Breaking the Ice - ShivIka

10. Bhagad Billa and His Blushy Mushy Annika

"Ma'am? Mrs. Oberoi?" a woman on the other side asked all panicky.

"Yes.. who is this?"

"Woh.. Shivaay sir.. Shivaay sir.."

"Hello.. who is this? and what is the matter with Shivaay?"

"Can you come down for a few minutes? Shivaay sir needs you now"

"What do you mean?Ok I am coming right away..." Annika was kind of tensed now.

As she came down, the woman who spoke to her on the phone, none other than the receptionist Tara, directed her to walk towards a person, whom she addressed as a doctor. Annika was shocked to also notice a group of people standing there and surrounding a specific someone. The girl, Tara, got a call meanwhile and excused herself from the place.

Her heart beats were faster now, as she gradually took baby steps towards the crowd, in that direction. The doctor was giving instructions to another person, whom she had no idea about.

"Please get these medicines soon.. Looks like he has this ailment since long. His heart condition has got triggered...If you know his room, please go and ask his family member for his heart medicines." Annika was stupefied when she heard the last few words.

"Heart medicines?" Her heartbeats were faster now.

She was too shocked to react, but somehow gathered some courage and asked one of the guys there,

"Wh.. what happ..happened? What is the problem?"

"Ma'am.. the guy was on a call.. and he suddenly held his chest and sat here.. We were just passing by and noticed this and immediately called the doctor..in fact he seems to be young" the random guy replied, still not out of shock.

"What is this.. why are you surrounding like this? Give him some breathing space.. let some air circulate" she heard the doctor instruct the other people.

A lone tear trickled down her cheek and she sat down with a thud.

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"Ma'am..ma'am what are you doing here?You still here??" Tara, who was done with her phone call now, noticed that Annika was still in the same place and too numb to even react. So, she walked towards Annika to find out what the reason was.

Annika immediately wiped her tears and got up to move towards the bench where the people were now slightly moving away giving some space for air circulation for the patient.

"Mam.. where are you going?" Tara was confused now.

"I will go and check.." She was too short of words and could not complete her sentence, and just pointed towards the crowd.

"But, Shivaay sir is waiting for you😲" Tara blinked. It took a few moments for Annika to register the words in her mind.

"Wh.. what?? what did you just say?"

"Mam.. Shivaay sir is waiting for you.. "

"But where?" Annika was confused now.

"Over there, mam.. You see a pathway there, with some lights.. Just walk there.. You can find him" Tara pointed towards a narrow pathway behind the bench where the doctor was seated.

"You asked me to go there?" Annika blinked.

"Ya.. yes mam... I mean sir has been waiting for you there.." That was when Annika understood that the girl was already pointing towards the same place even the previous time, which she misunderstood it to be this crowded place.

She heaved a sigh of relief when she knew Shivaay was fine now, but however, was concerned about the sick patient.

"But, then.. who is this?" she asked worriedly.