Mending Bonds (Part-2)

Time passed and not a single voice was heard. It felt like the whole hospital was sleeping, except the two who were drenching themselves in each other's beauty.

He walked slowly towards her bed, keeping his eyes fixated on hers, and settled on the chair beside the bed.

How do you feel?"He spoke in a subtle, grave tone that brought the latter out of her dreamland.

" Um... Uh. Fine.And you?"

"Hmm."

Meenakshi furrowed her brows in confusion. He didn't look well. He was so silent"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Meenakshi kept staring at him for a while until something caught her attention. She moved her hands towards his black shades and without his consent, took them off. 

His eyes were swelled up, tears trying to get their permission from falling on his face. 

"W-why are you crying?"

"I am not" 

Without wasting a second, Dhruv pushed his seat and walked away towards the door, but one voice from behind stopped him.