U And Me Will Always Be Together

Chapter 27

Hey guys,
Sorry I ended the last part abruptly, as I needed sometime to write this part. However I couldn't find much time but somehow I wrote this part. It'll have some sensitive emotions, but I am not sure if I had brought it perfectly.
Hope you like it.

                                                       

"Rishika" Santhosh heard Raji's whisper and turned around immediately to the door and was mortified at the sight before him.

His mobile slipped down from his hand and blood drained off his face. He looked back at Raji assuming he might be hallucinating but the equally petrified face of hers conveyed that it was indeed true.

He turned back to the sight infront of him and felt his eyes burning of tears, that he was holding back.

He stared at her, standing infront of him, with her white dress full of stains of blood and her right sleeve torn slightly. He tried to speak, but there was no coordination between his senses and brain.

He could only feel his heart beating madly. A lone tear escaped his eye and rolled down his cheek.

"Santhosh?" Rishika whispered, taking a step, as she found him, just staring at her with a pale face. She knew they would be shocked beyond their wits, watching her in such a position.

She gulped the lump that formed in her throat as she remembered his outburst when she had been away from home without informing anyone, in Chennau. Now that she was more or less in a similar situation, she was sure she would get to see the zenith of his anger.

Santhosh came out of his revere, as he heard her voice and realized he had been holding his breath. He blinked his eyes to make sure she was indeed speaking and as he did that another couple of tears rushed out of his tears.

Santhosh noticed Rishika taking a step forward, but before she could make a move, he swiftly covered the distance between them and embraced her tightly - very tightly as if trying to imbibe the fact that she is indeed fine.

The tears that he was holding back rushed out freely and this time he made no attempt to stop them.

Rishika was taken back with his reaction. She went stiff, in his hold, her arms resting on her sides, trying to gauge his reaction. Her eyes wandered in the room and met Raji's.

Raji smiled with tears and nodded her head lightly trying to explain something to Rishika. But before Rishika could understand something, she felt her dress at shoulder going dank. 'Could he be crying?' she thought to herself as her hands rose slowly and rested at his back lightly and she got the shock of her life.

'Santhosh, is shivering? And sobbing?' Slowly she tightened her hold on him and heard him mumble something which she could make out exactly "I.... phone.... Suncity..... ambulance..... blood....."

She tried to understand what he was speaking but in vain and felt being pulled in closer as she heard him say "I was scared Rishika"

Rishika sighed deeply and unknown to herself her eyes welled up. It always feels good that someone cares for us and so did she. As far as she remembered, no one had been so worried about her the way he did.

She held on to him tightly, rubbing his back, giving him the time he needed and taking in the feeling of being secure. After few minutes when she felt his breathing even, she whispered slowly "I am fine Santhosh. Nothing happened to me." She paused as his grip loosened lightly.

Santhosh's mind registered her words and he was back to his senses. He loosened his grip but still held on to her trying to understand his feelings. The single thought that something happened to her crushed his heart and watching her in blood almost killed him.