“I thought you weren’t feeling well.” Sonakshi felt her heart racing as she heard the voice behind her. Biting her lips nervously, she slowly turned around to face him. Hari had mentioned that he was at the hospital, clearly that wasn’t the case.
“Um, it was a minor headache, nothing a nap can’t fix.”
“Really, so you left your set early and stopped picking up calls for a minor headache. Hard to believe.” His words laced with sarcasm caused Sonakshi’s anger to flare up.
“Rohit, thoda zyaada nahin ho raha. I didn’t get much sleep last night so I had a headache this morning. Thank you for asking how I’m doing by the way. I’m much better now in case you even care.”
“Care? I was so worried Sonakshi! I called your set and they said you left because you weren’t feeling well. I called your phone and even your landline and no one picked up. And you think I don’t care?” Sonakshi looked away at the raw emotion in his eyes. She managed to hold herself together for so long, she won’t let herself break now.
“Rohit, ready to go for my check-up? I’ll just—-“ Raima stopped mid-sentence as she saw Sonakshi and most importantly realized that she walked in during a very tense moment. “Oh, hey Sonakshi.”
“Hi Raima, how are you feeling,” Sonakshi asked with a polite smile.
“Better, just a few more checkups and I should be able to stay away from hospitals for a while.”
“Well, you are going to be part of a family of doctors. You should be fine.”
Raima nodded taking in the scene before her. She glanced at Rohit who was looking at Sonakshi with intense longing. She wondered if Sonakshi was as unaffected as she looked by the heat of his gaze.
“Ready Sonakshi!” Pooja and Ajit came down and greeted her.
“Where are you guys going?” Rohit reluctantly shifted his gaze from Sonakshi to the excited duo.
“Rohit, I thought I told you. We are all going to the movies. Pulkit will meet us there after buying the tickets. After ages, we are going to watch a Bollywood movie!”
“What did I do to not deserve an invite to this little party?” Pooja looked at her cousin in confusion as he glared at Sonakshi.
“Rohit, you hate Bollywood films! In fact, I don’t remember you ever joining us the few times we went in the past. I’m so glad Sonakshi showed us the trailer for this awesome new movie. We can’t wait to watch it! Do you want to come with us?” Ajit and Pooja shared a look while Rohit kept his gaze on Sonakshi.
“No, you are right! I don’t like Bollywood films. Anyway go have fun and Sonakshi, please do eat something afterwards. You don’t want to leave the theater with another minor headache.” He gave her one of his sarcastic Sippy smiles.
Sonakshi glared at Rohit and walked away, Pooja and Ajit right behind her.
Rohit stared at the door as Sonakshi walked out. Raima reached out and rubbed Rohit’s shoulder. “You should tell her. She still thinks we are together.”
“She doesn’t want to talk to me anymore. Do you know how long she’s been avoiding me? I asked her and she simply denied it, accusing me of overreacting. But I know she is avoiding me! I went to her set and even her house. Sonakshi is somehow always busy. I just wanted to talk to her and tell her how I feel! But I guess she doesn’t feel the same. Her mom had the audacity to shut the door on my face,” Rohit choked up and blinked away angry tears. Raima patted her friend on the back gently.
“Should I talk to her?”
“No, if she doesn’t want to see me, then I won’t see her either. It’s over! Thank you for offering.”
“Rohit, don’t be stubborn. You clearly care for her, you need to talk to her and tell her how you feel! It’s certainly not over. Anyway, can you drop me to the hospital? After that, Dr. Karan promised me a coffee so he can drop me home.” Rohit smiled at Raima’s words.
“Aha, I see. Coffee with Karan,” Rohit teased as Raima blushed.
“It’s nothing like that. We had a little disagreement and I was right as always so he owes me a coffee.” Rohit smiled cheekily as Raima rolled her eyes.
“Okay, let’s go otherwise I’ll miss my appointment.”
“Alright, let wait in the car. Ravi will meet us outside in a few minutes.”
As Rohit and Raima walked to the backseat of the car, he stared at the empty driver’s seat.
I miss you Sonakshi.
Edited by Raingoddess - 4 years ago
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