Chapter 38: Chapter 38

####PRESENT####

*Rohan Pov*

“Rohan!” she said, poking my shoulder, which she is doing from the time she became Satvi and not my Swetha.

“What?” I asked, opening my eyes sighing.

“What happened next? I mean, maybe even before.” she asked, staring at my face, but not into my eyes.

“When?” I asked her frowning, not understanding her question.

“The accident!” she replied, placing her head on my chest and closed her eyes.

“So much!” I mumbled remembering all of it.

“Tell me!” she stressed calmly.

“No!” I said not wanting to remember all of it.

“Please! Just tell me everything and even tell me how you designed this devilish revenge plan.” She said looking up at me with a smile, and I smiled shaking my head.

“You will laugh about the chaos, I went through.” I said, but she gave her famous pleading look.

“Ok! But tell me one thing. Did you really forget about me or just decided to be like that as you said to me before the accident?” I asked her the question which is killing me in my subconscious mind.

“Do you really think that I could act like this and that too near, you?” she asked back raising her eyebrow.

“No! Then, how did you remember about us? Does this single room with our pictures did the trick? If so, then I would kill that doctor of yours because I would have taken you here the first day itself.” I continued to babble and she just smiled.

“Do you seriously think these photos did the trigger thing?” she asked with still her eyebrow raised.

“Then what actually happened?” I asked her frowning.

“When my Dad and Sister along with karthik told me that you would save me from some danger to my life, I started driving towards here with full headache feeling like my head would burst. Then suddenly a truck was about to hit me making me get some other images into my head like I have already felt this terror and the threat. And that was the first trigger and then hitting the car to the tree was second, and the bodyguard played a crucial role for not making me go to the lane where I feel that I am imagining all those things which I got inside my head. So that’s what happened.” she explained in one breath and fell on me catching some air.

“Are you hurt?” I asked, moving her hair away and saw a small wound on her forehead.

“It is a little one, but now tell me.” she replied, and I sighed hearing her impatience.

“You will get mad.” I said, getting up, but she didn’t release me.

“I will try not to get mad at you.” She said jokingly.

“No! You will get mad on yourself.” I said, shaking my head.

“Oh! But I am already mad at myself.” she said with a sad look.

I was about to make her stop, but she just shook her head mumbling “Just tell me!”

“Ok! When you walked inside the house from the backyard, we all thought that you just went inside your room and not outside the house.” I said, and her eyes widened.

“Really?” she asked, completely shocked and I nodded.

“After a few minutes when I calmed down, Leela told me everything. I was still angry at your plan and all, so I just told them I would drop by later. And then I walked outside to leave for home.” I replied.

“But then you saw that your car is missing and let me guess the driver is still staring at the road in shock.” She finished, and I nodded because that’s what happened.

“He told me that you just drove away, and I immediately called you hoping that you are fine, but you just threw my words back and hung up or something.” I said tightening my grip around her, and she too hugged me tightly.

“Hearing all this Karthik took out his car, and we started driving at all directions, but we had to stop as I got a call. When I took it, I was just told my wife is in the operating theatre as she got hurt from the pretty big accident.” I said, and I felt the wetness near my shoulder.

“I am so sorry!” she mumbled.

####PAST FROM ROHAN POV AFTER SATVI's ACCIDENT####

“What happened, Rohan?” Karthik asked, shaking me while I just sat stunned, holding my phone to my ear.

“She got into an accident and is in a hospital.” I replied and he immediately took the mobile from me before driving us towards the hospital.

“Nurse! How is she?” I asked him frowning.

“She got a very severe injury to her head. The doctor is still operating, but you need to fill the forms.” she replied and I immediately did before walking towards the room.

“She will be fine!” Karthik assured me, but even his hands are shaking.

He immediately called his wife and their dad, but I just sat there not knowing what to even do. And then I remember our last words and what I told her.

I don’t think like that about her no matter what happens. But I just wanted to hurt her like I felt at that time, and I am getting it back in tons at present.

“I am so sorry, but if something happens to her, I will not forgive you.” Leela said after an hour.

“Leela!” Karthik said, glaring at her.

“I know it was for me, she did it, but he shouldn’t have said those words and make her run. How many times she said that she was not going to leave you in this life at all. You could have trusted her a little or even listened to us.” she said sobbing in Karthik’s arms.

“Just stop it! Don’t forget that anyone in his place would have done it. The plan was that bad, Leela.” Karthik scolded her, to which I actually felt shocked, but I am not in a mood to show it.

“I know! This is all my fault. I need to talk to her and ask for forgiveness.” She said hugging him.

“It is not just your fault.” I mumbled before looking away to see uncle sitting on the chair completely stunned which he is being from the time he is here.

“She will be fine!” I mumbled getting up.

“She will be fine otherwise I will not spare her.” I mumbled again pacing in front of the room.

“Doctor!” we all said when he came outside.

“We are sorry, but she went into a coma." He said, and I blinked a little before flopping on the chair.

“Coma? When will she be able to wake up?” Karthik asked who seems to be the one holding up better than us.

“Weeks or months, mostly. I heard that she is lucky to be thrown out of the car due to impact otherwise the car is completely crushed.” Doctor said before walking away.

“She will be fine!” I mumbled again before holding my head.

Karthik looked after all the proceedings and bills while I just sat there. I just left everything for him and after some time, she got moved to another room.

I was about to enter the room, but Karthik stopped placing his hand on my shoulder. I frowned at him in confusion and want him to remove that hand so that I can go and see her.

“Look, I know that after entering that room you will not want to leave at all. So now just go and freshen up. Leela will come with you so that she can get Satvi’s stuff. Ok?” he suggested and I slowly nodded as I know he will not accept if is say no.

“I will drive!” Leela mumbled, opening the Karthik’s car passenger door for me, and I frowned seeing the gesture but I just sat calmly.

“Karthik will order food for us so you need not to think about it.” she mumbled when I walked inside the home.

I didn’t even spare a word for her and just took a quick bath before helping her to pack both mine and Swetha’s clothes. We returned, and I saw that Karthik is talking to the doctor.

“What happened?” I asked them frowning.

“Was she getting any headaches like severe ones?” Karthik asked me frowning.

“No! I don’t think so.” I replied, frowning back.

“She got few and even took the medicines from me.” Leela said, and I glared at her.

“And you didn’t tell us?” I asked her frowning.

“It was a headache, right? Was it serious?” she asked, completely panicking.

“We need to wait until she woke for me to say anything clearly. But for now, I can say that it is serious.” Doctor replied and walked away nodding at us.

“I didn’t even know!” I mumbled, walking towards her room.

I stopped taking a step, placing my hand on the door and opened it to see her completely attached to some machines and even have a pipe down her throat.

“So, you want to stay like this? You don’t like the hospital right? So I am sure you will wake up soon.” I said, sitting beside her and waited for her to open her eyes.

“Please don’t tell me that you got a new liking for this atmosphere.” I said, shaking my head and held her hand.

I waited and waited and I just waited. But even after a week there is no change, and I even did my work right here beside her. I took proper care of myself otherwise Karthik threatened that he will pull me out of this room.

“Swetha! You listen to every word of mine, right? Now I am asking you to wake so you should.” I said tightening my hold.

“Your Rohan is asking you to wake up. Will you not?” I asked her frowning.

“Like you said she will be fine!” Karthik assured me when I started feeling anger out of nowhere by the second week.

“When? When will she be fine? Why did she not listen to me? I asked her not to drive, but she did and look what happened. Who asked her to do that stupid stunt and made me angry? This is all her fault.” I said fuming at her while Karthik just gave me a pity look before leaving the room.

“When you get up, I will give you a huge class about not listening to me and not keeping up your promises.” I threatened her before closing my eyes.

“I know I shouldn’t have shouted at you like that and say all those stupid things, but I did. You can scold me after getting up. It is already the third week. When will you?” I asked her completely tired and continued pleading with her.

“You are here because of me, Swetha. I know it! I know that you would have been safe if I had some control over my insecurity. Please don’t make me wait.” I said, kissing her forehead not stopping my tears.

“That’s it! I am leaving. You want to stay here? Then stay!” I said, getting up and walked outside the room to see Karthik entering.

“Where you going?” he asked frowning.

“I will not stay here anymore. I am going to my home and will have a nice sleep. If she can be stubborn, then so can I.” I replied shaking my head.

“You mean to the canteen downstairs? Sure, go ahead and I will be here until you return.” He said, waving at me before walking towards her room.

I shook my head and actually went inside the canteen for some tea and just sat there fearing that I may not get to talk to her again. What will I do then?

God! Just make her wake up, and I will do everything to protect her from anything. I mumbled to myself looking up, and then I heard my phone ringing.

“Hello?” I asked lifting it up not glancing at the ID.

“She woke up!” I heard karthik’s voice.

“What?” I asked him, frowning getting up.

“Yes! She just woke up.” He replied and I hung up before rushing to her room.

But by the time I reached there I saw him walking outside the room, and I frowned at him. I glanced at the door and at him asking, “What happened?”

“She has fallen into sleep, but she talked to me a little.” He replied.

“What? Here I am waiting for her, and she fell asleep without seeing me. I will not spare her when she opens her eyes again.” I said opening the door and sat beside her.

She just said those words to that karthik and then drove the car like a mad girl. After getting into an accident, she just went into some coma for one month, and now she woke up and talked to Karthik but didn’t wait for me.

I was fuming by the time she slowly opened her eyes, and I just leaned into her face saying, “You! I will not leave you alone.”

“Help!” she shouted at the top of her lungs before I could kiss her.

“Dad! Karthik! Help!” she shouted more and more, and I glared more before pressing my hand over her mouth before she does anything like this to escape my scolding.

“Ahhh!” she screamed after biting my palm, and I hissed removing it away.

“What happened?” I heard many people asking and saw her dad, Karthik, Leela, Nurse and Doctor entering the room.

“He is trying to kill me.” she shouted pointing at me like I am a stranger.

“What? I didn’t try to kill her.” I shouted in confusion.

“Did I try to kill you?” This time I shouted at her, feeling complete anger and walked towards her.

“Ahh!” she screamed holding her head.

“Mister! You need to leave the room.” Doctor said sternly.

“Fine!” I mumbled before leaving the room and then started taking deep breaths pacing in front of the door.

After a few minutes, I heard the monitor sound increasing so much, and I immediately rushed inside to see that she is lying on the bed like dead and Doctor is doing something. I panicked and moved towards her, but some nurse stopped me saying they need to take care of her.

We all moved outside, and I continued to pace for some time before asking, “What the hell just happened?”

“She remembered the three of us, and she smiled at us with complete normal feeling.” Leela replied, and I frowned more.

“She must still be angry at me. She said she will forget me right, so she is doing all this.” I said, nodding my head and Karthik nodded along with me.

“No! She will never do that. She loves you so much.” Leela said not accepting my words.

“We will see! Let’s see for how much time she will stay angry when I should be the one angry at her.” I said and gave an apology look to Uncle who is also stunned.

“She is fine now, but we will try not to stress her too much this time. I think she needs some time, but we will do some tests immediately.” Doctor said but I just shook my head.

“Go and rest for some time. She is fine now, right?” Karthik suggested, and I nodded leaving the hospital.

I finished all the work in the middle and returned to see the solemn looks of those three making me feel more panic right now. Don’t tell me that she is again in a coma.

“Is she fine?” I asked them frowning.

“She is fine, but…” Leela trailed off.

“She doesn’t remember from the day my party was last year in a hotel. She is talking about some car accident with another car when she was lifting a phone call while driving to the hotel.” Karthik explained.

“Oh! How convenient! She is saying that she doesn’t remember from the point she met me, and I should believe it. I will just deal with her alone.” I said, walking towards the door, but Karthik and Uncle stopped me.

“Doctor wants to talk to us.” They said, taking me inside his room and the nurse who is taking care of Swetha all this time is there.

Then he started explaining so much, but that was not at all getting inside my head. The only thing I am getting is that she doesn’t remember a part of her memory. In specific words, she doesn’t remember more than a year of her life, which turned out to be my life with her.

“Then make her remember. I don’t care how much it will cost, but just do it.” I said already feeling like hitting someone right now with the feeling of frustration.

“It is not that simple. At present, the part of her brain, which is hurt is sensitive and is not being able to bear a lot of stress at all. You guys already saw what happened when she stressed it.” He calmly explained.

“Is there no other way?” I asked him in his tone.

“She needs proper medication and check-up’s. But did she get more hurt when she got into the accident, she is describing?” he asked looking at us.

“She got wound on her forehead, and I even joined her in the hospital. We were asked to stay for twenty hours before the tests, but she didn’t want to. She was fine after that though.” I replied and everyone in the room just listened to me.

“That explains the headaches. She should have got that tested before at that time.” He said, shaking his head and we all sat in silence not knowing what to do.

“What options do we have here not to stress her and also tell her something about the situation before she thinks about it herself?” Karthik asked the doctor.

“If we tell her the truth, then she will get shocks, which are not good. So, we should do something else.” Leela replied instead of Doctor, and we all glanced at her in understanding her words.

“Ok! Tell her that she was in a coma all this time by that accident, she is describing.” I finally decided, and everyone looked at me shocked.

I will try some other way and may even get her to know me. Who knows she will fall for me again right, or she may remember me soon.

“There is a problem though. What will you guys say when she asks about her hair?” Leela asked, and we all frowned at her.

“What? Girls observe this kind of things. Don’t look at me like that.” She added.

“I will tell her that she got many operations done from time to time. Which will explain the operated place which is still healing.” Nurse offered and we all nodded thanking her.

“But mainly tell her that she can’t think about it.” I said.

“She will get stronger soon, but about memory, we need to wait for some more check-up. She should attend for the check-up’s regularly though without a miss to get cured soon.” Doctor said with complete seriousness.

“Thank you so much for doing all this coming out of your duty, Sir.” I said, and we all thanked him repeatedly before they all left to go to her room.

When I heard that she bought the story and is fine now from karthik, I sighed in relief and started walking away, but he stopped me.

“What about the threats?” he asked, and I blinked at him a few times to get what he is saying.

“I totally forgot about them. She needs so much protection.” I replied, and he nodded.

“What if this is done by that stalker?” he asked, and I nodded immediately calling Shankar.

“You left the driver? But why?” I asked him frowning.

“I didn’t want to, but here in the case, the blame is going towards Swetha. She was not wearing a seatbelt and is talking on her phone as per phone records and then the car engine was, on so she must be driving. So we let him go, but I removed the whole case.” he replied, and I don’t know whether to thank him for removing it helping her or to scold him for not telling me that he left the driver.

“Ok! Move that case to one year before from the date it happened.” I said and explained him what is happening here.

He just said he will think about it and hung up. I rubbed my forehead thinking how can I protect her if she doesn’t even remember me.

“We will think of something.” I said, nodding at him and left for our home.

But when I entered I saw a parcel and picked it up to see that there is a slip. I opened it to see the words ‘How was your day? Tiring?’

I threw it away and immediately called Karthik and Shankar. I need to do something and put a stop, but before that I need to put the security for her.

“It seems that the stalker can reach her anywhere right? So how can we protect her without letting her know about all this?” karthik asked sipping his coffee and Shankar nodded to his question.

“I always thought that the problems are at worse before, but now there is no limit.” I replied rubbing my forehead.

“We should just hide her in a tight space and not let anyone near her and also not let her go anywhere like a prison.” Shankar said jokingly, but I frowned hearing his words.

“What if we did that? I can get the full tight security for my home, and we can put her there.” I said after a few minutes.

“And she will run away within minutes, making the stalker work easy.” Karthik said rolling his eyes.

“It was better when she was your wife.” Shankar said shaking his head.

“She is still my wife.” I pointed out.

“Maybe you should just marry her and do all this.” Karthik offered to which Shankar gave him a crazy look, but I smiled hearing it.

“You are right! Let’s get this marriage done, and then we can do as per my plan with tight security.” I said and decided to go to their house tomorrow morning.

But when I reached there and saw her face all I wanted to do was hug her, but she is giving me very terrified looks and even conscious about her hair.

The plan was very simple! Her Dad will put my marriage proposal to her, and she will accept. But shocking all of us, she actually said she likes Karthik in front of us making me grip the chair.

I excused myself and rushed outside only to pace near the gate. I will not let her go away and put her life miserable and also put me in misery.

With just this stupid accident my love just left me, and I don’t even know when it will return. It’s like my Swetha just died in that accident, and this is some other girl I am looking at.

I glanced at her house and remembered that this is still in my name, and I need to transfer it along with the company. I called my new assistant thankfully a male and asked him to prepare the papers for the transfer, but before I can hang up, I felt someone crashing into me.

I glanced at the person and saw that it is Swetha, and I immediately held her letting her cry. What a déjà vu this is and that too for the same reason. She cried the first time for him and even now, but she suddenly collapsed when I replied to her thank you.

God! Why again? I thought lifting her in my arms and walked inside the house. I made Leela sit near her and walked out to see worried Karthik and her Dad.

“Look, I know we planned all this, but now she is again in hurting stage. She will distance herself and will never accept the marriage to anyone right now.” Karthik said, and I nodded because it is true.

“And she is actually very scared of you.” Uncle pointed out and I again nodded.

“Let’s make this fear as a main thing then.” I mumbled, and they both looked at me frowning.

“As she is already thinking that the accident, she got in one year back was big then make it bigger that someone died. We will say that my wife died and Shankar is already changing the case date, so we will add some more details.” I said, and they went into their thoughts.

“I will tell her that she has to marry me compulsorily saying some stupid stuff.” I added.

“You can say that you paid for the treatment as she already asked me about it worriedly.” Uncle offered.

“And you can say that you have the company and house in your name for that money. Because she will say she will pay it if something is not at stake.” Karthik said, and we all nodded thinking about this revenge plan.

“That is so not good. She will feel so guilty, and she will get hurt.” We heard a new voice and turned to Leela.

“Stay away from this.” I said still not in the mood of forgiving her.

“But...” She started to say, but Karthik cut her off shaking his head.

“With that guilt, she will be at least stay with him and not run away. Her life is more important for us, right?” Karthik asked her and she slowly nodded.

“I will stay with her.” She said going inside and closed the door.

We waited until a few minutes and started our acting when we heard the couch from Leela as a signal. We raised our voices, and uncle acted so much to which we ended up pretty well.

After some time, I walked downstairs while they both walked inside. I waited for her, and I am sure she will be down here soon.

She did, but she is looking at me with such hatred and anger that I didn’t feel like Swetha is standing in front of me at all. It is just Satvi Anand! She really killed my Swetha and took my love away from me.

I said whatever came into my mind and left from there giving her the deadline. I feel relieved, but I want to look at her again, even though I know she is not her.

#PRESENT#

“Wait! I actually saw little hatred in your eyes when I woke up which you missed explaining.” She suddenly said, making me frown.

“Of course you will see that. You did another accident, there with your carelessness.” I said shaking my head.

“Excuse me? My carelessness?” she asked, sitting up and moved away.

“Yeah! You were talking with me while driving. What if someone else lost their lives?" I asked frowning at her.

“What? No! I got your call after I parked it in the safe place and that too after some time. I threw the phone outside and then saw the truck coming towards the car. I started the engine to move forward after blazing up the horn, but I didn’t have time, so I jumped outside of the passenger seat door, but I was little late.” she replied folding her arms.

“What?” I mumbled in complete shock and asked, “Are you sure?”

“Of course!” she replied with conviction, and I saw honesty in her eyes.

I picked up my phone and called Shankar to locate that driver immediately after explaining everything, and he said he will do everything and find that guy soon.

“I am…” I started saying, but she shook her head hugging me and said, “Don’t say it! We are wasting so much time of the chance we got just by saying that. I know what I did was wrong, and I feel terrible, but I will not stay away missing this chance of getting held by you. You too don’t say anything for now.”

I hugged her back tightly, and we just stayed like that for how much time we don’t know, but we don’t want to move too, and she is right.

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