The door opened slowly so as to not to disturb the persons inside…. Because the night lamp was on there was some illumination in the room….
Dipika entered the room carrying a basket… She saw that Ajay was curled up on the sofa…. She looked towards Sister Lovely's chair and saw it empty… It was time for her duty off….. 😊
Nearing the bed Dipika placed a hand over the bed railing and looked down at Aryan sleeping curled up beneath the sheets…. She smiled…. He looked so peaceful in his sleep… Her eyes had yearned to see him like that… Sleeping stretched out in a bed…. 😳 She smiled thinking of those times she had chided him for not going home and having rest…. Her dreams had come true…. Yes, but in a painful way…
She sighed and went up to the couch… She placed the basket on the table and rounding the table neared the couch…. She bent down and slowly shook his shoulders….
Dipika: (Whispering) Ajay….
Giving a start he woke up…. He sat upright and looking around wildly said….
Ajay: Kya? Koun?
Dipika: Sshh… Aryan ko jaga doge….
Ajay: (Rubbing his eyes) Oh… Dipika…
Dipika: (Straightening) Haan… Main…. (Smiling) Good morning…
Yawning he stood up and stretched himself….
Ajay: Hunh… Good morning!
Dipika: Jao… Jake fresh ho jao….
Looking around slowly he located the bathroom padded off towards it sleepily…. 🥱
Dipika took out a flask and poured a cup of coffee…. She set it down and sat on the couch…. She had just taken out the newspaper from the basket to read it, when the Ajay returned…..
Seeing him Dipika offered him the cup of coffee…
Ajay: (Sitting down on the other side of the couch) Thanks….
Aryan was still in his deep slumber because of his heavy medications….. 🥱
Ajay sipped his coffee and said…..
Ajay: (Softly)Ah… Early morning one cup of strong coffee… Kitna refreshing hai…..
Dipika looked up from the newspaper and smiled at his comment….. He had been saying this for the past two months whenever she bought coffee for him in the mornings…. It was her practice to bring coffee for him or Boxer, who ever were staying for the night…
😊
She went back to reading her newspaper, when Ajay commented…..
Ajay: Aryan will not like it!!!! 🤔
Dipika looked up again from her paper frowning… Seeing her confused Ajay said….. 😕
Ajay: Ye… (Indicating the coffee cup) Coffee… Use peena mana hai naa…. Pata nahi uske liye kya karne waala hai… He will not like it…..
Dipika: (Sternly) Whether he likes it or not Ajay…. He has to listen… Uske sheet ke liye hi to hai… He has to stop it…. 😳
Ajay raised his eyebrows over the rim of the cup suppressing a surprised smile… 😵 Looking sideways at Aryan sleeping he thought…. Well…. Well… Aryan buddy boy…. You are in for some tough time….. 😆