Chapter 9
DR ISHAN MALHOTRA
Have you ever felt a weight upon your shoulders so heavy, that it constantly pulls you down and you feel as if you’re drowning in a deep pool of depression and dilemma? It was a similar situation for me today. I had to free my wife, a girl I loved the most, just because I wasn’t courageous enough to tell her how much she actually meant to me, and how much I love her. I was too coward to lose her, and now when an entire month has passed away, I’m losing her anyways. God gave me something that not everyone gets. I got to live with her for an entire month, and still I couldn’t tell her what she meant to me, how stupid was I who was always afraid.
Your fears are the ones that constantly pull you down, that stop you from achieving what you would have achieved a long time back. The only difference between a successful person and a failure is – fear. Fear of not ‘trying’ something new, or fear of losing that keeps us bound to our own self-inflicted decisions. But, today I understood one thing clear and loud – how can you know you were going to fail, if you simply give up and don’t even try?
It was time to reach home, so I could get ready for a meeting in court for my divorce. If my parents would know about it, they’d kill me! They are the ones who keep lecturing me about getting married and settling down, and here I am, divorcing my wife without giving any hint to my parents in Indore, who are still weaving the dreams of my marriage – probably my second marriage now!
I treaded my steps backward and reached home, where Avni was waiting for me. Dressed in a blue chiffon saree, she looked much more beautiful than she looked on her wedding day. She pushed back a flick of her silky hair behind her ear, and her silver bangles jingled, reminding me of the day I noticed her when she held her father’s hand before surgery. She walked to get her handbag from the dressing, and her anklets were clinking all the way along. Her presence only brought so much positivity into this house that I was always happy to return! Was I such a terrible husband – I thought – that she was all dressed up and so happy to leave me?
The air inside the house was suffocating today. She had cleaned the guest room and packed all her luggage. Her briefcases and bags shamelessly stared upon me and called me a loser – world’s biggest loser! I looked away and there I saw the walls, which were screaming how I wasted such a golden chance. I looked around and the whole house was seeming like a monster to me, now that she was going. With her, the house seemed like a ‘home’, and now it will again be back to what it used to be – a motel – where I ate and slept. No company, no one to talk to, no friend – again back to that boring, monotonous life and again back to that dirty hippie lifestyle.
‘Dr Ishan…’ Avni pulled me out of my thoughts, ‘I must say, thank you so much, you made everything so easy for me. I never thought you’d help me in such a way! You’ve been a really good friend, and you did all this selflessly, which proves that you’re a really good person at heart too. I would really like to meet your parents, and thank them for bringing such a man into this world. I’m so proud to be your friend, doctor…’ she came and hugged me tight. Her hands were on my back, and her head resting upon my chest. The moment lasted barely for a few seconds, but it drenched my desert like heart for ages to come!
‘Avni…’ I thought this might be the right moment to confess my love to her. Maybe she won’t divorce me and maybe she’ll stay? Maybe I’ll get another chance to prove my love for her, maybe? There were a lot of ‘maybe’s’ and a very few guaranteed answers. I just prayed to the lord for one more miracle. Stall this day for 24 hours more, oh lord!
‘Yes?’ she answered in a sweet voice.
‘I wanted to say that…’ as I was about to make my first proposal after that unsuccessful attempt in keeping a girlfriend in ninth standard, that her phone interrupted me.
‘Oh, wait a second, doctor. It’s my mother, I told her about our divorce a few minutes ago, she might create some drama and some havoc. Let me attend this call, please…’ Avni took the phone to one side and started talking in a hushed tone. I could barely hear what she was saying, and in a few minutes, she returned panting.
‘What happened? Is everything okay?’ I was terrified as I saw tears in her eyes.
‘Father had a third heart attack and mother took him to hospital. This is all my fault. My divorce news must have hit him hard. I shouldn’t have done all this…oh my God! He had his second heart attack and an open heart surgery barely a month ago…oh lord!’ Avni broke down and started crying on my shoulder. Without wasting any more time, we both rushed to the hospital.
Without thinking about people, and without giving any thought to our marriage coming out in open, we rushed to the hospital. I drove the car, and Avni sat next to me, crying at her highest pitch. I wasn’t a master particularly at handling crying girls, and this was the worst moment, for the girl crying was not some regular girl, but ‘Avni’, my love!
‘Avni, stop crying…I assure you he’ll be alright.’
‘How can you assure…doctor…Ishan? It’s the third…and…he wasn’t even fully recovered…’ she couldn’t even complete her sentence that her voice cracked and she broke down once again.
‘Shh…calm down…relax…we’re going as fast as we can.’ I accelerated the car and drove at 70 kilometres per hour, even in busy Mumbai streets. My hands were trembling and all I hoped was for her father to be saved. The chances were thin as he had an open heart surgery barely five weeks ago, and this trauma must have hit him hard to cause another attack. This time, even I was scared as hell because I knew that there was 90% chance, Avni was about to lose her father today.
It was a matter of few minutes that my life again took a U-turn! I had just wished for some miracle to happen so that I don’t have to divorce her, and here I was, sitting with her in a car, not to go to the court, but to hospital. I didn’t wish her father to have a heart attack though, but God listened to me in a way! What an evil I was…I going to hell for such thinking…for sure!
We reached the hospital and in no time, I found out where her father was. The receptionist signalled us to the Emergency Ward, and we rushed. What I saw next was something I had already expected.
Avni’s mother stood at the door, crying and screaming. Her father laid at a stretcher, father…or I should say, just – a body!
Avni held my arm tight and sat down on floor. She wasn’t crying, she wasn’t screaming anymore, she just sat there, still and calm. Maybe it was the calmness before a storm, but I wanted her to respond, else she would slip into a traumatic shock, which was not a good sign for anyone’s health.
My divorce was stalled, God did listen to me, but whatever happened, I have no words right now…no words…
Comments (106)
Mehak
April 20, 2014
Eagerly waiting……..
Mehek
April 21, 2014
🙂 Thank you, Mehak!
aditi Singh thakur
April 21, 2014
exccccciiiiitttteeeeeddddd
Mehek
April 21, 2014
Me too! 😛
aditi Singh thakur
April 21, 2014
awesome…
loved it…..
:* <3
Mehek
April 22, 2014
Thank you, Aditi 🙂
mehak
April 21, 2014
loved it..really
Mehek
April 22, 2014
Thanks dear 🙂
adiba
April 22, 2014
superb starting…..!! cant wait 4d next episode…!!!
Mehek
April 22, 2014
Thank you doctor! 🙂 Keep connected and tell me if I’m wrong somewhere 😛 I’m not a medical student after all!
anu
April 22, 2014
jjust love it
Mehek
April 22, 2014
Thank you, Anu 🙂
Shubhangi Kaushik
April 23, 2014
It’s too good
Mehek
April 23, 2014
Thank you Shubhangi 🙂
adiba
April 23, 2014
no dear its all perfect…;)
Mehek
April 23, 2014
🙂 Thanks!
Kuldeep
April 23, 2014
Very nice and great work…. When will next part gonna be posted.
Mehek
April 23, 2014
The story is updated with a new chapter every night at 09 pm. Thank you for appreciation 🙂 Stay connected!
Kuldeep
April 23, 2014
I will..!!
ishita
April 24, 2014
lovd it alot (: …i wnt 2 read it in one go but cudnt pls post d next chap soon….
eagerly waitng…
Kanika
April 26, 2014
it is awesome mehek…. loved it !!!
i thnk Dr. Ishan’s part is pretty good as compared to Avni’s…
i love all ur stories nd chapters but ds time…wen m readng Avni’s part i get a lil bored :/
dunno why 🙁 🙁
Mehek
April 26, 2014
Let the story catch up some pace. It’s just the beginning. Hope you find the story good, happy reading 🙂
heena puri
April 26, 2014
nice one…eagerly w8ng 4 next part…
Mehek
April 26, 2014
Thanks 🙂
Kuldeep
April 26, 2014
After the end of 5th part…..
Thunder clashes , Storms build up , Earth quakes , Universe shakes…
And Dr. said repetitively
What..?? What..?? What..??….
:p :p :p :p
Mehek
April 26, 2014
Lol! It’s a story, not some cheap Indian TV Show!
Kuldeep
April 26, 2014
Hehehehe but if it was a show then definitely it will be like that.
Kanika
April 26, 2014
yes u were right Mehek…. 🙂
i loved it 😛
specially d last line…. hahahaha
lots of love to u :* :*
keep writing stories like ds ^_^ O:)
Mehek
April 27, 2014
Thank you! 🙂 I will keep writing, you also keep reading 😉
Kanika
April 27, 2014
of course dear !!! when d writer is YOU den one has to read it 😉
varsha
April 27, 2014
Message*
hi mehak dis syd varsha i read ur arrange series n i became ur fan since d very first day i read ur first chapter.
u done a grt job , keep writing as u wrote amazing stories
nw i fell in love wid ur medical series too . though i have my finl year xam still i waited whole day just to read ur chapter .
in luv wid ur stories
keep smiling 🙂
ur fan varsha 🙂
Mehek
April 27, 2014
Thank you so very much dear 🙂 It means a lot to hear from fans and friends like you! Each word encourages me to write more and better. Hope you like this story and do study and all the best for your exams 🙂 Take care and happy reading!
poornima rathi
April 29, 2014
awesome really…
Mehek
April 29, 2014
Thank you! 🙂
ankita paul
April 29, 2014
I need to know the whole story till the end. m loving it.. just keep me updated with this story.. I have read till their marriage part
Mehek
April 29, 2014
The story is updated every night at 9 pm, on this very blog. Kindly visit for daily chapters, happy reading! 🙂
Yashwin
April 30, 2014
Hy mehek yu a really doing a greatttttttt job:) 1 request is make ts story of yours into a book so tat ppl like me wud love to read it everyday! Lots of love and wishes,yashwin!:)
Mehek
April 30, 2014
Thanks Yashwin 🙂 I could have if it was so easy to publish books! Nevertheless, maybe one day all my stories find a place into a printed form. Stay connected and happy reading! 🙂
Aashish
April 30, 2014
Eagerly awaiting for 10 part.!!
Sirisha
April 30, 2014
A very good story Mehek. Keep going! Waiting for next parts. 🙂
Mehek
April 30, 2014
Thank you Sirisha, I’m glad you liked it. Stay connected and happy reading!
Robert
April 30, 2014
Grt job!!
I m astonished to see that how an engineering mind can travell so deep into thoughts and do such wndrful piece of work..
Moreover, it is very appreciable that u’ve done such masterpiece at a very young age..
Mehek
May 1, 2014
Thanks Robert, It’s wonderful to have such comments here, Stay connected and Happy Reading!
Kanika
April 30, 2014
i can feel each and every word…. they are magical
superb !!!
Rohan
April 30, 2014
Loved it 🙂 #fan 😉
Mehek
May 1, 2014
Thank you, Rohan! 🙂
shubhangi'
May 1, 2014
I’m in love with the story…can’t wait for next chapter….it’s so different for regular love stories
Mehek
May 1, 2014
Thanks Shubhangi, I hope you will like further chapters too! You can join my facebook page here – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21
Stay connected and Happy Reading! 🙂
Grace
May 1, 2014
Hi Mehek cant stop myself from rereading the previous chapters am loving the suspense please put it in a book.lots of love.
Mehek
May 1, 2014
Thanks a lot Grace, it means a lot 🙂 I’ll definitely try to get my stories into a book someday 🙂
seema
May 1, 2014
Nice story mehek
I m waiting for next chapter…
All d best
Mehek
May 2, 2014
Thanks Seema 🙂 Stay connected and happy reading! 🙂
Bimu
May 1, 2014
“It’s funny, how for an entire
lifetime we keep thinking………………………..The days and nights
in his arms, and the time that we
will reserve for him.” – Mehek, you may be a girl and so your thoughts but, today’s story is narrated by Dr. Ishan. So, in this whole para ‘he’ must be replaced by ‘she’ and ‘him’ by ‘her.’ Don’t mistake me to point out mistakes. That’s because I’m expecting perfection from you. 🙂
Mehek
May 2, 2014
I’m not offended at all sweetie, but that’s my writing style 🙂 Doesn’t matter you write it from a male/female POV but when you’re narrating as a third person in some places, the reference can be any, and I prefer a female reference, thus stating male point of views and examples. It’s good that you pointed this thing out, so I could explain it to the readers that as an author, we are allowed to play a little with words and phrases. Perfection in my perspective doesn’t means being grammatically correct or typographically accurate and writing a baseless, boring story, perfection means being able to hold readers till the end, writing a story that people can relate to, scribbling the words through which people can learn, and at the end, when the story finishes, the readers can ‘miss’ it…that is perfection! 🙂
padmavati
May 2, 2014
Hi mehek
i love rdng love stories
n this is a medical series of whch i m also the part, so interesting really nice , i read ur arranged series that ws also amazing…..
pls start writing a book will love to read it :*
Mehek
May 3, 2014
Thanks Padmavati, I’m working on a book only, and will be publishing it soon! 🙂 Hope you like my forthcoming ventures. This blog will anyways be my priority and I will keep updating it with new stories. Happy reading 🙂
Shreya
May 2, 2014
I must say that I’m every now and then falling in love with your writing skills. It seems impossible to wait for one complete day to read the next chapter. 🙁 And on top of it, you end the chapter at a point where anticipation increases
Mehek
May 3, 2014
Thanks a lot Shreya, it feels so good to read such nice comments. Don’t worry, there are only 4 chapters more to this story 🙂 Stay connected and happy reading!
Pia
May 2, 2014
hye Mehek . . m fan of urs writing . .
itz jst awsome . . aftr each chapter d egarly waiting for d next
n all iz lyk nw a part of lyf . . pls do writing 🙂
love u n d spirit in u 🙂
Mehek
May 3, 2014
Thanks Pia 🙂
Uttam Prakash
May 2, 2014
I haven’t read any other article here but this one. And oh man, how awesome can it. Please stop torturing and post it quick. I’m dying to read it fully 😉 😀 just amazing. I’m at a loss for words to how awesome this is 🙂 ^_^
Mehek
May 3, 2014
Thanks Uttam, for a wonderful compliment 🙂 A new chapter is updated every night at 09 pm. Stay connected and happy reading 🙂
Stuti
May 3, 2014
hey mehek
m lving the stories by u
really i mst say wat an imagination and u also fill feelings in ur story and this is the most imp. thing that u connect ur readers
eagerly waiting for nxt chapter
i hv one ques. that will there be a sequeal to the story like Arranged Love ???
Mehek
May 4, 2014
Thanks Stuti, next chapter will be posted at 09 pm as usual. Right now, I can’t promise a sequel, but let’s see how the readers respond to the climax of the story 🙂
padmavati
May 3, 2014
Nice liked it ….
watng fr next part 🙂
i dont like watng….
but hv to na ….
Mehek
May 4, 2014
Thanks 🙂
aditi Singh thakur
May 5, 2014
avni
ishan..
:*
<3
mehek (y)
:*
Mehek
May 6, 2014
🙂 Thank you Aditi. Stay connected and happy reading!
anjali
May 5, 2014
Message* mehek its really owsmm story.. wid evry word i cn feel d emotion.. i smiled.. got sad.. bt its nyc.. cn easily relate to oua daily life situations.. 🙂
Mehek
May 6, 2014
Thank you Anjali 🙂 Means a lot!
hema
May 5, 2014
hey…I just started reading ur stories…must say I.couldn’t stop.untill.I.read all of dem..excellent writing…but in dis chapter of.med romance y hv.u.mentioned Chennai?? dey had been to Kerala right??
Mehek
May 6, 2014
Thanks Hema 🙂 And dear, I know I mentioned Chennai in chapter 15, that’s a mistake on my part because I wrote chapter 15 after a long gap. And I too, saw it just now as you pointed it out 🙂 Thanks, I have edited it.
Abhishek
May 5, 2014
Hi your story is really wonderful and specially those last two chapters in which you have given a great message. One on suicide and another one on indian men’s mentality about a girls. I liked it as I don’t have words to describe this story. Thanks for writing and keep writing such wonderful stories.
Mehek
May 6, 2014
Thanks Abhishek 🙂 I’m glad you liked it. I hope for two things in our society –
1. People never commit suicides.
2. Indian men change their mentality regarding virginity of a girl!
Hope you like my other write-ups too. You can read about long distance relationships, and maintaining a relationship on my blog – http://www.mehek.in
prachi
May 5, 2014
can’t wait anymore….u r a marvellous writer…i could imagine all the scenes running like a movie in my mind…. kudos!!!!! 🙂
Mehek
May 6, 2014
Thanks Prachi 🙂 Means a lot!
Abhishek
May 6, 2014
Yes I have read it. I hope its true and meaningful whatever u have written about long distance relationship. I have read almost all the post’s you have posted on this blog.
Mehek
May 6, 2014
Thank you 🙂
Prachi
May 6, 2014
awesome end to such a beautiful piece of story….it didn’t seem like as if reading a fiction…at each philosophical portion..i was like …its damn true!!!!! I don’t have the right words to praise your write ups….i just can say marvel!! keep writing and keep smiling 🙂 😉
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thanks a lot Prachi 🙂 Stay connected. You can join my facebook page here – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21
prateek
May 6, 2014
a beautiful message with an equally beautiful love story…..
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thanks Prateek 🙂 Stay connected. You can join my facebook page here – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21
Padmavati
May 6, 2014
Hi mehek
nice ending with good moral of the story….
spclly fr doctors yeah its true they r so busy in there proffessional life….
but that proffsn demands to be busy as its sumones life whch matters….
but hope wid ur story many dr will understand it n spend time with family also 🙂
keep writing such nice stories…
all the best 🙂
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thank you Padmavati. Stay connected and Happy Reading! 🙂 You can join my facebook page for more stories and updates – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21
Hema
May 6, 2014
beautiful climax wid a lovely msg…:-D
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thank you Hema 🙂 You can join my Facebook page for more stories and updates, here – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21
nayira
May 7, 2014
Truly amazing story
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thanks Nayira 🙂
Mansi
May 8, 2014
I was excited about the story..but then sadly the story lost its flow and it were just a few chapters..
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thank you Mansi 🙂 Yeah, I agree the story is hurried to the end because I’m having my final exams next week! I’ll be back with a new story very soon, stay connected till then, you can read my blog here – http://www.mehek.in – for interesting write-ups!
Shivani
May 8, 2014
I must say….nice stories.
I liked the sequence of arranged marriage depicting love of Shrey n Akanksha
I’m in search of that kind of stories in a good number.
Your latest one being Medical Romance, I’ve read that too.
Waiting formany more to read 🙂
Mehek
May 8, 2014
Thank you very much, Shivani 🙂 Happy Reading!
You can read my blog here – http://www.mehek.in – for relationship tips and more interesting write ups.
You can also join my facebook page here – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21
Shivani
May 8, 2014
I’ve joined the fb page.
Looking forward to read only “Shrey-Akanksha” type of love stories. That interests me.
Stories awaited…..
Thanks 🙂
Mehek
May 9, 2014
Thanks 🙂
Ayushi Dhariwal
May 12, 2014
thank you so muchhh mehek for ur wonderfulll storiess…m a big fan of urs…
salute u girl for wht u ri8 is amazinggg…
shrey and akansha was my favrt story nd this 1 is also good..
thanks for wht u ri8 for us…
hope i will get the chance to read the next story of urs soon
Mehek
May 12, 2014
Thanks Ayushi 🙂 I’m glad you liked it and read it till the end. My next story will be updated soon and will be a thriller hopefully. Stay connected with my blog. You can read more interesting stuff here – http://www.mehek.in
Bhavishya
May 19, 2014
Really a good job mehek..luving ur writings..shrey and akanksha were my favourites.and nw ishan and avni too..nice selectionof names..keep writing mehek..al the bst..:)
Mehek
May 19, 2014
Thanks 🙂 Stay connected! A lot more stories coming up 🙂
Rashmi
July 1, 2014
Its a gud lesson for those who take life easily…loved reading it..! 🙂
Mehek
July 1, 2014
Thanks Rashmi 🙂
Maria
July 11, 2014
awesome story.. loved the morale. despite being a romance novel it shares such a beautiful thought..
Mehek
July 11, 2014
Thanks a lot Maria 🙂 Keep connected and happy reading!
Puneet
October 28, 2014
very nice and interesting fiction mehek….. keep it up (y) 🙂
Mehek
October 28, 2014
Thanks 🙂
Richa
December 24, 2014
Hey Mehek!
I was searching for some good fiction and googled for and what I found was ur blog
I read all most all stories of yours and a few articles too.
Every story was great. Just loved the idea and theme behind each.
Have become ur regular reader and will try to comment on each piece of your work.
Mehek
December 24, 2014
Hey Richa, thanks a lot for appreciation and love! 🙂 I’m going to post some new stories very soon. I was caught up in exams actually so had no time to update the blog. Meanwhile you can join my facebook page for regular updates – http://www.facebook.com/GirlsHeart21