Strangers 3 [Winner Of sartik awards]

Chapter 2: The psychiatrist

Rashmi's POV

"To sum it all up from now on this girl who looks exactly like Samira is going to be living right in front of us for god knows how long so much for running away from the past" I said irritated, I was on a phone call with Shiv.

"Hey come on look at the bright side as long as this girl is around Aryan he won't be missing Samira"

"Oh come she just looks like her she behaves really differently all she is going to do is remind him that Samira is no more"

"Hey how do you know you just met her she said her name you made her uncomfortable and she left, how can you possibly tell her behavior from that"

"Because Samira is one of a kind no one can even try and pretend to be like her, and I didn't make her uncomfortable"

"Okay whatever did you talk to Aryan about meeting a psychiatrist?"

"Ya and he locked himself in his room.......Aryan get out of there" I said knocking on his bedroom door.

"I am getting ready for office" He said in dull tone.

"Ya right for two and a half hours? I got ready for our wedding in less time, now get out of that room or I am gonna come in through the window and kick your ass"

"Rashmi, Relax...." Shiv said.

"This is not fair yar I was his wife now I am turning into his mother"

I said and Shiv started laughing.

"What is so funny about that?"

"I am Sorry, just give him some time he will be fine"

"I don't know what else to do yar Shiv, I am just........."

I was saying when I saw Aryan walking out of his room and was about to step out of the house.

"Shiv I will talk to you later........Aryan wait....." I said.

"Forget it I am not going to meet a psychiatrist"

"Okay fine, if you don't wanna go to a psychiatrist it's fine just have your breakfast"

"I am not hungry" He said opening the door and stepping out.

"You haven't eaten properly for the past two months and you are saying you don't need a psychiatrist seriously are you kidding me?"

"It's not that big a deal"

"It is a fucking big deal......it kills me from inside when I see you like this I am already guilty of breaking your heart once and I don't know if I would be able to live with myself if it happens to you again"

I said as my eyes welled up with tears.

"Rashmi whatever happens to me is none of your concern you don't have to take care of me"

"Hey I know I don't have to but I want to just because you forgot that I ever existed don't change my feelings for so fucking deal with it"

I said and broke down into tears, Aryan came forward and hugged me.

"Hey.....I am sorry......you want me to meet the psychiatrist I will go"

"OK" I said controlling my tears.

"Okay I have to go now, we will talk when I get back okay"

He said as he kissed my forehead and walked away. I watched him leave only to see Zoe standing at a distance she smiled at me before she walked away.

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Shiv's POV

Hugs and tears are two most powerful things in this world which comes without any cost but sometimes it's really hard to find and that's when people who have difficulty in finding them start doing anything for it, Rashmi's tears and that one long hug they shared had prompted Aryan to do something which he never wanted to do. But you know what is more powerful than these two things but is really easy to find? Empathy you can easily find it inside you but hardly anyone try to find it but when someone dose it changes the life of someone else for the better.