Part 7
Just when the words were about to pour out from her mouth, a voice called them outside, it was Nupur, "Auntiji, uncle is calling you both outside. I hope i did not disturb you".His mother glanced a quick look at Nupur and then back to Samrat, giving him that i-will-tell-u-later look. Samrat knew something was wrong, his mother's face had suddenly gone pale when he mentioned Meghna and Smriti. They were his younger sisters, Meghna was 16 and Smriti was 13. Smriti was a just-born when Samrat's parents took her away with them to New York, and Meghna accompanied them. But then he shoved those bad thoughts away and thought to look forward to a great week ahead with his parents, though he would miss his sisters equally more !!!
When they reached the hall room, Sunita aunty(Samrat's mom) noticed a plate full of irresistable dishes and she gulped it all down, to top it off with some sweet dish. She too praised Gunjan a lot, not leaving out Mayank ofcourse !!! Noticing the time and the i-need-to-sleep-get-outta-my-house expression on Mayank's face, Dia said ,"I guess it's too late, we should go back home now". Everyone agreed, and Samrat thanked the gang, specially Dia, for the great surprise !!!
Samrat's parents decided to stay at a hotel as his dad was in no mood to stay with Samrat, whose reason was known by Samrat's family, Uday and Dia only. When it was time to leave, Dia's car not only had the driver, but her dad !!! "Dad, what are you doing here? You said your shopping was over a long time ago !!! Now how will all of us leave in this car, one will have to adjust, but thanks to your shopping bags, two now !!!
Realising the seriousness of the situation, Samrat said, "I will drop Chashmish and Mayank and Nupur can always walk home !!! My parents already left or they wuold have been glad to help !!!". This brightened up Dia's face a bit. She left with Uday, while Nupur was uneasy at the thought of "walking home wth Mayank".
Meanwhile, as she waited for Mayank to come with an umbrella (as it was raining outside) , Samrat and Gunjan had already set off on his bike. Gunjan was all wet and she hated the sticky and wet feeling, though rains were not that bad !!! Her wet hair played on her face. While she tried to remove that strand of hair, she nearly slipped, and from fear of falling off the bike, she tightly gripped Samrat's shirt. Samrat meanwhile made a speedbreak. Her cheeks collided with his shirt and she was holding him tightly. Just then, she sneezed. Samrat remembered his mother's words, "Take care of her". He got up from the front seat and quickly checked Gunjan's temperature, it was flaming high !!! He hugged her tightly, though normally he would not have done that, but this time he was sure this was the perfect thing to do !!!
Gunjan had her eyes closed, feeling the warmth of his hug, while Samrat held her tighter. He then rode her to his place as it was much nearer. After parking the bike, he asked her to get down, but then he noticed a cut in her ankle. Shocked, he asked her how she hurt herself and she replied that it must have been when she climbed the bike. Feeling a sudde sense of responsibility, he put his right hand around her back, and the left hand under her legs. This way, he carried her to the room and lay her down on his bed. All this time, he was ignoring the constant calls on his mobile from Dia. In a franctic search for cotton, he turned the entire house topsy-turvy. Finally on finding the cotton, he applied some medicine to it and started slowly applying medicine to Gunjan's cut, while constantly asking her if she was sure it was not paining. He felt as if he could feel her pain through her eyes. After bandaging the cut, he lay her head softly on the pillow, and put a cold wet cloth on her forehead to reduce the temperature. After being sure that she was asleep, he called up Dia and updated her with the events, "I guess she can sleep over here tonight. Sorry i should have informed earlier or got her there but her temperature was fuming hot". Dia seemed calmer, now that she knew her cousin was safe !!!
Meanwhile, Mayank and Nupur were walking down the lane when there was a sudden thunder. Frightened, Nupur clutched the collar of Mayank's shirt and he held her closer, himself wondering why he did that !!! Her eyes were closed and she slowing lifted of one eye to look at him and then stepped back, realising what she had done.They continued walking when the umbrella flew back and Mayank ran to get it. When he turned back, Nupur was dancing, not "that dance" but the fun-loving dance in the rain. When he reached her, she turned and her wet hair swished past his face. She held his hands in hers and they danced. Suddenly, Nupur realised that she was all wet, she decided to call up Dia. Dia asked Mayank id Nupur could stay over at his place as her dad won't allow Nupur to come home drenching with water, hilarious as it may sound !!! He agreed, and thought to give her his mother's clothes. It wouldn't e much of a problem as his mother would return only after 2 days.
He wrapped her in his coat, due to fear of her getting sick. They both left for his house........
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