chapter 2

Author's POV

Anbu ran inside his room with nervousness, his room was empty, which means he's still inside the restroom. huffing due to a lack of breaths she stopped near the restroom door. 

And asked " Rishi, are you ok ? Why were you screaming ? " 

She didn't get any response for a few seconds, she was about to knock on the door when Rishi opened it abruptly.

Anbu looked at him puzzled, where Rishi was still standing holding the restroom door with his one hand, like if his life depended on it, his other hand was placed on the back of his waist. Wet  drops were dropping from his hairs. white coconut towel was hanging on around his neck. Hopefully he was wearing a black track pants while his torso was necked.

" ahmm.... nothing it's.... nothing " Rishi said, limping his lips.

Anbu found it strange, he was avoiding eye contact with her which made her quiz her  brows at him.

Anbu realised what must have happened when her attention got into his hand which was pressing the back side of his waist.

" You slipped and fell down Inside restroom, right  ? " Anbu asked with a serious expression.

Rishi nodded his head, surprised by her absolutely right guess.

Anbu blinked her eyes for few seconds, then pressing her lips into each other she looked at him helplessly and then,

She burst into laughter earning a sharp glare from Rishi, he was feeling so embarrassed to face her.

He cursed himself for being careless and slipping onto the soap while showering. It happened in a split of seconds when he felt a sharp pain in his waist and butt along with that he screamed out of pain which she heard.

After a good amount of laughing finally Anbu controlled her laughing considering his continued glares.

" Okay...okay....i won't laugh, now tell me what happened " Anbu asked him genuinely.

" Umm.... nothing it's just I slipped and landed on the floor, I'm fine..ahhhhh......." He couldn't control the pain when he pressed his waist a little bit hard while talking to her.

Anbu flinched hearing his sudden scream, " wh..what happened ? " Worry was evident in her face seeing him like that. Now She felt bad for laughing at him .

" Naah...... nothing " Rishi breathed out.

" Nothing ? You just yelled out of pain in front of me, and now you're saying it's nothing " Anbu   scolded him where Rishi just stood silently.

" You're in pain and I can see that, first  let me help you to get out of the restroom. ``Saying that Anbu moved forward to help him, Rishi's eyes grooved bigger when she came near him.

" No it's ok, I can handle it, " Rishi uttered in a low confidence.

" Shut up and put your hands around shoulder " Anbu circled her one arm around his bare waist in a gentle way from his left side, a wave of electrical vibes passed through his veins, when her hands touched his bare skin.Rishi hesitated at first but letter not having any other options he put his hands around her shoulder carefully.

Anbu slowly walked near his bed, of course she made sure that he's okay with her phase. Rishi was quiet, being nervous that he was half-naked was making him insecure for some unknown reason.

Step by step walking to bed, Anbu made him sit on the bed and placed two pillows for his back support. 

" Where's the medical kit? " Anbu questioned him after successfully makcomfortablelethe There, the third drawer," Rishi said pointing towards the table opposite to him.

She went near the table taking big steps and took the medical kit from the drawer, she said. Finding the ointment from it, Anbu again went back to Rishi.

" Turn around" she mumbled, analysing the ointment in her hand. 

" Huh " Rishi raises both his eyebrows out of confusion.

" You heard me right, turn around. I need to apply ointment on your wound to cure it." Anbu specified while lelelele something stuck inside his heart when she said she needs to cure his wound. At that moment Rishi felt like he found the cure for his already broken heart. It's her.

She truly looked like the one for him. She re of what she just said in a flow. Thus she meant curing his physical wound, but what he understood is all that matters here. Perhaps she is the one who will fix the broken pieces of his heart. 

It's not like he's marrying her just because he thought she would fix him, no absolutely not.

He saw the spark in her, something was urging him to marry her. He felt she is all he needs for the rest of his life.  It was his heart that craved for her presence, although he knew once he trusted his heart in a matter like this, and his heart screwed up everything. Yet he wants to listen to his heart, And he did.

Turning on his back, Rishi half layed on the bed, he's still insecure as he's shirtless. The thing he doesn't want her to feel uncomfortable with, this is the first time she comes to him, and making her uncomfortable is the last thing he would do.

But Anbu seemed to be very comfortable with whatever she was doing, she applied ointment on the backside of it, that too without any hesitation. It was like she is doing it genuinely not for name shake.

Surely her hands did magic on his wound, he felt better after a good massage. 

" It's done, rest for a while I'll be back after washing my hands," Anbu told him and walked out of his room being relieved. 

Opening the kitchen water tap, she washed her hands to get rid of the sticky and smelly ointment. 

Wiping her hands on a napkin, she took the coffee mugs and went back to his room. 

Rishi was half laying, leaning on the headrest of the bed with closed eyes. 

" Here take this " , mouthing in low voice Anbu handed him the coffee mug and sat on the chair which was kept beside his bed.

Rishi took the coffee from here and mumbled a gentle thank you for which Anbu smiled at him in response. 

Rishi sipped his coffee while stealing a few glances at Anbu who was lost in some thoughts. Slowly admiring her wavy hairs his eyes fall on her plumpy lips. 

Not wanting to embarrass himself more, Rishi diverted his gaze from her lips and took a long breath. 

Being alone with her under the same roof wasn't helping him much. Anbu is a sight to admire, and he's her admirer forever. 

She was bombarding something with a cute smile, where Rishi's call attention was only her. He was clueless about what she was talking about as his eyes were on her only. 

" can I kiss you "