His mother's words resounded in his head as Vikram sat outside the ward. A sea of darkness engulfed him into a maelstrom of despair, betrayal and turmoil. He was too shaken up to see his mother coming out of the ward and touching his shoulder. His head jerked up at his mother's sound.
“Vikram, what did the doctor say?” she asked. He just shook his head and walked away from the corridor. If he had stayed back, he would not have helped screaming at his mother for all the lies that she had built his life upon.
He went in search of Chaaya and someone from the estate told him that she had gone with the rest of the staff to the palace. He felt dispirited. He went back to see Veer in his room. His mother was dozing on the chair. He shook her lightly and asked her to return to the palace and tak
