New FF~THE LOVE THING~Part 11, page 52 updt03/06 - Page 14

oh no i don't want prithvi leg to be broken. and i wish nikki completes her work in due time so abhi learns to praise her too. anyway awsome update. thanks a lott for the pm

very nice part honey
aww poor pri broke his leg
looking forward to AR BB match.
continue asap.

-baz

Very nice part, Honey! 😃

really nice FF........started reading it jst for Prida........nvr watched DMG...but i,m liking the characters in ur ff..............bechara pri broke his leg........ ..nw he will get admitted in sanjeevani ...with nikki as his doc....damziee will be sooo jealous..........my imagination is working overtime.....!!!!!!

w8ng 4 nxt part !!!!!!!!

almost done with the update....will post soon!!

PART 5

"B…..broken?" concern mixed with fear slides into Damini's eyes. He had jumped on top of her to save her from Toofan when all she had ever done was be mean to him.

"I think so…..but I just hope it's a very bad sprain" he replies through clenched teeth, trying to bite down the pain, which was visible in his eyes.

Damini bends down near him and touches his leg tentatively and tenderly, worried about hurting him. All she had wanted to do was test him. There was no intention of hurting him, yet he was sitting there in front of her with a leg, of which there was a high possibility that it was broken.

"I ….I have a doctor friend…..let's take you to the hospital" Damini says in a voice full of tenderness. A surprised Prithvi looks at her. He must be in a haze of pain, as the voice he was hearing was concerned for him.

"I have a doctor friend too…..and you don't have to worry about me Miss Gujral" he replies formally and that tears at Damini's heart.

"I didn't intend you to get hurt….I am sorry that you did" she says softly and Prithvi looks into her eyes and sees a haze of tears.

"As I said….don't worry about me" he says and takes the help of Danny, the stable hand who had come back to assist him to get up. Damini too tries to help him by giving him her shoulder for support but he refuses to acknowledge that fact and leans more on Danny who is already buckling beneath his weight.

"Why do you have to be stubborn?" Damini asks with her hand on her hips, after trying a few times unsuccessfully to help him.

"I don't need your support" he replies, limping and trying to carry himself.

"Yes you do" saying that Damini bends a little and takes some of his weight on her delicate shoulders and almost stops breathing under his weight.

"You are heavy" she says unconsciously and Prithvi hides a smile.

"Ridzi….why are you being so childish" Anjali asks her sister who is changing into a track pant, gearing up for her basketball match.

"Di….I want to shut that irritating, boasting, self praising man up forever" she replies tying her hair up and looking at herself in the mirror.

"Ridzi …don't give him the time of the day" Anjie replies, tying her hair up too.

"I so don't want to Di but this will be a lesson for him" Ridzi continues now tying her shoelaces.

"I don't think people like him ever understand….but of well this will still be fun….a few hours away from our stressful duties" Anjali comes around to the idea of having some fun during working hours.

"So who are we up against?" Anjali asks.

"Nikki, Rahul and that idiot" Riddhimma replies as they both wait for Atul.

"Rahul too? What if you lose Ridzi?" worry clouds Anjlai's eyes.

"Oh Di….we won't….you know I am a state level basketball player" Ridzi says confident about the outcome.

"You are sweetie….but I am not and Atul…I think he hasn't touched a basketball ever before" she tells the truth.

"I have touched it….yesterday…when I was practicing with Armaan" Atul jumps to his own defense and the two girls pounce on him as soon as the words come out of his mouth.

"You practiced with Armaan?" the sisters scream in unison and Atul takes a step back at the force with which the girls shout.

"Sorry?" he says tentatively, not understanding what sin he had committed but still apologizing for the same.

"Atul…..oh it's Ok" Ridzi recovers fast and lightly hugs her sweet friend and sit to discuss their strategy.

"Atul…..you cover Nikki….I know she isn't a great player at all…..all you have to do is play a little better…ok?" she asks and he enthusiastically nods his head.

"Di….you simply cover Rahul….I know he and Armaan don't get along really well so he won't try too hard…and I'll take care of that irritatu" she says with fire in her eyes and they all move towards the basketball court.

"Armaan…..are you sure we'll be done in an hour?" a nervous Nikki asks him. She was in no mood to get into trouble and she knew that she had already pushed Abhimanyu's buttons for the day.

"Come on Niks…of course" he ruffles her hair and goes back to shooting hoops.

"Well he is going to lose anyways" Rahul mutters and Nikki looks at him sharply.

"Hey ..….just kidding" he says nonchalantly and starts practicing.

When both the teams arrive, they appoint Muskaan as the umpire and the match starts.

Armaan grabs the ball and starts dribbling and passes the ball to Rahul but Anjie snatches it from him and passes it to Ridzi, who passes it back to her sister and finally they make a basket and jump in joy.

"Isn't it too soon?" Armaan smiles and Ridzi pushes him away and starts the game back.

The game keeps going and starts becoming heated when Armaan notices that Rahul isn't trying too hard and easily gives up the ball to Anjie each time.

"Time out" Armaan shouts and pulls Rahul aside.

"What the hell man?" he asks agitated.

"What?" Rahul asks.

"Are you on my side or hers?" he asks pointing to a smirking Ridz.

"Hers" he replies and that irritates Armaan more.

"Fine…..2 players please…Rahul is out" he says.

"Good for you….we will still be three….Rahul join us" Ridz laughs outright at Armaan who wipes the sweat off his face, trying hard to get a grip on his anger.

"Fine….whatever" he replies and starts playing but the matter gets sorted and Rahul and Atul watch from the bylines while the four play.

After sometime, Nikki and Anjie too, go and sit on the bylines, letting the two fight it out.

"Five minutes" Muskaan warns, when the score is tied.

"You'll lose" Ridzi breathes.

"We'll see who loses miss mills and boons" Armaan retorts and that fires up Ridzi who almost feels like throttling the man before her.

A minute later, Armaan is leading by two hoops when Ridzi grabs the ball and makes a basket and whoops in joy.

"I am still ahead sweetheart" Armaan reminds her.

"Ha…..in a second you will lose" she snaps a finger in front of his face and turns away, her beautiful hair hitting his face. Armaan's eyes close in reflex but the perfume from her shampoo lingers in his senses.

"Darn it….snap out of it" he reminds himself and goes behind her to start the game again.

"You people don't get paid to play on Sanjeevani time" Abhimanyu's voice thunders and the game stops immediately, the color flying from everyone's face.

He advances menacingly and looks at everyone by turn. "There is not a single intern on duty ….what are we supposed to tell the patients?" he roars and everyone looks away uncomfortably.

"Drs. Armaan, Riddhimma and Nikita in my office now….rest all off you report to Dr. Keerti and yeah night shift for today and the next week" he says and walks out.

Damini had taken Prithvi to the hospital and was shocked to find out that there was no doctor immediately available. She had promptly called up Abhi and told him the situation which had incensed him so much and when he had found all of them in the basketball court that had blown his fuse.

Rahul comes and takes a look at Prithvi's leg and takes him for an X-ray and they find out that it's just a hairline fracture and they put him in a plaster and ask him to rest for a week and then come back and they would go from there.

"Thanks" Damini thanks Rahul and sits down besides Prithvi, who is looking anything far from happy.

"I am sorry that you have to endure pain for saving me" she says, twisting her dupatta in her hands.

"No problem" he replies shortly and tries to get up.

"Wh…where are you going?" she asks, getting up to support him, but he shirks from her touch.

"Home…..are we done with the interview or not?" he asks and Damini colors profusely at his jab.

"I'll drop you home" she offers.

"No thanks…I'll manage somehow" he says adamantly.

"How exactly…may I ask?" Damini asks irritated.

"Why is it any of your problem?" Prithvi replies right back, equally irritated.

"As I am your boss" she retorts.

"Oh so I passed?" he says sarcastically, raising an eyebrow in question.

"Look Prithvi" Damini starts but Prithvi interrupts.

"I have had enough of you boss lady….just leave me alone" he snaps, angry at having to sit home for a week and twiddle his thumbs. He hated being free and now he didn't know what to do with himself for a full week.

"I will….as soon as I drop you home" she says and orders her car around the front and asks for a wheelchair to help him reach the car, as she knew he would refuse all her help.

"What were you doing?" Abhimanyu's eyes bore into Armaan and Riddhima and he completely ignores Nikita, who is standing embarrassed and angry.

"Sorry" both apologize.

"And that's enough?" he asks and the shake their head apologetically.

"Dr. Nikita…..what was happening….no excuses…just the fact" he turns unexpectedly towards Nikki who takes a step back at his sudden closeness and almost falls but checks herself in time.

"Answer" he growls when Armaan tells him that they had and argument which they thought they could solve by the match.

"How smart…..well so Dr. Gupta and Malik...you will be partners for the whole 2 months in everything" he tells them their punishment and they look askance at him but walk away when he dismisses them.

Nikki gulps, waiting for him to give her the punishment.

"I…" she starts but when he turns his angry eyes towards her, she closes her mouth immediately but is unable to take her eyes from his. He advances towards her and walks around her slowly, not uttering a word but observing her carefully. A shiver passes down Nikki's spine. He made her uncomfortable for some reason. Whether it was good or bad, she hadn't been able to fathom yet.

"You still have excuses?" he says softly and Nikki looks at him.

"Reason" she whispers and tries to take a step back to create a safe distance from the magnetic man who was standing in front of her but her feet refuse to move.

He stops two steps away from her and bends a little to look into her eyes, "They are not good enough…..presentation?" he asks.

"Will be ready….soon" Nikki replies and turns away but he catches her wrist. Electricity shoots through her and she looks into his eyes.

"What?" she asks, she had no idea why her voice was lost on her.

"Don't you dare leave……get your computer here and work in my office….now" he says and Nikki's heart jumps to her throat. There was no way she could work under his eagle eyes.

"No" she says and tries to wrench her hand free.

"Yes" he pulls her closer and Nikki immediately stops struggling.

"Fine….leave me" she manages to say and Abhimanyu looks down and when he sees her hand in his, he lets go as if bitten by a snake.

"Get your computer and start working" he orders and turns away, acting busy all of a sudden. Nikki leaves to get her computer and Abhimanyu shakes his head. Why in god's name was he holding her hand? More than that, electricity had shot through him when he had touched her. It was best if he didn't think about this and concentrated on work.

Nikki is walking to get her laptop when her eyes fall on Prithvi and she rushes to his side. She takes in the plaster on his leg and fear and concern jump into her eyes.

"Prithvi…what happened?" her voice comes out shrilly.

"Job interview" he replies shortly and Nikki looks at him confused.

"What do you mean?" she asks.

Prithvi looks at Damini and then Nikki notices Damini standing next to him. "Hi" she greets the other girl and both exchange pleasantries.

"He….I mean my horse….he hit Prithvi" Damini tries to explain.

"What?" Nikki asks shocked. Never had she imagined that any horse could go wild on Prithvi. She looks at him and asks him to explain about the accident and when he does, understanding creeps into her eyes.

"Give me your address…..I will visit you as soon as possible" Nikki asks and Prithvi gives her the relevant information.

At the same time Damini's phone rings and she excuses herself to answer it and it is Abhi, asking about her employees progress. She tells him that she Is still in the hospital and Abhi tells her to wait for him.

When Abhi arrives, he sees Nikki crouching and talking to Prithvi, her hands in his hands and their closeness betrayed the fact that they knew each other well, which somehow ends up irking him.

Damini introduces Abhimanyu to Prithvi but Abhi's eyes are glued to Nikki, whose hand was still captured in Prithvi's strong ones.

"Know each other?" he casually throws the question at Prithvi who smiles in response and shakes his head in the affirmative. They chat for a bit and then Damini and Prithvi excuse themselves and leave.

Abhimanyu turns towards Nikki and says, "Princess, if you are done with all your personal meets and greets are you still interested in the presentation or do you want me to do that for you?" he asks sarcastically.

"I can do my own work…….only if you wouldn't breathe down my neck….but then it is too much to ask of you…isn't it? That is why you get paid" Nikki throws back and walks off to get her computer, leaving a fuming Abhimanyu in her wake.

Thanks Saabii....so glad u enjoyed this part!!

n thank u so much for ur lovely comment on Covenant of Love.....am so happy that u enjoyed that Ff too....one of my favs too!!

oh wow awesome update!
looking forward to reading more prithvi/damini and abhi/nikki :)