There will never be Another You : Chapter 24
The red light above the operation theatre remained lit, each passing second stretching into what felt like an eternity. Nani sat with her jaapmala clutched tightly in trembling hands, silently praying. Tears slipping down Anjali's cheeks despite her attempts to remain composed. Akash paced the corridor endlessly, stopping every few moments to glance anxiously with teary eyes and trembling hands at the ICU doors. Payal stood beside him, silently offering support. Arnav stood apart from everyone, staring blankly through the glass window overlooking the rain-soaked city. His thoughts drifted back nearly two decades. He was only fourteen. The world had ended in a single night. His parents were gone. He still remembered holding a frightened, sobbing Anjali close while people whispered around them, speaking words he could barely understand. Nani told them they are taking him and Anjali home. Did they even have one anymore? He was not sure what to do. Then another voice had cut th...
