There is a reason God gifted us family. They stand by you, love you, fear you, fight for you, challenge you, drain you, tries to understand you, and what not. But when not in the right mind everything feels stupidly unreasonable. Blood doesn't built families it's the heart which connects and formulates relationships.
It's always nice to have somebody have your back.

"Don't you think this is quite barbaric?"
Raghav whispered so that their victim didn't wake up.

Waving a dramatic hand in the air in a don like fashion Katyusha plastered a crooked smile on her face.

"Don't you worry partner,the reaction on our baby girl's face will be worth all this fathom." Katyusha whispered back.

Raghav stared at his phone for a reply from Sejal. But it seems to be vain so he decided on tightening the ropes of the chair.

"By the way why are we whispering?" Katyusha asked whispering.

Raghav took a moment to analyse her question and simultaneously gave a look on the windows to make sure it were locked.

"Because, I don't know. But why were you whispering?"

"Because you are whispering idiot." Katyusha whisper shouted.

"Okay-"

The main door started banging itself violently and the bell also rang simultaneously.

Katyusha signalled Raghav to get the door but the latter had a hesitant look painted on his face.

"If it's the police I am putting it all on you."
Raghav whispered again.

"For heaven's sake Rags get the door or we would definitely need a new one."
Katyusha shouted before earning a are-you-mad look from Raghav.

Katyusha heard a small flick of the door knob and then a loud gasp with the shutting of the door finally.

"It's not Sejal!"
Raghav shouted bolting the door and trying to look from the peep hole.

It was some unknown man and he wore a jacket of blue dart. That made Raghav open the door again.

"Hello sir. There is a parcel for Miss Seghal."

Somehow Katyusha deciphered the misery of Raghav being stuck with an identity crisis at the door with the post man,so she just appeared from back like a ghost.

"I am Sejal Seghal. Where should I sign?"
Katyusha said signalling Raghav to get inside and check the statistics of their victim.

The post man made her sign and gave the parcel which Katyusha shamelessly teared open.

It was an acceptance letter from Western University of Medicine for higher specialisation in Neurology department.

"She didn't tell about going -"

There was a knock on the door again to which Katyusha signalled Raghav to open the door as she was reading the contents of the letter.

Instead of opening the door Raghav ran into the bedroom like a coward which built a fury in Katyusha.

"How dare you son of bitch! You should have known it all before kidnapping -"

Katyusha stopped when Raghav appeared back with a coin.

"Like seriously Rags ..you got a coin for self defence." Katysha semi screamed,her shock beyond limits.

"Heads or Tail, quick."
Raghav said watching the door as there came another knock.

"Heads."

Raghav tossed the coin in the air and both of them craned their head up watching the coin fan into the air and descend down as if their lives were depending on it.

"I win. I win. Now get the door."
Raghav danced on the sofa.

Making a face Katyusha opened the door to reveal a very panicked Sejal.

"Are you all right Katu?" Sejal asked hugging Katyusha and inspecting her.

"What happened to me? Anyways I have something for you." Katyusha said in an excited tone and did her dramatic turn to reveal the surprise.

"God! Who did this?"
Sejal hissed with consternation the moment she saw Aryan taken hostage and tied with ropes in a chair straight in the living room,and beside was their maroon bean bag tossed shapelessly.

Immediately Sejal opened up the ligatures with which the ropes were tied around the wrist of Aryan.

"Sejal you can't do this!"
Katyusha shouted furiously trying to stop Sejal from opening the knots.

"What did you guys do to him? - Dr Shetty do you hear me?"
Sejal asked checking his pulse.

"We gave him anesthesia Sejal. He will be alright or more amazing he may just get up in few seconds. Oh! My God,we better be prepared-"
Raghav stopped his bantering when Katyusha gestured him to shut up.

"What did you guys use?"
Sejal asked as Aryan stirred slightly when she tried checking his eyes.

"I think it was some di-flurane."Raghav said in the manner like racking his brain hard to remember what did he buy from the pharmacy.

"Or was it actually Forane dumbo." Katyusha contributed in the conversation.

"Was it Sevoflurane or Isoflurane?" Sejal asked turning antsy of the consequences.

"I think Sev- Oh! God. I don't actually remember. I was in a hurry and poured that whatever flurane it is in his protein shake and disappeared before somebody could see me, definitely we know I am a pro in all these but you know the chances against the odds are sometimes wittily low." Raghav blabbered with aflutter.

"It's Isoflurane then. How much did you pour?" Sejal asked picking out the iceboxes and rearranging them in the shelves of the kitchen.

"Somewhat like 50 ml I guess." Raghav replied fanning himself with his palms.

"Lucky Guy. If a little more and double he may have suffered a heart attack and in the first place why would you use a surgery anesthesia ,leave that why in the fucking right minds will you want to give this man of an asshole anesthesia?" Sejal shouted ,her voice cracked as if a Kelpie trying to shape-shift its form.

"We just wanted you to punish him for whatever he has done you in the past few days baby doll." Raghav spoke with all seriousness of love and care conjured in his tone.

Sejal couldn't stop her heart from swelling with all the buried emotions of care ,smiling she went and hugged Raghav patting on his back slowly.

"I know you guys love me but this is all wrong. What if he puts you guys behind bars for kidnapping him? More worse he can give you a lifetime imprisonment for an attempt to murder? " Sejal said breaking the hug as she found Katyusha sniffling.

"Aww. What happened Katu?" Raghav asked concerned.

"Only you get all the love ,I am always left out." Katyusha said and started sobbing more louder ,while Raghav broke into a full fledged laughing fit.

Sejal went and hugged Katyusha giving an air kiss to her cheeks and gave an actual kiss on her forehead. Katyusha hugged her tightly and broke into a full on hysterical crying riot.

"You gu-ys are my- familly,and trust me I can kill an-ybody for both of yo-u ,well ex-cept Nikhil." Katyusha completed her sentence with a sudden squeal.

"What's wrong?" Sejal asked her and then looked at Raghav who was settled on that shapeless bean bag still laughing.

"I am sp-oiling your dress with my mascara." Katyusha replied panicking, immediately jumping into a searching rampage of tissue paper.

Sejal couldn't believe of what she was witnessing, it was like her sense organs were turning traitorous because she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Aryan lying lifelessly in her living room, not to forget her tongue couldn't differ between fresh and spoiled food this afternoon, her ears couldn't comprehend of the strange mixture of laughing and crying sounds of both her stupid friends, her nostrils couldn't sense the smell of muffins this morning and end of all these she couldn't stop feeling the touch of him.

Everytime she applied lipstick she could feel his lips on her. Everytime she smiled she could sense an affirmative that Aryan kissed her. This was turning out to be crazy because she couldn't stop thinking about that kiss,poured with raw love and an undefined passion.

"Rags let's move this giant over here." Katyusha suggested.

"He is a hottie. Don't you dare insult him." Raghav reacted reaching up to hold Aryan with his right arm.

Sejal and Raghav pulled up a heavily sleeping Aryan to place him on the bed while Katyusha settled the fresh linen sheets.

"When will he wake up?" Raghav asked.

"Maybe in the next twelve hours as you just gave half of the dose,so I guess this bipolar of a man will be staying here for the night." Sejal concluded her survey.

"Unless I could call Nikhil so that he can explain Darshan about the situation we are in so that he could come and pick Aryan,if that works." Katyusha smiled at her own pre assumed idiotically brilliant idea.

"Don't you think the police can be involved in this mess for basically kidnapping a man." Sejal said exaggerating the kidnapping part.

"Oh! Yeah. Shit! You are homeless for the night." Katyusha squealed and shouted at the same time.

"Why will she be homeless? Oh! I see Mr Hottie occupied her bed so what, come and stay at my place tonight." Raghav gave the solution.

"Yeah Sejal you better go with him because the couch would be an uncomfortable place to spend the night at."

"Duffer ,I was talking about you. Not baby doll. As you see Aryan is her employer so it would be more comfortable for him to have a chat with Sejal in the morning." Raghav explained each point.

"Employer? That sounds too much like ..leave it." Sejal said over thinking stuff.

"The plan sounds better. Great. I am packing."
Katyusha rushed to her room.

"Pack some lingerie." Raghav shouted across the hall.

"Nikhil will drink your fucking blood and kill you Rags." Katyusha shouted back.

"Guys can you please behave." Sejal shouted making a disgusting face and pulling out Aryan's shoes at the same time.

After a few minutes Raghav and
Katyusha left,to which Sejal was both thankful and not because suddenly she felt paranoid of being alone with Aryan although he was asleep.Okay, practically drugged.

Cleaning up the mess around the kitchen Sejal went into a escalating stream of thoughts about how life is and how she had predicted it back in the past. She never thought her relationship with her father would turn out to be a lost cause.

When she joined RCSM her sole aim was only to spend some time with her idol and cherish the days she missed of not having a family. Her uncle was there but again nobody can replace the place your parents have in your life. Quite true.

The vibration of her phone pulled her out from the thrilling thoughts.

'Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.'
~Dr Quotes.

Unknown to her a smile curved itself upon her lips reading the text making her think that can Darshan be anymore sweeter than already he is.

Another vibration made Sejal confuse because it wasn't her phone making her realize an other phone was ringing. Following up the vibrations for a few seconds Sejal found the source to be in the pants of a devil.

Having an inner battle for a few seconds finally Sejal decided to remove it from the pocket so that it would stop bothering Aryan.

With her hands becoming like jelly all of sudden,gulping all the awkwardness of the situation she pulled it out only to find Aryan hissing in his sleep. Okay , unconscious state.

The caller ID displayed - Mahima.
Sejal didn't knew any Mahima in common so she kicked out the thought of picking up the phone.

This made her ponder over many questions about him like-
Where is his family?
How is his relations with his parents?
Does he have have any siblings?
With whom does he live?
Will anybody be worried for him thinking that he is gone missing?
Is he married?
Or worse divorced?

Before her brain could fathom any further questions a whisper from Aryan scared the living shit out of her.

"Sorry Pali."

Sejal shut her eyes in anticipation thinking Aryan is finally awake,but the dose would keep him asleep for another six hours at least then another whisper made her realize after a second that he is talking in his sleep.

But why is he apologising to whoever this Pali person is?

"Please don't do this."
Aryan spoke,his voice laced worry and suddenly he shifted his weight on the other side clutching the bed sheets.

Sejal couldn't comprehend anything.

"Mom! SHE IS IN BLOOD!!"
"MUMMA! DADDA! PLEASE COME . ."

Sejal's heart beat went racing to the peak as she saw Aryan shouting in his sleep and one thing was sure that he was having a nightmare.

Slowly she placed her hand on his forehead and another hand on his heart to calm him down because this was worst as he couldn't even open his eyes because of the drug effect. This was horrible.

"Aryan calm down. You are not alone. Fight them. I know you can't listen but still , overpower them."
Sejal said smoothly trying to calm her own self and even him.

After a few minutes he seemed back to normal ,making sure he was okay Sejal put the blankets on him and bent down to give a soft kiss on his forehead,because her mom believed that kisses shared energy of love,care and safety.

Hesitantly Sejal went into the other room and slept with the door open in case Aryan had any other nightmares. Actually she thought of pulling the couch in from the hall so that she could be with Aryan but again that may sound a much of shocker for Aryan in the morning,so scratched that out.

Somewhere in the middle of the night Sejal heard a sudden shiftings in the room making her eyes squirm open.

"Did we have sex muñeca,with our clothes still on?"

That killed all the sleep Sejal could ever conjure.

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