HWGA Chapter 36: Spoke Volumes

Yes I know I'm late, I acknowledge that I am a terrible person. However, hopefully I will have the next chapter up soon. The reason it was taking so long is because I had the biggest writers' block after my exams that I was actually afraid that I forgot how to write. But seeing Zondra put up a chapter inspired me to write again. Also this is probably the second to last chapter. Thank you to everyone who commented and liked the last chapter. Enjoy :)

Chapter 36: Spoke Volumes

Present day

Karan flicked her forehead bringing Khushi back to the present. She gave him a disapproving look and he grinned back at her.

“You think too much.” He said with a smile.

She struck her tongue out at him. “And you don’t think enough and that’s why I need to do twice the thinking.”

“Very mature.”

Just then Logan snuck into the room and quietly closed the door behind him. He hadn’t noticed yet that Karan was also in the room. When he turned around, Karan looked at him with an eyebrow raised.

“Logan why are you sneaking in here like a thief?” he asked.

“Oh Karan, I didn’t know you were going to be here.”

“Mmmhmm and what would you have done if you had known?” he asked sassily.

“Umm uh umm well-”

“You know you’re not supposed to be up here Logan.”

Khushi slapped Karan’s arm. “Karan, leave him alone. In fact, leave us alone.”

Karan raised his hands. “Fine. But no funny business you two.” He said in a mock serious tone whilst wiggling his eyebrows.

Khushi smiled and shook her head at Karan antics and then turned to look at Logan. “What did you want to talk about?”

“I wanted to talk about today.”

“Oh.” Khushi sobered. “What about today?”

“Are you sure about today? Because if you’re not-” He paused and sighed. “Are you happy Khushi?”

“Yes.” Replied Khushi honestly because she remembered what true unhappiness was and this wasn’t it.

1 year, 6 months and 4 days ago

Logan ripped Karan off Arnav. While Karan was struggling to get out of Logan’s hold, Arnav was standing there motionlessly.

“Karan, remember what I said about this being a hospital and the fact that they have the right to kick you out.” Logan said with gritted teeth as he tried his best to restrain his friend.

“I don’t want that motherfucker to be here! He has zero rights be here. All he does is make me angry, besides that he’s useless.” Karan spat out.

Khushi finally spoke up. “Karan that’s not fair, he does have a right.” She said softly. She walked towards Karan and cupped his face, gently rearing his head so he would have to look at her. When Karan finally looked into Khushi’s eyes, he calmed down almost immediately.

“It’s alright Khushi.” Said Arnav as he came out of his stupor. “I’ll leave but please keep me posted.”

He was about to leave when a doctor came rushing towards them. “Are you Ms Khushi Gupta and Mr Karan Malik?”

“Yes.” Both Khushi and Karan said simultaneously.

“I’ve been sent to inform you about your daughter’s condition. She’s lost a lot of blood and on top of that, the bullet is very close to a crucial point on her spine. The surgery needed to take out the bullet will be a very long and delicate procedure. We’re doing all we can.”

“Will she live?” Khushi asked.

“They’re doing their best to ensure that she does.”

But the look the doctor gave whist saying those words spoke volumes and finally Khushi broke down.

Yes another announcement. I'm planning two different endings for this story, mainly because I'm not satisfied with one or the other and unfortunately I can't combine them. Hopefully I'll have it up by the end of this week.

IAL Chapter 36: Clean Out

Before you read this chapter I want to warn you that there are talks about abortion and I'll explain myself at the end of this chapter.

 

Chapter 36: Clean Out

 

Anjili’s lawyers came by after breakfast to discus Anjili’s divorce. When they asked her whether or not she was sure, she only hesitated for a moment before saying yes. During that bit of hesitation, the family had watched her closely to see any signs of doubt. She then proceeded to set the terms of the divorce while the lawyers took notes. They were done in a hour and the lawyers left to draw up the papers.

 

After they had gone, Anjili had asked Payal, Nani and Mami to help her sort out some things in her room. They all went up to her room and she began to sign tasks on to them. Mami and Nani were to get rid of all the things that belonged to Shyam and she and Payal were going to go through all the sarees and pick out which ones to give away and which ones to keep. She had also asked the servants to go around the house, find anything that belonged to Shyam and throw it away. This had taken them all the way up to lunch.

 

After lunch, Anjili took a car to the hospital. Despite Arnav, Akash and NK’s pestering, she refused to go with any of them. Upon arriving she had asked to see her gynaecologist Dr Rathor. The receptionist led her to a room and asked her to wait.

 

“Anjili, it’s so nice to see you but you don’t have any appointments any time soon. Is it the baby?” said Dr Rathor when she arrived.

 

Anjili took a deep breath and replied, “Yes it’s about the baby.”

 

“Is there something wrong?”

 

“I want an abortion.”

 

Dr Rathor’s eyes widened in shock. Anjili didn’t seem like the type of girl who would give up her baby. “Why?”

 

“I don’t think I could love it.” She answered honestly.

 

“Anjili, you need to think carefully, I mean this is a life we’re talking about here.”

 

“I know what it is and I don’t want it anymore.”

 

The doctor thought for a moment before she replied. “How about you think about this again for 24 hours? If you feel the same this time tomorrow, I’ll arrange the operation.”

 

Anjili hesitated. She knew she wanted this and she didn’t want to wait. But she really didn’t have much of a choice as Dr Rathor looked like her mind was made up.

 

“Ok I’ll come back tomorrow. But I want to say something before I leave. If you tell any of my family members about what I’m going to do, I’ll sue you so badly that you won’t be able to put a plaster on anyone let alone practice medicine. We have patient doctor confidentiality so I expect you to honour that. I’m a grown woman and I know what I’m doing, do you understand?”

 

The doctor was slightly taken aback; she had never seen this side of Anjili. “Yes I understand.”

 

Anjili smiled at her. “Good, I’ll come back tomorrow. Have a nice day.”

 

She walked out of the room leaving the bewildered doctor behind.

Ok so I know that abortion can be a touchy topic and I'll explain my view on it. I'm a pro choice person, this means that I believe that the mother has the right to choose to keep her baby or not depending on her. I thought I would write Anjili as a pro choice person because of the fact that she has become quite a strong woman since she visited the police station and that she is making her own decisions. If you have any questions about my view on abortion please pm and I'll be happy to answer them. I want genuine question not hate because of my opinion. On a less serious note, I'm thinking of starting another story after I finish this one. It will be mostly dedicated to Anjili and her struggles after Shyam because I feel like it needs to be explored and that can't be done in this story because this one is dedicated to ArHi. Let me know what you think.