TERI MERI KAHANI

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Switching on the lamp anika sat on bed, sighed looking at time 11.35. She took a tissue from tissue box and sneezed while cursing herself for asking ice-cream at night in freezing cold temperature. remembered how shivaay asked her to think twice she may catch cold but she being stubborn showed her tadi. Now only thing she wished is to get back normal by tomorrow or else shivaay will kill her.

She walked to kitchen, no way she is getting sleep with this  headache and was surprised to see lights on in kitchen, she walked ahead thinking who could be that. She saw shivaay pouring milk in vessel while sneezing.

"oh God! You too caught cold!" exclaimed anika tho shivaay was shocked for a second to listen voice he composed himself seeing her.

"humm!! Wait! 'you too' means you also caught cold?" questioned shivaay raising eyebrows  glaring her. Anika nodded slowly, before he could shout she told "now please don't start your lecture. I am already having headache"

Shivaay shook his head in disbelief, anika opened fridge door to get water but before she could hold a bottle shivaay closed door. "dont drink cold water!"

After a mintue he forwarded a cup, she looked at his face "what! milk help you to feel better!". Anika took her cup, made face seeing the milk in yellow colour she is sure he must have added turmeric and pepper.

"I thought you won't believe in these home medicine!" said anika sipping her milk, he replied "dadi saw me sneezing, she ordered not to take medicine but drink milk"

"humm... So you are going to sleep now?" questioned anika sitting on slab, frowning at her question shivaay answered "I think that's what people usually do at night?.... Do you have any other plans?"

"yup! I am thinking to watch a movie? Wanna join?" offered anika expecting him to say yes!, thinking for a moment shivaay said "sure! I suggest horror genre"

Anika glared at him listening to his suggestion, she understood he was teasing her, "bad luck! We are going to watch thriller!". She stood on feet, moved towards her room followed by shivaay.

Anika handled him laptop and duvet, he passed a confused look. He gave her his cup and took the things, anika moved outside followed by a shivaay with frown.

She lead her way to the other side of backyard, to a half circular couch under a roof. "arrange couch" ordered anika to shivaay, he kept things which he was holding on a side table and arranged three single seats near the arc of circular couch to form a completely semicircular couch while cursing her under breath.

He passed done wala look to her, she nodded handed his cup to him and sat with stretching her legs, she scrolled through her folder to find a film. Shivaay sat beside her silently watching her actions, shrugging he was about to sip his milk that's when he noticed his cup had double content of milk than before.

He narrowed his eyes at her who was noticing his actions from corner of her eyes. She silently sipped cup ignoring his glares, rolling his eyes shivaay silently sipped his own. "this one!!" said anika playing a movie, they both covered themselves with duvet to not catch up cold as it's cold outside and cloudy.

After half an hour, anika yawned gaining his attention. He suggested her to go to bed but she refused to do so. Before he could reply they heard sound of heavy rainfall, he signed seeing this.

He shifted his position to comfortable, laying down wrapped duvet over him. "what?" anika pulled a question seeing his actions "seems like it won't stop soon. We will get wet if we walk in rain to get inside which worse over situation. So I am gonna sleep! "