Affection (Siddharth Nigam fanfic)

8. Can't sleep love

2:00 am

I chose not to ask her about it and continued playing the game. No wonder why she was being secretive about her personal details.

The battery of her phone had drained so I thought of charging it with the help of my portable charger in my bag which was kept under the lower berth in which Zain was sleeping.

I had to get down there.

I groaned at that thought because I'd made myself comfortable up here and as it is I felt very lazy at this point of time. Nevertheless, with the help of the little climbing ladder which is available to the passengers, I managed to get down swiftly.

The compartment felt eerie as it was almost silence all around. I sat at the edge of the berth on which Zain was sleeping making sure that she doesn't wake up.

I pulled out my back beneath the berth and started hunting for my portable charger.

"Aha!" I exclaimed as soon as it came to my sight.

I zipped my back up and firmly kept it on its initial spot.

I turned to look at Zain who was sleeping peacefully. A smile crept on my lips automatically - I didn't even notice that it happened.

She looked at peace. I wonder what made her run away from home just like me.

Was she unhappy too? She seems little icky but I'm sure she's a very sweet girl.

I smiled at her and traced my finger tips on her cheek. I noticed that it made her smile.

She was adorable.

But her cheek felt so cold! I immediately covered her with the sheet that was provided to us. She catches hold of my hand and for a moment I thought that she was awake.

"I miss you Mom," she said and I sighed.

She missed her family as well - so do I.

Why couldn't our families just be happy with what we wanted? Why?

Her grip on my hand tightened the minute I wanted to walk away. But now that she held it so tightly around felt bad to let go.

So I just sat there next to her adoring the pretty little features of her face as I couldn't sleep.

I plugged the phone to charge with one hand as I didn't let go of the other.

I couldn't do that. That would be rude. And after a while my back started aching so I stretched back to the backrest holding her placing her arm by the side so that I can still hold on.

I didn't even realize that I was drifting off to sleep...

Zain's POV

7:00 am

I woke up in the morning to chuckles and it didn't take me time to realize that my co passengers were laughing at me...or should I say us.

I followed their gaze and my jaw dropped as soon as I realized what they were laughing at.

"What have you done now Siddharth Nigam?" I yelled.