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If this hotel shuts down,

then I'm finished.

That won't happen.

God will never let

you lose anything.

God!

Sure!

When God didn't help

me out in Mumbai..

...you think He'll

help me in Glendale.

He's already snatched

whatever I had.

He can do the same again.

What do you mean?

Ahana.

Talking is any day better

than taking these anxiety pills.

My Papa says, that.

...speaking your heart

out doesn't take away the pain.

But the feeling definitely lessens.

Come on.

I lost my mother in childhood.

My dad meant everything for me.

'He was my everything.'

'My dad,

my best friend, my confidante.'

'We were very happy together.'

'We had an old bungalow

in South Mumbai..'

'..and some builder wanted to raze

it down and build a shopping mall.'

Think about it.

'But dad didn't want

to sell it at any cost.'

'He used to say that.'

'..no one sells their

family portrait for any price.'

He didn't accept this deal.

'But they were businessmen.'

No!

'Dad's emotional talk

had no meaning for them.'

'Gradually requests

turned into threats.'

'And when threats didn't work,

they started scaring us.'

'They would either disconnect

our electricity or telephone line.'

'But dad didn't lose courage.'

'He kept fighting.'

'But they knew,

that dad didn't need money.'

'So they created the need.'

'They used political pressure.'

'..and got dad fired from his job.'

'Not just that.'

'They made sure that he

didn't get a job anywhere else.'

'A man can stand

humiliation from others.'

'But when he loses

respect in his own eye..'

'..he's completely shattered.'

'I saw dad die a little each day.'

'And then one day,

that courageous man..

...lost..'

Ahana.

I am just a psychiatrist for others.

But I've seen you grow up.

I'm like your mother.

Look, in such situations.

...keeping to yourself

only does more damage.

You can share anything with me.

After dad's death.

I was shattered from within.

I can't fight the world now.

I'll sell my property to

those builders and go a new place.

Where I won't have to fight anyone?

And what if you face problems

in that new place too?

You'll shift to a

different place again?

Running away from problems

is not the solution, Ahana.

You have to learn to fight.

I know..

But. I don't have

the strength to fight.

I've decided.

Fine.

I don't want to pressurize you now..

But yes.. you know it,

if you want share anything.

...I am just a call away.

These are Alprazolam pills.

It'll help you fight anxiety.

Thank you.

One more thing.

The urge to commit

suicide is genetic.

Whatever you're experiencing,

thinking right now..

...is taking you in that direction.

Don't ever go there.

I know you are strong.

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