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When I gained consciousness, I could make out I was in the hospital as I was breathing through a ventilator. Thank God, I was not dead for a second. I thought the curse of Ana really got me.

When I was searching for someone, Aidan was beside me, sleeping. For some reason, he jerked and was awake, and our eyes met. He started crying; this bastard really thought that his final goodbye worked. I was in shock for seeing him like that, and he started babbling so many things at a time; none was going through my mind, and I was staring at him. He finally stopped and called the doctor.

The doctor examined me and informed Aidan of something, and my mind was in chaos. A recent incident started hitting my mind, and suddenly I was anxious thinking about Aaron. Where is Aaron? What had happened to him? Is he okay? I removed my ventilator immediately. Aidan came to my aid and said, “Are you mad bastard who wants to die?” “Aaron, where is he, how is he, and did you inform Ana anything?” “I am going to answer every fucking question; stop acting like an idiot.” With that, he put back the ventilator.

Aidan sat beside me; he had not slept properly, there were eye bags, and he looked quite pale and had lots of pain in his eyes. “Bastard, I thought I had lost you when I saw you in blood; dam, a whole day you showed me hell by not waking.” Tears were falling from his eyes, and I couldn’t stop mine. “I thought you took my words seriously and were going to prove me the same, that fucking bitch.” I couldn’t help but chuckle, and he was smiling, which was not reaching his eyes.

“I have not informed anyone, not Ana and not even your family, as you gained consciousness left to you, do whatever you want, and about Aaron, I have informed him not to say anything to Ana, and he is such a good kid, Dam didn’t utter a word, due to everything he has got fever you should call him, not today tomorrow it’s late, I have informed Ana that there was a small accident to the car in which Aaron was riding, she didn’t take it well, and also I told her you were dealing with other things related to the accident, I am sorry seeing Aaron, I have to come up with something convincing”.

He was done; I was digesting everything, and if I am not wrong, Ana would be enraged. For the first time, Ana begged for my presence and needed me most, and I couldn’t make it. I had to save Aaron. I couldn’t explain this to Ana; she loves Aaron to the core. If this incident came to her notice, then that’s it. She fucking doesn’t give a dam to anything anymore, maybe not even to Aarav. She will try to get rid of me, and if I go against her, she may disappear.

I was in my own thoughts and was trying my best to be awake, but my eyes were giving up, and medicine started working.

The next day, when I was awake, Aidan was still sleeping. I tried to wake him; he is a light sleeper, so he was awake at that moment. I was feeling okay, but still, I could feel pain in my waist area. This pain could wait, but Aaron, I need to speak with him and with Ana too.

“Call Ana now; let me speak with her.” “You should rest more; don’t you think she may become suspicious by hearing your voice?” “She will be burning in anger; do you think she will give a fuck about anything else? And not to forget how her brain cell works; just call her; I need to speak with Aaron; I am worried of him.” “Alright.”.

With that, he started dialing Ana. Once she received the call, he gave me the cell and exited the ward. “Hello Ana, it’s me.” “Where the hell have you died, bastard? What the hell about the accident? How and when did it happen? Why the fucking no one is carrying to explain anything? Why is Aaron in a gloomy and sad state? He is suffering from a fever, remembering you, and crying. Aaron is not telling me anything. Care to explain it to me, please? I am begging you.” As soon as I received the call, it was usual that I never minded before, but when she spoke the first sentence, I felt a pang in my heart. I had not been home for 2 days, not even called or texted her, and her concern towards Aaron can be understood; at least for sake, she could have asked about me, why I am concerned all of a sudden.

“Give the call to Aaron.” “What?” “Give the cell to Aaron; I need to speak with him.” “You didn’t answer my question.” “Will you give now, or should I call Mrs. Nelson?” “Fine.” By groaning, I think she started walking, informing me she gave the cell to Aaron; I could hear everything.

“Hello daddy”, small sobs can be heard, “Baby don’t cry, tell Ana to go outside”, “Mommy go outside I need to speak with daddy”, “Yeah what problem you both got in my presence”, “Mom will you go”, “I hate you both”, “Daddy, how are you”, he started crying, he was holding his best till now I guess, oh god how I got so lucky in getting this adorable kid, “Aaron please don’t cry I am perfectly fine”, “Really than why you didn’t come home I am worried I want to see you”, “I will arrange that, stop crying have you told anything to Ana”, “No, I haven’t but she suspect a lot many things”, “Yeah, she does for sure, ignore her don’t tell her anything I will explain later ok”, “Ok, when are you going to come home, you are hurt because of me right”, “Oh no, no, Aaron not because of you, don’t ever think that she was my business rival, small misunderstanding, nothing else ok”, “I am sorry daddy”, “I am the one should be asking sorry Aaron I am sorry”, “I want to see you”, “Ok, tomorrow uncle Aidan will pick you up ok and you need to consult doctor Aaron, I will arrange everything you have gone through so much I want make sure it doesn’t affect you not now nor in future ok baby”, “Ok, I love you dad”, “Love you too Aaron, Ana must be eavesdropping let’s talk when you visit me ok, don’t forget to take your medicine and to have food ok”, “OK I will”, “Bye baby take care”, “You too dad”.

The next day, Aaron visited me. After seeing me, he was not controlling his tears. Somehow, I tried my best to console him, and I was trying to divert his mind from everything, but he wouldn’t budge. On top of it, he was blaming himself for everything, oh god, and by the time he was bidding his goodbye, he was totally feeling ok. By giving his signature smile and a kiss on my cheek, he went with Aidan.

My sister came to know about the incident, and she rushed to the hospital and started scolding me for not informing. Tears were flowing like a river. Thank God she had not informed my parents of anything. After 10 minutes, she was calm. I didn’t utter a word; I was just waiting for my chance. She sat on the chair, and I explained everything. She was in shock; she had somewhat guessed about Patricia, but what she heard was beyond her imagination, even for me, and she was ready to report against her. I stopped her from doing that; not yet I was waiting for Mr. Thomas to show up; I know he will; I hate to agree we are bloody like-minded; and I knew what was running through his fucking mind.

I was right on the day of my discharge Mr. Thomas visited me, as he entered the ward for a few minutes he didn’t speak anything and occupied the chair, by running his hand on the beard, which was a mixture of white and black hair, he spoke, “What are you going to do now”, “What do you think Mr. Thomas, I never expected something like this from your princess”, “I had warned you”, “I didn’t take your warning lightly but who the fuck would predict such a bloody move that too on a kid”, “Her disorder would get best out of her”, “Please don’t give me the shitty reason why the hell are you not locking her up, what more damage she has to cause this is not enough, I fucking not going to take this lightly I am going to report this”, once again silence he was furrowing his forehead, that cunning mind was working out something. “Can’t you let go of this for the last time? It’s not an order; it’s a request.” “What would you do, Mr. Thomas, if you were in my place? Let go. She fucking shot on a kid; if I hadn’t taken the bullet, I may have lost Aaron forever. Are you getting my point? ” I am getting Randolph; please understand I don’t have anyone apart from my daughter; she is everything to me. This was the first time she was outrageous I never thought she would do something like this, I know I am asking too much, but please don’t report this I don’t want to lose my only daughter”, oh god why the hell he is doing this sentimental shit thing.

“Randolph, trust me I am going to take care myself this time she won’t interfere in your life again”, “I am not going to take this risk, I can’t risk this, we are talking about your daughter who fucking dare to do any shitty things, no, no, Mr. Thomas”, “I have kept my words before and I am going to keep it again please this is my last request don’t report this as I said she won’t interfere trust me”, “How the hell, I really can’t 4 kids plus Ana how the hell I can risk them”, “What come again”, “I am not going to give any clarity over this”, “Unbelievable, you ended up knocking her once again”, “As I said I am not going to give any clarity”, “Please I don’t want any and your clarification not going to clarify anything so spare me, Randolph I am done with pleading thing I can’t anymore I am not a bloody pleading type as I said forget reporting my daughter, she won’t interfere understood just live your life by knocking that girl life-long”, “Do you think I will just agree for this”, “Why not common I don’t think that girl want to know everything right, especially about the incident, before coming I have done my homework, out of concern I thought of asking you politely and you made me to use my authority, so don’t blame me”, “I can’t believe this and I pray to the god I don’t want to be like you not in any case”, “Well let’s not debate when we know who is right, so it’s a deal”, “We are talking about my son’s life and I fucking took the shot what about my bloody life”, “Randolph you are safe and sound only that matter and your son too, so stop with this, I will get going and I don’t want to meet you in the future”, “You are so confident about my decision”, “Always remember this we are like minded, I know how that mind works”, “You should get going”, “Well, good luck”, by chuckling he left the cabin and yeah, I am not going to report this.