As Ahaan was looking at Ishqi sleeping his mind was clouded with thoughts...

"Ishqi itna badal kyu gayi, why??"

This was the question that kept popping in his head...

"Maybe usse dhoka mila ho, issliye hi toh ab pyaar mein bhi believe nahi karti. Par dhoka itna bada kaise ho sakta hai ke koi insaan pura ka pura badal jaaye aur Ishqi ko koi dhoka de bhi kaise sakta hai, she is so sweet, kind, beautiful and just perfect..."

Ahaan then looked at her cute, innocent and baby face while she had no clue about what happened today...

"Aaj yeh Ishqi madam jaisi thi kaash waisi harr roz hoti par afsoos she'll be back to her old sassy and introverted self tomorrow..."

While these thoughts in his head, Ahaan too, soon dozed off unknowingly caressing Ishqi head...

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Next morning, even before sun could rise, Ahaan slowly woke up and saw Ishqi holding him while she was asleep. Ahaan somehow managed to put her head on a pillow from his lap and then stood...

He stretched all his laziness away and then again saw Ishqi peacefully sleeping...

"Main jau ya nahi, agar yaha ruk gaya aur Ishqi uth gayi toh fir meri khair nahi par main isse chodke jaa bhi toh nahi sakta hu kal high bhi hogayi thi, nahi main usse chodke nahi jaa sakta..."

Ahaan then went to kitchen, helping himself with a strong cup of coffee and made a lemonade for Ishqi. As he took the cup of coffee and glass of lemonade back into living room, he saw Ishqi slowly opening her eyes...

Instantly an idea popped into his head...

"Ohh God my head..." Ishqi said as she sat on the sofa holding her head while it ached...

Ahaan- yeh lo limbu paani peeyo, you'll feel better...

Ishqi- thank you...

Ishqi took the lemonade and had a sip and then realized that Ahaan was in her house...

Ishqi- wait...tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?

Ahaan- really Ishqi kal itna sab hone ke baad bhi tum yeh puch rahi ho?

Ishqi- aisa kya kiya maine kal??

Ahaan- tumhe kuch bhi yaad nahi Ishqi?

Ahaan said with the most evil smirk. He sat down near Ishqi while she looked at him being totally confused...

Ishqi- na...nahi...

Ahaan- thoda sa bhi yaad nahi?

Ishqi- Ahaan!! Kay kabse baate jalebi ki tarah gol gol ghuma raha hai, mera sar already dard se phata jaa raha hai.

Ahaan- okay okay batata hu, tumne kal club mein chaar ladko ko propose kardiya high hoke aur toh aur...

Ishqi- aur toh aur kya??

Ahaan stayed quiet making Iahqi guess the worst, but the worst was not what Ahaan thought it was...

Ishqi- maine kisiko call kiya tha kya? Maine koi specific naam bola kya? Anything??

Ishqi immediately stood and started searching for her phone while Ahaan was astonished by her behavior...

Ahaan- maine just bola ke tumne chaar ladko ko propose kiya aur tum ho ke mujhe puch rahi ho tumne kisiko call kiya ya nahi yeh puch rahi ho??

Ishqi- ha main yahi puch rahi ho ab kya aap batane ki takleef lenge ke maine aisa kuch kiya ya nahi?

It was the first time that Ahaan had seen Ishqi panicked this much. He immediately stood and stopped Ishqi from throwing stuff here and there in order to find her phone and said...

Ahaan- Ishqi calm down aisa kuch nahi hua kal main bas mazaak kar raha tha.

Ahaan said as he made Ishqi sit...

Ishqi- pakka maine kisiko galti se call toh nahi na kardiya?

Ahaan- nahi aisa kuch nahi hua, waise mujhe na drunk Ishqi zyada acchi lagi.

Ishqi- shut up!!

Ishqi said as she hit his arm and that's when he realized that Ishqi body temperature was not normal. Before, as he was panicked he didn't realized it but now... Ahaan quickly touched her forehead head and it was hot...

Ahaan- Ishqi tumhe bukhaar hai!!

Ishqi- ha woh ek baar jab sharab pee thi tab bhi bhukhar aaya tha toh shayad sharab ki wajahse hi aaya hoga.

Ahaan- tum yeh baat itni casually kaise bol rahi ho? Pehele mujhe yeh batao thermometer kaha hai??

Ahaan said as he started opening drawers of cabinets trying to search thermometer...

Ahaan- Ishqi don't panick, bas bhukhar hi hai, main dawai de dunga aur zarurat pade toh hum doctor ke paas bhi chale jayenge...

Ishqi- avm chill yaa it's just fever, main thik hu aur panic main nahi tum kar rahe ho. Anyways yeh raha thermometer...

Ishqi said as she opened the drawer of sidetable near sofa and took out the thermometer, suppressing her smile as Ahaan continuously opened and closed drawers...

As soon as he saw thermometer in her hands, he reached out to it and then checked her temperature. It was far from normal...

Ahaan- Ishqi tum yahi pe lait jao main dawai dhundta hu.

Ishqi- nahi!! Maine dekhliya tum kaise dhundte ho...

Ishqi then closely observed her living which was now a big mess, firstly because of herself while she tried to find her phone and then secondly because of Ahaan...

Ishqi- my house is a mess...

Ishqi stood and started cleaning the mess they created certainly looking weak...

Ahaan- Ishqi tum bimar ho yeh sab baadme karlena abhi rest karlo.

Ishqi- nahi avm main thik hu upar se isse saaf karne mein baadme time jayega woh alag, main karlungi.

Ahaan- Ishqi please zidd mat karo, okay ek kaam karte hai tum yaha aaram karo aur main sab saaf karlunga. Pehele mujhe yeh batao dawai kaha rakhi hai?

Ishqi- waha uss drawer mein...

Ishqi pointed at the drawer and Ahaan immediately took out the box filled with medicines. He took out the one for fever and then handed a glass of water and pills to Ishqi. Ishqi without saying anything took the medicine. Ahaan then tucked her in blanket and started cleaning...

Ishqi- avm iski zarurat nahi hai.

Ahaan- chup chap aaram karo.

With Ishqi's instructions, Ahaan slowly started cleaning the mess they created. They kept talking while Ahaan was cleaning, Ishqi still tucked in blanket. From time to time he kept checking if Ishqi need anything or not, he kept touching her forehead making sure that her body temperature was slowly decreasing...

Finally after an hour Ahaan was finally done cleaning everything and due to the effect of medicine Ishqi was feeling sleepy...

Ahaan- hush!! Finally hogaya sab kuch.

Ishqi- ha ab main uth jau mujhe aud bhi kaam hai, mujhe emails check karne hai, script revise karni hai, grocery lene bhi jana hai, main aaram nahi kar sakti. Par mujhe neend aa rahi hai, avm mujhe sone mat dena, mujhe bohot saare kaam hai.

Ahaan- okay okay main nahi sone dungi...

Ahaan started caressing her head so that she can fall asleep and not long before she did. Ahaan smiled looking at her while she mumbled "Mujhe sone mat dena avm"

"Kitni ziddi hai yeh ladki..."

Ahaan then left a sticky note for her and then left but not before checking that she was okay and that everything in the house was properly locked...
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To be continued...
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Hope you all liked this part. Thank you for reading and liking my work...

Precap:- Ahaan's pampering side...

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