Suddenlyā¦laughingā¦Shiv..
"Please ab nau baj rahe hai⦠tum mat shuru kar dena⦠main sona chaahta hoonā¦." Laughing at his own PJā¦
Continued:
Gauri smiles knowingly ⦠as he continues laughing silly over his jokeā¦
A lil while laterā¦
"Shivā¦"
No responseā¦
Closing her eyes⦠she dozes offā¦
Suddenly feeling cold and jittery⦠shiv wakes up.. only to realize its raining heavy and that Gauri is all wet and shiveringā¦sitting across near the entranceā¦..
Suddenly realizing , the soft cloth on his bag⦠he realizes , she isn't wearing her dupattaā¦
Slowly he moves.. towards her⦠taking care not to wake her and wraps the dupatta around her⦠and only then realizes , she is feeling real warm and shivering too, when he decidesā¦.
Patting on her arm⦠"Gauriā¦"ā¦. "Gauriā¦. Uthoā¦"ā¦
She wakes , looking dazed⦠staring at him weakly.. when he saysā¦
"utho yahaan se.. udhar..", pointing to where he was sitting⦠" baito⦠yahaan thand lag jayegi.."
He helps her get up , as she slips while getting upā¦. holding her by the shoulderā¦and ensures she is cozy in the corner, although the drizzle hits through the window⦠Gauri, falls asleep almost immediatelyā¦
Wrapping the dupatta over her, he makes sure she is covered and watches her sleep for a long while, before he too drifts into sleepā¦
The downpour gets worse .. and shiv is woken up by the sudden lightening⦠and thunder..
Looks beside him, he sees Gauri fast asleep⦠resting her head against the wooden wall, and notices a tiny nail, near her head⦠and tries to remove itā¦with no luckā¦
He then .. looks at her⦠blank, wondering⦠and then suddenly , holding her by her shoulders , slowly, makes her lean against the wall he is leaning on.. and goes back to sit next to her⦠happy to have gotten rid of the nail issue , staring at the nailā¦
Lost in thought⦠he dosent realize , Gauri shivering and her moans lost in the sound of thunder and rain⦠when she suddenly props her head against his shoulder , in sleepā¦
Realizing, she is shivering a lil too much .. and she is really warm⦠possibly running a temperature⦠he calls..
"Gauriā¦"⦠"Gauri.. tum theek hoā¦?"
Gripped by a sudden feeling of worry, he starts rubbing her palms with his, calling out to her all the whileā¦."Gauriā¦"
Realizing , she is too cold and too deep in sleep, he sits back next to her, and hesitating for a few moments, puts his hand around her⦠and holds her⦠muttering.. " gawd, don't let anything happen to herā¦", watching her ..
Staring out through the window into the darknesā¦, lost in thought, Shiv eventually drifts into a peaceful sleepā¦Gauri asleep against his chest⦠wrapped in his arms⦠his head propped against hers in sleepā¦