Broken By him.

Chapter- 3

"Shiv "

"Shiv"

"SHIV" A man in his late twenties was yelling very loudly and continuously while running breathlessly . His muscle flexing and sweat rolling down from his forehead and disappearing inside his tightly fitted black shirt .

"Shiva" He yelled again but stopped in his track when he saw his brother Shivam whom he calls Shiv , sitting on a chair in the lounge with his elbows placed on the knees and palms holding his head for support.

His navy blue shirt wrinkled with sleeves folded upto elbows and messy hair , these all were enough to worry the hell out of his elder brother Reyansh Rajput ..

THE REYANSH RAJPUT ..... the tiger , the devil , he is the cold hearted devil but only for the world . For his little brother Shivam he could do anything and everything .

Reyansh scrambled his way towards Shivam who still haven't noticed him .

Reyansh crouched down in front of Shivam ....he placed his right hand on Shivam's head

Shivam looked up only to see his brother Reyansh crouched in front of him and his hand caressing his head gently and lovingly . Reyansh's eyes was filled with worries and concern for his little brother only .

Shivam saw those concern and pulled a little smile for the sake of his brother.

Shivam took the hold of Reyansh's hand which was caressing his head like he was still a little 5 year old boy .

" What happened Chhote .?.Did you get hurt somewhere ?..Are you in pain ?.why are you sitting here ..why aren't you resting ? " Reyansh bombarded Shivam with his questions . he was breathless but it was the last thing in his mind .

Shivam gently squeezed his hand in assurance ." Bhai !! I'm fine " Shivam assured him .

Reyansh took his hand back from Shivam's hold .

Reyansh's eyes and hands roamed on Shivam's body to check if he was hurt somewhere but he stopped his movement when his gaze fell upon big dark spot on his navy blue shirt .

Reyansh touched the dark spot and in a milli seconds he recognised those spots .

It was blood but it was not Shivam's it was Adhira who is still unconscious for last 6 hours .

But Reyansh didn't knew anything about it . He thought that it was his brother's blood his own blood ...

"Chhote !!! how did this happe .... "he didn't completed his sentence instead, he yelled for the" DOCTOR..."

Reyansh got hell worried ..Shivam tried to stop his brother from yelling for doctor ..

" You just sit here ..Don't worry nothing will happen to you ...DOCTOR " Reyansh pushed gently but sternly to Shivam to sit and again yelled for Doctor ..

"BHAAAIIII !!! " This time Shivam raised his voice to stop Reyansh ..

Reyansh looked at him with confusion and concern .

" Bhai , I'm seriouly fine This is not mine blood " Shivam whispered the last part wishing and hoping ..that if it would be his blood instead of that emerald girl....it would be good .

Yess!! he named Adhira as emerald girl because of her eye colour .

" Then whose blood is this Chhote ??? What are you saying ?" Reyansh calmed down but he was confused ..

Reyansh got the news of attack on Shivam from his men but when he called Shivam his phone was switched off so he called his trusty man Ali ..

Ali informed Reyansh about the sudden attack and the hospital's name and was about to tell him that how Shivam was saved but the call ended without completion of statement and as the result a panicked Reyansh Rajput is standing here .

When Shivam heard his brother his mind went towards that angel who was lying inside on the hospital bed

"Bhai ! I'm telling you truth ...I don't even got a scratch ...." Shivam explained his brother with a sigh .

" There was a girl who came in front of the bullet and bullet hit her stomach . Bhai!!!" He stopped and looked at his brother for a second before adding " Bhai!! She is amazing ...there is an urge to protect her from this cruel world ....I know it's ...it's weird but after seeing her ...I just want to protect her from everything ......She felt like a light to me in this dark world Bhai !!!" Shivam said with feeling of protectiveness covering his black orbs ..He ran his fingers on his face in confusion and frustration at the same time.

Reyansh was listening all this with a amusement and mixed feeling which he even didn't recognised.

"Already falling in love..just like that..uh huh I see, you have grown up humm.." He teased Shivam. Actually he would be happy if Shivam had someone to love and cherish. It would be nice to have someone to take care of you and to take care of someone.

" What!! No bhai, I mean this girl is special it's like..umm how to explain" Shivam thought for a while about how to tell his brother. His mind went to the girl lying in there unconscious barely surviving. Her eyes, Her angelic face and pureness in her vibe, it's like his wish from childhood.

"After contemplating for a while he uttered the words, he knew would surely upset his brother,"She is like our childhood wish, our angel"

Reyansh already dark eyes darkened even more, his fist clenched by his side but he overpowered his emotions. He always did.

Reyansh wanted to meet this girl and thank her for saving his life because his brother was his life , his brother mean everything to him ..

"Chhote , Did you saw the shooter ? " Reyansh wanted to meet the girl but knowing the attacker was more important then anything else.

"No bhai!...Actually I just stepped out of the car and suddenly I don't know from where this girl came and from where that bullet came ....she stepped in front took the bullet on her but before she her head could hit the ground I held her in my arms ....and Bhai ..all this happened so fast that I couldn't even process it ...It felt like I was frozen ..I..I...." He trailed but Reyansh hugged him and patted his shoulder to comfort him and Shivam also hugged him tightly and closed his eyes to loose the tension in his body .

"Chhote...So you didn't saw the motherfucker ? " Reyansh asked him firmly with rage burning in his black eyes making it more darker and hard.

Shivam who was busy in thinking about the emerald angel who was lying on the bed saving his life.

Seeing lack of response from his side Reyansh shook him to get his attention back and he succeeded .

"No bhai ...I didn't get to see that fucker" He said with the same rage like Reyansh but the only difference was Reyansh was raging because it was about the life of his Chhote and on other hand Shivam was in rage because of an unknown protectiveness which illuminated from him after seeing That emerald angel.

"You ..don't worry I promise to you ..I'll hunt that fucker down Chhote ...." Reyansh ensured him and patted his shoulder .

"Uumm.. By the way ...Can I meet the girl who saved you ...?" Reyansh couldn't helped but asked him about Adhira ..he wanted to thank her for saving his life Shivam and also wanted to inquire if by any chance she had seen anyone related to this attack.

Shivam shook his head and lowered his head " No bhai ! She hasn't came to consciousness till now ..doctors have said that she is safe but then what is taking so long to gain her consciousness back ..."Shivam frustratingly stated ..

" Everything will be alright ...She'll be fine ..and you don't have to be here you should come with me" Reyansh was worried only about his Chhote ..

Shivam who was displeased to hear this shooked his head and locked his eyes with Reyansh " No bhai ...How could you even think that I'll leave that girl who saved my life alone in the hospital ..I"M NOT GOING ANYWHERE TILL SHE ISN"T WAKED UP ." He stated very slowly and confidently .

" She isn't alone for the f**k's sake Chhote ..There are guards and nurses to take care and you should first think about your safety ..Let's........"Shivam cut him off in mid " Bhai ..I said I'm not going anywhere ...and please don't force me ..." shivam said in half pleading tone ..

"But Chhote" Reyansh started but soon seeing Shivam's pleading eyes He kept his mouth shut.

Reyansh was not ready to leave Shivam alone but he got a phone call from his assistant that there is some issue in the company which is needed urgent attention so he reluctantly went to his office ..

On the other hand , Shivam was sitting beside Adhira who still hasn't waked up .

Shivam was staring at the angel fallen from heaven lying on the hospital bed with so many wires attached to her body because of him. He held himself responsible for her condition.

He held her small soft hand in his big rough hand. He started grazing his thumb over her knuckles.

"Angel .Open your eyes .. I know I'm stranger to you ....neither i know you angel but I don't know how but it feels like I know you ..It feels like you are mine Angel whom I lost before I could hold her. This protectiveness , this urge to protect you from the evils of the world ..These feelings which I had burried in for so long .." He sighed and shook her hand gently " i don't know how these feelings came out of the cage which I have hidden from Bhai and this world until exploded after just seeing you .Angel Please wake up " He kissed her knuckles and a lone tear landed on Adhira's hand from Shivam's black eyes. Shivam didn't observed when he started crying ...to clear his vision he rubbed his eyes with his sleeves only to soak his sleeves with his tears .

"angel wake up ....Don't leave me alone this time please."Shivam whispered while holding Adhira's hand . He unknowingly said these words to Adhira but he assumed her as his lost angel which was snatched from him decades ago...

Opposite to this , Adhira who was unconscious from several hours was trying to move her body , open her eyes but all her efforts were in vain . She was willing to get up but her body system was not supporting her. she could hear sounds in her surrounding not clearly but still she could.

She senses someone's presence in the room by the sound created by friction of a metal chair against the floor.

She felt a hold on her hand . Like someone was holding her hand very gently yet strongly .

She could hear a man urging her to wake up , she could feel the pain and sorrow in the voice of the man ..

The man was referring her to an Angel ....He was saying in a cracking voice "Wake up angel ..............." She wanted to get up and comfort this man that everything will be alright . She felt something warm and soft touch on her hand which was held by a rough hand gently but yet strongly like the man feared that if he loosen his hold she would disappear like air.

She felt a warm liquid drop on her hand . She wanted to wake up ...this is enough for her rest now she wants to wake up and comfort this man who was referring her as an Angel and worried for her . She wanted to touch her pendants which were her mom's but before her death she gave it to her. She wanted to do so many things but she couldn't pull that courage or force from inside her .

She tried to move her body ,hand , legs every part but all in vain.

"I can do it .....i can do it ...I have to get up ....Mom please help ...." Adhira prayed to her mom to help her again and again.

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Back to Shivam .....Adhira's hand was still in his hold ..he wasn't speaking anything but praying for her to wake up .

He felt a little movement in her fingers which were in his hold . He shockingly glanced at her face then her fingers . A winning smile tug on his lips " Yesss Angel wake up !!!! Wake up Angel ...Yeah try again ..." He encouragingly and excitingly said . He shook her hand in order to receive a response, he just wanted to confirm if she could hear him or not . He again shook her hand more forcefully this time but after waiting for few seconds his all excitement and happiness flew far away from him by the window .

Not getting any response he sadly smiled " you are still in your deep sleep Angel ...No problem ...I'll wait when you'll wake up .. " Though he wasn't sure if his blabbering could be heard by her or not still he said more to himself than her ...He was on the edge of his patience so he thought that it was better to leave because he himself don't know what he would do if he sit here and watch her little angel attached to so many wires.

" Bye angel ...I'll come back soon" He said bye and stood up from his chair . He bent and kissed her knuckles and placed her hand at her side gently . He glanced at her for last before walking away . He was nearing to the door .

But before he could turn the knob and leave he heard a glass shattering sound from behind. He immediately turned around and what he saw made him shocked ....He practically jogged toward Adhira's bed.

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After a lot of effort in moving her body she only could move was her index finger only for a moment . Though Shivam noticed that but he lost hope when it didn't happen again to ensure that he was not imagining anything on his own but in vain.

Adhira tried but alot to gave him a hint that she is fine but couldn't . She could listen everything clearly now because she was gaining her consciousness to fullest but still her eyes were feeling like they have been glued to each other . She felt that the man sitting beside her who was holding her hands from along time leaving her alone with a broken hope in his voice.

She kept chanting only one thing in her mind when she felt that he too will leave her all alone again. Though she didn't know who is this man but she felt like a connection , she felt like how her mother left her alone ..how her father hate her and this man will also leave her and hate her .

So she chanted in her mind " Don't go "

"Don't Go"

"Don't Go".................

She tried to get up or make a sound to stop him ...but her any effort was of no use . She tried to move her hands , legs , but no movement she could make . She felt like someone has kept tons of weight on her body restricting her movements .

She tried to open her mouth and stop him but she couldn't make a sound . Her throat felt like a sand paper .

But She didn't stopped trying . She was a strong willed girl .

She tried

She tried and tried

Soon she felt the tons of weight decreasing off her body .

She tried to sit up but she couldn't but in trying this her hand hit the water filled jug placed at the small side table beside her bed and the Jug fell on the floor with a glass shattering sound .

She couldn't open her eyes but she again tried to move .

Her body was weak due to loss of so much blood that's why she was not able to open her eyes .

She was trying to open her eyes and look because she was tired of blackness and emptiness

Hearing the shattering sound Shivam turned towards Adhira only to see her struggling .

He jogged towards her and hold her hands to calm her down .

She was sweating profusely because of her not stop tiring efforts to gain consciousness and stop the man from leaving her alone like others had left her already.

She felt that hold on her hand again but this time she didn't stop trying to move to full wake up state

She wanted to see who is this person who is so worried about her that he didn't left her .

Shivam pressed the emergency button to call the doctor because he didn't wanted to leave her alone

Adhira wanted to speak but again her throat and voice didn't supported

She asked for water but it came out incoherently from her mouth . Thus Shivam couldn't understand what she meant.

"Yes......Yes!! Yes Angel wake up ...I'm here ..Yes try angel you can do it ......."He cooed encouragingly to her emerald fallen angel .

" ....T...ter" She again mumbled incoherently

"Yes ...Angel ...speak again" shivam rubbed his hand on her shoulder to encourage her .

"W...ter" She mumbled while struggling to open her eyes.

Shivam processed her words to know what she wanted once twice then he comprehended that she wanted water

"You want Water ...Angel you want water " He asked to confirm to which she nodded .

Shivam looked at the side table but the water jug was lying broken on the floor and glass was upside down .

He looked around the room to find water and stopped when he noticed a small glass table and few couches arranged around it .

"Wait ...Ok Angel ...ok wait " He rushed towards the glass table and picked up the Jug and filled the glass with water and rushed back to Her Angel.

"Drink ...Angel ...Yeah like this ...good Angel " He cooed when Adhira slowly slowly took a small sip of water and gulped . This helped to soothe her aching and desert like throat very much .

She took some more sip and Shivam laid her back gently till then doctor came inside the room .

Doctor checked her vitals and drip .

He informed Shivam that everything i fine but as she has lost a lot of blood that's why she is very much weak .

Shivam nodded and Doctor left not before giving Adhira an injection .

Shivam again sat beside Adhira holding her hands . Adhira tried to open her eyes .

Soon she felt her eyes turning heavy due to injection which was giving by Doc. to her . She tightened her hold around Shivam's hand because she thought that he will leave her alone again when she would be in deep slumber .

"Don't go "

Don't go " She mumbled while loosing herself to sleep

Shivam also tightened his hold on her hand " Sleep Angel " He whispered lovingly and smilingly while caressing her very dark brown hair

"I won't go I promise Angel " he also whispered in reply ...

3 hours passed

Adhira started to gain her consciousness back from her deep slumber .

She felt a hold on her hand .

She rubbed her free hand on her eyes to clear the blurry vision and looked down to see a man sleeping .

He was sitting on the chair and his both hands holding Adhira's hand with his head down on the bed .

Adhira couldn't look at his face as his face was other side but when she looked at his clothes which still had blood stain and wrinkles on it . She remembered that it was the same man from market .

She felt a relief that nothing happened to this guy .

She lifted her free hand and touched the two pendants " Thanks Mom"

Adhira whose hand had gone numb because Shivam was technically sleeping on her hand tried to move which cause Shivam stir in his sleep . Shivam was a light sleeper

He felt the movement and woke up quickly .

"Hey! Angel you need something?" ...."Umm..Water .." Shivam asked in a worried tone.

Adhira who was sensing that he is worried she gave him a small smile and nodded her head.

Her throat was dry so she drank a little water with the help of him.

Shivam placed the glass back and helped to Adhira to lay back .

Shivam cleared his throat " How are you feeling now " he asked her to which she tried to sit up but winced

"AAhhhh!!" She closed her eyes and winced in pain involuntarily touching her bandaged wound on her stomach .

"Heyy ...easy angel ...." Shivam spoke softly but worriedly

He moved to her side adjusted her pillow to make her comfortable

"Thanku ..aahh" Adhira thanked him and moaned with the pain in her body

"You know Angel you shouldn't stress yourself and doctor has also advised not to stress yourself with any activity which will put a stress on your belly . So you should rest . " Shivam said in a single breathe, exasperated.

Adhira only focused on the word angel .

She remembered how her mom also used to call her angel and how she was her dad's princess but after her mom left her for heaven her father started hating her . She don't know why her father hate her because last she know she never harmed anyone including him . She is still fighting for her father's love

She believed in that there is no hate only love . This is what her mom used to tell her .

Noticing his angel lost in her own thought he snapped his finger in front of her eyes to gain her attention back .

"You okay" He asked her once she gave him his demanded attention.

"Yeah " She muttered

"can I ask you something "She spoke with a glint of hope that he will answer truthfully

"Yeah anything angel " He smiled because all he wanted was that his emerald angel to be okay nothing else.

"Why do you... call me an...angel" she couldn't help but ask while fiddling with her pendants .

he chuckled to her question because this was the least expected question.

" Angel this should be the least bothered question for this moment ." He has an amused look on his face.

"I..I.." Adhira stuttered feeling a little shy and embarrassed.

"It's okay angel if you have asked I'll answer " He sensed her state and decided to answer her .

"I called you angel because you are indeed ..look how you saved me ....that's what angels do .."He answered half truly .

"But I'm not an angel ." She pouted but then smiled extending her hand for handshake to him " ..I'm Adhira "

He grinned seeing her pretty smile and accepted her small soft hands in his big rough one .

"Hii..And I'm the handsome and intelligent the great Shivam Rajput " He spoke proudly

To this she stick out her tongue .....Shivam laughed at her childishness .

"okayy .. so.." Shivam started hesitantly ...he wanted to ask how she came in front at the same time and did she saw anyone suspected ..

" Did you saw ..umm the person who shot the bullet "

Adhira recalled that incident and slightly and hesitantly nodded her head .

She told him everything how she came in front and all .

She told him that there was a strange man reading something in dark and he pointed the gun from under the newspaper and shoot the bullet and how she noticed that ....She told him that she couldn't think of anything so she came infront to protect him .

Shivam who was listening all this felt a strange emotion inside him building up .

" You shouldn't have done that ... You could have been died " He sighed disapprovingly

Adhira shook her head and looked down at her lap " So you could have also " she muttered softly

"Angel " Shivam sighed at her stubbornness

"Okay promise me ..You would never put your life at stake and save someone next time " He held out his hand for promise to which Adhira looked at him smilingly .

" Okay but if something bad happened to anyone infront of me I'll save " She pouted and gave her best puppy eyes to him .

Shivam shook his head glaring at her " NO ...Angel you will call me or anyone for help but ........." He stopped in mid and looked at her with shock .

Adhira untied a thread which she was wearing on her wrist and took right wrist of Shivam and tied it on his wrist and kissed his hands .

Shivam c****d his one eyebrow to her this action but she smiled "Now you are officially my shield " She looked proudly at his wrist

Shivam couldn't understand what did this mean

Adhira felt that he still didn't understood anything

" Oo God !! you are so Dumb " she sighed

"HEYYYY I'm Not " He protested at her calling him a dumb

" Yes you are ...I mean Now you are officially my Brother ....my bhai "