The Backstory

Zara's POV ---

This past month had been one of the most difficult month of my life.

Being born in a middle-upper class muslim family my life was good and happy right since I gained understanding of the world.

A good, simple and happy life with some restrictions that my father thought necessary ; my life went on until I saw him, the one for whom I decided to go against my parents and work for later.

Ritik became necessity for me as I just can't think of a life without him.

Our life was also going wonderful other than those weekly nagging of parents that I should have completed my college before joining any company. They didn't knew that I was having a relationship as I thought that they would be against it. I decided to tell them that I was dating the most successful teenager of the country when they learn about his company themselves.

After a simple day at office I went home, Ritik was not there so I simply went to bed after having dinner with Sania and Shanaya, other girls of my beloved whose womanizing nature I accepted just after looking at his sheer prowess in bed.

No simple girl could ever satisfy even one-third of his lust if he went wild.

What I didn't knew was that the same night would be the start of the most disturbing month for me.

It was 3 at night when I suddenly received a call from Maya(Shanaya's mother) who told me that they have received a call of someone telling that Ritik was hurt real bad and had been admitted in the S*** hospital.

It was shocking and while trying to stop my tears I got up and told about the condition to Shanaya, Sania and the two bodyguards Ritik had hired for us.

Without thinking of anything we went running wild towards the hospital. The two guards went to park the car while we ran only to find the super bandaged Ritik's body being operated on the ventilator in I.C.U.

The operation which went on for hours finally ended and the doctor came out, on asking him about Ritik's condition he just answered that he has done his work and had taken out the bullets, next everything would be on Ritik's body to bear.

A lot of consequences followed on Ritik being found with so many bullets embedded.

Police, Hospital charges, information leaks, conspiracies and a lot more went on while we tried our best to save his reputation. Company got hit but being private and that too without any shares in share market it still bear some of it effectively. A lot more problems arose but those were nothing in front of seeing my dear Ritik lying on that ventilator everyday.

Sister Natasha, Sister Veronica, Shanaya, Sania all were having the toughest times of their life. For more than a week we had gloomy faces with no hope in our eyes.

Going to and fro from home to office to hospital was hectic but looking at the condition of others I was still good as atleast I didn't had to see that cheerful, funny Ritik lying motionless and fully bandaged in that Ventilator.

' What could have happened to him? Who made him like this? More than that why did that gangster girl and his don friend haven't visited him in so many days?? Were they behind this?? Just who was behind this condition of Ritik?? How could you be defeated Ritik??', I had dozens of questions running through my mind without being answered as the only witness about that was lying in front of me motionless making me worry so much.

It became worse and worse until when Ritik suddenly woke up 8 to 10 days later, I just couldn't remember the days until then. At first only those hands moved then slight tremble in his body and when his eyes opened. I just don't know, I really just don't know. I wasn't there in the hospital, I'm so frustrated how could I miss such an event.

Him waking up lit up the almost off light in our lives. His face, even with worries still brought the lost happiness in our lives.

He told us about what happened and that was really terrible. I just can't believe that his friend, the friend he was a lot closer than a real brother had betrayed him. More than that the gangster girl was taken back by those of her gang in America( atleast that's what we could take out from his words). If I was him I could not have had been able to smile for months but there he was, trying his best to smile to ease our heart somehow.

We took him home and brought a male doctor to take care of him( I know it's our hypocrisy but we don't want anymore girls, he can handle more but we can't).

His haters, most of them being men have caused an uproar and reading headings like

' It is his own Karma hitting him back'

' The devil gets the sentence'

' Ritik's going to die?? Find here'

made me real angry.

Many more things happened around but we tried to keep his mind off from those and not let him get aware of the things around and against him.

Home building continued and everything resumed, we took care of him. Natasha also visited the company with me and took care of some small matters. She had done some works under Ritik's father so she had that little bit of experience of a secretary.

Maya also wanted to help but we decided it was better for her to stay and take care of the disturbed Ritik.

He didn't knew it but we could see the dim and depressed look on his face easily. His made up smile was making us worry than relieving us from it.

Still, we didn't let him know and acted normal so as to not increase his worry.

Days passed as we watched him tremble in sleep, being out of mind, shudder suddenly, think too much with just a dropped, depressed expression and a fake smile.

It all went on and on and on for 2+ weeks after his coming back...

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