Twenty Four (Part B)

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Manik and Nandini rushed inside the hospital. Namya took them to the ICU. They saw Arav sitting outside outside and a doctor was doing his first aid. Nandini rushed to him and checked him. Manik was going to walk to her when his eyes fell on the glass. And his heart broke in pieces.

Avni laid there on the bed with life supports and IVs on her. His eyes welled up. Nandini came behind him and she looked at Avni, her heart broke but she got composed and entered the ICU. The nurse rushed to her and shower her the vitals chart and Nandini nodded, she looked at Avni and got overwhelmed but she put it aside.

"She had a head injury" she told Manik

"We need to wait for her CT to see if there is any internal bleeding" she added and Manik nodded

"She will be fine right" he asked Nandini like a lost kid

"Yes she will be" he held her hand assuring

Nandini went in to talk to doctor who attended Avni in ER and they were discussing as Manik stood there looking at his daughter through the glass
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Arnav rushed in with Khushi and they saw Manik and Arav sitting besides each other without exchanging words. They rushed to Arav and checked him. Khushi hugged him tightly thanking her Devi Maiyaa for his safety. Raj and Neyonika entered the corridor when they all heard Arav say "You are the reson she left singing"

Arav turned to Manik. Manik looked up at Arav

"She left singing because of you, why?" Arav asked

"This is not the time Ar..." Arnav started

"No, I want to know! I want to know! I know you all are hiding something from me, that it's something big, it's something that has hurt her. I want to know. I want to know!" he yelled

"Don't get hyper you are still..." Raj started to say

"You tell me Dad. I will listen na. You tell me." Arav said. He kneeled infront of Manik

"You know, you know what she means to me. I need to know" Arav said. Manik looked up and saw at Arav

"We left her. In New York alone, we left her" Manik said and Arav looked at him stunned

"But..." Arav said

"Dadu" Arav turned to Raj and Raj looked away

"How can you do it to my Avni!" Arav asked getting up

"She waited for you everyday, she loves you so much, how can you leave her! Why did you leave her!" he yelled asking Manik

"I have seen, I have, she waited everytime, evey moment but you never came, she got disheartened, she would get sad but she always hoped to see you, that you will come. And you left..." Suddenly he stopped talking remembering how she sounded when she came to India, how she acted when he yelled her for going alone in train, how she broke down seeing him

"She knew" he whispered

"She knew" he looked around saw everyone, no ine answered. He looked at his parents

"Everyone knew. Everyone but me" he said

"Why!?" he yelled and Manik sat there without saying a word

Arav looked at Manik and yelled "You don't deserve her!"

"Arav! Enough!" Arnav yelled at him but Manik didn't move

"Manik" they all heard Nandini and only that made Manik turn to her. He saw her standing there with tears in her eyes

He stood up and walked to her slowly

"She has no internal bleeding or wound but..." she stopped and gluped

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