Savior Of Her Heart

Chapter 28: Ch.27/ Disastrous Revelation

Anupama's POV:-

Sometimes such incidents happen in life which we cannot even imagine in our dreams even with a person whom I always thought to be very strong. But now seeing her in such a vulnerable state, I can't keep my tears from falling.

Looking through the small glass of the examination room, I can tell that the doctors are trying their best to cure her but still, it doesn't make me feel any better knowing that what has happened to her won't be easy to forget. I just hope whoever is behind the cruel act will get punished for the nasty things they have done to my cousin.

"Don't worry, I am sure Miss Ganguly will be okay." Alessandro assures me but he also knows that no amount of encouraging words can stop me from worrying about Riya. Yes, it's Riya I am talking about.

The call I have gotten earlier is from a female nurse who informs me that she has found a lady unconscious on the side of the road and when looking through the belongings of the lady, she has noticed a mobile phone where she finds my number on top of the dial call list and that's how she has contacted me for which I am always going to be grateful to her.

Currently, Alessandro and I are waiting for the doctors to complete their check-ups so that we can get to know about Riya's condition. Suddenly I hear rapid footsteps coming towards us so I look at it that way and find Dadabhai along with Baba are rushing where we are standing. Just as Dadabhai gets near me I hug him while crying helplessly.

"what's wrong, Anu? Why are you crying like this?" Dadabhai asks worriedly.

"Why did you ask us to come here, Mr. Bianchi?" Baba asks in which Alessandro who looks at me in which I nod my head because I am not in a state to answer any of their questions.

"Please don't panic after hearing what I have to say. Miss Ganguly is inside the examination room and the doctors are doing a full body checkup of her." Alessandro explains.

"Riya is inside? But why? She was alright when she went out with her friends last night." Baba lets out looking confused.

"Anu, hasn't she come back in the morning?" Dadabhai asks after pulling away from the hug looking at me sternly. I gulp knowing I have done wrong by saying that Riya has come back in the morning because I don't want her to get scolding from Dadabhai for staying out of the house for so long.

When I don't answer, Dadabhai understands what I have done. This is not the first time I have lied to him about Riya. However, now I think this time I shouldn't have lied to him, and that way Riya wouldn't be here. I feel a hand wrap around my waist and I know exactly who it is.

"Mr. Ganguly I think we should wait for the doctors to come out of the examination room and tell us what exactly happened with Miss Ganguly," Alessandro says tightening his hold on me.

Just then two female senior doctors come out of the room making us eager to know about Riya's whereabouts. They look hesitant for some reason which doesn't sit well with me. So I clutch onto Alessandro in fear because I don't want anything bad to happen to Riya.

"Is everything alright with my niece?" Baba asks.

"We are not going to feed you lie saying that the patient is alright because she is not. We have found a large amount of Cannabis which is commonly known as Weed in her blood which is an illegal drug. Not only that, she has been taking very hard medicines for stress which we have found in her blood cells." One of the doctors explains making me look at her in disbelief.

"Is that why she fainted?" Alessandro asks still holding me in his arms because if he doesn't then I will surely collapse on the floor.

"Yes. this is one of the reasons for her being unconscious but the real reason is something else. She has severe injured marks all over her body which can only happen if someone tries to harm her physically and that's why we have run a rape kit test on her." Another doctor answers making me gasps aloud. No, no please God don't let it be true.

"Thankfully the patient is not raped but yeah, she has been assaulted sexually by not one but two or three persons. She also has two broken ribs on the left side of her chest which is making it hard for her to breathe by herself. But with proper medication, she will get better for sure. Her right leg is also fractured so she won't be able to walk for three weeks as she needs proper bed rest." Loud sobs break through my mouth so I turn my face towards Alessandro's chest to quiet down my loud crying sounds not wanting anyone to hear that.

"Can we meet her?" Dadabhai asks trying to appear alright but I can hear the pain in his voice.

"Not now because we have put her in a medically induced coma for 48 hours as her body needs a lot of rest. She will be in the ICU till then." By saying this, the doctors leave from there.

No one speaks after the doctor leaves because everyone is busy blaming themselves. But I think I am the worst out of them, I shouldn't have lied to Dadabhai about Riya not coming home last night. I never thought that my quietness could cause something so drastic.

After some time, the police arrive in the hospital and Alessandro is the one who answers to their queries. While he talks with the officers I get near Dadabhai who is sitting emotionlessly on one of the chairs in front of the ICU. I take a seat beside him and lean my head on his shoulder. For a second I think he will berate me for lying to him but he wraps his hand around my shoulder and kiss me on the top of my head.

"Riya is a fighter and I know that she will get better very soon." He lets out confidently.

"Yes, our Riya is very strong and nothing can stop her from winning this battle." I reply wiping my tears.

"I am sorry for lying." I tell him.

"If you are saying sorry because you think that whatever happened to Riya is because of you, then don't. Because you didn't have any idea what she was doing behind our backs. But remember one thing that as both of your big brother it's my utmost duty to protect you both so please from next time never lie to me. I can't see any of you in pain." He says while I nod my head in understanding.

"Mr. Ganguly is right Cara." Alessandro says kneeling in front of me.

"Still, I can't help but blame myself." I let out as tears continue to fall from my eyes.

"But you know what I think?" Alessandro asks making me shake my head in denial.

"I think that you are the only one who can help Miss Ganguly to get better. Remember the female nurse said that she had found your number in the dial list which can only mean one thing that Miss Ganguly was trying to contact you. She tried to seek out your help when she was in danger and this shows how much she believes in you. I may have never liked her because of her rude behavior towards you but after what happened with her, I can't hate her like I used to do. So I want you to be strong for her and take good care of her. You will do that, right?" I nod my head rapidly in response.

"I will do anything to get her better." I reply making both Alessandro and Dadabhai smile at me.

Riya's POV:-

"Come on take it, it will make you feel so good."

"It will make your worries disappear."

"You are just so sexy."

"You are very easy to fool."

"Take off your clothes and spread your legs like the slut you are."

"Don't try to scream because no one will save you."

I can feel their filthy hands on my body and that's only making me sick. I try to get their hands off my body but they are not leaving me alone. Suddenly, I start hearing a distant voice of someone, someone who is calling out to me. I feel myself being shaken but still, I can't open my eyes or move my hands to reach out to the owner of the voice.

Finally, I open my eyes and find Anupama standing in front of me. I look around to see that Boro mama, Dadabhai, Mr. Bianchi, Jasmine along with Mama Melody are also present in the room which makes me scared and before I know it, I am whimpering in fear while tugging on Anupama's hand.

"Shh, no need to get scared. Look, I am here and others too. No one will be able to harm you anymore." Anupama says before sitting beside me. I hug her left hand with my right arm very tightly not wanting her to leave me alone. From NôvelDrama.Org.

"Riya, do you want something to drink?" Jasmine asks trying to come closer but I quickly shake my head in response.

"I think we should all leave Anhuphama with Miss Ganguly here." Alessandro suggests as if he understands what I need the most right now.

No one complaints about my behavior and leave the room silently. But I can see the sadness in everyone's eyes because it's been two weeks since I have gotten discharged from the hospital, and still I haven't said a word to anyone. Not only that, besides Anupama no one can come near me without me freaking out.

"Here drink some water." Anupama says handing me a glass of water. I take it from her before drinking a little water because I am not very thirsty right now.

"Riya, I know you're scared but we want to help you. The police are trying to find the culprits but without your help, they can't do much. So, please at least try to tell me so that I can tell them instead of you." She says and I agree that she is correct. But I can't remove the fear of them coming to look for me. I don't want anyone close to me to get in trouble because of me.

There is a knock on the door so she gets up and opens the door before talking to whoever is outside in hush voices. When she comes inside the room she has Advira on her hip who is rubbing her eyes tiredly. However, upon seeing me she insists on getting on the bed and before I know it she has plopped on my lap. At first, I am scared of the toddler too but she kisses me on the right cheek and then put her head on the right side of my chest as if she knows I have pain on the left side.

Tears stream down my face getting such gentle behavior from the baby whom I have tried to separate from her mother. But that baby is trying to help me with her unspoken words, trying to mend my broken self with her adorable smile.

I don't know what good deeds I have done to be treated like this after the horrible things I have done to Anupama and her daughter Advira. But truth to be told I don't want them to hate me anymore. I don't want to play the villain role when I want to have a stable relationship with everyone. I don't want to fight my demons alone because I am tired, tired of wearing two faces, tired of faking my attitude towards the person who is so dear to me.

"You just need to tell me how I can help you and believe me, I will do exactly what you want me to do. I really want the old Riya back who used to be my best friend but after her eighth birthday she has changed so much." Anupama says while wiping my tears with the pads of her thumbs.

I don't reply and I think she knows I am not going to answer anything because this is what I am doing after coming back from the hospital. It's not like I don't want to tell her everything but I am too scared to reveal everything. I can't tell her exactly what happened on the day of my eighth birthday which forced me to change completely.