Ruhana panicked, then something stricken her mind. She moves out and rushes to the neighbour. She rings the door bell and shouted "please open the door"

The old man opens the door, he was surprised to find her and asked "Ruhana beta iss waqt sab thik hai na?"

Ruhana was in tears and said "uncle, aapka beta doctor hai na please I need help"

He nodes "haan beta"

His son comes out and says "kya baat hai dad?"

The man speaks "beta zara inke saath jao zarurat hai"

He nodes.. "Aap rukiye main aata hoon"

Ruhana nodes.. after few minutes he comes out and goes to Ruhana's house.

He was shocked seeing her, he glanced at Ruhana "it is suicide.."

Ruhana said "Dekhiye ye sab baad mein aap please pehle meri behen ko dekhiye"

He picked her up and made her lay on bed, he cleans her wound and ties the bandage on her wrist. He looked at Ruhana and said "don't worry zyada deep cut nhi hai"

Ruhana looks at him and said "thank you and sorry itni raat ko aapko disturb kiya"

Doctor replied "it is fine ye to kaam hai mera aap inka khayal rakhna"

And leaves with his father.

Ruhana sits beside Manvi, she holds her hand and cries "mannu ye kya bachpana hai.. haan itni kamzor kabse ho gayi tu! Kaise tu mujhe galat samjh sakti hai." she smeared her head.

"bahut takleef mein hai tu main janti hoon par marna iska hal nhi hai.. nhi hai.." she keeps her head on the bed sheet and cries. She was devastated after what Manvi said.

The sun shined, Ruhana got up. She looked at Manvi was still sleeping under medicine affect. She moved out of the room, she entered into Anvi's room and woke her "Anvi utho school jaana hai"

Anvi gets up and hugs her "nhi jaana.."

Ruhana caressed her head "beta zid nhi karte chalo go and get ready"

Anvi separates and gets down from bed. Ruhana moved out with rang on the door. She opened the door and asked "Vineet tum yahan"

Vineet nodes and said "Haan sab thik hai na?" when he noticed her worried face.

Ruhana insists him to come in first "andar aao"

Vineet gets in, Ruhana looked at him silently. Vineet asked "kya hua? Manvi thik hai?"

Tears brimmed down her eyes and said "kuch thik nhi hai.. wo samajhti mujhe uski parwa nahi koshish nhi ki usey dhoondne ki aur kal usne suicide karne ki koshish ki"

Vineet gets shocked hearing this "kya?"

"Haan kaha tha tumse kisi ek ko chunke main galti kar rhi hoon" Ruhana said with pain.

She further said "tum hi batao kaise main aur tum ek ho jaye.. Aaj meri behen waha khadi hai jahan se mera sangharsh shuru hua tha maine to sambhal liya khudko par wo.."

She then said in anger "ek bhai ne meri zindagi kharab ki dusre ne meri behen ki.. Jawab do mujhe kya karu main?" she sat on the couch.

Vineet replied "I am sorry.. main usse baat karta hoon"

Ruhana looked at him and said "wo nahi sunegi kal puri tarah toot chuki thi wo.. kal har ek dard mehsus kiya maine uska.." pain reflected in her eyes.

Vineet made her understand "to tumhe use sambalna hoga.. chilayegi tumpar bura bhala kahegi par tumhe use sambhalna hi hoga.. Hmm.."

Ruhana keeps on looking at him. He held her hand and said "you have to be stay strong.."

Ruhana nodded in yes.

"chalta hoon kuch din ke liye shaher se bahar jaa rha hoon.. Zarurat pade to phone kar dena"

Anvi comes out from her room and smiled seeing Vineet she said "papa aap anvi ko school chod denge?"

Vineet nodes "Haan aayie.."

Anvi goes with him. Ruhana moves to Manvi's room, she enters inside sits beside at the stool present beside the bed she looked at her arm and touched it the water from her eyes which were fresh tears fell on her arm.

Ruhana feels moment in her fingers, she smiles a bit as Manvi gains consciousness. Manvi looks around and she was inside her room alive she turned to Ruhana and got up with jerk..

Ruhana looks at her and scolds her "zinda ho.. kya bachpana hai yeh? Paagal ho gayi hai aise koi karta hai?"

Manvi does not reply she just stared at the wall in front.

Ruhana said in loud tone "kuch puch rahi hoon main!"

Manvi shouts at her "please di, leave me alone"

Ruhana denies "nahi jaungi..."

Manvi looks at her and says "thik hai main hi chali jaati hoon"

She tries to get up but feels pain in head, Ruhana said "chup chap baithi raho"

Manvi does not listen but gets up from bed, Ruhana sighed and in her mind "ziddi ladki.."

"okay relax.. jaa rahi hoon main" Ruhana gets up and leaves the room.

Manvi folds her legs and places her head between them and cries.

she thinks something she gets up from bed and comes out of room, Ruhana sees her rushing out of the house.

"Manvi suno! Manvi!" but she had already left.

Ruhana follows her locking the house, Manvi takes the auto and goes, Ruhana gets another auto and follows her.

The auto stops in front of a small building, the auto driver says "mam aa gaya"

Manvi pays him and gets down, she enters inside the place and enters inside the cabin.

"doctor neha"

Neha looks at the door.. "Tum aao"

Manvi enters in and sits opposite her.. "mujhe wo.. mai..." she did not knew how to speak.

Neha looked at her and said in serious tone "main janti hoon tum kya kehna chahti ho"

Manvi looked at her with surprise and asked "aapko kaise pata?"

Neha said "mujhe Shruti ne sab bataya hai.. aur main ek doctor hoon"

She gets up and walks to her and says "Manvi maine Dr. Naina se tumhare case ke baare mein discuss kiya tha aur kal ki reports ke baad.."

Manvi looked at her.. "kya?"

"dekho hum yeh abortion nhi kar sakte hai isme bahut complications hai tumhari jaan bhi jaa sakti hai" Neha said seriously.

Tears rolls down her eyes and she says "jaan jo waise hi jaa rahi hai aap please kuch kariye" she requested.

"nahi Manvi tum chahe kisi aur doctor bhi consult karlo ye abortion nhi ho sakta hai I am really sorry" Neha said.

Manvi gets up and leaves from there. Ruhana had heard their conversation. 

Manvi comes out of the clinic, she looks at a pregnant lady who was with her husband. Tears were in her eyes, she took the auto and moved back to home.

Anvi had arrived, she looked at Manvi and asked "maasi kaha they aap?"

Manvi did not replied but moved into the room. After sometime, Ruhana came back and Anvi was playing into the living room. She looked at her and asked "mumma aap kaha they?"

"beta kuch kaam tha maasi kaha hai?" she asked.

"wo room mein chali gayi Anvi se baat bhi nhi ki" she said sadly.

Ruhana smeared her head and said "beta maasi ki tabiyat abhi thik nahi hai jab wo thik ho jayengi toh Anvi se bahut baat karengi"

Anvi smiled "Sachi na?"

Ruhana nodded "chalo main khana bana deti hoon aap room mein jaake khelo"

Anvi agreed and moved into the room. 

She prepared the lunch and served it to Anvi. Anvi smiled "yummy maasi aur aapka kaha hai? She asked.

"aap khalo maasi ko main room mein hi de dungi" Ruhana said. She took the another food plate into Manvi's room.

Manvi opened up her palm bandage, Ruhana sat beside her and said "lao main karti hoon"

She held her hand but Manvi jerked away resulting in pain "Aah.."

Ruhana forcefully held it and shouted "chup chap do mujhe baat nahi karni hai mat karo dressing karne do mujhe"

Ruhana changed the dressing and then said "ab khana khalo"

"mujhe nhi khana hai aap please mujhe akela chod do mere haal pe" Manvi said rudely.

"manvi nhi chod sakti hoon tujhe akela aur wo bhi jab tujhe zaroorat hai meri" Ruhana said in firm tone.

Manvi shouted at her "mujhe nhi zaroorat hai kisiki.. aap please jao yahan se" she threw away the food plate in anger.

Ruhana picked it up and moved out, she was hurt with her harsh behavior towards her.
 
To be continued..