The way I used to live

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Daksha came back to consciousness after a while and opened her eyes to observe the surroundings. When she noticed that she was in the hospital, all the previous happenings flooded into her mind and she sat up with a jerk who;e thinking about Teju. She hissed in pain because of the wound on her arm.

She removed the IV needle from her hand and slowly walked outside. When she went outside, she saw her Mom was sitting there on a chair silently. She slowly went to her and nudged her a little.

"Maa? Where is Teju? She is okay, right?" She asked her mom in a low voice and her mom shook her head a little.

"Doctors aren't saying anything. She is still in the operation theatre." Her mom sighed sadly.

"Maa, please take me there.. Let's go." Saying this, Daksha grabbed her mom's hand weakly, urging her Mom to take her there.

"You are so weak. You can see her but rest for a while." Her mom suggested after seeing her daughter's weak countenance.

"No, Maa. She is more important to me now. I can't calm down until I assure myself that she is well and safe. Please take me there. I beg you." Daksha said agitatedly and her mom took her to that floor after thinking for a while.

When they reached there, she saw that her brother was standing at the corner of the hall and was looking outside the window calmly. But his tensed shoulders clearly indicated that he was anything but calm and her father sat on the chair silently while covering his face with his hands.

Daksha didn't know what to say or how to console them when she herself wasn't in any better condition. She took her seat silently and started looking at the operation theatre without blinking her eyes.

Suddenly the doors of OT opened and Adi was the first one to rush over to the doctor and started bombarding the questions in anguish.

"Doctor, everything is okay, right? Is she alright? Can I see her now? When will she regain consciousness? Please discharge her soon. She doesn't like hospitals. We will get her treated from home itself." Adi said hurriedly in a hopeful tone but all he got was silence as an answer from the doctor.

"Doctor, why are you not answering? Tell me. Nothing is serious, right?" He again asked him. This time his father intervened in between and let the doctor say his words.

By the time you guys brought her here, she had already lost so much blood and suffered from hemorrhage. And on top of that, her blood group

stuck at the line 'we couldn't save them.'. After hearing it, she just

asked in a pained voice,

She lost too much blood from the fall." Doctor asked in confusion and soon it turned into sympathy

am really sorry. We tried our best to save them but still, we couldn't. Please excuse me. I'll look into the further procedures." Saying this, the doctor excused himself from

holding her chest. Adi just rushed

bed level, he took her cold hand into his hand and brought it

which he was holding till now erupted like a volcano. He stretched his hand and placed it softly on her belly where there

her into him as the tears

fool I was! I believed your words when you promised that you will be with

the rituals were done so quickly and they couldn't recover themselves from the loss they had suffered. What worried them the most was Daksha and

secluded life, Daksha hadn't uttered a single word from the time they heard

in her eyes disappeared. Her cheerful persona changed into

consulted his friend who was a psychologist, working in the U.S.

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Arjun's POV:

she had endured in the past. I really didn't know what to do and whom to blame. I never expected that she was

her in my arms and provide her with the comfort that she needed but I knew she had to let out all her pent up emotions. So, I let her cry her heart

close my eyes, all I used to see was her body amidst a pool of blood. It was so frightening, Arjun. All it took was a night. It destroyed the dreams which we had in our hearts. It took away our smiles and our peace. But did you see? The culprit is roaming outside happily. What was our mistake? We didn't do anything wrong to anyone? Then why is God unfair?" She poured her heart out and

girls because I couldn't stay in the same house that has so many of her memories. My parents were so supportive. They just wanted my well being, sothey let me do whatever I wanted. I am really grateful that I got them as my parents. As for Adi Anna, we didn't even know his whereabouts. After that incident, he visited us for the first time for our wedding. After I started living separately, I

I can't bear that feeling. So, I lessened my visits even when I knew, they were missing me like hell. I am so selfish, right? I am

assurance. "Don't talk like that. You deserve everything in this world,

hope in my life. A hope of happily ever after. The moment I got married to you, I felt like I am the luckiest girl in this whole universe and I even imagined a beautiful life together with you. But every time when I have

am feeling so guilty, Arjun. I am the reason why they lost their lives. Swathi and Teju both are innocent and the babies they were carrying were even more innocent. They don't know how cruel the outside world is, yet they suffered at the hands of it. I felt like if I didn't insist Swathi to file the case back then, she might have not led a happy life but at least she would have been alive somewhere, living her life with her baby. If I

that animal with the punishment he deserves. I can never live a guilt-free life. Just when I thought I could be happy with you, again my past came in front of me. Now I am feeling like I don't deserve you, Arjun. I