Chapter 39 Who are you?
Author's pov
It was seven in the morning, Aaryaant was still sleeping on vanya's stomach and Ariv was also sleeping on vartika's stomach. Vanya got conscious in the middle of the night and she saw him sleeping keeping his head on her stomach and arms around her waist. She thought not to disturb him and slept with him.
Vartika got her consciousness in the morning. She saw Ariv sleeping with his head buried in her stomach and arms tightly around her waist.
She saw him stirring and a thought crossed her mind. She mischievously smiled and pretended to sleep. He opened his eyes and called her.
"ika are you awake?" he asked in a soft voice which is only for her.
Her eyes blinked and opened slowly focusing on his face. She weirdly looked at him as if she didn't know who he is.
"Are you okay now?" he asked, caressing her cheek with the back of his palm.
She immediately removed his hand and shifted back to maintain some distance making him worried as hell. He Concerned looked at her for her strange behaviour.
"Ika...love you oka-"
"Who are you?" she whispered looking at him strangely and smiled internally unaware of the turmoil he was going from.
"You don't...remember me?" he asked, his voice breaking.
"No" she replied looking at everywhere but him and he understood she was playing with him. Anger surged in him and he furiously looked at her.
"Ika look at me and say you don't remember me" he sternly ordered and she hesitantly glanced at him before again looking at her hands and whispered a small 'no'.
"now?" He asked as he placed his hands on her small waist squeezing it lightly. She shook her head trying to keep her eyes open.
"Still no?" he again asked as his hands slid inside the hospital dress and went up from her waist to the ending line of her breasts. She was not in a state to even nod.
She tried to sit but his hands just below her chest weren't helping. He made her sit picking her up from the side of her chest and took his hands out of her tee. She was flushed with his action and was not looking at him.
"Look at me vartika!" he again ordered. She shook her head slowly.
"You won't like the consequences then!" he warned and she again shook her head silently
He grabbed her chin firmly but gentle enough not to hurt her and smashed his lips onto her. He kissed her taking out his frustration, anger and fear of loosing her. He kissed her like anything. He missed her so much and here she's playing with him. He never in his life thought that a woman could make him mad in love at the level that he could kill for her and be killed for her.
"Don't ever play this fucking game at all ika..... I didn't like it even a bit!" he sternly said brushing his lips with her, she shuddered at his words and actions. And he softly kissed her cheeks.
"Understood?" he asked and she nodded like a kid.
"Words ika words.......will you repeat?" he asked. His voice, dominating in the already silent room.
"No I won't!" she said in a very low voice glancing up at him then again at her small hands which were caged in his one hand . And he smiled as he saw her cheeks going cherry red. And a lightest shade of pink spread on her neck.
She was blushing!
He chuckled and left to inform everyone about her. After a while, she was surrounded by everyone around her hospital bed bombarding her with their non-stop questions.
Vanya entered the room and stood by the gate. Vartika saw her elder sister standing by the gate trying to control her emotions as always.
"Dii!" vartika called out.
Vanya with slow steps approached her tilting her chin with her hand to see the wound. She saw the wound and caressed it with utmost care and love making others smile at the duo.
"My bravest bachha!"
"I'm soo proud of you!"
Vanya exclaimed with a teary smile cupping her face, she kissed her forehead and cheeks hugging her to her chest like a mother does to her child.
"All thanks to your parenting and teachings dii!" vartika said kissing her mother like sister's belly and snuggling into her warmth.
"We also deserve these kisses and hugs!" varnika said in a baby voice hugging Aaryaant and Aryan. They laughed before embracing their princess/friend and together kissed on top of her head.
"Ohkay guys vartika needs rest!" Ariv said and they nodded.
" kiddo go get fresh up till then I'm-" vanu said but was interrupted by Ariv
"No I'm not leaving her for a second!" he stubbornly said before she could say.
"Take care......of yourself!" she said caressing his cheek. He leaned in seeking a motherly warmth. He smilingly nodded.
Vanya smiled and left after patting his head with everyone. They all came back after an hour with breakfast and settled on the couch beside her hospital bed.
"Ariv go freshen up!" Vanya said. Ariv was about to deny when vartika coughed. He ran towards her and slowly made her drink the water.
"You're okay now?" he asked keeping the glass aside. She nodded and held his hand as he turned to vanya. He raised his brows asking her.
"Go freshen up please!... I'm better!" she said in a very low voice looking at him with innocence filled eyes. He couldn't deny her and left kissing the back of her palm.
Within 30 minutes, he came back all freshened up in a beige cotton shirt and cocoa brown loose trousers with messy hair. Looking all aesthetic. He entered and saw vartika making faces at the soup Vanya was feeding her. As soon as her eyes caught his sight, she silently sat and started eating.
"anyu you know you have to drink the soup too!" Aaryaant said coming towards them with a bowl of soup in his hand.
He placed a tabouret near her and sat on it. He started feeding her.
"Di let me!" Ariv said taking the bowl from her hand as he saw vartika again making faces at her and shaking her head not wanting to drink. She was throwing tantrums. But with him, the case is different.
He sat on the bed in front of her and forwarded the spoon towards her mouth with a stern reaction. She silently had the soup without making faces. It was clearly seen that she was scared of him.
They had their breakfast and the doctor discharged vartika after rechecking her reports. Vanya and Aaryaant left for some legal work. Varnika and Aryan left for their college. Vani and aavyaan also left as a sudden meeting came up. Now it was only Ariv and vartika in the hospital.
He packed her things in a bag, made her hair and picked her up in his arms and left after taking the bag. He made her sit in the car and drove off to their mansion.
At the mansion...
"Are you mad at me?" she asked as he made her sit on the bed and pulled the quilt on her legs.
She noticed his every action and reaction. His panicked state when she coughed, the way he refused to leave her for a second, his reactions when everyone was interacting with her, how carefully he was feeding her after blowing the soup for her. His care for her.
And the kiss!
This is the first time she's witnessing this version of his.
"Why do you think so?" he asked even though he knew the answer.
"You're behaving strange from the time I woke up!" she said looking at him trying to read his reactions.
"And how am I behaving strange?" he questioned her sitting in front of her at a minimum distance.
"So you want me to scold you?" he asked caressing her thighs.
"No...I-"
"Then you want me to scare you?" he was totally enjoying her fumbling with words.
"No... that's not what I mean!" she said.
"Then you want me to love you?" he again asked hiding his smile.
"No.. I mean yes I mean" she trailed not knowing how to express what she meant.
"It's okay! relax" he said chuckling and got up.
She held his wrist stopping him from going. Before he could ask her, his phone rang.
"Cancel it or postpone....do whatever you want! I'm not coming today nor tomorrow!" he said ending the call without listening to the other side.
"What did you cancel?" she asked.
"An event and a photoshoot!" he said.
"Why!" she again asked.
"Because I really don't want to leave you alone!" He thought while staring at her.
"Because I want to!" he said after a minute and left from there.
Exactly after five minutes, he came back with his laptop and sat beside her and started working and replying to his fans questioning him about the cancellation of his plans and enquiring about his upcoming projects. An actor or model can never have a private life.
Vartika slept resting her head on his shoulder because of the heavy dosage of the medicines. He made her sleep properly and went to the balcony. Standing there thinking deeply about her. He's soon going to make an announcement. He looked at her from the glass of the window sleeping peacefully and uttered