Amour Affinity

Something Burning

That night, Aahana got high fever. She was sleeping curling into a ball, shivering badly in her sleep. She was almost unconscious.  

It was late at morning, when Aahana didn’t come down for breakfast, her mother went to check on her. Aahana never does this. She got inside Aahana’s room and panicked seeing Aahana like that.

“Pia, di,” she shouted calling Pia and her sister.

Everyone were back there downstairs having breakfast. Hearing her shout, they too got startled and ran up to check on her.

Meanwhile Aahana’s mother made her lie down perfectly and covered her with a blanket.

Everyone ran to the direction of Aahana’s room and found them in that state. They too panicked.

Ishan’s mother asked, “What happened to Aahana? Is she okay? Why are you crying?” Ishan and others were waiting for her reply standing at the door.

“Aahana is burning with fever. She was all fine last night and now this.....”

Ishan’s mother caressed her back, “Don’t worry, she will be okay. Pia, go and bring cold water and a cloth.” Pia nodded and ran down to get them. “You all go and complete breakfast. A lot of work is pending. You need to complete them. We are here to take care of Aahana.”

They nodded and leave from there. But among all there was one person who was feeling guilty.

It’s Ishan. He was blaming himself for the condition of Aahana. If he had not poured the cold water on her last night, then she would not have got fever. He mentally noted to stay away from her.

Aahana got back her conscious in the evening. Her condition was better than before but she was not completely okay. She needed rest. In between, she didn’t find Ishan around her not even for once. “Where is the monkey? Everyone is here only he is missing,” Aahana thought in mind.

Other side Ishan was looking at her from behind the door. He was checking on her time to time but was adamant to come in front of her. To his good luck neither Aahana nor anyone else spotted him outside Aahana’s room.

Next morning

Aahana was feeling quite better. Due to the over sleep of previous day she got up really early today. When she got up, no one was awake. So, Aahana was roaming aimlessly. She was going back to her room as no one is up, she was getting bored. She stopped in front of Ishan’s room which was just a room away from her.

She tried to peak inside the room. Thankfully Ishan didn’t lock the door while sleeping. Aahana went in and found him sleeping with a frown. Seeing him a wicked idea came in her head. She took the glass which was on the bed side table and emptied it on his face.

Ishan got up with a jerk. His eyes fell on Aahana who was laughing holding her stomach.

“Aahana, what did you just do?”

Aahana replied with an innocent smile, “I just woke you up in your own style. How did you feel?”

“You didn’t do it right. I couldn’t sleep whole night and you woke me up so soon,” Ishan muttered while trying to wipe his face with the back of his hands.

“Are you a thief? Did you go to steal something? Then why didn’t you sleep at night?” Aahana asked sarcastically raising her eyebrows.

“Whole night I was thinking about yo.....” Ishan realized what he was about voice out. He mentally slapped himself for being so careless. He can’t reveal why he wasn’t able to sleep.

Aahana got confused hearing him. She moved a little close to him and asked raising one of her eyebrows, “Me? What were you thinking about me?”

“Nothing. Forget it. By the way how are you? What about your fever?” Ishan asked trying to distract her from the question.

Aahana got amazed hearing him. “I think you are having fever. How are you behaving so sweet that too with me? I can’t believe this.” Then looked at him more closely narrowing her eyes, “What’s the matter? What is cooking in your mind? New plan?”

Ishan huffed in irritation, “Aahana, just go from here. I don’t want to talk to you. You have problem even if I talk to you in a good way.” He got up from the bed turning to other side.

Aahana flipped her hairs to backwards and replied, “I am also not dying to talk to you. I m going. Monkey.” Making a whatever face she left from there. Ishan too didn’t say her anything more and started his morning chores.

Everything was going good. The house is filled with hustle bustle as the wedding date is just 3 days away. Everyone was making fun, playing pranks on each other, pulling each others leg and many more things. But Aahana always tried to keep distance from these as she doesn’t like noise or all this much. Ishan too doesn’t try to annoy her now.

Aahana was helping Pia to fold her clothes when she asked, “Di, what happened to Ishan? How did he become so quiet? He is not showing any interest in get behind me?”

“You don’t know Ishan got really scared when you had fever and you were unconscious. Though he didn’t tell it to anyone but it was clearly written on his face. May be that’s why,” Pia replied shrugging his shoulder letting her know the conception.

Aahana too nodded.

That night Aahana was sitting in the terrace of her room busy in her mobile when Ishan came from behind and again pulled her hairs from back.

“What are doing, potato?”

Aahana made a bad face. She was pissed. She threw a glare towards him, “Why did you pull my hair? Didn’t I ask you to not to touch my hair? And you again called me potato. How dare you?” Her eyes were spitting fire though he cared less.

Ignoring all her looks and more precisely her questions, Ishan asked, “What are you doing in the phone? I saw you were too occupied with you phone.” He asked and there was something more in his voice apart from teasing.

May be jealousy.........

“I was talking to my boyfriend,” Aahana shrugged her shoulder as if it’s nothing.

But Ishan’s eyes widened hearing her, “Seriously!!! You really have a boyfriend?” Ishan asked not able to believe his own ears.

Aahana nodded with a smirk. Ishan again asked, “Are you sure you really have a boyfriend?”

“Yes... Yes... Yes.. now should I give you a written statement?” Aahana replied being pissed with his constant questions.

Ishan narrowed his eyes then gave her a devilish smirk. Aahana got confused seeing that. “I am sure your parents doesn’t know about this. I have to tell this to aunty.” Now it was Aahana’s turn to get a shock and her eyes widened.

Ishan was about to shout, “Aunnn.......” But Aahana didn’t let him complete and closed his mouth with her palm.

He was trying to free himself but she didn’t let him have any chance. “Why are you calling mumma in between?” She asked in a sharp tone.

Till now he was succeeded in freeing himself. So, he replied with a smirk, “You are in a relationship. I mean it’s such a noble work (note the sarcasm in his voice) So, aunty should know this, right? After all she is your mother and being a good boy it’s my duty to inform her about this.”

Aahana muttered under her breath keeping in mind Ishan doesn’t hear her, “Good boy??? My foot!!!”

Seeing her getting lost, Ishan again tried to call her mother, “Aunn....” This time too Aahana didn’t let him complete and again closed her mouth spitting fire though her eyes towards him.

“Shut up.... I don’t have any boyfriend. I am single,” finally she revealed the truth receiving a smirk from Ishan.

He narrowed his gaze towards her wiping the smirk from his face, “Are you trying to change the topic?” He rose one of his eyebrows.

“No... I am telling the truth,” she snapped at him.

“Good girl,” he patted her cheek. “Don’t even try to think of making a boyfriend.” Ishan said the last line dangerously which got her confused.

“Why?” she asked.

“Then what will happen to me?” he told her in trance not knowing what he just muttered. Aahana got more confused.

“What do you mean?” she asked loudly looking at him with wide eyes.

Ishan came in his senses. He nodded his head frantically and left a breath which he was holding unknowingly.

“Nothing, potato,” he just left from there without uttering anything more.