Anandita’s father ran outside to inform to his family, Sameer
and Tanya that Anandita was out of danger. Though what he said next broke
everyone, especially, Sameer. He said, “She is completely out of danger but…”
He took a long pause which was scaring everyone. “But what?” her mother asked
exasperated. “But,” her father continued, “The bones of her right hand and left
ankle will take time to heal.” “Thank
God,” Sameer whispered. Her father turned to him and said, “I am sorry for having
behaved that way. I was just worried for my daughter.” “We completely
understand, uncle,” Tanya piped in with a slight smile, “You know me, uncle and
aunty. And he’s my brother. Please trust that he won’t do any such thing as
hurting her to this level.”
Throughout the meeting with Dr. Arun, there was only one thing
going on in Dr. Awasthi’s mind- ‘Who was the girl?’ And ‘why did she feel such
a connect towards her?’ She was
internally very happy now that she will be able to see whatever was there on the
paper. IN her heart somehow, she knew that what she was doing was wrong. She
shouldn’t be seeing something that was found in someone else’s pocket. But, she
was curious. She wanted to know. So, she decided to stay mum about the piece of
paper.
When she entered the cabin, she saw two people sitting at her
table- a girl and a boy. She wondered who they were as she silently walked
towards them. “Yes?” She asked, “Did you
need anything?” “Yes, we needed to talk about Anandita,” said the boy, “Hi. I
am Sameer.” “And I am Tanya, his sister” the girl said. “How are you related to
Anandita? And before you ask for anything personal or classified information,
let me tell you that I cannot disclose any information to you about any of my
patients.” “We just wanted to ask,” Sameer said, “is she going to be okay?”
“Yes,” Dr. Awasthi said, “She’s going to be fine. May I know how are both of
you related to her?” “I am sorry,” Tanya said, “we didn’t introduce ourselves
properly. I am her best friend and senior. I passed out of school few years
ago. This is my brother. He is Anandita’s classmate. He was the one who found
her in this condition.” “Oh,” Dr. Awasthi said thoughtfully, “did you find
anything?” “I am sorry,” Sameer asked, confused. Dr. Awasthi cleared her throat
and asked, “Did you find anything around her or with her when you spotted her
first or when you were bringing her to the hospital?” “I don’t think I should
be sharing any of that with you,” Sameer said a little miffed. “So,” Tanya
turned to her brother and stated, “you did find something.” Sameer remained
silent. “See,” Dr. Awasthi tried to explain, “I am the doctor who operated on
and will further be treating Anandita. This, definitely, is a case of physical
abuse. The police is going to be involved. And I will need to know if there is
anything that she had on her or with her that isn’t there with her now.”
Her explanation made sense to him. His sister was still
staring at him as though she could see through his soul. Sighing heavily, he
put his hand in his pocket and pulled out the tattered piece of paper that he
had found and read. He, then, placed it on the table and sid it towards Dr.
Awasthi. Without a word, she carefully picked the piece of paper and
kept it in her hand bag, just where the other piece of paper was. She knew how
to differentiate between the two; because the piece of paper that she had found
has blood stains on it as it was found a little later, as compared to the one
that was found by Sameer.
“Both of you look tired,” Dr. Awasthi said, “you should go
home and rest. Anandita will be fine. She needs rest.” Nodding their heads,
they left her cabin. After informing Anandita’s father that they would visit
the next day, they left to go home. Their parents were awaiting a long explanation.
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