It was the day of results in the 'Johnson University of Orlando and the

campus was bustling with the nervous chatters of the students. A crowd

was gathered near the display board when suddenly someone squealed

"Yes!" This came from Sarah Gray who mumbled to herself, "Yet again I

have aced the test. I have to call dad and tell him the news right now,

he's going to be delighted"

At home was Nathan Gray who was pacing around the room nervously waiting

for his daughter as it was already 4 in the evening and it was way past

her time to be home from the university. He muttered to himself, "Where

is this girl? Why isn't she home yet?" After waiting for a while he got

a call saying that Sarah had met with a car crash which is when Sarah's

stepmom Sophie entered the room.

Nathan frantically said, "Sophie, Sarah has met with an accident. I

don't know how bad of a state she is in. I have to go see her".

"You are overreacting Nathan, It must have been a small accident,

there's no need for you to go to the hospital, she will come back home.

She isn't a kid anymore", said Sophie.

Nathan ignored Sophie's words and rushed to the hospital. After

reaching, he anxiously asked the doctor about Sarah's condition, "I am

Nathan Gray, I heard that my daughter was brought here after she met

with an accident and was admitted here. Her name is Sarah Gray. How's my

daughter, doctor? Is she okay?" to which the doctor replied, "Due to

heavy blood loss, the patient is in critical condition and is admitted

to the emergency room." Nathan's blood ran cold as he waited for his

daughter. After a while, the doctor came out and talked to Nathan about

Sarah's surgery.

"We'll have to perform surgery on Sarah as she suffered through a severe

head injury because of the accident. However, you have to keep in mind

that post-surgery Sarah should not be burdened with any sort of stress

as it can have a bad effect on her brain, which can worsen her health

condition. Also, we need you to fill out these forms and also sign the

consent form that is required by us to perform the surgery." Listening

to the doctor, Nathan was in complete shock but somehow he collected

himself and filled out and signed the papers required for the surgery.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the town,

At Pixxel Studios, a photographer to Ava, "One more shot ma'am", another

photographer from behind yelled, "See here and .... And... that is

a perfect shot ma'am, now you can go and change." The photographer asked

Ava to get ready for the next shot. Ava was Sarah's younger sister and

she aspired to be a model. After getting dressed for the shoot Ava

thanked her friend Sam for the chance when the photographer asked Ava to

pose for the camera. After the shoot, Ava along with Sam went to her

makeup room and that's when Sam's phone rang.

"Hey, How are you? .....Yeah sure….I'm still at the studios, you can

come here." After the call got disconnected, Ava asked Sam who it was

when someone entered the room. "Hello Mr. Brooks, How are you? ....To

what do I owe this pleasure?" exclaimed Sam on seeing him.

Mr. Brooks was a businessman who was working on a huge project for his

company and he was looking for a model for his advertisement to carry

out the publicity of his project. He had contacted Sam and needed his

help for the same.

"Sam, do you remember, I had told you that I am looking for a model for

our next project", said Mr. Brooks to Sam. Sam, seizing the opportunity,

looked at Ava and introduced her as the 'New Age Super Model' to Mr.

Brooks. Mr. Brooks looked at Ava and after a few rounds of questions and

answers signed the contract with Ava, with her as the new face of his

company's project. He then congratulated her. As he was leaving, he

remembered, "Sam remember ...today is the announcement party of the

project and the investor for this project, Mr. Sean Rogers would be

attending, so I would like both of you to come and meet him." "Goodbye,"

said Mr. Brooks to Sam. After Mr. Brooks left, Sam congratulated Ava who

was thrilled about her first project. Also, she was curious about Sean,

"Sam I'm very happy but I want to know who Sean Rogers is….. I mean the

way Mr. Brooks talked about him, sounded like he was a big deal", said

Ava to which Sam replied, "Sean is a huge business tycoon not just here

in Orlando but in the entire country. Ava if your stars are aligned then

after working with him on this project, your career will be off the roof

and no one can stop you from succeeding." Hearing this "In that case, I

have to meet him", said Ava excitingly.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Sarah's surgery had begun. According to the

doctors, the surgery was a huge risk but still, they were doing

everything they could at the moment. Nathan was waiting outside the

surgery room when the cops came up to him and asked him questions

regarding the crash, "Are you related to the victim who had met with an

accident? .... We have a few questions for you." Hearing this Nathan

disturbingly said, "Yes, I am Nathan Gray, her father however officer, I

cannot help you with much as I was not present at the time of the

accident. I myself got a call from the hospital about the crash" to

which the cop replied, "Sir, we found this piece of paper at the site of

the accident. Also, we are looking for more evidence so that we can

catch the culprit as soon as possible."

The cops wanted to collect Sarah's statement however the doctor refused

by saying, "We have to wait until the patient is conscious and even when

she regains her consciousness, then also it's not permissible as she

requires utmost care and rest". Hearing the doctor, the cops left ....

Nathan then asked about Sarah's present condition to the doctor to which

he replied, "Right now she is sleeping, we can only say anything after

she wakes up." Nathan was stressed due to Sarah's condition, he really

wanted his daughter to get well soon.

On the other hand, Ava was ecstatic thinking about the great start of

her career. Ava was over the moon because it was just as she had

imagined how her life would be. As soon as she reached home, Ava rushed

to tell her mom about the exciting news, "Mom, my dreams are finally

gonna come true! You are not gonna believe what happened today, I have

been selected as a model for a huge project."

Listening to her daughter, Sophie could not have been happier. She was

happy to see that, what Ava had always wished for, was finally going to

be true for her. Looking at Ava's gleeful face she congratulated, "Way

to go Ava! I have always believed in you and I am sure that you are

going to reach great heights in your career! Mamma's really proud of

you." Listening to her mom's kind words Ava was overjoyed but at the

same time, it seemed like her eyes were trying to look for somebody.

Sophie looked at Ava's wandering eyes and then realized that she was

looking for her father.

Sophie informed Ava about Sarah's accident and that Nathan was in the

hospital to which Ava retorted, "There she goes again, taking dad away

from me. What exactly does she want? Why is she always trying to devoid

me of my happiness? First my happiness, then my love, and now even dad.

I know one day she is going to steal everything away from me." Seeing

her daughter angry, Sophie tried to calm her down and suggested she get

ready for the party, "Ava today is a very important day for you. There

will be a lot of people at the party. You have to stand out and look

your best. Only then will people notice you. Do you understand what I am

trying to say?"

"Yes mom, I understand," responded Ava.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, it had been 4 hours since Sarah's surgery.

The doctors said that she would wake up within 3 hours after the surgery

however even though 4 hours had passed, there were no signs of her

waking up. Nathan called the doctor, "Doctor, it's been 4 hours and my

daughter is not conscious yet. Could you please check on her?" to which

the doctor signaled him to move forward and replied, "Sure"

After checking on her, the doctor took Nathan out of the room and said,

"I am sorry to inform you but sir your daughter is in a coma."

As soon as he heard this, the glass of water Nathan was holding, slipped

right through his quivering hands on the ground and he started sobbing

uncontrollably while looking at Sarah, through the mirror of the door.

Nathan adored his little girl and seeing Sarah's current state, he could

not believe his eyes. The doctor held onto Nathan's shoulder to keep him

from falling and said, "Mr. Gray, please get hold of yourself, you have

to be strong for your daughter, and only then can you help her get

better. She needs you by her side." Nathan pulled himself together, went

inside Sarah's room, and sat on the chair beside her. He stroked Sarah's

hair and said, "I saw your results darling, I'm so happy for you. You

have always made me proud. I knew that you were going to ace your tests

but could not fathom you lying on the hospital bed like this. Please get

better, I want to see your happy, always smiling face, please" saying

this Nathan left the room as he wept. The doctor asked Nathan to go back

home, "You can now go home, don't worry, the staff here will take care

of Sarah." However Nathan did not want to leave Sarah alone but later

after much convincing by the doctors, Nathan agreed to leave.

The moment Nathan left, a stranger walked up to the doctor and asked him

about Sarah's state. The doctor told him, "Yes, she is okay. I have just

managed to send her father back home, right now she is in a coma and it

doesn't seem like she's going to get better anytime soon."

The stranger asked the doctor to take care of her and left the hospital.

Nathan noticed that the lights in his house were out after reaching

home. Sometime later Sophie and Ava returned home carrying several bags

in their hand, looking at which Nathan got very angry and interrogated,

"What is all this? Were you guys out shopping! Sophie! you know very

well about Sarah's accident and that she is lying in the hospital! You

should be concerned for her, but here you are out shopping with Ava."

Sophie ignored Nathan's words and gave him the news about Ava's modeling

project, "Nathan, Ava has bagged a huge project, for which, there is

also a party being thrown today and she is invited to such a fancy

event."

Hearing the news of the party Nathan got upset and did not approve of

Ava attending it.

But Ava had already made up her mind, "Dad you know how much I care

about my career, don't you? And I too know that you love Sarah more than

you love me. I am sorry dad, but this time I cannot compromise with my

career." Looking at the troubled expression on her daughter's face,

Sophie interrupted, "Don't worry Ava, just go and get ready for the

party." and obeying her mom, Ava left the room.

Sophie looked at Nathan and politely stated, "Nathan I know you love

that orphan girl but you should also think about your own daughter. Ava

is our daughter and who else will look out for her, if not her own

parents."

Listening to Sophie's words, Nathan got upset and angry at the same time

and replied, "You have never once thought of Sarah as your daughter, the

least you could do is not call her an orphan, Sophie."

Just like that, they kept arguing and quarreling for a long time.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Sarah laid unconscious.

Will Sarah regain her consciousness? How will the new project change

Ava's life? All this and so much more.