E I G H T

Annika got down the yatch as it touched the shore. She looked up to see drizzling clouds with slight water droplets falling on her face.

Priyanka and omru already reached the hotel. She looked at shivaay walking slowly, while glancing back at times.

"I guess you want to get wet in this rain, huh?" Shivaay turned towards her. "I am walking slow because you are"

Annika looked up into his blue eyes, on one side he says he wants to stop himself from getting closee to me and on the other hand he is trying to take care of me, why is he so confusing? Annika Shaked her head and continued walking.

"Look you can run before it starts raining heavily, I am not leaving unless it starts raining"

Shivaay frowned, was she getting ready to get all wet and drenched in the rain? No, he isn't going to let her do this.

"YOU ARE NOT GOING GET WET IN RAIN" Annika twisted her lips, rolling her eyes, she turned the other side.

"I said, you can go back" holding out her arms wide open, she looked up in the dark sky. "Annika don't be stubborn, you might catch cold"

"How does it even matters to you?" She turned to give him a sharp look. "It matters, it does matters Annika, everything related to you matters me" Shivaay took small steps towards her.

"It should not billuji" she shut close her eyes as the rain droplets started to fall little heavily. Her heart pained to admit that she had fallen for the most stubborn and egoist guy. He kept on accusing her for things, messed by her brain by talking about her linage, then how was she supposed to fall for him?

She couldn't digest the fact that she had given her heart to him, even though he had done enormous things to her. What was so special about him? How could she even like him? She hated herself at the moment.

Shivaay came forward, Annika felt his touch on her cheeks, opening her eyes, she looked at him and then her eyes followed downward. She couldn't look into his eyes for long and if she does, she couldn't know the consequences.

"Annika I lov.."

"Don't say please" she kept her finger on his lips, she wasn't going to allow him, if she does, she knew what mess would be created.

The rain was heavier than before, she felt her heart twisting in an unknown feeling. She found herself inches away from him, she noticed his one hand on her waist and the other making slow patterns on her cheeks.

He pulled her into him, their upper bodies colliding with each other, Annika tugged her dress tightly. It was new to her, their proximity, closeness, the feelings, she never felt for anyone.

Shivaay fingers brushed on the back of her neck, he wanted to stare at her for the whole day, without blinking. He wanted to make her aware of his presence every now and then and make her be at his side forever.

Their noses touched as he brought her more closer, she melted in his arms, her knees were weak, she felt herself tugging at his collar tightly. Smiling, shivaay kissed her nose.

Travelling upwards he kissed her forehead. She did magic on him, he was lost in admiring her. He felt her head burning into his chest. He couldn't help but wrap his arms around her.

She liked the warmth, warmth under his embrace, squeezing her eyes tightly, she clutched his shirt tightly. "We should not do this"

He gulped down the lump formed in his throat, he was near to burst out, cry over things he never did. Why was he in so much pain when he knew in return to this he will only meet with pain.

"Shivaay, please, we have to stay away" he unwrapped his arms and looked at her. She had said the word he was craving to listen, his name, 'shivaay'.

She needed to let go things, just as the rain poured down everything, she needed to lose herself from the tight feelings.

Annika glanced at him for one last time before walking past him. The wrong things felt so right to him. The wrong person felt so much right to him.

Running his fingers through his hair, he walked inside the hotel.

The mess was getting more messier , they knew how were they going to come out if it, it was hard, hard to fight with things you never fought with.

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Annika felt her heart heaving, her hands sweating, waking up with a jerk, she looked at her hands clutched to the bedsheets.

Wiping away the sweat beads formed on her forehead, she took the water bottle kept on the side table shakily. She felt her head spinning.

Annika felt her throat sore, coughing as she felt to, Annika rubbed her arms, feeling the cold.

Getting down the bed, she searched for some medicines but found none. She sighed before wrapping a sweater around herself.

Annika sharply inhaled and knocked on his door. Tapping her foot, she waited for him to arrive.

Shivaay groaned in frustration as he heard someone knocking on his door. Rubbing his eyes, he got down the bed.

Opening the door with his sleepy eyes, he heard her saying something. "Shivaay, actually"

He had his eyes wide open till then. "Yeah go on"

"I needed medicines, I feel I might catch cold" shivaay blinked before getting aside and giving her space to enter.

She followed him till inside. "Sit down and let me find the medicines"

She nodded and sat down. Her head was pounding with pain, her brain would explode with pain any time as far as she believed.

Her eyelids started to shut. She could barely see things, everything felt blury at the moment.

"Shivaay" she wanted to call him out but it came out as a whisper. "Look I found the medicine"

He turned to see her already fallen uncomfortably on the sofa. Thinking she was too sleepy, he went ahead and touched her arm. He felt himself burning as he touched her.

Kneeling down, he touched her forehead, figuring out that she down with fever, he grabbed the thermometer from the box of his medicines.

Picking her up in his arms, he made her lay down. Mentally cursing himself, he made a note of never letting her stay in the rains hereafter.

Checking the thermometer, he opened his eyes wide to look at the temperature, she was down with '101' °F.

Waking her up was the only choice left. Sprinkling come water on her face, he helped her to get up. "Careless women, I swear, if I see you again in the rain, I will not allow you to go out for the whole day"

Annika eyed him and looked away. If she was stubborn, he knew how to make things happen. "Listen I am going to make something for you and then you are going to have your medicine"

He got up, entering the small kitchen, he couldn't make anything sooner than soup.

Annika sighed and looked at herself, even when she didn't wished to she was in his room. What was she doing here? She didn't belonged here.Then why everytime she landed up near him?

She heard him coming towards her. Placing the tray on her laps, he instructed her to drink it as fast as possible. She couldn't resist, she was not in a state to fight with the egoist bhaggad Billa.

"Here, the medicine" she took it without saying a word. A wave of relief passed as he saw her eating the medicine. "Now sleep"

Closing her eyes, she swept inside the comforter, she was feeling good. His smell filled up her nostrils. She felt him stroking her head numerous time, till she could count, she was in deep slumber.

Shivaay had his head rested on the headboard with his eyes closed. Deciding to get up and sleep on sofa, he opened his eyes a d saw her shivering in cold.

Switching off the fan, he threw one more comforter on her, she still shivered, running his hand on her head, she felt warmth.

Annika still shivered, her whole body was shaking, shivaay got no other option than doing what he didn't wanted to.

Throwing up his shirt, he got next to her, checking her temperature which was down till now, he took her head in his arm.

Annika calmed a little, the next moment he knew he was wrapped up by her both hands and her head on his chest as if she was trying to listen to his heartbeats.

Kissing her forehead, he rubbed her back, making her feel warm.

He wanted her to be by his side like this, forever. But his border and limits would never allow but still his heart ached not to love her. She was the he had been craving for. Being in love with her felt like a mistake to him.

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I literally don't know what shit I have written in here. The only thing which makes me get going is your people's love.

Crazymaniac.