Chapter 9

• Mohit's POV
• Manu had already gone on her honeymoon with her hot husband. I could not disturb her with my problems.
• There was an unconscious girl in my house. I didn't know what to do about her.
• I was getting tired and must have slipped into slumber when I heard a sound. A sound as if something had fallen on the floor. I got out of my bed and went to see the girl. She was shivering badly and was very restless.
• I went close to her, she was still not awake but was muttering something as if she was having a bad dream. She was perspiring like anything. Her forehead had tiny dots of it and she looked petrified and disgusted at the same time.
• I tried to wake her up but I didn't know what to call her. I touched her on her shoulder and she pushed my hand away immediately and shrunk away from me.
• " Don't touch me... don't come near me. I don't want you to touch me. Leave me alone... " She said with disgust in her low voice as she was still not awake. She was dreaming about something bad, the look on her face said it all. She was shivering badly now.
• I was shocked to see her like that. She was a good looking girl of 21-22 years old. I don't know what had happened to her. But I wanted to take her pain away.
• So I went closer to her and took her in my arms to soothe her. She tried to push me again but I patted her head and back as we calm a child.
• " Shhh... It's ok... I am not going to hurt you... It's just a bad dream. Calm down. It's just a bad dream. No one will do anything to you. You are safe here. You are safe with me. "
• She stopped struggling gradually as if my voice and gesture assured her that she was safe here with me. She clenched my t-shirt in her fists and clung to me like a scared child clings to her parent. She stopped shivering but it seemed that she has been weeping while sleeping. Her face was damp with her tears.
• I didn't know if I should have stayed with her or not but she looked relaxed so I let her do it. After some time I slipped into slumber again.
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• I felt that someone was pushing me very hard. Who was it?? Was I dreaming??
• I opened my eyes and saw that I was holding a girl, who was in my clothes. She was scared and it seemed she was about to cry anytime very soon. My eyes were still dropping because I didn't sleep much last night.
• Who was she?? Then I opened my eyes and looked at her again. The events from last night came into my mind. I loosened my arms around her immediately.
• I had planned of going back to my room once she stopped shivering and relaxed but must have slept, I had slept like a log since I came here.
• " Who are you??" She asked getting out of the bed too suddenly. But winced badly as her foot was sprained and had scratched knees, her body must be aching due to the accident. She was about to fall when I caught her.
• " Leave me... who are you?? What am I doing here ?? "
• " I am Mohit Paul. This is my home. Last night we had an accident. It was raining and you were running and came in front of my car all of a sudden and was hit by my car. " I said looking at her. She was looking like a deer caught in the headlights.
• " Oh... Ok.. .but what are you doing here in bed with me?? " She was about to cry any moment now.
• " Oh...hold on... It's not what it looks like. "
• " Then why were you and I in the same bed?? "
• " You were really scared last night, I think you had a nightmare. You were crying like a child and when I tried to calm you down, you held me very tight like a child. So I could not leave" she nodded then she must have realised that she was not wearing her own clothes.
• " My clothes??? Who changed my clothes?? I don't remember changing them??? " She was still doubtful.
• " Umm... one of the ladies who work for me. " I said to calm her down. She would have freaked out if I had told her that I did it.
• " So nothing happened ?? " She asked me with hopeful eyes.
• How sweet and innocent...
• " Nothing at all... Be rest assured. " I smiled assuring her.
• " You are telling me the truth?? "
• " Why would I lie to you?? "
• " I don't know... "
• " Trust me... "
• " Hmm... ok.. "
• " So why were you running like that in that heavy rain?? " I asked her.
• " That does not concern you... "
• " I am curious, it was so late and was raining heavily. Why did you do that?"
• " Why do you think, that I would tell you? "
• " C'mon you got hit by my car, I brought you to my home. Called the doctor and then took care of you while you had that nightmare. You should tell me. "
• " I am thankful to you for your help and I am sorry that you had to go to all that trouble. But It is none of your business. Let it be. Please. "
• " Ok, listen, I need to inform your family, they must be worried about you. You didn't go home for the whole night. please tell me their phone number, I will inform them. " I asked her but again she refused to tell me anything.
• " Thanks but no thanks, no one is bothered about me. So there is no need for you to inform anyone. "
• " What nonsense, your family must be worried as hell, they must be looking for you. "
• " No !!! No, one is looking for me. My parents died last year in a car accident. "
• " Oh, I am sorry... So who do you live with?? " I asked but she didn't say anything.
• " Are you living by yourself?? " I reframed my question.
• " I was living with my sister and her husband. "
• " So they must be worried... Give me the phone number of your sister or her husband. I will let them know that you met with an accident. "
• " No, please let it be... I don't want to inform them. "
• " What ?? Why?? Do you want me to drop you at your home?? " I asked and a strange expression came on her face as if she was disgusted with the thought.
• " No... "
• " No ?? What do you mean?? "
• " I am sorry... I don't mean anything, I know I must go now. " She said and started walking but winced with pain again.
• " Wait !!! What are you doing?? Your foot is sprained. I didn't tell you to leave. You must take a rest. The doctor must be here anytime soon.
• " I... I don't want to be a burden on you, you already did a lot for me. I will go away as soon as I can walk properly. "
• " Oh no... That's not what I meant, you can stay as long as you want. I was just thinking that your sister must be worried. "
• " No one is worried for me... I left the house last night. I can't go back to that house again. " She said looking away.
• " You left the house last night?? Why?? What happened?? "
• " Please I would rather not talk about it. "
• " Fine... Take rest... "
• " Thanks a lot for your help. I will go away very soon. "
• " But if you left your home last night, where were you planning to go?? "
• " Not decided yet... "
• What??? Was this girl mad??
• " What ?? Are you crazy?? How can you leave the safety of your house without planning anything? " I said before I could stop myself.
• But I should not have asked it.. The colour of her face changed, she seemed to be frightened and lose the colour all of a sudden.
• " You don't know anything, I had to leave... I was not safe there... as well."