NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Prologue !!

The night was terrifyingly silent...
Cold wind rushed violently across the rooftop... A boy stood at the edge of the terrace... Barefoot , broken with blood shot eyes and Shaking hands...

Dhruv Rai looked down from the nine storey building...
Tiny cars, Tiny people and Tiny world... Maybe his pain would also become tiny if he disappeared...

His breathing staggered heavily...
Tears continuously rolled down his pale face... The city lights blurred in front of him... Behind him, the terrace door remained slightly open...

Inside his trembling fist was a small folded paper...
A letter for his family...

Dhruv laughed weakly through tears...

Dhruv - No one will question you anymore... From now onwards there won't be anyone to make you guys feel embarrassed...

His voice cracked badly...

Dhruv - I hope now you guys will finally feel free... free from Dhruv Rai... the failure son...

A broken laugh escaped his lips, but it sounded more painful than tears...

Dhruv - Shayad mere bina aap log zyada khush rahenge...

He looked up at the dark sky, eyes completely shattered.

Dhruv - Main thak gaya hu... bohot zyada thak gaya hu apni iss looser life se...

He wiped his tears harshly... His chest hurt thinking about his father's disappointed eyes... His mother's cold silence... Vedant's practical lectures...
Vardan's comparisons...

Everything replayed inside his head together... Dhruv shut his eyes tightly...

Dhruv - I tried...

His lips trembled violently...

Dhruv - I really tried hard this time... To make you all proud of me... To make you smile because of me... But I still couldn't... I am sorry...

His voice broke completely...
Dhruv slowly stepped closer toward the edge... The wind hit his face strongly...

For one second, he got scared...
His survival instinct screamed at him to move back... But then another voice whispered...

"Nobody would care anyway."

That thought destroyed the last bit of strength left inside him...

Dhruv looked up at the sky...

Dhruv - Sorry...

And then...

He jumped...

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A loud scream echoed through the society...

"OH MY GOD!"

"SOMEONE HELP!"

"CALL AMBULANCE!"

People started gathering in panic...
One woman covered her mouth in horror...

Blood... There was blood everywhere...

Dhruv's body lay motionless near the pavement... His head bleeding heavily... One of his arms bent unnaturally...

A security guard immediately rushed toward him...

Guard - Beta! Beta aankhen kholo!!...

No response... Another man quickly checked his pulse...

Man - He's alive!!..

Someone called ambulance... Someone informed police... Someone started recording videos...
Everything became chaotic...

The ambulance arrived within minutes... Paramedics rushed out...

Paramedic - Move aside!!..MOVE!!..

They immediately checked on him...

Pulse is weak with severe bleeding...
And possible internal injuries...

Paramedic - We are losing him fast...

Oxygen mask was placed immediately...

Dhruv's eyelashes fluttered slightly...
Tiny painful sounds escaped his lips...

Paramedic - Stay with us kid... stay with us...

Within seconds they shifted him into ambulance... Sirens echoed loudly through the roads...
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CITY CARE HOSPITAL

Emergency ward...
Doctors rushed inside quickly...
Nurses immediately surrounded the stretcher.

Nurse - BP dropping!!...

Doctor - Shift him to trauma ICU now...

Another nurse looked at the deep head wound...

Nurse - Severe blood loss sir...

Doctor - Arrange O negative immediately...

Dhruv remained unconscious...
Blood stained almost everything...
His white shirt had turned red... Doctors immediately began treatment... Machines started beeping loudly...

Outside ICU...

A young nurse walked toward the security guard and the man who had brought Dhruv...

Nurse - Do you know him??...

The security guard nodded nervously...

Guard - Haan madam... Humare society mein rehta hai ...

Nurse - Family ka number hai??..

The guard looked worried...

Guard - Nahi... Pr uske dosto ke sath rheta hai...

The nurse sighed...

Nurse - We need to contact his family immediately... His condition is critical...
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Meanwhile inside ICU...

Doctors were trying to stabilize Dhruv...

Doctor - Pupils reacting slowly...

Nurse - BP still unstable...

Doctor - Prepare for emergency surgery...

Blood continued dripping from Dhruv's fingers.. The boy lay lifeless, broken and completely alone...

First time people around him is about to realise how badly they had failed him....