A RoNakshi FF- Hero for Hire

Chapter 3

Sonakshi rushed back to her room. Shutting the door, she sat on her bed. A weird feeling came over her, as if the walls of the room were closing in on her.

'Oh God! What is wrong with me?'

She stepped out on her terrace. The hour was late and the night air had a bite to it. Standing next to the railing, she looked out at nothing.
Her home in Malabar Hills was located in a prime area. The surroundings were beautiful, but her eyes weren't seeing that right now.
Was it Pari's rambling that had initiated this weird sensation? Or the intensity of those eyes...
She blinked the image away. What the..?
She sighed loudly.
But then, everyone at home was after her to get a life. Suman was always after her to get married. Anil Rastogi, her father almost always agreed with her. Pari, Pulkit teased her no end for living a boring life.
But after what had happened in the past...
She sighed and closed her eyes. No, no, I won't think about that. Hugging herself, she stood there for what seemed like ages, before finally going back in for a night of restless sleep.

                        *
A week later..

'Rohit? Kahan ho?'

'Ji Papa?' Rohit looked down from the staircase.

'Chalo, I'm waiting.' Naren Sippy stood near the doorway.

'Kahan?' Rohit walked down the stairs towards his father.

'Hospital or kahan?'

'Hospital? Kya hua Papa? Are you alright?'

'Mujhe kya hua hai?'

'To phir? Kis ki tabyat kharab hai?'

'Tum tall ho, good looking ho..lekin aqal thori kam lagti hai!'

'Mom! Yeh kya hai?'

Veena had come from the lounge as well.

'Budhoo! Tumhe jaana hai na hospital. Stitches katwane! Tumhari prescription pe dekha tha maine. Aaj ka time diya hua hai.'

'Oh! I never noticed.'

'Kaam se fursat mile to na! Non stop shooting ke liye jaana yaad rehta hai!'

'Acha baba! Aap dono milkay meri bajana band karo, I'll go! Waise bhi meri aaj night shoot hai.'

'To chalo..'

'But Papa I'll go khud se, aap ko zaroorat nahin..'

'I was going in that direction. Tumhe chorr ke nikal jaunga. Then I'll pick you on the way back.'

'OK sure!'

They both left for the hospital.
Rohit got off, waving a bye.
Several people noticed him, whispering, as he walked through the corridors. He was used to this reaction now and to some extent he enjoyed the attention.

He went through to the ER, where the same staff nurse was present from last week. He came rushing to help him.
While removing the stitches, he chatted with Rohit.

'Meri wife aap ko bohot like karti hai. Kya aap ke saath ek photo le sakta hun?'
Rohit smiled.

'Sure!'

Several other people also requested for the same as he came out of the ER. He indulged them all.
Standing in the middle of the corridor, out of the corner of his eye, he saw her.

Dr. Sonakshi Rastogi.

He turned his head to see. Seeing her in scrubs was one thing, but seeing her in normal clothes, was something else. Wearing an off white kurti and jeans, she was talking to someone. Her hair, reaching her waist, were tied at the nape of her neck. Pink lips, several silver bangles on her right hand and silver jhumkas in her ears completed her look. She was simply stunning.