STRENGTH

ANSHIKA POV

Everywhere is dark I try to find light but there have nothing suddenly a flashlight far away from me I run toward directions. Now, I can see my childhood, my dad is teach me ride bicycle, I am eating ice-cream with little Sister. we all cousin enjoying our holidays together and suddenly again everything is black that time I see Mayank I move forward to touch him but he also hides in dark. I am listing his voice. He calling my name but, I can't see him. my eyed open first thing I saw Mayank. I hug him and cry hard. He tries to console me but, I am not ready to listen anything. My heart is ready to come out of my body because of fear that I lost everyone. After some time move my head up to see Mayank he is one hand is on my back and second on my head try to claim me. I saw his eyes. In his eyes is fear, console for me. I try to say something but before that he moves his one hand and pick a glass of water and give me I am also move backward and free him to my grip and take a glass from his hand. My hand is too weak for grip that glass and slipping but before falling Mayank handle it and help me to drink water. He also helps me sitting properly on bed help of pillow. "if you need any thing please ask." He is the one first who break our silence. I nod my head as a no. then I notice iv grip on my hand. Asked him to what happen. "A little fever nothing to worry you OK know". After some time, I asked him for bath due to over sweating my whole body is sticky. He helps me stand from bed and walk but on gate of bathroom I decide to going inside myself I saw myself in mirror my lips are swelling, both hands are scratched that was treated but still had scars. Eyes is swelling because of crying. Morning accident is running on my mind and again my leg become week. I land on the floor with strong voice. Mayank knock the door and said "what happen, open the door." I reply with my break voice I am OK. But he is not ready to agree "please open it let me see." I open the door and see in his eyes that was full of love and console he saw my leg that was shaking because of weakness he holds me in his arm and take inside the bedroom and sit on the bed. "you don't need to take bath use wet towel to clean yourself. I didn't do any argument. I am doing everything just like a little baby who never disobey her elder. I saw the time its already 4:30. I cleaned myself and change cloth. Then move toward kitchen where Mayank is microwave food. "I don't know when you so, I already order food and decide to warm again when you wake up." I said nothing and sit on sofa there he arranges the lunch. We do our lunch. I try hide my lip from his eyesight but I understand that he already seen that when he said that "you don't need to hide it I already seen it when you are sleeping". we silently do our lunch without any conversation after that he is ready to go out. I move my hand to hold his hand and said don't go. He again sit down and continue staring me. "do you want walk for some fresh air?" I nod and said no I only want reset here. "do you want to tell me anything about him?" he said and change expression. I saw in his eyes that was fill with anger and ready to listen everything from beginning and also force me to said everything. I take a long breath and said everything at last my eyes fill with tears that and he is so close to me I didn't notice when his hand come my side and gave me strength. "do you want take any action against his?" I don't know what to tell him when he asks me this question and continue "you have not to much time to think. So, I am not going to say take your time." I was silently nodding. I don't know what to is this on my mind and also on my mouth please help me. He nodded and stand up from my side I move my head up and looked in confusion. "we are going to walk for fresh on roof." Its already 6:45 at evening when he decide going out. We both move toward to door. My hand sweating to thinking about morning incident. He squeezed my hand and move forward.