"Nikku! Nikku! Kiddo, relax, Dada is here!"
Mehul managed to overcome his initial shock and spoke up, holding his sister's shoulder with his free hand, as she had started to whimper from what he didn't know was fear or pain, or perhaps terror.
Mukul rushed outside to find the doctor without waiting for anyone's instructions, while everyone who was sitting outside rushed inside the room.
She started to jerk her head from one side to the other restlessly as she continued her protests in a weak voice, "No, leave me! Leave me please! Don't be foolish, you know what you are doing is a crime...stop, or I will hit you...don't come near me, leave my hand...help, Dada! Dada help me! Daddy! Dad where are you, I need you-"
'Mehul knew that if Nitya was mentioning their Dad's name, it meant that she must have been in great trouble; he had already sensed that she was troubled, but he still didn't want to believe what his imagination had come up with...no, it couldn't be!'
