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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3:- The Suitcase of Memories

A pleasant Sunday evening, Dr. Shah is sitting in his study room.

His study room has a book shelf with books arranged in disciplined manner, a beautiful window garden, a neat study table on which there is a clock, a table calendar, a pen stand, a laptop, his stethoscope and a photo frame of his parents.

The room is filled with calming smell of incense stick.

Dr.Shah is busy studying a case, sipping his hot strong coffee. Dr. Shah likes hot strong coffee, he never lets his coffee go cold. Suddenly, he remembers about the suitcase that lawyer Ajay Chandra gave him.

He takes out the suitcase, opens it.

The suitcase full of old memories. Many old photos, letters, envelopes, paper scribblings of Arvik and Adrika, kerchief with embroidery handcrafted by ma. All his childhood flashes in front of his eyes. Dr.Shah feels so happy to see the old photos. He suddenly summarises his beautiful life, and feels grateful.!

Among those many envelopes there is a sealed envelope.

Dr. Shah opens the envelope and finds few papers and a locket. He had never seen the locket before. He starts reading those papers.

As Dr.Shah reads the paper, the happiness on his face disappears.

Dr.Manvi enters the study room and finds Dr.Shah fully tensed and staring at his parents photo frame. His coffee had turned cold. Dr.Manvi is had never seen her fiancé so tensed.

She places her hands on Dr.Shah's shoulder and asks, " Its unlike you Shah, why?, what happened? "

Dr.Shah stares at Manvi and says " I'm not a Shah, manvi..!"

Dr.Manvi: " What…? I didn't get you."

Dr.Shah hands over the envelope to Dr.Manvi, and exclaims

" I'm adopted Manvi…!"

Dr. Manvi : "Adopted..? who…? You..? How is this even possible Arvik ?"

Dr. Arvik Shah: "I found this envelop in the suitcase that lawyer Ajay Chandra gave us. According to the papers in this envelop, I was adapted from Srinagar! And there is this locket along with these papers, I don't remember seeing this locket before".

Dr.Manvi reads the papers, in a confused state she says,

Dr. Manvi:- " It's so strange Shah, I don't know what to tell."

Dr.Shah: "Don't tell anything Manvi, my life is taking unexpected turns. If Im not a Shah, who am I ? How did I ended up in Shah family? Oh…! My head is busting. Manvi, please leave me alone."

Dr. Manvi nods her head, hugs her fiancé, comforts him and moves out of the study room.

Dr. Shah goes to the window, stands staring at the sky. Trying to calm the tsunami of questions raising in his mind.