Beyond the Mask

8.Flash back

It's been 6months I stopped torturing her and in friendly terms with her, why you ask I stopped torturing her because I feel like torturing myself by torturing her because She never showed her hatred. I will tell you an incident that happened almost 6months ago because of which I stopped torturing her and because of which she became a mystery girl who I want to know more and more every time I meet. From then I look forward meeting her.

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 Flashback

I was so tired and had a high fever that I lay on the couch in the penthouse in the office building. I had no sense of time. I heard a knock it irritated me, I didn't want to see anyone. 

Knock

Knock

Knock

 I didn't react, I wanted whoever outside the door to go and leave me alone. The Knock died, but I felt a presence in front of me. I was so tired to even open my eyes.

  "Mr. Zakir" this sweet voice is none other than Mrs. Veronica (Note the sarcasm). 

 "What??" I said rudely, opening my eyes. She looked concerned.  

  "Mr. Zakir these files needs your sign urgently" she said. Besides asking are you okay, she is worried about the file obviously why is she  caring about me as I have only touched her with loads of works and creating difficulties in her work and behaving rudely every time.  

  I took the file and without reading I signed the file. Yes, I trust her she always does work perfectly. But I don't show that to her. "Hope this time there are no mistakes in files as always" I said but in fact only one or two times she made the mistake that too minor mistakes.  

  She went away, leaving me alone closing the main door behind her. With that, I went back to dreamless sleep. After 30 or 40 mins I heard the sweet voice again. 

"Mr. Zakir" oh god, what she wants now another sign. I didn't respond, I wanted her to leave. So, I acted as I am sleeping. 

"Mr. Zakir"

"Mr. Zakir" what she can't see me sleeping, Does she want revenge for the sleepless nights that I assigned to work her.

"Mr.Zakir wake up" she said by shaking me by shoulders, still I didn't respond.

  "Mr.Zakir wake up "

 "Mr.Zakir wake up"

 "Hulk, wake up" I opened my eyes wide open, not only that she called me Hulk also because it reminded me of the girl who I met long back in a trip. For a second I just thought I heard her voice.

To clear the confusion (Remember Veronika too talking about the trip in previous chapters, They used to call each other Hulk and Cinderella without revealing their original names as Veronika is now in disguise Zakir doesn't know that she is her Cinderella)

"What??"

"You are burning Mr. Zakir, You have fever" Whats the point to say which I know already.

"so," I said rudely half closing my eyes.

  "Mr. Zakir you haven't eaten anything since morning, I have made soup, eat it and have medicine" It took time for me to digest, She is being kind to me. I never saw this side of her, heck besides her professional side I never saw any emotion or feeling side of her. 

It caught off guard, I was staring at her when she cleared her throat and handed me the bowl of chicken soup. Hmmmmmmm it's aroma how couldn't I smelled it till now.  

  'How have you smelled the aroma, when you are busy taunting her in your mind without her any fault' I mentally scolded myself.  

  My hands were shaking as I am freezing due to the high fever, wait from where did this blanket come from, which is the only thing providing me little comfort other than the hot soup bowl in my hand. Seeing my shaking hand, she took the bowl in her one hand and took the soup in the spoon with the other hand and blew air at the soup to make it cool and she made me drink the soup. I ate silently it again reminded me of Cinderella (the girl from the trip).  

  "Take the medicines" She offered me medicines after making me eat the soup.

 "I am not a child," I said stubbornly. I can clearly see her amused expression in her eyes behind those big glasses.  

  "Exactly, You are not five to act like brat for taking medicine, your age is now two digit number, you should have medicine without complaint" My eyes widened not because she referred that I am acting like a brat, but because it made me again go back to the thought of Cinderella as she also said exactly the same words when I refused to have pain killers. 

She cleared her throat "ahh hmmm" as I was staring at her, but now I see her face closely few features resemble that of Cinderella (what am I thinking, she can't be Cinderella). I took the tablets and gulped them. 

"Mr. Zakir there is still soup in the pot if you are hungry, you can heat it up and have it, Now I will take my leave"

I nodded.

"Get well soon," She said and went away.

She again came in the evening, checked the temperature and repeated the whole course of feeding me along with medicine and spent some time and said bye. 

Next day she brought the breakfast when I questioned her why she said healthy food is necessary while we are ill and she knows I don't eat breakfast in the morning.

Flashback end

From that day onwards she brings me breakfast daily.

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