Kindle to Rekindle

35. Confession of a Pervert

You know it's love when even their indecent thoughts about you makes your heart flutter with happiness and arousal.

"Arya?" Nivedya was happy, scared, and shocked to see his cousin at the theatre.

"Let me see." Arya examined Nivedya's nose and asked, "Hmm... How did it happen? I am Dr Arya, by the way." Arya introduced himself to Nimrit.

"Oh! Thank God! He had bent down to pick his handkerchief and I moved my knee to the left unknowingly and it hit his nose." Nimrit sounded sorry and concerned and that didn't go unnoticed by Arya.

Arya faced Nivedya and animated, "Wow! Great choice." Nivedya's eyes pleaded with him to not say anything. Arya smirked and suggested, "It's nothing major but you need to hold a handkerchief near his nose for a while and give a little head massage to ease the pain."

At that prescription, Nivedya realised why his bhui said, "Arya is trying to be a doctor." Nimrit would catch his lie in a second, he knew.

"Yes. Of course, I can do that." Nimrit took out her handkerchief and placed it near Nivedya's nostrils. The square cotton cloth smelled like the scent of a wildflower and Nimrit gently moved her fingers in Nivedya's hair, giving him a weird sensation of compassion.

"I am fine. It's not required." Nivedya protested but Nimrit glared at him.

"You are hurt and I am trying to rectify my mistake. Am I not doing it properly?" Nimrit asked Arya who displayed a more intimate method of massage. Nivedya cursed his brother under his breath for his "help".

"Okay! My movie has started. I will leave. Take care." Arya winked at his brother before leaving.

"Thank you, Dr Arya. But can we get your number in case his pain intensifies? Could we call you, please?" Arya could swear he saw a glimpse of Swarnima in Nimrit at that moment. The love and concern he thought only his favourite childhood sweethearts, Abhey and Nim could have, he saw in Nimrit and Nivedya too.

Arya didn't want to joke further so, he replied, "He has my number. We are family. But don't worry, he is fine." He just prayed the perils Abhedya and Swarnima had to face, Nivedya and Nimrit don't face.

He left the couple and only after reaching a distance turned behind to see Nimrit massaging Nivedya's forehead with one hand and circling her fingers in his hair with the other. While Nivedya was just holding the handkerchief near his nose. "Not this story, dear God!" Arya sent a little prayer before walking inside the theatre.

Nivedya was enjoying the massage with his eyes closed when Nimrit asked in a very sweet tone, "Are you feeling better?" He just "hmmed" in response and Nimrit continued the massage.

Collin came to check them but returned without disturbing his friend who was taking a massage from his girlfriend in a jam-packed theatre. He prepared an entire script for a film that will be titled 'Knee and Nose' to tease Nivedya.

"I am sorry for lying to you," Nimrit confessed while massaging, and Nivedya's brow drew close in confusion. "About popcorn. I thought they were overpriced and I made an excuse I did not want to eat. I finished yours. Sorry."

"Friends share food and you..." Nivedya pulled Nimrit in front and made her sit next to him. "You are my girlfriend. Whatever is mine is yours. If you didn't have enough pocket money you should have told me. I got a little extra this week. I watered the entire garden. Guess, my efforts paid well."

"I do not get pocket money. I just ask for money whenever I want. I had money to buy popcorn but I just wanted to save. However, I am impressed to know you work for extra money." Nimrit held admiration in her eyes for Nivedya. His father was the richest man in Swarnbhoomi but he never showed off and realised the value of money.