Chapter 37: I Love You.

Next Day: College -

RAJAT was going upstairs when he felt a hard push from behind falling on the stairs.

He managed to prevent his head hitting the stairs with his hand but felt a sharp pain in his leg.

He turned looking up to see 2-3 guys standing in front of him and sits there only at the landing between upstairs and downstairs leaning to the wall looking at the person.

Other side PURVI was waiting outside the college gate for RAJAT as he said he will drop her home after college.

One by one all the students leaves but not seeing RAJAT coming, she walked to the Engineering wing and on the way she saw ARNAV and his group leaving in hurry.

While looking at them her eyes fell on RADHEN in the class and she went to him asking about RAJAT.

RADHEN hung his bag on his shoulder to leave and said: Someone came to him saying him to meet ARNAV at the terrace after the class. He must have gone there.'

PURVI remembers the worried faces of ARNAV and his friends and quickly ran towards the upstairs only to stop in mid way to see RAJAT was sitting at the landing to the upstairs leaning to the wall.

She asked him worriedly: Are you ok? Why are you sitting there? I just saw ARNAV and his group leaving.'

RAJAT with an impassive face looked up at her without answering anything.

PUTVI felt something odd seeing his quiet eyes and her eyes fell on his hand on his right lower leg bend close to his chest.

She sits in front of him moving his hand to see his jeans soaked in blood.

She looked at him in shock folding up his jean to see a deep wound and faltered: How did this happen? Did ARNAV do this to you?'

RAJAT looked in her eyes and stopped there only…

Pahle to maine yeh ijazat li khudaa se

Phir tera sajda kiya

Thahra huwa tha ki ibaadato ne teri

Dil mera dhadka diya -2

To see, the care and concern in her eyes as she panicked with tears filling them. He could see his pain in her eyes.

And without thinking anything he pulled her in a hug and said: It's ok. I am fine.'

PURVI broke the hug and said: What fine? It's bleeding so much.'

She stood up holding his hand to let him get up: Let's go to the hospital.'

RAJAT tiredly looked up at her not wanting to get up but PURVI was adamant: RAJAT, it can be worse if you had a fracture. Let's go to the infirmary first.'

Infirmary Room –

The lady doc checked his injury and he screamed at her touch: Ah!'

Doc looking at him: How did this happen? Did you have fight with someone?'

RAJAT: I didn't, that's why it happened. Otherwise the next three beds would have been occupied right now.'

RAJAT got shut with a glare from PURVI and the doc smiled at the cute couple.

RAJAT just stared PURVI…

Dekhna...hai yun hi tujhe dekhna...

Aankhon se tujhe chahna...,

Dil mera, tujhse yeh

Keh raha hai...

In surprise as she tightly held his hand all the while doc cleaned and dressed up his wound.

Doc: You still need to go to the hospital. You may have a hairline fracture and it's going to pain a lot. So don't roam around much.'

PURVI said: Let's go to the hospital first.'

RAJAT: My kids must be waiting for me at school.'

PURVI couldn't deny it looking in his infatuated eyes and asked extending her hand: I will drive then.'

RAJAT smiled looking at her and gave the keys to her.

Ishq mein..., Tere ishq mein...

Neendo se breakup hone laga hai

RAJAT just watched her all the way she drove the 7 year old twin SATYAM & SHUBHAM from school to their house.

Ishq mein, Tere ishq mein

Seene se mera kuch khone laga hai

Ishq mein, Tere ishq mein..,

Neendo se breakup hone laga hai

The little kids happily waved her giving her flying kisses as she return them back with a heartily smile and RAJAT can't stop admiring her.

RAJAT's House -

PURVI drive RAJAT home from hospital stopping the car in front of his house and opened the door for him.

Seeing her worried face RAJAT showing his bandaged leg asked her: I don't think I can walk. Carry me.'

Shock took over PURVI's worried face as she asked: What?'

RAJAT casually: Carry me.'

PURVI falter: How… How can... I... I carry you?'

RAJAT: Just like I carried you in the jungle, can't you just carry me into the house?'

PURVI looked miserably shocked looking at the house and then at him.

RAJAT couldn't hold back anymore and broke into laughter looking at her troubled expression: I was just joking.'

PURVI looked at him angrily only to smile looking at him.

RAJAT smiled: Just give me your hand. That will be enough for me.'

PURVI gave her hand helping him walking into the house and asked: So, here you live.'

RAJAT: You come here first time, right?'

PURVI: Hm. Where is your room?'

RAJAT: Upstairs.'

PURVI looking at his injured leg asked: Can't you stay in the downstairs room?'

RAJAT: You shouldn't enter a tigress cave with a broken leg if you can't run at the time of need.'

PURVI understood it was TARIKA's room and asked: Why do you fear your sister so much?'

RAJAT: I just like it. She scolds me knowing I fear her. That's the only emotion she shows to me that keeps us together.'

PURVI nodded and both looked up at the stairs as PURVI asked: What should we do now?'

While RAJAT looked on the stairs in horror with his already aching leg and seeing that PURVI playfully asked: Do you want me to carry you?'

RAJAT staring the stairs said: I won't mind if you could. Can you please...?'

RAJAT again mischievously smiled turning at her only to get a light slap from her on the shoulder as she left her hold on him.

Next second PURVI realizes it as RAJAT stumbles with his broken leg and screamed while falling: O... O..! ...oO!'

But PURVI held his hand on time pulling him towards her managing both of their weight as he fell on her.

RAJAT falling on her with a thumping heart managed to say in a breath: I love you. Don't ever leave my hand like that.'

PURVI looked shocked at him: What did you say?'

RAJAT looking in her eyes said: Don't look me like that… I mean it. Probably after my mother and sister, you are the third woman I held hand of. So, never be sad or angry on me because you are the only woman I look for.'

My feeling for you

It's three time so true

Life after life

I love you - 2

There again goes PURVI's heart looking at him and she smiled: Do you know... I become the luckiest girl on earth right now.'

PURVI gave her hand to him and looking at the stairs said: Just held my hand and this stairs will be nothing to cross.'

Hawaon mein teri...

Aaj kal uda uda sa rahta hoon...,

Toota hoon khud se

Tujhse juda juda sa rahta hoon

RAJAT smiled holding her hand and the two climbed up the stairs each step by step as she helped him up asking questions to him.

PURVI: Why do you love me?'

RAJAT: Umm… because you are pretty.'

PURVI: "Her chiz ki khoobsurati humesha ek si nahi hoti." You won't love me if I won't be pretty anymore?'

RAJAT: Look may change but not love for the person. Love is where your heart belongs not where your eyes look. And you are the only lady I look up to. So you will be forever pretty in my eyes.'

PURVI: When did you start loving me this much?'

RAJAT said: Little by little... every day.'

PURVI: But why do you think I will be sad or angry?'

RAJAT: Weren't you angry on me the day you saw me with TARANA?'

PURVI: How do you know that?'

RAJAT: TARANA told me everything.'

PURVI sighed: TARANA..! How could she tell you everything?'

RAJAT: You are forgetting she is my sister before your friend.'

Night: RAJAT's room -

After having night meal with RAJAT, PURVI informed him: I got a message from my brother in the evening. They are going on a stakeout. So, they will be late.'

RAJAT held back her hand asking: You won't go until my sister returns, right?'

PURVI touched his forehead to check his temperature: You are having fever.'

She gives him medicines and water: This will relieve your fever. Have it and sleep well. I won't leave anywhere. Ok.'

RAJAT smiled taking the medicines before sleeping.

It was past 12, RAJAT was asleep while PURVI tried to call ABHIJEET but each time it came unreachable.

Outskirts of city:

Other side at the outskirts of the city ABHIJEET's phone laid in the empty CID SUV while the team except FREDDY and PANKAJ who stayed back at bureau were ready in their position to raid the secret hideout of drug dealers they got to know after interrogating JAGGA.

RAJAT's house -

RAJAT's sleep breaks and he sees PURVI sitting on floor with her head on the bed was fast asleep.

Hai yeh nazar ki khwahishein

Hoo... dhoop ya phir Barishein

Bas tu hi rahe samne...

He smiled sitting up and tucked back her hairs fallen over her face behind her ear.

PURVI opens her eyes at his touch looking up at him.

RAJAT: You weren't asleep?'

PURVI looking at the clock asked: Why are you awake? It's only 3 o'clock of night.'

RAJAT: My sister didn't return yet?'

PURVI: I think they will return in the morning only.'

RAJAT: You should rest in sister's room.'

PURVI: It's ok. I am fine here.'

RAJAT: But I don't like it to see you sitting on floor.'

PURVI: I stayed for you. So, I won't like it to rest leaving you alone.'

RAJAT: I am not sick. I just broke my leg.'

PURVI: Then also I won't leave you alone. So just sleep.'

RAJAT: I can't get sleep.'

PURVI looked concerned at his injury: Is it paining a lot?'

RAJAT looked at her with a cute smile: It won't, if you keep talking to me.'

PURVI smiled: Ok.'

RAJAT rested back as she told him her exciting stories of her and her brother and he listened them all.

Next Day: Morning -

TARIKA wakes up to find herself on a hospital bed. She quickly sits up to see ABHIJEET sitting on the chair near the bed.

TARIKA holding her throbbing head asked him: What I am doing here?'

ABHIJEET: Last night in the fight they injected you drugs and you fainted there.'

Flashback -

CID team surrounds the place warning the goons to surrender but they starts firing at the team.

And the team gets dispersed firing back at the goons.

TARIKA ends up with hand to hand fight knocking 2-3 guys and seeing her unstoppable one of the goon injected something in her arm from behind.

TARIKA kicks the man she was hitting and furiously turned around to see the man with the needle.

The man looked scared of her and TARIKA without a doubt knocked him out cold but soon she starts to feel dizzy not knowing what the man has injected in her body.

She tried to move ahead to look for her team members and sees someone pointed his gun at ABHIJEET unaware of him.

With a blurry vision and unstable steps, she manages to run into ABHIJEET pushing both of them aside but the bullet went piercing her arm.

ABHIJEET turns to look at the direction but DAYA tackles the man on time and looking back at TARIKA unconscious in his arms he felt scared for a moment patting her cheek calling her name.

Seeing that DAYA said to him: Take care of her. We will handle here.'

ABHIJEET nods at him taking TARIKA out of the place.

Flashback end.

TARIKA remembering the flashback said the only thing for the goons: Cowards.'

ABHIJEET: Are you ok now?'

TARIKA: Yeah.'

ABHIJEET: I was really scared there but relieved to know that it wasn't anything poisonous.'

And with a pause ABHIJEET asked her: But... why did you came between to save me? You could have been shot.'

TARIKA looked at him and flatly answered: Because I love you.'

Zulfoo mein teri maine

Bandh diye badaal

Aasmaa pareshaan huwa

Hmm...Dekha jo usne mujhe ishq ne pagal

Mujhpe maharbaan huwa

ABHIJEET looked up at her in surprise and smiled. Her questions and answers are always on spot.

TARIKA: Let's get out of here first.'

Ishq mein tere, ishq mein

Neendo se breakup hone laga hai - 2

Ishq mein tere, ishq mein

Seene se mera kuch khone laga hai

And ABHIRIKA walked out of the place with hands in hand smiling to themselves at the feeling.

Note:

Song: Neendo se break up by Nikhil D'souza.

Why and what happened to RAJAT, will be revealed in next chapter.

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