and pulled out his blazer from the back seat..

Juhi slowly got down from the car, with her mind and heart at war with each other.. Both of them walked into the hospital in silence but their hearts screaming in pain..They walked into their respective cabins ....

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