Soulmates

Feeling unusually thirsty in the middle of the night, he woke up and checked the side table only to find the jug dry without water.

“Great!” He told and dragged himself out of the room with the jug, half sleepily.

On reaching the kitchen, he was about to pour water into the jug from the cooler when he felt someone behind him. His heart did a skip and the hug trembled from his hand seeing a lady standing there. He barely managed to hold the jug without breaking it.

“Sorry I didn't mean to scare you” She told holding her ear and he looked at her shocked.

“Who are you? And what are you doing in this house? Don't tell me you came with one of those idiots” He told with a frown as his playboy friends used to bring girls home at weekends. They were five who lived in a house as paying guest studying for their final year MBA course.

“No I'm not that type. Can I come to your room? We'll sit and talk” She told softly.

“Hell No! I don't sleep around with random girls. Who are you again?” He asked disgusted at the way she invited herself to his room.

“See I don't want to create a scene here. I don't even know how I reached here” She told sincerely.

“Are you a thief?” He asked shocked and was about to shout when she covered his mouth with wide eyes.

“Don't shout please. All I know is, I was crossing the road and now I'm here. I don't know anything. Please help me” She told, her eyes filled with tears and he indicated her to take her hand from his mouth.

“Will you shout?” She asked and he shook his head. Taking her hand off his mouth, she looked at him.

He gulped down a glass of water with a frown.

“Come, we'll find a solution” He told seeing the tears in her eyes and she nodded relieved that the stranger was helping her. Somehow she felt she could trust this person.

“You're sure you didn't come with any of the guys right?” He asked and she looked at him hurt. The way her eyes filled with tears, he felt a crack in his heart and decided to help her, whoever she was.

“If they see you, they'll eat you alive so come to my room” He whispered and pulled her with him holding her hand.

“Who? You allow man-eaters to live here? Oh my God! Are you a man eater too?” She asked and he turned to her shocked as he locked the door.

“No! I'm a human but they're man whores. My friends in short words. If they see a woman beautiful like you, they'll rape you with their eyes” He told and she looked at him with wide eyes.

“Then why are they your friends? You're like them too?” She asked and he sighed.

“I don't like their ways but they were always with me right from childhood. I can't abandon them and girl if I was like them, do you think you would be standing in my room like this?” He asked and she smiled relieved.

“What's your name by the way?” He asked and she smiled.

“Anika” She told with a smile and there his heart skipped a beat.

“And why are you here?” He asked avoiding his furious heartbeats.

“That I don't know. I was crossing the road and then everything is blank. When I opened my eyes, I was on the floor in the room opposite to yours”

“Daksh's room? What were you doing there?”

“I don't know. Oh my God! Did he kidnap me or something? May be while I was crossing the road to you know——” She told with wide eyes and checked herself.