Roommate (ASHAANGI)

Thirteen

Meanwhile Akshay stays downstairs and gets attacked by his relatives questions about them getting wet together. He mentally facepalms himself for telling them about their incidents. He looks at his watch and realizes saesha has been in her room for 30 minutes. Dodging their questions, he sprints upstairs and knocks at the door. When he hears muffled response, he opens the door and finds her stuffing her face in the pillow.

"Are you okay?" he asks and she just nods her head in response.

"Then why are you covering your face with the pillow?" He asks, genuinely confused and walks  over to his closet.

"Im trying to sleep" her response comes out muffled and he arches his brows in confusion before turning his attention back to his wardrobe. Saesha slowly lifts her head off the pillow and covers her face with her hands, slowly peeking through her fingers. She coughs vigorously when she finds him unbuttoning his shirt.

"Are you sure you're okay?" He asks, turning around to face her and she drops her face back to the pillow.

"Neenga ethukku ippo inga undress pannitu irukkinga?" she asks, breathing heavily against the pillow. He looks down at his shirt and sighs heavily before picking up his drawstring pant and a blue shirt. She raises her head when she hears the washroom door slamming shut. She lets out a breath of relief and immediately fans her face.

"Why do I feel hot?" She wonders out loud and shakes her head several times and abruptly stops when Akshay exits the washroom. Akshay grows concerned at her weird behaviour and starts to walk towards her. She could hear him walking towards her and she immediately stands, her face still flushed.

"Enakku onnumilla-" she trails off, and her eyelids gets heavy. Akshay notices her abrupt change in her tone and he takes another huge step towards her. She tries to keep her eyes open but eventually gives in to the darkness welcoming her. The last thing she could remember was falling straight into Akshay.

Akshay watches her leaning against him and he quickly catches, wrapping his arms around her waist and slowly placing her on the bed.

"Saesha. Wake up" He says, kneeling down on the floor beside the bed. Her breaths turns normal and he sighs, exaushted.

"What the hell made you stress this time?" He sighs and moves the strands of hair hiding her eyes. He slowly presses the back of his hand against her forehead and breathes out a sigh of relief when he notices the temperature is normal. She stirs, and he moves his hand from her forehead to her cheek, gently caressing it.

"Wake up" he whispers and she slowly opens her eyes and smiles lazily. The corners of his lips turns upward when he sees her smiling. Saesha's smile falters and frowns when she notices him being very to close to her. She immediately rolls over to the other side of the bed and sits up, hugging the blanket.

"Ennachu?" he asks and she shakes her head, and her mind starts to replay todays events, making her face burn in hotness.

"If you don't tell me what's bothering you, you're going to faint again" He says, standing up and dusting his pants. She bites her lower lip and looks at Akshay who is already staring at her.

"Athu vanthu-" She starts but gets cut off by a loud bang on the door.

"Dinner ready aachu. Sapdavanga" A lady speaks outside the door and Saesha is more thankful for the interruption. Meanwhile, Akshay curses under his breath at the wrong timing.

"Haan aunty. Itho varrom" Saesha yells back and runs to the door.

"Don't run" he says and she nods, opening the door. They soon exit their bedroom and walk downstairs to the living room to see everyone seated at the dining table. There are only three chairs left and Akshay sits beside Akhila meanwhile Saesha notices the empty chair across from him. Akshay notices the hesitation in her face and slowly grabs her wrist, pulling her down to the seat next to him. Everyone watches them in amusement. Saesha internally sighs and removes his grip on her wrist under the table, once she is seated. Akhila soon starts to serve the food and everyone starts talking while Saesha zones out in the middle of their conversation.