Late evening, mehta house-

Aman called up ali

Am- hi ali bhaiya
Actually kuch kaam tha aapse

Al- haa bol kya kaam tha

Am- Raat hone wali h& di ka kuch ata pata nhi
Agar late hone wali hoti h toh ghar men kisi ko zrur inform kar deti h
Upar se phone bhi nhi utha rhi
Aapke sath h kya?

Al- Men kuch kaam se aya tha toh hospital men hi mili
Bolri thi k cases men busy h toh inform karna bhool gyi

Am-toh di ne btaya k kitni der lagegi?

Al- kal subah tak hi ayegi- bolri thi k night shift h& bhot cases lined up h
Ho sakta h afternoon ho jaye

Am-ok
Thanks& good night

Al-to u too

They hung up& aman gave same news to family
Soon they had dinner &slept off(they were used to avni's irregular schedule &late night working hours)
Aman felt that something was fishy cz of change in ali's tone but brushed it off

Hospital-

Avni was busy in a small conference with the authorities of her dept along with the dean

Av-sir ye toh har ese case ki kahaani h- suidal tendencies ka control kisi k haath men nhi h-
Hum zyada se zyada uss suicide attempt ko hone se rok sakte h& usme bhi kaafi effort lagta h-its not easy to bring patient back to senses& stop an impulsive decision
Jesa epileptic seizures men hota h- usme bhi patient ka apne seizures par koi control nhi hota
Farq sirf itna h k usme suicide attempt jesa kuch serious nhi hota& seizure almost over hone k baad patient kuch hrs k liye unconscious hojata h/so jata h& uthne k baad usse kuch bhi clearly yaad nhi hota
Ye usually short period tak chalte h-max 5mins
But suicide attempt ka sedative k alava muje koi alternative nhi dikhta
I might be wrong as well

Doc1- i understand& relate to ur point dr mehta so i suggest k kuch time k liye patient ko phirse chains fasten kar dena chahiye

Doc2- but that will bring us back to square one-patient ko phirse solitary confinement wale vibes aayenge& wo phirse depression men slip hone lagega- old symptoms will start resurfacing
As a result itne months ka effort puri tarah se waste hojayga

Doc3- exactly
And humare jo improvement ko leke hopes build hue they wo phirse khatam ho jayenge

Doc1- toh phir kare kya?
(To dean)- sir aapke paas koi alternative/idea h?

Dean-hmmm
Aapke views ko analysis karne k baad muje esa lagta h k hume ek baar patient se baat krni chahiye-loneliness is a reason but not the only one i guess
I feel someone needs to talk to him so that he opens up &gives us some hint behind his actions
And this can be done best by dr mehta-u have been handling his case since day1

Av-its all my fault- muje usse akele rehne dena hi nhi chahiye tha
In fact ghar se hi nahi jaane dena chahiye tha- at least he wudnt have felt lonely
Par mere paas koi aur option nahi tha sir- woh bhot stubborn h& uski stubbornness k aage muje mere sare ideas implementation se pehle hi fail hote nazar aare the

Dean-dont blame yourself dr mehta
We all know u tried your best otherwise we anyway didnt have any hopes of neil's recovery
We all saw how stressed out u were when someone tried to murder him few months back& the tension on your face when u brought him here this evening- his body smeared with blood
If u& ur friend wudnt have brought him here on time then we wudve lost him

Yes, neil tried to commit suicide

Flashback-

When avni& ali somehow barged into neil's flat, they didnt find him in the living room so ali wernt to the bedroom& avni went to the kitchen

As she entered the kitchen, the sight in front of her left her biwildered

NEIL!!!!! Avni screamed on the top of her lungs-her voice high enough to echo in the entire flat
She bent down& patted his cheecks in an attempt to wake him up when she noticed white foam which was coming out of his mouth
Neil's heartbeat was low& so was his pulse

Hearing her scream, ali also reached the kitchen
He too, was shocked beyond words

A-neil needs to be admitted ASAP

Avni along with ali she somehow put him in the car& rushed to the hospital after which avni told ali to leave as it was way too late &he had to reach academy next day as well
After lot of insistance from avni ali finally left

Ali had reached home by the time aman called him up

Neil was immediately shifted to the OT& supplied with oxygen &blood was being arranged for him
As his operation was going on, avni was busy doing the formalities

Flashback over

Present-

Avni was still busy in the conference with her seniors when the doctors operating on neil finally came out of the OT& informed avni about neil's condition

Dr(who operated neil)- Dr mehta, neil probably suffered a nervous breakdown, resulting in his attempt to commit suicide
Aap usse bilkul nick of time men leke aayi cz agar thodi bhi der ho jati toh we wudve probably lost him

Avni was shocked- what happened that the situation became so serious that he literally felt like attempting suicide?
Nevertheless she thanked the doctor who also said that he will gain consciousness in about an hour after which she can meet him

An hour later-

Neil gained consciousness &tried to decipher his surroundings
Reality dawned on him- he was in a hospital with many wires attached to his wrist& palms

How did i get here?
Who brought me here?
Even after consuming so many sleeping tablets, how did i survive?

He was still lost in his questions when he noticed a pair of eyes angrily staring at him

The person broke the silence in the room

P-may i know why did u take such a drastic step?

Neil looked down- he wasnt having the guts to face the person in front of him

The person sat in front of him& held his hands softly

P(polite tone)-what happened neil?
Pz tell me so that i can help you

N-im sorry avni

Yes, the person was avni

N-when u guys were about to pick me up-

Flashback-

As i was packing my stuff, i came across a pic- it was my childhood pic with my bebe
My eyes instantly started tearing up cz i recollected those 5 most blissful yrs of my life i spent with bebe

As i was lost in my thoughts, i suddenly i started hallucinating about bebe being in front of me& walking towards me with open arms to hug me
As soon as i moved forward to reciprocate, she dissapeared-as if in thin air
In a thud,i fell on the floor by my knees,crying bitterly
I felt my bp& heart rate increasing along with panic attack cz i started sweating& trembling

Bcz of those hallucinations, i started getting flashes of her death in front of me- she suffered a cardiac arrest right in front of my eyes& i cudnt do anything to save her(sobs)
All these symptoms stated driving me crazy& i just wanted to be with my bebe& hug her tightly- to never let her go& the only way to do this was by ending my life- i opened the drawer, fetched the bottle of sleeping pills, came to the kitchen& didnt think twice- i took a glass of water& gulped down the tablets

Soon i lost consciousness

Flashback over

By now neil's eyes had again turned glassy& he was sobbing inconsolably while avni was at a loss of words- never in her career had she seen such an emotional case
She felt so bad for neil
He was so broken that he literally broke down in front of avni

Avni got up from the stool& took neil in a bone crushing, rubbing his back
She didnt care about what her colleagues might think of her relation with neil- all she knew was that she had to bring him out of the emotional breakdown he was going through

As for the police case (cz of his suicide attempt), avni had immediately informed dd who had a word with the doctors& said that he would see to it himself
He knew that avni would be busy in handling neil so he kept his questioning sessions on hold

Evening-

Avni had dinner at hospital itself
She anyway hadnt eaten much since morning &when she told the family that she wont be home by night, ayesha said that she should get married either to a doctor or to her profession itself
She didnt tell them the reason or anything about neil

After neil somehow slept off, avni was sitting near the window of neil's hospital room, lost in her own world of thoughts
She had talked with aman in the evening& told him everything who just said that she has fallen for neil, just that shes not ready to accept it

A-when i saw him in that state in his flat, why did i feel as if my heart stop beating?
Are aman's words true?
Have i fallen for neil?
Or is it just infatuation cz im feeling bad for him?
Should i tell my family about the inner battle im going through?

Precap- suspense

So what do u guys think?what decision will avni take?

Votes& comments awaited

Phew!
Finally i got rid of my blocked mind &updated this story
Chappals tomatoes &eggs are welcome due to the extreme delay

Ps-the medical data i mentioned is what i found on google& im not a medical student so i dont know how accurate the data is so plz bare with me for it