Publishedat 9th of April 2019 05:08:54 PMChapter 9
Akira looked at him all perplexed . His sly smile made her feel even weird . It was like she was running out of luck . "What are the odds?" , she thought . She left a gasp of air but the guilt was starting to build up . Seeing the shadow of guilt all over her face, Raymond started feeling bad . The smug smile that he had on his face started retracting . He paused for a moment and then said,
"Don"t overthink . It"s nothing serious . Plus it wasn"t deliberate" . She didn"t say a word and started looking down .
"I should have walked more carefully" . He added .
Akira gave him a faint smile and said,
"Um, you can keep this ointment with you and apply it again after 8 hours . If you apply regularly then it won"t cause any scarring . " And she handed him the ointment . She thought of clarifying herself that she was in a rush and didn"t see him at all . But then she didn"t want to pile on her reasons . He seemed like a busy guy so she thought maybe it"s better that she didn"t waste his time any further . So after handing over the ointment, she s.h.i.+fted her focus on the entertainment unit in the front .
"Ok !!!", he said .
He saw that she immediately started fiddling with the entertainment unit . Probably she wanted to avoid any further conversation . Raymond sighed and started focussing on his work again . But his curiosity was on the rise . He wanted to ask her if she was ok? Wanted to help her in any possible way . Wanted to hug her and tell her everything is going to be ok . There was something about her that was drawing him to her . He wasn"t able to understand why she was affecting him so much . No matter how hard he was trying to focus on his work, he wasn"t able to . He was continuously stealing a glance every now and then .
Her face looked brighter than before and she was more settled now . She was watching some episode from "FRIENDS" sitcom and was smiling . Her smile was so pure and gentle . He felt like he could wage wars for one smile of hers . He could see the dimples on her face gracing her whenever she smiled . It made her look even cuter .
She watched the sitcom for some time and then started feeling sleepy . She was already feeling weak and tired . She didn"t even realize when she had dozed off .
Raymond finished his work after a few hours and turned off his laptop . He saw she had already fallen asleep . It was a bit cold inside the flight and he saw her curling up . She was just wearing a cotton t-s.h.i.+rt and her pajamas . She didn"t have anything warm on her . She hadn"t even used the blanket provided . He didn"t even know what got into him and he took her blanket out from the side pocket of her seat and covered her up .
He made sure she was covered properly from all sides . Then he raised the blanket started to tuck her shoulder . She smelled nice like mild lavender . He looked at her calm face and sighed . He was just about to straighten himself when she opened her dewy eyes . She stared at him for a while unable to understand what was happening .
"Um . . . You were cold" . Raymond quipped and returned back to his seat .
Akira looked at him all perplexed . His sly smile made her feel even weird . It was like she was running out of luck . "What are the odds?" , she thought . She left a gasp of air but the guilt was starting to build up . Seeing the shadow of guilt all over her face, Raymond started feeling bad . The smug smile that he had on his face started retracting . He paused for a moment and then said, .
.
"Don"t overthink . It"s nothing serious . Plus it wasn"t deliberate" . She didn"t say a word and started looking down
.
"I should have walked more carefully" . He added
.
.
Akira gave him a faint smile and said, .
.
"Um, you can keep this ointment with you and apply it again after 8 hours . If you apply regularly then it won"t cause any scarring . " And she handed him the ointment . She thought of clarifying herself that she was in a rush and didn"t see him at all . But then she didn"t want to pile on her reasons . He seemed like a busy guy so she thought maybe it"s better that she didn"t waste his time any further . So after handing over the ointment, she s.h.i.+fted her focus on the entertainment unit in the front
.
"Ok !!!", he said
.
He saw that she immediately started fiddling with the entertainment unit . Probably she wanted to avoid any further conversation . Raymond sighed and started focussing on his work again . But his curiosity was on the rise . He wanted to ask her if she was ok? Wanted to help her in any possible way . Wanted to hug her and tell her everything is going to be ok . There was something about her that was drawing him to her . He wasn"t able to understand why she was affecting him so much . No matter how hard he was trying to focus on his work, he wasn"t able to . He was continuously stealing a glance every now and then
.
.
Her face looked brighter than before and she was more settled now . She was watching some episode from "FRIENDS" sitcom and was smiling . Her smile was so pure and gentle . He felt like he could wage wars for one smile of hers . He could see the dimples on her face gracing her whenever she smiled . It made her look even cuter
.
She watched the sitcom for some time and then started feeling sleepy . She was already feeling weak and tired . She didn"t even realize when she had dozed off
.
Raymond finished his work after a few hours and turned off his laptop . He saw she had already fallen asleep . It was a bit cold inside the flight and he saw her curling up . She was just wearing a cotton t-s.h.i.+rt and her pajamas . She didn"t have anything warm on her . She hadn"t even used the blanket provided . He didn"t even know what got into him and he took her blanket out from the side pocket of her seat and covered her up
.
He made sure she was covered properly from all sides . Then he raised the blanket started to tuck her shoulder . She smelled nice like mild lavender . He looked at her calm face and sighed . He was just about to straighten himself when she opened her dewy eyes . She stared at him for a while unable to understand what was happening
.
"Um . You were cold" . Raymond quipped and returned back to his seat