Drishti's POV

I called my client and informed them that I will not be able to come because of an emergency.

I sighed and looked at Rakshit who was sleeping with a pained expression.

I felt his forehead. He was still burning.

I filled a bowl of water and poured ice in it.

I wet a cloth in that water and started putting it on his forehead.

After some time I took his temperature again.

100°. Getting better.

I had just sat on the couch and rested my head back when I heard his panicky whispers.

"No! Please! Stop! It hurts mumma! Please mat kro mumma! Mumma please! Please chhod do!"

(Please don't do it mumma! Please leave me!)

He was mumbling over and over. I ran to him and saw that he was shivering badly and sweating profusely.

Oh God! He is having a nightmare! I had read somewhere that you should not wake a person when he/she is having a nightmare.

So I do the only thing I feel is right at the moment.

I lay my head on his chest near his heart and slowly pat his stomach from one hand and caress his hair from another.

"Its ok. You are safe. You are fine. Relax. No one is going to harm you. You are safe."

I muttered over and over and slowly his heartbeat got back to normal.

I got up and looked at him. He was sleeping normally.

I continue to look at him.

What was he dreaming about? Why was he asking to be saved? From his mother?

I don't know what came over me but I leaned in and kissed his forehead softly.

When I realised what I had done, I ran to the washroom and looked at myself in the mirror.

"Kya ho gaya hai tujhe Drishti? Hosh mai aa. Oh God! Ye-ye kya kr rhi hai tu? No no no no. You can't develop feelings for him. Gasp I-I am developing feelings for him?"

(What has happened to you? Come back to your senses. What am I doing?)

I gulped and looked at my horror striken face. I wash my face, one, twice, thrice and go out wiping it.

I saw Rakshit sitting at the edge of the bed trying to wear his shoes.

"Hey! Kaha jaa rhe ho? Baitho yaha."

(Where are you going? Sit here.)

I made him sit and he looked at me confused.

"Tum yaha kya kar rhi ho?"

(What are you doing here?)

"Ye mera ghar hai."

(This is my home.)

"Toh mai yaha kya kar rha hu?"

(Then what am I doing here?)

"Tum mere upar behosh ho gye the. You were burning in fever."

(You fainted on me.)

I said and forwarded my hand to feel his forehead. He flinched so hard that I got scared.

"Hey! Relax! Mai kuch kr nhi rhi."

(I am not doing anything.)

I said and softly put my hand on his forehead.

"Tumhe abhi bhi fever hai. Lay down."

(You still have fever.)

I said and he shook his head.

"Thank you for everything lekin ab mai apne ghar jaana chahta hu."

(I want to go home.)

"Cool. Toh mai waha aa jaaungi."

(I'll come there.)

"Kyu?"

(Why?)

He asked as if trying to read me.

"Because you are not well."

I said trying to keep my emotions at bay.

Rakshit's POV

I had the same nightmare again. She was hitting me and I was crying in pain and begging her to stop. But this time, I saw her. Drishti! This time she saved me.

I don't know why I saw her but her presence calmed me.

When I woke up I found myself in unknown surroundings. I panicked and started to get up when I heard her voice.

She told me everything that happened. 

For the first time, I felt something in my heart. A hope.

I got up wordlessly and started moving out. I could feel her following me.

I got out of her apartment. I heard her locking her door and I started opening mine.

As soon as I entered in I heard the door behind me being shut.

I went to my bedroom and she wordlessly followed me.

I sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. She smiled and said.

"Tum rest kro. I'll make something for you."

(You rest.)

She didn't need to do it all but I didn't want to stop her. I wanted someone to actually care for me for once.

I continued to look at the place she was standing even after she left.

I sighed and rested my head back at the headrest and closed my eyes.

After about half an hour, I heard her voice.

"Hey! Wakey wakey!"

She said and I looked at her. She had a wide smile on her face and a bowl in her hands.

"Here! Have this."

"Ye kya hai?"

(What is this?)

"Soup. Taste it and tell kaisa hai?"

(How is it?)

"Kaisa hai matlab?"

(How is it means?)

"Maine first time banaya. YouTube se dekh ke."

(I made it for the first time. For YouTube.)

She had a wide grin on her face and she looked genuinely excited.

I took a spoonful of it in my mouth and it took all of my efforts to not puke it out at once.

It had a lot of black pepper which was pinching my throat.

I wanted to tell her but one look at her face and I changed my decision. 

I smiled or atleast tried to.

"Its good."

I said and she beamed in joy.

"Sachi! First time banaya maine. Itna achha ban gaya. Mujhe bhi taste krna hai."

(Really! I made it for the first time. Is it so good. I also want to taste.)

She said and tried to take the bowl from me. I looked at her wide eyed and quickly gulped it all in one go.

She looked at me open mouthed. I gulped it with difficulty.

"It was mine. And I don't share my things."

I said and she smiled.

She sat on my bed cross legged and started talking about random stuff. I know she is doing this to divert my mind and honestly its working.

We talked for whole five hours and by the end of it we were both laughing like lunatics. Yes! I was laughing. I don't even remember the last time I laughed so carefreely.

"Tumne sach-sach mai-"

(You-you really-)

I couldn't even complete my sentence due to laughter. She nodded her head laughing.

She was telling me her college incidents and how one time she got to know that one of her professors was absent and she went on shouting in the whole corridor 'Professor Hippo absent hai' and while shouting bumped straight into the same professor.

She had run away the very moment and the next day turned up with hot pink hair color so that he couldn't recognise her.

"Haan. Aur phir mummy ne mujhe almost disown kr dia tha."

(Yes. And mom almost disowned me.)

She said laughing. 

We stopped laughing and looked at each other. It seemed like she wanted to say something but instead she just felt my forehead and said.

"Your temperature is down now."

I hummed and she looked away.

"I think I should leave."

She mumbled. I wanted to stop her but did not. Could not. I had no right to.
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