Safe haven [Yourstoryindia]

#Chapter 8: When you let some one into your life..

   
            Anusha woke up with a throbbing head and sore throat that day.
It was cold outside but she was feeling extremely cold. . She wrapped the comforter around her and curled up in her bed.
She couldn't sleep as she started sneezing recurrently. It was Thursday morning and she had a job to go but in her condition she wanted to sleep in more than anything, so she called in for sick leave.
Before Rashi had a panic attack for not seeing her for breakfast, she called her. Rashi took the call in second ring.
'Oh.. Anu... What happened? You are running late... I was about to go there and what is with your voice?'. Rashi asked all in one go without stopping.

'Hey Rashi... I have a cold.. I called in for leave and I am not going there, Ninnu might catch my cold. I will make something..don't worry ok?' She replied while trying to find out the cold medicine in her drawer.

'Do you have fever? Are you really okay?' Rashi sounded her usual worried mom self. '

'I am fine.. don't worry but I really need some medicine. Do you have any?'. She asked in between her sneezing fit.
Seriously, she was starting to feel sick.. she really needs to get the medicine and could catch some sleep.

' let me check here, I will bring it to you and some food too. Now don't try to argue. Ok?'. Anusha know her friend well so she didn't bother to argue.

After hanging up the call, she got out of her bed and went to washroom for her morning routine. She was thinking about returning to the bed when someone knocked on her door. She opened the door to find Alvin on her door step with a tray in his hand.

'Seriously Rashi?' she really wanted to kick her friend.

'What are you doing here Alvin?' she tried to sound less annoyed than what actually she felt. 

'Can't you see girl, I am visiting my sick friend and I have some warm food for her..now excuse me ' he grinned and walked past into her room.

Anusha groaned and closed the door behind her. Alvin placed the food on her kitchen counter and looked around. Usually nobody visit her except Rashi and now she have an  unwanted visitor to deal with.

' Do you have OCD?' he asked her with an amusement in his tone. '

what?..no... It might look like that but I don't have OCD'.

'Ok... if not OCD, you are a neat freak for sure..' he grinned at her.

'Maybe.... you can say that..' She smiled looking around her own room.

Her room was clean  and neatly arranged. Her bed was unmade except that everything was well arranged. Her room was spacious, with beige colored paint covering the walls and the floor  covered with brown mat. A cupboard and a dressing table was placed  in the corner. She had a small couch in the centre and a TV on the wall. Her book shelf was neatly arranged in another corner. A small dining table for two was placed near the kitchen counter. Everything was neat because she really preferred it that way.
              Anusha started sneezing again and she grabbed some tissue paper to blow her nose.

'Oh some one is really sick I think..hey...why don't you sit down and have some food? Then you can take the medicine?' he said and slightly pushed her to the dining table and let her sit down. ,

'Wait, you should go.. I can manage it, I don't want you to catch a cold because of me.' she told him in between her sneezing.

'Don't worry about me, I have good immunity you know. So just eat the food quickly' he said placing the warm soup Infront of her and sat opposite to her .
She nodded and had some soup and toast. She felt better after having some food but she definitely need some medicine.