When Our Paths crossed..

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Saturday 06:00 PM

"Hello Doctor! Thanks for coming! She said as she welcomed the old man into the ward room. Doctor checked Ashwin and nodded his head.

"Fever irukku! Injection poduren. With this temperature will go down. He looks very tired. Must be because of his hectic schedule. Trips potu irukken.. he should be fine tomorrow morning"

"Thanks Doctor!" she replied calmly. At the same time Sharath entered the room in a hurry

He checked upon Ashwin and asked the doctor "is he alright?"

"He is fine! I have elaborated the details to Mrs. Kumar"

"Sorry.. that's SHIVANI.. Actually Ms. SHIVANI" she interrupted.

"Oh Sorry dear!" he smiled and left the room.

"HI! Sharath. Ashwin oda manager" he said extending his arm.

"Hello Sir. Thanks for coming" she smiled

"Neenga vera...nan than thanks sollanum. Thanks for bringing him here. What did the doc say?"

She explained the situation in detail to him.

"Thanks Shivani.. you carry on. I will take care of him" he said with a neat smile.

She nodded and started packing her things.

Sharath placed a call and asked the person opposite to cancel his tickets to Goa.He then placed a call to his wife and started explaining the situation.

Shivani was hearing all this while packing her things. From the conversation, she understood that they were supposed to be going on a family trip.

They walked to the pantry while talking.

"Sir. Sorry ! but looks like you had some plans with your family" She asked passing him Ashwin's mobile.

"Ama nga. It's my wedding anniversary tomorrow. So I had planned a trip to Goa" he replied as he took Ashwin's mobile from her hand.

"Anna..apo ponga. Tomorrow is Sunday. I don't have work. I will take care of him" she offered in her chirpy voice.

"Illa ma! Taking care of him is part of my responsibility. It's not so good to leave him alone now"

She waited for him as he brought her a cup of tea and settled down with his own.

"Unga wife semma upset pola!" she smirked sipping tea.

"Ama ma.. If this goes on.. she might hit me one day" he chuckled.

"Anna..Nan Ashwin oda relative than. And tomorrow he is going to be alright. I think you are spoiling your trip unnecessarily"

He thought for a while. Shivani's mobile rang.

"Sollunga atha! He is fine. Onnum illa...stress, dehydration. Doctor said he can be discharged tomorrow."She had to speak for another 15mins to convince her. Once she dropped the phone, he smiled at her.

"Shivani.."

"Hmm.."

"How did you end up meeting him in his house?"

"Anna..athu periya story. You might even miss the flight"

"Are you sure? Can I leave?" He asked one last time.

"Now that's your choice. I cannot influence you with your decision" she finally said.

Just 20mins with her and she felt like family. After some formal discussion with the doctor, he went to continue his trip.

10:00 PM

Shivani Checked him and he was fast asleep. Nurse did her routine checkup and informed that everything is fine. Shivani lied down on the couch. The more she had planned to relax today, the more hectic it had become. She closed her eyes and morning memories flashed before her!

"WAIT. What are you doing here? Your bed? Mr. Ashwin Kumar..I am staying here for the past 6 months with proper consent. And don't you Dare say a word about VIJAY DEVARKONDA" she said in a single breath with her eyes tightly shut

When she opened her eyes, he was extremely close to her.

The next moment, he fell on the bed pulling her with him. Now that was the limit and she felt she had enough! She struggled in his arms , pushed him away and managed to pull out from his embrace only to find him lie unconscious on the bed.

When she noticed that her first aid wasn't working, she called the watchman and with his support, she called the ambulance to take him to the hospital. The good thing she had done was to take his mobile with her.

Since he was a well know face, things were gradually becoming difficult for her. That was when Ashwin's mobile rang and it was his manger Sharath. She picked the call and explained him everything in the ambulance. Sharath seemed to be an expert. By the time they reached the hospital, everything was ready for Ashwin to be admitted safely avoiding public notice.

Her train of thoughts were disturbed when he coughed. She went near him and tried to comfort him. His hair was messy, face tired. She pitied him that moment. He was one person she was least expecting to meet. She had least idea of what future had in hold of them!

Author Pen!

Thank you so much for your encouragement. Hope you like the update. As days(story) progress, will the cold air in between reduce? What happened in their lives that she least expected to meet him? Why was he cold to her? Why is she staying in his apartment? All your questions will be unveiled in the further chapters. Do leave your feedback. It will help me improve.