It was two o'clock in the night and Aarav was sitting under the white light of the hospital holding his mother's hand while his mother was breathing very slowly.
There was so much silence in the room that even the sound of the machines was piercing the heart.
The doctor came out and without making eye contact, just said that we are trying our best.
That one sentence broke something inside Aarav that he could not even understand.Aarav was only seventeen years old but at that moment he felt as if his childhood had ended right here in the corridor of the hospital.
He was sitting holding his mother's hand but for the first time he felt that now he would have to become strong himself.Mother looked at him slowly and her trembling eyes tried to say a lot.
The lips moved and in a very low voice only one name came out – Aarav.Mother said what if I am not there for a few days and before she could say anything further Aarav immediately nodded his head.
He said in a trembling voice, no mother, you don't say anything, everything will be fine.Mother said with a slight smile, don't cry son, because
People consider your silence as weakness.Then he said that one day this silence will become your biggest strength.
Tears rolled down Aarav's eyes and for the first time he realised how deeply painful even silence can be.
The pain that doesn't come out but breaks everything inside.
The next morning, Aarav arrived at school without a proper night's sleep.
The clothes were the same old ones, but the eyes were filled with fear instead of sleep.As soon as I entered the class, someone taunted me saying, look, the hero from the hospital has come.
The whole class burst out laughing and Aarav's gaze automatically went to the ground.
The teacher also, without understanding anything, just said that keep your personal problems outside the class.
Aarav did not say anything and sat quietly on his seat as usual.
But that day he had his mother's prescription in his pocket andOnly one question kept swirling in my mind: If something happened to my mother, would this world let me live?
At that very moment, for the first time, Aarav decided in his mind that if my silence was considered my weakness.So one day this silence will answer everyone.
The pain that doesn't come out but shatters everything inside.
The next morning, Aarav arrived at school without a proper night's sleep.
His clothes were the same old ones, and his eyes were filled with fear, not sleep
.As soon as I entered the class, someone taunted me saying, look, the hero from the hospital has come.
The whole class burst into laughter, and Aarav's gaze automatically dropped to the ground.
The teacher, too, seemed unimpressed, simply said, "Keep your personal problems outside the classroom.
"Aarav did not say anything and sat quietly on his seat as usual.
But that day he had his mother's medicine prescription in his pocket and only one question was going on in his mind.
If something happened to my mother, would this world let me live? At that very moment, Aarav decided for the first time that if my silence was mistaken for weakness, I would be surprised.So one day this silence will answer everyone.His fist closed on its own accord. And this is where the story begins. (End Chapter 1)
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