Chapter 206 - Did he threaten you? (1/2)

|Eshan|

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(Flashback)

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”Are you alright?” I fired the first question when Innaya answered the call. The whole night I had kept trying in vain for her to answer. It was only in the afternoon of the second day that she had decided to put end to my misery.

Sound of her shallow breathing came through the microphone of the mobile. I closed my eyes as I let my head fall back on the chair in exhaustion and relief.

She was there.

She was finally there.

No matter if she was talking or not, the assurance her breathing sound brought was a great relief to my troubled heart.

We could always talk things through. I didn't want to sound interrogative on the phone, at least not at the moment I heard her voice.

”Yes,” her raspy voice answered.

She had cried. It was clear from her hoarse voice. She fell silent after that. I did too. All the stress, tension, worry of the past hours was slowly fading away. We had things to discuss, but nothing was more important than her safety. Being able to get in touch with her was already the best thing.

”Sorry…cough... cough... ”Innaya broke down into coughing fit. I sprang up to pat her back only to realize I couldn't. We were miles away from each other.

I sighed regrettably, falling back on the bed. Rubbing my temples with my left hand, I waited for her to get better. I heard her moving around.

”Are you not well? What happened?” I asked her when her coughing subdued.

”I caught a cold…” Innaya answered.

It was no wonder. She was out there in the open air for so long. And, she had fallen on the ground, unconscious. She would fall sick. I was not by her side to take care of her.

”How's the situation there? When will you return?” Innaya tried to change the topic, but the concern in her voice was unmistakable.

I smiled sardonically. So much had happened, and she was still concerned for me.

”Let's switch to a video call. I want to see you,” I abruptly said. I knew she was wounded. If she didn't want to straight away tell things, I had my ways of knowing the truth. Taking a single glance at her I would know things.