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𝓕irst-Aid

Swinging the stick in the air a couple of times he plopped down on the hard surface beneath him leaving the wooden stick to drop down as well with a clank uncaring he leaned back on the stone bench stretching one of his legs scraping the heel against soft grass with the mud staining the back of his already dirty sneaker

A couple of boys around his age gathered around him in half circle yelling their complaints of not being able to participate in his escapade to which Anuj didn't bother to pay any heed

Soon the background noise was cleared and Anuj switched his focus from the sky to back on the boys retreating figures. In an instant, he sat straight wiping down the sweat off his face with his palm and tugging the collar of his yellow dress shirt forward that was pulled back before with a couple of buttons undone revealing a white patch of his skin around his neck and clavicle covered with a sheen of sweat.

Just as he felt the presence of a figure sitting beside him he nervously spared a glance.

Anupama was rummaging through her plain black backpack with an impassive expression plastered on her face. He took the moment to admire his love, donned in simple plain orange shirt salwar with her tresses tied back in high ponytail curling at ends and unblinking he admired her simplicity even liking the irritated look on her face as she searched through the pockets of her bag. Her presence never fails to make his heart skip a beat.

After finding a small plastic bag she took it out and removed the contents from it placing it on the hard surface left between the two of them.

Anuj looked down at the contents in curiosity finding a small bottle of disinfectant, cotton, and a couple of bandages neatly placed.

He glanced up at anu looking at him with a stony expression, with kohl-lined on her lower lash giving out a more intense look as she stared at Anuj with annoyance shining in them.

Trying to give her a small smile in an attempt to decrease the tension with his teeth peeking out he nervously looked at her.

The annoyance switched to anger flashing in her eyes that spread across her features with tight lips she forwarded her hand. Closing his mouth, gulping, pursing his lip he gave her his hand. She took it and turned it around revealing the bruises with blood leaking out on the back of his hand.

In a second her expression changed into a worried one, her eyebrow creasing she gently held his hand placing it on her knee. She took a piece of cotton wetting it with the intense dark brown liquid she took his hand and started doing her work. Dabbing his wounds cleaned the blood with annoyance made a come back on her features but as he hissed in pain at the sting her features once again caught the worry in them as she looked at him with an apologetic expression. If it wasn't for the concern etched on her face Anuj almost had his face break out in a grin at her changing expressions

"I..just-" Anuj started

"What was the reason Anuj?" She asked exasperated

"Sorry" He apologized guiltily dropping his gaze down at his lap

"Why are you apologizing Anuj? First, you do all of this and then decided to apologize I could see a nice pattern you're following here" She pointed out "Are you a kid?" She shifted her focus at him. He tried to smile guiltily again in reply but she avoided looking at him going back to doing her work "Bas ladai karwalo inse hockey stick leke ready khade hojate hai"

"No, I just—"

She placed her index finger close to her lips holding the cotton carefully between her fingers as she did urging him to shush which he complied placing his own finger against his lips nodding like an obedient child