Shattered

2|Marks

When shiva saw her lying there in a pool of blood his world shattered infront of him he runs towards her shouting her name.... And in seconds she was in his arms as she is losing her conscious.. Shiva screams her name and hugs her close to his chest...his mind went blank..His hand and shirt got socked in her blood....

"Raaviiiii.... Please open your eyes raavi.. I am sorry please.... Someone call the ambulence please" he shouted at the peoples who was standing there watching the scenario.....

Finally some peoples called the ambulence and it arrived in ten minutes... those minutes were like hell for shiva... He can't see his wife lying in his arms lifeless...His heart was breaking every second..

Shiva picks his lifeless wife in his arms and put her inside the ambulence... He sat beside her while a nurse attached an oxygen mask on her.....

Shiva takes her bloody hands in his rough ones.... his whole body shivering... Fear of losing her gripped his heart not letting him breath...

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Raavi was taken to operation theatre while shiva was told to wait outside he want to be with her but he can't..

Shiva stands there waiting for her.. His eyes were glued to the room where his wife has been taken...

His patience were giving up as he starts pacing around the OT.... His tears were not stopping....

A doctor comes out of the room seeing him shiva runs towards him as he asked him about raavi..

"How's my wife? tell me she is Okay, TELL ME DAMMIT"

"Calm down Mr shiva. You are in a hospital not your home..i am sorry but,i don't want to give you false hope,we are trying are best but she is not responding...the injury on her head is really deep she might slip in coma if she will not wake up in next 48 hours... " the doctor explained.

Shiva heart broke... He tried hard to stand straight but his legs is giving up... He feels like he will pass out any moment... No he can't... he has to be strong for his wife his raavi..... He had given enough pain to her.. But not anymore.. He will repent.. And will do whatever she wants.. He will accept any punishment she will give him happily.. But for that she have to wake up...

He looked at the doctor with bloodshot eyes and said..

"How can you say that? You are a doctor right? You save peoples.. Then please save her too please.. She is my life.. Please doctor.. I will give you as much money as you want but please save her"

"Money can't fix everything Mr."

"Please I love her.." shiva said with tears in his eyes..

"I can see how much you love her.. on her body... The red marks of belts are evident of your love" doctor said and walked out

Hearing doctor words shiva felt the ground slipped under his feet... But what the doctor has said was true...He collapsed on the floor realising the depth of his cruelty...

Tears made their way out of his eyes as all the memories came infront of his eyes when he used to beat her taunt her,humiliate her he cried painfully remembering those days of hell.

Painfull sobs escape his mouth as raavi's painfull screams rings in his ear.. When he used to beat her mercilessly... She used to Beg.. Cry.. For mercy... But he did not stop until he was satisfied with red marks forms....

Shiva feels himself getting shattered... He pulled his own hairs painfully as the guilt is not letting him breath... And he knows he deserve this... He deserve every kind of pain for destroying an innocent girls life... Punishing her for a crime she never commit.. Even if she was at fault she did not deserve that treatment... But he is realising it now....

"I am sorry raavi.... I failed as a husband... Even I failed as a human.. And I don't deserve humanly treatment.. Please wake up raavi and punish me.." he murmurs to himself... Still pulling his hair his grip was so tight that it was hurting him so much... But he was enjoying this pain... He wants more pain....

A nurse came to him but her heart sank seeing this sight infront of her... She thought to console him... But then her work is more important so she maintain a straight face and said...

"Excuse me.. Mr. Rathore"

Shiva looked at her as he hurriedly wiped his face with the back of his hand roughly and stood up..

The man desperately asked, "Did my wife wake up? How is she? Can I see her?" in a pleading tone.

"Please calm down, Mr. Rathore. Your wife has been moved to the ICU. You cannot see her at the moment," the woman explained.

He begged, "Please, don't deny me this. She hates being alone and is afraid of it. I can't leave her by herself. Let me see her."

Although touched by his words, the nurse reminded him that her job came first. "If you insist on seeing her, you will have to speak with her doctor."

"I will. Where is their office?" he asked urgently.

"Follow me, I'll show you," the nurse replied with a gentle smile.

Shiva follows her, hoping that the doctor will grant him permission to meet his wife. He seeks to express his remorse and apologize for his actions, even willing to accept punishment from her. However, the nurse leaves him outside the doctor's office and he notices the nameplate reads "Varun." Without hesitation, he enters the room. The doctor is engrossed in a file but his expression turns to one of disgust upon seeing Shiva. Shiva understands why and feels ashamed for how he treated Raavi. Despite this, he musters up the courage to face the doctor, although he cannot meet his gaze due to feeling unworthy of forgiveness.

He knows he deserves this cold reception.

"Dr. Varun, I have a request," Shiva says.

But before he can finish, the doctor interrupts.

"No, you cannot visit Raavi. I cannot risk my patient's well-being. It's best if you stay away from her."

A tear falls from Shiva's eyes as he folds his hands in front of him and pleads with the doctor.

"Doctor, I beg of you, please allow me to see her. I am aware of the pain I have caused her, but she is still my wife..."

The doctor's words were cold as Shiva looked at him in disbelief.

"You are the one who forced my sister into marriage," Shiva accused. "I have been searching for her for months, and now I have finally found her."

"Are you Varun Mittal?" Shiva asked.

"Yes, I am," he replied.

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