Off-Script

Chapter 18

"Ms. Shah listen to me..." Said Rrahul softly and shifted a bit towards her sitting on the table.

"No!!" Screaming he jerked the pillow up again on her face, "My face is destroyed" she said crying hard.

Hearing her teary voice Rrahul's soft heart immediately melted to core.
"Helly..." He called her and stood up from his place and occupied the little space left on the couch. He then waved his hand on her head, "....Listen to me. Take this down. Come on..." he said and pulled down the cushion slowly, "....Come on Helly. It's just me. No one is here" he brushed his hand softly against her hairs thus asking her trust his words.

Slowly but hesitantly Helly allowed him to pull the cushion off her face,
"Look at me.... You are beautiful girl. It's just you met with an accident. Nothing changed. You are as pretty as before" he said and Helly took quick glances at him while her head bent deep down due to sudden vanish of confidence.

"Trust me" he added when Helly looked up at him.
He was inches away from her. His one hand on the head of the couch while other gripping on the edge.
It is at this moment, Helly realised how handsome he look. His half face covered by annoying overgrown beard scrunched her injured face which didn't fail to make her conscious about herself. She again bent her head down, taking her eyes off him.

"But how did this happen?" He asked tilting his head titlted down to look into her doe-shaped hazel brown eyes.

"I wished to read a book..." Started Helly, her head still bent down, "...so I stood up the on chair to grab the desired book...." she continued when Rrahul suddenly held her chin and lifted her face, ".....and....roll-rolling chair suddenly sl-slipped and I fell on the..on the ground" said finished and gulped the lump in her throat.

Rrahul's finger was still placed firmly under her chin.
"Why didn't you call anyone for help?" He asked and Helly felt her heart skipping beats. Her cheeks didn't take time to shade with pink colour.

"I wasn't able to..." she replied, lowering her eyes.

"I am sorry" he said in soft voice which can easily be mistaken to be husky...

"I saw..." she gulped again, "...Siara walking this way but due to the one way mirror she didn't get a hint" she completed and Rrahul looked down when he felt his heart sinking down.
"I am sorry Ms. Shah" he said looking down and withdrew his hand from her chin, which made the girl frown.

Unexpected at the boost of courage, she placed a hand on his cheek, "Why??" She asked making the man in her front look at her and suddenly started coughing out.

Rrahul immediately handed her a glass of water. She held the glass to her lips but it was difficult for her even take a sip of it.

She tried taking a sip when her eyebrow knit at the centre due to pain and eyes shut hard, but the water trickled down from the corner of her lips.

Rrahul shot up to search (while Shelly's eyes followed him) for any straw or straw like thing but there wasn't any. He went back to her, "I'll get a straw for you" he said and turned around to move out from his place when Helly immediately held his hand, "I am done" she mumbled.

"Are you sure?" He asked back sitting on the couch and Helly tightened her grip giving a short smile.

"Yeah" she replied and handed him the glass. Placing the glass on the table, Rrahul looked back at her when his eyes set on the droplets of water on her chin.

"Umm.." he asked for permission to which Helly blinked.  Taking it as a yes, Rrahul wiped the little droplets at the corner of her lips and below, upto hind region of her throat.