Mon sunshine ☀️- A Pranushka Story

Chapter 9. Affliction

After 5 days ... Saturday.

Survi looked out of the closed glass window of the locker room of the hospital. It was all foggy and gloomy outside. Rain had taken its pace and seemed to not stop anytime soon. All she wished at that instant, was to step out right there and drench herself.

The rain afterall was her favourite.

But she couldn't.. her wounds on head hadn't faded away. And her nose was still red of continuous rubbing.

She keenly observed ant like creatures on the ground that moved here and there, from the topmost floor.

The moment was engrossing for her, so much that she didn't realise other person entering the locker room.

"Madam never cared to meet me after returning huh?" came a voice.

Survi turned around to find her colleague standing there, hands tucked in pocket.

"Hi Laksh.. I have joined back today itself. Just reached!"

"I know! Dr. Asthana told me. How are you sweetheart? Are you alright now?" He asked nearing himself to Survi.

"Yes, by god's grace!" She laughed, pulling up her white coat that was lying on the chair.

Survi was taken aback with the next action of Laksh. He pulled her into a sudden hug.

"Thank god. I was worried."

Survi tried pushing him from shoulders, not roughly though. Proximity was what she hated.

But in blink of an eye, her mind as if shouted Abhiveer's name. And made her thoughts travel to Khushbu's sangeet night and their last minutes of the city tour at the Yamuna front, when he was so close to her, more than anyone was ever; making her wonder how the discomfort that she felt having Laksh close to her, was never felt with him.

She was startled of herself, her behaviour.

"See I'm.. I'm okay! You need not worry." Survi said, feeling awkward in the situation and the position they were in.

He left her and stood at a distance.
"I'm so sorry. Shouldn't have done this.
Anyways, remember we had planned for a coffee.. Shall we go today? Mm 6 pm? What say?" He asked, sporting an energetic smile.

"Done. Will see you there." She played with her fingers..

"How about going together? .. only if you don't mind!" He asked.

"I need to go home before meeting you. So, I'll manage for myself." She answered without taking a second to think, and left.

"I will do it today!" Laksh took a deep breath as he walked to his locker.

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Kashmir.. 5 days later.

"So... is Survi fine now?" Virat asked Abhiveer concerned.

"Yep. I had called aunty yesterday. She has returned back to Delhi." Abhiveer said, settling a bed for himself.

Abhiveer's phone started ringing.

"I will be right back. You guys sleep." Abhiveer said to Virat and Akash.

Abhiveer went outside the tent as here inside the tent,