his only obsession

chapter : 3

Aditya held Ruhanika's hand so tightly, as if she would vanish the moment he let go.

Her delicate hand was trapped in his warm palm. Ruhanika tried to slowly pull away, but there was a strange sense of ownership in Aditya's unyielding grip.

Ruhanika's heart was pounding.

Just then, there was a sound at the door behind her... the nurse was coming in.

Ruhanika panicked. With all her strength, a strange unease in her heart, and after a great struggle, she pulled her hand from his fingers.

As soon as their hands parted, Aditya's fingers trembled slightly, as if he had realized she was gone.

Ruhanika pulled her trembling hand back; her wrist was red. Hiding her own heartbeat, she said softly to the nurse—

*"Nurse... get his injection ready, quickly."*

There was no scolding in her voice, only a hidden concern.

Then, with trembling hands, Ruhunika administered the injection. Even as she did, her gaze remained fixed on Aditya's face.

As soon as the injection was administered, Aditya slowly began to fall into a deep sleep.

The moment he was asleep, Ruhnika immediately called out, and preparations for the operation began. The nurse quickly summoned the other nurses as well.

The entire ward became a flurry of activity... medications, instruments—everything started being taken into the operating room.

Before long, the operation began.

And over here... outside the O.T.…

Just then, some men in black coats entered the hospital corridor. They looked very dangerous. The entire hospital echoed with the sound of their footsteps.

At the head of them all was a boy.

He looked very handsome, but his eyes were filled with anger and deep lines of worry furrowed his forehead. His mere presence made the atmosphere there cold and dangerous.

Everyone stepped back in fear.

One of the guards rushed to the reception and said in a stern voice—

As soon as the guard reached the reception, he slammed his hand on the table and roared—

*"A girl has brought someone here... who's been in an accident!"*

As soon as he said that, everyone present held their breath. A silence fell over the entire hospital.

For a moment, the receptionist couldn't say a word, then she spoke in a halting voice—

Her tongue was tied; she stammered, "A girl has brought someone here... who's been in an accident!"

"Y... yes, she has... and Abhi's operation is underway."

Just hearing that...

The boy's eyes turned red like embers, his jaw clenched, and the very air around him seemed to turn toxic. A deathly silence spread throughout the hospital.

Then the guard craned his neck, glared at the receptionist with his red eyes, and roared, "Where is she?"

*"Where is he?"*

His voice was so menacing that the receptionist's soul trembled, and the file she was holding slipped from her hand and fell.

Then, trembling with fear, the receptionist stammered,

*"Uh... uh, please, I'll take you to him..."*

Her voice had failed her; her entire face was drenched in sweat.

Then the guard ran to his men and spilled everything.

And standing right in the middle of them all was that boy...

He was so handsome that girls would go crazy for him at first sight, but so dangerous that even death would tremble in fear of him. There was such terror in his eyes that anyone who looked at him once would immediately faint on the spot.

Then he stepped forward, and his voice echoed through the entire corridor—"Where is she?"

There was such menace in that one word that the nurse's legs gave way.

She, drenched in fear-induced sweat, led him to the OT gate, and summoning all her courage, said with trembling lips—

*"Y-y-yes... the operation is in progress right now... you'll have to wait a little while."*

The nurse then fled from there as if she had escaped from the jaws of death.

As soon as she got out of the corridor, she leaned against a wall, panting, and trembling with fear, she said—

*"Oh my God... I don't know who these people are... So dangerous... there's pure death in their eyes... God only knows how we'll escape from them." 😰

Meanwhile, the people who had arrived had surrounded the entire hospital. Their men were posted at every gate and corner, inside and out. Not even a bird could fly by without a check.

And the very presence of the boy who had come to the OT was making the entire hospital tremble. Everyone's breath would catch just from catching a glimpse of him.

The boy was staring intently at the burning red light of the OT...

His eyes were moist, but they held such a terrifying rage that the entire hospital was trembling from his silence. He wasn't saying anything, but his silence itself was a recipe for destruction.

Just then, William entered with heavy steps... who was the head of all those dangerous guards. For the first time, his eyes held not anger, but regret. He lowered his gaze and said softly—

Just then, the boy who had been staring at the red OT light without blinking spoke in a cold voice— *"That's just how his anger is... Even if you went with him, you would have been killed by his own hands."*

Then he gave William a look so cold and terrifying that it made William's very soul shudder... and he turned his gaze back ahead.

*This boy's name is Tarun.*

*Aditya's childhood best friend, his closest companion.*

In his everyday life, this man is as calm as ice, always with a smile on his face. But remember...

*But when it comes to Aditya, this same calm Tarun becomes a erupting volcano... a storm that will burn everything to ashes.*

*And in this whole world, if there's one person Aditya listens to... it's only Tarun.*

*Otherwise, not even God himself can make him listen when it comes to Aditya.*

*People say it right... two brothers, both are a disaster.*

Just then, Tarun's phone rings.

As soon as he saw the name on the screen... his jaw clenched, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

His eyes were so bloodshot, they made the onlooker's soul shudder.

He picked up the call, gritting his teeth and furiously rubbing his neck.

A trembling voice came from the other end of the line—

*"Sir... the one who attacked the boss wasn't an outsider, it was one of our own."*🤯

*"And the most shocking part... the entire attack was the boss's own plan."*

*"But the very dog the boss hired betrayed him... He took advantage of the situation and deliberately shot the boss with a real bullet."*

*"We've picked up that bastard; he's locked up in our firehouse right now... Sir, what do you say? Do we keep him alive or finish him right here?"*

*"Leave him there... let him suffer, hungry and thirsty."*

*"He'll take his own life... I'll give him a death so painful, his very soul will shudder, and he'll beg for death."*

*"Let that traitor learn... what the punishment for betrayal is."*

*Click* — Call cut.

Then Tarun got lost in his own thoughts... Only one question was running through his mind—*Why did Aadi do that? Why did he make himself be attacked?*

He was lost in this confusion when suddenly, the door to the OT opened...

And in an instant, the eyes of everyone standing there turned toward the door. As soon as the OT door opened, all eyes went that way...

A girl was coming in, and upon seeing her, everyone's breath seemed to catch for a moment... She was just that beautiful.

In a white coat, dressed as a doctor, her beauty was even more pronounced... It was clear at a glance that she was the doctor.

Then she looked at Tarun and said with a slight smile—

*"Hello Mister..."*

"Are you all from his family?"

After saying that, when her gaze fell on everyone, she froze for a moment... Seeing the people standing before her, fear was clearly visible on her face, yet she bravely suppressed it.

The moment her sweet voice reached his ears, Tarun woke up as if from a slumber.

He rushed forward, his face pale with panic, his eyes filled with fear, and his voice tinged with anger.

*"Yes! I'm his friend! Doctor, what happened? Is there a problem? Is he okay?"*

Ruhanika flinched slightly at Tarun's loud voice. She snapped out of her thoughts, coming back to reality.

She quickly clutched her file to her chest as if to steady herself, and spoke softly—

*"L-look, everything is fine. There's no need to worry. The bullet hit very close to the heart, so it will take some time for him to recover. But you all don't have to worry, he is out of danger now."*

Roohaanika said this a little hesitantly. Her voice held that professional sternness, but there was a strange softness in her eyes as well.

Hearing this, Tarun and the boys standing with him quieted down a bit. Their breath, which had been held until then, eased a little.

Then Tarun took a deep breath; there was still concern in his eyes. He stepped forward a couple of paces and said in a slightly worried tone—

*"So there won't be any more problems, right... Doctor?"*

Ruhanika fell completely silent for a moment. In the bright white light of the operating room, her face looked even more tired, but her eyes still held that same steely resolve.

She slowly lowered her mask, took a deep breath, and then looking into Tarun's eyes, said—

*"Look, Mr. Tarun, I told you, everything is fine."*

Her voice was now firmer and more professional than before.

"The bullet grazed the heart. Thank God it didn't pierce it. The surgery was a success. He'll just need some time to recover, that's all. You'll have to take extra care of the patient: on-time medication, proper rest... and everything else... everything else is fine."

He paused for a moment.

And then a small, very sweet yet completely professional smile appeared on her face.

It wasn't the smile of an ordinary girl. It was the smile of a doctor—the kind that tells a patient's family, without saying a word, "I'm here, I'll take care of everything." There was both firmness and a strange sense of comfort in that smile.

Seeing Ruhanika's professional smile, Tarun forgot everything for a moment.

He just nodded slowly and said—

*"Thank you, Doctor."*

Without a word, Ruhanika just bowed her head and, gathering her file, hurried toward the corridor. Her white coat fluttered slightly in the breeze.

Tarun stood there, watching her walk away.

Tarun quickly pulled himself together. The worry returned to his eyes. He glanced one last time in the direction Ruhanika had gone, then turned toward the OT window without saying a word.

As soon as Ruhanika left, a strange silence fell over the corridor.

Tarun took a deep breath and slowly turned toward the OT. He placed both hands on the glass window and looked inside. Inside, his boss, his brother, lay lifeless. Only the machine's *beep... beep...* was giving his heart some small comfort.

Tarun sat down on the bench right there. He rested his head against the wall behind him.

All around, the guards were on duty, security was tight.

It was late at night; the clock had struck *3 in the morning.*

Before he knew it, sitting there in that same worry, Tarun fell asleep.

*6 a.m.*

The noise woke Tarun on the bench.

The entire corridor was filled with people running around. Many nurses were rushing back and forth, pulling trolleys. There was chaos all over the floor.

Tarun scrambled to his feet, shouting in his sleep,

*"What happened! What happened! What's wrong with Aditya?"*

Just then, a nurse rushed past him. Tarun grabbed her hand—

*"Hey, nurse! What's happened? Why all the commotion?"*

*Just then, a guard came forward and stammered, "Sir... the boss..."*

*On hearing this, Tarun grabbed his by the neck and slammed him against the wall—"What about the boss? Speak!"

*And then from behind came a roar, more terrifying than death itself, bursting with rage. I'll kill you

*The voice was so horrifying that the lights in the entire hospital trembled, the nurses shrieked, and the guards nearly dropped their guns.