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Part Four

"It looks you are making a vast improvement Mr. Shergill." The doctor said.

I nodded.

"In less than a good week or so we can remove these stitches and you'll be up and out of here." The doctor said.

Out of here?

So soon?

"Umm...are you sure? I mean is there any problems...aren't there any complications that can occur following these procedures?" I said.

The doctor smiled while a nurse chuckled and I realized she was the same nurse that was there earlier to check up on Kittu, to help bring me into the room that was shared by Kittu, and as of late always goaded with Kittu against me.

I looked at her with a tight and stern expression and all she did was smile and wink at me.

I turned to the doctor at hand who was scribbling something on my chart.

"There are cases of it happening but you are going to be on antibiotics within the week that you are still here but I'm also going to prescribe for you to take it for another month or so to avoid any infection." The doctor said.

I nodded mechanically.

"Okay Anna, make sure that the area is cleaned every four hours, it will lessen the chance of infection." The doctor said to the nurse in question.

Her expression was cleared of humor and a mask of seriousness and concentration was over her.

"Make sure to monitor his vitals. Any sudden changes will be a serious indication there is an infection; the earlier it's found and treated the less damage. Jyoti make sure the order for the antibiotics is put through so his parents will be aware when it's available." The doctor instructed to his team.

Everyone nodded.

"Mr. Shergill you will be fine and so far your recovery has been going really well. You will be fine and there isn't any chances of complications so don't worry." The doctor said.

I nodded once more slowly.

"If there is anything else I will let you know but you are doing fine."

I nodded and he walked out as soon as he came along with his team except for Anna.

I looked at her warily.

She smiled...too brightly...

There were only a few occasions that she would get that self-gloating smile.

Once when Kittu beats me at chess or when we are playing goldfish.

And second when she has to...

"Seeing as your wound is already secure we should prepare you for a bath." She said.

I groaned.

"Isn't it possible..." I trailed off.

"Nope. With the wound there it's going to be impossible." She said.

"But..."

"Nope plus you aren't secure to stand up on your own. We tried it yesterday and what happened you almost fell over on Eshana. You almost hurt yourself, her, and possibly could have reopened your wound." She said.

"But it was..." I tried again.

"No buts. You are having the standard bed bath and while we at it we can put you in some clothing...plus Kritika really loves the color blue." She said slyly.

I looked at her.

"What is your business in all this?" I said annoyed and irritated.

More so at taking a bed bath and less at her statement.

Thankfully it didn't rub her in the wrong way as she smiled.

"Because you are making Kittu smile and I haven't seen a real smile from her in a long time." She said simply.

"Now enough questions it's time for your bath." She said while grinning as she waved her small basket and towels.

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"Thank you." I said.

She waved goodbye as her parents wheeled her off on the wheelchair.

I waved back and she smiled, her braces flashing.

I stood in the front of the hospital holding the present she gave me.

"Here Kittu." She said.

I looked at the present and it was covered in a pink polka dot cloth.

I looked at her confused.

"It's something I picked up when my dad was stationed in Japan. I know how much you love food and you said you wanted to try something different so..." she said.

I smiled and she handed it to me.

I smiled.

"You didn't have to...I'm going to miss you." I said while hugging her.

She smiled.

"Don't worry I will visit." She said smiling.

They all say that but after, they never do.

Some may show up for a week or two, the longest I had was someone visiting over a month but the visits lessened and it was always during times I was in surgery or recovery.

I walked away, heading back inside the hospital and an idea popped into my head.

Why not share it with Anand?

I smiled.

I was going to walk ahead until I double checked my appearance.

My hair was in a thick braid with a blue and pink ribbon at the end, I was wearing blue pajamas and wished I could have changed but there was no way I could sneak back into the room.

Especially since the curtains were always opened on either side.

I sighed.

I looked at the pink cloth and drew it opened and stared at the container.

"It's a bento box."

Well whatever it was, it was cute.

I opened the box and instantly my stomach growled.

It looked delicious and if I didn't get a move on it, Anand wouldn't have a chance to eat some of it.

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I was busy reading when Kittu came bouncing in.

Thank God that I finished the humiliating bath almost an hour ago, most times Kittu was a silent party and I could feel that slowly my manhood was being stripped away.

She was flushed a bright red and she was smiling brightly.

I put my book down and I smiled back at her.

She closed the door and she dragged a chair closer to my bedside.

"You're a bundle of energy." I remarked.

She smiled even more.

"Of course. Especially when I have this." She said.

I looked at her confused and she pulled out a polka dot cloth that contained something inside.

I looked at her confused and she smiled even more.

"Don't look like that. Be happy that I'm willing to share some food with you." She mumbled.

I smiled.

There was a small box that was inside that was white and had blue and purple polka dots on it as well and Kittu "oohed" and "ahhhed" at the design.

"I hate having to open this it looks so beautiful." She said quietly.

"Then don't." I said smiling.

She looked up and she side-glanced me.

"Were you being serious or are you mocking me?" she asked.

I remained quiet.

"Remember who's being so nice and sharing some of their..."

"I know, I know. I'm so lucky to have you to even consider in sharing some of the most delicious and most wonderful food anyone has ever eaten." I mocked.

She pouted.

"Hmph! Whatever I will ignore you as I eat then." She said.

"No! Please I'm sorry, please share. I'm tired of all the tastelessness my mother refused and Shraddha was a no go in smuggling food for me in here." I said frantically.

Kittu looked at me and smiled.

She didn't say anything as she opened the box and her eyes went wide.

She revealed rice that was shaped in triangular rice balls with small smiley faces on it, sushi that were aligned in one section decorated in bright yellow and pink.

There were broccoli, carrots, and some other weird vegetable in one section while in the other section there were small bread that were shaped as the head of a bear with a smiley on it.

There were two small cupcakes that was decorated in blue and red frosting with sprinkles on the smaller section of the box.

My stomach growled and Kittu looked up and smiled.

She paused for a moment and she slowly presented the box towards me and I looked at her confused.

"You take what you like first since you haven't had anything good in a while." She said smiling.

I looked at her and I shook my head and placed my hands over hers on the box and she slightly jumped as she looked at me.

A blush formed over her cheeks and she looked down.

"It was for you and I will take the leftovers." I said smiling.

"No..no...no you go first." She said without meeting my line of direction, still having the box presented towards me.

Knowing things would go back and forth I took one of the rice balls and brought it to her lips and she looked up at me.

"Eat. Stop being so stubborn. We will share." I said smiling.

She stared at me and she smiled, shyly, and she slowly chewed on the rice ball I offered.

I helped feed her until she placed the box in on the bed and we both were able to take our turn.

The whole while we chatted, well mostly she did, but it was nice hearing her voice.

She talked about everything and slowly I could feel myself slowly drifting off from the softness of her voice.

It was soothing and it comforted me as I went off to dreamland.

I didn't know how long I was sleeping but by I was disturbed out of my sleep from a sudden sharp pain from my side.

I groaned and tried to readjust my position until I noticed Kittu.

She was busy dozed off in a chair that was by my bed, her legs pulled up close to her body as she had a hand wrapped around them to support them.

I stared at her with the light that was coming from the lamp that was on, probably left on by Kittu after offing the room lights.

I smiled and was going to settle back to sleep until I heard a small grunting noise.

I looked back at Kittu whose head suddenly started to fall and she grunted again.

I watched as she repeated it two more times until I grabbed her head from falling.

I stared at her sleeping form and smiled at how beautiful she was even while she was sleeping.

My eyes lowered at her eyelashes that rested on her full cheeks and smiled how it always seemed to turn red when she was embarrassed or when she tried to stuff more food that was inhumanely possible.

I smiled and chuckled softly to myself.

I stared at her lips which had pieces of rice stuck on the side.

"She's messy as well." I said while shaking my head.

I used my thumb to brush aside the meddling pieces of food that was stuck.

It disappeared and saw that my thumb was still slowly brushing her lips.

I looked back to her eyes that were closed and I went back to staring at her lips.

I could feel its warmth from my thumb.

She snuggled her head closer in my hand and I looked at her to see if she was awake but she wasn't.

What are you doing?

My conscience slipped in between but I ignored it.

I leaned my head closer to her lips and without my volition and without control I brushed my lips against hers and I could feel her warmth.

I completely backed away.

This wasn't right.

But my head was working but my body wasn't.

I slowly leaned in closer again, slowly and making sure she was still sleeping.

I brushed my lips softly against her lips again I could feel more of her delicious warmth.

It was intoxicating and it was drawing me closer and I was going to press even more until I heard the door open.

My reflexes quicken up into action as I leaned back into my bed, completely praying that I wasn't caught and wasn't going to be deemed a pervert preying upon sleeping girls.

"Sheesh this girl." A soft familiar voice said.

Thank God it was that meddling nurse.

If she saw me she would have gloated and probably would have teased me about it.

If it was someone else and they caught me...

I shuddered at the consequences at my reckless actions.

She came closer and she gently shook Kittu.

"Kittu get up...Kittu." She continued but Kittu wasn't budging.

"Kittu...Kittu...Kritika. Kritka." She continued even more until Kittu actually started to shift and her eyes started to open.

"Hmmm..." she said while slowly stretching.

"You can't stay here; you have to go to your bed to sleep. Come on you need to take your medicine as well." She said.

"No...no...let me sleep here by Anand." She said while yawning and motioning herself closer to my bed.

I wanted to smile but I didn't want the nurse to begin her teasing.

"No you can't. You have to go to your bed. Now." She said the last part more sternly than her other words.

Kittu paused for a moment until she sighed and slowly got up from her sleep.

She slowly dragged herself out of the chair.

She turned to me and smiled.

"Goodnight Anand." She said groggily.

She was really adorable and it was almost impossible to stop smiling as she was rubbing her eyes, with her lips slightly pouted.

Her lips...

I turned away and I could feel my cheeks becoming red.

"Goodnight Kittu." I said.

She smiled and she let Anna take her back to her side of the room.

Anna gave her the medicine and she stood up for a good minute to make sure the medicine settled down and then she drifted off to sleep.

Anna scribbled something on a clipboard with papers, most likely Kittu's chart.

She turned to me and smiled.

"Goodnight." She said.

I nodded.

"Goodnight as well." I said while turning to settle down back into sleep.

She clicked the lights off and I was about to tend to my own musings until I heard the next statement from her mouth.

"You don't have to secretly kiss her you know." She said.

I almost fell off the bed as I turned to her, causing a nice stabbing pain on my side.

"What?" I said, my lungs lodged into my throat.

"I said you didn't have to steal a kiss from her while she was sleeping." She said.

"How...please id didn't mean to do that. It wasn't like I was trying to prey upon her. I don't do that to girls or women. I don't just randomly kiss them while their sleeping. I wouldn't do that. That is completely wrong. I would never ever ever do that in any normal circumstance but she is so..." I said frantically.

"Calm down...calm down. If I thought you meant to harm her you would have been out of this room and would have been probably be awaiting your sentence for jail." She said while smiling but something about it rang that she was speaking the truth.

I calm down and in relief.

"Please don't tell..." I started.

"Kittu? You both are so adorable really. Kittu likes you and you like her. This one kisses her while she sleeps while the other busily stares at your face. I tell you both are lost causes." She said.

I looked at her astonished.

"Kittu likes me?" I said confused.

She sighed and looked lost in her thoughts.

"I tell you, you teenagers are so oblivious. Raging emotions and temperament but can never figure out things that are right in front of you. It reminds me of my youth." She said staring off into space.

"Well anyway I better stop dilly-dallying around here. I have more rounds I need to do. Goodnight Mr. Shergill. Please just next time just make sure she is conscious before you start demonstrating your admiration that you have for her." Anna said while winking.

With that she was out the room.

I couldn't tell if I should be calm and relieved that she didn't think I was a predator, confused by what she said, or happy in thinking that Kittu actually likes me.

But what if she was jerking my chain around?

With the way she joked around it was hard to tell sometimes when she was serious or when she was saying things in humor.

But what if she was right and was saying the truth?

What if Kittu actually liked me?

What if she was being serious for once.

At that I smiled and I could feel another blush creeping up my cheeks.

Aside from the soft noises of Kittu who was lightly snoring, I could hear my heart racing and I slowly drifted back to sleep with the steady sound.

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