RANJISH

7. Dealing with the mess

Outside hospital

Aru was shocked As Ayansh out of nowhere stood infront of the car in abrupt sense of motion aru has put on break and the car came of the screeching halt .....  ... Aransh shocked

Aransh stumbled out of the car, his whole body shaking. He was shocked to his core, staring at Ayu who stood frozen in front of the bumper. The sound of the screeching tires was still ringing in his ears. One second more, one foot less on the brake, and the tragedy would have been fatal.

He rushed toward Ayu, horrified, checking him frantically for any injury.

Aransh’s voice was a ragged mix of panic and pure terror.

Aru - "Ayuuuu! Are you hurt? Did I hit you?"

With a span of second Aru just clutch him tightly...as if trying to make himself beleive that he was fine...

Aru panicking cubing his face checked him from top to toe while Ayu remained silent, tears still staining his cheeks, but otherwise unharmed.

The sheer recklessness of the act—and the immediate guilt of what he nearly did—snapped Aransh's self-control. He turned his fear into a desperate, shaking rage

Aransh angrily blasted -  "What the hell  was that Ayansh!!! what the hell were you thinking?!!!!  Dimag  kharab hogya hai tumhara!!! You could have been killed! GOD  DAMMIT...!!! Why would you do something so stupid?"

Seeing Ayu quiet

Aru got more agitated - CHUP kyu ho ayansh!!! batao kyu kia esa!!!

Ayu’s small body was still trembling from the near-miss, but his voice was unwavering, laced with the desperate honesty only a child can deliver..

Ayu teary - "When you care so much, then why were you running away?"

The question sliced through Aransh’s frantic haze. He stumbled backward, his hands falling uselessly to his sides. He knew why he was running: the devastating truth that he was a danger to his own brother—a living, breathing fatal trigger—crashed over him.

He took another instinctive step away, but Ayu’s voice was instantly firm.

Ayu firmly - RUKO BUDDY ..!!! Aap aise nahi jaa sakte..

Aransh, defeated and desperate to flee, didn't argue. He turned toward the driver's door, ready to abandon the car and run on foot if he had to, but Ayu was faster. The boy scrambled into the passenger seat and locked the door with a sharp click.

Aransh yelled, his voice raw with a helpless terror he had not felt since childhood.

Aru - GET OFF THE CAR!!!

Ayu pressed his back against the seat, his small frame rigid with refusal.

Ayu challenging - "I won't! ... Push me out if you can!"

Aransh threw his hands up, utterly defeated by the immovable obstacle. The need to protect them warred fiercely with the doctor's mandate.

Aru helpless -  "Why are you doing this, Ayu? Tumhare bhai ko tumhari zaroorat hai, you should go and be with him. Go, before he wakes up completely!"

Ayu looked at him, his eyes swimming with tears, but his expression was absolutely resolute. He wasn't just pleading; he was asserting a fundamental truth. He corrected Aransh, the simple words carrying the weight of their entire family's tragedy and hope..

Ayu - "HUMARE Bhai ko HUMARI ZARURAT hai, buddy... "

Aransh went completely numb. The inclusion—the undeniable, unconditional "ours"—shattered the wall he was trying to build around himself. It was a lifeline thrown across the wreckage, reminding him that he wasn't just a threat; he was a necessary part of the broken whole...