"Stop there"
I startled at the sudden loud voice. I turned my head towards it's direction. There I saw him standing near our bedroom door. Or should I say his bedroom? He kept on staring at me angrily while my fingers are trembling. I gulped loudly...
Before we left the hospital, the doctor informed us that Mom would be awaken in an hour. I indulged myself in cooking a quick breakfast for me and a soup for mom. I moved rapidly inside the kitchen trying to finish it as soon as possible considering myself wearing only my bathrobe. I couldn't wait long to put on my clothes as my stomach literally growled without a break.
Straight after taking a long shower to get rid of the hospital smell which I hate the most, I had to run to the kitchen. I rummaged through the cabinet to find pepper powder to finish the soup with a pinch of pepper but I couldn't find it in the lower section. I stood on my tip toes and ran my eyes over the containers which aren't in my tiny hand's reach. I scowled as I found the container at the topmost shelf. Holding my breath while standing on my tip toes I stretched up my hands only to succeed in touching it with my fingertips. But it went back when I tried to grab it.
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An unwaxed hand stretched out from my behind and grabbed the jar, the out of ordinary numerous bracelets on it's wrist indicating whom this hand belongs to. I stayed in my spot lowering my gaze to the floor before slowly turning around. His arms are resting on my sides caging me between him and the counter.
"Hey", in his deep masculine voice. His straight out of shower scent didn't help me to get enough courage to look right in his eyes.
"H..Hai..", I whispered back with still my eyes roaming on the floor.
He lifted my chin up to face him. I would loose anything to gain that look on his face. Still bothered about his Mom, the most important person in his life, but yet he is here, by my side.
"Can you... Can you make breakfast for me? I am not a pro in cooking.", he asked in an unfamiliar hesitant tone. I can understand that these things are too new and alien to him, for me too.
"Yeah, why not? Definitely. Just give me a couple of minutes.", I smiled trying to break his awkwardness.
He smiled back at me nodding his head and stepped away. As I walked past him towards the stove, he grabbed my hand stopping me. I looked up at him puzzled. He sighed heavily before pulling me into him. A loud gasp escaped my lips when his hands went around my hip as he lifted me from the floor and placed me on the counter. I can feel the tension emitting from his body through his ragged breath.
"What happened, Parth?", I asked confusedly as he stood in between my legs wrapping his hands around my waist.
"I....I want to say something to you.", there is something unfamiliar in his tone. I arched my back when his hold got tightened.
"Then ask away, what is it?"
He let out a sigh. "Listen, we are going out for dinner this weekend. If you have any plans for this weekend, cancel them or forget -"
