Hey Guys....To all my friends who are committed, A Very Happy Valentine's Day...❤️
And to those who are single - Happy INDEPENDENCE Day...😉😆 LoL
Here's the next part - I wont really call it a V-Day Special coz they r obviously still in the hospital, but after so much of stressing n shocking parts, here comes a sweet one...Hope u all like it...😃
Love Appu :)
Chapter 7:
Nupur heard the sound of two people talking as though it was coming to her after passing through a number of netted barriers...Her head felt extremely heavy and the mere thought of opening her eyes, brought with it the realisation of a splitting headache.
Still in a daze, she continued to mutter the name of the only person that seemed clear in her otherwise fuzzy mind. "Mayank..." The feel of a warm pair of hands on hers seemed to bring her out into the real world.
"Nupur, I'm right here...with you..." HIS VOICE!! It's him...
With some difficulty, she managed to open her eyes...The glaring light hurt and she had to blink a number of times before the image in front of her became from a hazy blur to a clear solid picture.
Turning her head with some difficulty towards her right side, she saw Mayank sitting next to her, her hand in his and a worried and concerned look on his face. His lips broke into that sunshine smile of his as soon as he saw her awake.
She smiled back at him weakly and then swallowed hard. Her throat felt parched. She tried to sit up, but Mayank held her back.
"Nupur, you have to rest right now... Just keep lying down..."
She tried to talk but her throat felt too dry to let any sound escape from it. She gestured towards the water jug lying on her side table. Mayank instantly reached for it, poured her a glass and helped her sit up a bit to have some water and pressed the glass to her lips instead of handing it to her.
After having her fill, she pulled back from the glass. "Thanks..." She smiled at him. He smiled back and sat down on the chair after helping her to lie down again.
She didn't know what to say to him yet... She still didn't have her complete senses back but the memory of that article was just as fresh in her mind. She lay there silently, waiting for him to say something.
"Nupur, Yeh sab kaise..." He let his sentence trail, waiting for her to continue.
"Woh – main – tumhare paas aa rahi thi..." She looked at him for his reaction but his face was impassive so she carried on "but the lift wasn't working... So I thought I'll use the stairs..." Mayank gave her a disapproving look but she kept talking.
"And then you called...And I..."
"What was the need to pick up my call and climb down the stairs??" He interrupted her angrily.
"I thought I'll be able to manage both the things..." She spoke in a small voice.
Mayank stood up, exasperated, looking around. This silenced her.
She looked away from him. Suddenly, the thought of confrontation about the whole article deal seemed like a great idea... What was he so concerned about if that article was true? And if not true, then....??? Oh, my head hurts to even think of it!!
She felt a weight settling next to her on the bed and she slowly turned her head to see Mayank sitting next to her.
"Nupur, I'm only saying all this because I got really worried... What if something serious had happened to you?"
Her head hurt, she felt extremely weak and exhausted, but after hearing this piece of information that he got really worried, she could not stop her next words.
"And you care?"
"Of course I care, Nupur... How can you doubt that even for a moment?"
She looked away from his havoc-creating eyes and sighed.
"Nupur, look, right now, just give rest to all these thoughts. You need to be at peace and get well soon. I promise, when the time is right, I will explain everything and prove it to you that I care...I really do. Trust me."
This time it was his voice that pulled her eyes back to his face. The sincerity in his voice, the honesty in his words and the, was it love?, in his eyes could not be fake emotions. She nodded, relieved to put this away for the time being and felt as if a weight has been lifted off her chest. She really had no strength for all of this right now. All she wanted was to live in the moment, and forget about everything else. Atleast for now!!
The door opened suddenly and a nurse entered, carrying a tray of food along with some medicines.
"Sir, the patient needs to eat something now, because it's time for her medicines." She spoke to Mayank, as if asking him to leave. Nupur had a sudden urge to push her out of the room, but of course she couldn't do that!
"Why don't you leave the tray here and come back in 15 minutes to give her the medicine?" He spoke charmingly, displaying his dimples. Nupur couldn't believe her eyes; she let out a small gasp and then looked at the poor nurse, who seemed to be hyperventilating at her spot.
"Su-Sure Sir...I'll do that..." With that, she placed the tray on the side table and rushed out of the room, but not before turning tomato red.
Mayank seemed to be chuckling at something.
"What are you laughing at? That 'poor' nurse was so-so...." She was going for 'affected by your charm' but she stopped herself in time and frowned.
"What did I do? I was just requesting her to keep the tray and come back in 15 minutes..." He defended himself with a completely innocent look on his face.
Nupur smiled despite her annoyance... He really could look very innocent if he wanted to.
"Par agar tumhara itna hi mann kar raha hai uss nurse ke haath se khana khane ka, then I'll call her back..." He made a movement as if he was going to call her, but she stopped him.
"Koi zarurat nahi hai..." She smiled at him and added "nautanki kahin ka, by god!!" softly, but loud enough for him to hear.
He smiled naughtily at her and then stood up and helped her to sit up straight. She felt dizzy at first, but he supported her with his arms until she was securely plopped against the pillows on the bedstand.
Lifting the tray from the table, he himself sat down beside her. Nupur peeped forward to see what was there and then made a disgusted face.
"Yuck, boiled food!! Main nahi khaungi yeh..." She pouted and turned her face away from his.
Mayank smiled at her childish act. "Achcha baba, mat khao, par pee toh sakti ho na?"
She slowly turned back, "Kya?" She asked curiously.
"Soup...Dekho na, kitna yummy lag raha hai...." He purposely put the spoon inside and lifted a spoonful, showing it to her.
"Chee Mayank...Iska colour to dekho...Main nahi khaungi...Plz Mayank, plz..." She begged like her life depended on it.
"Acha ek spoon, try toh kar ke dekho...kissi ne kitne pyaar se banaya hai, Nupur..." He brought the spoon to her mouth and made her eat it, despite her protests.
"Pyaar se maarne ke liye banaya hai...Cheeeeee....Bahut ganda hai....Main nahi...." She made a gagging face, making Mayank laugh.
"Achcha ek kaam karte hain...Ek spoon tum aur ek spoon main...Phir to tumhe akele yeh torture nahi sehna padega na?" He looked at Nupur earnestly.
"Nahin Mayank...Please na!!!" She was still protesting, when he took a spoonful and put it in his own mouth and swallowed it with a smile.
"Theek toh hai, Nupur..." He spoke as if he had just eaten a chocolate muffin and not that horrible lauki or God-knows-what's soup. She smiled at his amazing attempt to make her eat her lunch.
"Chalo, now it's your turn..." He took a spoonful and she had it with some difficulty. He took another spoonful and ate it silently. She kept wondering how and why he was doing this.
The third time, when he was about to put it in his own mouth, she stopped him.
"Achcha, main kha rahi hun na... You don't have to torture yourself for me..." She pulled his hand and had the soup. He smiled at her.
Quietly and without creating any more fuss, she ate the rest of her lunch. The nurse arrived in precisely 15 minutes, smiling shyly at Mayank, who was now busy feeding water to Nupur. She choked on the sip she was swallowing when she saw the look on the nurse's face and started coughing and spluttering.
Mayank patted her back, while the nurse stood there, dreamy-eyed. Nupur nudged Mayank and pointed towards the nurse. He turned around to see what she was pointing at and then looked back, with raised eyebrows, and they shared a look on their private joke as both chuckled softly.
The nurse seemed to come to her senses by then and handed out the medicines listed out on Nupur's medicine chart. Before closing the door, she gave a wistful look to the two, and then left the room.
It was too much to control for them now and they burst out laughing. Mayank slumped down on the bed beside her and held his stomach as he laughed and she too, laughed along with him. After a minute or two of this laughter session, they seemed to sober up.
"Achcha..." Mayank wiped his tears of mirth "now I think you should take some rest... Bahut action ho gaya, for the day..." His eyes twinkled naughtily and she giggled again.
He made her lie down and was settling the pillows when he realised how close he was to Nupur; his face was just inches away from hers and he looked into her eyes, which seemed unreadable... Only God knew, what his state had been after he had found Nupur lying like that. Life was too short to miss out on the beautiful moments; with this thought in mind, he leaned closer and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.
Nupur was surprised with this out-of-the-blue act of his...Her heart fluttered with the feel and she felt an electric sensation shoot through her body with his kiss...The butterflies in her stomach, that seemed to have settled, were back with full force. She broke from his intense gaze shyly.
"Sleep well" He whispered in her ear, and moved back and sat on the chair, his hand still on hers.
Nupur closed her eyes, unable to speak anything. She was only thankful that the strong painkillers were slowly making her drowsy and she drifted into a peaceful sleep, unaware of the raging emotions that seemed to be battling in Mayank's head.
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