CHAPTER 10

Aarav's POV

"Dida is Dia still asleep" Om asked.

"Yes I don't know why she is sleeping for so long" she said.

"She is supposed to be a light sleeper" Dadu said.

"Let me wake her up, my style" Om said with a smirk. My style. I was confused.

"Okay then, when Dia will run after your life with a knife then don't come to us saying 'HELP HELP DIDA DADU HELP'" Dadu said while faking a cry.

"We will see" with that he went upstairs.

"Aarav I know you are very confused actually Dia is very ticklish so that's how Om generally wakes her up when she is in her deep slumber" Dida said with a giggle.

"Oh I didn't-" I was interrupted by Om's scream.

"Dida Dadu Aarav come fast" he screamed from upstairs. We all hurried upstairs. I was the first one to enter the room and the scene was devastating. Dia was in arms of Om she was unconscious and red.

"Dia" I ran towards her and touched her face she was burning like a hot lava. Om and I quickly wrapped her in the blankets.

"Om go call Ashutosh" Dida said and sat beside Dia she was in tears and was gently stroking Dia's hair. Dadu went and stood near her trying to console her.

"Swagata it's just a fever don't overreact" he said in a loving voice.

"Ajay you know how weak Pakhu is she cannot take even a fever and look she is all red and I don't know in how much pain she is" she said that and a tear slipped from her eyes.

"Dida she will fine I know she is a strong girl" I said while looking at Dia. How did I not noticed when I came in the morning. If only I had noticed, my Dia wouldn't have been in this condition. Wait My Dia. I was not able to think any further because Om had returned. He came with Dr. Ashutosh. He was the same man from the previous night. Dida quickly stood up and he checked Dia.

"Swagata Aunty it's nothing" he said casually. "Just a normal fever" he said.

"How can you even say that. You can see she is clearly not fine she all red red and of course it's a high fever" I yelled I then realised what I had just said. "I am sorry sir I didn't mean to-" he interrupted me.

"It's okay Aarav I can understand" he said with a smile. "But trust me it's nothing. You see sudden drastic change in climate, it happens every time she comes here. Don't worry I have given her the medicines she will be fine" he said and patted my shoulder and went away. Dida and Dadu gave me a smile and said "Aarav can you please stay with Dia" Dida asked.

"Of course" I said and they all went away. It was just me Om and Dia left. He looked at me smirked and then sat on a chair.

"What" I asked blankly and sat on the bed close to my Dia.

"Nothing just..... you got really aggressive with Baba" he said.

"He's your father" I asked.

"Yes" he said.

"I am sorry I was just not able to control it" I said feeling really ashamed of myself.

"It's okay Mr. Rai, I can understand" he said with that stupid smirk still on his face. "But can I ask you ask you a question" he asked.

"Yeah why not" I said I was looking at Dia and stroking her forehead.

"Is there anything going on between you and Dia" he asked I looked at him with disbelief.

"No why do you ask" I asked.

"Well the way you reacted and I know that Dia has already resigned from your company but still you came here for her" he said seriously this time. "Look I know you won't be telling me but belive me or not the way you look at Dia it says something else" he stated. "I am like, you know Dia's elder brother we have grown up together did everything together she knows my secret I know hers but I don't know about you. Dia has gone through a lot and now all she need is someone who is more than a friend to her, whom she can share all her fears and sadness, be with her" with that he left. Do I look so clear when I look at her. I do have feelings for Dia more than a boss I knew it from the day I saw her she was different. I wanted to think about it but Dida called me. I kissed Dia's forehead and went downstairs. Om's dad was still there.

"I am really sorry Mr. Roy I didn't mean to shout like that" I said while sitting on the couch.

"It's okay Aarav you don't have to be sorry but we wanted to ask you something" he said.

"Yes" I said.

"Aarav we don't know how close Dia and you are but has she talked about going back to New York after all this" Dadu asked. "Look we don't want Dia to be here because last time when Shonali had her accident Dia had gone in depression, she might be showing that she is okay but we feel like she is not" he said.

"Dadu I don't know what she is thinking but she has already resigned from my company I have no idea what she is thinking about" I said.

"Aarav we really want Dia to go back can you please give her the job back we know that she has broken the contract but please we will make sure that she won't do anything like that again" Dida said.

"Dida there is nothing to ask about it I will definitely give her the job if she wishes to come back" I said with a smile.

Dia's POV

I woke up with a great headache. It was so unbearable. I was feeling very uncomfortable all I was able to think was of one person.

"Maaaaaa" I screamed. Instantly I felt a tug on my hand. My eyes were still closed. Someone was soothing me I was clutching to that hand. My whole body was aching. I just felt so weird. Soon someone was audible to me. It was Aarav. He was holding me tightly with one hand while rubbing my arm with other. I I then slowly opened my eyes Dida was sitting on the other side of the bed looking worried. Om Dadu and Roy uncle were at the foot of the bed. All were looking at me. I slowly supported myself. I was still not feeling well my eyes were burning and my whole body was aching. But still there was someone who was there to comfort me, Aarav hugged me tightly again. And was constantly trying to calm me. When finally I was okay. Roy uncle said.

"Dia is it necessary for you to get unwell every time you come here" he said with a smirk. Dida gave him a glare and came near me and hugged me.

"Om get her medicines" she said while hugging me and rubbing my back. I was piled in blankets so I was not feeling cold. I ate porridge and then had my medicines. I not feeling sleepy. I wanted someone to talk but Om had gone out with Aarav and if I had said this to Dida or Dadu then they would have asked me strictly to sleep. So all I was left was, to sleep.

Aarav's POV

Om had asked me to come with him to get Dia's cake. We had gone there walking. It was not a place far. We reached a traditional looking bakery.

"Aarav what do you think Dia would like" he asked.

"I don't know well you are more close to her you must be knowing what she will like" I said dryly.

"You are right she is a chocolaty person maybe something in chocolate" he said and went to other side of the shop to look for the cake. I was just standing there scrolling through my mails when I spotted the perfect cake. It was covered with white and dark chocolate chips and looked decent no biggie just the perfect one for her. I called Om and we then bought it. I insisted to pay for it and after a lot of argument I paid and we left. When we reached Dia was sitting on the couch with her feet on the coffee table. Her one hand had a cup of something steamy and the other had the TV remote she was wearing her black rimmed glasses and her hair long silky hair was on one side and her Dida was braiding it. Om quietly kept the cake in the fridge without her knowledge. I went and sat near her.

"Where have you been" she asked while still her attention on the TV.

"Ahhh just..... Om was showing me around" I replied to which she hummed and took a sip of the content in the cup while looking at the TV.

"Aarav would you like some coffee" Dida asked as she tied Dia's hair in a neat braid.

"Yea sure" I said.

"I'll get it" with that she went.

"How are you feeling" I asked.

"Better" she said while switching the TV off. "Dadu told me how you took care of me, so, thank you" she said with a smile.

"Well as a friend it was my duty I guess" I said of not so sure what to say.

"So we are friends" she asked with a smirk. No,we are not. We are more than that.

"Yeah what do you think" I asked.

"No that's not what I meant, you know a girl like me who is playful, cheery, childish and annoying can't be friends with a person like you" she said with a innocent smile still on her face.

"Like me?" I asked while arching my eyebrow.

"Yes you know rude, moody, arrogant and bossy" she said. I moved closer to her.

"So I am rude" I moved closer to her face.

"Y- Yes" she moved backwards.

"Moody?" I moved even closer to her. To which she nodded vigorously and moved backwards.

"Bossy?" I closed the gap between us. She was looking at up me with her big orbs the look on her face was very pleasing to me. I was smirking down to her when I heard some clearing it's throat. It was Dida.

"Aarav your coffee and you can have biscuits with them instead of having my Pakhu with it" she said and went away.

"You want biscuits" Dia asked with a sly smile. I narrowed my eyes at her to which she just laughed.