Chapter 1

*Ansh Pov*

I stared at the blood on my hands and just sat there wishing today didn't turn out as it had. Isn't that what anyone wishes when something happens which we don't like?

"Excuse me?" I can hear the voice, but I didn't glance away from my hands with fear gripping my heart too tightly.

"Excuse me, Sir?" I finally looked up only to blink my eyes, feeling too much light is pointed directly in my eyes.

"I am not the one that needs some check-up." I snapped making the small torch removed from my eyes.

And the person accepted, after which I finally saw the person who was stupid enough to point the torch on the patient's family.

"You are in shock and so I decided to bring you out of it, Sir." She mumbled and took a step back from me.

"And who are you suppose to be to do that?" I asked frowning.

"Nurse! And also the same person who is here to say that the woman you brought here is out of danger." She replied and I immediately stood up only to stumble feeling my legs numb with all the sitting.

"Careful! Otherwise, I may have to use my torch again." She warned when I finally found the balance with her hand on my shoulder and I turned to stare at her.

Who is she? And why is she being this rude to me? Isn't it the hospital policy to be nice for the patient's family? Didn't she know what danger was the patient was in?

"You must be the new nurse here." I mumbled and stepped away from her.

"No! It's been two years." She mumbled and turned to walk while I followed her.

"Then why are you behaving so rudely? I don't think we have met before for you to show this attitude." I asked frowning.

"We didn't meet before, but I have met your type. If someone is meek before you, you will just run over them. Now, all you need is to be distracted from the shock and that's what I am doing." she replied shrugging, and finally stopped.

"You know me that clearly?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.

"Of course! I always know about my patients." She replied and moved a door.

"I am not a patient." I pointed out and glanced at the blood on my shirt and the hands.

"You are her family and she was in danger of dying. A person's danger will have even more effect on their family. So, for me, a patient's family is also a patient." She said shrugging.

"Weird!" I whispered, but she had heard before giving a nod and gestured me to go inside.

I took a step, but hesitated to which she calmly whispered back, "She is not conscious right now."

"Thank you!" I whispered and stepped inside to see the only person that loves me truly lying on the bed who was on verge of the death a few hours back.

"What have you got yourself into?" I asked, sitting beside her bed sighing.

After some time, the same nurse entered the room and checked her but stopped near me. I glanced at her to see that she is holding some clothes in her hands.

"I don't know whether to ask you to call anyone else here, but you need to change, Sir. She shouldn't be affected with any bacteria." She requested and I glanced down to see that I am indeed covered in blood but also a lot of mud.

"Why did the doctor allow me in the first place?" I mumbled standing up.

"He doesn't know! You are supposed to be here after a few hours." She replied and I glanced at her in shock.

"Why did you do that and why didn't you say anything when I walked in here filled with this bacteria you are saying?" I asked with an irritated expression confirming her to be a waste nurse.

"Who even made you a nurse?" I added, shaking my head and she frowned at me before shaking her head.

"I thought, her needing your presence is more important than the speculation about her maybe affecting from the bacteria. Now, I can see she is stable. So, I brought the clothes for you to change or you can go to your house. I will be here until you return." She replied in a normal tone.

"Where can I change?" I asked, not wanting to leave this room for long with this mad nurse.

She nodded like she can understand my reason and gave the instructions for the place where I can change.

After changing I took out my phone and called my Dad, but it was switched making me remember he is in some important meeting. And calling Mom would be nothing but waste right now.

"She is like she was when you left the room, Sir." Those are the first words the nurse uttered when I walked into the room while I gave her a surprised look.

"You are not the first person to doubt my credibility." She added shrugging and left the room while I stared at her until I lost sight of her.

"Please open your eyes and remove me from this madness, Anusha." I whispered sitting beside her again.

"Bhai!" I heard the whisper and immediately stared at her face.

"Anu!" I whispered and she blinked her eyes before turning to stare at me.

"I will call the doctor." I added, but she just stared at me not saying anything else.

Thank god, that nurse was in the room the moment I stepped out of the room and called for the doctor. Informing me that the doctor will be here soon, she walked near the bed and checked her.

After that, the doctor came and asking a few questions he left, giving some instructions to the nurse while I just stood in the room.

"It will take a few days for the stitches to dissolve and then she can be discharged." Doctor informed and left.

"I am calling Mom and Dad." I informed her and she immediately shook her head.

"No! I don't want that to be done." She finally talked instead of single words.

"I am sure your In-laws would worry about you." The nurse suggested and I glared at her.

"Try to do your own job." I snapped and Anu immediately frowned at me.

"He is my brother, nurse." Anu informed the nurse and she just nodded but didn't utter a single word before leaving the room.

"Why are you taking anger on her?" Anu asked, to which I stayed silent.

"I want to murder someone." I replied and she shook her head.

"Isn't me being here enough?" she asked and I felt my phone vibrating which was from the past few hours.

"You want him to know?" I finally asked and she immediately looked away, her eyes going blank, but she shook her head in negative.

"He will not know then." I promised and stayed in the room lost in my thoughts.

For the next whole week, I settled at the hospital only and there was no call from our parents asking about my whereabouts which is a common thing. But I wish they had called me by which I would have been able to tell them about Anu's health.

However, my phone didn't stay in silence at all and if I have to count the missed calls and give ten rupees for each one then I can buy some new mobile right now.

"Don't you have a better family than him?" the voice reached my ears while I was working on my system and I glanced up to see the nurse plaiting Anu's hair.

"I didn't have the choice." Anu replied, but for the first time, I saw her giving a small smile.

"I can understand." Nurse said in a sympathetic tone.

"What is your name?" I finally asked her not liking to think of her as a nurse even in the thoughts.

"To complain? It's okay! There is already a list of it near the doctor." She replied waving off.

"I will not accept if you complain." Anu said frowning.

"That's what all my patients say." Nurse said, smiling at Anu and I just stared at her looking at her smile for the first time.

"Tell me!" I insisted and she sighed, walking away from the bed finishing the work.

"Kirthi! My name is Kirthi, Sir." She replied and left the room while I turned to see Anu already getting comfortable and slept off.

I never had any experience of staying at a hospital or talking to anyone other than the doctor. Is it how all the nurses behave or is she something else? Who cares? I can see Anu recovering at least outside before of Kirthi and that's all that should matter.

"What do you mean, you will not come home?" I asked her frowning.

"I will not and you know I shouldn't. Don't act like everything is normal." She replied frowning.

"But now the circumstances are different and there will be no problem if you come home." I pointed out.

"No! This is my fate which I choose and I will not go on being like I did a mistake and everything. Because I will do the same mistake if we have to go back to the past." She said stubbornly.

"Really? Then why don't I lift this mistake's phone call?" I threatened her.

"Do that! Nothing will happen because all the rights have been removed already. It will be nothing but a headache for everyone." She replied, but I can see her eyes filling up.

"Don't cry! If you do, I will leave the control I am holding on to and kill him." I said and she closed her eyes.

"Fine! I will buy someplace and you can stay there." I offered and she again shook her head in negative.

"No! That would still be the money related to them." She mumbled.

"I am not getting paid because I am his son, Anu. I do the hard work." I stated and she nodded.

"Still, that hard work is for them." She mumbled and I stared at her in surprise.

She has always been the most sorted out person I have ever seen and was never stubborn except for one reason. But now, she is being too stupid.

"What do you want me to do? Change my job and work something else for someone before buying a house for you?" I asked raising my voice and stood up.

"If that's what you want, then you can ask the hospital to let you stay here." I shouted and heard someone clearing their throat.

"I heard what is going on..." Kirthi started when she moved near us from the door.

"Why am I not surprised?" I asked, snorting which she ignored.

"You can come and stay with me." She offered to Anu and I immediately stared at her suspiciously.

"It is not a big place, but it will be like you are living in a flat with your friends in college." She added.

"I never had close friends and never stayed away from the home." Anu mumbled.

"Then it will be even better because you can finally experience it." Kirthi said, smiling at Anu to which I can see my Sister wavering to accept.

"However, I need you to pay for letting you stay by keeping my flat clean and help me with other chores after you get your strength." Kirthi added and seems like she hit right on spot.

"I am in!" Anu stated and I frowned at her.

"This is madness, Anu. What is the need for you to stay in some filthy place and do any work?" I asked her frowning and she glanced at me before giving an apologetic look to Kirthi.

"I am glad you feel my place to be filthy by using some seventh sense of yours regarding my home because then she may be free from your presence which will, in turn, be an amazing boon for me." Kirthi replied nodding at me when I turned to apologize to her.

"Like hell, I will stay away from my sister." I stated and she didn't protest or gave any indication that it is of any importance.

"Shall I go along with preparing for discharge papers?" she asked, looking at Anu, and got a nod in response.

"I will give you hospital money after I can get well." Anu said when we both are alone in the room.

"Shut up! You have gone mad and don't go more madder staying with that woman." I said scowling and heard a throat clearing.

"I wanted to say before preparing for discharge papers that the doctor wanted to talk to your brother regarding the checkups, you need to have." Krithi calmly informed and left.

"She must have heard." Anu said with a disappointed expression on her face for me.

"I am not going to say anything because I am not sure she will not come here again that silently and hear everything." I mumbled and she shook her head while I looked out thinking why is all this circus going around us.