Written in stars (Discontinued)

Desire for you

Chapter Ten

Advay sat cross legged on floor and watched in amusement as Chandhini tried to solve one of the mechanical puzzles he had got for her. At first, there had been the usual 'I am too grown up for this'', followed by '' this is so easy'', followed by her staring at it for last 15 minutes trying to figure out a way to do it. 

Advay said mischievously,''tiny, you can't stare it into solving by itself.''
Chandhini showed him her tongue and said,'' I know I can do it but you keep distracting me.''

Advay ,''Ahhh so its my fault.''

Chandhini winked,''of course.''

There was a knock on the door and maid came in with coffee , Advay took it from her and put it beside him on the floor.

Chandhini looked away from the puzzle at his coffee,'' I guess you ordered black coffee with no milk or sugar. Did you eat anything whole day?''

Advay ,'' No, don't feel hungry at the moment.''

Chandhini nodded and then said,''Something is wrong with this puzzle, it can't be solved, I think they made some error.''

Advay laughed at this,'' You wish.'' He bent forward and shifted few pieces and it was solved.''

Chandhini rolled her eyes at him,'' You meany, you should have helped me if you knew how to solve it. My head hurts, I have been thinking so hard to find the solution.''

Advay tweaked her nose and said,'' Then how will you learn, if you won't try it.''

Chandhini muttered under her breath,''here, he goes again.''

Advay moved back and put his head against the wardrobe and picked up his coffee mug. ''What did you say?''

Chandhini ,''Nothing. But don't you think Advay that I am almost an adult and I should be treated like one, why is everyone still hell bent on treating me like I am three.'' She made a face.

Advay pondered over it for a moment and said,'' No.''

Chandhini hit him on the arm causing the coffee to slosh over his hand and his shirt.

Advay quickly put the mug away and ran to wash room, with Chandhini following him. He put his hand under the running water, the skin turning an angry pink. He removed his hand for moment and took off his t-shirt too and threw it on floor, thank god only a small area was affected ,he poured water over it too.

Chandhini was standing beside him her face stricken ,''I am so sorry Advay, I am so stupid, I didn't think...'' Advay put his hand under the water again and said,'' Its just a minor burn, don't worry.''

Chandhini turned and ran outside the room and into her own which was next to Advay's and got the medical spray to put on the burn and ran back.

Advay was drying his chest with a towel. Chandhini went to him and took his burnt hand in her own and applied spray on it. It didn't look serious like Advay had said but still she felt guilty. Then, she moved toward the other one on his chest,'' Advay move the towel.''

Advay,''I am fine.'' But Chandhini moved the towel anyway and applied the spray to slight burn near his tummy. It was a really small. She was relieved to see this.

Advay thought to himself can't believe the time has gone so quickly that she was taking care of him and said in amused tone ,''You done your nursing?.''

Chandhini looked up and up and up at him. At that moment she realized that she had left her heels in the room and she was bare feet, and he was ...shirtless!. All the male flesh bared to her, her eyes took in his broad shoulders, his sun kissed skin , he obviously worked out and although he didn't have six packs but his body was totally in shape. He was gorgeous!... and was totally oblivious to her looks, he was peering at his hand.

She felt her mouth grow dry and hot colour flushed her cheeks because this was something new, the feelings were so foreign, ...and she was so close to him. She took a step back, then another, then another and collided with Khushi standing there. she had no idea when ayi had come into the wash room. For some reason Chandhini could not look at ayi n her eyes. she muttered,'' the coffee spilled on Advay's hand and clothes.''

Khushi nodded and asked Advay,''Are you okay?''Advay,''Yeah ayi, just a minor burn but tiny made a huge deal out of it.'' He bent down and picked up shirt from floor, Khushi took it from his hand and gave it to Chandhini,''Go, give this to the maid, otherwise it might stain.'' Chandhini took the shirt and walked out of the wash room.

Khushi got new clothes for Advay and gave them to him and cleared the spilled coffee with tissue paper from floor. She quietly took in the puzzle lying on floor and all the bags around it.

Advay came out and Khushi sat down on the sofa, advay went to her and sat down on floor near her legs, he put his head in ayi's lap.

Khushi slowly moved her hand through his hairs and said,''your hairs have grown too long.'' Advay smiled at the comment which he knew ayi was going to make,he guessed some things were timeless and one of them was the length of his hair which had always annoyed Khushi.

He nodded,''I will get a cut tomorrow.''

Khushi,'' Should I order another coffee for you?''

Advay closed his eyes and said,'' No.''

Out of all his siblings, he was the one who was most like in Khushi in habits and one could say he was more closer to her and he knew she understood him better than anyone in this world. So, he slowly started to tell her about the person who was most important to him in world....Chandhini stood on terrace trying to block out the scene in wash room but obviously the more she tried, the more she could not think of anything else. She stared out at the night.Her cheeks still flushed. she heard her name being called and looked back, Khushi was standing there.

Chandhini,''ayi.''

Khushi,''Come on time for dinner.''

Chandhini didn't realize it that she had been standing here for hours,''Sorry ayi, I am late.''

Dinner was one meal which everyone took together and she realized everyone must be waiting for her. '' Ayi, I need to wash my hands and I will be downstairs.''

She passed Khushi, quickly going down the stairs, and toward her room. Khushi stood there silently looking after her. She may not be Chandhini's biological mother but she was the one who had raised her, one look at Chandhini's face had told her what was in heart.

There were so many things in past, then Advay and Chandhini's age difference but everything could have been overlooked but...but Advay loved someone else and she could not hurt her one child to make the other happy. Slowly she went downstairs too.