My Romeo

Chapter 8

as I sit there with my back leaning against the chair caressing her hair I couldn't think of any reason why I called her baby, I mean sure she looks sweet and has chubby cheeks like a newborn but I have never used such an endearment before not even for my ex who I thought id end up with for the rest of my life

It wasn't just the fact that I let myself call her baby, the other thing is the nurse called me her boyfriend yet I didn't deny or say anything actually. And god, the stupid grin in my head when she asked if I liked the nurse, god, shit man. What am I doing?

"Mani" she whispers a little while later

"Yeah" I look down at her

"Im sleepy" she whispers

It was 2 in the morning and her eyes were so swollen and puffy. She looked so exhausted, not just from that, all the crying made her eyes puffy.

"I know, just a bit longer, you can take a short nap if you want" I say pushing her hair back from her face gently

she turns a bit in my arms rubbing her cheek against my t shirt.

"Im so sorry for making you come with me" she says

"Shh don't apologize, I'm glad im here with you, it was either that or working on school stuff"

"Than say thank you"

I chuckle hearing her, a small smile forms on her lips amongst the tears pooling in her eyes threatening to slide down the corner of her eyes

"What's wrong Nandini?" I ask wiping her tears before they fall

she shakes her head at me trying to smile but failed miserably.

"Hey talk to me, tell me whats wrong?" I cares her warm chubby cheeks, her temperature had increased a bit

The nurse had suggested it could be food poisoning because her emperature was increasing too but she wanted to make sure with the ct and X-ray before the doctor could see her

"It hurts so bad mani" she cries again and for the 7th time in the past 6 or 7 hours making me hate every bit of it

"Can I try massaging it again?" I ask

"Please, can you? If if you aren't tired"

"Im not silly" I whisper placing my hand on her stomach again massaging softly

"Agh gosh that's so nice" she whispers

i smile leaning down to kiss her forehead, she gripped my arm tighter closing her eyes.

"Nandini Murthy" I hear the nurse

I put my hand up seeing Nandini about to fall a sleep, the nurse walks over and leans down checking her vitals and the glucose. She puts the stethoscope on Nandini's t shirt making her open her eyes

"Shh it's okay" she says to nandini who hums

"You do have a fever, but lets get you to the X-ray and CT, its down the hall follow the yellow line" she says

"Could it be food poisoning?" I ask

"Seems like it, but the doctor wants to make sure"

Once she leaves I get up with nandini in my arms carrying her to the room, we sat int he waiting area and Nandini was starting to get worse, her eyes wouldn't even stay open too long and I was getting frustrated at the fact that this stupid hospital couldn't get her help

"Can you come with me please" nandini asks when a nurse comes to take her to get her X-rays done

"Unfortunately he cannot, just you and I can be in the room" she says