Lifetime with my love

Taking care of her

One week later

Aria POV

Everything was going normal and it became routine untill now. I had 4 practicals every week-physics, chemistry, botany and zoology. I was in the chemistry lab performing practical chemical reactions. He was always besides me in the class and lab but I neglected and let go. I was pipetting conc.nitrous acid to transfer into the test tube but unfortunately it spilled on my left hand 

"ahhhh" I screamed due to the  burning of my hand. 

I was sobbing due to the pain but suddenly a warm hand took my hurted arm in his and started with  first aid. He washed my hand in running water and started to apply glycerine on the affected area.

 Soon the lecture came to attend me and gave the instructions to do the things that reduces my pain. I was so lost in his eyes that I was even unrecognisable by the pain in my arm. The acid was spilled on my hand and the pain was mine but I saw the pain and hurt in his eyes in which he was holding lot of emotions.

 We were moved to the resting room to take some rest. The silence between us was awkward so I decided to break the silence.

"Thanks" I told him truthfully

"For what!?"

"For your time and for taking care of me"

"Don't be formal , it is my responsibility to take care of you"

"What!?"

"Nothing take rest"

"Now I'm ok  you can  go and continue with the experiment I don't want you to miss the experiment due to me"

"Nah I'm not leaving you alone here with his pain I want to take care of you"

" Now I don't have too much pain it is only sightly burning I can manage"

"Stay quite and rest" he half yelled at me

"Ok"  I give him glares  but he was just staring at my wound

I assured him to go back and continue his work but he was so stubborn to hear me. He rejected to go back by giving excuses that he has to take care of me. I did not want him to miss the experiment but he half yelled at me to kept my mouth shut .

I decided to take rest and laid on the chair with my head rested on the table. 

Aria..

Aria... someone called to me to wake me up 

 I yarn escaped my lips when I woke up. But I noticed that I was sleeping on his shoulder. But when ? How? No!....

I clearly remember I rested my head on the table but now I was on his shoulder. Shock visible in my eyes and turned to face him to give me an explanation.

"You were struggling on that hard wood during your peaceful sleep so I made you to sleep on my shoulders" he explained calmly but his nervousness can me seen in his eyes.

"Ok thank you" 

" For how long did I sleep on your shoulders?"

"Two hours"

"No..."

"Why? What happened Aria?"

"You were sitting here in the same position for two hours?"

"Yes , what's wrong?"

"You should have taken this decision to make me to sleep on your shoulders maybe now your back will be hurting for sitting two hours in the same position" I felt really sad for him

"Yeh! Nothing feel sad. It's my own decision to give you a comfort sleep and also I don't have any back pain. Now stop feeling sad about me and say how is your hand?"

That is when Iook I noticed my hand it was applied with a white cream  and was bandaged and also I did not feel any sort of pain.

I turned to him with amused look on my face. His lips took a curve when he noticed my face.

" Who bandaged my hand?"

"It's me only why?"

"There was no need for bandage it was going to heal fast"

"No, it was necessary. I may get infected and also it may hurt again when you do some sort of work or during showering"

"Oh thank you"

"No need for that"

Soon my mobile  starts to beep  it was my mom. That is when I noticed time it was five in the evening. My college ends at four and I will be at home at within five. Today Im still here . 

"Yes mom” I answered her call

"I'm still in college"

"No I'm starting now I will be back in 15 mins” informing her about my arrival I hung up the call. 

"Thank you”  I turned to him and thanked him for being with me for all the time and taking care of me

"Now I have to leave mom is waiting for me" I informed him  and started to walk to exit the rest room.

I took my belongings and went to the parking lot to get my car . I thanked God because the acid did not spill on my wrist or else I was going to suffer a lot . I took the car from the parking lot and headed towards home.

Soon I was in home mom took a note of my hand and started to enquire me about the injury ,pain was filled in her voice. I gave her the explanation she need and assured her there was no pain left and only I had a scar on the hand. She made sure that there was no pain and let a sigh in relief. I went to my room and got freshened. 

At night everyone had dinner together again everyone was tensed to see hand with bandage. I explained them what happened and I told about him that he was with me all the time. Everyone’s eyes had a spark as soon I started to talk about him. This is the first time I was talking with my family about my classmates. But no one dared to ask back the questions that was in their brains.

 After finishing a good dinner everyone went back to their rooms and I headed back to my room. I was on the bed feeling relaxed of my stiff muscles and soon I started to think about the suitation I faced today. Why was I thinking about him? My subconscious mind interrupted I was so thankful for him for being with me otherwise I dono how I was going to bear that pain and soon I was asleep.

 I was awake with sweat formed on  my forehead and with heavy breathing I looked to around to check where I was. I looked at the watch I was two  in the mid night I took the water glass from the night stand and gulped in one go. I relaxed myself and again slept on the bed thinking about the dream and I went to a deep sleep.

 Ajan POV

I was reading the procedure that has to be followed to perform the experiment and went to pipette the conc.nitrous acid soon I saw that she has spilled the concentrated acid on her hand.  I rushed to take hold of her hand her eyes were already moist due to the pain. 

I took the hold of her hand and kept it under running cold water to decrease the concentration of the acid and to make it alkaline and to reduce her pain. When I saw her eyes with tears filled my heart winked at that. I felt guilt for not being with her during the most important part in the lab. In last one week I was always besides her taking a good care of her in theory and practical labs. 

Labs are the most dangerous place that can harm her so I was always besides. Now I felt really happy for choosing life science over computer science. Soon chemistry lecture arrived  to us and gave the instructions to do. I did what she wanted  me to do to ease the pain. 

We went to the resting room to let her to take rest. She told to go back to my work and continue but I was not ready to  leave her alone here what if she gets the pain again and it becomes severe. No I’m not going back and continuing with the work.

 But she was forcing me to go back so I half yelled at her to make her quite and also it worked. She decided to take rest and rested her head on the table soon she was asleep. I took the first aid box from the rack and started to bandage her wound after applying some antiseptic cream. Once I'm done I saw her she was struggling to sleep due to the hardness of the table. 

Maybe she is used to the pillow. So I made her to sleep on my shoulder. Once I made her to sleep,  she slept soundly. By hearing her sounds a small smile landed on my face . This is her effect on me . Still I dono how it is all possible in such a short period of time. 

She was sleeping from past two hours. It was five in the evening her mobile was beeping due to the call from her mom maybe she is worried about Aria . So I decided to wake her but from inside I did not feel like waking her by seeing her peaceful and beautiful face. But I had to.

When she woke a yarn escaped her lips and soon amusement was filled in her face when it hits her brain she was sleeping on my shoulder. I gave her the explanation but I was a little nervous. 

What if she misunderstood me?

But for god's sake she took it in a positive way. I enquired about her pain but again she was shocked because of the bandage. She protected for doing those things but I made her understand how much necessary it is. 

Her hand was still on  my hold our eyes were glued and exchanged many unspoken things between us. We were in the same position for few minutes untill her phones beeps with a caller id showing that it was her mother. She lifted the call after 3 rings and assured her mom that she will be back in 15 minutes and hung up the call.

 She thanked me for being with her all this time and excused herself to head back home. Once she left the rest room I started thinking  why I was in pain more than her. 

“You started liking her” my subconscious mind said

I  came to my senses when my mobile starts ringing . It was my brother , I attended the call 

 Not giving a second thought to my thoughts and headed  back home . I relaxed my stiff muscles by  a good shower , had dinner and soon I was asleep.