Chapter -1 unknown city
She came out of airport after collecting her luggage .she looked at the crowd around her and sighed.finally she had taken a step forward in her life.she doesn't knew where will this unknown path would lead her ,that how she was going to survive in this city where no single soul had known her but it was only way she could come up to.although she knew how her family cared for her but for her it was over a long time ago.she had managed to convinced herself that she had to survive just becoz she should suffer and die every momet of her life ,maybe that was her punishment for being so stubborn for a decision she knew will affect her life nd one whom she loved which had ultimately resulted in biggest calamity of her life,for coming her fears to reality of losing his life.she deserved to be drown in the endless sea of the pain nd guilt she was experiencing now.dying would only mean an end to that suffering which she thought she will never deserve.it was last week she had come to realisation that she had been drifted too far from her family.it was then she decided to leave them .and this was the route she had taken,leaving no trail behind to find about her whereabouts.she had roamed to various places before coming here in france just to mislead them.she had no longer had courage to stand her past.she just wished they could never found that she had heard their nd ms.khanna's conversation.
She felt miserably weak nd went to sit on one of the benches outside the railway station that named "nice ville".She had lost in her grief such that she had been totally aware of fact that a middle aged woman was watching her curiously.
Alice had just came out of station when she noticed a girl sitting on the bench.the girl took her attention by the way she looked.alice had met every kind of person in her profession nd she could swore that this girl must have been going through hell right now.she was a young girl who had barely crossed her 20s,her eyes were empty nd devoid of any emotions.she had carelessly tided her hairs by a band.she wore a blue dress which did not helped her to look any good.she reminded alice of someone to whom she had met once.alice slowly walked towards her and sat beside her.still the girl was unaware of her presence.she must be deeply in pain ,thought alice.
"child can i talk to u for some time?",
the words made no impact on her.alice had to shake her,
"child did u listen me??".
now she looked up and was surprised as she had not expected someone to talk to her with such a soothing nd comforting voice here.she had heard the sound like this last time was 1 year before,that of her mother saying goodbye to her nd to take care of her.alice's question brought her back to reality.
"what?but you even don't know my name! Why you want to talk with me then?".
alice smiled to herself.many people she had met made similar kind of remarks just to keep themselves away from anyone,but she now completely knew what she had to do.
"look at urself child,you look like u haven't eaten properly for long time .i am alice vincent,working for an NGO Which is for people like u who have been in pain nd needs help.we work to lessen such people's sorrow,may i know your name ?",alice said it with such a care that girl was unable to say anything but then she composed herself and answered,
"i am ishani parekh.thank u for ur concern and help but i don't want it.just leave me alone".
"ok dear but where are you going to stay?it looks like u r new here.this is late january nd u know winter in france is very chilling,specially in this "nice" city.please come with me at my place tonight."
Ishani looked at alice.she didn't knew weather she should trust her or not,but then she was in no state of argument,after all alice was asking her like she was her own daughter.ishani was takan aback with kindness of alice.
"i understand what u r thinking,but trust me it won't cause any discomfort to me as well as u.and it is part of my work to help ones who need it and i believe u need it please atleast have a cup of coffee?"
ishani nodded and both went to nearest hotel.after they had their coffee, alice asked ishani,
"so what have u decided?look i have only my daughter in home,nd we both will be pleaded to have company of someone like u.besides u need time to find house till then u could stay with us."
"but how could i?we have hardly known each other.how could u trust me,someone who is totally stranger for u!!"
"remember my words child,i have so much in world that now i can tell u how trustful a person is just by seeing,nd ur definitely one i could trust. If u r feeling akward then u could pay me whenever possible ok!look i need a assistant for helping me out with accounts of NGO.if u want u can work with me,this will solve ur problems".
Ishani now considered it seriously for first time.she knew she had do to something for surviving,so why not work here with alice? After all she had shown trust on her.Ishani nodded her head in affirmative,but at the same reminded of trust he had shown on her.she could never keep him out of her mind,he was there in every single thoughts of her.thinking this ishani felt same pain again but she somehow controled herself.alice was happy that she could atleast help her,if she had recieved such help she would have been much more thankful to god than she now was!
"this is ur room ishani,please make urself comfortable.my daughter will come tomorrow.she has gone for trip"
once alice left,ishani was again overcomed with her everlasting pain she had been hiding till now.glimpse of the man falling down the cliff haunted her.man she ever loved!!!she broke down completely now,
"i let him die in front of me!!!!how could i??i was the reason he left the world!!he did everything to just keep me happy,he accepted it when i told him that i could not return to him 2 yrs ago,but i failed him.i only incresed his pain!i can't still believe he is no more in the world even after all that had happened before me exactly 1 and half year ago .then why i can't keep myself thinking that he has never left the world!!i am the one who has cost him nothing than pain nd even his life.i fought for u ranveer but time was gone ! when i should have really fought for u i just left u alone and i could never forgive myself for that.i never deserved u,ranveer!! Now nothing is left of me as well.with u my heart has also died.i can never become the ishani u loved now!!i can never forgive myself!! she broke out in tears.her knees became weak nd she had fallen next moment on bed,crying her heart out,something which she had not done for months just to assure others that she had managed herself but now here was no one for whom she had to be strong to show that she was ok.she let her guilt and pain took over her and was completely lost in darkness. alice was watching silently ishani crying.she was not able to grasp what exactly ishani was saying but she knew that she had lost someone to whom she loved more than herself.alice was happy that she could now atleast provide something to her that would make her pain less not completely but yes slightly less.she weeped out her teary eyes seeing ishani.
"doctor,look at him.his hand is moving!!"nurse exclaimed as she watched the movement.they had been waiting for about 1 and half years!!"what??let me check him!!if it's true then this is nothing but a miracle nd i am going to make sure that he will wake up to his full senses!!"
dr.prashant said sounding thrilled.
"yes doctor and we will also come to know the name of patient we have been treating for long!!"
said nurse.
Hope u all will like it,i will try explain what had happened 2yrs back nd 1 nd half yrs back.but only if u liked it!!!sorry for any typos!!constructive critism will be more welcome nd will help me to make story more good.
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