The next day, Oberoi Hospital was filled with chaos. Doctors ran from one end of the corridor to the other. Shashi had arrived earlier than usual-only because Janvi had asked her to. She was instructing her resident doctors while checking charts swiftly.

Meanwhile, the entire Mehta family waited anxiously, gathered to welcome the one who was finally about to wake up. Nurses monitored Khrithvik's vitals; the ECG beeped steadily-normal, yet unpredictable. Janvi looked fresh; she had gone home for a short while just to bathe. She had brought Rishi's clothes with her, and he had taken a shower in the hospital washroom.