Love By Chance

Chapter 12: || Someone By Her Side ||

Anika noticed his bleeding lip edge and also the wound on his hand.

Anika-"Ek min.." she opened the drawer of the desk and brings out a firstt aid box."

She made him sit.

Shivaay-"Its fine.."

Anika paying no heed to his words,took his hand and cleaned his wound and bandaged it quickly. Shivaay just looks at her. She cared for him after all that had happened with her.

She then looked at his face and brought the cotton closer to clean the blood at his lips edge.

Shivaay-"Ouch..."

Anika-"Sorry", she blew carefully over his blemish.

Shivaay-"its ok.." he said trying to ignore the proximity. She was too close, he just couldn't think clearly. Her scent was hitting his nostrils. He tried to maintain his breathing to the normal pace. While Anika's face only reflected her concern for him.

She moved a little away after blowing.

Shivaay got up cursing himself for his straying thoughts. "Tum yahan betho maine sab ko jaane ke liye kehta hoon."

Anika looked at an unconscious Rohan and gulped. Shivaay understood and took her along. He asked her to stand in the corridor and went to dismiss the party.

Everyone left.

They both went back up and Shivaay called the police.

As they stood there waiting for the inspector to arrive, Shivaay saw Anika rubbing her bare arms. He takes his blazer which he had placed on the chair prior to the fight and extended it towards her."Yeh pehenlo...!!"

Anika looked at him reluctantly-"its fine maine theek hoon."

"Pehenlo." He said in a warm manner.

She obeyed, as she was wearing it she was unable to put her arm in the sleeve, he moved closer and helped her. She looked at him gratefully.

After a few minutes the police inspector arrived .He knew Shivaay. The inspector had been in good terms with the Oberoi and regretted what happened to the family.
Shivaay narrated everything that happened and how Rohan fell unconscious.

Police-"Yeh waise hain kaun..?" looking at Anika who continued to look at he floor.

Shivaay-"Woh...she is my WIFE..!"

Anika looked up and saw him, then shifted her gaze back to the floor.

Inspector took statements from Shivaay and turned to Anika who looked little nervously at Shivaay .Shivaay gently nodded assuring her.

The inspector took Rohan into custody and left.

They also silently left for home soon after.

At home:

Shivaay-"You change main kuch khaane ke liye lee aata hoon.."

Anika-"Nahi mujhe bhook nahi hain...thank you..", saying that she walked over to her room.

After sometime, Shivaay knocked at her room's door to find it open. He walked in to see Anika standing near the window in the dimly lit room. She had changed into her Patiala-kurta, and wore a shrug over her sleeveless kurta.

Shivaay switched on a lamp and walked up to her with the tray.
Anika came out of her thoughts and looked at him.