Chapter 28: Ch.27/ Disastrous Revtion
Anupama''s POV:-
Sometimes such incidents happen in life which we cannot even imagine in our dreams even with a
person whom I always thought to be very strong. But now seeing her in such a vulnerable state, I can''t
keep my tears from falling.
Looking through the small ss of the examination room, I can tell that the doctors are trying their best
to cure her but still, it doesn''t make me feel any better knowing that what has happened to her won''t be
easy to forget. I just hope whoever is behind the cruel act will get punished for the nasty things they
have done to my cousin.
"Don''t worry, I am sure Miss Ganguly will be okay." Alessandro assures me but he also knows that no
amount of encouraging words can stop me from worrying about Riya. Yes, it''s Riya I am talking about.
The call I have gotten earlier is from a female nurse who informs me that she has found ady
unconscious on the side of the road and when looking through the belongings of thedy, she has
noticed a mobile phone where she finds my number on top of the dial call list and that''s how she has
contacted me for which I am always going to be grateful to her.
Currently, Alessandro and I are waiting for the doctors toplete their check-ups so that we can get
to know about Riya''s condition. Suddenly I hear rapid footstepsing towards us so I look at it that
way and find Dadabhai along with Baba are rushing where we are standing. Just as Dadabhai gets
near me I hug him while crying helplessly.
"what''s wrong, Anu? Why are you crying like this?" Dadabhai asks worriedly.
"Why did you ask us toe here, Mr. Bianchi?" Baba asks in which Alessandro who looks at me in
which I nod my head because I am not in a state to answer any of their questions.
"Please don''t panic after hearing what I have to say. Miss Ganguly is inside the examination room and
the doctors are doing a full body checkup of her." Alessandro exins.
"Riya is inside? But why? She was alright when she went out with her friendsst night." Baba lets out
looking confused.
"Anu, hasn''t shee back in the morning?" Dadabhai asks after pulling away from the hug looking at
me sternly. I gulp knowing I have done wrong by saying that Riya hase back in the morning
because I don''t want her to get scolding from Dadabhai for staying out of the house for so long.
When I don''t answer, Dadabhai understands what I have done. This is not the first time I have lied to
him about Riya. However, now I think this time I shouldn''t have lied to him, and that way Riya wouldn''t
be here. I feel a hand wrap around my waist and I know exactly who it is.
"Mr. Ganguly I think we should wait for the doctors toe out of the examination room and tell us
what exactly happened with Miss Ganguly," Alessandro says tightening his hold on me.
Just then two female senior doctorse out of the room making us eager to know about Riya''s
whereabouts. They look hesitant for some reason which doesn''t sit well with me. So I clutch onto
Alessandro in fear because I don''t want anything bad to happen to Riya.
"Is everything alright with my niece?" Baba asks.
"We are not going to feed you lie saying that the patient is alright because she is not. We have found a
large amount of Cannabis which ismonly known as Weed in her blood which is an illegal drug. Not
only that, she has been taking very hard medicines for stress which we have found in her blood cells."
One of the doctors exins making me look at her in disbelief.
"Is that why she fainted?" Alessandro asks still holding me in his arms because if he doesn''t then I will
surely copse on the floor.
"Yes. this is one of the reasons for her being unconscious but the real reason is something else. She
has severe injured marks all over her body which can only happen if someone tries to harm her
physically and that''s why we have run a rape kit test on her." Another doctor answers making me gasps
aloud. No, no please God don''t let it be true.
"Thankfully the patient is not raped but yeah, she has been assaulted sexually by not one but two or
three persons. She also has two broken ribs on the left side of her chest which is making it hard for her
to breathe by herself. But with proper medication, she will get better for sure. Her right leg is also
fractured so she won''t be able to walk for three weeks as she needs proper bed rest." Loud sobs break
through my mouth so I turn my face towards Alessandro''s chest to quiet down my loud crying sounds
not wanting anyone to hear that.
"Can we meet her?" Dadabhai asks trying to appear alright but I can hear the pain in his voice.
"Not now because we have put her in a medically induceda for 48 hours as her body needs a lot
of rest. She will be in the ICU till then." By saying this, the doctors leave from there.
No one speaks after the doctor leaves because everyone is busy ming themselves. But I think I am
the worst out of them, I shouldn''t have lied to Dadabhai about Riya noting homest night. I never
thought that my quietness could cause something so drastic.
After some time, the police arrive in the hospital and Alessandro is the one who answers to their
queries. While he talks with the officers I get near Dadabhai who is sitting emotionlessly on one of the
chairs in front of the ICU. I take a seat beside him and lean my head on his shoulder. For a second I
think he will berate me for lying to him but he wraps his hand around my shoulder and kiss me on the
top of my head.
"Riya is a fighter and I know that she will get better very soon." He lets out confidently.
"Yes, our Riya is very strong and nothing can stop her from winning this battle." I reply wiping my tears.
"I am sorry for lying." I tell him.
"If you are saying sorry because you think that whatever happened to Riya is because of you, then
don''t. Because you didn''t have any idea what she was doing behind our backs. But remember one
thing that as both of your big brother it''s my utmost duty to protect you both so please from next time
never lie to me. I can''t see any of you in pain." He says while I nod my head in understanding.
"Mr. Ganguly is right Cara." Alessandro says kneeling in front of me.
"Still, I can''t help but me myself." I let out as tears continue to fall from my eyes.
"But you know what I think?" Alessandro asks making me shake my head in denial.
"I think that you are the only one who can help Miss Ganguly to get better. Remember the female nurse
said that she had found your number in the dial list which can only mean one thing that Miss Ganguly
was trying to contact you. She tried to seek out your help when she was in danger and this shows how
much she believes in you. I may have never liked her because of her rude behavior towards you but
after what happened with her, I can''t hate her like I used to do. So I want you to be strong for her and
take good care of her. You will do that, right?" I nod my head rapidly in response.
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"I will do anything to get her better." I reply making both Alessandro and Dadabhai smile at me.
Riya''s POV:-
"Come on take it, it will make you feel so good."
"It will make your worries disappear."
"You are just so sexy."
"You are very easy to fool."
"Take off your clothes and spread your legs like the slut you are."
"Don''t try to scream because no one will save you."
I can feel their filthy hands on my body and that''s only making me sick. I try to get their hands off my
body but they are not leaving me alone. Suddenly, I start hearing a distant voice of someone, someone
who is calling out to me. I feel myself being shaken but still, I can''t open my eyes or move my hands to
reach out to the owner of the voice.
Finally, I open my eyes and find Anupama standing in front of me. I look around to see that Boro
mama, Dadabhai, Mr. Bianchi, Jasmine along with Mama Melody are also present in the room which
makes me scared and before I know it, I am whimpering in fear while tugging on Anupama''s hand.
"Shh, no need to get scared. Look, I am here and others too. No one will be able to harm you
anymore." Anupama says before sitting beside me. I hug her left hand with my right arm very tightly not
wanting her to leave me alone.
"Riya, do you want something to drink?" Jasmine asks trying toe closer but I quickly shake my
head in response.
"I think we should all leave Anhuphama with Miss Ganguly here." Alessandro suggests as if he
understands what I need the most right now.
No oneints about my behavior and leave the room silently. But I can see the sadness in
everyone''s eyes because it''s been two weeks since I have gotten discharged from the hospital, and still
I haven''t said a word to anyone. Not only that, besides Anupama no one cane near me without me
freaking out.
"Here drink some water." Anupama says handing me a ss of water. I take it from her before drinking
a little water because I am not very thirsty right now.
"Riya, I know you''re scared but we want to help you. The police are trying to find the culprits but without
your help, they can''t do much. So, please at least try to tell me so that I can tell them instead of you."
She says and I agree that she is correct. But I can''t remove the fear of theming to look for me. I
don''t want anyone close to me to get in trouble because of me.
There is a knock on the door so she gets up and opens the door before talking to whoever is outside in
hush voices. When shees inside the room she has Advira on her hip who is rubbing her eyes
tiredly. However, upon seeing me she insists on getting on the bed and before I know it she has
plopped on myp. At first, I am scared of the toddler too but she kisses me on the right cheek and
then put her head on the right side of my chest as if she knows I have pain on the left side.
Tears stream down my face getting such gentle behavior from the baby whom I have tried to separate
from her mother. But that baby is trying to help me with her unspoken words, trying to mend my broken
self with her adorable smile.
I don''t know what good deeds I have done to be treated like this after the horrible things I have done to
Anupama and her daughter Advira. But truth to be told I don''t want them to hate me anymore. I don''t
want to y the viin role when I want to have a stable rtionship with everyone. I don''t want to fight
my demons alone because I am tired, tired of wearing two faces, tired of faking my attitude towards the
person who is so dear to me.
"You just need to tell me how I can help you and believe me, I will do exactly what you want me to do. I
really want the old Riya back who used to be my best friend but after her eighth birthday she has
changed so much." Anupama says while wiping my tears with the pads of her thumbs.
I don''t reply and I think she knows I am not going to answer anything because this is what I am doing
aftering back from the hospital. It''s not like I don''t want to tell her everything but I am too scared to
reveal everything. I can''t tell her exactly what happened on the day of my eighth birthday which forced
me to changepletely.