Anaya removed the mobile phone from her ear and looked if the video got connected by mistake. 'How did he know I was pouting? Ah! It's only an audio call. Must he know me that well?'
"I am not talking to you. It's been days since you called me and the first thing you do is scold me. You don't love me anymore." Anaya pouted.
Dheer almost vomited blood on hearing her complain. ' What love her? This Sandy better not love my wife!! And why is she pouting like this? She should act like this only with me. And how dare this Sandy raise his voice on my Anaya. Just let him come. I will teach him a lesson myself. Hmph!!'
Dheer and Anaya were sitting in the front seats of the bus while the rest of the staff were enjoying playing games at the back. So no one else could hear Anaya apart from Dheer.
"I am sorry Naaya. I didn't mean to. But why did you leave the city without telling me" Sandy clutched his mobile phone tightly on the other end, clearly trying to suppress his emotions. He didn't want to snap at his Naaya.
"What is it, Sandy? What are you hiding?" Anaya asked seriously. She suspected it was something really serious to bother the calm and composed Sandy like this.
"He came back. His flight touched city A's land this morning. He has not given up yet, Naaya." Sandy's jaws clenched.
A silence engulfed Anaya and her face darkened. A string of images flashed before her eyes making her breathless.
"Breath, Naaya." came the voice.
Anaya breathes in the air she was holding.
"Don't worry. He can't touch you as long as we both are alive. We won't let you suffer that pain again. Believe in us okay" Sandy comforted.
"I know" Anaya said, her throat suddenly became dry.
"Now that you are gone for the camp, focus on it okay. Just put your guards up and leave the rest up to me. I'll tighten your security around you. You are a brave girl Naaya, just don't let that incident break you. My Naaya is a fighter. " Sandy said in a gentle voice.
"Yes, I am" Anaya said in a calm voice. Sandy's words managed to comfort her as always. She will be brave this time, she would protect herself and won't let that incident affect her anymore.
After talking with Sandy, Anaya took a deep breath, drank some water and put on her earphones to listen to some music to calm her turbulent mind.
Dheer noticed her change in mood after her call with Sandy and became suspicious. If he wanted, he could have her investigated to know everything about her along with the thing that was bothering her but he wanted Anaya to share all her things with him herself with complete trust. He became even more determined to win Anaya's trust so that she could share all her worries with him. He released a long sigh and closed his eyes.
***A few days later, New life hospital***
"What is going on here. Why are you all huddled here huh? It's a hospital not some fish market. Go and do your work" Rudra scolded the hospital staff as he was going towards his chamber.
Everyone suddenly dispersed except for the main culprit for this gathering.
There stood a woman shouting at a man and threatening to sue him while being held by another man who was preventing her from landing a fist at the man in front of her. A frail woman was standing behind them, slightly trembling. Probably, hiding from the man being yelled at.
"Calm down baby, you already have a lawsuit against him, don't beat him here. This is the hospital and besides, you are a lawyer of this man's wife. You can't get violent with the person you are fighting against in the court." The man tried to calm her down.
"Leave me Rehan, how dare this scum touch his wife when they have filed for a divorce. How can he say that he can do whatever with his wife until the verdict of the court huh! Who gave him the right to beat his wife in front of their child. Let this scum taste his own medicine once. Let me punch him. Just one punch, I swear." Elisa said as she tried to break free from her husband's clutches.
For once, Rudra was shocked. When he saw this woman called Elisa, it was as if he caught a glimpse of Anaya, fighting the same way. "Unbelievable! She's just like her."