Chapter 4For now
The anguish of the deep-fixedsp’eargrew fierez,
And he desired to draw forth the steel,
And let the bloodflow free, and so to die,
(But first he would convince his stubborn foe…
‘Sohrab and Rustom’ by ‘Matthew Arnold.
Priyam was moved to the Vardhan House as soon as all the funeral ceremonies were over. Abhi, however, was to remain in the hospital for a long time.
It took him eleven days just to come out of his unconsciousness. But even after that, he was kept heavily sedated. He was safe now and his life was out of danger. But a long battle lay ahead of him. The battle, that was to begin with the realization of his loss and continue till he learnt to deal with it.
When Sid and Priyam brought Abhi out of the hospital two months after the accident, a black BMW was w
