Accidental Proposal by Shobana Mahadevan

Author:Shobana Mahadevan [Mahadevan, Shobana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-21T18:30:00+00:00

Jhanvi is down

Jhanvi opened her eyes with difficulty. The moment she opened her eyes, she knew. She knew she was sick. Her head was aching. Her arms and legs felt too heavy to move. Her throat felt scratchy. And when she coughed, her stomach cramped with pain. It was a struggle even to cough. Her whole body was in enormous pain.

She grabbed her phone from the nightstand and dropped a message to Naina that she’d be unavailable for the day. Naina was her backup. Always. She knew exactly what was needed and would take care of it.

Then, Jhanvi dropped a message to her mother to get some much-needed pity. It was too late for a call but she knew her mother would call her the moment she woke up. Then, Jhanvi closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

A few hours later, the doorbell rang. She groaned and pulled the blanket over her head, wishing the person on the door would just go away. The bell rang again.

Cursing, Jhanvi pushed her blanket away and sat up on the bed. She glanced at the clock. It was well past noon. She had been sleeping for more than 16 hours.

She got up, pulled a shawl over her night dress and ambled to the door. She opened the door, ready to fling a string of curses. But they all died down when she saw who it was. Vicky.

Jhanvi suddenly became conscious of her appearance. Her hair and face, she guessed, were a mess. She wanted to disappear. She burned with embarrassment along with the fever.

“You?” she asked, pulling the shawl around her closer.

“Naina told me you are not well. Can I come in?”

She groaned.

“Do you really have to?”

Aloud she said, “And that idiot just gave away my house address, is it?”

Vicky walked inside. He took in her apartment in one slow, sweeping look and then he looked back at her. “No. I had to flirt a little with her for that. I already knew you stayed in this colony. Just didn’t know your flat number.”

Jhanvi rolled her eyes as she locked the door. Vicky had really played to his strength. She could very well imagine Vicky flirting and Naina blushing. Naina must have become putty in his hands.

“Don’t you have any scruples? You have a girlfriend.”

Vicky grinned. “It was just harmless flirting. And it is one of the chief pleasures of my life. Why the hell are you grudging me for that?”

“Take a seat,” murmured Jhanvi. She headed to the sofa and lay down on it.

Vicky felt her forehead before he took his seat. “You are burning. Have you taken a medicine?”

“No.”

“Do you want any?”

“No.”

“What do you want?”

“What I really want is for you to go away. I am not well.”

Vicky grinned. “I came here to offer help. I know how hard it is to be sick and alone. Where is your boyfriend, by the way?”

“He is flying over Europe somewhere.”

“Hmm… I got you some rasam rice,” he said, placing a lunch box on the table.

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