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‘I don’t know. I just do.’
‘Here, no, how can I… ’
‘Come with me,’ he muttered and grabbed her hand.
One hand in his and the other grabbing the pleats of her sari, Koyal had to literally run behind Atharv. He took her outside the hall, into another hallway, and then into a room.
The room had a bed, a table and lots of books.
‘Please let me see it?’ he said again.
‘Atharv!’
‘Please!’
Koyal ran a hand over her head. ‘Why?’
‘I need to see how bad it is.’
‘You saw it just the other day.’
‘Just a bit … I need to know how bad it is, Koyal.’
‘How will that help anything?’
‘I don’t care.’
‘You are just hurting yourself.’
‘I don’t care,’ he said and gently turned her around.
And then it struck her. She turned around sharply to face Atharv. ‘I can’t show the scar to you. I’m wearing a sari … I … the blouse … um…’
‘I am a doctor, Koyal.’
‘Atharv!’
‘Koyal, I don’t care about anything else, okay? I don’t care where the scar is, I just need to see it. Now please, turn around,’ he said in a softer voice.
Koyal followed instructions, acutely aware of him now, grateful for the relative darkness of the room. She fumbled with the hooks of the blouse, which was thankfully one which fastened at the back, and when Atharv helped, Koyal could feel his cold fingers brushing against her flesh.
‘Let me do this,’ he said and slowly he undid the hooks and pushed aside the cloth. A waft of cold air hit Koyal between her shoulder blades.
And then her skin burnt.
Atharv was tracing his finger just along the scar. Though Koyal couldn’t see him, she knew exactly how his
face was at the moment. His eyes would be intent, his face angry, his mouth set.
Neither spoke.
Koyal took a deep breath, her body shivering at his touch.
‘What did he hit with?’ he asked, his voice hard.
‘A belt,’ she said after a pause. She felt him stiffen.
‘Why?’
