WHERE IS MY WIFE?

I should have punished her.

I should have made her regret it.

My fingers curled into fists as I stared at the newly framed photograph in my hands.

Her photograph.

The only thing I had left of Yadhana.

And that woman—Agatha—had the audacity to touch it.

To throw it.

To break it.

My jaw clenched so tightly it ached.

I could still hear the glass shattering.

Still see the way her picture hit the floor—like it was nothing.

Like she was nothing.

I should have made Agatha suffer for what she did.

I had walked out instead.

Coward.

I took a slow, shaky breath, trying to calm the storm inside me.

I had already fixed the frame.

But how the hell do I fix what's broken inside me?

I shoved the thought away and started my bike.

I wasn't heading back to that house.

I wasn't going back to that woman.

I was going to the only place that ever felt like home.

The place where I belonged.

The apartment.

Our apartment.

The apartment I bought for my little angel.

I needed to be there. I needed her.

The place where she should have been waiting for me.

I gripped the handlebars tighter, my vision set on the road ahead.

A few more turns.

A few more traffic lights.

And then—

Bang.

The world flipped.

I heard the screech of tires.

Felt the impact tear through my body.

Felt myself being thrown.

And then—

Darkness.

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Agatha's POV

Three hours.

Three damn hours.

And he still wasn't back.

I had called him.

Messaged him.

Nothing.

I clenched my fists, trying to push down the irritation bubbling inside me.

All this over a damn photo?

I scoffed, crossing my arms.

Fine. Let him sulk.

Then—

My phone rang.

My brows furrowed as I glanced at the screen.

Father-in-law?

Why was he calling?

I picked up immediately.

"Hello, Uncle? What's—"

"Agatha," His voice was sharp. Urgent.

A strange chill crept down my spine.

"Yes?"

"Where are you?"

I hesitated. "At home. Why?"

A long pause.

Then, in a tone that made my breath hitch—

"Take Vhiinil and come to the hospital. Right now."

My fingers tightened around the phone.

"H-Hospital?" I whispered. "Why?"

Another pause.

Then—

"You'll know when you get here."

And then—

He hung up.

The phone nearly slipped from my grasp.

What the hell was happening?

I turned to Vhiinil, my hands shaking as I grabbed his arm.

"Come, baby. We're going out."

"But—"

"Now, Vhiinil!"

I practically dragged him outside.

The drive to the hospital felt like an eternity.

My mind raced.

Who was admitted?

Why was Uncle acting like that?

Who was it?

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At the Hospital

I rushed through the hospital doors, gripping Vhiinil's hand tightly.

My pulse pounded.

I looked around, searching for my father-in-law.

Nowhere.

I swallowed hard and grabbed my phone, quickly dialing his number.

He answered immediately.

"Uncle," I gasped. "I'm here! Why did you call me? Who is admitted?"

A long silence.

Then—

"Come to the emergency ward."

The emergency ward?

My fingers went cold.

I turned without a word and ran.

My breath was shallow, uneven.

It can't be. It can't be.

As soon as I reached the emergency ward, my eyes landed on them.

My mother-in-law.

My father-in-law.

Their faces were pale.

Tight with fear.

I staggered forward.

"Uncle…" My voice shook. "Why did you call me here? Who is admitted?"

My mother-in-law lowered her head.

And my father-in-law whispered the words that made my world collapse.

"It's Yuvaa."

The ground disappeared beneath me.

My breath hitched.

"What?" I choked out.

"He had an accident."

My knees nearly gave out.

No.

No, this can't be real.

Then—

The doctor appeared.

"Doctor!" My father-in-law's voice was urgent. "How is my son?"

The doctor exhaled slowly.

"He suffered a severe head injury. The impact was strong enough to cause internal swelling. He's in a coma now."

I felt the world stop.

A coma?

The doctor continued.

"As of now, we cannot determine how long he will remain unconscious. He could wake up in hours… or it could take days. Even weeks. We need to monitor him closely."

My breathing turned shallow.

I felt my heart race.

I grabbed the doctor's arm.

"He'll wake up, right?" My voice cracked. "Doctor, he—he will wake up, right?"

The doctor's expression didn't change.

"I cannot say for sure."

I staggered back.

No.

No.

This couldn't be happening.

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Two Days Later

I sat outside the ward, my fingers anxiously gripping the fabric of my dress.

Waiting.

Praying.

Then—

The door opened.

A nurse stepped out.

Her eyes scanned the room before she asked—

"Who is his wife?"

I shot up immediately.

"I'm his wife!"

The nurse nodded, offering a small smile.

"He's awake. He's calling for his wife."

My breath hitched.

For the first time in two days, I felt like I could finally breathe again.

I rushed past her, stepping into the ward.

And then—

The moment my eyes landed on him, my relief shattered.

His eyes.

His expression.

The way he looked past me.

"Yuvaa...it's me" I whispered.

His eyes darted around the room.

Then—

A single question.

A single, heart-shattering question.

"Where is my wife?"

My breath caught.

I reached for his hand.

"Yuvaa… I'm your wife."

His eyes darkened.

"No."

A tremor of fear crawled down my spine.

His gaze flickered, frantic.

"Where is she?" His voice was rising now. "Where is my wife? Where is Yadhana?!"

The entire room went silent.

My mother-in-law let out a quiet gasp.

My father-in-law's face turned pale.

But I—

I couldn't move.

I couldn't breathe.

"WHERE IS SHE?!"

Doctors rushed in.

Nurses held him down.

But he thrashed.

"LET ME GO! WHERE IS SHE?!"

Then—

A voice.

Soft. Weak.

"Who the hell… am I to you, Yuvaa?"

And just before the darkness took him again—

I watched as the last thing he whisper is...

"Yadhana..."

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Yuvaa's POV

Everything felt...wrong.

The first thing I noticed was the cold.

The second was the smell—disinfectant, something sterile, something unfamiliar.

My head throbbed. A dull, numbing ache spread through my skull, making it hard to think, hard to move.

Where was I?

My vision was blurry, my eyelids heavy. I tried to lift my hand, but it felt weighed down.

Then—

Memories hit me.

The road.

The traffic lights.

The impact.

The pain.

And then—

Her.

I saw her.

I saw my little angel.

Yadhana.

She was calling me. Her lips were moving, but I couldn't hear what she was saying.

She was fading.

Slipping away.

Like she always did.

My breath hitched.

No. No, no, no, don't leave me, baby.

I struggled to sit up, my chest tightening with urgency.

My voice was hoarse, dry.

"Where is she?"

I could barely recognize my own voice.

I looked around frantically, my pulse pounding in my ears.

This wasn't my apartment.

This wasn't where I was supposed to be.

Where was she?

Where was my Yadhana?

My fingers gripped the sheets, my breathing picking up.

Then—

The door opened.

I turned my head sharply.

A figure stepped inside.

A woman.

I exhaled in relief.

Finally.

Finally, she was here.

"Baby…" My voice cracked as I reached out weakly. "Where were you? I was looking for you…"

But—

The woman in front of me…

The face…

It was wrong.

Not her.

A cold chill ran down my spine.

My relief twisted into something sharp.

Something suffocating.

I blinked, my brows furrowing in confusion.

She stepped closer.

Tears lined her eyes, her lips trembling as she reached for my hand.

"Yuvaa… it's me."

I yanked my hand back.

No.

No, no, no.

This wasn't right.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

My stomach twisted.

"Where… is she?"

I lifted my head, my heart racing, my breath coming in uneven gasps.

"Where is my wife?"

The woman in front of me froze.

Her expression faltered.

And then—

She spoke again.

"Yuvaa… I'm your wife."

The words made my skin crawl.

I snapped my head toward her, my jaw tightening.

My vision turned sharp, cold.

And then—

I let out a slow, bitter chuckle.

"You?"

I exhaled sharply, shaking my head.

I ran a hand over my face, trying to calm the boiling anger that had started to build in my chest.

I didn't recognize her.

I didn't want to recognize her.

Because she wasn't my wife.

She would never be my wife.

My body tensed as I tried to move.

I ignored the pain, ignored the way my muscles screamed at me.

I didn't care.

I needed to find her.

I turned to the nurse standing nearby.

"Where is she?" His voice was rising now. "Where is my wife? Where is Yadhana?!"

The room froze.

I felt the woman flinch beside me.

Her face paled.

But I didn't care.

I didn't even look at her.

I turned back to the nurse, my breathing heavy.

"Call her," I rasped.

The nurse hesitated. "Sir—"

"CALL HER!" I roared.

The nurse looked away, her lips pressing into a thin line.

And something inside me snapped.

"WHERE IS SHE?!" I screamed, thrashing against the wires, the IV pulling against my skin.

The beeping of the monitor spiked.

My heartbeat was racing.

Hands grabbed me—doctors, nurses—trying to hold me down.

But I fought.

I struggled.

I needed to see her.

I needed my wife.

"YADHANA!" I screamed her name like a prayer. Like a curse.

Like a man drowning, reaching for the only thing that could save him.

Then—

A pair of soft hands touched my face.

I froze.

For a split second, my breath hitched.

It's her.

It's finally her.

I turned my head slowly.

And then—

I saw her.

Her eyes.

Her face.

But something was wrong.

Her face is different

Her eyes weren't warm.

They weren't the soft brown I remembered.

They weren't filled with love.

They were—

Wrong.

And in that moment—

I realized.

It wasn't her.

Not my wife.

Not my Yadhana.

My body went rigid.

Then—

A voice.

Soft. Weak.

"Who the hell… am I to you, Yuvaa?"

I didn't answer.

I couldn't.

I didn't even know.

And just before the darkness pulled me under again—

I whispered her name...

"Yadhana…"