Road Not Taken ✔

Chapter 32

I opened  my  eyes and my  head felt heavy  .  Am I alive or dead was the first thought that came in mind . My vision is still blurry. Then I heard the familiar voice of my mom. That means I am still alive . I adjust my eyes to the bright light of the room. Then I saw my mom who was sitting by my bed side . She caressed my forehead. A tear escaped from my eye as a flashback of the whole episode with my dad played in my mind .

I am lying in my room on the bed . I saw Cherry, Taniya and Chirag near my bed . I could see everyone was worried in my room. My mom went to the kitchen to bring some food for me and my friends .Cherry and Taniya sat near me . Chirag sat near my foot on the bed . I could see concern on Chirag's  face . I assured my friends that I am fine . But I could still  see some lines of stress on Chirag's face . Then I remembered that I had said Chirag save me on the  phone. So, Chirag must be worried about my well being . Cherry understood what I was thinking while looking at Chirag's  face . So, Cherry told me that after I said'Chirag save me' , my phone line went silent . Chirag understood that I was in some danger . So, he called Cherry on his way to my home . Then Chirag came to my home and he alerted my mom about me . Mom ran up to my room . But my room was locked from inside so, Chirag broke open the door lock , he and my mom barged inside my room . They found me lying unconcious on the floor . I looked pale and I  was covered in sweat so my mom called a doctor who is also our family friend . He checked me up and then the doctor asked a few questions from my mom . The doctor diagnosed that I had got a panic attack.

I was flabbergasted . How I could get a panic attack ? I have no earlier history of panic attacks  then how I just got one all of a sudden. My mind was engrossed thinking about the root cause of this panic attack when Cherry shook me out of my thoughts by calling my name . I felt embarrassed because like always I had zoned out making a fool of myself infront of Chirag, Cherry and Taniya . Then my Mom came with food for all of us as it was dinner time . So,this means  I had passed out for hours . I noticed my mom is wearing a long sleeve kurta probably to hid her bruises , my heart is aching for my mother's helplessness. I could see my mom had applied something to her face to hid the hand imprint on her face. May be  a concealer or a foundation can hid the signs of physical abuse but what about the emotional trauma that my mom is facing .

Then I look at my friends who were still worried for me.I thanked Cherry and Taniya to be by side all this while but Cherry shrugged it off saying that" Diya you should thank Chirag who in actual saved you ".

I then looked at Chirag and with a plain  face I said " I don't  need  to thank  him as Chirag is not my boyfriend". Cherry and Taniya were  shocked as their eyes literally popped out in shock while Chirag's face also faded away. I then completed my sentence" Chirag is not  my boyfriend because Chirag is  first my best friend then my boyfriend. Then I laughed goofily and I winked at Chirag. Taniya said teasingly " Don't create melodrama because  you are dancing queen and I am the actual drama queen of the group." I stick out my tongue towards Taniya . Chirag was ruffing his hair with a cute smile on his face. Ah....I want to pull his cheeks right now .

Then we ate our dinner. I could sense that Chirag was stealing glances at me while eating the dinner . As we ate the dinner Cherry and Taniya left me with Chirag on purpose making an excuse of helping my mom in the kitchen . Argh....my dear besties sometimes  act as if they have come straight out of a Bollywood movie , acting like heroine's cheeky friends from Bollywood movies by creating some alone time for me and Chirag. Argh.....I will see Cherry and Taniya afterwards.

Chirag took my name and I  came out of my trance of thoughts . I saw Chirag looking at me in awe . Chirag then looked around taking the view of my room in his brown orbs . Those hazel brown orbs are making me crazy now. Argh....get a grip Diya , I mentally scolded myself .