When I Was Your Man

Four - Look After You

Look After You

When he woke up, the first thought on his mind was Ishita. Upon reaching his bedroom, he noticed that she wasn't in bed. His blanket was folded neatly. Smiling to himself, he walked out of his room and found her in the kitchen, holding a cup of tea out for him to take. This simple act triggered a memory where he accused Ishita back in their first year of college that she wouldn't make a good house wife.

She was in the same clothes she wore yesterday, her hair was tied, and she was looking down, a sad expression on her face. Yash took the tea from her hands and sat down on the kitchen table. "Thank you," he finally said, after a long night of silence.

This made Ishita look up, as if she was stunned to hear his voice after so long.

"Yash," she whispered, sitting across from him, her face paler than chalk, her eyes a bloodshot red. "I have to go."

"Ishita, promise me you'll be okay," he said firmly.

She looked down and he could tell that she was very hurt. Seeing her in pain felt like he had a thousand needles stabbing him at once.

He couldn't help but blame himself. If he hadn't been late in expressing his feelings for her, he would give her no reason to complain, he wouldn't even let her heart get a little scratch. He would keep her happy forever.

It was his fault.

It was only because of him that Dilip got to her before he could.

She nodded slowly, but avoided his gaze.

"Ishita, will you stay here with me for a few days?" he asked her on impulse, knowing it was a long shot, but he didn't trust anyone else around Ishita now. Their jobs were in the same area and he could drive her to work too if she chose to go. If not, he would take a leave with her.

Yash knew that he would need to bring her smile back to her face, even if it meant that he would bleed while picking up the broken pieces of her heart.

Ishita nodded slowly.